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Whitmarsh dismisses talk of quitting As Pat Fry was rushed to hospital with stomach pains this afternoon, it was McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh who appeared to be really hurting. The raft of new parts having failed to move the team forward, Jenson Button even failing to make it through to Q3, Whitmarsh is under increasing pressure. However, when asked if he might consider stepping down, something that was being talked about even before the season got underway, the Englishman said such a move hadn't been considered. "I believe in the team, I believe we are going to power through this," he told reporters. "So no, I am not considering anything other than getting this team back to where it belongs. "I've been around in the sport for a long time," he continued. "I think I've sat here in difficult, dark moments and sat here in good moments as well I am sure we are going to win some more races and we're going to work hard to do that this year. "We've come back from worse than this," he added. "We're not where we want to be but we'll come back. We're a strong team and it's a long season ahead of us, and we've got to work away. We have great racing drivers. Both drivers will want to finish higher up than they did in qualifying." Long before the start of the season, eyes were on Whitmarsh, under whose watch the team hasn't come anywhere near to echoing its golden era. Indeed, in the eyes of many, the departure of Lewis Hamilton to Mercedes appeared to sum up the growing lack of faith in the multi-championship winners. The failure of the much-hyped updates was further compounded when it was revealed that new wings brought over from the team's Surrey HQ overnight couldn't be used because they had not been approved by the stewards. When asked how a team with McLaren's history could make such a basic mistake as to bring parts that had not been approved, Whitmarsh said: "In fairness to the FIA, they have got no obligation to make it (the scrutineering equipment) available to us early on a Saturday morning. But that was the chance that we took. "The tolerancing was sufficiently close that we took a view that this was something we would have to check," he added, "without that check, it wasn't prudent to go forward with those wings." Check out our Saturday gallery, here. Spanish GP: Qualifying notes - McLaren McLaren: On a wing and a prayer Spanish GP: Practice notes - McLaren Low expectations at McLaren Hamilton laments too-safe modern era F1 Spanish GP: Preview - McLaren Gurmit's View: Sergio gets stuck in McLaren reacts to Dennis speculation McLaren duo clear the air Bahrain GP: Race notes - McLaren	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Strategic Footprint SPA Australia Systems Engineering & Safety Analysis Strategy, Policy & Compliance Program & Acquisition Management GCAM Simulation Software Whitepaper SPA's Strategic Advisor and Chief Analyst Discuss Operations Research 13 July 2020 \| Alexandria, VA Admiral Tim Barrett, Royal Australian Navy (ret.), former Chief of Navy and current strategic advisor for SPA Australia, and Arthur "Trip" Barber III, U.S. Navy Senior Executive Service (ret.), former Navy Senior Analyst and current chief analyst at SPA, collaborated on an article titled "Australia's navy needs operations research to navigate the future", which was published in Australian Strategic Policy Institute's The Strategist magazine. Recognizing that new Naval vessels "are being designed in the digital age, from concept through build to sustainment," the authors identify the impacts Operations Research (OR) can have on force development. Use of OR can revolutionize how the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquires, maintains and sustains its Fleet– everything from joint force development and acquisition program support to lifecycle maintenance and operating costs control. To use OR systematically now and into the future, VADM Barrett and Mr. Barber also discuss how the RAN can start to grow an OR workforce. With trained OR personnel, both mathematically skilled and mission experienced, the RAN will be able to trust in "decisions based on analysis that is both operationally sound and analytically rigorous." The full article, published by ASPI's The Strategist magazine, can be found here: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-navy-needs-operations-research-to-navigate-the-future/ Get in touch with us today to learn more about partnering with SPA. SPA CEO Dr. William Vantine to Discuss M&A Landscape Dr. William Vantine will address the GovCon Leaders Forum, joining other distinguished panelists to discuss the role of private equity in the new decade… Happy 65th Birthday SSP SPA Announces ISO 9001:2015 Renewed Registration Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., (SPA) recently announced it received ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 renewed registration… GSA-OASIS Seaport-E Compliance Small Business Contracts 2001 N. Beauregard Street	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home / Articles and Press Releases / Press Release / Carrington looks to the next generation with major recruitment phase Carrington looks to the next generation with major recruitment phase By Carrington Textiles Carrington, Europe's largest manufacturer of workwear fabrics, is starting the year with a host of new faces. The business has set out long-term plans to invest in the next generation of textile workers, rounding off 2016 with a major recruitment drive across the board. Carrington and Pincroft, who merged in 1999, have invested in 40 new hires, marking a 20% increase in employees at its factory in Adlington, Lancashire. Positions have been filled throughout the business; from technical roles, such as Lab Assistants and Fabric Technologists, to back office roles in customer service, sales and ICT. The recruitment drive prepares the company for a period of strong growth. At its Lancashire site alone Carrington manufactures 28 million metres of fabric each year, with UK production continuing to increase year on year. Plans for 2017 include the launch of several new fabric ranges and the opening of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility. With these developments, the business is aiming to reach a £120m turnover by 2020. Neil Davey, sales director at Carrington said: "It's a really exciting time for Carrington as we continue to bring never seen before techniques and innovations to market in the UK and across the globe. "To deliver on this, we're sourcing the best possible local talent, with a combination of skills and experience. As well as bringing in highly qualified people from within the industry we're also passionate about inspiring those entering the workforce for the first time to choose a career in manufacturing. This blend of experience and raw talent will help us to deliver on our vision for growth in 2017 and beyond.'' Carrington Textiles Carrington is the largest producer of workwear fabrics in Europe, exporting to more than 80 countries worldwide and producing over 55 million metres of fabric annually. Based in Lancashire, where British textiles began, we have over 125 years' experience of textile processing and finishing. This is supported by massive investments in one of Europe's largest fully integrated textile processing and finishing operations. Throughout Europe, and beyond, millions of people go about their tasks in workwear made from our fabrics. POPULAR POSTS BY Carrington Textiles ISO Certified Antiviral Fabrics by Carrington Textiles Textile Manufacturer Supports Front Line Healthcare Workers Against Covid-19 Manufacturing the Fabric for a Virus Killing Snood Women in Manufacturing: Thoughts from some of the Most Influential in the Textile Business European Textile Manufacturer MGC (Carrington Textiles and TMG) Acquires Melchior Textil GmbH Today's Flame Retardant Fabrics Offer Protection, Durability and Comfort	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
China wants to send 13,000 new satellites into space Mandy Sims April 26, 2021 2 min read China's goal is to provide high-speed internet connection to its people. Projects of constellations from satellites in low orbit do not stop proliferating. In addition to Elon Musk's Starlink project of about 42,000 satellites, the Amazon project with 3,000 star objects and projects of several other private actors (OneWeb, Lynk, SatRevolution, and Sphera), it is China's turn to launch the competition to colonize space with satellites. China's goal is similar to that of other players – to provide high-speed internet connectivity to its citizens. The Middle Kingdom really wants to launch the "Guowang", a national broadband network. That's why he's working on launching a massive constellation of 13,000 satellites – 12922 to be exact. If China confirms the development of its project, unfortunately little is known about its agenda. It is difficult to know when the first satellites will be launched and put into operation, as well as the launch window for the Guowang network in China. At present, the country is focusing on building and operating satellites. This is not the first time that China has announced its desire to create a giant constellation to provide high-speed connectivity to its residents. Already in 2018, the country launched two similar projects, Hongyan and Hongyun. The satellites of these two projects will be integrated into the new Chinese project. They will already undergo major modernization, in order to integrate them into the Guowang Project. Ultimately, this massive constellation should provide coverage for the entire Asian continent. Since the other players focus on America, then Europe, China will be free to deploy its satellites in low orbit over the Asian continent, with all that this entails in terms of geopolitical influence. See also Covid-19: Intensive Care 900 Licensed Entry in Ontario \| Corona Virus Mandy Sims "Certified food fanatic. Extreme internet guru. Gamer. Evil beeraholic. Zombie ninja. Problem solver. Unapologetic alcohol lover." Previous VinFuture honors science that brings new values to humanity Next Pre-book an appointment until April 27 for people with disabilities Bigorre – trend towards the unvaccinated Saint Julian Chapteuil. The Region supports the Espace Jules-Romains scenography project	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Arts & Entertainment, TV & Film Denzel Does Street Justice in 'The Equalizer' [REVIEW] Hennessy V.S recently sponsored a cocktail reception for an advanced screening of Sony Pictures Entertainment's The Equalizer, out today. EBONY.com was on hand to enjoy the specialty Hennessy V.S cocktails that played off of the theme of the movie with fun names such as the Hennessy Old Man in the Sea, Hennessy McCall a Medic and Hennessy the Equalizer. About The Equalizer …The film opens on a day like any other regular day. Employees at a home improvement store go about their business, stocking shelves and ringing up costumers. More youthful associates joke with one of the store's old-timers, a fellow employee who they lovingly call "Pops," guessing about what kind of mundane job he could have had in his earlier life. He jokes with them, has a laugh. He even helps another fellow co-worker with a struggling diet, stay on task with hopes of landing a promotion. Robert McCall seems like an old-guy-next-door type until you see that well, he isn't. There's a darker more brooding man under the surface. One who doesn't sleep nights, who instead spends his slumbering hours awake in a shady diner reading old books and making slight, but pleasant conversation with a young scantily dressed call-girl named Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), who dreams of being a singer if she wasn't under the brutal thumb of Slavi (David Meunier) a Russian pimp running a sex trafficking ring with her as one of the young stallions in his stable. Robert minds his own business until one fateful night when he bears witness to just how brutal Slavi actually is with the young prostitute, thus eventually unleashing the truth about whom this mysterious soft hearted gentleman really is. The Equalizer is revealed. We learn through a series of bloody brutal events that Robert McCall is actually a retired spy with a special set of skills who is impelled out of hiding and set on a violent path when he slips into the middle of an illegal operation with far reaching ties that run straight into the hands of the Russian mafia. They don't take kindly to anyone interfering with their shady operation, therefore a terminator type (Marton Csokas) with a set of terrorific tattoos and drive for destruction is sent in to rid them of their problem. The battle is on. In his first teaming with Antoine Fuqua since their collaboration in Training Day, which snagged Denzel an Oscar and Fuqua his first box office smash, Washington is masterful in this role. In Training Day, it is without question from the onset that Alonzo Harris is all kinds of wrong. He takes no time easing into his atrocities, however with The Equalizer, the audience is treated to a slow transformation, a pealing back of the deep layers until we're at the hard, vicious core of who Robert MaCall truly is, and moreover, what he's willing to do and how far he's willing to go in the name of street justice. The Equalizer is a very loose adaptation of the 1980s spy series, which starred Edward Woodard. This films version takes the TV storyline and turns it on its ear. It's snatched from the streets of New York City and instead eases into the tough dark exterior of Boston. It's jam-packed with violence and masterfully crafted choreographed fight scenes that are brutally creative and promise to leave audiences picking their jaws up off the sticky theater floor. The ending is left wide open for a sequel, which could happen since Washington and Fuqua have already agreed to partner on the upcoming remake of The Magnificent Seven, so potential for this director-actor partnership is all but guaranteed if The Equalizer proves to be box office gold. Now, the film pays off with enough bloody fight scenes, some of that slick slip-of-the-tongue that only Denzel can deliver, a few unexpected laughs and an ending that doesn't leave you hanging. But it does require a slight suspension of belief to hop on this ride. Once you're willing to buy into the fact that one man is badass enough to take down the entire Russian Mafia, without so much as his own gun, then hold onto your seats, it's going to be a gritty, bloody, relatively-gruesome, kick-ass trip, with Denzel Washington leading the way.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Chinese Courts Experiment with Expunging Criminal Records for Juvenile Offenders Juvenile tribunal, Qingdao Intermediate People's Court A criminal record can carry with it a lifelong stigma—no matter how minor the offense or at what age it was committed. For this reason, the criminal records of juveniles are routinely sealed in many countries, including the United States. In two recent juvenile justice exchanges with the Supreme People's Court organized by Dui Hua, experts discussed the prospect of similar measures in China. Earlier this month the Beijing News published two articles reporting that Mentougou District, located in western Beijing, has launched a pilot program to selectively expunge criminal records of juveniles who have committed misdemeanors. According to criteria adopted in Mentougou in October 2010, a record can be considered for expungement if, among several other factors, a juvenile has served a sentence of less than five years, has shown remorse, and has not re-offended. Applicants must stay out of legal trouble during a period of probation and assessment of their cases, when close review of the youth's record culminates in a decision by a panel of judges. Last fall, the Mentougou District People's Court notified 153 offenders it had tried over the previous decade that they met the basic qualifications to have their records sealed. More than 40 submitted applications to the court, and, from those, 13 were selected for evaluation. In the initial batch of decisions, the court approved the sealing of records in three cases, rejected one application, and suspended a decision on a fifth case pending additional evaluation. Two summarized cases show how the court weighed post-criminal behavior in its decisions. One youth whose record was expunged had stolen a cell phone from a classmate during a robbery committed out of "boredom." The court imposed a suspended sentence, and during the probation period he displayed good behavior and now expects to graduate from a vocational school. In another case, the court rejected the application of an offender who had "refused without reason" to take part in public-service work and resisted other probation measures imposed by a community corrections agency. Conflicting legislation creates many obstacles for consistent and effective application of protections like expunging records. New provisions and practices often conflict with long-standing laws, which tend not to specify treatment of minors. The Juvenile Protection Law prohibits discrimination in work and education; however,other laws such as the Civil Servant Law limit employment opportunities in a number of professions, as well as the military, for those with criminal records, and the Criminal Law stipulates that records must be accurately disclosed in some situations. In an interview, Judge Hu Yu, chief judge of juvenile cases in the Mentougou Court, explains the philosophy behind expunging records and practical challenges to making the process work. He states that the vast majority of juveniles who come before the court end up with relatively short sentences that can still end up affecting their prospects for education, employment, and even marriage. Judge Hu observes that the procedure for expunging records needs to be carefully explained when the court is questioned about a youth's background, and that even expunged records will remain in a national system that authorities throughout China can access. This compels his court to simply recommend that local public security departments—and potential schools and employers—exercise good judgment if they encounter people with a juvenile crime background. It is clear from the relatively few cases approved by the court that the court is exercising initial caution during the early phase of its pilot program. One challenge yet unsolved is how to deal with the "blank periods" that will appear on some individuals' records when their time spent behind bars is removed from their records. Nevertheless, the courts in Mentougou District and other locations should be commended for taking positive, if gradual, steps to treat juvenile offenders according to their unique circumstances. But these strides can proceed best only if relevant laws are reformed in the interest of better protecting juveniles. When the benefits of such measures are seen, they should in turn help achieve a broader goal already set out for handling China's youngest offenders: to combine leniency with punishment. Posted by Dui Hua Foundation on Thursday, February 24, 2011 Chinese Government Appears to Halt Sentence Reductions for Political Prisoners On February 9, a candid video of the blind "barefoot" lawyer Chen Guangcheng was released. Near the end of the hour-long video, which Chen secretly filmed under house arrest in his home village in Shandong Province, he relates that, while serving his 51-month sentence in Linyi Prison, he accumulated around 60 "points" for good behavior, which should have qualified him for a sentence reduction. The prison warden wrote to the provincial prison administration bureau about the reduction, and the prison administration bureau sought approval from the Shandong Justice Department, which in turn sent the application to the Ministry of Justice in Beijing. No action was taken on the application, and Chen served his entire sentence. Nonetheless, Chen says that the warden almost lost his job simply for making the request. (See Dui Hua's excerpted translation of the transcript below.) As with so much relating to Chen's treatment at the hands of Chinese officials, the way the application for a sentence reduction was handled does not appear to conform with Chinese laws or Shandong provincial regulations. Article 78 of China's Criminal Law provides that sentence reductions may be granted to prisoners who "conscientiously observe prison regulations, accept education and reform through labor, and show true repentance." Recommendations for sentence reduction are made to courts by prison wardens; courts have almost always granted the applications until recently. Parole can also be granted but it requires a determination by the court that the prisoner to be paroled no longer represents a threat to society. A separate system is in place for medical parole. Taken together, in recent years more than 25 percent of all Chinese prisoners have been granted sentence reduction, parole, or medical parole annually. In 2009, Chinese courts handled more than 500,000 applications for sentence reduction and parole. The country's prison population stands at just under 2 million. Regulations issued in 1991 stipulate that recidivists and prisoners serving sentences for counterrevolution or organizing and leading a major criminal gang are to be "strictly handled." The regulations were updated in 1997 when counterrevolution was dropped from the criminal law and "endangering state security" (ESS) was added. Regulations issued by the central government do not define "strict handling," leaving that task to provincial authorities and sometimes individual prisons. Dui Hua has obtained regulations governing sentence reduction and parole from 11 provinces, and about half of these regulations name ESS prisoners among those singled out for additional measures, typically "strict handling." In general strict handling takes two forms: 1) shorter lengths for sentence reductions and longer intervals between sentence reductions, and 2) imposition of additional levels of approval in the sentence reduction and parole application process. Regulations in Shandong prohibit granting parole to ESS prisoners and name them among groups to be strictly handled for sentence reductions. But Chen—although widely seen in the West as a political prisoner—was not actually convicted of endangering state security, but of destruction of property and gathering a crowd to disrupt traffic. Regulations calling for strict handling of ESS prisoners should not, therefore, apply. Moreover, the Shandong regulations have provisions for disabled prisoners that should have actually increased the length of any sentence reduction granted to Chen. Why then was his request for sentence reduction instead subject to such strict handling? The likely answer is that Chen is considered an "important prisoner" under a little-known regulation put out by the Ministry of Justice in 1995. The category of "important prisoners" is broadly defined, including party and government leaders and cadres, politicians and their relatives, well-known and influential figures from the fields of science and technology, art, athletics, public health and religion. The category also includes "ethnic splittists," clergy of underground churches, prisoners who have been convicted of organizing illegal groups and putting out illegal publications (so-called "two illegals"), and a wide swath of political and religious prisoners whose cases, like Chen's, have "significant domestic and international influence." Changes to important prisoners' conditions, including changes to their sentences, are to be reported to provincial bureaus, which in turn report them to the prison administration bureau of the Ministry of Justice. Regardless of the statutory justification being used, the Chinese government has clamped down on granting political prisoners any form of clemency, including sentence reductions. On a recent trip to China, Dui Hua executive director John Kamm was told of a case of a prisoner serving a sentence for ESS. The prisoner had already been granted two sentence reductions and had less than a year remaining to serve on his sentence. The prison applied to the local court for a sentence reduction, but the application was turned down. Dui Hua has been unable to confirm any sentence reductions for political prisoners granted in the past year. Given that the number of people imprisoned for ESS has increased sharply over the last three years—nearly 700 ESS trials were concluded in 2009 compared to roughly 300 in 2006—the Chinese government's decision to stop granting sentence reductions and parole to political prisoners—those convicted of both ESS and non-ESS crimes like belonging to an "evil cult" or organizing protests that disrupt official business—has contributed to a surge in the number of people serving sentences for political offenses in the country's prisons. Excerpted Translation of Video Comments by Chen Guangcheng 再者,监狱里都是按这个分来减刑的。那么,也就是说一分假释9天,减刑6天。那么我的分到我出狱的时候接近60分。也就是说,不享受法律规定的残疾人可以半年不需要分这样的优惠待遇,也就够减一年半的刑了。 The prison reduces sentences according to points. In this way [prisoners may receive] nine days of parole per point, [or] a six day sentence reduction per point. So, when I was to be released from prison I had close to 60 points. Even without receiving the special six-month sentence reduction that disabled individuals may receive by law even without points, [I was still eligible for] a year-and-a-half sentence reduction. 在我不断地向他们提出这样的要求之后,到了我快出狱的时候…………在一零年春节的时候,他们监狱里就打算给我报减刑。他们觉得一年半的分减半年的刑总该可以吧。 After repeatedly making this request, when I was just about to be released—around the 2010 lunar new year—the prison [authorities] decided to recommend me for a sentence reduction. They figured that a six-month sentence reduction for a year and a half worth of points ought to be okay. 他们还不敢直接…………向法院提报。只得写出意见来,交给了省监狱管理局。据说,后来省监狱管理局将其交给了省司法局,省司法局又交给司法部。我不断地向他们询问的时候,他们说没有任何的答复、上级一直没答复。他们也不敢报。 They didn't dare submit the recommendation directly to the court. They had to write their opinion and deliver it to the provincial prison administration bureau. The provincial prison administration delivered the [the recommendation] to the provincial justice bureau [sic] and the provincial justice bureau [sic] delivered it to the Ministry of Justice. When I asked them about this, they said that they had not received any reply, that their superiors never replied, so they did not dare to submit [the request to the court]. 我说,你们该报就报。报了,法院不批是法院的事,我去找法院。你们到时间给我报,我的分又有了,什么又有了,给我报,这算什么招啊? I told them that they should recommend me [directly to the court]. If they recommended me and the court did not approve it, that was the court's business and I would take it up with the court. If you don't give me a recommendation when it comes time—when I have all the points I need—if you don't recommend me, what kind of move is that? 他们说,那不行,我们要是报了,领导会不愿意的。这就是他们给我的答复。 They said it was no use. Even if they recommended me, the leadership wouldn't agree to it. That's the response they gave me. 后来有小道消息告诉我说,监狱为了要报这个减刑,监狱长差一点就被他们给撤职。 Later I heard through the grapevine that the warden was almost fired for recommending the sentence reduction. Posted by Dui Hua Foundation on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Labels: clemency, political prisoners Translation: How "Three Difficulties" of Criminal Defense Became "10 Difficulties" In a previous post, Dui Hua translated an account by a Chinese criminal defense lawyer of the obstacles he encountered trying to get police to allow him to meet with a detained suspect. The challenges facing criminal defense lawyers in China have been documented again and again, and explain why many new Chinese lawyers are reluctant to pursue criminal defense work. This subject was taken up in an article (translated below) included in a recent issue of Legal Weekly, a newspaper published under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice—which regulates the legal profession in China. In the article, interviews with several lawyers create a sense of shared and growing frustration on the part of criminal defense attorneys. Where lawyers identified the difficulties of getting access to suspects, obtaining case files, and carrying out discovery as the "three difficulties," observers see common challenges endemic in 10 different areas. Some of these difficulties involve procedural barriers, but others pose risks to the pursuit of substantive justice. Of particular concern among the lawyers interviewed is the rarity with which Chinese courts accept defense pleas and find defendants innocent. When there is no real presumption of innocence and a decision to acquit could lead to repercussions for police and prosecutors, judges have little incentive to give serious consideration to defense pleas. The article warns that this threatens to stunt the growth of the criminal defense profession, not only because it saps the morale and confidence of lawyers but also because defendants may start to question whether there is really any point at all in trying to defend oneself in a Chinese court. How "Three Difficulties" of Criminal Defense Became "10 Difficulties" Difficulty Getting Defense Arguments Accepted Stunts Growth of Criminal Defense Work Sun Jibin Legal Weekly Research indicates that over the past decade, the rate of active representation by lawyers in criminal cases has been declining. The primary reasons for this are the great hazards and difficulties associated with criminal defense work. How difficult is criminal defense work? The answer to this question is continually being revised, growing from the "three difficulties" of the past—the difficulty in meeting [with suspects], the difficulty in getting access to [the prosecution's] case files, and the difficulty in carrying out investigation and collecting evidence—to five or even 10 "difficulties." The newly-defined "seven difficulties" include: the difficulty of obtaining bail, the difficulty of getting witnesses to appear in court, the difficulty of getting a hearing for an appellate trial, the difficulty of pleading innocent, the difficulty of [participating in the process of] death penalty review, the difficulty of abolishing Article 306 of the Criminal Law, and the difficulty of proving that evidence was illegally obtained. Of these new "seven difficulties," the difficulty of pleading innocent may pose the most insurmountable obstacle for criminal defense lawyers, and its root is the difficulty lawyers face in getting courts to accept their innocence-defense arguments. When the infamous, wrongly-judged cases of Du Peiwu, She Xianglin, and Zhao Zuohai were exposed, people discovered that the defense lawyers in these cases had all made innocence pleas on behalf of the defendants but that, clearly, none of their defense arguments had been accepted. Lawyers believe that, compared to difficulties involved in participating in the criminal justice process, the difficulty of getting courts to accept defense arguments is the most central hazard. It not only saps the confidence of lawyers who carry out criminal defense work, it also saps the confidence of defendants in engaging lawyers in criminal cases. This has a huge impact on a country's [ability to] develop rule of law in the area of criminal justice. Criminal Defense Work Transformed into "Ten Big Difficulties" In 2008, the revised Lawyers' Law took effect. Much hope was placed in this "advanced" law, which said lawyers could meet [suspects] if they provided the "three documents" [i.e., license to practice law, license of the law firm, and either power-of-attorney or legal-aid documents] and could get access to [the prosecution's] case files once [the procuratorate's] investigation had begun—perhaps it could bring resolution to criminal defense lawyers' "three difficulties." Two years later, people have realized that, while there has certainly been a breakthrough in some locations, in general there has not been a very big improvement. Looking at [how things work] in practice, not only has there been no solution to the old problem of the original "three difficulties," other difficult problems related to defense work are emerging daily. Not long ago, at the "Fourth Annual Shangquan Criminal Defense Forum," the well-known Beijing defense attorney Xu Lanting first spoke of the "ten difficulties" in criminal defense work. Besides the old "three difficulties" of meeting [with suspects], accessing [the prosecution's] case files, and conducting investigations and obtaining evidence, the new "seven difficulties" can be seen in: the difficulty of obtaining bail, the difficulty of getting witnesses to appear in court, the difficulty of getting a hearing for an appellate trial, the difficulty of pleading innocent, the difficulty of [participating in the process of] death penalty review, the difficulty of abolishing Article 306 of the Criminal Law, and the difficulty of proving that evidence was illegally obtained. Lawyers can encounter difficulties at every part of the criminal litigation process. In an interview with Legal Weekly, Xu Lanting said that these new "seven difficulties" are increasingly becoming a new bottleneck restricting the development of criminal defense work in China. Witnesses—especially key witnesses—do not appear in court, hearings are not held in appellate proceedings, it is difficult for lawyers to participate effectively in the death penalty review process, and it is difficult to get illegal evidence excluded. These all directly contribute to lawyers having no way to carry out a full defense. Beijing lawyer Jin Xuekong, who has many years of experience in criminal defense work, sees things similarly. Jin told Legal Weekly that the primary reason lawyers request that a witness appear in court is because that witness can prove exculpatory facts or might change earlier statements alleging a crime. But because law enforcement organs proceed from [the principle that] the first impression is the strongest and prejudge the guilt of the defendant, anything that might change that preconception or challenge their judgment—especially the appearance of key witnesses in court—gets strictly limited. According to [Article 187 of] China's Criminal Procedure Law, hearings should be held in criminal appellate trials as a matter of principle, with trials without hearings being the exception. But in practice, because it is much easier to try the case without hearings and because it creates less work, it has become common for appellate trials to be held without hearings and hearings have become the exception. "In practice," said Jin Xuekong, "no matter how great the differences between the prosecution and defense over the facts or how many facts or pieces of evidence need further investigation in the appeal proceeding, as long as the judges believe that the original verdict should be upheld, it is hard for a lawyer's request for a trial hearing to be accepted." [He added that] the level of difficulty in getting an appellate trial hearing is revealed by the way that many defendants and lawyers treat getting an appellate trial hearing as a major procedural victory. "If hearings are not held to try most appeals, it is bound to cause appellate trials to become a mere formality. If appellate trials cannot fulfill their oversight function over first-instance trials, there will be no way for defendants to seek remedies when their rights have not been protected." And in the death penalty review phase [by the Supreme People's Court], lawyers are presently only able to submit written defense arguments and arrange for meetings with judges to discuss their defense arguments. (Meetings by lawyers with judges are not available in every case.) Lawyers cannot meet with defendants or review [prosecutors'] case files. Xu Lanting points out that if a lawyer has not represented a defendant in stages prior to the death penalty review, there is no channel for them to understand the facts of the case even if they directly participate in defense during the death penalty review. What kind of defense is this? Moreover, in the course of criminal defense work it is also very difficult to prove investigators' use of coercion, fraud, or inducements to obtain confessions. Many lawyers report that in practice it is very hard to get courts to acknowledge coercion of confessions through torture, obviously [meaning] there is no way to get illegal evidence directly related to coerced confessions acknowledged [by the court] and excluded [from the trial]. More detailed provisions concerning the determination and exclusion of illegal evidence took effect on July 1, 2010, when the "Rules Concerning Questions about Exclusion of Illegal Evidence in Handling Criminal Cases" took effect. But since that time, even though investigators have testified in court in many cases, there have been nearly no instances in which illegal evidence has been found. Difficulty Getting Defense Arguments Accepted Becomes Bottleneck In the view of Jin Xuekong, regardless of whether there are three or 10 "difficulties" in criminal defense work, the core difficulty currently faced in defense is that of getting one's defense opinions accepted, of which the difficulty of pleading innocent is the most notable example. Jin points out that if one says that the difficulty in getting one's defense opinions accepted is a hazard on the substantive side [of criminal defense work], other defense difficulties such as the difficulty of meeting [with a suspect], the difficulty of getting access to the [prosecution's] case file, or the difficulty of getting a witness to appear in court can all be seen as hazards on the procedural side. A lawyer's [ability to] meet [with a suspect], access case files, carry out investigations and collect evidence, request witnesses to appear in court, get an appellate trial hearing, participate in the death penalty review procedure, and exclude illegal evidence are all means of [carrying out a] defense, whereas having one's defense opinions accepted is the ultimate goal. "If defense arguments that should be accepted are not accepted," Jin Xuekong said in an interview with Legal Weekly, "lawyers and defendants will all lose faith in the criminal defense [process]. Lawyers won't be willing or dare to engage in criminal defense [work] and defendants won't be willing to hire a lawyer. The impact on criminal defense work will be total and long-lasting." [He went on to say that] the difficulty in getting defense arguments accepted could become the main bottleneck restricting the growth of criminal defense [work] in China. Jin Xuekong points out several main reasons why it is so difficult to get defense arguments accepted: a longstanding approach to litigation that values fighting crime and places emphasis on the allegations, while de-valuing protection [of rights] and downplaying defense; the standard for determining mistaken cases and the responsibility system; and the professional knowledge and experience of those handling cases. Approaches to litigation differ, and the same issue may result in different judgments and assessments. When law enforcement agencies and personnel—or even the public at large—place excessive emphasis on fighting crime and maintaining social stability, defendants' legal rights and lawyers' defense [efforts] will of course be restricted and it will become more difficult for lawyers to get their defense opinions accepted, becoming an obstacle to lawyers' criminal defense work that is difficult to surmount. Jin Xuekong points out that the standard of proof in China's criminal procedure law is insufficiently complex and varied. For the stages of completing the investigation, indictment, and conviction, the standard of proof is always the existence of clear facts and evidence of a crime. Were an indicted defendant to be later found innocent, it would mean the indictment was in error. Even though the standard of proof for criminal detention and arrest is lower, when a defendant who has been placed under criminal detention and arrested is then later found innocent, there is no question that the [decisions] to place under criminal detention or arrest would be seen to have been made in error. A mistakenly-decided case can affect the performance appraisal and promotion of the individuals handling the case and even the image and prestige of the court itself. Because of this, it has been difficult to implement the presumption of innocence and for lawyers' pleas of not guilty to succeed. If a court renders a verdict of not guilty, it will feel the pressure not only from victims and the public but from the public security organ and the procuratorate as well. Documents show that over a period of many years, the national rate of acquittal in criminal cases has rarely broken above 0.2 percent. In other words, it is possible that a given court does not have a single case of acquittal in a particular year. Looking at media reports or annual court work reports, one sees that some courts go many years without even one acquittal. A judge can hear hundreds of cases over a period of several years without a single acquittal. And in so doing, these courts and judges are seen as advanced and models. A criminal defense lawyer observed that the acquittal rate is a direct reflection of the current state of acceptance of defense opinions. If defense has no impact, how significant would greater procedural participation really be? If defense has no impact, what defendant would still be willing to engage a lawyer? Posted by Dui Hua Foundation on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 Labels: lawyers Chinese Courts Experiment with Expunging Criminal ... Chinese Government Appears to Halt Sentence Reduct... Translation: How "Three Difficulties" of Criminal ...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
AVJ Ishkoshim Meet traditional healers at their home... The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) is situated in South-Eastern part of Tajikistan. It's also known as Bomi Jahon (The Roof of the World) and it shares borders with China, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The highest peak in GBAO is Ismoili Somoni at 7495 metres. The administrative center of Khorugh is situated on the banks of the River Gund, 2000 meters above sea level, and there are two very big lakes in Pamir – Qaroqul and Sarez. The local population still follows their traditional customs, and traditional medicine is handed down from generation to generation with locals still using herbs to prepare different extracts and medicines. For example, from the plant Hypericum (also known as St. John's Wort in the West) you can prepare several types of remedies, including treatments for radiculitis, diabetes, liver conditions, and for the digestive system. In all, you can prepare helping cures for a total for 99 diseases. The people of Badakhshan also practice animal husbandry and gardening. Badakhshan is also one of the tourist destinations of Tajikistan. Scientists, tourists and mountain-climbers are all drawn to visit there. Meet traditional healers and herbalists Shirinbek Davlatmamadov and Imumyour Jalolov at their home – sharing some of the unique recipes that can only be made by someone who has a strong connection with nature and a longtime experience in understanding the use of plants. AVJ Imumyour Jalolov Hawthorn tincture Shirinbek Davlatmamadov, traditional healer Tutsan (Hypericum perforatum) The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) is situated in South-Eastern part of Tajikistan. It's also known as Bomi Jahon (The Roof of the World) and it shares borders with China, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The highest peak in GBAO is Ismoili Somoni at 7495 metres. The administrative center of Khorugh is situated on the banks of the River Gund, 2000 meters above sea level, and there are two very big lakes in Pamir – Qaroqul and Sarez. The local population still follows their traditional customs, and traditional medicine is handed down from generation to generation with locals still using herbs to prepare different extracts and medicines. For example, from the plant Hypericum (also known as St. John's Wort in the West) you can prepare several types of remedies, including treatments for radiculitis, diabetes, liver conditions, and for the digestive system. In all, you can prepare helping cures for a total for 99 diseases. The people of Badakhshan also practice animal husbandry and gardening. Badakhshan is also one of the tourist destinations of Tajikistan. Scientists, tourists and mountain-climbers are all drawn to visit there. Meet traditional healers and herbalists Shirinbek Davlatmamadov and Imumyour Jalolov at their home – sharing some of the unique recipes that can only be made by someone who has a strong connection with nature and a longtime experience in understanding the use of plants. AVJ Ishkoshim + Tutsan Hyperricum perforatum About TUTSAN (Hypericum perforatum) The Tutsan is a multi-year plant and can rise up to 100 centimeters. It is grown at forest slopes, riverside, in gardens and water meadows, open and sunny areas as well as stony slopes at altitude of 600 – 3000 meters above sea level…	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Eagles News: AJ Brown defends Jalen Hurts Let's get to the Philadelphia Eagles link… AJ Brown is already defending Eagles QB Jalen Hurts from Philly media – Inquirer "That practice stuff about Jalen is fake. Y'all tweet and believe anything. Like how he can get sacked on 7on7 and there aren't any rushers. I believe water is above us. Believe that too and make an article about that too. This app is crazy" […] Added Gunn: "I applaud [Brown for sticking up for his teammate]but I'm not going to back down from what I said because I didn't make it up. "If I don't second and third cross-reference it, I don't put it out there." […] Before going any further, we should probably address a few parts of the tweet from Brown, a longtime friend of Hurts: While Hurts couldn't physically get "sacked" in 7-on-7 drills, teams will blow the play dead if the QB doesn't get rid of the ball quickly enough. One could consider them coverage "sacks" — and Hurts did at times hold onto the ball too long — but he also escaped plenty of those types of sacks in games. This might be the only point that Brown isn't 100% correct. Derrick Gunn says the Eagles are "not very comfortable right now" with Jalen Hurts as their starting quarterback – BGN GUNN: This is a big but with this quarterback, man. And this organization is not very comfortable right now with Jalen Hurts. Now, there's a lot of time between now and training camp and the regular season. But, as of right now, the results have been iffy on this guy. Does the Devon Allen experiment really have a chance to work? – NBCSP When you look at the Eagles' roster, the competition he'll be facing for a roster spot comes from guys like Jalen Reagor, Greg Ward, John Hightower, Deon Cain and Britain Covey for a fifth and possibly sixth spot on the 53. Not an insurmountable task. If Allen shows anything at all in camp, there's also the option of keeping him on the practice squad, which would pay him over $200,000 for the full season. Allen makes more than that from the track, but it's probably enough to keep him interested even if he's not playing. It's not like there's any track meets in November that he'd be missing. And that would give the Eagles a chance to develop him over the full season and give Allen a chance to knock off the rust running scout team. NFC East Camp Preview: Commanders Search for WR Chemistry – Football Outsiders Camp Battles to Watch: It's gonna be a free-for-all at safety, with Marcus Epps and K'Von Wallace vying to replace Rodney McLeod (Colts) while newcomer Jacquisky Tartt pushes Anthony Harris for playing time. But really, Eagles camp is all about Walkthrough's "boo-bird" neighbors and relationships rooting against the disappointments who broke their hearts. So listen for: a) lots of chatter about how poorly Jalen Reagor is doing as fans hope he falls off the back of the wide receiver depth chart; b) JJ Arcega-Whiteside's doomed transition from wide receiver to tight end; and c) tweet-by-tweet reports about the distance, direction and hang time of Arryn Sippos' training-camp punts. Ranking the NFL's top 10 running backs for 2022: Execs, coaches, players make their picks for the best rushers – ESPN+ Honorable mentions: Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys: Elliott's fall outside the top 10 is still a bit surprising considering he just produced his third career 1,000-yard, 10-touchdown season. But his rushing yards per game have dipped in each of his six NFL seasons, from 108.7 in 2016 to 58.9 last year. "He's still a good player, but that burst he once had just doesn't seem to be there," an NFC exec said. Saquon Barkley, New York Giants: Barkley was No. 1 on this list two years ago, but his decline has been precipitous. Injuries have cost him 22 games over four seasons, but that's hardly the only issue with his game. In 2021, he produced just 593 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 162 carries. "I'm down on him — he still doesn't know how to play running back enough," a veteran NFL offensive coach said. "He's a bouncer. He wants every run to be a home run. He's going to have to learn that 4-yard runs in this league are good, instead of stopping, cutting it back and losing 2. And he gets his ass kicked in protection." Also receiving votes: Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas Raiders), Miles Sanders (Philadelphia Eagles), Antonio Gibson (Washington Commanders). Vinny Curry: It's been awesome to be back after missing last season – PFT Veteran players aren't always enthusiastic about reporting to training camp, but defensive lineman Vinny Curry is approaching Jets camp with a different frame of mind. Curry missed last season due to a blood condition that led to the development of blood clots and ultimately led doctors to remove his spleen. Curry re-signed with the Jets this offseason and told the team's website that "it's been awesome" to be back on the field this offseason after spending so much time out of action. Almost 3 months later Stephen Jones' words about free agency ring hollow – Blogging The Boys So what exactly did he say about free agency? He said that the Dallas Cowboys were "not done" in free agency. Since Stephen said this the Dallas Cowboys have signed two veteran free agents and both of those moves became official just this past Friday in kicker Lirim Hajrullahu (who was on the team last year so it wasn't exactly a totally new thing) and linebacker Christian Sam. The list of free agents who have been signed by NFL teams since then is not exactly full of future busts in Canton, Ohio, but Stephen did make the statement. Never mind the fact that Dallas did not exactly draft the best players on the board as noted by their own public leaking of said board. Ricky Seals-Jones aiming to seize opportunity with Giants – Big Blue View Ricky Seals-Jones signed with the New York Giants this offseason largely because he believed he would have the opportunity to be a No. 1 tight end for the first time in his six-year NFL career. "I feel like in some places I've always been the second or third guy," Jones said back in March. "I feel like for me just to have the opportunity to come in and fight for the one spot is good." Can the 27-year-old earn that starting spot? Let's discuss Seals-Jones as we continue our player-by-player profiles of the Giants' 90-man roster. The Steelers will now play at 'Acrisure Stadium,' and nobody knows what the hell Acrisure is – SB Nation There are some NFL stadiums that are indelibly burned in your mind. The Packers play at Lambeau Field, the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium — and when it comes to the realm of corporate naming I think any football fan would be able to tell you in an instant that Gillette Stadium belongs to the Patriots, and Heinz Field is the home of the Steelers. At least, that was true until Monday morning. The Steelers' stadium is getting a new name after Heinz elected not to renew its naming rights after 20 years. Now we know where the black and gold will play in the fall, but not what the hell this company does. Monday Football Monday #96: Things we wish did/didn't happen this offseason – The SB Nation NFL Show RJ Ochoa is joined by the Bolts from the Blue's Michael Peterson. The guys each make their case for things they wish did and did not happen this offseason. [BLG Note: There are some Eagles topics that come up in this one, including Kyzir White and Nakobe Dean.] Social Media Information: BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta BGN Manager: Brandon Lee Gowton: Follow @BrandonGowton BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio BGN Cameo: Click here for a personalized video message Diane Keaton Horrifies in Cynical Rom-Com Misfire	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Meet NC author Diane McPhail at May 16 Bookclub Party in Greenville by Livin' Upstate SC · Published May 4, 2019 · Updated May 8, 2019 Are you in a bookclub? Thinking about joining or starting a bookclub? Do you like to read "bookclub-type books"? Then, you're invited to Fiction Addiction's Bookclub Party on Thursday, May 16, when store owner Jill Hendrix will suggest bookclub titles and area author Diane McPhail will discuss her new book, The Abolitionist's Daughter. Like any good bookclub event, wine and cheese will be served. And a number of advance reader copies will be given away, along with attendee gift bags. Tickets are $15 each and each ticket can be redeemed for $10 off any store merchandise purchased at the event. Tickets may be purchased at Fiction Addiction, online at the Fiction Addiction website, or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540. The evening's featured author, Diane McPhail, is an artist, writer, and minister. In addition to holding an M.F.A., an M.A., and D.Min., she has studied at the University of Iowa distance learning and the Yale Writers' Workshop, among others. McPhail is a member of North Carolina Writers' Network and the Historical Novel Society. She lives in Highlands, North Carolina, with her husband, and her dog, Pepper. In the tradition of Cold Mountain, McPhail's The Abolitionist's Daughter eschews stereotypes of the Civil War South, instead weaving an intricate and unforgettable story of survival, loyalty, hope, and redemption. On a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. Judge Matthews is an abolitionist who runs an illegal school for his slaves, hoping to eventually set them free. One, a woman named Ginny, has become Emily's companion and often her conscience — and understands all too well the hazards an educated slave must face. Yet even Ginny could not predict the tangled, tragic string of events set in motion as Nathan's family arrives at the Matthews farm. A young doctor, Charles Slate, tends to an injured Nathan and begins to court Emily, finally persuading her to become his wife. But their union is disrupted by a fatal clash and a lie that will tear two families apart. As Civil War erupts, Emily, Ginny, and Emily's stoic mother-in-law, Adeline, each face devastating losses. Emily — sheltered all her life — is especially unprepared for the hardships to come. Struggling to survive in this raw, shifting new world, Emily will discover untapped inner strength, an unlikely love, and the courage to confront deep, painful truths. WHAT: Bookclub Party WHEN: Thursday, May 16, at 6 p.m. WHERE: Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road, Greenville, SC 29607 (in the shopping center with Fried Green Tomatoes) ADMISSION: $15 REGISTER: Call 864-675-0540 or register online. Tags: authorsbook loversbookclubsbooksDiane C McPhailfiction addictionThe Abolitionists's Daughter	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
THE HANGING CLUB by Tony Parsons: Book Review November 19th, 2016 \| Author: Marilyn Brooks \| Vigilante justice–what does it mean to you? The dictionary definition is easy to understand: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the process of law is viewed as inadequate); broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice. We can't allow people to take the law into their own hands, can we? But what happens when the official justice system fails its victims? The prologue of The Hanging Club opens with Mahmud Irani returning to his taxi after Friday prayers. He's hailed by a man who gets into the cab and uses his iPhone to direct Mahmud to his desired destination: Newgate Street. As they arrive there, the man leans forward from the back seat and presses an old-fashioned straight razor against the driver's eye. The car stops, the two men get out, and the passenger directs the driver into a building where three others are waiting. Mahmud is forced onto a stool that is directly underneath a noose hanging from the ceiling. Covering the walls of the room are dozens of photos of schoolgirls, all smiling. Mahmud recognizes them as young girls who had been abducted and raped by himself and his friends. As he tries to explain that these girls were whores, asking for what happened to them, the stool is kicked from beneath him, he experiences excruciating pain, and he dies. But he's only the first. The opening sentence of the novel is perfect: "We sat in Court One of the Old Bailey and we waited for justice." But they don't get it. Steve Goddard was a husband and father. When he saw three teenage boys urinating on his wife's car, he ran out of his house and attempted to stop them. The three boys kicked him to the ground and kept kicking him until he was dead. They urinated on him and laughed, and all the while one of the boys was filming this; it was almost immediately posted online. There is no question as to who had committed the crime. Although the jury is unanimous in its guilty verdict, the judge said the defendants' attorney proved mitigating circumstances, which reduced the charge to manslaughter. So for kicking a man to death, the three are sentenced to twelve months in prison. The remaining Goddards, the mother and her two children, are left weeping and bewildered at the Crown's version of justice. Max Wolfe, the detective who arrested the three boys, knows there is nothing more to be done. But that doesn't mean he can forget about the case, the injustice of it. Later that same day the video of the taxi driver being hanged goes viral, and the police in the Major Incident Room watch it. After watching it multiple times, a new recruit says, "But who'd want to do that to him?" And unconsciously, almost against his will, Max thinks, "Who the hell wouldn't?" Tony Parsons has written about a topic that resonates today. What is our reaction when we think a truly heinous crime has been committed but not punished sufficiently, if at all? The Hanging Club is a remarkable thriller, not only because it's so well written but because it brings up a subject that touches so many lives. Does justice always prevail? Can vengeance ever be right? And what is motivating the vigilantes–vengeance, revenge, or bloodlust? You can read more about Tony Parsons at various sites on the internet. Posted in Book Reviews \| Tags: justice system, London detective, vigilantes	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Driver Blogs Road to Indy Tatuus PM-18 Series Staff Official Driving School Road to Indy Mobile Game Spotter Guide Current Drivers Exclusive Autosport Confirms Nikita Lastochkin for Pro Mazda Season No categories have been created yet. Experienced Russian driver signs with Canadian-based team for the 2019 Road To Indy campaign SASKATOON, SK – Exclusive Autosport has confirmed its first driver of the 2019 Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires season, and are excited to announce that Nikita Lastochkin will be joining the team in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires program. This will mark the talented Russian's third year in the category, and he'll aim to use his experience to push for his best results ever. Coming off their debut season in Pro Mazda, where they won three races, Exclusive Autosport has not let up and has tested numerous drivers during the off-season with the goal of running three PM-18s for the 2019 season. "I am thrilled to welcome Nikita to the Exclusive Autosport Pro Mazda program," enthused Michael Duncalfe, Team Principal. "Nikita's experience in the Road to Indy and maturity are great assets to the EA program. Overall, Nikita is a great fit with the Exclusive Autosport team. We are looking forward to a very positive and successful year with him in Pro Mazda." Lastochkin began his racing career in 2013 in the Skip Barber and SCCA series, scoring many victories, all with his eyes on the Mazda Road to Indy program. In 2015, Nikita began a two-year stint in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, where he earned a combined 24 top-10 finishes. In 2017, he set his sights on Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires and the 28-year-old finished fifth in the championship standings, posting eight top-fives and 11 top-10s with a season-high result of third in both races at Road America. Last year, Nikita was ninth overall in the championship fight with 10 top-10 finishes. "I'm extremely excited to come into the season and join Exclusive Autosport," Lastochkin enthused. "From the testing we've completed so far, the car feels very quick and suits my driving style well. Michael (Duncalfe) has been very welcoming and helped me feel at home right away and I think we are going to have a great year ahead of us." The team is ready and the cars have been prepared for the upcoming official Road to Indy open test at Homestead-Miami Speedway next week (December 3-4). Following the outing in December, the next official test for the Road to Indy will bring Exclusive Autosport back to South Florida for Spring Training at Homestead on March 2-3, followed immediately by the 2019 season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 8-10. A number of additional private tests are scheduled for early 2019. Drivers interested in joining the Exclusive Autosport team are invited to contact Exclusive Autosport at www.exclusiveautosport.ca/contact-us/. The entire Exclusive Autosport staff is motivated to begin their third season of Road to Indy competition to build of the tremendous successes of 2017 and 2018. Exclusive Autosport is pleased to be able to partner with great companies, such as AERO™ Advanced Paint Technology (www.rethinkpaint.com), which is used on all their race cars. First-Year Team Overcomes Rough Start to Shine in Canada 7.16.19\| Kory Enders Scores Two Top Tens in Canada Juncos Racing's Rasmus Claims Two Podiums in Toronto Doubleheader Exclusive Autosport Wins Again on Home Soil in Toronto Kirkwood Returns to his Winning Ways in Toronto Indy Pro 2000 On Facebook Indy Pro 2000 On Twitter Tweets by @IndyPro2000 © 2019 Andersen Promotions. All Rights Reserved. Site Developed By Andersen Software Designs.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Planning‎ > ‎Travel Info‎ > ‎Festivals‎ > ‎ Phi Ta Khon Festival Date: July Venue: Dan Sai district, Loei province Everyone loves a good ghost story. The gruesome, the spiritual and the supernatural arouse an instinctive curiosity in all of us. In the west, ghostly fervor reaches a peak with Halloween on October 31. In Thailand, the spirit-world comes closest to us in June with the Phi Ta Khon festival, an event filled with fun, mischief and of course, a touch of the unknown. The Phi Ta Khon Festival is quite unique to Thailand and unrivalled by any other ghost festival. Held in Dan Sai district of Loei province, about 450 km north of Bangkok, Phi Ta Khon is part of a Buddhist merit-making holiday known locally as 'Bun Pha Ves.' The precise origin of Phi Ta Khon is unclear. But it is believed that the roots of the festival revolve around an important tale of the Buddha's last life, before he reached nirvana. According to Buddhist folklore, the Buddha-to-be was born as Prince Vessandorn, a generous man who gave freely to the people. One day, he gave away a white elephant, a royal creature, revered as a symbol of rain. The townspeople were so angry for fear of drought and famine, that they banished the prince into exile. The prince left the village for a very long journey. Finally, the king and the people got over their anger and recalled him to the city. When he eventually returned, his people were overjoyed. They welcomed him back with a celebration so loud that even the dead were awakened from their slumbers to join in the festivities. Phi Ta Khon is held with the arrival of the sixth or seventh lunar month. Young male villagers prepare their ghostly attire and masks, while children roam around town playing tricks. Sheets or blankets are sewn together to look like shrouds while traditional wooden bamboo containers used to store sticky rice (huad), are creatively fashioned into bizarre hats. The huge masks are carved from the bases of coconut trees. The spirit masks are the integral part of the celebrations, which last for three consecutive days. The first day is marked by a masked procession, accompanied by rejoicing, music and dancing. On the second day, the villagers dance their way to the temple and fire off bamboo rockets to signal the end of the procession. Along the way, they tease onlookers as they accompany a sacred image of the Buddha through the village streets. Monks recite the story of the Buddha's last incarnation before attaining enlightenment. The festival organizers also hold contests for the best masks, costumes and dancers, and plaques are awarded to the winners in each age group. The most popular event is the dancing contest among those dressed up as ghosts. On the last day of the event, the villagers gather at the local temple, Wat Ponchai, to listen to the message of the thirteen sermons of the Lord Buddha, recited by the local monks. The ghost dancers then put away their ghostly masks and costumes for another year, return to the paddy fields and continue to earn their living with the onset of the new crop season.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Desperate Obama Campaign Runs Radio Ad Targeting Black Voters RUSH: Listen to this. Obama's reelection campaign will release its first radio ad targeted specifically at the African-American community today, and the Daily Caller says this is an unusually aggressive early effort to rally blacks behind the president. We have the ad. It's audio sound bite number 14. It's entitled, "We got your back." MAN: Four years ago we made history. Now it's time to move forward and finish what we started together. We have to show the president we have his back. OBAMA: We can't afford to spend the next four years going backwards. I refuse to pay for another millionaire's tax cut by kicking children off Head Start programs or asking students to pay more for college or eliminating health insurance for millions of poor and elderly and disabled Americans on Medicaid. MAN: Have the president's back and register to vote. Go to GottaVote.org to register now. That's GottaVote.org. Paid for by Obama for America. RUSH: Now, they are getting desperate here, folks. I mean this is a sign of big trouble, to have to go out and run an ad targeted at black voters? I could ask, you know, the predictable question. Can you imagine if a white candidate ran an ad like this aimed at white voters? There would be hell to pay. Racism charges would be going back and forth. But has anybody ever been kicked off a Head Start program? "We can't afford to spend the next four years going backwards." That's exactly what we're doing. We're going backwards at full throttle. That's the whole point here. "I refuse to pay for another millionaire's tax cut by kicking children out of Head Start programs." Where is that happening? Head Start's funding has increased year after year, no matter who's in the White House, no matter which party controls Congress. Head Start never gets smaller. It never pays for a millionaire's tax cut. This is absurd. But I know they think that their audience is susceptible to being persuaded by this. "I refuse asking students to pay more for college." They are, Mr. President. Your buddies in higher education are financially raping these students, and your student loan program is putting them in debt to you for the rest of their lives, while you sit there and refuse to allow it? You run an ad aimed at the black community saying you refuse to allow tuition to go up, the rich guys are getting a tax cut so tuition goes up. This is nonsensical. I know that the target audience here, they might fall for it 'cause it's emotion-based. Health insurance for millions of poor and elderly? This is absurd. Everybody gets health treatment in this country. It's called the emergency room. Anyway, when they're running ads in June to a group that traditionally votes 93% for the Democrat, then, folks, you have to say that they are in heap big trouble. A little Elizabeth Warren lingo out there. Now, Roland Martin this morning on CNN, Starting Point. Is he still at CNN on did he get suspended? He's there? Okay. Because it says here he was the guest of Washington Watch — oh, maybe. Maybe if you host a show at CNN you can guest on another CNN show rather than appear. How does that work? You have your show at CNN, and some other show wants you so you do a guest shot on a network where you already have your own show. Anyway, Roland Martin had this to say. They were talking about the new report that median net worth fell 40% during the recession. That story was in the New York Times yesterday. This is net worth fell 40% in the recession. Here's Roland Martin. MARTIN: Let me talk about African-Americans, 53% of black wealth has been wiped out, and that's gonna effect the next two generations because typically you start your business with a home loan. You can't do it 'cause you don't have a home now. RUSH: Fifty-three percent of black wealth has been wiped out. Now, he doesn't say it's the Obama economy, but it is. And this is why. This is why the regime has to worry about shoring up even black voters. That, and gay marriage. Gay marriage and black unemployment overall, black wealth destruction in this country, black president, first in history, they're in trouble. Can you imagine what their polling data must look like to have to put together a spot like this? So all these people, they've lost their wealth, they don't have any jobs, and they're running ads, "We got your back, Mr. President"? You know, the ad ought to be from Obama, "I got your back," or at least, "I'm gonna have your back if you reelect me. I know I haven't had your back up 'til now. I've only made you think so." But we got an ad from all the people who have been destroyed economically. "Don't worry, Mr. President, we got your back." It's all about Obama. It's all about Obama. This was C-SPAN, Q&A, Brian Lamb, was on June 10th, couple days ago. Interviewed the Congressional Black Caucus legislative political director Angela Rye. And Brian Lamb said, "From your own standpoint, do you see the president of the United States as an African-American? What impact does that have?" RYE: This is probably the toughest presidential term in my lifetime. A lot of what the president has experienced is because he's black. You know, whether it's questioning his intellect or whether or not he's too Ivy League. There's an ad talking about the president is too cool, is he too cool. And there's this music that reminds me of, you know, some of the blaxploitation films from the seventies playing in the background. Him with his sunglasses, and to me it was just very racially charged. They were asking if Bush was too cool, but yet people said that that's the number one person they'd love to have a beer with. So if that's not cool, I don't know what is. RUSH: I don't know what she's talking about. But she's offended. And she's terribly upset. Calling Obama cool is racist. Calling Obama cool is racist. By the way, that story on the decline in personal wealth. Let me tell you something buried in that story. Declines in average income were greatest in the wealthiest 10% families and for higher education or wealth groups, according to the survey. Now, that story is out there 40% wealth net worth was destroyed during the recession, but declines in average income were greatest in the wealthiest 10%. Now, it's in there, it's in the story, but it's buried. They want you to conclude something else. They want you to conclude that the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer because the rich are stealing from the poor, and yet they had to include it because the polling data is what it is. Ten percent, the wealthiest ten percent of families saw the largest decline in average income during the recession. One more Angela Rye sound bite with Brian Lamb from June the 10th. She is, again, the Congressional Black Caucus legislative political director. Brian Lamb said, "What happens if the jury would find George Zimmerman guilt or not guilty?" RYE: I think a not guilty verdict is extremely problematic in 2012. I know folks have talked about race riots and all — I don't know that. I think that we live in a day and age where people are educated enough not to do that. I know that his mother and his father have asked for peace, peaceful solutions, not repay evil with evil. So I'm just not sure. RUSH: She's still floating the idea, though. She's floating the idea of possible race riots. She says she hopes there aren't any, but she's still floating the idea. Obama's bad week continues its deterioration into this week. Daily Caller: Obama Releases Early Radio Ad Pandering to Black Voters Washington Examiner: CBC Staff: Opposition to Obama is Racist C-SPAN: Q&A with Angela Rye	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Home - News - Provinces - Newspapers Feeds from The Lacombe Globe Lacombe Globe's Recent News RSS Feeds News by The Lacombe Globe Find the latest news stories from The Lacombe Globe Vadergrift shines at music festival The Central Alberta Music Festival was held Aug. 17 to Aug. 19 at a natural outdoor amphitheatre just north of Red Deer. Lacombe's Justine Vadergrift and her bass and banjo player, David Prins, also from the Lacombe area, took to the stage Aug.[...] Newspaper: The Lacombe Globe Feed: Lacombe Globe's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-08-22 20:32:37 Images of Yesteryear These days we carry cell phones everywhere and can be in contact with one another at a moment's notice. 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Current Sponsors and Funders Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) DST Root CA X3 Expiration (September 2021) Policy and Legal Repository ✓ English Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates Feb 27, 2020 • Josh Aas and Sarah Gran We issued our billionth certificate on February 27, 2020. We're going to use this big round number as an opportunity to reflect on what has changed for us, and for the Internet, leading up to this event. In particular, we want to talk about what has happened since the last time we talked about a big round number of certificates - one hundred million. One thing that's different now is that the Web is much more encrypted than it was. In June of 2017 approximately 58% of page loads used HTTPS globally, 64% in the United States. Today 81% of page loads use HTTPS globally, and we're at 91% in the United States! This is an incredible achievement. That's a lot more privacy and security for everybody. Another thing that's different is that our organization has grown a bit, but not by much! In June of 2017 we were serving approximately 46M websites, and we did so with 11 full time staff and an annual budget of $2.61M. Today we serve nearly 192M websites with 13 full time staff and an annual budget of approximately $3.35M. This means we're serving more than 4x the websites with only two additional staff and a 28% increase in budget. The additional staff and budget did more than just improve our ability to scale though - we've made improvements across the board to provide even more secure and reliable service. Nothing drives adoption like ease of use, and the foundation for ease of use in the certificate space is our ACME protocol. ACME allows for extensive automation, which means computers can do most of the work. It was also standardized as RFC 8555 in 2019, which allows the Web community to confidently build an even richer ecosystem of software around it. Today, thanks to our incredible community, there is an ACME client for just about every deployment environment. Certbot is one of our favorites, and they've been working hard to make it even easier for people to use. When you combine ease of use with incentives, that's when adoption really takes off. Since 2017 browsers have started requiring HTTPS for more features, and they've greatly improved the ways in which they communicate to their users about the risks of not using HTTPS. When websites put their users at risk by not using HTTPS, major browsers now show stronger warnings. Many sites have responded by deploying HTTPS. Thanks for taking the time to reflect on this milestone with us. As a community we've done incredible things to protect people on the Web. Having issued one billion certificates is affirmation of all the progress we've made as a community, and we're excited to keep working with you to create an even more secure and privacy-respecting Web for everyone. We depend on contributions from our community of users and supporters in order to provide our services. If your company or organization would like to sponsor Let's Encrypt please email us at [email protected]. We ask that you make an individual contribution if it is within your means. Support a more secure and privacy-respecting Web. View our trademark policy. Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). 548 Market St, PMB 77519, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA Send all mail or inquiries to: PO Box 18666, Minneapolis, MN 55418-0666, USA	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home Social Sciences and the Law Political Science and Government Military Affairs (nonnaval) Pacification The Oxford Companion to American Military History © The Oxford Companion to American Military History 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. Pacification is a controversial and complex issue in American military history. It is controversial because it denotes U.S. policy toward hostile populations that are either the primary or secondary object of war itself. It is complex because it describes simultaneous military, political, and economic activities to protect, control, appease, or coerce civilians and to reform governments besieged by insurgency or external subversion. It can also refer to efforts to suppress anticolonial movements. Because it is overtly political and targeted at civilians, American officers have viewed pacification equivocally, sometimes treating it as a tertiary mission in a given campaign. Pacification policies have also served as a rallying point for American peace and antiwar movements, even though these policies often produce less death and destruction than other military operations. Depending on the nature of the insurgency, pacification can take a variety of forms. From a military perspective, it often involves protecting civilians from guerrilla warfare depredations (confiscation of property, assassination, torture, and other forms of political coercion) or denying guerrillas access to material and psychological assistance provided by civilian supporters. Government control of the local economy through resettlement, disruption of traditional production methods, or other programs intended to deny civilian surpluses to insurgents weakens both the political appeal and the military capability of insurgencies. By disrupting the guerrillas' logistical infrastructure (i.e., the civilian population), the scope and intensity of an insurgency can be reduced. For police and intelligence operatives, pacification involves the identification and arrest of clandestine cadres that form shadow governments within civilian populations. These operations often involve the interrogation and detention of suspects, maintenance of databases on insurgent networks, or the provision of identification credentials to entire populations. Reform of besieged governments sometimes plays a part by addressing the economic and political grievances that fuel unrest. By reducing or eliminating the economic, social, and political inequities that motivate indigenous support of insurgents, governments can sometimes entice guerrillas and their supporters to abandon military activity and participate in reform. For many Americans, the term pacification is linked to the Vietnam War. Pacification remains a key point in the debate over the sources of the U.S. debacle in Southeast Asia. Harry Summers has criticized U.S. policy for focusing too much on the struggle for the "hearts and minds" of the South Vietnamese peasant and for not destroying the source of the southern insurgency, which he locates in North Vietnam. By contrast, Andrew Krepinevich has suggested that the U.S. military virtually ignored pacification, focusing instead on the "Big‐unit war" against North Vietnam. Pacification also served as a source of interservice rivalry during the war. The Marine Corps' Operation Golden Fleece, an effort to deny the rice harvest to Viet Cong forces, and Marine Corps combined action platoons, which stationed small Marine units in Vietnamese villages, reduced Marine participation in large‐scale search and destroy operations favored by U.S. Army officers. American pacification efforts took on many forms and consumed enormous resources during the Vietnam War. In 1959, Ngo Dinh Diem's government launched a program to move South Vietnamese peasants into strong rural settlements named agrovilles. This initiative was followed in 1961 by the strategic hamlet program, shaped by Sir Robert Thompson, who had helped plan the successful British counterinsurgency effort in Malaya in the 1950s. Because of mismanagement and conflicting priorities between the Diem regime, which wanted a mechanism to control the southern population, and its Western advisers, who saw physical security and prosperity as a way of winning peasant sympathies from the Viet Cong, both programs foundered. Building these settlements also relied heavily on peasant labor and produced much disruption of rural life, which increased village dissatisfaction with the Saigon regime. Both programs also failed to protect villagers from the Viet Cong. By contrast, one element of the strategic hamlet initiative, the Chieu Hoi ("Open Arms") program to offer clemency to insurgents, produced positive results throughout the war. Viet Cong defectors, commonly referred to as "ralliers," even served as "Kit Carson" scouts for U.S. forces. In 1964, a revised pacification plan called Chien Thang ("Will to Victory") was implemented by the South Vietnamese and their American advisers. Based on the "oil‐spot concept," Chien Thang was intended slowly to increase areas considered pacified. Military and paramilitary units would occupy a central village for a time, clear it of Viet Cong influence, then move on to an adjacent area. Pacified areas would thus spread out from a central village like an ever‐expanding drop of oil on water. Hop Tac ("Victory"), which also began in 1964, was an effort to apply this oil‐spot philosophy to the area surrounding Saigon. Again, this program failed to live up to expectations because of poor execution and a lack of support from conventional military units. In the aftermath of the January 1968 Tet Offensive, pacification was given renewed emphasis in U.S. policy. The efforts of many U.S. agencies that contributed to pacification were now coordinated by CORDS (Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support). Created in 1967 by a Johnson administration eager to improve U.S. prosecution of the "other war" (pacification), CORDS was headed by Robert "Blowtorch" Komer, known for his determination and bureaucratic savvy. Komer's efforts at coordinating competing civilian programs with military operations yielded results. CORDS efforts to destroy the Viet Cong infrastructure (VCI) by identifying and arresting clandestine cadres in southern villages produced two infamous initiatives: ICEX (infrastructure coordination and exploitation), which was started in mid‐1967 to support South Vietnamese police units; and Phoenix, which was started in 1969, to coordinate American and South Vietnamese military, intelligence, and police operations against the VCI. Although Phoenix was criticized as a thinly veiled terror and assassination program, its operations emphasized intelligence collection. Dead suspects were of no use in rolling up the VCI. After the war, Communist observers and American supporters of pacification both agreed that the Phoenix and the Chieu Hoi programs were effective, but that pacification had taken too long and had cost too much. The more important battle for the "hearts and minds" of the American public was lost long before the Communists' Great Spring Victory of 1975. By contrast, in earlier wars American pacification efforts had twice been effective in the Philippines in the twentieth century. In the 1950s, CIA agent Edward G. Lansdale, a U.S. Air Force officer with a background in advertising, organized an effective response to a revolt of the Communist faction of the Hukbalahap (a Tagalog acronym for "People's Anti‐Japanese Army"). Working with the young and charismatic Ramon Magsaysay, who would eventually become president of the Philippines, Lansdale orchestrated a textbook pacification effort. Magsaysay launched reforms that curtailed military and landlord harassment of the peasantry; American aid was used to help satisfy the "land hunger" that motivated many Huks. When Huk leaders were rounded up in a raid of their Manila headquarters, reforms continued to reduce the economic and political concerns motivating rank‐and‐file Huks, slowly ending the insurgency. Half a century earlier, Filipino resistance to the U.S. occupation of the archipelago following the Spanish‐American War was ended by harsher methods. After driving the Philippine Army from the field in a series of conventional battles, the U.S. Army ultimately suppressed guerrilla resistance by "concentrating" the rural population into specified areas. Destroying the guerrillas' rural food supplies and tax base, U.S. forces starved the nationalists into submission. The promise of limited self‐rule also reduced some of the political motivation behind the guerrilla movement. Almost from the beginning of the English North American colonies, colonists and later the U.S. government pacified Native Americans, who had been weakened by a horrific demographic shock produced by the introduction of Eurasian diseases. In pre‐Revolutionary America, when European settlers and Indian nations were more evenly matched in military capability, pacification took the form of punitive expeditionary raids intended to drive Indian settlements away from areas populated by Europeans or to deny Indians the logistics needed to launch raids against colonists. Later, when westward migration, briefly interrupted by the Civil War, brought American settlers and western Indian nations into repeated conflict, the U.S. government forced Indians onto reservations and fought to keep them there, making them dependent on government subsidies. Even though the reservation policy, intended to "civilize" Native Americans, destroyed traditional lifestyles, at the time it was often depicted as a humanitarian approach to the "Indian problem." By contrast, many settlers objected to humanitarian efforts advocated by eastern groups (e.g., Quakers) and simply called for the extermination of Native Americans. Pacification operations conducted by loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War were often brutal. British commanders, however, chose not to adopt a scorched‐earth policy to combat the Revolution. Many British officers believed that a deliberate policy of brutality would drive "fence‐sitters" to support the rebel cause. Because pacification often involves the denial of economic or cultural independence to civilian populations or military intervention in the domestic politics of other nations, the policy conflicts with the political and philosophical principles that underlie American political culture. As a result, many Americans view U.S. pacification campaigns as dark chapters in the nation's history. [See also Native American Wars: Wars Between Native Americans and Europeans and Euro‐Americans; Philippine War; Philippines, U.S. Military Involvement in the; Vietnam War: Military and Diplomatic Course; Vietnam War: Changing Interpretations.] John Shy , A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence, 1976. Harry Summers , On Strategy, 1982. Robert M. Utley , The Indian Frontier of the American West 1846–1890, 1984. Andrew Krepinevich , The Army and Vietnam, 1986. D. Michael Shafer , Deadly Paradigms: The Failure of U.S. Counterinsurgency Policy, 1988. Glenn A. May , Battle for Batangas: A Philippine Province at War, 1991. Harold E. Selesky , War and Society in Colonial Connecticut, 1991. Douglas J. Macdonald , Adventures in Chaos: American Intervention for Reform in the Third World, 1992. Tom Hatley , The Dividing Paths, Cherokees and South Carolinians Through the Era of Revolution, 1993. Richard A. Hunt , Pacification: The American Struggle for Vietnam's Hearts and Minds, 1995. James J. Wirtz "Pacification." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. . Encyclopedia.com. 17 Jul. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pacification." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. . Encyclopedia.com. (July 17, 2019). https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/pacification "Pacification." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. . Retrieved July 17, 2019 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/pacification Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary COPYRIGHT 1986 Gale 483. Pacification Aegir sea god, stiller of storms on the ocean. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 16] Feng name taken by Odin in capacity of wave-stiller. [Norse Myth.: LLEI, I: 328] Saul and David David plays his harp to mollify King Saul. [O.T.: I Samuel 16:16, 23] Pain (See SUFFERING .) "Pacification." Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. . Encyclopedia.com. 17 Jul. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pacification." Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. . Encyclopedia.com. (July 17, 2019). https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pacification "Pacification." Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. . Retrieved July 17, 2019 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pacification Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture The term pacification was used in Brazil to describe efforts by agents of the Indian Protection Service (SPI), to establish peaceful relations with indigenous peoples confronted with encroachment and outsiders' expansion into their territories. The term went out of fashion in the 1960s and was replaced by contact or attraction; these terms describe the same processes that have been implemented by the national Indian foundation (FUNAI), the organization that in 1974 replaced the SPI. Pacification or contact officially sanctions capitalist economic expansion and settlement in indigenous lands. Under General Cândido Rondon, founder (in 1910) and director of the SPI, the organization developed a strategy designed to persuade Indians resisting intrusions that government agents were different from other agents of Brazilian national society (for example, Bandeirantes, settlers, miners). Following this strategy, in the early twenty-first century teams of unarmed Indian agents leave gifts of beads, machetes, mirrors, and clothing in areas frequented by members of the targeted group. The government's stated objectives for these efforts have been to establish relationships with Indians so as to protect them from violent clashes with intruders and thwart devastating epidemics by providing health care and immunizations. Although contact efforts can avert worst-case scenarios, for isolated indigenous peoples these efforts inevitably represent social disruption and territorial limitation. Typically, indigenous peoples assent to government contact efforts when exhausted by violent encounters with intruders or devastated by new contagious diseases to which they have little resistance. In the view of some indigenous peoples, it is in fact they who are "pacifying" outsiders. See alsoBrazil, Organizations: Indian Protection Service (SPI); Brazil, Organizations: National Indian Foundation (FUNAI); Rondon, Cândido Mariano da Silva. Albert, Bruce, and Alcida Rita Ramos. Pacificando o branco: Cosmologias do contato no Norte-Amazônico. São Paulo: Imprensa Oficial, 2002. Davis, Shelton H. Victims of the Miracle: Development and the Indians of Brazil. Cambridge, U.K., and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977. Garfield, Seth. Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil: State Policy, Frontier Expansion, and the Xavante Indians, 1937–1988. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2001. Graham, Laura R. Performing Dreams: Discourses of Immortality among the Xavante of Central Brazil. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. Ribeiro, Darcy. Os índios e a civilização: A integração das populações indígenas no Brasil moderno. Petrópolis, Brazil: Editora Vozes, 1977. Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil, directed by Geoffrey O'Connor. New York: Realis Pictures, 1990. "In the Ashes of the Forest," directed by Adrian Cowell. Parts 1 and 2 of The Decade of Destruction. Oley, PA: Bullfrog Films, 1990. Laura R. Graham "Pacification." Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. . Encyclopedia.com. 17 Jul. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. 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John Boyega hints that Finn and Poe Dameron Star Wars romance could happen "You never know what they're going to pull," says Boyega, adding that he's keeping a close eye on Episode VIII director Rian Johnson By Emma Daly Monday, 15th February 2016 at 8:10 am Hold onto your lightsabers, Star Wars actor John Boyega has hinted that a Finn and Poe Dameron romance could actually be a thing. Since Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens hit screens there have been various rumours (and fan art of course) suggesting that Boyega's Stormtrooper and Oscar Isaac's pilot were more than just good buddies. And Boyega, speaking backstage after scooping the EE Rising Star Award at Bafta, admitted: "you never know". "What's so funny, I posted a video the other day of myself working out, skipping, and in the background Oscar is just like, 'Yeah baby go on!' and people just went crazy. @mrcalliet influenced my cardio routine today. Doesn't hurt that I have Oscar Isaac in the background cheering me on pic.twitter.com/RzEpG5Zy9Z — John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) February 11, 2016 "But as far as I'm concerned, when JJ [Abrams] sat us down to go through the script, it was a bromance," he continued. "But now I'm learning what Mark Hamill said before when he didn't know that Darth Vader was Luke's father: you never know what they're going to pull. I'm looking at the director Rian [Johnson] closely so he can get me involved early, so I can prepare myself. So who knows?" With talk that Johnson is taking into account fan-led ideas for the latest film, it seems we shouldn't give up on our fantasies just yet… Boyega joked that he was "running on fumes" with a 6am start on Episode VIII following a night of Bafta celebration. But holding his trophy aloft he laughed, "All I'm saying is, this is going to look great on the Millennium Falcon." Film Baftas 2016 British Academy Film Awards Star Wars Episode VII: the Force Awakens Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Bafta Film Awards 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor Bafta Film Awards 2016: The Revenant wins Best Picture All about Star Wars Episode VII: the Force Awakens News, photos, videos and full episode guide Bafta Film Awards 2016: John Boyega wins Bafta Rising Star Bafta Film Awards 2016 – winners in full	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Leaving the Most Vulnerable Defenseless Sheriff David Clarke March 26, 2018 NAACP Controlled by Anti-Gun Democratic Party Democrats don't seem to trust poor blacks with guns. It is something that we have seen since at least the end of the Civil War. Yet, it is poor blacks, who are the most likely victims of violent crime, who would benefit the most from being able to defend themselves. Unfortunately, this month, the NAACP president Derrick Johnson came out for gun control laws that would leave the most vulnerable defenseless. The NAACP has become one of the most irrelevant civil rights organizations ever since they abandoned their original mission of civil rights and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party. They now embrace a liberal ideology, including gun control, that is not in the best interest of black civil rights. Name the last piece of relevant civil rights improvements advanced by this organization since Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case. As a former sheriff for Milwaukee and a researcher, we know that police are extremely important in stopping crime, but the police themselves understand that they almost always arrive at the crime scene after the crime has occurred. Black communities know all too well the epidemic of gang violence and murder, with blacks accounting for 13 percent of the population but 52 percent of the murder victims. Liberals Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens The people who are the most likely victims of crime are the very ones who benefit the most from being able to defend themselves. While gun control may stop some criminals from getting guns, it is the most law-abiding who obey the law and are disarmed. Taking guns away from drug gangs is about as difficult as stopping them from getting illegal drugs to sell. Mr. Johnson claims that Australia's 1996-1997 gun buyback produced supposedly amazing benefits: "gun-related homicides and suicides dropped by 59 percent and 65 percent, respectively." If only reducing crime and suicides were so easy. Originally published by The Washington Times, March 26, 2018. Written by David A. Clarke and John R. Lott Jr. Senator Kennedy Says "Woke" Crime Policies Turning The Judicial System on Its Head In the United States Senate, you see a wide range of personalities and different levels of convictions the … Texas Democrat Party Leaders Refers To Tim Scott As Racial Slur, Then Steps Down From His Post. Texas Dems Refuse To Accept His Resignation After Gary O'Connor, who is the chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party in Texas, had offered his … Trump Issues Warning For 35 'Wayward' GOP House Members Who Voted For Jan. 6 Commission Former President Donald Trump issued a warning to the 25 GOP House members who decided to cast their …	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Leave a comment /ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ/ Χρονικό 5. ΙΒΗΡΟΥ ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ ● Hellenes in Portugal ● Fado and Fate ● Odysseus and Calypso in Lisbon; Their Son in Santarém ● Creto-Iberian Ties: Bull Worship and Bullfight "Mosaic of a Phoenician trading ship" read the caption! Almost every word is a lie: the ship is neither Phoenician, nor trading; underneath we can read in BIG, Hellenic letters: ODYSSEY… (Inopportune comments of someone unable to read Greek) "IN REMOTE TIMES, EVEN PRIOR to the 6th century BC, the Greeks colonised what is now Portuguese territory, exploiting mines, founding and fortifying towns, especially along the coast and in the basins of the larger rivers." Fado has been proclaimed as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Rebetiko, too: better late than never! This historical flashback is Augusto Mascarenhas Barreto's starting point in his bilingual (in Portuguese and English) book on Fado / Origens Líricas e Motivação Poética (Lyrical Origins and Poetic Motivation). It is the first chapter (Identity and Origins), following the preliminaries about fado: Portugal's urban folk song was born in two of its oldest cities, Lisbon and Coimbra (with a distinct form in each); it is Provençal in origin, with Arabic melodic and poetic influence; it is a way of life (like rebetiko, flamenco, blues, tango, or any other authentic folk mode of expression, however "humble", or even "marginal", it is considered in origin); it's dominated by nostalgia, by saudade, a keyword in fado coming from the Arabs, as well, and found corrupt elsewhere: it is Cape Verde's sodade characterizing its nostalgic song, morna. The Hellenes, says the Portuguese author, "mingled with the aboriginal inhabitants and the Iberians, who inherited from them certain ethnic and cultural characteristics. It is presumed that the Iberians were a people originating in the East of Europe. Iberus was the ancient name of the River Ebro, in Spain." Such homonymous toponyms are quite strange. It's not only the Ἕβρος (Hebrus or… Maritsa) in Thrace, the river dividing Greece and Turkey; it is also Caucasian Iberia, west of Caucasian… Albania (a part of Azerbaijan), that is, Georgia, in the hinterland of Medea's homeland, the ancient Colchis, where Jason sailed with the Argonauts for the Golden Fleece. Logic says the Iberians' cradle should have been there – but most scholars, on the contrary, show to the direction of North Africa or the eastern Mediterranean. North of the Greater Armenia, between the Black and Caspian Seas: Colchis, Iberia and Albania. The Amazons were further north. Among the cultural characteristics the Greeks bequeathed to Iberia (the Iberian Peninsula), Mascarenhas Barreto singles out the Moeras: "The Hellenic Moira is to be found in the spirit of Fado… The word fado, derived from the Latin fatum, means fate, destiny – what has been foretold by the Oracle and which nothing can alter… Later, Moira became allied to Arab Fatalism." The foreigners, you see, attribute to the Hellenes cultural characteristics that the latter claim they are due to the 400-year-long Ottoman yoke… "Legend attributes the building of the ancient walls of Lisbon to the great Greek hero of antiquity, Ulysses", i.e. Odysseus (Barretο) Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, Attic black figured amphora (ca 7th century BCE) MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE is what Portuguese mythology says about the Iberian adventures of that "man of many ways", "man for wisdom", "of many wiles", "of many turns", "of twists and turns", "of much resource", the "skilled", "ingenious" and "very resourceful" man,(a) Odysseus. He was the one who founded and walled Lisbon (see Chronicle 21: Iberian "El Dorado"): (a) The… "polytropic" versions of Homer's word "πολύτροπος" (polytropos) rendered into English by Richmond Lattimore, George Chapman, Alexander Pope, Allen Mandelbaum, Martin Hammond, Albert Cook, Robert Fagles, Robert Fitzgerald, Samuel Butler, Emil V. and D.C.H. Rieu. "Legend", says Barreto, "attributes the building of the ancient walls of the city [Lisbon] to the great Greek hero of antiquity, Ulysses, king of Ithaca and conqueror of Troy, who is supposed to have given the place the name of Ulissea – whence the word Ulissipo.(b) Anyway, what is certain is that Lisbon was inhabited by the Phoenicians about 600 BC, and they named it Alis Ubbo, meaning 'Calm Bay'. It was certainly visited by Greeks and Carthaginians, who established trade relations with the primitive peoples inhabiting the country. These tribes, who had mingled with the Celts and the Iberians, formed an ethnic sub-group: the Celtiberians." (b) Ulissea, that is, Odyssey, from the Latin version of the hero's name, Ulysses or Ulisses, hence Ulissipolis (Odysseupolis) > Ulissipo(na) or Olisipo(na). The "Snake God" found in Tavira – the only Portuguese town, next to Huelva, where the Phoenicians actually settled. ● Ulysses' Ulissipo is a "legend", according to Barreto, but the Phoenicians' Alis Ubbo is a "certainty": it is the "classic" historical… science fiction. How can he really combine this conclusion with his starting point that "in remote times, even prior to the 6th century BC, the Greeks colonised what is now Portuguese territory"? Well, "what is certain is that"… if we are based on facts, neither the Hellenes, nor the Phoenicians or also the Punics ever settled in Portugal. This land could not compare with Andalusia that magnetized all the above due to its mineral wealth and strategic importance. The only area of Portuguese interest that drew their attention was the also mineral-rich Galicia. (By the way, I mean Galicia of Iberia and not that of Eastern Europe). Generally, Alis (Allis) Ubbo (Ubo) is also interpreted as "Safe" (or "Pleasant", "Enchanting", "Serene", "Delightful") "Harbour" (or "Port", "Haven", "Gulf", "Cove", "Shore", "Inlet"): all versions describe a good anchorage and, therefore, all have something to do with the sea. In an article about the presence of Mycenaeans in Sardinia, Demetris Michalópoulos wrote inter alia: "In ancient times, Cagliari, the current capital of Sardinia, was called Caralis. In all likelihood, the toponym derives from the Semitic word car, which means 'white rock'". We assume that Caralis meant Bay (or Harbour, etc.) with a white rock, a toponym that was probably given by the omnipresent Phoenicians. Can we associate the Semitic alis with the Indo-European root sal– (e.g. the English salt, and Grecian ἅλς (hals), meaning both salt and sea)? If so, Indo-European and Semitic languages should have had some common ground (at least on matters shared in common, such as navigation), with loan words probably derived from Mediterranean tongues, e.g. the Minoan Cretan. "During the Punic Wars – between Rome and Carthage – the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by the Romans and, in 205 BC the town – then called Olissipo – was raised to the category of a Roman municipium. In 100 AD it was named Felicitas Julia, in honour of Julius Caesar, and the name was a promise of good fortune. In the year 376, the Visigoths invaded the peninsula. In 404 the territory was still occupied by Romans and barbarians, but in 522, after the departure of the Romans, a single Visigoth kingdom was formed, and the town came to be known as Olissipona. In 711 the Arabs invaded the peninsula from North Africa and occupied the town, to which they gave the name Lissibona… In 1147 Lisbon was re-conquered by Dom Afonso Henriques." An English frigate in choppy waters in the Tagus passing the Belém Tower, by John Thomas Serres (1823) That's how we ended up to Lisboa, the current capital of Portugal, adds Barreto. But this is not the end of his story. There's more to it: "Santarém is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC by Abidis, of Greek origin," son of Ulysses and Calypso. (Barretο) "Santarém, [which] stands looking over the River Tagus… is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC by Abidis [or Habis],(c) of Greek origin, who gave it the name of Esca-Abidis. This prince, grandson of Gregoris [Gárgoris], king of the Iberian Peninsula, is said to have founded towns… in Spain. According to legend, he was also the son of Ulysses. Betraying the trust of Gregoris after having been given Alis-Ubbo (Lisbon), Ulysses secretly espoused Calypso, daughter of the peninsular king, who rushed with his army on Lisbon. Ulysses fled by sea, abandoning his spouse"… (c) Or Habido, Abido, Abidas, Αbidis, Gabis, Gabid: his name's versions in various variations of the legend. Odysseus and Calypso (with… Habis?), by Gerard de Lairesse Consequently, Calypso was not a nymph on the Isle of Ogygia, as Homer says. Deviating from the greatest of the rhapsodes, the Lusitanians adopted Calypso as a princess of Iberia and daughter of Gregoris-Gárgoris, not of Atlas. Note that we remain in the same places that Heracles had earlier toured for the golden apples of the Hesperides and Geryon's cattle. It is assumed that Ogygia must have been nearby the Pillars of Heracles, since Odysseus had to travel for 18 days in an easterly direction to reach Scheria, the Phaeacian Island, which many identify with Corfu. There's a chance that Ogygia was one of the Pillars, today's Spanish Ceuta on Moroccan soil, opposite the other Pillar, the Rock of Gibraltar. Although it is not an island now, it may have been one in the days of Homer. According to Hesiod, the conqueror of Troy – and also of numerous… women (for he was so "skilled", "ingenious" and "resourceful") – had in total 16 sons and a daughter from six women. But in his long list, he includes no Abidis, Habis, or what. Odysseus had three sons from Penelope, one from the daughter of Thoas the Aetolian, eight sons and a daughter from Circe, two sons from Calypso, one from Callidice, the queen of Thesprotia, whom he later married, and another from Euippe, daughter of Tyrimmas, king of Dodona in Epirus. Note that, if we accept Hesiod's genealogy of Odysseus, with nine children from Circe and two from Calypso, we must reverse the time he lived beside these two nymphs, according to Homer: one year with Circe and seven with Calypso. Circe, by Charles Gumery With such a "proliferation", of course, Odysseus was in danger of falling by the hand of some… close relative – something that did happen in the sequel of the Odyssey, in the Telegony, or Thesprotis, the Epic Cycle's final episode, attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene or Cinaethon of Sparta. Circe's son, Telegonus, so the story goes, while searching for his father, landed on Ithaca where – according to the custom of the era – started plundering and slaughtering, among others, also his genitor. Overwhelmed with remorse, as he realized he became a patricide, he collected Odysseus' body and, accompanied by his half-brother, Telemachus, and Penelope, returned to the island of his mother, who turned them immortal. This "saga" ends happily there with a happy end worthy of… a Greek film of the '60s: with the marriages of Circe with Telemachus and Penelope with Telegonus! Finally, only poor Odysseus was enveloped by murky darkness! A similar end awaits our hero in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The father of Italian poetry presents a traditional variation of the Homeric version, in which Odysseus himself says that he never returned to Ithaca. From Circe's island, Aea, Aeaea, or Aeaeë,(d) he passed through the Pillars of Heracles into the Atlantic, crossed the Equator, sailing in the southern hemisphere for five months, until he reached a big mountain. Then a tornado had the ship spin three times and sink. They all drowned there. But where? In the "underworld", or in the "new world", in America? Logic, based on today's geographical knowledge, makes us draw wrong conclusions. Moreover, the narrative takes place in Dante's Inferno (see also Chronicle 15. Sailing to Rio de Janeiro!). (d) It's another homonymous toponym with the capital of Colchis, Aea (today's Kutaisi). But there's an explanation now: Circe was the sister of Aeëtes, the king of Colchis, and aunt of Medea, with whom she shared magic powers – and also temperament: they say that Circe was exiled to the solitary island of Aeaea by her subjects and her father because she had killed her husband… The Lusitanians, however, didn't bother to… "set out for Ithaca" with Cavafy, nor cared about Odysseus, after he escaped, leaving Calypso behind. Naturally, they were more concerned about what happened "at home"; hence they paid much more attention to Abidis/Habis: Olissipo-Lisboa with the port on the Tagus (16th century) "When Abidis was born," says Barreto, "Gregoris ordered him to be thrown in a cave to be devoured by wild beasts. In answer, however, to the entreaties of his daughter, he consented that the child should be delivered to Fate, according to primitive custom, and the boy was put in a basket and taken away by the current of the river.(e) A hind adopted him and when the child was later found in a wild state by some huntsmen, his mother recognised him by a mark. Gregoris forgot his former anger and gave him schooling, so that he could succeed him in the government of the peninsula. The name Esca-Abidis (Escalabis) in Greek means 'food of Abidis',(f) in memory of the place where he was reared by the hind. (e) Quite biblical the image, recalling "Moses baby" on the waters of the Nile… Conclusion: there's no originality in the Judaic mythology, although it has since acquired "dogmatic authority"… (See also Chronicles 18 and 21). (f) Ἐσχάρα (eschara): hearth, fire-place (like ἑστία); pan of coals, brazier; (the camp's) watch-fires; sacrificial hearth; fire-stick. Ἑστία (hestia): hearth of a house; the house itself, home; household, family; altar; the hearth goddess Hestia, or Vesta in Latin. Hestiatórion is the Greek word for restaurant. Roman mosaic in Pedrosa de la Vega (Castile and León). The only known evidence of transparency. "As regards history, the Romans rebuilt the town in 153 AD and called it Scalabis-castrum. Julius Caesar raised it to the status of a capital – one of the four in Lusitania… In the year 500 when the Visigoths came to Lusitania, the barbarians and Lusitanians formed in that region a single people. In 632 the town of Tomar was the scene of the martyrdom of Irene… a nun. Her body, thrown into the river, was carried down as far as Scalabis… Nineteen years later, King Recceswinth, who was Catholic,(g) changed the name of Scalabis to Santa Irene. When… the Arabs occupied the town (715), they called it Chantireyn" – and that's how we ended up to Santarém. (g) Force of habit: "Catholic" is what Barreto wrote, instead of "Christian", as he should, because the Schism was still to come… Creto-Iberian ties due to Minoan thalassocracy in the Mediterranean. A common cultural characteristic was bull worship and bullfight. GRAECO-IBERIAN TIES, clearly suggested by Portuguese mythology, date back to much earlier times than the Trojan War, to the pre-Hellenic era of Minoan Thalassocracy in the Mediterranean: they were Creto-Iberian. A common cultural characteristic of the Cretans and the peoples of Iberia was bull worship and bullfight, or rather bull-leaping (taurocathapsia; see Chronicle 17. Minoan Cretan Thalassocracy). In his Memoriae Historicae, Strabo, a geographer-historian of Roman times, who was born in Amaseia of Pontus (64-63 BCE) and died probably in Rome (24 CE), referred to the Lusitanian equestrian bullfight ("… the peoples of the coastline, who are fond of meeting, on horseback, the fierce Hispanian bulls", he wrote).(h) Reconstruction of a relief fresco of a bull by Arthur Evans at the northern Propylaea of Knossos (h) The ancestor of the Iberian bull, aurochs, was described by Julius Caesar as "somewhat smaller than an elephant, swift and powerful; attacks both men and animals." Charlemagne hunted a similar animal, known as bubalo. It is likely that the savage creature killed by St. George was an aurochs and not a dragon as the plastic artists present him. The aurochs (aur = wild + ochs = ox), or urus, is the bos primogenius which is now extinct. It survived until 1627 in a forest of Poland. Apart from bullfighting on horseback, there was also the pega – from the verb pegar, which means catch, seize… the bull by the horns! In one kind of pegas, the so-called forcado was not only completely unarmed, but had nothing to fool the bull (e.g. cape). He should withstand the initial impact (the tremendous weight of the attacking animal plus speed), and the subsequent shaking of his head so as to get rid of an unwelcome rider on his neck… There were more forcados, usually eight, as assistants in the pega to master the bull. It is the picture we have from the Minoan bull-leaping in an extant fresco of Taurocathapsia dating back to the 15th century BCE. Isn't it impressive? Even more so if we take into account that these Cretan "forcados" included women! Taurocathapsia (bull-leaping), Minoan fresco Arriving at the other side of the Mediterranean, we can find the earliest known description of such a bullfight in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the legendary hero of Mesopotamia, whose name became associated with his futile struggle to obtain immortality. The epic, dating back to c. 2100 BCE, describes how the hero and his companion, Enkidu, kill the Celestial Bull that the goddess Ishtar has sent to punish Gilgamesh for spurning her advances: "Enkidu seizes the celestial bull by the horns", while Gilgamesh "approaches it slowly and jumps on its back; then grabs it by the tail"… "The pegas", Barreto concludes, "probably originated in the Neolithic ritual hunts. We may wonder whether the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula learnt this from the Cretans of the 3rd millennium BC, or if they themselves may have been the teachers, since the bulls were taken from their natural habitat in the peninsula to the island of Crete." But still, if you talk about so extensive exchange going on five millennia ago – whether it is bull-leaping, or even bull shipments from Iberia to Crete – how is it possible to be concerned about trivial "problems", as to who were the initiators of this practice? ● Bull-leaping was a Minoan ritual connected with bull worship, where the bull was not killed, contrary to bullfight. When it passed to the Mycenaeans, it was called in Greek ταυροκαθάψια; from ταῦρος ("bull") and κάθαψις, a rare noun composed of the words κατά- ("across") and ἅπτομαι ("touch, reach"); thus, literally, "touching of the bull". Representations (frescoes, statuettes, seals, etc.) of the ritual, outside Crete or Hellas, have been found in Asia Minor (Smyrna, Hattusa), Canaan, Egypt, Bactria, and the Indus Valley. Juanito Apinani's speed and bravery in the bullring of Madrid, from the etchings "La Tauromaquia" by Francisco Goya (1815-16) ● Non-violent taurocathapsia (bull-leaping), practiced in Spain, were called recortes. The recortadores competed at dodging and leaping over bulls without a cape or sword. Some used a long pole to literally pole-vault over the charging animal, which was not restrained by any guiding rope or similar safety device. The recortes were common in the 19th century. Etchings by painter Francisco Goya depict these events. ● In neighbouring Portugal, the bullfight's second stage, called pega ("holding"), was the one referred to by Barreto. The so-called forcados challenged the animal directly without protection or weapon of defense. The front man provoked the bull into a charge to perform a pega de cara (face grab), secured its head and was aided by his fellows who surrounded and subdued the animal. The bull was not killed in the ring, in the audience's sight, but by a butcher. After an exceptional performance, some bulls were healed, released to pasture until their end days and used for breeding. ● A "safer" style of this ritual, practiced in French Gascony, used young cows instead of bulls, which were furthermore guided by long ropes attached to their horns, so that they ran directly towards the sauteurs ("leapers") and écarteurs ("dodgers"), and were restrained from trampling or goring them should they miss a trick. ● In faraway South India, in Tamil Nadu, there was a related ritual, the jallikattu, as part of the harvest celebration. The participants tried to leap onto a bull, reaching for the money packets tied to its horns as a prize. The event has been depicted in rock art dated at least to the 3rd century BCE. >> Chronicle 6. INDO-IBERIAN ARC (Jondo) << Chronicle 4. ON DEMOCRACY Next Chronicle 6. 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Home - AREVO Announces Series B Financing and Appointment of Software and Operations Icon as New CEO to Lead 3D Printing into Mainstream Manufacturing AREVO Announces Series B Financing and Appointment of Software and Operations Icon as New CEO to Lead 3D Printing into Mainstream Manufacturing Early Amazon and Google Executive Jim Miller Turns His Hand to Reinventing Manufacturing; $12.5M in New Capital led by Asahi Glass with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Leslie Ventures and Khosla Ventures to Fuel Mass Commercialization Santa Clara, Calif., May 17, 2018 – AREVO®, the leader in software-controlled additive manufacturing technology, today introduced a new CEO and a $12.5 million Series B financing round to usher in the next era of 3D printing and transform the way manufactured products are conceived, designed, built, and maintained. With its unique combination of software, robotics, and materials, AREVO provides designers and manufacturers with unprecedented freedom to unlock the unparalleled strength, weight and economics of composite materials for a wide range of consumer and industrial products. New CEO Jim Miller oversaw Amazon's expansion from books, music and video to full-range fulfillment capabilities as vice president of supply chain, ushering in its meteoric rise to $6 billion in annual revenue and building the foundation for the company that it is today. Later, as vice president of worldwide operations at Google, he led the team that planned, built, deployed and operated the infrastructure that powers Google: search, YouTube, gmail, advertising and cloud businesses. Miller's appointment coincides with the close of $12.5 million in Series B financing led by Asahi Glass, with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Leslie Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The new financing will help the company build on its groundbreaking R&D success and focus on the full-scale commercialization of its technology across a diverse set of industries such as aerospace, defense, transportation, automotive, consumer electronics, sporting goods, medical, and oil and gas. "AREVO is at an exciting inflection point in its business right now," said Jim Miller, CEO of AREVO. "We have the technology, team and tools to commercialize our software and fabrication process to build high strength parts that the manufacturing industry hasn't been able to conceive and construct before." AREVO has created a new paradigm for manufacturing by combining dynamic software, automation and robotics, and patented materials science to reimagine how products are created, from ideation to execution. Innovative partners building for mass markets will be able to leverage AREVO's software and robotic printing process to create and scale lightweight products of superior strength and unlimited size. To demonstrate its software and robotics at work, AREVO partnered with Studio West to create the world's first true 3D-printed commuter bike. A reimagined form factor removed a seat stay between the seat and back wheel, adding strength and new simplicity. Comments on the News: Masatoshi Ueno, AGC Ventures, a corporate venturing arm of Asahi Glass, said, "We are thrilled by joining AREVO's journey as an investor and commercialization partner. Arevo's technology will enable us to add new business lines on top of current material solutions." "AREVO's approach is a significant leap forward as it is truly 3D printing rather than stacked 2D printing, which is what most of us are accustomed to," said Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures. "AREVO is the company that can finally move 3D printing beyond novelty applications and into a mainstream manufacturing necessity with its unique nexus of software, robotics, and composite materials." "We are excited to be partnering with AREVO, a company truly leading the industry of 3D printing technology for carbon fiber parts," said Tak Niki, General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas' Silicon Valley office. "We see great opportunity in the future as AREVO's technology is leveraged to reduce cycle time and cost within various industries. We look forward to helping to grow their company as well as applying their logic to several of our existing businesses." About AREVO AREVO, based in Silicon Valley, California, develops technology to enable direct digital additive manufacturing of ultra-strong, lightweight composite parts for end use applications in high volume. 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Posted11/17/2016 5:30 AM Lester: Consultant turns post-election blues into help for female candidates Anne Szkatulski, a Wilmette native and new Trier High School alumna, this week launched Rodham Consulting, a pro-bono consulting group that aims to help women enter the political arena as candidates. Courtesy of Anne Szkatulski Among those lamenting Hillary Clinton's loss last week to Donald Trump, one woman noticed a common theme in Facebook and Twitter posts. "I kept seeing people say, 'I don't know what to do with my frustration. I want to get involved, and I don't know how,'" says Szkatulski, a Wilmette native and New Trier High School alumna. That's when she decided to act on an idea that had been in the back of her mind for years. Szkatulski this week launched Rodham Consulting -- a pro-bono consulting group taking up Clinton's maiden name as it aims to help women enter the political arena as candidates. After an interested woman contacts the group, volunteers walk her through what it means to get involved and what the beginnings of a campaign might entail, whether that's for library board member, township supervisor, legislator or congresswoman. Among the 30 volunteers is Allison Schraub. Schaub, who previously worked for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and state Sen. Tom Cullerton's campaigns, is focusing her efforts on DuPage County, where she's from. Tipping point? Illinois Community College presidents, including those from Harper College, Elgin Community College, the College of Lake County, College of DuPage and Oakton Community College, sent GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders on both sides an "enough is enough" letter this week, stressing that the state's budget impasse has placed their institutions "at a tipping point." "If this impasse continues ... payrolls will not be met, programs will be closed, staff and faculty will be reduced to mere shells," the presidents wrote. "We can't use regulatory relief nor the repeal of unfunded mandates to pay our employees." Lawmakers are expected to adjourn their first week of annual fall veto session today. The state has gone since July 2015 without a full-year budget in place, and a stopgap is set to expire in January. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle outlined budget cutbacks this week. - Gilbert R. Boucher II \| Staff Photographer County savings You've heard a lot about a soda tax recently approved by the Cook County Board, which goes a long way in helping close a $174 million budget gap next fiscal year. But Board President Toni Preckwinkle also outlined some cutbacks this week as she proposed her $4.9 billion budget, including reducing operational costs of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System by $10 million by shifting funds into community-based outpatient clinical care, which is less expensive than emergency room visits. The county is also consolidating two warehouses, which is expected to save about $1.5 million and reduce the county's footprint by 495,000 square feet. It's also moving forward with a plan to demolish three buildings on the Department of Corrections Campus, which is expected to avoid $188 million in maintenance over the next decade. McHenry County PADS is in "urgent need" of a Saturday night emergency shelter site for winter. - Steve Lundy \| Staff Photographer Looking for PADS site McHenry County PADS is in "urgent need" of a Saturday night emergency shelter site for winter. Without a permanent shelter for the county, some local churches have been volunteering to house and feed homeless residents on designated days of the week. However, there's no site for Saturdays, when many of the churches have services or are preparing for Sunday services. On average, officials say, about three dozen men, women and children use the sites each night. People interested in learning how their churches can become involved can contact Erin Grima at [email protected]. Lester: Suburban team makes history wearing hijabs on court Lester: Planned Parenthood sees spike in appointments after election Lester: Bolingbrook mayor hosted Trump, will go to inauguration Why the suburbs went blue for Hillary Clinton The GOP plan to regain the suburbs Duckworth: Working in GOP-controlled Congress will be nothing new Spending in suburban races shattering records Can opponents be friends after the election? It's getting harder Lester: As Guaranteed Rate sign went up for Sox, CEO was cheering Cubs Cook County Board Lester, Kerry	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
1. Selected Recent publications Orbital-selective Mott transitions in a doped two-band Hubbard model with crystal field splitting E. Jakobi, N. Blümer, and P. G. J. van Dongen, Antiferromagnetic Order of Repulsively Interacting Fermions on Optical lattices Tobias Gottwald and Peter van Dongen, Phys. Rev. A 80, 033603 (2009) Orbital-selective Mott transitions in a doped two-band Hubbard model E. Jakobi, N. Blümer and P.G.J. van Dongen, Physical Review B, vol. 80, Issue 11, id. 115109 (2009) Ground State Properties of an Asymmetric Hubbard Model for Unbalanced Ultracold Fermionic Quantum Gases T. Gottwald and P. G. J. van Dongen, Eur. Phys. J. B 61, 277-285 (2008) Magnetic phase diagram of the anisotropic multi-band Hubbard model P.G.J. van Dongen, C. Knecht, and N. Blümer, phys. stat. sol. (b) 244, 2331 (2007) Orbital-selective Mott transitions in two-band Hubbard models N. Blümer, C. Knecht, K. Pozgajcic, and P.G.J. van Dongen J. Magn. Magn. Mat. 310, 922 (2007) Cyclic Hydrocarbons: Nanoscopic (π-)SQUIDs? M. Himmerich, R. M. Noack, and P. G. J. van Dongen, EPJB, 51, Nr. 1, p.5-15 (2006) Orbital-selective Mott transitions in the anisotropic two-band Hubbard model at finite temperatures C. Knecht, N. Blümer, and P. G. J. van Dongen, Phys. Rev. B 72, 081103(R) (2005) Stripe formation in doped Hubbard ladders G. Hager, G. Wellein, E. Jeckelmann, and H. Fehske, Mott insulator: Tenth-order perturbation theory extended to infinite order using a quantum Monte Carlo scheme N. Blümer and E. Kalinowski, Optical conductivity of the one-dimensional dimerized Hubbard model at quarter filling H. Benthien and E. Jeckelmann, Optical excitations of Peierls-Mott insulators with bond disorder J. Rissler, E. Jeckelmann and F. Gebhard, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, 4093-4110 (2005) Phase diagram of the two-channel Kondo lattice model in one dimension T. Schauerte, D. L. Cox, R. M. Noack, P. G. J. van Dongen, and C. D. Batista, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 147201 (2005) Density-matrix renormalization group approach to quantum impurity problems S. Nishimoto and E. Jeckelmann, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, 613-625 (2004) Superconductivity of SrTiO3-δ M. Jourdan, N. Blümer, and H. Adrian, Eur. Phys. J. B33, 25 (2003) Symmetry breaking in the Hubbard model at weak coupling T. Schauerte and P. G. J. van Dongen, Phys. Rev. B65, 081105 (2002) Application of the Density Matrix Renormalization Group in momentum space S. Nishimoto, E. Jeckelmann, F. Gebhard, and R.M. Noack, Phys. Rev. B65, 165114 (2002) Quantum critical point in a periodic Anderson model P. G. J. van Dongen, K. Majumdar, C. Huscroft, and F.-C. Zhang, Ferromagnetism and phase separation in one-dimensional d-p and Anderson models M. Guerrero and R.M. Noack, Dielectric catastrophe at the Mott transition C. Aebischer, D. Baeriswyl, and R.M. Noack, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 468 (2001) Phase diagram of the half-filled Hubbard chain with next-nearest-neighbor hopping S. Daul and R.M. Noack, Phys. Rev. B61, 1646 (2000) 2. Selected Early Work on Correlated Fermi Systems Absence of hysteresis at the Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions J. Schlipf, M. Jarrell, P. G. J. van Dongen, N. Blümer, S. Kehrein, Th. Pruschke and D. Vollhardt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82 4890-4893 (1999) Mott transition in a magnetic field P. G. J. van Dongen and C. Leinung, Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) 6 45-67 (1997) Effects of in-chain and off-chain substitutions on spin fluctuations in the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO3 P. Lemmens, M. Fischer, G. Guntherodt, C. Gros, P. G. J. van Dongen, M. Weiden, W. Richter, C. Geibel, and F. Steglich, Phys. Rev. B55 15076-15083 (1997) Investigation of the spin-Peierls transition in CuGeO3 by Raman scattering P. Lemmens, B. Eisener, M. Brinkmann, L. V. Gasparov, G. Güntherodt, P. G. J. van Dongen, W. Richter, M. Weiden, C. Geibel and F. 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B84 383-392 (1991) Thermodynamics of the Extended Hubbard Model in high dimensions Exact Mean-Field Hamiltonian for Fermionic Lattice Models in High Dimensions P. G. J. van Dongen and D. Vollhardt, Variational Evaluation of Correlation Functions for Lattice Electrons in High Dimensions P. G. J. van Dongen, F. Gebhard and D. Vollhardt, Exact Solution and Thermodynamics of the Hubbard Model with Infinite-Range Hopping Peter van Dongen and Dieter Vollhardt, 3. Selected Early Work on Aggregation and Reaction-Diffusion Processes Aggregation beyond the Gel Point: a new class of exactly solvable models J. Stat. Phys. 87 1273-1286 (1997) Scaling solutions of Smoluchowski's coagulation equation P. G. J. van Dongen and M. H. Ernst, J. Stat. Phys 50 295-329 (1988) On the possible occurrence of instantaneous gelation in Smoluchowski's coagulation equation J. Phys. A: Math. 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Need a Visa to visit China? Visa Types Validity, Number of Entries, & Duration Visa-free Entry Visa Application Guidelines China Visa Fees A visa is a travel document issued by authorized government agencies to foreign citizens applying to enter into, exit from, or transit through the host country's territory based on the host country's laws and regulations. The travel professionals at Chinatour.com would be happy to help facilitate the process of obtaining a visa for you. The procedure can vary depending on your nationality, so give us a call and we can start the paperwork today! In accordance with international law and practice, any sovereign state is entitled to decide on whether or not to allow a foreign citizen to enter into or exit from its territory, and whether to issue a visa, decline a China visa application, or to cancel an issued visa in accordance with its national laws. Chinese consular officers are entitled to decide on the type, number of entries, validity and duration of each stay of a visa to be issued based on Chinese laws and regulations. Consular officers reserve the right to decline a China visa application or revoke an issued visa. For more info on how to go about obtaining a visa, please check out our blog! I. A Visa is required for a foreign citizen to visit China Foreign citizens must obtain a Chinese visa before entry into China, with the exception of visa-free entry based on relevant agreements or regulations. Please check the validity of your visa before traveling to China. If the visa has expired or the number of entries is not enough, you must apply for a new visa. II. Visa Types Chinese visas fall into four types: diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, service visa, and ordinary visa. Ordinary visas are further divided into the following categories: Visa Categories Description of Visa C Issued to foreign crew members of means of international transportation, including aircraft, trains and ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-border transport activities, or to the accompanying family members of the crew members of the above-mentioned ships. D Issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently. F Issued to those who intend to go to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities. G Issued to those who intend to transit through China. J1 Issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news organizations stationed in China. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. J2 Issued to foreign journalists who intend to go to China for short-term news coverage. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days. L Issued to those who intend to go to China as a tourist. M Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities. Q1 Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law. Q2 Issued to those who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days. R Issued to those who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China. S1 Issued to those who intend to go to China to visit the foreigners working or studying in China to whom they are spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18 or parents-in-law, or to those who intend to go to China for other private affairs. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. S2 Issued to those who intend to visit their family members who are foreigners working or studying in China, or to those who intend to go to China for other private matters. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days. X1 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days. X2 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of no more than 180 days. Z Issued to those who intend to work in China. III. Validity, Number of Entries and Duration of Each Stay of Chinese Visa 1. Visa Validity ("Enter Before") means that the visa is valid, or can be used for entry into China from the date of issue to the "Enter Before" date indicated on the visa (Beijing Time). If a visa has unused entries, the bearer can enter China by 24:00 (Beijing Time) of the expiration date. 2. "Entries" refers to the number of times the bearer is permitted to enter China during the validity of a visa. A visa to china becomes invalid if there are no entries left, or there are entries left but the visa validity expires. If a visa becomes invalid, its bearer must apply for a new visa before entering China. Traveling with an invalid visa to China will result in refusal of entry. 3."Duration of Each Stay" refers to the maximum number of days the visa bearer is permitted to stay in China each time, which is calculated from the date of entry into China. A foreign citizen who overstays the end date of his/her authorized stay in China without going through extension formalities is subject to fines and other penalties for violation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens and its Detailed Rules for Implementation. If a visa bearer to stay in China longer than the duration of stay allowed on the visa, approval must be obtained from local public security authorities above the county level before the duration of stay expires. Approval of an extension of stay may or may not be granted. Please check the website of the local public security authorities in China for more information. Chinese Embassies and Consulates overseas are not authorized to extend a visa. A bearer of a Work (Z) Visa, Student (X1)Visa Permanent, Resident (D) Visa, Family Reunion(Q1,S1) Visa or Resident Journalist (J-1)Visa must apply for a residence permit at the local public security authorities within 30 days of entry into China. Members of foreign diplomatic or consular missions in China must apply for a residence permit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or local foreign affairs departments within 30 days of entry into China. IV. Visa-free Entry A foreign citizen can enter China without a visa under any one of the following circumstances: 1. Direct Transit A foreign citizen who is transiting through China by air is exempted from a visa if he/she will stay only in the airport for no more than 24 hours and has a valid connecting ticket with confirmed seating on an international flight. Citizens with a passport or other international travel document, confirmed interline ticket and valid visa to the third country or region (if required) of the following 45 countries, can apply to stay in Beijing or Shanghai for 72 hours without visa on direct transit via Capital Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport and Hongqiao Airport from January 1,2013: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Slovak, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Great Britain, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, The United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Citizens with passport or other international travel document, confirmed interline ticket and valid visa to the third country or region (if required) of the following 45 countries, can apply to stay in Guangdong Province for 72 hours without visa on direct transit via Guangzhou Baiyun Airport from August 1, 2013: 2. Visiting the Pearl River Delta or Hainan Island (1) A foreign citizen holding an ordinary passport issued by any country with diplomatic relations with China is exempted from a visa if he or she is already in Hong Kong or Macao and joins a tourist group organized by a travel agency, which is registered in Hong Kong or Macao, for a visit to the Pearl River Delta region (including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and Huizhou ) and his/her stay is no more than 6 days. (2) A foreign citizen holding an ordinary passport issued by any of the following countries is exempted from a visa if he or she joins a tourist group (of 5 or more persons) organized by an international travel agency registered in Hainan with the approval of China National Tourism Administration to visit Hainan Province and his/her stay is no more than 15 days: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the U.K., Ukraine and the U.S. Citizens of Germany, Republic of Korea and Russia may join an international tourist group (of 2 or more persons) and can stay up to 21 days. 3. Citizens of Singapore, Brunei and Japan A citizen of Singapore, Brunei or Japan with an ordinary passport is exempted from a visa if he/she visits China's mainland for tourism purpose, business, or meeting with friends or relatives, enters China through ports open to foreigners, and stays for no more than 15 days. However, a visa is required for citizens of these three countries under any of the following circumstances: (1) An ordinary passport holder visits China for tourism purpose, business, or meeting with friends or relatives, and stays for more than 15 days. (2) An ordinary passport holder visits China for the purpose of study, work, permanent residency, official visits and news coverage. (3) A Japanese citizen travels with a diplomatic or official passport. 4. Holders of Valid APEC Business Travel Card The APEC Business Travel Card is a substitute of a multiple-entry visa valid for 3 years. A card holder who presents a valid passport of the same person at the same time can enter China multiple times during the validity of the card for a stay of no more than 2 months each time. 5. Foreigner's Permanent Residence Card Holders 6. Holders of Residence Permit for Foreigners issued by the Ministry of Public Security Foreign citizens entering China for the purpose of study or employment or as resident foreign journalists must apply for a residence permit at local public security authorities within 30 days of entry into China. Permit holders may stay in China and enter or exit China multiple times without the need of a visa during the validity period of the permit. 7. Bilateral Agreement Based on bilateral agreements signed or reached between China and foreign countries, foreign citizens of some countries who meet certain requirements may visit China without a visa. Please see the list of agreements on visa exemption signed between China and foreign countries for more information. 8. China's 72- and 144-Hour Transit without Visa Programs China's transit without visa (TWOV) programs allow a traveler arriving at certain ports of entry to be admitted to China and stay within a specified geographic area for 72 or 144 hours visa-free before continuing their journey to a third country (or region). Designated Ports of Entry The transit without visa programs are only in effect at ports of entry designated by the State Council. Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Policy: 144 Hours Designated ports: Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) and Hongqiao Airport (SHA), Shanghai sea ports (i.e, Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal, Wusong Passenger Transport Center), Shanghai rail ports; Nanjing Lukou Airport (NKG); Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport (HGH). Specified geographic area: Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province, and Zhejiang Province Effective date: Jan. 30, 2016 Other Cities: 72 Hours At other cities besides Shanghai/Jiangsu/Zhejiang, the only designated ports of entry are specified international airports: Beijing PEK Beijing municipality Jan. 2013 Changsha CSX Hunan province Jan. 1, 2016 Chengdu CTU Chengdu municipality Sept. 2013 Chongqing CKG Chongqing municipality Nov. 2013 Dalian DLC Dalian municipality Jan. 1, 2014 Guangzhou CAN Guangdong province Aug. 2013 Guilin KWL Guilin municipality July 28, 2014 Kunming KMG Kunming municipality Oct. 1, 2014 Shenyang SHE Shenyang municipality Jan. 1, 2014 Tianjin TSN Tianjin municipality June 8, 2015 Wuhan WUH Wuhan municipality May 1, 2015 Xiamen XMN Fujian province Apr. 1, 2015 Xian XIY Xian municipality June 1, 2014 1. Passport (or other international travel document) must be issued by a listed country: Europe–Schengen countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Europe–Other countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Great Britain, Ireland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and United States. Oceania: Australia and New Zealand. Asia: Brunei, Japan, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates. 2. Traveler must be arriving at a designated port of entry to China. 3. Traveler must have a ticket proving onward travel to a "third country or region" (not the originating country and not in Mainland China) with a confirmed date and seat within the time limit. The arriving and departing tickets may be on different airlines. For the 72-hour program, the onward flight must leave from the same city where you arrived. For the 144-hour program, the onward transportation may be from any of the designated ports in Shanghai, Nanjing Lukou Airport, or Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport. If required, you must also possess a visa for the third country or region. The term "region" here is a term of art which refers to disputed states (e.g., Taiwan) and subnational entities (e.g., Hong Kong and Macau). So, for example, New York -> Beijing -> Hong Kong would qualify. (But note that New York -> Beijing -> Guam does not qualify, per Timatic). Note that the third country or region must not be the originating country. For example, New York -> Beijing -> New York does not qualify, but New York -> Beijing -> Tokyo -> New York does qualify. Duration of stop in third country is irrelevant (e.g., LAX ->PVG -> NRT -> LAX is OK, even if NRT stop is for only a few hours). Your departing transportation must not make a further stop in China, even if you are not required to change planes. For example, Beijing -> Kunming -> Hanoi doesn't qualify. 4. That onward flight must be scheduled to depart within the time limit. How are the 72 or 144 hours counted? Per Timatic: PEK, KWL, HRB, KMG, and SHE count the 72 hours between scheduled arrival and scheduled departure. Other cities count the 72 hours starting from 0:01 on the day following entry (when the visa waiver is granted). 5. You must not depart the specified geographic area for which the visa waiver is approved. (See above). V. Visa Application Guidelines I. Basic Materials to Be Submitted for Application (1) Passport Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate. (2) Visa Application Form and Photo One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached (3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship) If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal staying provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying. (4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to foreign citizensthose who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship) If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page. If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.) II. Additional Materials to Be Submitted and Special Explanations C Visa A letter of guarantee issued by a foreign transport company or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity in China. Crew members of the following 11 airline companies may apply for multiple-entry C Visa valid for two years: United Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, American Airlines, UPS, Federal Express, Polar Air Cargo, Evergreen Air Cargo, Kalitta Air Inc., Southern Air Inc. and World Airways Inc. * The Chinese Embassy will issue single-entry or double-entry visas or multiple-entry visas valid for 6 months for crew members of other airline companies on a case-by-case basis. D Visa The original and photocopy of the Confirmation Form for Foreigners Permanent Residence Status issued by the Ministry of Public Security of China. We kindly remind you that: Holders of D Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. F Visa An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation should contain: (1) Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.) (2) Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures) (3) Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual) An onward air (train or ship) ticket with confirmed date and seat to the destination country or region. J1 Visa Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works. Applicants should contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete relevant formalities. We kindly remind you that: Holders of J1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or other authorized units in China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works. Applicants should contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete the required formalities. Documents showing the itinerary including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation, etc. or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation letter should contain: (2) Information on the planned visit (arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, etc.) (1) Documents on the commercial activity issued by a trade partner in China, or trade fair invitation or other invitation letters issued by relevant entity or individual. The invitation letter should contain: a) Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.) b) Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures) c) Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual) Q1 Visa For family reunion, the following documents are required: (1) An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. The invitation letter should contain: b) Information on the visit ( purpose of visit, intended arrival date, place(s) of intended residence, intended duration of residence, arrival and departure dates, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures) c) Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of legal representative or the inviting individual, etc.) (2) Photocopy of Chinese ID of the inviting individual or foreign passport and permanent residence permit. (3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between the applicant and inviting individual. "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law. For foster care, the following documents are required: (1)Foster entrustment notarization issued by Chinese Embassies/Consulates General in foreign countries or Foster Care Power of Attorney notarized and authenticated in the country of residence or in China (2)Original and photocopy of the consignor's passport(s), as well as the original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) notarized and authenticated certification showing the relationship between parents or guardians and children. (3) A letter of consent on foster care issued by the trustee living in China who has agreed to provide foster care services and a photocopy of the ID of the trustee. (4) A photocopy of the certificate indicating the permanent residence status abroad of the parent(s) when the child was born, provided that either or both parents of the child are Chinese citizens. We kindly remind you that: Holders of Q1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. b) Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures) c) Information on the inviting individual (name, contact number, address, signature etc.) (2) Photocopy of Chinese ID or foreign passport and permanent residence permit of the inviting individual The applicant should submit relevant certification in accordance with relevent regualtions, and meet the relevant requirements of the competent authorities of the Chinese government on high-level talents and individualnel with special skills urgently needed by China, S1 Visa (1) An invitation letter from the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains: b) Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place of intended residence, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.) c) Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.) (2) A photocopy of the inviting individual's passport and residence permit (3)Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of immediate family members between applicants and inviting individual. "immediate family members " refers to spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18, parents-in-law. Holders of S1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. S2-Visa For visiting family members for a short period, the following documents are required: (1)An invitation letter issued by the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains: b) Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.) (2) A photocopy of the inviting individual's (a foreigner who stays or lives in China for work or studies) passport and residence permit (3) Photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between the applicant and the inviting individual. For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs should be provided as required by the consular officer. X1-Visa (1) Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by a school or other entities in China. (2) Original and photocopy of "Visa Application for Study in China" (Form JW201 or Form JW202). Holders of X1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. Original and photocopy of Admission Notice issued by a school or other entities in China. Z-Visa One of the following documents: (1) Foreigners Employment Permit of the People's Republic of China issued by Chinese government authorities for Human Resources and Social Security, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities. (2) Permit for Foreign Experts Working in China issued by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities. (3) Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Offices of enterprises of foreign countries(regions) issued by Chinese authorities of industrial and commercial administration, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities. (4) An approval document for commercial performances issued by the Chinese government authorities for cultural affairs or Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Foreign Affairs Office of provincial governments of China. (5)Letter of Invitation to Foreigners for Offshore Petroleum Operations in China issued by China National Offshore Oil Corporation; Holders of Z Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people's governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners' residence permits. 3. Special Reminder (1) The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter.. (2) If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant. (3) The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant. (4) For further details, please visit the web-site of the relevant Chinese Embassy or Consulate General. 4. Additional documents if deemed necessary by visa officers. III. How to apply 1. Locate the Visa Office of the Embassy / Consulate General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state in which you reside. You may either submit your application in person, or you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to submit your application at the visa office. 2. If necessary, the applicant should go to the Embassy/Consulate-General for an interview or verification of the signature on application documents upon notification by the Embassy/Consulate-General. 3. Mailed applications are not accepted. 4. No appointment is required. IV. Processing Time 1. Regular service: Visas can be obtained on the fourth business day . 2. Express service: Visas can be obtained on the second or third business day (approval required). 3. Same-day rush service: Visas can be obtained on the same day. (Visas will be granted in the afternoon of the same day if Applications are made before 12:00 p.m. , for which approval is required.) VI. China Visa Fees A. Consulate & Service Fees Please check the following table for Chinese consulate fee and our service fee: — China Visa service for Tourist and Business: CONSULATE FEE SERVICE FEE* REGULAR MULTIPLE 10 YEARS $140 $79 5 DAYS RUSH MULTIPLE 10 YEARS $160 $119 24-36 HOURS URGENT MULTIPLE 10 YEARS $170 $219 SAME DAY — China Visa Service for Student: — For Work Visa or Crew Visa service respectively: — China Visa Service for Transit: NOTE: Service fee may change if no tour is booked B. Return Shipping Option & Fee: Fedex 2 Day Service $39 Fedex to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico $45 Fedex Saturday Delivery $70 Fedex Priority Overnight (10:30 am delivery) $60 We accept company check, money order, cashier's check or credit card. Please make check or money order payable to CHINATOUR.COM. You can write the total amount on one check or money order. Ship Above Materials to: Chinatour.com International Inc. Attn: Visa Unit 680 Brea Canyon Road, Suite 268 Diamond Bar, CA 91789 Note: If applications require Urgent (Same-day) service or Rush service. The application must be received before 10:30 AM. You must send your documents using Fedex Priority Overnight Service or UPS Next Day Service only. Applications received after 10:30 AM will be processed the next business day. And the most important is please give us a call to make sure of everything before you send it. Visa Processing Time 1. The regular processing time is 5 working days. 2. Express service: 2-3 working days processing, an additional fee of $20 will be charged per visa by the visa offices. 3. Same day rush service: emergency only, an additional fee of $30 will be charged per visa by the visa offices. Validity of Visa The validity of a Chinese visa spans from 3 to 24 months, which depends on the visa type applied. A single entry Chinese visa is usually valid for 3 months from the date of issue, double entry visa, 6 months, and a multiple entry visa, 6, 12 or 24 months. It becomes invalid if there is no entries left or there is entry but the validity expires. You have to apply for a new China visa if your visa become invalid. You will be refused to enter China if you hold the invalid visa. please cal +1 949 771 9777 or e-mail us at [email protected] for 72 or 144 hours Visa Free Policy, 10 year multiple entry Visa and Single Entry Group Visa Duration of Each Stay The duration of stay is specified on the Chinese visa, which ranges from 30 to 60 days. Under special request agreed, the duration of stay could be 90 or 180 days. Visa holders should stay within the specified duration. If wanting to stay more, extending your visas are required. Approval of extentions of China visa may or may not be granted. If a foreign citizen overstays the end date allowed on his/her visa, he/she will be subject to fines and other penalties for violation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens and its Detailed Rules for Implementation.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
An End To Tehran's Troubles Not In Sight As Iranian Year Comes To End Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and the newly-appointed commander of the IRGC Qods Force Ismail Qaani, attend a mourning ceremony for slain top general Qassem Soleimani, January 9, 2020 Iran starts a new year Friday morning March 20, as it leaves behind one of its worst years ever. Iranians on social media have already coined names for the unbelievably destructive year and the opponents of the Islamic regime like to say the end is near. The year started with devastating floods all over the country in March and April affecting millions of Iranians, destroying their homes, schools, businesses and workplaces and ruining the infrastructure that was built over decades, and in some cases centuries before the Islamic Republic. In May 2019, on the anniversary of the United States' pull-out from the nuclear deal, President Donald Trump decided not to renew exemptions for a handful of countries that were still able to buy a limited amount of Iran's oil. This was a total let-down for Tehran that seemed to be content with selling around one million barrels of crude per day. As an angry reaction, Iran started to reduce its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the 2015 nuclear deal. In the meantime, Tehran refused to negotiate a new deal in order to eliminate international concerns about its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its destabilizing regional ambitions. Iran And US: More Deadlock Than Détente At The United Nations This led to further U.S. sanctions and the intensification of the United States' maximum pressure policy against Iran while Europe failed in its attempts to help Iran in its biggest economic crisis that was exacerbated by its inability to export oil and repatriate its revenues as a result of ever-tightening sanctions. Meanwhile, unable to sort out its problems through diplomacy, Iran resorted to measures that endangered the safety of commercial navigation in the Persian Gulf and escalated the tensions in the region to an extremely dangerous level. This adventurism included the downing of a U.S. drone and a missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia's oil establishments as well as attacks on oil tankers in the summer of 2019 while refusing to acknowledge its responsibility for some of these actions. In September, thanks to diplomatic moves by French President Emmanuel Macron, a breakthrough in relations between Iran and the United States seemed within reach ahead of and during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. Macron had reportedly worked to broker a deal that would have lifted some of the sanctions. But Iran's President Hassan Rouhani shied away from a telephone meeting with Trump as he lacked authorization from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who insisted all the sanctions should be lifted before a meeting at any level. Rouhani later explained that he was still ready to talk with Trump, but he had already lost that rare window of opportunity which does not happen every day, and more importantly, he was still not ready for a real give and take. His understanding of negotiation was utterly naive and non-diplomatic. In November, under immense pressure as a result of the sanctions, Tehran decided to increase the price of gasoline and other fuels to make ends meet. However, once again, chaos in decision-making and lack of a proper methodology turned a simple executive decision into a catastrophe. The three-fold price hike and chaos in implementing the decision enraged the people and led to days of protest during which around 1,500 were reported killed by security forces and more than 8,000 arrested. The way the government handled the crisis, did more damage to Rouhani and the Islamic Republic's integrity and legitimacy. But the worst was yet to come. In January, Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in Baghdad during a U.S. strike. Around 60 people were trampled to death during his funeral in Kerman. And when Iran decided to hit the U.S. back with a missile attack on coalition military bases in Iraq, an Iranian anti-aircraft battery shot down a Ukrainian airliner minutes after take-off from the Tehran airport, killing 176 people on board. The controversy and lack of transparency surrounding the development eroded the last remnants of the people's trust in the government. Yet, this was not still the worst that could happen to the government and people of Iran. In January, the city of Qom near Tehran was reportedly infected with coronavirus as a result of a catalogue of causes including lack of transparency, mismanagement and profiteering. But the government allegedly hid the contagion fearing that the resulting shock would affect the anniversary of the revolution on February 1 and the parliament elections on February 21. Officials announced the first coronavirus deaths only two days before the elections and refused to quarantine Qom. Analysis: Iran, US Pull Back From Brink Of War To Controlled Tensions By the time the epidemic was acknowledged many had already died in Qom, Kashan, Tehran and Gilan. Within a weak the deadly contagion spread to the rest of the country infecting tens of thousands and killing more than 1,700 and possibly more as of March 19. Analysts in the Iranian media say even after the government told the people about the outbreak, people tended not to take its advices seriously as they no longer trusted the government. In the meantime, several weeks after the start of the outbreak there is still a lot of chaos and ambiguity about who is in charge of disease prevention and control. At one point, Khamenei handed over the matter to the military which promised to control the disease from the day after, but it never happened and no one has heard of the commander who promised disease control by training volunteer militia and using them at hospitals. Medical equipment and hygienic necessities are still scarce, and no one explains where donations by foreign countries including Japan, China and Qatar have ended up. In the meantime, people who do not trust the government are traveling around the country ahead of the New Year, further spreading the virus while criticizing the administration's inefficiency. The year comes to an end early Friday morning, but an end to troubles for Iran is unlikely to appear any time soon as a fifth rider rides alongside the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Critics say it is the horseman of incompetence.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
China's bold new fishing plan on Australia's doorstep increases tensions It's one of the closest towns to Australia and China's taking a keen interest in fishing there. But there's no fish to catch. So what's the real agenda? Jamie Seidel @JamieSeidel More from military North Korea fires '4th missile test in a month' Satellite pics expose China's creepy invasion Australia facing 'surprise' new China threat China's about to build a major fishing port on Australia's doorstep. But there's no fish there to catch. So what's it actually for? The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has highlighted a move by Beijing to spend $200 million on the southern Papua New Guinea village of Daru. It's the closest PNG town to Australia and it also sits on top of the narrow – but strategically important – Torres Strait. Now China's state-controlled Fujian Zhonghong Fishery Company has signed a deal with the PNG government to build a "comprehensive multifunctional fishery industrial park" there. "In a remote and woefully underdeveloped community like Daru, a $200 million project will have a massive impact," writes former government PNG affairs advisor Jeffrey Wall. "But the question that needs to be asked is simple: why Daru?" RELATED: Australia's major China miscalculation The coastal town of Daru, in Papua New Guinea, is where China has set its ambitions for a major fishing port. Picture: AAP Image/Ilya Gridneff. China's hunger for fish is growing. Its fleets have been implicated in a spate of 'ghost ships' – wrecks carrying dead North Korean fishers – washing up on Japan's shores. Its ships have been caught 'going dark' to cross into the world heritage Galapagos Islands nature reserve. Its military-controlled coast guard has sat intimidatingly nearby as it encroached on foreign territories ranging from the Philippines to Chile. "I'm assured by people with a reasonable knowledge of PNG's fisheries that there are no commercial fishing grounds close to Daru," Wall states. "A $200 million 'fishery' investment in an area not known for an abundance of fisheries but strategically as close to Australia as you can get, surely raises questions about the real agenda." The answer may lie in the fleet's militia nature. China's Communist Party controlled fishers are trained to assist the People's Liberation Army. Political commissars stand by their captains. And they have a history of being used as diplomatic shock-troops to assert Beijing's territorial claims. ANU visiting fellow and Australasia Strategy Group director Dominic Meagher tweeted: "It may be useful to recall that 'fishing boats' (irregular naval militia) helped China seize Philippines' territory in the 'unmilitarised' South China Sea." RELATED: China's plan to break Australia Meagher's tweet is a stark warning about how China's 'fishing' plans can turn out. BORDERS FORCED Access to the narrow – and shallow – waters to Australia's north has been a bone of contention in recent years. In 2015, then Trade Minister Andrew Robb signed off on a $506 billion, 99-year Port of Darwin lease to the Chinese state-owned Landbridge Group. A year later he resigned to take on a $880,000-a-year "high-level economic consultancy" role with Landbridge despite its ties to the People's Liberation Army. The United States was furious. It had plans to use Darwin and the Northern Territory as a major Marine Corps and Naval base to counteract China's ballooning regional influence. Those plans were now at risk. Then treasurer Scott Morrison insisted he had been "acutely aware of the sensitivities regarding foreign investment in strategic national assets and critical infrastructure". But the fallout continues to be felt even as the US Navy seeks an Indo-Pacific base for its freshly formed First Fleet. Then Treasurer Scott Morrison facing the media in 2015 over concerns over the lease of Port of Darwin to the Chinese state-owned Landbridge Group. Picture: AAP Image/David Moir. A major Chinese logistic facility supporting militia and coast guard vessels at Daru would have similar strategic implications. "China's armed fishing militia plays an instrumental role in Beijing's strategy to enforce its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea and East China Sea," the RAND Corporation noted in a recent report. It does this on the principle that possession is nine-tenths of the law. So, simply having ships on the water is its way to challenge control over disputed territory. "These classic 'grey zone' operations are designed to 'win without fighting' by overwhelming the adversary with swarms of fishing vessels usually bolstered from the rear together with (coast guard), and possibly (navy) ships," it reads. A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE The United States Navy is increasingly busy in Australian waters. And it considers China's fishing militia a threat. "The US Navy would respond to aggressive acts by those ships as though they were part of the armed forces … as they engage in a variety of peacetime missions and receive military training to conduct operations during armed hostilities," James Kraska, Professor of International Maritime Law at the US Naval War College recently warned. A video still from an Argentinian Naval Command shows Chinese fishing boat Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010, sank by their coast guard while she was illegally fishing in Argentine territorial waters in March 2016. Professor Kraska says Beijing's fleet is the world's worst biggest offender for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. It's also a major tool in Beijing's aggressive territorial expansion policies. "PAFMM vessels also have engaged in direct-action, unconventional operations in support of the PLA-N (navy) and CCG (coast guard) encounters with US naval vessels and those of regional states in the South China Sea and the East China Sea," he notes. In the run-up to a conflict, the maritime militia may employ coercive tactics, such as ramming vessels to goad an adversary into striking back, while CCG and even PLAN forces wait over the horizon to rush to the scene and 'teach a lesson'." Wall points out Australia's relationship with PNG and the village of Daru have been mostly harmonious, with both sides respecting a comprehensive fishing treaty for the area. Adding China's notoriously aggressive fishing boats and their supporting coast guard vessels to the mix, however, has serious implications. "It will hardly be ideal for the Australian Border Force, which patrols the strait, to have to decide which fishing boats and crew are actually from PNG and which might be fronts for Chinese operators from the 'multifaceted' facility," Wall states. That offers Beijing an opportunity to drive a wedge in Australian-PNG relations, and to wedge Australian-US relations. "If Australia is to stop the project from proceeding any further, it will need to move fast," Wall argues. "Whatever Australia opts to do, its response will have to be substantial, people focused and readily achievable." Jamie Seidel is a freelance writer \| @JamieSeidel Read related topics:China Tensions are rising after North Korea allegedly fired two ballistic missiles into the ocean - marking the nation's fourth weapons test this month. New satellite photos show a controversial plan from Beijing is well underway with the move likely to inflame tensions. A US expert has insiders on high alert after warning that Australia faces a new, specific threat from China "over the next year or two".	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
You are here: Home / News and Events / Events / Library Board Meeting / 2023-02-14 Library Board Meeting https://www.moorepubliclibrary.org/news-events/events/november-library-board-meeting/2023-02-14 When Feb 14, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (US/Eastern / UTC-500) All dates Feb 14, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Mar 14, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Apr 11, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM May 09, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Jun 13, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Jul 11, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Where Library Annex	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Local woman's case could impact statewide land planning A hearing will be held Monday that could determine the future a more than 15,000-acre swath of west Escambia County from Beulah to Cantonment. Local woman's case could impact statewide land planning A hearing will be held Monday that could determine the future a more than 15,000-acre swath of west Escambia County from Beulah to Cantonment. Check out this story on pnj.com: http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/02/18/escambia-county-case-could-affect-future-long-term-land-planning-florida/341320002/ Jim Little, [email protected] Published 10:38 a.m. CT Feb. 18, 2018 \| Updated 11:51 p.m. CT Feb. 18, 2018 Jacqueline Rogers talks about her challenge to an opt-out of Escambia County's sector plan at her home on Feb. 8, 2018.(Photo: Jim Little / [email protected]) At her home in Cantonment, Jacqueline Rogers has been preparing since October for a hearing that could determine the future a more than 15,000-acre swath of west Escambia County from Beulah to Cantonment. Rogers, a business owner, homeschool mother to her 13 children, most them grown now; and founder of Escambia Citizens Watch, a Facebook group where more than 5,800 members hold daily discussions of Escambia County politics; is challenging the county's decision to grant an opt-out to the Mid-West Sector Plan to former County Commissioner Wilson Robertson. Rogers will make her case Monday to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, a special court set up to handle administrative law disputes. Rogers has no background in law or municipal planning, but filed a petition with the court after the County Commission made its final vote on the opt out in September, saying the opt-out was not in compliance with state law. Rogers has dealt with learning about complex planning and zoning law, issuing her own subpoena and preparing court filings, all the while managing her large family and new business with her husband. "It's been really challenging," Rogers said. "I'm a home school mom. We have a young business within the last three years that just started. We're trying to remodel. It's just a lot of stuff. ...It's taken away from my family, but I think it really is important that everyone find one area that they can affect. That's why I'm doing it. I feel like I have to do the next thing. If I don't win the case or the commissioners don't vote the way I wanted, I did my best, and I participated." The outcome of the hearing will not only set a precedent for Escambia County but the entire state of Florida as this is the first opt-out to a sector plan in Florida history. Florida created sector plans as an experiment for long-term land planning and Escambia County was one of the first four governments to develop a sector plan. The Florida Legislature fully adopted the idea of sector plans in 2011, the same year Escambia County's sector plan went into effect. The Legislature also put in a clause allowing for property owners to opt-out of the plan under criteria developed by the local government. A News Journal article from 2010 with the headline "Boom town in Beulah?" previewed the plan as the future area to focus development in Escambia County. The plan stretches from Beulah north of Interstate 10 to Cantonment roughly between Highway 29 and the Perdido River. The final plan adopted in 2011 sets aside areas of wetlands and existing neighborhoods for conservation, but also calls for the creation of new roads, town centers and new thoroughfare known the "Beulah Beltway" County commissioners have said at multiple meetings that the Beulah Beltway project is the top priority for the county. Rogers said allowing people to opt-out of the plan under the criteria Robertson was granted would threaten her neighborhood off Neal Road, which is designated a conservation neighborhood under the plan. It the decision holds, Rogers said, development on Highway 29 will grow contrary to what was called for in the Sector Plan. "We're going to get the worst of both worlds," Rogers said. "We're going to get the industrial and town centers in the center, but then the commissioners are also letting them strip develop the urban sprawl up and down Highway 29. And we just think it's not right. You either follow the plan, or you get rid of it if you decide you don't want it." Robertson has told the County Commission his property, which his company, Robertson-Cotton Inc. purchased while he was not in office, was down-zoned by the sector plan unbeknownst to him. Although Robertson was involved with the early development of the Sector Plan. The county argues in its filing on the case that the county acted reasonably in granting the opt-out, and the plan is in compliance with all of the state requirements as the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity found in November. A non-profit group dedicated to planning issues in Florida called 1,000 Friends of Florida has weighed in on Rogers' side. Thomas Hawkins, an attorney and policy and planning director for 1,000 Friends of Florida, will appear at the Monday hearing as an expert witness for Rogers. "Folks will look to the outcome of this decision for future sector plan opt-outs," Hawkins said. "There's no doubt about that." Hawkins said while the county is allowed to grant opt-outs, the hearings to do so should have been held as a quasi-judicial hearing rather than a normal agenda item. Citizens Watch Rogers has learned a lot about local government since her family moved into their current home in 2004. Two years after moving in, Roads Inc. began construction on what it said was a catfish pond but Rogers and her neighbors said was a borrow pit. The county eventually revoked the construction permit on the pond, but Roads Inc. sued the county. The two settled in 2008, giving the company six months to finish its pond. Rogers said the battle of the pond taught her a lot about local politics and she wanted a way to get more involved in the county. "I was very frustrated that there wasn't a way to talk back to government, so we started with a few comments in the PNJ comments section," Rogers said. "People just started joining, and Facebook was gaining popularity for community action groups. Before it was just more social." When the county was considering hiring George Touart as an interim county administrator in 2012, Rogers formed a Facebook group called Citizens Against Touart as Administrator. She said she blamed Touart, who earlier had resigned from the post in 2007 amid ethics questions, for the pond being allowed near her neighborhood and didn't want to see him brought back into the county. Touart was hired and the group's name was changed to Escambia Citizens Watch. The group took off and helped rally people to attend County Commission meetings while the county searched for a permanent administrator. Rogers said she believe that pressure by citizens led the county to hire a professional administrator with a formal nation-wide search, although Touart died in 2014 before the search was complete. "I think it's an effective tool," Rogers said. "I think it's good for the media to know what the community wants. I think it's good for the commissioners to know if they care, and not just commissioners, city council members or whoever." Rogers has kept the group updated on her petition with the county and posted recently about the hearing on Monday. "I am not really sure what will happen Monday, but Monday night, I will sleep well knowing that I went the distance trying to hold the county accountable for their unprofessional development decisions," Rogers wrote on the group's page. Read or Share this story: http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/02/18/escambia-county-case-could-affect-future-long-term-land-planning-florida/341320002/	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Arkansas pro-life laws to go into effect after court ruling; AUL ranks state as 'most pro-life' CP Politics \| Thursday, December 17, 2020 By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter \| Thursday, December 17, 2020 Demonstrators hold up signs at the 2020 March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24, 2020. \| The Christian Post In a victory for the pro-life movement, a federal court has allowed abortion restrictions in Arkansas to take effect, denying the request of pro-abortion groups seeking to invalidate the laws. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights had filed a lawsuit against Arkansas laws that ban dismemberment abortions, require doctors to inform law enforcement when a girl younger than 16 obtains an abortion, prohibit abortions based on the sex of the unborn baby, and regulate the preservation and disposal of unborn babies' tissue. Following an August decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a preliminary injunction against the laws by a lower court, the plaintiffs applied for an en banc rehearing. The Eighth Circuit denied the plaintiffs' request on Tuesday. As a result of the court's decision, the laws could go into effect as early as Dec. 22. In the August decision, the Eighth Circuit ordered the lower court to rehear the case in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo. While the June Medical Services ruling struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, Chief Justice John Roberts, the author of the opinion, contended that "state and federal legislatures (have) wide discretionto pass legislation in areas where there is medical and scientific uncertainty." In response to Tuesday's ruling, Ruth Harlow, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, vowed that "we're not backing down." "These Arkansas laws represent the worst motives of anti-abortion politicians: to shame, stigmatize, and humiliate abortion patients, and to make abortion care difficult if not impossible to access," Harlow said. In a statement to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Stephanie Sharp, a spokesperson for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, expressed support for the court ruling: "This is another win validating the pro-life laws in Arkansas." The Eighth Circuit's ruling comes as Americans United for Life has recognized Arkansas as the most pro-life state in the Union. On Wednesday, the pro-life group released its "Life List 2021," an "annual state ranking based on our comprehensive analysis of each state's law and policy protections for human life from natural conception until natural death." "It is an incredible day in the state of Arkansas to be named the most pro-life state in America by Americans United for Life," Rutledge said in response to the news. "This has not been an easy road, but it is the most important fight we could take on and win. My office has successfully defended and won a number of pro-life cases, and as long as I am attorney general, I will ensure we continue to fight for the lives and the rights of the unborn. Even with this remarkable announcement, our work continues and I promise I will keep fighting wholeheartedly to defend our pro-life laws." The Americans United for Life cited a "whopping 10 pro-life laws" passed by Arkansas lawmakers in 2019 as part of the reason for its decision to label Arkansas as the most-pro-life state. Pro-life measures passed in Arkansas include a ban on abortions after 18 weeks of pregnancy, the prohibition of abortions based on an unborn baby's diagnosis with Down syndrome, and a requirement that doctors performing abortions obtain board certification. Those laws were struck down at the district court level before they were slated to take effect in August 2019. Supreme Court temporarily allows abortion pill by mail despite health risks Dismemberment Abortion Ban Prevents Late-Term Abortions, ACLU Complains in Kentucky Lawsuit Most pro-life, least pro-life states ranked: report Nebraska bans dismemberment abortions; procedure not welcomed in 'civilized society,' says governor Appeals court rules that Texas, Louisiana can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood Supreme Court questions Boston's refusal to fly Christian flag at City Hall Federal appeals court keeps Texas abortion ban in place, sends case to state supreme court	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home COVID-19 Journals Publish Before Print For Authors For Librarians About Us Submit Subscribe My Stuff Sign in Sign up Submit Subscribe Journal of Neurosurgery Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons Neurosurgical Focus Neurosurgical Focus: Video Publish Before Print Journal of Neurosurgery Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics COVID-19 Leksell Top 25 - Meningioma Leksell Top 25 - Vestibular Schwannoma Leksell Top 25 - Since 2005 Top 25 Cited Gamma Knife® Surgery Articles - Trigeminal Neuralgia Top 25 Cited Gamma Knife® Surgery Articles - Volume 111 Deep Brain Stimulation Best of 2017 Best of 2016 Best of JNSPG - 75th Anniversary Best of 2019 Best of 2020 Parkinson Disease: Top 25 Cited Articles Rhoton For Authors For Librarians About Us Editorial Boards Publishing Policies JNSPG Staff Job Seekers Contact Us Permissions JNSPG Shop Journal of Neurosurgery (1) From 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 — To 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 Guo, Wan-Yuo (1) https://thejns.org/collection/top-25-cited-vol-111?access=all&authf_0=Wang%2C+Ling-Wei&authf_1=Hung-Chi+Pan%2C+David&authf_2=Liu%2C+Kang-Du&authf_3=Ming-Tak+Ho%2C+Donald&authf_4=Shiau%2C+Cheng-Ying&authf_5=Wu%2C+Hsiu-Mei&authf_6=Chung%2C+Wen-Yuh&pageSize=10&sort=datedescending Top 25 Cited Gamma Knife® Surgery Articles - Volume 111 By Author: Wang, Ling-Wei x By Author: Hung-Chi Pan, David x By Author: Liu, Kang-Du x By Author: Ming-Tak Ho, Donald x By Author: Shiau, Cheng-Ying x By Author: Wu, Hsiu-Mei x By Author: Chung, Wen-Yuh x Sort by Oldest firstNewest firstTitle A-ZTitle Z-AAuthor A-ZAuthor Z-ABook / Journal Title ASCBook / Journal Title DESC Gamma knife surgery for vestibular schwannoma: 10-year experience of 195 cases Wen-Yuh Chung, Kang-Du Liu, Cheng-Ying Shiau, Hsiu-Mei Wu, Ling-Wei Wang, Wan-Yuo Guo, Donald Ming-Tak Ho, and David Hung-Chi Pan Object. The authors conducted a study to determine the optimal radiation dose for vestibular schwannoma (VS) and to examine the histopathology in cases of treatment failure for better understanding of the effects of irradiation. Methods. A retrospective study was performed of 195 patients with VS; there were 113 female and 82 male patients whose mean age was 51 years (range 11–82 years). Seventy-two patients (37%) had undergone partial or total excision of their tumor prior to gamma knife surgery (GKS). The mean tumor volume was 4.1 cm3 (range 0.04–23.1 cm3). Multiisocenter dose planning placed a prescription dose of 11 to 18.2 Gy on the 50 to 94% isodose located at the tumor margin. Clinical and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging follow-up evaluations were performed every 6 months. A loss of central enhancement was demonstrated on MR imaging in 69.5% of the patients. At the latest MR imaging assessment decreased or stable tumor volume was demonstrated in 93.6% of the patients. During a median follow-up period of 31 months resection was avoided in 96.8% of cases. Uncontrolled tumor swelling was noted in five patients at 3.5, 17, 24, 33, and 62 months after GKS, respectively. Twelve of 20 patients retained serviceable hearing. Two patients experienced a temporary facial palsy. Two patients developed a new trigeminal neuralgia. There was no treatment-related death. Histopathological examination of specimens in three cases (one at 62 months after GKS) revealed a long-lasting radiation effect on vessels inside the tumor. Conclusions. Radiosurgery had a long-term radiation effect on VSs for up to 5 years. A margin 12-Gy dose with homogeneous distribution is effective in preventing tumor progression, while posing no serious threat to normal cranial nerve function. In Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 102: Issue Special_Supplement (Jan 2005) © Copyright 1944-2023 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Permissions Legal Notices Feedback Editorial Boards CME For Advertisers Job Seekers JNSPG Shop	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Terence Mckenna Netflix Just Paid $105 Million To Unite Worlds Greatest Actors For What Will Be The Most Anticipated Film Of The Decade This Incredible App Allows You To Help Blind People By 'Seeing For Them' Macro Photos of Water Droplets Reveal the Overlooked Beauty of Nature 89-Year-Old Woman Has Knitted 450 Blankets For Shelter Dogs, And It's Adorable All Inspirational Breathtaking Images Of Shaolin Monks Training. How To Have An Eco-Friendly Holiday Terence McKenna and Jordan Peterson On How To Find Meaning In Life – Inspirational Video How To Tell If Your Child Has Psychic Tendencies All Spirituality Russell Brand & The Young Turks Talk About Obama, Hannity, Fox News, MSNBC and more... Can obsession with healthy living harm young people? People Skipped 4th Of July Fireworks To Comfort Scared Shelter Dogs All Alternative News NASA discovers 8 new Earth-Like planets that could support Alien Life (Video) This Road Was Made Using The Equivalent Of 17,000 Recycled Plastic Bags This Solar-Powered RV Runs Without Fuel Or Charging Stations All Science & Technology Here's Why It Is Completely Fine to Cut Family Members Out of Your Life 25 Kids From Around The World Photographed With What They Eat In One Week Here's What You'd Experience at Mike Tyson's Magical 420-Acre Weed Paradise Average person swallows around five grams of plastic each week, report finds Atlanta to Transform 7 Acres of Vacant Land Into Country's Largest Free Food Forest David Attenborough Urges Everyone To Leave A Spoonful Of Sugar And Water In Their Garden To Save Humanity An Anaconda in The US Has Impregnated Herself And Given Birth Without Male Contact You Can Buy An Entire Village in Spain for less than the Price of a Single Home in the U.S There are literally thousands of villages in Spain up for sale. The price? As little as £50,000 (that's about $80,000). These villages can be found in Galicia, a fertile region of Spain located in the Northwest region of the country. Galicia once supported Spain's highest density and half of all Spanish villages. There are 3,500 hamlets located there. Now, about half of them are abandoned. In 2005, Neil Christie bought the tiny village of Arruñada which borders Asturias and Galicia. What did he pay for it? €45,000 (that's about $53,000). Christie (61) moved there with his wife. She works as a teacher in a nearby school while he works on their home. Christie had to demolish the walls of the home he has been renovating for over four years. He then rebuilt it all with the original stone. Christie loves his new life. He stated to Daily News, "But apart from when I'm running out of tea bags there's absolutely nothing I miss. The work I did in England could be very stressful. I found it difficult to relax at times. Here I've got zero pollution, fresh air and fresh water and I haven't had to bankrupt myself to get it." Other people have worked hard to bring these tiny Spanish villages back to life. They raise livestock and work on rebuilding the old farm homes. Many people are also working on ways to bring people back to the villages. When jobs are hard to find in the big city, people may move back to focus on a homesteading lifestyle. The mayor of a town near the small village of A Barca is giving away the entire village for free. His requirements? Rebuild all the old and worn-down buildings and employ people from his town. Spain is set to receive people who want to work with and in nature. If you are interested in buying a village in Galicia, you can find many homes and villages for sale at Galician Rustic. via David Wolfe If You're Annoyed By Others Chewing, You May Be A Genius Don't Know Where To Begin With Your Health? Try Wildfit, A 90-Day Challenge Program That Could Change Your Life Educate Inspire Change Creator Of EducateInspireChange Founder and Editor of EducateInspireChange. I created EducateInspireChange (EiC) in 2012 to help keep people informed , to encourage people to expand their consciousness and to inspire people to reach for their dreams. I believe that to create real positive change in this world we need to first change ourselves, this might mean living more sustainably, eating more healthy, understanding yourself better…ultimately anything that improves your state of mind as this will help to make the world a better place. Every little bit helps fund the site & keep all the free information on it. Thanks in advance. Every little bit helps fund the site & keep all the free information on it. Thanks in advance. © 2016 www.educateinspirechange.org \| Privacy Policy	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Faith & Development World Vision View Finding hope in fragile contexts: Afghanistan 17 years on Development Fragile Context By Julian Srodecki, Humanitarian Director, World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe Cover Photo: Girls in school in rural Afghanistan. Brett Tarver/World Vision I returned to Afghanistan with many questions. As part of the team that set up World Vision's work there in 2002, I wanted to see how our work is adapting to the needs of children and their families. What does fragility look like here? Is there hope in fragile contexts? Many things are better now than 17 years ago. There are many challenges and still a lot to do, but it is very encouraging and inspiring to see how western Afghanistan is changing. Herat is the largest city in the western region of the country, and is in the province where we do the majority of our work. In 2002, every women wore a light blue burka. This is the most conservative form of Islamic dress with their faces fully covered. Today, most women opt for head coverings that leave their faces uncovered. Before, many women were unable to work. Now, it is a delight to visit health clinics and schools where women are providing frontline services. Girls are in school, they're graduating university and working outside the home. Afghanistan remains a very conservative place, but in 17 years there has been progress -according to the girls and women World Vision works with. Quality of life is improving as well. These days a small but growing number people are able to afford motorbikes. In 2002 there was no national network for landlines and to call out of the city you had to use a satellite phone, internet was prohibitively expensive. Today, 32 million of 35 million Afghans have a mobile phone, according to the Ministry of Communications. You can't overstate the importance mobile connectivity makes to reducing isolation, of women in particular, but families living in remote parts of the country as well. I was inspired by my colleagues in the World Vision office. The majority are national staff, supported by a handful of expats. Over several years, our team has built a strong track record of implementation, and a reputation for having skilled knowledgeable staff able to negotiate access to some of the most difficult areas of the north-western provinces. They adapt quickly as needed. Last summer in response to drought, we were able to distribute food to more than half a million people across the whole of Badghis and Herat provinces. The growth of capacity and capability among our national staff has been a joy to behold, and this has enabled several hundred staff to thrive and deliver good programmes. In 17 years, the nature of World Vision's work has inevitably changed. But in some ways not. Rather heartbreakingly, we have been in emergency mode to deal with the severe drought and high levels of malnutrition in children that has wreaked havoc on families, and flash floods like those that hit earlier this year. But our work is also focused on longer-term development. I saw solar tube wells supplying drip-fed irrigation systems that are greening valleys with food and cash crops. I visited a girl's school that was thriving in a rural area where this would not have been possible before. Our work in early childhood education, alongside other organisations, has been picked up by the Ministry of Education who wants to spread the approach nationwide. Is this relief or development? In practice, a mix of both. In a fragile context the labels matter less than the impact which is clear to see. I left Afghanistan feeling encouraged that longer-term development is possible in fragile contexts. In 17 years a lot has changed, and it is wonderful to be able to say that many of these changes have been for the better. 165 out-of-school youth in Juba graduate from vocational skills trainings "Before the training, I was a school dropout and had no job. But now I have skills and a job", says Godfrey, 25. Tettey, 40, expected many things from World Vision's "Nutrition Links" programme when it came to his home area of Mensah Dawa. Every drop in the ocean matters: what 20 years as a female humanitarian has taught me Twenty years of humanitarian work later, I still could not imagine doing anything else. It has taken me to some of the most difficult and challenging contexts, from East Timor to Liberia, Sudan to Pakistan, Indonesia to Mozambique, and it has taught me four things I reflect on today, World Humanitarian Day. Our Approaches to Change Our Global Strategy The Role of Faith Work in Fragile Places World Vision in Your Country I agree to WVI's Terms & Conditions. © 2020 World Vision International	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
in: Pages with broken file links, Settlements established in 1800, Cities in Minnesota, Minnesota settlements on the Mississippi River Cities in Ramsey County, Minnesota County seats in Minnesota 2008 Republican National Convention Births etc — State capital — City of Saint Paul Counterclockwise from the top: Downtown Saint Paul as seen from the east, Saint Paul City Hall, Landmark Center, and the Minnesota State Capitol Nickname(s): "the Capitol City", "the Saintly City", "Pig's Eye", "the Silver City", "STP" Motto: The most livable city in America.1 Location in Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota. Location of Saint Paul City Hall in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Location in the United States Coordinates: 44°57′N 93°6′W / 44.95, -93.1Coordinates: 44°57′N 93°6′W / 44.95, -93.1 Chris Coleman (DFL) Area[1] • City 56.18 sq mi (145.51 km2) • Land • Water 4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2) Elevation 702 ft (214 m) Population (2010)[2] • Estimate (2012[3]) 290,770 • Rank City: 66th Metro: 16th • Density 5,484.2/sq mi (2,117.5/km2) • Metro 3,422,264 • Demonym Saint Paulite CST (UTC-6) CDT (UTC-5) www.stpaul.gov 1 Current as of July 30, 2008.[4] Saint Paul ( /ˌseɪnt ˈpɔːl/; abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2012, the city's estimated population was 290,770.[3] Saint Paul is the county seat of Ramsey County, the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota.[5] The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city. Known as the "Twin Cities," the two form the core of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.45 million residents.[6] Founded near historic Native American settlements as a trading and transportation center, the city rose to prominence when it was named the capital of the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Though Minneapolis is better-known nationally, Saint Paul contains the state government and other important institutions.[7] Regionally, the city is known for the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild,[8] and for the Science Museum of Minnesota.[9][10] As a business hub of the Upper Midwest, it is the headquarters of companies such as Ecolab.[11] Saint Paul, along with its Twin City, Minneapolis, is known for its high literacy rate. It was the only city in the United States with a population of 250,000 or more to see an increase in circulation of Sunday newspapers in 2007.[12] The settlement originally began at present-day Lambert's Landing, but was known as Pig's Eye after Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant established a popular tavern there. When Fr. Lucien Galtier, the first Catholic pastor of the region, established the Log Chapel of Saint Paul (shortly thereafter to become the first location of the Cathedral of Saint Paul), he made it known that the settlement was now to be called by that name, as "Saint Paul as applied to a town or city was well appropriated, this monosyllable is short, sounds good, it is understood by all Christian denominations...".[13] 2.1 Neighborhoods 2.2 Climate 3.1 2010 census 4 Economy 5 Culture 8 Government and politics 8.1 State and federal 10 Transportation 10.1 Interstate and roadways 10.2 Railroad 10.3 Airports 11 Sister cities Main article: History of Saint Paul, Minnesota A burial mound at Indian Mounds Park. Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest that the area was originally inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about two thousand years ago.[14][15] From the early 17th century until 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a tribe of the Sioux, lived near the mounds after fleeing their ancestral home of Mille Lacs Lake from advancing Ojibwe.[14][16] They called the area I-mni-za ska dan ("little white rock") for its exposed white sandstone cliffs.[17][18] Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, a U.S. Army officer named Zebulon Pike negotiated approximately 100,000 acres (400 km2; 160 sq mi) of land from the local Dakota tribes in 1805 in order to establish a fort. The negotiated territory was located on both banks of the Mississippi River, starting from Saint Anthony Falls in present-day Minneapolis, to its confluence with the Saint Croix River.[19] Fort Snelling was built on the territory in 1819 at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, which formed a natural barrier to both Native American nations. The 1837 Treaty with the Sioux ceded all local tribal land east of the Mississippi to the U.S. Government.[20] Taoyateduta (Chief Little Crow V) moved his band at Kaposia across the river to the south.[21][22] Fur traders, explorers, and missionaries came to the area for the fort's protection. Many of the settlers were French-Canadians who lived nearby. However, as a whiskey trade flourished, military officers banned settlers from the fort-controlled lands. Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, a retired fur trader-turned-bootlegger who particularly irritated officials,[23] set up his tavern, the Pig's Eye, near present-day Lambert's Landing.[18] By the early 1840s, the community had become important as a trading center and a destination for settlers heading west. Locals called the area Pig's Eye (French: L'Oeil du Cochon) or Pig's Eye Landing after Parrant's popular tavern.[23] Joe Rolette, who was responsible for preventing the capital of Minnesota from moving to Saint Peter. In 1841, Father Lucien Galtier was sent to minister to the Catholic French-Canadians and established a chapel, named for his favorite saint, Paul the Apostle, on the bluffs above Lambert's Landing.[24][25] Galtier intended for the settlement to adopt the name Saint Paul in honor of the new chapel.[23] In 1847, a New York educator named Harriet Bishop moved to the area and opened the city's first school.[26] The Minnesota Territory was formalized in 1849 and Saint Paul named as its capital. In 1857, the territorial legislature voted to move the capital to Saint Peter. However, Joe Rolette, a territorial legislator, stole the physical text of the approved bill and went into hiding, thus preventing the move.[27] On May 11, 1858, Minnesota was admitted to the union as the thirty-second state, with Saint Paul as the capital. That year, more than 1,000 steamboats were in service at Saint Paul,[26] making the city a gateway for settlers to the Minnesota frontier or Dakota Territory. Natural geography was a primary reason that the city became a landing. The area was the last accessible point to unload boats coming upriver due to the Mississippi River Valley's stone bluffs. During this period, Saint Paul was called "The Last City of the East."[28] Industrialist James J. Hill constructed and expanded his network of railways into the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway, which were headquartered in Saint Paul. Today they are collectively part of the BNSF Railway.[28] On August 20, 1904, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes damaged hundreds of downtown buildings, causing USD $1.78 million ($46.04 million present-day) in damages to the city and ripping spans from the High Bridge.[29] In the 1960s, during urban renewal, Saint Paul razed western neighborhoods close to downtown. The city also contended with the creation of the interstate freeway system in a fully built landscape.[30] From 1959 to 1961, the western Rondo neighborhood was demolished by the construction of Interstate 94, which brought attention to racial segregation and unequal housing in northern cities.[31] The annual Rondo Days celebration commemorates the African American community.[32] Downtown had short skyscraper-building booms beginning in the 1970s. The tallest buildings, such as Galtier Plaza (Jackson and Sibley Towers), The Pointe of Saint Paul condominiums, and the city's tallest building, Wells Fargo Place (formerly Minnesota World Trade Center), were constructed in the late 1980s.[33] In the 1990s and 2000s, the tradition of bringing new immigrant groups to the city continued. As of 2004, nearly 10% of the city's population were recent Hmong immigrants from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar.[34] Saint Paul is the location of the Hmong Archives.[35] The Meeker Island Lock and Dam was the first lock and dam on the Mississippi River in 1902. Saint Paul's history and growth as a landing port are tied to water. The city's defining physical characteristic, the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, was carved into the region during the last ice age, as were the steep river bluffs and dramatic palisades on which the city is built. Receding glaciers and Lake Agassiz forced torrents of water from a glacial river that undercut the river valleys.[36] The city is situated in east-central Minnesota. The Mississippi River forms a municipal boundary on part of the city's west, southwest, and southeast sides. Minneapolis, the state's largest city, lies to the west. Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville, and Maplewood are north, with Maplewood lying to the east. The cities of West Saint Paul and South Saint Paul are to the south, as are Lilydale, Mendota, and Mendota Heights, although across the river from the city. The city's largest lakes are Pig's Eye Lake, which is part of the Mississippi, Lake Phalen, and Lake Como. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.18 square miles (145.51 km2), of which 51.98 square miles (134.63 km2) is land and 4.20 square miles (10.88 km2) is water.[1] Neighborhoods[] Main article: Neighborhoods of Saint Paul Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development divides Saint Paul into seventeen Planning Districts, created in 1979 to allow neighborhoods to participate in governance and utilize Community Development Block Grants. With a funding agreement directly from the city, the councils share a pool of funds.[37] The councils have significant land-use control, a voice in guiding development, and they organize residents.[38] The boundaries are adjusted depending on population changes; as such, they sometimes overlap established neighborhoods.[39] Though these neighborhoods changed overtime, many of their historically-significant structures have been saved by preservationists. The city's seventeen Planning Districts are: 1. Sunray-Battle Creek-Highwood 2. Greater East Side 3. West Side 4. Dayton's Bluff 5. Payne-Phalen 6. North End 7. Thomas Dale (Frogtown) 8. Summit-University 9. West End 10. Como (Como Park) 11. Hamline-Midway 12. Saint Anthony Park 13. Union Park 14. Macalester-Groveland 15. Highland 16. Summit Hill 17. Downtown Climate[] See also: Climate of the Twin Cities and Climate of Minnesota The city skyline from the southwest in the winter. Saint Paul has a continental climate typical of the Upper Midwestern United States. Winters are frigid and snowy, while summer is hot and humid. As a consequence of Saint Paul's continental climate it experiences one of the greatest ranges of temperatures on earth for any major city. On the Köppen climate classification, Saint Paul falls in the warm summer humid continental climate zone (Dfa). The city experiences a full range of precipitation and related weather events, including snow, sleet, ice, rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and fog.[40] Due to its northerly location in the United States and lack of large bodies of water to moderate the air, Saint Paul is sometimes subjected to cold Arctic air masses, especially during late December, January, and February. The average annual temperature of 45.4 °F (7 °C) gives the Minneapolis−Saint Paul metropolitan area the coldest annual mean temperature of any major metropolitan area in the continental U.S.[41] Climate data for Saint Paul, Minnesota Record high °F (°C) (34) 103 Average high °F (°C) (−5) 28 (5) 58 (−3) 54.8 Average low °F (°C) (−14) 12 (−11) 36.4 Record low °F (°C) (−34) −32 (−32) 3 (−9) −14 (−36) Precipitation inches (mm) (25.9) 0.78 (126.5) 4.41 (112) 4.37 (827.8) Source: The Weather Channel[42] Historical populations Pop. %± 1850 1,112 — 1860 10,401 835.3% 1870 20,030 92.6% 1890 133,156 221.1% 1900 163,065 22.5% 1920 234,698 9.3% 1970 309,980 −1.1% 1980 270,230 −12.8% Est. 2012 290,770 1.3% U.S. Decennial Census Main article: Demographics of Saint Paul The earliest known inhabitants from about 400 A.D. were members of the Hopewell tradition who buried their dead in mounds (now Indian Mounds Park) on the bluffs above the river. The next known inhabitants were the Mdewakanton Dakota in the 17th century who fled their ancestral home of Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota in response to westward expansion of the Ojibwe nation.[16] The Ojibwe would later occupy the north (east) bank of the Mississippi River. By 1800, French Canadian explorers came through the region and attracted fur traders to the area. Fort Snelling and nearby Pig's Eye Tavern also brought the first Yankees from New England and English, Irish, and Scottish immigrants who had enlisted in the army and settled nearby after discharge. These early settlers and entrepreneurs built houses on the heights north of the river. The first wave of immigration came with the Irish who settled at Connemara Patch along the Mississippi, named for their home in Connemara Ireland. The Irish would become prolific in politics, city governance, and public safety, much to the chagrin of the Germans and French who had grown into the majority. In 1850, the first of many groups of Swedish immigrants passed through Saint Paul on their way to farming communities in northern and western regions of the territory. A large group settled in Swede Hollow, which would later become home to Poles, Italians, and Mexicans. The last Swedish presence had moved up Saint Paul's East Side along Payne Avenue in the 1950s.[43] In terms of people who specified European ancestry in the 2005-2007 American Community Survey, the city was 26.4% German, 13.8% Irish, 8.4% Norwegian, 7.0% Swedish, and 6.2% English. There is also a visible community of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, representing 4.2% of Saint Paul's population.[44] By the 1980s, the Thomas Dale area, once an Austro-Hungarian enclave known as Frogtown (German: Froschburg), became home to Vietnamese people who left their war-torn country. Soon after a settlement program for the Hmong diaspora came, and by 2000, the Saint Paul Hmong were the largest urban contingent in the United States.[45][46][47] Mexican immigrants have settled in Saint Paul's West Side since the 1930s, and have grown enough that Mexico opened a foreign consulate in 2005.[48][49] The majority of residents claiming religious affiliation are Christian, split between the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations. The Roman Catholic presence comes from Irish, German, Scottish, and French Canadian settlers who, in time, would be bolstered by Hispanic immigrants. There are Jewish synagogues such as Mount Zion Temple and relatively small populations of Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists.[50] The city has been dubbed "paganistan" due to its large Wiccan population.[51] There is also a substantial community of atheists who call St. Paul home. As of the 2005-2007 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, White Americans made up 66.5% of Saint Paul's population; of which 62.1% were non-Hispanic whites, down from 93.6% in 1970.[52] Blacks or African Americans made up 13.9% of Saint Paul's population; of which 13.5% were non-Hispanic blacks. American Indians made up 0.8% of Saint Paul's population; of which 0.6% were non-Hispanic. Asian Americans made up 12.3% of Saint Paul's population; of which 12.2% were non-Hispanic. Pacific Islander Americans made up less than 0.1% of Saint Paul's population. Individuals from some other race made up 3.4% of Saint Paul's population; of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races made up 3.1% of Saint Paul's population; of which 2.6% were non-Hispanic. In addition, Hispanics and Latinos made up 8.7% of Saint Paul's population.[53][54] As of the 2000 U.S. Census,[55] there were 287,151 people, 112,109 households, and 60,999 families residing in the city.[56] The racial makeup of the city was 67.0% White, 11.7% African American, 1.1% Native American, 12.4% Asian (mostly Hmong), 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.9% of the population.[57] 2010 census[] As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 285,068 people, 111,001 households, and 59,689 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,484.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,117.5 /km2). There were 120,795 housing units at an average density of 2,323.9 per square mile (897.3 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 60.1% White, 15.7% African American, 1.1% Native American, 15.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.9% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of the population. There were 111,001 households of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.33. The median age in the city was 30.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. Economy[] The Ford Motor Company's Twin Cities Assembly Plant The Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Bloomington area employs 1,570,700 people in the private sector as of July 2008, 82.43 percent of which work in private service providing-related jobs.[58] Major corporations headquartered in Saint Paul include Ecolab, a chemical and cleaning product company[59] which was named in 2008 by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal as the eighth best place to work in the Twin Cites for companies with 1,000 full-time Minnesota employees,[60] Securian Financial Group Inc.[61] and Gander Mountain, a retailer of sporting goods which operates 115 stores in 23 states.[62] The 3M Company is often cited as one of Saint Paul's companies, though it is located in adjacent Maplewood, Minnesota. 3M employs 16,000 people throughout Minnesota.[63] St. Jude Medical, a manufacturer of medical devices, is directly across the municipal border of Saint Paul in Little Canada,[64] though the company's address is listed in Saint Paul.[65] The city was home to the Ford Motor Company's Twin Cities Assembly Plant, which opened in 1924 and closed at the end of 2011. The site is located in Highland Park on the Mississippi River adjacent to Lock and Dam No. 1, Mississippi River which generates hydroelectric power.[66] Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is a free public greenhouse and urban zoo open year-round In winter months, Saint Paul hosts the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, a tradition that originated in 1886 when a New York reporter called Saint Paul "another Siberia." Attended by 350,000 visitors annually, the event showcases ice sculpting, an annual treasure hunt, winter food, activities, and an ice palace.[67] The Como Zoo and Conservatory and adjoining Japanese Garden are popular year-round. The historic Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul hosts cultural and arts organizations. The city's notable recreation locations include Indian Mounds Park, Battle Creek Regional Park, Harriet Island Regional Park, Highland Park, the Wabasha Street Caves, Lake Como, Lake Phalen, and Rice Park, as well as several areas abutting the Mississippi River. The Irish Fair of Minnesota is also held annually at the Harriet Island Pavilion area. The city is associated with the Minnesota State Fair in nearby Falcon Heights just north of Saint Paul's Midway neighborhood and southeast of the University of Minnesota Saint Paul Campus. Though Fort Snelling is on the Minneapolis side of the Mississippi River bluff, the area including Fort Snelling State Park and Pike Island is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources headquartered in the city.[68] File:Schroeder and Lucy Bronze Statue.jpg A permanent bronze statue in downtown Saint Paul depicting Schroeder and Lucy, two of Schulz's Peanuts characters Saint Paul is the birthplace of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts), who lived in Merriam Park from infancy until 1960.[69] Schulz's Snoopy cartoon inspired giant, decorated Peanuts sculptures around the city, a Chamber of Commerce promotion in the late 1990s.[70] Other notable residents include writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, playwright August Wilson, who premiered many of the ten plays in his Pittsburgh Cycle at the local Penumbra Theater, painter LeRoy Neiman, and photographer John Vachon.[71] The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts hosts theater productions and the Minnesota Opera is a founding tenant.[72] RiverCentre, attached to Xcel Energy Center, serves as the city's convention center. The city has contributed to the music of Minnesota and the Twin Cities music scene through various venues. Great jazz musicians have passed through the influential Artists' Quarter, first established in the 1970s in Whittier, Minneapolis, and moved to downtown Saint Paul in 1994.[73] Artists' Quarter also hosts the Soapboxing Poetry Slam, home of the 2009 National Poetry Slam Champions. At The Black Dog, in Lowertown, many French or European jazz musicians (Evan Parker, Tony Hymas, Benoît Delbecq, François Corneloup...) have met Twin Cities musicians and started new groups touring in Europe. Groups and performers such as Fantastic Merlins, Dean Magraw/Davu Seru, Merciless Ghosts, and Willie Murphy are regulars. The Turf Club in Midway has been a music scene landmark since the 1940s.[74] Saint Paul is also the home base of the internationally acclaimed Rose Ensemble.[75] As an Irish stronghold, the city boasts popular Irish pubs with live music, such as Shamrocks, The Dubliner, and O'Gara's. The internationally acclaimed Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is the nation's only full-time professional chamber orchestra.[76] The Minnesota Centennial Showboat on the Mississippi River began in 1958 with Minnesota's first centennial celebration.[77] Saint Paul hosts a number of museums, including the University of Minnesota's Goldstein Museum of Design,[78] the Minnesota Children's Museum,[79] the Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments,[80][81] the Minnesota Museum of American Art,[82][83] the Traces Center for History and Culture,[84] the Minnesota History Center, the Alexander Ramsey House, the James J. Hill House, the Minnesota Transportation Museum, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and The Twin City Model Railroad Museum. Media[] Main article: Media in the Twin Cities Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in downtown Saint Paul Residents of Saint Paul can receive 10 broadcast television stations, five of which broadcast from within Saint Paul. One daily newspaper, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, two weekly neighborhood newspapers, the East Side Review and City Pages (owned by Village Voice Media), and several monthly or bi-monthly neighborhood papers serve the city. Several media outlets based in neighboring Minneapolis also serve the Saint Paul community, including the Star Tribune. Saint Paul is home to Minnesota Public Radio, a three-format system that broadcasts on nearly 40 stations[85] around the Midwest. MPR locally delivers news and information, classical, and The Current (which plays a wide variety of music). The station regionally has 110,000 members and more than 800,000 listeners each week throughout the Upper Midwest, the largest audience of any regional public radio network.[86] Also operating as part of American Public Media, MPR's programming reaches five million listeners, most notably through A Prairie Home Companion, hosted by Garrison Keillor, who also lives in the city.[86] The Fitzgerald Theater, renamed in 1994 for St. Paul native and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, is home to the show.[87] Sports[] Main article: Sports in Minnesota The Xcel Energy Center, configured for professional hockey. The arena also supports other professional sports, concerts, and other events. The Center hosted the 2008 Republican National Convention in September 2008. The Saint Paul division of Parks and Recreation runs over 1,500 organized sports teams.[88] In addition, the Parks and Recreation department is responsible for 160 parks and 41 recreation centers.[89] Saint Paul hosts a number of professional, semi-professional, and amateur sports teams. The Minnesota Wild[8] and the Minnesota Swarm both play their home games in downtown Saint Paul's Xcel Energy Center, which was built for the Wild in 2000. The Wild brought the NHL back to Minnesota for the first time since 1993, when the Minnesota North Stars left the state for Dallas, Texas.[8] Citing the history of hockey in the Twin Cities and teams at all levels, Sports Illustrated called Saint Paul the new Hockeytown U.S.A. in 2007.[90] The Xcel Energy Center, a multi-purpose entertainment and sports venue, can be converted to host concerts and accommodate nearly all sporting events. The Xcel Energy Center is located on the site of the demolished Saint Paul Civic Center. The Xcel Energy Center hosts the Minnesota high school boys hockey Tournament, Minnesota High School Girl's Volleyball Tournament and concerts though out the year. In 2004, it was named the best overall sports venue in the US by ESPN.[91] Previously, the Minnesota Fighting Saints had played in Saint Paul from 1972 to 1977. Two Circus Juventas students on silks. The St. Paul Saints is the city's minor league baseball team. There have been several different teams called the Saints over the years. Originally founded in 1884, they were shut down in 1961 after the Minnesota Twins moved to Bloomington. The St. Paul Saints were brought back in 1993 as an independent baseball team in the Northern League, moving to the American Association in 2006. Their home games are played at open-air Midway Stadium in Energy Park in the northwest section of the city.[92] Four noted Major League All Star baseball players are natives of Saint Paul: Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield, Hall of Fame infielder Paul Molitor, pitcher Jack Morris, and catcher Joe Mauer. The all-black St. Paul Colored Gophers played four seasons in Saint Paul from 1907 to 1911.[93] The St. Paul Twin Stars of the National Premier Soccer League play their home games at Macalester Stadium.[94] The first curling club in Saint Paul was founded in 1888. The current club, the St. Paul Curling Club, was founded in 1912 and is the largest curling club in the United States.[95] The Minnesota RollerGirls are a flat-track roller derby league that is based in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Minnesota's oldest athletic organization, the Minnesota Boat Club, resides in the Mississippi River on Raspberry Island.[96] Saint Paul is also home to Circus Juventas, the largest circus arts school in North America.[97] The Minnesota Timberwolves, Twins, and Vikings all play in Minneapolis.[98] Professional Sports in Saint Paul Minnesota Swarm Indoor lacrosse National Lacrosse League Eastern Division Xcel Energy Center Minnesota Wild Ice hockey National Hockey League, Western Conference Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul Saints Baseball American Association North Division Midway Stadium Northern League Championship: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004 St. Paul Twin Stars Soccer National Premier Soccer League Midwest Conference Macalester Stadium Government and politics[] Main articles: Government and politics in Saint Paul, Minnesota and List of mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota Minnesota State Capitol Saint Paul has a variation of the strong mayor-council form of government.[99] The mayor is the chief executive and chief administrative officer for the city and the seven-member city council is the legislative body.[100][101] The mayor is elected by the entire city, while members of the city council are elected from seven different geographic wards of approximately equal population.[102][103] Both the mayor and council members serve four-year terms.[104] The current mayor is Chris Coleman (DFL), who is no relation to former mayor Norm Coleman. Coleman is Saint Paul's ninth Irish-American mayor since 1900. Aside from Norm Coleman, who became a Republican during his second term, Saint Paul has not elected a Republican mayor since 1952.[105] Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse The city is also the county seat of Ramsey County, named for Alexander Ramsey, the state's first governor. The county once spanned much of the present-day metropolitan area and was originally to be named Saint Paul County after the city. Today it is geographically the smallest county and the most densely populated.[5] Ramsey is the only home rule county in Minnesota; the seven-member Board of Commissioners appoints a county manager whose office is in the combination city hall/county courthouse along with the Minnesota Second Judicial Courts.[106][107] The nearby Law Enforcement Center houses the Ramsey County Sheriff's office. State and federal[] See also: Minnesota Legislature and Politics of Minnesota#Federal representation Saint Paul is the capital of the state of Minnesota. The city hosts the capitol building, designed by Saint Paul resident Cass Gilbert, and the House and Senate office buildings. The Minnesota Governor's Residence, which is used for some state functions, is on Summit Avenue. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (affiliated with the Democratic Party) is headquartered in Saint Paul. Numerous state departments and services are also headquartered in Saint Paul, such as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The city includes four Minnesota Senate districts (64, 65, 66 and 67), and Minnesota House of Representatives districts 64A, 64B, 65A, 65B, 66A, 66B, 67A and 67B are all in the city. The latest biannual election was in 2012.[108][109] At the federal level, the city is in Minnesota's 4th congressional district, represented by Betty McCollum, a Democrat. Minnesota is represented in the Senate by Democrat Amy Klobuchar, a former Hennepin County Attorney, and Democrat Al Franken, a former comedian and satirist. Minnesota House and Senate districts First Elected Dick Cohen 1986 DFL Erin Murphy 2006 DFL Michael Paymar 1996 DFL Sandy Pappas 1990 DFL Rena Moran 2010 DFL Carlos Mariani 1990 DFL John Marty* 1992 DFL John Lesch 2002 DFL Alice Hausman* 1989 DFL Foung Hawj 2012 DFL Tim Mahoney 1998 DFL Sheldon Johnson 2000 DFL *District also includes Falcon Heights, Lauderdale and Roseville . 1930s-era students at Hamline University taking finals. Main article: Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is second in the United States in the number of higher education institutions per capita.[110] Higher education institutions that call Saint Paul home include three public and eight private colleges and universities and five post-secondary institutions. Well-known colleges and universities include the Saint Catherine University, Concordia University, Hamline University, Macalester College, and the University of St. Thomas. Metropolitan State University and Saint Paul College, which focus on non-traditional students, are based in Saint Paul, as well as two law schools, William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law.[111] The Saint Paul Public Schools district is the state's second largest school district and serves approximately 42,000 students. The district is extremely diverse with students from families speaking 70 different languages, although only four languages are used for most school communication: English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali. The district runs 82 different schools, including 52 elementary schools, twelve middle schools, seven high schools, ten alternative schools, and one special education school, employing over 6,500 teachers and staff. The school district also oversees community education programs for pre-K and adult learners, including Early Childhood Family Education, GED Diploma, language programs, and various learning opportunities for community members of all ages. In 2006, Saint Paul Public Schools celebrated its 150th anniversary.[112] Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.[113] A variety of K-12 private, parochial, and public charter schools are also represented in the city. In 1992, Saint Paul became the first city in the US to sponsor and open a charter school, now found in most states across the nation.[114] Saint Paul is currently home to 21 charter schools as well as 38 private schools.[115] The Saint Paul Public Library system includes a Central Library and twelve branch locations.[116] Interstate and roadways[] Residents utilize Interstate 35E running north-south and Interstate 94 running east-west. Trunk highways include U.S. Highway 52, Minnesota State Highway 280, and Minnesota State Highway 5. Saint Paul has several unique roads such as Ayd Mill Road, Phalen Boulevard and Shepard Road/Warner Road, which diagonally follow particular geographic features in the city. Metro Transit provides bus service and light rail. The METRO Green Line light rail will connect downtown Saint Paul with downtown Minneapolis along University Avenue in 2014.[117] Downtown Saint Paul has a five mile (8 km) enclosed skyway system over twenty-five city blocks.[118] Biking is also gaining popularity due to paved bike lanes which connect to other bike routes throughout the metropolitan area.[119] The layout of city streets and roads has often drawn complaints. While he was Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman,[120] and remarked that the streets were designed by "drunken Irishmen".[121] He later apologized, though people had already been complaining about the fractured grid system for more than a century by that point.[121] Some of the city's road design is the result of the curve of the Mississippi River, hilly topography, conflicts between developers of different neighborhoods in the early city, and grand plans only half-realized. Outside of downtown, the roads are less confusing, but most roads are named, rather than numbered, increasing the difficulty for non-natives to navigate.[122] Due to neighborhood autonomy, some roads suddenly change names without warning. Railroad[] Amtrak's Empire Builder between Chicago and Seattle will stop once daily in each direction at the newly renovated Saint Paul Union Station.[123] Ridership on the train is increasing, about 6% from 2005 to over 505,000 in fiscal year 2007.[124] Increased ridership has prompted southern Minnesota leaders to plan for an expansion of Amtrak's service in the area.[124] Saint Paul is the site of the Pig's Eye Yard, a major freight Classification yard for Canadian Pacific Railway.[125] As of 2003, the yard handled over 1,000 freight cars per day.[125] Both Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe run trains through the yard, though they are not classified at Pig's Eye.[125] Burlington Northern Santa Fe operates the large Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, which handles about 600 cars per day.[126] There are several other small yards located around the city. Saint Paul Downtown Airport (Holman Field) Airports[] Saint Paul is served by the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), which sits on 3,400 acres (13.8 km2)[127] southwest of the city on the west side of the Mississippi River between Minnesota State Highway 5, Interstate 494, Minnesota State Highway 77, and Minnesota State Highway 62. The airport serves three international, twelve domestic, seven charter, and four regional carriers[128] and is a hub and home base for Delta Air Lines, Mesaba Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.[129] Saint Paul is also served by the St. Paul Downtown Airport located just south of downtown, across the Mississippi River. The airport, also known as Holman Field, is a reliever airport run by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The airport houses Minnesota's Air National Guard and is tailored to local corporate aviation.[130] There are three runways that serve about 100 resident aircraft and a flight training school. 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HomeNational / InternationalMurdoch says Disney deal is return to lean roots Murdoch says Disney deal is return to lean roots December 14, 2017 News National / International Comments Off on Murdoch says Disney deal is return to lean roots BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch says selling much of the 21st Century Fox entertainment businesses to Disney allows what remains of his family's business to focus on American news and sports. Murdoch and his sons talked about the deal in a call with investors Thursday. He describes the move as a return to the company's lean and aggressive roots. Disney is buying a large part of the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox for about $52.4 billion in stock, including film and television studios and cable and international TV businesses, as it tries to meet competition from technology companies in the entertainment business. The deal doesn't include the Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network. Murdoch, calling himself a "newsman with a competitive spirit," says Fox is "probably the strongest brand in all of television" and hasn't been hurt by losing some of its stars. He says the new company will be centered on live news and sports brands and the strength of the Fox network. He says, "I know a lot of you are wondering, 'Why did the Murdochs come to such a momentous decision?' Are we retreating? Absolutely not. We are pivoting at a pivotal moment." Portland police officer charged with misconduct Ample tax cuts for business, wealthy in new GOP tax accord	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
TV Weekly Guide 7-14 May Monday: American Gods, Amazon Prime Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Tuesday: Wentworth, 8.30pm, showcase The women become frustrated with the Top Dog's lack of action against Lucy, and Vera receives a birthday present she will never forget. Wednesday: Anh's Brush With Fame, 8.00pm, ABC Anh Do paints one of Australia's greatest ever Olympic legends, Ian Thorpe who shares the mixed blessings of his early success and his ongoing private battle with depression. Thursday: Seven Types of Ambiguity, 8.00pm, ABC Gina comes to realize the importance of a high profile case such as Simon's for her career. However, her relationship with Alex is tested when his over investment in Simon's case threatens the defense of her client. Friday: River, 9.30pm, ABC The discovery of secrets sees River reassessing how well he knew his colleague. Unlocking her voicemails throws suspicion on somebody close - a person with real motive and a history of violence. Saturday: 13 Reasons Why, Netflix Based on the 2007 novel by Jay Asher. The first season consists of thirteen episodes, all available on Netflix. Sunday: SS-GB, 8.30pm, BBC First Archer finds out why the SS so desperately need to track down the elusive Dr John Spode. TV Weekly Guide 7-13 December Sunday: The Missing, 8.30pm, BBCFirst TV Weekly Guide May 25-31 Sunday: A Place to Call Home, 8.40pm, Seven TV Weekly Guide 20-26 September Sunday: Doctor Who, 7.40pm, ABC TV Weekly Guide September 14 – September 20 Sunday: A Young Doctor's Notebook, 8.30pm, BBC First Jessica Marais to star in new TV Drama Based on popular author Zoe Foster Blake's novel The Wrong Girl, comes a contemporary drama for Channel Ten starring Jessica Marais (Packed To the Rafters). TV Weekly Guide 20-26 November Monday: Liar, 8.30pm, Seven	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Basic information > About parliament Ander Gil (Male) Elected on 12 July 2021. Historical data for Speaker María Pilar Llop Cuenca (Female) Elected on 3 Dec. 2019 Manuel Cruz Rodríguez (Male) Elected on 21 May 2019. Pío García-Escudero Márquez (Male) Manuel Cavero (Male) Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term. Appointed on 5 Nov. 2002. Current number of members, by sex Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament. Historical data for Men Year Men Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament. Historical data for Women Year Women Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members. 39.25% See historical data for this field. Historical data for Percentage of women Year Percentage of women Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal. Historical data for Average age of all members Year Average age of all members Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal. Youngest member Fabián Chinea Correa (Male) Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal. Oldest member Juan José Imbroda Ortiz (Male) Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger 59 See historical data for this field. Historical data for Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger Year Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older 205 See historical data for this field. Historical data for Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older Year Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older Total per sex Total of male Historical data for Total of male Year Total of male Total of female Historical data for Total of female Year Total of female Total per age interval 0 See historical data for this field. Historical data for Total number of MPs of 18 - 20 years of age Year Total number of MPs of 18 - 20 years of age Historical data for Total number of MPs of 91 and over years of age Year Total number of MPs of 91 and over years of age Number of members, by age Breakdown of members by age and gender Totals per gender Totals per age interval 0 5 25 29 48 107 46 4 0 0 Total <= 45: 59 Total >= 46: 205 Male 0 5 13 16 28 62 34 3 0 0 161 Female 0 0 12 13 20 45 12 1 0 0 103 Percentage of members, by age Age as last election or renewal Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 1.89% 1.89% 0% Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 11.36% 6.82% 4.55% Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 22.35% 12.88% 9.47% Reserved seats and quotas Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament. Legislated candidate quotas. Candidate lists must have a balanced proportion of women and men, so that candidates of either sex make up at least 40% of total membership. Where the number of seats to be covered is less than five, the balance between women and men shall be as even as possible. Elections > Historical data on women Women's right to vote Women's right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote National or local Suffrage: National or Local Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal Women's right to stand for election Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election National or local Stand for Election: National or Local First woman in parliament First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament First woman speaker Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Songs My Brothers Taught Me With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny... With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but it would mean leaving behind his beloved sister. Nominated for Best Feature Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for a Grand Jury Dramatic Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best First Feature at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. "An earnest, smartly mounted film about life on a present-day reservation." - Godfrey Cheshire, RobertEbert.com "Where Zhao excels is in the range of emotions she gets from a mostly nonprofessional cast." - Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post Jashaun St. John, John Reddy, Taysha Fuller Songs My Brothers Taught Me Trailer	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home » Israel » Jewish World Harry Truman's Lifelong Jewish Friend by AIPAC The amazing story of Harry Truman, his close friend Eddie Jacobson, and the founding of the State of israel. Harry's Magic Harry Potter and Jewish Unity Saying Goodbye to Eddie Harry Potter and the Rabbi's Glasses Our Christian Friends (9) Yaffa, April 1, 2019 4:09 PM The influence & love of friendship What an emotional story about history in the making. (8) Victor Smithers, August 15, 2018 6:09 PM I wish I had discovered your site years ago. As a half orthodox half heterodox follower of Jeshua I'm hoping that your site will assist me in gaining greater insight into the Tanakh especially into the torah portion of the scriptures. (7) Lina, April 4, 2016 9:57 PM I was deeply moved by this story. I've never learned much about President Truman in the past. There is in every man the potential to do good. Last night I watched a documentary titled, "Goering's Last Secret". It has been revealed that the brother of the Nazi mass murderer Albert G., helped save many Jewish lives. In his personal life as husband and father there wasn't anything note worthy but he chose to do some good at great cost to his own life. Abba appoints men over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant. The 'heritage' of a good name is indeed the best gift we can leave to our children. (6) Fred Chernow, April 3, 2016 10:57 PM Every High School student should read and discuss this. Every American high school student should see this video and discuss it in class. (5) Joyce Shulman, April 3, 2016 9:03 PM VERY interesting, and unexpected (4) mgoldberg, April 3, 2016 8:41 PM why Truman listened to Jacobson's request I understand that it was Jacobson who asserted that when Truman and he went belly up, that they pay back their creditors from whom they borrowed money for their business. It was Truman who remembered that Jacobson taught him this lesson and that is why when Truman mentioned that Jacobson never asked for anything from him, that he indeed did owe something to Jacobson- which was both their honor which Jacobson had preserved by making them both pay off their creditors. (3) Martin, April 3, 2016 1:54 PM Megillas Jacobson Watching this video shortly after Purim, I'm struck by the similarity between Megillas Esther and this story. In both events we see how the hidden hand of HaShem directs the destiny of Am Yisroel through a single individual. Mr. Jacobson and Pres. Truman are like Esther and Achashverosh. Both were chosen by G-d to profoundly change Jewish history. The names Jacobson and Truman may also be significant in the context of my thesis. Janet Lesser, April 5, 2016 5:36 PM Your last line is totally Brilliant. Your last line is totally brilliant...and actually inspired me to write something on the internet...a very rare occurrence. 'Son of Jacob' and a 'True Man'. Good mind and literary eye. I am glad you took the time to share this. I have known this story for many years and never saw the truth inherent in their names...which makes this story even richer. Truman's role in Jewish history was to vote for the establishment of The State of Israel, which he did because of one moral upright Jew (who of course opened the door to another Jew of great integrity...Chaim Weitzman). This from a president whose wife was not fond of Jews and did not have the backing of The State Department. That one act of support for the Jewish people was hugely important at that crucial time and showed that Truman also possessed the integrity that he so admired in Jacobson. Through the act of recognizing The State of Israel Truman himself, as an individual, gave the Jews more than entire nations of the world before him. He could have said NO. His record with The State of Israel after its establishment is contingent upon and secondary to the fact that Truman helped ensure there was a State of Israel to begin with. (2) Kal, April 3, 2016 1:23 PM Jacobson and Truman I first heard of Eddie Jacobson and his importance to the founding of the State of Israel in Yehuda Avner's book, The Prime Ministers. An astonishing tale of how a lifelong friendship came to influence the founding of the modern State of Israel. Mike - what you say about Truman and his stance on the arms embargo and the hypocracy of the UN has merit, but the case can be made that the State of Israel may never have survived has the US not recognized the State of Israel very quickly after its declared independence. Harry Truman ordered the US state department (who were strongly opposed to recognition) to recognize Israel in very short order after having spoken to Weitzman. History is complicated. So are great leaders. Harry Truman was one of them. Mike, April 3, 2016 8:37 PM Truman wrote in his diary in 1947: "The Jews, I find are very, very selfish. When they have power, physical, financial or political neither Hitler nor Stalin has anything on them for cruelty or mistreatment to the underdog." That was in 1947, two years after the Holocaust. I personally find it hard to understand how exactly "recognizing" Israel helped. By the way, it was only a "de facto" recognition, not a "de jure" recognition which actually sees legitimacy. The first de-jure recognition was actually (ironically) by the Soviet Union. And had he not recognized Israel, the state would still have come into being since statehood had been declared before. And even if the UN had not voted for the plan, it wouldn't have mattered because the fighting had already begun a long time before the official War of Independence. I think it's really a good question why Truman imposed an arms embargo against Israel... when at the same time the Arab countries could freely import arms.... He also prevented American Jewish volunteers from fighting for Israel, and those who did volunteer faced losing their citizenship (which probably meant a lot to many people 3 years after the Holocaust and with Israel on the brink of survival). Regarding the state department- who is actually the boss if not Truman... So what did he actually do for Israel? Recognition? So he did not take yet another step in delegitimation (even though he actually did he did not recognize that Israel has a moral right to be a state) (even the UN had assigned more legimacy for a future Jewish state its division plan) (1) Mike, April 3, 2016 9:16 AM You can critcize me for it but I didn't want to watch the movie. This man Truman is so repulsive. When Israel declared its independence and was fighting for its survival, with a Holocaust of the 600.000 Jews in the land of Israel as a very real possibility, Truman imposed an arms embargo on Israel. Also, Israel was not 'founded'. It declared its independence. Also, the UN did not 'create' Israel. It voted to support a plan of the division of what is today Israel, which itself is the result of a division of what was supposed to become the Jewish state. In that itself the UN betrayed its original mandate. Maurice H, April 3, 2016 5:03 PM Glad To See Someone Else Knows History Your so right on, but I wrote mine before reading yours. So many people put a halo around some people when they really don't deserve it. The only reason why Truman decided to recognize Israel is because he was mad at State for going behind his back and trying to stop the recognition. He was really leaning towards not, and then he got angry at State for trying to usurp his power!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Oct 14, 2019 - Politics & Policy Census Bureau requests citizenship information from states Photo: George Frey/Getty Images The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting information from drivers' license records and public assistance recipients in an effort to make documenting citizenship a key aspect of the 2020 Census, the Associated Press reports. Why it matters: The request has alarmed civil rights advocates who believe it will discourage immigrant participation in next year's population count, which will be used to determine congressional seat apportionment and how federal funding is distributed. The big picture: The Trump administration controversially sought to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census, but the Supreme Court blocked the question earlier this year — arguing the administration lacked a credible explanation for why the question was necessary. In response to the Supreme Court ruling, Trump issued an executive order allowing the Commerce Department to request administrative records from "all executive departments and agencies" to help it compile citizenship data. What they're saying: The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators told AP that most states received requests for information containing citizenship status, race, birthdates and addresses, but that states can choose for themselves how to respond. Experts said that state records are a poor choice for tracking citizenship because they may contain inaccuracies. The Census Bureau said the records it receives are stripped of identifiable information and are only used for statistical purposes. Illinois' secretary of state has denied the request, according to AP. Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has received the request but has not yet responded. Our thought bubble, per Axios' Stef Kight: Trump's administration has made multiple attempts to penalize immigrants who use or are likely to use certain public benefit programs. The actions may not have a direct impact on most immigrants in the U.S., but the fear and uncertainty the policies create could keep immigrants from benefits they qualify for or result in an undercount of Latino populations in the 2020 Census. What's next: The bureau said it will decide on a methodology for tracking citizenship by by March 31, 2020. The Census count officially begins on the next day, April 1. Go deeper: Judge blocks Trump plan to penalize immigrants likely to use public benefits	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
【DE】Green Week 2023: "Wild by nature!" Together with the "1000 good reasons" initiative, Landgard transforms the flower hall into a floral jungle of exotic flowers and plants. One thing is certain: When the International Green Week (IGW) on the 20th January opens its doors, a place on the Berlin exhibition center will once again become a crowd puller – the Blumenhalle. Here, visitors can leave the dreary winter sky behind and immerse themselves in a spring-like atmosphere at the end of January. Under this year's motto "Wild about nature", the Landgard Producers' Cooperative creates an elaborately designed flower arrangement with the initiative "Flowers – 1000 good reasons" in Hall 2.2. "We pursue an artistic approach that is inspired by nature and focuses on it as an overall overarching work of art," says Michael Hermes, Head of Marketing & Communication at Landgard. Walking paths invite flower fans to stroll through the floral hall work of art. Thousands of trees and spring flowers line up – from delicate shapes to exotic, prickly plants. At photo spots, flower lovers can put themselves in the limelight and take a small piece of spring home with them. With the multitude of hands-on activities, combined with concentrated expertise in horticulture, plant production and cultivation, urban gardening and much more, not only plant lovers will get their money's worth. In order for the flower hall to inspire its guests, several months of planning and organization are required in advance. "From hall selection to visitor flows to lighting conditions – the success of the flower hall depends on many factors," emphasizes Hermes. During the duration of the fair, around a dozen helpers will be represented to ensure the optimal care of the flowers and plants on site. The Central Association of Horticulture (ZVG) places the topic of resources in the focus of its exhibition stand in the flower hall. Because the careful handling of water, soil and plants is the focus of horticultural activities. At the same time, challenges such as climate change and the current energy crisis must be mastered. Here, horticulture offers a variety of solutions. As part of the young talent advertising campaign "Profession Gardener. Up to the future," student groups can get a taste of horticultural topics. On the first weekend of the fair, the reigning German flower fairy Regina Haindl will also be on site. Note on the ticket shop and accreditation: This year, Green Week is relying entirely on online tickets for the first time. Tickets can already be purchased at www.gruenewoche.de/tickets. Registration is only possible online. There will be no on-site accreditation, but only online at https://www.gruenewoche.de/de/presse/akkreditierung/. A sea of colors on the IGW – the flower hall. Photo: Messe Berlin About the International Green Week The International Green Week Berlin is one of the most traditional trade fairs in Germany and one of the best-known events in Germany. Founded in 1926 in Berlin in the Golden Twenties, it is unique as the leading international trade fair for food, agriculture and horticulture. Exhibitors from all over the world present an extensive range of products on ten days of events. In addition, the IGW provides a stage for current social issues such as climate protection, circular economy, resource conservation and sustainable land use. From 20th to 29th January 2023, the 87th Edition of the Green Week. The IGW is the starting point for the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA for short). The GFFA is the leading international conference on central future issues of the global agriculture and food industry. The highlight is the meeting of over 70 agricultural ministers. About Messe Berlin Berlin has been a trade fair location for 200 years, one of the most important in the world for many decades. As a state-owned trade fair company, Messe Berlin designs, markets and organizes hundreds of live events every year. The aim is to be an outstanding host to visitors at all events, to give the best possible business impulses and to ensure fair conditions for everyone. This self-image is reflected in the company motto: Messe Berlin – Hosting the World. 【DE】Intensive symposium: Environmental sins in the medical sector? 【DE】Plan your visit to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023 now	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
A new vaccine for Ebola shows promising results in the current testing phases. (Alexander Raths) A new vaccine for Ebola shows promising results in the current testing phases. Alexander Raths Ebola on the Rise Becca Clark, Writer It's back, bloody, and mobile. Ebola is on the rise and spreading fast. However, there's hope for humanity: a potential cure that comes in two waves. The first option is to prevent Ebola, and the second is to attack the virus once it has begun. Both are new options that the outbreak from 2014-2016 did not have. A recent outbreak hit the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 1, 2018; by the start of January, the disease had reached a total of 608 patients, of which 368 have died. An investigation is currently underway, involving 29 doctors who had possibly been infected. According to the Ministry of Health, only 207 have survived the crisis. Ebola typically presents with symptoms such as fevers, headaches, and hemorrhaging, and kills over half of those who are infected. This current outbreak has a case fatality rate of about 60%. Despite the seemingly promising percentage, this outbreak is the largest and second deadliest outbreak in history. Healthcare officials are particularly at risk; one American, who had previously been assisting in the Congo, is currently being monitored by the Nebraska Medical Center after a possible Ebola exposure. The medical center did not disclose this person's identity. The center of the recent outbreak is the North Kivu province, including Beni, Kalunguta, and Mabalako; recent cases have also been reported in the Ituri province. Both provinces are highly populated within the nation and border Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Magnifying the outbreak even more is the conflict within this region leaving over a million refugees at risk of contracting Ebola. For now, vaccinations preventing Ebola are suspended while doctors are under watch. Without the vaccinations, refugees passing through the areas could potentially spread the virus outside of the region. In late November, the ministry announced that three new Ebola treatments would be launched for a controlled trial. Since August of 2018, 54,143 people have received vaccinations against Ebola. World Health Organization's director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a statement saying, "These gains could be lost if we suffer a period of prolonged insecurity, resulting in increased transmission." Despite the DRC's worsening outbreak, one newborn is a survivor. This girl, known as Baby Sylvana, is the first child born to a mother recovering from the Ebola virus in the most recent outbreak. According to the Ministry of Health, babies born from Ebola survivors are very rare, but baby Sylvana was born in an Ebola treatment center in Beni. In China, a new filo-virus has been discovered in bats. The virus, known as Mengla, is a relative of Ebola. It was discovered in fruit bats in Mengla county, Yunnan province, near the center of China. While notably different from Ebola and Marburg, two of the most common filo-viruses, it still poses a great risk to humanity. The scientists who discovered the virus believe that it has great potential to make interspecies transmissions, despite there being no evidence of the virus in humans. Currently, it has been found to infect cells from monkeys, hamsters, dogs, and humans, but whole-body infection has not been found in humans. Mengla uses the same molecular receptor to enter cells as Ebola. At this time, the virus has only been identified in Rousettus bats. Both Marburg and Ebola viruses have been discovered in various species of bats. Scientists are making breakthroughs on the cure of Ebola, which could stop major outbreaks like the one in the DRC, or keep similar virus outbreaks from occurring. One medication can successfully protect non-human primates against all strains of Ebola in one dose. Dr. Thomas Geisbert, an Ebola researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch, believes that the "experimental drug can protect against all forms of Ebola known to harm people, suggesting that it will continue to protect people if the Ebola viruses evolve over time." The antivirus, known as MBP134, protected primates and ferrets against the Bundibugyo, Zaire, and Sudan virus strains. Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses in the modern world, but only for now. With a new contender chasing that title, and new vaccines to prevent and treat the bloody virus, Ebola is likely to fall from the ranks. The best way to fight it is to prevent it, especially with the risk of spreading so prevalent during the current outbreak. Although vaccines are currently only used in Africa, it's a great reminder to those around the world to get your shots. One dose could save not just your life, but the very human race. All comments are moderated and can be tracked back to the original user/computer. Breaking Blue • Copyright 2020 • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Cuomo's medical pot reversal freaks conservatives Published Wed, Jan 8 20144:01 PM EST Updated Thu, Feb 20 201412:38 PM EST Jeff Morganteen@jmorganteen Conservatives tweaked by medical weed Gov. Andrew Cuomo surprised New Yorkers this weekend when news leaked of his move in support of medical marijuana laws. The governor plans to bypass the state Legislature and issue an executive order allowing the use of medical pot, this Saturday. The plan revolves around a little-known 1980 law that allows 20 hospitals in the state to prescribe marijuana for patients with cancer and glaucoma. Cuomo officially announced his shift in the State of the State speech Wednesday afternoon. Twenty states already allow use of medical marijuana, Cuomo noted in his speech. "We will monitor the program to evaluate the effectiveness and the feasibly of a medical marijuana system." (Read more: ) In an interview with CNBC, New York State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long accused Cuomo of appealing to his national liberal base. The initiative would be a "slippery slope" toward legalizing recreational marijuana, as Colorado and Washington state have done, he said. "He's trying to catch up to Colorado," Long said Wednesday on "Squawk on the Street." "If Colorado didn't do what they did, he wouldn't be doing what he's doing today. … This time he wasn't the first out of the gate, but he certainly didn't want to be left behind." (Read more: High Times aiming for $100M marijuana fund) For the past several years, the state Senate has blocked medical marijuana bills that come to it from the Assembly for the past several years. Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, who has co-sponsored a medical marijuana bill that's stuck in the Legislature, said that having Cuomo behind medical marijuana would help move the issue forward. Medical use of marijuana legitimate: NY lawmaker (Read more: Colorado's brand-new pot economy) In essence, Cuomo's measure enacts a 1980 law that allows certain medical centers to provide marijuana to patients who have exhausted all other forms of treatment. Gottfried sees the step as a springboard to a more robust medical marijuana framework. "It's terrific that as an interim step he's implementing this 1980 law," Gottfried said. "Now, that law is very limited and cumbersome, and we're hoping that he will work with the Legislature this year to enact a comprehensive and workable bill." —By CNBC's Jeff Morganteen. Follow him on Twitter at @jmorganteen and get the latest stories from "Squawk on the Street."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
FLYING LOBSTER Home SERVICES & SPECIALITIES The 756th Project Info Page UPCOMING PROJECTS‎ > ‎ The 756th posted Oct 14, 2009, 11:16 PM by Ron Lowther [ updated Mar 23, 2014, 6:03 PM ] Years later after interviewing General Patton's radio man for the SHOAH Project, Ron had a dream about writing a screen play about the tankers of WW II. There is more of a parallel about the project that can't be revealed yet, but he saw this as an opportunity to tell accurate stories that had never been told before. In doing research for the project Ron came across a select number of veterans to start interviewing for their accounts during the European campaign. In realizing by having these interviews for the screen play, Ron decided to expand the project into a documentary first as a precursor to the film to generate more interest giving it a larger audience. The real mission: World War II has always been an interest to Ron. With his concern for the veterans who were wounded or died for this country, and worst yet, the after effects of witnessing war's human devastation, Ron felt these veterans have not been honored sincerely enough for saving the world and this nation. He wants this project to be a vehicle to finally give the recognition deserved by all veterans who took the oath to defend our country.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Political theorists have been worrying about mob rule for 2,000 years Plato's "Republic" was, in part, a meditation on the evils of mob rule International \| The Economist LIBERALS HAVE become lazy when thinking about the mob. They have celebrated "people power" when it threatens regimes they disapprove of, in the Middle East, say, while turning a blind eye to the excesses of protesters who they deem to be on the right side of history—in Portland, Oregon, for example. In August 2020 a mainstream publisher, Public Affairs, produced "In Defence of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action" by Vicky Osterweil. The invasion of America's Capitol by mobs of President Donald Trump's supporters on January 6th was a reminder of the danger of playing with fire. It is naive to assume that mobs will be confined to the "nice" side of the political spectrum; the left-wing kind by their nature generate the right-wing sort. It is doubly naive to expect that mobs will set limits; it is in their nature to run out of control. Political philosophers have been making these points for more than 2,000 years. Pre-modern theorists never tired of warning that, given the chance, the "many-headed monster" would trample the established order. Even liberal thinkers worried that democracy might give rise to "mobocracy". They argued that the will of the people needed to be restrained by a combination of constitutional intricacy (individual rights, and checks and balances) and civic culture. The wiser among them added that the decay of such restraints could transform democracy into mob rule. The first great work of political philosophy, Plato's "Republic", was, in part, a meditation on the evils of mob rule. Plato regarded democracy as little more than mob rule by another name—perhaps without the violence, at least at first, but with the same lack of impulse control. He compared the citizens of democracies to shoppers who see a "coat of many colours" in a market and buy it only to discover that it falls apart when it has been worn a couple of times. He noted that democracies are hard-wired to test boundaries. Plato also argued that democracies inevitably degenerate into anarchy, as the poor plunder the rich and profligacy produces bankruptcy. Anarchy leads to the rule of tyrants: a bully can appeal to the mob's worst instincts precisely because he is ruled by his own worst instincts. He is, as it were, the mob in the form of a single person. For Plato the only viable alternative to mob rule was the rule of a caste of guardians: philosopher kings trained from infancy to control their emotions and put wisdom before instinct. Aristotle, Plato's great pupil, distinguished between three legitimate forms of government: kingship, aristocracy and democracy. He argued that they each have their dark shadows: tyranny, oligarchy and mob rule. He then outlined the ways in which these virtuous forms of government evolve into their opposites: democracy becomes mob rule when the rich hog the society's wealth. A more practical thinker than Plato, Aristotle argued that there were two ways of preventing democracy from degenerating into mobocracy: mix in elements of kingship and aristocracy to restrain the will of the people; and create a large middle class with a stake in stability. The following centuries saw only a few innovations in thinking about the mob. Machiavelli speculated that clever princes might be able to profit from chaos if they could forge the mob into a battering-ram against a decaying regime. Mostly elites were content with demonisation. They invented a slew of fearsome names for the people—the "beast of many heads", the "swinish multitude" and the mobile vulgus, or changeable crowd, which gave rise to the term "mob". They also invented cynical ways of diverting its anarchic energies, most notably Rome's bread and circuses. But this changed with the French and American revolutions, which were based on contrasting approaches to mob rule. Two revolutions Initially many celebrated the "people power" of the French revolution. In response to the tumult Wordsworth wrote: "Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive/ But to be young was very Heaven!" But many changed their minds when they discovered that, far from unleashing man's natural goodness, the revolution had set free his inner demons. Those who stuck with the revolution despite the guillotine and the Terror did so on two grounds: that the old regime was responsible for the violence because it created so much pent-up hatred; and that you cannot improve the world without bloodshed. Tom Paine, a British radical, remained a true believer despite the fact that he was imprisoned for ten months during the Terror and only escaped with his life because the chalk mark indicating he should be executed was placed on the wrong door. The French Revolution also produced a robust conservative critique of mob rule—first in Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France", published before the worst of the Terror, then in a flood of works. Burke recognised that the mob has a collective psychology that makes it uniquely dangerous. It is a "monstrous medley of all conditions, tongues, and nations". It relishes wild abandon—"horrid yells", "shrilling screams" and the "unutterable abominations of the furies of hell". It gets so carried away with its own righteous bloodlust that even normally decent people can be transformed into monsters. He predicted that the revolution would end in the massacre of thousands (including the king, queen and priests) and the rise of a dictator who could restore law and order. The cycle of mass protest followed by violence followed by dictatorship set a pattern for subsequent revolutions in Russia (1917), Cuba (1958) and elsewhere. The American revolution succeeded where the French revolution and its progeny failed because it was based on a considered fear of "the confusion and intemperance of a multitude". "Federalist No. 55", written by either James Madison or Alexander Hamilton, is particularly sharp on the way that ill-designed institutions can turn even sensible citizens into a baying crowd: "Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob". The Founding Fathers argued that democracy could avoid becoming mobocracy only if it was hedged with a series of restraints to control the power of the people. Power was divided between the branches of government to make sure that nobody wielded too much. Citizens were given extensive constitutional rights. Senators were given six-year terms to insulate them from fads. They were also initially appointed by state legislatures rather than directly elected. Supreme Court judges were appointed for life, ensuring they cannot be removed by people from other branches. Alexis de Tocqueville added his own worries about mob rule in "Democracy in America". For him the constitution alone is not strong enough to save democracy from the mob. A vigorous civic culture rooted in self-governing communities (he was particularly keen on New England's townships) and a self-reliant and educated population are also necessary. So too is a responsible elite that recognises that its first duty is to "educate democracy". The march of democracy The 19th century saw the world's ruling elites reconciling themselves to the fact that democracy was the wave of the future. How you dealt with this wave depended largely on your attitude to the mob. Optimists thought that extending the franchise was not only right but also a way to tame the mob. Benjamin Disraeli thought that voting would help assimilate people: just as owning property makes people more sober, so exercising democratic rights converts them into responsible citizens. Pessimists held that delay was the best way to avert the mob. Most members of the British ruling class favoured introducing democracy in measured stages because they made a sharp distinction between the respectable middle- and upper-working classes, who would vote responsibly because they owned property, and the unrespectable classes, who, as well as being propertyless, were, in their opinion, addicted to drink and licentiousness. J.S. Mill argued in favour of a "variable franchise": "one person at least one vote, and up to three or four votes according to education". Walter Bagehot, editor of The Economist from 1861 to 1877, and a man who worried obsessively about the breakdown of social order, added a new solution: use the monarchy as a theatre that would simultaneously entertain the masses and distract them from the real wielders of power. This sort of pessimism has been out of fashion for a long time. The second world war and the defeat of Nazism led to an era of democratic self-confidence, and the fall of the Berlin Wall to one of democratic euphoria. But a few pessimists continued to warn that democracies might well degenerate into mob rule if they neglected the health of their political institutions and civic culture. Seymour Martin Lipset, an American sociologist, echoed Aristotle's view that a healthy democracy requires broad-based prosperity. Harvey Mansfield, a political philosopher, reiterated Tocqueville's worry that civic decay might corrupt democracy. Samuel Huntington warned that "democratic overload", with too many interest groups demanding too much from the state, would lead to democratic disillusionment as the state failed to live up to its ever-escalating promises. In recent years the pessimists have grown in number. The experience of countries such as Egypt during the Arab spring confirmed warnings that, without strong institutions in place, democracy would succumb to mob rule. The election of Mr Trump, a reality-TV star, raised profound questions about the health of America's political regime. Can democracy survive if television channels make billions of dollars by peddling misinformation and partisanship? Or if wealthy people can invest vast sums of money in the political process? Or if society is polarised into a superclass and a demoralised proletariat? Recent events suggest that the answer is "no". The age of democratic naivety died on January 6th. It is time for an age of democratic sophistication. Democracies may well be the best safeguard against mob rule, as liberal democrats have been preaching for centuries. But they can be successful only if countries put the necessary effort into nurturing democratic institutions: guarding against too much inequality, ensuring that voters have access to objective information, taming money in politics and reinforcing checks and balances. Otherwise the rule of the people will indeed become the rule of the mob, and the stable democratic order that flourished from the second world war onwards will look like a brief historical curiosity. ■ This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline "Madison's nightmare" Source: https://www.economist.com/international/2021/01/16/political-theorists-have-been-worrying-about-mob-rule-for-2000-years	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Sumo Nova It is Well Worth a Walk "In Her Shoes" by sumo nova It was nice to see Shirley McLaine resurface in movies in 2006. It gives everyone something to talk about outside of her "past life" experiences and her strange new age way of thinking. I personally have always enjoyed McLaine as an actress. When she was younger, she had such a sweet, wispy quality to her. As she aged, she grew into a more mature comedian with a hint of sexiness in her performances. And, of course, everyone remembers her amazing turn in "Steel Magnolias." She stole every scene she was in. McLaine had two successful movies this past year in "Rumor Has It" and "In Her Shoes." In both she played a basically sassy older woman with a bit of a hidden past. Sounds a lot like McLaine herself, don't you think? "In Her Shoes" was a screen adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's best-selling novel. It focus on the relationship between two sisters – – Rose (played by Toni Collette) and Maggie (played by Cameron Diaz). Where Rose is overweight and rather plain, her sister is ridiculously thin and absolutely stunning. Where Rose works almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Maggie prefers not to work at all. Where Toni has no luck with men, Maggie throws them away like yesterday's newspapers. Still, the two sisters have managed to remain relatively close over the years. That is until Maggie's irresponsible behavior gets her kicked out of her father's house. Because she has no where else to go, she decides to crash on Rose's couch. This ignites a series of disasters that end up with Maggie throwing her sister out. With no job, no money, and no one to take her in., Maggie decides to search for her mother's mother; the grandmother (McLaine) that she never knew. She finally tracks her down to a retirement community and, without batting an eyelash, Maggie moves in. As Maggie settles into her new digs with hopes of using her impressive skills of manipulation and charm to her benefit, Rose decides to quit her stifling job and begins her own personal transformation. What results is a coming together story of family who never really knew each other before and really didn't care to, until now. It is wonderful to watch because of the perfect nuanced performers in the three key roles. Collette was a bit of a revelation in this film. I barely noticed her acting work prior to this movie. Now I find myself looking for movies in which she plays. She realistically portrayed the every woman role that is so much a part of all of us. She not only showed the depth and breadth of her transformation through hair, makeup, and wardrobe, but the audience was privy to each minor change which was revealed with clarity in the look on her face, the way she carried her body, and her overall attitude. I found Diaz a little more irritating than usual in her role as Maggie. The girl starts out so self-centered and self-absorbed that it is hard to care about what happens to her. It isn't until she is well into her own transformation that the audience once again buys into the import of her character overall. The delight in this movie actually was the extras; the senior citizens that were used for the scenes in the retirement community. While I'm certain some of them were indeed actors, others obviously were not and they were every bit as wonderful to watch as their practiced cohorts. They were funny, endearing, charming, and all too real. Director Curtis Hanson has proven to be a flexible artist with films like "L.A. Confidential," "8 Mile," and "In Her Shoes." He seemingly jumps from genre to genre with the prowess and confidence of those studio directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. And his work easily elevates the "chick flick" by crafting a story of surprising depth and universal appeal. The screenplay by Susannah Grant, who also did "Erin Brockovich" is wonderfully written and, it seems, tailored made for the actresses who played the key roles. While I wish I could say that sisters don't turn on each other the way these two do, the truth is that it does happen. However, they usually also find their way back together just as do Rose and Maggie. "In Her Shoes" is aptly named, as all of us would be better off if we could walk in each other's shoes. There is a moral here and it is a good one. I easily give this film four out of five stars. "In Her Shoes" is a Fox 2000 Picture in conjunction with Scott Free/Deuce Three Productions. It carries a PG-13 rating for sexual situations and questionable language. The Top Three Places to Take a Walk in San Francisco Without Having to Walk Uphill Counselor's Daughter to Walk in the Susan G. 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The Rise of Private Military Companies and the Legal Vacuum of Regulation Author: Franklin Mwirigi Murianki Category: Special Report "He who holds his State by means of mercenary troops can never be solidly or securely seated. For such troops are disunited, ambitious, insubordinate, treacherous, insolent among friends, cowardly before foes, and without fear of God or faith with man. Whenever they are attacked defeat follows; so that in peace you are plundered by them, in war by your enemies. And this because they have no tie or motive to keep them in the field beyond their paltry pay".[1] The end of the Cold War was celebrated as ushering a new era in the once global bi-polar system. The end of the 'Iron Curtain' in Europe had its fair share of merits and demerits. Theoretically and practically, the arms race was on the verge of winding up. With the slowing of the arms race came the inevitable budget cuts in defence spending;[2] for the major powers, this in-turn resulted in the military downsizing its personnel. These post-Cold War demobilisations of armies created a large pool of available military talent.[3] Additionally, large numbers of intrastate conflicts threatened the stability of a globalizing international system and have created a demand for private security to fill the superpower void and economic globalisation has led to greater profits from investments in natural resource extraction operations in less developed nations. Private military companies are considered to be present day 'mercenaries' and this presents challenges in defining a mercenary under humanitarian law because of the nature of work of these corporations. Are their employees recognized as civilians, yet performing purely military functions? Or as combatants, as they wield the force used in war? It has been documented that Blackwater employees were used to apply torture to victims in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The torture and abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib horrified people around the world and raised controversy over the role and activities of PMC personnel in the intelligence and interrogation process. The number of PMC personnel at Abu Ghraib is far from clear, but at least 37 interrogators from private contractors were operating in the prison. A whole series of mostly internal military investigations were conducted as a result of the revelations at Abu Ghraib. At least two reports (The Taguba and Jones-Fay Reports) implicated contractor personnel in the scandal. A lack of proper vetting of PMC personnel was also uncovered.[4] A Blackwater operation in Falluja in 2004, as a decisive force of counter-offensive strategy, begs questions of the legal use of force by a non-state actor. The monopoly of violence is the preserve of governments and allows for Western states to incorporate contractors to serve as major wielders of violence in multiple military functions of logistics, intelligence collection, and personnel security and special operations. The issue of commercializing war by contracting companies run largely by former professional soldiers, intelligence officers and police is leading to major discussions on its position under international law. Mercenaries/Private Military Companies The definition of a mercenary and a PMC is blurred. Spear defines PMSCs[5] as "corporate entities that provide military expertise and other professional services essential to combat and warfare[6]." Those 'other professional services' are extremely open-ended, and in some cases come uncomfortably close to mercenary activities.[7] Singer defines PMSCs as "'corporate bodies that specialize in the provision of military skills – including tactical combat operations, strategic planning, intelligence gathering and analysis, operational support, troop training, and technical assistance."[8] The activities of PMSCs are diverse and the list that Singer provides is obviously not exhaustive because, as corporate entities, it makes business sense for PMSCs to diversify their expertise in order to maximize their profits. The provision of these companies is that of security as a product; the speed, efficiency and cost benefit to governments as compared to maintaining a standing army for times of both war and peace. A good example being the 1999 Executive Outcomes operation in Sierra Leone, as contracted by the government of Sierra Leone the operation succeeded in counterattacking rebel controlled areas and mines and reinstalled the government. The PMCs remuneration was pegged to mineral concessions and diamond mines. This has highly been viewed as a success story by the PMCs industrialists' eager to promote a corporate image in the business of war. As Singer puts it, "though both PMSCs and mercenaries can be considered to be 'security workers', there is a significant difference in the work they do."[9] According to a report by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, PMSCs "do not fit into the narrowly-drawn definition of mercenary forces as they normally consist of retired military personnel, who are no longer active in security forces [and who] offer a wide range of services from combat and operational support, or advice and training, to arms procurement, intelligence gathering, or hostage rescue, etc."[10] From a legal perspective, a PMC is a corporate entity, while a mercenary group is not. Singer attempts to categorize PMSCs into "three broad types of units linked to their location in the battle space: those that operate within the general theatre, those in the theatre of war, and those in the actual area of operation, that is, the tactical battlefield."[11] These units include military provider firms, military consultancy firms, advisory and training services and military support firms, which provide non-lethal aid and assistance.[12] Max Weber identified the state as that entity which "successfully upholds a claim to the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force in the enforcement of its order."[13]The rise of nationalism made for patriotic enlistment for a standing army to defend borders and for security; hence, the deployment of violence was the preserve of the state. As Sapone notes, "The emergence of private military firms (PMFs) and the change in military relationship between states and private entities suggests that some states no longer exert explicit control over military technology or manpower. Military skill is becoming increasingly privatized and commodified."[14] Observers believe that the dramatic growth in private security challenges the international state system's three hundred year control over military might. PMFs now stand in a position to eventually threaten global order with military force that is less accountable and controllable than state militaries.[15] The role of regulating instruments of violence lies with the state, but if the state cannot effectively regulate PMCs, the role of the state has been severely compromised by a non-state actor. Therefore, the authority of the state is eroded by these new powerful actors who shoulder military responsibility. The primacy of states as the sole actors in the international relations realm is also being questioned. The peculiar nature of this problem is not comprehensively addressed in national and international law regulations. This problem was evident when, "In the late 1990s a private military company composed primarily of South then African Special Forces from the former apartheid regime, called Executive Outcomes, was engaged by the governments of Angola and Sierra Leone to fight rebels in those countries whom national forces there had failed to stop. While that company is praised for its efficiency (especially by industry lobbyists), its record of compliance with international humanitarian law is questionable."[16]It can be argued too that the client states´ sovereignty is not absolute, as there are non-state actors that have been contracted to carry out the country's primary function of state security and defense; hence their sovereignty is called to question. The obligations and responsibilities of states under international law require that they take liability for actions perpetuated by their civilians, yet the state contracted the corporations to act on their behalf. This complicates the issue of liability, questioning who should be liable for human rights violations committed by these non-state actors in other states. Blackwater has been given immunity under the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq;[17] "The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the U.S.-led entity charged with governing Iraq through June 2004, stipulated that contractors [were] subject to the laws of their parent country, not Iraqi law."[18]Another complexity occurs when PMCs "have been engaged in more dubious practices such as assisting in coup d'états." Attention to such companies and calls for their international regulation have recently been bolstered by Sir Mark Thatcher's guilty plea in his trial for planning and organizing a coup in Equatorial Guinea in collaboration with a PMC.[19]The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is also known to engage private companies to work in South America in it's ''war on drugs'', which sometimes end up fighting against the FARC in Colombia.[20] This goes to show that the PMC industry is clearly multifaceted and complex, operating around the globe in a myriad of situations and poses a grave danger to the nation-state and functions of the nation-state. As mentioned earlier, the 16th century creation of the nation-state and state responsibility took on the state as the sole custodian of the monopoly of violence. The state is responsible for the actions of its military personnel, whether abroad or at home. For any human rights violations, the state has the right to take disciplinary action on military personnel under its domestic legislation or under international law. In the case of PMC personnel, the onus of responsibility is vague and ambiguous.Compared with state-run military and police forces, which are subject to fairly strict regulation by their governments and international laws, PMSCs act with relative impunity in the current international and domestic legal landscape. The result involves increased human rights abuses and decreased accountability for the actors committing those abuses.[21] Further, private military companies, mercenaries and others privately engaged in combat in the shadows of war in weak states, often operate without being accountable for the violations of international law, including human rights[22] and the plundering of resources. The right to self-determination and right to security are seriously impinged by the use of mercenary corporations in war zone areas, their interest being monetary alone. Antony Barnett and Patrick Smith's highlights Dramatic evidence that America is involved in illegal mercenary operations in East Africa has emerged. The leaked communications between US private military companies suggest the CIA had knowledge of the plans to run covert military operations inside Somalia – against UN rulings – and they hint at involvement of British security firms [… it further reveals] how US firms have been planning undercover missions in support of President Abdullahi Yusuf's transitional federal government against the Supreme Islamic Courts Council – a radical Muslim militia which took control of Mogadishu, promising national unity under Sharia law.Evidence of foreign involvement in the conflict would not only breach the UN arms embargo but could destabilize the entire region.[23] For PMCs to be directly involved in combat activities raises concerns of whether in the course of their duty they violate human rights and are involved in genocide, crimes against humanity, assassinations and murder which fall under the province of international humanitarian law. The lack of comprehensive national and international law legislation, and the vagueness' of the legal person of a private military contractor under international law complicates the issue of immunity. International Legislation against Mercenaries As these PMCs take on a corporate image of mercenarism, there is no international law explicitly enacted specifically to address PMCs. This is only for mercenaries. The actual definition in international law as set out in Additional Protocol I to Article 47 of the Geneva Convention (1949) classifies a mercenary according to the following criteria:[24] (a) Is specially recruited locally or abroad to fight in an armed conflict; (b) Does, in fact, take part in activities; (c) Is motivated to take part in hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain (d) Is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of a territory controlled by a Party to the conflict; (e) Is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; (f) Has not been sent by a State, which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces. This definition ignores foreign personnel serving the armed forces of another state. For example: the French Foreign Legion. The motivations to take part in hostilities are varied and may not only be driven by desire for private gain, including; ideology [25]or religion. Military advisors and trainers in other countries are not included in this definition, yet they sometimes are part of direct combat operations. The ambiguous nature at which the extent to which human rights obligations apply to the conduct of private military companies remains unclear at the international law level: first, because there is no agreement as to whether human rights obligations are binding upon private actors; second, because the conduct of these actors normally occurs abroad and therefore outside the ordinary territorial and jurisdictional sphere of application of human rights obligations.[26] The state, having contracted the PMC does not have much control over its operation abroad and thus, the state may not be held responsible for having failed to prevent abuses by private military contractors. Thus, their acts are not in principle acts of state, but acts of private persons, even though their services often entail carrying weapons and exposing other persons to the risk of injury. The problem of accountability becomes even more complex when private military contractors are used by international organizations, such as the UN, the EU or NATO. In this case, their conduct may call into play the still elusive concept of institutional responsibility of intergovernmental organizations, a topic which is now the object of a study and possible codification by the International Law Commission.[27] The subsequent weakness of international law has placed greater responsibility on domestic legislation to regulate this issue. Under domestic law and jurisdiction, the legal tools to ensure effective regulation of PMCs and monitoring of their activities become even more uncertain. Each nation´s domestic laws vary with respect to the use of PMCs; some prohibit it while others don't. For example, South Africa,[28] which led the closure of Executive Outcomes in the 90s, was one of the first countries to ban the use of mercenary use, yet a very large number of South Africans are for hire in Iraq, serving under various PMCs .Therefore, domestic laws cannot regulate private persons from selling their services abroad and hence, jurisdictional questions arise. Legal proceedings against private military companies and their employees for violations of the rights of third parties committed in the performance of their services are relatively rare and mostly concentrated in the United States, where the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) is suitable, at least theoretically, to provide a legal basis for international law claims.[29] But so far, efforts based on the act have met with little success for obvious reasons, such as the use of the political doctrine question[30] and legal immunity used by the private contractors.. Similarly, criminal prosecution of private military company employees who have committed abuses are rare and fraught with a number of obstacles that go from blanket immunity in the territorial state where the abuse was committed (as in the case of Iraq and US private military companies[31]) to meeting the threshold of 'violation of international law' serious enough to trigger the ATCA, to political questioning and evidentiary constraints that may hinder effective prosecution. Recommendations and Conclusions One of the main tools for 'socializing' PMCs is litigation[32]. It could indeed be argued that, faced with the threat of public and private law litigation in relation to PMC abuses, PMCs will increasingly set up their own corporate social responsibility and accountability mechanisms. This "tool" would inevitably force PMCs to hold more accountability for the actions of their employees. The cost of lawsuits and their corporate image would lead them to better practices and the respect for rule of law. For example, Blackwater's licence in Iraq has been suspended[33] by the U.S government and one reason is because of the number of cases filed in the U.S domestic courts by families of the victims in Iraq as well as the families of Blackwater's employees killed in Falluja in 2004.[34] More comprehensive and exhaustive international treaties must be drafted to improve treaties like the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries as well as regional treaties like the OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa. OAU nations states, through their practices, should also create customary law that forces more state regulation on PMCs and ensures the jurisdictional capacity of the states. Nations states must also enact comprehensive domestic legislation concerning mercenaries as well as private military companies. Lastly, an international oversight body should be created to oversee and vet private military corporations and their employees, observe their field operations and decide in which conflicts these corporations should undertake. This is for the simple fact that developed states as well as developing states would contract PMCs for civil wars or resource wars.The regulation of PMCs should be a high priority of nation states, as their employment waters down the role of the state as earlier envisaged. The phenomenon of the UN and NGOs contracting PMCs brings more controversy to the issue other than regulation. It is already evident that the proliferation of PMCs overtime shows that this phenomenon cannot be abolished. Regulations and harsh domestic and international legislation is the best way forward to deal with the PMC menace. [1] Nicolò Machiavelli (1505), published 1515.The Prince.Translated by W. K. Marriott 1908 Chapter XII Retrieved on 11/10/09 http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm [2] James M. Cypher Military Spending after the Cold War. Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Jun., 1991), pp. 607-615 : Association for Evolutionary Economics Retrieved on 04/11/09 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4226441 [3] Figures from Centre for Arms control and non-proliferation. http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/fy97_dod_request/index.html (accessed April 11, 2009) [4] A Review of ICITAP's Screening Procedures for Contractors Sent to Iraq as Correctional Advisors, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice, February 2005, www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/0502/final.pdf.(accessed May 11, 2009) [5] Here i refer to Private military companies and Private security companies as one and the same. This is for the reason that some Private security companies also engage in military functions such as open combat. [6] Spear, J (2006). Market forces: the political economy of private military companies. Fafo Report 531. Norway: Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies. [8] Singer, P.(2002).Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry and Its Ramifications for International Security. International Security,26(3),186-220. [9] Ibid., [10] Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF 2003) 71 [11] Singer, P.(2002).Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry and Its Ramifications for International Security. International Security, 26(3), 186-220 [12].Ibid. [13] Max Weber, The Theory of Social and Economic Organization 154 (A.M. Henderson & Talcott Parsons trans., 1947). [14] Sapone, M (1999) 'Have Rifle with Scope, Will Travel: The Global Economy of Mercenary Violence', 30 W. Int'l L.J 1, 5 [15] Zarate, J. (1998). 'The Emergence of a New Dog of War: Private International Security Companies, International Law,and the New World Disorder.Stanford Journal of International Law,34,75-162 [16] Singer indicates that they used cluster bombs and fuel air explosives, ibid. Nathaniel Stinnett says that EO commanders reportedly ordered their pilots to just ''kill everybody''. See his Note on ''Regulating the privatization of war: How to stop private military firms from committing human rights abuses'',Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 28 (2005), p. 211, at p. 215. The fact that these companies are perceived as efficient may pose a challenge for those who defend international humanitarian law, which does not prioritize efficiency above all else. [17] OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY BAGHDAD, IRAQ PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING THE STATUS OF COALITION, FOREIGN LIAISON AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL June 26, 2003 [18] Deborah Avant, 'Think Again: Mercenaries', July/ August 2004, accessible at http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story2577.php (visited Oct. 2, 2004) [Emphasis added]. [19] Thatcher pleaded guilty to allowing use of aerial support but denied any knowledge of what it was being used for. [20] Former Special Rapporteur Enrique Ballasteros refers to such use in his final report as Special Rapporteur, UN Doc E/CN.4/2004/15, paras. 26 and 32. [21] Caio A. Arellano, Frank C. Newman Intern.Holding Private Military and Security Companies and Mercenaries Accountable for Human Rights Violations. Human Rights Council 7th Session Agenda Item 3: Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination. http://www.humanrightsadvocates.org/images/Arellano2008%20%20Mercenaries%20and%20Corporate%20Accountability%20-%20Long.pdf [22] United Nations, Use of Mercenaries as a means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right Peoples to Self-Determination, submitted by Mr. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, Special Rapporteur, G.A. Res. 198/6.E/CN.4/1999/11 (Jan. 13,1999). [23] Barnett, A., &Patrick Smith, P. ( 2006, September 10) SOMALIA: US accused of covert operations in Somalia. Emails suggest that the CIA knew of plans by private military companies to breach UN rules The Observer(UK) Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/sep/10/antonybarnett.theobserver [24] Roberts A., & Guelff R., (2000) Documents on the Laws of War Oxford: Oxford University Press, p447 http://www.conflits.org/index11502.html#ftn30 [25] Idealists can be found on either side in a conflict. Those British mercenaries who fought in Angola included Nick HallHall, who claimed he was fighting not for money, but against communism, even if it meant fighting without pay in a distant country far from home, in Dempster C., & Tomkins D., (1978) Firepower London: Corgi, p59 Halls political views were in fact extreme rightwing, in Mockler A., (1986) p220. [26] Francesco Francioni, Private Military Contractors and International Law: An Introduction The European Journal of International Law 19 No. 5 , 961 – 964 doi: 10.1093/ejil/chn071 [27] Ibid.. [28] South Africa has become a frontrunner in postulating domestic laws against mercenary activity in Private Military and security companies chances problems, pitfalls and prospects. Jagger; Thomas; Gerhard Kummel (Eds.)2007 [29] Ibid, [30] Political Doctrine Question: a doctrine under which a court will refrain from adjudicating a question that is more properly resolved by the other branches of government because of its inherently political nature and not because of a lack of jurisdiction. [31] In accordance with international law, the CPA, Coalition Forces and the military and civilian personnel accompanying them, are not subject to local law or the jurisdiction of local courts. With regard to criminal, civil, administrative or other legal process, they will remain subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State contributing them to the Coalition. A mechanism exists for this immunity and jurisdiction to be waived by the State contributing the personnel to the Coalition at their discretion. [32] Cockayne, "Make or Buy? Principal – Agent Theory and the Regulation of Private Military Companie"s, in S. Chesterman and C. Lehnardt (eds), From Mercenaries to Market (2007), at 196, 213 – 216 (observing, inter alia, that 'the key factor in transforming PMC regulation may turn out to be litigation', that litigation is one of three major factors 'likely to drive regulatory harmonization in the coming years', and that 'proxy action by third parties may help make PMCs – and their state clients – socially responsible'). [33] Defense industry daily (September 2007) Blackwater's Iraq License Suspended Retrieved on 09/11/09 http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/blackwaters-iraq-license-suspended-03834/ [34] Jeremy Scahill(October 22, 2009). The nation .Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater Retrieved on 11/10/09 http://www.since1865.com/doc/20091109/scahill Bio: Franklin Mwirigi Murianki is an MA candidate at the University for Peace, currently enrolled in the International Peace Studies Programme AfricaCold WarCyber WarDomestic LawHuman RightsInternational LawIraqMilitarySierra LeoneWater Security	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Dragons at the conclusion of Saturday's game vs Grapeland in Bryan. Head Shelbyville Boys Basketball Coach David Schmitt STATEBOUND DRAGONS: Team sendoff set for 11 a.m. today Dragons plan to take care of 'Unfinished Business' in San Antonio Photos by Rachel Reneau The Shelbyville High School Dragon boys basketball team is statebound with a send off for the team set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the school. Shelbyville ISD classes have been cancelled for Friday with a noon early release on Thursday, March 7 so students and fans can attend Friday's UIL Boys' State Basketall Final Four, according to Ray West, superintendent. The school will have specially designated tickets for Dragon fans available until 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the high school office as soon as they arrive via special delivery, he said. Tickets are $16 each and cash only, West said. "We are so proud of our student-athletes and coaches," West said. He outlined other details related to the game in a letter to students, parents, fans and staff on Monday morning. Please see details in attached letter. Supt. West's letter: Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community Members: We are excited to announce that Shelbyville High School's Boys' Basketball team has again advanced to the UIL Boys' State Basketball Tournament Final Four. The Dragons will be playing Hearne High School at the Alamodome on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 a.m., in a 2A State Semi-Final game. The winner of Friday's contest advances to play in the State Championship game on Saturday, March 9th at 1:30 p.m. To accommodate travel to the game for Dragon supporters, there will be no school held on Friday, March 8th. Also, there will be an early release at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, March 7th. Spring Break will be held the following week on March 11th - 15th, with students returning to school Monday, March 18th. Shelbyville High School will have specially designated tickets for Dragon fans available for pre-sale until Thursday, March 7th at 11:30 a.m. The pre-sale tickets will be available at the high school office beginning sometime Tuesday (as soon as the tickets are delivered to us via FedEx.) Pre-sale tickets are $16, cash only. Tickets can also be purchased online or at the Alamodome box office for $19 each. The tickets cover admission for both games of Conference 2A Semi-Final session on Friday, March 8th (Martin's Mill versus Gruver at 8:30 am, and Shelbyville versus Hearne at 10:00 am). Children 2 years of age or younger not occupying a seat will be admitted free of charge. Please note the Alamodome has a Clear Bag Policy: To be approved for entry into the Alamodome, bags or purses must be clear, plastic, vinyl or PVC, and cannot exceed 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches in size. Small, one-compartment, clutch purses that do not exceed 6 inches x 6 inches x 6 inches (with or without a handle or strap) also will be permitted. There will be a special send-off for our Dragon Basketball team when they depart at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday. We are so proud of our student-athletes and coaches! Go Dragons, Win State! Respectfully yours, Shelbyville Dragons Shelbyville ISD basketball playoffs #unfinishedbusiness;	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
From Marrakesh to Bali: What does the landscape approach look like in practice? With landscapes integral to achieving global climate and development goals, action points to operationalize the landscape approach are needed. What are integrated landscape approaches and how do we put them in practice on the ground? These questions – important when considering sustainable land-use management amid competing demands – will be discussed at the upcoming CIFOR and partner-hosted PEFC stakeholder dialogue in Bali and the Global Landscapes Forum in Marrakesh. Integrated landscape approaches have received a groundswell of support from across sectors in recent years as a means to more sustainably manage land use within tropical landscapes. There is a growing body of theoretical knowledge conceptualizing how a landscape approach framework might best be applied in a practical sense. However, there is a suggestion that, as yet, this knowledge is not widely being translated into evidence of the effectiveness of the approach in practice. Amongst other factors, this could be a result of the approach either not being widely implemented, or that practitioners simply lack capacity or incentives to evaluate and report progress where the approach has been applied. In order to provide background to these assumptions, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners recently completed reviews of both the theory and implementation of landscape approaches in the tropics. Our findings suggest there is support for both assumptions – we found only 24 examples of landscape approaches reported within peer-reviewed scientific publications, but a further 150 within the grey (or unpublished) literature. However, despite this limited evidence base, we discovered some interesting and encouraging patterns when comparing the findings of the theory review with those of the implementation review. By overlapping some of the findings of the two reviews, we can illustrate where congruence exists between the recommendations of conceptualists and the experience of practitioners. Our review of the theory literature revealed that multiple authors found consensus around a few key points that they considered to be fundamental for effectively implementing a landscape approach. Our findings from case study examples of landscape approaches in the tropics found that community engagement, institutional support and principles of good governance were considered to be the three most significant factors contributing to effective landscape approaches. — James Reed & Terry Sunderland — Our findings from case study examples of landscape approaches in the tropics found that community engagement, institutional support and principles of good governance were considered to be the three most significant factors contributing to effective landscape approaches. This is consistent with many of the recommendations below – what we have identified from the theory literature as the five key aspects for an effective landscape approach. 1) Evaluate progress: Without metrics, feedback loops fail and adaptive management is unachievable. The design of metrics must be specific to the landscape context, but ideally should encompass evaluation of social, environmental, production and governance variables. Monitoring processes should aim to balance participatory engagement and scientific rigor. 2) Establish effective and transparent governance: Optimal governance will vary between landscapes. But identifying what structure works best in which landscape, and then evaluating these structures over time, is the key to landscape sustainability. 3) Evolve from panacea solutions: It is important to acknowledge that a landscape approach is not a silver bullet. The approach will not be the most effective strategy all of the time, and what works in one landscape may not be appropriate in another. The need for contextualization is thus fundamental to success. 4) Engage multiple stakeholders: Ongoing inclusive, participatory negotiation processes will enable stakeholders to identify objectives, develop synergies, account for trade-offs and better align local socio-cultural and global environmental concerns. 5) Embrace dynamic processes: The individual components of a landscape do not remain static. As such, a landscape approach as a framework needs to be dynamic to increase resilience to stochastic, counter-intuitive or unpredictable changes. Landscape approaches take time: moving from project to process seems the optimum way forward. Read also: Infobrief: Establishing action points toward operationalizing integrated landscape approaches Where possible, we also examined the governance structure in place in each of the case study sites. In almost 60 percent of cases, a multilevel structure was preferred. Such structures are increasingly supported and adopted as they marry top-down authoritarian systems with more democratic bottom-up processes. The perceived advantage of such structures is that they provide a voice to previously marginalized stakeholders at the decision-making table, and also maintain a good level of institutional and bureaucratic capacity. These findings reinforce the perception that in order to effectively implement and achieve ongoing commitments to landscape approaches, a clear focus on context and stakeholder engagement are necessary from the outset. Furthermore, institutions should be in place to maintain regular and ongoing processes of discussion and negotiation. As countries continue to develop strategies for achieving their commitments to global climate and development goals, a landscape approach offers a potential implementing framework. However, in order to stimulate more coordinated policy development, research and practitioner communities need to provide further recommendations on how to make the transition from theory to practice. This will be the challenge for participants in both upcoming events. Each will present the experiences of actors operating in various sectors and scales with representation from the water, forest, agriculture and private sectors, and policymakers and practitioners, among others. These experiences will then be integrated to help contribute to bridging the knowledge-implementation gap. A knowledge-sharing platform will then be established following the two events that all participants will be encouraged to engage with – the objective to further establishing action points and refined frameworks for implementation based on practical experiences. For more information on this topic, please contact James Reed at [email protected] or Terry Sunderland at [email protected]. This research forms part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Messi's arrival at PSG could see Okocha's prediction happen in Featured, News, NewsNow, Nigeria The Argentina superstar is close to signing for the Ligue 1 giants on a free transfer, and that could see the former Bolton star's prediction come to pass Ahead of Paris Saint Germain's (PSG) Champions League clash against Manchester City last season, former Super Eagles captain tipped the French side to win Europe's biggest club competition very soon. Okocha played for PSG for four years, earning a legendary status for his performances, and he believed the club was close to winning the title they craved most. In an interview on Canal+ per ItaSportPress, Okocha said: "I think PSG are working very well. They are almost where they want to be as they are getting closer to their goal of winning the Champions League," the retired playmaker told Canal+ as per ItaSportPress. "They have laid a good foundation because all the great players want to play for PSG. I think they have to maintain these results and stay at the top. Mauricio Pochettino's men did not win the Champions League last season as they lost across two legs to Man City in their semifinal clash. However, this season, all that may change thanks to the little addition of a player called Lionel Messi. It's no more a secret that the six-time Ballon d'Or winner is no longer a Barcelona player. The Argentina international had spent all his career at Barcelona, but his contract expired at the end of June. It was initially hoped that he would sign a new deal, but the Catalan giants announced they could not sign him due to financial obstacles. PSG were the winners of Messi's exit at Barcelona as they are now close to signing the 34-year-old on a two-year deal with an option of another year. Although the deal has not been announced officially, The Parisians have been teasing fans on their social media accounts with two short videos. Messi has already arrived in Paris, and he's expected to sign a two-year deal worth £25m, while he will also receive a £25m signing-on fee. His arrival makes PSG UCL favourites PSG's acquisition of Messi could see them win the title they've been craving since they were bought by Qatari owners. The Ligue 1 giants have been close in the last two seasons, losing to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final before crashing out at the semifinal stage this year. But with Messi's arrival, they are now clear favourites to go all the way. Even before the Argentina superstar's arrival, The Paris-based club already had a squad that could rival any team in Europe. Messi's arrival only takes them above the rest. This is because they are getting arguably the greatest player of his generation. Even though he is now in the twilight of his career, the Barcelona legend is still the best player in the world. Not only that, Messi will be part of a three-pronged attack that includes two of the best forwards in the world, Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappe. Messi is not the only superstar who PSG have signed on a free transfer this summer. The Parisians brought in Euro 2020 best player and goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma on a free transfer from AC Milan. They have also added ex-Real Madrid captain and four-time Champions League winner Sergio Ramos and former Liverpool star Gini Wijnaldum. This kind of team is only possible to create in a FIFA video game, but PSG have been able to assemble them in real life. They've been close to the holy grail in the last two seasons, but Messi and other arrivals this summer could see them finally win that elusive title.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
GPS measurements of the baseline between Quincy and Platform Harvest Titel: GPS measurements of the baseline between Quincy and Platform Harvest Auteur: Purcell, G. H. Dinardo, S. J. Vigue, Y. Jefferson, D. C. Lichten, S. M. Paginering: Jaargang 18 (1995) nr. 1-2 pagina's 39-47 Inhoud: As part of TOPEX altimeter verification, the global positioning system has been used to measure the baseline between the verification site at oil Platform Harvest and a GPS antenna collocated with the satellite laser ranging site at Quincy, California. Data from Harvest, Quincy, and a global network of stations, collected between September 25, 1992 and December 17, 1993, have been analyzed to obtain 272 single-day estimates of the baseline. These daily estimates have in turn been fitted with a linear model, yielding a single estimate of the baseline and its rate of change. Changes in the horizontal components of the baseline reflect the relative tectonic motion of the Pacific plate and the Sierra Nevadan microplate, along with local motion at Harvest and Quincy. The vertical component, crucial to verification, is determined with millimeter-level accuracy and shows no significant variation during the measurement interval.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Mathew Knowles Says Beyoncé's & Kelly Rowland's Careers… Mathew Knowles helped guide the career of his daughter Beyoncé and her Destiny's Child bandmates early on and dropped a… Youtube Vlogger Disappointed Her Daughter Didn't Have 'Pretty… https://youtu.be/9jK3qRsHVK0?t=763 Popular Youtube Vlogger Biannca Prince is being dragged for filth after insinuating her baby's brown eyes aren't pretty. Moments… Model Porsche Thomas Clapsback After Being Teased About… The daughter of Peter Thomas of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is not here for anyone's ignorant colorism. Lance Gross Holiday Card Reignites Colorism Debate Hopefully, Lance Gross will take the time to reflect on why his holiday social media post triggered tense conversations and… Jamaica's Elaine Thompson Named 'Fastest Woman in the… Plus, Instagram video shows cops attacking Bronx man and Florida rapper Kodak Black under fire for "I don't want no… Not Today Satan! Doll Creator Shuts Down The… Mala Bryan and her supporters are not here for anyone's ignorant colorism. Lil Kim's Selfies Dredge Up Colorism Debate Hip-hop artist Lil Kim is caught in a whirlwind of controversy after posting a series of selfies on Instagram in which she is reportedly… Zoe Saldana's Use Of Dark Makeup In Nina… During Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed the backlash over Saldana's portrayal of… Ebony's "Body Brigade" Cover Addresses Body Image Issues… On Thursday, Kierna Mayo, Editor-in-Chief of Ebony Magazine, and JeffriAnne Wilder, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of… Vanity Fair Trolls The World With Rachel Dolezal… The Misappropriation Of Lauryn Hill.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
"THE LOCALS" Do you ever wish you could show the community what goes into what you are trying to create? The Grey Medium started the locally based "Grey Matters" documentary series as an attempt to give local artists, and entrepreneurial owned businesses an opportunity to share their individual stories in a documentary type format. The series offered behind the scenes access to the inner-workings of creatives and entrepreneurs. Now, seeking to revamp the series, with a new take and different style "The Locals" is looking for artists and businesses to group in specific areas in order to organize the series into a more appropriate "Season" format. Each season being focused on specific regions opposed to mixing episodes involving different areas and releasing them at random. The "seasons" will have official premieres at locally owned movie theaters, will be shared to all platforms of social media, and will also have additional services offered to businesses involved. These services include professional portrait photos of the business owners or artists that can be done either on location or in studio, news posts and updates to our website and social media to help promote your episode and the series as a whole, and individualized trailers for the seasons and snippets of episodes. All this to ensure that your story, business, or artistic venture gets to be viewed by a wider audience. Take a look at some of our featured episodes from the previous "Grey Matters" series below, and get in touch with us today about being a part of this new series. THE LOCALS DOCUMENTARY SERIES GREY MATTERS - Episode 7 - Michael Allison GREY MATTERS - Episode 1 - Mansion Park Barber Shop Grey Matters - Episode 26 - The Groove Fitness Studio The Freight Station Video	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Presents Best Entry List Of Recent Years The ATP 500 clay court event will be staged from 21 to 29 May 2018. From left to right: Albert Agustí, Javier Godó, Ada Colau, Josep Oliu and Albert Costa (photo: Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) BARCELONA, March 13, 2018 Rafael Nadal and four other top-10 players headline the entry list of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell staged at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899, the oldest Spanish tennis club, from 21 to 29 May 2018. They will be joined by three top-20 as well as all Spanish tennis players ranked inside this week's top 100 of the ATP World rankings. During Tuesday's official launch of the ATP 500 event, the mayor of the city stressed that during the tournament "Barcelona will once again be the world capital of tennis". Rafael Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, David Goffin, Kevin Anderson as well as three other players such as Diego Schwartzman, Pablo Carreño Busta and Roberto Bautista Agut, who are among the 20 best in the world ranking, will be the main attractions of the biggest tennis tournament in Catalonia. The news was presented at the Saló de Cent of the Barcelona Town Hall. In total there will be 12 players among the top 26 of the ATP World Tour list. Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Entry List "We are very happy with the list. We have five fantastic players, but also tennis players beloved in Barcelona as Kei Nishikori as well as all the best in Spanish tennis. And also some of the great promises of this sport like the Russian Andrey Rublev, who heads this year the classification of the Next Gen", tournament director Albert Costa explained. The mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau hosted the presentation. The president of Banc Sabadell, Josep Oliu, the Count of Godó and the president of the Real Club Tenis Barcelona, Albert Agustí, also attended the ceremony, calling the entry list of this 66th edition of the tournament "exceptional, and surely one of the best in the last years." This entry was posted in ATP 500 Barcelona, ATP Tour and tagged Albert Costa, ATP World Tour, Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Search » All » Business » Communication 105 Communication the process of acting on information. Human Communication the process of making sense out of the world and sharing the sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages. Symbol a word, sound, visual image, gesture, or object that represents a thought, a concept, another object, or an experience. Transactional occurring simultaneously. Source the originator of a thought or emotion, who puts it into a code that can be understood by receiver Encoding the process of translating ideas, feelings, and thoughts into a code. Decoding the process of which interpreting ideas, feelings, and thoughts that have been translated into a code. Message a written, spoken, and unspoken elements of communication to which people assign meaning. Receiver the person who interprets a message. Channel the means by which a message is expressed to the receiver. Noise interference, either literal or psychological, that hinders the accurate encoding or decoding of a message. feedback the response to a message. context the physical, historical, and psychological environment in which communication occurs. Content the new information, ideas, or suggested actions that a speaker wishes to express. relational dimension the dimension of communication that offers cues about the emotions, attitudes, and amount of power and control a speaker feels in relation to listeners. language a system of symbols and rule for their use that make it possible for people to understand and communicate with one another nonverbal communication any communication, other than written or spoken language, that creates meaning for someone other-oriented focused on the needs, motives, desires, and goals of others in one's communication relationship an ongoing connection developed with another person through interpersonal communication interpersonal communication communication that occurs when two people interact to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships impersonal communication communication that occurs when people are treated as objects, or when others respond to people's roles rather than to who they are as unique people. group communication verbal and nonverbal message transaction that occurs among from 3 to about 15 people who share a common purpose or goal team a coordinated group of individuals who collaborate to achieve a specific common goal; usually more structured and organized than a group public communication communication that occurs when a speaker addresses a gathering of people with the intent to inform, persuade, or entertain them. rhetoric the process of discovering the available means of persuasion in a given communication situation leadership the process of influencing others to achieve goals through verbal and nonverbal messages manager someone who has been appointed to coordinate and facilitate, to keep things organized and accomplished a task trait approach an approach to leadership that focuses on the psychological and physical attributes or traits that make leaders effective. functional approach an approach to leadership that suggests that leaders perform essential functions, tasks, and processes that help an organization or team achieve goals task functions behaviors that help a team or organization get work done process functions functions performed by leaders that help maintain a harmonious climate by encouraging amiable relationships among others. authoritarian leaders leaders who influence by giving orders and seeking to control others. democratic leaders leaders who consult with the group before issuing edicts laissez-faire leaders leaders who take a hands-off, laid back approach to influencing others situational leadership an approach that views leadership as an interactive process that links a particular style of leadership with such factors as culture, time limitations, group member personalities, and the work the group needs to do. transformational leadership the process of influencing people to see the future in new ways. Mindfulness awareness of your own and others' thoughts, actions and motivations Social style a pattern of communication behaviors that others observe when you interact with them assertiveness an individual's capcity to make requests, actively disagree, express positive and negative personal feelings, and stand up for himself or herself without attacking another responsiveness an individual's capacity to be sensitive to the communication of others, be seen as a good listener, and to make others comfortable in communicating. amiable a social style characterized by high responsiveness and low assertiveness. people with this style are considered relationship specialists; they enjoy working in supportive and helpful roles analytical a social style characterized by low responsiveness and assertiveness. individuals with this social style are considered technical specialists; they enjoy working in technical positions driver a social style characterized by high assertiveness and low responsiveness. persons with this social style are considered control specialists; they often enjoy working in leadership and management positions expressive a social style characterized by high assertiveness & responsiveness. individuals with this social style are considered social specialists; they are able to use their communication skills to gain recognition, attention, and enjoy being noticed by others. servant leadership a style of leadership in which the leader explicitly views himself or herself as being a service to the group or team style flexing the process of adapting your communication to how others communicate. classical leadership a leadership style that assumes that there is one best way to perform a specific task within an organization with max efficiency, and that a leader's job is to influence workers to behave in this way. hygiene factors basic aspects of a job that have to be there for a worker to feel satisfied about the work, including salary, working conditions, and supervision. motivation factors aspects of a person's job that motivate the person to do better theory x a view or leadership that assumes that workers are generally lazy and that a leader's job is to reward good work and punish bad work theory y a few of leadership that assumes that workers are self motivated and inherently want to do a good job. if a leader treats people well and builds good relationships with the, they will work hard. human resources an approach to leadership that views workers as resources who can be full partners in enhancing a team or an organization theory z an approach to leadership that assumes that people have a long term relationship with an organization and that the relationship is based on trust, collaboration, and a common organizational goal systems approach an approach to leadership that views organizations and teams as complex interconnected sets of elements that are not easily influenced by simple techniques and tools. system any entity (such as an organization, a group, or a team) that is made up of many interconnected and interdependent pieces. organizational culture the learned pattern of beliefs, values, assumptions, rules, and norms that are shared by the people in an organization ethics the beliefs, values and moral principles by which we determine what is right and what is wrong verbal messages messages that use words to create meaning. language a system of symbols (words) common to a community of people and structured by grammar (rules and standards) and syntax (patterns in the arrangement of words). nonverbal messages visual and audible symbols that do not rely on words but create meaning for the reciever denotative meaning the literal or dictionary definition of a word connotative meaning the interpretation of a word based on personal experiences concrete referring to something you can experience with your senses. strategically ambiguous messages messages that may not convey all available information or may be unclear and are used purposely by the source to reach some goal jargon a word or phrase used by a particular group that may not be understood by members outside that group relevant messages messages that others perceive to satisfy their own needs and goals affirming message a message that reveals that you value and support another person. empathy the emotion experienced by someone who feels what another is feeling conditional statements statements that qualify what is being said; they leave room for interpretation declarative statement statements expressed as truths that leave no room for interpretation physical attraction the attraction we have towards others because of their artifact a personal object used to communicate some part of one's identity vocalics the nonverbal aspects of the voice, including pitch, rate, and volume kinesics the study of gestures, posture, and body movement emblem a gesture that has a direct verbal translation and may substitute for a word or phrase illustrator a gesture that illustrate or complements a verbal message regulator a nonverbal cue that helps control the interaction and flow of communication between two people back channel cues nonverbal cues that signal to the other person that we are listening and wish for them to continue talking. proximity the physical space and distance that we maintain in our communication with others chronemics the study of how people use and structure time. haptics the study of how we communicate through touch. touch avoidant the tendency to avoid touch in interpersonal interactions high-contact culture a culture in which touching is seen as monplace and appropriate low-contact culture a culture in which touching is uncommon. status an individual's importance and prestige gatekeeper a person who controls the flow of communication within an organization cube a small, modular office unit with no doors and no floor-to ceiling walls immediacy a perception of psychological and physical closeness. sexual harassment deliberate and/or repeated sexual or sex-based behavior that is not welcome, not asked for, and not returned quid pro quo sexual harassment actual or threatened use of rewards or punishments to gain sexual compliance from a subordinatte hostile environment sexual harassment unwelcome conduct of sexual nature that interferes with a person's ability to perform a job or gain an education and that creates a hostile or intimidating environment at the workplace. 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You are here: Home › FSF News › Free Software Foundation files new objection to amended Google Book Search settlement Free Software Foundation files new objection to amended Google Book Search settlement by Brett Smith Contributions — Published on Feb 01, 2010 04:10 PM BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, February 1, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) filed another objection in court to the proposed amended Google Book Search settlement (The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. Google Inc.). The objection notes that proposed amendments which discuss works under free licenses unfairly burden their authors with ensuring license compliance, and urges the court to reject the proposed settlement unless it incorporates terms that better address the needs of authors using free licenses like the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). The GFDL is a copyright license that authors use for their works when they believe others should have the freedom to share and improve those works. It was designed primarily for use with technical documentation, but has been used for many different kinds of written works -- from print biographies to Wikipedia articles. Whereas copyright is normally used to prohibit others from distributing works, the GFDL encourages sharing, with the requirement that any such redistribution must also be under its pro-sharing terms. But under the proposed amended settlement, Google would generally have permission to display and distribute these works without abiding by the requirements to pass the freedoms guaranteed under the GFDL on to Google Books readers. Authors who wanted to use the GFDL or another free license would be required to designate that license in a Registry -- and the Registry would determine which licenses could and could not be chosen. "As soon as we saw this proposed amendment, we realized that it wasn't good enough," said Brett Smith, license compliance engineer at the FSF. "The GFDL and other free licenses, like the Creative Commons Attribution and Attribution-ShareAlike licenses, already grant Google permission to display and distribute covered works through the Google Book Search database. Google doesn't need permission to distribute these books under separate terms, and authors shouldn't have to ask Google to come into compliance." The objection states, "The proposed terms... [place] an unfair burden on Rightsholders. Rather than requiring Google to respect the terms of such Free licenses, Rightsholders are responsible for notifying the Registry that the work should be made available under those terms. The FSF sees no justifiable reason to shift these administrative costs to the Rightsholders. Works distributed under Free licenses typically indicate the license terms within the work itself, so authors have already made their choice clearly known. Google should be able to use this information to classify and publish these works appropriately...." The full text of the objection is available online at http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/google-book-search-objection-2.pdf. The full text of the GFDL is at http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/fdl.html. The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. About Free Software and Open Source The free software movement's goal is freedom for computer users. Some, especially corporations, advocate a different viewpoint, known as "open source," which cites only practical goals such as making software powerful and reliable, focuses on development models, and avoids discussion of ethics and freedom. These two viewpoints are different at the deepest level. For more explanation, see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html. License Compliance Engineer +1 (617) 542 5942 x18 [email protected]	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Days of our Lives spoilers: What was Marlena's possession storyline? Tue Sep 14, 2021 at 4:44pm ET By Rachelle Lewis Days is revisiting an old storyline that had viewers in an uproar. Pic credit: NBC Days of our Lives spoilers reveal the hit NBC soap opera is revisiting Marlena's (Deidre Hall) possession storyline. Speculation the daytime drama was taking a trip down memory lane with the controversial story has been gaining traction for a few weeks. A recent promo featuring Johnny (Carson Boatman) announcing he was making a movie about Sami's (Alison Sweeney) life added fuel to the fire. Well, now it has been confirmed. Days has big plans to looking back on the pivotal time in Marlena's life. What was Marlena's possession storyline on Days of our Lives? It all began in 1994 when Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) began hypnotizing Marlena to fall in love with him. Stefano was obsessed with his Queen of the Night and went to great lengths to make her his. Thanks to the mind-altering drugs, Stefano could live out his love fantasy with Marlena while in the altered state. Unfortunately, the hypnosis led to Marlena becoming possessed by the devil. Marlena went full exorcist mode on Christmas Eve and elevated above her bed in one of the most talked-about scenes in daytime history. It even became a pop-cultural reference. Marlena's possession lasted until the summer of 1995, with her family finally realizing something wasn't quite right with Doc. John (Drake Hogestyn), a priest back then, eventually performed an exorcism to return Marlena to herself. James E. Reilly was head writer at the time and was known for writing some outlandish storylines. Get our Days of our Lives newsletter! Executive producer Ken Corday admitted to Entertainment Weekly Marlena's possession was initially supposed to last three months. It was to begin around Halloween and end in a Christmas miracle, but James dragged it out for much longer than intended. You Might Also Like: Days of our Lives spoilers: Rafe and Nicole hook up and Gabi's desperate to save Jake How will Days revisit Marlena's possession storyline? The Days of our Lives promo did nothing to answer fans' questions about how Days will revisit the possession storyline. It did give off creepy, spooky vibes that certainly piqued viewers' interest. Head writer Ron Carlivati spilled the new story kicks off this week. This week. #days https://t.co/B0ZzSNm6nb — Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) September 14, 2021 Diedre Hall also got fans excited for what's to come by warning fans to "buckle up for the most shocking fall in two decades." Buckle up for the most shocking Fall in over 2 decades!! @nbcdays #Days pic.twitter.com/2YyOJm5YWK — Deidre Hall (@DeidreHall) September 13, 2021 It's anyone's guess as to where the new story is headed. Perhaps the story will simply be a look back at Marlena's possession for Johnny's movie. There's also a possibility that either Marlena or someone new gets taken over by the devil. Hopefully, it's not Marlena possessed again. Been there done that, Days. Whatever happens, fans are in for one wild fall on the hit soap opera. Days of our Lives airs weekdays on NBC. Rachelle Lewis Rachelle has been working as an entertainment writer for over a...read more Tags Days of our Lives, Soaps	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
What's happened since the last report? The following commentary represents the opinions and analysis of Doug Nelson, Portfolio Manager and Founder, Nelson Portfolio Management Corp. as of January 5th, 2023. Market and indices returns noted below are based on the price changes for each quoted item for the period ending December 31st, 2022 and, in other instances, January 5th, 2023, where indicated. Market Statistics: Source: https://ycharts.com Market returns from October 1st, 2022 through to December 31st, 2022: Over the past three months, the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Price Index (TSX) increased by +5.10%. The sectors in Canada that contributed positively to these gains were the Real Estate sector (XRE; +6.92%), Energy (XEG; 13.16%) and Materials (XMA; +7.95%). The sectors that contributed less to the overall performance over the past three months were Financials (XFN; +2.27%) and Utilities (XUT; -8.39%). In the U.S., the broad-based New York Stock Exchange Composite Index (NYA) increased by +12.71%, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) increased by +7.08% while the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) declined by -0.29%. These are very interesting differences, due in part to just a handful of companies. For example, 46% of the weighting in the Nasdaq 100 Index comes from just 7 companies: Microsoft (: MSFT; +2.97%), Apple (AAPL; -5.98%), Google (GOOGL; -7.76%), Tesla (TSLA; -53.56%), Nvidia (NVDA; +20.39%), Amazon (AMZN; -25.66%) and Meta (previously known as Facebook; META; -11.31%). These same companies represent only 18% of the S&P 500 index and a much smaller component of the 2,400 listed companies in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index. Thus, much of the story over the past three months has been related to the under-performance of the large technology companies, whereas much of the overall market has gained in value. Internationally, the Europe / Asia index (EFA) gained +9.01% and the Emerging Markets (XEM) gained +7.05%. Defensive investments, such as the broad Canadian Bond Index (XBB), generated a price return of -0.26% for the past three months whereas other defensive investments, such as U.S. corporate bonds (XIG; +2.76%) and U.S. high yield bonds (XHY; +4.18%) saw some reasonable gains. To summarize, looking back over the past year we see the following returns: Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Price Index: -8.66%. Canadian Financial Index: -12.82%. Canadian Bonds (the defensive side of the portfolio): -14.12%. Nasdaq 100 Index (U.S. and global growth-oriented stocks): -32.97%. MSCI World Index (global stock index, XWD): -12.8%. Some of the most notable declines over the past year include: Shopify (SHOP): -73.0%. Microsoft (MSFT): -28.69%. Apple (AAPL): -26.83%. Amazon (AMZN): -49.62%. Tesla (TSLA): -65.0%. Google (GOOGL): -39.0%. Facebook / Meta Platforms (META): -64%. In Table #1 below, you can see that the top performing sector over the past year was Energy, with a gain of +47.0% as per the Canadian Energy Index (XEG) in Canada. Some of the most notable gainers over the past year include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ; +40.67%), Suncor (SU; +35.0%) and Tourmaline (TOU; +67.0%) whereas renewable energy companies such as Boralex (BLX; +15.4%), Northland Power (NPI; -2.16%); Innergex Renewable Energy (INE; -12.9%) and Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners (BEP.UN; -24.34%) did not do as well. Below is our typical table that shows returns for different types of investments and market sectors by quarter and over the past 12 months. Table #1: Asset Class, Region and Sector Price Returns Over Past 4 Quarters and Last 12 Months. Data Source: https://ycharts.com. Data compiled by Nelson Portfolio Management Corp. In Summary: To put this past year into perspective: In Canada, the bulk of the decline took place during the April to June time period. By July 14th, 2022 the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Price Index (TSX) had declined by -12.0% but since then it has gained in value by close to +6.0%. This is good! The broad Canadian Bond Index (XBB) declined by -11.89% in the first half of the year, but since July 14th, 2022 has been flat. The broad-based New York Stock Exchange Composite Index (NYA) -16.0% and the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) declined by -27.57% from January 1st, 2022 through to July 14th, 2022. Since then, the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index has gained by +7.12% (also good!) while the Nasdaq 100 has declined by an additional -6.0% (thanks to Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta (Facebook) and Tesla, to name a few, which is not so good). As a result, we can feel reasonably positive that the last 6 months, while choppy, has generated some positive gains to end the year. How Has the NFC Tactical Asset Allocation Pool Performed During This Time? Over the past 3 months the NFC Tactical Asset Allocation Pool (the "Pool") gained by +1.95%. Over the past 12 months the Pool has declined by -7.83%. To put these numbers into perspective, we are going to measure against two comparative balanced portfolios: Balanced Income Portfolio (60% Canadian Bonds, XBB; 20% TSX Composite Index, 20% MSCI World Index, XWD). Balanced Growth Portfolio (40% Canadian Bonds, XBB; 30% TSX Composite Index, 30% MSCI World Index, XWD). In Table #2 we see the comparative returns of the Pool vs. these two comparative portfolios: Table #2: Comparative Performance Over the Past 3, 6, 9 and 12 Months: NFC Tactical Asset Allocation Pool vs. the comparative Balanced Income Portfolio and a comparative Balanced Growth Portfolio. Source: : https://ycharts.com. Data compiled by Nelson Portfolio Management Corp. with Croesus Software. The Pool slightly under-performed over the past 3 and 6 months vs. the two balanced model portfolios: +1.96% gain over the past 6 months vs. the Balanced Income Model at +3.0% and the Balanced Growth Model at +4.07%. Why did we slightly underperform over the past 6 months? We underperformed for two reasons: The equity component of the Pool had some exposure to core technology securities (Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) and our cash component remained higher than average in the 8.0% to 10.0% range. Both of these attributed to bringing down overall returns relative to these benchmarks. Looking more deeply into this, our equity returns in the Pool were approximately +3.498% over the past 6 months (vs. the TSX at +4.47%, NYA at +6.09% and the Nasdaq 100 index (NDX) at -4.46%). This is reasonably good relative performance when you consider the declines in the core technology stocks. Our defensive returns were +2.8% vs. the broad Canadian Bond Index (XBB) at +0.83%, which is really good by comparison. Thus, it was the higher cash component that also contributed to some of this under-performance. Yet, over the past 9 and 12 months, we see that the Pool out-performed these model portfolios considerably. Over the past 12 months, the Pool declined by -7.83% while the Balanced Growth model portfolio declined by -9.7%. Other balanced exchange traded funds also declined a similar amount in 2022: iShares Core Balanced ETF (XBAL: -11.17%), Horizon's Balanced ETF (HBAL; -17.7%; due to the higher concentration in the Nasdaq 100 index) and the Vanguard Balanced ETF (VBAL; -11.39%). This means to us that we significantly out-performed these comparatives with 23% to 45% better returns over this 12 month period of time. The current asset mix of the Pool remains 54% defensive and 46% growth, similar to where we were on June 30th, 2022. This is a "Balanced – Income" risk profile. You can see how the Pool is more defensive today than in the recent quarters. On December 31st, 2021, the cash component was 2.0% whereas today it is 8.06%. On December 31st, 2021 the defensive component was 33.6% vs. 46.27% today. This means that we reduced the growth component from being 64.39% on December 31st, 2021 to 45.67% today (December 31st, 2022). Table #3: Historical Asset Mix of the NFC Tactical Asset Allocation Pool: Source: Croesus We use the Pool returns because this will either represent 100% of your portfolio or 60% of your portfolio and it is a good proxy for your overall portfolio returns depending on your fees and risk profile. What Have We Been Doing Over the Past Few Months? As markets, and our individual holdings, fluctuate, we continuously assess the trend. Is the investment trending higher? Is it trending sideways? Is it trending lower? Based on these trends, we will then make the decision as to whether we should add to the position, leave our current allocation as is, trim the position so as to take our profit and set it aside or if we should exit the position in its entirety. Since the last 6 months have been quite volatile, and we have seen a lot of trend changes begin to unfold, we have been very active: Over the past three months, as markets have continued to add some positive momentum, we have been buying far more than we have been selling: During this time, we executed 30 buy orders and only 8 sell orders. We allocated approximately $1.3 million to our bond holdings, in order to take advantage of yield to maturities in the 6.5% to 7.5% range. We allocated approximately $2 million to private lending holdings, with expected annual returns in the 7.0% to 8.0% range. See more below: Increasing exposure to the Private Markets. We have been topping up current positions that we wish to continue to hold for the longer term, so as to take advantage of today's lower stock prices while adding new positions such as Johnson Controls International (JCI). JCI is a U.S. listed company that manufactures HVAC systems (building heating and cooling systems), fire and security systems as well as refrigeration systems. JCI contributes positively to a cleaner air environment, which we believe contributes positively to the move towards an overall cleaner environment. Tax Management: As we close out 2022, there is no taxable distribution related to our realized capital gains in 2022. Lynda and I managed our way through these gains by triggering related losses throughout the year, so that the taxable distribution from the Pool was minimized. This means that the only distribution in December will be related to the typical interest and dividend income received during the quarter. As I mention above and have mentioned in previous quarterly commentaries, we have increased our exposure to the private markets. The private markets are also known widely as Alternative Assets or Alternative Securities. The stock and bond markets are referred to as the public markets. Due to many factors, including the increasing level of automated trading and leverage in the public markets, the level of volatility in these markets seems to have increased considerably over the past decade. At the same time, the "private markets" are now considered to exceed $18 Trillion in market capital, consisting of exposure to lending, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. The Canada Pension Plan is an excellent example of exposure to what we are referring to as the private markets. From the March 2022 year-end report, the asset mix of the Canada Pension Plan is as follows: 32% exposure to "private equity" vs. a 27% exposure to the public equity markets. 7% exposure to traditional fixed income, which includes bonds. 9% exposure to "infrastructure" and 9% exposure to "real estate" The remaining 16% is allocated to different lending and credit risk management strategies. We are continuing to follow the same approach with the Pool, increasing our exposure to private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and private lending. Over the past 6 months, and in the continuing months, the allocation to these investment areas has grown from 18.0% (December 2021), to 33% today (December 2022). Our target is 35.0%. The purpose of this exposure is to continue with the goal to generate annual target returns in the 6.0% to 9.0% range (in these asset classes), but with less volatility than what we see in the public markets. It is important to note that we began to move in this direction almost 6 years ago and, as we have felt confident in what we were investing in, continue to expand our exposure in what we believe are important asset classes. With this added exposure to the private markets, we see that our correlation to the traditional markets continues to decline, which has been our goal. Over the past six months, we have been approximately 30% to 40% correlated to the public markets. This is good and we believe is also an important contributor to achieving your medium to longer term overall return goals. Looking ahead markets expect to see two smaller interest rate increases of 0.25% each over the next three months (0.50% in total). During this period of time, we believe that inflation and overall economic growth will continue to decline. This will be both a positive and a negative. As a positive, this means that interest rate increases may be on hold for the next several months after tax filing is complete (from April through to July or September) but as a negative, if inflation is cooling and the economy is slowing, then stocks may also decline further in value: In the short term, we view the downside risk as approximately -5.0%, which is nothing to be too concerned about. If the selling momentum picks up beyond that, we could see further downside of an additional -10.0%. However, if interest rates peak in the next few months and the economy slows, then at some point we may also see some interest rate cuts. Some believe that this could happen as soon as September 2023 while others believe this may not happen until the first half of 2024. If the market anticipates this happening, then we may also see stocks rally. We believe this rally could be considerable, given the declines that we have seen in some areas. This is why we wish to maintain our core equity positions: when markets do begin to rally, we believe the stock prices could gain considerably. From my perspective, we need to just take this a few months at a time, as always: Have a well-balanced, income-oriented portfolio: The yield within the Pool today is approximately 5.0%! This is good! Take advantage of the higher interest rates today available in individual bonds. Diversify the portfolio into the private markets so as to gain a comparable return while reducing volatility. Own a diversified basket of well researched, well managed companies with typically below average valuations (relative to the market). Maintain a reasonable cash position so as to take advantage of dips in prices when they occur. Thank you for the continued opportunity to be of service to you. Our approach has created a positive risk and return outcome, that has also contributed to the positive growth of our firm: We now manage over $150 million of client assets. We have a huge responsibility to you that we take very seriously, as you can see by the detail provided to you in our quarterly reports. Should you have any questions, please reach out to myself ([email protected]) or Lynda Harris, Portfolio Manager ([email protected]). If you wish to book an appointment for a portfolio review, please connect with Linzy Dumontier ([email protected]) and should you have any administrative questions or needs, please contact Jennifer Johnson ([email protected]). All the best for 2023! I hope you and your family have a truly wonderful year! Book Value vs. Market Value on Your National Bank Independent Network (NBIN) statements: The book value information on your NBIN statement is not your net invested value. Rather, the book value is the total of your invested value minus withdrawals and plus any dividend income received. Thus, part of your investment return over time will show up as part of your book value. Therefore, please do not compare the book value and market value on your NBIN statements and believe that the difference is your investment return. Discrepancies between the Nelson portfolio reports and the NBIN monthly statements: We see that in some cases there are some small discrepancies between the total portfolio value seen on the Nelson statements and the NBIN monthly statements. In most situations these discrepancies are caused by the timing of when the NBIN statements are produced and when the data concerning the quarterly distribution for the Pool is provided to NBIN. This is a timing issue and not an error. Should you have any questions or concerns, or if you identify other discrepancies, please let us know immediately. Paper vs. Secure E-Mail Link: It is NPMC's preference to provide to you this quarterly portfolio package by e-mail. However, if you would like to receive this package in paper format, please let us know and we will accommodate your preference accordingly.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
1,000 Sandwiches (1932) 1423 Pennsylvania Ave NW (now the Willard Hotel) Washington, DC, US Category: Labor Struggles/History DC Labor Map Once the site of Childs Restaurant, which was paid an unusual visit by one of Washington's wealthiest women, Evalyn Walsh McLean, owner of the Hope Diamond. Appalled by the condition of the Bonus Army (see markers for Bonus Expeditionary Force) in June 1932, Mrs McLean was walking among them when, as she reported in her autobiography 'Father Struck It Rich," she turned to the chief of police [Glassford, after whom the marchers named one of their encampments] after he announced he was going to get coffee for them and said "All right, I am going to Childs." As she retold it, "It was two o'clock (in the morning)...a man came up to take my order, "Do you serve sandwiches? I want a thousand," I said. "And a thousand packages of cigarettes...I want them right away. I haven't got a nickel with me, but you can trust me. I am Mrs. McLean." The sandwiches and cigarettes were delivered. After this McLean obtained a tent for the marchers to use as their headquarters and bought cots for the women and children to sleep on. She was most upset by the hunger among the marchers and went as far as calling Vice President Charles Curtis to demand that something be done. - Douglass E. Evelyn & Paul Dickson in "On This Spot; Pinpointing the Past in Washington, DC" (pp 70-71)	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
This site may not function properly in your current browser. Update Now Eat, Drink, Sleep Mini Bus Tour of Underground Railroad sites in Keeseville and Peru North Country Underground Railroad Historical Society Spend the morning hearing the stories and visiting the sites of the underground railroad in Keeseville and Peru. You will learn about the men and women who traveled on the underground railroad and those who provided safe passage to fugitives from slavery. There will be several stops including one at the hidden room located in a barn at the former Stephen Keese Smith farm in Peru. You will also learn about Liv Tyler and her father Aerosmith Rock Star, Stephen Tyler's connection to one of their relative's from this area. It was a pleasant surprise to the Tylers' and provided Stephen with an understanding of his keen interest in music. Our leaders are members of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association. Tours will take place July 1,July15, August 5, August 19, September 2, September 3, September 16, and October 7. Bus boards at 9:30 am at the North Star Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Rd., Ausable Chasm, NY 12911. Admission Fee (if any) $10 per person. Reservations required. Includes free admission to the Museum. Explore All Places Privacy Policy Terms of Use Log In	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
2019 ORIENTATION DAY There is always a buzz across the campus whenever new Berwick Grammar School Boys arrive, and Orientation Day was no exception. As our class of 2024 entered the buildings, it became clear that we should expect them all to become avid table tennis players, just as we have discovered the class of 2023 is. After a few friendly matches that found new and old Year 7 students playing together, the new boys were addressed by Dr Middleton and introduced to their House Leaders, who will play a significant role in their schooling life across the next six years. Art, Science, Sport and especially Technology were enjoyed by the boys, each of whom was given the opportunity to fly a drone and race them across the Performance Centre, with a group of current Year 10 students mentoring them along the way. Lunchtime was a free sausage sizzle for our guests, and a social service fundraising opportunity as all sausages and cans of drink sold to current students raised money for the Pat Cronin Foundation, an organisation that aims to educate about the Coward Punch. This gave the class of 2024 a glimpse of what life is like at Berwick Grammar School, where we Grow Good Men.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
no elephants on parade May 1, 2016 Ringling Bros. Circus Will Feature Performing Elephants for the Final Time Tonight By Greg Cwik Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Elephants, pink or otherwise, will no longer be on parade at Ringling Bros, as the iconic circus will stop using performing elephants in their shows. Six Asian elephants will deliver their swansong performances in Providence, Rhode Island, and five will perform in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, tonight. Elephants have been a part of the circus for over 200 years — in the early 1800s (before the advent of PETA), Hackaliah Bailey added an elephant "Old Bet" to his circus, and P.T. Barnum added an African elephant called "Jumbo" to the Greatest Show on Earth in 1882. But the practice of dancing elephants adorned in clown attire has fallen out of favor in recent years, and many cities, such as Los Angeles and Oakland, California, have issued legislation or are contemplating producing legislation that bans bullhooks, which are long, hooked rods used to train elephants. Smaller circuses continue to use the animals, but Ringling Bros. is arguably the largest and most famous, and could set a precedent. Alana Feld, executive vice president of Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus, told the AP the elephants will live at the 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida, where they'll be used in a pediatric cancer research project. no elephants on parade Ringling Bros to Feature Elephants for Last Time	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Gadhafi Forces Hit Libyan Opposition With Airstrikes March 2, 2011 VOA 0 Comments Libyan rebels clashed with pro-government forces in eastern Libya on Wednesday as leader Moammar Gadhafi again defied demands to step down. The fighting included ground clashes and airstrikes by Libyan military planes. Witnesses said pro-Gadhafi forces stormed into the town of Brega on the Gulf of Sirte and briefly seized its oil installations and an airstrip. Opposition fighters say they recaptured both sites. Later, Western media reported loud booms that they linked to at least two bombings from Libyan aircraft. Witnesses say military forces carried out an airstrike in the nearby town of Ajdabiya. Both towns are on the western edge of the region of eastern Libya that is now largely under opposition control. The fighting occurred on the same day that Gadhafi delivered a televised speech to supporters in Tripoli. He said he could not resign because he holds no political office in a system that he said puts all power in the hands of the people. However, protesters in the rebel-controlled eastern city of Benghazi called for Gadhafi's resignation. They chanted anti-Gadhafi slogans as they burned copies of the Libyan leader's Green Book. Libya has no formal constitution but Gadhafi often refers to the publication, which outlines his political and economic philosophy for the country. Separately, anti-government activists in eastern Libya called for United Nations-backed air strikes against pro-Gadhafi forces. Libyan dissidents meeting with U.S. officials in Washington this week made similar calls. The Libyan Human Rights League estimates at least 6,000 people have died in the two-week old uprising. At a conference in Paris on Wednesday, spokesman Ali Zeidan said about half of the deaths were in Tripoli. ← Iranian Parliament Accuses Opposition Leaders Of Treason Clinton: US Far From Decision On Libya No-Fly Zone →	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home Top Stories Canadian Air Transport and Safety Agency resolves WSO airport kirpan complaint Canadian Air Transport and Safety Agency resolves WSO airport kirpan complaint A complaint initiated by the World Sikh Organization of Canada has resulted in the Canadian Air Transport and Safety Agency (CATSA) issuing an operational advisory and remedial training to airport screeners with respect to the screening of the kirpan. In November 2017, Transport Canada allowed blades of up to 6 cm in length on domestic and international flights in Canada. Sikh passengers can wear small kirpans with blades of up to 6 cm on all flights out of Canada, except those to the US. Sikh passengers may be screened while wearing the kirpan and are not required to remove it when passing through security. Sikh passengers should be offered the option of a private search area. While the kirpan will be visually inspected, it can continue to be worn on the person during screening. The kirpan can be held away from the body when the screener scans the area. In January 2019, WSO legal counsel Balpreet Singh filed a complaint with CATSA after he was repeatedly told by a security screener at Regina Airport that he would have to remove his small kirpan in order to be screened. Balpreet Singh insisted that he should not be required to remove the kirpan and after a delay during which a senior manager was consulted, he was permitted to proceed without removing his kirpan for security screening. CATSA reviewed the incident including video footage and as a result, managers at Regina Airport have been provided remedial training on the screening of the kirpan and all screeners have been provided a screening aid document which sets out the proper procedures for screening passengers wearing kirpans. Furthermore, CATSA has sent an operational advisory to all Canadian airports reiterating the correct procedures for the screening of the kirpan. Balpreet Singh said on Tuesday: "I'm grateful that CATSA has followed up our complaint with steps to ensure that security screeners will be more familiar with the kirpan and correct screening procedures. I had heard anecdotally from several Sikh air passengers about difficulties they faced while traveling with the kirpan but problems can only be addressed after they are highlighted. When such an incident took place with me, I was able to use my complaint to bring about what I hope will be positive change that will be of assistance to all Sikh passengers who fly with their kirpans. I would encourage all Sikhs to know their rights and responsibilities and make sure that where they feel they have been treated inappropriately, they raise the issue. The WSO is always ready to be of service in this regard." WSO has "serious concerns" over Bill C-51, says legitimate activities of... Sikhs being racially profiled thanks to new turban screening procedure at...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
guttation takes place through specialized cells called Generally guttation occurs during night or early morning. Each living cell in the plant is located close to the surface. Though the mechanism of guttation is not fully known, it is tentatively suggested to be programmed to proceed as per interdependent plant activities depicted in Fig. ... 2003). The balance between CO 2 and O 2 is maintained by the plants. specialized cells called crystal idioblasts (Franceschi and Nakata, 2005). Secretion of water droplets. Cell junctions (or intercellular bridges) are a class of cellular structures consisting of multiprotein complexes that provide contact or adhesion between neighboring cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix in animals. These are the osteoprogenitor cells, osteoblasts cells, osteoclasts cells and osteocytes cells. The only living cells in the stem are organized in thin layers just beneath the bark. Guttation is a process of natural secretion of fluid from leaves via specialised structures called 'hydathodes', which are located at the tips, margins, and adaxial and abaxial surfaces of leaves. The wall of the guard cell surrounding the pore is thicken and elastic. The tissue then releases waste, such as carbon dioxide, which then passes through the wall and into the red blood cells. Red blood cells inside the capillary releases their oxygen which passes through the wall and into the surrounding tissue. The exchange of gases in plants takes place through stomata. Thus, the guttation capsules are likely specific structures for interactions between the aerial hyphae, while yellow droplets reflect the general guttation that takes place dur-ing the interaction. Root hairs form as extensions of specialized epidermal cells called trichomes, and are the site of water absorbtion. Cells harvest the energy contained in the chemical bonds of glucose in a very controlled, step-by-step series of reactions that release small amounts of energy during each biochemical reaction. Cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of the body. Glycolysis is the first step of cellular respiration, where a molecule of glucose is split to release energy. Guttation takes place through special structures called, hydathodes, which are present on the margins and tips of the leaves. There are four specialized cells that make up the bones of a wolf. the different cells in the specialised tissues of the plant root and stem; Water is found in the spaces between the soil particles. Parenchymatous and loose tissue lies beneath the hydathode … They mature into the osteoblasts which is another type of specialized bone cell. Evaporation of water droplets. Guttation is one of these abilities to exude fluids out of leaves in the form of droplets through special structures called "hydathodes." These hydathodes are principally located at the tips and margins or edges of the leaves. Stomatal transpiration takes place through the stomata on the leaves. Guttation is defined as the loss of water in the form of water droplets from the leaves of intact plants. 10. Water and mineral salts first enter through the cell wall and cell membrane of the root hair cell by osmosis. The septae of terminal cells become fully defined, dividing a random number of nuclei into individual cells. The transpired water is pure. The process takes place through hydathodes. 1. The density and small size of the root hairs provides … If the solute concentration of the solution is equal to the cell concentration then it is called Isotonic) or pure water, again an osmotic gradient is created. C4 photosynthesis is explained on Wikipedia. Guttation is very commonly and frequently observed from the tips and edges of leaves of grasses, Nasturtium, Colocasia, tomato, etc., early in the morning, after a moist and warm night. Phloem also contains sclerenchyma cells that provide structural support by … Start studying Botany Final exam Study guide (over the first three tests, the fourth test should be studied separately in my exam 4 study guide). Each hydathode consists of a group of loosely arranged achlorophyllous or colourless parenchymatous cells called epithem. The cell is called plasmolysed cell and the process is called plasmoltsis. Guttation occurs from the margins of the leaves through the special pore (always open) like structure are called Hydathodes or Water stomata. 4. 9. The genome is composed of one to several long molecules of DNA, and mutation can occur potentially anywhere on these molecules at any time. By definition, tissues are absent from unicellular organisms. . Nevertheless, the relationship between guttation and the ... guttation takes place in darkness from the evening until dawn. Where does the water come out of the plant? If this plasmolysed cell is placed in distilled water ( which has highest water potential) the water molecules would move from distilled water through differentially permeable cell membrane into the cell, and the cell would come to … macroscopic yellow guttation droplets was not apparent. Leaves are the main sites for photosynthesis: the process by which plants synthesize food. Since sieve tube elements lack organelles, such as ribosomes and vacuoles, specialized parenchyma cells, called companion cells, must carry out metabolic functions for sieve tube elements. The final stage is release. Hence, water from external solution enters into the cell. Guttation fluid exuded from leaf Oh so simple: Eight genes enough to convert mouse stem cells into oocyte-like cells Surprisingly simple method could provide a new tool for producing specialized cytoplasm for … A stoma (singular for stomata) is surrounded by two types of specialized plant cells that differ from other plant epidermal cells. Want to see the sausage-shaped 'guard cells' on stomata. Guard cells are large crescent-shaped cells, two of which surround a stoma and are connected to at both ends. Blood pressure at the arterial end of a capillary, _________ is highest, and water and other fluids exit the vessel. The distance that gases must diffuse in even a large plant is not great. Answers: 1. the exchanges that take place are essential to _____, maintaining a proper balance as nutrients and wastes are carried in the blood to and from the tissues. Water is lost as the liquid. Mature viruses burst out of the host cell in a process called lysis and the progeny viruses are liberated into the environment to infect new cells. Male gametes are released into the water by a sponge and taken into the pore systems of its neighbors in the same way as food items. Transpiration can take place through the exposed surface of cell walls but the greatest amount takes place through the stomates. Learn vocabulary, terms, and … Guttation is a process by which plants, usually under conditions of high relative humidity, cool temperatures and high soil moisture content (e.g. This process is called Endosmosis or Deplasmolysis. The Lysogenic Cycle. Any cell in the organism can bud. The Circulatory System The text below was adapted from OpenStax Biology 30.4. Question of the week Occurs only during the day. It is also called exudation. In a lysogenic cycle, the phage genome also enters the cell through attachment and penetration. Guttation droplets were also rarely Fig. Plants respire through leaves and roots. They also maintain the paracellular barrier of epithelia and control paracellular transport.Cell junctions are especially abundant in epithelial tissues. 6. Guttation occurs through specialised structures known as hydathodes or water stomata or water pores. at night in a greenhouse), will express moisture through specialized structures called hyathodes to relieve some of the fluid pressure within their tissues despite their stomata being closed for the night. Most leaves are usually green, due to the presence of chlorophyll in the leaf cells. Water is lost as the vapour. Asexual spore formation, however, most often takes place at the ends of specialized structures called conidiophores. Guttation is a process of natural secretion of fluid from leaves via specialised structures called hydathodes, which are located at the tips, margins, and adaxial and abaxial surfaces of leaves. While obvious for leaves, it is also true for stems. Guttation is explained in a video here. Tissue, in physiology, a level of organization in multicellular organisms; it consists of a group of structurally and functionally similar cells and their intercellular material. Guttation: Transpiration: Occurs only during the night. That is how metabolic absorption of water by plant cells takes place leading to development of root pressure culminating into guttation. We take deep breathes after we hold on breath for the one minute. Nerve cells , called neurons , have long connections that help them transmit messages throughout our nervous system. Take a look here. Neurons are the specialized cells responsible for allowing all the basic body functions to take place correctly as all the necessary communication happens through them. Check out a diagram of a plant cell, including a vacuole? 8. However, some leaves may have different colors, caused by other plant pigments that mask the green chlorophyll. Spermatozoa are "captured" by collar cells, which then lose their collars and transform into specialized, amoeba-like cells that carry the spermatozoa to the eggs. 5. Root hair cells are outgrowths at the tips of plants' roots (Figure 5.27). The loss of water from the aerial parts of a plant is called transpiration. The cell walls then thicken into a protective coat. Water lost in guttation is rich in minerals. These cells are called guard cells and subsidiary cells. 7. Inside the capillaries, exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Lenticular transpiration takes place through the small openings in the corky tissue covering the stem. We have the movement of moisture or sap from the roots to the leaves. Water evaporates from the leaves through the opening on them called stomata There are two guard cells at the opening of stomata. Nerve cells, blood cells, and reproductive cells are examples of specialized cells. Osteoprogenitor cells are immature cells that are located in the bone marrow and membrane. The guard cell differ from other epidermal cell also in containing chloroplast and peculiar thickening on their adjacent surface. Hydathodes form natural openings but, unlike stomata, are open permanently and offer little resistance to the flow of fluid out of leaves. In taros, a large volume of guttation fluid exudes through the leaf blade hydathodes (Moore et al., 2003). Learn more about tissues in this article. Sexual reproduction takes place in the mesohyl. Specialised pores called hydathodes. These cells control opening and closing of stomata. The epidermal cells surrounding the guard cells are specialized and called subsidiary cell which support in the movement of guard cell. 1. i. 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Search Results for Tag: Guardian Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Europe's weird weather Greenland iceberg, broken off from the ice sheet (Pic: I.Quaile, Greenland) As I write this, I am sitting in a short-sleeved shirt with the window open, enjoying an unusually warm start to the month of May. It's around 27 degrees Celsius in this part of Germany, pleasant, but somewhat unusual at this time. The first four months of this year have been the hottest of any year on record, according to satellite data. The Arctic is not the first place people tend to think of when it comes to explaining weather that is warmer – as opposed to colder – than usual in other parts of the globe. But several recent studies have increased the evidence that what is happening in the far North is playing a key role in creating unusual weather patterns further south – and that includes heat, at times. Why sea ice matters The Arctic has been known for a long time to be warming at least twice as fast as the earth as a whole. As discussed here on the Ice Blog, the past winter was a record one for the Arctic, including its sea ice. The winter sea ice cover reached a record low. Some scientists say the prerequisites are in place for 2016 to see the lowest sea ice extent ever. Several recent studies have increased the evidence that these variations in the Arctic sea ice cover are strongly linked to the accelerating loss of Greenland's land ice, and to extreme weather in North America an Europe. "Has Arctic Sea Ice Loss Contributed to Increased Surface Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet", by Liu, Francis et.al, published in the journal of the American Meteorological Society, comes to the conclusion: "Reduced summer sea ice favors stronger and more frequent occurrences of blocking-high pressure events over Greenland." The thesis is that the lack of summer sea ice (and resulting warming of the ocean, as the white cover which insulates it and reflects heat back into space disappears and is replaced by a darker surface that absorbs more heat) increases occurrences of high pressure systems which get " stuck and act like a brick wall, "blocking" the weather from changing", as Joe Romm puts it in an article on "Climate Progress". Dwindling sea ice (Pic: I.Quaile) Everything is connected The study abstract says the researchers found "a positive feedback between the variability in the extent of summer Arctic sea ice and melt area of the summer Greenland ice sheet, which affects the Greenland ice sheet mass balance". As Romm sums it up:"that's why we have been seeing both more blocking events over Greenland and faster ice melt." He quotes co-author Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University, New Jersey, explaining how these "blocks" can lead to additional surface melt on the Greenland ice sheet, as well as "persistent weather patterns both upstream (North America) and downstream (Europe) of the block. "Persistent weather can result in extreme events, such as prolonged heat waves, flooding, and droughts, all of which have repeatedly reared their heads more frequently in recent years", Romm concludes. "Greenland melt linked to weird weather in Europe and USA" is the headline of an article by Catherine Jex in Science Nordic. People are usually interested in changes in the Greenland ice sheet because of its importance for global sea level, which could rise by around seven metres if it were to melt completely. But Jex also draws attention to the significance of changes to the Greenland ice for the Earth's climate system as a whole. The jet stream "Some scientists think that we are already witnessing the effects of a warmer Arctic by way of changes to the polar jet stream. While an ice-free Arctic Ocean could have big impacts to weather throughout the US and Europe by the end of this century". She also notes some scientists warning of "superstorms", if melt water from Greenland were eventually to shut down ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. Greenland ice sheet is discharging ice into the ocean at an alarming rate. (Pic: I.Quaile) The site contains an interactive map to indicate how changes in Greenland and the Arctic could be driving changes in global climate and environment. The jet streams drive weather systems in a west-east direction in the northern hemisphere. They are influenced by the difference in temperature between cold Arctic air and warmer mid-latitudes. With the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet, this temperature contrast is shrinking, and scientists say the jet streams are weakening. Jex quotes meteorologist Michael Tjernström, from Stockholm University, Sweden: "Climatology of the last five years shows that the jet has weakened," says. Its effect on weather around the world is a hot topic. "We've had strange weather for a couple of years. But it's difficult to say exactly why." One explanation, Jex writes, is that a weak jet stream meanders in great loops, which can bring extremes in either cold dry polar air or warmer wetter air from the south, depending on which side of the loop you find yourself. If the jet stream gets "stuck" in this kind of configuration, these extreme conditions can persist for days or even weeks. Experts have attributed extreme events like the record cold on the east coast of the USA in early 2015, a record warm winter later the same year, and the summer heat waves and mild wet winters with exceptional flooding in the UK to these kind of "kinks" in the jet stream. Meltpool on the Greenland ice sheet (Pic: I.Quaile) Greenland and the ocean The changes to Greenland's vast land ice sheet also have consequences for ocean circulation, because they mean an influx of the cold fresh water flowing into the salty sea. And the sea off the east coast of Greenland plays a key role in the movement of water, transporting heat to different parts of the world's oceans and influencing atmospheric circulation and weather systems. There have often been "catastrophe scenarios" suggesting the Gulf Steam, which brings warm water and weather from the tropics to the USA and Europe could ultimately be halted, leading to a new ice age. (Remember the "Day after Tomorrow?) Although this extreme scenario is currently considered unlikely, research does suggest that the major influx of fresh water from melting ice in Greenland and other parts of the Arctic could slow the circulation and result in cooler temperatures in north western Europe. Jex goes into the theory of a "cold blob" of ocean just south of Greenland, where melt water from the ice sheet accumulates. Some scientists say this indicates that ocean circulation is already slowing down. The "blob" appeared in global temperature maps in 2014. While the rest of the world saw record breaking warm temperatures, this patch of ocean remained unusually cold. According to a recent study led by James Hansen, from Columbia University, USA, the 'cold blob' could become a permanent feature of the North Atlantic by the middle of this century. Hansen and his colleagues claim that a persistent 'cold blob' and a full shut down of North Atlantic Ocean circulation could lead to so-called 'superstorms' throughout the Atlantic. And there is geological evidence that this has happened before, they say. But the paper was controversial and many climate scientists questioned the strength of the evidence. However, some scientists already attribute western Europe's warm and wet winter of 2015 to the "cold blob", Jex notes, which may have altered the strength and direction of storms via the jet stream. … And the ice continues to melt. (Pic: I. Quaile,) Greenland) The good old British weather The UK's Independent goes into a new study by researchers at Sheffield University, which indicates soaring temperatures in Greenland are causing storms and floods in Britain. The Independent's author Ian Johnston says the study "provides further evidence climate change is already happening". It never ceases to amaze me that evidence is still being sought for that, but, clearly, there are still those who are yet to be convinced our human behavior is changing the world's climate. So every bit of scientific evidence helps – especially if it relates to that all-time favourite topic of the weather. The study also looks at the static areas of high pressure blocking the jet stream. With amazing temperature rises of up to ten degrees Celsius during winter on the west coast of Greenland in just two decades, it is not hard to imagine how this can effect the jet stream, and so our weather in the northern hemisphere." If forced to go south, the jet stream picks up warm and wet air – and Britain can expect heavy rain and flooding. If forced north, the UK is likely to be hit by cold air from the Arctic", Johnston writes. The article quotes Professor Edward Hanna from the University of Sheffield, lead author of a paper about the research published in the International Journal of Climatology, and says seven of the strongest 11 blocking effects in the last 165 years had taken place since 2007, resulting in unusually wet weather in the UK in the summers of 2007 and 2012. Hanna told the Independent computer models used 10 to 15 years ago to predict the extent of sea ice in the Arctic had significantly underestimated how quickly the region would warm. "It's very interesting to look at the observed changes in the Arctic … the actual observations are showing far more dramatic changes than the computer models," Professor Hanna said. "You do get sudden starts and jumps. It's the sudden changes that can take us by surprise and there certainly does seem to have been an increase in extreme weather in certain places." Longer enforced holidays for sled dogs? (Quaile, Greenland) Drawing conclusions (or not?) In the Washington Post, (reprinted on Alaska Dispatch News) Chelsea Harvey sums up the conclusions of the latest research in an article entitled "Dominoes fall: Vanishing Arctic ice shifts jet stream, which melts Greenland glaciers": "There are a more complex set of variables affecting the ice sheet than experts had imagined. A recent set of scientific papers have proposed a critical connection between sharp declines in Arctic sea ice and changes in the atmosphere, which they say are not only affecting ice melt in Greenland, but also weather patterns all over the North Atlantic". So what do we learn from all of this? Sometimes I ask myself how many times we have to hear a message before we really take it in and decide to do something about it. Here in Bonn, not far from the office where I am sitting now, the first round of UN climate talks since the Paris Agreement at the end of last year will be kicking off this coming weekend. The aim is to stop the rise in global temperature from going about two, preferably 1.5 degrees C. We have already passed the one degree mark. In an interview with the Guardian this week, the head of the IPCC Hoesung Lee says it is still possible to keep below two degrees, although the costs could be "phenomenal". But many scientists and other experts are increasingly dubious about whether emissions can really peak in time to achieve the goal. Current commitments by countries to emissions reductions still leave us on the track for three degrees at least. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is, as the Guardian puts it, "teetering on the brink of no return", which the landmark 400 ppm measured for the first time at the Australian station at Cape Grim and unlikely to go below the mark again at the Mauna Loa station in Hawaii. On my desk, I have a book entitled "Arctic Tipping Points", by Carlos M. Duarte and Paul Wassmann. It was published in 2011. Before that, Professor Duarte had explained the global significance of what is happening in the Arctic to me http://blogs.dw.com/ice/files/duarte.mp3 at an Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromso, Norway. How much more evidence do we need? Science takes a long time to research, evaluate and publish solid evidence of change and its consequences, with complex review processes. If politicians delay much longer, the pace of climate change will be so fast that action to avert the worst cannot keep up. Meanwhile, that Arctic ice keeps dwindling – and I sense another major storm on the approach. May 12, 2016 \| 11:53 am ADN, AMS, Arctic, Arctic Frontiers, Bonn, Climate, cold blob, Duarte, Emissions, Greenland, Guardian, ice, Independent, International Journal of Climatology, James Hansen, research, Rutgers, science, sea ice, Sea level, Sheffield, tipping point, Tromso, UN talks, UNFCCC, warmest year, Warming "Poles apart" on the Arctic? Melting Ice off Greenland. Intrigued by a tweet from the British Guardian, "Arctic melt means more pirate chases, say Polish climate hosts", I clicked on to the website of the organisers of this year's UN climate talks, to be held in the Polish capital Warsaw next month. Alas, the blog where the offending entry had been posted has been temporarily closed, leaving only this message: "For the time being we decided to take some time away from our blog. Our idea was to focus attention on important issues that need good solutions and spark discussions on those. We did not foresee that some readers would take the presented texts literally as the official Polish position. Notwithstanding we would like to express regret as some of you found the text to be inappropriate. We acknowledge these criticisms. It was certainly not our aim to offend anybody. We will take due care that all new articles and posts on this website are written in a clear and sensitive manner so as to avoid misunderstandings. Stay tuned for more ideas." Unbelievable. The people responsible for the COP19 website have not felt obliged to write carefully up to now? People have been able to put their own "non-official" views on there? Well, the aim of "sparking discussions" has certainly been achieved, if not in the way the conference organisers intended. I will have to refer you to the Guardian if your curiosity is aroused as to what was actually on the blog before it was closed. Let it suffice here to quote the possibility mentioned there of "chasing the pirates, terrorists and ecologists that will come to hang around…" in the developing Arctic. No wonder Greenpeace and WWF amongst others called for the post to be removed. "Pirates, terrorists and ecologists"? Greenpeace Arctic protest in Bonn Poland's hosting of the conference is in itself controversial, given that the country receives almost all its electricity from coal. The conference partners listed on the website include PGE, the Polish Energy Group which runs several coal power plants in the country, including the largest coal-fuelled thermal power plant in Europe, Belchatow. Poland, you will have to smarten up your act and drastically improve your communications in the run-up to a key conference that should pave the way for emissions reductions in the interest of the Arctic and the rest of the planet. Assuming you are taking this issue seriously? 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OrthoConnecticut Commends AAOS For Taking a Stand on Diversity OrthoConnecticut Commends AAOS For Taking a Stand on Diversity - We Stand With You The Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) published this piece on June 9th. We commend the Academy for taking a stand and paving the way for a new commitment to diversity in the orthopedic community. 'We Stand with You' Anyone who has seen the graphic video of George Floyd being pinned down and suffocated by a Minneapolis police officer cannot help but be horrified. There is no justification for this violence. This incident follows the recent shooting of Ahmaud Arbery as he was jogging through a Georgia neighborhood, as well as the case of Christian Cooper, who was wrongly accused of threatening a woman while he was bird watching in New York City. The detrimental effects these incidents have on our society, and especially on black communities, should not and cannot be underestimated. The Academy respects the lives of every person regardless of race, religion, gender, creed, or sexual orientation, and we strongly condemn what has recently occurred. To our Academy members of color, we stand with you. Every human life matters to us. As the poet John Donne wrote: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." We believe that although words are important, deeds matter most. I have always believed that our Academy and its leadership ought to look more like the population we serve. This is reflected in one of the three goals of our Strategic Plan: to evolve the culture and governance of AAOS' board and volunteer structure to become more strategic, innovative, and diverse. A more diverse Academy will lead to better care for our patients, including those of color. Your Academy will respond to these episodes by demonstrating the very best of human nature and compassion—values we continue to uphold as we face our future together. Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS AAOS President	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
9/11 and Beyond: Photographs from The Associated Press Grisham Gallery The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky over the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in New York. The beams of light honor those who lost their lives seven years ago in the attacks on the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Lecture & Opening Reception with Todd F. Smith: Thursday, September 16, 6 – 8 p.m. Music provided by members of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra The iconic twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center were a triumph of human imagination and will. Completed in 1973, the towers stood at 110 stories each, accommodating 50,000 workers and 200,000 daily visitors in a 10 million square foot space. They were the hub of the bustling Financial District, a top tourist attraction and a symbol of America's steadfast devotion to progress and the future. On September 11, 2001, the Center became the target of a massive terrorist attack that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The disaster also radically altered the city's skyline, destroying the twin columns of glass and steel that over the years had come to embody New York itself. On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this exhibition looks back at the World Trade Center's construction, destruction, and slow reemergence through 50 hand-selected photographs from the archives of The Associated Press. Organized by the Huntsville Museum of Art and The Associated Press. About the speaker, Todd F. Smith: Todd is the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, New York for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Todd has served in this supervisory capacity since 2007 and has served as an attorney for CBP and its predecessor, the U.S. Customs Service in the New York office since 1998. Todd handles all manner of legal issues for CBP, including international trade litigation, tort claims, seizure and forfeiture actions, labor and employment litigation, and immigration. For several years, Todd served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, litigating civil asset forfeiture cases. Todd has traveled to Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ireland and Canada on behalf of CBP to enhance international border security efforts. Todd worked at the World Trade Center in Manhattan on 9/11/2001 and subsequently received letters of commendation from the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service and the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury in recognition of his actions in ensuring that a disabled employee was safely evacuated from the building during the terrorist attacks. Prior to joining CBP, Todd worked for three years in a private law firm.  Todd is a 1994 graduate of the New York University School of Law. Todd received a B.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1990.  Todd resides in New York City with his wife Laura, son Jude and dog Loki. Thank you, Sponsors! Presenting Sponsor: Lead Sponsors: Connie & Rusty Stephenson Betsy & Peter Lowe The Honorable Loretta Spencer Dana & Jay Town Additional Support: Alabama State Council on the Arts The Huntsville Museum of Art Guild The Keelan Family Foundation Media Sponsor: By Communications Department\| 2021-11-30T16:03:41+00:00 October 4th, 2021\|Past Exhibition\|0 Comments	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Summer transfer deals so far - La Liga By Jamie Kynaston Andres Guardado Athletico Madrid Barcelona Enes Unal European Football Ever Banega Gerard Deulofeu Juventus La Liga Luis Muriel Man City Real Betis Real Madrid Sevilla Simone Zaza Slider Articles Spain Theo Hernandez Transfers Valencia Villareal As we check on a daily basis throughout the summer, transfers are integral to transition into the next season. Players come and go. Business is done by all clubs. La Liga is among the biggest leagues in the world and has seen some big transfer deals already. We'll take a look at some of the most reputable, so far. Simone Zaza - Juventus > Valencia (€16m) The Italian frontman initially agreed on a loan to Valencia from Juventus on January 15th, 2017. There was a fee agreed of €2m, with a permanent deal worth €16m. Valencia was impressed with his second half of the season contribution to seal the deal. During the second half of the 2016/17 season, Zaza managed to score six goals from 18 appearances. He also played for West Ham United in the first half of the season only making a few appearances. Enes Unal - Manchester City > Villareal (€14m) Villareal bought Unal from Man City even though he never played a single game for them. Instead, he was loaned out to three clubs over a two-year period. The Turkish striker appeared a total of 55 times for Belgian side K.R.C. Genk and Eredivisie clubs, NAC Breda and FC Twente. Although Villareal has bought the 20-year-old. There is a buy back clause for Manchester City if they ever feel that he will be a part of their club in the near future. Ever Banega - Inter Milan > Sevilla (€9m) The highly rated Argentine has had a fairly prolific career so far and his next challenge will be back in La Liga. The 29-year-old is back at Sevilla after a season of playing for Internazionale in Serie A. Despite Banega having a good season in Italy, Sevilla believe that they need the central midfielder back in Spain. Banega has already played 59 games for Sevilla and will be keen to complete another successful season with them for the 2017/18 campaign. Gerard Deulofeu - Everton > Barcelona (€12m) Many of us will be aware of this right winger's abilities thanks to his time at Everton. The pacy Spaniard actually came through the youth ranks in Spain at Barcelona. Deulofeu joined AC Milan on loan for the second half of last season scoring four goals in 17 games. After returning back with Everton, Barcelona had come in for their agreed on buy-back clause for the winger. A fee of €12m triggered the clause and Deulofeu will now be back to his roots where it all began. Hopefully, we can see him in action for Barcelona this season. Theo Hernandez - Athletico Madrid > Real Madrid (€30m) Possibly one of the most sought after youngsters of today is Theo Hernandez. The 19-year-old left back was let out on loan to La Liga side, Deportivo Alaves last season. Managing to play all season he helped the side to a comfortable 9th placed finish. He had gained attention from a couple of clubs but Real Madrid were the ones not to hesitate in sealing his future. The Frenchman signed for Madrid on 5th July on a six-year contract and will wear the number 15 shirt. I would definitely recommend keeping an eye on this player over the next season. Andres Guardado - PSV > Real Betis (€2m) This deal seems to have been an absolute steal for Real Betis. Guardado is a well-known figure in Spain and in the Netherlands. He also has a very good reputation back in his homeland, Mexico. Appearing an outstanding 136 times for his nation, Guardado is a well-respected player. Although the Mexican midfielder has spent a few years away from La Liga he will use his experience from his past as he played for the likes of Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia. Luis Muriel - Sampdoria > Sevilla (€20m) Some of you may not be aware of Luis Muriel but the Colombian forward is well known in Italy. Muriel has played for the likes of Udinese and Sampdoria in the past few years as well as a brief spell in Spain for Granada CF in the Segunda Division during the 2010/11 season. Managing to score 11 goals last season he attracted attention from Sevilla who have been interested in the striker. It will be interesting to see how he develops throughout the forthcoming season. As we are still only half way through July, there will surely be more major transfer deals to be completed. Meanwhile, keep an eye on this space for summaries of goings on in the other major European leagues. Jamie Kynaston For my sins, I'm a season ticket holder at Stoke City, I have been proud to watch them for over 20 years. I follow most of the UK leagues and the major European ones too, and I've been told that I talk way too much about football. 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Jul 16, 2018 - What they're saying: Republicans claim Sacha Baron Cohen tricked them Photo: Ben Pruchnie/WireImage A wave of Republicans have come forward saying they were tricked into saying or endorsing things by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on his new Showtime series, "Who is America?" The bottom line: This isn't the first time Cohen has done something like this. In 2003, Cohen even spoke to Donald Trump on his program, "Da Ali G Show," along with other notables like Buzz Aldrin and former CIA deputy director Richard Kerr. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said in a Facebook post that her and her daughter were "duped" by Cohen: "I sat through a long 'interview' full of Hollywoodism's disrespect and sarcasm - but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohen's chagrin. The disrespect of our US military and middle-class Americans via Cohen's foreign commentaries under the guise of interview questions was perverse." Former Congressman Joe Walsh says he was "fooled" by Cohen into supporting a program that would arm children as young as three years old, called "Kinderguardians." A tweet previously embedded here has been deleted or was tweeted from an account that has been suspended or deleted. Republican Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Joe Wilson also supported the program on Cohen's show, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Matt Gaetz is the only politician that refused "to endorse Kinderguardians on the spot," the Daily Beast reports. Be smart: It's not just Republicans on Cohen's show. Sen. Bernie Sanders was also a guest, speaking about health care and wealth distribution, Yahoo reports. Cohen's character, Billy Wayne Ruddick, tells Sanders: "I was a healthy man, and Obamacare came in. I was forced to see a doctor. And suddenly, I had three diseases. Suddenly, I had, uh, diabetes one and two, I had obese legs, and I had chalky deposits." Go deeper: Watch a first look at Baron Cohen's show below. You've caught up. Now what? Sign up for Mike Allen's daily Axios AM and PM newsletters to get smarter, faster on the news that matters.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Dwarfs on Drugs Spurious rumor holds that the personalities of Disney's seven dwarfs represent the seven stages of cocaine addiction. David Mikkelson Published 18 June 2002 The personalities of the dwarf characters in Disney's animated film version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs represent the seven stages of cocaine addiction. See Example(s) We had important jobs on what was then the largest private construction project in the world [i.e., Walt Disney World], and many of us blew off steam after work most days. One night I broke up a fight at Horne's between one of my guys and a construction worker. The construction guy took off, and I asked my guy what the problem was. He said the construction worker said that Walt Disney had been a cocaine addict. He said the proof was that Walt Disney had invented Snow White and the Seven Dwarves [sic]. Snow White was cocaine, and the seven dwarves were the symptoms of various stages of cocaine addiction: Grumpy, Sleepy, Grouchy [sic], Dopey, Sneezy, Happy, and so forth. Collected via Miller, 2001 Our fascination for associating wholesome, innocent icons of popular culture with hidden depravities and unsavory backgrounds seemingly knows no bounds. Thus we have tales that nature-loving pop singer John Denver was a Vietnam-era sniper, that genial children's TV host Fred Rogers served as a Navy SEAL, that the actor who portrayed geeky Paul Pfeiffer on TV's popular The Wonder Years grew up to become shock rocker Marilyn Manson, and that the host of Nickelodeon's preschooler favorite Blue's Clues died of a drug overdose. As the epitomical producer of popular children's fare, Disney comes in for more than its fair share of such rumors: scandalous tales about both Walt Disney himself (e.g., that he was booted out of the military, that he was a Nazi sympathizer, that he was an illegitimate child) and many of the films produced by the company he founded. A common motif among Disney legends is the claim that various Disney animated films were drug-inspired; that Disney and his band of animators were users of hallucinogens such as LSD, and their experiences with drugs formed the basis for such fare as the fantasy world of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the colorful visual interpretation of musical themes in Fantasia, and the surreal psychedelia of Alice in Wonderland. On a literal level, not much can be said to address these rumors other than to cite a litany of negative evidence. Walt Disney and his principal animators are well-known figures about whom much has been written, and no one who knew or worked with them claimed (or even suggested) that they partook of recreational drugs. And although drug abuse was enough of a social concern to prompt didactic scare films such as Reefer Madness and The Cocaine Fiends back in the 1930s, the "drug" of choice in Walt Disney's era was far more likely to have been alcohol than anything else. (Recall that the hallucinatory "Pink Elephants on Parade" sequence in 1941's Dumbo is triggered when the diminutive pachyderm inadvertently imbibes a tubful of champagne.) As for LSD, it wasn't even brought to the USA until 1949, too late to have been the driving force behind Disney's classic animated films (although alternative hallucinogens such as mescaline were certainly obtainable.) Of the notion that the imagination displayed in Disney's animated films was drug-induced, animator Art Babbitt, who drew the dancing mushrooms in "The Nutcracker Suite" portion of Fantasia, sarcastically quipped: "Yes, it is true. I myself was addicted to Ex-lax and Feenamint." Drug rumors were undoubtedly fueled because Fantasia and Alice in Wonderland received mixed reviews upon their initial releases, and neither was much of a financial success until their re-releases (and availability as rental films) in the late 1960s and early 1970s drew crowds of college students who found the films' melding of color, light, music, and imagery made them ideal psychedelic "head" flicks. So much so, in fact, that Disney's marketing began to pitch these films to such audiences: After [Fantasia's] 1969 rerelease proved a cult hit among college-age kids looking for a hallucinogenic experience, conservative groups began picketing movie theaters for screening Disney's animated "drug fantasies." Hippie-era moviegoers liked to sit in the front row, even on top of each other, smoking pot and offering advice to Mickey. The company asked the theaters to promote the film not as typical Disney fare, but "now you sell Fantasia as you did Easy Rider. Hip youngsters come to see it as a special kind of trip." Disney didn't exactly discourage the connotation. Psychedelic posters and other ad materials featuring Chernobog and the dancing mushrooms called it "The Ultimate Experience," while the promotional kit quoted one underground review: "Disney's Fantasia: A Head Classic: Representation of sound as color does resemble tripping on STD, LSD, THC and various other letters of the alphabet." Long afterwards, fans continued to ask the animators if they were "on something" when they made [Alice in Wonderland]. It's not such an odd question, considering that all the things in the book and movie that suggest drugs: Alice ingests potions, wafers and mushrooms that change her size or alter her consciousness, her perspective constantly changes, she loses track of time, space and her own identity. There's the hookah-smoking caterpillar. In fact, the entire story, a dream framed by the "real world," might be seen as a hallucination or trip. So, it wasn't surprising that in 1971 Alice in Wonderland was the top renting 16mm film in every college town across the country, playing to capacity crowds in heavy smoke-filled fraternity houses, university theaters, discos and private homes, where it sometimes ran over and over again for an entire weekend. After the smash cult revival of Fantasia, Disney withdrew the 16mm prints of Alice and targeted a 1974 theater rerelease. The studio prepared ads with copy such as "Down the rabbit hole and through the talking door lies a world where vibrant colors merge into shapes of fantasy, and music radiates from flowers," "Nine out of ten Dormice recommend Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland for visual euphoria and good, clean nonsense," and "Should you see it? Go ask Alice," a reference to Jefferson Airplane's song "White Rabbit." Also of significance is that all the plot aspects of Alice in Wonderland which "suggest drugs" were present in Lewis Carroll's original work, and Disney merely adapted them for the screen. As for the original example, Walt Disney didn't "invent" Snow White, of course — the film was based on the European version of that fairy tale as collected by the Grimm brothers over a century earlier. Disney did flesh the story out to feature film length, though, and he was the one who created names and distinctive personalities for each of the seven dwarfs. But the suggestion that the dwarfs' names correspond (intentionally or otherwise) to the symptoms of various stages of cocaine addiction is bunk. Cocaine addiction might be considered to have identifiable stages, but no standard set of physical symptoms accompanies each stage. Many types of drug abuse (and physical or mental illnesses) can produce symptoms such as changes in sleep/wake patterns (sleepy), mood swings (happy, grumpy), alteration of personality (dopey, bashful), and allergies (sneezy) — eventually necessitating a trip to the doc. Koenig, David. Mouse Under Glass. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9640605-0-7 (pp. 46-49, 90-91). Maltin, Leonard. The Disney Films. New York: Hyperion, 1995. ISBN 0-7868-8137-2 (p. 45). Miller, D.M. What Would Walt Do? San Jose, CA: Writers Club Press, 2001. ISBN 0-595-17203-2 (p. 96).	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Thursday 6th May 2021 Canada has authorised the use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Canada is the first country to do so for that age group. Pfizer says its jab works well in the age group. Canada has already authorised the use of the Pfizer vaccine in people over the age of 16. The country has recorded more than 1.2 million coronavirus cases and about 20% of those have been in people under the age of 19. In the United States, President Joe Biden plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July. He also plans on vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as possible. Biden: "Two months from today, two months from today families across the country are going to celebrate the fourth of July. Our goal by July 4th is to have 70 percent of adult Americans at least one shot and 160 million Americans fully vaccinated. That means giving close to 100 million shots. Some first shots other second shots over the next 60 days. Of course Americans can still get shots after July 4th but no one should wait and let's try to hit that 70 percent mark at least with one shot before that day. It's another huge goal." In Colombia, yesterday a number of police stations were attacked as protests continued for a second week. Mayor Claudia López requested the help of the army to protect the police stations. At least 24 people, including a police officer, have died since the protests started. More than 800 people have been injured in attacks between the police and protestors. The protests to oppose a tax reform started on 28 April. In Indonesia, a pharmaceutical company has allegedly been washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits. Several employees have been arrested. Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan, Indonesia, may have been tested with reused swab sticks. Police said the reusing of swab tests have been happening for 6 months. The pharmaceutical company, Kimia Farma, may not be facing a lawsuit. In Nepal, authorities at the Mount Everest base camp say they have seen a rising number of climbers with Covid-19 symptoms and positive tests. The authorities say there may be a serious outbreak. There has been 17 confirmed cases from hospitals in the capital Kathmandu. In Nigeria, there are protests in the south-eastern city of Enugu. The protests are over the disappearance of a popular Catholic preacher. Just days ago Father Ejike Mbaka called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. His video asking the president to resign has been widely shared. Father Mbaka, who is known for his strong political views, has not been seen in two days . In South Africa, the African National Congress has suspended secretary general Ace Magashule. Mr Magashule denies charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering in a case involving tens of millions of dollars disappearing. The African National Congress has warned other members charged with corruption that they too face suspension if they don't resign in the next 30 days. In Scotland, today Scottish voters will head to the polls. It is said that today is the most important Scottish election since its parliament was formed in 1999. The SNP, currently led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is looking to win again. The SNP plans to get Boris Johnson into allowing a second referendum. The referendum will be about Scotland gaining independence from the United Kingdom. However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he feels now is not the time to have a 2nd referendum. BJ: "I think that most people in Scotland, most people around the whole of the UK, feel that this is not the time, as we're coming forwards out of a a pandemic together, this is not the time to have a reckless and I think irresponsible second referendum. We had one only a few years ago. I think what most people want is to focus on the country." In Kosovo, health workers began receiving the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine yesterday. This is after they refused to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Recent figures say only 1% of Kosovo's population has been vaccinated and that supplies are very low. And finally, a bottle of French wine that orbited the Earth for more than a year has been put up for sale. The bottle spent 14 months in orbit as part of a study on food and agriculture. The bottle is estimated to be sold at $1 million. And that's your World News in 7 minutes. Find transcripts and more at send7.org. Please support us by leaving a review on your podcast app. Follow us on social media @send7podcast. I'm Namitha Ragunath and tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devincenzi. Have a great day.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Instrument Name AGF Management Ltd Cl.B NV Instrument Exchange TSX: Instrument Symbol AGF-B-T Real-Time Last Update TSX Last Sale Day Low 6.21 Day High 6.31 Open:6.26 Thursday's analyst upgrades and downgrades January 14 Updated Monday's analyst upgrades and downgrades January 4 Updated Friday's analyst upgrades and downgrades December 11 Updated September 24 Updated Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why Wednesday's small-cap stocks to watch AGF Management is a Canadian-based asset manager with operations and investments in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Asia. At the end of August 2020, the firm had CAD 37.0 billion in total assets under management. AGF Management's funds are weighted more heavily toward equities, with just under two thirds of retail AUM being equity related. That said, the company does use fundamental, quantitative and alternative strategies to manages its investment funds. AGF Management has a more meaningful portion of its business tied to institutional clients than its peers, with 32% of AUM derived from institutional and subadvised accounts. The company also derives 16% of its managed assets from high-net-worth clients. Corporate earnings are provided from Morningstar, including Income Statements,Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, and Statement of Retained Earnings. AGF Management Limited to Release Fiscal 2020 Financial Results on January 27, 2021 - GlobeNewswire - Thu Jan 7, 7:45AM CST GlobeNewswire - CMTX Thu Jan 7, 7:45AM CST AGF Management Limited (TSX: AGF.B) will release its financial results for fiscal 2020 on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET. AGF will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss these results at 11:00 a.m. ET. AGF Reports December 2020 Assets Under Management - GlobeNewswire - Wed Jan 6, 3:15PM CST Wed Jan 6, 3:15PM CST AGF Management Limited reported total fee-earning assets under management (AUM) of $39.5 billion as at December 31, 2020. AGF Announces Final Distributions for AGF ETFs for 2020 - GlobeNewswire - Wed Dec 30, 6:45AM CST Wed Dec 30, 6:45AM CST AGF Investments Inc. (TSX:AGF.B) today announced the final December 2020 cash distributions and annual 2020 reinvested capital gains distributions for the AGF ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or NEO Exchange. 1-Month 5.66 +11.31% increase Period Open:5.91 6.47 -2.63% decrease +0.39 (+6.60%) increase 52-Week 2.50 +152.00% increase 7.26 -13.22% decrease -0.34 (-5.12%) decrease	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The Most Happy Fella Mayor Bob Walkup By Jim Nintzel Let's face the music: Mayor Bob Walkup is pitch-perfect for his role. "If Hollywood was casting a mayor, you couldn't do better than Bob Walkup, because he is the epitome of what you expect in your mayor," says City Councilwoman Kathleen Dunbar. "He's always courteous, tries to do the right thing, tries to bring people together. He looks at the glass as three-quarters full, not half full. And he is a can-do kind of guy. It's not we can't do it, it's how can we do it." It's true: Bob is a walking fountain of optimism who has whistled a happy tune since he stepped onto the political stage. Dunbar still remembers the first time she met him at a GOP fundraiser. "He was just so genuine and optimistic," recalls Dunbar, a Republican who won her council seat last year. "And knowing him all these years and now working with him, what you see is what you get. He is that person. There's nothing artificial about that man." The 65-year-old Walkup has those legendary solid Midwestern roots. He grew up in Ames, Iowa, son of an engineering professor at Iowa State University. The work was in the blood; Bob graduated ISU with a degree in industrial engineering and, after serving a U.S. Army stint, went on to make his mark in the aerospace industry. He came to Tucson in the late '80s as a senior executive with Hughes Aircraft and helped bring hundreds of high-tech jobs to Pima County. The siren call of politics lured him into a 1999 mayoral race against Democrat Molly McKasson. Despite the Democrats' 3-2 voter advantage in the city limits, Bob pulled off an underdog victory. He may be new to political theater, but Bob sure can do the song and dance, says political analyst Hank Kenski, a senior aide to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl who teaches in the communications department at the University of Arizona. "Bob's strongest point is his personality," says Kenski. "He's dynamic, he's articulate, he's interested in people and he conveys that. He really has an ability to talk to people and listen to people and be extremely personable." Kenski calls Bob "a quick study"; his natural ability to connect with people is "something you can't teach." He remembers a more formal Walkup at the start of the '99 campaign. After Kenski mentioned that women frequently do a better job at telling stories about family on the stump, Bob began talking about his family, his grandkids and even his pet. "He went to some school and took the mayoral dog with him," Kenski recalls. Bob's particularly effective, says Kenski, because "he has a love of Tucson and a love of Arizona. He wants to do good things for this community. He wants to better the economy by getting high-tech jobs. He wants to deal with the transportation problem. He doesn't just want to do it to get re-elected. He wants to do it because it's the right thing to do." Bob has traveled a bumpy road this year. Voters soundly rejected a transportation plan he put forward in May, delivering the first major defeat of his administration. Nonetheless, with that trademark optimism, he's embarked on a listening tour of public meetings to hear alternative solutions to the community's transportation challenges. "He lost on the transportation thing but he wasn't sour grapes," says Kenski. "He said we've got to get back and try again. He has that energy and enthusiasm." Longtime local developer Stan Abrams, a close friend of Walkup, effusively sings Bob's praises. "From my point of view, he is the best equipped person to be mayor that I've known since I've lived here, and that's a long time," says Abrams. "He has a vision of what the community should be." Abrams first met Bob more than a decade ago, when the two worked together to lobby for state laws that provided incentives for high-tech jobs. Since then, they've worked on different projects, including an attempt at developing an electrical car and the rejected sales-tax proposal. Along the way, Abrams has become a close confidante. "Bob's an unbelievably talented guy," says Abrams. "Here's a guy who's a hell of a golfer, he shoots trap and skeet, he's got an old MG, he restores cars, he can make anything and unmake anything. He sings. And there's not a devious bone in the guy's body. And that's an unusual characteristic, particularly for a lot of people who get into politics." Previous: Swing It	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Catholic Diocese of Dallas celebrates Easter mass with new bishop DALLAS - Catholics in Dallas celebrated the first Easter Mass with their new Bishop. Bishop Edward Burns is only a few months on the job but he's already making a lasting impact both in the traditional and unconventional sense. We spoke to the Bishop before his first Easter Mass in Dallas to a packed house at the Cathedral of Guadalupe Sunday morning. "I have been absolutely overwhelmed by the great strength of faith that I see here," said Bishop Burns. The bishop echoed Pope Francis' Easter address of peace in times of fear, war, and conflict. "It's so sad this world of ours. So many people are filled with fear, they're so filled with fear. There is a lot of saber-rattling going on among our leaders of countries," said Bishop Burns, "You know the one message that always came through on Easter? Be not afraid." The calming message struck a chord with some members of the congregation. "It was really relatable," said Andrea Quinoes, "He broke it down really simple for us to understand and I think that kind of made us feel at home for some of us that don't know a lot about the religion."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
As the global economy and markets reset, our Chief Investment Office sees many new opportunities emerging. Here's what to watch for. "2023 could be a foundational year for investors," says Chris Hyzy, Chief Investment Officer for Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. After a period that most investors would like to forget — with surging inflation, rising interest rates, geopolitical conflict and the worst performance for financial markets in decades — Hyzy characterizes the year ahead as "back to the new future." By that, he means a likely return to pre-pandemic economic conditions — and the opportunities that were emerging before the pandemic turned everything upside down. "The next business cycle could be characterized by new investing themes and new drivers of growth," Hyzy says. Innovation will address many needs, from bringing supply chains closer to home to expanding and refining how big data is used to preparing for a more sustainable future. View slide 1 of 4. Outlook 2023. With the potential for a mild recession, equity markets should start to anticipate a much better environment ahead, says Chris Hyzy, Chief Investment Officer for Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. View slide 2 of 4 View slide 3 of 4 View slide 4 of 4 View slide 1 of 4 View slide 2 of 4. Outlook 2023. Because bond yields are currently much higher, you not only get the income you need; you also get more portfolio diversification, says Matthew Diczok, head of fixed income strategy, Chief Investment Office, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. View slide 3 of 4 View slide 4 of 4 View slide 1 of 4 View slide 2 of 4 View slide 3 of 4. Outlook 2023. On a scale of one to 10 for diversification, you want to be at a 10, and that means using all of the tools in your toolkit, which could include commodities and real assets, says Marci McGregor, senior investment strategist, Chief Investment Office, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. View slide 4 of 4 View slide 1 of 4 View slide 2 of 4 View slide 3 of 4 View slide 4 of 4. Outlook 2023. You can't control volatility, but armed with knowledge and perspective you can control your emotions and your investment approach, and you can stay the course on a plan you've built around your financial goals, says Niladri Mukherjee, head of portfolio strategy, Chief Investment Office, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. And although the recession that may arrive in early 2023 could feel like more bad news, it is likely to be mild and relatively brief, helping reset an economy that ran too hot for too long. This might provide an opportunity for investors to reexamine their strategies and portfolios and put themselves on firmer ground as they prepare for better days ahead. Below, Hyzy and other top strategists from the Chief Investment Office (CIO), Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank, discuss what they believe will be the key drivers of — and risks to — growth in 2023 and share ideas for how you can prepare for both. For more on the CIO's outlook, read 2023 Year Ahead: Back To The New Future (PDF) and watch our webcast Outlook 2023. Headwinds vs. tailwinds The transition to the new future may not be smooth, with conflicting economic forces likely to compete through much of the year, Hyzy says. That could create continuing uncertainty and disrupt investment markets. "The headwinds are the geopolitical landscape, including the war in Ukraine; concerns about how large a recession we'll see in the United States, the UK and Europe; lockdowns in China that have limited its contribution to global growth; and the inversion of the yield curve, with interest rates on short-term bonds higher than those on long-term bonds," he says. The tailwinds are an expected decline in inflation, stabilizing energy prices and corporate earnings, better equity valuations and, as a contrarian indicator, poor investor sentiment that could provide opportunities to purchase equities at low valuations as earnings recover. "This foundational year should be the base year of a renewed bull market cycle," Hyzy adds. What this could mean for your portfolio: "At a time when there's so much uncertainty — including elevated inflation and the lingering global impacts of the pandemic — it makes sense for your portfolio to be as diversified as possible," notes Marci McGregor, senior investment strategist with the CIO. "On a scale of one to 10 for diversification, you want to be at a 10 right now, and that means using all of the tools in your toolkit, which could include investments in commodities and real assets." This would include exposure to global equities as well, McGregor says. Tempering demand to control inflation Particularly crucial to the outlook for 2023 is what happens to consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). "Consumers' savings accounts swelled during the pandemic, and they still have more than $1 trillion of excess savings,"Footnote 1 says Niladri Mukherjee, head of CIO portfolio strategy. "In addition, the labor market has been very strong, and wages have been rising." Those factors help explain why spending, especially on services, has remained buoyant. Unfortunately, for the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to succeed in tamping down inflation, it will take a rise in unemployment, which should lead to a moderation in consumer spending, Mukherjee adds. This is why we've seen the Fed raise interest rates by more than 400 basis points in 2022, and the impact on the economy is likely to be a mild recession. But inflation, as a result, should continue to come down to under 4% in 2023, Mukherjee suggests, and should begin to approach the Fed's target rate of 2% by the end of 2024. "The Fed is showing a lot of resolve and is very likely to win this battle." What this could mean for your portfolio: Those conditions could benefit defensive stocks such as utilities and healthcare, as well as cyclical stocks that may recover as the economy begins to rebound. "We have a slight preference for value stocks over growth stocks, and we suggest broad exposure to the market," says Hyzy. Looking further ahead, Hyzy sees another possible market shift, with small-cap stocks and select emerging markets, both of which have underperformed recently, gaining momentum. A tale of two halves If a recession comes, the Fed will need to shift its attention from fighting inflation to encouraging growth. That could mean a pause in interest rate hikes around the end of the first quarter, Hyzy says, and by the end of the year, rate cuts might begin. Against that backdrop, investing conditions are likely to shift mid-year. During the first half, high-quality bonds may outperform other parts of the market, while in the second half, conditions for stocks are likely to improve. Hyzy notes that stocks are a leading indicator. "With the potential for a mild recession, equity markets should start to anticipate a much better environment, with corporate earnings stability and ultimately a new profit cycle beginning in 2024," he says. What this could mean for your portfolio: Investors shouldn't try to time that expected bond-to-equity shift, Hyzy emphasizes. Rather, you might take McGregor's suggestion about greater diversification to heart. "Making sure you have a very broadly diversified portfolio at the start of the year can help you take advantage of potentially better risk-adjusted returns throughout the year regardless of when sentiment moves from bonds to stocks," Hyzy says. Finally: Real income from bonds The historically low bond yields of recent years have frustrated investors looking for income, says Matthew Diczok, head of fixed income strategy for the CIO. And because bond yields were already at such low levels, they had little room to fall further. That meant that bond prices, which rise when yields move down, had scarce potential for appreciation. "Now we're in a much better place," he says. "Because yields are currently much higher, you not only get the income you need, but you also get more portfolio diversification — because if yields move lower, bond values will rise." At the same time, Diczok notes, investors who hold bonds to maturity don't have to worry about volatility in yields and prices. "You get the income you need now, and as long as you match the maturity to your investing time frame, you get the return of your principal when it's needed — to pay for a child's or grandchild's education, for example, or for other large, planned expenses," he says. What this could mean for your portfolio: Diczok suggests a mix of fixed-income holdings that includes four kinds of high-quality securities: U.S. Treasurys, agency mortgage-backed securities and investment-grade corporate and municipal bonds. "Historically, all of these have shown very little in the way of credit losses, regardless of what's happening in the economy," he says. With volatility comes opportunity After the stock and bond market declines of 2022, investors are understandably hoping for a calmer 2023. Still, Mukherjee expects ups and downs to continue, especially during the first half of the year. "Volatility is an integral part of investing," he says, "and in a dynamic economy, slowdowns in growth are essential for removing excesses from the markets. Then capital can flow to the most productive areas of the economy, creating new drivers for the next business cycle." Mukherjee notes that potential returns for many asset classes are better than they have been in years, especially for bonds. What this could mean for your portfolio: Ongoing volatility will present chances for rebalancing your portfolio, McGregor says, giving you opportunities to increase allocations to global equities, for example. Stocks in energy and healthcare, among other sectors, are now paying attractive dividends. And long-term, growth-oriented investors could look for opportunities based on themes such as digitization, clean energy and healthcare infrastructure. Know what you can control Looking ahead, Mukherjee sees a time of accelerating innovation. "Money is going to flow into all kinds of areas — artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, cloud computing," he says. "There will likely be a lot of investment in energy and commodities and a build-out of high-tech manufacturing coming back to the U.S." Yet the path ahead will inevitably be bumpy, with many factors remaining outside of an investor's control. "You can't control volatility any more than you can control what the Fed is doing, or what Congress does, or what the next geopolitical crisis may be," he says. "But armed with knowledge and perspective you can control your emotions and your investment approach, and you can stay the course on a plan you've built around your financial goals." Now, after such a difficult year and amid considerable uncertainty about how 2023 will unfold, that outlook could be more useful than ever. Watch Now: Outlook 2023: Back to the (new) future Visit our Insights page for Merrill market updates and ideas Looking for professional guidance? Learn more about Merrill Guided Investing or locate a Merrill Financial Solutions Advisor near you. Footnote 1 Aditya Aladangady, David Cho, Laura Feiveson, and Eugenio Pinto, "Excess Savings During the COVID-19 Pandemic," FEDS Notes, October 21, 2022. Opinions are as of the date of this article 12/15/2022 and are subject to change. Investments have varying degrees of risk. Some of the risks involved with equity securities include the possibility that the value of the stocks may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies or markets, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad. Dividend payments are not guaranteed and are paid only when declared by an issuer's board of directors. The amount of a dividend payment, if any, can vary over time. Bonds are subject to interest rate, inflation and credit risks. Income from investing in municipal bonds is generally exempt from Federal and state taxes for residents of the issuing state. While the interest income is tax-exempt, any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor. Treasury bills are less volatile than longer-term fixed income securities and are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by the U.S. government. Investments in foreign securities involve special risks, including foreign currency risk and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments. These risks are magnified for investments made in emerging markets. Investments in a certain industry or sector may pose additional risk due to lack of diversification and sector concentration. Investments in real estate securities can be subject to fluctuations in the value of the underlying properties, the effect of economic conditions on real estate values, changes in interest rates, and risk related to renting properties, such as rental defaults. There are special risks associated with an investment in commodities, including market price fluctuations, regulatory changes, interest rate changes, credit risk, economic changes, and the impact of adverse political or financial factors. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to credit risk and the risk that the mortgages will be prepaid, so that portfolio management may be faced with replenishing the portfolio in a possibly disadvantageous interest rate environment. Read the Capital Market Outlook for timely investing insights you can act on now (PDF)	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
What is ADR? Difference between Arbitration and Mediation by: gmeredith430, July 20, 2021, 156 Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, is a process in which a neutral third party, known as an arbitrator or a mediator, helps parties to resolve a dispute and helps them get to an agreement. When you are engaged in a dispute that cannot be resolved with mutual understanding, litigation may be an option, and this is where ADR comes into action. There are lakhs of cases pending in the Courts of the United States. If you file your civil case you probably would have to wait for months or even years, before your case reaches trial. In the interim, you may spend vast sums of money to keep your case alive by gathering evidence and paying an attorney. Because of a huge waste of money and time, several other methods have been developed for resolving civil disputes. These other methods are collectively known as Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR. Mediation and Arbitration are the two common forms of alternative dispute resolution. In this, a civil case is resolved without going to trial. What is Arbitration? What is med-arb? Difference between Arbitration and Mediation To conclude – In Mediation a neutral third party helps the disputants to agree on their own. The mediator does not impose the solution on the conflicting parties rather they seek to assist the conflicting parties in exploring the interest underlying their positions by working with both the parties together and sometimes separately. A professional mediator tries to bring out a resolution that is voluntary, non-binding, and sustainable. In arbitration, a neutral third party who serves as a judge is responsible for resolving the dispute. The arbitrator renders a binding decision after listening to the arguments of both parties. Arbitrator's decisions are usually confidential, binding, and cannot be appealed. Arbitration is expensive when compared to mediation but less expensive than litigation. Arbitrators can be given authority by the disputants to determine who wins the case and the award, if any, will be. Three types of arbitration are available to the disputants. Hi-lo arbitration – In this arbitration, the disputants decide the upper and lower limit of the award that the arbitrator will grant to the winning party. Final-offer arbitration – In this arbitration, the arbitrator is asked to choose one of the two final offers put forth by each disputing party. Tripartite arbitration – In this arbitration, there are 3 arbitrators, one named by each party and one chosen by both the conflicting parties mutually. An often-overlooked alternative dispute resolution process is a med-arb, a mediation-arbitration hybrid. In med-arb, the disputing parties hire a neutral mediator, and if the mediator is unable to resolve the dispute through mediation, the mediator takes charge of arbitration and then resolves the dispute by arbitration. Click here to find out what is ADR? The goal of arbitration and mediation is the same to bring out a fair resolution of the issues at hand, still, there are some major differences in the functioning of both kinds of alternative dispute resolution. The arbitrator hears the argument of both the conflicting parties, considers the evidence, and then makes a binding decision and one that cannot be appealed. Arbitration is like going through the court process as parties still provide testimony and give evidence similar to a trial but is usually less formal. In mediation, the dispute resolving process is more of a negotiation process with the assistance of a neutral third party. In mediation, parties do not resolve issues, unless all the conflicting parties agree. Mediators do not issue orders, make determinations, or find faults of either of the parties. Instead, they help the parties reach an agreement by assisting with communications, obtaining relevant information, and developing options. Arbitration, on the other hand, is generally a more formal and expensive process than mediation. An arbitrator can be a senior lawyer, a retired judge, or a professional such as an engineer or accountant. Find more information on the difference between arbitration and mediation! ADR is typically cheaper and faster when compared to litigation. As long as communication has not irretrievably broken down between the parties at dispute, ADR should be considered as a more efficient method of resolving a dispute. Arbitration is on a rise for businesses as it maintains confidentiality which preserves the reputation of the business. What happens if you lose a personal injury lawsuit? by: smithpatrick, December 20, 2021 Personal injury lawsuits are complex, and there might be a chance that you lose your lawsuit. Know what happens if Mugshots- How Can One Remove Them From The Internet by: AaronAbbott, November 2, 2021 As the society we live in has always judged people. Every person is concerned about their image in front of Removing Mugshot: Vital for every one's life Mugshots are some of the most important things needed to be removed. Here are some of the main benefits to	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home > Alternative Medicine > Scientists 'Silence' Aggressive Brain Cancer Gene in Mice Scientists 'Silence' Aggressive Brain Cancer Gene in Mice By LadyLively on October 30, 2013 WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30An experimental drug switched off a gene linked to an aggressive and incurable type of brain cancer and extended the lives of mice. The brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, kills about 13,000 Americans a year and is the form of the disease that caused Sen. Edward Kennedy's death in 2009. The drug used in the study is based on nanotechnology and is small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier to get to brain tumors. It targets and turns off a specific cancer-causing gene in cells. Silencing the gene eliminates proteins that prevent cancer cells from dying. The mice received the drug via intravenous injection, and lived nearly 20 percent longer and their tumors were three to four times smaller, according to the study, which was published Oct. 30 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. "This is a beautiful marriage of a new technology with the genes of a terrible disease," study senior co-author and nanomedicine expert Chad Mirkin, a professor of chemistry; medicine; chemical and biological engineering; biomedical engineering; and materials science and engineering at Northwestern University, said in a university news release. Added study senior co-author Alexander Stegh: "Glioblastoma is a very challenging cancer, and most chemo-therapeutic drugs fail in the clinic." "The beauty of the gene we silenced in this study is that it plays many different roles in therapy resistance," said Stegh, an assistant professor in the neurology department at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an investigator at the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute. "Taking the gene out of the picture should allow conventional therapies to be more effective." The next step is to test the drug in clinical trials. Experts note that results achieved in animal studies often don't translate to humans. About 16,000 new cases of glioblastoma multiforme are diagnosed in the United States each year. The average survival is 14 to 16 months. The American Brain Tumor Association has more about glioblastoma tumors.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Minority language A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. In Europe and in some other parts of the world, like in Canada, minority languages are often defined by legislation and afforded some form of official support. However, throughout the world the political system is more often than not used to ignore, belittle or even to eliminate minority languages. Other terms that may be applied to minority languages are minoritised language, marginalised language, lesser-used language, immigrant language, regional language, indigenous language, primitive language, the people's language or language of the people, creole language, condemned language, undesirable language, 'prohibited language', unpatriotic language or subversive language (as opposed to national language), spoken language, "signed language", "concrete language", written language, reading language, language still remembered and dead language, etc... The Irish language is an example of an official language that is itself a minority language. The existence of minority languages is not even acknowledged in many parts of the world. And when they are, they are often dismissed as insignificant for different reasons (i.e. because of the small number of speakers, the decline in the number of speakers, because they are considered uncultured, primitive, simple dialects, Creole, etc. when compared to the dominant language). For example, in Brazil there are many minority languages. For example, Guaraní, an Amerindian language, Riograndenser Hunsrückisch and Italian or Talian. In other words, some of these languages are native to the region or spoken by the region's indigenous peoples, others are the so-called immigrant languages. However, there is this belief amongst the majority of the Brazilian population and in the minds of most in the Brazilian intellectual circles that only Portuguese is really spoken in the land... that any other languages are insignificant, that is if they indeed do exist. What is important to note here is that Brazil in this sense is not truly unique. On the contrary, the situation in Brazil is more like the standard on how these matters are viewed and dealt with around the globe. Signed languages are often not recognized as true natural languages even though they are supported by extensive research. In the United States, for example, American Sign Language is the most used indigenous language yet almost the only indigeneous language with lacks official government recognition. Taking these things into account, one could argue that linguistic rights is a matter closely linked to human rights. If the age of discovery or of European expansionism went unchecked, perhaps globalism should be more measured as to minimized cultural damage throughout the world. Regional language European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages German as a Minority Language Language revival Sign Languageeo:Minoritata lingvo nl:Minderheidstaal Retrieved from "https://tantalum.academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php/Minority_language" Categories: Languages \| Sociolinguistics	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Christmas Tree Thank You This Holiday Season the Easton Area High School Baseball program would like to thank the following people who played a big role in our annual Christmas Tree Sale and community service of delivering trees to families in the Easton Area School District who are in need. Without their help bringing the Holiday spirit to these families would not be possible. Coach Hess – each year coordinates and organizes the community service part of this venture with our schools to make the delivery as well as working in many other parts of the fundraiser in order to make it all work – without his hard work this would not be a success. Coaches Kanusky, Rusnock, Sheridan, Bisco, Hess, Thomas, and LaDuca for set up and daily work surrounding the 10 days spent in sales. Ron Wood also spent many days working with the group to help the cause. Several parents and players took part in helping the cause – we appreciate their service greatly!!!!!! The following families or people either donated toys, decorations, and or donated trees to the program for needy families. Their generosity made for the success of our community service effort. We thank them sincerely!!!!!!!! The Mitch Family The Briskie Family EAEA Teachers Association The Naiden Family Bob and Kim Smith Maryanne Scheetz John Bisco Family Jim Millets Ryan DeLong Sean Richmond Cathy Syariff Ron Wood The Castrovinci Family Cathy Gretta Dan Gonzalez Matt Velekei The Kosa Family The McKee Family The Sartori Family The Kelchner Family Jim Haney The Benson Family The Veres Family EASD Math Interventionists EAHS Custodial Staff Jill Smith Tony Ventola Mike Simonetta Donna Detweiler Tara Barone The Falcone Family The Mohap Family A BIG thank you to the EASD maintenance staff under the leadership of Tim Case for their help with our physical set up to sell the trees. We also thank the community for their support in this endeavor each year! Happy Holidays to everyone!!!!!!!!! EAHS Baseball Coaching Staff and Players Today's Intramural workout has been postponed Today's (December 19, 2013) Intramural workout has been postponed - please check www.roverbaseball.com to see scheduled intramural dates in January. Both Hitting and Pitching will begin after vacation. Happy Holidays to all of you! Christmas Tree Delivery Easton Baseball Players will deliver trees to families in our school district on Monday evening at 6pm.....players should report at 5:30 to the field to load the trucks and wear something associated with Easton Baseball.....we have the red team jackets available for players who need one for the night. Please dress warm as temperatures will be in the 20's during delivery. All players are invited. The Diamond Club meeting scheduled for Monday evening has been postponed due to this event and will be rescheduled for Jan. 6, 2014. Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season! Christmas Picture Notice All players are invited to take part in our Christmas picture being taken by Bill Fisk from Fisk's Camera Shop at 3pm Wednesday for our annual Christmas card from Easton Baseball. Winter sports players on other teams are encouraged to be part of the picture as well....The picture is important for our program and should take just a few minutes to complete. Players should meet near the camper by the gate to the baseball field.....please try to wear something that has Easton Baseball on it.....we have the team jackets for those who might need to borrow one. Workout Schedule Week of December 3-6 Tuesday and Wednesday - Warrior Fit at 3:30pm Wednesday and Friday - EAHS workouts at 2:30pm A big thank you to the following players and parents for their help with the Thanksgiving Day Program Sales - Mr. Bonfanti, Mrs. Samus, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith, John Desmond, Tyler Honor, Blake Fontaine, Bryan Reagle, Pete Violante, Garrett Connor, Sean Boylan, Mike Poloso, Amir Pettiford, Alex Kounoupis, Che Kounoupis, Javier Irizarry, and Stephen Young. Also - thank you to all the players who helped unload the Xmas Trees on Friday morning. Currently - we have sold 88 trees to date with 14 donated trees to needy families as of Dec. 3, 2013 in a very successful first weekend. Players, Parents, Coaches, etc. helping out with sales this weekend were Troy Naiden, Sean Samus, Sean McKee, Austin Veres, Tom Spray, Anthony Sartori, Conor Smith, Christopher Hess and Mr. Samus and Mr. Smith, Coaches Hess, Rusnock, Kanusky, LaDuca, and Ron Wood. Please help spread the word about our sale. More players are needed week nights between the hours of 5-6:15 and 6:15-7:30 and weekends anytime during the day between 11am - 7pm. It is expected that you come and support the program and spend some time helping with this cause. See one of the coaches regarding your participation and the times you are able to help. If all of us pitch in the time spent will be very beneficial to the program and also to the spirit of the season.....as usual we will wrap up our sale with the donation evening to needy families. Next Diamond Club Meeting will be Monday December 16, 2013 in rom C111 at 7pm. Christmas Trees are Arriving Christmas Trees are arriving around 9am on Friday morning the 29th at the baseball field. We would like as many players as possible to come and help unload the 200 trees. We also expect player volunteers to help during the sales daily. Please come and help our program through this sale - see the coaches about helping when you can. Weight Training/Thanksgiving Day / Christmas Tree Sales Announcements Warrior Fit will be held Monday and Tuesday this week. EAHS workouts are scheduled for Monday currently with a second day to follow after meeting with players Monday. Two very important events this week that your help is needed: 1. Thanksgiving Day Program Sales.... we are in need of players to help with this endeavor. We sell at each gate during pre game and during the first half. I would like our younger players - Juniors through Freshmen to take part in this. Our seniors are experiencing their last game and I would like them to be able to be in the student section the entire time. The sellers will be able to watch the game while being stationed at the gates and some will roam the walkways etc during the first quarter. We will get you in the game if you do not have a ticket. We could also use a few additional parent volunteers to monitor. We currently have a few who have offered. Please let Coach LaDuca know by Tuesday. We need about 6 more players. Contact me at [email protected] 2. Our yearly Christmas Tree Sale begins on Saturday November 30, 2013 at 9am. Delivery will be Friday November 29 at 9am.....all players are expected to help unload the truck that morning - make arrangement to be there - the process does not take long....... During the few weeks we sell them it is expected that all players make arrangements in their schedule to spend a few hours during these days to help in this process. Please communicate to the coaches what days will work for you. There are many players who can share this load fairly. Weekday Hours are 4-8 and weekends will be 9am - 8pm. No one expects you to be there daily or even for long periods of time. What we would like is small groups of players to come in shifts to help the coaches with the process. The coaching staff is committed to this fundraiser and covers every hour along with other adult volunteers in the community to make this a success for our program. This does not fall on your parents - it is a player responsibility. Please encourage your family and friends, neighbors, etc to purchase a tree from Easton Baseball. If someone does not use a live tree - encourage them to donate one to a needy Easton school child's family! The season is truly about giving and we would like to help with that community service. Gifts, used toys, lights, decorations donations are encouraged also as we will deliver them to needy families as well! Workout Schedule week of November 11-15 Warrior Fit Testing will be held this Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30 at Warrior Fit gym on Sheridan Ave in Palmer Twp...the old Sheridan Printing building for those players interested in those workouts. The first two will be at no cost for testing. Coach Rusnock is making the arrangements and will oversee the program. Several players have already talked with Coach Rusnock and anyone else interested should let him know of your interest by Wed. at 2:20pm. We strongly encourage those players who can do so to attend. Ted Snow is a professional and runs a tremendous workout for players who want to improve both their core and speed. All players are welcome to try this regardless of grade level. Those players who will not be attending will work out at the high school weight room immediately after school on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Players can meet in the varsity baseball locker room each day to change. All players are welcome in any grade level! Easton Baseball Diamond Club Meeting - Nov. 11 - 7pm The Easton Baseball Coaching Staff and Diamond Club supporters wish to send out this message to you as an invite to be a part of the upcoming meetings that will take place in order to further enhance the baseball program. The recipients of this email are contacts that were given to us last year from members of the program. Any new parents of incoming participants are welcome also. Please spread the word to all who are interested. If at any time you can not make a meeting - information is available at www.roverbaseball.com. Below is a brief description of what the club does throughout the year: For those of you who are not familiar with this club, it is the booster club for all three Easton baseball teams made up of parents and coaches. We meet monthly during the school year and help to plan fundraisers and receive information regarding our sons and their teams. The meetings are short and do not involve much time and effort. We invite you to get involved. New faces are most welcome and encouraged! Your help is needed to keep our baseball fields up-to-date, looking great and most of all safe. In addition, this club provides the uniforms and equipment for all the players. You will make new friends and acquaintences and your son will be happy for your support! First Meeting: Monday - Nov. 11, 2013 7pm in room C111 (Enter Main Gym doors turn left - room behind athletic office area) Christmas Tree Sale Fundraiser Thanksgiving Day Program Sales Spring Bingo Discussion and Other important dates and events.... Benchmark Testing Information Easton Baseball 2013 Benchmark Testing (Fall) will be held OCT. 31, 2013. Objective: All interested players whether they played in the Fall or not are invited to attend this testing to give the coaching staff a baseline number of where each individual currently stands prior to Winter workouts. Items Tested: 1. 60 YD dash time 2. Home to first time 3. Outfielders – Release exit speed from throw to home plate. 4. Infielders – All go to SS - Release speed from throw to first base 5. Catchers – Pop times glove to glove home to second Weight Training / Core Training / Cardio Training will begin Tuesday November 5th immediately after school. Players should meet on the field after changing. All grades 9-12 are eligible to participate. Players interested in doing the Warrior Fit workout should see Coach Rusnock next week as the program would start Tuesday November 12th. There is a cost related to this program paid by the participant of $10 per workout. All fall baseball players on the varsity level should report to an after school testing period on the field at 2:45 Thursday. This has been moved from Tuesday to Thursday . Please communicate with Coach LaDuca if there is an issue attending. It is important that you be present for this testing. Players will need their gloves and equipment. Players will be tested on arm speed from positions, 60 yard dash, catcher's POP times, etc. to give us data to use for pre winter workouts. Weight training and conditioning will start next week - a detailed schedule will be discussed and put on the website this week. Fall Baseball Championship Tonight The fall championship will be played at 6pm tonight at Hackett Park in Easton. Easton A will play Easton B......the coaching staff is excited that our Easton kids have played so well in this fall league and have put themselves in position to play in this championship. It is a win-win for our school and our program regardless of the winner tonight! Players should report between 5:00 and 5:10 pm for pre game warmups. Fall Baseball Championship Tenative Date The Championship game between both Easton fall baseball teams is still currently up in the air. Scheduled work being done to our fields at EAHS has begun and renders our field not usable due to new sod being put down in spots and other work being done in preparation for the spring prior to the winter. We are trying to arrange use of Hackett Park but need the city's permission. We are also trying to dodge wet weather this week etc.....Tentatively we are looking to try for Wednesday evening at 6pm at Hackett park but that is not confirmed. An announcement will be posted here on Wed. morning with details regarding the game and if and when it will take place. The Coaching staff is excited about each of the teams reaching the final and having a successful fall! Fall Baseball Championship The championship for the fall baseball league has come down to Easton A who defeated Northampton today 4-1 in 8 innings versus Easton B who defeated Wilson 10-0 today. The Championship game (an all Easton final) is scheduled for 3:30 pm Thursday at Richards Field weather permitting - if rain postpones the game it will be scheduled for Monday next week with specific details to follow! Note: Anyone who owes money for Batting Gloves must pay for them by the end of the week as the order is arriving soon! Schedule Change: Fall Baseball games scheduled for today have been moved to Wednesday Oct. 8 at 4pm due to poor field conditions. Easton A (defeated Freedom) will remain at Northampton at Bryfogle Park in Lehigh Twp. at 4pm Easton B (defeated Nazareth) will remain at home against Wilson at 4pm. JV game against Nazareth will be played on the Kunkle Tract at 4pm. Fall Baseball Games are postponed Today's Fall Baseball Games are postponed due to the heavy rain and weather. The Varsity game at Bryfogle Field - Easton A vs. Northampton is postponed until tomorrow at 4pm. The Varsity Game with Wilson at Easton B at home is postponed until tomorrow at 4pm. The JV Game on the Kunkle field vs Nazareth today is postponed. The makeup date is to be decided. Future information will be relayed by Coach Bisco on Twitter later today. Playoff Schedule for Monday The fall team who defeated Freedom will play on Monday at Northampton - Bryfogle field at 4 pm - take rt 248 into Bath and continue for 10 miles on rt 248 to Berlinsville - field is located on the left right after Becky's Drive In movie theater. The team who beat Nazareth will be at home against Wilson at 4pm If weather is an issue an announcement will be made at school prior to 2:20 pm Fall Baseball Playoffs Announcement Our playoff fall league is starting tomorrow. Games will be played under PIAA rules for batting order. The following players are scheduled to play in the playoff game at Freedom High School at 4pm Thursday: Players should meet Coach Kanusky and Coach Rusnock by the field by 2:45pm. Jarrid Kosa Kris Juan Austin Veres Sean McKee Tom Spray Sean Boylan Stephen Young Corey Webb Calo Stone Ryan Amentler Kyle Heins Devon Shedlock Anthony Sartori Matt Fitch Lakota Smith Ryan Schaming The following players should report to the varsity field to play against Nazareth at Home at 4pm. Erik Oakley Tyler Honor Conor Smith Matt Allen Elizer Nunez Bryan Reagle Jake Lisinicchia James Warga Ryan Bonfanti Troy Naiden Adam Martino Will Raisner Jayson Mitch Luis Hernandez The following players should report for the game with Stroudsburg on Wednesday Oct. 2. being played at 4pm at Easton. All players will play on Thursday as Easton is entering two teams in the playoff round. Easton will be playing home against Nazareth at 4pm Thursday and Easton will be playing at Freedom at 4pm Thursday as well. Lists will be posted Wednesday for that day. It is a single elimination tournament. We are two of the 8 teams......Anyone who cannot play must contact me Wednesday at [email protected] - Do your very best to be part of the playoff round Thursday. SemiFinals will be Monday and Finals Wednesday next week. Phillipsburg Game Has Been Rescheduled Thursday's fall baseball with Phillipsburg has been moved to Monday Sept. 30 at 4pm. Players originally scheduled to play in that game should report for that game on Monday now. The next game against Stroudsburg is scheduled for Wednesday Oct. 2. A list will be posted for that game by Tuesday the 1st of Oct. Player listing for the week of 9/24-9/26 The following player listing is for the week of 9/24-9/26: Some players will play twice this week where others only once. If you find your name only once you will automatically play next Wednesday against Stroudsburg as we have 4 games scheduled between Tuesday and next Wednesday. Each player will participate in two of those games. Again - schedules for players on travel teams and other work related requests were considered. Players scheduled once this week should choose a second day of their choice to come and put in a workout prior to one of the games. Tuesday 9/24 against Phillipsburg at 4pm at Easton: C. Brown Reagle Lisinicchia C. Smith Bonfanti Amentler Shedlock Wednesday vs. Nazareth at Easton 4pm Naiden Raisner Thursday against P'Burg at Easton 4pm Boylan Shaming Directions to Sammy Balliet Stadium Sammy Balliet Stadium Coplay Legion Field Take Rt 22 west to Macarthur Rd Exit ( Lehigh Valley Mall) then Take MacArthur Road North to Center St. (10th light). Make a right. Go straight to the 2nd stop sign (Ruch St.). If you'd go straight you'd end up in a cemetery. At Ruch St. make a left. At the 2nd stop sign (Chestnut St.), make a right. Go straight on Chestnut St. to 8th St. and make a left. Balliet Stadium will be on your right. Today's Games Postponed Today's fall baseball game with P'Burg is postponed due to poor field conditions. A brief practice will be held Monday after school for all fall varsity baseball players on the varsity field. Coach LaDuca Fall Baseball Schedule Updates and Directions A JV Game has been scheduled for Thursday Sept. 12 on the Kunkle Tract Field at 4pm versus Bethlehem Catholic. Players should report to the field after school as soon as possible. Monday - JV Game at Bryfogle Park - Lehigh Township against Northampton at 4:30pm - Travel must be provided by players parents. Directions from Easton Area: 1. Take Rt 248 West 2. Follow Rt 248 West into Bath 3. Follow Rt 248 for approx. another 10 miles. 4. Turn left onto Aspen Dr (Bryfogle Park) Berlinsville Hotel is on your right. 5. There are two parking lots. One immediately on your right on Aspen drive and one after the baseball field on your right. Tuesday - Varsity at Whitehall at Coplay Park - 4pm Tuesday - JV at Home vs. Nazareth on Varsity Field - 4pm Thursday - Varsity at Home vs. Northampton - 4pm Thursday - JV at home vs. PBurg on Kunkle Tract Field - 4pm Weekly Schedule Fall Baseball 9/9 - 9-13 Monday - JV team vs. PBurg at Easton 4pm - Varsity Field Tuesday - Practice - all Varsity players - Varsity Field 2:45pm Wednesday - Wilson at Easton 4pm - Varsity Field Thursday - Freedom at Easton 4pm - Varsity Field Friday - Off Tuesdays Games Postponed and Wednesday Schedule Tuesday's varsity game Sept. 3 with Bethlehem Catholic has been rescheduled for Wednesday Sept. 4 due to poor field conditions. Players scheduled to play Tuesday will play Wed. and the players who are scheduled for Thursday's game with Nazareth remain the same. A brief practice for Thursday's varsity players will be held immediately after school until 3:45...... The JV game scheduled for Wednesday against Phillipsburg is currently still on and will be played on the Kunkle Tract Field at 4pm. In summary - Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013 Varsity (Tuesday Team) vs. Beth. Catholic at 4pm Main Field Varsity (Thursday Team) Light practice 2:45-3:45 Main Field JV vs. P'Burg 4pm at Kunkle Field Fall Baseball Player Announcement ALL PLAYERS: The Fall Baseball League is a time for ALL players to gain valuable playing time and at bats to help promote their development. It is a time where each and every player is given time in competition and given equal numbers of games. The following points are important to understand as to the mission of what the Fall season is to bring to the player and the program. The first week selections were based on the following ideas: Both Games are against Varsity opponents. We wanted the majority of Seniors to play in game one – while this does not apply to all seniors – most will have that opportunity. Some seniors will be asked to play in game two due to pitching expectations and or positional needs that day. They will be mixed in future dates of games. We are working diligently with some players who play on travel baseball teams and can only play on given days do to their schedule. So accommodations were made for some of those players in order to give them the opportunity to play in one game this week. Certain Players were selected to play in game two due to positional needs. Pitching is a big concern – making sure we have the arms to complete the game is important. Lastly - The Easton High School Varsity baseball team is not made during the fall. THIS IS NOT A TRYOUT period! Whether you are a Freshmen or a Senior, whether you played in the program last year or not, and whether you were a big contributor in the program does not matter during this Fall league. This is a time for you to compete for the betterment of you. The team is made during March! Nothing is guaranteed because of this involvement in the fall. Tryouts are in March! The Coaching Staff will make sure that each player plays in some capacity during the game they are assigned. We will certainly try to get all players as many at bats and innings as possible. Remember – The Fall is a great opportunity to become a better player. Seek out your coaches with questions on mechanics, mental sides of the game, and any other important aspects to the game of baseball. Fall Baseball Player Lists Week 1 Assignment for Games on Tuesday 9/3/13 and Thursday 9/5/13 for Varsity Team. These lists are simply the assignment for Week 1 only. Each week the lists will change for the scheduled games. As we put in place additional games in week 2 players will get equal opportunity to play in an equal number of games over the course of the fall season. Players scheduled for Thursday's game will practice from 2:45-3:45 on the Varsity Field prior to the game on Tuesday. They are free to go at the conclusion of their work. Players scheduled to play Tuesday will practice on Thursday from 2:45-3:45. Players should wear red belts, red socks, and white pants…..Easton hats - whether black or black and red should be worn. Please be dressed and on field for pre - game by 3:00pm. Week 1 Tuesday vs. Bethlehem Catholic 4pm Ryan Bonfonti Week 1 – Thursday vs. Nazareth 4pm John Desmond Note : The first JV Game for grades 8-9-10 will be held on Wednesday 9/4/13 at 4pm vs. Phillipsburg at Easton. Fall Practice Cancelled Today Fall Ball practice for today Aug. 28 is postponed to tomorrow Thursday Aug. 29 due to rain today. Grades 11-12 will practice immediately after school followed by Grades 9-10 at 5pm on the varsity field. It is extremely important that all attend for iumportant paperwork and schedules. Games begin next Tuesday for Grades 11-12 and for Grades 9-10 on Wednesday. Please see Coach LaDuca in B220 with any question you may have. Fall Baseball Practice will be held this Wednesday August 28 after school for all Grade 11-12 participants at the Main Baseball Field at 2:45pm. It is important that you attend to get paperwork and important schedule information, learn about costs, and to go through a team workout. Games will begin for this grade level next Tuesday Sept. 3. Grades 8-9-10 will have practice on Thursday after school at 2:45pm also at the Main Baseball Field. It is important that you attend to get paperwork and important schedule information, learn about costs, and to go through a team workout. Games for this level are being scheduled now and could begin by the end of next week. Please see Coach LaDuca in room B220 if you have any issues or questions. Fall Baseball Sign Ups All Easton Baseball players and anyone interested in participating in our Fall Baseball League should indicate their interest by emailing Coach LaDuca at [email protected] by Friday - August 16, 2013. The 9 team league will consist of the following schools: Northampton, Nazareth, Easton, Wilson, Phillipsburg, Bethlehem Catholic, Whitehall, Stroudsburg and Freedom. We will primarily play Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout late August, September, and through Mid October. A playoff single elimination tournament will be held to conclude the season. We should play at least 10 games minimum and we will have a Varsity level team and we are one of the schools that will have a younger team as well. A combined set of practices of all participants will be held to determine which team the participant will play with. The younger team will play 6-8 games. Costs for the league include balls, league insurance per player and team, umpires, team shirt. This is not affiliated with the PIAA or Easton High School Athletics, it is a player sponsored team. All players will be required to pay a minimal fee and fill out permission slips and intramural forms. In past years fees have been anywhere between $100-150 for the season. Dependent upon the number of players who are interested we will develop the fee to divide up the costs to the league. Head Coach of Freedom High School Nick D'Amico is the league administrator. Younger players will be given a lower number on price based on proportionate number of games played. All players will play in each game in some capacity as we look at this as an opportunity to see all players work on their skills this fall. Players who play for travel teams in the fall and play weekend tournaments are strongly encouraged to be a part of our Fall Team as our schedule allows for Tuesday - Thursday games which should not conflict with travel schedules during the school year. It is important that returning players not involved with Fall sports participate with us as it is an opportunity for you to strengthen your skills, get more at bats, and give the coaches the opportunity to help you learning a new position or just continue your progression at another. Announcements of importance regarding the upcoming Fall Season will be set here at www.roverbaseball.com in the near future regarding meetings, practices, costs, and schedules very soon. Please check back frequently. Also Rover Baseball is available @roverbaseball on Twitter also. Baseball Camps Summer 2013 A variety of Summer sports camps are available at EASD this coming summer. Baseball - July 8-11 from 9am-2pm Grades 4-9 are eligible Cost $85 payable to Varsity E Summer Sports Camps This Camp allows the participant to take part in playing the game each day but also has a component of instruction each day along with skills being taught and practiced each morning. A variety of skills contests will be a part of the camp as well! Having fun playing the game is most important and that is what will be stressed! Pitching and Catching - July 15-16 9-11 am (Instructional Camp) This Camp will teach the basic fundamentals of pitching and campers will have direct instruction from our staff and catchers will receive instruction on working with pitchers and skills related to the catching position. Hitting Camp - July 17-18 9-11 am (Instructional Camp) This Camp will teach the basic fundamentals of the swing. We will look at everything involved from the bat, grip, stance, load, hands, swing plane, and finish. Plentiful repetitions of the swing will be practiced and individual instruction will be given to each camper to help them understand their swing. Brochures are available by clicking here and also at the EASD website under Athletics. Walk campers on the day of camp are welcome to come and accepted. Thank you! Senior Day Announcement The Red Rovers of Easton welcome Acton-Boxborough High School from Massachusetts to Easton this Saturday at 1pm. Acton is led by former Easton graduate Patrick Grucela who brings his team to Easton with a 5-4 overall record to date. Easton will be holding its annual Senior Day ceremony prior to the game to honor all the seniors and their contributions to the program through the years. Easton and Acton have played a home and home series since 2007 with Easton traveling to Boston in 2014. Senior Day parents are asked by the Parent Booster group to be at the field by 12:15-12:30 to be ready for the pre game ceremony. Easton Rallies Past Koncrete Kids District Hopes Still Alive In a game with more twists and turns than a hurricane, it was only fitting that it ended on a hit batsman. Malin Loebsack was hit by a pitch that forced in the winning run with two outs in the eighth inning today to give Easton Area High School's baseball team a wild 7-6 Lehigh Valley Conference victory over Northampton at Richards Field. Easton (6-8 overall, 4-5 LVC) won it with three runs in the last of the eighth in a game that featured four errors, four hit batsmen, 13 walks, three wild pitches, and numerous base-running blunders, including the potential tying run thrown out at the plate in the last of the eighth. The Red Rovers played without head coach Carm LaDuca, who served a one-game suspension as the result of getting ejected from the previous game against Dieruff. Easton needs to win three of its last five LVC games to avoid missing the District 11 Class AAAA playoffs for the second straight season. "Horrible," Easton assistant coach Greg Hess said of his team's erratic base-running. "Every game is do-or-die and I think they're just trying to do too much. They want to make every play." Northampton's Garret Kunkel and Easton's Nick Beinlich each pitched the first seven innings to a 4-4 standoff. The Konkrete Kids (8-7, 5-5) took a 6-4 lead in the top of the eighth off Matt Semanick when Brandon Heimbach's suicide squeeze bunt scored one run and a second run scored on a throwing error. Easton's Chris Delbene and Semanick walked to start the last of the eighth against Northampton reliever Blake Hein. Joey Wittreich relieved Hein and walked Beinlich to load the bases. Ryan Briskie slapped an RBI single to right field, but Semanick tried to score the tying run from second and was thrown out at the plate. "I was just trying to help out the team," Briskie said. "I wanted to put the ball in play and get a run in." Kevin Cooley followed with a grounder to shortstop Evan Grube that was misplayed for an apparent error. However, after a long discussion, Beinlich was called out for obstructing the fielder while running from second to third. "That was the right call," Hess said. "I'd say that even if we lost. What Bobby (base umpire Bob Varju) explained to me was that Nick ran back, stopped, and tried to make a gesture. The rule is you can't retrieve back. I asked Nick and he even admitted that he did (interfere)." "It was a crazy game," Briskie said. "I've never seen a call like that before." With two outs, Austin Brown reached on an error that allowed the tying run to score. Luis Hernandez was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Loebsack was plunked on the next pitch to force in the winning run. "The guys showed a lot of pride battling back," Hess said. "We've lost so many close games. The kids have worked hard and I'm happy for them to get this win." Designated hitter Matt Durich went 3-for-4 for Northampton. "Lackluster," K-Kids coach Mick Sugra said of his team's play. "We do enough talking and teaching in practice. We've got to do it on the field. I'm disappointed right now. We have a lot more potential than we've shown. But we need to do it." Liners Top Rovers 7-5 There was no Anthony Ciavarella to carry the Phillipsburg High School baseball team to victory tonight. That was not a problem, however. Tyler Widitz was more than happy to assume the official role of Red Rover slayer. Widitz pitched into the sixth inning and scored what resulted as the winning run to help propel P'burg to 7-5 win over archrival Easton in an independent game at Hackett Park. "We needed this win," Widitz said. "We've had a tough season so far and it feels good to come away from here with a win." Widitz struck out six and walked three in 5 2/3 innings of work, giving up three runs on six hits as P'burg won its third straight over the Rovers. Widitz had three hits in last season's 8-3 win over Easton to support Ciavarella, the 2012 Express-Times Player of the Year. Ciavarella also beat Easton 13-1 in 2011. "It's a big win," P'burg coach Dave Hinkle said. "Especially the way the season has been going. Widitz did a great job. Last year he did it with his bat. This year it was his arm. He gutted it out. Widitz threw 103 pitches before being lifted in the bottom of the sixth, with runners on first and second and one out. Tyler Woscek came on in relief and worked out of the jam by striking out leadoff man Nick Beinlich and getting Ryan Briskie to fly out to center field. Beinlich had a double and a triple in three previous at bats. Woscek then retired the meat of the Rovers' order in the seventh to secure the win and earn the save. After giving up a lead-off single to Kevin Cooley to start the seventh, Woscek struck out clean-up hitter Austin Brown. He then retired Luis Hernandez on a fine diving stab by third baseman Matt McAnally before getting Rohan Kilpatrick to ground out to end the game. "It was the Ciav-Woscek effect last season," Hinkle said. "Widitz throws hard and Woscek with his off-speed stuff. We know Brown and Hernandez can hit the fastball. But (Woscek) did a great job with his off-speed stuff." Brown was 2-for-4 and Hernandez hit a tape-measure home run to lead off the bottom of the second on a first-pitch fastball from Widitz. "When I follow a guy like Widitz, it usually helps a lot," Woscek said. "I don't throw real hard. I can throw my junk and they don't have a lot of time to adjust. I knew coming in I'd be going against their big hitters. You just have to bear down and battle." Phillipsburg (3-9), which has now won eight of the last 10 meetings with Easton, jumped on Red Rovers starting pitcher John Spadoni for four runs in the top of the first inning. Alex Martin scored the first run of the game when Spadoni walked McAnally on four pitches with the bases loaded. Catcher Andy Ferrara walked two batters later to make it 2-0 and Tyler Plesnarski followed with a two-run single to widen the lead to four. In all, P'burg scored three runs on bases-loaded walks and another on a wild pitch. Spadoni lasted just two-thirds of an inning, giving up five runs on four hits and walking three. "It's tough when you come out of the gate like that and go down 4-0," Easton coach Carm LaDuca said. "We struggled on the mound, but the story of it is we gave away three or four runs with walks and a wild pitch." Rain Cancels Todays Slate Today's Varsity and Junior Varsity games against Allen have been cancelled. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity will make the games up tomorrow April 19th at 3:30pm. Please make a note of the early start time. Rovers end skid, top Golden Hawks 4-3 Easton Area High School's baseball team finally figured out how to win a close game. The Red Rovers, who'd lost five straight games by a combined nine runs, received an RBI double from Malin Loebsack with two outs in the seventh inning this afternoon to pull out a 4-3 victory over Bethlehem Catholic as part of the Lehigh Valley Conference Play-Day at Coca-Cola Park. "It's just nice to finally win a ball game," Easton coach Carm LaDuca said. "These kids have worked very, very hard, and haven't had the best of luck. But they never stopped believing in themselves." With the game tied at 3-3, Easton's Austin Brown singled with one out in the seventh inning off David Derkits. Luis Hernandez struck out for the second out, but Loebsack responded with a drive that split the gap in right-center. Right fielder Connor Hedash slipped on the wet grass trying to field the ball and Brown raced home with the winning run. "I was sitting fastball," Loebsack said. "He threw it on the outside part of the plate and I just went with it. It felt good coming off the bat. I got it on the sweet spot. I was just hoping it would fall." Brown never hesitated off the crack of the bat. "With two outs I was going all the way," Brown said. "Malin had a good hit and it was my job to score that last run." "With two outs I was bringing him," said LaDuca, who also coaches third base. "We had to take a shot. They would have had to execute the play perfectly." The tough loss and inclement weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of Becahi coach Mike Grasso. "What a game," Grasso said. "Wow! The fans should have had to pay double for this game, even in the cold weather. I'm freezing but my body temperature must be 110 degrees inside. Come out and watch high school baseball. There's nothing like it." Easton (3-5 overall, 1-3 conference) scored twice in the first inning on Kevin Cooley's RBI double and Hernandez's run-scoring single. Ryan Briskie's RBI double increased the lead to 3-0 after two innings. Becahi (2-6, 1-4) battled back with single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to tie it. The Golden Hawks, who pounded out 12 hits, might have inflicted more damage but rapped into two double plays, had a runner caught stealing and another picked off. Jake Carty went 3-for-4 for Becahi. Hernandez and Nick Beinlich each had two hits for Easton. "I'm proud of our guys for fighting back after being down three runs," Grasso said. "I'm thankful to be part of such an exciting game." Hedash made a great lunging catch in right-center to rob Easton's Kyle Heins of extra bases in the sixth inning. Red Rovers right fielder Ryan Williams made an equally sensational grab to take extra bases away from Pat Mergel in the seventh. Matt Semanick, the third Easton pitcher, entered with runners on first and third and one out in the seventh. Semanick proceeded to strike out Colin McGeary and retired Paul Karoly on a fly ball to center. "That was a great job by Matt," LaDuca said. "It came in a huge, huge spot in the game." "It feels great to finally win after all those losses by one or two runs," Loebsack said. "Hopefully we'll keep rolling." Today's Parkland games have been postponed Today's Varsity game against Parkland at Easton Area High School has been postponed. The JV game at Parkland has also been postponed. No makeup date has been set at this time. Fundamentals hurt Easton is loss to Liberty Josh Nales didn't appear to have much going for him this afternoon. The Liberty High School senior wasn't mentally prepared to pitch and had trouble seeing the ball in the batter's box. Surprisingly, Nales turned out to be the pitching and hitting star in the Hurricanes' 8-6 Lehigh Valley Conference baseball victory over Easton at William Sheridan Field. Nales got the win by pitching three innings in relief of starter Zack Kantor. Nales also delivered a two-run, fifth-inning single off Nick Beinlich to give Liberty (3-1 overall, 2-0 conference) a 6-5 lead it wouldn't relinquish. Tom Epsaro added a two-run triple in the sixth inning for the Hurricanes. It proved to be important as Easton (2-2, 0-2) added a run in the seventh before falling short. "We manufactured runs and came up with a couple clutch hits," Liberty coach Andy Pitsilos said. "We have a young lineup up here (pointing to his head), but I'm happy the way we ran the bases." Nales, who started the game in center field, came in to pitch with a 4-3 lead after Kantor walked Matt Semanick to start the fifth inning. Easton scored two unearned runs to take a 5-4 lead, but Nales chopped a two-run single to left field in the bottom of the fifth to put the Hurricanes back in front, 6-5. "That was just a prayer swing," Nales said. "I wasn't seeing the ball with the sun. I just stayed back and got a nice hop." Leading 8-5, Nales ran into trouble in the seventh when Beinlich opened with a walk and Austin Brown singled. Kevin Cooley struck out, but Luis Hernandez lined an RBI single to left field to make it 8-6. Courtesy runner Troy Naiden, the potential tying run, was gunned down attempting to steal second, and Nales retired Rohan Kilpatrick on a bouncer to shortstop to end it. Honestly, I didn't feel that good coming in (to pitch)," Nales said. "I didn't prepare myself right, but I was feeling more and more adrenaline as time went on." Easton held an early 3-0 lead but committed five errors in the third inning that led to four unearned runs for the Hurricanes. The Red Rovers committed six errors overall. "No excuses, but you have to make fundamental plays if you want to win baseball games in this conference," Easton coach Carm LaDuca said. "It's frustrating. We had opportunities. Even after that we came back and took the lead again. But we have to play fundamentally sound to beat good teams." Freshman Hazleton games to be played at EAHS JV game cancelled Please note that the Junior Varsity game versus Hazleton has been cancelled. The Freshman games that was scheduled to be played at Hazleton tomorrow, March 30th have been changed. All games will now be played at Easton High School beginning at 11am. Patriots Rally Past Easton 8-7 Gary Moritz experienced the agony of defeat and thrill of victory all in one action-packed inning this afternoon. The senior catcher overcame a defensive misfortune by smacking an RBI single with one out in the last of the seventh inning to lift Freedom High School's baseball team to a wild 8-7 victory over visiting Easton in the Lehigh Valley Conference opener for both schools. Freedom (3-0 overall, 1-0 LVC) took a 7-6 lead into the seventh inning, but sophomore reliever Zak Gagnon walked Kevin Cooley and Luis Hernandez to put two runners on with no outs. Jackson Zappas relieved Gagnon and hurled a wild pitch to advance the runners. Kyle Heins followed with a bouncer that went through the legs of second baseman Julian Lopez. Cooley scored the tying run. Center fielder Brian Uliana's throw home appeared to have Hernandez beat, but Hernandez scored the go-ahead run after barreling into Moritz and jarring the ball loose. Patriots manager Nick D'Amico argued vehemently that Hernandez should have been called out. D'Amico was ultimately ejected by home plate umpire Marty Ondrovic. "I thought he either had to slide or go around him," D'Amico said. "I thought you couldn't go through the catcher. The umpire didn't see it that way. That's his opinion." "I had it in my glove," Moritz said. "I thought you had to slide. I guess not. It was just a tough play." Easton (2-1, 0-1) threatened to pad its lead as two walks sandwiched around a sacrifice bunt loaded the bases, but Malin Loebsack lined a shot up the middle that was snared by Zappas and turned into a double play. Red Rovers coach Carm LaDuca inserted his ace pitcher, Nick Beinlich, to relieve Adam Martino in the last of the seventh. Lopez began the inning by legging out an infield hit. He stole second but Uliana popped out. Dylan Frankenfield reached on an error before Sean Wrobel lined a game-tying double to left-center. "The first pitch he blew by me, but it helped me get my timing down," Wrobel said. "Then he gave me a fastball a little in and I grooved it." Moritz, who also had a two-run single in Freedom's three-run first inning, smoked an RBI single to right for the game-winner. "The coach always tells us when we see a fast ball on the first pitch to hit it," Moritz said. "I got one and ripped it." "This team never gives up," D'Amico said. "They play hard all the way to the end. I'm very proud of the guys." Easton managed just one hit, Hernandez's RBI double in the fifth inning. However, the Red Rovers took advantage of 11 walks, three hit batsmen, five wild pitches and four errors by Freedom. "It was an ugly game," LaDuca said. "They hit the ball at the end of the game and deserved to win. You have to tip your cap to them. We'll bounce back." Todays Games Postponed Today's Varsity and Junior Varsity games against East Stroudsburg North have been cancelled. No make-up date has been set. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity return to action on Thursday March 28th against the Freedom Patriots in the Lehigh Valley Conference opener. Rovers Take 2013 Opener 11-2 The Rovers played well in a great team effort to pick up their first win of the year in the opener at Charles Richard's Field over Hazelton 11-2 on Saturday morning. Kevin Cooley picked up the win on the mound. He was supported by Austin Brown's two run triple and Nick Beinlich's 2-3 day with 2 RBI's. Kevin Cooley and Luis Hernandez each chipped in with an RBI a piece. Hazleton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 Easton 0 0 4 7 0 0 x 11 6 2 Easton will host East Stroudburg North on Monday March 25th at Charles Richard's Field beginning at 4pm. Opening Day for Varsity is on JV and Freshman Games Postponed The 2013 Varsity home opener against Hazleton will go on as scheduled today beginning at 11am at Richards Field on the Easton Area High School campus. Unfortunately for the JV and Freshmen squads their openers will have to wait for another day. The Rover Junior Varsity game against Hazleton was scheduled for 11 am today at the upper field in Easton. The game has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. The Junior Varsity will travel to Hazelton next Saturday March 30 to make-up the game at 11am. The freshmen double-header at Hazleton is also postponed due to field conditions until next Saturday March 30. The next Easton Baseball Diamond Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 19th at 7pm in Room CC111. Vera Bradley/Coach Handbag Bingo to be held on Sunday, April 7th. Doors open at 10:30AM. Bingo begins at noon. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at door. Contact Lori at 610-559-3933 or email to [email protected] or contact any player or coach for tickets. Important Notice: Practice Cancelled There will be no athletic practices after school today, Monday March 18 due to Easton Area School District closing all facilities because of the impending winter weather. Varsity Practice Announcement Varsity practice will be held immediately after school today outdoors from 3-5pm. Varsity and JV Practice will be held 5-7pm in both gyms on Thursday - March 7. Varsity players are reminded that their homework is due prior to practice on Thursday. 10th graders are reminded to report at that time for practice also. Freshmen candidates tryout times will be announced soon. We expect that a Friday practice may be possible from 5-7pm in the gym for grade 8 students based on weather circumstances for the Varsity and JV teams that day. A decision and announcements will be posted on www.roverbaseball.com and on @roverbaseball on Twitter as well announcements being made at EAMS. 2013 Baseball Paperwork and Intramural Schedule All interested candidates for baseball this spring should see Coach LaDuca in room B220 to pick up paperwork as soon as possible. Physicals are being held for baseball on Saturday February 23, 2013 at the EAHS medical suite near the gym lobby at 9:30 am. All candidates must report that morning with paperwork completed and either a completed physical from their family doctor or they may receive one by the school doctor for a cost of $20. Recertification physicals are done at a cost of $5. Intramural Weekly Schedule: Monday Feb. 11 - Bullpens and Hitting in Aux gym. 3-5pm Tuesday Feb. 12 - Warrior Fit - 3:30pm Wed. Feb. 13 - Hitting and Defense - 3-5pm Both gyms Thursday Feb. 14 - Warrior Fit - 3:30pm Friday Feb 15 - Bullpens- Varsity - 1:30pm Intramural and Warrior Fit Training has been postponed Due to the cancellation of school today Jan. 28 - Intramural and Warrior Fit workouts have been postponed. The schedule for the remainder of the week is as follows: Monday - No workouts due to Cancellations - OFF Tuesday - Bullpens Varsity Pitchers and Catchers at 2:30pm after school with Warrior Fit Training to follow at 4:00pm. 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Siima Awards - Ramya Best Category: Awards kushboo, puneet rajkumar, diganth, aidnrita ray The South Indian Movie Awards come alive for the first time on an International platform on 22nd June at Dubai World Trade Center. June 21st and 22nd 2012- will never be the same, marking the significance of a very prestigious and glamorous event SIMA ( South Indian Movies Awards). For the very first time, in the history of the South Asian movie industry, they choose and international platform, to showcase talent and share their celebrations amongst the UAE fans. The two day extravanganza is lined up with exciting events an Kannada film industry's top choreographer Imran Sardaria won the Sensational Choreographer award on Day 1 of the SIIMA function held in Dubai on Thursday and Friday in which actress Lakshmi Rai (heroine of Upendra in the film Kalpana) was chosen as the most stylish star of the South Indian film industry. Rebel Star Ambareesh and his actress wife Ms. Sumalatha, Shivaraj Kumar, Power Star Puneet Raj Kumar, Ramya, Hari Priya, Diganth, Aindrita were all the special attractios in the awards function. Ramya won the Best actress award for her performance in the film "Sanju Weds Geetha' and the actress was quite happy about it. Recording her happiness over this award, Ramya tweeted that this is her sixth award for Sanju Weds Geetha. She was happy to receive the award from Rebel Star Ambareesh and Sumalatha. Ambareesh also presented the South India's sensational actor award to Dhanush, son-in-law of his friend and Super Star Rajnikanth. The SIIMA awards night had several entertaining and elightening programmes. The fashion shows and the ramp show were the best. . The ramp looked like a silver screen with a number of actors and actresses from the four industries walking the ramp. Stars such as Rana Dagubbati, Diganth, Ajmal, Shriya Saran, Lakshmi Rai, Andrita Ray, Charmee , Richa Gangopadhyay and many more walked on the ramp to showcase the latest trends of fashion. Well known names of all the four South Indian film industries were present. Veterans Ambarish, Sumalatha, Sarath Rajkumar, Kushboo, Vikram, Namitha and Madhavan were sharing space with much younger stars and sharing their experiences. . Among the younger stars who were seen occupying the front seat were Puneet Raj Kumar, Dhanush, Simbu, Shruti Haasan, Manchu Lakshmi and Manoj Manchu, Trisha, Amala Paul, Aishwarya Rajnikanth, and many more. The awards night was even more starry with a huge number of stars still expected to descend in the golden city of Dubai. The SIIMA Gen Next awards were given away in the many categories. 1) South Indian Hearth Throb, Actress Trisha walked in with Actor Rana Daggubati at SIIMA-2012 2) Best singer award bags by Chinmayi for tamil movie vagai sooda va she looked very beautiful in a saree. 3) The SIIMA youth Icon of South Indian cinema was won by Trisha krishnan.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Sol Hess Souvenir Posted on 24 March 2018 P572 PRINTEMPS/SPRING 2018 On a eu un hiver avec de la neige et des aventures rocambolesques. Un peu comme dans une histoire de Steve Niles, mais en moins glauque. L'automne dernier avait été vraiment pochette intense, avec le bricolage la nuit et la poste le jour. Le printemps arrive et ça va être la même chose, mais de nouveaux disques! Like what? L'orchestre d'hommes-orchestres qui vient tout juste de sortir un premier album, a déjà enregistré une suite; c'est la trame sonore de leur nouveau spectacle qui s'appelle Tomates. On prépare depuis des années avec Fabien Cloutier, l'auteur, conteur, metteur en scène et comédien, l'idée de faire en vinyle son spectacle Scotstown. Le projet était soniquement très ambitieux. Il va y avoir au final 10 exemplaires uniques aux enchères. Après 24,99 en vinyle, c'est au tour des Frères Cueilleurs d'Alaclair Ensemble de recevoir le traitement double LP deluxe numéroté zootrope holographique. Première coparution pour P572 et Les Disques 7ième Ciel. Tu pensais qu'c'tait ça que c'tait, mais c'est encore plus grandiose et ça réfléchit la lumière! Oromocto Diamond repart en tournée en Europe avec une nouvelle formule de boom-boom-doom-danse-party et un EP rose. C'est déjà une grosse année P572. Un peu comme 2008 l'avait été, avec 12 parutions en 12 mois. On va commémorer tout ça aussi jusqu'en décembre. Entertainment forever. This winter has been rough. But maybe it's always like that. When it's cold it's time to sing, read, dance and create to keep us warm. Last fall was intense with endless nights of putting vinyls together and going to the post office daily. Now that it's the springtime it will soon be just like that, but on brand new projets. Comme quoi? L'orchestre d'hommes-orchestres who have just put out their first album last november are already back at it with a death-parade-theater-musical called Tomates. Fabien Cloutier the author, storyteller, director and comedian has been really active recently. We've talked with him for years now to make his show Scotstown into a double LP. It's a long story, and it's was quite ambitious, but there will be 10 copies in total up for action for a good cause. Les Frères Cueilleurs by the almighty Alaclair Ensemble is already a modern hip-hop classic and it's with great pride that we are releasing in collaboration with 7ieme Ciel Records a limited edition deluxe numbered zoetrope holographic double vinyl. Oromocto Diamond is restless as ever and is flying back on the road for a run of shows in Europe. Along with a new pink EP called Entertainment, there's a new formula to the dance boom-boom-gloom party. This is only the beginning, let's make it happen. P572 + Salon du disque et des arts 2018 Punkest Tardo Julien Pacaud – Perpendicular Dreams – Volume 1 (Kickstarter) Posted on 28 February 2018 Perpendicular Dreams, Volume 1 est le premier tome d'une série de livres d'art rassemblant les collages de Julien Pacaud, illustrés par des textes de Jean-Christophe Sanchez. L'objet de ce financement participatif est de réussir à donner vie à ce projet, en rassemblant la somme nécessaire à l'impression de 500 exemplaires. Ce livre de 128 pages, aura une couverture cartonnée et sera au format 21×30 centimètres. Le prix public sera de 35€. Les textes sont en français. KICKSTARTER ICI ! 10 years ago! Millimetrik – Northwest passage's new era! Northwest passage's new era by Millimetrik Il y a 10 ans aujourd'hui, le 28 février 2008, Millimetrik faisait sa première couverture du magazine Voir à Québec, et lançait en grande pompe sur 3 labels (P572 et Sang D'encre au Canada et feu Make Mine Music en Angleterre) son 4e album NORTHWEST PASSAGE'S NEW ERA. Il fut en nomination à l'ADISQ l'automne suivant. Pour souligner avec un sourire fier et léger sa 10e bougie, Millimetrik vous offre une édition limitée de 20 copies du vinyle avec la version cd (tracklist différent) et une copie du cd Keys EP, qui contient de très belles reprises de l'album dont Sournoise Supercherie par Jérome Minière et une autre par The Giligans!! (L'ancêtre d'Emeraude) Disponible au Knock-out à Québec et sur commande sur sa page bandcamp. Dès aujourd'hui 28 février jusqu'à ce que soldout s'en suive!!! Voici ce que le magazine canadien Exclaim avait à dire à l'époque sur l'album: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/millimetrik-northwest_passages_new_era LODHO + CHYZ Oromocto Diamond – Atlantis P572 + Label Obscura Interview ! Get To Know Your Local Label: P572 Records For the third in our series of interviews with indie labels from across the country and beyond we spoke with Sam Murdock of Quebec City label P572. remember, support local music! P572 is the work of two friends – Sam Murdock and Sébastien Leduc – how did you two meet and how did you come to form this label together? We met through a mutual friend in the winter of 2003 after I came back from living in Halifax. Sébastien was managing a band called Purge from his apartment at 572 Horatio-Nelson Street. They were practicing in the basement while he lived there. There were parties all the time and I started sleeping on the couch in the winter. We instantly bonded over music, movies and strange art concepts. We started booking small shows and we would write 'Productions 572' at the bottom of posters for the address that was already somehow famous downtown. It got shortened as P572 pretty quick with a simple logo I made on a slow computer. As Purge broke up I recorded 30 songs about death in one month and released some under the name (swedish) Death Polka. That's when it became a label. It was the first release in our catalogue. When you stated this 14 years ago, did you think that you would both be at it today? There was no plan at all then, and there's still no real plan now. Our short bio always says "P572 is two friends who have been releasing music and books since 2004" and that's exactly what it is. I think the reason it's still working is exactly that. We did not set business goals or have any expectations. We just improvise and try to make pretty objects. P572 seems to be as much an ongoing art and culture project as it is a business- how do you strike a balance between these two often contradictory forces? I like songs and I like words and prints, and we put it all together. It's only a business because we sell records. I might never really feel like a business person. I get really passionate about the aesthetic and the process of putting songs and albums together. When you persist, it's bound to inspire some people to create something and share that back. You're based in Quebec City- as an Anglophone living in Toronto, we don't hear much about what is going on the French indie scene in Quebec. Could you enlighten us a bit about how vibrant the scene is right now, what bands and labels we should check out? So, I lived in Anglo Canada for a while. Up in northern BC, in Terrace; south of Winnipeg in Steinbach, which is a Mennonite town; and then a couple of years in Halifax when I was 18. It's where a lot of my inspiration for independent music, DIY and basement shows came from, with bands like The Plan, The Breakup and Sharp Like Knives. So, I think about this gap between provinces all the time. Every city has its own small scene, but surely the English provinces they connect more through the same media. Even Montréal and Québec City have different movements going on. I have deep admiration for all the bands coming out of Pantoum Records, and my head spins at all the side projects of the wonderful rap band Alaclair Ensemble. You are members of a good chunk of the bands on your label. Outside of your musical projects, how do you know if a particular artist or release would fit in well with P572? Is it mainly stylistic or more relationship driven as friendships seem to be a big part of the P572? You start a label to release your own music because no one else will do it and because it's fun to do so. These days I'm trying to manage four labels and play in eight bands. We've had three different houses for the label in the last 13 years. We always work with the bands jamming in the basement and other friends and bands that I think are fun and important. There's never any contract between the label and the artists. It's pure friendship and loyalty so I don't always know how things start. It's just sparks from a conversation in the kitchen and you end up working for two years on an album. If there's a project coming up and both me and Seb love it, then we do everything we can to make it happen. What is the most satisfying thing about running your own label? I get to listen to the music I want to hear and wear the t-shirts I print. I have so many friends with amazing talent and I get to play with them. It's what I've been doing since I was 10 really. I had a small band then and a photocopied zine that I would sell to the neighbours back in 1993. What's the hardest thing about releasing your own records? I think there's nothing easy really about running a label. The only reason why P572 is still going and that some people care, is because it's all I think about every day since it started. But hard work is not a bad thing. It's a fun game. You've managed to release almost 75 albums and put on over 800 shows without any outside funding- how have you guys been so successful at this, when most labels fold after a few releases? Like I said there's no plan. It's always functioning in a very punk and experimental way. We improvise and as long as it's fun we keep going. It's almost self-sufficient. It's my life's art project and playground. The biggest releases, they help the smaller ones exist. Music over marketing, content over profit, ethic over strategy. Along those line, do you have any advice for someone thinking of starting a label? I don't know what I am doing really, so it's hard to give real advice. It was all luck and hard work. I met someone who I still want to work with almost 15 years later. We are always passionate about the craft of it all and we never once fought. So maybe that's the key. I feel like someone who has been playing guitar for a long time, but cannot give guitar lessons because I just learned it all by myself. But I am always available for a talk and to give advice. I do it for the right reasons and with passion. How do you see the industry changing over the next few years? I mostly like the creative process. I will always be writing songs and putting them out and imagining images as album art. I don't feel like I am part of the so-called industry. I do vinyl because I think they are pretty. I write songs because they slowly emerge out of me, and I like the odour of prints. What we do is all micro editions, hand-numbered and in small runs. The impact of it all is outside of a business. The only thing I know is that people will always sing and dance. You are currently on release 75- can you pick 5 songs/releases that would help introduce readers to P572 and give them a sense of what the label is about? (swedish) Death Polka – Beginning : https://swedishdeathpolka.bandcamp.com/track/beginning-2 This was the start of a burlesque musical I was working on. It later became Judith Judith, and it's when (swedish) Death Polka found its sound I believe. Lesbo Vrouven – Crossfire : https://lesbovrouven.bandcamp.com/track/crossfire-2 The only indie radio hit Lesbo Vrouven's had was this track from the first album called Crossfire. This is the cover version by Sweat Like an Ape, our friends from Bordeaux. Headache24 – X-girlfriend : https://headache24.bandcamp.com/track/x-girlfriend Headache24 was the first band after (swedish) Death Polka on the label. They are like the Sonic Youth of town, a couple living and breathing art together. We put out 9 of their recordings. After one album on their own in 2011, they came back with their best to date. This track is a standout. Les Goules – Crabe : https://lesgoules.bandcamp.com/track/crabe One of my favourite songs ever, by any band ever. We did not release it when it came out on CD in 2002. But it's on the 10th anniversary vinyl. The first song of their first album. As classic and cult-like as can be. Arthur Comeau – Allergic à la Jinxx : https://arthurcomeau.bandcamp.com/album/allergic-la-jinxx I was an early fan of Radio Radio. I saw them live countless times and I became friends with the band. When Arthur Comeau went on to pursue his solo career he asked me to get involved. We went to his house in Nova Scotia for the shooting of the video. Great summer memories. Do you remember what the first record you bought was? The first one that really inspired you? I think the first tape that I bought in a store was Def Leppard – High and Dry. I don't know about the first one that inspired me. But of the top of my head these gave me a lasting impression: The Plan – Only These Movements Remain, Converge – You Fail Me, Hefner – Breaking God's Heart, Los Prisioneros – La voz de los '80, Drame – Drame, IAM – L'École du Micro d'Argent, Tori Amos – Boys for Pele, Pulp – This is Hardcore, Zoobombs – Let It Bomb, Alaclair Ensemble – Les Frères Cueilleurs, Thisquietarmy – Hex Mountains and Les Goules – Coma. Is there a release/band that got away that you regret? No. If you could put out an ultimate release of any band past and present, what would it be? I feel really lucky. There are four bands that I've always wanted to release on vinyl. Alaclair Ensemble, Les Goules, L'Orchestre d'hommes-orchestre and Death From Above. I've worked with three of these bands, so I am happy. Maybe a Canadian pressing of Los Prisioneros or a solo project by Jorge Gonzales. I also talked to the Australian band Custard at one point about putting out their comeback album. But it did not happen. Are you an avid vinyl collector? Do you have any finds you're especially proud of? I do love a pretty release. Most of the albums I have in my house are for sale on Discogs because I like to share music. But there are a couple of special items that I keep in my collection. Mostly local bands, friends' bands and records with amazing artwork and packaging. Have you discovered any hidden treasure troves to buy vinyl that you've come across on your travels around the country and globe? There are so many amazing stores. Le Knock Out in Québec City, it's rather new and it's already very important in town. The other one I love dearly is Total Heaven in Bordeaux, France. The shop is small and fun and the two owners are lovely and not sarcastic or bitter about anything. With Oromocto Diamond I hold the record for the most instore plays in there ever. I feel grateful. To wrap up, what's in store for P572 in 2018? Anything else you'd like to add? I have never worked so hard in my life as I have for the releases this fall. There are 4 intense vinyl projects that I have been working on for years now. Amongst them is the co-release with Label Obscura of Judith Judith by (swedish) Death Polka that I am very excited about. I concentrate on those and then there's always a dozen releases behind on Punkest Tardo, the P572 sub-label. New albums by Lesbo Vrouven, Oromocto Diamond, (swedish) Death Polka, Arthur Comeau, Fourche and Recyclage. Copies of our Judith Judith by (swedish) Death Polka are still available over here: https://www.labelobscura.com/swedish-death-polka-judith-judith/ Tim Lidster started Label Obscura to help rationalize and justify his ever growing collection of records. When he's not listening, thinking, or writing about music, he enjoys getting out and exploring the city with his family. (swedish) Death Polka + Le Devoir Posted on 4 January 2018 https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/516402/la-galette-gravee-en-cadeau	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
CPD, Rocky currently operating without permanent directors by The Dartmouth Senior Staff \| 9/24/19 2:10am The CPD is currently under the leadership of interim director Monica Wilson. Source: Staff Photo Roger Woolsey resigned from his position as senior assistant dean and director of the Center for Professional Development on Sept. 6, which has left two major centers on campus — the CPD and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy — without permanent heads. Former senior associate director Monica Wilson is now serving as interim director of the CPD, she confirmed to The Dartmouth in an email statement. Woolsey's profile on the CPD's "About Us" page on its website has been removed, with Wilson listed as interim director. Wilson wrote that she would be serving as the CPD's interim director this year and that the CPD is "operating at full speed." The CPD recently hosted internship, job and law school fairs over the course of two days, which were attended by around 1,400 students and that featured more than 100 employers and 13 law schools. Woolsey began working at the CPD in May of 2013, according to his LinkedIn profile, before which he served as director of Colby College's Career Center from 2008 to 2013 and as an adjunct professor at Emerson College from 1997 to 2008. The Rockefeller Center director position has been vacant since July, when economics professor Andrew Samwick finished his tenure and decided to return to teaching and research. He had held the director position since 2004, after nearly 10 years in Dartmouth's economics department and a stint as chief economist on President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors from 2003 to 2004. The Rockefeller Center's website currently lists deputy director Sadhana Hall and associate director Ronald Shaiko as its top administrators. College spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in an email statement that the search for a new director is still ongoing. Samwick told The Dartmouth that the Rockefeller Center will not hire an interim director and that the operations of the Center, including its programming, are proceeding normally as the search process continues. Government professor Dean Lacy and associate dean of the faculty for the social sciences John Carey are leading the search process, Samwick said. In addition to the ongoing director search, the Rockefeller Center recently added two more members to its staff: Robert Coates as assistant director for co-curricular programs and Joanne Blais, former head of adult services at Howe Library in Hanover, as a member of the public programming staff. Correction appended (Oct. 18, 2019): The article originally stated that Samwick stepped down from his position as the director of the Rockefeller Center, when in fact, his contract expired and he decided to return to teaching. The article has been updated to reflect this change. Corporate recruiting beginning significantly earlier for some firms Samwick: Leadership at Rocky TDI professor resigns following inquiry	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
REGULATION-Y Young Ideas on Financial Regulation Submit your idea In Two Minds: The Governance of Ring-Fenced Banks 14/02/2019 / Thom Wetzer A keynote policy of UK financial regulation since the financial crisis has been the 'ring-fencing' of retail banks into separate and independently operated entities, so-called 'ring-fenced bodies' (RFBs), distinct from entities that carry on other, and especially investment, banking activities within the same corporate group. Such structural regulation of the banking sector – which entered into force for all UK banks with more than £25 billion of retail deposits on 1 January 2019 – was introduced to ensure that retail banks were less likely to fail. Proponents of ring-fencing argue that it does so in at least three ways. First, it reduces the possibility of intra-firm contagion from investment banking to retail banking activities. Second, it reduces or eliminates the possibility that investment banking activities enjoy an implicit subsidy through the state's willingness to protect retail banks from failure. And third, it reduces the severity of the consequences of failure by facilitating the orderly resolution of troubled retail banks by transferring them to a stable purchaser. Unlike the structural regulation of banking formerly imposed in the US under the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, the UK ring-fencing provisions permit retail banks to remain part of a banking group that also engages in investment banking activities. This means that an RFB is likely to be controlled by a holding company that also controls an investment bank. UK policymakers have acknowledged that for this policy to succeed, the corporate governance regime applicable to the RFB must ensure that it is able to make decisions 'independently' of the parent company. In a recent article published in the Journal of Corporate Law Studies, available here, I explore this issue and conclude that RFB directors remain accountable to parent company so that the regime fails to ensure that the RFB will not be run in a way that panders to the interests of the parent company to the extent of undermining the ring-fencing policy. As a regulatory strategy, ring-fencing relies on a credible ring-fence that governs the relation between the RFB and the rest of the banking group. The ring-fence cannot be too strict or rigid, because that would complicate day-to-day interactions within the banking group and create the risk that the RFB acts like a 'rogue entity', making it impossible for the parent company to execute a group policy. It cannot be too loose either, because that would make it easy for the parent company to force the RFB to act in the interests of the group rather than those of the RBF, making a ring-fence pointless. Striking the right balance is complicated, especially ex ante, which is why the rules that define the ring-fence are indeterminate and incomplete and therefore leave room for discretion. The problem is that such discretion can also be abused to undermine the ring-fence. For example, RFBs are not allowed to deal in investments as principal, but to manage risk in what is otherwise a relatively undiversified portfolio (due to the limitations on the transactions RFBs may engage in) there is an exception for hedging transactions. However, the distinction between legitimate hedging and unwarranted investment is notoriously hard to define, especially ex ante. To maintain discretion required but counteract the risks it brings, the ring-fencing regime takes two sets of measures. First, it deploys what could be referred to as 'regulatory gap-filling measures', such as the 'electrification' of the ring-fence that allows the regulator to split out the RFB from the banking group if the ring-fence is consistently undermined. However, such tools rely on the regulators having detailed information and skill, the capacity to interrogate and act, and the willingness to take drastic steps to restructure the nation's largest financial institutions when needed. It is unlikely that these rules can reliably guarantee the ring-fence's integrity. That implies the second gap-filling strategy, the imposition of 'ring-fence governance' on RFBs, fulfils a critical role in ensuring that ring-fencing is a credible regulatory strategy. The idea of ring-fence governance is that directors of an RFB should act independently and prioritise the interests of the RFB over those of the wider group. That would incentivise RFB directors to push back against actions that might undermine the ring-fence, thus addressing the risk that the discretion created by the ring-fencing rules is abused to undermine the ring-fence in favour of the broader banking group. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England, has described this role of ring-fence governance as "essential if this ring-fence is not to prove permeable". However, as the article sets out, although ring-fence governance is introduced for RFBs, traditional UK corporate governance still applies. Given the strong role of shareholder primacy in UK corporate law, this implies that the RFB's directors remain accountable to the parent company – the very party they were supposed to be independent from. Various steps that have been taken to remedy this problem are unlikely to resolve it. For example, to maintain independence RFBs have to have a larger share of independent directors – who, moreover, also have to be independent from the rest of the banking group – but these independent directors are still hired and fired (at will) by the parent company. A more promising, but as of yet incomplete, approach is that the UK's Senior Manager Regime, which generates directors' duties under public law, requires RFB directors to jointly bear responsibility for the integrity of the ring-fence. An important difference with regular directors' duties is that the Senior Manager Regime can be enforced directly by the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority ('PRA') and Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA'), so that enforcement does not require consent from the shareholder (in this case, the parent company). But this responsibility also comes with risks, as it puts the onus on regulators to strike a complex balance: enforcement that is too heavy-handed will make it harder to operate group-wide policies and may deter potential directors from applying, but reticence to taking tough but necessary actions – a charge that has been levied against the UK's FSA in the wake of the financial crisis – will leave the ring-fence vulnerable. The success of ring-fence governance will determine the credibility of the ring-fencing regime, perhaps the most important (and most costly) structural reform effort the UK has undertaken since the crisis. That leaves the RFB's independent directors, as well as the supervisors at the PRA and FCA, with significant responsibility. Now that the regime is in force, their vigilance and assiduity will be critical to the success of this regulatory strategy. Given that ring-fencing is increasingly adopted around the world, the UK's experience will be an important indicator of the viability of this strategy, highlight the important and underexplored role of interacting private and public law directors' duties in the context of indeterminate regulatory rules, and help elucidate the importance of intragroup governance in banking groups. Thom Wetzer is a DPhil Candidate in Law and Finance at the University of Oxford. This post appeared first on the Oxford Business Law Blog and Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Law Blog. 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Akira Kurosawa info Akira Kurosawa news, information & discussion HomeNewsInfoDiscussionSearch Welcome to Akira Kurosawa info! Log in or Register? When a Woman Ascends the Stairs and its carefully constructed narrative structure Tagged: narrative structure, syd field, three act structure, when a woman ascends the stairs Vili Maunula In the general discussion of When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, phrases like "slice of life", "without a complete narrative arc", "lack of narrative or apparent purpose", "formless" and "lack [of] coherence" have recently been applied to describe the film. This has surprised me, for one major reason why I have so totally fallen in love with the film is what I perceive to be its masterfully constructed narrative structure. While I definitely agree with lawless's remark that simply following something like "12 rules of narrative structure" doesn't get you anywhere, I firmly believe that there are structural elements that are common to (almost) all good stories. I see master storytellers (and pretty all master artists) as craftsmen who know the tools of their trade inside out and are able to apply them in ways that don't necessarily draw our attention to them, while still very much following conventions and influencing our enjoyment of the end product. A story without a structure is almost always like a building without a proper, well, structure, and it will fall apart in no time. In the case of When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, I believe Naruse and his screenwriter-producer Kikushima have crafted an almost textbook example of a well constructed screenplay. There are various models of narrative structures, but perhaps the simplest and also the most often mentioned in film studies is the basic three act structure (see also Wikipedia). You could in fact say that almost all other narrative models for screenplays are variations of this basic model, as it is loose enough to be almost universally applicable, while still definite enough to be meaningful. To illustrate that When a Woman Ascends the Stairs can be shown to neatly follow the basic three act structure, and is therefore far from being in some way purposeless or lacking a narrative arc, I will show that the film dutifully checks all the necessary boxes for a three act screenplay: in Syd Field's terms, it has three Acts which include a Setup, an Inciting Incident, a First Plot Point, a Midpoint, a Second Plot Point, a Climax and a Resolution. And all of these follow each other logically and are driven by the story. Let us start by looking at the film's first six minutes, the Setup. Like all good setups, the film begins by introducing us to its world and characters. And like most excellent setups, it also introduces and foreshadows most of the film's major themes and plot points. Consider the following, all crammed into the first six minutes of the film (all quotes throughout from the BFI subtitles): The film's first full scene is the farewell party for one of the girls working with Keiko who has gotten married and is leaving the profession. This will later be one option that also Keiko pursues. The reason given for Keiko's absence from the wedding party, and the film's second scene, is that she is meeting with the bar's owner who insists that they are not making enough money. The reason for this is Keiko's former co-worker Yuri, who has set up her own bar and is drawing all the customers. This will later be the other option that Keiko pursues. To echo this verbally, some of the first lines of dialogue exchanged in the film are "Marriage is what every woman wants" and "Not me. I'm going to save up and buy a house for myself". Other early references to these two choices include Komatsu's direct suggestion that Keiko open her own bar and Keiko's selection of a "housewife's haircut" at the hairdresser's. The need to maintain a façade of luxury, which Ugetsu has noted as the film's central topic, is also mentioned at least three times in these first scenes. First, after meeting with her boss, Keiko expresses her dislike for "cheapening" herself by calling her former customers. Later, the girl who got married complains how her new husband hasn't even bought a second class ticket for the train. The third time this subject comes up is when one of the girls kisses some matches saying that "twin matches mean luck", only to be told by one of her coworkers to not act "like a cheap cabaret girl" — a scene immediately followed by a shorter scene where other hostesses bargain over kimono prices. Don't act cheap but save where you can. The married girl's departure by train mentioned above can also be seen as foreshadowing the late scene where Keiko sees off Fujisaki. Meanwhile, the first minutes of the film also include a hostess's suicide, anticipating what will happen later with Yuri. In that scene, a fortune teller is also mentioned, and Keiko will indeed later go to a fortune teller after attending Yuri's funeral. The suicide also inspires a number of meaningful comments from the bar girls, one about keeping the professional and the private life separate ("A love triangle. Her patron and her lover had a fight") and another about age "[She was] about forty, but she looked young. / How awful to grow old. / Save money for old age."). The latter receives an annoyed remark from Keiko, and meaningful glances from her younger co-workers. These are very relevant to the film as a whole. It is also very early on (right after Keiko's comment about cheapening herself) established that Keiko does not particularly enjoy her work. All this takes place in the first six or so minutes after the opening titles, with the initial section ending with Keiko ascending the stairs for the first time. Having now established the situation, the film moves into Yuri's bar to show how successful she is with her new establishment, and how she has lured in most of Keiko's former customers. Including, crucially, also Fujisaki, who as we will later learn and can already from her reaction suspect Keiko likes most. By showing us Yuri's place, the film has illustrated the protagonist's central problem. Business is slow. She is growing older. As Keiko climbs the stairs for the second time, her voiceover remarks: "What shall I do? This is the moment to make the decision." We are now through the film's Inciting Incident. Keiko and her crew move into a new bar and we are next introduced (literally) to the three regulars that Keiko entertains and who will become central to the story. We are told that the "rich man from Osaka" (Goda) is the richest, that Keiko likes Fujisaki the best, and that Sekine, the "fatso" that she will of course later almost marry, is out of the race. Just before this revelation, we also have a scene with Sekine and another girl, with the film directly establishing that Sekine is in fact already married, and perhaps even suggesting that the girl attending him at that point suggests to him the idea of marrying Keiko. After their introduction, Keiko's own feelings for these three customers are immediately made known to us. First, she immediately (but politely) refuses Sekine's invitation to eat with him the next day, saying that she needs to accompany a customer to the airport. Yet, just a minute later she entertains the idea of dining that day with Goda who is just leaving the bar, suggesting that the airport trip was a blatant lie from her part. After this, Keiko notices that also Fujisaki is leaving, and unlike with Goda, she expresses disappointment for his departure, especially as he says that he is leaving to meet someone. Once the two are outside the bar, also Fujisaki suggests a dinner the next day, to which Keiko replies that she will call him. This type of attention to detail runs throughout the work, and I could go on and on about the film's intricate structures and rich internal references, which are pretty much everywhere — absolutely everything in this film is meaningful — but I would just end up describing the whole film. Let us then consider just the major events, of which we have already had the setup (the first six minutes) and the incident that illustrates the protagonist's central problem (Keiko's visit to Yuri's bar). In order to answer her earlier question "What shall I do?", Keiko finally decides to do something at around the 38 minute mark. Since she figures that no decent man would marry a bar hostess, she decides that she must open her own place. But she will not accept Goda's suggestion to exchange sex for financing (the incident that thrusts her into action), and decides to collect the money from her many suitors. Here is our First Plot Point which ends Act One. Act Two begins with Keiko trying to establish her new business, but like all good second acts, also this one is an uphill battle. Keiko has trouble finding a proper place and collecting the necessary money turns out to be more difficult that she had originally thought. To add to the hardships, she first finds out that Yuri is not doing as well as Keiko had thought, and to top that, Yuri even ends up killing herself. At her funeral, Keiko witnesses first hand how debtors' claws can reach one beyond the grave. This depresses Keiko, who against the advice of Komatsu proceeds to get drunk, causing an ulcer to flare up. We have reached the film's Midpoint, both in terms of its running time as well as narratively. Keiko is now at her lowest as she is transported to stay with her lower class family who expect money from her. She now seems to be furthest away from her goals. Parallel to the above, Sekine has been playing his game to win Keiko's heart, while the fortune teller has told her that she will receive an offer of marriage. As Keiko is making her recovery, Sekine continues his pursuit and we move into the second half of Act Two, where Keiko's resolution to establish her own bar begins to be replaced by the idea of marriage. Yet, just like her first pursuit in the first half of Act Two, the goal of marriage is more complicated than she had hoped. Sekine ultimately turns out to be a fraud, marking the Second Plot Point and the end of Act Two. Enter Act Three. Having already burned bridges with Goda and discovered Sekine's true nature, Keiko is left with only the third suitor and the man she really feels for, Fujisaki, to pin her hopes on. Again, just like at the end of the first half of Act Two, Keiko drinks herself silly. Again, just like at the end of the first half of Act Two, Komatsu tries to stop her. But she does not listen to him and proceeds to spend the evening, and ultimately the night, with Fujisaki. The next morning she finally goes for the kill telling him that she loves him, but she is no luckier with him than she has been with her earlier choices, and he leaves her with news about his transfer out of town as well as with some money for reasons that can be disputed. This is the Climax where the film's primary underlying tension (Keiko's love for Fujisaki) is resolved. What follows, the last ten minutes of the film, is the Denouement or the final resolution. All three suitors mentioned at the beginning of the film have now been revealed as impossible matches for Keiko, and the story proceeds to tie up loose ends — Keiko will not marry Komatsu either, she will not accept Fujisaki's money, and (supposedly) she will not help her brother financially. Instead, she returns to being a bar hostess and ascends the stairs one final time with a new determination and what is probably a fake smile on her face. The End. Granted, it is not your cardboard cut Hollywood summer film's three act structure with hammered-home plot points, but all in all When a Woman Ascends the Stairs follows this very common narrative structure fairly meticulously. Obviously, the film was released 20 years before Syd Field's book that I have been using as a reference here, but we must remember that rather than inventing the structure, Field simply wrote what he observed to be the case in successful screenplays. The general theory of the three act narrative division itself goes back at least as far as Aristotle's Poetics, and is also typical for instance of traditional Japanese theatre. As I have done my best to point out here, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is far from formless or lacking a narrative structure. The only reason this carefully crafted narrative may come across as a "slice of life" experience is because of the sheer mastery of Naruse's direction, the brilliant and life-like performances by the various actors, and the realism that Naruse is able to insert into the exquisitely planned story. I can't add anything more to this than to say this is a great post, Vili. It shows clearly just how wonderful Naruse was at constructing his films. You are quite right that this is a very structurally complex film, which is so skilfully executed that it has the appearance of simplicity. I'm reminded of a comment made by a theatre director about Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest – that it is the easiest play in the world to direct because the script was constructed with the elegance of a fine watch – all the director had to do was wind it up and let it go. I think the strength of Naruse's film is this type of very careful and precise narrative structure. 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Wellington  Business Climate change activists arrested after blocking Lambton Quay October 7, 2019Business, Latest Headlines, Politics, PressRelease8 comments RNZ photo News from Extinction Rebellion More than thirty members of Extinction Rebellion have been arrested after a day of civil disobedience in Wellington. Police arrested the rebels after they sat down in a circle to block Lambton Quay in front the Wellington Cenotaph and the Beehive. Several hundred people – including members of the public – stood to support, chant and sing. Applause and cheers broke out as each person was peacefully removed by police. As of 6 o'clock all the rebels blocking traffic had been removed. Earlier report from Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion was blocking the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Stout Street in Wellington this morning. MBIE is New Zealand's ministry for oil, gas and minerals. The blockade is the first of 60 disruptive events planned by Extinction Rebellion in cities around the world. Six people were attached with metal pipes to a pink car at the Lambton Quay end of Stout Street. The car's wheels had been removed to make it immovable. One person was attached to a three metre pink boat at the Balance Street end of Stout Street. Sixteen people were attached to each other surrounding the boat in a circle. Victoria University student Melanie Vautier was locked onto the pink car. She said she had never been in an arrestable situation before, but feels the climate crisis means she has no choice. "We want a future where all life thrives," she says. "Yet MBIE is encouraging the burning of the dirty fuels that are pushing us towards mass extinction." "Either we make history, or we're history," Vautier says. "That means we must draw the line on fossil fuels before it's too late. Existing oil and gas production is more than we can burn if we're to limit warming to 1.5 degrees." Vautier says the United Nation warns an increase above 1.5 degrees will lead to widespread human misery. "Despite the climate emergency, just last week MBIE released more land in Taranaki for oil and gas exploration," she says. "Worse, they are enabling OMV, one of the 100 climate criminals responsible for 70% of our greenhouse gases. This summer, OMV will start exploiting for oil and gas in untouched seas off the coast of Otago and Taranaki." OMV is the last major oil company in New Zealand. Protest action has closed all access to MBIE's Stout Street building. Staff should work from home or another MBIE office today if possible. More updates to follow. — MBIE (@MBIEgovtnz) October 6, 2019 Extinction Rebellion demands the Government, MBIE and OMV: • Tell the truth and declare a climate and ecological emergency • Act now to reduce greenhouse gases to net zero by 2025 which will require: o A withdraw all permits for oil and gas exploration on land and at sea o OMV to surrender their permits o Immediate and significant investment and transition to renewable energy • Go beyond politics and set up a Citizen's Assembly on climate and ecological justice. MBIE and OMV • In April 2018, the New Zealand government banned the issuing of new offshore oil and gas licences. However, they didn't revoke permits that were issued before the ban. In total, 14 offshore oil and gas exploration licences remain active in New Zealand. • OMV holds seven exploration permits, which allow them to search for new oil and gas in previously untouched areas of New Zealand's ocean. These include the Taranaki Basin, the Great South Basin (off Otago) and the Pegasus Basin (off Wairarapa). • OMV is one of just a handful of companies that are controversially drilling for oil in the pristine Arctic. • OMV expect to begin exploratory drilling in Taranaki from November 2019. • Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa NZ started in late 2018 and has over 20 branches nationwide from Whangarei to Invercargill. • As New Zealanders and members of the Pacific, Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa New Zealand acknowledge climate injustice is colonial injustice. Māori and Pacific peoples bear its brunt. Their voices and leadership must guide the way forward. Extinction Rebellion has targeted ANZ Bank to push it to divest away from fossil fuels. After rebels filled the Lambton Quay branch of the bank to declare a climate emergency, six individuals glued themselves to the window in an act of civil disobedience to demand action on the climate crisis. Extinction Rebellion was also blocking Staut Street and the entrances to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Today's action was the start of an international wave of climate and environmental civil disobedience that will be held in 60 cities across the world this week. Extinction Rebellion protestors have made their way to the steps of Parliament. The woman in green (Mother Earth, I'm told) is breastfeeding a baby, who is wearing a knitted beanie with the Extinction Rebellion logo on it. Not sure what the people in red are meant to represent pic.twitter.com/w0G2y9Ok6U — Jason Walls (@Jasonwalls92) October 6, 2019 Marion Leader, 7. October 2019, 9:02 What do they think about having a longer runway? WCC, 7. October 2019, 9:55 The Extinction Rebellion protest is intermittently blocking Lambton Quay. Bus diversions are in place – Whitmore, Waterfront, to Taranaki. UPDATE (6.20pm): All intersections are open and traffic is moving freely. Morris Oxford, 7. October 2019, 13:38 The last thing anyone wants from WCC is for bus routes to be "returned to normal". Are the election promises being made by sitting councillors just the usual twaddle? Ray Meers, 7. October 2019, 16:36 Where we they when the trolley bus wires were taken down? They could have achieved something instead of just pissing commuters off! Dave B, 7. October 2019, 17:49 Good to see Extinction Rebellion and their followers standing up for what they believe. Or rather, sitting down for what they believe, for there they were, sitting in the middle of a busy Lambton Quay intersection with about 25 buses blockaded on each side. My thoughts were, why cripple public transport by this action? Public transport is supposed to be an antidote to the climate emergency (ignoring for the moment the reprehensible act by certain councillors in replacing our trolleybuses with diesels). If Extinction Rebellion wants to highlight one of the main culprits, why does it not instead stage a sit-in on the Wellington Motorway, with its endless stream of wasteful, carbon-emitting, single-occupant cars and no public transport to speak of. Gunta Stem, 7. October 2019, 19:00 Well said Dave – why stop buses and cause even more diesel emissions (thanks to GWRC). Should have formed a ring round a carpark and stopped drivers getting their cars out. Susy Q, 8. October 2019, 7:44 Their cause is disruption. It's like a little tween doom cult with all people in the cells taking an oath to commit crimes and to be arrested. Alan, 9. October 2019, 8:59 Yes, Susy, with the Police just watching all day while the protesters go about their mischief. Finally (about 10 hours after it all started) the police finally arrest 31 people and then later release them without charge. What have the protesters learned from that… presumably that they can go around and disrupt and make a nuisance of themselves and nothing will be done about it. They must be thrilled with the days 'work'.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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← The Implications Of Picking Up David Kahn's Option PREVIEW: Gunning for 1,000 → by Andy Grimsrud \| April 3, 2013 · 12:27 AM "Practice?!": Why Ricky & the Wolves should copy Kermit Washington Spring is here (no really, it began two weeks ago), which means summer is coming. For the Wolves, as is often the case, it also means the off-season is coming. Most off-season discussion, here and elsewhere, will focus on free agency and the draft. But what about the players we already have? What will they be doing? More importantly, will any of them improve at playing professional basketball? During next training camp, there will inevitably be pieces written in the local press about the amazing dedication that Timberwolf X/Y/Z showed in his off-season workout regimen. We'll read about how he improved his diet and is working with a trainer and nutritionist. We'll read about what famous veteran players he played daily pickup ball with in Los Angeles, or another major coastal metropolis that is nowhere near Target Center. We'll read a few puffy quotes from the coaching staff — likely answering the most leading of questions — about how the player looks improved, how the team really needs him and how everybody is expecting big things. I'm a sucker for those pieces and I already know that I'll be GUZZLING that Kool-Aid. But will any of it actually matter? Will it make a bit of difference, relative to the work that every NBA player does in 2013? Every NBA player, these days, works out hard. Most of them eat pretty well. Some party hard, but they're young enough to combine late [summer] nights with elite conditioning and professional dedication to their craft. The thing I wonder — not working or having worked with a pro team — is how much of that off-season work is devoted to basic skill development. I know that I saw video of Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose working on their jumpers. It looked intense and productive and — it seems to me, anyway — it helped each guy become a greater shooting threat and all-around player. I'm sure other players work with trainers and coaches in similar fashion to remove weaknesses and improve as players. I'm almost done with Breaks of the Game and I have to share parts of the Kermit Washington story. Washington was a bench player on his high school team, miraculously convinced a scout at an all-star showcase (that he wasn't actually invited to) to offer him a scholarship (based entirely on his incredible hustle for rebounds and loose balls), and befriended a former military friend at American University to help train him into becoming a beastly specimen and outstanding college player that was drafted to the NBA. But Washington struggled like hell in his first NBA seasons, lacking the skill polish required to play forward at a professional level. As in his high school and college careers before, Washington needed to outwork his peers, and he needed to do it in the off-season. Halberstam described how the NBA schedule did Washington no favors: What made [it] difficult was the fact that there is virtually no individual coaching and teaching in the NBA; the schedule is too difficult, the pressure to win consistently too great. There is an assumption that a player arrives in the league in full possession of all the basic skills. Either that, or he sinks. It was after his third season of struggling to improve that Washington sought expert help; no less than the legendary Pete Newell. By the end of the third year he was desperate. It was not the money that was at stake, his contract was good; it was his sense of self, so laboriously put together and, he realized, so precarious. He waited until the season ended and then, in desperation, he had gone to Pete Newell, a former college and professional coach, then with the Lakers in a peripheral capacity, and asked if Newell would teach him to play forward. He was terrified about asking, he barely knew Newell, but he had always heard what a great coach he was. He was afraid that Newell would mistake his request, think that he was trying to gain points in the organization or get a better contract, or simply that he was too pushy. But the alternative was too grim–it was failure and a return to what he had been. Newell in turn was astonished. In recent experience, no player in the league seemed willing to admit that he still had something to learn. Washington had picked the right time to approach Newell. He had left college coaching (where his teams, with less material, had regularly beaten John Wooden's UCLA teams) because he did not like the direction the game was taking–too much emphasis on recruiting, too little on coaching, too much on selling the school to the young men, and too little on the young men selling themselves to the school. He did not like his job at the Lakers; when he talked baksetball to Jack Kent Cookie, the owner, he was always being challenged by one of Cookie's cronies who knew nothing about basketball. Bill Sharman had just been fired and so Newell felt less inhibited about working with a player. "Why do you want to take lessons?" he had asked Washington. "Because I want to play like Paul Silas," Washington had answered, which was good enough; Paul Silas was an example of the best of the NBA players, a triumph of character and intelligence over pure athletic skill. So Newell was intrigued by the request, and he had said, Yes, they would meet, at 7 a.m. He was sure the hour would put Washington off. It did not. The first few weeks were terrible. Pete Newell was, in most human situations, an absolute gentleman, intelligent, soft-spoken, his clothes and manner more that of an Ivy League professor than of a basketball coach; but in the privacy of the gym, he was radically different, tough, demanding, the coach as drill sergeant. He was even tougher than usual with Kermit Washington; if he was going to take on a charity project he wanted to be absolutely sure that the project was worth accepting, and he was going to find out whether there was a real person inside there or not. He did not much care about Washington's time. They went at it for a terrible first two weeks, relentless, demanding drills, three hours of them, repeated, and repeated until Washington did not know which was more ready to collapse, his brain or his body. Each day when he came home he was unable to walk for two or three hours. At the end of those two weeks Pete Newell decided that Kermit Washington had a chance to be an even better player than Paul Silas. He was a slightly better jumper, and he was quicker. So they began special tutorials for a professional player making $100,000 a year. These were the kind of drills Newell usually gave to seventeen-year-old college freshman, on footwork, on balance, on moving the feet, keeping the hands in the air. Sensing when Washington was tired, and no longer wanted to bend his body, Newell would yell at him, "Low! Low! Get down low! Bend! Bend!" They were an odd couple, just the two of them in the Loyola gym, the old gray-haired man pushing the young black player. Newell told Washington to study the book on Paul Silas, take film clips of his games home and memorize them. All that summer they worked long sessions together two and three times a week, and in the end Pete Newell thought he had a player. He began to tell Washington to take jump shots, not because he was a particularly good shooter, but because he needed to be able to score and, even more important, he had to believe that he could. Forwards have to have small jump shots. Not great ones. But acceptable ones. In the beginning Kermit Washington was terrible. Gradually he became a competent shot. He still hated to shoot from more than six feet away, as if he regarded shooting as uncharitable and thus something he shouldn't do very often. Washington improved a great deal after that summer with Newell. Halberstam goes on to tell of that improvement and — more memorably — the unfortunate and ugly turns that his career took after the infamous punch that nearly killed Rudy Tomjanovich. (Halberstam tells all of Washington's life story beautifully, and it's my favorite part of the entire book. It's a damn shame that so many only know Kermit for "the punch"–which was largely an accident, at least in terms of its consequence.) The improvement in Kermit's game after that summer with Newell was immediate and undeniable. His points per 36 minutes jumped from 9.0 to 13.8. His field goal percentage from .433 to .503. His PER increased nearly 50 percent and his win shares per 48 nearly doubled. Clearly, a hard summer of work paid dividends; dividends well above and beyond the expected development of a fourth-year, 25-year old professional. What Wolves could stand to improve on their weaknesses this summer (besides "all of them")? Derrick Williams needs all-around work and would do well to commit entirely to one of the forward positions. If that's the three — and I don't think it is — become as reliable from every three-point spot as he is right now from the left wing. If that's the four — and I think it is — that means getting physically [much] stronger so that he can hold his own in post defense, and fine tune a mid-range, square up game. Nikola Pekovic, assuming he is re-signed, should continue developing that right-hand hook. Defenders smart enough to implement scouting reports take away his lethal drop step which means the righty hook is the shot. The best candidate for a PETE NEWELL CAMP off-season is, ironically, the team's best [active] player: Ricky Rubio. Ricky shoots at a sub-professional level from the perimeter, he does not have a true jump shot and his overall impact on games could be DEVASTATING if he made strides in that department the way Washington did after those early mornings with an old coach. Shooting is the most important skill in basketball and Ricky somehow manages to be good without it. The things that Ricky is already good at would be made significantly easier for him if he were a shooting threat. He's the best passer in the NBA not-named LeBron James. There probably aren't five better point-guard defenders in the league. (Jrue Holiday, Paul George and Tony Allen are the only ones I'd say are clearly superior at defending the point.) If Ricky learns to catch and shoot at a functional level, he will be a perennial All-Star. If he learns to catch and shoot at a good professional level? He'll be on the short list of MVP candidates. Learning to shoot jump shots is not easy for everybody. I remember struggling mightily with it as a high school senior, seeing my three-point percentage free-fall from the year before when I set-shot my way to a (then) school record. It wasn't until college and the endless practices and shooting drills that the form felt natural. The best pure shooter in the NBA is Steph Curry. Chris Ballard just wrote an excellent feature about Curry and, specifically, his shooting greatness. Curry talked about going from set shot to jumper midway through high school. He took lessons from his historically-great shooting father, Dell: There was a time, years ago, when Stephen Curry shot the ball like Shawn Marion. His release wasn't quite as peculiar — Marion can look like he's trying to play two-hand bocce with a basketball — but it originated from the same navel-high location. This was during Curry's sophomore year in high school and, while effective, his flip shot was unsustainable: too easy to block, too methodical. Or so Dell Curry decided. Father forced son to remake his jumper during the core of his high school career, bringing the ball up over his head. It was a risky move. The result, as Steph says, was "the most frustrating summer for me." For a period of months, the kid who'd always been a deadeye shooter was stripped of his greatest skill. "I really couldn't shoot outside the paint for like the first three weeks," Curry says. "All summer when I was at camps people were like, 'Who are you, why are you playing basketball?' I was really that bad for a month and a half [before] I finally figured it out." Once the transformation was complete, however, the end product was, and remains, beautiful. Is there some reason that a 22-year old cannot overhaul his shooting mechanics? If Ricky underwent basic training like third-year pro Washington did, or teenage Curry did, could he learn how to shoot? If I were betting, it would be that Ricky's shot mechanics will remain largely unchanged. He'll continue to practice and make slight improvements in accuracy through sheer repetition and experience, but nothing significant. I don't say this because I doubt Ricky's level of dedication; far from it. I just think that Washington's story of a famous pro seeking out counsel on the basics is BY FAR the exception and not the rule. In the NBA today, it's cool for guards to trick out their repertoire with Hakeem Olajuwon post moves. Lessons on basic shooting form? I'm not so sure. But I'm not betting on this; just hoping. Hoping that next October Ricky catches a kickout pass from Shved and brings that ball up high as he pops straight up to fire, and releases it confidently and high in the air. I don't even care if it goes in — it might take a season or two — but I want it to look different. That'd be a clear sign of REAL improvement. 5 responses to ""Practice?!": Why Ricky & the Wolves should copy Kermit Washington" Nathan Anderson A great read. Thank you. Ricky, and the rest of the team, have the advantage of a very long summer (no playoffs). Rubio is the ideal player to take the risk of a complete overhaul of his shooting mechanics. As you noted, the rest of his game (besides finishing at the rim) is good to great and should not be affected by his shoot or lack thereof. There should be minimal cost to an overhaul, he cannot get worse. I think Love works out with Rose and Westbrook. I wonder if they will do it again this summer. Thanks, Nathan. I agree about the cost associated with Ricky starting from scratch (there is none). I also think you are right about Love. It's interesting — and definitely underdiscussed — how radically different Love looked coming into the season in 2011 versus 2012. I can understand some post-Olympics fatigue. I think that happens to most of the guys. But most of the guys don't look noticeably… for lack of a better word, flabbier? after the Games. It'd be nice to get Love back in the gym with those other maniacal freak athletes to get him playing at an All-NBA Level again. He clearly put in some hard work in 2011. Pingback: PREVIEW: Gunning for 1,000 \| Punch-Drunk Wolves Pingback: Bobcats Teaching MKG How to Shoot \| Punch-Drunk Wolves Pingback: Media Day Takeaway: The Love & Adelman Edition \| Punch-Drunk Wolves	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Yes, Virginia, we're writing about this in September The most frequently reprinted editorial column in American history -- the famous "Yes, Virginia" paean to childhood wonder and belief in Santa Claus -- was published 109 years ago today in the New York Sun. Yep, today, a full three months before Santa's scheduled arrival. It seems this wasn't just a ridiculous error on the Sun's part -- according to this mind-bogglingly extensive academic paper, Virginia O'Hanlon said years after publication that she, as a child, began wondering at her birthday in July what gifts she would receive at Christmas. Her excited speculation prompted her to write to the Sun in the summer of 1897. ... Her letter has been ignored or overlooked at the Sun for weeks. O'Hanlon said on a number of occasions that she had waited at length for the newspaper to address her inquiry. [Author Francis Pharcellus] Church, however, was said to have written the reply "hastily, in the course of the day's work." You can see the full, originally published clip after the jump, courtesy of the Newseum.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The Top 10 Boris Gardiner Songs by Ask A Jamaican Guy Born on January 13, 1943, in Rollington Town near Kingston, Jamaica, the 76-year-old singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist attended St. Monica's College but dropped out after being diagnosed with tachycardia. He first joined the Rhythm Aces band in 1960 and was a member of several bands thereafter. He eventually moved on as a vocalist to Kes Chin and the Souvenirs, at which time he also began learning to play guitar. He founded his own group the Broncos. Throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s, he worked as a session musician for dozens of bands. His big hit as a solo artist was in 1970 with "Elizabethan Reggae." The single originally named producer Byron Lee as the artist, but was officially changed to reflect Gardiner as the singer in February 1970. Gardiner's work continued to enjoy success throughout Jamaica, but interest flagged in the United Kingdom. The artist went back to session work and recorded the single "I Wanna Wake Up with You" that became a No. 1 hit in the United Kingdom and stayed in the Top 10 for two months. A follow-up single, "You're Everything to Me" topped the charts at No. 11. Gardiner released eight albums, two compilations, and five hit singles. His top hits were all successes in the United Kingdom and include "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970 that reached No. 14; "I Want to Wake Up with You" in 1986 that achieved No. 1; "You're Everything to Me" in 1986, that was No. 11; "The Meaning of Christmas" in 1986 that was No. 96; and "Friends and Lovers" in 1987 that reached No. 97. 1. I Wanna Wake Up With You 2. Lets Keep It That Way 3. Ghetto Funk 4. My Commanding Wife 5. You Make Me Feel Brand New 6. You're Everything to Me 7. Elizabethan Reggae 8. Guilty 9. Nice to Be With You 10. Friends and Lovers Photo Courtesy: AnonyMuzik Productions Instagram Boris Gardiner Jamaica Jamaican Music music Reggae Ska Ask A Jamaican Guy The Top 100 Reggae Songs From 1962 – 2017 Top 20 Most Romantic Reggae Songs Top Ten Female Jamaican/Reggae Singers The Top 10 Shaggy Songs The Top 10 Christopher Martin Songs 10 Things Not To Do When you Discover your Coworker is... Jamaican Rum Cream Recipe: Kerri-Ann's Kravings Chef Sian's Jamaican Hardough Bread Recipe 9 Recipes that Will Make A Jamaican Husband/Man... ChefNel's Caribbean Rum Wing Sauce	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Archive for the tag "Romania" I don't believe in Hell This is a poem about abortion rights. I don't believe in hell, but I've got an idea of what it might be. Languishing orphans in a Romanian cage, sitting in urine, dying of AIDS. The panopticon gaze on missed menses, missed work, miscarriages, or visitor in the night, his secretary, his sister, his kindly wife. Every anomaly is an invitation for incarceration. Hell is the body under siege, prone and pried open for all to see. It is emergency room corpses, sepsis, and secrets. Deadly exorcisms of rape and incest. Hell is hot like Alabama or cold like the hands of a priest, clutching the wealth of genocide gold and clasping tradition like a rosary of bones. Hell is a landscape where a thousand wombs bloom, sprouting babies, soldiers, and beggars each doomed to die ravaged and poor Because life is a weapon of wealth and of war. Posted in activism, feminism, poetry, Politics/Ideas, writing and tagged abortion rights, deadly abortion, feminism, feminist poem, feminist poetry, H. Bradford, Heather Bradford, poem about abortion, pro-choice poem, pro-choice poetry, Romania \| Leave a comment Illegal Abortion: Lessons From Romania by H. Bradford I recently read Gail Kligman's The Politics of Duplicity. In the past, I had read parts of the book, drawing from it for my thesis on the topic of abortion in formerly communist countries. In preparation for my upcoming short vacation to Romania, I wanted to read some books about Romanian topics, so I reconnected with the book for that purpose. Reflecting upon the book, there are some lessons that can be drawn from Romania's abortion experience. Abortion access has been relentlessly attacked and restricted since its legalization in 1973 and Trump's Supreme Court nominee will certainly be hostile to Roe v. Wade. While the spectre of inaccessible, if not illegal, abortion has haunted America for decades, there is fearful anticipation among activists that a new era of attacks on reproductive rights is upon us. Therefore, Kligman's book is timely for anyone looking to learn from the historical horrors of illegal abortion. To provide some context, in 1966 abortion was made illegal in Romania by the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. Decree 770 made abortion illegal in most cases, spare some medical conditions, age thresholds (40 or 45 depending upon the age), rape, incest, fetal deformity, or having already raised a certain number of children (4-5 depending on the year). Abortion remained illegal until the collapse of Ceausescu's dictatorship in 1989. During this time period, contraceptives were unavailable in Romania, women were subjected to regular mandatory gynecological exams to monitor pregnancies/abortions/reproductive health, abortion seekers and providers were imprisoned, childless people were fined, homosexuality and adultery was criminalized, and divorce was made difficult to obtain. The state mobilized propaganda, medical institutions, and the criminal justice system towards enforced reproduction in the interest of demographic goals. According to Kligman's book, this reproductive dystopia was the inspiration of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Although the United States is very different from communist Romania in the 1960s-80s, some important lessons can be drawn from these nightmarish decades. 1.Abortion Does Not End With Illegality: Despite Romanian's draconian laws and lack of access to birth control, abortion did not end. Women either found legal channels, such as obtaining an abortion for medical purposes (as some conditions allowed for abortion) or faking a miscarriage or illegal channels, such as willing doctors or underground providers. Most often it was through illegal channels. The option of travel was not available to most Romanian women, but for a privileged minority this was also a means to obtain an abortion. One way or another, women continued to seek abortions. Of course, the ability to seek an abortion was largely dependent upon privilege. Women who knew doctors, had more social networks, had favorable connections to the police or state, more money, or other resources could more easily circumvent the laws. Thus, the burden of illegal abortion hits the most marginalized populations the hardest. It is the poorest and most estranged from social institutions who were forced to reproduce. For example, Kligman (1998) relayed the story of a peasant woman who was awarded a Medal of Maternal Glory for having 10 children. She used the award ceremony as a platform to beg for an extra bed. While she was celebrated for her large number of children, it may very well been for lack of access to an alternative and certainly, this state celebrated choice was not supported by accompanying material resources. Within the United States, if abortion was made illegal, abortion seekers would continue to have access to it. Women with careers, credit cards, no criminal histories, U.S. passports, and paid vacation time could access abortion in other countries if it was made illegal here. Generally, those with resources such as money and vehicles could travel to states where abortion laws were less restrictive. Those with social networks or living in urban areas, might have access to underground illegal abortion services. Thus, once again, abortion would not disappear, though the limited access would have the greatest impact on poor women, women of color, rural women, women with criminal histories, immigrant women, and those whose access is already severely limited by lack of abortion access and funding. The Anti-abortion movement is inherently a war against the most oppressed members of society. While illegal abortion would certainly be a challenge to educated, "middle class", mobile, white women, the impact would be deeper felt by those who face multiple oppressions. Unsafe Abortion: The illegality of abortion in Romania drove women to seek abortions. Some abortions were performed by doctors looking to supplement their modest incomes and some were performed by those who genuinely wanted to help women. These abortions were made unsafe by the secretive conditions that illegal abortion created. Doctors had to hide their tools, work quickly, and perform abortions in private residences. Others were self-induced or performed by non-professionals. About half of these illegal abortions were performed without harm to the woman. As for the rest, women often found themselves suffering complications from the herbs, plants, toxins, or objects used to perform the abortion. This created the hard choice between seeking medical help and risking criminal charges or the possibility of death. Around 60% of women who went to the hospital for pregnancy complications had sought illegal abortion. In all, there was an average of 341 deaths per year from abortion complications while abortion was illegal in Romania. Illegal abortion is the death sentence for some women. Maternal death can also be expected if abortion were to be made illegal in the United States. There are some key improvements in the United States compared to Romania. For one, abortion medicine is more advanced. In Romania, abortions were only performed by curettage, as vacuum aspiration was unavailable before 1989. Mifepristone had not yet been invented, so medical abortion was also unavailable (misoprostol the other drug used to induce abortion had been invented but would not have been available in Romania). The lack of abortion technology made abortion less safe in Romania than if abortion became illegal in the United States. Nevertheless, if abortion were illegal in the United States, abortion seekers and providers would still face tough choices if complications arose. Because doctors in the United States are better paid than those in Romania and their education comes at a steep cost, fewer might be incentivized by earning extra money than those in communist Romania were. This may put women in the hands of those who have less access to abortion medicine/knowledge. Illegality means less regulation, oversight, uniformity, accreditation, sanitary conditions, and more dangers. This isn't to argue that only medical professionals are capable of providing safe abortion. There were certainly Romanian women who obtained safe abortions from non-medical providers whose folk knowledge of plants and good fortune were enough to end a pregnancy. However, illegal abortion creates more unknown variables that can contribute to a lack of safety. Criminality: In Romania, both women and doctors were imprisoned for seeking/performing abortions. Time in prison was generally one to three years. However, some repeat offenders found themselves in prison for longer. Even those who facilitated abortion were imprisoned, such as the girlfriend of a doctor who was imprisoned for one year without a change of clothes. She was believed to have hosted the abortion in her apartment. Doctors who performed illegal abortions could lose their medical license, or at the very least, had to work in another area of medicine. If the anti-abortion movement in the United States believes that abortion is murder, then it follows that abortion must carry with it some sort of penalty. In the U.S. the penalty for murder is often life imprisonment and sometimes capital punishment. Those who argue that abortion is murder rarely argue for the same punishment as murder, which is odd, as it indicates to me that they do not believe it is actually murder or that if it is murder, it is a different kind of murder. Why is it different? And, if it is different, it concedes that a fetus is not the same as a born human, for which the punishment is the harshest among all crimes. But, supposing that abortion is made illegal but the punishment is more minor, such as a few years in prison. The United States has the largest prison population in the world. 22% of all of the prisoners in the world are in the United States. Illegal abortion could potentially add many people to our prison system, as one in three women have had an abortion. What would society be like if one in three women were imprisoned? The United States has 30% of the world's female prison population. African Americans make up 40% of the United States prison population, despite the fact that they are 13% of the general population. Criminalizing abortion, like criminalizing anything in this country, disproportionately impacts people of color. Unwanted Children: One outcome of illegal abortion in Romania was unwanted children. After all, not all women could successfully access illegal abortion. Many of these children found themselves on the streets or were put into overcrowded, underfunded orphanages. Because of unsanitary medical practices and lack of transparency/policy regarding HIV, some of these orphans contracted HIV. After the collapse of communism in Romania, the Western Media broadcasted the images of underweight, despondent, dirty, neglected children in Romanian orphanages, revealing and perhaps making a spectacle of the horror of their abuse. Romanian society failed to care for the children that women were forced to birth. I doubt the United States would do much better. Romanian society had some advantages over the United States when it comes to the care of children. In Romania, retirement age was 57 for women (and 55 upon request). For men, it was 62 or 60 upon request. Therefore, unwanted children or children that parents simply could not care for, could be sent to retired grandparents or other relatives. In the United States, full Social Security benefits begin at 66, but many people feel that they can no longer retire. The pool of retirees who can provide care work for children is smaller as the economy and lack of pension benefits at jobs forces U.S. workers into the job market longer. Romania also offered 112 days of paid maternity leave, a birth bonus, and a 10% stipend for their second child (more for additional children). While these government funds were not sufficient to defray the actual cost of raising a child, at least the government made some effort to provide for families. The United States does not offer free daycare, paid maternity leave, or any additional funds to support families. In this sense, our country is profoundly unequipped to support mothers and children. There are programs for needy families, such as MFIP and food stamps, but only the poorest can access these and this does not resolve problems such as affordable daycare and paid leave, which all working parents need. Ideology of Gender Oppression: In the United States, it seems that one of the biggest incubators of the ideology of gender oppression is religion. After all, most anti-abortion groups are religiously affiliated. Because religion has been used to justify homophobia, lack of abortion access, and the oppression of women, it is easy to view religion as the source of gender oppression. However, one lesson from Romania is that religion can be completely absent from public life and the state can still propagate ideologies that justify the oppression of women. Romania, like all communist countries, was an atheist state. Nevertheless, the state created mythologies about nationalism and building communism, in which the role of women was both that of a worker and glorified mother. While the case for illegal abortion is often made on religious grounds in the United States, nationalism, economic prosperity, and even science can be mobilized to oppress women. In Romania, propaganda created a mythology that women were naturally meant to be mothers. That this was what made them the healthiest, happiest, and most productive. Any ideology that states that women are naturally "X" should be a red flag. Women are not naturally anything. Woman is a social category which has divided the world in an unequal gender binary. So, while I write now about women and often discuss women's rights to abortion, it is important to remember that men and non-binary people also seek abortions. Not all people with uteruses are women. Part of the fight for reproductive rights is the fight to challenge notions of gender or what is natural, since "natural" is a dog whistle for what is expected and enforced. The fight for reproductive rights is not a fight against religion, though some religions are involved in the anti-abortion movement. In a discursive sense, it is also a fight about the very notion of what it means to be a woman. It is a fight against the demographic and economic interests of states, which are invested in the reproduction of workers and soldiers if not the actual upkeep of children. Culture of Suspicion: Kligman (1998) noted that Romanian abortion laws created a culture of suspicion. Women were made to have regular gynecological exams. Doctors were mobilized by the state to police the bodies of women. Everyday citizens were recruited by The Securitate to spy on one another. Relationships between couples, neighbors, co-workers, doctors, etc. deteriorated as it was never certain who could be trusted and who could not. The United States is not the same sort of police state, but because of our political and cultural environment, abortion is still a matter of secrecy and shame. Few people discuss their abortion experience even though abortion is common. If abortion were illegal, this secrecy and shame is likely to increase because of the legal consequence. Therefore, it is important for supporters of abortion to fight the shame. In the arena of discourse, we should never accept that abortion should be rare, that it is shameful, regrettable, or that no one is pro-abortion. I am pro-abortion. If abortion is medicine, then I am as much for abortion as I am for dental treatment, eye exams, cancer treatment, or any other form of medicine. Abortion can be life saving. Abortion is sometimes freedom from poverty or abusive relationships. Like anything, it can be a positive, negative, or neutral experience based upon social and personal circumstances. Kligman (1998) did not give as much attention to this topic as it deserves, perhaps because of lack of research in this area. However, she mentioned that in Romania, divorce was hard to obtain and abuse was considered a personal/family matter. Even if a woman sought to escape an abusive situation, survival on a single income and the ability to obtain housing would have been nil. She also wrote that men really did not take responsibility for pregnancy prevention and that it was up to women to obtain an abortion or deal with the consequences of pregnancy. State health propaganda suggested that couples should have sex several times a week. The state fostered a society wherein domestic violence was inescapable by virtue of social norms, lack of resources, enforced pregnancy, and state sanctioned male entitlement to sex. If abortion were illegal in the United States, victims of domestic violence would similarly find themselves forced to have the children of their abuser. Due to the efforts of the feminist movement, domestic violence is not inevitably viewed as a personal or family matter but a problem related to patriarchy and the exertion of power. Advocates have pushed back against this narrative. Shelters, community responses involving education police and social services, and laws that protect victims from such things as eviction or job loss are some of the victories of the feminist movement which Romanian society did not have. However, illegal abortion would still have an impact on victims/survivors as it would force them to have the children of their abuser and through this connection continue to have to deal with them in courts (for child support, custody, visitation) and in life (if the abuser does have partial custody, visitation). Enforced pregnancy (through rape or sabotage or denial of birth control) is one of many ways that abusers exert control over victims. Illegal abortion is essentially the state's sanction of sexual abuse. U.S. Foreign Policy- Exporting Anti-Abortion One final lesson from Romania is that Western countries were either indifferent or supportive of Ceausescu's abortion policies. Nixon visited Romania in the early 1970s, Jimmy Carter hosted a visit of Ceausescu in 1978, and the United States looked at Romania as a potential ally due to its independence from the Soviet Union, relations with Israel, and willingness to engage in trade agreements with the west. The suffering of the Romanian people and the restrictive abortion laws mattered very little to the two ruling parties of the United States. This is because ultimately, U.S. economic and political interests as an imperialist power supersede principled concerns about the rights of women. Lip service may be given to these concerns from time to time, but these concerns meet their horizon where US hegemony is challenged. Our country's hostility towards abortion has a global impact. One example is the Global Gag rule, which began with Reagan and has been squarely supported by Republicans since. Basically, it means that oversees organizations which receive U.S. aid cannot provide or promote abortion services. I expect that if abortion became illegal in the United States, we would empower and expand restrictions elsewhere. In terms of abortion, the worst offenders, of course, are Republicans, but at the heart of the issue is a shared, underlying view that the United States is exceptional, correct, important, and deserves a disproportionate place in shaping the history of the world and lives of the people of other countries. The United States is not exceptional, or it is only exceptional in its atrocities, war mongering, genocide, racism, mass incarceration, and capacity for immiserating the world. I believe that if abortion became illegal in the United States, the people of the world would help the oppressed women here. In return, it is our duty to demolish U.S. power abroad. Illegal abortion seems like a nightmare, but in this nightmarish lens, it is always an Other. It is an exotic, Eastern, communist dystopia that is distant from the United States on account of time, place, and political/economic system. But, the challenges faced by Romanians are some of the same faced in the United States before abortion was illegal and which are faced today where abortion has not yet been legalized. In Romania, the people rose up and killed their dictators. In the United States, social movements also tirelessly worked to legalize abortion and contraceptives. While women might not have the power to "shut things down" when it comes to reproduction (to quote Todd Akin famous rape statement) there is always the power to shut society down through protest, strikes, and civil disobedience. As challenging as it is, it is our best and only hope in rolling back the tide of attacks against reproductive rights. Posted in activism, book review, feminism, Politics/Ideas, socialism and tagged abortion, abortion in Romania, feminism, H. Bradford, Heather Bradford, illegal abortion, Kligman, Politics of Duplicity, reproductive rights, Romania, U.S. and Romania, U.S. illegal abortion \| Leave a comment Nicu Ceausescu One of my goals this year is to write a poem about each book that I read. Earlier this month, I read Red Horizons, a book about the dictatorship/foreign policy of Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu. A character that captured my imagination in the book was the villainous portrayal of Nicolae's son, Nicu. His story raises questions about justice, especially in light of all of the sexual harassment and assault that has garnered media attention this year. What is justice? How do we make the horrors of history right? Nicu Ceaucescu Nicu crashed the car he was given for raping a 15 year old. He pissed on the only oysters in the country, when the people ate nettles and scraps. The only justice he saw was an early death by cirrhosis. But, what is justice anyway? A bullet to the head on Christmas day? Or is it a century and a half spent locked away? Is justice the sanitized violence of the state? Or is it a mob with machetes? Is it a mantra to make the boogeyman go away? or a myth to comfort the victims of a meaningless world? When words won't make it better, bars and bullets do the trick. Maybe the long shadow will pass. The better world we've built will erase the darkest parts. If we aren't too traumatized to continue, we might believe in that myth too. 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Recent News for #DNCleak Leaked DNC Documents Prove Offers of Bribery From Staffers Debbie Wasserman Schultz Officially Resigns As DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Loses Speaking Spot At Democratic Convention Over Leaked Emails The unprecedented 20k email leak of the DNC has left Debbie Wasserman Schultz in more than a bind on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. Even the Washington Post has accepted the authenticity of the emails (how could they not with such a large amount of data?) and is calling this Schultz's worst week in Washington. What's worse for Debbie is Bernie Sanders saying flat out (for the what'th time now?) to CNN that she should resign as chairwoman: "I don't think she is qualified to be the chair of the DNC not only for these awful emails, which revealed the prejudice of the DNC, but also because we need a party that reaches out to working people and young people, and I don't think her leadership style is doing that." Today, after two days of controversy surrounding the DNC emails, it was announced via Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny's Twitter account that Schultz would not be speaking at the convention, which is probably the worst possible thing that could have happened to her this entire election season — after all, she is the chairwoman of the party.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 3/4128 CLASSIFIED ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 3/4128 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Mugshot was taken after initial Site-88 containment. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4128 is to be held in a Humanoid Containment Cell. The cell should be modified to fit the following specifications: Walls should be constructed using modular concrete panels, made from a special proprietary blend of concrete and additives for extreme strength. Each individual panel should measure 30 cm in width. Additionally, it is advised that these panels be lined with a polyether-based polyurethane padding with viscoelastic properties. A Class 2 Titan Vault Door is to be installed in replacement of standard cell entry-way. Standard Ventilation is to be installed with a separated gas supply system. In the event of a containment breach, the system will dispense a Class-B S.N.A. (Sedative Nerve Agent). Transport teams of SCP-4128 should be equipped with an administrative anesthetic in the form of a gaseous agent. SCP-4128 is currently held within Site-88 on Floor 18. An on-site psychiatrist should conduct a full psychological evaluation check every two weeks. Description: SCP-4128 is a human male formerly know as Samson Sachs. The entity claims to be 108 years old, despite appearance being that of middle age. Saliva-based testing has confirmed genetic makeup to be of human origin. SCP-4128's most notable anomalous property is its incredible mark of strength and endurance. SCP-4128 is capable of lifting 3,500 kg with ease and shows great effort when lifting over 20,000 kg. Additionally, SCP-4128 can sprint at a top speed of approximately 85 km/h, as well as perform an 18-meter vertical leap. The epidermic cells of the entity appear to be formed from a polymeric protein, giving the entity an innate ability to withstand extreme physical trauma. SCP-4128 bones are eight times denser than that of the average human.1 Discovery: SCP-4128's existence was first discovered in 1975 through the Foundation's A.S.R.P.2, when correlating reports of a man performing impossible feats of strength came to light. First confirmed instance by the Foundation occurred when witnesses reported a semi-truck accident in ██████, Belgium. A woman reportedly lodged the front half of her car under a tractor-trailer. While awaiting first-responders, a man, described as wearing a red coat3, approached the vehicle and proceeded to pull it out by the frame. A cover story disguised the incident as an instance of hysterical strength. Following this event, a forty-eight-year hunt for SCP-4128 ensued, before recovery on ███ ██, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. This event is detailed in Recovery Incident Document-4128. A sample timeline of notable confirmed SCP-4128 activities, designated as L.E. (Limited Edition) Events, are reported within Evidence Documentation-4128-L.E.0138: Evidence Documentation-4128-L.E.0138 LIMITED EDITION EVENT-04 LOCATION: Goslar, Germany Police were surprised to find Franziska ██████4 sitting outside the local police station. Upon initial questioning, it was discovered that she had been held captive by Daniel ████████. Franziska claimed to have woken in the middle of the night, finding a "strange man" hovering over her. In her recollection of the escape, she remarked how she was chained to the wall of the basement and repeatedly stated how the man used no equipment, but rather his hands, to break her free. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to all individuals involved. A falsified investigation was established as the catalyst of Franziska's rescue, with embedded Foundation personnel acting as correspondents to the report. Daniel ████████ was later taken into custody. CONFISCATED EVIDENCE: NONE LOCATION: East Los Angeles, California Authorities were alerted when a group of residents had successfully apprehended Richard Ramirez, a serial killer, and rapist who went under the alias of "The Night Stalker." Upon arrival at Hollenbeck Police Station, Ramirez began ranting about a man with impenetrable skin. Detective George Thomas, a field agent for the Foundation, was present during this display and immediately contacted Mobile Task Force Iota-10 ("Damn Feds"). Upon questioning by Agent Thomas, Ramirez recalled being followed by "a man in a red barn jacket" before fleeing across the Sante Anne Highway. Upon an attempt to carjack a woman, Ramirez noticed the man in close proximity and attempted to stab him with a kitchen knife obtained in an earlier raid. After a short chase, Ramirez was rendered unconscious, where then he awoke, surrounded by other bystanders who had joined the man. RESPONSE: MTF-Iota-10 retrieved the knife before forensics arrived at the scene. A false transcription of the interrogation was released to the public. Due to the high-profile nature of Richard Ramirez, a combination of Class-G and Class-C amnestics were used to ensure that any account of the incident would not leak to the press. CONFISCATED EVIDENCE: Stainless steel kitchen knife, bent. Retrieved on Sante Anne Highway. DATE: March 5th, 1990 Foundation agents intercepted a call from a local reporter regarding the inexplainable placement of a Dodge Aries on the roof of an abandoned factory. Four men were found to be trapped inside the car, visibly distressed; three of the men were armed with 9MM handguns and one with a Remington 870 shotgun. A correlation was established when reports regarding a drive-by shooting on a nearby block came to light. RESPONSE: A videotape of SCP-4128 was confiscated by Foundation personnel. The reporter, who was the sole witness to the L.E. Event, was administered a Class-B amnestic after initial interrogation. The four men were apprehended by Foundation operatives and subsequently incarcerated into D-Class personnel. NOTE: Screen capture shows SCP-4128 in mid-jump. The entity has shown no flight capabilities. LOCATION: The Bronx, New York 46th Precinct Police of Bronx received a call regarding a street fight. When police arrived at the scene, a man was found lying on the pavement unconscious. Upon admittance into NYC ███████ Hospital, X-rays revealed a complete fracturing of the ulnar shaft and a broken jaw. Witnesses identified the man as Jason ███████, a local resident of an apartment complex on Unionport Road, who had been going around the complex with a gun to extort money from other residents. During one of these extortion raids, a witness reported seeing a man approach Jason, grabbing him by the arm. Jason proceeded to cry out in pain. The emergency call was made shortly after. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to convince Jason ███████ of a prolonged engagement. Later court rulings found him guilty on the account of three separate charges. This use of excessive violence was recorded as a notable escalation in an L.E. Event. Recovery of SCP-4128 from here on was deemed a Vidar-level priority. X-Ray of the fractured ulnar shaft. Complete access to the full timeline must be approved by current Site-88 Director, Dr. Phillip Foster. Addendum 4128-A1: It is currently theorized that SCP-4128 is affected by a rare case of myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy, a condition caused by a mutation in the MSTN gene.5 SCP-4128 appears to possess an amplified form of this genetic malfunction. One would assume that SCP-4128 has immense muscular proportions previously unseen in humanoid anatomy. However, I can find no physical difference between the entity and any other athlete. If we're being completely honest, the guy has a bit of a pudge. -Dr. Andrew Winstabt Addendum 4128-A2: In a recent checkup, it was discovered that SCP-4128 had gradually been losing hearing in its left ear due to excessive bone growth putting pressure on the cranial nerves. Request for a hearing aid is pending approval. SCP-4128 has reported suffering minor seizures in the past; researchers are required to provide immediate notice to medical staff should another lapse occur. Addendum 4128-B1: A series of interviews were conducted in order to uncover the origin of SCP-4128's anomalous properties and the motivation behind the entity's activities. The following are transcriptions of the video logs: Interview Log-4128-R03 Interviewer: Dr. Robert Markstrom Foreword: Interview was approved after recent psychological consultation and evaluation deemed SCP-4128 mentally sound. The interview was conducted within an observable chamber. The entity was restrained via handcuffs which were chained to a metal plate in the ground. Two armed guards kept watch outside the room, equipped with throwable canisters of nitrous oxide. Dr. Markstrom: Hello, 4128. How are we feeling today? SCP-4128: I'm sorry, could you say that one more time? Dr. Markstrom: How are you today? Are you feeling any better? SCP-4128: Oh, yes. I'm doing okay, I suppose. It was a little jarring, having ya'll knock me out with that damn gas. (Pause) I'm- I'm not going to hurt anyone. Dr. Markstrom: Security measures have to be taken. It's nothing personal. I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions. Do you understand? SCP-4128: Yes, I do. Dr. Markstrom: Good. Let's get started. When and where were you born? SCP-4128: ████ █, 1910. I lived on the outskirts of Glenville with my Ma and Pa. In Ohio, that is. Dr. Markstrom: 4128, can you tell me why we have no records of you or your family present at that time? SCP-4128: Well, Ma and Pa weren't exactly legal. They also never left the farm much. Dr. Markstrom: Interesting. How did you obtain your anomalous properties? SCP-4128: Obtain? (Chuckle) I suppose whenever I was conceived. My parents realized fast. They'd find things broken that shouldn't be. Ma nearly had a heart attack when she saw me pick up the recliner. (Another chuckle, then silence.) She was always so patient. She'd broken more than one finger during that time. Dr. Markstrom: Can you recall the first time you purposely used your abilities on a human being? (No response is given.) Dr. Markstrom: I understand why this topic may be difficult to discuss, but the more we uncover, the higher chance we have of finding a way to suppress your abnormal condition. Answer the question, please. (Silence for several more seconds before an audible sigh is given by SCP-4128.) SCP-4128: I was eighteen at the time. Whenever we needed new supplies for home, my parents would send me into town. Figured I could take care of myself, believe it or not. Ma needed me to pick up fabrics at a haberdashery, a reputable place ran by a gentleman and his family. He and one of his boys were working that night. (SCP-4128 can be seen looking away from Dr. Robert.) Dr. Markstrom: I need you to keep going. What happened? SCP-4128: Three men came in. One fella stood perched by the door, real suspicious-like. I noticed one of them start stuffing some shirts into his coat. Everything tends to blur after that. I remember reaching for him when the bruno pulled out a roscoe6. The bullet hit and I fell. When I got up, they were gone, the son included. Then I saw the old man lying on the floor. Dr. Markstrom: The shoplifter shot him, too? SCP-4128: No, they found out later it was a heart attack that took his life. Dr. Markstrom: I'm assuming you chased after these men? SCP-4128: Of course. I was… well, it would be gracious to say I did it out of a "sense of justice". Chased after them on foot since the kid took Pa's truck. It was the first time I'd started using my get-away sticks to their potential. Couldn't stop myself correctly, but, hey, I still managed to catch them on the outskirts. I was so careless then. Dr. Markstrom: Could you please elaborate? SCP-4128: I didn't even think what would- I picked the tin can up and threw it. The haberdasher's son just parked the truck and watched. Dr. Markstrom: Did you dispose of the witness? SCP-4128: Did I- God, no. After seeing… I don't think I'd ever thrown up that much. No, the rest of that night we just talked. It was the most damned thing, I tell ya. He asked questions and I gave some answers. He asked me where I came from. Know what I told him? An alien planet! (Chuckle) The gullible jelly bean nearly blew a wig. Dr. Markstrom: You let him free knowing he could identify you? SCP-4128: Well, he promised he wouldn't tell anyone; a sort've repayment for avenging his father, I suppose. (Pause) You know what I've realized? That night was a damn warning. Dr. Markstrom: We'll wrap it up for today. 4128? SCP-4128: Yes, doc? Dr. Markstrom: Did you ever get his name? We'll need to run a background check, just for cautionary measures. SCP-4128: Jerry was his name. Jerry Siegel. Closing Statement: After SCP-4128 was taken back to its cell, a background search was performed on Jerry Siegel. Findings led to his designation as PoI-4128-A. Foreword: Upon discovery of PoI-4128-A (deceased) and the correlation between his works and SCP-4128, another round of questioning was approved. Conditions of the previous interview were kept. Dr. Markstrom: I'm going to ask you a series of questions, and I'll need you to answer each with full, transparent honesty. Can you do that for me? SCP-4128: Course I can. Dr. Markstrom: Okay, good. Do you possess the ability of anatomical aviation? (SCP-4128 appears visibly perplexed.) In layman's terms, can you fly? SCP-4128: What? Not that I'm aware of. You already know that I can leap pretty well. Dr. Markstrom: Noted. Do you possess any form of "X-ray" or "heat" vision? SCP-4128: Oh. I see what this is all about. (SCP-4128 can be seen smiling.) I suppose ya'll put it together, right? Some regular private dicks, I tell ya. Dr. Markstrom: Excuse me? Oh, you mean detectives. (Cough) Well, considering we found several of Siegal's works in your apartment, I must inquire about their validity. Are any of these stories true? SCP-4128: Hate to disappoint, but no. Pretty much all of it is made up or exaggerated. Embellished to look pretty, you know? Dr. Markstrom: I figured as much. When did you realize that these graphic illustrations were about you? SCP-4128: It was several years after the first one. Figured it was a funny coincidence, till I did my research. Found out that the writer was none other than that bean. Dr. Markstrom: Did you confront him? SCP-4128: No. Truth is, I sort've engrossed myself into this fantasy. Dr. Markstrom: Could you elaborate? SCP-4128: You know what I majored in, doc? Accounting. That prison was only slightly better than this place. More importantly, it wasn't my place, you understand? The occupation didn't matter, the income didn't matter. None of it did, as long as I could do this. (SCP-4128 can be seen flicking its wrist, breaking the restraints. The two guards posted charge in.) Dr. Markstrom: Back to your post! He's not causing any harm. Apologies, please continue. SCP-4128: Why God gave me these inflictions, I couldn't understand. Was it luck? Then, these stories pop up. He convinced me that I was a part of something greater, convinced me that I had a higher calling. The little grifter basically told me that I was a gift to the world. Dr. Markstrom: You're saying his works inspired you to take up these vigilante activities? SCP-4128: To be honest, doc, it was an overwhelmingly blissful choice. Scary, at times. Finding your purpose always is. My first patrol ended with me getting hit by a truck, you believe that? But you can only see so much before… I witnessed terrible things, doctor. Dr. Markstrom: Let's not get off topic. There are still more things I'd like to discu- (SCP-4128 raises voice slightly.) SCP-4128: I just wanted to bring hope, you know? I never meant to- (Pause) You just lump them all together. The drug dealers, the murders and rapist. You forget. You forget they're just people, and then you forget to control yourself. I'm supposed to be a hero, right? (SCP-4128 can be seen in visible distress.) What kind of hero would do the things that I did? Closing Statement: Dr. Robert Markstrom requested continued psychological consultation for SCP-4128 along with prescribed antidepressants. Both requests were approved. Recovery Incident Document-4128 DATE: ███ ██, 2018 LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York Foundation agents were alerted when SCP-4128 had reportedly turned itself in to local authorities. An investigation revealed that SCP-4128 had followed David ████████7 to his apartment with the intent to apprehend him. Upon breaking into the apartment, Kyaus ████████, David's fifteen-year-old son, proceeded to sneak up on the entity with a gun. SCP-4128 was reportedly startled and attacked the young man. An autopsy report showed that the chest wall was strongly crushed, and the side wall of his right ventricle was sandwiched between the costal cartilages and seventh thoracic vertebrae before it ruptured. Surgery revealed a large amount of coagulated blood in the pericardium. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to all individuals involved. Embedded Foundation agents implemented a cover investigation which framed David ████████ as the murder suspect. David subsequently went to trial in the following month. SCP-4128 was recovered by MTF-Iota-10 without incident. Transcript of Initial Interrogation. Confiscated from security camera feeds. Interrogated: SCP-4128 Interrogator: Lt. Jeremy ██████ Foreword: Upon SCP-4128 calling the authorities, dispatch transported the subject to Brooklyn's ██ Precinct. Lt. Jeremy ██████ conducted the following interrogation. Lt. Jeremy: Look, we found no weapons on you. Nothing at the crime scene either, except for the gun the kid had. As far as I understand, no bullet wounds have been found either. So how the hell did you cave that kid's guts in? God damn it! What the hell did you do to that kid? (SCP-4128 is heard mumbling unintelligibly.) What? Speak up for Christ's sake. SCP-4128: (Low) I punched him. Lt. Jeremy: You punched him? Jesus, you didn't know when to stop? SCP-4128: Just once. Lt. Jeremy: Really? How the fuck could one punch do that? SCP-4128: I-I didn't watch myself. (SCP-4128 begins sobbing uncontrollably, talking between catches of breath.) Dear God, I just watched him h-hold his kid. I couldn't save him. I couldn't- (SCP-4128 strikes both fists onto the table. Dents are visible on the feed.) I'm a hero. I'm- I can't save them. Closing Statement: Lt. Jeremy ██████ was administered a Class-A amnestic. The security footage was copied and the original expunged. After this, a raid on SCP-4128 local residential address was conducted. The following list details notable items taken from the previous residence of SCP-4128, along with items the subject had on itself at the time of recovery. Confiscated Items: Copy of Action Comics #1 Copy of Action Comics #57 Copy of Action Comics #254 Copy of Man of Steel #1 Red coat, New and Lingwood Whitby brand Blue long-sleeve t-shirt 1. This is most likely a case of sclerosteosis. 2. Anomalous Signature Recognition Program; Program marked the Foundation's first use of algorithms as a means of detecting anomalous phenomena and was vital in the discovery of SCP-4666. 3. This is a common identifier of SCP-4128. The entity is reported to have worn this coat in approximately 70% of all documented incidents. 4. Franziska had gone missing two years prior on her sixteenth birthday in a nearby town. 5. Affected individuals have up to twice the usual amount of muscle mass in their bodies and tend to have increased muscle strength. No health complications have ever been reported. 6. Common slang for a gun in the 1930s. 7. A suspected cocaine trafficker. _archived-articleeuclidhumanoidsapientscpsentient	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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VAQ-130 Holds Change of Command by Michael Welding 11th July 2019 NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron ONE THREE ZERO (VAQ-130) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on July 3. Commander Jack "Farva" Curtis relieved Commander David "Heavy" Ganci as commanding officer Wednesday morning in the squadron's hangar. Ganci, a 1998 graduate of Elmira College, took command of the Zappers in June 2018. He earned his commission at Officer Candidate School and later began his first fleet tour with VAQ-136. Ganci then became an Electronic Attack Weapons School instructor and, from there, went on to serve as a department head for VAQ-142. He joined the Zappers as the executive officer In October 2016 after a tour at PERS 43 at Navy Personnel Command and after attaining his Master's Degree at the Naval War College. Upon becoming Commanding Officer of VAQ-130, Ganci's leadership from June 2018 to July 2019 helped guide the Zappers to executing over 907 sorties, 1380 flight hours, as well as eight Large Force Strike detachments in support of COMVAQWINGPAC, COMCARWING THREE, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), and COMCARSTKGRU TEN operations. His commitment to Sailor welfare also resulted in 115 advancements and a 93 percent reenlistment rate. Upon leaving VAQ-130, Cmdr. Ganci will report to the Pentagon to work in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Curtis, a 2000 graduate of University of Florida, earned his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps and joined the Zappers in 2018 after a tour at the Missile Defense Agency at Schriever AFB in Colorado Springs, CO. Following his first fleet tour with VAQ-141, Curtis became an instructor at the Fleet Replacement Squadron, VAQ-129. Upon completion of the instructor tour, he served as the Staff LSO and Safety Officer for COMCARWING NINE where he completed a WESTPAC deployment aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 64). In March 2013, he reported to the Naval War College in Newport, RI where he earned a Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Curtis was thrilled to take command of the Zappers and will lead them through a work up cycle and into their next deployment. Commander Benjamin "Maggie" Cooper assumed the duties as the squadron's executive officer. VAQ-130 is part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG), which is comprised of the Ike (CVN-69), CSG-10 staff, the squadrons and staff of CVW-3, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 staff and accompanying guided-missile destroyers USS Stout (DDG 55), USS McFaul (DDG 74) and USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), and guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and USS Monterey (CG 61). Posted by WhidbeyLocal Thursday, 11th July 2019, 08:58pm. vaq 130 Field Carrier Landing Practice Schedule at the NAS Whidbey Island Complex for Week of July 15-21, 2019 by Mike Welding NATIONAL WEATHER BULLETIN (update 02/11/2019) NATIONAL WEATHER BULLETIN by WhidbeyLocal Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle Announces Approval To Service Paine Field by Freeland Chamber Introduction to MS Word Learn to create and save a document, print and utilize other useful commands. This class is intended for computer users... Explore Summer: A Sky Full of Stories Fiery balls of gas filling our night sky - stars are magical, and filled with myth and legend. Discover the ways in... Whidbey Island Fair Hours and Admission Fair Hours Fair Gates are open each day at 9:30 AM Exhibits are open each day... Naval Air Station's Fleet and Family Readiness Center Saves Energy and Brings Big Dollars Back to Those They Serve NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash.—NAS Whidbey Island Fleet and Family Readiness Center (FFSC), (Nor'Wester) located on Ault Field, was selected as the base site that earned the title of Tenant Energy Efficiency Champion for 1st Quarter, Fiscal Year 2016. Growlers soar with B-1Bs around Ellsworth AFB ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AFNS) -- Navy EA-18G Growlers have joined B-1B Lancers during the past several weeks Naval Air Forces Lifts Operational Pause for Growler and Super Hornet Fleet Gray Wolves to Return to NAS Whidbey Island after WESTPAC Deployment UPDATE: Open House Public Meetings for the Navy's Drinking Water Sampling Results near NAS Whidbey Island NAS Whidbey Island SAR Finds and Rescues Four Mount Baker Climbers	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Politics @ Southampton Comparative/Regional John Boswell Nestor Castañeda-Angarita Will Jennings Alexandra Kelso Ana Margheritis Justin Murphy Richard Penny Polling Observatory R.A.W. Rhodes Pia Riggirozzi Kamil Zwolski HomeThe Failures of Political Science: Trump, Brexit and beyond… The Failures of Political Science: Trump, Brexit and beyond… November 11, 2016 sotonpolitics Current Affairs, Policyanti-politics, Martin Lodge, political parties, public opinion, Will Jennings By Will Jennings and Martin Lodge. Will Jennings is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at University of Southampton (Twitter) and Martin Lodge is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (Lse.ac.uk, Twitter). You can read more posts by Will Jennings here. Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States of America, while in June Britain voted to leave the EU. Political science has widely failed to anticipate two of the defining events of our era, just as it failed to foresee the fall of the Berlin Wall thirty years ago (also on November 9th). Populism is everywhere now and has entered the mainstream. Few could dispute that political science has been somewhat blindsided, having been distracted by the scientific credentials of the discipline, and having itself become an elite technocratic enterprise detached from the everyday experiences and everyday politics of voters. Donald Trump broke all the rules of the political science textbook of election campaigning. He lied. He did not release his tax returns. He insulted significant parts of the electorate. He attacked the media. He brazenly rode out scandal after scandal. He was not backed by party elites. He did not pivot. He was not endorsed by newspapers. He was not considered qualified for the job by voters. He faced a relatively popular incumbent and growing economy. The polls and poll aggregators predicted a comfortable Clinton win (many academic forecasts were rather more circumspect). Trump defied them all. A not dissimilar story could be told about the Brexit campaign. While some could rightly claim to have diagnosed the conditions leading to each victory, these were surprise events when they happened. Our analysis did not stand up to the job, and this poses fundamental questions about the direction that the discipline has taken in recent decades and its abandonment of a more critical examination of the nature of politics. Political science has lately glorified big data, replication and high-tech computational methods. But what use are these if hegemonic theories and fashionable methods are ill-equipped for the task at hand? At the same time, the role of the academic as pundit has increasingly pitched political scientists into the media limelight. While advancing public understanding of politics should unquestionably be a mission for the discipline, this creates pressure to hype findings, condense them into the confines of a tweet, or offer analysis to meet the demands of short-term news cycles rather than posing more critical questions about the nature of social and political change (or questioning the assumptions of our data and models), or even challenge the way in which politics is done and the media package it. This pressures researchers to favour punditry (making bold predictions about outcomes and basking in applause for their foresight) above deeper diagnosis of long-term trends. It also often makes them inseparable from the politics they seek to analyse. Of course, political science has had much to say about the rise of populism across many advanced democracies, its causes and its consequences. We know a substantial amount about the nature of the U.S. political system and its (lack of) responsiveness to wider societal change, the rise of Euroscepticism, the increasing importance of values and identity in various political contexts, and the notion of 'backsliding' by countries on earlier commitments to liberal democracy. Beyond this, there is further scope for soul-searching. This should centre on the role of political science in a context in which it has become acceptable to endorse the rise of 'illiberal democracies'. One of these is the nature of knowledge production. Universities in their quest for global reputations have become ghettos for research communities whose international interactions are rarely interrupted by the inconvenient demands imposed by high fee-paying students (and have engaged little with local people living in communities on their peripheries). These networks are reinforced by advances in communication technologies – generating our very own academic filter bubbles. The move towards bifurcating academic careers into research and teaching silos will only increase this disconnection outside the discipline. This is not a context that is able to detect or fully understand societal changes. Such trends have been further accentuated by the craze to create 'public policy schools' so as to inform global elites of students about policy experiences, global challenges and international networking. Such programmes have been attractive in financial terms to universities, they have proven to be a convenient vehicle to attract high profile donors, and they offer opportunities for students to mingle. Interestingly, the fashion of public policy schools arrived just as the attractions of private sector MBAs seem to be fading away. To be close to 'practice', the academic gain is access to the questions and concerns of key decision-makers who have a desire to learn about 'what works' without necessarily probing deeply into scholarly disputes. More broadly, critical questioning is unlikely to feature on such programmes given that learning outcomes are about enhancing 'rationality'. Executive-type teaching offers higher rewards and the possibility to avoid routine, intensive teaching duties. The quest for global leadership in the name of rational decision-making is likely to come at the price of dealing with concrete problems at the local level (losing the tacit knowledge that is crucial to understanding the challenges facing local societies and communities). These programmes, by their nature, are unable to cope with an environment that encourages post-factual argumentation. More generally, this raises questions about the role of political science. For those believing in a pure version of 'science', the political science discipline is about 'knowledge' with little concern for the wider environment. This ignores a much more significant contribution that political science should play in promoting the normative foundations of liberal democracy. This is not to discourage critical analysis and commentary, but a renewed focus on the prerequisites for an open and tolerant society to conduct politics. This would require a much deeper engagement with society beyond one-off events such as open day events and school visits. This requires encouragement for universities to become part of the wider conversation about the importance of certain constitutional and democratic norms. In other words, political science, if it wants to live in a liberal democracy and be in a position to work openly and freely, needs to return to a concern with protecting the very foundations of liberal democracy. Whether the short term career incentives of academics and the wider environment of populist politics and campaigning media will be receptive to this necessity is questionable. However, the question of what kind of societies political scientists want to inhabit is of fundamental importance: do they want to live in cut-off ghettos of the like-minded, obsessed by sectarian 'top three' journal rankings, or do they want to promote and support the conditions for an open society, one that makes science possible in the first place? ← Yesterday we woke to the news that the United States of America has chosen a new president: Donald Trump. The Left After Trump → 2 thoughts on "The Failures of Political Science: Trump, Brexit and beyond…" Trump, post-mortem \| Polit'bistro : des politiques, du café says: […] mentionnés plus haut, je suis assez peu séduit par l'idée que Trump aurait fait donné tort toutes les lois de la discipline. Au contraire, le ressentiment racial que j'évoque dans mon précédent […] Too soon…? \| Active Learning in Political Science © says: […] has an overview piece, as does Politico and Will Jennings and Martin Lodge here in the UK consider how this relates to Brexit. Lots in these to get balls […] Did Brexit increase hate crimes? Probably, yes.* Anarchy and International Relations: A Reconsideration Uruguay: Tiny Country, Big Population Problems 2015 General Election academia administration Alexandra Kelso Ana Margheritis anti-politics Argentina Ben Saunders brexit British politics China Christopher Wlezien citizenship climate climate politics conferences constitutions David Owen democracy economics election elections environment EU Referendum European Union events Forecasting Gallup gender Gerry Stoker health policy human rights institutions international law interpretivism John Boswell Jonathan Havercroft Justin Murphy Kamil Zwolski Labour Party Latin America leadership Mark Pickup Martin Lodge media Meg Sherman methodology Migration Obama Olympics Pia Riggirozzi policymaking political parties Politicians polling Polling Observatory public opinion R.A.W. 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The master plan that Helpern Architects and Robert Geddes, a colleague and faculty member, developed for New York University's Washington Square campus called for transparency, to emphasize NYU's open system of education. The first new building that the Stern School of Business occupied – also the first new building at the Washington Square campus in a decade – answered the mandate in spades. Built to strengthen the academic relationship between the graduate and undergraduate divisions, the 210,000-sf center fills the space between two existing buildings. Features include a four-story rotunda, ceiling-to-floor windows, and usable terraces. Helpern also redesigned its forecourt, NYU's only plaza. The buff-colored concrete-and-granite building provides a strong visual identity for this nationally ranked program. The greatest challenge was to accommodate the limited site, a "sideways" footprint between two adjoining halls and to build over an existing co-generation plant and below-grade classrooms. The new and existing buildings now function as a single structure. The assignment also included the renovation of existing classrooms and offices for the Business School's undergraduate division.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }

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