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The small role of Mrs. Vargas, the wife of the school teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), was filled by newcomer Lana Clarkson. She would go on to star in a few B-movies, among them Barbarian Queen in 1985, and guest star on several TV sit-coms. From […]
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Team Marquez Takes AAU International Men’s Fastpitch Championship Crown Behind Tony Mancha, Erik Ochoa
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2016) – While cold weather and historic snow pummeled most of the East Coast, 24 teams from across the world – including the Czech Republic, Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela – and more than 450 athletes traveled to ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort for four days of AAU International Men’s Fastpitch Championship action.
Paced by elite performances from Tony Mancha (Las Cruces, N.M.) and Erik Ochoa (Mexicali, B.C.), it was Team Marquez who improved on last year’s second-place finish to take the crown in the 2016 AAU International Men’s Fastpitch Championship.
Mancha, a dominant pitcher for Team USA and the event’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, and Ochoa, who earned Most Valuable Player honors, helped Team Marquez steamroll their way through bracket play. Outscoring opponents 25-1 across four games, Team Marquez recorded three shutouts in four contests, including Sunday afternoon’s 2-0 championship victory over the A1 Bombers.
The annual event ends its run at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, as the event will be moving to a different location in 2017.
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DealBook: After a Series of Missteps, Barclays Chief Gives Up His Bonus
February 2, 2013 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
Lucas Jackson/ReutersAntony Jenkins, chief of Barclays.
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Antony P. Jenkins, the new chief executive of Barclays, said on Friday that he would forgo his bonus as the British bank struggled to rebuild its reputation after recent missteps.
British regulators are investigating new accusations that Barclays failed to properly disclose to shareholders a loan to a group of Qatari investors that gave the British bank a cash infusion during the financial crisis, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Last year, the bank disclosed that British and American authorities were investigating the legality of the payments related to the $7.1 billion cash injection to Qatar Holding, the sovereign wealth fund.
Mr. Jenkins is dealing with a series of legal headaches.
In June, Barclays agreed to pay a $450 million settlement with United States and British regulators over rate manipulation. The scandal forced a number of the bank’s top executives to resign, including the chief executive at the time, Robert E. Diamond Jr.
The British firm has also set aside $3.2 billion to cover legal costs related to the inappropriate selling of insurance to consumers. British authorities recently told the bank that it must review the sale of certain interest rate hedging products after 90 percent of a sample of the complex instruments were found to have been sold improperly. Analysts say the investigation may lead to millions of dollars of new legal costs.
With the controversy surrounding the bank, Mr. Jenkins said he did not want to be considered for a bonus that could have totaled up to $4.3 million, adding that many of the problems engulfing the bank were of its own making. The Barclays chief’s annual salary is $1.7 million.
“I think it only right that I bear an appropriate degree of accountability for those matters,” Mr. Jenkins said in a statement. “It would be wrong for me to receive a bonus for 2012.”
A spokesman for Barclays declined to comment about the investigation into potential wrongdoing connected to the loan to Qatari investors.
By giving up his bonus, Mr. Jenkins contrasts with his predecessor. Mr. Diamond was in line for a $4.3 million bonus for 2011 despite criticism about the bank’s performance. Faced with mounting opposition, Mr. Diamond and Chris Lucas, the bank’s finance director, eventually agreed to forgo half of the deferred stock payout if the British bank failed to reach a number of its financial targets.
Barclays, which will disclose details of a major overhaul of its operations when it reports earnings on Feb. 12, is expected to cut up to 2,000 jobs in its investment bank in an effort to reduce its exposure to risky trading activity, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Mr. Jenkins, who previously ran Barclays’ consumer banking business, told employees in January that they should leave the bank if they were not willing to help rebuild the firm’s reputation.
“My message to those people is simple,” Mr. Jenkins wrote in an internal note obtained by The New York Times. “Barclays is not the place for you. The rules have changed.”
Correction: February 1, 2013
An earlier version of this article indicated that the Barclays chief executive told employees earlier this month that they should leave the bank if they were not willing to help rebuild the firm’s reputation. He told them in January.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/amid-banks-legal-problems-barclays-c-e-o-gives-up-bonus/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Amid Bank’s Legal Problems, Barclays C.E.O. Gives Up Bonus
LONDON – Antony P. Jenkins, the new chief executive of Barclays, said on Friday that he would not accept a bonus as the British bank struggles to rebuild its reputation after a series of recent scandals.
The announcement comes as British regulators investigate new allegations that Barclays failed to properly disclose to shareholders a loan to a group of Qatari investors that gave the British bank a cash infusion during the financial crisis, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Mr. Jenkins is dealing with a spate of legal headaches.
In June, Barclays agreed to pay a $450 million settlement with United States and British regulators over rate manipulation. The case forced a number of the bank’s top executives to resign, including the chief executive at the time, Robert. E. Diamond Jr.
The British firm has also set aside $3.2 billion to cover legal costs related to the inappropriately selling of insurance to consumers. British authorities recently told the bank that it must review the sale of certain interest-rate hedging products after 90 percent of a sample of the complex instruments were found to have been sold improperly. Analysts say the investigation may lead to millions of dollars of new legal costs.
In light of the controversy surrounding the bank, Mr. Jenkins said he did not want to be considered for a bonus that could have totaled up to $4.3 million, adding that many of the problems engulfing the bank were of its own making. The Barclays chief’s annual salary is $1.7 million.
By forgoing his bonus, Mr. Jenkins contrasts with his predecessor. Mr. Diamond was in line for a $4.3 million bonus in deferred shares for 2011 despite criticism about his handling of the bank’s performance. Faced with mounting opposition, Mr. Diamond and Chris Lucas, the bank’s finance director, eventually agreed to receive only half of the 2011 deferred stock bonus if the British bank failed to reach a number of its financial targets.
Barclays, which will unveil a major overhaul of its operations when it reports earnings on Feb. 12, is expected to slash up to 2,000 jobs in its investment bank in an effort to reduce its exposure to risky trading activity, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
As part of the changes, the British bank has hired Hector Sants, the former chief of the Financial Services Authority, the British regulator, as its new head of compliance.
Mr. Jenkins, who previously ran Barclays’ consumer banking business, told employees earlier this month that they should leave the bank if they were not willing to help rebuild the firm’s reputation.
“My message to those people is simple,” Mr. Jenkins wrote in an internal note obtained by DealBook. “Barclays is not the place for you. The rules have changed.”
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DealBook: Documents Shed Light on Early Concerns About Former Barclays Chief
Stefan Wermuth/ReutersHector Sants, the former chief of the Financial Services Authority, raised concerns about Robert Diamond Jr., the former chief of Barclays.
Documents released by the British Parliament on Wednesday shed new light on regulators’ early concerns about Robert E. Diamond Jr., the former chief executive of Barclays who stepped down amid the rate-manipulation scandal.
An e-mail in 2010 detailing a meeting between Hector Sants, then the chief executive of Britain’s Financial Services Authority, and Marcus Agius, the outgoing chairman of Barclays, indicates that authorities raised questions about Mr. Diamond’s ability to run Barclays. While regulators eventually approved Mr. Diamond’s appointment as chief executive, they said their position could change in light of the rate-manipulation investigation.
The e-mail helps to clarify recent testimony by regulators over the rate-manipulation scandal.
Documents: E-Mail Details Early Concerns
In June, Barclays agreed to pay $450 million to settle allegations that employees reported false rates in an effort to bolster profits and make the British bank appear healthier during the financial crisis. The case centers on a benchmark rate known as the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, which is used to help set the price of trillions of dollars of loans and other financial products. In the wake of the scandal, Mr. Diamond and other top executives bank resigned.
After the settlement, bank executives and regulators appeared before a parliamentary committee to discuss the case. The testimony, in part, highlighted the concerns about the firm’s culture, in particular under Mr. Diamond. Barclays executives had dismissed claims that regulators raised issues about the culture at the British bank. But the new documents, which were released on Wednesday, offer more detail on the specific worries, particularly connected to the Libor investigation.
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Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated PressRobert E. Diamond Jr., the former chief of Barclays, resigned in July because of a scandal involving interest rate manipulation.
According to the e-mail, Mr. Sants of the Financial Services Authority warned the Barclays chairman that Mr. Diamond “had not reached the level of openness, transparency and willing to air issues” with regulators. The e-mail also shows that John Varley, then the chief executive of Barclays, promised to “coach” Mr. Diamond before handing over the reins at the beginning of 2011.
In the 2010 e-mail, regulators also took aim at Barclays’ “risk appetite and control framework,” while acknowledging that the bank had made progress in this area. Mr. Agius moved to reassure regulators, according to the e-mail, saying Mr. Diamond was “fully on board with the processes in place and will not want to risk failing in this area.”
“I’d like to record that in that conversation, I made clear that our concerns about Barclay’s culture were not some generic observation but specific to Barclays,” Mr. Sants wrote in a 2012 letter to Parliament.
Regulators approved Mr. Diamond’s new role in 2010, but offered a caveat. In a conversation with Mr. Agius, Mr. Sants noted the appointment “at this time was on the basis that the current view of the investigation does not have an adverse affect,” according to the e-mail.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/documents-shed-light-on-early-concerns-about-former-barclays-chief/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Barclays Picks One of Its Own as Chief
August 31, 2012 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
Barclays, which has been tarnished by scandal, appointed a new chief executive on Thursday, as the British bank looks to restore its reputation and overhaul its culture.
By selecting Antony Jenkins, Barclays seemed to steal a line from the comedy series “Monty Python”: “And now for something completely different.”
Mr. Jenkins, 51, an Oxford-educated Briton with a soft-spoken demeanor, started his career 30 years ago as a cashier at a local Barclays branch. Over the last three years, he has overseen the sleepy consumer retail and banking business at Barclays.
Documents: The news release
As Barclays Retail Chief Rises, What of the Firm’s Investment Bank?
In short, he has little in common with his predecessor, Robert E. Diamond. Mr. Diamond, an American-born investment banker, brought a hard-charging ethos to the bank, transforming it into a top player on Wall Street. But the culture of risk-taking also proved problematic. In July, Mr. Diamond resigned amid revelations that Barclays manipulated key interest rates for its own benefit.
“They’re complete opposites,” said Frederick Rizzo, a European bank analyst at T. Rowe Price, a big mutual fund manager that owns shares of Barclays. “Before you had an aggressive American investment banker and now Jenkins is a low-profile retail banker.”
Even as concerns emerged about the bank’s ability to make money under a potentially more reserved approach, regulators and analysts viewed the appointment as a safe bet during a tumultuous time. The selection signals a return to the British banking roots of Barclays, as it aims to bolster its credibility. In addition to the rate-rigging inquiry, the bank also faces questions about its capital-raising efforts during the 2008 financial crisis.
Mr. Jenkins made the legal woes — and broader concerns about the bank’s culture — a central focus on his first day as C.E.O. Appearing at a town hall at Barclays’ London headquarters that was broadcast to thousands of employees across the world, Mr. Jenkins, in suit and tie but no jacket, emphasized the need to repair a tarnished reputation.
“The key point is to rally the organization of Barclays,” he said in an interview on Thursday. “We’ve obviously been through a very difficult time, but we need now to move on from that and focus on the future.”
Early on, Mr. Jenkins emerged as a favorite for the job. As the search process gained steam this month, he met with the bank’s board. The board also pursued William T. Winters, a former senior investment banking executive at JPMorgan Chase.
Marcus Agius, the board’s chairman, said on Thursday that Mr. Jenkins “stood out among a very competitive field of internal and external candidates because of his excellent track record transforming” the retail and business banking unit. Mr. Agius, who is stepping down in November, will be succeeded by an outsider, David Walker.
In picking Mr. Jenkins, the board was drawn to his knowledge of the bank’s inner workings.
The first member of his family to attend university, Mr. Jenkins started at Barclays in 1983 as a trainee. He left six years later for Citigroup, but rejoined Barclays in 2006 to lead its credit card business, Barclaycard. In November 2009, he was named chief of the retail and business banking group, and joined the executive committee.
Mr. Jenkins learned of his latest promotion days ago while he was on vacation in his London home. The bank held off announcing its choice until it was approved by the Financial Services Authority.
Two months ago, regulators urged the board behind the scenes to replace Mr. Diamond. During his tenure, Mr. Diamond came to personify the riskier pursuits of investment banking and the eye-popping pay packages on Wall Street.
The bank on Thursday said Mr. Jenkins could earn up to £8.6 million, or $13.6 million. By contrast, Mr. Diamond last year received £17 million, or $26.9 million, in pay and perks, which prompted heckling at the annual shareholder meeting in April.
Some shareholders, as well as British regulators and politicians, have blamed the culture of risk-taking under Mr. Diamond for the bank’s ethical lapses.
In June, Barclays agreed to pay $450 million to settle accusations by American and British authorities that it tried to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, a key benchmark. Regulators accused the bank of reporting false rates to bolster profits and make its financial position appear healthier, the first case stemming from a multiyear investigation into more than a dozen global banks. Just days after the settlement, Mr. Diamond resigned.
Mr. Jenkins will have to clean up the mess left behind.
The Justice Department is still investigating Barclays traders as part of the broader Libor case and could bring criminal charges. The bank is also facing private litigation over rate manipulation.
Other government inquiries focus on the bank’s capital-raising efforts during the depths of the financial crisis. On Wednesday, Barclays disclosed that the Serious Fraud Office, the British government agency that investigates and prosecutes white-collar crime cases, “has commenced an investigation into payments under certain commercial agreements between Barclays and Qatar Holding.” Last month, the bank also confirmed that the Financial Services Authority was investigating Barclays over a related matter.
Unlike its peers, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and the Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays managed to avoid a government bailout in the dark days of 2008, turning instead to sovereign wealth funds in Abu Dhabi and Qatar for an infusion of capital. Barclays raised a total of $7.1 billion from Qatar in July and October 2008. Qatar Holding is currently the largest shareholder in Barclays, with a 6.65 percent stake, according to Bloomberg data.
As the bank confronts the various investigations, analysts generally hailed the selection of Mr. Jenkins, with Citigroup analysts calling it “a safe appointment.”
“It’s very important that they brought in someone who was a safe hand,” said Shailesh Raikundlia, an analyst at Espírito Santo Investment Bank. He noted, however, that some investors “wanted a clean slate” — meaning an outside candidate.
The main test for Mr. Jenkins, analysts say, will be to bolster the bank’s credibility and address its myriad legal liabilities. In an interview, Mr. Jenkins acknowledged that the challenge was steep but “doable.” “There are many elements of Barclays’ culture that are strong and good, but clearly there are elements that have to change,” he said.
Despite the scandals, the bank’s financial footing looks better than many rivals. Barclays emerged from the crisis relatively unscathed, picking up pieces of Lehman Brothers. In the first half of the year, net profit rose 9 percent, to $4.86 billion, from $4.43 billion in the period a year earlier, excluding an accounting charge and other one-time costs.
Some investors worry that the selection of Mr. Jenkins, who lacks experience in the investment banking business, will crimp profits. The investment bank, which includes parts of the old Lehman empire, dominates the company’s operations. The unit generated 32 percent of Barclays’ revenue last year, while producing half the bank’s profits before taxes.
While questions remain about its future under Mr. Jenkins, the new chief assured his staff on Thursday that his appointment “does not signal any change in strategy or lack of commitment to the investment bank.”
Instead, he is focused on fixing the bank’s reputation. “We have a tremendous opportunity to change Barclays in a way that will better serve all of our stakeholders — customers, clients, colleagues, shareholders and broader society,” he said in a letter to employees. “Barclays can, and will, be a better bank.”
David Jolly and Michael J. de la Merced contributed reporting
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/barclays-names-c-e-o-amid-new-investigation/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Barclays Names a New Chairman
Andrea Merola/European Pressphoto AgencyDavid Walker
Will Oliver/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesMarcus Agius, the outgoing chairman of Barclays.
LONDON — Barclays, whose top management was toppled amid an interest rate manipulation scandal, on Thursday turned to a former Bank of England official to be its next chairman.
The British bank has named David Walker, 72, a longtime London banker and former official of the central bank and the British Treasury, to be chairman, replacing Marcus Agius. Mr. Agius and other senior executives of Barclays, including its chief executive, Robert E. Diamond Jr., resigned last month during an investigation into the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor.
Mr. Walker’s first major task when he takes over in November will be to lead the search for a replacement for Mr. Diamond.
With the appointment of a new chairman, Barclays is hoping to draw a line under the Libor scandal, which has raised questions about the governance and culture at the British bank. Senior British officials had raised questions about the management style of Mr. Diamond, with concerns dating to his appointment to the top spot in late 2010, according to documents released by the Bank of England.
Scrutiny of Mr. Diamond and the firm’s governance came months — and in one case, years — before Barclays came under fire for trying to manipulate key interest rates.
Mr. Walker has decades of experience that he will have to draw upon for the new role.
He has led government-mandated reviews into practices of the country’s financial services industry, as well as an inquiry into the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 82 percent owned by the government after receiving a bailout during the financial crisis.
He has called on banks to disclose more information about the bonuses that they pay top executives, and is well respected within the industry as a corporate governance expert.
“David commands great respect within the financial services industry and will bring immense experience, integrity and knowledge to the role,” Mr. Agius said in a statement.
Mr. Walker is the former chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and currently holds a senior adviser position at the American bank. He also has held senior posts at the Lloyds Banking Group and the pension firm Legal and General.
As part of the transition, Mr. Walker will become a nonexecutive director at Barclays at the beginning of September, before assuming the chairmanship later this year. While the bank continues to search for a new chief, it is unlikely that a final decision will be made on who will take over the top spot until Mr. Walker assumes his responsibilities.
The British bank has moved quickly in finding a replacement for Mr. Agius, who was the first Barclays executive to resign over the Libor scandal.
After agreeing to a $450 million settlement with American and British authorities in late June in connection with the manipulation of Libor, Barclays has remained under fire from politicians on both sides of the Atlantic.
Local regulators have highlighted problems with the firm’s corporate governance, including efforts to avoid paying about $770 million in taxes, and questioned some of the bank’s accounting methods.
“Barclays often seems to be seeking to gain advantage through the use of complex structures, or through arguing for regulatory approaches, which are at the aggressive end of interpretation of the relevant rules and regulations,” Adair Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, the country’s regulator, said in the letter to Mr. Agius earlier
An earlier version of this post misstated the age of David Walker. He is 72, not 73.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/barclays-names-a-new-chairman/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Banks in Libor Inquiry Are Said to Be Trying to Spread Blame
August 6, 2012 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
Paul Thomas/Bloomberg NewsThe Barclays settlement prompted the resignation of top executives, including the chief executive, Robert E. Diamond Jr., and helped to erase more than $3 billion of the bank’s market value.
Major banks, which often band together when facing government scrutiny, are now turning on one another as an international investigation into the manipulation of interest rates gains momentum.
With billions of dollars and their reputations on the line, financial institutions have been spreading the blame in recent meetings with authorities, according to government and bank officials with knowledge of the matter. While acknowledging their own wrongdoing, institutions are pointing out actions at other banks that they believe are worse — and in some cases, extend to top executives.
One official involved in the case said that banks are emphasizing that “we’re not as bad as the next guy.”
The Swiss bank UBS, which has a history of regulatory run-ins, has shared e-mails, instant messages and other information suggesting it had colluded with traders at Deutsche Bank, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland to manipulate key interest rates, according to court documents and bank employees. In talks with authorities, HSBC is providing its own account of the activities, according to a lawyer briefed on the matter. Citigroup has also detailed rate manipulation with other banks.
When the British bank Barclays recently negotiated a settlement with authorities, it highlighted that other European institutions took part in the rate-rigging scheme, said officials close to the case. Like UBS, Barclays has provided information on activities involving HSBC and Deutsche Bank.
Several banks are using Barclays’ $450 million settlement as a guidepost in preliminary discussions with authorities. JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are each emphasizing to authorities that their chief executives were not implicated in the wrongdoing as in the case of Barclays, and therefore the banks deserve to be treated less severely, according to the officials.
A Deutsche Bank manager who oversaw traders is facing scrutiny, according to a person involved in the case. However, a Deutsche Bank spokesman said no managers or top executives had been aware of any rate manipulation, adding that the investigation was continuing.
JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Citigroup have said they are cooperating with officials.
Authorities around the world are investigating more than 10 big banks for their roles in setting global interest rates like the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. Such benchmarks underpin trillions of dollars of financial products, including mortgages and student loans.
Regulators are examining whether banks colluded to move the rates up or down to get extra profits and limit losses on their trading positions. Some banks are also under investigation for reporting artificially low rates to make themselves appear financially healthier.
When banks first started conducting internal investigations at the behest of regulators two years ago, they figured the potential penalties would be manageable, according to bank officials.
But the size of the Barclays settlement and the growing public outcry have left banks scrambling to limit their culpability as the threat of criminal actions increases. Part of the banks’ problem is that their internal investigations have created a road map that authorities are using to pursue criminal and civil cases.
Those findings provide a detailed portrait of the wrongdoing.
Interviews with dozens of government and bank officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is developing, and a review of court documents and regulatory filings show varying degrees of exposure. Banks like UBS, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup uncovered that employees had worked with traders at other firms to influence rates, according to government and bank officials. A small number of institutions, including Credit Suisse and Bank of America, found more limited actions.
The extent of the evidence has created an every-bank-for-itself attitude.
The financial industry often tries to negotiate a common deal to avoid getting singled out for bad behavior. This year, five banks collectively struck a multibillion-dollar agreement with federal authorities to address foreclosure abuses.
With the rate investigation, institutions are not sharing information or even discussing the case with rivals, according to lawyers involved in the matter. In part, they do not want to appear to have close ties with their rivals, since such cozy relationships are part of the government’s inquiry.
“There is no information-sharing among banks unlike the past 15 years of federal investigations,” said a lawyer involved in the case.
So far, Barclays has borne the brunt of the fallout. In June, the British bank settled with British and American authorities for reporting false rates to bolster its profits and project a rosier picture of its financial position. The settlement prompted the resignation of top executives, including the chief executive Robert E. Diamond Jr., and helped to erase more than $3 billion of the bank’s market value.
At first, Barclays rejected a settlement offer by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the regulator leading the investigation, according to officials close to the case. The bank believed the terms were unfavorable, said a lawyer involved in the matter. As the agency prepared to take the case to court, negotiations resumed. While Barclays secured a modestly smaller penalty, the bank still paid record fines.
In trying to work out a deal, the British bank offered information on the multiyear scheme with Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, according to government and bank officials. Also, a senior trader at Barclays tried to manipulate the Euro interbank offered rate, or Euribor.
Other cases are expected to follow. The Justice Department is aiming to file criminal actions against two banks before the end of the year and is preparing to arrest former traders at Barclays and other banks, according to government officials. In addition, state attorneys general and local district attorneys have approached the Justice Department in recent weeks, seeking a role in the case.
Since the Barclays settlement, banks have been reassessing their defense strategies and reaching out to authorities. Officials warn that all talks with the banks are preliminary, and no settlement deals are imminent.
After targeting Barclays for rate manipulation four years ago, regulators gradually turned their attention to a wide swath of banks.
In a 2010 letter, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission contacted a small group of banks, including UBS. The regulator quickly expanded the list, sending a memo to all 16 institutions that helped set Libor rates at the time. The agency ordered the firms to hire outside attorneys to conduct an investigation into suspected rate manipulation, according to bank and regulatory officials.
After examining the extent of its wrongdoing, UBS moved swiftly to strike an immunity deal with government authorities. In its inquiry, the Swiss bank uncovered that one of its former traders, Thomas Hayes, had apparently worked with employees at Deutsche Bank, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland to influence rates and make profits, according to bank officials and court documents. At times, the traders communicated via instant messages on Bloomberg machines, the court documents show.
UBS was eager to cooperate in part because the government typically only grants immunity to the first party to step forward in a case. The Swiss bank also wanted to avoid the harsh spotlight of a prosecution or a settlement, according to a bank official. The bank has been at the center of several financial scandals, including a rogue trader and an illegal tax shelter scheme.
Citigroup has been forthcoming with regulators, as well. After leaving UBS, Mr. Hayes moved to Citigroup where the problems continued, according to bank officials with knowledge of the case. The bank has handed over documents on that rate-rigging group.
Citigroup is emphasizing to authorities that the wrongdoing did not reach the upper levels of management, as it did at Barclays. Based on its internal investigation, the bank told regulators and its audit committee that neither its chief executive, Vikram S. Pandit, nor its chief financial officer, John Gerspach, was implicated, according to a bank official and a lawyer with knowledge of the matter. The bank’s investigation showed that its wrongdoing is mainly centered on another key benchmark, the Tokyo interbank offered rate.
In contrast, Deutsche Bank is facing heavier scrutiny in the United States. The German institution has been named in the rate conspiracies outlined by Barclays and UBS, as has HSBC. In working with regulators, HSBC is making employees available to government investigators and turning over e-mails and other information, according to one person with knowledge of the matter.
Ian Austen contributed reporting.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/banks-in-libor-inquiry-are-said-to-be-trying-to-spread-blame/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Former Senior Barclays Executive Faces Scrutiny in Parliament
July 16, 2012 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg NewsJerry del Missier, former chief operating officer of Barclays, arriving to give testimony to Parliament on Monday.
LONDON — Jerry del Missier, a former senior Barclays executive, faced tough questioning on Monday about his role in the bank’s rate-manipulation scandal during a tense parliamentary hearing, indicating that he had instructed bank employees to report lower rates at the behest of regulators.
Mr. del Missier, 50, stepped down from the British bank this month, shortly after Barclays settled British and American claims that it had submitted false rates to improve its earnings and deflect concerns about its financial health.
The case centers on a benchmark known as the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, which is used to help determine the pricing for trillions of dollars of financial products, including home loans and credit cards.
On Monday, the Canadian-born Mr. del Missier, a top deputy of the former Barclays chief executive, Robert E. Diamond Jr., faced questions from British politicians about whether he directed employees to report artificially low rates. In testimony, Mr. del Missier indicated that he had received instructions from Mr. Diamond to lower the rates, after the chief’s discussions with bank regulators on the matter.
In 2008, Mr. Diamond sent Mr. del Missier and another senior executive an e-mail regarding the government’s concerns about the bank’s Libor rate submissions. Mr. Diamond also discussed the issue with Mr. del Missier by phone, according to Mr. del Missier’s testimony on Monday.
The e-mail detailed a conversation between Mr. Diamond and Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England, the country’s central bank. The two men discussed the bank’s financial position at the height of the financial crisis. After receiving the e-mail, Mr. del Missier instructed Barclays officials on Oct. 29, 2008, to lower the bank’s Libor submissions in line with those of rivals, according to regulatory filings.
In testimony, Mr. del Missier said he had acted in response to the conversation with Mr. Diamond. Mr. del Missier said he believed that senior government officials had instructed the bank to alter the rates. Mr. del Missier, however, did not speak to anyone at the Bank of England or other senior regulators about the issue.
“I expected that the Bank of England’s views would be incorporated into our Libor submissions,” Mr. del Missier said during his testimony on Monday. “The views would have resulted in lower submissions.”
Barclays agreed last month to a $450 million settlement with American and British authorities about the manipulation of Libor. According to regulatory documents, a number of the bank’s traders and some senior executives altered the firm’s Libor submissions for their own benefit between 2005 and 2009.
Several top Barclays executives, including Mr. Diamond, Mr. del Missier and the bank’s chairman, Marcus Agius, have resigned in the wake of the scandal.
Mr. del Missier’s testimony appears to contradict earlier statements by Mr. Tucker, the Bank of England deputy governor.
Mr. Tucker told the same parliamentary committee last week that his conversation with Mr. Diamond was related to fears that the financial markets might view Barclays to be at risk if its Libor submissions continued to be higher than those of other international banks.
Mr. Tucker said he called Mr. Diamond to remind him that people in the markets were questioning whether Barclays had access to capital. In the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, officials worried that the bank might have to be bailed out if the financial markets perceived the firm was a credit risk.
“I wanted to make sure that Barclays’ day-to-day funding issues didn’t push it over the cliff,” Mr. Tucker told the parliamentary committee.
The testimony by Mr. del Missier comes after statements from Mr. Diamond that he never told his deputies to report false Libor rates. Mr. Diamond said his discussions were misinterpreted.
Mr. del Missier, however, said the e-mail outlining the conversation between Mr. Tucker and Mr. Diamond represented an instruction from government officials to alter Barclays’ Libor submissions.
During his hourlong testimony, Mr. del Missier said he would not have instructed Barclays officials to lower the rate if he had not been asked to do so by senior British government officials. He also told the committee that he never followed up with the Barclays officials about the effect of lowering the submissions
British politicians repeatedly asked him whether lowering the bank’s Libor submissions in line with those of rivals was illegal, improper and wrongful.
“It didn’t seem an inappropriate action given it was taken from the Bank of England,” he said.
British lawmakers repeatedly asked Mr. del Missier why he was not aware of the manipulation of Libor at Barclays dating back to 2005. He said he was not aware of that activity until the beginning of 2010.
Barclays was “up to its armpits in dishonest activity in the run up to that phone call,” Pat McFadden, a British politician who sits on the committee overseeing the testimony, said in reference to Mr. Diamond’s phone call with Mr. Tucker in 2008.
Mr. del Missier’s career mirrors the rise of Barclays Capital, as the firm’s investment banking division was known. He joined the bank in the late 1990s, and became co-chief executive of the investment banking division in 2009 after holding several other senior positions.
He rebutted lawmakers’ accusations that he was taking responsibility for the rate manipulation in an effort to save Mr. Diamond’s reputation.
“I’m not the fall guy for anything,” he said. “I have resigned my position for the good of the bank.”
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/former-senior-barclays-executive-faces-scrutiny-in-parliament/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: Robert E. Diamond Jr., Chief Executive of Barclays, Resigns
July 3, 2012 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
Jerome Favre/Bloomberg NewsRobert E. Diamond Jr., chief of Barclays.
3:37 a.m. | Updated
LONDON – Robert E. Diamond Jr., the chief executive of Barclays, resigned on Tuesday less than a week after the big British bank agreed to pay $450 million to settle accusations that it had tried to manipulate key interest rates to benefit its own bottom line.
Mr. Diamond’s resignation, which was effective immediately, follows mounting criticism targeted at Barclays’ actions from politicians and shareholders.
The British prime minister, David Cameron, had called on individuals to take responsibility, while other local politicians had said Mr. Diamond should resign.
“My motivation has always been to do what I believed to be in the best interests of Barclays,” Mr. Diamond said in a statement. “No decision over that period was as hard as the one that I make now to stand down as chief executive. The external pressure placed on Barclays has reached a level that risks damaging the franchise. I cannot let that happen.”
Marcus Agius, the bank’s chairman, who resigned on Monday, will now stay at the bank and lead the search for a new chief executive, according to a statement from Barclays.
Mr. Agius will head the executive committee at Barclays until a new chief executive is appointed, and will be supported by Michael Rake, the firm’s deputy chairman.
While Mr. Diamond is stepping down at Barclays, he will face continued scrutiny on Wednesday when he testifies before a British parliamentary committee.
Local politicians are expected to question him about the actions within the bank that led to the multimillion-dollar fines from the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States and the Financial Services Authority in Britain.
Fresh details about the case show how Mr. Diamond and other senior executives played a role in the questionable actions and failed to prevent them.
In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Diamond’s top deputies told employees to report artificially low rates in line with its rivals, deflecting scrutiny about the health of Barclays at the height of the financial crisis, according to several people close to the case.
Barclays declined to comment.
Mr. Diamond’s resignation follows a settlement that Barclays struck last week with the American and British authorities, part of wide-ranging inquiry into how big banks set certain benchmarks, including the London interbank offered rate, or Libor.
Those rates are used to determine the costs of $350 trillion in financial products, including credit cards, mortgages and home loans. American and international regulators are investigating several other banks, including HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
In a letter to Barclays employees on Monday, Mr. Diamond said he was “disappointed and angry” about the bank’s past attempts to manipulate key interest rates.
“I am disappointed because many of these behaviors happened on my watch,” he wrote.
The changes in Barclays’ leadership come after Mr. Diamond helped transform Barclays’ investment bank into a major player on Wall Street.
The American-born Mr. Diamond joined the British bank in the late 1990s, and quickly expanded the investment banking unit into new areas, such as commodities and derivatives trading.
At the height of the financial crisis, Mr. Diamond, then the head of the investment bank, Barclays Capital, beefed up the firm’s presence in the United States by acquiring the North American operations of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
“I am deeply disappointed that the impression created by the events announced last week about what Barclays and its people stand for could not be further from the truth,” Mr. Diamond said in a statement on Tuesday.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/chief-executive-of-barclays-resigns/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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DealBook: HSBC Aims for $3.5 Billion in Savings, Trimming Retail
May 11, 2011 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment
HSBC said Wednesday that it plans to cut costs by as much as $3.5 billion over the next three years to improve profitability, which it said could be hurt by stricter financial regulation.
HSBC, one of Europe’s biggest banks, said it will focus on commercial banking activities and wealth management while scaling back its retail banking operations to the most-profitable countries.
‘‘This is not about shrinking the business but about creating capacity to re-invest in growth markets and to provide a buffer against regulatory and inflationary headwinds,’’ the chief executive Stuart Gulliver said. He was expected to give more details about the plan when he meets investors later on Wednesday.
HSBC is not alone among banks seeking to streamline at a time when new financial regulations force them to hold on to more of their capital, resulting in pressure on profitability. The Barclays chief executive Robert E. Diamond said in February that he would review businesses and close some that do not generate enough return.
HSBC, which has already decided to withdraw from Russia’s retail banking market, said it would test all of its operations and businesses for profitability and a set of other criteria. The bank also set a target for its cost efficiency ratio of 48 percent to 52 percent.
HSBC surprised some investors on Monday when it said that costs as a proportion of income rose to 60.9 percent in the first quarter from 49.6 percent in the first three months last year. The higher costs overshadowed a 58 percent increase of net income in the quarter.
The London-based bank, which generates about half of its profit in Asia, weathered the financial crisis better than many of its rivals and did not have to ask for financial help from the government. But its share price started to lag behind that of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and Barclays this year as some investors raised concerns about rising costs and the pace of growth.
Article source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/hsbc-aims-for-3-5-billion-in-savings-trimming-retail/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Home > Laws > 2014 Florida Statutes > Title XLVIII > Chapter 1008 > Section 22
Title XLVIII K-20 EDUCATION CODE
Chapter 1008 ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY Entire Chapter
Student assessment program for public schools.
F.S. 1008.22
11008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The primary purpose of the student assessment program is to provide student academic achievement and learning gains data to students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and school district staff. This data is to be used by districts to improve instruction; by students, parents, and teachers to guide learning objectives; by education researchers to assess national and international education comparison data; and by the public to assess the cost benefit of the expenditure of taxpayer dollars. The program must be designed to:
(a) Assess the achievement level and annual learning gains of each student in English Language Arts and mathematics and the achievement level in all other subjects assessed.
(b) Provide data for making decisions regarding school accountability, recognition, and improvement of operations and management, including schools operating for the purpose of providing educational services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs.
(c) Identify the educational strengths and needs of students and the readiness of students to be promoted to the next grade level or to graduate from high school.
(d) Assess how well educational goals and curricular standards are met at the school, district, state, national, and international levels.
(e) Provide information to aid in the evaluation and development of educational programs and policies.
(2) NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COMPARISONS.—Florida school districts shall participate in the administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or similar national or international assessments, both for the national sample and for any state-by-state comparison programs that may be initiated, as directed by the commissioner. The assessments must be conducted using the data collection procedures, student surveys, educator surveys, and other instruments included in the National Assessment of Educational Progress or similar national or international assessments being administered in Florida. The administration of such assessments shall be in addition to and separate from the administration of the statewide, standardized assessments.
(3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools must accurately measure the core curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public schools, including adult students seeking a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in the assessment program, the school district must notify the student’s parent and provide the parent with information regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and implemented as follows:
(a) Statewide, standardized comprehensive assessments.—The statewide, standardized Reading assessment shall be administered annually in grades 3 through 10. The statewide, standardized Writing assessment shall be administered annually at least once at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. When the Reading and Writing assessments are replaced by English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, ELA assessments shall be administered to students in grades 3 through 11. Retake opportunities for the grade 10 Reading assessment or, upon implementation, the grade 10 ELA assessment must be provided. Students taking the ELA assessments shall not take the statewide, standardized assessments in Reading or Writing. ELA assessments shall be administered online. The statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments shall be administered annually in grades 3 through 8. Students taking a revised Mathematics assessment shall not take the discontinued assessment. The statewide, standardized Science assessment shall be administered annually at least once at the elementary and middle grades levels. In order to earn a standard high school diploma, a student who has not earned a passing score on the grade 10 Reading assessment or, upon implementation, the grade 10 ELA assessment must earn a passing score on the assessment retake or earn a concordant score as authorized under subsection (7).
(b) End-of-course (EOC) assessments.—EOC assessments must be statewide, standardized, and developed or approved by the Department of Education as follows:
1. Statewide, standardized EOC assessments in mathematics shall be administered according to this subparagraph. Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, all students enrolled in Algebra I must take the Algebra I EOC assessment. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, a student who is enrolled in Algebra I must earn a passing score on the Algebra I EOC assessment or attain a comparative score as authorized under subsection (8) in order to earn a standard high school diploma. In order to earn a standard high school diploma, a student who has not earned a passing score on the Algebra I EOC assessment must earn a passing score on the assessment retake or a comparative score as authorized under subsection (8). Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, all students enrolled in Geometry must take the Geometry EOC assessment. Middle grades students enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, or Biology I must take the statewide, standardized EOC assessment for those courses and shall not take the corresponding subject and grade-level statewide, standardized assessment. When a statewide, standardized EOC assessment in Algebra II is administered, all students enrolled in Algebra II must take the EOC assessment. Pursuant to the commissioner’s implementation schedule, student performance on the Algebra II EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of a student’s final course grade.
2. Statewide, standardized EOC assessments in science shall be administered according to this subparagraph. Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, all students enrolled in Biology I must take the Biology I EOC assessment. Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2013-2014 school year, performance on the Biology I EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.
3. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each student’s performance on the statewide, standardized middle grades Civics EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade in civics education.
4. The commissioner may select one or more nationally developed comprehensive examinations, which may include examinations for a College Board Advanced Placement course, International Baccalaureate course, or Advanced International Certificate of Education course, or industry-approved examinations to earn national industry certifications identified in the Industry Certification Funding List, for use as EOC assessments under this paragraph if the commissioner determines that the content knowledge and skills assessed by the examinations meet or exceed the grade-level expectations for the core curricular content established for the course in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Use of any such examination as an EOC assessment must be approved by the state board in rule.
5. Contingent upon funding provided in the General Appropriations Act, including the appropriation of funds received through federal grants, the commissioner may establish an implementation schedule for the development and administration of additional statewide, standardized EOC assessments that must be approved by the state board in rule. If approved by the state board, student performance on such assessments constitutes 30 percent of a student’s final course grade.
6. All statewide, standardized EOC assessments must be administered online except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c).
(c) Students with disabilities; Florida Alternate Assessment.—
1. Each district school board must provide instruction to prepare students with disabilities in the core content knowledge and skills necessary for successful grade-to-grade progression and high school graduation.
2. A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02, for whom the individual education plan (IEP) team determines that the statewide, standardized assessments under this section cannot accurately measure the student’s abilities, taking into consideration all allowable accommodations, shall have assessment results waived for the purpose of receiving a course grade and a standard high school diploma. Such waiver shall be designated on the student’s transcript. The statement of waiver shall be limited to a statement that performance on an assessment was waived for the purpose of receiving a course grade or a standard high school diploma, as applicable.
3. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, based upon recommendations of the commissioner, for the provision of assessment accommodations for students with disabilities and for students who have limited English proficiency.
a. Accommodations that negate the validity of a statewide, standardized assessment are not allowed during the administration of the assessment. However, instructional accommodations are allowed in the classroom if identified in a student’s IEP. Students using instructional accommodations in the classroom that are not allowed on a statewide, standardized assessment may have assessment results waived if the IEP team determines that the assessment cannot accurately measure the student’s abilities.
b. If a student is provided with instructional accommodations in the classroom that are not allowed as accommodations for statewide, standardized assessments, the district must inform the parent in writing and provide the parent with information regarding the impact on the student’s ability to meet expected performance levels. A parent must provide signed consent for a student to receive classroom instructional accommodations that would not be available or permitted on a statewide, standardized assessment and acknowledge in writing that he or she understands the implications of such instructional accommodations.
c. If a student’s IEP states that online administration of a statewide, standardized assessment will significantly impair the student’s ability to perform, the assessment shall be administered in hard copy.
4. For students with significant cognitive disabilities, the Department of Education shall provide for implementation of the Florida Alternate Assessment to accurately measure the core curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
(d) Implementation schedule.—
1. The Commissioner of Education shall establish and publish on the department’s website an implementation schedule to transition from the statewide, standardized Reading and Writing assessments to the ELA assessments and to the revised Mathematics assessments, including the Algebra I and Geometry EOC assessments. The schedule must take into consideration funding, sufficient field and baseline data, access to assessments, instructional alignment, and school district readiness to administer the assessments online.
2. The Department of Education shall publish minimum and recommended technology requirements that include specifications for hardware, software, networking, security, and broadband capacity to facilitate school district compliance with the requirement that assessments be administered online.
(e) Assessment scores and achievement levels.—
1. All statewide, standardized EOC assessments and Reading, Writing, and Science assessments shall use scaled scores and achievement levels. Achievement levels shall range from 1 through 5, with level 1 being the lowest achievement level, level 5 being the highest achievement level, and level 3 indicating satisfactory performance on an assessment. For purposes of the statewide, standardized Writing assessment, student achievement shall be scored using a scale of 1 through 6.
2. The state board shall designate by rule a passing score for each statewide, standardized assessment.
3. If the commissioner seeks to revise a statewide, standardized assessment and the revisions require the state board to modify performance level scores, including the passing score, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the proposed scores and implementation plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 90 days before submission to the state board for review. Until the state board adopts the modifications by rule, the commissioner shall use calculations for scoring the assessment that adjust student scores on the revised assessment for statistical equivalence to student scores on the former assessment. The state board shall adopt by rule the passing score for the revised assessment that is statistically equivalent to the passing score on the discontinued assessment for a student who is required to attain a passing score on the discontinued assessment. The commissioner may, with approval of the state board, discontinue administration of the former assessment upon the graduation, based on normal student progression, of students participating in the final regular administration of the former assessment. If the commissioner revises a statewide, standardized assessment and the revisions require the state board to modify the passing score, only students taking the assessment for the first time after the rule is adopted are affected.
(f) Assessment schedules and reporting of results.—The Commissioner of Education shall establish schedules for the administration of assessments and the reporting of student assessment results. The commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and school holidays when developing the schedule. By August 1 of each year, the commissioner shall notify each school district in writing and publish on the department’s website the assessment and reporting schedules for, at a minimum, the school year following the upcoming school year. The assessment and reporting schedules must provide the earliest possible reporting of student assessment results to the school districts. Assessment results for the statewide, standardized Reading assessments, or upon implementation the ELA assessments, and Mathematics assessments, including the EOC assessments in Algebra I and Geometry, must be made available no later than the week of June 8. The administration of the statewide, standardized Writing assessment and the Florida Alternate Assessment may be no earlier than the week of March 1. School districts shall administer assessments in accordance with the schedule established by the commissioner.
(g) Prohibited activities.—A district school board shall prohibit each public school from suspending a regular program of curricula for purposes of administering practice assessments or engaging in other assessment-preparation activities for a statewide, standardized assessment. However, a district school board may authorize a public school to engage in the following assessment-preparation activities:
1. Distributing to students sample assessment books and answer keys published by the Department of Education.
2. Providing individualized instruction in assessment-taking strategies, without suspending the school’s regular program of curricula, for a student who scores Level 1 or Level 2 on a prior administration of an assessment.
3. Providing individualized instruction in the content knowledge and skills assessed, without suspending the school’s regular program of curricula, for a student who scores Level 1 or Level 2 on a prior administration of an assessment or a student who, through a diagnostic assessment administered by the school district, is identified as having a deficiency in the content knowledge and skills assessed.
4. Administering a practice assessment or engaging in other assessment-preparation activities that are determined necessary to familiarize students with the organization of the assessment, the format of assessment items, and the assessment directions or that are otherwise necessary for the valid and reliable administration of the assessment, as set forth in rules adopted by the State Board of Education with specific reference to this paragraph.
(h) Contracts for assessments.—The commissioner shall provide for the assessments to be developed or obtained, as appropriate, through contracts and project agreements with private vendors, public vendors, public agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, or school districts. The commissioner may enter into contracts for the continued administration of the assessments authorized and funded by the Legislature. Contracts may be initiated in 1 fiscal year and continue into the next fiscal year and may be paid from the appropriations of either or both fiscal years. The commissioner may negotiate for the sale or lease of tests, scoring protocols, test scoring services, and related materials developed pursuant to law.
(4) SCHOOL ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS.—Each public school shall participate in the statewide, standardized assessment program in accordance with the assessment and reporting schedules and the minimum and recommended technology requirements published by the Commissioner of Education. District school boards shall not establish school calendars that conflict with or jeopardize implementation of the assessment program. All district school boards shall report assessment results as required by the state management information system. Performance data shall be analyzed and reported to parents, the community, and the state. Student performance data shall be used by districts in developing objectives for the school improvement plan, evaluating instructional personnel and administrative personnel, assigning staff, allocating resources, acquiring instructional materials and technology, implementing performance-based budgeting, and promoting and assigning students to educational programs. The analysis of student performance data must also identify strengths and needs in the educational program and trends over time. The analysis must be used in conjunction with the budgetary planning processes developed pursuant to s. 1008.385 and the development of remediation programs.
(5) REQUIRED ANALYSES.—The commissioner shall provide, at a minimum, statewide, standardized assessment data analysis showing student achievement levels and learning gains by teacher, school, and school district.
(6) LOCAL ASSESSMENTS.—
(a) Measurement of student performance in all subjects and grade levels, except those subjects and grade levels measured under the statewide, standardized assessment program described in this section, is the responsibility of the school districts.
(b) Except for those subjects and grade levels measured under the statewide, standardized assessment program, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, each school district shall administer for each course offered in the district a local assessment that measures student mastery of course content at the necessary level of rigor for the course. As adopted pursuant to State Board of Education rule, course content is set forth in the state standards required by s. 1003.41 and in the course description. Local assessments may include:
1. Statewide assessments.
2. Other standardized assessments, including nationally recognized standardized assessments.
3. Industry certification assessments.
4. District-developed or district-selected end-of-course assessments.
5. Teacher-selected or principal-selected assessments.
(c) Each district school board must adopt policies for selection, development, administration, and scoring of local assessments and for collection of assessment results. Local assessments implemented under subparagraphs (b)4. and 5. may include a variety of assessment formats, including, but not limited to, project-based assessments, adjudicated performances, and practical application assignments. For all English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies courses offered in the district that are used to meet graduation requirements under s. 1002.3105, s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 and that are not otherwise assessed by statewide, standardized assessments, the district school board must select the assessments described in subparagraphs (b)1.-4.
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall identify methods to assist and support districts in the development and acquisition of assessments required under this subsection. Methods may include developing item banks, facilitating the sharing of developed tests among school districts, acquiring assessments from state and national curriculum-area organizations, and providing technical assistance in best professional practices of test development based upon state-adopted curriculum standards, administration, and security.
(e) Each school district shall establish schedules for the administration of any district-mandated assessment and approve the schedules as an agenda item at a district school board meeting. The school district shall publish the testing schedules on its website, clearly specifying the district-mandated assessments, and report the schedules to the Department of Education by October 1 of each year.
(7) CONCORDANT SCORES.—The Commissioner of Education must identify scores on the SAT and ACT that if achieved satisfy the graduation requirement that a student pass the grade 10 statewide, standardized Reading assessment or, upon implementation, the grade 10 ELA assessment. The commissioner may identify concordant scores on assessments other than the SAT and ACT. If the content or scoring procedures change for the grade 10 Reading assessment or, upon implementation, the grade 10 ELA assessment, new concordant scores must be determined. If new concordant scores are not timely adopted, the last-adopted concordant scores remain in effect until such time as new scores are adopted. The state board shall adopt concordant scores in rule.
(8) COMPARATIVE SCORES FOR END-OF-COURSE (EOC) ASSESSMENT.—The Commissioner of Education must identify one or more comparative scores for the Algebra I EOC assessment. If the content or scoring procedures change for the EOC assessment, new comparative scores must be determined. If new comparative scores are not timely adopted, the last-adopted comparative scores remain in effect until such time as new scores are adopted. The state board shall adopt comparative scores in rule.
(9) CHILD WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY.—In addition to the exemption option provided for under s. 1008.212, effective July 1, 2014, a child with a medical complexity may be exempt from participating in statewide, standardized assessments, including the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA), pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
(a) Definition of child with medical complexity.—A child with a medical complexity means a child who, based upon medical documentation from a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 is medically fragile and needs intensive care due to a condition such as congenital or acquired multisystem disease; has a severe neurological or cognitive disorder with marked functional impairment; or is technology dependent for activities of daily living; and lacks the capacity to take or perform on an assessment.
(b) Exemption options.—If the parent consents in writing, and the IEP team determines that the child should not be assessed based upon medical documentation that the child meets the definition of a child with medical complexity, then the parent may choose one of the following three assessment exemption options.
1. One-year exemption approved by the district school superintendent. If the superintendent is provided written documentation of parental consent and appropriate medical documentation to support the IEP team’s determination that the child is a child with medical complexity, then the superintendent may approve a one-year exemption from all statewide, standardized assessments, including the FAA. The superintendent shall report annually to the district school board and the Commissioner of Education the number of students who are identified as a child with medical complexity who are not participating in the assessment program.
2. One- to three-year exemption approved by the Commissioner of Education. If the commissioner is provided written documentation of parental consent; district school superintendent approval; the IEP team’s determination that the child is a child with medical complexity based upon appropriate medical documentation; and all medical documentation, then the commissioner may exempt the child from all statewide, standardized assessments, including the FAA, for up to 3 years. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this subparagraph which must expedite the process by which exemptions are reviewed and approved and which demonstrate the utmost compassion and consideration for meeting the parent’s and child’s needs.
3. Permanent exemption approved by the Commissioner of Education. If the commissioner is provided written documentation of parental consent; district school superintendent approval of a permanent exemption; the IEP team’s determination that the child is a child with medical complexity based upon appropriate medical documentation and that a permanent exemption is appropriate; and all medical documentation, then the commissioner may approve a permanent exemption from all statewide, standardized assessments, including the FAA. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this subparagraph which must expedite the process by which exemptions are reviewed and approved and which demonstrate the utmost compassion and consideration for meeting the parent’s and child’s needs.
(c) Reporting requirements.—The Commissioner of Education shall annually report to the Legislature data, by district, related to the implementation of this subsection at the same time as results are reported regarding student performance on statewide, standardized assessments.
(10) REPORTS.—The Department of Education shall annually provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which shall include the following:
(a) Longitudinal performance of students in reading and mathematics.
(b) Longitudinal performance of students by grade level in reading and mathematics.
(c) Longitudinal performance regarding efforts to close the achievement gap.
(d) Other student performance data based on national norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, if available; national assessments, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress; and international assessments.
(e) The number of students who after 8th grade enroll in adult education rather than other secondary education.
(f) Any plan or intent to establish or implement new statewide, standardized assessments.
(11) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this section.
History.—s. 368, ch. 2002-387; s. 7, ch. 2003-8; s. 2, ch. 2003-413; s. 49, ch. 2004-41; s. 3, ch. 2004-42; s. 5, ch. 2004-271; s. 40, ch. 2006-74; s. 174, ch. 2007-5; s. 7, ch. 2008-142; s. 18, ch. 2008-235; s. 99, ch. 2009-21; s. 8, ch. 2010-22; s. 4, ch. 2010-48; s. 3, ch. 2011-1; s. 20, ch. 2011-37; s. 8, ch. 2011-137; s. 25, ch. 2011-175; s. 22, ch. 2012-191; s. 5, ch. 2012-194; s. 33, ch. 2013-27; s. 55, ch. 2013-35; s. 4, ch. 2013-185; ss. 9, 12, ch. 2014-23; s. 71, ch. 2014-39.
1Note.—Section 7, ch. 2013-250, provides that “[t]he technology infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity of all public schools and school districts that administer statewide standardized assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22, Florida Statutes, including online assessments, shall be load tested and independently verified as appropriate, adequate, efficient, and sustainable.” |
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New Jersey rejected fiscal plan
The Governor’s administration rejected a five year plan to fight bankruptcy.
US.- The state Department of Community Affairs rejected the plan that aimed to set the city back on track towards a financial recovery. They passed the plan that combined revenue generators and cost-reducers measures that would help Atlantic City boost its economy and recover its potential in October.
The proposal would have cut spending and sell the largest tract of empty land to the water utility, and laid off 100 workers. Commissioner Charles Richman said that the plan didn’t bring as much stability as needed. “I would have much preferred to leave management of the city’s recovery in the hands of its municipal officials. However, I am constrained by the plan the city has placed before me. The enormous problems confronting the city did not occur overnight. City leadership has had ample time to improve the city’s financial condition, yet has avoided doing so in any meaningful way. The plan is not likely to achieve financial stability for the city,” said Richman.
Mayor Don Guardian said that he’s planning to appeal the decision in court. He considers that the plan is necessary to the crisis that Atlantic City is currently facing.
Atlantic City currently faces a debt of US$500 million, and the city debt grew to almost US$100 million over the last couple of years. In the last couple of years five of the twelve city casinos have closed their doors, including the Trump Taj Mahal, which stopped its activity in the last few months after a long fight with its former workers. The seven casinos that are still open to the public reduced their debts considerably in the last seven years, from US$20 billion to US$7 billion. |
Having Children Makes A Woman 11 Years Old
Video: Having Children Makes A Woman 11 Years Old
Video: Hailey Gives Birth | Unexpected 2023, March
Scientists from George Mason University (USA, Virginia) found that childbirth leads to a decrease in telomeres in women, which means accelerated cellular aging and a shorter lifespan.
Scientists came to such conclusions by analyzing the data of 1.5 thousand women aged 20 to 44 years. 444 project participants had never given birth at the time of the survey. Scientists took blood samples from women and measured the length of telomeres in their DNA.
It is known that the length of the telomere caps at the ends of human DNA is directly related to the timing of aging and the duration of human life. Over the years, telomeres shorten, and the body ages.
According to the data obtained, childbirth shortens telomere length by 4.2%, and in general, the presence of children in a woman ages her DNA by 11 years. According to researchers, this is due to the stress not only of the birth itself, but also of the process of raising and raising children. This factor is especially relevant in countries where there is no decree - for example, in the United States.
The findings contradict the results of a study conducted by Malaysian scientists. The latter, on the contrary, argue that the more children a woman has, the longer her telomeres. However, American experts suspect that the data from Malaysian observations are incorrect and to a large extent depend on the fact that the project has received a lot of social support.
Finally, according to scientists from the University of Newcastle, not involved in any of the studies, motherhood does shorten telomeres, but not so dramatically - it only ages DNA by 3 years. "It's like adding 3 drops to a teaspoon," says Dr. Carmen Martin-Ruiz. |
Lewis Carroll: You Are Old, Father William
V.C. Clinton-Baddeley
From Anthology of English Verse, Vol. 2: Read by Lally Bowers, Pauline Letts, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, Carleton Hobbs, etc.
Anthology of English Verse, Vol. 2: Read by Lally Bowers, Pauline Letts, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, Carleton Hobbs, etc. |
Force 8 Camp
Mothership Talks
All Day Films
Mission Space
Film Day 14/1/17
Categories Projects
Artist’s Talks
Frolic – Mission Space Closing Event
Com and join us at The Salt House in West Bay to celebrate the end of Force8’s 6 week summer project.
The Archeological Dig
A number of interesting artefacts have been found on site over the course of the six weeks….
The dig took place as part of the project to bury half a boat.
A. Antique shell, probably from a woo-woo shop in Glastonbury hight street.
B. Fragment of Coptic lustreware, indicating the extent of West Bay trade in pre-Roman times.
C. Vitrified rock, a result of recent volcanic activity.
D. Tooth from a Sabre-toothed tiger, or possibly a spare rib from last Friday’s BBQ.
E. Fragments of Grannie’s dinner service following a Greek-style mourning for the boat cutting.
F. Frosted glass, possibly from a window in the public toilets next door.
G. Prototype Dorset button (q.v.) dating for around 1621.
H. Bronze age dagger, or possibly tent peg from 1989 Scout camp when a Force8 blew them away.
We have done our best to identify these finds within the constraints of our limited budget. If you feel you have superior knowledge please do let us know at
Martha Moopette – artist
Behind The Doors That Lead To Nowhere is a story….
The photos depict doors that lead to nowhere on the first floor up in and around Bridport and West Bay.
There was once a document found in the early 1900’s from a lady confessing that these doors were in fact portals to another dimension.
Her letter, hidden in the crack of one of these doors swore that she has been through these doors many ties and she had struggle dot get anyone to believe her. She wrote in this document that people thought she was mad and that she was to be taken away to an asylum.
It was later noted ( in the museum that kept the document) that the lady disappeared and was never seen again.
One message that is repeated throughout her letter is
“None of this is real. It is all an illusion”
marthamoopette.blogspot.com
[email protected]
Judith Dean – artist
I’m currently working on ideas to do with the Gesamtkunstwerk / The Total Work of Art, as the place we all now inhabit.
The work I plan to develop for Force8 will explore these ideas in the form of a lecture / tour, as a means of articulating them further and opening up to broader discussion. There are both historical and contemporary aspects to this project.
Lester Cowling: Writer
A DORSET REVOLUTION
AGRICULTURAL REBELLION & RIOTS
Lester Cowling local writer, journalist and historian gives a fascinating talk on the twenty years of social and political turmoil that preceded the arrest of the Tolpuddle Martyrs in 1833.
Neil Chapman and David Stent
David Stent is an artist, writer, curator and performer. His diverse practice draws on various media including drawing, photography, digital and print publishing, film and video, and sonic and sculptural installation. His most recent work has been concerned with the role of writing in art practice, particularly in association with artists’ publications, relations between image and text, and the use of theory and philosophy in contemporary art. He holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of Reading.
Neil Chapman is an artist, writer and researcher. His work explores material textual practices, questions concerning visuality, collaborative method and the histories of these themes. Recently he has published in E.R.O.S Journal, Issue 7, on the theme of The Interior. Working with Gillian Wylde in August 2015 he contributed to Plague of Diagrams, an exhibition at the ICA London. He holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of Reading, and teaches Fine Art at Falmouth University.
Writing As Occupation #3 is one in a series of events and residencies inaugurated by David Stent and Neil Chapman exploring the materiality of writing practice and the complex relations between sound, voice, image and text.
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Mary Frances Gordon
June 8, 1935 - December 17, 2014
Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel
Mary Frances ìFranî Gordon, 79, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday, December 17 at her home due to a sudden illness. Born in Sylva, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Gertrude Wilson Corhn. She was also preceded in death by a son, Robin ìRobî Gordon and a daughter, Cheryl Kienker.
She had lived most of her life in Henderson County and had retired from Nypro following over 20 years with the company. She was of the Catholic faith. Outside of her career, her primary devotion was to her family.
Mrs. Gordon is survived by her husband of 59 years, Paul; her son, Chris Gordon and his wife Kay of Saluda; four grandchildren, Sarah Mobley, Christopher Gordon, Anna Hawthorne and Paul Kienker; two great-grandchildren, Liam and Lily Mobley, an expected great-grandchild, Lyla Kienker, and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held 2:30 PM Friday, December 19, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The Rev. Martin Schratz will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 pm Thursday, December 18, at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. To offer condolences online please visit www.forestlawnhendersonville.com. |
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Jon Gooch
Feed Me (film)
Feed Me may refer to:
Jon Gooch, musician, stage name "Feed Me"
Feed Me (film), 2013 Chinese drama film
Various songs titled Feed Me:
In The Ideal Copy by English band Wire
In Little Shop of Horrors (musical) by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
In All This Dancin' Around by Belgian band Triggerfinger
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Feed_Me
Jonathan Gooch (born 22 August 1984 in Hertfordshire, England), more commonly known by his stage names Feed Me and Spor, is a drum and bass, dubstep and electro house producer and DJ. He is currently managed by Three Six Zero Group.
Jon Gooch obtained the name Spor after an authentication of particular IP identities. After a successful partnership with Renegade Hardware and Barcode Recordings, and releases with Teebee's Subtitles Recordings, in 2006, Spor and long-term friend Chris Renegade launched Lifted Music and signed music from producers such as Apex, Evol Intent, Ewun and Phace.
On 24 February 2010, Spor released his second double EP, Conquerors and Commoners, on the Lifted Music label. In an interview with K Magazine, he said the title was inspired by a quote by Harlan Ellison. The album was well received by drum and bass fans, with two of the tracks from the album ("Halogen" and "Kingdom") being played on Andy C's Nightlife 5 mix CD. Spor has since then been playing his music at clubs across the world under the Lifted Music guise. Gooch was also involved in a second side project called "Seventh Stitch", which produced alternative IDM. Under this alias, he worked with another artist named Andrew Aker on a track entitled "Oceans".
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Feed Me (Chinese: 哺乳期的女人) is a 2013 Chinese drama film directed by Yang Yazhou and Yang Bo. It was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 29, 2013 and was released in China on May 22, 2015.
Yu Nan
Tao Zeru
Lin Hao
Vivian Wu
The film won the Prix de l’innovation (Innovation award) at the 2013 Montreal World Film Festival.
By May 23, 2015, the film had earned CN¥60,000 at the Chinese box office.
Feed Me at the Internet Movie Database
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Remember what I told you about extraterrestrials? Nov. 11, 2009
Does anyone remember the warning I gave you from my Oct. 5, and 22 posts that you will soon hear more news about aliens from our world leaders. It has been just a month and look what has shown up in the news again. I quote, “VATICAN CITY – E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. "The questions of life's origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration," said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory.” This is a section of what I had written you concerning this issue. “In my post dated Oct. 5, 2009 I was lead to give you a warning that we may see and hear about in the near future. Read what I warned you and then I will connect the dots with the news that just broke concerning this issue. Please pay special attention to what I underlined.
From my Oct. 5, 2009:
“Read what Jesus told Paul to write in ll Thessalonians 2:11. “For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie”. We know from the Word of God that Jesus is going to take all the all the true Christians out of this Earth and it will happen so fast the unbelievers won’t even see it happen. Millions and millions of people around the world will suddenly vanish. Here is what the Lord told us. I quote 1 Corinthians 15:5-54. “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." For the people who still don’t believe in Christ let me give you a warning! Do you know all the news you have been hearing over the years about UFO’s? I would expect than when Jesus removes His Church from this Earth that the Antichrist will tell the people left behind that UFO’s took them away because they were evil people, and now that they are gone this Earth will go into along period of peace. This explanation would be a very powerful delusion and people who don’t know the Word of God will believe this lie! I am telling you this now so that when the day comes that millions disappear you won’t fall for the lie, but will instead at that time turn to Jesus Christ for your salvation. Of course if you are left behind that will mean you will be forced to die for Jesus if you refuse to take the mark of the Antichrist”
I write to you what Christ has laid on my heart and so far everything I am encourage to warn you has come to pass.
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Home Horror News Why was H.P Lovecraft such an important figure in horror?
Why was H.P Lovecraft such an important figure in horror?
Howard Phillips Lovecraft, a famous American author who lived in the early 20th century and died in poverty. A man of extremely controversial convictions to say the least and one of the most influential horror writers of all time.
His novels have had a tremendous impact on a huge chunk of the genre, literature as well as cinematography and video games. It’s not only the weird and disturbing monster designs where the Lovecraftian style truly shines. It’s also the deeply psychological, even philosophical approach that makes his work so unique and appealing.
Lovecraft is known as the father of cosmic horror at that time a new category in the horror genre, it emphasises the insignificance of humankind in the cold and fundamentally alien universe. According to Lovecraft, humanity is but a tiny ignorant substance in space and there is a myriad of other beings far more powerful and ancient.
Some of these beings are so monumental and supreme that their very existence goes far beyond our comprehension. Cthulhu is undeniably the most popular of the Lovecraftian creatures is one of these God like entities. Thankfully the majority of us and by us I mean people have no idea they even exist.
Very few have ever had a chance to discover them and these discoveries have always ended badly, not because these great old ones hate humans and want to see them dead. In fact there is absolutely no indication that they even have feelings, desires or motivations. It might very well be that they actually transcend all that is relatable a natural to humankind. Overall that is a truly fresh and thought provoking way of telling us that we are not as important as we like to believe!
Lovecraft’s approach to the genre was strikingly unique for his time, before him it was mostly Gothic horror, ghosts, vampires, medieval castles and ancient curses. As well as emphasis on people. Lovecraft found the latter especially repulsive. To him humans were not worthy to be the centre of the story again, because of their absolute insignificance on a larger scale of things. His novels almost never had a happy ending. Most of his characters would perish or go completely insane and then perish upon discovering themselves. Our minds simply don’t have the capacity to handle this terrible truth, So it would eventually destroyed itself.
Lovecraft’s ideas resonated with a few people who agreed to publish his novels. Sadly they didn’t make him popular or rich during his time though, his fame actually came after his death. When his followers took interest in the universe and not only kept it alive but also added to it. One of them was August Derleth who is believed to categorise the Cthulhu mythos, a pantheon of Lovecraftian characters settings and themes. Throughout the years the mythos has evolved and expanded thanks to the contribution of many other writers. The idea of putting humanity against unfathomably alien merciless entities has ended up being quite popular. Various films, books, board and video games have picked up on themes and ideas. Often none explicitly and if you think about it the Cthulhu mythos are perfect for adaptation in different media.
Lovecraft created a vast world with a sense of place but he left a lot of imagination and interpretation, his vague approach to the details and descriptions gave a lot of freedom to the artists who wanted to incorporate his ideas.
So there you have it! Unique ideas, fascinating universe and faithful followers is what kept Lovecraftian horrors alive long after the death of its creator!
H.P.Lovecraft
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Capitalize on Whose Success?
A friend spotted this book in a store the other day, and thought it bore a certain resemblance to another book he’d seen. I have to say, I don’t get what a dollar bill has to do with an apple. But I was particularly tickled by the title:
This is not the first book cover that’s a bit familiar. There was this one from a while back:
And this one:
And, most recently, this one, which not only has an apple and a green-and-orange color scheme but is actually being published by our publisher and, the last time I checked Amazon.com, was paired with Freakonomics in a discount deal:
While Number Freaking is the closest there is to an outright rip-off, the true badge of honor will be when Freakonomics is parodied outright, as Malcolm Gladwell‘s Blink was here:
Mind you, our own cover was a rip-off in its own right. A while back, I wrote about the fact that it is an almost perfect replica of this cover:
FWIW, it doesn’t seem as if cover imitation is all that worthwhile. Here are the Amazon.com sales rankings (as of 3 p.m. EST, 2/1/07) for the books above:
Capitalize on Your Success: #533,056
Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Live Without ‘Em: #356,919
Number Freaking: #46,514
Blank: #649,727
Survival of the Sickest, meanwhile, is at #38,100 but that is based only on pre-orders, since the book isn’t published until next week. In the meantime, you can read about it here.
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Real Options In A Technology Firm
Real option in a technology firm
E-commerce business is new business trend globally because of its profitability. The decision to invest in e-commerce business is based on the strategy of the company to increase its profit base. However, before any investment is made it is important to evaluate the value of a company for the right decision to be made. This report, therefore, presents some of the key decisions made by the management before the investment is made to avoid exposing the firm to several risks.
The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) decided to use 25% as the cost of capital to increase the stake of the company and to limit risk, which the company could face in the partnership. The cost of capital is the rate of return, which could have been earned or the company’s firm both equity and debts.
The expected net profit value (NPV) of the firm =
Cash flow – initial investment
(1+i) t
(14.0m ) – 8.0 million
(1+25%) 2
NPV = 1.3million.
The net profit value of the company is expected to be 1.3 million after a period of two years of investment.
However, based on the proposal structure, the value of the company is expected to reduce after a period of two years. And therefore, the company should consider two scenarios in making the investment decision. First, it would not be a viable decision to invest in the company since its value is expected to reduce after a period of years. The company should, therefore, reject the proposal for the structured investment method. It would be advisable to finance the company through equity or through debt and common equity, which would ensure that the company is maintaining the capital structure (Majaski, 2019). It would limit exposing the firm to a great risk of loses, which is being incurred by the partner company.
The proposal deal of purchasing equity from the tech would a good for the company. First, purchasing equity limits the company from several risks. It is noted that the 2nd of operations the tech firm failed to make a profit and therefore, its values reduces. By purchasing equity, the company would be in business with the tech firm for a specific period. It prevents the company from losing its investment even if the company make several loses in the market. This, therefore, would be the best decision for the company regarding the business partnership.
BIBLIOGRAPHY MAJASKI, C. (2019). Cost of Capital vs. Discount Rate: What's the Difference? https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/052715/what-difference-between-cost-capital-and-discount-rate.asp, 2-15.
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Arc Of Justice
Racial issues in America have a long history, but few incidents increased the already existing tension between the White Americans and African Americans. History is filled with the accounts of injustices done to the African Americans by introducing various laws and bans. For instance, Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in 1865, by, passing the 13th amendment to the American constitution. Racism still prevailed in the American society for decades because of White supremacists and their xenophobic attitude towards the Black minority; they would regard them as not "capable of full political participation and self-determination” (Brown 1).
Jim Crow Law was one of those laws made by the White Americans, which denied the civil liberty and civil rights of the minority groups. This law was enacted in 1877 and according to the clauses in this law, Black Americans were not allowed to use public pools and phone booths reserved for the white community at the microlevel. Similarly, there were segregation orders for schools, hospitals, lands and transport services as well at a major level. Historian Kevin Boyle discusses these events in his book Arc of Justice and the prologue, and he says, “Bit by bit, however, urban whites carved a color line through the city” (Boyle 9).
Many riots occurred due to this segregation and the book Arc of Justice deals with the story of an African American physician, Dr. Ossian Sweet. Dr. Sweet was a well-off person and he bought a house in Detroit that was located in a White residential area. When he decided to move into his house with his family members, he foresaw the situation of a white neighborhood due to the segregation policy and carried some guns for protection. He faced severe backlash from his White neighbors and when a violent White mob tried to attack his home, his brother Henry Sweet opened the fire. A white person died in the exchange of firing and rock-throwing; police arrested 11 people on the charges of murder.
Dr. Sweet wanted to live in the same locality and through the support of the NAACP, he hired attorney Clearance Darrow and started advocating the need for separate housing societies for the Black people. However, they failed in getting justice from the court and the defendants were discharged. The Civil Rights law was passed in the 1960s, but the segregation between these two ethnicities was observed and Black people were continued to be harassed by the White Americans. The Jim Crow Law gave a legal right to the majority Americans to treat the minority group inhumanely as the author puts it: “Jim Crow taught the great mass of southern whites to see ordinary places and everyday interactions as sacred” (Boyle 56).
Boyle, Kevin. Arc of justice: A saga of race, civil rights, and murder in the Jazz Age. Henry Holt and Company, 2007.
Ngozi-Brown, Scot. "African-American soldiers and Filipinos: racial imperialism, Jim Crow and social relations." The Journal of Negro History 82.1 (1997): 42-53. |
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The Syllabus of condemned errors
The Syllabus is made up of phrases and paraphrases from earlier papal documents, along with index references to them, and presented as a list of "condemned propositions."
The Syllabus does not explain why each particular proposition is wrong, but it cites earlier documents to which the reader can refer for the pope's reasons for saying each proposition is false.
We offer below some excerpts from this important papal document compiled against errors of Liberalism and Modernism.
The Syllabus of Errors
Pope Pius IX, December 8, 1864
I. Pantheism, naturalism and absolute rationalism
1. There exists no Supreme, all-wise, all-provident Divine Being, distinct from the universe, and God is identical with the nature of things, and is, therefore, subject to changes. In effect, God is produced in man and in the world, and all things are God and have the very substance of God, and God is one and the same thing with the world, and, therefore, spirit with matter, necessity with liberty, good with evil, justice with injustice. (Allocution Maxima quidem, June 9, 1862.)
2. All action of God upon man and the world is to be denied. (Ibid.)
3. Human reason, without any reference whatsoever to God, is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood, and of good and evil; it is law to itself, and suffices, by its natural force, to secure the welfare of men and of nations. (Ibid.)
4. All the truths of religion proceed from the innate strength of human reason; hence reason is the ultimate standard by which man can and ought to arrive at the knowledge of all truths of every kind. (Ibid. and encyclical Qui pluribus, Nov. 9, 1846, etc.)
5. Divine revelation is imperfect, and therefore subject to a continual and indefinite progress, corresponding with the advancement of human reason. (Ibid.)
6. The faith of Christ is in opposition to human reason and divine revelation not only is not useful, but is even hurtful to the perfection of man. (Ibid.)
7. The prophecies and miracles set forth and recorded in the Sacred Scriptures are the fiction of poets, and the mysteries of the Christian faith the result of philosophical investigations. In the books of the Old and the New Testament there are contained mythical inventions, and Jesus Christ is Himself a myth.
II. Moderate rationalism
8. As human reason is placed on a level with religion itself, so theological must be treated in the same manner as philosophical sciences. (Allocution Singulari quadam, Dec. 9, 1854.)
9. All the dogmas of the Christian religion are indiscriminately the object of natural science or philosophy, and human reason, enlightened solely in an historical way, is able, by its own natural strength and principles, to attain to the true science of even the most abstruse dogmas; provided only that such dogmas be proposed to reason itself as its object. (Letters to the Archbishop of Munich, Gravissimas inter, Dec. 11, 1862, and Tuas libenter, Dec. 21, 1863.)
10. As the philosopher is one thing, and philosophy another, so it is the right and duty of the philosopher to subject himself to the authority which he shall have proved to be true; but philosophy neither can nor ought to submit to any such authority. (Ibid., Dec. 11, 1862.)
11. The Church not only ought never to pass judgment on philosophy, but ought to tolerate the errors of philosophy, leaving it to correct itself. (Ibid., Dec. 21, 1863.)
III. Indifferentism
15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true. (Allocution Maxima quidem, June 9, 1862; Damnatio Multiplices inter, June 10, 1851.)
16. Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation, and arrive at eternal salvation. (Encyclical Qui pluribus, Nov. 9, 1846.)
V. Errors concerning the Church and her rights
19. The Church is not a true and perfect society, entirely free—nor is she endowed with proper and perpetual rights of her own, conferred upon her by her Divine Founder; but it appertains to the civil power to define what are the rights of the Church, and the limits within which she may exercise those rights. (Allocution Singulari quadam, Dec. 9, 1854, etc.)
21. The Church has not the power of defining dogmatically that the religion of the Catholic Church is the only true religion. (Damnatio Multiplices inter, June 10, 1851.)
VI. Errors about civil society, considered both in itself and in its relation to the Church
39. The State, as being the origin and source of all rights, is endowed with a certain right not circumscribed by any limits. (Allocution Maxima quidem, June 9, 1862.)
40. The teaching of the Catholic Church is hostile to the well-being and interests of society. (Encyclical Qui pluribus, Nov. 9, 1846; Allocution Quibus quantisque, April 20, 1849.)
45. The entire government of public schools in which the youth—of a Christian state is educated, except (to a certain extent) in the case of episcopal seminaries, may and ought to appertain to the civil power, and belong to it so far that no other authority whatsoever shall be recognized as having any right to interfere in the discipline of the schools, the arrangement of the studies, the conferring of degrees, in the choice or approval of the teachers. (Allocutions Quibus luctuosissimis, Sept. 5, 1851, and In consistoriali, Nov. 1, 1850.)
VII. Errors concerning natural and Christian ethics
56. Moral laws do not stand in need of the divine sanction, and it is not at all necessary that human laws should be made conformable to the laws of nature and receive their power of binding from God. (Allocution Maxima quidem, June 9, 1862.)
57. The science of philosophical things and morals and also civil laws may and ought to keep aloof from divine and ecclesiastical authority. (Ibid.)
58. No other forces are to be recognized except those which reside in matter, and all the rectitude and excellence of morality ought to be placed in the accumulation and increase of riches by every possible means, and the gratification of pleasure. (Ibid.; Encyclical Quanto conficiamur, Aug. 10, 1863.)
59. Right consists in the material fact. All human duties are an empty word, and all human facts have the force of right. (Allocution Maxima quidem, June 9, 1862.)
60. Authority is nothing else but numbers and the sum total of material forces. (Ibid.)
VIII. Errors concerning christian marriage
65. The doctrine that Christ has raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament cannot be at all tolerated. (Apostolic Letter Ad Apostolicae, Aug. 22, 1851.)
66. The Sacrament of Marriage is only a something accessory to the contract and separate from it, and the sacrament itself consists in the nuptial benediction alone. (Ibid.)
67. By the law of nature, the marriage tie is not indissoluble, and in many cases divorce properly so called may be decreed by the civil authority. (Ibid.; Allocution Acerbissimum, Sept. 27, 1852.)
X. Errors having reference to modern liberalism
77. In the present day it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion should be held as the only religion of the State, to the exclusion of all other forms of worship. (Allocution Nemo vestrum, July 26, 1855.)
78. Hence it has been wisely decided by law, in some Catholic countries, that persons coming to reside therein shall enjoy the public exercise of their own peculiar worship. (Allocution Acerbissimum, Sept. 27, 1852
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Ford Midsize SUV Developed With Mahindra Likely Launch In 2020
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Ford’s Midsize SUV developed in collaboration with Mahindra will likely rival Hyundai Creta, Tata Harrier and Jeep Compass
The partnership with Mahindra is one of the key aspects for Ford’s domestic success in the long term. On a positive note, both the companies are exploring different possibilities utilising their strengths and it’s another mutually beneficial relationship that will hold importance in more aspects than one.
Ford turned profit for the first time in nearly a decade in India in FY18 with Rs. 526 crore, as opposed to Rs. 521 crore loss in the previous fiscal, and it will be keen to carry on with this momentum in the coming years. Mahindra and Ford penned down a deal in September 2017 with future mobility, developing new products and co-operation in EV solutions in mind.
The American auto major will likely be assisting Mahindra in expanding its footprint in global arena while the latter will help Ford in increased market penetration locally. Back in March 2018, both the companies signed more deals and the firmed up relation will result in a brand new midsize SUV.
For lowered cost of production, the upcoming midsize SUV will be based on Mahindra’s architecture with high localised content. Moreover, Ford will be involved in Research & Development area capitalising on its vast expertise. It appears that the midsize SUV will bear a Mahindra badged version as well.
Both the SUVs will share several underpinnings while Mahindra has recently been confirmed to manufacture a BSVI compliant engine for Ford and it could be used in the midsize models. As zero-emission mobility is another key aspect of their tie up, rumours based on the Ford Aspire using Mahindra’s EV platform have not extinguished either.
The midsize SUV from Ford is expected to launch by the end of this decade with the design inspired by its global range. More details regarding it have not been known but it could be positioned against the likes of Jeep Compass and Hyundai Creta as high volume can be anticipated in the Rs. 12-18 lakh segment. |
Ford Reduces Global Platforms And Banks On India With Joint Venture
The association with Mahindra is focussing on mutual benefits as well as possible powertrain sharing and expanding Ford’s footprint in India
Ford has been embarking on an aggressive strategy and is dismissive of a sustainable future for the sedans. It is phasing out sedans in the home market of America and narrowing down the platforms as part of cost-cutting phenomena. It is aiming at competitive vehicles to appease shareholders with increased profit.
With focus on SUVs, crossovers and trucks, Ford is hoping to cut #25.5 billion in spending over the course of next half a decade. This can be achieved by ‘One Ford’ global plan by reducing the number of architectures to just five modular setups reportedly.
The changes won’t be immediate, as the American auto major will take time to establish itself under new programme before pursuing on cost saving. The platforms are flexible and expectedly cover all the vehicle types mentioned above. Ford top-sellers like the F-150 and Expedition, a RWD/AWD body-on-frame construction will be used.
Moreover, the Edge and Escape may get an unibody underpinning with FWD/AWD configuration. The RWD/AWD unibody could be employed on the future versions of Mustang and Explorer. For the battery powered vehicles and commercial utilitarian vans, another specifically designed unibody is in the pipeline.
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The One Ford plan is estimated to save as much as $7 billion in engineering costs and product development for the company. It will also ensure fast transformation from concept to product stage by 20 percent, while making engineering efficient by 20 to 40 percent according to the media report.
Ford hopes to save about $7 billion in product development and engineering costs with this plan. The reduction will also decrease the time it takes to bring a vehicle to market by 20 percent. According to the publication, the company thinks it can make engineering 20 to 40 percent more efficient with this new platform plan.
After trimming down its platforms from thirty to just nine under the leadership of former CEO Alan Mulally, Ford is planning to further reduce the number to five. The money saved under the new structure will be used in developing new vehicles and maintain a progressive growth in the near future.
For other markets like India and China, Ford is relying on domestic partnerships. For instance, the Yusheng S330 is rebadged as Ford Territory and produced at Jiangling’s plant in China. The association with Mahindra is focussing on mutual benefits as well as possible powertrain sharing and expanding Ford’s footprint in India. A midsize SUV is in the horizon, along with exchanging expertise in battery technologies. |
Skoda Kamiq Mid-Size SUV Confirmed For India, Launch Likely Next Year
The car will carry the same Euro-spec features and will arrive in both petrol and diesel models
Recent reports have confirmed that Skoda Auto India will launch the Kamiq SUV in India in 2020. The car has already begun testing on Indian roads and the car that will come to India will reportedly be the same Europe-spec model. In the domestic market, the SUV will go up against the likes of Kia Seltos, MG Hector and Hyundai Creta.
This also falls in line with the mid-size SUV that Skoda Auto Volkswagen was talking of bringing to our shores. The car is most likely to be debuted at the upcoming 2020 Auto Expo in February. The car is based on the VW Group’s cost-efficient MQB-A0 platform and will feature the company’s latest design and technology.
Design-wise, the Kamiq is essentially a scaled-down version of the Kodiaq SUV. The front end is highlighted by the split-LED headlamps and Skoda’s signature butterfly grille. It sits on either a 17-, 18- or 19-inch wheels and comes with sleek tail lamps that are similar to that of the Kodiaq.
On the inside, the Kamiq features the latest tech trickeries that begin with the central console that houses the new floating touchscreen infotainment system. The new climate control knobs are now added instead of the standard unit seen in Skoda cars for a while. Other notable elements come in the form of a sporty flat-bottom steering wheel.
Earlier spy shots have suggested that the car will come with features including a touchscreen infotainment system, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry with push-button start, a multi-info display, steering mounted audio controls, automatic headlamps as well as an auto-start stop function. It is also expected to come with connected-car tech, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a sunroof.
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50 Years Collecting Dust
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The 1936 Olympics in Berlin introduced basketball as a completion. Between 1936 and 1972, the U.S. Men’s Basketball Olympic team compiled a record of 63 wins and zero losses. The Soviet Union took home the silver or bronze medals in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968. The resentment from the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries toward the U.S. team grew as fiercely as the Cold War. 50 years ago this week, in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, the Soviets displayed the lengths to which they would go to dethrone the Americans.
Of course, it is amazing that the 1972 Olympics continued after the terrorist attacks left 17 dead, including 11 members of Israel’s Olympic delegation. These terrorist attacks started as a hostage situation in the Olympic Village where all athletes resided. Members of the U.S Men’s basketball team described how German police in sweat suits could be seen running around the Olympic Village. The facts that they appeared significantly older than the athletes and they carried machine guns kind of gave away the otherwise undercover sweat suit appearance. Scheduled for four days after the attacks, the U.S. team members were not certain whether the basketball finals would, or even should, be played.
But, the Gold Medal game between the U.S. and Soviet Union took place and it remains one of the greatest controversies in the history of the Olympics. The contest was close, and concluded with multiple “do-overs”; missed foul calls some might claim were missed intentionally; and assistance for the Soviets not from their players or referees or Soviet coaches, but rather someone in the stands who directly interfered with the game. Years later, it was reported that the Soviet Union had, a few months before the Olympics, “bestowed gifts” on the man from the stands who so dramatically interfered with the game.
Olympic cheaters and scandals are not novel. However, most cheaters who have been caught appeared likely to have acted on their own or, at least, without knowledge or assistance from the country they represented. Steroid use and doping scandals appeared almost routine in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, the Marathon was held in sweltering heat. American runner, Fred Lorz, rested after the nine mile mark and then decided to hitch a ride for the next 11 miles. He then finished in first place on foot. Easily discovered, Lorz was stripped of his Gold Medal. Boris Onischenko, the favorite to win the Pentathlon in 1976, suffered disqualification from the Olympics after the first event of the Pentathlon when officials discovered that Onischenko’s epee sword registered strikes without ever touching an opponent. Boris the Cheat rigged his fencing sword to register hits with a button he controlled.
Yet, not all scandals involved individual cheaters. In 1980, in the Moscow games, the Soviets opened large stadium doors while Polish pole vaulter, Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, attempted his vaults so the wind tunnel effect would adversely impact his performance. While on the podium claiming his Gold Medal, Kozakiewicz gave the crowd and the Soviet hosts the Bras d’honneur salute. Sounds like Kozakiewicz might have been raised in Jersey and attended my grade school.
The 1972 Olympic Men’s Basketball final may top them all. Not only was there conspiracy among many, but there was also the brazen and cavalier attitude in carrying out the screw job three times until it finally succeeded.
For those a generation removed, there was a time when the Olympics mandated amateur status of all athletes. In basketball, that meant that the U.S. team consisted of college players and not an NBA Dream Team squad. For the Soviets and their allies, “amateur status” equated to their finest basketball players who all just happened to be career soldiers with their exclusive military assignment to play basketball for their country. Despite facing these finely honed professional teams who played together for years, the rag tag U. S teams in the Olympics remained undefeated for 36 years. The 1972 U.S. team easily reached the Gold Medal game.
In the game, the Soviets held a 10 point lead with 10 minutes to play. The Americans, lead by future NBA No. 1 pick Doug Collins, charged back with their aggressive style and cut the lead to one point with time winding down. Three players were ejected in the final minutes for their overly zealous fouls. Collins drove to the hoop with seconds remaining with a Soviet defender essentially throwing Collins off the court. The referee awarded Collins two free throws for the foul with 3 seconds remaining.
The Soviets had one time out remaining at that point. Collins sank the first free throw to tie the game at 49. The television footage confirmed that the scoreboard showed the Soviets still with their one time out. No horn sounded from the official scorer’s table to signal a time out. No light appeared on the scorer’s table signifying a time out was called by the Soviet bench. Collins was handed the ball by the referee and Collins calmly sank the second free throw. U.S. took the lead 50-49.
Timeouts could not be called after free throws under international rules. The Soviets had to in-bound the ball and run a play with 3 seconds remaining. The Soviet player passed the ball in to a teammate. The Soviet coach then left the designated coaching area and raced to mid-court yelling that he had called a timeout. The referee stopped the game with one second left on the clock.
The referees conferred at the scorer’s table to sort out the mess when Dr. Renato William Jones left his seat in the stands and ran onto the court. William Jones engaged the referees demanding that 3 seconds be placed back on the clock with the Soviets awarded the ball. The referees listened and the Soviets were awarded a “do-over”. To be clear, William Jones was not a referee in the game. William Jones was not a referee at all. William Jones held no official Olympic post. William Jones attended the game as did all other fans in his capacity as a fan.
Yet, in the international basketball community, Dr. Renato William Jones was far from a nobody. William Jones was a founding member and Secretary General of the Federation International of Basketball Amateur (FIBA). William Jones spent decades advancing organized amateur basketball, mostly in Europe. For all the good he did for the sport, William Jones made no secret of his animosity toward Team USA and the NBA.
Jones later admitted that he had no authority and no standing to interfere in the game, but he believed he had to right a wrong. Amazingly, the referees completely caved in and did exactly as Jones instructed. The game clock was re-set to 3 seconds.
During the delay, the Soviets had time to set up a play and they even substituted players. Tom McMillan, the 6 foot 11 inch center for the U.S., defended the in-bounds pass. McMillan forced a short in-bounds pass by the Soviets with the player forced to take a long shot with time expiring. The shot missed with no time left and the U.S. ahead by a point. Game over!
Not so fast. Jones, still on the sidelines and still somehow involved, advised the refs that the game clock was not properly re-set to 3 seconds before the the do-over play. The refs would need to do-over the do-over again. The refs complied despite the fact that any delay in starting the game clock on the do-over only favored the Soviets in providing extra time.
On the third attempt which was the second do-over, before giving the ball to the Soviet player for the in-bounds pass, the ref moved the 6’ 11” McMillan back a few feet from the out of bounds line. That step allowed the Soviet player the ability to throw a pass over McMillan and the length of the floor. The Soviet in-bounder then stepped on the line while throwing a full court pass which, of course, succeeded with the Soviet center hitting a game-winning layup with time expiring. The third time was the charm for the Soviets.
The U.S. dutifully appealed these actions and the results of the game. The appeal was blocked when the three then Soviet allies — Poland, Hungary, and Cuba — voted against consideration of any appeal.
Concerning his involvement, Dr. Renato William Jones famously stated: “The Americans have to learn how to lose, even when they think they are right.” William Jones, perhaps the most knowledgeable person in the arena on basketball rules, claims he was consumed in “getting this right.” In interfering with the game and demanding multiple do-overs for the Soviets, William Jones overlooked the following. The Soviet coach leaving the coaching box constituted a technical foul never called. The Soviet coach stepping on the court during play constituted a technical foul never called. The Soviet coach calling a timeout in between or after free throws constituted a technical foul never called. The Soviets substituting players after the free throws for the do-over constituted a technical foul never called. The referee moving McMillan back from the end line was wrong. The Soviet player stepping on the line during the in-bounds pass constituted a violation never called. It appears that the only item for Dr. Jones to get right would be the final score which favored anyone except the U.S.
In subsequent investigations of these relationships, and after the death of William Jones, reporters from Bloomberg confirmed that the Soviet Union “bestowed gifts” on Dr. Renato William Jones two months prior to the 1972 Olympics. Given his open animosity toward the American team, perhaps William Jones needed no additional encouragement to assist an opponent of the U.S Men’s Basketball program. Details of this payoff may not be well understood, but the actions have not been denied by Jones’ defenders or Russia.
The 1972 U.S. Men’s Basketball team refused to take the podium and refused the Silver Medals. The medals remain in the offices of the International Olympic Commission collecting dust for 50 years now. The Soviet team has been hailed as heroes in Russia. In 2017, the movie Going Vertical was released in Russia which tells the story from the perspective of the Soviet Union. The bravery of Soviet players standing up to the Americans is noted throughout while Dr. Jones stands as a defender of the rules who demanded only fair play. Apparently the myriad of technical fouls and rule violations by the Soviets, as well as the bribery money paid to Dr. Jones, failed to even merit a mention in this film. Why allow the facts to get in the way of a good story?
50 years later, can the 1972 basketball game between the U.S. and Soviet Union assist in resolving conflict? Most fundamentally, the experience of this U.S. Olympic team reminds us that risk can never be fully evaluated. For any litigation or dispute sought to be settled, the parties must be reminded that resolution brings certainty and finality, but proceeding in litigation involves inherent risks. Many risks can be identified and some of those matters can even be quantified.
For instance, it may be reasonable to speculate that referees would miss fouls or violations in a basketball game. The Soviet player stepping on the line on the in-bounds pass may fall in this category even if part of a game-winning play. It is more difficult, but still possible, to foresee that the referees would miss illegal player substitutions by the Soviets at critical moments. However, it is neither reasonable nor realistic to foretell a person from the stands charging the court then interfering with the officiating of the game – and doing so multiple times. This scenario could only be dreamed up in a work of fiction, but yet it took place in plain sight with the world watching it live on television.
But such is the world of litigation. On the eve of a trial involving serious personal injuries and substantial property losses, the judge announced that each weekend, he plays golf with three of the plaintiffs’ lawyers. The judge sees no issue with such purely social outings, but wanted to place the issue on the record just for clarity. When this happened to me, I thought the judge should simply have stated: “For those not already aware, the fix is in.”
In discussing the uncertainties of litigation risk, it is important to reflect on the obvious such as how legal positions may be impacted with evidentiary rulings or how themes may resonate with juries. It remains perhaps more critical to explain that the unanticipated and even unknown Dr. Renato William Jones may come out of the stands with only 3 seconds left to take away your victory. Be careful about what you do not know and cannot control.
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Nobel Peace Prize winners strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The winners of this yr’s Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warfare in Ukraine throughout Saturday’s award ceremony within the Norwegian capital.
In October, Oleksandra Matviichuk of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties was named a co-winner of the 2022 peace prize, together with Russian human rights group Memorial, and Ales Bialiatski, head of the Belarusian rights group Viasna.
Matviichuk Saturday dismissed requires a political compromise that will enable Russia to retain a number of the illegally annexed Ukrainian territories, saying that “fighting for peace does not mean yielding to pressure of the aggressor, it means protecting people from its cruelty.”
“Peace cannot be reached by a country under attack laying down its arms,” she mentioned, her voice trembling with emotion. “This would not be peace, but occupation.”
Members of Norway’s royal household and friends applaud the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winners in the course of the award ceremony on the City Hall in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2022.
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Matviichuk repeated her earlier name for Putin — and Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who supplied his nation’s territory for Russian troops to invade Ukraine — to face a world tribunal.
“We have to prove that the rule of law does work, and justice does exist, even if they are delayed,” she mentioned.
Bialiatski, who’s jailed in Belarus pending his trial and faces a jail sentence of as much as 12 years, wasn’t allowed to ship his speech. He shared a couple of ideas when he met in jail along with his spouse, Natallia Pinchuk, who spoke on his behalf on the award ceremony.
“In my homeland, the entirety of Belarus is in a prison,” Bialiatski mentioned within the remarks delivered by Pinchuk — in reference to a sweeping crackdown on the opposition after large protests in opposition to an August 2020 fraud-tainted vote that Lukashenko used to increase his rule. “This award belongs to all my human rights defender friends, all civic activists, tens of thousands of Belarusians who have gone through beatings, torture, arrests, prison.”
Bialiatski is the fourth individual within the 121-year historical past of the Nobel Prizes to obtain the award whereas in jail or detention.
In the remarks delivered by his spouse, he solid Lukashenko as a software of Putin, saying the Russian chief is searching for to determine his domination throughout the ex-Soviet lands.
“I know exactly what kind of Ukraine would suit Russia and Putin — a dependent dictatorship,” he mentioned. “The same as today’s Belarus, where the voice of the oppressed people is ignored and disregarded.”
The triple peace prize award was seen as a powerful rebuke to Putin, not just for his motion in Ukraine however for the Kremlin’s crackdown on home opposition and its assist for Lukashenko’s brutal repression of dissenters.
Russia’s Supreme Court shut down Memorial, certainly one of Russia’s oldest and most outstanding human rights organizations that was broadly acclaimed for its research of political repression within the Soviet Union, in December 2021.
Prior to that, the Russian authorities had declared the group a “foreign agent” — a label that suggests extra authorities scrutiny and carries robust pejorative connotations that may discredit the focused group.
Jan Rachinsky of Memorial mentioned in his speech that “today’s sad state of civil society in Russia is a direct consequence of its unresolved past.”
He significantly denounced the Kremlin’s makes an attempt to denigrate the historical past, statehood and independence of Ukraine and different ex-Soviet nations, saying that it “became the ideological justification for the insane and criminal war of aggression against Ukraine.”
“One of the first victims of this madness was the historical memory of Russia itself,” Rachinsky mentioned. “Now, the Russian mass media refer to the unprovoked armed invasion of a neighboring country, the annexation of territories, terror against civilians in the occupied areas, and war crimes as justified by the need to fight fascism.”
While all of the winners spoke in unison to sentence the warfare in Ukraine, there additionally have been some marked variations.
Matviichuk particularly declared that “the Russian people will be responsible for this disgraceful page of their history and their desire to forcefully restore the former empire.”
Rachinsky described the Russian aggression in opposition to its neighbor as a “monstrous burden,” however strongly rejected the notion of “national guilt.”
“It is not worth talking about ‘national’ or any other collective guilt at all — the notion of collective guilt is abhorrent to fundamental human rights principles,” he mentioned. “The joint work of the participants of our movement is based on a completely different ideological basis — on the understanding of civic responsibility for the past and for the present.”
Under the phrases of Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 1901. Saturday’s award ceremonies befell on the Oslo City Hall within the presence of King Olav V and Queen Sonja, whereas the opposite Nobel prizes – for chemistry, physics, drugs, literature and economics – have been formally offered throughout ceremonies within the Swedish capital, Stockholm, later Saturday.
After a two-year COVID-19 pandemic break, award ceremonies befell at Stockholm’s Concert Hall with almost 1,500 invited friends.
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Ernest Cole: South Africa’s most famous photobook has been republished after 55 years
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here.
Photographer Ernest Cole was born in 1940 in the Pretoria township of Eersterust, just before apartheid was formally introduced in South Africa in 1948.
He was 20 when thousands of people gathered outside a police station in Sharpeville township to protest against being forced to carry pass books by the white minority government. On that day at least 69 people were shot dead, hundreds were injured, and a state of emergency was declared. The Sharpeville Massacre is regarded as a turning point in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. It marked the beginning of a decades-long period in which images of human rights abuses in South Africa would rarely be out of the international news.
Cole’s images were prominent in this coverage. But, unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not focus on documenting protests.
Instead, Cole produced hundreds of photographs that portrayed the structural violence of apartheid in fine detail. He aimed to publish these images in a photobook that he intended to circulate internationally. In 1966, Cole left South Africa on an exit permit. He would never return.
House of Bondage, Cole’s unflinching and comprehensive indictment of apartheid, was published in 1967 in the US and then in the UK. When it first appeared, the photobook was banned in South Africa but some of its images found their way back into the country through resistance publications.
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The book is now widely available again, with a new edition on the market. It returns Cole’s profound visual essay to the public eye and draws attention to his incisive critique of the violence of everyday life under apartheid.
A landmark book
After leaving South Africa, Cole continued to work as a photographer in the US and spent time in Sweden. By the 1980s, House of Bondage was out of print. The whereabouts of the photographs he produced in the US in the 1960s and 1970s – some commissioned by the Ford Foundation and the United States Information Agency – remained unknown. Then, in 2017, at least part of his archive was located in Sweden and returned to Cole’s family.
The resurfacing of more than 60,000 negatives as well as other documents, including notebooks, has led to the publication of the new edition of Cole’s landmark book by the Aperture Foundation.
Ernest Cole.
© Ernest Cole Family Trust/Wits Historical Papers/Photography Legacy Project
It includes three new introductory essays, but the core of the book remains unchanged, a deliberate, relentless journey through the broken world apartheid made. It’s divided into 15 sections including The Mines; Police and Passes; Education for Servitude; Heirs of Poverty; and Banishment, all seen through Cole’s unblinking eye.
The new edition also contains a section of previously unpublished images that Cole appeared to have intended for House of Bondage, but may have omitted in order not to detract from the work’s primary message. This section, Black Ingenuity, includes 30 photos of musicians, dancers, artists and boxers. They convey how spaces of sociality and creativity were forged in spite of apartheid.
A selection of the material returned to the Cole family has been digitised and made available online by the Photography Legacy Project and the Historical Papers Research Archive.
Among Cole’s hundreds of letters and press cuttings is a tattered notebook of handwritten observations about the hardships of black life under apartheid. In this small book Cole chronicles the experiences of those he met during his quest to exhaustively document South Africa’s dehumanising “crucible of racism”.
Cole’s notebook.
© Ernest Cole Family Trust. Courtesy Wits Historical Papers/Photography Legacy Project
Cole reveals himself to be a gifted journalist with a keen eye for the particular and the archive reveals the extensive research that went into making House of Bondage. His careful notes include the stories of mothers, workers and teachers … How a young man lost his passbook and was too afraid to report it and so could not write his exams. Why there are no desks and chairs for the children at school. How a woman has only ever been able to buy a single skirt for herself during her entire working life.
A young man is stopped for his pass book by police.
Ernest Cole/© Ernest Cole Family Trust. Courtesy Wits Historical Papers/Photography Legacy Project
Cole spent decades as a stateless person and, tormented by the racism he endured in South Africa as well as in the US and Europe, suffered psychological breakdowns. From the mid-1970s, he was homeless and spent time living in the subways in New York and occasionally at a shelter or the houses of friends. He died of pancreatic cancer in exile in 1990.
A better world
In his essay in the new edition of House of Bondage, anti-apartheid activist and poet Mongane Wally Serote observes:
No matter the very dire challenges of being poor, discriminated against, and being, by law, objects of exploitation and oppression, the people in the photographs by Ernest Cole claim life and living.
He cuts to the heart of Cole’s project: the imperative to make a better world. He argues that to see these images is not only to be reminded of the brutality of apartheid but to be shocked into recognising how the structural violence of the past lives on:
Of course, the question which must follow after seeing the horror depicted in Cole’s photographs is: why, why if there are human beings living in horror, have those conditions not been challenged and changed? Why, why are those conditions so persistent?
At least part of the answer to Serote’s lament lies in the fact that those responsible for engineering and implementing the iniquitous apartheid system have never been held to account. Cole’s book is a powerful reminder not only of what apartheid was, but of the work that remains to be done in order to dismantle the house of bondage.
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Some Links, Some Thoughts — and a Correction
July 11, 2014 · by Paul Boyne · in Film. ·
No proper blog post this week, but I’ve written in a couple other places and felt like sharing the links. There’s a short review of Spike Jonze’s movie Her on my Tumblr page, and also a discussion of the movie The Intouchables between my friend Daniel Robison and myself at our blog Gaffer MacGuffin’s Movie House. Both of those films disappointed me, so the only thing I have to recommend these pieces is the quality of the writing. Thankfully, I do have a little pride in my work there. Even so, my self-confidence had a mini-crisis this week — specifically, last night, during and after a viewing of Life Itself, the Steve James documentary on the life of Roger Ebert.
Yep, him again. It’s actually a little surprising to me that Ebert should be such a touchstone for my thoughts on life and film criticism. He was a seminal influence for a time; to some extent, he got me started on the path I’m now following. But I do feel like I’ve graduated past him. I don’t often seek out his reviews after watching a film. I’m more likely to check Film Freak Central, or Reverse Shot, or The Dissolve, or Ferdy on Films. These are the next generation — the Internet critics. Ebert’s reputation rests more on the size of his influence and popularity than on the strength of his writing or the brilliance of his theories. Two other writers this past week have criticized Life Itself and the positive reaction to it by criticizing Ebert. They are Armond White (at National Review) and Devin Faraci (on Twitter). Now, these two fellows just happen to be widely derided in the online film critic community for being “trolls,” “contrarians,” and/or jerks. Despite my propensity to follow the crowd, however, I couldn’t help but think White and Faraci might be correct. If Ebert is the best critic I’ve read, I have a long way to go. I need to read more Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Manny Farber, Otis Ferguson, James Agee, Molly Haskell, Laura Mulvey, and Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Here’s where I had my mini-crisis. Two things from the film Life Itself struck home with me: I have a long way to go, and eventually I’ll die. There are so many more movies to see, so many more books to read, and so much more writing to do before I can consider myself accomplished. If I’m lucky, all of that work will lead to something that can outlive me, but otherwise, it will all be completely over when I’m gone. So, yes, I found the movie depressing. I understand why it devoted as much time as it did to Ebert’s long and uniquely scarring battles with cancer, but that emphasis put a dark cloud over me. All the usual thoughts swarmed in my mind: I’m twenty-six years old, nobody reads my blog, maybe there’s not much worth reading anyway, I’ve only seen a dozen movies from 2014 so far, I don’t have connections. I know I have an eternal home that isn’t dependent on worldly accomplishment, but there’s still plenty of room for discouragement on this side of heaven.
One specific moment from Life Itself made me look back at a piece of writing on this blog from over a year ago. That moment was the nadir, but ultimately a source of some encouragement. A few lines from Ebert’s review of The Tree of Life were cited in the film. “Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life is a film of vast ambition and deep humility, attempting no less than to encompass all of existence and view it through the prism of a few infinitesimal lives,” the review begins. I unconsciously absorbed these thoughts and used them as the starting point for my own review of the film last May, around the time I decided The Tree of Life was my favorite movie. As Life Itself reminded me of Ebert’s sentence, I realized that a sentence I had written essentially plagiarized his. I wrote about Malick’s “colossal filmmaking hubris” and his “humble act of worship.” Last night, I deleted that sentence. We’re entering a murky area here. It was on the Internet, but to what extent can I consider it “published”? In any case, I decided I needed to call attention to the correction. More than a brief lapse of judgment, however, the sentence made me wonder about my writer’s voice. How long before I can feel confident that I’m only sharing my thoughts, not parroting the thoughts of smarter people? The solution is simple — more writing, more reading, more watching — but it will, of course, take time. Here’s where I got my encouragement, though. Perusing my Tree of Life review, I discovered that I know a lot more about movies than I did a year ago. This film blew me away from the start, but the more I see and read, the better I’ll be able to articulate why it blew me away. I’m on the path. It’s getting better every day. I should quit sulking and get to work. The dark cloud will surely lift, because there will be another movie to watch tonight.
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Patrick Mahomes? Net Worth, Contract, Girlfriend & Parents
Patrick Mahomes is a professional American football quarterback who currently plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
He was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, and since then, he has established himself as one of the most exciting and talented players in the NFL.
In this article, we’ll discuss Patrick Mahomes’ net worth, contract, girlfriend, and parents.
Patrick Mahomes net worth
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Starting with his net worth, Patrick Mahomes is estimated to be worth around $40 million.
This wealth has come from his lucrative NFL career, as well as his endorsement deals with major brands such as Adidas, Oakley, and State Farm.
In July 2022, Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time.
Patrick Mahomes girlfriend, Brittany Matthews
Moving on to his personal life, Patrick has been in a relationship with his long-time girlfriend, Brittany Matthews.
The couple met while they were still in high school, and they have been together ever since.
Matthews is a former professional soccer player, and she is also an entrepreneur and fitness influencer.
The couple has been open about their love for each other on social media, and they frequently share pictures and videos of each other on their respective platforms.
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Talking about his parents, Patrick Mahomes’ father is Pat Mahomes Sr., a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
His mother, Randi Martin Mahomes, is a former high school basketball and softball player.
Both of Patrick’s parents have been instrumental in his athletic career and have supported him throughout his journey to becoming one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL.
In conclusion, Mahomes is a talented and highly successful NFL player who has amassed a substantial fortune through his football career and endorsement deals.
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Our first venture out was a walk to the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Our late night taxi driver from the airport mentioned it as a good destination. It has been “inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) on 4 July 2015”. We roamed around for hours – I have hundreds of photos but will try to edit that number to give a good taste of the heavenly beauty we walked through.
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A Case Study in Casual Gaming: Genericide
By now, it should be clear that my area of interest lies in the various ways in which video games and the American legal framework interact. For casual games, especially, the market seems to focus more on protecting the identifying aspects of the games that can be used or registered as a trademark, and less on the creative or functional elements, which would be better protected by copyright or patent law.
Some companies have more aggressive trademark registration practices than others, and one such company is going to be the focus of discussion this week. Before getting into specifics, however, a few words on popularity and the dangers of trademark genericide.
Various games become “iconic” for a genre of game, with the title often used as an example for the whole group, rather than describing the group by using the more generic category. This can be both a blessing and a curse, as it proves that consumers are highly aware of the product or game, but it can lead to “genericide” where the brand name becomes the generic term for that type of product.
Certain steps are taken by the trademark owner to prevent this process from totally destroying the effort and marketing put into building and controlling the brand, such as reminding consumers not to use the brand as a verb (to photocopy, not to Xerox) and not to refer to all types of the product by the individual brand (smartphones not iPhones). Some companies brave the dangers of genericide by promoting their brand as a verb, with “to Google” being the clearest example of a brand that dominates the market, and yet still has a powerful name.
Once a trademark has been registered, it remains protectable by the owner so long as they keep their fees up to date, and the mark is not rendered unenforceable in court. Most trademarks that have lost protection in the US for becoming generic have been attacked in this fashion, with only a few companies or industries taking on the challenge of proving to the US Patent and Trademark Office that the term is now in general use and is no longer indicative of any one brand within that particular market. Some examples of words that have lost value in the US are: aspirin, heroin (it was registered at one point), butterscotch, zipper, and escalator. Kleenex is not generic in the US, nor is Xerox, although both came close in the 1980s, and the owners have to remain vigilant.
What does all of this have to do with casual games? Once a type of game comes to represent the rest of the genre, then the value in that game may be significantly decreased. Casual game development cycles are shorter than “traditional” games, and what makes one successful and another not may have less to do with game mechanics and more to do with individual style. Genericide in the casual games market happens when one company introduces an innovative element to a game, and everyone else rushes to copy it.
It happens too fast for much to be done about it, especially if the original company copied something else to create their “innovation” but once everyone uses a thing, and consumers associate the innovation with the type of game rather than the first adopter, that element is nearly unprotectable. Many game developers are too busy working on the next game to have a solid protection plan in place before releasing their game, and many more don’t mind the borrowing by other companies.
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Posted on September 21, 2021 by Matthew Stephenson
A new episode of KickBack: The Global Anticorruption Podcast is now available. In this week’s episode, I interview Kate Bateman, currently a senior expert at the United States Institute of Peace’s Afghanistan Program, and previously the Project Lead for the “Lessons Learned” program with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Our conversation, which in many ways complements our previous episode’s interview with Jodi Vittori, focuses on the role that corruption played in the failure of the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan and the collapse of the Afghan government that the U.S. and its allies supported, as well as the lessons that can be learned both from the overall experience and, more specifically, from SIGAR’s work. You can also find both this episode and an archive of prior episodes at the following locations:
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An Andean Tradition – History and Development of Dance/ Brockport
The Andes mountain range, located in South America, is the longest mountain range in the world. Some of the most amazingly beautiful and rich cultures are located along this mountain range. Countries such as Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia as well as many others are found along this region and they all contain some of the most complex folkdances and music styles that you’ll meet. It is evident that the remoteness of these indigenous peoples of the Andean mountains has caused a lack of scholarly works that delve deeply into the history and steps of the dance style.
The Huayño, or in Quechua the wayñu, is one of the most commonly practiced folkdances throughout the Andean mountain range. You can find it being performed in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador but it originated and remains the most popular in Peru. This dance formed from pre-Columbian influences that include the indigenous peoples, the Quechua and Aymara. It is said that the huayño developed during colonial Peruvian times (mid-1500s) and has a mix of indigenous flare with the popular urban dances of that time. In Quechua the word huayñuni literally translates to a dance of twos, or dancing in pairs and the word huayño means dance.
It is a dance often seen performed at most festivals and parties. Because of this larger setting, it is often performed by large groups of people even though it is a dance of two. The dance begins as many pairings dancing about and eventually the dancers will form a large circle with one couple in the middle. There are several formations that the dancers will go in and out of throughout the dance such as an arch for couples to pass through or an enclosed circle. The steps are very fast and intricate stamping movements. The man follows the woman throughout the majority of the movement and the man is typically very happy and celebratory by nature. In modern performances there is no particular dress code. When performed by the indigenous people of the Andes the men are typically found wearing ponchos and trousers. The women can be seen wearing skirts, traditional blouses, and braided hair.
Like many other folkdance forms that we’ve run into, the music and the dance are one. If you are looking for information on the huayño dance style it is to be expected that you will read many articles that focus highly on the music of the huayño but it is important to realize that this is okay because the dance relies so heavily on it. The original instruments of the huayño music include the quena (flute), sika (panpipe), harp, guitar, mandolin, lute. In present day it is common to see this music performed by a saxophone and it may also have an accordion present. Early huayño is often performed by a high-pitched vocalist but now that part has been given to the saxophone. Andean flute music has been commercialized and even appeared in a recent South Park episode. The sound of the panpipe and the flute is familiar to most who hear it and this Andean music is less segregated than the dance style is.
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Herrera-Sobek, Maria. “Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions, Volume One.” Santa Barbara:ABC-CLIO, Incorporated, 2012.
Mendoza-Walker, Zoila. “Contesting identities through dance: Mestizo performance in the southern Andes of Peru.” Repercussions 2.3 (1994): 50-80.
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Huayno: The Sound of the Andes
Posted: October 4, 2019 by: Nadia Vizcarra 1 0 0
Your luxury adventure to Peru will be greatly enhanced by attending a fiesta that includes music and dance from the traditional Huayno tradition of the Andes. Huayno is a genre of music found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, and is practiced mainly among the Quechua-speaking populations of these countries. Influenced by a mixture of Spanish and native musical traditions, the genre dates back to colonial times.
In many Andean gatherings, Huayno music, zapateo dance, and chicha (corn beer) combine to create a unique celebratory environment found only in the Andes. A sense of welcome and joy radiates through the party. A vocalist generally singing in a high register is accompanied by a variety of European and Andean instruments such as guitars, harps, charangos (an Andean lute), and sikus (Andean pan-pipes), all of which set the pace for the gathering dancers.
The dancers stomp their feet to the driving yet tensely reigned-in rhythm, usually consisting of one beat followed by two short beats. The traditional lead/follow roles are reversed as the man follows the woman in a playful and coquettish age-old musical courtship. Huayno dancers dress in native clothing, including short skirts and colorful embroidered jackets for women and woven ponchos for men.
The genre has pre-Hispanic origins but with time, like many cultural manifestations of the Andes, it has morphed into a hybrid of Spanish and native styles. It is difficult to distinguish which elements emerged from each tradition; however, one thing is certain, this art form is an important part of Andean cultural identity.
The sound of Huayno is the sound of the Andes: festive yet melancholic. There is both longing and celebration in the sound of the panpipes and wailing vocals that evoke the time when native Andean people lived life on their terms, dreaming of the days before the Spanish conquest.
Many Huayno song lyrics combine Quechua and Spanish, providing an excellent opportunity to work on your language chops during your private Peru holiday. One of the emblematic songs that combines both languages is entitled “Adios Pueblo de Ayacucho,” (Goodbye, Town of Ayacucho). This song narrates the tale of a priest who falls in love with a high-class woman from Huamanga, and once the love affair is discovered, he is banished from his town. The lyrics reflect the two-fold heartbreak of the priest, who loses not only his home, but his beloved as well. Other well-known songs in this genre are “Ojos Azules,” “Valicha,” and “Vienes y Te Vas” by Cusqueñan artist William Luna.
In modern-day Peru, it’s possible to hear every variety of music the world has to offer, with live bands playing styles from Cuban salsa to American rock. However Huayno, similar to traditional mountain music from around the world, holds a special place in the hearts of those living here in the Andes Mountains. By listening and dancing to this music, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of Andean culture. So while on your luxury adventure to Peru, be sure to throw on your dancing shoes and let Kuoda host you to an unforgettable experience, combining Huayno music with food and drink. You may even be invited to join in the dance!
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dances and dances typical of the mountains of Peru They represent the Peruvian culture in the world and vary according to the Andean region where they are located.
They come mainly from the Quechua tradition and dance to the sounds of quena, charano and zampoña. Music in Peru is at the center of culture. Peruvians see music and dance as something to participate in, not just watch.
It is often found that many people can play musical instruments or sing. Along with music, dance plays an important role in the preservation of cultural traditions.
The dances of the mountains of Peru are characterized by being a little slower and in sharper tones than those that occur in the coastal zone. These dances are called Andean because the Peruvian Sierra is a territory located on the Andean mountain range.
The most characteristic sounds of Peru are the sounds of the Sierra. Each of these rhythms is accompanied by a type of dance that varies depending on the region where you are. Thus dances in Ancash in the north can be very different from dances in the Mantaro Valley, Cusco, Puno, Ayacucho and Parinacochas (Weston, 2007).
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The Peruvian highlands are extremely rich in music and dance, with over 200 different types of dance. Each village has its own party, and each party has its own communal and religious dances. Usually compasses are organized with groups of dancers for the enjoyment of the audience.
Each dance follows a set of movements according to the type of music that accompanies it. In addition, a special costume is worn based on the long traditions and history of the region. Ridge dances have their origins in specific circumstances and situations, many of which are still parodies of the Spanish colonizers to this day (Ulibarrí, 2008).
Many pair or group dances are danced spontaneously during the holidays of the Peruvian highlands. These include local dances influenced by the Spanish tradition.
Some of the most common dances in the Peruvian highlands include the Huayno, which is danced among the many couples who twirl as they go down the street during the holidays (Handbooks, 2017).
1- Scissors dance
After the Spanish conquest, the Inca priests were rejected and sent away. The Spaniards ordered the natives to call their priests the sons of the devil.
This directive was not well received by the Incas, and the Spaniards were forced to re-accept the priests and allow them to participate in their Catholic rituals by making them dance the traditional dances of Spain (minuena, contrasdanza and jota).
The Inca priests studied the steps of the Spaniards and their dances, just as they saw how they played new songs on violins and harps. Thus, scissor dancers appeared in the 16th century.
Each dancer should hold a pair of scissors in their hands while percussive sounds mark the steps. It is believed that the use of scissors comes from the fact that the ancient Inca dancers were exploited in the mines by the Spanish, thus the idea is to take a pair of scissors in each hand to dance.
In the Peruvian highlands, this dance takes place from April to December and is celebrated at every Andean festival (Vazquez, 2016).
2- Huayno
Huayno songs are sung in Quechua, which is why this dance is considered one of the most authentic in the Peruvian highlands. Huayno appeared in 1586 and has since been passed down from generation to generation as part of the Inca tradition.
Huayñacuni music was traditionally danced in secret. The term "Huayñucuni" translates to "to dance with a partner with folded hands" in this way and under the colonial rule this dance was rarely performed in public places and with everyone in mind.
El Huayno is an Andean dance from which other dances of the Peruvian highlands branch off. For this reason, it is danced during all Peruvian holidays and is characterized by its joyful steps.
In the southern zone of the Sierra, this dance is a little slower, but in the central part of the Andes it is alive, but in the songs it has sad lyrics (Cavalier, 1996).
3- Sara Kutipay which reflects the spirit of the community of the Peruvian descendants of the Incas. This is a theatrical performance of Peruvian peasants while they work the land. This dance is mainly in Awacucho and its name translates as "growing corn".
Sara Cutipai reflects the spirit of Aini, the social work that was carried out under the command of the Incas. The Incas had three basic principles: hard work, discipline and community.
For this reason, Sara Cutipai is considered to be a dance of solidarity where the peasants and their wives must dance choreographed for eight acts. The main act of this dance recreates the work of the earth and the cultivation of the soil in a consistent and coordinated manner (Bobby Kalman, 2003).
4- Diablada
Diablada is considered a stronghold of Puno's cultural heritage. This is a dance that features the most exotic costumes among all dances in Peru. This is carried out in bright and exciting costumes and devilish masks.
This type of dance flourished in the Chilean, Bolivian and Peruvian highlands. Each country has its own version of the dance. In the case of Peru, diablada appeared in Puno in 1576, when the myth of Aymaran de Supai (the devil) became popular in the region, indicating that he wandered at night in search of people to honor and punish those who despise them.
Legend has it that in 1675 the Spaniard José Salcedo witnessed a discussion between the Devil and the Virgin Mary in the mines of Puno. He has since decided to be kinder to the indigenous miners and allowed them to dance the diablada during the Virgen de la Candelaria festival in Puno (LLC, 2010). (2003). Peru: people and culture. Ontario: Crabtree Publishing Group.
Cavalier D. (1996). Huayno. In D. cavalier, Folk dances of Latin America (pages 4-5). Mills Publishing Corp.
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LLC, G. B. (2010). Dances in Peru: Peruvian Dances, Diablada, Tondero, Marinera, Cueca, Huayño, Scissors Dance, Creole Waltz, Carnavalito, Zamacueca. LLC, General Books.
Ulibarri, N. (2008). Harvard Review of Latin America . Derived from a sacred dance in the Peruvian highlands: revista.drclas.harvard.edu.
Vasquez, P. M. (May 8, 2016). Xpat Nation . Derived from 21 beautiful Peruvian dances that I want the world to know about: xpatnation.com.
Weston, M. (2007). My pen . Taken from traditional dances in Peru: myperu.org.
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Among the main Tumbes dances they emphasize pava dance, marinra, negro dance, huaino and banana harvest dance. Throughout Peru and the department of Tumbes, there are many festivals in which dance is the protagonist..
Tumbes dance is the result of a cultural exchange between indigenous, black and Spanish traditions. The population is about 150,000 inhabitants.
You may also be interested in the history of Tumbes.
1- Teapot dance
This is one of the most popular dances in Tumbes and its origins come from the cities of San Juan de la Virgen, Garbanzal and Cerro Blanco. .
This is danced in pairs and tends to recreate the courtship of a man towards a woman. "Pava" seeks to escape from the man's insinuations with his beautiful dance moves.
The lady's dress for this dance includes a long and wide skirt fringed with flowers and a white shirt. The men wear dark trousers, a white shirt and a scarf around their necks.
2- Marinera
Its origin dates back to the 19th century as the origin of the Zamacueca dance. It is danced in pairs, albeit loosely, and its main attraction lies in the use of handkerchiefs that are swung in every movement..
Ladies usually dance barefoot and wear wide dresses with wide white skirts. Gentlemen usually wear trousers and a black shirt, as well as a smart hat.
This dance has been declared a cultural heritage of the nation as it combines the characteristics of the three current cultures in the zone: African, Amerindian and Spanish. slaves. Although their rhythm is fun and touching, their lyrics tend to deal with the pain and hardships of slavery. .
The melody for this dance is performed by guitars and Peruvian cajon. The dress consists of two comfortable and loose parts, both for men and women.
It was danced in pairs, in free form, to the rhythm of quen, charango, mandolin, requinto, violin, bandurria and guitar. It features the integration of American and Spanish instruments.
This dance is also associated with courtship. It has three times: slow as a greeting, a climax in which a strong blow is included, and a final part in which the choice of a couple is modeled.
5- Banana Harvest Dance
This dance belongs to one of the main economic activities of Tambezian farmers.
Kumans or improvisations are usually sung at these holidays, with such diverse themes as love or disputes. The instruments that accompany this dance are guitars or an a cappella song.
Keya, B. (1984). Indian Dances: The Way of Evangelization of the Viceroy of Peru.
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Born in Mariana, Florida, Charles Ealy (1895-1990) lived and worked in Jacksonville before moving to Philadelphia to take a position with Citizens and Southern Bank. In his 1985 interview, Ealy talks about the African American banking industry and businesses in Philadelphia, his relationship with Major R.R. Wright Sr. (1855-1947) the bank's founder and president, the fall of Brown & Stevens Bank, the impact of the Great Depression on the banking industry, and the relationships he had with his depositors.
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Bill turning NEDA into Cabinet-level agency passes House committee
February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020 Governance Staff
By Czeriza Valencia, February 12, 2020; The Philippine Star
https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/02/12/1992295/bill-turning-neda-cabinet-level-agency-passes-house-committee
Manila, Philippines — The House committee on economic affairs yesterday approved the bill that will turn the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into a Cabinet-level department with greater powers over socioeconomic planning activities and increased resources.
The bill, also known as the “Economics and Development Planning Act of 2020,” authored by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, will turn NEDA into the Department of Economics and Development Planning (DEDP), which will serve as the country’s primary agency for socioeconomic planning and investment programming.
NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said as such, NEDA will ensure that all sectoral plans are aligned with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).
These may include export development plan among others that will be directly reviewed and harmonized by DEDP with the PDP.
“It’s to make sure that all sectoral plans are aligned with the PDP. At the start, we will already be providing the guidelines and standards and then once their plans are done, there will be a review by us,” Edillon told reporters yesterday.
This system also seeks to strengthen the linkages between national and subnational plans.
“I think what is more important that will be changed is the capacity building to cover even the local government units,” said Edillon.
After approval by the economic affairs committee, the bill will be tackled by the appropriations committee to thresh out the implications on the national budget.
Edillon said the bill should have no difficulty passing the scrutiny in the Senate.
“The Senate, they actually want this. They’re receptive,” said Edillon.
Transforming NEDA into a full Cabinet-level department entails the expansion of its regional operations to include more local planners.
The DEDP will be under the Office of the Secretary of Economics and Development Planning which will be assisted by the Economics and Development Planning Council (EDPC) which is the equivalent of the current NEDA Board.
Like the NEDA Board, the EDPC will be chaired by the president with the Secretary of Economics and Vice Chair. It will include the principals of the agencies chairing the committees of the council, as well as the chairperson of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, and the central bank governor.
Agencies that will be attached to the DEDP, meanwhile, will remain the same.
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Danny Howard
Danny Howard is an undeniable tastemaker of his generation. The producer, DJ, presenter, and radio host is widely respected as one of the world’s leading broadcasters in dance music. His hit BBC Radio show just celebrated 10 years on the air, and his imprint Nothing Else Matters just went fully independent in 2019. It’s fair to say, dance music wouldn’t be what it is today without Danny Howard.
Back in Lancashire, England, Howard attended Edge Hill University, where he studied exercise science. Outside of class, however, he was also playing a residency at the UK's biggest nightclub, The Syndicate, in Blackpool. This simple foreshadowing of Howard’s work-ethic and sheer talent would follow him through to the present day. After he graduated college, Howard took a brief stint playing for the multimedia entertainment brand Ministry of Sound in Egypt. Though this gig was short, his big break was right around the corner.
In 2011, Howard competed against five other mega-talented DJs in the BBC’s Radio 1 Superstar DJ competition. After he won the title, it ignited his career in a fanfare he never imagined. The next year, he not only released his first single “Twenty Nine” on the legendary label Spinnin’ Records but he was also offered his own show on the BBC’s Radio 1. His primetime slot would bounce around for the next few years. Most notably, his 11 pm - 1 am Friday night slot coincided with a time when dance music was dominating the commercial charts. With his ear to the ground for the finest new talent, Howard helped launch the careers of global superstars like Martin Garrix, Duke Dumont, and Rudimental.
Howard still maintains his weekly radio show–now the host of Radio 1's Dance Party on Fridays from 6 - 8 pm–while also releasing hot house tracks on his label Nothing Else Matters. As a self-proclaimed proponent of club culture, Howard has a distinct sound he showcases in everything he does: “back-to-back pure fire!”
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this is the holy land
Posted: June 2 2010
steven's recent book" the call of the land" has a little passage about greenhorns in it.
This is the Holy Land…I Am a Human Being
May 22, 2010 –
“I’m always a little surprised when I hear people say that they are getting on a plane and heading off to the Holy Land,” Winona LaDuke said. “Because the Holy Land is here. This is it right here in America. We are standing right now on Holy Land. My people have known that forever, and it’s time everyone came to understand it.”
Winona was the keynote speaker at the 5th annual Chief Standing Bear Breakfast, served up in the Heartland, May 21, Lincoln, Nebraska. As she uttered the last syllable of her pronouncement about holy land, the Earth responded, as it often will in a moment of truth. The ground began to tremble. The subtle shudder continued for 20 seconds or more. It was definite. I felt it. Others felt it, too.
Currently serving as director of Native Harvest and the White Earth Land Recovery Project, Winona spoke simply but eloquently for 25 minutes before an audience of about 400 people. In the course of her remarks she mentioned her late father, Sun Bear, an old friend and colleague of mine. Sun Bear was an actor, an activist in his own right, and convener of the influential Medicine Wheel Gatherings in the 1980s and 1990s. “Very often,” Winona told the audience, I heard my father say, ‘I don’t want to hear your philosophy if it won’t grow corn.’ It took me a long time to understand what he meant, but I get it now. He was on to something important.
“I know also,” she added, “that when you grow your own food it makes you a better human being. It connects you to the land you live upon, and it relieves a certain poverty of spirit.”
At the breakfast event the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska announced plans to advocate for a national holiday to honor their late chief, Standing Bear, and to strive to have him recognized as someone as important to civil rights as Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 1879, Standing Bear challenged decades of U.S. policy when, in the course of federal prosecution in Omaha, Nebraska, he demanded to be recognized as a person. That was the first time an Indian was permitted to appear in court in this country and have his rights tried. The government argued that Indians were not entitled to the protection of a writ of habeas corpus because they were not citizens or even “persons” under American law.
Late in the afternoon as the trial drew to a close, the Judge announced that Standing Bear would be allowed to make a speech in his own behalf. No one in the audience had ever heard an oration by an Indian. Standing Bear rose. Half facing the audience, he held out his right hand, and stood motionless. After a long pause, looking up at the judge, he said: “That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man…”
Standing Bear spoke for several minutes more. When he was complete the courtroom crowd, moved by his logic and his eloquence, erupted with a resounding shout of support. Thereafter, in time, the federal judge handed down a ruling that Indians are in fact human beings — persons within the meaning of the law. This was a historic ruling on the status of Native peoples on the land they have inhabited for many thousands of years — land that, according to their ancestral traditions, they have a definite and special spiritual responsibility to protect.
Scholars have likened the impact of Standing Bear’s case to the impact that the Dred Scott case had for the rights of African Americans. So signal was the case that NET has produced a TV documentary exploring the issue – Standing Bear’s Footsteps — that will be broadcast later this year.
In what resounded as the morning’s unexpected coda to the case of Standing Bear and all human beings, Winona ended her talk with an observation. There is currently, she said, a great national debate raging on the subject of immigration. The debate is being stirred by SB 1070, a law recently enacted in Arizona (a law that has become a model for legislation that other states including Nebraska will be voting on the months ahead). “In the circumstances of this law and its impact there is a cruel irony,” she said. “Most of the people who are intended to be excluded from this land by laws like this come from a genetic lineage that has always been here — family lines that trace back in North America for 10,000 years or longer.”
These relatives — mostly people from Mexico and Central America — are in many cases farm workers: people who labor in the fields to grow our grains and vegetables, or who toil like machines in the vast Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and slaughterhouses that yield our chicken, beef, and pork. Whether we acknowledge and respect them or not, these are our Ambassadors to the Holy Land. They touch the Earth on our behalf. They raise up the food that we eat. They, like Standing Bear, are human beings, too. |
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Simple Ways to Improve Male Hormonal Health
Physical Health, Wellness / By Caitlyn Servitto / 9 minutes of reading
Why male hormonal health is important
If there was ever a time to prioritize male hormone health, it is now. There has been a 20% decline in total serum testosterone among young adult men in the past two decades[7]. In addition to this, a study in the International Journal of Clinical Practice found that 37% of males above the age of 45 presented with impaired testosterone production[9].
It’s crucial to understand the varying lifestyle factors that have contributed to this decline so you can equip yourself with the necessary tools to prevent your own levels from plummeting. Sex drive? Strength? Muscle mass? Bone Density? Production of red blood cells and sperm?
ALL OF THESE are regulated by testosterone, so let’s explore what it is and ways to optimize it!
The Role of Testosterone in Men
Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, although it is also important for physiological functions in women. As mentioned above, testosterone helps regulate different mechanisms in the body including:
Muscle mass and strength
Mood stabilization
Puberty and masculinization
Sperm production[3]
Improve Sleep to Optimize Testosterone Levels
If you’re not catching adequate Z’s, improving your sleep quality might be one of the most important interventions to optimize your testosterone levels. In fact, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that in healthy men whose sleep duration was reduced from eight to four hours for only one week, total testosterone serum levels decreased by 15%[6]. Considering testosterone levels naturally decline after the age of 30 at a rate of only 1-2% per year, a 15% decline is quite significant.
Getting high-quality sleep is easier said than done, especially when throwing in factors like a stressful job, kids, a snoring partner, or that late afternoon coffee you downed to power through the rest of your workday. Let’s cover some sleep hygiene tips so you feel a little more in control over this sector of your life.
One of the most important sleep tips I can give you is to curate a dark and relaxing environment. By dark, I’m talking as close to pitch black as possible. Power off all your devices at least an hour before climbing into bed. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that late-night scroll on the internet is not doing you any favors. Blue and artificial light sources drastically suppress melatonin production.
It is also helpful to avoid large and heavy meals before bedtime. Revving up your metabolism too close to bed could increase your sleep latency (the length of time it takes you to fall asleep). Sleep is a time for the body to rest and refresh. It can’t properly do that if it’s too busy digesting a heavy meal.
Other helpful tips to improve your sleep quality include limiting caffeine intake to before noon (caffeine has a half-life of five hours), going to bed and rising at the same time every day, incorporating a stress reduction technique before bed, and setting the thermostat to a cool temperature.
Incorporate More Exercise to Optimize Hormones
We often hear about the cardiovascular benefits of adequate exercise, but did you know it also elicits benefits on hormonal health in men?
Various studies have demonstrated positive changes in serum testosterone levels following exercise, especially weight and strength training. These increases in serum testosterone levels led to improved muscle mass and strength and a reduction in visceral fat[2].
Exercise’s contribution to reducing visceral fat is noteworthy. This is because excess visceral fat in the body raises the secretion of inflammatory cytokines leading to a cascade of events, eventually throwing off the hypothalamic pituitary testicular (HPT) axis. A wonky HPT axis is a recipe for lower concentrations of serum testosterone[11].
With all that said….. get moving and grab some weights!
Boost Zinc to Support Testosterone
Zinc is a critical nutrient when it comes to the regulation of several hormones in the body, including testosterone. Because Zinc is an essential trace mineral, it is not produced or stored in the body. You have to get it through your diet.
If your diet is lacking in this nutrient as a male (which is the case for most considering our mineral-depleted soils) you may not be transforming testosterone into its biologically active form.
When it comes to getting adequate zinc, reach for food first before a supplement. Here’s a list of plant and animal-based foods rich in this mineral:
Whole grains (quinoa, oats)
Something to keep in mind when it comes to plant-based sources of zinc is their phytic acid content, especially in nuts, seeds, and legumes. The presence of phytic acid impairs the absorption of zinc[4]. Soaking nuts and legumes overnight may reduce the percentage of phytic acid.
If you’re concerned you are not getting adequate zinc through your diet alone, supplementation may be beneficial. One study found that supplementation in zinc-deficient elderly men increased their serum testosterone levels by about 8 mmol/L[12]. Before introducing supplements, always speak with your doctor or healthcare practitioner to discuss any potential risks or contraindications.
Stress Reduction for Male Hormone Health
The role of prolonged stress on hormonal health is often overlooked. If you are experiencing low libido, anxiety, fatigue, changes in your appetite, or emotional withdrawal, it’s time to check your stress levels.
Cortisol, our primary stress response hormone, has an inverse relationship with testosterone. This is why the scientific literature has demonstrated lower levels of testosterone during times of psychological and physical stress[1].
In today’s fast-paced society, competitive work culture, family stress, and financial demands, reducing your stress load can feel impossible. Overhauling your life and trying to implement a million different stress-reduction techniques will only add to your current stress load. Review this list of ten stress-reduction techniques and feel out which ones are attainable for you.
Engage in an enjoyable physical activity daily
Try guided meditation
Listen to relaxing music when you need to take a break from your day
Pause during your work day to do a three-minute body scan
Be mindful of caffeine intake
Try breathwork exercises
Spend more time in nature, ground your bare feet to the earth if possible
Try yoga
Seek emotional support from friends, family members, or a licensed professional
Find a creative outlet (painting, drawing, singing, dancing, etc.)
Establish a relaxing bedtime routine (refer back to optimizing sleep section for additional tips)
Skip the Fragranced Products for Hormone Health
We are exposed to an unprecedented amount of endocrine disruptors today. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) refer to compounds that you are exposed to in your environment that interfere with the body’s hormones. This interference could involve increasing or decreasing baseline hormone levels, changing the normal production of hormones, or mimicking the structure of endogenous hormones.
What do EDCs have to do with testosterone and male hormonal health you ask? Well, the male reproductive system is extremely sensitive to the adverse effects of EDCs.
Phthalates, just one type of endocrine disruptor, have been shown to block the normal effect of testosterone on different tissues and organ systems. Endocrine disruptors such as phthalates and BPA (Bisphenol-A) often target the testes and negatively affect sperm production, development, and motility[5].
EDCs often have estrogenic properties and inhibit the enzymes involved in male steroidogenesis. A disruption in steroidogenesis can result in the reduction of reproductive hormones, including testosterone[5]. In one significant study, higher concentrations of EDCs in male urine samples, specifically phthalates, were correlated with lower testosterone levels[8].
In addition to phthalates and BPA, here are some examples of other concerning endocrine disruptors:
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs)
Triclosan
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)[10]
Exposure to EDCs occurs through contact with contaminated air, soil, water, food, and personal care products. These chemicals have completely infiltrated our environment so how the heck do you avoid them? The following practices can mitigate exposure:
Ditch the plastic food storage containers and opt for glass or silicone
Buy organic produce where budget allows
Consume organic, grass-fed, or pasture-raised animal products when possible
Check the Environmental Working Group (EWG) ranking of personal care and cleaning products on their website database
Avoid buying plastic water bottles and consider getting a water filter
Avoid products that contain synthetic fragrances
Be skeptical of “BPA-Free” packaging, it often contains even more harmful replacements
Avoid buying furniture manufactured with flame retardants
Skip the non-stick cookware, opt for cast iron, stainless steel, and ceramic
The good news is consumers are demanding more transparency in manufacturing practices of companies, leading to safer products on the market. The bad news is it might be time to lovingly ask your partner to stop their trips to Bath and Body Works for scented chemical cocktails.
Do what you can to reduce your exposure and don’t stress too much about the rest. As we saw earlier, stress can be just as toxic as these chemicals.
Important Takeaways
If you are reading this right now, it means you care about your hormone health. You are striving to live a balanced lifestyle so you can show up as the best version of yourself for those around you.
Don’t let the far too common sedentary and processed food-filled American lifestyle accelerate the decline of your testosterone levels. It will hijack your well-being.
Take these foundational tips and empower yourself to reclaim your vitality!
[1]Afrisham, R., Sadegh-Nejadi, S., SoliemaniFar, O., Kooti, W., Ashtary-Larky, D., Alamiri, F., . . . Khaneh-Keshi, A. (2016). Salivary testosterone levels under psychological stress and its relationship with rumination and five personality traits in medical students. Psychiatry Investigation, 13(6), 637-643. doi:10.4306/pi.2016.13.6.637
[2]Chasland, L. C., Yeap, B. B., Maiorana, A. J., Chan, Y. X., Maslen, B. A., Cooke, B. R., . . . Green, D. J. (2021). Testosterone and exercise: Effects on fitness, body composition, and strength in middle-to-older aged men with low-normal serum testosterone levels. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 320(5). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00010.2021
[3]Harvard Health Publishing. (2019, August 29). Testosterone – what it does and doesn’t do. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/medications/testosterone–what-it-does-and-doesnt-do
[4]Harvard School of Public Health. (2023). Are anti-nutrients harmful? Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/anti-nutrients/
[5]Jeng, H. A. (2014). Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and male reproductive health. Frontiers in Public Health, 2(55). doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00055
[6]Leproult, R., & Van Cauter, E. (2011). Effect of 1 week of sleep restriction on testosterone levels in young healthy men. JAMA, 305(21), 2173. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.710
[7]Lokeshwar, S. D., Patel, P., Fantus, R. J., Halpern, J., Chang, C., Kargi, A. Y., & Ramasamy, R. (2021). Decline in serum testosterone levels among adolescent and young adult men in the USA. European Urology Focus, 7(4), 886-889. doi:10.1016/j.euf.2020.02.006
[8]Mendiola, J., Jørgensen, N., Andersson, A. -., Calafat, A. M., Silva, M. J., Redmon, J. B., . . . Swan, S. H. (2010). Associations between urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and reproductive hormones in fertile men. International Journal of Andrology, 34(4), 369-378. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01095.x
[9]Mulligan, T., Frick, M. F., Zuraw, Q. C., Stemhagen, A., & Mcwhirter, C. (2008). Prevalence of hypogonadism in males aged at least 45 years: The HIM study. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 60(7), 762-769. doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00992.x
[10]National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2022). Endocrine disruptors. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm
[11]Ottarsdottir, K., Nilsson, A. G., Hellgren, M., Lindblad, U., & Daka, B. (2018). The association between serum testosterone and insulin resistance: A longitudinal study. Endocrine Connections, 7(12), 1491-1500. doi:10.1530/ec-18-0480
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A new report out today (Food Day!) shows a $2.55 minimum wage increase would just barely impact food costs for American families.
Susie Cagle
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A report out today (Food Day!) from the UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center and Food Chain Workers Alliance challenges the belief that raising the federal minimum wage would increase the cost of food for Americans.
And by challenge, I mean it’s a swift kick to critics’ guts.
Eating ethically for some comes down to the (collapsing, burning) environment; for others, it’s the (adorable, sentient) animals. But far less often do we acknowledge the human labor that’s involved in the farm-to-table-to-belly journey.
Especially during an economic crisis in which millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet, this argument raises very real concerns about working Americans struggling to be able to afford to eat out and at home.
This is how much of America has been handling that crisis.
However! The proposed Miller/Harkin bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80, the report states, would really serve to alleviate struggle.
We find that while the Miller/Harkin bill would provide a 33% wage increase for regular minimum wage workers and would more than double the wages of tipped workers over the same period, retail grocery store food prices would only increase by an average of less than half a percent over the three-year phase-in of the new minimum wage, and restaurant food prices would increase by less than one percent per year. This increased cost of food, both away and at home, would amount to about 10 cents more per day on average for American households over the three-year period.
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That’s $36.50 per household per year to increase wages to a level still almost $1 less than their 1968 peak (adjusted for inflation, natch). Some other things that cost $36.50: one casual restaurant meal for two; this eco-modular storage stackable cube (what?); one-tenth of a decent road bike.
Meanwhile, the report estimates that impacted workers would earn an additional $40 billion in extra wages over the first several years of the bill’s existence. Further:
According to the Economic Policy Institute, during this same period, “GDP would increase by roughly $25 billion, resulting in the creation of approximately 100,000 net new jobs over that period.”
Seems like it might be worth that extra dime a day, hm?
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The Titus 2 Woman
Leave a Comment / May 14, 2022 May 14, 2022
You can’t even read Titus 2:4-5 straight from the Bible without offending someone. Here’s what it says—
“…that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.”
As an older woman, my calling from God (see verse 3) is to teach these things to younger women. But this is not a popular thing to teach, is it?
“WHAT? Work at home instead of out in the work force? What a waste of my talent and God-given abilities!”
“WHAT? Submit to my husband? I know as much as him. That is absolutely archaic and unfair!”
But God has good reasons for His design for the family and we can see that when a society doesn’t follow them, there is much destruction.
He knows that children need their mothers. He knows that the home quickly falls into chaos if it isn’t the priority for Mom. He knows that women are more gullible and less rational then men (yes, there are exceptions but you know that, for the most part, this is true) and that men often protect us from bad choices. Of course, this works best when the husband is a loving leader who cares about His wife and her opinion, as she also brings much to the table in decision-making. But the husband, as the leader, is accountable before God for his family. I have always been glad I don’t have that role. I don’t envy my husband for it.
I am not here to tell you the “rules” for women working. I know that sometimes it is necessary. And I am no judge. It is a topic for much prayer.
I was tempted to not even bring this controversial topic up. There are strong feelings about this and pretty much no one touches it anymore. But we must take an honest look at what the Bible teaches. We can’t ignore it just because culture—both world and Christian cultures—despise this teaching.
And so I want to encourage you young women to take a look today at your priorities. God never designed a woman to be career-centered instead of family-centered. God never designed for our precious children to be cared for in daycare centers and public school systems, where God is mocked and denigrated. He never designed for the woman to lead the man. It is clearly true, both from scripture and historically, that families will not be the best they can be if they don’t follow the guidelines laid out for us here in Titus 2.
I also want to encourage us older women. Are we teaching the younger women these things in Titus 2:4-5, both by example and by our instruction as we are given opportunity? How much time do we spend talking about the things that matter with those younger women in our lives? Maybe it is time to lovingly and kindly encourage these struggling younger women. It’s a hard time to choose family over career. It is difficult to keep your children home with you and be criticized for it. May they receive much loving support and godly instruction from us as they choose to follow the Lord in this area!
It is FAR PAST time that we look to the world or even the church for the description of a successful woman. Don’t look to me or to anyone else. For the only thing that matters is: What does the BIBLE teach us about this? If we ask this question with a surrendered and sincere heart, God will hear and He will answer. This is true for all questions we have regarding this life. And He will transform our worldly desires into godly desires. It will be a small miracle right within our own heart. God loves us and is so faithful. We must but submit ourselves to His will and His plan and choose to obey His commands as written in His Holy Word to experience the peace and joy that He has promised. And that is the only “success” that truly matters!
The Issues Behind the Issues
6 Comments / October 4, 2018 October 4, 2018
We have become a people that responds to issues. Whether it’s our own emotional health (anxiety and depression) or our kids well-being (ADHD, anger issues, rebellion), our situations at work and church (relationship problems), or our marriages (struggles and strife) we work hard to find an escape hatch very quickly. We want to be free of the hassle, inconvenience, grief, and pain that these things bring. And so we quickly medicate, change jobs or churches, or leave our spouse.
Before I continue on, let me be clear about something. I am not judging you individually. I know that some people legitimately need medication, that sometimes we must change jobs or churches, and that there are even times that warrant leaving our spouse. So please know that this is not about any individual but rather about a trend I have been noticing.
It is easier to take the escape hatch than to wade through the unpleasant waters to fix the issue. It is easier to just fix something temporarily than to take the time to fix it for the long haul. Tape is easier to apply than digging and drilling and nailing.
So I do get it.
But there are almost always deeper, spiritual issues behind the issues we can see.
A hyperactive child may be crying out for discipline. Refusing to discipline in a biblical way leads to undisciplined, uncontrollable children.
An angry child may be frustrated by the lack of control he feels because mom and dad are always fighting or perhaps because something happened that they just don’t want to tell you. Instead of parenting to the issue, it is critical that we get to the bottom of things.
An anxious woman has an issue with trusting God and submitting to His will for her life.
An angry man may be struggling with his loss of control over his circumstances.
A struggling relationship at church or work is driven by envy or jealousy.
And sometimes there is no big underlying issue but it’s just a certain stage in our lives or our children’s lives that we must walk through.
And on and on and on the list goes.
But as a culture we have been conditioned to simply fix problems without digging deeper. When we do dig deeper it is through the use of a humanistic psychologist and not through God and studying His Word or even by using a biblical counselor. (This is a tricky area because even a lot of “Christian” psychologists and counselors use a lot of human wisdom that is in complete opposition to what God’s Word teaches. See here for more information.)
And there is nothing wrong with getting the right outside help. Sometimes our pastor or a good biblical counselor or even a friend can help us see things we can’t see. But may I suggest that we first pray and ask the Lord to guide and direct us and start digging into His Word to see if there is something we are missing?
I know that as I have struggled with terrible bouts of anxiety and depression these past few years that it has been a sin issue for me. Yes, I have had a tremendous amount of change in my life over the past 5-7 years, some that I saw coming and some that I did not. And, yes, I have hormones that are wreaking havoc in my body. And, yes, owning a business and having a ministry that is not the most popular can be extremely stressful. But at the end of the day, it was a sin issue. I was not trusting God, I was self-centered and self-absorbed, and I was not in submission to God’s Will for my life. Plain and simple.
I thank the Lord that He showed this to me. It was extremely painful (another reason we avoid digging beyond the issue) and it’s not over yet. I still have days of great struggle and pain. I share this to hopefully encourage you because I know that I am not alone in this. Others have shared with me their struggles in this area.
But mostly I share this because I think it is so important that we do a little digging and wading through the gunk before we find that escape hatch. I believe that we must give some effort and prayer before we head to the pharmacy or walk away from a situation. Perhaps this is just the thing that God is using to teach us and/or our children an important lesson. Perhaps by lessening the pain, we are actually missing out on learning something very important. In our urgency to diminish the pain and grief and hassles, we may be missing out on something very glorious.
And so today I want to encourage you to spend some time in prayer and God’s Word and to be patient as you work through issues in your life and the lives of your children before heading for that escape hatch. God is so faithful and He will meet your needs–sometimes in ways you could never even have imagined! But when we are so quick to fix our own problems, we miss out on seeing His provision.
And sometimes…
We can’t fix the issue. And God doesn’t fix the issue. That doesn’t settle very well with our 21st century selves. We believe we should be able to fix everything. But sometimes God allows a situation in our lives that remains unresolved. Just like Paul’s thorn in his flesh, we plead for it to be removed and God says no. But we know from 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, that we can rest in God’s sovereignty even when this is the case. God has a reason and we can trust Him (Romans 8:28-30).
Life is not fun and we are burdened with all kinds of heartaches and frustrations living in this fallen world. But God is faithful and will meet our needs. But we are so often caught up in fixing and solving our own problems that we leave little opportunity for God to work in the way that only He can.
So let’s take some time to figure out the issues behind the issues, praying and asking the Lord for guidance as we study the Word to find out what He has to say on the matter. And let’s do this first rather than as a last resort.
Helping Your Child Flourish
Leave a Comment / February 26, 2018 February 26, 2018
What is the single most important thing we can teach our children in order for them to flourish both spiritually and emotionally? This may even help in their worldly success…
Of course, as Christian parents we want to teach our kids to love and serve the Lord. We want them to be saved. But even salvation can’t happen without this.
It is a humble and teachable heart.
I have seen an interesting and discouraging change in Christian parenting in the last number of years. The culture that worships youth and thrives on change has crept into the church. And this has turned parenting on its head. Children have become the center of the family. Children are catered to while parents work to meet every desire and whim they may have. Children get what they want. From the time they are an infant angrily screaming in their crib to the time they are hurt by a teacher or students at school to the time they are teens who want to see an ungodly movie, parents run as fast as they can to rescue and please their little tyrants. I understand how it happens. I have done it myself. It’s easier. It seems more loving at the time. It feels wrong not to give them what they want. It makes us look like we are a bad parent.
But what are we teaching our children by meeting their every demand? What are we doing to their psyche by giving them the impression that the world revolves around them?
There are many downsides to this kind of parenting, but perhaps the one that will affect them the most is the pride and self-centeredness that we are instilling in them. They believe–and rightly so because it is what they have been taught–that they are the center of the world and that what they say goes.
As Christian parents, it should be one of our greatest desires to teach our children, both by example and by actions, to be humble and teachable. To recognize that God is our focus and that we are here to honor and serve Him–even at the sacrifice of our own desires and will.
By doing this, our children flourish in so many ways. Think with me for a moment about the most humble and teachable person you know. What do you like about them? Keep in mind, we are not talking the false “doormat” type of humility here that blows towards every wind of doctrine and is afraid to speak up. We are talking about biblical humility. (See Philippians 2:5-11 and James 4:6-10 for a better understanding of biblical humility.)
Let’s look at some of the ways that our children (and ourselves) will flourish with this kind of heart. Children and adults who are humble and teachable–
–First and foremost, will find it much easier to submit to and obey God. A humble heart is necessary for repentance and faith in Christ. A teachable heart makes the Christian life much more peaceful and joyful. It is the kind of heart that produces the most growth and spiritual maturity.
–Are kinder. They think beyond themselves and focus attention on others.
–Are easier to get along with. Whether in church or at work, humble people do not demand their own way. When something biblical is on the line and they are standing for what’s right, they speak truth with love and grace. They don’t hold grudges, forgiving others who have wronged them. Humble people are willing to learn from others and don’t think they know everything. Humility is really the only path to unity in a church body or work place.
–easier to live with. A humble heart makes it much easier for a husband to love his wife. It makes it easier for a wife to submit to her husband. It makes it easier to apologize and to express openly one’s remorse over sin and failures. It keeps parents from the “because I say so” model of parenting, and instead cultivates an atmosphere of engaging children in lively discussions, listening to their fears, anger, and frustrations, and answering their questions from a biblical perspective. It radically eliminates the hours and days (or even weeks) of angry silence that sometimes take place in homes. A teachable heart creates an atmosphere of growth and unity within the family.
–are much more prone to growth in so many ways. Where a prideful heart is akin to hard, dry soil, so a humble heart is like moist, fertile soil. Good things grow in the soil of a humble, teachable heart. They grow faster and stronger. Pride makes growth hard. It may happen but it is so much slower and the result is usually weak and small.
–willing to listen. Humble, teachable people are willing to listen to others. They recognize that the elderly, the middle-aged, and the youth all have something to teach them.Whether they are 80, 50, or 25, humble people recognize that learning is a life-long process and that they can learn so much from someone else’s experiences, gleaning wisdom that helps them in their own lives. They also recognize the importance of kindly listening to someone even if they do not agree with them.
–have a biblical view of sin in their own lives and in the lives of others. Humble people do not berate and gossip about those who are living in sin. They don’t point fingers and speak arrogantly. They recognize that it is only by the grace of God that they are not caught up in that sin themselves. They understand the wickedness of their own heart and don’t view themselves as “better than”.
If we can teach our kids to have a humble and teachable heart, we are giving them such a wonderful advantage as they head out into the world. They will be better workers and church members. They will thrive as spouses and parents. It really is like a golden ticket to peace and joy. For it is only through humility that any of us can submit to God and His sovereign hand in our lives.
This list probably gives us all something to think about, even if we don’t have children in our homes. Are we setting an example of a humble, teachable heart to all of those around us? Our grandchildren, our nieces and nephews, our Sunday school students, our neighbors and co-workers–they are all watching.
If we haven’t cultivated a humble, teachable heart in the past. If we grow defensive and struggle to apologize. If we hold grudges and find it difficult to forgive. Well, it’s not too late to change. No matter how old we are, it is never too late to change.
My guess is that all of us can grow in this area. Pray and ask the Lord to help. On a humorous note, I have asked the Lord many times to please keep me humble. And He never fails. I chalk some of my most embarrassing moments up to those prayers. But, after the horridness and acute embarrassment of the moment was over, I can honestly say that I was glad. Glad that God had reminded me that I wasn’t “all that” and that I really don’t have it all that much together, after all. Those moments keep me seeking after God and discarding my pride. So, if that’s what it takes, well, it is truly worth it. And since this is a continual process and never something I can seem to master, I expect many more embarrassing moments ahead!
Life is hard. But it is harder when we are proud and unwilling to learn. Let’s work at being humble and teachable and let’s teach our children both by example and by how we parent, to be the same. They will thank you one day.
What Does Your Love for Self Cause You to Do (or Not Do)?
2 Comments / January 22, 2018 January 22, 2018
The last week or so, I have been really reflecting on how much we all do because we are concerned about our own selfish good. This has come about through a couple of conversations, through a sermon of by Pastor Dean (found here), and through our Sunday School study of Philippians. As I mulled these things over during the past few days, I recognized the two things they all pointed to: A Savior that never did anything–not even one tiny thing–out of selfishness. And, second, the weakness of believers–those that the Savior has saved–that can hardly do anything without at least a tinge of selfishness.
Selfishness gets almost all of us in one way or another, doesn’t it? Sometimes we are obvious in how we go about it–we demand our way, our rights, our desires. We are very noticeably selfish. But, for others of us, we are viewed as the nicest, most unselfish people in the world, even while we are being selfish. We agree with everyone, we don’t confront, we don’t have the hard conversations–all because we hate conflict and we don’t want to rock the boat. We will selfishly do anything to avoid even a hint of controversy.
For others of us self takes on a whole life of its own, as we grasp for praise and glory, growing comfortable in a life of boasting so that we can make sure others see how great we are. Pride grows out of self-absorption and we start to believe we know everything and, along with this, comes the insatiable desire to win every argument and always be “right”. Even when it doesn’t matter at all.
And then for others, we like our comfort and our relationships and our churches and we just aren’t willing to sacrifice them to stand up for what’s right. Again, love of self rears its ugly head. When it comes right down to it, we’d rather have a friend go to hell and still have them as a friend, than to risk that friendship to share the Gospel.
Now, don’t get me wrong–I am not saying that we should always speak up. There is great wisdom in knowing when not to speak. I tend to be one of those that speaks up too much and I have spent a lifetime working on timing and, most often, not speaking at all and praying instead.
But sometimes we do need to speak up–especially when it concerns the Gospel and other biblical matters. Knowing how to do that gently and with love is important. I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my greatest concerns in the area of discernment is how unloving these “discerners” can be–treating it as if they are on a treasure hunt and it is some great competition. Some even seem to gloat with glee when they discover something. Pride is often rearing its ugly head in these scenarios. (Okay, that was a bit of a rabbit trail, but I just had to say it!)
Our struggles with selfishness show themselves in our homes as parents and spouses (As we fervently avoid battles, insist on being right, are lazy in nurturing and disciplining our kids, and as we lack a servant’s heart–home always tells the true tale); in our churches (as we insist on certain ways to do insignificant things and as we are unwilling to call out sin); and in our work places (as we demand our desires or stay quiet at the water cooler.) This is the nitty gritty of Christian living for all of us. If you will allow me to use a cliche: This is where the rubber meets the road.
The key is this: We always have to ask ourselves–why are we speaking up? Why are we not speaking up? Why are we doing a certain action? Or not doing a certain action? Why are we thinking what we are thinking? And then we must run it all through the grid of the Word, making sure that our own desires aren’t getting in the way of speaking, doing, and thinking what’s right.
Truthfully, I don’t know most of you at all. I don’t know how SELF worms its way into your thinking. I don’t know if you are one who demands your own way or if you are someone who sits back and says nothing to avoid conflict. I don’t know if you are someone who is always pushing your own agenda and opinions on others or if you are someone who timidly won’t say anything so as to not rock any boats.
But what I do know is that all of us–in one way or another–fight a battle with our greatest enemy of SELF. Today would be a good day for all of us to take a good look in our hearts and see how we are doing in that battle. Are we winning? Or losing?
Philippians 2:5-8 encourages us to have the mind of Christ. If we read verses 3 and 4 right before this section, we can understand that an important part of having the mind of Christ is diminishing our view of self.
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Do we really understand exactly what Christ did by coming to earth?? This is probably worthy of its own post, but, I will just say this: As we begin to grasp and gain a deeper understanding of exactly what Christ did so that we could be saved from eternal damnation, our battle with self takes on a new importance and we gain a deeper desire to win that battle! Our enemy of self must be beaten if we are to be like Christ and if we are going to live effectively for Christ. There is no other way. Selfish people are useless in–and even detrimental to– God’s Kingdom.
As my pastor said the other Sunday in this challenging sermon: There is only one throne in our hearts. Who is on yours?
I leave you with these wise words of John Newton, the former slave trader, who was amazingly saved by grace (and who actually went on to write our beloved hymn Amazing Grace)–
Beware of SELF! This is the worst enemy we have to deal with!
Self-will,
self-wisdom,
self-righteousness,
self-seeking,
self-dependence,
and self-boasting.
It is a large family–and I cannot count up all the branches! They are all nearly related to Satan–and they are all a sworn enemy to our peace.
If we lie low–then the Lord will raise us up.
But if we will be something–then His arm will surely pull us down.
That monster SELF has as many heads as a Hydra, and as many lives as a cat! It is more than twenty-five years since I hoped it was fast nailed to the Cross! But alas, it is alive–and still mixing with and spoiling everything I do!
And to that I say a rousing AMEN!!!
(Note: The Hydra was a serpentine mythological water monster with many heads.
For every head chopped off–the Hydra would re-grow a couple of new heads.)
Technology Is Like a Razor Blade
Razor Blades work great to remove paint from glass. They have other very helpful applications. But they are also dangerous and must be handled extremely carefully.
It sounds like technology.
The other evening I watched a group of teen-aged girls come in from the frigid cold to the warm indoors. The first thing each one of them did–without exception–was to stand for a few minutes at their phones, posting photos from their adventure outside. And then their phones were put away and they started talking.
But this incident reminded me of just how much technology has changed our lives.
That group of girls can’t remember a world without texting and social media. They can’t remember a time you couldn’t FaceTime or Skype someone who lives far away or follow your favorite movie star’s personal life.
But I remember. And the changes are staggering if you really stop and think about it.
But just like that razor blade, the changes are not all bad. There are amazing things that make our lives so much better. I have two daughters that live in a different state than me. Technology makes this so much more bearable. They can send me photos, text me at any time, and we can FaceTime. It makes them feel so much closer. When I lived away from my parents they got an occasional letter and a weekly {very expensive} phone call. This was all we had. There are so many other good things. We can listen to podcasts of godly preachers at the push of a button. We can find free or almost free copies of Christian classics written by godly men long ago. We can use social media to talk about our faith and to point people to God’s Word. And so, of course, we must be grateful for the good things.
But just like that razor blade, technology has an edge. And it will bite. It must be handled very carefully or it can be very dangerous. What are some of the biggest dangers that we must watch out for? Here are a few that I think are worthy of your consideration for yourself or your children–
1. It drives us to be consumed with ourselves. Social Media is designed to glorify self. Look at me! See what I’ve done…see my amazing family…see how I have succeeded…see how cool I am. We twitter our important opinions and expect people to take note. It tends to be a big promoter of SELF. Now don’t hear me saying that posting photos and opinions is sinful. It isn’t. These things can be wonderful tools for family far away to stay in touch with us or a way in which we can point people to Christ. It is our attitude that determines if it is sinful not the act itself.
2. It divides families. When I was growing up, we had one TV. We had to watch the same thing or not watch TV. Now everyone can go their separate ways. Parents are in the family room watching one TV, while their teenager is on their tablet in another room binge-watching a Netflix show, another one is playing video games online, and a daughter is snap-chatting with her friends. They are never together. And the TV is rarely off.
3. It is the greatest thief of family bonding time. Parents have grabbed onto technology as the escape they need from their children. And so, instead of communicating with them and talking about important, eternal things during the hours they have with them in the car, in restaurants, and even at home, they hand them an iPad so that they will shut up and let them alone. This may be the greatest tragedy of all because these kids grow up without having any solid relationship with their parents. In a world of over-worked parents, the iPad has become the tool that is killing their family bit by bit. Of course, giving a child an iPad at a restaurant occasionally or on the a long car ride to Grandma’s isn’t sinful. But if it is habitual, it will harm your family.
4. It promotes gossip. We know far too much about everybody and we like to talk about it. Did you see what so-and-so posted? Did you hear about this person? Or what that person said? Social Media turns us all into busy-bodies if we aren’t extremely careful. While it can be a valuable tool to keep us informed on the people we love, we must be vigilant in taking our thoughts captive in how we think about that information.
5. It has altered our attention spans. In a world driven by photos and two-minute videos, we find it harder and harder to concentrate. Watching and looking require much less thinking than reading or listening. As we spend less and less time reading and concentrating it becomes harder and harder to do so. It is only with great intention that we can change this. It has become an almost natural thing for young people to hate reading. And this is a grave tragedy. A grave tragedy indeed.
These are just a few dangers. There are so many more. The Christian life can never be one of status quo. We are not called to just let life happen while we apathetically stand by. We are called to make intentional choices that move us towards holy living and becoming more like Christ. We do this by examining every single thing through the grid of God’s Word. We do this by scrutinizing the fruit of every thing that comes along. And in doing this, it not only helps us to avoid sin, but it also helps us to keep ourselves from experiencing the worst fruits of those things that can bring such good to our lives but also have potential to cause unbelievable damage.
We cannot sit idly by as our kids are gobbled up by their smart phones. We cannot allow the TV to bring its messages into our homes 24/7. We must be proactive in controlling technology or it will control us.
So how do we change this? What are some practical ways?
A few things I would suggest are this–
1. Don’t turn the TV on at dinnertime. Whether you live by yourself, there are just the two of you, or you have a houseful of kids, let mealtime be a time of discussion or reflection.
2. As a rule, keep iPads, DVD playeres, and headphones out of the car. Exceptions can be made for long trips but, other than that, intentionally use this time to talk about the things of the Lord, to listen to uplifting music together (try some hymns!), or to just play games and have fun together!
3. Put boundaries around the use of phones, video games, TV use, etc. that are doable (and not extreme). Whether it’s for your kids or yourself, going about change in this manner will make it doable and bring small positive changes instead of making it feel impossible.
4. Live intentionally. We must stop letting life happen to us and be more intentional about where we want to go. Year after year passes by without any change at all, if we don’t intentionally work at it. My pastor often quotes something his mom used to say to him: “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” Yes! This is so true!
5. Live balanced. When my kids were teenagers they had a friend who wasn’t allowed to have any junk food. When she came to my house, she would eat and eat and eat any sugar she could find here. I’ve watched the same thing happen with a couple of girls who weren’t allowed to ever watch TV. They would come to our house and just stare at the TV, unmoving. This is a good lesson that teaches us that removing something that isn’t sinful in and of itself can cause our kids to become obsessed with it. It is often wiser to teach our kids how to use it beneficially and balanced than just eliminating it. This goes for us without kids, as well. We must live balanced lives. We can spend time on social media, but we shouldn’t live there. We can check our smartphones, but we shouldn’t be obsessed with them. It sounds silly to write but I have seen quite a few older people obsessively scrolling through their phones. This is not just a younger generation thing.
I hope this helps. I hope it helps us recognize the dangers of technology and also gives us some ideas on how to go about making positive changes in our lives as well as in the lives of our families. Mostly, I hope it reminds us all that this wonderful thing called “technology” is sharp as a razor blade and it will cut us if we aren’t careful.
Serving All, All the Time
2 Comments / December 7, 2017 December 7, 2017
This is the time of year that we focus on giving. Much of the giving is focused on children. We fill shoe boxes and purchase toys to give to local charities. It is rewarding to watch our children’s excitement as they walk with us through the store and help to pick out toys and toothbrushes and socks for children across the world or in their own neighborhood. It is truly a wonderful opportunity to touch the world with the love of Christ.
Giving to children is so special. There is something especially delightful about it. And Christmastime is such a fun time to give. There are so many different opportunities available that it doesn’t take much work for us to be part of something greater than ourselves. Perhaps we should use this time of year as a catalyst for change– a change that yields a life that intentionally gives and serves all year long.
There are some things to consider as we evaluate our lifestyle of service.
Children are wonderful, but there are so many elderly people who have no family to visit them. They sit, sad and lonely, throughout the year, wondering if anybody cares. Do they have the same value as a child? We would answer of course because we know that is the “right” answer but do we live it out by our actions?
And do we give all year long or do we only serve and give during this one little window of time during the year? Are we practicing a life of service all year long or do we live a life of self-absorption that disappears for a short time at Christmastime?
Time goes so fast. We will be back to our normal routine again before we know it. This holiday season seems a good time to consider our patterns of giving and serving.
Many people have set examples for me in this area of serving others throughout the year, but one example that made an impact on me was something my mother-in-law did when I was a young mother. She would take my kids along with her to the local nursing home to visit a few of the elderly from our church. As a pastor’s wife, it was a way she could bring a little sunshine and joy to their lives. At the time, I didn’t realize just what a service of love this was. Most older people love kids. As I watched her set this good example and as I grew braver and more mature, I hesitantly decided to try it myself. I say “braver”, because my greatest fear was that I wouldn’t know what to say.
So one day I gathered my children and we set off in our minivan. How do you talk to an elderly person that you don’t really know? But what I found was that, especially with kids along, there is rarely an awkward moment. I figured out how to ask lots of questions and we would learn so much about the past. (The incredible upside of this is that so many of these older people have so much to teach us. If we will just take the time, we can learn so much.)
But this post is not just about giving of ourselves to elderly people. Are we serving and encouraging our pastors, and other church members such as the single parents, the downcast and depressed, the sick and weary, and those who are struggling financially? These should all be on our radar throughout the whole year.
There are many ways we can encourage, serve, and build them up. We can do this by sending a card or an email. We can do this by babysitting; providing meals, if needed; by just sitting and talking after church instead of rushing out the door. And, of course, we can do this by praying for them. There are many more ways we can love and serve others.
One of the things I try to do is to think about what I would want someone to do for me if I were in their situation. And you know what? Sometimes I am the one who needs encouraged. Sometimes I need to be the recipient of the love and service of my church family. I have been there, too. And this may be one of the best things about being part of a church family–the love and care we take of each other. Learning to receive gracefully and gratefully is a topic for another post.
As I write this, I can see how I have failed in this area of serving others in such a big way. I can be so blind. I often find myself so caught up in my own agenda that I lose sight of those who need to be encouraged, built up, and supported.
But scripture continues to prod me (and hopefully you, too!) into a holier and more obedient life that is filled with love for others. I Peter 4:10-11 exhorts us to serve one another–
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
I John 4:7-8 exhorts us to love one another–
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
And I Thessalonians 5:11 exhorts us to encourage one another–
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
These passages are particularly referring to the Church. This is our first priority–serving other Christian brothers and sisters, loving and taking care of each other in a way that unifies the church and causes the world to step back and wonder what we have that they don’t have.
Scripture will not let us go. It continues to draw us to a more mature faith, showing us how we fail and where we need to grow. Christmas season is a great time to evaluate our life of service.
May we broaden our horizons and see that needs abound across all classes, races, and ages of people. May we never miss an opportunity to share the Gospel as we give to those that don’t know Christ. And may we be especially sensitive to the needs of our Christian brothers and sisters both here and across the world as we faithfully serve and give throughout the whole year!
Four Ways to Love Our Men
6 Comments / November 30, 2017 November 30, 2017
I awoke yesterday to hear that Matt Lauer had been fired. Now, I knew he was extremely left-leaning and a typical reporter, but, as newscasters go, I did think he seemed like a nice guy.
As I tried to wrap my brain around the latest casualty of the sexual harassment and abuse accusations, I felt sad. There have been several over the past few months and, while not surprising, they are just…sad. I know as much about these guys and their accusers as I do about the peanut head bug (yes, a real insect) that lives in the Amazon Rainforest (i.e. nothing), so I have no idea what the truth really is and I will refrain from sharing any opinions on such tragic situations. But perhaps these accusations can raise a conversation that we Christian women should probably have.
Let’s think for a moment about men.
Men love sex.
Sure, there are exceptions, but as a rule, most men were created by God to love sex. As young men, they can hardly go a few minutes without thinking about it. This obsession might diminish slightly as they grow older but their love for it remains. Men love sex.
And Hollywood and marketers use this love for sex to achieve ratings and sales. Anywhere you turn, sex is being sold. It doesn’t matter if it’s a war movie or a commercial for deodorant, sex is often what’s for sale. It is appalling.
On our TV screens, fornication and naked bodies abound. Crude and dirty jokes are the norm. And many–even Christians– just watch, with nary a thought to turn it off. Radios croon out lyrics encouraging premarital sex, cheating, and all other varieties of sexual sins and it is justified by the excuse that it’s only the tune they like–they are not listening to the words. (Impossible, by the way, since your subconscious mind hears everything.)
The internet is loaded with pornography that is hard to escape. Even a simple search on a site we consider safe will sometimes bring naked images to our screen.
And this push to sell sex has reached us in personal ways we never imagined. Co-workers show cleavage, church ladies wear short skirts. Even at homecoming dances, our teenagers wear the latest styles that leave little to the imagination–torturous for the young men accompanying them.
Men cannot escape the constant battle and efforts of this culture to remove the purity of their minds. There is nowhere they can turn. Even in church this battle is fought, as even the sanctuary is no longer a sacred place where a man can get away from women who are dressed immodestly.
I think we can see that Satan has hijacked sex. Literally. He has mangled and destroyed it, warped it and corrupted it until it has become something Christians don’t even want to talk about. But sex is a beautiful gift from God the Father. He designed it specifically for a married couple. And when used in this way God is not only pleased but He is also glorified.
And so we can see that there are two utterly opposing views–the world’s view of sex and God’s view of sex. And Christian men are often caught in the cross-hairs of these two viewpoints–knowing the view they should have, but constantly being pulled to the world’s side of things wherever they go.
So while a man is absolutely and completely responsible for his own sexual purity, I do want to raise the conversation that there are four things we women can do to help our Christian brothers as they fight this tough battle of purity in their own lives–
1. As girls and women, we can dress modestly. As parents, we can require our daughters to do the same, explaining that this is a way we can show Christian love to the boys and men around us. We can make sure that we and our daughters are clothed in such a way that it doesn’t lead a man to think sexual thoughts.
2. As moms, we must keep our young and teen-aged boys away from sexually impure entertainment and work hard to protect them from online pornography. We can and should help our husbands in this area as much as we are able to, as well. This may well be one of the most challenging and important jobs we will ever take on.
3. As women who love the men in our lives, we can pray for them. Pray hard, that God would protect them as they walk through a world that is obsessed with sex at almost every turn.
4. And as wives, we must be sure to love our husbands in all ways, including in the bedroom. God designed sex to be beautiful and wonderful in its biblical context. If our husbands don’t feel loved in this way we leave them open to temptation.
Life is often ugly and messy. This is one of those things we don’t even like to talk about. But sometimes things just need to be said. Again–let me be clear–men are 100% responsible for their thoughts and actions. They will be accountable to God for what they think and what they do. But I hope, as Christian women, we can come alongside our Christian brothers in love and support as they fight to stay pure in a culture fixated on sex.
We Are All Teachers
2 Comments / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017
Think back a moment to your school days. Do you have a few teachers that stand out? I sure do. My third grade teacher was an older woman named Mrs. Ulrich who loved anything Navajo. She would wear beautiful jewelry of shiny turquoise in its setting of sparkly silver every day. She had a reputation for being strict, but I loved her. And she loved her students. And then there was Mr. Nolt. He had to be one of the best teachers ever! He made learning so much fun for rambunctious and confused sixth graders. We forgot we needed to be “cool” when we were in his class. Over the years, I had others who really made an impact on me through the avenue of teaching.
But then there were those who had the opposite effect. I had some really terrible teachers. I won’t name them (you know…just in case) but they were either so boring I would fall asleep; or they were so mean, you never knew if you were going to do something wrong; or they were so liberal, they couldn’t teach one class without promoting their agenda. Actually, I remember a few debates with those teachers and I honestly believe it helped to grow me in my knowledge of the Word quite a bit!
All of us have had teachers. School teachers, music instrument teachers, Sunday School teachers, coaches. Even as adults, many of us still continue to learn under the guidance of a teacher.
As I was reading in 2 Timothy 2:2, I was reminded how important it is to teach the truth of the Word to others. Paul is specifically talking to Timothy in this letter, but–as with the rest of the letter–we know that what he says is for all of us.
This is what that verse says–
And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
He is talking specifically about teaching sound doctrine to faithful men, who can then teach it to others, who will teach it to others–like the stone thrown in the pond creates ripples that move outward.
But, as I was thinking about this verse, I was also reminded of Deuteronomy 6:6-7–
And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
As believers, we are responsible for teaching the truth to the next generation, as well as to others.
Now, I know that many of you would not view yourselves as teachers. But, while it is clear in scripture that some receive a special gift of teaching, it is also clear that all of us end up in some capacity of teacher throughout our lives.
So how do we do our best in passing on the truth to the next generation and to others around us–even if we don’t have the gift of teaching? As I think back over my own experience with teachers (and with my parents and grandparents), I have ten suggestions that–if put into place– would make all of us good teachers in any situation, but particularly in teaching others about God’s Word–
1. Don’t have an agenda. We need to teach what we are supposed to teach without any hidden agenda. How often have you had a teacher that has been so consumed by a certain topic, that many days’ lectures led right back to that pet topic? I remember one teacher (and he wasn’t teaching philosophy) that just kept coming back to how all religions lead to the top of the same mountain. We would debate this over and over again. This was something he felt he needed to teach, even though it was completely outside the scope of what he had been hired to teach.
But let’s apply this to biblical teaching for a moment. How important that we teach the unadulterated truth of the Bible without the interference of our own personal agenda or preferences. Not doing so leads to all kinds of problems. For example, if you only desire to teach on the love of God, you miss a chunk of the Gospel by not teaching about His hatred of sin. If we only want to teach about the good things in the Bible and never on how to discern false doctrine and false teachers, we put our students at great spiritual risk. Or if we have the agenda to be well-liked, we may only want to focus on the pleasant passages of comfort and peace. But then we miss the part about how we need to grow in holiness and purity. Of course, some teachers go the other direction and only focus on sin or God’s wrath or discernment. This all leads to very unbalanced teaching. People with personal agendas never make good teachers.
2. We must care so deeply about our subject that we can’t help but teach with confidence and courage. No matter what subject, no matter what the response of the students, we must approach our subject with boldness and passion in order to be a good teacher. This is especially challenging when it comes to teaching the Bible as it is not really the most popular thing to do these days and it requires a great amount of courage. But, in thinking back to my Christian college experience, I realize that the professors who made the most difference in my life were the ones who brought personal interest to their subject and who proclaimed truth with confidence and without apology. Those who mumbled or read from a text book during class or who didn’t care about their subject all that much made little–if any–impact in my life.
3. Don’t be afraid to admit you are wrong. Good teachers (and good parents) apologize. No one wants to be taught (or parented) by someone so arrogant they can never admit to any wrongdoing. Enough said.
4. Provide a safe place for them to ask questions and to share concerns. If a student feels like they are going to receive judgment from us every time they ask a question, we will create an atmosphere of fear. We must allow questions and concerns to flow freely, always directing them back to the authority of the Bible. What does the Bible teach about this? Helping our students to run all through the grid of the scriptures will be the first step in helping them to be healthy spiritually. Of course, school teachers don’t often have this option but it is still important that you create a safe place to ask questions, so that perhaps they may come to you later, outside of school, to look for answers to life’s biggest questions.
5. Make learning interesting. Oh, how important this is. I have to be honest– I never had a good history teacher and so, during all of my school years, I thought history was the most boring subject ever. And then I started teaching it to my children and everything changed. History is a fascinating subject but it was never presented to me in a very interesting manner. On the other hand, I had a wonderful professor named Prof Gordon for my business classes. I didn’t even really like the subject of business all that much, but he made it interesting.
Sitting at a desk listen to someone drone on and on about dates or methods or systems is one of the quickest way to kill the desire to learn in any student. What a responsibility we have to show that our subject is interesting and worth learning! When we teach the scriptures–which we all should do in some capacity–how important it is to communicate Hebrews 4:12–
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
It is not some dry, old book that doesn’t matter to us today. It is the powerful and life-changing Word of God! We must teach it with this in mind!
6. Be approachable. Oh, the power of a smile and kind words. Think back in your own experience a moment. What do you remember about the faces of your favorite teachers? What about their actions? I am sure that most of you will remember a kind and warm-hearted man or woman who smiled a lot. Someone who said positive words just as often–or perhaps more–than they said critical words.
7. Teach them to apply what they are learning in their own lives and how to teach what they are learning to others. The student of a good teacher doesn’t generally leave the classroom (or home) unchanged. They are filled with a zeal to apply what they have learned and to teach others.
8. Love your students. This probably should have been number one. Again, think back to your own experience–whether it be in the home, in church, or in school. Which teachers had the most impact? If we felt loved, we were open to be taught. If we felt like a bother or the teacher was constantly irritable, we became distracted wondering why and then speculating if we were the problem…
Feeling unloved and in the way completely changes the atmosphere for teaching.
9. Share yourself with them. Sometimes it is good to step outside what is just for class or Bible Study and share how your subject has made a difference in your life. This is especially crucial in teaching the Word. When we can show how we personally had to run a decision through the grid of the Bible or how we had to submit to the authority of God’s Word in a specific area of our life, we become more “human” in the eyes of our students. We show them that we are just like them–perhaps only a few steps ahead in the journey.
10. Set a good example. And, last– but certainly not least–is that we must live out what we are teaching. We can’t effectively teach what we don’t live. Kids and adults can spot a hypocrite in a second. And that is a sure fire way to destroy any biblical teaching ministry.
I hope I have given all of you some food for thought. While this post was geared to teachers of all subjects, my heart mostly lies with those of us–which should be all of us–who teach the Word of God. Whether we are a parent, grandparent, Sunday School teacher, Bible Study teacher, pastor, blogger, or teach the scriptures in any other capacity, may we put these things into practice so that we can have an effective teaching ministry and create a godly legacy that will live on for years and years after we are called to glory.
(By the way, I would love to hear about your experiences–either as a teacher or as a student. Comment below and let me know what I missed in encouraging us to be the best teachers we can be!)
Leave a Comment / September 18, 2017 September 13, 2017
Parenting is quite the adventure! Each stage offers its own challenges and rewards. Just when you are getting used to the stage you are in, it is replaced by the next one. Before you can blink, you have been through all of the stages and find yourself in the final stage of having adult kids. Grandchildren make this long and final stage of our parenting years extra sweet.
Several years ago I did a series on parenting. Since this was before many of you subscribed, I thought it may be time to dust it off and share it again. Some things are worth bringing back out of the archives and I believe this series is one of them.
The series addressed all the stages we go through as parents, written from my own experience as well as from the examples of Christian families that have a good track record of raising adult kids who are living for the Lord.
And so I am going to put all the links for this series below. I hope it is a blessing to you.
Parenting 101: The Basics
This post deals with some of the basics we must understand, no matter what stage we are at in our parenting years.
Parenting 101: What Does My Marriage Have To Do With It?
This shows how a healthy marriage can really give us a great jumpstart in raising healthy kids.
Parenting 101: Who’s the Boss?
This post addresses some of the challenges in raising toddlers and preschoolers.
Parenting 101: When They Grow Out of the Cute Stage
This post continues the series by offering some tips on how we can start preparing our elementary-aged children for adulthood.
Parenting 101: I Need a Reason
This post addresses the specific concerns we have when we are parenting teens.
Parenting 101: What’s My Role
Eventually our kids become adults. This post offers some thoughts on our changing role as the parent of an adult.
Parenting 101: On Being a “Great” Grandparent
This post was based solely on watching grandparents around me, as I was not even a grandparent when I wrote this. More specifically, we have been blessed to watch my parents and my husband’s parents love and support our children. Their wonderful example was the basis for this post.
Raising Courageous Kids
2 Comments / September 11, 2017 September 11, 2017
When you think of the word courage what comes to mind? Is it a fireman racing into a burning building to save someone? Perhaps a soldier marching into war or someone bravely facing a battle with cancer? Or does your mind bring up pictures of sky divers or some other extreme sport?
According to dictionary.com, courage is defined as–the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. without fear.
And so all of the things listed above do require courage. But it also takes courage to speak truth amidst lies; to go one way when the rest of the world is going another; and to choose to live according to God’s Word, despite the ridicule and persecution one may have to endure.
This is the kind of courage we need to teach our kids. And this is the kind we see less and less.
As I have watched young parents train their children, I am beginning to understand why. I believe there is a direct correlation between Christian parents not letting their children experience anything hard or difficult and the lack of bravery we see in our Christian young people. Think about it with me for a moment, if you will. Many Christian moms and dads–parents who truly want to do what is right–have removed all of the pain and difficulty that they can from their kids’ lives. And it is tough not to. Culture has pretty much dictated that this is how “good parents raise their kids”. While nothing could be further from the truth, it takes courage to raise kids in a biblical way these days.
Because we don’t want our kids to experience pain and we believe that this is what a “good parent” is supposed to do, we rush in to fix every school issue, every teacher problem, and every friend situation. We begin to allow the things of the world into our home so that our kids won’t be ridiculed but can look like everyone else. We allow our girls to dress a certain way because, after all, “everybody is doing it”. We allow music groups, tv shows, movies, and video games that do not reflect our Christian values because we don’t want our kids to face the pain of being different from their friends. We want them to be liked and to have a positive experience.
This is understandable.
But is it in their best {eternal} interest?
Kids that feel no pain or do not face any difficulty as they grow up will, most likely, become driven by their own selfish desires as adults. They are the ones who will make every choice based around how it affects them personally rather than whether something is right or wrong. They will do everything they can to avoid discomfort, difficulty, and inconvenience. This type of person is often the kind we see show up at job interviews for our company now. And, honestly, I expect it from the world. They have been taught that nothing matters but them. To do what’s right for them, no matter the cost. But what I didn’t expect was to see the same things from those claiming to be believers. And yet this is what we see more and more.
So how do we raise kids that are courageous? Kids that will go against the flow in a world gone mad? Kids that will bravely face the ridicule and the mockery?
1. First and foremost, be an example they can follow of courage and bravery. Be willing to go against the flow yourself in order to follow hard after God. Be willing to turn away from popular entertainment in order to grow spiritually. Be willing to speak up at work or on the soccer sidelines if God gives you the opportunity. Be a godly example of someone who is sold out for God, no matter the cost.
2. Pray for your kids to have courage. Pray that your kids will have courage to stand up for what’s right. One of my prayers for my kids when they were little was that they would become bolder and stronger Christians than my husband and me. I wanted (and continue to want) them to shine brightly for God in such a dark world. I cannot begin to express to you the wonderful joy I feel as I begin to see the answer to that prayer happening in their lives. They are so much further along spiritually than I was at their age and I know God is answering my prayer. He is just so faithful! I wish I would have prayed even more than I did for them. It was hard amidst the business and craziness of life. I fear that prayer may be a much under-used blessing for many as they raise their kids.
3. Teach your kids to measure their decisions by the Word of God instead of by what makes them feel good. Sometimes obeying God is not fun. But if we can teach our kids that life is about so much more than our feelings, we will be giving them a huge headstart in developing the courage they will need for the future. When God’s Word is our guide instead of our own selfish agenda, we naturally become braver and bolder because we have a correct view on what matters.
4. Allow them to feel the pain of being different. I have seen so many parents cave on their own personal values because they didn’t want their kids to experience pain or difficulty. From what we allow our girls to wear to what video games we allow our sons to play, facing the pain of being different will build their character. I think I mentioned this before, but we have never regretted the things we didn’t let our kids do, but we do have a few regrets regarding the things we caved on because of this very thing. So stay strong and live according to the Word. You will be so glad you did.
5. Teach your kids to fight for the right things. Over and over again I see strife and problems in work places and churches and families because of someone fighting for the wrong things. Selfishness–my will, my rights, my agenda, my desires–becomes what we fight for and this yields to so much pain and anguish. We need to teach our kids to stand and fight for the Truth of God’s Word. To hold ground for the things that are eternal. If it is never mentioned in the Bible and it doesn’t matter to God, then it isn’t a hill to die on. But usually we see the opposite–people who are willing to cause all types of anguish for their own agendas but completely unwilling to stand up for God and His Word. I guess it’s our human nature. But we must teach our kids to fight this tendency and to be wise in what they fight for. It takes no courage to stand up for yourself. But it takes great courage to stand up for God in a world that hates Him.
So there are five ways to help your kids become courageous in a world full of spiritual cowards. It is a hard time to raise kids. I feel for you in this culture. So many things assail from all directions. You have to constantly be on your guard. But, at the end of the day, it is the Word of God that will be your anchor. Hold fast to that and parent according to it and you will find that God will fill in your weaknesses and failures. He is just so faithful!
**I do need to mention one thing for those of you with teens. Please do not judge your kids’ courage based on their teen years. Each one has a different personality and the teen years are so hard. Some will stand bravely, with no care for what people think of them, while others–fighting that urge to be like everyone else–will struggle. Just keep praying and having those discussions that go back to the Bible and what it teaches. And then, hopefully, you can–like us–look back someday and see God’s hand in the lives of your teens as He orchestrated His plan in their lives in a way you never dreamed possible. |
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Oct 28, 2013 | Faculty Feature
Music Professor Lawrence Gibbs is currently in his twenty-fourth year as Associate Professor of Clarinet/Saxophone, Director of Jazz Ensembles, and Associate Director of Bands. Prior to coming to Tech, Lawrence performed as a professional musician for twelve years ending with a five year stint in the Las Vegas music scene performing with the late Louisiana Legend entertainer, Billy Ledbetter. The band was the very first act hired to perform at the original “SAM’S TOWN” in Las Vegas and received “Best Lounge Act” for two years in a row. Also, during his professional career, Lawrence performed with entertainers such as Bob Hope, Don Rickles, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Liberace, G.G. Shinn, gospel group “The Martins” and Connie Francis among others. Lawrence performed for 14 seasons with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra (both principal and section clarinet) and also has performed with the South Arkansas, Ruston Civic, and Shreveport Symphony Orchestras and the Twin Cities Concert Band of Monroe, LA. In 1994, Lawrence organized and developed the “Russ-Town Band” a select community band and served as Principal Clarinet for 8 years. Famed Louisiana Band Master Oscar Barnes, former Associate Director of Band at LSU and “retired” Ruston High School Director was obtained as Conductor. Lawrence assumed the position of Conductor in 2002 upon Mr. Barnes final retirement. In 2005, Lawrence created “The Lawrence Gibbs Orchestra” a semi-professional “big band” for the preservation of classic jazz in North Louisiana. This orchestra has recently become the “Russ-Town JAZZ” a select community jazz band that performs a summer concert at the Dixie Center of the Arts. These organizations have been all been very involved in fund raising efforts along with performing concerts to help with the restoration and the maintenance of the “Dixie Center of the Arts” in Ruston. Hear Lawrence’s classical recital piece entitled the Arnold Bax Sonata for Clarinet Mvt. II, with Pianist Shayla Blakee.
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Watch Lawrence in concert playing “Stealin’ Apples” (Benny Goodman 1938). Performed by the Lawrence Gibbs Orchestra (2010): Brent Latin, Lawrence Gibbs, Brian Lassiter.
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When asked what spurred his interests in Jazz and Big Band music, Lawrence responded, “I grew up in Monroe during the 1950’s and 60’s. Music was a big deal in our home. My father was a fairly important public figure and radio personality from the “Golden Days of Radio”. He had a great love for music from the “Swing Era” – particularly the music of Benny Goodman. We had a great “Philco HI FI” in the house that was ALWAYS playing this music. From my earliest memories I enjoyed watching my mother and father “jittlerbug” literally ALL over the house. This eventually led to my getting into “band” on clarinet at Ouachita Parish High School under famed Director of Bands Mr. Jack W. White. Regarding my teachers, I have always felt I was at the right place at the right time. I was able to get great teaching in all areas of music during those days. My love for this music came from the spirit of the music. This music was known for lifting the spirits of America during WW II and after. I have felt over the years the need to try to keep this music alive in North Louisiana. During my 24 years at La Tech I have been honored to direct our “Louisiana Tech Jazz Ensemble” as a portion of my teaching load. In our concerts we cover the entire history of jazz style in each concert. I feel that the students need to understand each style period from 1930’s Swing to the most recent Modern Rock and Jazz Funk charts. A few years ago, I formed my own orchestra for a series of “swing era” concerts and I recently have expanded our “Russ-Town Band” to add a “Jazz” group. We hope to continue to have concerts and get this uplifting music out to the public. I feel we REALLY need this now!!”
Lawrence has been recognized with special performance invitations over the past few years. In 2001, Lawrence was invited to perform at the International ClarinetFest held in New Orleans and in 2002 was asked to perform at the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium in Norman, Oklahoma. In 2011, Lawrence was invited to perform the Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Quintet with the world renowned St. Petersburg String Quartet as part of their concert for the Louisiana Tech Concert Association. Lawrence incorporates the use of “Smart Music” technology in all saxophone and clarinet studio work. This technology is used as a practice tool for all instrumentalists. It features the ability to practice a piece of music at small intervals and at reduced tempos. The program also features excellent discographies and biographies of composers and their music. The program allows the student to keep up with his development during the quarter and encourages the student to record portions of their practice sessions for grading. It does not take long on the Tech campus to see the influence of Lawrence Gibbs on our music students and music program. Thanks to Lawrence, Jazz and Swing music continues to keep a strong presence on the Tech campus and in the Ruston community, and we always enjoy his concerts that jazz up the spirits of all who attend.
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Indian Railways‘ passenger segment earnings increased by 76 percent from April to November this year. In these months, Indian Railways earned more than 43 thousand crore rupees, compared with 24 thousand 631 crore rupees in last year’s period. Reserved passenger revenue generated by railways in the last eight months amounted to 34,303 crore rupees.
Compared to last year’s corresponding period, Indian Railways has had a growth rate of 50% compared to this year’s. In the unreserved passenger segment of the business, Railways registered revenue growth of 422%. In the period between April and November of this year, railways generated revenue worth more than nine thousand crore rupees in revenue.
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Children Mental Health, Parenting
Does your child talk at home or with friends but refuse to talk at school? A child with selective mutism (MS) will talk at some times and in some places, but not in others. This might start when your child goes to school. Sometimes, it starts when a child is younger....
What is Brainspotting Therapy? According to Theodora Blanchfield, AMFT, and Daniel B. Block, MD, at Very Well Mind, Brainspotting therapy is a type of alternative therapy that uses spots in a person’s visual field to help them process trauma. It accesses trauma...
Do you often find yourself feeling overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, or walking around with a know in your stomach? If so, chances are your life is being affected by chronic stress. While feeling stressed occasionally is normal and natural, having extended periods of...
How To Support Someone With a Mental Health Problem
If your loved one, a close friend, or a romantic partner struggles with a mental health issue, chances are your relationship might be incredibly stressful, draining, and simply difficult at times. Even if you have their best interest at heart, it can often feel like...
Does Trauma Cause Memory Loss?
According to Ingrid Waichler, LCSW, and Maria Simbra, MD, at Choosing Therapy, a person’s brain can be negatively impacted by trauma and stress, often resulting in impaired memory. This can occur because of physical or emotional trauma, and memory loss can be the... |
Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer from brain injuries. More than half of all head injuries are considered traumatic and can result in permanent damage to the brain if not treated properly early on. Injuries to the head should be taken very seriously, as symptoms most often do not present themselves for weeks or even months at a time.
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI’s, can occur as either a bump, blow, or jolt to the head and cause significant jarring of the brain. What makes traumatic brain injuries worse than normal head injuries is the severity of the damage. A majority of the time, significant concussive forces cause these injuries such as in car accidents or a steep fall. This is why concussions are almost always synonymous with traumatic brain injuries.
It is important to note that mental health symptoms from severe brain injuries may not start to show up until months after the accident has occurred. This is why it is important to get a mental evaluation performed soon after the trauma happens so that you can determine if any irregularities are developing.
The common symptoms that are indicative of a traumatic brain injury include:
Constant headaches
Seizures or convulsions
Numbness, pins and needles sensation
Dilated pupils (a normal sign of concussion)
How We Treat Those Affected By Traumatic Brain Injuries
Getting symptoms of a severe head injury under control requires a measured approach to treatment. This is why we provide personalized cognitive assessments followed by appropriate and proven therapeutic/medicinal interventions in order to help you manage symptoms properly.
Conditions such as depression, anxiety, and even bipolar disorder can begin to take root after an injury occurs, which is why we encourage seeking help early on. We strive to help provide patients with rehabilitative therapy and personalized treatment methods that we design uniquely based on each patient’s evaluation. If you or your loved one have recently experienced a traumatic head injury, don’t wait until the symptoms progress and get the help and treatment that you deserve. |
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2013 – – Redshirted after joining program as a walk-on.
High school honors – – Earned all-state honorable mention as a senior . . . first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . Career – – four-year football letterman as linebacker and fullback . . . helped prep team advance to state semifinals as a sophomore and section championship as junior and senior . . . team captain as a senior . . . recorded 81 tackles and one interception as a senior . . . collected 83 tackles and two interceptions as a junior, while rushing for 323 yards and three touchdowns . . . totaled 58 tackles and 221 rushing yards and one touchdown as a sophomore . . . also lettered two years in both track and hockey.
Personal – – Born 5/06/94 . . . human physiology major . . . parents are Amy and Dr. Michael Lindahl . . . Honor Roll student as a prep . . . high school coach was Dave Muetzel. |
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This workshop is hosted by South Shore YMCA and the coordinator is Katelyn Szafir. She can be contacted at 617-479-8500 X 8228. The workshop begins on 9/5/2017 and ends 10/24/2017 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. The workshop is conducted over 8 weeks, 2hrs per week. |
Unfortunately the Lite version remains as it was first created. We won't be adding anymore measures to the Lite account and it all has to do with funding.
We began easyCBM as a free tool for teachers to use. As it's popularity grew, and we received requests for a district-wide application of our program, we added our District version and joined with our partners at Riverside Insights to manage those accounts.
As time went on, we had customers who wanted some of the features and additional measures the District version offered, but were too small to utilize this type of account. This brought us to the creation of the Deluxe version.
It was at this time, we were trying to bring Spanish measures to our new expanded program. Although we applied for a number of grants to allow us to expand the system to include Spanish language assessments, no federal funds were ever granted for that purpose. Because we believed strongly that it was important to provide Spanish language assessments, we personally (as in from personal bank accounts, not university, state, or federal funds) underwrote the cost of developing and piloting the Spanish language measures. We were excited to be able to offer this to our Teacher Deluxe program.
Because the Deluxe version was developed several years after the grant funding that underwrote the cost of developing the Lite version, we needed to generate funds in order to upgrade the new Deluxe program with additional measures and features as well as manage the new program. Today, we offer this upgraded Deluxe version with an annual cost of 49.99. To date we are still seeking to obtain a grant that would allow us to develop high school measures. |
Need help with EUR transfers?
What types of transfers can I use to send EUR?
There are three different transfer types: transfers to a Revolut customer, card transfers, and bank transfers.
Note that sending money to cards is only available to selected users at the moment. Stay tuned!
Who can I send EUR to?
You can send EUR to a beneficiary who has a bank account from a SEPA country. You can also send EUR to beneficiaries outside the SEPA zone at a higher fee.
SEPA consists of:
27 Member States of the European Union (EU) + 3 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA):
Austria, Belgium Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
6 non-EEA countries, to which the geographical scope has been extended:
Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State
Non-EEA Territories:
Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man
What information do I need about my beneficiary?
To make a transfer to any Revolut customer, you’ll need their phone number or username.
To make an international bank transfer, you’ll typically need the beneficiary’s full name and their IBAN number. The IBAN should be between 14 and 34 digits long
To send money to a card, all you need is the card number and the cardholder’s full name.
How much can I send?
For most currencies, there are no transfer amount limits. Certain currencies might have limits set by our payments partners, which we’re unable to disclose due to compliance reasons.
If you’re making a transfer to a card, transfers to Visa cards are limited to $2,500 (or currency equivalent) per transaction while transfers to Mastercard cards are limited to $5,000 (or currency equivalent) per transaction.
Please be aware that the way we process bank transfers can change depending on the amount. This means that arrival times, intermediary fees charged by other banks and descriptions your beneficiary might see on their statement can differ. We provide more information on this when you make a transfer in the app.
How long does it usually take for the money to arrive?
Transfers to bank accounts
EUR transfers to a bank account domiciled in SEPA typically arrive within 1 day, but can take up to two working days if the beneficiary bank doesn’t support instant payments.
Transfers to cards
Transfers to cards typically take a few minutes but can take up to 30 minutes. |
The Risks of Playing the Lottery
Lottery is a form of gambling where people pay a small amount of money for the chance to win big prizes. It’s a popular way to raise money for government projects and also for charities and local businesses. However, it is important to know the risks involved before making a decision about whether or not to play the lottery.
The History of Lotteries
The lottery has been around for a long time, dating back to the 15th century in Europe when towns held public lotteries to raise money for town fortifications and to help the poor. These lotteries were one of the few games in history where everyone, regardless of race, class, gender, nationality or political affiliation, was able to play on an equal basis.
Today, the most common forms of lotteries are state and city run lottery games where people can buy a ticket and pick six numbers for a chance to win a prize. These games are typically played once a day and are designed to have large jackpots so that more people can buy tickets.
Winning the lottery is not easy, but it can happen. There are several ways to increase your chances of winning, including choosing numbers that have been drawn frequently in recent draws. It is also important to choose a variety of numbers, especially in games that have been around for a long time.
Hot Numbers and Cold Numbers
The hot numbers in a lottery have been drawn more often than the cold ones. They have been drawn in the past couple of months and may be the most likely to be drawn in future drawings.
Alternatively, you can choose numbers that have not been drawn for a long period of time, known as overdue numbers. These are usually the least popular, but they can still be very effective at helping you win a prize.
When choosing your lottery numbers, try to mix high and low, odd and even numbers. The odds of winning a jackpot are very slim, but you can improve your chances by mixing high and low numbers.
If you’re interested in winning the lottery, you can check the odds of a game online and see how many combinations will get you the jackpot. Then, you can decide whether to play a single combination or multiple combinations.
A Syndicate
If you have money to invest, it is possible to join a syndicate to increase your odds of winning the lottery. You can pool your money with others and share a portion of the jackpot with them. This is a great way to increase your chances of winning the lottery and can even guarantee you a profit.
You can find lotteries that are not very popular in your area and you could win a big prize without even spending much money. These kinds of lotteries have higher odds and are more interesting to play than the big name international games like Mega Millions and Powerball.
How to Increase Your Chances of Winning at Slots
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A slot is a type of gambling machine where players insert money or a paper ticket with a barcode into a designated slot, and then spin a set of reels. The reels then stop and rearrange the symbols on them, with the possibility of winning a prize by matching a combination of symbols.
There are many different types of slots and some have a higher payout percentage than others. It is important to research the pay table and rules of a specific slot before playing it. This will ensure that you are playing the game with the best possible chance of winning.
Playing Max Lines/Coins: If you have the option to play multiple lines, it is usually better to do so as this will increase your chances of winning a high prize. This is particularly true if the slot has a progressive jackpot as the more you play, the greater your chances of winning the jackpot.
Keep an Eye Out for Bonus Features: Some slots have a higher payout rate hidden behind a complex bonus mode that requires matching three or more specific symbols and choosing the right options to get high cash prizes. These bonuses often have a random trigger and occur throughout the main game. NetEnt’s Twin Reels is an example of this, with two to five reels randomly containing identical symbols which increase your chances of winning.
Read the Paytable Before Inputting Money: The paytable is a list of the symbols that appear on a slot’s reels and their potential payouts. It will include details of the Wild symbol, Scatter symbols and the bonus feature. The paytable will also tell you how much the winning combinations of symbols pays out, including any caps that may be applied by a casino.
The paytable can be found on the slot’s screen, or you can read it online. Regardless of whether you are playing a land-based or online casino, the paytable is one of the most important parts of the slot’s design. It will tell you the maximum amount of money that can be won for each symbol and will show you how to win big with the help of a bonus feature.
Check the Bonus Events: Most slots have a range of bonus features that can increase your chances of winning. These can be very simple or complex and will depend on the theme of the slot. Some have free spins, while others offer multipliers and other perks that can significantly improve your chances of winning.
Playing a Progressive Jackpot: It is not always easy to win a progressive jackpot but it can be worth it. It is a great way to get a huge prize that can make your day. The only downside is that it can take a long time to win the jackpot, and this is why many players don’t bother with them.
When you are playing a progressive jackpot, the starting point is known as the seed amount and this is what each casino or game supplier guarantees to players. It is not uncommon to find that the first person to win a progressive jackpot does so in the same part of the world as you are.
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Recruitment firm sets sights on Leeds and Newcastle tech scenes
IT recruitment specialist Cathcart Associates has opened a new office in Leeds, further expanding the company’s foothold in the North of England.
The news follows the success of Cathcart’s Manchester office, which is projecting 100% turnover year on year over the next three years, taking revenue to over £4 million by the year 2020. Headcount is expected to double over the same time frame.
Cathcart is keen to develop an active role in the burgeoning technology scene in Leeds, the rest of Yorkshire and the North East.
Sam Wason, Director at Cathcart, says: “The reputation Leeds has as a tech hub is spreading rapidly, and people are flocking to the city to be a part of some of the most innovative and inspiring companies that have sprung up there. Cathcart Associates want to be in the middle of that and we’re excited to be doing our part to foster this growth with the opening of our new office.”
Last year the company, which has offices in Edinburgh, Thailand and Germany, saw its annual turnover reach £6.5 million, continuing a trend of steady growth since its inception 9 years ago. |
History: 50 Years of Land ConservationKatie Sutton2022-05-31T09:33:48-04:00
History of HLCT
50 YEARS OF LAND CONSERVATION
In 1972, as the nation was celebrating its third Earth Day, Hingham conservation leaders founded the Hingham Land Conservation Trust. In doing so, they joined a growing local land conservation movement begun by The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) in 1891. Today there are 143 local land trusts in Massachusetts. HLCT’s early trustees built on Hingham’s growing interest in preserving the beauty and recreational potential of public land. With the completion of the Southeast Expressway in 1960, open land in Hingham became increasingly valuable as resource protection and relief from suburban development. By 1965,Hingham had formed a Conservation Commission and the Friends of Conservation were advocating for increased open space preservation. The pace of public land conservation was picking up, enhanced by town funds, federal government donation of lands, and TTOR’s landmark purchase of World’s End through a public/private partnership. The time had come to enhance conservation options with a private land holding conservation organization with a continuing mission to ensure that land is preserved in perpetuity so that, as Mason Foley wrote in 1935, “though much has been taken, the air of permanence endures” in the hills, meadows and woods of Hingham forever. |
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Publisher James Gordon Bennett (45) weds Henrietta Agnes Crean in NYC, New York
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"Desperate Housewives" actress Felicity Huffman (34) weds "Fargo" actor William H. Macy (47) in Woody Creek, Colorado
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No Black Caviar. No movie stars. And empty pockets. Sandown, you need to woo me.
Saturday at Sandown after the Flemington Spring carnival is a bit like visiting your second favourite pub.
You know they do things better down the road, but you’re still happy enough to drop in for a pie and a pint.
It’s the same scenario for State of Origin players, heading back to club footy after a Suncorp Stadium triumph. You have to do it. But it’s not quite the same.
I run into similar problems after Stradbroke Day in Brisbane. Just seven days later, we’re in the massive crowd for Ipswich Cup day. Trying to work out which weekend the favourite was actually set for.
I’ve never been to Sandown. I’m sure it’s pleasant, and that they put on a fine show, like every other big race day in the southern capital.
It should be said, however, that my instinct at this time of year is to spell myself, to recover from the flogging I endured over Cup week.
For the purposes of research only, and in the interest of you, dear reader, I shall ignore that instinct, and saddle up again.
So how do we find a winner, with only the sounds of coins jangling in our pockets? Good question.
In most races, we have to decide whether they were unlucky over the carnival, or just not good enough.
Would they rather be picking buffalo turf in the paddock, reminiscing about chasing a Group One rump, instead of trying for a Group 2 or 3 consolation?
The Sandown Classic provides an annual headache, for those of us still trying to work out how we did so badly in the Melbourne Cup.
Usually, we see a stack of horses backing up from the great race, and every year I forget how the form will stack up.
Stayers who’ve been trained to the minute for the great two-mile race, dropping back in distance at the tricky Sandown track.
No such problems this year. Only five runners will face the starter. How does that happen? Hardly makes for a memorable day.
And that’s a shame. For the first time, the race will be known as the Zipping Classic. Yes, another name change. That great old horse deserved better.
Americain will win easily, at no price. Connections must be giggling. Easy pickings for them, but not much fun for the punter.
I hate to be negative, but the rest of the card is hardly inspiring either. We’ll do our best to find a winner, as always. And it’s still better than fixing the bathroom tiles.
The problem, you see, is that we’ve been spoiled. It’s hard to move on, after the greatest week of racing on the planet. But accept it we must. Remember, there’s only one Cup week.
Yes, it would be nice if we were still at Flemington. No use complaining I suppose. After all, the beer is still cold at your second favourite pub.
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Meet the Doctors: Nancy Evans
Nancy Evans, N.D. treats all medical conditions such as allergies, chronic pain, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, infertility, obesity, heart disease, menopause, adrenal fatigue, Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and Lyme disease.
As Holtorf Medical Group’s first Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Evans brings a holistic focus to our practice. Her extensive knowledge of nutrition and supplementation complement the integrative protocols prescribed at Holtorf Medical Group.
With full prescriptive rights for both pharmaceutical medications and bioidentical hormones, Dr. Evans pursues her passion of optimizing the physical, mental, and emotional health of her patients through the use of hormones and nutraceuticals --true integrative medicine.
If you are experiencing chronic health issues and suspect you may need treatment or if you’ve been diagnosed with a condition such as adrenal fatigue, Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, or Lyme disease, but aren’t getting the treatment you need, contact us to see how we can help you!
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HOM Church community programs and events.
Heart of Mercy Ministries came into existence to reach out to people in the world who want to be saved by Christ Jesus. We do this through various church community programs and events.
Youth programs.
This church program is focused on strengthening and encouraging youths to take up leadership positions in the community and further their walk with Christ. We seek to improve the lives of youths in the community by helping them grow to become successful, God-guided adults.
Counseling.
Counseling is a valuable instrument that helps us keep in step with the needs of people in the church and the community. Our counseling program is structured to provide a safe space to share without fear of judgement or impropriety.
Community outreach.
Our community outreach program is designed to promote our evangelistic mission to be “salt and light” in the world. We try to impact the lives of the people in our neighborhood through several initiatives like food drives, grocery services, neighborhood clean-up, and more.
Outreach ministry services.
Many people in the world today desperately need one form of help or the other. It is our duty as Christians to reach out to them wherever they may be and spread the love of Christ through online teachings, physical meetups, conferences, and other events.
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A Book of Wisdom, Hope, and Love
Saturday Morning Devotional A Book of Wisdom, Hope, and Love Every now and then, you read a book that really speaks to your heart and has a great impact on your thoughts. The book that did this for me is The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, with Elizabeth Sherrill. It has been ...
It Is All About Love
Saturday Morning Devotional It Is All About Love There is definitely a common thread throughout the Bible - Love! The Word teaches us to love the Lord, to love others, and especially that the Lord loves us. You can say that It is all about love! . Not too long ago, I was ...
Is It Possible to Grieve With Grace and Joy?
Saturday Morning Devotional Is It Possible to Grieve With Grace and Joy? Grief is one of those things that eventually we all face. As hard and painful as it can be, I wonder, is it is possible to grieve with grace and joy? . I had faced grief before, and as much as I hated ...
Saturday Morning Devotional – Mothers-In-Law (By Jay Sikes)
Mothers-In-Law How many mothers-in-law does it take to ruin a marriage? Just one – mine! (NOT! – please continue reading.) There are many mother-in-law jokes out there. I hope I’m correct in saying there are more good mothers-in-law than bad. However, I couldn’t tell you. ... |
Senate Moves to Proceed on Affordable Care Act Repeal Legislation
In the words of the great Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Unable to reach agreement on how to amend the House bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Senate voted on Tuesday on a “motion to proceed” which permits the Senate to take up some version of a Senate bill to repeal parts of the ACA under the Budget Act’s expedited reconciliation process. While there are some clear rules to the process, much of what lies ahead for the legislation is unknown. The narrow vote on even proceeding to debate the bill-50 Republicans voted for and two against, with the Vice President casting the deciding vote-suggests that reaching agreement on substance will remain a challenge. Yesterday evening, the Senate rejected the more comprehensive repeal-and-legislation previously floated in a discussion draft (the “Better Care Reconciliation Act”) by a vote of 43 to 57. A repeal-only amendment met a similar fate this afternoon. Ultimately, observers expect that if the Senate passes a bill, it will be a pared down “skinny” repeal bill and much of the final substance will need to be hammered out in a House-Senate conference.
Process and Schedule
With passage of the motion to proceed, the formal process of considering legislation under the process known as reconciliation is triggered. The Senate now moves to consider the bill under a 20 hour time limit, with time equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. When all time on the bill is exhausted, probably after two or three days, a process colloquially known as “vote-a-rama” begins. Under this process a Senator may offer an amendment to the bill, but is allowed only 2 minutes to explain it, followed by an up or down vote. This process goes on essentially until everyone gives up in exhaustion, often into the wee hours of the morning. At some point in this process, Senate Majority Leader McConnell will likely offer a “leadership amendment” representing the legislation he think has the best chance of gaining the support of 50 of his 52 Republican colleagues. This may be only a “skinny repeal”-a slimmed down bill that only serves to move the bill to a House-Senate conference. However, many of the amendments that will be offered during this process will be used to force votes on matters that can later be used against individual senators in political campaigns. And some proposals will be found to violate the Senate’s “Byrd rule,” requiring 60 votes and thereby assuring their demise.
The schedule to move this bill is both tight and also more uncertain. The Senate has announced it will stay here through the second week of August, however the House is scheduled to be out for August recess at the end of this week. For weeks the expectation has been that after the Senate acted, the House would take up the Senate-passed bill and, however grudgingly, quickly pass it. Now that a House-Senate conference may be necessary to re-write the legislation in hopes of finding a compromise that Republican can rally around, it is possible that the House (and the Senate) could be called back to Washington early. But if there is to be a House-Senate conference, it is likely action on a final bill would not occur before September sometime.
While the Senate is now moving through the 20 hours of debate, there is also a question of whether and how the Senate moves to consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. Senator McCain, in a speech on the Senate floor after yesterday’s vote, indicated he had come back to DC for three or four days to cast his vote and manage the floor process on the Defense bill. Floor action on the defense bill can easily take a week, and given Senator McCain’s stature and recent diagnosis, the Senate could agree to move to the Defense bill, which would further delay final action on the health bill.
The strategy behind the Senate’s action is simple: pass something and get it to conference. To get the votes needed on the motion to proceed, Senators were assured that they would have the opportunity to offer their proposals-even though they will likely fall-from full repeal, something like the House bill, as well as proposals by Senators Cruz, Portman, and Cassidy. If these measures are voted down, then the question is what minimal subset of items-the “skinny repeal” bill-can be agreed upon from the various bills and amendments and passed. Some likely candidates include the individual and employer mandates, and some tax items such as repeal of the device tax. But, if the bill is to be passed with only Republican votes, it must still achieve the budgetary savings required for reconciliation legislation. Then the bill would move to conference and face further hurdles in reconciling the divergent positions within each chamber and between the chambers. And-just as with initial consideration in the Senate-any conference report must also comply with the Senate’s Byrd Rule to pass with just 50 votes.
The Congressional calendar for the remainder of the year is incredibly challenging. In addition to health care, the Congress must pass a debt ceiling increase by about the end of September or early October. This is a tough vote for many members, with some insisting on a “clean” bill and others seeing this must pass legislation as a vehicle for policy riders. An agreement must be reached on the budget to avoid a $54 billion reduction in defense spending because of the sequester. And finally, appropriations bills or some form of continuing resolution will be needed to fund the government by October 1, to avoid a government shutdown. These three measures will require support from Senate Democrats to pass, a challenge made more difficult if repeal of the ACA is still under debate.
This situation remains highly fluid, and it is difficult to predict the substantive content of any final legislation or the likelihood of passage. We will continue to monitor this process, and provide updates and analysis as appropriate.
For additional information, please contact Lloyd Bookman or John Hellow in Los Angeles at 310.551.8111; Mark Reagan or Katrina Pagonis in San Francisco at 415.875.8500; or Keith Fontenot or Martin Corry in Washington, D.C. at 202.580.7700.
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Open for business: U.S. companies are reopening or forming at a frantic pace – MarketWatch
The “chief business of the American people is business,” President Calvin Coolidge said almost a century ago. They are proving him right again as the U.S. emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
The reopening of the economy as the pandemic slowly passes has spawned an explosion in new and reopened businesses. More than 60,000 companies reopened from April through June while almost 151,000 new businesses were created, according to the online review site Yelp.
Reopenings increased at the fastest pace in a year, Yelp found, and the number of startups is the highest since at least 2004, other research shows.
These numbers might just be the tip of the iceberg. They only include companies that are listed on Yelp and generally serve consumers. Other research points to an even bigger surge in new businesses.
The federal government’s U.S. Census, for instance, estimated that nearly 450,000 applications to start new companies were filed in June alone. Most won’t actually pan out, but applications are almost twice as high now as they were early in the pandemic.
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The surge in new businesses actually started around the end of last summer after the economy was partly reopened. Many people who lost their jobs or had some time on their hands because of government restrictions ended up starting their own businesses.
In many cases, people turned “side jobs” into fulltime gigs. In the second quarter, for instance, Yelp said about one-third of the new businesses formed were involved in “home services” such as lawncare, home cleaning and painting.
Changes in consumer behavior has also altered the pattern of new business creation in other ways. Take auto care.
Most people shunned public transportation during the pandemic and some moved out of cities to escape the pandemic, triggering a spike in demand for new and used cars. That’s led to the formation of far more car-repair shops and other automotive-related businesses.
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Thousands of new restaurants also opened up during the spring as Americans went out to eat again. Many restaurants had failed last year when sit-down meals were large shunned or restricted by government.
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The U.S. South saw the biggest increase in new businesses in the second quarter, Yelp said. Yet consumers in the South search the online-review site less frequently than in other parts of the country where a greater percentage of the population is vaccinated.
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Viaduct Love in Berlin
Posted on September 20, 2009 in Architecture, Berlin, Rail Transit
The current generation of urban designers may like to complain about NIMBYs, but urban designers and NIMBYs can be counted on to agree on one thing: Elevated transportation infrastructure is a bad thing in an urban setting. Urban design today focuses on activating the ground plane and maintaining its visual connection to the sky. Even pedestrian bridges are out of fashion, while a new continuous elevated structure would be hard sell in the urban core of almost any major city. The Seattle Monorail Project (1996-2005) proposed a very thin elevated structure, but even this was a flashpoint of controversy when it got close to existing buildings.
It may be true that we don’t know how to build viaducts anymore and that the freeway era has traumatized a whole generation into reacting badly to absolutely anything new up in the air. And I’m not sure that’s a bad thing, but …
But before we decide for sure, take a walk with me along Berlin’s Stadtbahn.
A remarkable amount of Berlin’s rapid transit system is elevated, in a range of viaduct styles. These lines are a delight to ride because of the continuous views they offer. But of course the real test of a viaduct is what it’s like to be under or next to it. Often this isn’t a big issue because these segments run along the medians of very wide boulevards, just like the U6 viaduct in Vienna, so nobody has to live right next to or under them.
But the Stadtbahn is something else. Completed in 1882, it runs east-west right through the middle of the city, with all kinds of urban land uses right next to it. It’s a major visual presence in many of Berlin’s iconic sites, from affluent Charlottenberg to the Frederichstrasse shopping core to the “downtown of East Berlin,” Alexanderplatz. It even skirts Berlin’s great central park, the Tiergarten, and looks down into the zoo. If you were proposing to build it today, virtually every urbanist I’ve ever met would instinctively hate the idea; if the idea somehow got past them, the NIMBYs would devour it.
The most visually sensitive segment traversed by the Stadtbahn is between the main rail station and Alexanderplatz. Here the viaduct skirts the core government zone — an area of intense national symbolism and architectural sensitivity — and then runs very close to Berlin’s main river, the Spree, through a cluster of cultural institutions. It even comes right out on the river at one point, briefly walling it off.
In short, it goes all the places that we would least want a viaduct to go.
Yet much of it is beautiful. Most of the viaduct is built as a series of brick arches. Each arch is large enough to contain rooms. Today many of these are retail space, most commonly restaurants. These restaurants put their tables outside, sometimes facing a park but still, unavoidably, right next to the viaduct, and they’re very pleasant places to be. A train clatters overhead every minute or two, but it’s not dramatically louder than the other sounds of urban life, so it’s a comfortable part of the urban experience, devoid of menace. I could sit in such a place for hours.
In some cases, the commercial street next to the station is activated, in part, by all of the businesses occupying the arched rooms under the viaduct. At Savignyplatz, one of Berlin’s best architectural bookstores is in such a space.
Stations on the line are substantial. They are integrated into surrounding buildings and with plenty of ground-level retail, but they are unavoidably dominant presences in each district.
Of course, one key feature of the Stadtbahn, compared to most recent freeway or transit viaducts, is that its underside is closed off except where it crosses a street. There is no continuous under-structure space that would be a depressing presence in the neighborhood below. Instead, the Stadtbahn is a continuous wall, pierced by streets but otherwise mostly enclosed to create spaces that can be useful in various ways. Obviously, when crossing a sensitive area such as a marshland, the arches can be open; it depends on what works in each segment.
Europe has some really beautiful transit viaducts, including some in the dense centres of cities. Most of them are a century old, so the city has partly grown around them. But the effect is sometimes so successful that I wonder if we shouldn’t be looking more closely at them, asking why they work, and whether they still have something to teach us about how to build great transit infrastructure.
I’m not proposing a specific one, just wondering if we should open this door a bit.
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Yonah Freemark September 20, 2009 at 2:47 pm #
Excellent post, Jarrett. When I’ve visited Berlin, I’ve also been struck by how well integrated the stadtbahn is into the surrounding city. I think we could learn a lot from the way it’s built. But the problem is that the lessons from Berlin can really only be applied in the dense center city, where you can put shops and activities underneath. It’s hard to imagine Menlo Park doing a similar type of thing under the future CAHSR… which explains much of their opposition to an elevated high-speed line.
On the other hand, Honolulu, which is building its own new elevated rail line, certainly could attempt to adapt some of these ideas for the downtown sections.
grvsmth September 20, 2009 at 8:33 pm #
“it’s not dramatically louder than the other sounds of urban life”
This is key. Whatever you do, don’t build your viaduct out of plain old un-soundproofed steel beams.
Here in Woodside, Queens, we have many pleasant triangular parks under the elevated #7 line. Many people do sit for hours under the viaduct, but the conversations have a weird rhythm, with
long pauses every couple of minutes. My neighbor, David Rosasco, said he looked into the possibility of soundproofing the el, but the weight of the soundproofing would require reinforcing the supports, which drove the costs through the roof.
Alon Levy September 20, 2009 at 9:29 pm #
In the IRT’s defense, at the time it built the 7, Woodside was not even suburban; the el was flanked by farmland.
anonymouse September 21, 2009 at 12:00 am #
I think the key is that the Berlin Stadtbahn cuts its own right of way through the city, rather sitting on top of a street and blocking out the sky. Unfortunately, in the US such a scheme would most likely require lots of eminent domain takings unless you could somehow assemble enough alleys into a right of way, sort of like Chicago has in some places on the L. And I suspect that the Seattle Monorail would have been the street-covering kind, while Caltrain of course already has its own ROW.
Alon Levy September 21, 2009 at 11:24 am #
The key is that when the Stadtbahn was built, it wasn’t that hard to cut a new ROW. New York has ROWs like that, too, all dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century.
anonymouse September 21, 2009 at 11:56 pm #
And yet, when the built the 7 through farmland, they built it down streets for the entire length. Go figure.
Woody September 22, 2009 at 9:33 am #
Very thought-provoking piece, thanks.
But rather than looking to new overhead lines, my mind went to retrofits, and to damage mitigation where we already have overhead rails and roads.
In New Orleans a dreary loop of I-10 swings near Downtown and the Quarter. And I-35 cuts through Austin, bringing the lively Sixth Street pedestrian scene to a dead halt. San Antonio is plagued with overhead expressways on almost every side of its center city. Houston may be worse.
New York has a stretch on Park Avenue where MetroNorth passes through East Harlem. The street level once housed a lively La Marqueta. But the market and the neighborhood declined terribly in the crack epidemic of the 80s. Time for a fresh look as the area repopulates?
I’m afraid that the noise pollution from road traffic might be harder to deal with than that from trains. But could desolate areas underneath the overhead highways be revived and reused instead of serving as parking lots at best, empty spaces at worst.
In the worst case, maybe a good spot for nightclubs featuring over-amplified music? (Oh, is that redundant?)
With proper soundproofing, could school buildings be inserted into these publicly-owned plots? If 8 hours of occupancy seems too much, due to vibrations and air and noise pollution, could they put to part-time use as gyms and other indoor rec space, cafeterias, band halls, auditoriums, etc, for schools across the street?
Or for public gyms and recreation centers to replace or augment the obsolete facilities usually located inside neighborhood parks?
Or would it be animal cruelty to use such blocks for downtown zoo/aviary/aquarium/nocturnal life/rain forest exhibits, perhaps as a branch of the main facility, like the Bronx Zoo’s satellites in Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Central Park?
I wouldn’t look first to filling these spaces with retail and restaurants. Nice but, the US has 23 sq ft of retail per capita, while Sweden has 3 sq ft. We may already be overbuilt with retail for the next decade or so.
But surely some redevelopment of these vast wasted urban spaces would be worth a serious try.
I’m sorry to say you could build a through-block line deep into numerous US downtowns on mostly vacant land. Detroit no doubt, and Camden and Newark, and a dozen other pitiful cases if you think about it.
But in a few surprising places as well. I recently made quick visits, drive-throughs to confess, of Wichita, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, and Pueblo. I was dismayed to see their response to dilapidation of low-rise inner-city buildings has been the bulldozer and the parking lot. (This was in contrast to Denver, where I saw many faded commercial structures in older neighborhoods housing coin dealers, model railroad stores, ethnic mop-and-pop restaurants and other businesses that need cheap rent to be viable.)
Jason Murphy September 22, 2009 at 10:01 am #
The issue that will prevent such an attractive model being developed in our cities in that if you own the right of way, cost will suggest you put the railway on the ground. The cost of elevated line could probably only be justified in preserving some existing land use at ground level…
I suspect viaducts were built up in the air to prevent the plebians from meddling with the water supply 😉
Do you have a reference for the statement about per capita retail space? I’d never imagined there could be such a big difference among countries.
Woody September 22, 2009 at 7:31 pm #
The source of much of my gloom is one of my favorite Economics blogs,
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/06/mall-space.html
But I’m not sure that was the article I saw. The updated 23 sq ft stuck in my mind, but it’s not there. Anyway, these figures and the source, “Retrofitting Suburbia,” by Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson, should get you going.
A regular Google search for “retail space per capita” also got me this story feeding off the same source,
http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=212833&t=01001019292467236494
Jarrett at HumanTransit.org September 23, 2009 at 9:51 am #
No argument re plebians, but the main issue is avoiding intersections with ground-level streets. US Interstate Freeways were elevated or rarely underground in cities because by definition they couldn’t intersect other streets. The same considerations require either elevation or undergrounding of rapid rail lines, except where there are long segments of intersection-free right of way on the surface (usually alongside a freeway or existing rail line).
The Calculated Risk link talks about mall space per capita, not retail space…
Nathanael October 17, 2009 at 8:31 pm #
I think you’ve made a very important distinction.
London is full of dramatic brick-arch viaducts, generally not running over roads, but next to them or perpendicular to them, often with shops built under the arches, and they’re all lovely.
In contrast, the “freeway style” exposed steel and concrete elevated structure is pretty horrible, and the “Chicago style” all-steel elevated isn’t so great either. (Though the “Alley El”, the southern end of the Green Line, is pretty elegant, actually — it runs over the alleys with stations where it crosses cross-streets. Not enough cities have alleys or mews.)
The modern El used in Seattle for the southern part of Link isn’t bad as concrete-and-steel designs go.
Two lessons:
1 – Put some good architectural work into your elevated line and you get something people appreciate. Nobody’s complaining about the looks or sounds of Docklands Light Rail, largely on old brick archwork. This is the same reason people prefer a “signature” bridge to a generic prefab. This is similar to one of Burnham’s statements about the Chicago Plan, and similar to best practice for building stations. This applies to highways too; the extraordinarily absurd Chicago Skyway is appreciated because it’s a monumental piece of architecture, not a series of concrete posts with green steel trusses. (The Skyway *approaches* are not appreciated.)
2 – Don’t run an entire road underneath, and permanently in the shadow of, the El. It’s like being in a tunnel filled with gasoline fumes. Seattle’s Link manages to avoid this by going in freeway and wide boulevard medians, across empty lots, et cetera. Philly’s Market Street Line is also in the median of a “sufficiently wide street”. It’s OK to have streets cross perpendicular to an El, and it’s OK to have “enclosed uses” under the El (like businesses), but it’s not really appropriate for a travel corridor.
The US has a lot of *really* wide roads, especially in the West, which have lots of cross-streets. Rail lines elevated over the medians of those roads really wouldn’t be a blight at all if they were designed to be architecturally attractive and something interesting was done with the ground-level part of the median (I suggest a second pair of sidewalks, and storefronts…. parking and driving are probably the worst choices).
Voony March 17, 2010 at 12:22 am #
If interested: I have posted a couple of example of viaduct integration in the urban fabric here: http://voony.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/viaducts-in-the-urban-fabric/
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the public effectively. david n. myers to my left, is say di and ludick khan chair at colombia university, and he is author of three books in the fields of modern jewish and intellectual cultural history. he has beenn een a katz univers studies in jerusalem and was from 2004 to 2009 the director of the ucla center of jewish studies. and jason steinhower. he is a public historian with the university of villanova. he has a very diverse experience in museums, archives, government, academia, the library of congress, the new york historical society and the museum of jewish heritage as
well as the rock 'n' roll hand of fame, and like that one, but all of those are important. lepage center brings the hor th cal college to bear and leading voice for greater consciousness among citizens and industry leaders. for myself, my area was european history at the university of new orleans and the ph.d. and masters from the university of north carolina. after 32 years as the professor, dean, vice chancellor and the last post was president of the research and technology park, steven ambrose and i, some of you may remember, the late steven ambrose decided that the country needed a national d-day museum and we set about in 1990 to do that and i became the chairman and ceo and ultimately the president of the d-day museum which got a new mission
from congress a few years later, and so we are now the national world war ii museum in the city of new orleans and serving members and people from all over to the country with almost 700,000 visitors. we will talk a little bit more about them, but there is also a new institute for the study of war and democracy, and a world war ii media and education center which are part of the story which we are going to talk about just here in a moment. so, there are mikes up here for the audience as well as for c-span. and i will ask questions and we will go down the row, and get answers from our various presenters of a couple of minutes each. i will play the whiphand here, and try to keep everybody's answers short so that everybody can get a chance to respond.
if general approach we are taking today is to look at the broader question of who cares what historian has to say after all. how do we stay relevant and become more so perhaps. most of the centers and institutes that we know of today enjoyed the first appearance late 19th century as various scholars have began to specialize in research endeavors and higher educations and largely to the scholarly audience, and now today's h historians face a different idea of the institute or the center at a university, and sometimes not at the universities, because today, we are in a world where many of the prospective audiences, and people who might
consume what we have to say live in and online world. so reflecting 21st century technology and communications. so we find these traditional d models that have grown up over the last century or so now living with a very dynamic crowded public space where the messages emanate from many, many sources, and that is, those sources are amplified now by the powers of digitization. and the question is for the panelist, and the couple of parts for question is anyone listening? is anyone listening or does anyone care what our centers and institutes are doing or in my case museums? so we can alling a xwree that we are living in an attention deficit society, and online chatter of enormous proportions
compared to what existed certainly a year ago and the first part of the question is ohow do all of the historians and the representatives in the institutes represent here to break through the noise. break through the noise and provide historical insight and other critical insight. so breaking through the noise is part of the question, and who are the target audiences, and are they listening to you. and so, rob, we will start with you. >> thank you, nick. good afternoon, everyone. pleasure to be here. the george c. marshall foundation as nick said located in lexington, virginia, been there since 1964 sitting on the post of the virginia military institute, and general marshall is a graduate of that institution. prior to that in washington, d.c., from 1953. so we have sat in lexington working on somewhat the internal
part of marshall's life. in four volumes of the autobiography, and the four papers of marshall in 1987 and in 2016 completed, so a lot of time and effort, but really those great scholarly endeavors are emblematic of the old world and how do you engage the young about general marshall and all he did as a secretary of state when the first point of entry is perhaps the four substantialbio >> how are you doing it? >> trying to connect the h historical marshall with the present. so all kinds of questions that are arising at the moment, and the role of the united states in particular at the moment in the modern world, and the end of that post war consensus that has been with us since 1945, and
general marshall is going to be the core at the heart of that with the marshall plan, and the secretary of state through lectures and through short videos and through blogs that speak to the big news event, and we find that we have growing traction virtual traction many that people comment on the blog posts that connect either our paper collections through the three dimensional collection s with the modern events of the modern world, and then the next step is to draw them in person for the building, and you don't have to go to lexington, virginia, and i drew it there from there this morning, but you have to make an effort to come to visit uses, and the lectures in the evening and the lunchtime build on that growing virtual presence. >> primarily, you are focused on getting to the marshall center, and this is the primary way of reaching the audiences. >> we are trying to get the people to visit us on site and
endeavoring to take the lectures and programs beyond lexington. >> dane? >> yes, first of all to your initial question, and that has to do with are we reaching an audience and how. we need to recognize and we do on some level that there is an innate history that is foundational to everyone, and you can see it in the variety of ways with the fascination of genealogy and people are tracing the roots genetically, and the powerful influence that certain history museums have such as the one that nick has helped to found in new orleans. and so the fact is that historians are speaking to
audiences to recognize that history has some kind of value, and one of the challenges that however face those of us who work in the academic world as historians is how to reach that audience in a way that is compelling to them, and also reflects the kinds of specialized knowledge that we have. part of it is framing the usage of language and understanding and how history has understood and conceptualized by different groups and audiences. so let me turn to the second part of the question which has to do with the natural history center itself which i direct. it is located here in washington, d.c. it is an affiliate of the american historical association and our mission is to bring history and historian no tto th broader public policy conversations. and no better place to do that
than washington, d.c. we focus on the particular audiences. so we are not trying to reach sort of through the general audience that would go to say the world war ii museum or the people interested main the jean yogology, but focused first and foe most on the capitol hill and the policy community in washington, d.c., itself, and one of the ways that we do this is through a congressional briefing series that we have run for five or six years now which identifies the topics which are facing congress currently and trying to at least staffers and okayicationly congressmen who attend the briefings some sense of the historical context for these issue, and how an understanding of that historical background can be of benefitt in terms of defining and shaping current policy issues.
we also have a weekly lecture series that we do in conjunction with the wilson center which is going to bring the historians to talk about the work they have recently done that has some kind of policy dimension to it. and finally, we also try to, and are are trying to develop a program which brings some of those techniques in terms of congressional briefings and how they are done to producing a briefing paper and so on to the classroom. and so, developing a full set of techniques for allowing history teachers to better communicate to their students and get their students to more actively engage in the use of history as a vehicle for understanding not just the past but a per spspect
on the present. >> and so you are focusing on the perhaps, the major effort on the policy briefings to influence the staffers, and understand, better understanding of history, and therefore a larger impact on the hill in congress than your public lectures and impact. so those are the three good areas, and david, you want to add on. >> yes, it is a great pleasure to be here today. i am wearing two institutional hats. first as the inaugural director of the luskin research scenter ats ucla and the president and the ceo of jewish history in new york u which has a substantial public history role as well. i should say that the center at ucla, the luskin center arose out of considerable demand from the multiple constituencies, and from the students and the faculty colleagues as well as from the general public that we introduce a greater degree of historical knowledge and perspective into the policy, and this is something that we feel
that we can do at the university. especially in the current moment. i think that this is really important to the take stock of the moment that we have, nick. yes, it is a time of oattention deficit, and yes, we live in a media-crazed world in which the news cycle is reduced to seconds and not hour, and yet at the same time i sense and certainly my center is a creation is a reflection of this that people want to know how did we get to where we are? how did we follow this path to where we are? in a certain sense we get to the moment of history where people demand a historical accounting to explain the current state of political affairs in the united states, and something that we mentioned briefly, nick, with before the session began, and how did the post world war ii order that was such a stable foundation for much of the
western world seem to unravel so quickly. how did we achieve the current state or descend into the state of oincome inequality to the extent that we have? it seems to me that many people are seeking deeper and more profound answers to these central questions that are very much a function of the moment. it is not the case that as alex hagel said that we have reached a certain end of history, but it is a demand of more historical texture and perspective and it is, i think it is no accident that this gathering takes place with new and old centers devoted to the intersection of history and policy. so i think that what we try to do is to operate within the inner city and beyond.
one of the things that we aim to do at the luskin center is to make the students and the faculty more receptive to the historically informed work that addresses the questions of contemporary relevance and to make it a legitimate and regular form of inquiry and discourse. sot that is one of the things that we aim to do within the university that we expect will radiate out. from that, the plans are to produce historically-informed policy papers that reach actual decision makers at the local, regional and national levels. >> it is exciting, and just chime in here, too, that to reinforce what you say about it, there is a thirstt for history out there. and so on the national world war ii museum, there is some evidence of that that we have now got approaching 6 million visitors since we were founded 17 years ago and this is a
supply side museum. it is not demand drifen that the nation was clamoring for a d-day or world war ii museum. so a half of the visitors from new orleans and 85% from out of state, and half say that the only reason they are coming is to see the museum. so there is a thirs oft great history well told and well presented. just a brag point, we are ranked two by trip adviser, the largest database in the world, the number two popular museum in the united states and the world. you say who is the other company? well, it ist metropolitan arch number one and the smithsonian and other museums are behind us now. what goes up is going to come down, and what the good news is that people are interested in history, and we have conferences and symposia, and you would not believe it, conferences have 500 or 600 people, and these are not most willy historian, but
enthusiasts are want good history and they from 8:00 to 6:00 in the morning, with breaks to talk to the authors and the signed books, and so they are there because we are making history relevant and interesting to them. and we are also thinking about outreach and how to get the word out. so we have founded a new institute for the sdy of war an institutes and half of them with ph.d.s and world war ii media and education scenter that is going to take that once we are finished with the physical expansion, and go beyond. and now, we will look at the responses from you, jason, as well. >> can everyone hear me? i apologize, because i am fighting a cold so if i keep doing that, that is why. i am really pleased to be here and i wanted to make one observation initially, which is to say that we all up here look
pretty similar, and i think that one thing that is going to help us moving forward is to ensure that there is some diversity at the head of the institutions to create, so i hope that in the future when we do these types of panels that we can have women historians and persons of color and women and all genders to represent us, and this is going to with be relevant to a generation up and coming and increasingly diverse and looking at that type of face p and leadership roles to inspire them and make them interested in the career choices and fields. >> i also wanted to do a historian type thing here, and challenge a couple of the assumptions that we are sort of working under. i was struck when thinking about this panel and the questions posed about this notion of the attention deficit, and it kind of occurred to me that we will see if we agree or disagree, and
there are not a lot of things that we pay attention to consistently, but we pay attention to the current administration, and con s consistently, pay attention to russia and north korea consistently, but people are paying attention to "game of thrones" which i have never understood and college football is never old. so at tension deficit, and we have the capacity to some thing, and it is just that those things have to interest us, and history does not interest all people. so for those of us in the role, our challenge is not only to engage the people who are already interested in the history as dane said, that segment of the population that already does have that curiosity and the fundamental drive to learn are more of the past, and also to find people who get in the door, and may not be interested in history at all, and there is a sizable amount of
people out there who may already do that. >> with how do you do that? >> what is interesting to me is that this is a study of history communication, and this is a pett project of mine if you follow me on twitter. >> he is live tweeting. >> yes. >> and how we get people interested in things is not only about subject matter, how how we communicate, and where we communicate and who is going to do the communicating. all of those things are not necessarily taught or ingrand into the history pedagogy right now. we teach the history students how to research and analyze and write journal articles and books, but we don't always teach them how to be skilled communicators the and teach them how to be aware of the new digital platforms coming out, and not teach them how to be the fundamentals of the literacy fundament fundamentals and how to speak on
camera and how do -- how to do a two two-minute bite on msnbc. and so this is what myself and colleagues have been working on introducing into the history to fegs. and how we communicate, and who communicates and when we do it has an impact on the interest level that. brings us to the lepage center, and that is who i am the director of, and so that i we are a new center, and only programming for the last five months. so i have metrics about the influence of reaching people, but it is too early to tell. but i will say that the idea of the center from baked into the existence is this notion that you don't have to come to the lepage center to become a part of it. so unlike what is happening in the marshall foundation for example, you can be a part of the lepage center anywhere in the world. you can access the blog, listen to the podcasts, connect on social media, and watch the events through the live
streaming, and we are pretty much going to be taking the m model that the lepage center has multiple nodes and multiple entry point, and we can be a part of the community any time, and exit the community any time, and you will be welcomed. so it is a different conception of the scenter, and it is not a building, but we don't have a prime office, but we do have a room on villanova's campus, but our action does not happen there. it happens sort of out there in cyber space and everywhere and we are trying to apply the principles of the history communication to the building of the center from the ground-up. i will also finally mention that we have two history communication fellows at the lepage center, and the first two lepage fellows of anywhere. and those are the graduate students specifically working with us to develop and hone the communication skills as well as helping us to communicate the historical scholarship through the new medium. >> i want to come back to the
whole issue of the social media in a moment, but brian, you want to finish up with this first question in the round of questions? >> sure. i will see if there is anything left to say, and answering the question of breaking through the noise and how to do that and i know that everybody in the panel believe s th believes th believes that the first order of noise is to produce first rate scholarship. we have not mentioned it that much, but it is very important, and one center that i am c connected with at the university of virginia the jefferson scholars runs the national fellowship program which has funded over 150 post-docs who work specifically on understanding politics in the united states from a historical perspective and we work hard to
get the first-rate scholars tenured at yale and northwest michigan to pay special attention to the policy implications that come out of their history, whether it is on the early republic or whether it is on the deregulation. and in the 1970s, so paying attention to producing the kind of scholars who can answer the questions that polly makers ask, -- that policy makers ask is extremely important. while most of the former fellows are in the tenure track or tenured at universities a number of them going into the public policy, and for sure they influence people around them just to give you two examples. a former fellow works at the national security council and another fellow of the assistant secretary that they have done with political science and policy makerses ca care about t
secondly, i'm a co-host on back story which is a podcast that tries to understand the history behind the headline, and we sboe deuce first-rate -- we introduce first-rate scholars such as a interview a ph.d. student about a dissertation or a scholar who wrote a book 20 years ago and this is the way to inject first-rate scholarship into the public sphere and we have good metrics on that. the podcast is downloaded 90,000 times every week. it has been extraordinarily successful to bring scholarship to the audience. finally, i'm involved with the miller center at the university of virginia which is trying to target specific policy makers and looking at how do we close
the income inequality gap as was mentioned before putting together conferences, but then actually inviting people down to charlottesville, and we have an advantage because it turns out that people like to get out of washington, d.c., and inviting the folks down and spending a day and a couple of days, and aba actually exposing them to the deeper policies of the history they worked on. i wanted to direct the issue of diversity as well, and that going back to the fellowship program, and our podcast, and that started out as three old white guys and we still have two old white guys, myself and ed ayer ayers, and peter olnoff our third white got wanted to retire, but we were upset about that, but we brought in nathan connolly, one of the leading historians of urban america after post world war ii who is an african-american middle-aged
man, and he would call himself young, and joanne freeman who is a historian of the early republic at yale. and i absolutely can tell you by changing the mix, and addressing jason's point by changing the mix of the host, and boy, ed, peter and i thought that we were so cool, and we had this diversity thing down, and by changing the actual mix of who the hosts are, we have changed the tone of the show, and that is something that i am very proud of, and the other thing is that the fellowship program has attract eded a majority of wome fellows and a significant proportion of underrepresented minor the tis. and so when people -- minorities. and so when people at the pbs newshour call me and say, can you recommend somebody on x, i'm more often than not, i can recommend an underrepresented
minority, more often than not, i can recommend a woman, and this is really changing the faces of the scholars that appear on public television, on public radio. >> those are all excellent contribution mos the discussion, and from the museum perspective, we have the issues of the diversity from the point of view from the the scholars and the historians perhaps that work in the institute, and we have hired some young women and masters in public history, and another one with the ph.d. and worked in french and german resources and in film and prop gaganda in the world war ii. so, some it comes from the historian, but from the museum, the diversity is also hand frld the exhibits themselves, and we pay close attention to telling
the story of the african-american experience in world war ii, and the japanese american interment camps, and integrate it into the overall story, even if we are fighting two fascist military regimes, and so we are bringing the stories in, and the visitors n and engage with them on those issues and talk about them on the conferences, and the symposium. so there are a variety of ways to get at the diversity issue, but we all have to do a better job that the people who are doing the podcasts and who are in these kinds of programs, at the american historical association, and in our own p n conferences, and we are all working on that and work to do, and we are all going to be better, and let's come back to the social media, because it is interest ing thing that we do s that, and do a good bit on facebook and twitter, too, and
see what anybody is doing here, and either through your own institute or through your larger university that you reside within, and in the case of odane, it is within the american historical association, and are you reaching these younger audiences and millennials through the social media at all or do you care there? >> i certainly think that we can do more. the subject is george c. marshall who is a dead white guy, and albeit, a very accomplished dead white guy. so with the younger we have to what it was he did. how he did it, and why he is still of interest and relevance today. the method of doing that can vary considerably, and we are, as well as trying to get people to lexington, we're desperately trying to reach out beyond lexington to connect with anyone who may know of marshall, the marshall plan, and put marshall,
the man, in context, of these bigger world events. so podcast is something we're going to extend a very early exploratory route with in the near future. but it -- there are so many different platforms that it's a challenge to see which actually work and which deliver the biggest bang for your buck. >> dane? >> actually, i'm going to turn this around a bit, since i was the one who organized the panel. and -- and direct the question to the people who i think sort of can speak to this more effect if ively. i can say, honestly, the national history center, we do some twitter, we have a facebook account, you know, blah, blah, blah. i wouldn't say we're particularly good at it. in part, that's because we have limited resource. in part, it's because of the au oaudience we're trying to reach not necessarily the broad younger audience for particular
reasons i can go into in greater detail. i certainly think that people like jason and brian have developed some real expertise in the use of these new medias, and can speak much more intelligently about how they can be brought to bear in our fields, so i'm happy to turn the microphone over, if you will. >> well, i'd just say on the podcast, we were on 200 public radio stations, traditional public radio, and we're very proud of that, and all of my colleagues over the age of 55 were delighted by that. and we made a decision, very consciously, to pull out of public radio, and create the show as a podcast and the number-one objective we had was reaching a younger, more diverse audience, and from all the metrics that we have, we are doing that. it didn't change overnight, and
it was a real risk and all my friends who are over the age of 55 say, how come you're not doing the radio show anymore? but it really, in my opinion, has been worth it to do that, and i do think that by shifting -- you don't have to make such a radical change, but we decided really to create this as a podcast. this would get off topic, so i won't go into detail, but it turns out that thinking about a show as a podcast is quite different than thinking about it as a 52-minute npr-like show with three breaks. it's giving us a lot more flexibility, i think it's allowed us to take on more issues, to be a little more conversational. >> typically about how long is each of your podcasts? >> 52 minutes with 3 breaks -- no, i'm kidding. most of our podcasts are 40 minutes to 45 minutes. the point is, they vary, and
you -- warning, you get complaints that you wouldn't think of. it's like, i was not done with my workout routine. your show ended. how am i going to finish my workout routine? i wrote back, said, be grateful, you got out of the gym. that's how we know we're reaching a different kind of audience. >> you're getting some feedback there. >> for sure. >> we're on twitter, in fact, we're life tweve tweeting right. now. you can follow us. i mean, if you really want to reach young audiences, you have to be on snapchat which we don't have the capacity to be on snapchat right now. all these new technologies, they're tools and tools that can be kuz used for purposes, what you're trying to achieve. it's funny, we have history in
our name but, in fact, we're a center of contemporary events. we use history as ha lens to examine them. for us, where are discussions about contemporary events happen? they largely happen on twitter and largely happen through hash taggi ingin ins and things like. of the social media we decide to embark on first, we decided to embark on twitter, we could interject our commentary and scholarship into existing conversations that were happening around topics that were important to us. so, for example, we spent this first semester of programming focusing a lot on the issue of fake news, but examining it from a historical prospective. what we determined what this question of fake news was actually sort of a moment of crisis of authority, right, traditional authorities from whom we received information that there's been a shift in how we trust them, where we get them from, so this fake news crisis emerging out of that. so we had historians and journalists sort of interrogating this premise and used our twitter as a way to interject blog posts, videos and other things into those
conversations using the appropriate hash tags. for places like museums, facebook might be more effective. facebook gives you a chance to be more visual and create more of a story. museums and storytelling go hand in hand so well. that might be a more appropriate medium to use, and as brian pointed out, which is an excellent point, whichever medium you're using, that dictates the communication style and the communication format of the message you're trying to get across, which whosy history communication will never become obsolete. there's always going to be more formats historians have to learn to work with and deal with and figure out how to communicate our scholarship through. >> i want to come back to something david said to the previous question which i admire, it's trying to change the culture on the university campus, itself. because if you're looking for hundreds of thousands of young and diverse people, not to
mention a captive audience, go to any university. so i think we need -- we should not forget that the very people we're looking toward, the future -- the citizens of tomorrow, as i call them -- are right with us. and we often ignore that. i think especially at policy-oriented institutes. >> right, i agree with that. >> i don't know if you want to add to that. >> yeah, i'd love to just, if i may, first, thank you, dane, for diverting the question about social media to others because our center is not focused on amplifying at this point at this stage its social media presence beyond the bare necessity. what we are focused on is exactly what you mentioned, which is really shifting the culture of the university, and working with university constituencies to make what is a standard assumption many other social sciences, namely our work
can be applied to issues of contemporary relevance in everyday proposition. so where we're focusing in our initial year is really on that cultural shift within the university at the undergraduate level, at the graduate level and at the faculty level by incentivizing graduate students and faculty to undertake research projects which have contemporary relevance or may, in fact, eventuate in a policy recommendation and introduce courses that expose students to policy consequences and dimensions of historical research through case study methods and otherwise. so i think an essential complement to all this work in forging new horizons through social media is attending to what many of us in the university know which is the university community. >> absolutely. >> and from within really, really undertaking the revolution from within. really making the connection between past and present much
more seamless. and so that's -- that happens to be our way. >> if i could add to that, i mean, i think you see there's some synergy, in terms of the interest of many of these centers. one of the things the national history center introduced a year or two ago was a program we call the history and policy education program. and it's actually a sort of framework for designing history courses that are directed toward thinking in term of their relevance to contemporary policy and we have fortunately just received a mellon grant that will allow us to sort of bring this on the road, if you will, and workshop it at various institutions. we'd love to work with you at ucla on this.
and it's envisioned to address exactly the point that david has made, that our most important audience remains the students that we have in our universities, and what we, i think, have failed to do as historians in the past, is to think more systemically about how we can teach in a way that communicates to our students the value of history for the co contemporary world that they're facing. that's one of the issues we're trying to address as well. >> that's a very similar challenge the history museum would face, for example, and it's not accidental that our mission statement at the national world war ii museum is to describe and portray the american experience in the war that changed the world. why the war was fought, its background and origins, how it was won, the second part, which are actually the war, the conduct of war, itself, in europe and asia, and then
finally, what does it mean today? that's the hardest part. what are the lasting legacies, how do we answer the question to people 50 years from now, so what? what did world war ii mean? what did it matter? how did it change my life? how did it affect me? that's what people want to understand. we tried very hard in our exhibits to provoke people to see how it connects to them and we have also done surveys around the country and focus groups to identify between the ages of 18 and 80, there's 34 million people in america who are interested in world war ii because of some personal connection. so there's a built-in relevance we got to go out and find those people. now, going back to social media and facebook, just to show you in the museum world, the gorilla in the marketplace is the american museum of natural
history and they have more than 1 million facebook likes just so you know what the hill is you got to klum and nea climb. and nearly 200,000 twitter followers. we're not doing so bad. we have great leadership in our marketing department and current president and ceo steven watson beyond the brick and mortar. some six years ago the museum board and our staff agreed that we would digitize everything in our collection. 150,000 photographs, all the artifacts. not only create management software programs to navigate 10,000 oral histories, to pull them up under your desks, wherever you are, whatever computer you use. so we've been moving toward the end of the brick and mortar phase, but that's what every university and every institution has to face, too. so some 30 years ago, i was an extension and distance learning was getting going at the
university. it took me hurricane katrina before i hit myself in the head and said, why did it take a hurricane for me to realize you have to do the same thing with the museum? you got to reach out beyond brick and mortar and do really get the people where they live and to penetrate through facebook and social media. so, do we -- how do we respond on issues of public policy among groups? this group here, for example. is it up to us to leave it to our individual ad hoc responses on issues of the day that are contemporary issues like the confederate monuments being taken down? or do we say, like we did, well, that's not our war, our war -- that's a civil war issue, but certainly we're in the process, in the work of saving history and that's taking down a part of history. so how do we -- do we organize
this, do we do this on an ad hoc basis? is there a need for historians in the national history center, perhaps, to assemble centers to find a more coordinated response to issues of the day? how do we do that? is anybody thinking about that in your own centers? >> you want to go ahead? >> sure, i'll start by saying that one of the things that we decided we wanted to do at the laskin center is is to convene a meeting of various institutes and individuals engaged in work at the intersection of history and policy wife we're calling the history and policy summit to just take stock of the day of the land, what's out there, who's doing this work with new vigor and attention? and we want to really see what the possibilities for collaboration are. i would say in our case, we understand that we can't be everything to everyone. we want to begin by focusing on local and regional issues in the
main, where we already have contacts to policymakers. where we've already produced work that has reached poli policymakers, in fact, made a difference. it seems to us that that's a good way for us to start. well, the same time, we're also supporting research that deals with both national and international policy-related questions. so we think this is a good moment to bring people together and i know the national history center's also doing that. we will do it together with them. to see what kinds of work we can join forces on, and what each of us does independently. i would say that if one of the outcomes of this work of conv e convening is to create a formal or informal history lobby that can operate at multiple levels from local to international, then that will be very significant achievement. and that's what we think the moment demands of us. >> speaking to the world war ii museum and my successor, steven
watson, i'd say we'd like to join in on that effort. we think it's a great endeavor and worthwhile. jason, you were going to say something? >> yeah, it's a really good question because i think at heart, for us, this gets to the heart of our discussions we had in setting up the center about strategy and how we were going to operate. we made a conscious decision to not be reactive to headlines. there are a lot of good sources for quick response to breaking news including the new "made by history" blog which is wonderful, if you've not checked it out. it's published by the "washington post"," run by nicoe hemmer and katie and brian -- >> brian rosenblat. >> i was going to say rosenbloom. glad i did. since it's published through the "post," that i have a mandate to be reactive to things that popping up in the news on o daily basis. trump says something, they put up a piece that responds.
something happens with the confederate statue, they put up a piece that reresponds. that's hard work. readily hard to be constantly be sort of reacting to the news cycle and putting up fresh new pieces every day. we didn't feel like we had the band width width to do that. we took the approach we're going to look for issues that are sort of bubbling below the surface and do more of a deep dive long-term examination of them. i mentioned the fake news. another issue we've been doing programming around and blog posts around is the issue of erndle le endless war. we've been in conflict in iraq and afghanistan for the past 17 years. my fellow who i mentioned at the lapage center, she has -- her memory only goes back as far as 2001. so for the entire time she's been alive that she can remember, we've been in iraq and afghanistan.
so we wanted to look at the issue of endless war, think about how with e got to this moment and what historians can teach us about how we arrived at this place. while we do this series of programming, things like the ambush in niger came up, decisions about afghanistan came up. we resisted the urge to throw up a blog post right away or try to get on tv and talk about it right away. we just kind of stuck to the plan of addressing the sort of underlying issue. and so we feel like that's our contribution to the ecosystem. hopefully it balances out some of the other things that are happening with what brian's doing, and other people. >> aeryeah, just to sort of go k to the national fellowship program, nicole hemmer was a national fellow. she has a ph.d. from columbia writing a very nice monograph but it's when she was a national fellow that we put her in touch
with people who knew how to blog, people who would write op-peds and that's when she really got started and brian rosenwald, ph.d. from uva, who's writing a book about the impact of talk radio. the point i'm making is a lot of this goes back to the scholarship, itself. if we can just think, if we can nurture that scholarship and encourage people to do scholarship that sheds light on politics and public policy, then i think it's pretty easy to figure out the tech yeeks to reach either policymakers or the public. now, having an impact on the public or policymakers, that's a whole different kettle of fish, but we can at least try to get that first-rate scholarship in the hands, on the ipads of policymakers and informed public. i know everyone on this panel is doing that.
>> yeah, i just want to speak on behalf of the museum world, american history museum and holocaust museum and our museum. in our case, we fundamentally believe that great exists, great conferences, great programs and all the tools you use to get out on social media depend first and foremost on having great scholarship and best minds on world war ii history, in our case, and its aftermath, at the table in designing every square inch of an exhibit to tell a story in an authentic way. and we have had from the last 15 years a group of presidential counselors with people like don miller, rich frank. we have a core of people who are kind of an advisory group that help look at us when we're still in the work stage, trying to shape a story for the future, make sure it's correct then the new institute for the study of
democracy. we hired as our seniors, mary stone, professor ron sitino and another four, five, ph.d.s in that center to look at everything we do and also to have that network of the advisory groups to examine the history that we are trying to tell. to come back to the point, though, of a moment ago, the issue of history is news. i mean, our new world war ii meeting and education center, i mean, we're thinking about a podcast around the idea of world war ii news. well, there's news on world war ii every day. somebody's either using or misusing, whether you're talking about the munich agreement or the good war or whatever, the atomic bomb, i mean, the just y justifications for munich were used by every president going into iraq, afghanistan, comparing it to pearl harbor,
which is a lousy comparison. >> i don't think truman even had any button. >> no, he didn't have any button. much less the biggest button. he didn't -- in fact, what he had to do was really to say, no, i mean, everybody was going to use everything they had to win that war, and, but those are issues that are current today, and as we talk about, loosely, now, about the button to begin another nuclear war, what's the role of historians to react? i mean, how do we react to those big issues of the day? and you've taken a more deliberate role, jason, and are there other ways that some of you are exploring? dane? >> i can speak about the congressional briefing series, for example, and that is much more directly reactive to events as they occur. so, for example, shortly after trump came to office and began to sign a series of executive orders, we organized a briefing
on capitol hill on the history of executive orders. you know, how unusual was this? what -- how can we understand the context within which this occurred? shortly after the events in charlottesville, we organized a briefing on confederate monuments. the history. how did they win and how did they come to be? and how does this help us to understand what role they play in public memory? we have done briefings on sort of historical parallels to the zika crisis, when that was at its height and congress was debating funding for that. i could go on. so, so for us, in fact, timeliness is absolutely essential for this congressional briefing program because it's hitting it at that moment that makes it useful, in fact, to congressional staffers and others. as well as sort of the broader policy community in washington, d.c. >> and the -- went to one of
your briefings on civil military relations, given the current administration of generals. it was an outstanding briefing, and it's a way to bring good history to -- an understanding to people, to staffers, who are trying to advise their senators, their congressmen and congresswomen on how to react to policies and issues with regard to that. anybody else want to comment on -- yes, rob? >> we don't have anything as formal as what dane does, but we have certainly seen, and i would echo who dane said about, i think fundamentally people have an interest in history, innate interest in history, where they came from, how we got to where we are today. if you take the view, it's debatab debatable, hard evidence, perhaps, is difficult to come by, history is not taught as well as it once was or history isn't being taught at all. i often hear that from older
constituents of the marshall foundation. more and more people are tending to look to organizations such as ours, the marshall foundation, because of its longevity, because of its association with general marshall as being something of an authority. i'll get phone calls or our librarian will get phone calls, well, i saw x or y or z on the news. did it really happen in that fashion? are they accurate? we seem to be without a lot of effort moving into this area of being some sort of authority of events in which we hold the papers or how marshall was involved, how we do that in a more intentional fashion such s dane, that's another one of our challenges but there certainly seems to be an opportunity for organizations like ours in the public sphere where once, perhaps, this seems trite, where history was once better known, there's an opportunity now for us to fill that vak yucuum a li bit. we're thinking somewhat intentionally about how we might do that, build on what we've done in the past. >> great.
anyone else on that point? yep? h. >> i would just say, i guess it's more aspirational, a reflection of current activity of our center, but it seems to me, to go back to this moment, this no moment of potential of renewed interest in history, but also this moment of tremendous turmoil and upheaval the world over that one of the things i think historians can bring to bear on the current conversation is really a textured sense of the threat to democracy. and here i'm really always reminded of the litmus test proposed by the late great yale political scientist juan linns who proposed three criteria warning for the erosion of democracy putting recourse to violence or endorsement of violence, curtailing the rights of one's political opponents and
denying the legitimacy of the democratically-elected regime. i think that's a good place to start, and it seems to me both in our own country and the world over that historians have the potential to make nuanced analogies that can be of importance as warning signs to -- to the potential erosion of democracy really the world over. from this country to the middle east. and that seems to me a function that we, together, might want to take on. >> yeah, i couldn't agree with you many more on that. as we move into the last pavilion, liberation pavilion, addresses what it means today, what does world war ii mean today? we're looking at the last 75 years and major legacies of the war. we feel we are at the inflection
point, the pavilion will bring us to the biggest debate in our country and around the world as national and populist movements around the country. goes back to fdr's four freedoms which as you all know, the state of the union address in january '41 long before pearl harbor, established the freedoms he thought would be the foundation for our war games. he did embed that in the po post-world war order, the nuremberg trials, new international laws with regard to human right and gave democracy to the countries we justdedpefeat so -- america's lm ov leadership over the last 75 years. not always perfect. nevertheless, it's been the consistent framework.
and without necessarily just buying into the full thee sisis the good war, we can certainly say the world ended up better off in 45s is as a result of the allied victory than had -- would have been if the -- we are right at this inflection point right now where national history center and everybody at this table has a way to enter into that debate, engage populations whether through social media or coming to your centers. >> yeah, i just wanted to say that i'm really actually struck by the sort of complimentary strengths we pulled together, lectures, congressional briefings, blog posts, we don't each have to do everything.
>> right. >> there are ways to work together, we can focus on our strengths and amplify each other's work. we at the lapage center, we promote stuff from back story -- >> and helped with "made by history." >> i'm on the editorial board of "made by history." we can help each other collaborating on joint programming, which we should, and existing program we're each doing that we honed and refined. we would love to continue supporting what the national history center has done because it's fantastic. there's greater opportunity for that, i think. >> and as david pointed out, that ability to reach both the national level and then down to the regional and local level, i think all of us who have studied the history of the united states or been, you know, having
theodore imposed upon us, just kidding. i understand the power of organizations that can operate at a national level but have the freedom in a decentralized way to operate at a local and state level and, you know, this is just a tiny, tiny piece of the picture sitting up here, buts, you know, i do think we have a tremendous opportunity to be effective in the world if. we put our minds to it. >> dane? >> in organizing this panel, i really had two agendas in mind. one was to bring all of us together and to sort of communicate with one another about what we're doing, and the way in which we sort of intersect and can strengthen one another's operations, and i think in that context, one of the future projects i'd like to see the national history center launch is, perhaps, a website
that links all of our operations and provides a kind of, if not clearinghouse, a way in which we can more effectively understand what everyone is doing and communicate with one another, because i -- there's so much activity going on right now, and the other agenda, actually, has to do with all of you in the audience because as david said near the beginning, and i thought it was an important and apt point, we need to modify the culture of the academy and the fact that you're here, i think, reflects the fact that you have an interest in doing this. i think that interest has been reflected in the extraordinary outpouring of activity, op-peds, interviews and so on, by historians in response, for example, to the charlottesville crisis and the confederate monument issue, the aha, in fact, solicited with its members, solicited, you know, contributions that they had made to this broader conversation and
they got hundreds of responses by historians at the local level who were interviewed by their local newspapers, or interviewed, you know, by the local television stations or what have you. that, too, i think, speaks to this hunger among historians at this moment. at this inflection point. on the value of a historical spur spective perspective on the kinds of challenges and issues we face today. so that's our other major agenda, as i see it, in this enterprise. >> david, go ahead. >> i just want to offer up a historical observation, if i may, which is part confession. which is that this enhanced sense of the relevance and utility of history that i think our institutions and individual efforts reflect, is directly related to a set of historical circumstances. >> yeah. >> in particular, i mean, one
can choose many, but the one i'm thinking of is the economic collapse of 2008/2009 which fundamentally altered the landscape of the marketplace for historians and really added a sense of urgency to the demand for relevance in what we do. it also made clear to us, those of us who teach both undergraduate and graduate students that the same opportunities that might have been available to a previous generation were not going to be available to that current generation. and that we needed to think of multiple career pathways. and i think the -- what is going about that moment of crisis is it allowed us to think of new avenues in which we can infuse, in which we could infuse historical knowledge and perspective into domains of life where previously we hadn't thought. so i think that crisis induced
an enhanced sense of the relevance of history and in a sense liberated us from thinking that the only worthwhile career outcome was an ro1 research university. so that's how i often think of this moment of relevance part n induced by the crisis of 2008/2009. >> i think that's an excellent segue to one concluding comment i would make, then we'll open it up to questions from the audience as well. i'm reminded of another inflection point in history in the 1970s. martin luther, the protestant, spirit of capitalism, there's a great line that luther slammed the door of the monastery behind him and walked out into the marketplace with the german language edition of the bible. so historians here some four centuries later, there are always these inflection moments in history as the broad sweep of
the major currents of history and historians do have that opportunity, to seems to me, right now, to step into that moment. find ways to collaborate, join forces in ways we can to have a louder voice and reach more people who are interested in good history and solidly -based understandings of how we got to where we are, where we might be going based on the decisions and public policies that get articulated. so let me just open up to questions. we still have about 20, 25 minutes i think. for the tv audience, i guess i'll just have to repeat the questions. i think we can hear your questions from wherever you might have them. and i'll try to repeat them so our television audience can hear them as well. do we have some questions? yes.
>> to i think jason's point originally, the importance of communicate i communicating, scholarship, and would you speak to how is the training of historians, graduate programs -- the need for verbal literary skills on parts of those who are going to be historians? i think we all know, we have all seen presentations by highly credentialed and top scholars that were dismal and so much is lost when they can't communicate effectively. >> so let me just rephrase the question quickly. question for our television audiences. the question of communications and the importance of communications and communicating a scholarship and what are we doing in our universities and graduate programs to train young
historians in verbal, rhetorical skills, need ya skimedia skills their history to broader publics? >> so i'm thrilled to say that we've already had one successful history communication course taught at the graduate level at the university of massachusetts amher amherst. amherst, excuse me. graduate seminar. i think it was eight or ten people. was highly successful. there are three more history communication courses coming online in 2018 at universities across the country. the syllabi for that course came about as a result of two workshops that were held in 2016. an initial workshop held at umass amherst that had about 30 historians, journalists, science communicators, coming together to build a curriculum that would sort of model what the science communication programs have done but applied to history. there was then a follow-up
workshop in washington, d.c., in washington of 2016 that really put the meat on the bones of that and actually spelled out week by week how that course would unfold. and you con find that course at historycommunication.com. our website. for the history communication sort of movement. so any and all of you who are in universities and would like to bring that course to your home university, we would encourage you to visit that website, grab the syllabus. you can also grab the syllabus for the umass course that was taught last year off of their website and adapt it to your home university and bringing in specialists and scholars that you have in your area. but we would love to see this grow and continue to expand to other universities across the country. as i mentioned, we also now have history communication fellows at the lapage center at villanova. i think that's another great avenue for training, giving students on-the-job experience, putting together a podcast,
working with you on media, presenting things in five or ten-minute chunks. i think the movement is growing. it's not there yet, but it's starting to percolate. >> that's exciting, and i think there are a number of universities around the country that now have master's degrees in public history for people going into the fields of museums and libraries and other government agencies and research institutes that are curating in collections and so forth. that would be a welcome addition to many of those master's programs in public history field. i know university of new orleans has a master's program in public history tied together with its military program. other questions? or comments? about -- yes? >> yes, the discussion seems to be directed at the university
level. i wonder if any of you have progr programs -- schools, history teachers at secondary schools as well as students. sometimes i -- [ inaudible ] it's almost too late. >> hope not. there's about 3,000 of them out the there. we just got to execute some reforms and they got too much of the population there to leave it all -- but there are other things, i'll comment on what we're doing. do you all want to add something there? >> i'd just like to say, albert is one of my predecessors at the marshall foundation, so great to have your question, albert. as you know, the marshall foundation in the past endeavored to reach out to high schools, especially, but it can be a challenge, the rigid curricular demands of high school history teaching, i mean, there's often very little opportunity certainly in public schools. little more latitude in private
schools. but it can be a challenge. you're absolutely right. capturing that historical interest, wetting that appetite with good scholarship early on would be what is needed. we found it a bit of a challenge. >> at tlapage, we create online resources. in the midst of our examination of fake news and false information, we actually developed an online resource called six steps to historical literacy. you can find it on our website and also on our twitter account. and it's aimed at high school students and high school teachers, in fact, and it's a rubric, a matrix, for identifying and distinguishing good history online from bad. right? so is this article copied from wikipedia? is this actually written by a historian, you know? is this making a historical argument? and we created this resource, we put it up online then we got it
into the hands of teachers. i had a meeting with the philadelphia public schools. got it into the resource set for history teachers across the philadelphia school system. also got it into the hands of some teachers in other places. they love it. they love it. and, in fact, i got an e-mail from a teacher who told me that they watched some history videos on youtube and then they used that resource that we created as a guide to determine whether they could trust the videos or not. so i think the way that we found to make inroads in that is to create easy resources for teachers that they can bring into the classroom. and when i mean easy to the point that we just made, it has to be super easy because they are overloaded. they got a ton of things on their plate. they're understaffed. underresourced. six steps to historical literacy. one-page online resource can be printed off, stuck in a folder, used in the classroom. that's the way we found success. >> yeah, albert, we just
discovered inadvertently at b k backstory and virginia foundation for the humanities which houses backstory we have a lot of his high school history teachers who are fans and they'd write into us, so we have developed the very kind of lesson plans for some of our shows jason was talking about, simple, straightforward, they kind of came to us and, oh, who knew? all these history teachers are listening and they report back. they use, you know, we did a show on hamilton. i think that was our most successful with high school history teachers, high school students, and we actually interviewed some of the students and the high school teacher that taught this, you know, in the high school. weer be viewed them on backstory. it they, you know, i know a lot of high school teachers used that particular episode. >> eni'and i'll say at least as
as the national world war ii museum is concerned, we've done a lot in that area for the last five, six years. we have for both teachers and students in k-12, at the teacher level, we have about three or four summer institutes that are nationally competitive, fully subsidized for about 30 teachers every year, and from the social sciences and history from around the country to come and get an immersive one-week program for our european normandy academy has been done by don miller, rich frank, pacific, does the pacific academy, the pacific war. those teachers get 30 -- those 30 teachers out of about 300 who apply get immersed, have curriculum materials, making it easy. millions of dollars have been invested in our digital products for our exhibits and film and video, animated maps and oral histories packaged together with
the curriculum materials. they go back and the obligation for their free ride, they have to train at least 30 teachers in the use of these materials in their regions and they're doing even better than that. 30 times 30 every summer, you kind of get the picture. the following summer, we take them either to normandy, depending which cohort they are, an on-the-ground, boots-on-the-ground, staff, going through battle sites or take them to pearl harbor for a week there. we do the same thing for high school student. an immersive program for about 30 students. leadership. looking at the values, understanding the history of world war ii. they approach the study of world war ii through literature and they have programs around the country. we're one of the few museums that has it there. we have two of our own institutes, pacific and
european. then our leadership program for students. and we expect to reach over a million teachers in the next four, five years. >> wow. that's amazing. >> it is amazing. >> didn't hear anyone comment about national history day. i've recently been using the john green history crash course videos introducing american hit t history to international student. it's challenging but a remarkable series. >> well, we're the national history day representatives for the state of louisiana, so we've been involved with them for 10, 12 years, and helped them to design their normandy institute which takes some of the 3,000, i guess, students, who compete fin in college park every summer. 30 of them get to go to norma y
normandy. we've been working with a great network of 800 schools around the country and it's a valuable, valuable networks and we all may be representing and working with them. jason? >> we work close we with the national history day in philadelphia, a pretty robust program. i've been a judge at national history day as well. it's an absolutely fantastic -- actually a funny story, so i was in lithuania earlier this year delivering a series of lectures and some at the u.s. embassy had seen on my cv that was a judge at national history. said, oh, i did national history when i was younger, i loved that program. so it's a connection for people around the world. >> it's a great network and it activates students all over the country in h tthe study of hist using original resources and original sources to begin their work. but i think we're -- some more questions? i think we have a little bit more time. another five minutes or so. >> can i make one --
>> sure. >> so i just wanted to add one audience that i think we have all overlooked is the business community. we don't hear a lot about historians reaching business leaders or doing things for the business community, but certainly that's a very influential community in the u.s. that has a big influence on policy and on our society in general. so one thing that we're piloting at the lepage center actually next week is a business history briefing series. we'll be doing history briefings for business leaders in center city, philadelphia. we'll be piloting this program in hopes that we can make it sort of a quarterly or biannual program that happens in center city then, perhaps, beyond if it takes off. and we're actually sort of a little bit following the model dane had set out with the congressional briefings in focusing on sort of an issue that is sort of resonant to that particular community. we're focusing next week on brexit.
that's our first topic for this briefing. and we're meeting with the irish-american business chamber network in philadelphia. so i think, you know, we all have so much on our plates and there's a lot of people we want to reach, but i do think the business community has been overlooked by historians. we're going to make an attempt to foray into that. i hope this time next year we can report back on how that went. interestingly enough, the lepage center for history in the public interest of which i'm the first director, it was created and founded by a businessman, albert lepage, who was an alumnus of villanova. he did major in history but went on to work in the baking business. he was in the baking business for 30, 40 years. sold his business to a larger conglomerate where he got his money and started his philanthropy. it was actually in talking with albert that we got this idea. i think there will be actually a tremendous appetite for it. i'm excited for it. >> a similar story helps explain
the rise of the luskin center at ucla. >> i suspect there's a businessman behind all of our centers, actually, if we want to go down -- >> history major. history major. but who credits history and historical perspective with saving his business career. and actually getting him out of a very tricky situation in the middle east and back home to other pursuits. and we've discovered that, in fact, a good number of ucla ph.d.s in history have made their way into the business world and more particularly into the banking world. so we have a network of banker ph.d.s who report back to us that the common thread is the problem-solving quality of history. the act of conceptualizing. of placing a problem out of context and figuring out what created it then sort of pulling the pieces apart to see how you can repair it.
so there, again, this business connection reveals the absolute utility of history. >> and i would say that all of us in our efforts to survive need to raise funds and find them in our donors. our museum, we have a 60-member board, business leaders from all across the country, ceos of major national corporations. you'd be amazed at how interested they are in history and how they debate history in board meetings. so from our part, we're also starting a corporate leadership academy to develop leadership principles of generals and government leaders of world war ii. and bring these programs for a fee to corporations. decisionmaking, crisis management. how do you handle a crisis when you're getting thrown off the beaches of dday and you're maybe moments away from a disaster. so there's other ways that history museums can get into
that business community with good history and they're very interested in that approach as well. but i would say all of us have donors of our centers our universities that come from the business community and are interested in the substance of what we do, and we should mind them and engage them in our endeavors. as long as they don't tell us how to do research and engage and respect the research that we do which i think has been said several times here is at the core of everything. but i think as we draw this to a close, i think we're just about out of time. we have, by my clock, about two more minutes. but let me just say that rob, you want to make -- >> i just want to say one more thing, nick, in the spirit of reaching out and reaching through that noise, the marshall foundation and the society for military history has for 20-odd years sponsored the marshall
lecture at aha, so i would draw your attention to the fact that this year's marshall lecturer is professor isabelle howell from cornell who were bill speaking on the topic of the armistice of 1918, study of defeat and victory, on saturday evening at 5:30 if in the marriott ballroom saloon 1. this honors marshall's fascination and love of military history and the fact, too, that general marshall addressed the aha in december of 1939 and talked about the need to study history, military history, in part to avoid future wars, also if you're going to get involved in a war, you got a good sense of how to win that war once you are inevitably engaged in it. so this lecture honors general marshall. please, if you can, come along and attend and also i know historians love this as a reception post the lecture. please come and enjoy. >> okay. thank you, rob, for a wonderful plug at the end of the program.
i think what you can tell from this very engaging panel and the questions from the audience that there's a great deal of unanimity among us, despite the fact that we are coming from different institutions, different centers with different missions. there is a desire, and i think expressed today for us to find other ways to collaborate, to cooperate, to partner, to create more space for great history and to break through that noise of the online chatter and the 24-hour news cycle and i think with the work that people who are sitting at this table and on this panel and other great history museums around the country and other centers who are not here that we have a great resource to move into that inflection point that you were talking about, david, and i think historians need to maybe not come out of the monasteries
but they certainly need to get into the marketplace and i think you can tell from this panel, this invigorating discussion, that historians are out there. we're using the new tools and the new technologies to get to new publics and new audiences. and we're finding multiple ways to break into the public policy arena with great history. so, thank you, all, for your participation. thanks to all of our panel for your time and effort and thank you, dane kennedy, for organizing the panel and it's been, i think, an interesting experience for all of us and i hope all of you as well, as those also in our television audience. so, thank you, and we say good night. >> thanks very much. >> thank you, all, very much.er. [ applause ]
>> thursday morning, we're live in columbia, south carolina for the next stop on the c-span bus, 50 capitals tour. south carolina lieutenant governor kevin bryant will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> next on american history tv, journalist cokie roberts moderates a discussion on the first federal congress at the american historical association's annual meeting. the panel talks about the nation's founders, including james madison and george washington who met from 1789 to 1791 to determine the structure of the new federal government, and decide how it should function. this is an
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Representatives from a variety of museums and history and public policy centers discussed the importance of these institutions and their methods for educating and offering information to the public. This roundtable discussion was part of the annual American Historical Association meeting.
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HARDtalk : BBCNEWS : October 19, 2017 4:30am-5:01am BST
Oct 19, 2017 10/17
by BBCNEWS
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i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be — there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked about... climate change. quite. you've talked about him being extraordinarily damaging. that's right. to the world. that's right, yeah. i mean, i have ways of being able to get my voice heard and i will continue to do so, and i will do it unwaveringly and i will do it clearly. so it'sjust a question of what's the most appropriate way of getting my voice heard. so this ethical foreign policy, you specifically are committed to stopping arms sales to dictatorship, authoritarian regimes around the world. you've particularly focused on saudi ara
i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be — there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked...
HARDtalk : BBCNEWS : October 20, 2017 12:30am-1:01am BST
i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be, there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked about... climate change. quite. you've talked about him being extraordinarily damaging. that's right. to the world. that's right, yeah. i mean, i have ways of being able to get my voice heard and i will continue to do so, and i will do it unwaveringly and i will do it clearly. so it's just a question of what's the most appropriate way of getting my voice heard. so this ethical foreign policy, you specifically are committed to stopping arms sales to dictatorship, authoritarian regimes around the world. you've particularly focused on saudi arabi
i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be, there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked...
Prime Minister's Questions 10/11/2017 : CSPAN2 : October 11, 2017 5:19pm-5:46pm EDT
by CSPAN2
the labour conference -- [shouting] don't worry. what happened at labour's conference? first of all, first of all, shelter,r, shelter said that the labour parties housing policy with in-depth harming people on low income. labour's like ship council rejected another of their housing policies. the equality and human rights commission said labour needs to establish that it is not a s racist party. [shouting] and the labour leader threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed anti-semitism. that was all before the shadow chancellor admitted the labour government would bring a run on the pound and ordinary working people would pay the price. [shouting] >> heidi allen. >> thank you ver y much, mr. speaker. i fear that the more was not for me. i'm afraid i must return to the subject of universal credit. perhaps the difference on this side of house and outside of house is we believe the transformative properties are going and we want to work there and work it will but we have to get it right. i think the secretary of state on monday to advertisement widely th
the labour conference -- [shouting] don't worry. what happened at labour's conference? first of all, first of all, shelter,r, shelter said that the labour parties housing policy with in-depth harming people on low income. labour's like ship council rejected another of their housing policies. the equality and human rights commission said labour needs to establish that it is not a s racist party. [shouting] and the labour leader threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed...
Jeremy Corbyn Says British Labour Party is Ready to Govern : CSPAN : October 2, 2017 12:32am-1:53am EDT
Oct 2, 2017 10/17
by CSPAN
that is what we are in the labour party. [applause] conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] and achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all you do. thank you for the leadership you give to our party and our movement. [applause] it's ok. [laughter] great colleagues around the table taking our party and our country forward, and our message to the whole country could not be clearer here labor is ready, ready to take -- to tackle inequality, ready to rebuild our national health service, ready to give opportunity to young people, dignity and security to all older people. [applause] ready to invest in our economy and meet the challenges of climate change and automation. [applause]
that is what we are in the labour party. [applause] conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] and achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all...
The Week in Parliament : BBCNEWS : October 30, 2017 2:30am-3:00am GMT
do labour really want to have an election now? i think, yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where they want to be. they have a degree of influence over the government, despite having very few mps. the last thing they want is a jeremy corbyn government. i don't, to be honest, think that, even though the snp have said they will vote against the government in the vote of confidence, i don't think they are in any great hurry to go to the polls again. do you think the government's problems with brexit being delayed and these opposition debates that saw conservatives abstaining, how much is that a problem of their own making? in a sense, it is al
do labour really want to have an election now? i think, yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where...
Wednesday in Parliament : BBCNEWS : October 26, 2017 2:30am-3:01am BST
under labour, the number of workless households doubled and labour's benefit system cost households an extra £3000 a year. what the conservatives have done is given the low—paid and given the workers a tax cut and ensure we have a benefit system that helps people into work. mr speaker, under labour1 million children were lifted out of poverty. under labour we introduced the principle of the national minimum wage, opposed by all tories over there. this government does not know if it is coming or going. they say... mr speaker, the conservative party and the government says they have full confidence in universal credit. but they will not vote for it. they say they will end the nhs pay cap but will not allocate any money to pay for it. the communities secretary backs £50 billion of borrowing on housing but the chancellor says it is not policy. the brexit secretary says they are planning for a no deal brexit and the chancellor says they are not. isn't it the case, mr speaker, this government is weak, incompetent, divided and unable to take a decision? of course we want to see people ear
under labour, the number of workless households doubled and labour's benefit system cost households an extra £3000 a year. what the conservatives have done is given the low—paid and given the workers a tax cut and ensure we have a benefit system that helps people into work. mr speaker, under labour1 million children were lifted out of poverty. under labour we introduced the principle of the national minimum wage, opposed by all tories over there. this government does not know if it is coming...
BBC News at Five : BBCNEWS : October 24, 2017 5:00pm-6:01pm BST
party 110w investigation by the labour party now ta kes investigation by the labour party now takes this. vicky young, thank you. let's talk about this to the labourmp, you. let's talk about this to the labour mp, chris bryant. thank you for joining labour mp, chris bryant. thank you forjoining us, we were going to talk to you about other matters, essentially. can we do the other matters first? as the news hasjust broken, there is going to be an investigation, i wondered broken, there is going to be an investigation, iwondered if broken, there is going to be an investigation, i wondered if you we re investigation, i wondered if you were pleased? i haven't seen the details and you are announcing something i don't know about. the good thing is, the absolutely hideous things jared 0'mara posted 15 years ago are condemned by everybody in society. however, 15 yea rs everybody in society. however, 15 years ago there were lots of politicians who were still making those arguments, even in public. as elected politicians, and he wasn't at the time. i'm glad he resigned, he made a sincere and
party 110w investigation by the labour party now ta kes investigation by the labour party now takes this. vicky young, thank you. let's talk about this to the labourmp, you. let's talk about this to the labour mp, chris bryant. thank you for joining labour mp, chris bryant. thank you forjoining us, we were going to talk to you about other matters, essentially. can we do the other matters first? as the news hasjust broken, there is going to be an investigation, i wondered broken, there is going...
, and the labour leader of brighton council threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed anti—semitism. and that was all before the shadow chancellor admitted a labour government would bring a run on the pound and ordinary working people would pay the price. theresa may. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. you can catch up with all the week's programmes via the bbc iplayer. now, at the conservative party conference, the prime minister announced she would freeze student tuition fees in england and raise the level at which students start to pay back the money. there would also be a review of student funding. the shadow education secretary, angela rayner, who had earlier suffered an eye injury, asked an urgent question about the change of policy. who decided this policy and how and when? and is it true the universities minister was unaware until the prime minister announced it? surely he can't be the least favourite minister in the johnson household ? can the secretary of state or the minister tell us how much these policy changes will cost? h
, and the labour leader of brighton council threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed anti—semitism. and that was all before the shadow chancellor admitted a labour government would bring a run on the pound and ordinary working people would pay the price. theresa may. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. you can catch up with all the week's programmes via the bbc iplayer. now, at the conservative party conference, the prime minister...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : October 20, 2017 8:00pm-8:46pm BST
her leadership was able to bring out labour's core base and have them flock back to labour, some of those are people who had not voted in the last couple of elections, some of them are supporters from the green party, which was not doing so well during the campaign but some of them have come across from the centre—right party, so she did have this very broad appeal. it is looking like a coalition with new zealand first, tell us about them. different people have different ways of classifying new zealand first, some people see it as new zealand first, some people see itasa new zealand first, some people see it as a right—wing radical populist party, but in the minds of new zealand voters, they are populous, they have a social conservative element, but they are very much a centre party. they believe in the importance of a role for government and assisting those who are less well off. they are keen to see expenditure on infrastructure and support for super newtons. where they get their populist leanings or label from is where it they do want to put a cap on immigration numbers. i don't kn
her leadership was able to bring out labour's core base and have them flock back to labour, some of those are people who had not voted in the last couple of elections, some of them are supporters from the green party, which was not doing so well during the campaign but some of them have come across from the centre—right party, so she did have this very broad appeal. it is looking like a coalition with new zealand first, tell us about them. different people have different ways of classifying...
what would labour do about that? the position that labour takes is that local areas could decide for themselves. in truth, this is a housing crisis right across the country, it is different in different areas, and it requires a big new plan in housing, just result of thing that labour argued in the last election. labour is arguing ha rd last election. labour is arguing hard for the government to wake up, recognise that what they are doing is making the housing crisis work, and to back labour's plans. then we really could make a start on fixing this problem. do think that scheme such as help to buy the linton smack have maybe such an —— have made the situation worse, ? have maybe such an —— have made the situation worse,? with homeownership in freefall, one of the most difficult problems for young people is getting access to that finance. in my view, help to buy does have a role, but i would like to see the government backing the labour plan, a good dedryck boyata big house—building programme, we have made p
what would labour do about that? the position that labour takes is that local areas could decide for themselves. in truth, this is a housing crisis right across the country, it is different in different areas, and it requires a big new plan in housing, just result of thing that labour argued in the last election. labour is arguing ha rd last election. labour is arguing hard for the government to wake up, recognise that what they are doing is making the housing crisis work, and to back labour's...
Jeremy Corbyn Says British Labour Party is Ready to Govern : CSPAN : October 1, 2017 9:30pm-10:50pm EDT
that is what we are in the labour party. conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all you do. thank you for the leadership you give to our party and our movement. [applause] it's ok. [laughter] great colleagues around the table taking our party and our country forward, and our message to the whole country could not be clearer here labor is ready, ready to take -- to tackle inequality, ready to rebuild our national health service, ready to youngpportunity security toity and all older people. [applause] ready to invest in our economy and meet the challenges of climate change and automation. [applause] ready to put peace and justice at the
that is what we are in the labour party. conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all you do. thank you...
Newsnight : BBCNEWS : October 19, 2017 11:15pm-12:01am BST
you are the labour party, don't trust our report, then don't trust this report, will the labour party conduct its own investigation? the labour party will obviously want to satisfy itself that no member, and we always satisfy ourselves, that no member of the labour party brings the party into disrepute. that is one of the fundamental principles, whether you are an mp, no matter who you are, the leader of the party or a constituency secretary. it is important that no member of the labour party brings the party into disrepute. what you have said to me is that there was a loan arrangement, as i have understood it from your programme, that there was a loan arrangement. i don't know how that was finalised, but you have told us that the proper regulator for the industry has said that there is no further action to take. we will obviously satisfy ourselves that all of our members are fit and proper people. thank you very much. thanks for staying on. time for viewsnight now. tonight, the writer james bartholomew, who wrote the book the welfare of nations, on why he believes our welfare state i
you are the labour party, don't trust our report, then don't trust this report, will the labour party conduct its own investigation? the labour party will obviously want to satisfy itself that no member, and we always satisfy ourselves, that no member of the labour party brings the party into disrepute. that is one of the fundamental principles, whether you are an mp, no matter who you are, the leader of the party or a constituency secretary. it is important that no member of the labour party...
The Week in Parliament : BBCNEWS : October 28, 2017 2:30am-3:01am BST
do labour really want to have an election now? i think yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where they want to be. they have a degree of influence over the government, despite having very few mps. the last thing they want is a jeremy corbyn government. i don't, to be honest, think that, even though the snp have said they will vote against the government in the vote of confidence, i don't think they are in any great hurry to go to the polls again. do you think the government's problems with brexit being delayed and these opposition debates that saw conservatives abstaining, how much is that a problem of their own making? in a sense, it is all
do labour really want to have an election now? i think yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where they...
but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if ourflip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself. it is up to our friends and partners in the eu to look seriously at the offer we are making, particularly on citizens, and to make progress. everybody wants to make progress, and everybody wants to give the 3.2 million eu citizens in this country the maximum possible reassurance and security. that can only happen once our friends and partners decide to get serious in these negotiations. well, a short time later the brexit secretary, david davis, came to the commons to update mps. he too was pressed over what the government wanted. the secretary of state assures us that he
but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if ourflip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself....
the were criticisms of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he had made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. of course, jarrod 0'mara was an mp who was elected in the la st was an mp who was elected in the last general election. unexpectedly. there was some criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, that he perhaps was not vetted properly. the labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for choosing candidates and that is, of course committee has been suspended. let's hear what mr corbyn is saying on the matter of sexual harassment. a culture where the abuse of women has often been accepted and normalised. the problem doesn't stop with those who make u nwa nted doesn't stop with those who make unwanted advances on women, it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for far too long. it has warped and degraded, degrading culture that also exists and thrives in the corridors of power including in westminster. it is a culture that
the were criticisms of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he had made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. of course, jarrod 0'mara was an mp who was elected in the la st was an mp who was elected in the last general election. unexpectedly. there was some criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, that he perhaps was not vetted properly. the labour party strenuously deny...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : October 22, 2017 9:00am-9:31am BST
if they are not met, the threat is that labour willjoin that they are not met, the threat is that labour will join that they tory rebels and force a vote in parliament. how much of this will be difficult for the government to concede? for example, mps are to get the final say on approving withdrawal, adding time to legislation, the henry the powers, the idea that might be some movement on these. there is the idea that the government could give some ground? vicault. we may see the government having to give ground in some areas because there are in such a tight spot needing to get this bill through before the end of negotiations in brussels by march 200019. the main one really is a boatin 200019. the main one really is a boat in parliament on the final deal reached with brussels on our future relationship with the eu. the government has said that parliament will have a meaningful say. that two year transition period to be set into law as well. and also calling for a different approach to the so—called henry viii powers that the government will find the use of tra nsfer government will fi
if they are not met, the threat is that labour willjoin that they are not met, the threat is that labour will join that they tory rebels and force a vote in parliament. how much of this will be difficult for the government to concede? for example, mps are to get the final say on approving withdrawal, adding time to legislation, the henry the powers, the idea that might be some movement on these. there is the idea that the government could give some ground? vicault. we may see the government...
BBC Newsroom Live : BBCNEWS : October 25, 2017 11:00am-1:01pm BST
yesterday, a couple of labour mps said they felt that while this investigation launched by labour was going on he shouldn't be allowed to stay a member of the parliamentary labour party. he should be disciplined. that was in happen but we've heard in the last few minutes but labour has now decided to withdraw the whip from him, to suspend him from the party while they investigate some recent allegations. yesterday on the bbc a woman came forward and said that he had made abusive comments to her. much more recently, in march, just before he became an mp, he has categorically denied that but there's no doubt that the pressure is too much now and labour have acted. so suspended. is there any indication that he might resign before this investigation or pending this investigation? i think it's the kind of thing you never know. there we re kind of thing you never know. there were some labour mps yesterday speculating about whether he might just think i don't want to do this any more, which would have caused a by—election in that seat. we're not at that stage yet. we haven't been able to s
yesterday, a couple of labour mps said they felt that while this investigation launched by labour was going on he shouldn't be allowed to stay a member of the parliamentary labour party. he should be disciplined. that was in happen but we've heard in the last few minutes but labour has now decided to withdraw the whip from him, to suspend him from the party while they investigate some recent allegations. yesterday on the bbc a woman came forward and said that he had made abusive comments to...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : October 28, 2017 12:00pm-12:31pm BST
you heard michael gove and former labour leader neil kinnock. let's talk to the labour mp adrian bailey, who is in our birmingham studio. he is calling for the party to take a tougher approach on harassment. i don't know if you have heard that until now but it illustrates how this is a subject people are talking about but they don't know how to talk about. absolutely. it demonstrates that the unpleasantness of this sort of activity is not appreciated by many people, notjust in the public generally, but within the labour party. it is time that we did adopt what the labour party has promised, the zero tolerance approach to any sort of harassment, particularly sexual harassment. you do not think that is happening at the moment? presumably the labour party like other organisations has formal policies about harassment and how to deal with that? yes, they do, and the labour party only this week published a circular to go out to all constituency labour parties, which was headed, zero tolerance to sexual harassment. my own experience locally has been th
you heard michael gove and former labour leader neil kinnock. let's talk to the labour mp adrian bailey, who is in our birmingham studio. he is calling for the party to take a tougher approach on harassment. i don't know if you have heard that until now but it illustrates how this is a subject people are talking about but they don't know how to talk about. absolutely. it demonstrates that the unpleasantness of this sort of activity is not appreciated by many people, notjust in the public...
well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. ourjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. of our country. we wil
well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are...
Dateline London : BBCNEWS : October 1, 2017 2:30am-3:01am BST
actually, actually, jeremy corbyn's labour party in terms of labour history is quite conservative in the sense that it is the old mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical who shifted the party way off its original base and what jeremy took corbyn is talking about is taxing people in order to have a good welfare state, that is what the labour party was all about. tony baird said you could not win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering. people forget this, blair's manifesto in 1997 was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just radical. he had a £5 billion windfall taxjust ripping money off in the utilities because they had been badly privatised. he had a whole series of very radical policies. and now people regard him... he is iraq wartony policies. and now people regard him... he is iraq war tony blair and people forget. is that suggest that he is how you dress this up. he was doing radical stuff but saying his rapunzel and serious. jeremy corbyn says we will do radical stuff and the public a more sympathet
actually, actually, jeremy corbyn's labour party in terms of labour history is quite conservative in the sense that it is the old mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical who shifted the party way off its original base and what jeremy took corbyn is talking about is taxing people in order to have a good welfare state, that is what the labour party was all about. tony baird said you could not win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering....
BBC News at Five : BBCNEWS : October 31, 2017 5:00pm-6:01pm GMT
one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. it ta kes dairy farmers now is labour. it takes skilled workers to handle the animals and operate the machinery but few in the uk what to do the job. almost two thirds of dairy farmers employ foreign staff. david brooks relies on his family to help run his form in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that has been reliant on migrant labour, and there are good many, i think they would struggle. this is one of the cheshire farm is now providing the milk to qatar and china. james and rhiannon has been considering giving up rhiannon has been considering giving up the family business but not now. we feel hopeful and it gives us a chance and we can start to continue to invest and improve. specific talks of future trade deal have not even started however and it is up to those around the negotiating table to decide the future of the uk landscape. so how could the negotiations impact the british farming industry? our political correspondent eleanor garnier has
one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. it ta kes dairy farmers now is labour. it takes skilled workers to handle the animals and operate the machinery but few in the uk what to do the job. almost two thirds of dairy farmers employ foreign staff. david brooks relies on his family to help run his form in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that has been reliant on migrant labour, and there are good many,...
but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if our flip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself. it is up to our friends and partners in the eu to look seriously at the offer we are making, particularly on citizens, and to make progress. everybody wants to make progress, and everybody wants to give the 3.2 million eu citizens in this country the maximum possible reassurance and security. that can only happen once our friends and partners decide to get serious in these negotiations. well, a short time later the brexit secretary, david davis, came to the commons to update mps. he too was pressed over what the government wanted. the secretary of state assures us that he
but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if our flip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself....
her labour party came second in september's election with no party securing a majority. forfour weeks, the country has been in limbo. it came down to winston peters, the leader of new zealand first party, which holds the balance of power, to make the ultimate decision. we had a choice to make, either with national or labour, for a modified status quo author change. our perception was the people of this country, regardless of what a lot of people said, did want to change and we have responded to that. let's do this! the part—time dj's popularity during the campaign became so great it was dubbed jacinda medieval stop she targeted young new zealanders with policies on tackling inequality, affordable housing in student debt and was outspoken on feminism and mental health. she will have a lot of work to do bringing together her party would be new zealand first party would be new zealand first party with their very different views on immigration and trade. also high on her to—do list will be convincing the majority of new zealanders who did not vote for her that the party
her labour party came second in september's election with no party securing a majority. forfour weeks, the country has been in limbo. it came down to winston peters, the leader of new zealand first party, which holds the balance of power, to make the ultimate decision. we had a choice to make, either with national or labour, for a modified status quo author change. our perception was the people of this country, regardless of what a lot of people said, did want to change and we have responded to...
immediately after, labour objected to the government's tactics. yet again, the prime minister and the tories cannot command a majority in the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. and next day, a conservative mp expressed unease, pointing out it wasn't the first time this government had abstained on an opposition vote. it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal liberties. we may muster a majority parliament against it. what happens then if a future labour government says, "i'm sorry, you set the precedent. it is only an expression of opinion. we are going to ignore parliament"? frankly, the road to tyranny is paved by executives ignoring parliaments. but the leader of the commons denied a precedent had been set. this government is very clearly listening to parliament and has very clearly taken action as a result of concerns raised in this house, and thirdly, i have also given an assurance that dwp ministers will come
immediately after, labour objected to the government's tactics. yet again, the prime minister and the tories cannot command a majority in the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. and next day, a conservative mp expressed unease, pointing out it wasn't the first time this government had abstained on an opposition vote. it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal...
BBC News at Six : BBCNEWS : October 31, 2017 6:00pm-6:31pm GMT
one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. go on. it takes skill to operate the machinery and handle the animals, but few in the uk want to do the job, so now almost two—thirds of dairy farms employ foreign staff. david brookes relies on his family to help run his farm in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that's been reliant on migrant labour force, and there a good many that have built up their business models with large labour requirements, i think they'd struggle, certainly. this is one of the cheshire farms now providing the milk to qatar and china. james and rhiannan had been considering giving up their family business, but not now. we feel hopeful and it gives us a chance to feel, right, we can start to continue to invest in this business and improve it. but specific talks over a future trade deal haven't even started. it's up to those around the negotiating table to decide the future of the uk's farming landscape. claire marshall, bbc news, cheshire.
one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. go on. it takes skill to operate the machinery and handle the animals, but few in the uk want to do the job, so now almost two—thirds of dairy farms employ foreign staff. david brookes relies on his family to help run his farm in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that's been reliant on migrant labour force, and there a good many that have built up their...
so a nominal win for labour, although the government isn't bound by that vote. yet again the prime minister command a majority the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. it is quite clear that what has happened is the behaviour of this government is bringing the working arrangements of this house into disrepute. now, we're not going to get a government minister come to this house to explain why they didn't turn up here today, but what can you do to help this house compel the leader of the house to come to this house to make a statement about the behaviour about this government and their refusal to participate the democratic arrangements of this house. gentlemen, the short answer, and i must be absolutely explicit response to the honourable gentleman, for his benefit and that of the house, it is not within the powers of the speaker to compel a minister or the leader of the house to do anything in this situation. we very much depend in this house, in this institution, in this great place on conventions, on precedent, and on a sense of
so a nominal win for labour, although the government isn't bound by that vote. yet again the prime minister command a majority the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. it is quite clear that what has happened is the behaviour of this government is bringing the working arrangements of this house into disrepute. now, we're not going to get a government minister come to this house to explain why they didn't turn up here today, but what can you do to help this house...
labour welcomed the announcement but said it would go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so it's less than we would like to see that it's a move in the right direction but it needs to be the right type of housing. social and affordable housing, that's so important. this man has been keeping a tight grip on government spending. but philip hammond may be ready to loosen the reins and borrow to get more new homes built. if there are announcements in the budget next month it would signal a shift in government policy. ministers may hope it demonstrates to voters they are serious about solving the housing crisis. and jonathan joins me now. after yea rs of after years of talking about the need for austerity and the need to borrow less, talking about borrowing more, is this potentially significant shift? it is a change and borrowing money to fund long—term infrastructure project is a sort of thing we are used to hearing from the labour party. interesting to hear the conservatives admitting they may nee
labour welcomed the announcement but said it would go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so it's less than we would like to see that it's a move in the right direction but it needs to be the right type of housing. social and affordable housing, that's so important. this man has been keeping a tight grip on government spending. but philip hammond may be ready to loosen the reins and borrow to get more new homes built. if there are announcements...
i don't know, it is always actually corbin's labour party in terms of labour history quite conservative, in the sense that they did in the older mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering that, people forget that tony blair's manifesto in 1997 when he won was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just whipping money off the utilities, because they hadn't been so badly privatised. he had a whole series of really very radical policies, and now people regard him as well, the was iraq war tony blair and people forget... does that suggest that it is about how you dress things up? he was doing radical is up but saying it was was model and serious and getting away with it, butjeremy corbyn says we will the radicals and whether we see him as by minister committee h
i don't know, it is always actually corbin's labour party in terms of labour history quite conservative, in the sense that they did in the older mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth...
Dateline London : BBCNEWS : October 1, 2017 11:30am-12:01pm BST
of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blairsaid was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering that people forget that tony blair's manifesto in 1997 when he won was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just whipping money off the utilities because they hadn't been so badly privatised. he hadn't been so badly privatised. he had a whole series of really very radical policies, and now people regard him as well, the was iraq war tony blair and people forget, does that suggest that it is about how you dress things up? he was doing radical is up but saying it was was model and serious and getting away with it, butjeremy corbyn says we will the radicals and whether we see him as by minister committe
of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blairsaid was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering that people forget that tony blair's manifesto in 1997 when he won was incredibly radical. he had a £5...
well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. 0urjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. we will watch the deba
Tuesday in Parliament : BBCNEWS : October 11, 2017 2:30am-3:00am BST
labour was unimpressed. bombardier represent 8% of northern ireland's gdp, and about 40% of manufacturing output. the danger tojobs, the future of bombardier, and the northern irish economy, because of the decisions in the us, is very real. i fear that bombardier and everyone who depends on them are considered a fair price to pay for a post—brexit trade deal with president trump by this conservative government. everybody in this house, both today and going forward, should be united behind the workforce and the management, not seeking to use this issue to score petty political points, or to use it as a battering ram against the government. our focus should be on the workers. that is what they want to see happen and want everyone united behind them. the dup's nigel dodds. theresa may has challenged public services over how they treat people of different races. the prime minister says institutions must explain or change any variations, as she released data on a new government website. it shows that unemployme
labour was unimpressed. bombardier represent 8% of northern ireland's gdp, and about 40% of manufacturing output. the danger tojobs, the future of bombardier, and the northern irish economy, because of the decisions in the us, is very real. i fear that bombardier and everyone who depends on them are considered a fair price to pay for a post—brexit trade deal with president trump by this conservative government. everybody in this house, both today and going forward, should be united behind the...
The Papers : BBCNEWS : October 23, 2017 10:45pm-11:00pm BST
of the labour leader for her new sketch show. new impersonation of the labour leader for her new sketch showi think it's a bit out of date. these days, jeremy corbyn is a bit smarter. he has ditched the beige jacket and wears a navy suit often. and the tie is done up. no top button undone any more? no. he has a unique, shambolic vibe, so it would be interesting see if anyone can ta ke be interesting see if anyone can take him up. i've not seen any impersonators manage it. it looks quite like him, though.|j impersonators manage it. it looks quite like him, though. i think there are prosthetics there! the daily telegraph: doctors putting patients off stat ins, prescriptions dropping, according to the telegraph. this follows up on advice a few years ago that prescribing stat ins might benefit more patients. a new study has found that it is patients themselves are deciding after advice from doctors that they don't want to risk the side effects because the benefits don't our crew to the majority of people who take statins, instead to a small minority. you may take them, not have a good effec
of the labour leader for her new sketch show. new impersonation of the labour leader for her new sketch showi think it's a bit out of date. these days, jeremy corbyn is a bit smarter. he has ditched the beige jacket and wears a navy suit often. and the tie is done up. no top button undone any more? no. he has a unique, shambolic vibe, so it would be interesting see if anyone can ta ke be interesting see if anyone can take him up. i've not seen any impersonators manage it. it looks quite like...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : October 22, 2017 10:00am-10:31am BST
will side withdrawal bill labour will side with conservative rebels to try and block it. we were joined by labour in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporterfor the remainder in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporter for the remainder campaign and has concerns about the bill and what we know about it, you haven't seen the legislation because it hasn't come forward for proper debate. do you think it makes it more or less likely the government is going to move fast? we have seen the bill, the eu withdrawal bill husband published, we had the second reading, the first part of the debate on that and how we are going through committee stage which for your viewers, is the point you go line by line, sentence by sentence through the bill and there have been 300 amendments tabled to the bill. keir starmer has said that the labour position today and highlighted some of the issues people have with the bill. for example, it gives ministers the ability to make powers, laws by decree almost which is clearly unacceptable decree almost which is clearly u na cce pta ble forever you
will side withdrawal bill labour will side with conservative rebels to try and block it. we were joined by labour in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporterfor the remainder in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporter for the remainder campaign and has concerns about the bill and what we know about it, you haven't seen the legislation because it hasn't come forward for proper debate. do you think it makes it more or less likely the government is going to move fast? we have seen the bill,...
HARDtalk on the Road in France : BBCNEWS : October 12, 2017 12:30am-1:01am BST
you know, we've a ready had, by presidential decree, the labour reforms. wheels have, what, cuts to corporations tax, we have some property taxes are to be cut. at the same time, we have increased tax on pensioners, cuts to housing allowances, that many french people have relied upon. to many in this country, it looks like this is a policy programme of reform that favours the well—to—do. except that there are many measures that you have not described, in favour of the weakest part of the population. we are increasing the minimum pension for the eldest. we are increasing the activity premium that we are giving to people who are entering jobs. of course, when you downsize taxes, you are giving advantage to people who pay taxes. and these are the most — the richest in the population. half of the population doesn't pay the income tax in france. were kind of message, though? but this idea of prioritising, with year one being a rush to cut corporate tax, cut property tax, whereas some of the more socially—driven measures to help poorer folks are spread o
you know, we've a ready had, by presidential decree, the labour reforms. wheels have, what, cuts to corporations tax, we have some property taxes are to be cut. at the same time, we have increased tax on pensioners, cuts to housing allowances, that many french people have relied upon. to many in this country, it looks like this is a policy programme of reform that favours the well—to—do. except that there are many measures that you have not described, in favour of the weakest part of the...
Scottish National Party Leader Nicola Sturgeon : CSPAN : October 15, 2017 9:46pm-10:41pm EDT
labour's position is as clear as mud. [laughter] for the tories, the prime minister has lost control. the hard-liners are running amok. they loathe the european union. and they don't much like devolution either. the eu withdrawal bill gives westminster control over scottish agriculture, fishing, the environment, gm crops, fracking licensing and a whole host of other devolved powers. it is a blatant power grab. conference, we will not allow a tory government to undermine devolution. our message to the westminster tories is clear. hands off scotland's parliament. [applause] we do want scotland to stay at the heart of europe. but that does not mean we think the eu is perfect. sometimes, it fails to live up to its founding values of human dignity, freedom, democracy and equality. when the people of catalonia eu citizens, were violently attacked by police just for trying to vote, the eu should have spoken up, loudly, to condemn it. [applause] friends, in catalonia, i hope dialogue will replace confrontation. it is time for the
labour's position is as clear as mud. [laughter] for the tories, the prime minister has lost control. the hard-liners are running amok. they loathe the european union. and they don't much like devolution either. the eu withdrawal bill gives westminster control over scottish agriculture, fishing, the environment, gm crops, fracking licensing and a whole host of other devolved powers. it is a blatant power grab. conference, we will not allow a tory government to undermine devolution. our message...
Breakfast : BBCNEWS : October 14, 2017 8:00am-9:00am BST
knowing you were in labour? well, again, ididn't knowing you were in labour? well, again, i didn't know what was happening, you know, the diagnosis of labour was never made. i didn't know what was going on. and then when we went in and i was assessed, they said we can see the baby's head. the baby is about to come, you're too late for any painkillers so you're too late for any painkillers so what we will do is we will set—up the water bath so at that time, the midwife took, examined me and took my heartbeat, not harriet‘s heartbeat which we knew at the time, but we didn't say anything because sometimes you don't want to interfere and we had no reason to think it wasn't, we thought it was a mistake on her behalf. jack, we have a catalogue of mistakes that were made and you lost harriet. what happened subsequently is in many ways what you want looking forward as to what may change. take us through the problems you faced. what you wanted was information, wasn't it? so the death of a child in labour, of a it? so the death of a child in labour, ofa baby it? so
knowing you were in labour? well, again, ididn't knowing you were in labour? well, again, i didn't know what was happening, you know, the diagnosis of labour was never made. i didn't know what was going on. and then when we went in and i was assessed, they said we can see the baby's head. the baby is about to come, you're too late for any painkillers so you're too late for any painkillers so what we will do is we will set—up the water bath so at that time, the midwife took, examined me and...
well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. ourjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. we will watch the deba
BBC News at Ten : BBCNEWS : October 23, 2017 10:00pm-10:31pm BST
he's not being suspended as a labour mp. 0ne telling remark tonight, with streeting, the labour mp who is gay, said the battle for equality was a battle for hearts and minds and it had to extend to giving people a second chance and allowing people a second chance and allowing people to change their views. thank you forjoining us. chris maize and at westminster. —— chris mason. the chinese communist party is concluding its national congress, the vast gathering of senior party officials which takes place every five years. president xijinping, entering his second term in office, has promised a stronger, richer china, under even more robust party control. but his first term included the restriction of important freedoms, including for those campaigning for women's rights. so how do those chinese people who argue for greater equality see their future? 0ur china editor carrie gracie met one woman whose story sheds light on china's development. in xi jinping's new era, people who think differently learn to hide. hi! leilei is careful who she opens the door to. police harassment is a const
he's not being suspended as a labour mp. 0ne telling remark tonight, with streeting, the labour mp who is gay, said the battle for equality was a battle for hearts and minds and it had to extend to giving people a second chance and allowing people a second chance and allowing people to change their views. thank you forjoining us. chris maize and at westminster. —— chris mason. the chinese communist party is concluding its national congress, the vast gathering of senior party officials which...
The Papers : BBCNEWS : October 7, 2017 10:30pm-10:46pm BST
i can't really see where thatis labour. i can't really see where that is going, because people don't vote for a party because they are divided or not. there has always been his view, the conventional wisdom is that divided parties do not win, but we have got two divided parties, and no doubt that we have two divided, bitterly divided parties. and we have a divided nation. jeremy corbyn has made an amazing transformation 12 months on, look at his reception at conference. it doesn't hide the fact that there are it doesn't hide the fact that there a re two it doesn't hide the fact that there are two very divergent wings in the... what corbyn is doing quite well is not saying too much, let the attention be on the conservatives at the moment. two names mentioned, one was michael howard, the other is the mail, which leads withjohn major, who has recommendations. he has done in all guns blazing, saying the brexit big three back the pm... sorry, wrong one! the treachery of tory rebels, we know what he dealt with in the 19905,... to
i can't really see where thatis labour. i can't really see where that is going, because people don't vote for a party because they are divided or not. there has always been his view, the conventional wisdom is that divided parties do not win, but we have got two divided parties, and no doubt that we have two divided, bitterly divided parties. and we have a divided nation. jeremy corbyn has made an amazing transformation 12 months on, look at his reception at conference. it doesn't hide the fact...
it shows the belief that the labour party has that maybe 12 months ago, it didn't. you get that sense now. maybe at times, well, they now look like they have some swagger. next to his own mps, jeremy corbyn is going to have a complete disaster of a general election, there will be a new labour leader, that is what was presumed. donald trump to release files on jfk. tell us presumed. donald trump to release files onjfk. tell us about this. the mystery surrounding what happened to jfk goes the mystery surrounding what happened tojfk goes on and on and now donald trump saying he will release around 3000 classified files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinatedlj files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. i grew up theorists will be fascinated. i grew up with all of the stories, was that the mafia, was that the cia, the kgb. who knows? officially, it was lee harvey oswald. that is disputed. it is hard to forget what kind of status kennedy has in people ‘s psyche. whethe
it shows the belief that the labour party has that maybe 12 months ago, it didn't. you get that sense now. maybe at times, well, they now look like they have some swagger. next to his own mps, jeremy corbyn is going to have a complete disaster of a general election, there will be a new labour leader, that is what was presumed. donald trump to release files on jfk. tell us presumed. donald trump to release files onjfk. tell us about this. the mystery surrounding what happened to jfk goes the...
Thursday in Parliament : BBCNEWS : October 20, 2017 2:30am-3:01am BST
it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal liberties. we may muster a majority in parliament against it. what happens then if a future labour government says, i'm sorry, you set the precedent, this is only an expression of opinion, we're going to ignore parliament. frankly, the road to tyranny is paved by executives ignoring parliament. so i do urge my right honourable friend to listen to parliament. i believe the secretary of state should come back and make a statement, and it should be a statement full of meat. parliament does matter, because if we as conservatives live by the sword now, our conservative values in the future might die by the sword. for the leader of the commons, they insisted that no precedent was being set. this government is very clearly listening to parliament, and has very clearly taken action as a result of concerns raised in this house and, thirdly, i've also given an assurance that dwp ministers will come back to this chamber
it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal liberties. we may muster a majority in parliament against it. what happens then if a future labour government says, i'm sorry, you set the precedent, this is only an expression of opinion, we're going to ignore parliament. frankly, the road to tyranny is paved by executives ignoring parliament. so i do urge my right honourable friend to listen to...
of course there were criticisms of of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. jared 0'mara was elected in the last general election unexpectedly, so there was criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, he perhaps wasn't vetted properly. of course the labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for choosing candidates and he has been suspended pending an investigation and that investigation will go forward and consider everything and comments that he made. of course, this is unpleasa ntry across the political spectrum, those comments from michael gove, which he apologised for straightaway, clearly this is a difficult issue across the divide and all parties here in westminster are keen to show they have a handle on it. thank you. this is reported to exposure to take place in the somali capital. this was a major hotel popular with officials and army officers. gunshots reported around the hotel
of course there were criticisms of of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. jared 0'mara was elected in the last general election unexpectedly, so there was criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, he perhaps wasn't vetted properly. of course the labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : October 8, 2017 2:00pm-2:31pm BST
the tory leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership are at each other‘s throats, only in scotland, only nicola sturgeon is providing the vision and leadership we need in these turbulent times and we thank these turbulent times and we thank the first ministerfor these turbulent times and we thank the first minister for that leadership of our country. applause studio: john swinney with the opening address to the snp's annual conference, saying there is chaos on the left, chaos on the right, he said that snp stands firm as a progressive beacon. if you want to continue watching his speech, you can do so on the bbc parliament channel. right now, let us parliament channel. right now, let us stay with politics, as we have been hearing, theresa may has declared she is resilient, despite the setback she suffered at the conservative conference. senior conservatives have renewed their condemnation of efforts to oust her. we can speak now to lord heseltine, former conservative deputy prime minister. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. john swinneyjust
the tory leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership are at each other‘s throats, only in scotland, only nicola sturgeon is providing the vision and leadership we need in these turbulent times and we thank these turbulent times and we thank the first ministerfor these turbulent times and we thank the first minister for that leadership of our country. applause studio: john swinney with the opening address to the snp's annual conference, saying there is...
Newsnight : BBCNEWS : October 4, 2017 11:15pm-12:01am BST
it's a bit reminiscent of the 70s labour government. back in 1976, prime ministerjim callaghan made a hugely important party conference speech, yielding somewhat to the thatcherite economic argument. it's an absolute fact of life which no government, left or right, can alter. we used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. i tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists. that was a really important moment. sorry, i'm playing the wrong thing. the conservative party has a problem with one large group of people — voters born since ted heath lived in downing street. labour's well ahead with younger people. we will discuss whether that is a tory fate soon. for more specifics, here is chris cook. the conservative party has a problem with one large group of people — voters born since ted heath lived in downing street. labour's well ahead with younger people. even those at the start of middle age. the tories' narrow win in the last elect
it's a bit reminiscent of the 70s labour government. back in 1976, prime ministerjim callaghan made a hugely important party conference speech, yielding somewhat to the thatcherite economic argument. it's an absolute fact of life which no government, left or right, can alter. we used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. i tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists. that was a really...
the shadow labour chancellor has welcomed this. that's a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago that ed balls would have said i want to be associated with this headline of taxing the rich more was unthinkable. this is how much things have changed in two years. you now have changed in two years. you now have a labour chancellor willing to come out in public and say i think we can win an election saying we wa nt we can win an election saying we want to tax the rich more. they are seeing what they fought the last election on labour was not that radical and only proposing tax rises oi'i radical and only proposing tax rises on the top 5%. it's where the fuel people could achieve that level of income and where people perceive the rich to be. the imf in some ways here, the fact thatjohn mcdonnell has weighed in behind it is they are trying to prove the one thing they need to prove which is that they can be economically credible because the labour p
the shadow labour chancellor has welcomed this. that's a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago that ed balls would have said i want to be associated with this headline of taxing the rich more was unthinkable. this is how much things have changed in two years. you now have changed in two years. you now have a labour chancellor willing to come out in public and say i think we can win an...
and how incredible it successful the labour party has been on that. i think somehow they are falling into that trap of thinking that in order to appeal to a younger voter we have to have a younger leader. that didn't follow in the labour party, or in the american presidential campaign. that is not the way things are going. but it does mean getting your message out there and looking like you understand people's concerns. that is where they are falling down. and as we know, the more internal bloodletting, the less attractive party looks. what they have to sort out their mess before they can look at the bigger picture. perhaps somebody who could suggest a few things isjohn somebody who could suggest a few things is john major, somebody who could suggest a few things isjohn major, sirjohn major. he is saying they are too timid. they are piecemeal. he has certainly been there and got the t—shirt of the infighting. he knows what he is talking about about trying to get a party back. and he was staggeringly successful at it, as well. no doubt at all, he sho
and how incredible it successful the labour party has been on that. i think somehow they are falling into that trap of thinking that in order to appeal to a younger voter we have to have a younger leader. that didn't follow in the labour party, or in the american presidential campaign. that is not the way things are going. but it does mean getting your message out there and looking like you understand people's concerns. that is where they are falling down. and as we know, the more internal...
the labour party, women in the labour party, set up a website called labour to last week because they were so concerns about the culture within the party in terms of dealing with complaints. they sat out some very clear guidelines that they wanted jeremy corbyn to pick up, such as independent third—party reporting, safeguarding for all staff, a new policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy policy on harassment and assault. its jeremy corbyn policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy corbyn really policy on harassment and assault. its jeremy corbyn really wanted to ta ke its jeremy corbyn really wanted to take efficient action, he could have sent today that he was going to do all of those things. instead of which, we got another round of, isn't this terrible, people must come forward. it's sounded like he was calling for an investigation, but we are left to read between words. it sounds like you're saying that theresa may, jeremy corbyn and those in the corridors of power know this goes on and have done nothing. you can't be sure of that, they could just be reacting to what they'r
the labour party, women in the labour party, set up a website called labour to last week because they were so concerns about the culture within the party in terms of dealing with complaints. they sat out some very clear guidelines that they wanted jeremy corbyn to pick up, such as independent third—party reporting, safeguarding for all staff, a new policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy policy on harassment and assault. its jeremy corbyn policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy corbyn... |
The Board of Directors of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry is pleased to invite you to attend the second Global Summit of IAPD: Care Pathways for Caries Management in Children: Global Initiative, scheduled from 11-13 November 2022 in Rome, Italy.
The purpose of this summit is to bring together leading scientists (research: Gers and clinicians) from around the globe to discuss Dental Caries Management. Traditional approaches to the treatment of dental caries have focused on repairing the consequences of the disease rather than addressing disease itself. There is now an emerging literature on optimizing dental caries management. Such management strategies require identification of individual’s caries risk, more comprehensive diagnoses, care pathways, and active surveillance to monitor possible disease progression. Preventive modalities for conservative management include placement of pit and fissure sealants, optimization of fluoride exposure, and control of the oral environment to facilitate remineralization and arrest of the caries process. These caries management strategies supplemented, when necessary, by evidence-based surgical care and advanced procedures are essential for improving care and reducing costs of the dental caries across the globe.
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Caging the Human Resource Professional: Know Your Limits
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Did you know that HR professionals don’t have the same robust protection from retaliation that almost every other employee has? We’ll discuss the limits of your retaliation rights as HR professionals, including what the courts and the EEOC have to say about it. Have you noticed that some days you feel more like a lawyer than an HR professional? Been there, done that! As an HR professional, I didn’t stop to think that what I was doing might be “engaging in the practice of law”—but I should have. Finally, do you consider anti-trust laws before you share compensation and benefits data or other company/employment information with your HR colleagues? See what the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have to say about that. This session will raise your awareness about these three limitations on what you do as HR professionals and how you do it.
Explore the limits on retaliation protection for HR professionals, including what is “protected activity” for HR professionals, and what the courts and the EEOC have said about it.
Explore what constitutes the “practice of law,” how HR professionals can find themselves crossing into that territory, and how to avoid it.
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Jill R. Jensen-Welch is an attorney and shareholder at Dickinson Mackaman Tyler & Hagen, P.C., in Des Moines, Iowa. Before becoming an attorney, Jill was a human resources professional for over fifteen years at various employers in Des Moines. It’s no surprise, then, that she specializes in Employment Law and Civil Litigation. Jill has B.A., M.S., and J.D. degrees from Drake. She is licensed to practice law in Iowa and Minnesota. Jill teaches Employment Law at Drake University’s Law School as an adjunct professor. She is both HRCI-SPHR and SHRM-SCP certified. Jill has been recognized every year since 2008 as an Iowa Leading Lawyer for Business in Labor & Employment Law by USA Chambers and Partners. Jill has also been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America for her work in Employment Law for Management every year since 2013. |
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The following statement of faith, the Lausanne Covenant, has been adopted by International Christian Ministries as its own statement of faith.
THE PURPOSE OF GOD
We affirm our belief in the one eternal God, Creator and Lord of the world, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who governs all things according to the purpose of his will. He has been calling out from the world a people for himself, and sending his people back into the world to be his servants and his witnesses, for the extension of his kingdom, the building up of Christ’s body, and the glory of his name. We confess with shame that we have often denied our calling and failed in our mission, by becoming conformed to the world or by withdrawing from it. Yet we rejoice that, even when borne by earthen vessels, the gospel is still a precious treasure. To the task of making that treasure known in the power of the Holy Spirit we desire to dedicate ourselves anew.
(Isaiah 40:28; Matthew 28:19; Ephesians 1:11; Acts 15:14; John 17:6,18; Ephesians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:7)
THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE BIBLE
We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that it affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We also affirm the power of God’s word to accomplish his purpose of salvation. The message of the Bible is addressed to all men and women. For God’s revelation in Christ and in Scripture is unchangeable. Through it the Holy Spirit still speaks today. He illumines the minds of God’s people in every culture to perceive its truth freshly through their own eyes and thus discloses to the whole Church ever more of the many-colored wisdom of God.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; John 10:35; Isaiah 55:11; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Romans 1:16, Matthew 5:17,18; Jude 3; Ephesians 1:17,18; 3:10,18)
THE UNIQUENESS AND UNIVERSALITY OF CHRIST
We affirm that there is only one Saviour and only one gospel, although there is a wide diversity of evangelistic approaches. We recognize that everyone has some knowledge of God through his general revelation in nature. But we deny that this can save, for people suppress the truth by their unrighteousness. We also reject as derogatory to Christ and the gospel every kind of syncretism and dialogue which implies that Christ speaks equally through all religions and ideologies. Jesus Christ, being himself the only God-Man, who gave himself as the only ransom for sinners, is the only mediator between God and people. There is no other name by which we must be saved. All men and women are perishing because of sin, but God loves everyone, not wishing that any should perish but that all should repent. Yet those who reject Christ repudiate the joy of salvation and condemn themselves to eternal separation from God. To proclaim Jesus as ‘the Saviour of the world’ is not to affirm that all people are either automatically or ultimately saved, still less to affirm that all religions offer salvation in Christ. Rather it is to proclaim God’s love for a world of sinners and to invite everyone to respond to him as Saviour and Lord in the wholehearted personal commitment of repentance and faith. Jesus Christ has been exalted above every other name; we long for the day when every knee shall bow to him and every tongue shall confess him Lord.
(Galatians 1:6-9; Romans 1:18-32; l Timothy 2:5,6; Acts 4:12; John 3:16-19; 2 Peter 3:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; John 4:42; Matthew 11:28; Ephesians 1:20,21; Philippians 2:9-11)
THE NATURE OF EVANGELISM
To evangelize is to spread the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, and that, as the reigning Lord, he now offers the forgiveness of sins and the liberating gifts of the Spirit to all who repent and believe. Our Christian presence in the world is indispensable to evangelism, and so is that kind of dialogue whose purpose is to listen sensitively in order to understand. But evangelism itself is the proclamation of the historical, biblical Christ as Saviour and Lord, with a view to persuading people to come to him personally and so be reconciled to God. In issuing the gospel invitation we have no liberty to conceal the cost of discipleship. Jesus still calls all who would follow him to deny themselves, take up their cross, and identify themselves with his new community. The results of evangelism include obedience to Christ, incorporation into his Church and responsible service in the world.
(1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Acts 2:32-39; John 20:21; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 4:5; 5:11,20; Luke 14:25-33; Mark 8:34; Acts 2:40,47; Mark 10:43-45)
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Weaffirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all men. We therefore should share his concern for justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression. Because men and women are made in the image of God, every person, regardless of race, religion, colour, culture, class, sex or age, has an intrinsic dignity because of which he or she should be respected and served, not exploited. Here too we express penitence both for our neglect and for having sometimes regarded evangelism and social concern as mutually exclusive. Although reconciliation with other people is not reconciliation with God, nor is social action evangelism, nor is political liberation salvation, nevertheless we affirm that evangelism and socio-political involvement are both part of our Christian duty. For both are necessary expressions of our doctrines of God and Man, our love for our neighbour and our obedience to Jesus Christ. The message of salvation implies also a message of judgment upon every form of alienation, oppression and discrimination, and we should not be afraid to denounce evil and injustice wherever they exist. When people receive Christ they are born again into his kingdom and must seek not only to exhibit but also to spread its righteousness in the midst of an unrighteous world. The salvation we claim should be transforming us in the totality of our personal and social responsibilities. Faith without works is dead.
(Acts 17:26,31; Genesis 18:25; Isaiah 1:17; Psalm 45:7; Genesis 1:26,27; James 3:9; Leviticus 19:18; Luke 6:27,35; James 2:14-26; John 3:3,5; Matthew 5:20; 6:33; 2 Corinthians 3:18; James 2:20)
THE CHURCH AND EVANGELISM
We affirm that Christ sends his redeemed people into the world as the Father sent him, and that this calls for a similar deep and costly penetration of the world. We need to break out of our ecclesiastical ghettos and permeate non-Christian society. In the Church’s mission of sacrificial service, evangelism is primary. World evangelization requires the whole Church to take the whole gospel to the whole world. The Church is at the very centre of God’s cosmic purpose and is his appointed means of spreading the gospel. But a church which preaches the cross must itself be marked by the cross. It becomes a stumbling block to evangelism when it betrays the gospel or lacks a living faith in God, a genuine love for people, or scrupulous honesty in all things including promotion and finance. The church is the community of God’s people rather than an institution, and must not be identified with any particular culture, social or political system, or human ideology.
(John 17:18; 20:21; Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 1:8; 20:27; Ephesians 1:9,10; 3:9-11; Galatians 6:14,17; 2 Corinthians 6:3,4; 2 Timothy 2:19-21; Philippians 1:27)
COOPERATION IN EVANGELISM
We affirm that the Church’s visible unity in truth is God’s purpose. Evangelism also summons us to unity, because our oneness strengthens our witness, just as our disunity undermines our gospel of reconciliation. We recognize, however, that organizational unity may take many forms and does not necessarily advance evangelism. Yet we who share the same biblical faith should be closely united in fellowship, work and witness. We confess that our testimony has sometimes been marred by a sinful individualism and needless duplication. We pledge ourselves to seek a deeper unity in truth, worship, holiness and mission. We urge the development of regional and functional cooperation for the furtherance of the Church’s mission, for strategic planning, for mutual encouragement, and for the sharing of resources and experience.
(John 17:21,23; Ephesians 4:3,4; John 13:35; Philippians 1:27; John 17:11-23)
CHURCHES IN EVANGELISTIC PARTNERSHIP
We rejoice that a new missionary era has dawned. The dominant role of western missions is fast disappearing. God is raising up from the younger churches a great new resource for world evangelization, and is thus demonstrating that the responsibility to evangelize belongs to the whole body of Christ. All churches should therefore be asking God and themselves what they should be doing both to reach their own area and to send missionaries to other parts of the world. A re-evaluation of our missionary responsibility and role should be continuous. Thus a growing partnership of churches will develop and the universal character of Christ’s Church will be more clearly exhibited. We also thank God for agencies which labor in Bible translation, theological education, the mass media, Christian literature, evangelism, missions, church renewal and other specialist fields. They too should engage in constant self-examination to evaluate their effectiveness as part of the Church’s mission.
(Romans 1:8; Philippians 1:5; 4:15; Acts 13:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8)
THE URGENCY OF THE EVANGELISTIC TASK
More than 2,700 million people, which is more than two-thirds of all humanity, have yet to be evangelized. We are ashamed that so many have been neglected; it is a standing rebuke to us and to the whole Church. There is now, however, in many parts of the world, an unprecedented receptivity to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are convinced that this is the time for churches and para-church agencies to pray earnestly for the salvation of the unreached and to launch new efforts to achieve world evangelization. A reduction of foreign missionaries and money in an evangelized country may sometimes be necessary to facilitate the national church’s growth in self-reliance and to release resources for unevangelized areas. Missionaries should flow ever more freely from and to all six continents in a spirit of humble service. The goal should be, by all available means and at the earliest possible time, that every person will have the opportunity to hear, to understand, and to receive the good news. We cannot hope to attain this goal without sacrifice. All of us are shocked by the poverty of millions and disturbed by the injustices which cause it. Those of us who live in affluent circumstances accept our duty to develop a simple life-style in order to contribute more generously to both relief and evangelism.
(John 9:4; Matthew 9:35-38; Romans 9:1-3; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Mark 16:15; Isaiah 58:6,7; James 1:27; 2:1-9; Matthew 25:31-46; Acts 2:44,45; 4:34,35)
EVANGELISM AND CULTURE
The development of strategies for world evangelization calls for imaginative pioneering methods. Under God, the result will be the rise of churches deeply rooted in Christ and closely related to their culture. Culture must always be tested and judged by Scripture. Because men and women are God’s creatures, some of their culture is rich in beauty and goodness. Because they are fallen, all of it is tainted with sin and some of it is demonic. The gospel does not presuppose the superiority of any culture to another, but evaluates all cultures according to its own criteria of truth and righteousness, and insists on moral absolutes in every culture. Missions have, all too frequently, exported with the gospel an alien culture, and churches have sometimes been in bondage to culture rather than to Scripture. Christ’s evangelists must humbly seek to empty themselves of all but their personal authenticity in order to become the servants of others, and churches must seek to transform and enrich culture, all for the glory of God.
(Mark 7:8,9,13; Genesis 4:21,22; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Philippians 2:5-7; 2 Corinthians 4:5)
EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
We confess that we have sometimes pursued church growth at the expense of church depth, and divorced evangelism from Christian nurture. We also acknowledge that some of our missions have been too slow to equip and encourage national leaders to assume their rightful responsibilities. Yet we are committed to indigenous principles, and long that every church will have national leaders who manifest a Christian style of leadership in terms not of domination but of service. We recognize that there is a great need to improve theological education, especially for church leaders. In every nation and culture there should be an effective training programme for pastors and laity in doctrine, discipleship, evangelism, nurture and service. Such training programmes should not rely on any stereotyped methodology but should be developed by creative local initiatives according to biblical standards.
(Colossians 1:27,28; Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5,9; Mark 10:42-45; Ephesians 4:11,12)
SPIRITUAL CONFLICT
We believe that we are engaged in constant spiritual warfare with the principalities and powers of evil, who are seeking to overthrow the Church and frustrate its task of world evangelization. We know our need to equip ourselves with God’s armour and to fight this battle with the spiritual weapons of truth and prayer. For we detect the activity of our enemy, not only in false ideologies outside the Church, but also inside it in false gospels which twist Scripture and put people in the place of God. We need both watchfulness and discernment to safeguard the biblical gospel. We acknowledge that we ourselves are not immune to worldliness of thought and action, that is, to a surrender to secularism. For example, although careful studies of church growth, both numerical and spiritual, are right and valuable, we have sometimes neglected them. At other times, desirous to ensure a response to the gospel, we have compromised our message, manipulated our hearers through pressure techniques, and become unduly preoccupied with statistics or even dishonest in our use of them. All this is worldly. The Church must be in the world; the world must not be in the Church.
(Ephesians 6:12; 2 Corinthians 4:3,4; Ephesians 6:11,13-18; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 1 John 2:18-26; 4:1-3; Galatians 1:6-9; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 4:2; John 17:15)
FREEDOM AND PERSECUTION
It is the God-appointed duty of every government to secure conditions of peace, justice and liberty in which the Church may obey God, serve the Lord Jesus Christ, and preach the gospel without interference. We therefore pray for the leaders of nations and call upon them to guarantee freedom of thought and conscience, and freedom to practise and propagate religion in accordance with the will of God and as set out in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also express our deep concern for all who have been unjustly imprisoned, and especially for those who are suffering for their testimony to the Lord Jesus. We promise to pray and work for their freedom. At the same time we refuse to be intimidated by their fate. God helping us, we too will seek to stand against injustice and to remain faithful to the gospel, whatever the cost. We do not forget the warnings of Jesus that persecution is inevitable.
(1 Timothy 1:1-4; Acts 4:19; 5:29; Colossians 3:24; Hebrews 13:1-3; Luke 4:18; Galatians 5:11; 6:12; Matthew 5:10-12; John 15:18-21)
We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Father sent his Spirit to bear witness to his Son; without his witness ours is futile. Conviction of sin, faith in Christ, new birth and Christian growth are all his work. Further, the Holy Spirit is a missionary spirit; thus evangelism should arise spontaneously from a Spirit-filled church. A church that is not a missionary church is contradicting itself and quenching the Spirit. Worldwide evangelization will become a realistic possibility only when the Spirit renews the Church in truth and wisdom, faith, holiness, love and power. We therefore call upon all Christians to pray for such a visitation of the sovereign Spirit of God that all his fruit may appear in all his people and that all his gifts may enrich the body of Christ. Only then will the whole Church become a fit instrument in his hands, that the whole earth may hear his voice.
(1 Corinthians 2:4; John 15:26;27; 16:8-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3; John 3:6-8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 7:37-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Acts 1:8; Psalm 85:4-7; 67:1-3; Galatians 5:22,23; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; Romans 12:3-8)
THE RETURN OF CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate his salvation and his judgment. This promise of his coming is a further spur to our evangelism, for we remember his words that the gospel must first be preached to all nations. We believe that the interim period between Christ’s ascension and return is to be filled with the mission of the people of God, who have no liberty to stop before the end. We also remember his warning that false Christs and false prophets will arise as precursors of the final Antichrist. We therefore reject as a proud, self-confident dream the notion that people can ever build a utopia on earth. Our Christian confidence is that God will perfect his kingdom, and we look forward with eager anticipation to that day, and to the new heaven and earth in which righteousness will dwell and God will reign forever. Meanwhile, we re-dedicate ourselves to the service of Christ and of people in joyful submission to his authority over the whole of our lives.
(Mark 14:62; Hebrews 9:28; Mark 13:10; Acts 1:8-11; Matthew 28:20; Mark 13:21-23; 1 John 2:18; 4:1-3; Luke 12:32; Revelation 21:1-5; 2 Peter 3:13; Matthew 28:18)
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Locked and Loaded: American Far-Right’s Growing Interest in Homemade Firearms
Author: Stenzler-Koblentz, Liram (Dr.) and Pack, Alexander Published on: July 11, 2021 Published in: Far-Right Extremism
As firearms are heavily regulated in Europe, discussions regarding improvised or homemade weapons have been…
As firearms are heavily regulated in Europe, discussions regarding improvised or homemade weapons have been consistent for several years in the European far-right online ecosystem. Comparatively, the process of purchasing firearms in the United States has historically been very simple. However, since the election of President Biden in 2020, it appears that fear of gun control measures has caused the far-right community of the United States to explore how to acquire and utilize improvised or manufactured weapons.
While the fear of gun control has been ever-present in the broader conservative discourse, the election of President Biden and the recent rise of mass shootings in the United States have increased concerns. Far-right actors have even developed a conspiracy theory suggesting that the Biden administration has been responsible for the recent mass shooting to convince the public that more significant gun control measures are necessary. Ultimately far-right actors have expressed a fear that this increased focus on gun control will result in a government gun confiscation campaign. As a result, many far-right actors have begun to discuss methods for acquiring alternative or improvised weapons online. Monitoring of communications between far-right actors suggests that they are primarily discussing utilizing improvised firearms under two primary themes: (i) creating unregistered 3D printed firearms, (ii) manufacturing makeshift ammunition.
In the past, European far-right actors have advocated for the use of, and ultimately utilized, improvised weapons to carry out individual-initiative (“lone wolf”) attacks, such as the 2019 shooting attack at a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Embracing innovations and new technological advancements have historically allowed terrorists and other extremist actors to avoid detection and execute high-impact kinetic attacks. While improvised firearms and weapons are not theoretically new, interest in them has reached a new level of prominence since the 2020 election. This significantly increased interest in the production and use of untraceable firearms could be signaling a shift in the attack strategy utilized by far-right actors in the United States. Decision-makers and security forces must be cognizant of this evolving attack strategy and implement plans to counter it. Failure to recognize and appropriately respond to this shift may allow future attacks with homemade weapons to occur.
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Researcher, Head of the Global Far-right Extremism Desk & Internal Relations Manager at ICT. Dr. Koblentz-Stenzler is a Researcher, Head of the Global Far-right Extremism Desk & Internal Relations Manager at ICT. She holds a Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University, Political Science Department. Her research deals with democratic states facing terror or guerilla activities with a focus on Israel, United-States and Sri-Lanka. The research provided democratic states fighting these kind of organizations with an operative instrument that defines realistic requirements to help the state maintain its military effectiveness while increasing the legitimacy of its actions in the eyes of the international community both during and after combat. Dr. Koblentz-Stenzler was awarded a prize for her unique research in the field of terrorism, on behalf of Inbar Fund and the Intelligence Heritage Canter. She holds an M.A. from Tel-Aviv University, Security Studies department. Her Thesis deals with the subject of morality of targeted killing in the state of Israel. Dr. Koblentz-Stenzler was awarded the Fox International Scholarship (2011-2012), on behalf of Yale University USA, the MacMilan Center for International and Area studies, for research that intends to offer practical solutions to problems which stand in the way of the world`s peace and prosperity. During 2012-2013, and while being a doctoral candidate, she held a visiting Assistant in Research position at the Sociology Department at Yale. She has published articles and op-eds in various newspapers and journals and has lectured in front of diverse audiences. Dr. Koblentz-Stenzler specializes in issues of Military Ethics, Far-right extremism, Radicalization process, Low Intensity War, Targeted Killing, Just War Theory, Terrorism and Guerilla Warfare.
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A lookback on Angela Merkel’s 16 years as the German Chancellor
Akanksha Thakur | 04 January 2022
The Federal Republic of Germany held its parliamentary election on 26th September 2021. The Social Democrats (SPD) formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the environmentalists The Greens, making Olaf Scholz the new Chancellor of Germany. These elections were highly anticipated as they marked the end of the tenure of Germany’s second longest serving Chancellor - Dr. Angela Merkel. Angela Merkel’s tenure as the Chancellor has seen waves of crises in the European Union (EU) and Germany, which demonstrated her leadership qualities and made her one of the most important leaders in the EU. In a survey published by the Pew Research Center in September 2021 on “Internationally, Germany and Merkel Viewed Favorably in Chancellor's Last Year in Office.”,1 Chancellor Merkel received the highest confidence rating as compared to global leaders of the US, China, Russia and France. Almost 77% of the people surveyed showed confidence in her to drive the world in the right direction. Therefore, it is important to understand and analyse her tenures which made her one of the most popular leaders in Germany as well as at the international level. Although her tenure saw challenges such as the Great Recession of 2008, debt crisis in the EU, strong opposition of international as well as domestic actors against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and the Refugee crisis, this paper looks at two major policy decisions taken by Chancellor Merkel which exhibit her consensus building style of politics at European and German level. These events are the Eurozone crisis (2009), and the Refugee crisis (2015). The paper aims to present a lookback on these policies and analyses Angela Merkel’s Chancellorship.
The Eurozone Crisis (2009)
The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is a “set of rules designed to ensure that countries in the EU pursue sound public finances and coordinate their fiscal policies.”2 According to SGP, a state’s budget deficit cannot exceed 3% of GDP and national debt cannot surpass 60% of GDP. The Eurozone Crisis of 2009 began with Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy surpassing their public spending limit assigned by the SGP. This resulted in accumulation of huge sovereign debt. Debt to GDP ratio for these countries by the end of 2009 was as follows: Greece - 126.8%; Ireland - 61.5%; Portugal - 87.8%; Spain - 54.02%; Italy - 116.6%.3 The crisis impacted all the countries (19 out of 27) of the Eurozone.
How did Chancellor Merkel manage the Eurozone crisis?
As the Eurozone financial crisis became apparent, Chancellor Merkel in early 2010 rejected providing German funds to bailout packages for debt ridden economies. In an interview to ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland), a German public news broadcaster, she said "there is absolutely no question of it" adding that, “We have a [European] treaty under which there is no possibility of paying to bailout states in difficulty,”. Thus, Germany, as an initial measure to deal with the crisis, along with fellow eurozone members such as the Netherlands, pushed Greece, Spain, and the Irish Republic to reduce their tax deficits.
However, as the crisis unfolded, “the EU, European Central Bank, and IMF officials agreed that an uncontrolled default could trigger a major crisis”4 This was when Chancellor Merkel agreed upon a stability package of 500billion Euros.5 The rationale presented by the Chancellor for this agreement was that “We are protecting the money in German pockets”.6Linked together by a common currency, it was seen as a German initiative to work towards the stability of the Euro.7 Chancellor Merkel in a statement justifying the agreement at the German Parliament in 2011 said, “Today, Europe is looking towards Germany. Without us, there will be no decision,”.8 With this, she proposed to assist Greece in exchange of strict austerity measures, and involved the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as co-financier due to its experience in financial stability matters.
Negotiations at the European level
Apart from the bailout package, Chancellor Merkel focused on reforming the European fiscal policy mechanism which became a point of criticism by EU members. In the same speech of 2011, she pressed upon the importance of securing the stability of the Euro in the long term. These long-term goals meant reforming the EU rules on fiscal policies and averting the risk of a future financial crisis. Chancellor Merkel suggested that the EU must monitor national budgets to avert future debt crises. However, she had to compromise on her demand of stripping the voting rights in the Council of Ministers of the countries that break deficit rules,9 which the European leaders including the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso had termed as “unacceptable’.10 The agreed upon reforms came to be known as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the Fiscal Compact rule.11
As a reaction to deal with the crisis, Chancellor Merkel initiated Eurozone fiscal reforms, for which she had to build consensus amongst Eurozone member states. Consensus-building was a long process consisting of discussions and deliberations. The Chancellor in one of her speeches to the German Parliament said that Europe, in finding a solution to the crisis, was running a ‘marathon’ and ‘not a quick sprint’.12 She was often criticised for this slow approach towards the crisis by some of the EU leaders, such as the former Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, who said there was ‘inactivity’ on German part .13
Negotiations at domestic level
During the Eurozone Crisis, Chancellor Merkel’s consensus-building style of politics was also visible at domestic level. Her initial decision-making was influenced by the German public opinion which, along with the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) and the Bundesbank, was reluctant to commit to money lending. The FCC, in this regard, brought up the relevance of the Basic Law which limits the absolute integration of Germany into the EU, fearing loss of democratic powers of the federal government.14 Hence, Germany’s Eurozone diplomacy depended on Bundstag’s voting and agreements. A similar stance was exhibited by the Bundesbank that opposed further monetary assistance post-first bailout packages in 2010 to Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Similarly, almost 40% of the Germans were of the opinion that Germany should not directly help the debtor countries15 and was reluctant to lend more money to the southern European nations.16 Some of the Chancellor Merkel’s efforts to address these issues included austerity measures, asking other Eurozone countries to contribute to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), bringing in the European Central Bank (ECB) and the IMF as co-financiers, thus relieving Germany from some of the money lending burden. She was gradually successful in pursuing the policies with the argument that “If the Euro fails, Europe fails”, thereby convincing the German public and institutions.17
Angela Merkel being the leader of the biggest economy of Europe played an indispensable role during the Eurozone crisis. In order to find a solution, she had to work on two levels i.e.,at the European and at the national level. Her consensus-building style of politics at the EU level called for efforts to convince the EU Member States to come up with fiscal reforms in the Union. Likewise, at the German level, she had to keep the institutions and the general public on the same page in order to monetarily help the debtor states.
The Refugee Crisis (2015)
In the wake of the Syrian crisis in 2015, Germany opened up its borders for the migrants entering Europe. This led to an influx of around 476,649 refugees in Germany in the same year, making it one of the biggest challenges for the Merkel government.18 According to a 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report, 1 million refugees entered Europe in 2015, half of which came from Syria.19 Angela Merkel welcomed the refugees onboard with her ‘open-door migrant policy’. She urged the German public to welcome the distressed migrants and see this crisis as an “opportunity for tomorrow” signaling that “countries have always benefited from immigration, economically and socially.” 20 In her New Year’s address to the Nation on 31st December 2015, she said that it will take “time, strength and money” to integrate the migrants into the society but “Wir schaffen ‘es” - we will do it.21Thus, the open-door policy was built on humanitarian grounds, solidarity for the refugees.”22
Getting EU Member States on the same page
The influx of refugees into Europe brought along criticism from European as well as German leaders. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, reacting to the German stand, criticised migration in Europe with statements like, “Migration is Poison” and “You wanted migrants, we didn’t”.23 Likewise, the opposition to migrants gave rise to Germany’s right-wing party, Alternative fuer Deutschland, which opposed migration from the Arab world saying Germany was being “Islamified”.24
Due to reluctance of other EU Member States to accept more asylum seekers and with rising crime cases in Germany and Europe (attack in Cologne on New Year’s Eve 2016 and Ansbach bombing by ISIS in 2016), Chancellor Merkel was compelled to reevaluate her migration policy.25 Reaction to escalating security issues and disagreements amongst the Union members included the conclusion of, EU-Turkey Statement and Action Plan 2016, and the 2018 EU deal on migrants.26 Both the deals saw Chancellor Merkel evolve her stance from her initial open door policy to building a common consensus with the EU leaders. This consensus was visible in the 2016 deal which was to filter out irregular asylum seekers coming from West Asian countries, especially Syria, at the European border and send them back to Turkey, in return of which, the EU agreed to pay Turkey €6 billion ($6.6 billion) in financial aid to assist the refugees entering Turkey.27 Turkey was chosen for this, as it acts as a buffer zone between Europe and West Asia. Similarly, the 2018 deal was about implementation of stricter laws for asylum applicants who wished to enter the EU, some of which included, screening migrants for their eligibility to apply for asylum before they reach the EU, stronger internal checks to stop asylum seekers from freely choosing an EU country in which to apply for asylum.28 These were the efforts put towards creating a common European mechanism to deal with the refugee crisis. However, this has been achieved only partially because of diverging opinions within the Member States.
Domestic consensus
Angela Merkel’s compromise and consensus-building style of handling the issue was on display at the domestic level too. While her open-door policy was highly criticised by her opponents in the right-wing, especially the Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD), even the allies within her own party demanded stricter border controls to stop the flow of migrants into Germany. Horst Seehofer, head of the state of Bavaria and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said that CSU will start turning people away on the Bavarian border if a solution at EU level was not achieved.29 The Chancellor, however, did not agree to his demand of unilateral rejection of the refugees at the border. She said “Unilateral rejections [of asylum-seekers] would in our opinion be the wrong signal for our European partners,” alluding to the 2018 EU deal on migrants which called for stricter laws rather than complete rejection of the migrants. In view of the disagreements within her coalition government, Chancellor Merkel chalked out a compromise deal for migrants coming to Germany. The deal included establishment of transit centers on the German-Austrian border for migrants whose asylum procedures were under review in other EU countries. Transit of such migrants was to be done through an administrative agreement between Germany and the concerned EU country. The deal also said that in cases where such agreements are not achieved with the concerned countries, the migrants will be sent back.30 The Chancellor said the deal was “a really good compromise after a hard struggle”.31
Germany, under Chancellor Merkel, was the first European country to open its borders for migrants. The Refugee crisis became one of the pivotal events in Chancellor Merkel’s tenure. The crisis affected not just Germany but also the other EU member states thus making a common mechanism to deal with it desirable. Owing to difference in opinion over migration, keeping the EU member states on the same page over migrant policy proved to be a difficult task. Chancellor Merkel went through many discussions in EU summits to create a consensus over the issue of migration, which partially materialised, but as a complete framework has not been achieved yet. Similarly, at the German level the Chancellor had to take into account the coalition politics and opinion of the German public, 60% of which wanted a cap on refugees.32 To address this, she altered the open door policy to implement stricter laws at the German border and assured the public that those involved in criminal activities would be deported and denied asylum in Germany.33
Weeks before she stepped down as the Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in a 2021 interview with DW, was asked about the greatest challenges she faced in her tenure. Her answer to the question was the Refugee Crisis and bringing countries together to solve any issue, which was reflected in the Eurozone Crisis34The aforementioned crises in the paper demonstrate what the Chancellor regards as two of her biggest challenges. The Eurozone crisis made her to bring the EU leaders to build a common consensus over EU fiscal reforms, which she regarded as the best possible solution for that time, to avert future financial crises in the EU. She also had to convince the reluctant Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the Bundesbank and the German public to help the debtor states by saying that it was Germany’s responsibility to help those countries and not let the Euro fail. Likewise, the Refugee crisis, highlights the Chancellor altering her policy decisions in order to build consensus over a common migrant policy at the EU level, although not fully achieved, it provided some way forward to deal with migrants at the border. Domestically too, she had to keep the allies and the opposition on the same page by implementation of stricter laws for migrants. In conclusion, the two crises bring forward Chancellor Merkel’s style of managing the issue at hand with consultations, consensus and compromise.
*Akanksha Thakur, Research Intern, Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi
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A B2B company that helps restaurants manage employee tips and keep them straight.
A web-based platform for small businesses to better manage their bookkeeping, accounting, and cash flow.
People who want to start a company but don’t know how to do so can learn to do it from this startup. They teach entrepreneurs how to raise small amounts of money, how to run a team, and how to keep track of their business.
A software company that helps you keep track of all your digital devices, including their location.
A startup that helps users keep track of their groceries throughout the week, with the goal of saving them money on waste.
A startup that builds custom devices for businesses, such as a GPS-powered shelf for a refrigerator to keep track of stock, or a phone-controlled washing machine. It has raised $4.2 million in investments since it was founded in September.
is a new startup that wants to help HR departments keep track of employee performance. The company has raised $7 million in Series A funding from investors like Accel, Founders Co-op, The Battery Ventures, and others.
A startup that helps small businesses keep track of their finances. The company is an online invoice management system that helps companies manage invoices and costs more than $300 million in annual revenue.
A SaaS application meant to help recruiters manage the process of calling and hiring candidates, and keep track of who they’ve interviewed and what they’ve asked.
A librarian’s assistant for libraries. It’s similar to a virtual assistant but for a library. It’s meant to make life easier for librarians by helping them keep track of where their patrons are in the library and what books they’re reading.
A healthcare startup that’s aiming to help people with food allergies keep track of their food and their allergies.
The startup is building out an app that helps small businesses with accounting and cashflow. It’s meant to help businesses manage their finances by making it easy to create invoices, track sales, and keep track of cash.
A startup that builds a data analysis system for the US Department of Defense. The company's software helps the military keep track of weapons, ships, and personnel.
This is an online tool that helps companies manage their physical stores by helping them track inventory, maintain data on the condition of their products, and keep up with trends in their markets.
A tool for bookkeepers to do accounting.
A way to pay for parking and city transit in order to reduce traffic and keep cities green.
The Logs app was built as an app to help parents keep track of their kids. It’s now a tool for all parents to track their kids’ locations.
A startup that helps run a small business by helping you keep track of all your employees, customers, and products in one place. The startup wants to make the small business owner their own digital HR manager.
A smart app that keeps track of your health and wellness. The startup is working on a sensor that can be attached to a band or other wearable device and track vitals like heart rate, body temperature, and more.
A platform that allows employers and employees to keep track of what projects they work on together.
An online network for women to share advice with each other and access peer support. The startup is trying to build a community that helps women keep each other accountable, and tells them when they’re in a rut and need to make a change.
The company wants to be the software company that helps you create a shopping list and keep track of it on your phone.
A startup that provides a service for renting servers, using a model similar to Airbnb Users can rent a server by the hour, day, week, or month They rent out their unused servers, which helps keep them up to date, and clients get cheap hosting
A company that makes a system for keeping track of the things that need to be taken care of while you’re on vacation
This startup is building a company to help local businesses in the UK with their bookkeeping and accounting needs.
A CMO who wants to put more marketing into people’s lives, but wants to keep the focus on the ones that need it the most.
A digital wallet for small business owners that keeps everything in one place and lets them create recurring billing and recurring payments.
A startup that makes it easy for small businesses to use a centralized accounting system to keep track of their finances. Redbooth is designed to be a tool for small businesses that don’t have an accounting department and may not have even started keeping track of their finances yet.
A digital tool for people to create a digital book for themselves. You upload content to create a book, which you can then share with others or keep private.
A startup for freelance designers, meant to help them find work, keep track of their clients and spend less time doing administrative tasks.
A tool for bringing together the various employees in the supply chain of a product. The platform is meant to help manage the complexity of supply chains, which include multiple suppliers, and to keep a closer eye on the supply chain.
A home-based virtual assistant that takes care of chores for you, using your smartphone to help you keep track of tasks. It’s first product is a voice-activated concierge.
This company is working to help businesses with their bookkeeping needs. They’re building a service that connects with existing accounting software to help users keep track of their finances.
A mobile app that helps people keep track of their finances, and an analytics dashboard to help them make better decisions.
A startup meant to help small businesses keep track of their day-to-day expenses. The company hopes to help small companies keep track of their day-to-day expenses and tap into their savings potential.
A media company that aims to help keep written content up to date by automatically updating articles with the latest information.
A project management tool that keeps track of project progress, allowing users to see who is working on what, and which projects are coming up next.
A startup that aims to help realtors automate their sales process, using a digital agent that keeps track of the status of a property and opens real estate listings on the internet. The startup is pitching the service as a way to drive down “the average home sales cycle” from six months to two.
A free app that helps people keep track of coming up with ideas, with the goal of helping them get their ideas out of their heads and into the world.
A health insurance company that covers “no-care” expenses for patients with chronic illness. Keeps health premiums low by covering expenses like dental and vision, with a background check.
A startup that helps users keep track of potential dates by showing them who they’re most compatible with
A cloud-based data visualization and analytics platform, which allows businesses to keep track of and analyze all their data at once.
A company that helps companies create software that allows them to sell more online while keeping their costs down.
A startup where dog owners can sell their pets, keeping in mind that many dogs can be abused.
A dead simple, easy to use app that lets users track and manage their expenses. It helps users keep track of spending and stay within their allowances.
Personal assistant software for Android and iOS that helps people keep track of their finances. The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding from investors including 500 Startups.
A tool that helps fuel station cashiers and shopkeepers make accurate purchases from in-store kiosks, and creates new revenue opportunities for both.
The startup plans to help employees manage their travel expenses online and keep track of reimbursable expenses.
A tool to help people manage large groups of employees and keep track of their expenses, payroll, and benefits.
A digital platform for keeping track of the money people spend across their different accounts. Users can pull transactions from all their accounts into a single place and then segment spending by categories.
The mobile app for keeping track of your daily finances, a feature of which is a social media-like feed where you can share your transactions with others.
A startup that provides a service where you get a $200 gift card to an online store and you get to keep 10% of the value of the gift card
A mobile app that helps people find lost items with the help of a special tracker device they keep in their pockets.
Manage your pets and keep track of their health from your smartphone
A software that helps medical clinics keep better track of their patients.
Home services for seniors, such as home cleaning, housekeeping and grocery shopping.
A digital health platform connecting patients with their medical records for easier access, usage tracking, and keeping up with appointments.
A mobile-focused insurance company that focuses on coverages that keep people out of the hospital.
A mobile app that helps parents keep track of their kids and make sure they’re not doing anything they shouldn’t be.
A social network for restaurants, startups and developers. It’s a platform where restaurants can find users to fix their tables, answer the phone, and do general upkeep.
A startup that helps businesses become more efficient by keeping track of what they spend money on in terms of time and labor.
A social network for bloggers, publishers, and readers to keep in touch and share content.
A startup that will provide a new way for investors to keep track of their investments, to save time and money.
A product that helps employees keep track of their expenses and support their company instead of losing money to waste.
An affordable, internal IT service for small businesses. The startup aims to be a technology partner for small businesses, offering a package of IT services to keep employees productive and the business running.
In India, there are millions of small businesses that don’t have a bank account. ManageBharat is a mobile app that helps these businesses manage transactions, pay taxes, and keep their books straight.
The founders of this startup are former execs from major media companies including Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. They’ve built a tool to help brands and agencies keep up with the news, and have launched in over 2,000 companies.
A startup that keeps tabs on health records and makes it easier for patients to share information.
A software platform that lets companies organize their sales and marketing activities by geography, using a gamified system that helps account managers keep track of all their customers.
A tool for keeping track of and improving the quality of speaker trainings and events.
A company that’s building a way for organizations to manage their safety oversight. Their service is built on a system that helps organizations keep track of employees and their licenses, and it can be integrated with other safety technologies like cameras and sensors.
A company that provides software to help companies that use cloud-based apps to keep track of employees’ health for better insurance rate negotiations. The startup is working with companies like Costco and Hyatt.
A startup that aims to build the next generation of AVs, keeping them safer and cheaper than current models.
This startup sells a case that allows you to keep your Apple Watch on your wrist without having to remove it from your wrist.
A tool that helps secure personal photos on your phone and computer, helping to keep them private and secure.
Idea: A company that helps parents keep track of their kids’ activities at school The company wants to use data science to help parents see what’s going on inside classrooms and, as it grows, is looking to expand into other verticals, including medicine
(Note: This is an ongoing list, and I’m adding to it as soon as I hear about new startup pitches every week. I’ll keep updating when necessary.)
A mobile app that lets people track their health and wellness, with the goal of keeping people engaged with health care.
This startup is building a tool that helps school districts keep track of their IT budgets and prevent fraud and misuse.
A B2B company that helps companies oversee employees who are abroad, allowing them to keep tabs on how employees are using their tools, and providing them with detailed and localized customer service.
A platform that helps people hire a cleaning and housekeeping service on Demand. The startup also plans to launch an app for people to list their housekeeping services.
A B2B startup that helps freelancers with accounting to make sure they’re keeping track of their revenues and expenses.
A bookkeeping startup in Argentina that helps small businesses and freelancers track their finances.
A startup that helps restaurant workers keep track of multiple job applications and reviews.
A startup for in-home personal trainers, with a touch of gamification to keep people motivated through a subscription service
A startup to help real estate agents keep a closer eye on clients and make sure those clients are still on track to close on their homes.
A business model and platform that allows you to focus on what you want to do, rather than worry about some of the more tedious processes like accounting, HR, bookkeeping, and planning.
This startup wants to help companies with managing their financial operations, like payroll, bookkeeping, and accounting.
A startup that wants to create an app that keeps you up-to-date with the latest news and information from your friends and family, or just from the web.
A company that helps stores manage their supply chain, keeping them from wasting money and time on inventory.
A tool that helps companies hire and keep their own employees, allowing them to manage all the company’s data on a single platform from a single UI.
A platform for brands to automate their email marketing to keep their customers engaged.
A company that’s building tools that send and receive money from people’s bank accounts. Using the software, people can send money to each other and keep an account for receiving payments. The app can be used by anyone in the country, and is available to customers through a bank account in the US.
A digital assistant that helps doctors keep track of their patients. The startup is building a mobile app that makes it easy to manage a doctor’s patient list.
A company that has created a device designed to keep people active under the guise of being a “gym ball.” The startup is currently focused on helping people age 65 or older maintain their fitness level, and the founders say they’ve sold over a thousand of the devices so far.
A startup that cuts banks out of the process of opening a checking account by building its own app. The startup has a mobile app that would allow customers to log in to their bank, make savings and investment plans, and keep track of their spending.
A startup that’s trying to make it easier to manage audit and compliance processes, as well as keep up with sanctions and other international affairs.
An automated service that can help users organize and keep track of healthcare benefits to make them accessible and easy to access.
One of the most important parts of the mission is to create a platform that allows workers to generate a living wage while keeping them connected to their friends and family.
A startup that has started a program to make sure that every employee has a green light to leave their job and go on to another job. The idea is that it can be a good way to keep employees from jumping ship to a competitor.
A platform for freelancers to find and keep clients without the headaches. It’s aimed at small businesses and other organizations that need to keep track of projects, but don’t have the time or personnel to do it.
This startup wants to help restaurants and bars with a tool that helps them keep track of their inventory.
A tool to keep track of financial obligations, such as rent or credit cards or student loans.
A data-driven company that makes a program that helps people pay their utility bills every month. The startup is focused on helping customers keep their utility bills at a minimum.
A platform for backyard chicken keepers to better connect with their birds
is a platform for selling used textbooks and keeping college students accountable for their books.
This startup is building a way to keep track of all the stuff you need to sell online, then selling it. The company says it has over 10,000 users.
A startup that helps users keep track of their transactions, making it easy for them to make sure that they don’t over- or under-pay for mundane items.
A platform that allows customers to make recurring payments — and keep money in the bank — for things like gym memberships or recurring mortgage payments.
This startup is building a way to keep track of employees’ work hours, salaries, and benefits. It’s building a proprietary software that allows companies to do this, and takes the place of a payrolling system.
Build a tool for keeping track of real estate deals.
A startup for keeping track of your credit cards and bank accounts, with the goal of making it “as easy as possible for millennials to deal with money”.
A company that’s building a library catalog for libraries. It’s a “meta-library” that’s meant to help libraries keep track of collections and allow users to find books by library, author, or keyword. It’s a local library solution, though it can also be integrated with Amazon and other online libraries.
A way for groups to keep track of ideas and projects that are in progress.
A way for team leaders to keep track of the progress of their team with simple checklists. The app is a free to share checklist and the team can customize the checklist with be customizable.
The startup, founded in April, is building an AI that can help people monitor and engage with their health. People can use the AI to keep track of their weight and health, and the AI will send them recommendations on how they can improve it.
A company that helps companies with bookkeeping, and aims to do it all online. They pitch themselves as something like a “full-service accounting platform,” complete with invoicing, payments, and accounting integrations. The company was founded in 2015, and has been profitable in its first year.
An on-demand platform that keeps track of who’s in a meeting and lets others know when they’re free.
A platform that lets people donate directly to their favorite causes. It’s a tool that keeps track of donations and lets donors easily share their experiences and tips.
This is a “personal assistant” that helps you game on your phone. The company focuses on helping gamers track their progress and keep up with their friends.
This is a tool for business owners who want to keep their employees up to date on the latest news about their stocks, companies, and industries.
This company is building a service for restaurants that will help them manage their money and track the cost of food. The startup aims to keep a more accurate tally of expenses, which will allow restaurants to save money.
A company that builds a way to observe and track the movement of people in real time through a smartphone application. It’s a way to keep celebrities safe at festivals and other events. The founders say they’ve already been approached by several celebrities to use their product.
A new service that helps companies keep track of the travel costs of their employees. The company collects data from travel rewards programs, and allows employees to manage their travel spending.
A startup that helps businesses manage HR on the go, allowing them to keep track of employee benefits, vacation time, and wages.
A SaaS app for U.S. non-profits. The startup says it helps “non-profits and donor-advised funds” keep track of their donors.
A tool that helps you keep track of the book you read, and which you can then automatically give to a friend.
The startup, which is raised $2.5 million in seed funding, provides an integrated digital library that lets you keep track of your books, movies and music.
This SaaS business helps businesses keep track of their legal bills, including which law firm they’re paying the bill to.
A safety app that connects with a user’s Fitbit to keep track of their daily steps, logging them to the company’s private cloud and sending the information to their employer.
A program that helps people with disabilities to work from their homes. The company behind this product offers a service that helps employees schedule and manage a work routine in a way that keeps their jobs and responsibilities in order.
A digital wallet to keep track of expenses and payments, with monthly fees and a range of plans. Some competitors include Wirecard, Revolut, and Revolut Pay.
A contact management app for people who want intuitive, easy-to-use tools to manage and keep track of contacts.
A way for people to take a photo of their food, and see where it came from and what was in it. It’s already up and running, and aims to keep customers up to date on the food they eat.
A tool that helps businesses and governments keep track of their data in real time.
A mobile messaging app that lets you keep track of the people you owe money to, pay them, and track how much you owe them.
A toolset that helps companies manage their customer data and keep track of it across platforms.
This startup wants to help healthcare professionals keep track of all the bills and costs associated with a patient.
A micro-sanctuary for homeless pets in New York City. The startup aims to make it easy for people to adopt homeless pets while keeping them in a safe environment.
A startup to help companies and entrepreneurs secure their personal data and keep it safe.
A product that aims to use machine learning to predict when things like a bag of chips or a soda will go bad and sell it to local grocers at a lower price to keep fresh foods on the shelves.
A tool for Amazon sellers that helps them keep track of and manage their orders from a single point of contact.
SaaS product for keeping track of financial assets.
A tool for realtors to track potential deals and keep clients up to date on the status of their market research.
This startup is building a new brand of “personal concierge” for the rich and famous that will help them choose the right house to buy, which groundskeeper to hire, and which type of vacation to take.
Solar-powered bottle caps that allow users to keep track of the amount of time they’ve spent at the gym.
A digital health platform for people with diabetes that helps them keep track of their health and manage their diabetes.
A SaaS company that builds software for a Fortune 500 company that helps brokers do things like keep track of real estate contracts and track clients.
A toolkit to help the ad industry identify ads that convert to sales or keep consumers engaged.
A new startup is trying to be a sort of digital safe deposit box for all your files. Instead of keeping your digital assets on a single cloud, on one platform, the company’s solution will keep them on as many as four different cloud platforms, and in an easy-to-access location. The company wants to replace your password-protected Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud accounts with a single, secure place on their platform.
Pint is a voice-controlled home assistant meant to help users keep track of things like what’s in the fridge and the weather. The startup aims to have a voice assistant that can understand what you mean and act on your behalf, with a smart speaker also available.
A startup that builds construction management software, allowing builders to track and keep track of project progress.
The founders of this company started it to help people in the US and UK keep track of their medication. It’s currently available for iOS.
A startup that helps users remember and visualize things like their childhood, their favorite foods, and the time of day. The app is like a visual scrapbook and helps users keep track of important memories and events.
A cloud-based ERP that helps shed light on a business’s financials and keep control of its cash flow.
A full service accounting solution for small businesses, including invoicing, bookkeeping, payroll and accounting. It’s also a software as a service (SaaS) offering.
A system that keeps track of employees’ and customers’ pain points and tries to fix them.
A tool for paying bills that helps save you money and keeps track of your payments.
A company that aims to improve the lives of the elderly and disabled by helping them use technology to keep themselves safe, independent, and connected.
A tool that helps companies sell more pre-owned items. It allows businesses to manage their used items and keep a digital record of them, inventorying them, then selling them.
A tool for keeping track of your house, car, and other assets. The startup allows users to sign in with their smartphone to track their assets.
A company that provides a way for people with small businesses to run bookkeeping software online.
A system for keeping track of inventory and estimating future sales
A startup that allows you to create your own cryptocurrency wallet, taking a portion of the transaction fees to keep the site running.
A CRM for HR that’s focused on millennials and uses gamification to keep them engaged.
This facial recognition startup is building an app that helps people keep track of their friends’ movements with a simple picture of their face.
A company that wants to make it easier for publishers to keep track of their subscribers. Currently, publishers need to pay for a service to keep track of their subscribers and for them to be included in a report.
A $5 device that connects to your browser and helps you keep track of your spending. The device tracks your checking account and credit card transactions, and lets you enter receipts, to see where your money is going.
A platform that lets people rent tools, repair their own things, and get their things fixed instantly through the app, which uses a subscription-based service to keep costs down.
Keeping an eye on the most relevant news, articles, and blogs for their readers and giving them a way to better organize and read them.
A startup building a platform for the food industry to track food safety data. It’s a way for food producers to stay in touch with their customers and keep a finger on the pulse of the industry.
A new way to help people stay accountable for their food. The company wants to help people keep track of their meals with a graphing platform.
A startup that makes it easier for Hispanic families to open a savings account for their kids, particularly the latchkey kids who aren’t old enough to have a bank account at their school. The startup’s founder says that he wants to keep his children from having to share their smartphones to stay in touch with friends, and that his kids understand the importance of saving money in order to achieve their aspirations.
A company that helps people keep track of their health, fitness, and medical records by offering a scheduling and appointment system within the iPhone app. It’s been available since March but has only recently started gaining traction.
A startup that builds software to help keep data safe from hackers.
It's a way to file expenses, set reminders, and keep track of receipts all in one place.
A way to keep track of your health insurance, insurance claims, and health care expenses.
A tool for people to track personal health data. The startup is building an app that helps you keep track of your health data, including your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.
This startup is building an automated email checker that helps businesses keep their email marketing campaigns focused and on-brand.
This startup wants to solve the problem of keeping track of customers’ payments for businesses and helps them with a phone app and a digital solution that they claim are more accurate and cheaper.
A company that helps doctors use technology to keep track of patients who are already in the hospital and notifying them in case of emergencies
A company that makes an AI-powered solution for retail workers to help them keep track of inventory and sales.
A startup to help social media pages keep their followers up to date. The startup wants to build a more robust tool that works with a company’s social media accounts, allowing them to create a more active and engaged audience.
A way for professional athletes to keep track of their own performance data, customizing it for their particular sport.
A startup that helps companies manage their physical assets and track their maintenance. The startup says it can track the upkeep of assets and when they’re due for maintenance, and they are working with six companies to manage 10,000 assets.
A company that hopes to bring a new type of wireless router to market with a design that makes it easy to keep up with mobile devices and handle more traffic.
A company that enables online stores to have a “dashboard” for viewing deals and keeping track of their inventory.
A technology company that helps to keep track of the creative process for artisans.
A startup to help employers and HR departments easily keep track of who’s working and when.
A company that helps companies keep track of their employees’ performance and how it compares to the company’s goals.
A “video platform for companies and brands to keep up with the latest trends and news”. It’s a video sharing network for salespeople, executives, and other professionals.
This startup is building a way for companies to keep track of the impact their marketing has on consumer behavior.
This startup wants to build a better way to keep track of people. It’s the opposite of a “task management” app.
An API for keeping track of work hours and administering leave tracking.
A personal finance site that helps users keep track of their spending and budget. The company launched in April 2018 and claims over 10,000 users.
A program that helps teams organize and keep track of their travel expenses.
A startup designed to help recruiters find job candidates that meet the needs of their clients by keeping track of people they already know and have in their network.
This startup is building software for businesses to keep track of their expensive items, which they can then take to their local jeweler instead of paying a check out fee. They also plan to expand to offer an app that allows customers to track the location of their purchases, so they can get a full refund if the item is lost or stolen.
“The Swiss Army Knife for your car”, a device that runs an array of sensors to help keep your car on the road and save money.
This startup lets retailers build a custom app for their business. The idea is to let retailers build a store-specific app that gives them the tools to keep track of inventory, take reservations, and handle loyalty programs. It’s like a storefront made for the store.
A collaboration tool for teams and individuals to manage their time and tasks. Built for teams that want to keep team members accountable to their own schedules and goals.
A visual tool for legal professionals to keep track of their cases.
Breaking down the barriers that keep people from getting to their college of choice.
A platform for small businesses to manage their bookkeeping, invoicing, accounting and payroll. The startup, which was founded in 2017, has a mobile app that lets users pay their bills, check their accounts and get invoices.
A company that builds apps that help family members keep track of other family members.
A startup that allows you to keep track of your billable hours on every project.
Tribute functions as a shared custody platform for various family members, allowing them to track spending and keep track of things like medical records. The startup is currently only focused on family members, but is looking to expand to other kinds of multi-family sharing.
A software for HR managers to keep track of their employee’s performance and to determine if they are a fit for promotion. The startup says it has already managed to help companies like General Electric and PwC manage their employee performance.
A social networking app for people who want to keep track of a series of events or a series of people.
This is a startup that wants to make it easier to keep track of all your social media accounts.
A startup that helps people with chronic pain manage their medications and other treatments. It’s a tool that helps users keep track of their meds and treatments, and helps them stay motivated to stay healthy.
This startup helps small and medium-sized businesses find and work with the right contractors, and helps them keep track of those relationships.
A tool for finding and buying used books online that helps provide more information about the seller, and helps keep prices low by only listing books from places with a known track record of selling books.
An on-demand maid service that brings trained Filipina housekeepers to people's doorsteps.
A startup that created a new service that keeps track of your child’s medical history and can alert their doctor if they get sick.
A tool for sales teams to keep track of their pipeline and pipeline-related data.
A platform that helps consumers track their spending and keep their money in savings. The company is focused on helping people save more, with goal of saving 5% of their income by 2022.
A startup built for families to help them manage their infant’s development and keep track of their sleep patterns and feedings. The startup is currently working with one family in San Francisco.
A way to bring the B2B world back together in the form of a platform for companies to manage the sales process. Proposer uses a local sales rep to act as a “gatekeeper” who can then go out and talk to customers on behalf of the company.
A web-based software to keep track of all your investments (stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.).
A startup that helps manufacturers of air fresheners, air purifiers, and air purifying devices scale their operations. The startup creates software that automates the design of these products for overseas manufacturers, allowing them to keep costs down.
A company that builds a software suite for bookkeeping, payroll, and other tasks
A B2B company that helps companies track their shipments, keep an eye on their inventory, and switch out products with ease.
A tool for managing and organizing bookkeeping data.
A startup to buy and sell mobile phones and accessories. The startup wants to provide a space for people to sell their old phones, keeping them out of the dumpster. The company says it is focused on helping the “unbanked” and the “underbanked”.
A platform that helps you keep your money in your bank account and track your spending, letting you know how much you’re spending each week, what you’re spending it on, and when you’ve spent too much.
A startup to help companies of all types keep track of all their employees’ health insurance coverage, from birth control to prescriptions to doctor’s appointments.
A “social productivity app” that makes it easy to create a to-do list, track your tasks, and keep track of things you need to do.
P2P car swap app that works with a 3rd party to secure a car but still keeps the responsibility of ownership with the buyer.
A company that’s been called “Uber for professional bookkeepers”, which helps bookkeepers automate their accounting.
A startup to help people find and keep jobs. It’s like Monster and CareerBuilder, but built for the millennial job seeker.
A digital tool to help keep track of your expenses and organize your receipts
A platform that allows you to make more sales calls and get more appointments without having to keep track of all the different tools that you need.
A startup that aims to create a virtual assistant that keeps track of your inbox and reminds you of important tasks. It’s currently on a pilot program with a few companies.
A platform to help users find and book services like housekeeping, dog walking, or car washing. It’s a one-stop shop for people to meet and book services.
A solution that helps large groups of people to connect and collaborate while keeping things organized.
Ease of use for bookkeeping and accounting for small businesses
A platform that helps users keep track of the money they spend in the app. It’s like a cash-flow app that helps you keep track of your money.
Pomodoro is an app that allows users to set up timers and tasks that they then check off as they work to keep them on track. It plans to move into a full suite of personal and business apps and compete with the likes of Trello, and has $1.7 million in seed funding.
The app sends automated, human-dictated emails and text messages to your contacts to keep you updated on all the things that matter to you.
A company that helps its users keep track of their daily vitamin intake, then automatically orders vitamins on their behalf.
Evernote says it is building “a new type of tool” that lets you automate tasks like tracking donations, managing media, and keeping track of important people.
A startup that helps businesses track their employees’ move-in dates and other critical dates. The company is pitching it as a way to better plan out staff’s schedules, and keep them from being blindsided by last-minute changes.
A company that wants to take the hassle out of finding and keeping talent by creating a platform that allows users to post their skills, preferences and location and teams of recruiters can then search for them by those criteria.
A messaging app that aggregates all your texts, calls and social media interactions into one place, combining the messages into a single stream for you to keep track of.
A system that allows consumers to save money by re-cycling plastic bags, keeping them out of landfills and out of the environment.
This company builds software for online stores, helping them keep track of the different labels they sell.
A healthcare subscription service for people wanting to track and keep tabs on their prescriptions. The company is building out a very simple and user friendly platform that saves users time and money by managing their prescriptions.
The startup wants to make it easier for people to use the internet to connect and communicate with each other. The company's software helps people through a series of steps to find, communicate and keep in touch with others by finding them in their address books and social networks, like Facebook and LinkedIn.
A startup that keeps track of your spending, so you can make more budget-conscious decisions.
A startup that allows parents to monitor their kids' activities on a map, get notifications and get real-time reminders to keep them safe.
A tool for keeping track of the cost of things you buy online, providing a comparison between different retailers.
A tool for helping legal professionals keep track of their clients’ finances and deal with more of the administrative work.
A platform for meal-kit delivery designed to eliminate the “kitchen limbo” where people lose track of how much is left in the fridge and need to go buy more. It streamlines the process of sending the meal components to the client, then doing the cooking for the client and keeping track of when it needs to be delivered.
SaaS that helps businesses keep track of what they have in stock and how fast they’re running out of it.
An enterprise data management tool for companies that keep big data and is built to scale.
A workout program that keeps track of how many calories you’re burning.
A startup that helps companies keep track of their billing and payment history. Currently handles more than 300 clients in the US.
A solution that allows teachers to create a student Google Drive and Dropbox account from anywhere. The startup provides the tools for teachers to create this student account and then share their documents with the student. The student can then use these tools to keep their work secure and in sync, and create a digital repository for their work.
A company that enables people to rent out their spare bedrooms. They charge a small monthly fee to rent out a room, while keeping the majority of the rent.
A product for professionals, Pivotal is a tool for keeping track of the various services and software they use for specific tasks.
A SaaS for customer support that provides customer service agents with real-time access to their customers’ data via their Slack channel; customers can also store their data in the system and keep it organized
A platform that helps employers keep track of all of their workforce data and helps them better manage their employee relationships.
A solution for small businesses to automate their bookkeeping, invoicing, and accounting. The startup is looking to partner with other companies in exchange for a cut of their profits.
A company that offers a software solution for the hospitality industry, allowing hotel chains to keep track of customers and guests, and provide them with a seamless experience.
A tool to help online retailers keep track of orders and inventory
A social network for people who run their own businesses. The company wants to help people find like-minded people who can help with tasks like bookkeeping and payroll.
A startup that helps people with disabilities and elderly parents to keep track of their finances via an app that can be used on any phone.
This startup is building an app for freelancers that allows them to keep track of projects and get paid.
A software suite for managing and managing employee communications and instant messaging (IM) for companies. It can centralize customer service and communications, allow for intelligent routing and scheduling, and keep everything within the same app.
A new-generation courier service that’s focused on helping businesses keep track of the people and items they’re shipping.
Based in India, this startup is building software for managing a family farm. They use a combination of traditional tools and tech for their operations, featuring an irrigation system that can predict which fields need water, a digital record-keeping suite, and a series of IoT devices for farm management.
A startup that helps companies automate security. After logging into their system, users can create “scripts” that connect to their systems and tell them what they should be doing to keep them secure.
A platform for managing and tracking the public records of a large group of users. It helps a school, a city hall, or a large organization keep track of its records.
It’s 2015, and you’re still using an Excel spreadsheet to track your expenses. Monefy helps you do that, but also keeps your financial records organized.
The startup is building an app that lets you create a “fantasy game” of sorts by competing with your friends on certain metrics. The winner of these games gets a cash prize, and the losers get to keep playing until they win.
A startup that’s building a platform for people to share their housekeeping services to other people in their area, letting them find and hire someone to clean their house when they’re not available.
This startup helps companies keep track of their employees’ health insurance needs. The startup takes a commission of every claim paid, which it says is roughly 25%.
A startup that wants to help businesses do their bookkeeping in India, a country where the rule of thumb is that you can’t be a good accountant if you don’t know how to do your own bookkeeping.
A tool that helps users keep their email inboxes clean by sorting the unimportant from the important.
Adoption is a B2B service that helps companies onboard employees, offers HR support, and keeps track of employee benefits and insurance. Their users include FedEx and Netflix.
Sends a reminder to a person’s phone to take a pill at a certain time, and also tracks how many pills they take. The startup is planning an update that will include an app that will help people keep track of what they’re supposed to be taking.
A tool that helps companies keep track of their employees’ schedules and workloads, as well as manage those schedules and workloads.
A startup that sells an airlock to keep pets from getting into the garbage compactor.
This company is partnering with universities to provide an online solution to help students stay on top of their schoolwork. It’s especially useful for students in the US, where they say it’s hard to keep track of due dates.
A software company for small businesses that aims to help them improve their accounting, bookkeeping and payroll.
A company that provides software to help companies keep track of and make sense of their data. The company aims to help companies understand their data and make better decisions.
Wanted is a job listing site that allows companies to post jobs and then create a live feed for applicants, as well as company pages for employees to keep up with job openings.
A new social networking tool for professionals that helps them organize, track and generally keep track of their work.
This startup helps enterprises adopt the best of both worlds, the information security practices of the US government, while working with the local government to keep their citizens safe. It’s a way to make government services more efficient.
OPEN. is a fitness tracking platform that helps users keep track of their workout habits.
A startup that tracks the loan rate and payment timing of people borrowing money from banks. The startup is looking to allow banks to offer flexible payment plans in order to keep customers happy and build a better relationship with them.
A tool that allows users to monitor their team’s performance, create reports, and keep track of the people they work with.
Tapping into the underutilized expertise of the hotel industry, a startup is building software that helps hotels find and hire the right employees, from housekeeping to front desk to maintenance. The software aggregates online listings from local job sites, and then works with a candidate’s information to determine the best fit for the opening. The startup is also working with the hotel to get the word out about the opening to their customers.
Via paid for by the hour, it allows employees to keep track of their time without requiring them to clock in and out.
An idea for an app that lets you keep track of your yoga/exercise routine.
A content platform that helps keep people in the loop about social movements across the world.
A tool that provides a way to keep track of your books and movies in the cloud. Given an ISBN, users can scan the book or movie into the app and it will notify when it is available for purchase.
A cloud based CRM for small to medium sized enterprises. The startup is building a platform to help sales and marketing departments keep track of sales leads, contracts, customers and projects.
Nonprofits are often the ones using the most outdated technology, which can lead to cost overruns, delays, and ultimately poor results. Eloken helps nonprofits modernize their IT infrastructure by providing them with a cloud-based platform that cuts their costs while providing them with the tools they need to keep their programs running smoothly.
A platform that helps local governments keep track of who has the rights to land in their city.
A SaaS company that provides the tools for the financial industry to keep employees up to date on their financial health.
The startup is building a platform to allow small business owners to keep track of their inventory, and make it available to their customers via online ordering. It’s currently testing a free app for iOS and Android.
A startup that helps consumers manage their health insurance through a service that keeps track of copays and bills for them.
A tool that helps athletes and coaches track their performance and keep records for things like injury and rehabilitation.
Ideal: A tool for managing a sales pipeline, which helps sales reps find leads, schedule call time, and keep track of their pipeline.
A smart shampoo bottle that keeps track of how much shampoo you use and records your usage history.
The cloud-based database for salespeople that keeps track of their deals, tasks and follow-ups.
The startup is building a platform that allows users to track and manage their investments, keep track of their portfolio’s performance, and get alerts on their investments' fluctuation.
A platform that helps companies identify and address the issues that keep them from scaling.
A simple way to keep track of your bills, from groceries to utilities, or to calculate monthly payments by combining several bills.
This startup is building an app that helps companies keep track of their inventory. Its architecture is modular so it can be expanded over time to handle other data like product rights, products on store shelves, and more.
A financial services company that helps banks and lenders keep track of their customer’s credit score and credit card information, so they can make decisions about whether to give a loan or simply do a credit check.
A startup that’s building a tool that helps people keep a digital record of their cars. The company is pitching a service to help military personnel keep track of their cars (and is currently in the pilot phase.)
A startup that supplies a webcam that displays your desk for you so you can keep an eye on your work while you work on your computer
The startup’s software helps companies create, share, and keep track of all the things they care about. The business has over 1,000 customers in the US, including Microsoft, American Express, and Google.
This startup wants to help businesses manage their data and improve their ability to keep track of their accounts.
A startup with a piece of technology that keeps track of every step in a certain process. The technology has been used in a number of industries, including pharmaceuticals, and helps companies track products and processes in real time.
A startup that allows users to keep track of their car insurance payments, then automatically pays the insurance company.
A company that sells a service to keep employees on the clock and within the confines of their institution while they’re on vacation
A tool that brings together the many different systems a small business needs to run smoothly and help them keep track of that information.
A startup that helps people pay their bills by deducting money from their paycheck and sending over other forms of payment. It’s a way to keep track of expenses and save on fees.
A platform that helps independent restaurants stay in touch with their customers, allowing them to reach out to customers, providing deals, and keeping track of orders.
A pricing platform that allows sellers to invite buyers to sell on their marketplace. The startup enables them to keep price information private and also make money by processing payments themselves.
A startup that wants to create an API for doctors to capture, store, and share patient data. The app would let doctors send patients’ data to specialists and insurance companies, and keep track of bills, insurance claims, and other documents. The company says it’s already been used by doctors in the US and India and has revenue of $300,000 a month.
You know how it’s hard to get those 15 minutes of exercise you’ve been promising yourself Your phone’s always in your pocket, and you’re always distracted. The app uses a combination of motion-activated sensors and beautiful audio prompts to keep you working toward your goals.
A startup that helps keep track of your expenses and credit card payments. Customers can set goals for things like paying down debt and saving for a vacation and the app sends them a daily email reminder when it’s time to do so.
A tool that helps you manage your inventory, including picking out new clients, keeping track of monthly sales, and keeping track of stock.
A product that helps customers keep tabs on the live whereabouts of their packages.
A software startup helping operators with their voice over IP (VoIP) systems. The company is working to make their system easier to use and more reliable, with the goal of helping small businesses and home users to keep costs down while they build their customer bases.
A startup that is building a mobile app that can guide cyclists through repairs to their bikes, helping them keep their bikes in good shape.
Open source software that allows people in the UK to save money on their energy bills by keeping their homes warm through energy efficiency.
A company that offers a platform that helps Financial Advisors keep track of their clients’ portfolios, helping them get paid.
An alternative to the more popular sharing apps like Snapchat, where people can share videos with friends, but also keep their messages private.
A machine learning-based system that can predict the viability of a potential investment in minutes, rather than the weeks it takes traditional gatekeepers.
Filmmakers want to keep track of their own costs while they’re making a movie. They wanted a way to track what they’re spending on equipment and how long things take. They also wanted to be able to follow their work in real time. They’re both very common problems, and the startup helps solve them.
Chatting for businesses, this is a chat app for salespeople to build rapport and keep in touch with customers.
A financial dashboard for bookkeepers and accountants, meant to help people better manage their bookkeeping work.
A digital assistant for the home, meant to help people with tasks like cleaning, dinner plans, and grocery shopping. The startup wants to make the “art” of home-keeping as easy as possible, and is looking to partner with larger companies to bring their product to the US.
A mobile app for parents to keep track of how kids are spending their money, as well as a mobile app for parents to create an expense report for their kids.
an online tool that lets you keep track of your credit card, debit card, and bank account charges (and where they go, who they go to)
A startup that helps developers prioritize and track their projects. Instead of a long list of tasks, developers can create multiple tasks that run in parallel, with the app keeping track of their order. Other startups in the space include Asana, Basecamp and Trello.
A startup building a system to give small businesses a better way to keep track of cash flow.
Pitch: A platform to make it quick and easy to create and share content with others (such as a blog or website) and get paid for it, while also keeping track of your own data.
A software company that helps real estate agents manage the large volume of data they have to keep track of.
A company for people who want to automate personal financials to make their lives easier. For example, the company has a product that keeps track of your credit cards and automatically pays them off.
A startup that uses a smartphone app and a wristband to keep track of rest and activity levels, which could help to improve sleep and reduce stress.
A startup that helps people manage their medical records digitally, allowing them to print out paperwork and keep them in one place, eliminating the need for paper.
A multiple-player card game that uses the blockchain to keep a record of each card in the deck, which can be played at any time.
A tool that helps you manage the content you share on LinkedIn. It’s like a Post-It note or sticky note to help you keep track of all your connections.
Founded in August 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Y Combinator-backed Skip provides a way for businesses to get in touch with customers and keep track of purchases.
A personal finance app that helps you keep track of your bills, savings, and planned purchases
Tired of waiting for your toothpaste to dry PictureTec wants to eliminate that problem with a device that heats your toothpaste up to allow you to brush it out completely. The device has a small fan that heats up to just under boiling, which they say keeps the toothpaste from drying out too quickly.
A SaaS business that helps restaurants manage their menu data, allowing them to manage and plan out menus and keep track of what is selling and what is not.
A company that helps people move their money between banks, keeping fees down and keeping transactions organized.
A system that keeps track of all kinds of government records, including licenses, birth certificates, etc. It’s a database and an API that helps governments track these records.
A platform for buying and selling tickets to theater, concerts, sporting events and conferences. The company wants to make the ticket-buying process simple and to keep the tickets’ value as high as possible.
A personal assistant that keeps track of when a person is available to work and then schedules meetings as needed.
A tool that helps make it easier to keep track of your health, financial and work habits.
A startup that wants to build a new kind of database to keep track of financial information, allowing users to bring in their bank statements electronically, and also create reports that can be exported to CSV or PDF formats.
A company that helps hoteliers manage their housekeepers, in much the same way that Netflix manages its streaming content.
A tool for keeping track of the money you've spent in a day, so you can go back and see how much of it you've spent on each thing.
A startup that helps real estate agents manage their homes. The startup’s technology aims to eliminate the paper trail of homes, keeping them in one place so agents can easily track and make changes to the house.
A platform that helps you manage your expenses, helps you keep track of your spending and helps you save money.
A startup that builds a tool to help parents keep track of their kids’ photos and videos.
The startup is building a digitally-connected community for young professionals, with the goal of helping them get and keep jobs. The idea is that the startup will be able to offer its services to companies that aren’t able to offer labor to millennials, like construction companies.
A system for keeping track of and organizing your food, in the same vein as the company’s app, Wunderlist. The company says the app is used by 75 million people.
A company that helps people track the people who take their money and the people who keep it. Using a combination of data from a variety of sources, the startup’s tool helps people see who their friends and family are, how much they make, and where they spend it.
A startup that helps hospitals, medical offices and other medical businesses keep track of their expenses and track their revenue, allowing all parties to easily see how they’re spending money, and recommending how to best spend it.
A B2B platform for managing and keeping track of your business expenses. They’re currently in stealth mode.
A startup that lets people rent out their spare rooms, offering a variety of services while keeping the renter’s privacy in mind.
A CPA firm that helps small businesses with accounting, bookkeeping, and tax services. The startup is in the process of launching an iOS app for managing employees.
A company that’s helping car dealerships build software to keep tabs on the status of their cars.
A new type of blockchain that can perform millions of transactions per second while keeping the cost of running a full node low, enabling a new level of decentralization.
A food delivery app that keeps track of a person’s nutrition, allowing them to see their dietary habits over time.
A solution to help the thousands of companies who have to keep track of their suppliers and have to keep track of where their products come from, a problem that has become more urgent as they have to move to the “clean” label market, where products don’t contain animal ingredients.
A company that helps banks manage their lending, which they believe can save banks $7 billion while also trying to move away from the traditional bank gatekeeper role.
A platform that promises to keep your home and security system in good working order, with a real-time dashboard that shows activity and alerts.
This startup is working on a new way to manage and keep track of employees. Currently visiting high schools to teach students how to code.
The company wants to help people keep track of their health, as well as give employers insights into employee wellness.
A “situational awareness” app for drone pilots. Essentially it’s a way to keep pilots of small UAVs in the loop with what’s happening around them, at the same time as they’re operating.
This startup is building a smart, easy-to-use digital health platform for the elderly to keep up with their own health. It lets users track their health, record symptoms, and check up on their doctors without making appointments or taking medications. The startup currently has a backlog of 2,000 people waiting to be accepted.
A startup that helps labels and distributors track shipments, manage accounts, and manage inventory. The startup aims to help brands keep track of their supply chain, as they grow.
A “simple, secure, and customizable” solution for tracking and keeping an eye on employees.
The startup’s software helps local government agencies keep an eye on the behavior of their constituents.
A software product for sales calls that tracks the call for each person, allowing them to keep notes, monitor progress, and get feedback.
A startup for parents to organize a school year for their kids, by adding events, keeping track of their progress, and more
A startup that aims to help retail and hospitality businesses in the US using a mobile app that keeps track of how many people are currently waiting for items in each store.
A tool for keeping track of the people who are responsible for delivering a project.
A tool for managing the mass of different passwords and security questions that people have to remember, and letting users keep passwords securely in a single, secure place.
Idea: TrackR aims to help keep track of your things, be it keys, pets, or anything else that you might lose The hardware is a small device that can connect via bluetooth to your phone
A platform that helps companies manage the customer relationship with their customer data. It’s a customer growth platform for startups, but it’s not about helping customers learn about the business, instead, it’s about helping companies keep track of the data they have on customers, and making it easy to analyze and reach out to them and use those insights to grow their business.
A company that uses AI to help companies keep track of all of their employees, using a mix of user data and hiring information.
A tool that allows organizations to keep track of their data and employees, with a dash of gamification to keep them accountable.
A platform for keeping track of travel expenses and expenses to help you manage travel, with a focus on international business travel.
A tool for managing your network of freelancers. It’s a simple app that helps you keep track of your freelance gigs, pay them on time, and get billed at the end of each month.
A solution that helps businesses simplify their accounting and finance processes. The startup wants to make bookkeeping smart enough for businesses to act as their own bookkeeper.
One-Tracker that connects to your iPhone and pairs to your Fitbit, etc. and keeps track of everything you do.
This startup is building a tool that helps CEOs and CFOs keep up with their financial reports and to help them build a fair compensation system for their employees.
A tool that helps doctors and patients keep track of prescriptions, side effects, etc.
A company that wants to help schools with the upkeep of their buildings, by using an army of drones to clean up after them.
A B2C startup that works with medical practices to provide a mobile app that lets patients book appointments, order prescriptions and keep track of health records.
The company offers a VPN that uses the same encryption methods as the Tor network to keep users anonymous and out of the web’s reach.
This is a startup that’s building a modern, easy-to-use CRM tool for agencies. It’s a way for agencies to keep track of their clients and prospects, and for clients to manage their accounts.
A new way for hotels to book rooms on the fly, allowing them to increase revenue by selling blocks of rooms to big companies in order to keep prices down.
A software platform for managing the workflows between international headquarters and subsidiaries. The platform is “recruiting-focused” and wants to be used by companies that want to keep costs down by “lowering the cost of global recruiting”.
A startup to keep track of employees’ personal and professional goals. The company is currently looking for a $500,000 investment to take it to the next level.
A company that is building a “virtual assistant” for managing the life of the average family. The company wants to make it easier for parents to plan and track their child’s education, medical appointments and activities. The company’s flagship product is a virtual assistant that helps parents keep track of their child’s activities and school.
A company that helps to keep a record of everyday things like expenses, bills, and appointments
A streaming video platform that lets you keep up with the world's biggest TV shows and movies, with live streams and on-demand access to popular shows.
This startup wants to make it easier for people to keep track of their finances by giving them a personal finance dashboard that explains how to save, pay off debt, and invest their money.
A platform for remote management of IT infrastructure. The startup runs a remote service that keeps systems and websites running smoothly by offering professional IT support.
App that helps you create and keep track of a budget and see how it’s tracking against your goals.
A pill box for tracking and managing your medications, with a built-in API for sharing and record keeping.
A startup that wants to be the best place to keep all your doctors’ notes.
A startup in the inspiration space that’s building a “community of inspiration” that keeps people motivated, inspired, and doing good. The startup is planning to launch an app later this year, with a $1 million seed round led by 500 Startups.
When a user clicks a link to a website, it’s often followed by a URL shortener being used to shorten the link to keep it from being found. It’s a tool used by SEO companies to rank websites. Sovereign wants to cut out the middleman and allow users to use the URL shortener directly on its platform.
A startup that helps you keep track of your daily vitamins and supplements. The startup wants to make it easier to understand what you’re taking, and to make sure you’re getting the right amount of the right thing.
This startup wants to make the flow of money from mobile devices easier. They use a private exchange that keeps the sender’s bank account info private.
This startup wants to grow a network of “smart” parking spaces that can hold a car’s information and automatically pay the driver when they return. The idea is to keep cars from sitting idle and losing value.
A community of small businesses that connects them with customers, while keeping their operations lean and leaner.
No one wants to move their personal data to a new cloud provider. Instead, they want to keep their existing data in the cloud, but have the peace of mind that comes from an enterprise-grade, multi-tenant infrastructure. This startup wants to help businesses do just that with a software-as-a-service platform that takes care of the infrastructure so they can focus on their product.
This startup is building an automated system for helping bookkeepers and bookkeeping firms do their jobs.
A tool for employees to keep tabs on their managers on the job.
A browser extension that adds a feature to Gmail that lets users keep track of the time they spend on each email, and using Gmail’s search features, easily find and archive emails that take up more time.
A team-work software that helps employees keep track of their daily tasks and projects.
A platform to help people keep track of their holiday spending, helping them sift through the vast number of annual holiday gifts they receive.
A startup that’s building a GPS tracking app that keeps tabs on your kids and can turn on your lights if they wander out of the house.
A B2B company that takes your legal documents and creates a single source of truth so you don’t have to keep updating multiple contracts every time.
The startup provides white-label software for managing medical records, helping hospitals and clinics keep up with their paperwork.
A startup that helps businesses find and retain top talent by sending candidates into their offices and showing them how their business works. The startup says they are working with 50 clients, with both startups and large enterprise companies, who keep the candidates on call for up to 36 hours.
A platform that helps healthcare providers keep track of the medical process, using a format that’s more familiar to doctors.
A software app that tracks and keeps records of the performances of academic research papers and their authors.
The company is building an AI-fueled, intuitive assistant that helps you keep track of your expenses.
A tool for automated feedback for managers, who can use it to keep track of performance.
This startup is going after the $4.5 billion market for managing air traffic with an app that keeps track of flights and lets users know when a flight is delayed.
A digital platform for family photos to help families keep track of the images, with a handy Google-like API to search and view the images.
A startup that wants to create a system that helps retailers keep track of the inventory they have on their shelves. It’s a tool to help retailers easily find out what they have in stock, and make it easier to order more of a given product.
Social media for the affluent, for people who want to spend more on their social media habits and keep tabs on their friends’ lives.
A startup that allows employees to manage their income, expense and banking information. Small business owners that pay their employees in cash have to manage a number of paper documents to keep track of those payments. Hatipol, which was founded earlier this year, is building a system to do this more efficiently.
Health-related non-profits must raise millions of dollars to grow and expand. Loop is building a tool for them to manage daily tasks and keep operations running smoothly.
A way to keep your doctor’s appointment history, regardless of where you get your care.
A tool that helps people keep track of their personal finances. It’s a mobile app that syncs with a bank’s website, so you can see your balances and read transactions on your phone.
This is a B2B startup that provides a management app for restaurants. It’s aimed at restaurants that want to sell online or have delivery patrons, and has 3,000 restaurants signed up. A shared goal of restaurant startups is the reduction of the labor costs that come from keeping multiple employees around to handle the business.
A tool for managing Twitter likes and follows to help users keep track of their followers.
A product that helps small businesses save money on insurance, by keeping them on auto-pay programs and putting their policy under a single roof.
A platform for companies to manage and track their suppliers, keeping tabs on orders and payments and giving owners control over their inventory.
A mobile game that helps patients manage their chronic illnesses. The game can be used to keep track of medications, and users can share their progress with their doctors.
This startup wants to bring the same transparency that’s made credit scores a consumer product to the finance industry. Instead of having to go to your bank every time you want to see how your credit is doing, you can keep track online. The company is privately held.
A platform to sell and give away digital items. It gives users the ability to sell their items, and then make money by receiving the proceeds. It’s a tool for creators, but one that also allows the creator to keep a portion of the proceeds. It’s like a site like Etsy or DeviantArt, but for digital items.
A group of companies with a shared goal of changing the world through IT automation. The companies use different technologies (like chat bots, AI, and machine learning) to automate many of the steps in business tasks and make them faster, cheaper, and more accurate. They’re all profitable, and they’ve turned down a bunch of acquisition offers like Slack’s because they want to keep their autonomy.
The idea is to build an “app store” for the personal finance world, allowing people to build tool to manage their finances in one place, with visualizations and tools to help them keep track of their spending.
A startup that helps organizations like Ace Hardware and Lowe’s keep track of how much inventory they have on hand and how much they sell each month.
A startup that wants to provide AI-powered software to help keep track of and manage your online content — which is probably a lot of things, but probably also doesn’t mean “the copyright for everything you’ve ever published”.
Maia is a mobile application that allows people to find, hire and manage housekeepers based on their location.
A startup building a way to help employees take a break during the workday, so they can get a healthy lunch and get some fresh air, and still keep their work tasks moving forward.
A chat-based tool that helps people keep track of their employees and their whereabouts. The founders say they are also building an analytics platform to track employee engagement.
A tool to help home-based businesses and freelancers keep track of invoices and client payments. The startup serves in the US, Canada and Australia.
Idea: A tool for financial advisors to help them build stronger relationships with clients. The startup helps advisors keep track of how they’re spending time with clients and helps with communication like text messages and phone calls.
Idea: An online marketplace of products made by independent designers. Designers can keep 90% of sales, or have the option to partner with the startup for a 40% revenue share. The startup also aims to make the discovery process easier by curating the top items from each designer.
A full-service security startup that’s working in the vein of a SaaS startup, with a team that includes a former VP of security at Microsoft. The company is building out a product that brings a SaaS-like service to the world of security, allowing companies to keep an eye on their employees and their devices remotely.
This startup is building a portfolio of software tools for companies to manage and grow their employee base more efficiently, starting with the ability to keep track of their employees’ schedules.
A startup that sells a product where you can buy a jar of coffee beans, put it in your own personal coffee grinder and then it keeps the coffee fresh for up to 1 year
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Report ExxonMobil Energy Markets Oil Industry Guyana
Guyana's oil deal: promise of quick cash will leave country shortchanged
Tom Sanzillo
Although Guyana will receive revenue each year, it will incur large expenses to generate that revenue. These large expenses, owed to oil and gas companies must be reimbursed before the country enjoys any long-term benefits.
Low prices and market oversupply for the foreseeable future, and the high cost of developing Liza and Payara and the other fields, cloud Guyana’s expectation of future abundance.
New, long-term global market and political forces have created a permanent oversupply of oil and gas, low prices and new competitors that will keep markets unstable and partners like ExxonMobil unreliable.
Over the next five years, revenues from Guyana’s newly discovered oil reserves will be insufficient to cover the country’s deficits, support new spending and build its wealth. New oil revenues will provide Guyana with some choices, but will not generate enough revenue to satisfy all of these needs. Longer term, the declining oil and gas sector faces challenges that will result in it becoming even smaller and an increasingly less reliable partner for Guyana.
IEEFA’s review of Guyana’s contract with its oil producer partners, coupled with IEEFA’s assessment of the oil and gas markets that support the industry, leads to the following conclusions:
Oil revenues to Guyana will be constrained during the next five years by low global oil prices. While the Brent oil price averaged $74 per barrel (bbl) over the last 10 years, the price of oil is likely to remain below $50/bbl.
For the next three years, oil revenues will not fully cover Guyana’s budget deficit. This is likely to lead to an aggregate shortfall of $482 million. Even with some price improvement in years four and five, the aggregate deficit for the five years is likely to be $160 million. The shortfall can be expected to create increased pressure for Guyana to borrow money even as it receives additional oil revenues.
Given the structure of the contract, at the end of five years Guyana will carry a minimum $20 billion outstanding balance owed to its oil producer partners. This amount must be paid, along with other contractually obligated development costs, before the country can fully enjoy any longterm benefits that might materialize.
If Guyana acts prudently during this time, it can provide modest but steady contributions to its Sovereign Wealth Fund. This will, however, come at the expense of continuing deficits and constraints on new spending.
The recent budget message by Minister Juan Edghill outlined several caveats regarding low oil prices, unstable market conditions, Guyana’s tendency to overspend and missed production targets by the contractor. Since the contract was signed in 2016, several risks have surfaced that have caused the minister to call for new contract negotiations.
Beyond five years, any projections of oil prices are at best uncertain, given the negative outlook for the oil industry. Expectations of rising Guyanese revenues— both the amount and the timing—must be weighed against this negative outlook and provisions of the contract that require Guyana to reimburse 100% of all development costs before it can enjoy substantial future benefits.
The factors driving the negative outlook for the oil sector stem from structural, irreversible changes in the global economy. The oil and gas sector growth has decoupled from the growth of the stock market and the economy. Competition with oil from other energy sources, combined with increased efficiency in energy use, is eroding demand growth. Competition within the sector has upended its business model and created chronic oversupply. Political conflict among resource-rich countries only reinforces market tendencies toward oversupply, leading to unstable, low prices. Profits for major oil and gas companies have been declining for a decade, and given current trends, they will not rebound to the high levels of the past. Countries that have depended on oil and gas revenues for years can no longer do so.
ExxonMobil, the lead company under the contract, is in severe financial distress. It was once the leader of the world’s economy. It had a market capitalization of $527 billion in 2007. It is now worth less than $140 billion, and it recently announced that it may write off 20% of the company’s assets at the end of the year. Several of the company’s recent major oil investment plans have failed to meet profit expectations, and others have failed completely. The company faces an uncertain future regarding its investment priorities, and its current short-term problems make its role as a partner for Guyana more of a source of concern than a guarantor of stable future profits.
The long-term decline in the oil and gas sector has been made worse by a recent demand shock created by the pandemic and an oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia that drove the worldwide price of oil down to $9/bbl earlier this year. The declining financial fortunes of the oil and gas sector are part of a worldwide trend that is unlikely to turn around in the foreseeable future.
Investors have lost confidence in the oil and gas market. Oil and gas stocks once commanded 29% of the Standard and Poor’s 500-stock index. Today, this sector accounts for only 2.3% of the index. Oil and gas stocks constitute the smallest holdings of any sector in the economy.
Profits are down substantially for every major oil company, and have been over the last decade. In 2017, ExxonMobil posted annual returns of 25%. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, its profits had already fallen to 6.5%.
During the last two years, ExxonMobil fell from the top 10 list of companies in the S&P 500, a position it held for 90 years. This year, the company was dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a position it had held for more than 100 years.
Norway, a country that has amassed a Sovereign Wealth Fund in excess of $1 trillion from oil and gas sales over the past 30 years, is projecting long-term budget deficits through 2060. It is planning for broad economic diversification and less reliance on fossil fuels.
Worldwide popular opposition to fossil fuels, driven by increasingly intense weather events, has changed traditional concepts of political and regulatory risk. Opposition efforts and new public policies are supported by substantial changes in capital market allocations and together now constitute a permanent, resourced and skilled material risk to continued fossil fuel use and development. The development of new capital allocations toward alternatives to fossil fuels and the establishment of new organizational formations have created a growing institutional force for change.
While the coronavirus pandemic is causing a reassessment of many aspects of public life, these changes should not divert attention from the fact that the oil and gas sector was declining prior to the virus; its weakened financial condition was made worse by the virus; and its outlook coming out of this period is negative. Guyana is integral to the plans of the oil companies that are party to this contract because the country is perceived as a steady source of revenue for them at a time when a large segment of the world’s oil reserves fail to meet profitability targets.
For Guyana, a clear-eyed view of the interests at play creates a cautionary tale. Many experts and public hopes point to a future with abundant revenues for the country and its people. The likelihood that abundant revenues will materialize, however, is low. The contract frontloads revenues to oil interests and backloads revenues to Guyana. The country will receive some new revenues in the next five years, but it has tough budget choices. In the longer term, Guyana is likely to see continued low prices, unstable partners, and conditions under which its oil reserves will lose value and face obsolescence.
Tom Sanzillo is Director of Financial Analysis for IEEFA. He has produced influential studies on the oil, gas, petrochemical and coal sectors in the U.S. and internationally, including company and credit analyses, facility development, oil and gas reserves, stock and commodity market analysis, and public and private financial structures. He also examines such areas as community and shareholder activism, institutional investment, public subsidies and Puerto Rico’s energy economics.
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In the last months we have seen a great movement by women to raise their voices and demand that institutions, companies and society in general, pays attention to their demands, needs and their equal place in the decisions that we as humans are taking with respect to the world we want to live in and the future we want.
We started to reflect in this with respect to the Monet Transfer & Cross-Border Payments Industry and we have decided to create the Women in the Money Transfer Industry Awards, to be given at the IMTC WORLD conference in Miami which is held every November. This will not be a contest but a nomination-by-peers type of Awards, highlighting women by regions of the world, to bring forward their names and their personal histories.
To start, I have decided to highlight a few of these pioneer women. Please forgive my ignorance if I am missing some of you, it is not on purpose. Please let us know the ones we are missing! You can download the PDF from here.
SHARE OF WOMEN IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES
Last week in London I was amazed by the media coverage and the constant mentioning of Women’s Day at the Finnovate Europe conference I attended. After someone mentioned at the event that Women’s Share of Employment in Financial and Insurance Activities was 59% in countries like Finland and 41% in Switzerland with UK seating close to the bottom at 43%, I decided to look for this data which I found (see table).
The women in the US Financial Services Industry seems very close to the number in the middle of this table with Accountants and Auditors at 61.3%, Financial Managers at 52.5% and Financial Analysts at 36.9%. But like in the rest of the world, US women’s representation in financial services senior leadership roles remains very low. In Canada women held 20.8% of board seats in 2014 with women holding only 25% of senior-management roles in the global financial services industry.
There are tons of data and great articles analyzing the role of women in financial services . My intentions are just to compare these numbers with the Money Transfer Industry where there is no data except for the number of female participants in the industry’s main events, the International Money Transfer & Cross-Border Payments Conferences, IMTC. Since 2011, the percentage of women at IMTC has been very steady, with 75.3% male participants, and 24.7% female participants. Since participants are mostly senior management, these figures are close to the average number for the global financial services industry. I initially though that it was lower for the Money Transfer Industry, before analyzing these numbers.
SHARE IN THE MT INDUSTRY
If we compare these numbers throughout the events IMTC has developed in different parts of the world, we can see that for the US, Europe and Latin America, the same overall share holds, 25% female and 75% male. It does drop a little in our Asia & Africa events down to 21.7% female to 78.3% male. When we look at the titles of the participants by gender we see that it is only in the Compliance Field where women’s share is more than 50%.
In order to highlight the women in the Money Transfer Industry we have decided to create the Women in the Money Transfer Industry Awards, to be given at the IMTC WORLD conference in Miami which is held every November. This will not be a contest but a nomination-by-peers type of Awards, highlighting women by regions of the world, to bring forward their names and their personal histories. We also want to highlight the companies in the industry that go out of their way to promote women, their participation, their work, even the services and promotions to them, like Mother’s Day or International Woman’s day to mention the two most prominent.
To start, I have decided to highlight a few of these pioneer women. You might feel that this selection is biased, and I will have to agree. It is biased by my knowing of them, some which I have met, some I have worked with, some I have listened to in events across the many years in the industry. Some I wish to meet one day. You can download the PDF from here as it might be easier to read.
Please forgive my ignorance if I am missing some of you, it is not on purpose. Please, do contact me and let me know. We are opening in our webpage a nomination contact form, so you can submit the names of the ladies that we should consider for the Awards next November.
Catherine Wines
Linda Shomo
Marcela Gonzalez
In Europe I must mention three women that have forged a name in the industry. Let me start with Catherine Wines, Director & Co-Founder of WorldRemit, a leader in the online money transfer space with HQs in London. Her recent March 8th article[1] about women entitled “Time to recognise migrant women’s contribution” is just an example of her leadership. In a podcast this past January[2], she described how she used to work in another company doing remittances, “the old fashioned way”, how she met Ismail Ahmed and shared the idea of bringing remittance into the 21st century by bringing the industry online. I had the honor of meeting Ismail & Catherine a few months later in 2011 at their small office in London where they were processing their first orders.
[1]Time to recognise migrant women’s contribution- Catherine Wines – http://bit.ly/2Fs8kWO
[2]WorldRemit’s Catherine Wines: ‘We’re trying to make money transfer as easy as sending texts’ – Tearsheet – http://bit.ly/2patCgH
I have to mention Linda Shomo, Founder & CEO of EasyPay in Albania, the leading money transfer company founded in 2010, the first online and mobile payment provider in the country, winner of numerous awards including the Woman of the Year in ICT 2015 award. Linda plays a very important role in women leadership in the region with initiatives like “Women in Entrepreneurship: Lifting the barriers of Gender Inequality and Financial Inclusion[1]”, “Gender Alliance for Development”[2] and “Empowering Women in Business”[3] and many others.
[1]Women in Entrepreneurship: Lifting the barriers of Gender Inequality and Financial Inclusion – http://bit.ly/2FPifoG
[2]Entrepreneurs Women in Albania – http://bit.ly/2FKDRmd
[3]Empowering Women in Business – http://bit.ly/2IjBeWY
Marcela Gonzalez, Ria’s Managing Director for the UK and Ireland is also one of the top women in the money transfer industry in Europe. She started her career in the industry in Latin America in one of the early leading regional remittance networks, Titan, then, worked in the US before working in Spain and then the UK. She was highlighted with a spread in CEO Monthly in September 2017[1], giving her “Most Outstanding Women in Business” Award. Weekly Desh in the UK, awarded her the “Most Reliable Money Transfer Company in the UK” Award[2]. Marcela is very much at home leading her team, speaking at Universities (Driving a Transnational Business to Success[3] invited by Regent’s University Masters program) or in the Boardroom. She was highlighted in RIA’s blog[4] this past March 8th and has just been named member of the Society of Leadership Fellows, St George’s House, Windsor Castle.
[1]CEO Monthly September 2017- Page 14-15 Making the Money Move – http://bit.ly/2Fxnzhq
[2] Ria wins award for Most Reliable Money Transfer Company – http://bit.ly/2Dm9rRZ
[3]Ria’s UK Director lectures on Transnational Marketing at Regent’s University – http://bit.ly/2Hs9Dl9
[4]Ria supports progress for women on International Women’s Day – http://bit.ly/2Dm25OF
RUSSIAN AND THE CIS COUNTRIES
Elena Gafarova
Nelly Yarmushkina
Elena Gafarova, VP of Global Sales and Product Management at CONTACT Payment System, which is Russia’s first and oldest payment system, since it was initiated by RUSSLAVBANK in 1999[1]. Elena began her carrier in Contact in 2005 after over 13 years of experience in commercial banks in Russia. CONTACT is now part of QIWI plc[2], a public company, from where Elena continues her relentless effort to link CONTACT’s large network throughout Russia & the CIS countries to the best and largest money transfer networks in the world.
[1] https://imtconferences.com/speakers/elena-gafarova/
[2] http://bit.ly/2GbSNtI
Nelly Yarmushkina is a new comer into the money transfer industry (2015) but as the VP International Business Development is the face of KoronaPay[1], as it expands to reach Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. KoronaPay, former Golden Krown, is the largest payment system in Russia with over 45,000 offices in Russia and the CIS and part of the Center of Financial Technologies Group, CFT, one of the top 5 Russian Software Developers for the finance sector in Russia and the CIS countries. Nelly, who speaks 5 languages, and is actively studying compliance, making a name for her company in the Money Transfer Industry outside her region, is a challenge she is determined to achieve.
[1] https://imtconferences.com/nelly-yarmushkina/
Aurora Garza Hagan
Sheri Rhodes
Iris Aimee Pinedo
In North America I must mention three women that are in leading positions in the industry, two for a long time, one very recently. The first one is Aurora Garza Hagan, CEO of Houston-based Bancomer Transfer Services, a global money transfer company, subsidiary of BBVA, who handles US 10 Billion in money transfers to more than 28 countries, mainly to Mexico & Central America. She began as a senior accounting analyst with the company in 2001 and was named CEO in July 2015[1]. She was also named recently a Board Member of the MSBA (The Money Service Business Association[2]), the industry association in the US where Aurora is the Treasurer.
[1] BBVA’s Bancomer Transfer Services appoints Aurora Garza Hagan its new CEO – http://prn.to/2tBpxYA
[2] http://www.msbassociation.org/about/
Although she is brand new to the industry when she became part of Western Union in May 2017 and has changed her title a few times since, now as the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since February 2018[1], Sheri Rhodes has a huge task in her hands. Her job is extremely important for this “166-year old start-up” as she described it: “It’s in our DNA to be innovative and we have a history of disrupting ourselves without cannibalizing our core business”. As the leading voice driving the company’s digital transformation, her clear message is the reason we have highlighted her, as we agree 100% with her: “The most valuable innovation in our sector will emerge from new alliances between financial institutions, FinTech start-ups, governments and other non-traditional verticals – and CIOs need to lead from the front”[2]. How Sheri will manage WU’s use of blockchain solutions will keep us watching[3].
[1] Bloomberg – https://bloom.bg/2FwzvQr
[2] New Alliances Will Drive FinTech Innovation – CIO Review – http://bit.ly/2p5dM7N
[3] Ripple and Western Union Testing XRP Transfers – http://bit.ly/2FM7P9C
Our last mention in the region goes to a quiet voice in the industry, Iris Aimee Pinedo, Vice President Operations and Business Development at Choice Money Transfer, a leading traditional money transfer company HQ in New York. For more than 13 years, Iris has been the heart & soul of Choice, working always in the background with patience and humility. In 2011 the merger between Small World Financial Services Group and Choice Money Transfer was announced[1], creating a leading trans-atlantic MTO.
[1] Small World and Choice Money Transfer Combine to Create Leading Global Financial Services Group – http://prn.to/2DjUuA1
Leonor Aguilar Reyes
Rocio Mautino
Federica Soler
There are three women that I must highlight. One of them is a long-standing icon in the region, the founder and CEOs of one of Peru’s most emblematic companies, Jet Peru: Leonor Aguilar Reyes. Doña Leonor started her company in Venezuela in 1978[1] where she had migrated from Peru and decided she needed to provide services to the thousands of Peruvians already in that country. With her two brothers and a large array of family members, and her experience as a social worker, the company grew from airline tickets, packages & letters to money transfers. It is one of the few private non-bank companies in Perú that has survived the competitions of Perú’s largest banks. A fighter, Doña Leonor has faced many challenges in her long life in the industry, setting branches in the US, Europe and other Latin-American countries, serving Peruvians wherever they migrate.
[1] Peru Pymes – Historias de Éxito http://bit.ly/2FO1NFb
Rocio Mautino is another Peruvian worth highlighting. ArgenPer, the family company that her brothers and sisters manage, started in Argentina in 1990 by her brother Victor. Operations in Perú began in 1993 and they slowly expanded to, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, United States and Uruguay. It was Chile where Rocio, one of the youngest sisters decide to go and open ArgenPer to serve the growing Peruvian migrant population in the country. Now, she is leading the modernization of this family company ready to face the future.
Finally, we must highlight Federica Soler, owner with husband Gaston Guiñazú of Maguiexpress. The story begins in 1962 when the Guiñazú family opened in Mendoza, Argentina[1]. It was not until the 1990’s[2] when the remittance side of the family business began, and Federica became engaged in the compliance side of the business and due to her abilities & marketing capacities, has become a leader, not only for the company but for the industry as well. She has been very active with regulators and started CADRA, the Camara Argentina de Remesadoras[3] where she is the Association’s President.
[1] http://www.maguiexpress.com.ar/quienes-somos.asp
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIy_C3AZsbc – Interview at IMTC WORLD 2014
[3] http://www.cadrarg.com/
Bertha Silvia Mena
Leesa Kow
There are two women that I must highlight in this part of the continent. One of they might not feel that she belongs but her work for Remittances and Financial Inclusion makes her a very special executive, her name is Bertha Silvia Mena de Moran[1], the General Manager of Financial Services at FEDECACES[2], the Federación de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de El Salvador (Salvadorian Association of Savings & Loan Coops) and one of the leading remittances companies in the region. Her work in the Coop. sector goes back more than 30 years and she has been part of the development of Fedecaces in many areas from remittances to insurance, financial inclusion to cards & payments. She was recently designated as head of CONAMYPE (National Small Business Committee) by the President of the country[3].
[1] http://bit.ly/2Iys7C3
[2] http://www.fedecaces.com/site/
[3] http://bit.ly/2FZqnTV
From the island of Jamaica, Leesa Kow as the General Manager of JN Money Services oversees the company’s global remittance operations, from the US, UK, Canada, Philippines to several islands in the Caribbean as well as Haiti and Jamaica. JN is part of the JN Financial Group[1] with a history that spans more than 60 years. Her tenure with the JN Group began close to 15 years ago as a Sr Manager of Remittance operations[2], growing the money transfer business to record highs as Jamaica’s leading money transfer company which recently released its digital platform. She has also served as the President of the Jamaica Money Remitters Association[3].
[1] http://bit.ly/2plL3fn
[2] http://bit.ly/2HIpLiz
[3] http://jamaicamoneyremitters.com/
Lucy Peng (Peng Lei)
Natalie Shiori Fleming
In Asia is probably one of the most powerful woman in Money Transfers: Lucy Peng (Peng Lei). She is the executive chairman of Ant Financial Services[1], recently valued at $74.5 billion, the online finance arm of Alibaba Group which US politics deprived her of taking MoneyGram into the next level. Lucy is a co-founder of Alibaba alongside Jack Ma, but few people know her name[2]. This soft-spoken former economics teacher is low-profile and media-shy and was named by Forbes the #35th Most Powerful Woman in the world[3]. The online payments company, originally Alipay, was spun off from Alibaba in 2011 and its fast becoming the largest money transfer company in the world, buying companies in many markets. Who is next?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_Lei
[2] http://for.tn/2phyy4n
[3] http://for.tn/2GC72pw
We must also mention Natalie Shiori Fleming for her work in fintech development in Japan. Natalie is the Director of Banking & Regulatory Relations at Payoneer, the B2B & B2P cross-border payments platform built to pay people and businesses throughout the world, founded in 2005. Natalie, a Japanese-Canadian working in Japan is the co-founder of the Fintech Association in Japan in 2014 and finovation[1], a Japan fintech startup consulting firm, co-founded with Keiko Fujii.
[1] http://finovation.co/about/
Caroline Cherotich
Elizabeth Rosiello
Rachel Balsham
There are three women that I must highlight in the African continent. The first one is Caroline Cherotich, which since the start of 2018 took hold of a majority stake in Kendy Money Transfer, the company she founded with other partners back in 2012 as the first local remittance company to be licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya[1]. As the new CEO she is determined to make Kendy a Pan-African Money Transfer company and provide customer-centric money transfer services, through their own operations & with partners, in the major corridors in Africa. A well-spoken and active entrepreneur[2], she doesn’t shy away from the spotlights with frequent interviews by the media[3]. She has also been very active in the KFRA[4], the Kenya Foreign Exchange & Remittances Association.
[1] http://bit.ly/2pmh463
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFx0Gcb8aV0
[3] http://bit.ly/2HIj5Ba
[4] www.kfra.or.ke/
Elizabeth Rosiello is in a category of her own. A native New Yorker, co-founded BitPesa in 2014 and one of the first VC companies to get approved by the FCA in the UK. She worked in Kenya as a Microfinance Analyst and Investment Associate since 2009 and knows the African continent very well. BitPesa’s efficient B2B payments to and from Africa with operations in six countries in East, Central and West Africa, has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Dakar and London. With the recent news of the acquisition of TransferZero[1], an online money transfer company in Spain, BitPesa became the first VC company to acquire an MTO. She also hires great women, like Charlene Chen, COO and Min-Si Wang, CPO.
[1] http://bit.ly/2GXuaxN
Rachel Balsham is Deputy CEO of MFS Africa, one of the largest mobile money inter-operability hubs in the continent. At MFS she manages investor relations, strategic partnerships, and talent. Same as Elizabeth, Rachel is also a US born entrepreneur that made Africa her home, Rachel in South Africa. As an API company, MFS connects mobile network operators and besides mobile remittance services, MFS Africa’s API enables merchant payments, bulk payments and bank-to-wallet transfers.
Connie Fenchel
Zory Muñoz
As one of the fields in the Industry where women excel I must highlight three women that stand out. Two of them are part of the IMTC‘s Advisory Board which might prove my unashamed bias. The first one is Connie Fenchel [1], founder of AML Experts, ex-deputy director of FinCEN, with a previous & brilliant career in law enforcement that she very seldom tells – but could become a movie best-seller. Connie is one of the best compliance instructors in the industry, as rated by the students that listen to her certification courses, soon to go online for the whole industry to take advantage of.
[1] http://amlexperts.com/about/
The second is Field Compliance Officer for XOOM Money Transfer[1], Zory Muñoz, a former Colombian lawyer that has visited dozens of MTOs, Banks, Mobile Networks, around the world, to evaluate their compliance programs and advice on the improvements they must make to be as compliant as possible to manage risk. Compliance teams that she has visited know very well her attention to detail. Xoom, probably the first online money transfer in the world, was founded in 2001, went public in 2013 and was purchased by leading payment provider PayPal in 2015.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoom_Corporation
I also want to highlight the work of women in industry associations in the world. We have already mentioned Aurora (MSBA), Federica (CADRA), Leesa (JMRA) and Caroline (KFRA) but I most mention Veronica Studsgaard, CEO & Co-Founder of the London-based IATMN[1] (The Intn’l Assoc. of Money Transfer Networks), Kathy Tomasofsky from the MSBA[2] (The Money Service Business Assoc. of the US), Kelly Cristina Gallego Massaro from ABRACAM[3] (Assoc. Brasileira das Corretoras de Câmbio in Sao Paulo) and Shalini Pavithran, CEO of the MAMSB[4] (The Malaysian Assoc. of Money Service Businesses) in Kuala Lumpur. Their work organizing industry members, speaking to regulators on behalf of the industry, tackling derisking and the many challenges the members are facing, is a labor that we need to applaud. Bravo.
[1] https://www.iamtn.org/about-us
[3] https://www.abracam.com/
[4] https://www.mamsb.org.my
SPECIAL COMMENDATION: LOUISE ARBOUR
We cannot say that Canadian Attorney Ms. Louise Arbour is part of the Money Transfer Industry, but her lifetime work for Human Rights, Migrants, Refugees and for Women, especially now as the UN Special Representative for International Migration, calling for a gender-responsive and human rights-based Global Compact on migration, must be praised. At the 2017 Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID), in New York on June 2017, she called for documenting the positive impact of migrant remittances and diaspora investment to counter xenophobia and anti-foreigner rhetoric[1].This past week (March 13) in a presentation entitled “Maximizing the contribution of rural women migrants” she said: “Migrant women […] send a higher proportion of their earnings home in the form of remittances than their male counterparts, all the while being subject to discriminatory working conditions, including unequal pay.[2]”
[1] http://bit.ly/2IwZwgt
[2] http://bit.ly/2HKUcEZ
I am sure I have missed women that I should have highlighted here. Please help me know their names and their journeys. They will join these women in the tribute we will have in our IMTC WORLD conference in November 2018 in Miami Beach. We have a form to nominate the person that you think should be nominated. Also, please let us know of any special women-centered tribute, promotion, celebration, campaign, that you do in your institution!
Categories: Associations, IMTCBy Hugo Cuevas-Mohr March 18, 2018
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Detox Programs in Overland Park KS | Environmental Toxins: PART 1
By Dr. Corey Priest | February 12, 2020
Our industrialized society exposes us to thousands of toxins. From our homes and workplaces to the air we breathe and the food we eat, toxins are everywhere in our environment. And these toxins eventually make their way into our bodies. Luckily, there are Detox Programs in Overland Park KS.
A study conducted in 2003 found “167 chemicals, pollutants, and pesticides in the blood and urine of nine adult Americans.” The study volunteers were ordinary, healthy people who didn’t work with chemicals. This study, originally published in the journal Public Health Reports (Thornton, et al. 2002), was one of the first publicly available, comprehensive examinations of the chemical burden that our bodies are facing.
The study, now almost 20 years old, might seem irrelevant today. After all, organic food is more popular than ever. Unfortunately, our experience with patients at in2GREAT suggests that our environment is more toxic than ever.
If you think about it, this isn’t too surprising. New technologies are released into the world every day. Even for those (very) few innovations that are reviewed by the FDA or EPA, it often takes decades to identify, without doubt, that a specific chemical causes cancer or other negative health outcomes. Case in point, of those 167 toxins found in the study volunteers, most didn’t even exist 100 years ago.
Even more concerning, many of the toxins identified in the study were known to be associated with serious health impacts, including:
76 chemicals linked to cancer in humans or animals
94 chemicals that are toxic to the brain and nervous system
86 chemicals that interfere with the hormone system
79 chemicals associated with birth defects or abnormal development
77 chemicals toxic to the reproductive system
77 chemicals toxic to the immune system
The nine people evaluated in the study had an average of 91 toxins in their blood and urine. And toxins are just affecting adults, who have had a lifetime of exposure.
In another study conducted by the Environmental Working Group:
“…five laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and Europe [were commissioned] to analyze umbilical cord blood collected from 10 minority infants born in 2007 and 2008. Collectively, the laboratories identified up to 232 industrial compounds and pollutants in these babies, finding complex mixtures of compounds in each infant.
This research demonstrates that industrial chemicals cross the placenta in large numbers to contaminate a baby before the moment of birth.”
Before babies today even take their first breath, their bodies are being exposed to the byproducts of our toxic environment.
In order to reduce your exposure to these toxic chemicals, you first need to know where they come from.
To keep ourselves safe from harm, we must first understand what these toxins are and where they come from. Detox Programs in Overland Park KS can help you navigate this.
WHAT IS A TOXIN & HOW DETOX PROGRAMS IN OVERLAND PARK KS CAN HELP
Technically speaking, a toxin “is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms” (source: wikipedia). However, when most people talk about toxins, what they are really referring to is a larger group of substances called toxicants. A toxicant is any substance that is toxic, regardless of whether it is man made or comes from a plant or animal.
In the context of our functional medicine work at in2GREAT, we define a toxin as anything that disrupts the ideal physiology of the human body, contributing to an increased inflammatory or disruptive immune response.
WHERE TOXINS ARE FOUND
Unfortunately, toxins are everywhere in the modern world. Toxins can be found in:
Indoor air. According to the EPA, there are many potential sources of indoor air pollution, such as:
Inadequate ventilation
Deteriorating lead paint and asbestos
Newly-installed building materials like flooring, upholstery, and carpet
Some cabinetry and furniture made from pressed wood products
Household cleaning and maintenance products
Central heating and cooling systems
Outdoor air. 95% of the world’s population has an average annual exposure to outdoor air pollution that exceeds World Health Organization guidelines. 3.4 million people died early deaths due to air pollution in 2017. (Our World in Data has great info.)
Drinking water. Even here in Overland Park, KS (located in one of the wealthiest counties in the United States), our drinking water has 9 contaminants that exceed the Environmental Working Group’s guidelines, including 286 times the recommended amount of arsenic. Check your water quality here.
Other common sources of environmental toxins that you’re likely to encounter include:
Personal care & skin products
Householder cleaners and garden products
Building materials, like paints and varnishes
Chemical coatings on furniture and clothing
Flame retardants (often found in cushions, mattresses, pillows, etc. that are made of foam)
Food production is also a major source of toxins in our environment. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, are the perfect example of this.
By some estimates, a large CAFO can produce more waste than a big city. That waste contains toxins like growth hormones, antibiotics, industrial cleaning products, and E. Coli bacteria. This waste—and the toxins it contains—can then seep into surface water and groundwater, leading to polluted water supplies. The air surrounding CAFOs can also contain pollutants like ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and methane.
However, for most of us, the food we eat is probably the greatest source of toxins.
TOXINS IN OUR FOOD
The first thing most people probably think of when they hear “toxins in food” are pesticides or herbicides like glyphosate. If you thought the same, you’re right! Pesticide and herbicide residue can be found on—and in—produce.
Glyphosate (the key ingredient in Roundup) is particularly problematic. It’s a broad-spectrum herbicide that is used in more than 700 different products from weed killer to forestry and agriculture. Glyphosate, in combination with many other non-metal chemicals, contributes to a plethora of chronic illness and complications ranging from early onset dementia to autism, cancers, and other chronic degenerative illnesses.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are a key component of a healthy diet, so it’s essential to understand how to limit your exposure to pesticides and herbicides like glyphosate when eating fresh produce.
We recommend buying organic produce and washing it thoroughly. (While some pesticides can be used on organic produce, only 25 synthetic pesticides have been approved for use on organic produce —versus over 900 synthetic pesticides used on conventional fruit and vegetables. Glyphosate is not allowed for use on organic produce.)
It’s also important to know that the use of pesticides and herbicides varies from crop to crop. Some foods have much higher exposure to these chemicals than others. Thankfully, the Environmental Working Group maintains a guide for shoppers to use when buying produce called The Dirty Dozen. As of 2019, the list of includes:
+ Hot Peppers
Unfortunately, there are a lot of factors in addition to pesticides and herbicides that contribute to the toxins present in our food, including:
Where and how our food is grown. Farm-raised seafood typically has higher levels of toxins than wild caught, though the quality of farm-raised seafood can vary greatly.
How it’s processed. Food preservatives are another toxin we recommend avoiding.
The type of packaging used. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used in many kinds of plastic food packaging, such as water bottles.
What type of food it is. Larger, longer-lived fish (like swordfish) are much higher in
mercury and other toxins than smaller, shorter-lived fish (like salmon and sardines).
How the food is cooked. Polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE), otherwise known as Teflon, can leach from non-stick pans— especially when used on high heat.
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
Toxicity studies typically look to “establish the highest doses at which no toxic effects were identified and the lowest doses at which toxic or adverse effects were observed.” These dosing
levels are referred to as:
No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL)
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL)
These dosing levels are found by testing large doses of toxins to identify long-term, significant disease states like cancers and death.
Toxicity studies rarely considered the impact that low doses of toxins can have on our everyday physiology, such as endocrine disruption, immunosuppression, neurological impacts. Even less data is available regarding the effect of toxins in the womb or on the chronically ill and geriatric.
The truth is that, depending on the toxin, even low doses can be harmful. And as the dose—or exposure—increases over time, the risks increase and any damage done by the toxins can get progressively worse.
DETOX PROGRAMS IN OVERLAND PARK KS CAN HELP YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOUR TOXIC BURDEN IS
Testing for toxins is important. It’s the only way to determine, objectively, if toxins may be contributing to negative health outcomes.
Identifying your toxic burden can help us to identify where the exposure is coming so that it can be reduced or eliminated. Testing for toxins is also helpful for developing a recovery plan to support and heal the body.
While it’s not currently possible to test for every toxin we face in our environment, there are tests we regularly use at in2GREAT Functional Medicine to identify the presence of toxins in the
Heavy metal testing
Heavy metals can have a significant impact on health and vitality. They can significantly increase our risk of developing numerous chronic illnesses and conditions, such as dementia, infertility, diabetes, and cancer. They are also known to cause damage to the liver, kidneys, and brain—as well as the cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems.
Beyond toxic metals like mercury, essential elements are also abundant in our environment. These nutrients are, as their name implies, essential. However, they are only healthy when they are within optimal ranges. Nutrients like copper, iodine, magnesium, selenium, and zinc are critical for enzymes that synthesize neurotransmitters and activate hormones. Bromine and lithium, while not currently classified as “essential” elements, have also been shown to play a positive role in health—but are also potentially toxic at excessive levels.
In order to test for heavy metals, we utilize a Urine Pre and Post Provocation Assessment. This test involves a 3 step process:
A PRE heavy metals and toxic essential elements challenge test, which is taken via urine
collection to establishes baseline levels
Supplements are taken for heavy metal provocation (we use DMSA and Zeolite)
A POST heavy metals and toxic essential elements challenge test
This comparison of urine element concentrations before and after the administration of a chelator (i.e. the “provocation” part of the assessment) allow us to estimate net retention of potentially toxic elements in your body.
GPL-TOX: Toxic Non-Metal Chemicals Testing
The other test we regularly rely on is a toxic non-metal chemical profile that screens for the presence of 172 different toxic chemicals, including:
Organophosphate pesticides
Pyrethroid insecticides
Diphenyl phosphate
Ethylene oxide
Tiglylglycine (TG)
If you struggle with unexplained symptoms or health issues that you don’t understand, environmental toxins could be the culprit.
At in2Great Functional Medicine, we offer laboratory testing for heavy metal toxicity as well as non-metal toxins, giving you detailed insights into your exposure to environmental pollutants—and giving us a blueprint to set you on the road to better health.
Reach out today to find out more about how we can help.
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By Dr. Corey Priest | January 7, 2020
How To Identify & Treat Leaky Gut
Leaky gut syndrome is a disorder that affects the very vast and complex digestive system. Your extensive intestinal lining covers more than 4,000 square feet of surface area. When it is working properly it forms a barrier that tightly controls what gets absorbed into the bloodstream. Your intestines have small gaps, also known as tight junctions, which allow nutrients and water to pass through the bloodstream. The accessibility of substances passing through the intestinal walls is known as intestinal permeability. For individuals who have a leaky gut, their tight junctions are loose, allowing potentially harmful substances such as toxins, and bacteria into the bloodstream triggering inflammation in the gut as well as the rest of the body. Typically this results in a chain reaction of problems including bloating, gas, food sensitivities, fatigue, headaches, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and joint pain.
What causes a leaky gut?
The exact cause of a leaky gut is still unknown to healthcare professionals. While some individuals have a genetic predisposition to developing a leaky gut, our genetics is not the only factor. More and more evidence continues to show that diet may play a large role in the development of a leaky gut. According to Harvard Health (https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/leaky-gut-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-2017092212451), studies have shown that a diet high in processed sugars, and saturated fat, as well as a diet that is low in fiber can initiate the process. Furthermore, stress and heavy alcohol consumption can also cause additional damage to the intestinal wall. If you have any food allergies or food sensitivities such as lactose intolerance, or a gluten sensitivity continuing to eat the offending food can also have harmful effects on your intestinal lining.
Best foods to eat for a leaky gut
The idea of using diet to heal the gut and treat chronic diseases has been used for decades by alternative and functional medicine professionals. The following are a list of foods that should be considered and included in the diet to promote gut health, and prevent gut leakage.
Fermented vegetables: Kimchi, tempeh, miso, and sauerkraut.
Vegetables: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, eggplant, spinach, ginger, mushrooms, zucchini, arugula, and Swiss chard.
Fruit: Bananas, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, pineapple, passion fruit, and papaya.
Healthy fats: Avocado, extra virgin olive oil, and avocado oil.
Fish: Salmon, tuna, and other omega-3-rich fish.
Cultured dairy products: Yogurt, kefir, and Greek yogurt.
Nuts: Raw almonds, and peanuts.
Sprouted seeds: Chia seeds, flax seeds, and sunflower seeds.
Best foods to avoid for a leaky gut
Removing foods that may cause inflammation to the gastrointestinal wall is another good first step to promote positive changes in the gut flora. Reducing highly processed foods, alcohol, certain medications, and foods that you may be allergic or sensitive to will also help rebuild the gut lining and prevent further leakage. The following are a few additional foods and aspects to consider removing from the diet.
Any foods that you may be sensitive or allergic to: The most common highly food sensitive foods are wheat products (gluten), and dairy.
Highly processed meats: Deli meats, bacon, hot dogs, and cold cuts.
Artificial sweeteners: Aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin.
Beverages: Alcohol, sugar sweetened beverages, and carbonated drinks.
Foods that are highly processed and contain high amounts of processed sugar: baked goods, fast foods, sugary cereal, and candy.
If you are experiencing symptoms of leaky gut syndrome consider a consult with a doctor of functional medicine Overland Park KS trusts who can assist you. A treatment plan will be created to help promote gut health, and prevent gut leakage, as well as improve your overall health.
Contact in2GREAT today for more information.
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