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Alex Salmond 16-, 17-year-olds get to vote on Scottish independence Kim Hjelmgaard LONDON — To misquote a famous British rock group, they are talking and voting about their generation. Scotland's independence vote Thursday represents the first time voters in the United Kingdom as young as 16 will help decide a significant matter of state: Should Scotland stay in the union or should it go (to misquote another British rock group)? About 120,000 teens ages 16 and 17 are likely to cast ballots, estimates Graeme West, who helps run Generation Yes, an organization raising awareness for young Scottish voters. In a tight vote, they could change the course of history. Kirsten Murphy, 17, who lives in the east end of Glasgow, said Wednesday she backs Alex Salmond's pro-independence Scottish National Party because she is convinced the SNP will be better placed to protect essential welfare services such as the National Health Service (NHS) — the U.K.'s public health system — that directly affect her quality of life. "I feel that if there is a no vote, there is a threat to the NHS from privatization," said Murphy, who has long-term health problems. "I am hopeful about the vote, but I also feel quite sick about it because I am fearful about the outcome." At age 16, Scottish residents can join the military, get married, work and pay taxes. Eighteen is the legal drinking age, as well as when residents can cast ballots in general elections. Murphy said her perception of those ages 16 and 17 in her school was that they were overwhelmingly backing independence. She said she knew of about 20 schools in the Glasgow area that had recently held independence debates, and most appeared to favor breaking away from England. West said 16- and 17-year-old voters make up a large proportion of newly registered voters in Scotland, but his organization did not know how many of them would choose to back independence because such data were being publicly withheld over privacy concerns. West said he expects the majority of young voters would favor a split with England. However, a poll this month by TubeMogul, a market research firm, concluded that lowering the voting age has not necessarily helped the "Yes" campaign. The TubeMogul survey found 57% of young people ages 16 to 18 would vote no while 43% backed independence for Scotland. Stephen Anderson, 17, from Aberdeen is one teen who is firmly on the "no" side. "I'm part of the next generation of young people who will be left with the legacy of this referendum where the ramifications of the result will be felt throughout our lives," Anderson, who turns 18 on the day of the vote, wrote in a recent Facebook post. "I'm not blind to the fact that Scotland has many problems, but so does the rest of the U.K. I know from what history teaches us that as part of the U.K., we can make radical transformations that result in the betterment of millions of Scots," he said.

Dou Zecheng becomes first Chinese player to earn PGA Tour card OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Dou Zecheng had a career-changing 36-hole run Sunday in the rain-delayed Digital Ally Open to become the first Chinese player to earn a PGA Tour card and win a Web.com Tour event. The 20-year-old Dou was 15 under in the final two rounds in the rain-delayed tournament at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate, shooting a 10-under 61 in the morning and adding a 66 in the afternoon for a three-stroke victory. "It's a big honor to represent China and come play in the United States," said Dou, known as Marty. "Playing and learning from the best, competing and earning my tour card, it feels amazing right now. ... "I was talking to my team and I didn't know if I needed to keep practicing or get more experience on the Web.com Tour instead of trying to get to the PGA Tour so fast. I never thought I could win this year." Dou earned $117,000 to jump from 53rd to 15th on the money list with $185,594, more than enough to wrap up a PGA Tour card with only four events left in the race for 25 spots. "It's going to be pretty big," said Dou, who travels with fellow Chinese player Zhang XinJun. "We've been talking to the Chinese media this year about a Chinese player potentially getting to the PGA Tour. 'How soon will they get their card?' and I just did it here. It just happened. ... He finished with a 25-under 259 total. Kyle Thompson (63-65), Luke Guthrie (62-67) and Billy Kennerly (63-66) tied for second. MORE GOLF NEWS Report: Rory McIlroy parting with caddie J.P. Fitzgerald After major win, Jordan Spieth deflects comparisons to Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus Jhonattan Vegas successfully defends Canadian Open title in playoff Dou won four times last year on the PGA Tour China and topped the money list to earn a Web.com Tour card. "That was everything," Dou said. "As an amateur I was playing on PGA Tour China in a couple of events. Just trying to grow my confidence and work on my skills while learning. Then, the second year, when I turned pro, I finished fourth on the money list and came to Q-school and didn't play well enough to make it. And the third year I played in China and won. It was a breakthrough for me." The third-round 61 was the best of his career. He hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation and had only 23 putts. "The 61 beat my low-record by two shots," Dou said. "It was amazing. I did everything perfect. I don't know what to say. I feel like my game is in pretty good shape." At age 20 years, 6 months, 8 days, Dou is the third-youngest winner in the history of the tour.

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading: Deut. 4:1–2,6–8 Moses said to the people: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the … Continue reading → Med biophysics group hiring researchers The Medical Biophysics Group under Rommel G. Bacabac, Ph.D. at the USC Department of Physics is looking for two Science Research Specialists II and one University Research Associate II for research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD). While these … Continue reading → 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading: Jos. 24:1–2a,15–18b Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, summoning their elders, their leaders, their judges, and their officers. When they stood in ranks before God, Joshua addressed all the people: “If it does not please you to serve the LORD, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your fathers … Continue reading → USC mourns the passing of pioneering law topnotcher ex-Gov Pablo Garcia The University of San Carlos joins the entire province in mourning the passing of former Cebu Representative and three-term Governor Pablo “Pabling” Garcia on Wednesday, August 20, 2021. Garcia served as Cebu Governor from 1995 to 2004. Prior to that, he served as Cebu 3rd District Representative from 1987 to 1995. His public service began … Continue reading → No class, work on August holidays The Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs and Administration issued a joint memorandum announcing holidays tomorrow, August 21, and on August 30, 2021. There will be no work or online classes at all levels on these days. A special, non-working holiday for August 21st was announced by President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Proclamation No. 1107 to … Continue reading → Webinar on creative works IP Dr. Danilo B. Largo, Ph.D., manager of USC’s Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO), will conduct a webinar on Protecting Creative Works with Intellectual Property from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 28, 2021 via Zoom. Participants may pre-register for the webinar through this link.

Presidential Election Betting News The US 2020 Presidential election has recorded a total amount of over 82 million ballots. This year’s election is seeing a record-breaking amount of voters turnout playing out, with Texas having a total early voter turnout of 95% of the 2016 election. Key battleground states, North Carolina recording a total early vote of 81%, Arizona currently at 80%, Florida at 70%, Michigan at 50%, Wisconsin with 55%, and Pennsylvania at 34%. Reports from Target Early suggests that Joe Biden is in the lead in Arizona with 47.2%, and Trump is closely behind with 46.4%. It was also a close margin in North Carolina, with Biden with a 48% lead and Trump at 45.6%, and Wisconsin, with Biden at 39.8% and Trump at 37.6%. In Florida, Biden is currently on a 47% lead, and Trump at 46.2%, Biden is also in the lead in Michigan with 42.6%, and Trump at 38.4%. Pennsylvania showed Joe Biden with a massive lead over Trump with a 26% margin, Biden has 63.6%, and Trump at 28.9%. Biden Remains Favorite Across betting sites, Joe Biden is predicted to be the winner of the US 2020 Presidential election as opposed to Trump. Biden’s odds took a slight reduction from -195 to -190, while Trump’s odds now sit at +165 from +160. The Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is currently leading the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, in the national polls, and frankly has been for a while as the election day of the 2020 presidential election approaches despite the slight fall in the wake of the US presidential debate. Trump trails by about eight points, while Biden has just a little over half of Americans on his side according to the 10-poll average. If the state polls are anything to go by, it suggests that Biden is leading in at least six swing states – Florida, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, which has been known to be more likely to swing towards the Republican party for some years. While four out of the six swing states – Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, are close calls with a very little margin between both candidates, Biden has a good lead in Michigan and a huge margin in Pennsylvania. Trump the Underdog On Tuesday, the 3rd of November, Americans will take to the polls to elect their 46th president into the White House or extend the 45th president’s tenure by another four years. While Trump is the underdog in this election, it is imperative to note he has been here before. In the 2016 election, he was also the underdog with him losing the popular vote to Hilary Clinton, but ended up being victorious regardless. With this in mind, Trump can not be written off as the mantle can fall either way. In the 2016 election, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida all swung to Donald Trump’s direction away from the Democrat, Hilary Clinton, contrary to the polls. For Trump to win the 2020 presidential election and retain his presidency, a repeat of 2016 has to happen alongside holding Texas down. Texas could be pivotal to him winning, as Texans have leaned towards the Republican party in every election since the year 2000. Reactions from the Betting Market The US 2020 presidential election has been pegged the biggest betting market in most betting site’s history. Betfair has recorded over $260 million wagered on US presidential election betting, trumping the previous record set by the 2016 election, which saw about $240 million staked on the possibility of either Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton becoming the 45th President of the United States of America. With this current election betting total matching and surpassing the past election, Betfair is confident the $400 million mark could be attained with barely 3 days left to the election day. A Betfair spokesman said that while Joe Biden is the current favorite to win the election, 60% of the total money staked has been wagered on Donald Trump. He went on to say that this election has been prone to huge swings in the betting market, stating that far back in February, Joe Biden’s chances of winning the election and becoming the next US President was one in a hundred, but as months passed on, the odds shifted highly in his favor. With his odds being a 60 percent chance in August, he has, however, lost grounds since then, and now it too much of a tight call. Our in-house expert for all things regulation, Jackson covers all major recent developments across US states relating to gambling laws & legislation.

'Zee About Us' Category Archives Scientists Unlock the Key to Turning Algae into Oil Undersea algae could become the fuel of the future. The mechanism behind oil synthesis within microalgae cells has been revealed by a Japanese research team led by Professor Hasunuma Tomohisa and Academic Researcher Kato Yuichi, both from the Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> The amount of biomass on […] Bill O’Reilly out at Fox News Channel Longtime host Bill O’Reilly is leaving the Fox News Channel, departing his prime-time program which has been the top-rated cable show in that time slot for the past 18 years. “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the […] Religious persecution spread to more countries in 2015 Global religious persecution spiked from 2014 to 2015, the Pew Research Center noted in a new report released this week. “Government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years,” the latest annual Pew Research Center report on “Global Restrictions on Religion” began. 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Data Privacy: The Cost of Getting It Wrong By: Guy Hanson (Vice President of Customer Engagement) When Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective in May 2018, it established a foundation for a new generation of data privacy laws that afford greater protection to consumers. Core principles such as unambiguous consent, data minimization, limitation of purpose, and the right to object had effectively written established data best practices into law. Since then, GDPR-style privacy legislation has been adopted around the world. California’s CCPA set the ball rolling in the US, with many other states following (Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia) or in the process of following (Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania). Around the world, we’ve also seen the introduction of LGPD in Brazil and PIPL in China, to name just two. A challenge now faced by data controllers and data processors is ambiguity. That is, what do the key clauses in these new pieces of legislation actually mean? Often, they need to be tested in courts of law to clarify their true intention and establish legal precedent. This is now happening in Europe, and practitioners elsewhere can learn from these cases and apply the findings before they fall afoul of them in their own countries. Europe is cracking down on data privacy European regulators have definitely been baring their teeth in 2022. Clearview AI, a facial recognition firm, has been fined €20m by Italy’s data protection agency and a further €9m by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for illegal processing of biometric and geolocation personal data. The Irish regulator imposed a €17m on Meta (Facebook) for a failure to have appropriate technical and organizational measures in place. In Spain, Google was fined €10m for forcing users to accept the transfer of content removal requests to a third party. Most recently, as a result of failing to protect children’s privacy while using the platform, TikTok could face a £27m fine following a potential breach of UK data protection laws. A common theme running through these cases are the core principles of “lawfulness, fairness, and transparency,” meaning businesses must be clear with individuals about how their personal data will be processed, and that an appropriate legal basis has been established for doing so. In the United Kingdom, enforcement action in 2022 has focused largely on unauthorized sending of marketing messages. New data privacy laws like GDPR require a legal basis—typically consent or legitimate interest—for the processing of personal data, which includes marketing activity. Recent cases* show this requirement is still not clearly understood (or is willfully ignored!): Finance Giant Ltd (£60,000): Instigated the sending of a confirmed total of 505,759 unsolicited direct marketing messages. Bizfella Limited (£30,000): Instigated the sending of 224,550 unsolicited direct marketing SMS messages. H&L Business Consulting Limited (£80,000): Instigated the sending of 451,705 unsolicited SMS messages for direct marketing purposes. *Readers can obtain the full texts for all judgements from the ICO’s website and can also sign up to receive the ICO’s “Enforcement Actions” newsletter. Consumers want to know how their data is being used An important theme running through all these cases (and others) is they were originally brought to light by consumer complaints. Consumers now have a greater understanding of their data privacy rights and are prepared to exercise these rights if they believe their personal data is being misused. When handling consumer data, it’s important to remember: Valid consent requires that individuals should be given real choice and control. Individuals should be explicitly informed that they will receive marketing messages. Consent should be unbundled from senders’ other privacy policies and/or terms and conditions. Indirect consent may only be valid where it is sufficiently clear and specific. There must be a simple means for individuals to refuse the use of their contact details. Some businesses have fallen into other privacy pitfalls Following a migration to a new CRM system, Reed Online inadvertently scheduled marketing emails to customers who had previously been unsubscribed/suppressed. Tuckers Solicitors experienced a ransomware attack, resulting in a personal data breach. The ICO ruled that the company’s failure to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures had made them vulnerable to attack. The UK government’s Cabinet Office disclosed postal addresses of the 2020 New Year Honours recipients online—a failure to prevent unauthorized disclosure of people’s information. Many data privacy incidents don’t make headlines While the high-profile breaches make the headlines, many incidents are far more mundane. The ICO publishes a quarterly data security report, with the most recent “non-cyber” (i.e., self-inflicted) issues including: Data emailed to incorrect recipient (22 percent) Unauthorized access (14 percent) Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient (13 percent) Loss/theft of paperwork or data left in insecure location (8 percent) Failure to redact (6 percent) These trends point largely to human error and/or inadequate training, and present a compelling argument in favor of implementing “privacy by design” practices where robust processes minimize opportunities for non-compliance. We’re still not really seeing the “four percent of global revenue” fines that can theoretically be levied, although it’s not to say this won’t happen. The British Airways (BA) fine—as proposed—came close before being reduced for a range of mitigating factors, including the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on BA’s finances. While no business wants to deal with a privacy breach, there are mitigating factors that will be considered if it happens, including: Whether it was a first-time infringement Severity of infringement Whether it was deliberate or accidental Proactive notification to the supervisory authority Actions taken to reduce impact on data subjects Regulators will generally be more lenient with businesses that are transparent about what went wrong, are cooperative in assisting the investigation, and move quickly to put measures in place that will prevent a re-occurrence. This is only the beginning… There’s so much more to be said on this topic. Want to learn more about data privacy legislation around the world? Check out our Guide to Global Privacy Laws and Compliance.

Valtech nominated for the Swedish Publishing Prize On behalf of The Swedish Cancer Foundation, Valtech has been nominated for the Publishing Prize in the category Web - Information sites. The Publishing Prize is an annual jury-judged prize competition for films, websites, newspapers, magazines, books and other printed matter - in Swedish or English. The jury consists of active communicators such as photographers, graphic designers, film producers, journalists, editors and UX designers. Increase knowledge about cancer Knowledge provides security. This is true in many contexts in life, and it becomes especially evident in difficult and vulnerable situations. Via the web, The Swedish Cancer Foundation wants to support and strengthen patients and relatives by informing them about cancer, its treatments and examinations. Most people feel better, feel safer and that they can more easily navigate healthcare if they know what it is and how it is treated. "We are incredibly happy and proud to be nominated for the Publishing Prize. The Swedish Cancer Foundation's goal is for fewer people to be affected and more people to survive cancer. Our goal as a digital partner is to help The Swedish Cancer Foundation achieve that." Thomas Jansson, Valtech Copywriter A digital partnership that makes a difference Valtech and The Swedish Cancer Foundation have worked together for over three years on The Swedish Cancer Foundation's digital transformation. This has led to a partnership that makes Valtech one of The Swedish Cancer Foundation's most important players in their work against cancer. Today, Valtech supports across strategy, technical development, project and change management, content, UX and design as well as analytics. Through this close collaboration, there is a genuine understanding of The Swedish Cancer Foundation's goals and challenges. With the expert knowledge that Valtech can contribute, together we’re creating the opportunity for The Swedish Cancer Foundation to develop their business further. Identity Works was also involved in the project to develop a new graphic style for the entire Cancer Foundation. “We are extremely happy and proud of the important work we do together to give more people more knowledge about cancer. Valtech plays a significant role in that work by adding digital expertise, know-how and creativity.” Maria Douglas Mungenast, Content Manager Web, The Swedish Cancer Foundation About the Publishing Prize Since 1990, the Publishing Prize has rewarded laudable editorial communication and marketing communication. Through its broad assessment and its extensive competition area, the publishing award is Sweden's most comprehensive communication competition. The prize competition was previously called the Swedish Publishing Prize, but has been called the Publishing Prize since 2016. The publishing award is independent of industry organizations and is fully funded by participation fees. About Valtech Valtech is a global digital agency working on business transformation with clients such as L’Oreal, MAC Cosmetics and BMW. Valtech Future Studio is part of Valtech, which focuses on R&D and innovation in cutting-edge technology. Valtech was founded in 1993 and has almost 4,000 employees with different skills in 51 offices in 18 countries. About the Cancer Foundation The Swedish Cancer Foundation is Sweden's largest independent, non-profit fundraising organization, they are also one of Sweden's largest individual funders of cancer research. The Swedish Cancer Foundation receives no government funding but is completely dependent on donations and gifts for its activities. The Swedish Cancer Foundation's vision is to defeat cancer. The business works with disseminating information to the public for preventive purposes, patient support for cancer patients and their relatives, fundraising and research funding. Press contact - Valtech Sanna Samuelsson, Country Marketing Manager [email protected]

FridayFive About Vancouver Presents Home Dance Contemporary and street dance combine with martial arts in Tentacle Tribe’s Ghost Contemporary and street dance combine with martial arts in Tentacle Tribe’s Ghost The Montreal-based dance company will perform February 12-15 at The Cultch's Historic Theatre Mark Robins With elements of contemporary and street dance alongside martial arts, it is this unique combination that sets Montreal’s Tentacle Tribe apart from other dance companies. It is a winning formula that continues with the upcoming production of Ghost, set to play The Cultch later this month. Using what co-founder and co-choreographer Elon Höglund calls the “Tentacle Tribe approach,” Ghost is based on research he and fellow co-founder and choreographer Emmanuelle Lê Phan undertook on breathing techniques. “It has the structure, and it has the art, more like a musical piece,” explains Höglund. “There is a story to it, but it’s more about the internal journey and looking inside for answers about meditation, breathing, and focusing on your inner reality for answering questions.” This approach to dance has become a natural extension in both Höglund and Lê Phan’s careers. “I’ve been dancing my whole life, and I’m 40 this year,” says Höglund. “I’ve been dancing professionally since 2000, so it’s an accumulation of all my experiences and those of Emmanuelle.” Höglund goes onto explain he and Lê Phan approach any new work in a scientific way through a deconstruction of each step and how it relates to a specific dance. “For Tentacle Tribe, it’s like a Rosetta Stone; it’s more like a way to understand languages, and in creating our own,” he says. “I believe that all art and art in itself is political. Art in itself is making a statement; it’s making a choice. I wish only for people to find some kind of inspiration.” – Elon Höglund That language has developed over the years after Höglund, and Lê Phan first formed a friendship during their time together with Cirque du Soleil in 2005. It would take several years before the two would go onto form Tentacle Tribe in 2012, with a realization that there was an opportunity to explore dance beyond hip hop. “Until that time, there were not many people exploring outside of the hip hop box,” says Höglund. With backgrounds in hip hop and breaking, as the two joined forces, they used their past experiences in those dance styles to create something new. “In a way, what we do isn’t hip hop anymore, it’s just its own thing,” says Höglund. While Höglund admits collaborating with Lê Phan was challenging at the outset, it started to get more comfortable when the duo realized they both didn’t need to be involved in all facets of the creation process. “In the beginning, we were trying to create everything together, every single step together,” he says. “Now, we have a formula where we feel like we can give ourselves some breathing room.” That formula usually entails each individually creating sections of a dance piece, discussing them and then one taking the lead. “We choose to do that to make things a little smoother because there are no wrong or right answers in art,” he continues. “It’s a balance. It’s sometimes difficult, but I feel like there are so many benefits and the fact that we’re two people allows more freedom.” Ghost is a prime example of how Höglund and Lê Phan work together. “Breathing is a big part of my martial arts practice, and as a dancer, you need to be very aware of your breath,” he says. “So that was interesting to me, and I dropped the idea to Emmanuelle, and she was really into it, and then we just evolved from that.” But while Ghost may take its inspiration from the initial seed about breathing, Höglund says it is ultimately up to audiences as to what they take away after seeing the work. “With dance, sometimes you just see movements and bodies, and other times those movements and the music together can trigger something within you,” he says. “Or maybe you start creating a story in your head while you’re watching, so you are kind of co-creating with the piece itself. My goal is that people will find some creativity in it, and maybe that inspires them in some way.” The Cultch and New Works present Tentacle Tribe’s Ghost at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre (1895 Venables St, Vancouver) February 12-15. Visit thecultch.com for tickets and information. (Editor’s Note: A version of this interview first appeared on Halifax Presents on January 9, 2020). #20Questions Weekly Picks #FridayFive © Vancouver Presents 2023

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Photo by Calleigh Little What it's Like To Skateboard Across the Country as a Trans Woman Calleigh Little set out to become the first woman to skateboard across America. She found a lesson in humanity. by Katelyn Burns December 7, 2017, 6:45pm This past Sunday, a handful of people gathered at the Boston Marathon finish line and cast their eyes down Boylston Street looking for her. Each time we’d hear a skateboard on the pavement, our attention would be snapped back to the street. And then finally she appeared, weaving her way past parked cars. Trans woman Calleigh Little raised her arms in victory and punched the air. The enormity of her finish was of little consequence to the strangers passing by. “I just skated from Oregon to MOTHERFUCKING BOSTON!!” She screamed as she spiked her board in the middle of the street and collapsed in an exhausted heap. For trans women, the athletic experience is often one of controversy. For decades, they have suffered through accusations that they have an unfair advantage due to being assigned male at birth, and ensuing witch hunts that involve cruel sex testing. Despite very little evidence that trans women have a significant advantage over their cis counterparts, sports pages tackle the issue with very little nuance or understanding of hormonal science. It’s hard to find a sports story featuring a trans woman being celebrated. Enter professional long distance skateboarder Calleigh Little. Only two other people, both cis men, have ever successfully skated across the U.S. solo. The trip itself is a grueling test of endurance, planning, and resourcefulness. Managing a food supply that provides enough energy for a body to skate a hundred miles or more every day for a month and a half is a nearly impossible task in unfamiliar geography and sleeping in a tent is not as simple as it seems. Before she got started on her trip, Little, whose inflection over the phone is a subtle mix of Boston earthiness and relaxed Southern California, was confident. She has several years of long distance skateboarding under her belt throughout New England and Southern California, as well as professional Long Distance Pushing races along both coasts. “I’m not nervous, I’m ready,” she said. But when asked what she feared most, she said it was mother nature itself as she set out from Oregon in mid October. “The weather definitely makes me nervous but I went out and got four season gear, winter jackets, gloves. I’m pretty much ready but nobody likes being cold. Coming from living in Southern California to being up here in the Pacific Northwest, I forgot what cold is.” Little took up long distance skateboarding shortly after her transition in 2014 as a way to get to work and around town because she lost her driver’s license and couldn't even afford a bike. LDP as a sport was born out of illegal street races like the Broadway Bomb*, a spectacle involving hundreds of skateboarders bombing through the streets of New York, weaving in and out of traffic and through crowds of pedestrians before finishing at the Brooklyn Bridge. The sport has grown quickly over last decade and while once there was an edgy, almost illegal vibe, LDP has formalized of late, complete with a governing body, media coverage, and multiple professional events across the country. As a pro, Little doesn’t make any money on LDP—but she does have sponsors who provide gear. She’s ranked the no. 1 woman in the United States, and no. 3 in the world. Little initially set out to prove that gender doesn’t matter when it comes to speed and endurance on a skateboard. “I’ve been racing with women for a few years now and I get a little backlash [for being trans] but I’m just blown away because I’ve seen women break the world speed record on a skateboard and in distance too I’ve seen cis women just absolutely blowing me away with the times they’re getting. I just want to prove that gender is insignificant and it’s about how much you want it. I’m doing it for all women.” Additionally, Little hoped to bring awareness of trans people to areas of the country where they are not as typically present. But what started as a chase for the history books, turned into a valuable lesson on the humanity of strangers. After careful route planning involving the latest mapping technology to measure everything from the grade of each road to the quality of the pavement, Little decided to start heading east from Bend, Oregon after completing the 5k/10k and 25k races at the Bend Beatdown, a popular annual LDP event. She initially intended to treat her trip like a race and loaded up her pack with food, cooking gear, and loads of clothes, an indication that she didn’t plan on making a lot of stops along the way. In her mind, she was chasing the calendar to make it across the country faster than anyone else on a skateboard ever had. As she struggled through the terrain of eastern Oregon, however, a snowstorm almost immediately derailed her plans for any records. “As I was walking up this steep hill, a car pulled up and the driver was like ‘You look like you need a ride.’ At first I didn’t want to because I was going for this record but the guy persisted. ‘No really, you’re going to want a ride, there’s a snow storm up ahead.’” Hitching too many rides would risk any official records but to Little, the thought of walking through a storm held little appeal. And it was not like she’d be able to break any records skating through the snow anyway. She acquiesced, throwing her 55 lb backpack in the backseat to catch a ride to the next town. At the time, she reasoned, she was simply trying to survive. She was determined to get to Boston by any means necessary. It would not be her only ride from a stranger, she estimates that she covered about half of her mileage catching rides from strangers. A decision that comes with a tremendous amount of risk for a trans woman. She hit one snag in Boise, Idaho where the roads were much rougher than expected as winter neared. “They had beautiful pavement down there, which is what I had heard, but by the time I got there, they had chip sealed everything. So riding over it was complete hell and I was screaming and crying. Think about skateboarding over loose rocks, it was awful.” Little slept outside a lot, especially early on out west, which meant tying up her food in a tree away from her tent, in case a hungry bear came along. The reality of sleeping in a tent all night while also spending long days on her board meant that Little was constantly battling the elements. Eventually, Little abandoned many of her supplies, dumping most of her clothes, food, and cooking gear along the side of the road with a “free” sign attached. The lightened load helped make her days on the board more manageable but abandoning her food meant she needed to skate from town to town and city to city for food and shelter. She frequently went without both. I just want to prove that gender is insignificant and it’s about how much you want it. Using a combination of warmshowers.com, a site cyclists use to find a roof to stay under on long distance rides, and Tinder, Little managed to avoid sleeping outside most nights. And in the process, met hundreds of everyday Americans along the way, many of whom had never met a trans woman before. “I can’t tell you how many times I walked into a random bar out west and I was the only person not wearing camouflage.” This often led to interesting situations when Little had to use the restroom. With the nation still grappling with which bathrooms a trans woman should legally be allowed to pee in, I asked Little how she handled it out on the road. “It depends. Sometimes I would go several days at a time without being able to shave or wear makeup, so I’d try to judge as best as possible which would be safest.” She noted that in the cold late fall weather she was often wearing protection on her face, and a hat over her long strawberry blonde hair and that made it easier to just walk in and use the men’s room where she would be less likely to attract attention. At the finish line, she was happy to report she only had to shit in the woods once. Later she reflected on her decision to seek help from those who offered, “I could have gone 100 miles a day, eating oats in the morning and soup at night and all I would have learned about myself is that I can plan and read a map.” Sometimes those interactions didn’t exactly turn out positively. Over the course of several interviews during her journey, Little detailed a handful of incidents that went sideways once her trans status was revealed. But it was one incident in particular that sticks out of the bunch. As she crossed the flat, empty plains of eastern Wyoming, which Little called “very boring,” and into Nebraska, she had her first serious run in with the police. “A cop car pulled up and told me I wasn’t allowed to skateboard in Nebraska.” Little, who had checked the legality in each state she travelled through, pointed out that there was no law banning skateboarding in that part of Nebraska. Nonetheless the police picked her up and drove her almost 150 miles into the state. Little believes that the transphobia may have been a factor. “When they called in my ID, they described me as ‘Calleigh Little, white male.’ I overheard the dispatcher tell them that the original call in reported me as female and they still treated me as a dude.” They ended up leaving her in the middle of nowhere, hundreds of miles off course, without food or water. It was frankly a bizarre encounter with seemingly little legal backing but she was content to move on without getting arrested or fined. It wouldn’t be her only interaction with the Nebraska police. “The police in Nebraska insist on dominance even when they don’t have to,” Little said, detailing another experience with Omaha police where she was banned from the public library for having an empty water bottle. Standing in stark contrast, however, is the way other Nebraskans helped her in between. “From the guy in Osceola who gave me a ride 100 miles east to Omaha and bought me food and drinks to the guy who offered to let me stay at his parents’ resort when I got lost in Ogallala on Halloween night and I couldn’t find a place to camp, everywhere I went the people were so kind.” Little found it amusing that wherever she went, she was treated as a celebrity as word would spread around town that there was this person skateboarding across the country. She rarely had to pay for food and she had no choice but to start drinking coffee. “Everywhere I went, the one constant was coffee. Everybody drinks coffee and wants to buy you a coffee. The best stories came when I went off my route to find food.” In Omaha she began feeling ill. Weeks earlier in Wyoming, she had made the mistake of drinking river water. “In Wyoming, I had ditched all my food because of the bears in Yellowstone, and nobody picks you up in Wyoming because it’s a state with only a few people. So I had no water so I stopped and drank water out of the Hoback River, which didn’t prove to be an issue until [later on] when I got Giardia. I knew I was going to pay for that.” She kept going into Iowa, despite non-stop constipation and diarrhea and made it all the way to Des Moines until the illness meant she couldn’t skate and she ended up finding a friend willing to drive her across Illinois to Chicago, where a woman let her take a few days rest. According to Little, she felt most unwelcome as a trans woman in Indiana, recounting how she had been tossed out of an open mic comedy night at a punk bar after someone told an offensive joke about trans women. She wanted to try out her own routine. “I was excited to get up on stage, the opening line of my routine is ‘My dad always told me I was going to grow up and be a great man someday, and I’ve spent the rest of my life trying to prove him wrong.’” But she never made it up on stage. “So this guy gets up there and tells a story about he hooked up with a 67 year old trans woman. He said at first he was wondering if it would be good but then he realized that she had her surgery six years ago, so it was like having sex with a six year old.” Calleigh didn’t appreciate the joke and one thing led to another and she ended up with the guy in a headlock before getting tossed out and banned from the bar for life. The scene at the bar in Boston Little went to after the finish was more calm. The Patriots game was on every TV, but the people at the adjacent tables were focused only on Little. So often in sports, trans women who win against cis women are sneered at and accused of having an unfair physical advantage. Little, however, had achieved something that the general public could actually admire without caveats or snide remarks about her assigned sex at birth. But for Little, it was the people along the way that she’ll never forget. “How much further back would I be without the people I’ve met? I feel like I have homes in fifteen states.” Photo by Calleigh LittlePhoto by Calleigh Little In total, her trip took her through parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. While she accepted too many rides along the way for her trip to count as an official record, the fact that a trans woman could skateboard and hitch hike across the country in the current political environment is an achievement that transcends mere sporting records. It was Little, who had never previously left coastal America, who summed it up best describing how her trip on a skateboard across a continent will forever be remembered by the people. “I found my life on the road meeting these people.” Update: This article initially referred to the Broadway Bomb street race as the Brooklyn Bomb. It has since been corrected. Tagged:trans skatertransgendercalleigh littleskating across the countrySportsVICE Sports

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IATA: Passenger Recovery Accelerates in February Geneva, Switzerland, April 20, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. The war in Ukraine, which began on 24 February, did not have a major impact on traffic levels. Note: We are returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise noted. Owing to the low traffic base in 2021, some markets will show very high year-on-year growth rates, even if the size of these markets is still significantly smaller than they were in 2019. – Total traffic in February 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 115.9% compared to February 2021. That is an improvement from January 2022, which was up 83.1% compared to January 2021. Compared to February 2019, however, traffic was down 45.5%. – February 2022 domestic traffic was up 60.7% compared to the year-ago period, building on a 42.6% increase in January 2022 compared to January 2021. There was wide variation in markets tracked by IATA. Domestic traffic in February was 21.8% below the volumes of February 2019. – International RPKs rose 256.8% versus February 2021, improved from a 165.5% year-over-year increase in January 2022 versus the year-earlier period. All regions improved their performance compared to the prior month. February 2022 international RPKs were down 59.6% compared to the same month in 2019. “The recovery in air travel is gathering steam as governments in many parts of the world lift travel restrictions. States that persist in attempting to lock-out the disease, rather than managing it, as we do with other diseases, risk missing out on the enormous economic and societal benefits that a restoration of international connectivity will bring,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. International Passenger Markets – European carriers saw their February traffic rise 380.6% versus February 2021, improved over the 224.3% increase in January 2022 versus the same month in 2021. Capacity rose 174.8%, and load factor climbed 30.3 percentage points to 70.9%. – Asia-Pacific airlines had a 144.4% rise in February traffic compared to February 2021, up somewhat over the 125.8% gain registered in January 2022 versus January 2021. Capacity rose 60.8% and the load factor was up 16.1 percentage points to 47.0%, the lowest among regions. – Middle Eastern airlines’ traffic rose 215.3% in February compared to February 2021, well up compared to the 145.0% increase in January 2022, versus the same month in 2021. February capacity rose 89.5% versus the year-ago period, and load factor climbed 25.8 percentage points to 64.7%. – North American carriers experienced a 236.7% traffic rise in February versus the 2021 period, significantly increased compared to the 149.0% rise in January 2022 over January 2021. Capacity rose 91.7%, and load factor climbed 27.4 percentage points to 63.6%. – Latin American airlines’ February traffic rose 242.7% compared to the same month in 2021, well up over the 155.2% rise in January 2022 compared to January 2021. February capacity rose 146.3% and load factor increased 21.7 percentage points to 77.0%, which was the highest load factor among the regions for the 17th consecutive month. – African airlines had a 69.5% rise in February RPKs versus a year ago, a large improvement compared to the 20.5% year-over-year increase recorded in January 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. February 2022 capacity was up 34.7% and load factor climbed 12.9 percentage points to 63.0%. – Brazil’s domestic traffic was up 32.5% in February, compared to February 2021, which was a slowdown compared to the 35.5% year-over-year growth recorded in January. – US domestic RPKs rose 112.5% year-on-year in February, an improvement compared to the 98.4% rise in January versus the prior year. The accelerated growth recorded in February 2022 compared to a year ago, is helping passenger demand catch-up to 2019 levels. Total RPKs in February were down 45.5% compared to February 2019, well ahead of the 49.6% decline recorded in January versus the same month in 2019. The domestic recovery continues to outpace that of international markets. ← Leading The Transformation Summit Looks to More Sustainable Tourism Worlds First Aerial Beach at Panama’s Bocas Bali Luxury Resort →

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 17, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO has launched a new Startup Competition to support women tourism tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the Middle East. Announced at Biban 2023, Saudi Arabia’s largest SME conference, the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East, will further advance UNWTO’s work to make tourism a pillar of women’s empowerment. The initiative gives innovators the chance to compete for enhanced capacity building and visibility. Finalists in each category will join the UNWTO Innovation Network, giving them access to the UNWTO Member States network, mentorship programs and to UNWTO scholarship opportunities. Tourism startups are also leading the way in advancing women empowerment, in the Middle East and globally, and UNWTO is delighted to support the region’s best innovators and digital entrepreneurs UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, says: “Tourism startups have the power and agility to transform the sector in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Tourism startups are also leading the way in advancing women empowerment, in the Middle East and globally, and UNWTO is delighted to support the region’s best innovators and digital entrepreneurs.” Startups must be led, owned or managed by women residing in any of the following countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. Idea Stage, Early Stage or Series A startups with a minimum viable product or idea that is ready to be developed and funded. Have a full-time team, a tested pilot and business plan. Be scalable with potential for international growth. Startups must also belong to at least one of the following categories: Social Impact: For startups that focus on technology in wellness, health, urban development, rural development, sustainability, and education with cross-cutting benefits with tourism. Tourism and Travel Experience: Startups focusing on the food and beverage, transportation and accommodation, travel, and retail industries to participate. Future Tech: Startups that leverage fintech, AI, AR/VR, cryptocurrency, Internet of Things, blockchain technology, digital twinning and the Metaverse. Events and Community: Startups focused on social and messaging platforms, e-sports and gaming platforms, community-based applications, events-related platforms, and education technology. Applications close at the end of July 2023 and the winners will be announced at the Tourism Tech Adventure (TTA), to be held on World Tourism Day (27 September Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). ← Emirates Sir Tim Clark to Discuss Rapid Aviation Growth in Middle East

English version | Editor's letter: "The Forbidden issue" by Sofia Lucas Censorship? Prohibition? Freedom? In June 1945, Anaïs Nin wrote in her diary: “The important task of literature is to liberate man, not to blame him, which is why Puritanism was the most destructive and evil force that has ever oppressed people and literature: it created hypocrisy, perversion, fears, barrenness.” When any government, any religion, any type of institution is committed to telling its voters, believers or followers, what they cannot read, what they must not see, or what it is forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression. And no matter how noble or sacred the motives are, defending freedom of expression means, to the letter, supporting the right of someone to share any idea with which one might disagree. All censorship exists to prevent current concepts and existing institutions from being challenged, but any kind of progress has the principle of questioning the prevailing power and beliefs. The first condition for any form of progress is the abolition of censorship. But the whole history we've lived so far doesn't seem to feel like a lesson enough to prevent us from immersing ourselves in a new culture of censorship and cancellation, like the one we currently live in, and which distances us, as a stepback, from the almost five decades of revolutionary struggles and conquests for freedom. Vogue Portugal will always defend freedom of expression and creativity in art, fashion and journalism. Any creative act must not only be free, it needs the certainty of freedom. If an artist or creative person worries if he/she will still be free tomorrow, it is because he/she is not free today. We dedicate this Forbidden Issue to freedom of expression. To ours and yours. To the space that we all need, to agree, or to agree to disagree, in freedom and with respect for all our differences and imperfections. The cover of this issue, a graphic irony done in the form of two crosses that cover the nipples of model Katarina Janickova, is a clear allusion to the hypocritical puritanism that we would like to see canceled and, at the same time, a reflection on whether if it is indeed in this world, that blurs and hides under the pretext of false virtues, that we want to live in. Throughout these pages, you may feel identified or shocked, but our only intention is to invite you to reflect on the limits imposed on us, whether by others or by ourselves. And if you feel that at some point we crossed the line, the good news is that you are free to skip ahead, to tear up the pages as you want, or even to close this magazine so as not to reopen it ever again. But you are also free to keep this issue as a testimony of a time when we were all living in an attempt to rediscover the meaning of that primordial word: freedom. Translated from the original on The Forbidden Issue, published april 2021. editor's letter sofia lucas forbidden forbidden issue freedom censorship april 2021

Home /These are children whose family cannot afford to pay the high cost of therapy Sin categoría11 de Xuño de 2022 These are children whose family cannot afford to pay the high cost of therapy When she arrived at the scene, the paramedics were attempting to resuscitate Zen. He was duly whisked to the hospital, where he fought for his life for three days. “By the third day, the doctors told me and my husband that there’s a very slim chance that Zen will pull through,” says Elaine. “I thanked him for choosing me as his mum for 17 years and 11 months… I saw tears rolling down his cheeks.” Zen passed away that same night, with family and friends by his side. To honour him and his desire to help people, Elaine and her husband donated his organs. “Zen took his own life,” says Elaine, “But he gave six back to six lives in Melbourne. He lives on in them.” In the wake of Zen’s death, as Elaine searched for meaning behind her family’s tragic loss, she found an answer on his phone; he had written about wanting to be a psychologist. “This gives me the idea of what I can do to find purpose in life for him and for me. And that’s when my husband and I decided to set up the Zen Dylan Koh Fund with Limitless,” says Elaine. Limitless support to youth The Fund provides free counselling for disadvantaged youths who fall into three categories. These are children whose family cannot afford to pay the high cost of therapy, or who have parents who would not understand and hence would prefer not to know, because of stigma. The third group includes those whose families are in denial and refuse to pay for their kid to speak with a professional. Limitless Co-founder Asher Low, who himself has recovered from depression, says he relates to what youth are going through: “There are so many youths out https://mymagicmud.com/wp-content/slot-gacor-gampang-menang/ there struggling and they have nowhere to go.” Based in Singapore, the non-profit reaches out to youth aged 12-25 years experiencing mental health concerns, providing support through therapy, counselling, social activities, and group work. Asher had started Limitless with some friends and wanted to focus on three areas – poverty, social exclusion and mental health, but soon decided to shift attention to the latter. “When we opened our doors…we realised that very often if youth come in, even for a social exclusion issue, they get bullied, they have issues with their parents, it’s a BGR (boy-girl relationship) issue, it’s a school issue, underlying all that is a mental health condition.” Fighting against the lows of depression One in seven Singaporeans have experienced a mental disorder at some point in their lives, according to a study spearheaded by the Institute of Mental Health. Depression remains the most common mental disorder, with one in 16 people in Singapore having the condition in their lifetime.

Find Your Officials Protect taxpayers and preborn children. Tell the House to pass No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion! The House of Representatives is considering whether to bring the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) to a vote, and your representative needs to hear from you to help make it happen! For decades, Americans of both parties have agreed that it is wrong to force taxpayers to pay for elective abortions. Policies like the Hyde Amendment not only protect taxpayers from this but have saved over two million preborn lives. But these protections are now at risk every year. The time has come for a permanent, across-the-board law to prevent Americans from having to contribute to violence against our most vulnerable, and for Congress to work on real solutions for women and children in need. Please tell your member of Congress to support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) and to help bring it up for a vote in the House of Representatives. To read the letter from Bishop Burbidge, chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee, in support of this important bill, click here. Messages in your own words can be more effective. Please consider customizing with your own story. I agree with USCCB's Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy (below) Terms and Conditions * Check which issues you would like to receive alerts on Catholic Education Communications Domestic Social Policy Environmental Justice International Justice and Peace Marriage/Family Protection Migration & Refugees (Immigration) Pro-Life Religious Freedom in the U.S. 3211 Fourth Street NE usccb.org

Welcome to the UN Plenary Meetings of Focal Points WACAP Events OCWAR-T - WACAP Joint Meeting Meeting between OCWAR-T component 1 and 4 & WACAP focal points for the baseline assessment of the existing collaboration structures and legal instruments on TOC On 23-24 September 2020, the WACAP network in collaboration with the GIZ convened a virtual meeting with the focal points of the WACAP network to discuss the West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) project. Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) supports ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania in reducing transnational organised crime (TOC). For this purpose, the project is strengthening structures, capacities and improving knowledge. Specifically, OCWAR-T support efforts in enhancing criminal investigation and prosecution, improving small arms control and reducing human trafficking. It is an ECOWAS project, commissioned by the German Government and co-funded by the EU. GIZ jointly implements OCWAR-T with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The project covers all fifteen ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania. OCWAR-T is part of a joint effort by ECOWAS and the EU at countering threats to peace, security and stability that were identified in the West Africa Regional Indicative Programme. By raising the competencies of partners and improving cooperation within and between regions, the programme aims to support conflict prevention and the management of security threats in the region. The meeting discussed the preparations of the joint activity WACAP-GIZ that anticipates involving the WACAP focal points in collecting data on the various laws pertaining to different forms of organized crime and existing legal instruments addressing them at the national and regional levels. The GIZ is expected to owe the organisational preparation of the joint activity, while the WACAP focal points will be leading the coordination process. In the final wrap up session, the meeting decided to compile information relative to the existing collaboration structures and legal instruments on transnational organized crime in the WACAP member states and subsequently submit to the WACAP Secretariat the completed forms that were elaborated for this purpose. It was also agreed to hold follow up meetings to further discuss the information collected and advance the preparation of joint activity.

You Are Never Too Old, Nor Is It Ever Too Late, To Change The old saying "you can't teach old dogs new tricks"--though possibly challenged as to its veracity by The Dog Whisperer--is a common assumption by most. Many feel that the older a person becomes, the less likely he will ever change. Cynicism only deepens when an older person faces imminent death and "comes to Christ." Many Christians feel that "jailhouse" or "fox-hole" conversions can't be real. Professed changes of character late in life, or minutes from death, seem to create cynicism. But we who believe that the grace of God is often given in different seasons of life point to "the thief on the cross." Just hours before his death, he was converted to faith in Christ. However, even we who believe it's never too late to change don't fully understand the dramatic change that occurred in the thief within the last few hours of his death. We often point out that of the two thieves crucified beside Christ, one mocked Him and was condemned, and the other one believed on Him and was taken to paradise upon death. But we don't see how bad off both were in the last hours of their lives. When both thieves were initially hung on the crosses beside Christ, BOTH mocked him. Mark 15:32 -- "And they that were crucified with him reviled him" Something happened to one of the thieves. He who had mocked Christ at the 9:00 a.m. hour (Mark 15:32) came to the place by the afternoon where he rebuked the other thief for his mocking of Christ, saying: Do you not fear God, seeing that you are experiencing the same condemnation? And we deserve our sentence of condemnation, a just punishment for our actions. But this man has done nothing wrong. Then he turned to Jesus and said, "Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom." The story of the TWO thieves on the cross, who both mocked Christ at the beginning of the crucifixion, is testimony to us all that one is never too old, nor is it ever too late, to change. Posted by wadeburleson.org at Sunday, February 28, 2010 Labels: Grace, Salvation, Sermons Dr. Mike Kear said... Mon Mar 01, 10:38:00 AM 2010 The example of the 'Good Thief' in the Holy Scriptures is full of meaning, especially when read by Christian people during the time before Easter. In my Church, the Good Thief is called 'St. Dismas'. And we are taught this: "In St. Luke’s Gospel the Good Thief, the one crucified on the Lord’s right, cries out “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” The Lord replies “This day you will be with Me in Paradise.” We know from the Gospel that the Good Thief was a model of deep sorrow for sin and humble faith in Jesus, two things which we find hard to have when we are suffering at the hands of others. We have to begin where he did, by admitting our own faults and refusing to blame others." Imagine. All the humble good thief did was to ask to be remembered by Christ. And yet, Our Lord, overflowing with His Divine Grace, opens the doors of Heaven to the Good Thief 'this day'. Sorrow and humility before the Lord was shown by this thief, a son of Adam. And toward St. Dismas, the New Adam, Christ, extended His Hand in salvation. So He extends His Hand still to the sons of Adam and the daughters of the lady Eve, who come to Him in humility and sorrow to ask of Him: 'Lord, remember me.' wadeburleson.org said... Good points Christiane, What I find profound is that "the good thief" mocked Christ as well. So that "the goodness" was not inherent in the thief from the beginning, but something good happened to him, something that comes from outside of himself and caused him to be aware of his sin, to be broken over it, and to see the beauty and glory of Christ. I call that God's grace. Your saying, “Many Christians feel that…’fox-hole’ conversions can’t be real”; makes me wonder if they’ve ever been in a fox-hole. A young soldier of Patton’s Fourth Armored Division was in a fox-hole on their first day of fighting. He thought he would be killed. He knew he was lost and prayed to Jesus to save him. He said Jesus stepped into his heart and he was so happy he thought he would live forever. The next day my father, a chaplain, visited the make-shift aid station on the front lines where the wounded were being brought. Medics pointed to this soldier and said he didn’t have long to live. The soldier asked my father to raise him off the ground and see if shrapnel had gone through him. Blood was making a stream across the sand. Knowing he was going into eternity, he told how Jesus had saved him and to tell his mother he’d meet her in heaven. She replied to my father: “You’ll never know how much your letter meant to us.” Wade, you quoted Mark 15:32: “And they that were crucified with him reviled him” and concluded that “BOTH mocked him.” That’s an example of an inerrantists like Adrian Rogers saying “Scripture cannot be set against Scripture.” I mean it’s like taking the Scripture that women are saved by childbirth and concluding that’s how women are saved while ignoring other Scriptures. “Several biographies of Christ have already been written using as their source material the reports circulating among us from the early disciples and other eyewitness. However, it occurred to me that it would be well to RECHECK all these accounts from first to last and after thorough investigation to pass this summary on to you, to reassure you of the TRUTH of all you were taught.” (Luke 1:1-3 Living) The question arises to what “biographies” was Luke referring to; and the SOURCE from which they were written. And what source did Luke use to write? It sounds like he was going to “recheck” the accounts after his investigation. Luke’s “investigation” does not sound like; ‘God told me what to write.’ With that said, ‘Luke’s investigation’ on what thieves said at Calvary; Luke writes in (Luke 23:39-40): “ONE of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed…but the other criminal protested…” (Living) “And ONE of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him…But the other answering rebuked him…” (KJ) “Then ONE of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults…But the other answered, rebuking him…” (Holman) I believe the way Luke tells the account would mean one thief heard about Jesus while in prison and believed Jesus was the Messiah. Hey! This thief had more faith than the disciples. Rex, BOTH DID revile him. One had a change of heart and mind within a few hours prior to his death. That's the point of the post. Smiling, Sorry, Rex, I don't believe there are errors in the Bible, but I love those brothers who do, including you. Mon Mar 01, 12:03:00 PM 2010 Just because there are 5 comments (so far) on the string, doesn't mean there aren't three comments. There are. Just because some gospels don't report certain things doesn't mean that other gospels, which do, are inaccurate. Just because some gospels don't record that the "other thief" reviled Jesus, before his conversion, doesn't mean that the gospel which did record it, is wrong. Denise Fath said... So true, it is never too late to change! I don't really understand the cynicism that many have for late life conversions. If anything I'd think we'd be 1) relieved they converted at all! and 2) sorry that they'll have such a short amount of time on earth to enjoy their conversion and live their faith out here Ah well... Happy St. David's Day!!! "We praise thy name all-holy Lord, For him the beacon-light, That shone beside our western sea Through mists of ancient night; Who sent to Ireland’s fainting New tidings of thy Word. For David, Prince of Cambrian Saints, We praise thee holy Lord." --E. J. Newell You make a good point that “Just because some gospels don't report certain things doesn't mean that other gospels, which do, are inaccurate.” But not any Gospels said the good thief had as Wade said, “…had a change of heart” or as you said, “One had a change of heart before his conversion.” Where is that in Scripture? That reasoning is like a spectator agreeing with an umpire calling “strike three – you’re out” and hours later disagreeing with the ump’s call. We’d never know there was a good thief without Luke. If you’re going to end with his account, why not start with his account of there being only ONE bad thief? I believe I know the answer: The closed minded thinking that since writers of the Bible NEVER make a mistake, there has to be a ‘MIRICLE’ conversion of one of the ‘bad’ thieves. And there has to be hours of continues reviling or a second ‘blast’ by the bad thief for the good thief to rebuke him as he did as written: “Then ONE of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults…But the other answered, rebuking him…” There are not hours between the insults and the rebuke. Wade, since you believe there are no errors in the Bible, would you explain why the Holman Bible changed the ruler’s daughter from being dead to being very sick when all other translations in Matthew 9:18 have the girl dead? Or does “inerrancy’ only apply to the original manuscripts? I said “One had a change of heart before his conversion”? What? Where is THAT, in my comment? But of course EVERYONE has a change of heart before conversion. HAHAHAH .. I cannot BELIEVE the Word Verification: "homycon"!! Also, I figure the thief who expressed faith might just have read the sign Pilate painted, which hung over Jesus' head. I doubt Jesus was a big conversation topic among thieves. I'd rather think he read the sign. Sorry, I try not to put words in people’s mouths, but your sentence said; “Just because some gospels don't record that the "other thief" reviled Jesus, before his conversion, doesn't mean that the gospel which did record it, is wrong.” So I should have asked, ‘where do Scriptures say the good thief had a conversion on his cross?’ Maybe it’s not too late to ask. Another question: How do you know the good thief could read, and how would “King of the Jews” over a man’s head being crucified convert anyone? It sure didn’t convert Jewish leaders. I could just as well speculate he was among 5,000 fed by Jesus, witnessed any number of miracles, or even been healed himself. I believe some former ‘experience’ from hearing – seeing – and believing gave the thief the faith to ask Christ to remember him. To believe that God just ‘zapped’ him to believing would lead us to stop preaching the Gospel and just let God zap who he chooses to be saved. Only if you believe the command to preach the gospel really doesn't mean what it says. You said, “Only if you believe the command to preach the gospel really doesn’t mean what it says.” I believe you just proved my point. Someone, somehow, preached the gospel to the good thief before Calvary, and Luke gave the most accurate account of NOT TWO thieves but: “Then ONE of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults …” So we’ve back to square one that some must believe that both thieves were bad as the only logical reason in order to maintain an inerrant Bible. One of the finest Christians I know never heard a sermon in his life, before He got saved. He picked up a Gideon Bible, and God fell all over him. I don't care to describe God as One who would never save anybody that way. Nor do I think the Apostle Paul was saved via a sermon, either. Cheryl Schatz said... Sometimes people go along with the crowd even if they don't really believe what the crowd is doing. But when one's heart is touched with the evidence strong enough for them to stand out from the crowd, they are willing to take a stand in opposition to the crowd. It isn't easy to be the who believes when everyone around you does not. It is apparent to me that the thief who believed did not practice hardening his heart to the point where he no longer could believe. While some think that they can be like the thief on the cross and turn to Christ in the last five minutes of their life so that they can have the best of both worlds, they may find that they cannot believe because of the practiced hardness of their heart. One thief died in the hardness of his heart while the other one did not die with a hardened heart. There is always the opportunity to receive Christ in the lateness of our life, but we should be warned that practicing shutting the door in the precious face of our Lord Jesus over and over again throughout the years may leave us without the ability to have faith when the end comes. Today is the day of salvation for those who hear the call. Ah, I stand corrected by you catching me making an incorrect statement about the good thief hearing the Gospel preached. In fact, the disciples didn’t understand the Gospel until after Jesus was resurrected. You didn’t disagree with me saying: “I could just as well speculate he was among 5,000 fed by Jesus, witnessed any number of miracles, or even been healed himself. I believe some former ‘experience’ from hearing – seeing – and believing gave the thief the faith to ask Christ to remember him.” I notice that most dodge hard questions like Mathew 9:18, but will jump all over picky mistakes like the thief hearing the Gospel before Calvary. I believe news traveled then as it does today. If one of several bank robbers killed a guard, the newspaper headline would read: “Bank Robbers kill guard.” I believe in Matthew and Mark, both thieves got lumped together for what only ONE of them said. Bob, if Matthew and Mark had skipped the thieves, would you believe Luke in the way he wrote it…that only ONE thief railed against Jesus? Wade, I believe Bob and I have just proved your post of never too old to change is incorrect. :) Cheryl Schatz, You’re so right about hard hearts not being able to accept Jesus before they died even if they wanted to. Long ago, one of the big time atheists said on his death bed, “Oh, if I had the faith of a Holy Roller!” The Roman guards did not believe in Jesus, but seeing the way Jesus died, they said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God.” Maybe, just maybe, after the bad thief was chastised by the other, and hearing he would be in Paradise with Jesus, the bad thief might have asked, ‘Me too?’ Rex Ray, Perhaps what you say could be, but then there was no evidence of faith for us to identify even that little spark of faith. I tend to think that if the man had a change of heart and repented and asked Jesus for the way to heaven, that God would have received the glory for such a marvelous conversion. Without a pinprick of evidence, there doesn't appear to be a belief in the heart or a confession with the mouth from the man on that other wooden cross. And Jesus didn't tell the disciples after He was resurrected that there was one more soul that was saved that dark night. Instead we only hear the words of his mocking as the last will and testament to his heart. Any other words of repentance would surely have given God the glory all of these years. I see that as a warning to all of us. Let's keep our eyes on Jesus and give glory to God with our mouths while we still have the breath of life to honor Him here on this earth. Tue Mar 02, 12:06:00 AM 2010 Nice of you to reply. I’ve learned so much from you, even though in some circles women are not allowed to teach men.:) It was from you I learned the sad :) news that my wife’s desire for me was NOT what I’d been led to believe all my life. On the subject at hand, you imply that without evidence of his conversion the bad thief will more than likely be missing in heaven. He may very well end up in hell, but it won’t be because “lack of evidence”. Remember the world could not hold all that Jesus said and did. We know that dead saints came from their graves and were seen by many. Because it’s not recorded doesn’t mean they didn’t say anything. I wish John the Baptist would have said boo to Heriod’s wife. "I wish John the Baptist would have said boo to Heriod’s wife." That's funny. Rex, Now I get it, Mean old men can't possible understand what their wife want, despite what the wife expresses they want. The wife does not even know what she wants--She needs the new perspective on women to tell her. I have an old (NOT inerrant) saying: "What if, never happened". I don't speculate what I'd think if the Bible were different. The Bible, not my opinion, is the "given". Nor do I want to base a theological point on that the Bible doesn't say, especially when it would fly in the face of what the Bible DOES say. As to the Matthew 9:18 thing, I think the HCSB folks are the ones to query about that; I'd rather do that than to question the inerrancy of the God's Word, based on one translation. Rex, How do you know some of the Jewish leaders were not converted? If I follow your view of the Bible, I could just say hey one them got converted. Read Psalm 115:3 Hi Rex, I really appreciate your kind words! I realize that the inside of us is not able to be seen by others so we can never know for sure, but confessing before men is very important as it solidifies our commitment. Did the other thief confess? He was required to do that by my reading. Did Jesus say that the other thief confessed when he came back from the dead? After all the other thief would have been with Him in the place of the dead. No one gave evidence that Jesus made this announcement and Jesus gave no glory to God for a confession by the other thief on the cross. So while there is always a possibility, it is highly unlikely. I guess we will know for sure when we all get to heaven to be with Jesus, eh? And yes, the heart of a woman is to "desire" her husband in a good way. I haven't met a woman yet who told me that she longs to rule her husband. But there are many who so desire him that they will stay through hell and high water, through beatings and through lies, deceit, adultery and other things that would cause a man to flee long before. Often this strength and perseverance of a woman is used by the man for his own benefit. I wish it were not so, but that is the world that we live in. Steven Stark said... I do think that it makes more since that Luke used Mark as a source. Then he amended the story of the thieves to fit his theological meaning. There is definitely symbolism through Luke's gospel. In Mark Jesus' suffering is the main point - one reason why the thieves mocking of him fits. In Luke, Jesus does not really suffer, but dispassionately moves through the story (except for the "sweating blood" passage in Gethsemane which many see as a later interpolation) - He is more in control, willfully submitting to his destiny. The thief's attitude contributes to this theological point - that Jesus is suspending his power temporarily. The thief asks Jesus to remember him when his kingdom comes. What a wonderful story. Tue Mar 02, 02:33:00 PM 2010 There are some who see this quote from Isaiah as a prophecy of how Christ was crucified between two 'transgressors': " he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." (Isaiah 53:12) So all that occurred at the Cross had been foretold long ago. This prophecy also foretells: He made intercession for 'the transgressors' plural. This would be in keeping with the Divine Mercy He showed to ALL there present who had tormented and reviled Him: it is written that He said of all those who persecuted Him: 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.' I have no doubt at all, that the 'Bad Thief' who had taunted Him was included in this most merciful prayer of Our Lord. What would have really scared Heriod’s wife would be John carrying his head on a platter. I’m glad you “get it’; even though I don’t get what ever you’re talking about. Maybe Sheryl can inform me. I agree that some of the Jewish leaders became Christians. Some of the believers had been priest. Mathew 27:44 and Mark 15:32 wrote about 10 words about the thieves. That was only the HEADLINE, but Luke 23:39 tells in depth the “rest of the story” of about 100 words. Luke 23: 23-40: “…If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him…” How in the world can anyone believe there were hours between the two back to back sentences? After Jesus tells the thief he will be in Paradise, the Holman has the subtitle “The Death of Jesus”, and the next verses tell of him dying; starting with verse 44: “It was now about noon…” To connect “noon” to the time of the thief answering – well, I need Gene to explain my thoughts. :) Bob, you said: “As to the Matthew 9:18 thing, I think the HCSB folks are the ones to query about that; I'd rather do that than to question the inerrancy of the God's Word, based on one translation.” I’m not sure what you mean. Do you not understand that the HCSB folks changed Matthew to make it inerrant with Mark and Luke since all other translations show that Matthew has an error? Cheryl, Jesus said if the disciple could not understand earthy things, how could he explain heavenly things. Much of the meaning behind the words of Jesus is lost to us because of our inability to understand. Sometimes his truth would only confuse us. I believe that for three days Jesus didn’t go to hell and whip up on the devil, but there he endured God’s punishment for our sins. The thief didn’t go to hell with Jesus even though Jesus said the thief would be with him. While Jesus said that he had not yet ascended to his Father, I believe the thief was already there. Let see SERMON TITLE "YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD TO CHANGE" thanks wade :-) All we need is Gene to start writing, a liberal perspective is good for a laugh. Perhaps, he learned that from his feminized church. You said: "I believe that for three days Jesus didn’t go to hell and whip up on the devil, but there he endured God’s punishment for our sins." No, Jesus didn't go to hell and whip up on the devil. The devil will get his punishment later. But did Jesus endure punishment after he died? Some say that He did, but Jesus said "It is finished". I think He would be the one to know whether it was finished or not and I think it is a wise thing to believe Jesus. I'm just a simple person and accept the word of the One who made me 'cause He knows much more than I do. And if He lives within us we can ask Him to help us understand His word. He said that He would give to all who ask for wisdom. That's why I have to ask because my own wisdom is worth only a hill of beans. ;) Hi CHERYL SCHATZ and REX RAY, It's me, L's You wrote to Rex this question: "But did Jesus endure punishment after he died?" There is a prayer those of orthodox Christian faith pray on Holy Saturday, the Day before Easter during the period we call the 'Tridium' (three days in the tomb). This prayer is very, very ancient. It speaks of the work of Christ after He died on the Cross: "Today a great silence reigns on earth, a great silence and a great stillness. A great silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and He has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. . . He has gone to search for Adam, our first father, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, He has gone to free from sorrow Adam in his bonds and Eve, captive with him – He who is both their God and the son of Eve. . . “I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. . . I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead.” This beautiful prayer is part of the liturgy for Holy Saturday. Cheryl and Christiane, “It is finished.” What is finished? Without a reference to what “it” means, “it” is about the worse word in the world for communication. Was “it” referring to all the punishment he would receive from his Father? Or was “it” referring to the death of Jesus? Only John tells “It is finished.” He did not relate that Jesus cried out with a loud voice as the other three Gospels: Matthew and Mark twice and Luke once. The first cry was “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” is in Matthew and Mark. All four Gospels relate Jesus saying something just before he died. 1. Matthew: “Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.” 2. Mark: “Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.” 3. Luke: “Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit. Saying this, He breathed his last.” 4. John: “It is finished!” Then bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” I used to believe the pain of being abandoned/separated from his Father caused some blood to turn to water, but now I believe that happened with Jesus crying with his last voice. What caused that intense pain? Just as my cousin died asking “which is our house”, I believe Jesus saw hell and trusted his spirit to his Father saying “It is finished.” Wed Mar 03, 07:24:00 AM 2010 “King David quoted Jesus saying: …You will not leave my soul in hell.” (Acts 2:27 Living) “For David says of Him: ..You will not leave my soul in Hades…” (Holman) If Jesus really did take all our sins on Himself, I don't see how He would avoid the same punishment we'd have endured. But in His case, since His life was perfect, I don't think eternity would be required to pay the price. Any time would have done it fully, but apparently it would have been limited to the time in the tomb. Which He took upon Himself voluntarily. Also, on the cross, with the sins of the world on Him, how could He possibly have seen, felt, perceived, communicated with, His Father. To me, that seems the cruelest punishment of all. Hi REX RAY and BOB CLEVELAND May I offer some connections from the Holy Writings that we study during Lenten season? Maybe it will help a little bit: In the matter of Christ's words on the Cross 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' It is believed that when Christ spoke these words, He established Himself in solidarity with all mankind. These words were first prayed in great longing by King David, who had sinned and fallen: "1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest." And in the matter of Christ's Words on the Cross: 'It is finished', there is this to think about: Jesus had said to Peter, "Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?" And we remember then, that just before Christ said 'it is finished', Christ spoke these words: 'I thirst'. The Lenten Psalms, and the Lenten Scriptures of the OT and the NT offer much to ponder. For myself, it is good, through these Scriptures, to take the ancient journey of the deep longing of mankind to return to the Lord, in preparation for standing Vigil before the Dawn of Resurrection Day. :) I hope these connections from the scriptures may be meaningful to you. Thanks for asking about "It is finished". The term that Jesus used on the cross had a meaning of "Paid in full". John MacArthur brings this out in this study bible: The single Gr. word here (translated "it is finished") has been found in the papyri being placed on receipts for taxes meaning "paid in full" MacArthur, J. J. (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible. What was paid in full? The atonement on the cross that paid for our sins was completed in full the moment that Jesus cried out. Jesus did not have to pay for anything more for our sins nor do we have to add to what He did on our behalf, but thankfully, it was paid in full! One other thing, the term "leave my soul in hell" was to leave my soul in the place of the dead. There were two parts for the place of the dead. One was called "paradise" or "Abraham's bosom". Across from this place was the place where those who died without faith went and there was a chasm between the two so that none could cross. The 'sheol' was considered in Judaism as the farthest place from heaven, but we find some clarification in Psalm 139 about the Presence of God among those in 'sheol': ""7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Or where can I flee from your Presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, 10 even there Your Hand shall lead me, and Your Right Hand shall hold me fast. " Tom Kelley said... Good post. Reminds me of one of my favorite songs that I hadn't listened to in a long time. You're probably familiar with it, but here's a link for those who might not be. Very worth listening to. Too Small A Price Wed Mar 03, 05:12:00 PM 2010 Tom Kelley, A very moving song. It just had one sentence wrong. [In my opinion of course. :) ] I believe you’re correct in saying: “If Jesus really did take all our sins on Himself, I don't see how He would avoid the same punishment we'd have endured.” I believe God would not be a JUST God if he only gave his Son a slap on the wrist. The penalty was foreseen in Abraham starting to plunge a knife through his son’s heart. Also, to a point, you’re saying, “To me, that seems the cruelest punishment of all” is so true that (just like Abraham) God hid from Jesus that he would die alone – being forsaken by his Father. “My God. My God. Why have you forsaken me?” This was not a fake question but a real question of anguish. (John 16:32) proves the question was real because Jesus thought his Father would be with him on the Cross: “…each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.” Since Jesus thought his Father would be with him, what made him nearly die of anguish by sweating drops of blood? Bravery is based on faith. So Jesus was the bravest man that ever lived. But if being dead for three days or the pain of the cross caused the anguish, then he looks like a sissy. Peter demanded to be crucified up-side down which is more painful. Some have regretted: “Not having more than one life to give.” The cry of “he was innocent’ is not the answer. Thousands of martyrs were innocent. In spite of all the definitions of words, Jesus knew what hell was like. Thu Mar 04, 06:03:00 AM 2010 You Are Never Too Old, Nor Is It Ever Too Late, To... To Question Our Leaders Is Not Only Morally Right,... 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Bartlett fights uphill battle to retain Maryland seat in Congress Veteran lawmaker a victim of redistricting Roscoe G. Bartlett By David Hill - The Washington Times - Thursday, November 1, 2012 Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett of Maryland talks like a man who knows his days in office might be numbered. The 86-year-old Republican is fighting an uphill battle to keep the seat he has held for 20 years. State Democrats redrew his long-conservative district last year to give their party a voter advantage. Mr. Bartlett has since been outspent nearly three-to-one by Democratic challenger John Delaney in a district where about half of the residents have never had him as their congressman — circumstances he acknowledges make him a clear underdog in the waning days of the campaign. “Obviously, a district like this would be a tough district for any Republican,” Mr. Bartlett said recently. “I’m not the incumbent for a lot of these voters. We know it’s a tough fight, and we’re working very hard to get our message out.” National political analysts have called Mr. Bartlett one of the most vulnerable incumbents in this year’s House elections, due largely to Mr. Delaney’s deep pockets and the drastic redrawing of the 6th Congressional District. Maryland Democrats — who control the governorship, both chambers of the General Assembly, both U.S. Senate seats and six of the state’s eight congressional seats — have made a clear effort to force out Mr. Bartlett through redistricting. The state’s new map added much of left-leaning Montgomery County to the congressman’s Western Maryland district, taking its registered voter makeup from 47 percent Republican and 36 percent Democratic in 2010, to 44 percent Democratic and 33 percent Republican this year. “This isn’t the sort of rural base that he was used to,” said Jessica Taylor, a senior analyst for The Rothenberg Political Report. “I think the Democrats are really comfortable where this race is and they count it as a pickup. And I think Republicans privately count this as a loss.” Ms. Taylor said national Republicans have offered little help to Mr. Bartlett beyond their customary donations at the start of the race, fueling speculation that they see the district as a lost cause. Mr. Delaney, a 49-year-old financier from upscale D.C. suburb Potomac, has spent $3.6 million — about half of which was his own money — in an effort to topple Mr. Bartlett, who has spent just $1.2 million and has long had a reputation as a modest campaigner and fundraiser. The political newcomer earned the support of state Democrats only after winning April’s Democratic primary, in which he handily beat state Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Garagiola — the man for whom party leaders supposedly drew the district. He argues that his business experience can help to settle the nation’s finances, and says he supports the popular Democratic approach of using spending cuts and tax increases on the wealthy to help close the federal deficit. He also says that the government can drive growth and hiring by spending more on infrastructure improvements and raising education standards. “You need a mix of additional revenue, entitlement reform and spending reductions,” he said at a debate last month. “That’s the only path forward for this country.” Mr. Bartlett, a tea party member who lives on a farm in Buckeystown, Frederick County, argues that the government needs to lower tax rates, make deeper spending cuts, reduce regulations and “get out of the way and let America heal.” He touts his ability to reach across the aisle on issues including the environment but acknowledges he is an ardent fiscal conservative. “We’ve got to solve these problems,” he said, referring to the rising costs of programs including Medicare and Medicaid. “These trends cannot continue. They are unsustainable.” Despite their fundraising disadvantage and gloom from analysts, Maryland Republicans insist that Mr. Bartlett has a strong chance at winning re-election. They also received some good news this week when a poll conducted by OpinionWorks and commissioned by The Baltimore Sun showed Mr. Delaney leading the race by the slimmest of margins, 42 percent to 41 percent. State GOP executive director David Ferguson said he thinks voters favor Mr. Bartlett’s experience, and that many of them are turned off by the way Democrats sought to shift the balance of power in the district. “You can be outspent, but 20 years of service to the district and the relationships you’ve built across the state are invaluable,” he said. “Democrats have had to go to the most extreme lengths of gerrymandering to get rid of Congressman Bartlett, but the people will have a clear choice.” Todd Eberly, coordinator of public policy studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, said Mr. Delaney holds the edge, but Mr. Bartlett could benefit from this year’s ballot. Maryland will hold referendums next week on issues including same-sex marriage, expanded gambling and tuition breaks for illegal immigrants, all of which could draw increased turnout from disapproving conservatives. “I still would say Delaney has the advantage,” Mr. Eberly said. “But those ballot initiatives could be just enough to carry Bartlett over the finish line.” • David Hill can be reached at [email protected].

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Emergency food stamps draw households in need, fraudulent applicants New sites being opened in 7 more parishes State officials open sites for flood victims to apply for emergency food stamps. After issuing more than $19 million in emergency food stamps to flood victims, state officials plan to open new sites for applicants Wednesday.The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services said more than $19.1 million in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits have been distributed to households recovering from floods in 23 parishes.Officials said new sites will open Wednesday in Allen, Ascension, Calcasieu, Jackson, Rapides, Red River and Sabine parishes.While 51,720 households received benefits, the department said it denied benefits to 4,900 applicants. Officials said some of those who were turned away knew they had not been affected by this month's historic flooding.The department wants to remind residents that anyone who gets aid through a fraudulent application will be prosecuted, required to pay back the money and disqualified from future benefits.To minimize wait times at the new sites, applicants are asked to preregister online. More information about the benefits can be found online.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up! After issuing more than $19 million in emergency food stamps to flood victims, state officials plan to open new sites for applicants Wednesday. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services said more than $19.1 million in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits have been distributed to households recovering from floods in 23 parishes. Officials said new sites will open Wednesday in Allen, Ascension, Calcasieu, Jackson, Rapides, Red River and Sabine parishes. While 51,720 households received benefits, the department said it denied benefits to 4,900 applicants. Officials said some of those who were turned away knew they had not been affected by this month's historic flooding. The department wants to remind residents that anyone who gets aid through a fraudulent application will be prosecuted, required to pay back the money and disqualified from future benefits. To minimize wait times at the new sites, applicants are asked to preregister online. More information about the benefits can be found online.

Coach, 22, Fired After Playing in High School JV Basketball Game by: Madison Williams The varsity and junior varsity head coaches also were fired after the assistant coach impersonated a player. A 22-year-old junior varsity assistant girls basketball coach in Portsmouth, Va., was fired this week after she impersonated a 13-year-old player and appeared in a game, according to WAVY-TV. The assistant coach, Arlisha Boykins, stepped in for one of the players on the Churchland High JV team who had to miss a game for a club game in a different league. Boykins then took the court against girls aged 13 to 15. The player who was impersonated was unaware of the situation until after it occurred, and now she and her family want an apology from the school. The player plans to transfer to another school. In the video below, Boykins is wearing the No. 1 jersey during the game. The Churchland team has decided not to play the remainder of their season after the incident. The junior varsity head coach, along with the varsity head coach, both were fired as well. Sources told WAVY-TV that the varsity coach “encouraged the behavior” of Boykins. The Portsmouth school district has opened an investigation into the incident.

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Monday, July 24th, 2017 Legislature Overrides Malloy 8-30G Housing Veto By Kyle Constable The General Assembly today dealt a blow to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s housing agenda after legislators voted narrowly to override his veto of a bill that loosens the state’s affordable housing standards known as 8-30g. Both the House and Senate mustered the two-thirds majorities necessary to override. The margin in the Senate, 24-12, could not have been narrower. The House voted by a 101-47 margin with 101 votes needed to override. Three members –- two Democrats and one Republican –- were absent and did not vote. It marks just the fourth time the legislature has overridden one of the governor’s vetoes. The first three came last year. Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, said communities need to believe a moratorium is within reach, which he said is not the case under the existing 8-30g provisions. Steinberg said he plans to take an unwavering message to his town’s leaders — act. “As far as I’m concerned, I’m going to tell people in my town, ‘Put up or shut up. Build the units. Get to the moratorium. Stay on that path,’” Steinberg said. Only after they have been given that chance, he said, can leaders “talk about whether or not 8-30g is working.” Legislators spent hours debating the override in both chambers, with clashes between competing Democratic factions dominating much of the time. The Democratic divide fell largely along urban and non-urban lines. The bill’s proponents argued lowering affordable housing benchmarks would incentivize new development, while those opposed said it would have the opposite effect. It drew strong support from suburban and rural legislators in both parties. It also received support from a handful of urban legislators who said it had its drawbacks, but represented a compromise. In the General Assembly’s vote during the regular session, the bill received wide bipartisan support, passing the House 116-33 and the Senate 30-6. Malloy, in a three-page veto message, decried the bill, saying it would “perpetuate the harmful effects of bad economic policy and institutional segregation, damaging our state’s economy and its moral foundation.” Chris Collibee, a spokesman for the governor, said the state’s “residents and communities were not served by” the override vote. “Make no mistake, Gov. Malloy is undeterred by today’s developments and remains resolute in increasing access to affordable housing in all of our communities, because every person—regardless of race, ethnicity or socio-economic status — deserves the opportunity to live in the communities in which they work,” Collibee said. The legislation modifies the state’s 8-30g law, which pushes -– but does not require –- all municipalities to have 10 percent of their housing stock deemed affordable. Thirty-one municipalities have reached that threshold. In the 138 municipalities with less than 10 percent, developers are allowed to bypass local zoning laws if they are building affordable units. The bill’s proponents have said “predatory developers” are taking advantage of this provision by including a handful of affordable housing units in larger, unrelated development projects. Municipalities can temporarily halt unrestricted development by earning moratoriums, each of which lasts for four years. Cities and towns can earn one by increasing their affordable housing stock by 2 percentage points or by earning “points” for the units that have been built. Three municipalities -– Darien, New Canaan and Brookfield -– have qualified for moratoriums this year. While the 10 percent affordable threshold is maintained in the bill, it is now easier for municipalities to reach moratoriums -– and for some, the moratoriums are now longer. Smaller towns can earn 33 percent fewer points and still qualify for a moratorium under the new law. Those points have become easier to earn as well, with more housing units now designated as affordable, and some units being worth more points. In the state’s six mid-size cities, each with more than 20,000 housing units, reaching a moratorium now only requires a 1.5 percentage-point increase in the affordable housing stock. And the second and subsequent moratoriums last five years. It also contains a provision that designates the Ryder Woods mobile home park in Milford as affordable housing units. The bill contains a five-year sunset provision, which its advocates say will encourage municipalities to move quickly to take advantage of the lower thresholds for a moratorium. Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, [whose district includes part of Westport,] said it is clear the incentive does not exist under the current 8-30g provisions. He called the legislation “long overdue.” [“We felt that clearly, the nearly 30-year-old 8-30g language needed updating,” he said. [“We felt that the law should address the need for affordable housing in our state while providing more fairness to local communities that are often at the mercy of developers whose projects conflict with the wishes of the town zoning bodies and neighborhoods. [“Today, we stood strong as Democrats and Republicans. These reforms aim to motivate our state and municipalities toward greater access and inventory of workforce and affordable housing for Connecticut residents.”] Rep. Larry Butler, D-Waterbury, co-chair of the Housing Committee, said enacting this legislation takes the blame off the state and put the onus on municipalities to prove they are serious about affordable housing. About two-thirds of Democrats in both chambers voted against the override. The split within the Democratic Party largely fell along urban and non-urban lines, reaching all the way to the top of the party’s leadership. House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, and House Majority Leader Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, came down on different sides of the vote, as did Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk. Aresimowicz and Duff supported the override. Looney and Ritter opposed it. Aresimowicz said the bill only makes “slight changes” to the 8-30g law without altering its goal of increasing affordable housing across the state. “I don’t think that we’re putting up borders around towns to say, ‘We don’t want people that need affordable housing,’” Aresimowicz said. “We just want to change the criteria for it.” Many Democratic representatives from the state’s cities railed against the bill, saying now is not the time to halt the push for more affordable housing. Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, had supported the bill during the regular session, but said he was “teetering” at the time. Now, with the governor’s opposition clear, he said he could no longer support it. “I can’t bring myself to do something that I see as potentially – and I’m not suggesting that it necessarily does – but potentially limiting opportunities for people,” Winfield said. Among Republicans, the message was simple: Municipalities looking to plan and zone effectively need to have more say. “It’s really a local control issue,” House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby said. “We all know each town is different. They need more control.” “Towns like mine just wanted a fighting chance to be able to build affordable housing without having predatory developers breathing down our necks, building massive amounts of units and only giving just a few small units to affordable housing,” said Rep. Brenda Kupchick, R-Fairfield, ranking member on the Housing Committee. The only Republican opposed to the override in either chamber was Sen. George Logan, R-Hamden, who voted for the bill during the regular session. The governor vetoed four bills this year, two of which generated some discussion before today’s override vote. Ultimately, the legislature only took up the affordable housing bill. Another bill would have allowed Bridgeport to create a thermal heating loop subsidized by the city’s ratepayers. Malloy vetoed it because the heating system would not have been under the oversight of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Aresimowicz said legislators will explore ways to address the governor’s concerns and find another avenue to advance the bill this year.

News • Health The High Price of Inequality Article origination WFYI-FM In the poorest neighborhoods in Indianapolis, people live sicker, shorter lives. What would it take to narrow the health gap? Few conversations about health encompass such a wide a variety of topics as life expectancy. The length of an average American life increased dramatically in the 20th century, from 47 to 76 years, thanks in large part to advances in modern medicine. But our collective lifespan is affected by more than medicine, and life expectancy number can serve as an important tool for researchers to study and compare conditions of life in communities across the country. “I think it’s best used, as an indicator of how well a society and a culture is serving and supporting its people,” says Tamara Leech, a researcher at the IUPUI Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, who has studied life expectancy in Indiana. “And also as kind of a relative comparison across communities.” If you look at life expectancy in this way, Indianapolis is not doing well. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association studied the connection between income and life expectancy in the 100 most populous metro areas. And Indianapolis ranked 97th for life expectancy for its poorest residents. And the state as a whole didn’t fare well – Indiana was one of ten states with the lowest levels of life expectancy for individuals in the bottom income bracket. Nationally, the JAMA study found that if you’re a man in the top 1 percent of the income distribution you’ll live 15 years longer than a man in the bottom 1 percent. If you’re a woman, the gap is 10 years. It also revealed that things aren’t getting better for everyone. While people at the top have added three years to their average lifespan since 2000, numbers at the bottom of the income spectrum remained stagnant. “But that national story doesn’t hold true everywhere,” says JAMA study coauthor Michael Stepner, an economics researcher at MIT. “In some areas the poor are catching up, and some they are falling behind,” he says. “That’s a learning opportunity: what policies and interventions might close the gap?” Through our series, The High Price of Inequality, Side Effects will explore what this broad indicator can tell us about our communities here in Central Indiana, what lawmakers and local organizations are doing to narrow the health gap, and what it’s like to try to stay healthy if you’re poor in Indianapolis. Tags:Indianapolislife expectancy Health / February 1, 2023 Indiana hospitals are in the red, and they don’t agree with lawmakers on how to cut costs Indiana's hospital leaders say that they have been operating in the red in 2022 due to inflation and rising labor costs. And they are worried that proposed legislation to address rising health care costs could push them deeper into financial stress. Health / January 25, 2023 Meet the doctor overseeing diversity and equity at IU's medical school Indiana University School of Medicine has selected a leader for a new role that oversees the school’s efforts on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Health / December 20, 2022 Indiana epidemiologist has these tips for staying healthy this holiday season Vaccines are the best line of defense against COVID-19 and the flu. But there are additional steps that can keep people stay healthy.

Hunters Calls His Shot & Takes Out Two Feral Hogs With One Arrow Jacob Dillon· Bingo. What a shot… to be able to get a clean pass through and take out a second animal when they are this size is nothing short of impressive. Feral hogs are an invasive species that pose a significant threat to the environment and. Originally brought to North America in the 1500s, feral hogs have spread across much of the southern portion of the country and are estimated to cause over $2 billion in damage each year. The problem is particularly dire in Texas where there is an estimated population over 3,000,000. Feral hogs are a adaptable species that can thrive in a wide range of habitats, from forests to grasslands, and wetlands, and some are even adapting to survive in harsh northern temperatures. Dubbed “super pigs,” these new “bigger and smarter” hybrids are making their way across the Canadian border into norther states like Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. They are omnivorous and will eat almost anything, from crops and roots to small animals, and pretty much anything else they can find dead. The biggest issues is that these pigs reproduce quickly and are hard to get rid of. One of the most effective methods for controlling feral hog populations is through hunting, although hunters can’t seem to hunt them fast enough. However, hunting can be used to reduce the number of feral hogs in a specific area and to prevent the spread of the population. This leaves no choice for farmers but to send people out to kill these destructive things. There are many methods used including traditional hunting, night hunting with thermal vision, using large traps, and even explosives like Tannerite. This man is seen setting up for some hog hunting, and as he talks to the camera from the blind, he tells everyone what his game plan is: “I’m gonna attempt to do something, that I don’t know anyone who has done it before, I know I haven’t done before. I’m gonna try to arrow two hogs with one arrow.” An impressive goal to have and why not have some fun when you are trying to reduce the population to help out the environment and economy. Luckily for this man, hogs travel in groups and often are close enough to possibly present a hunter with the perfect opportunity for this. The hogs move in and the hunter gets his target. He is patient and waits for them to be perfectly broadside and lined up. He lines up his crossbow takes the shot and passes the arrow through the first hog and nails the second. He gets two 100 pound pigs with one shot. Well, I’d like to see somebody beat that. Bow HuntingFeaturedHogHuntingNatureOutdoorsTexasVideo

Hours Away From Too Late: Demand Freedom for Leonard Peltier Tuesday was a day of great joy and celebration for those who have rallied for the freedom of political prisoners Oscar López Rivera and Chelsea Manning. With longstanding campaigns demanding the freedom of López Rivera, who fought for Puerto Rican independence, and Manning, a US soldier-turned-whistleblower, these were both important victories, for the prisoners, their loved ones and supporters around the world. In addition to Rivera and Manning, 207 other commutations were also granted on Tuesday. But among those left behind in this end-game round of clemency was another activist whose longtime campaign for clemency may well hinge on Obama’s last moves in office: Leonard Peltier. Read more: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39134-hours-away-from-too-late-demand-freedom-for-leonard-peltier

Sandra Fuqua Daniel Reidlawn Cemetery Sandra Fuqua Daniel, 80, went home to be with the Lord on November 30, 2021, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at 2P.M. Monday, December 6, 2021, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Sandy Brown Officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral home on Sunday, December 5, 2021, from 4:00 -6:00 PM. Sandra was born in Bogalusa, Louisianna to the late Henry Clay Fuqua and Margarite Culpepper Fuqua. She was a cook for over 45 years at Reid’s House Restaurant. She shared many of her recipes and was known for making the best homemade biscuits and pies. Sandra had a great sense of humor and was always ready to pick and cut up. She could always make you laugh. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Raymond B. Daniel and her daughter, Margie E. Daniel. Survivors include her daughter, Renee Daniel Stanley and husband, Richard, grandchildren, Ryan M. Stanley and wife Jennifer, Alex R. Stanley, Caroline R. Stanley, great grandchild, Rylee G. Stanley, as well as a large and loving group of extended family and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Penn Center, 618-A S. Main Street, Reidsville, NC 27320. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Sandra Fuqua Daniel, please visit our flower store. 1530 Barnes St, Reidsville, NC 27320

Home / Featured / Ogunsanya brothers: two personalities, one goal Ogunsanya brothers: two personalities, one goal By Mike Finn Photos: P.J. Ogunsanya (left) will look to defend his EIWA championship for Army, while younger brother Joshua (right) is in his first varsity season at Columbia. By Katie Finn The wrestling mat has long been home to sibling wrestlers. And as the Army-West Point wrestling coach, Kevin Ward, described it, this shouldn’t be a surprise. “It’s natural,” he said. “It’s what you do at home. Watching my little kids grow up, I see it. They’re wrestling each other all the time and they don’t even know it. If you have siblings, you probably grew up being competitive. They’re competitive with each other and wrestling is a super competitive sport. Plus, you never have to look for a training partner, you live with one.” Zach Tanelli, head wrestling coach at Columbia University in New York City, got right to the heart of why the bond between siblings is so powerful in wrestling. “You’re always searching for that family relationship in your team. And why is that?” quizzed Tanelli. “Because it’s so thick and so deep. That bond is something you can never take away. Why do we refer to that? It’s because of what true brotherhood and familial ties do.” Two brothers who exemplify that bond are P.J. and Joshua Ogunsanya, who long ago rolled around together in their family’s living room in Chicago. And today they wrestle at Army-West Point and Columbia, respectively. P.J. (whose full name is Peter Tiwalade Ogunsanya Jr.) is a senior and the captain of the Army squad. Josh is a sophomore standout at Columbia. At an early stage in this season, P.J., the 2021 EIWA champion, was ranked No. 12 by WIN at 149 pounds, while Joshua is No. 15 at 165 pounds. This story appeared in the current issue of WIN Magazine. Click on the cover of the current WIN Magazine or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe. With their schools separated by 50 miles, they still find ways to work out against each other, especially last winter after Columbia did not wrestle when the Ivy League cancelled the season. The consensus is that P.J. and Joshua, separated by nearly four years in age, are as different as night and day. P.J. is the life of the party with a charisma that sets him apart. He also loves card tricks. “I used to do mixed martial arts and during summer camp my sensei would show me a trick where a napkin would disappear,” remembered P.J., when he was in eighth grade. “I went on a frenzy on YouTube and searched for different kinds of magic tricks and got super caught-up in magic.” P.J. wasn’t giving away any of his secrets, but said his favorite trick is when he asks someone to pick a card and sign it before it disappears and ends up in an envelope in P.J.’s back pocket. “Today, I’m trying different things with everyday objects.” P.J. believes his personality helps him in wrestling and in his role as team captain. “I like to make an impact on others, which I think makes them work even harder,” he said. “They know that no matter how hard practice is, I will still be positive and they will work even harder.” The older Ogunsanya hopes to serve in Air Defense Artillery after he graduates. He also hopes to train in freestyle and Greco-Roman with the Army World Class Athlete Program after his time at West Point. And while it might seem like a carefree attitude does not fit the structure and discipline of the military, P.J. believes it will help him. “Being a fun-loving guy, it shows the people around you that you genuinely care about them,” he said. “I believe I can use that in the Army in showing the soldiers I really care about them and want to help them reach their goals.” Joshua, on the other hand, is much more reserved and introspective. “If people who know my brother interact with me, expecting me to behave in a similar way to him, then they would be very surprised,” said Josh. “I’m a lot more reserved. My brother is very extroverted, very social. He’s very charming in a way, and it’s not to say I don’t have any of those traits but I’m more introverted, a lot more reserved in general.” But for all their differences in personality, it’s uncanny just how similar the positive impression they have left on their coaches and fellow wrestlers. Each of their coaches were struck by the poise and presence that each wrestler showed from the start of the recruitment process. Each welcomed the challenge of balancing wrestling with the academic demands of their college choices and it took the coaches a while to understand the wrestlers’ manner of communicating. Coach Ward recounts his experience with P.J. back in 2017, when he was completing his prep career at Oak Park River Forest High School. “He has the most interesting recruitment story that I’ve had for sure,” Ward said. “We sent the letters, the phone calls, whatever. It was like radio silence. We never hear back from him.” And then in January of 2018, Ward received a call from P.J.’s father, sharing that his son was working on the application and was interested in coming to visit. Ward had effectively given up on the prospect as the traditional window of time that the program sets aside for recruiting high school seniors had passed. Ward wasn’t confident there was enough time to complete the application process. “I hang up the phone thinking there’s zero chance. It’s way too late,” recounted Ward. “I check on his file and it’s completely done, totally complete, 100 percent finished, which never happens. It’s pulling teeth to get recruits to complete their application. And here’s a kid that never responded to a single letter or phone call and has the application done. I couldn’t believe it.” It is a testament to the power of P.J.’s personality, his drive and his wrestling ability that Army moved forward and signed him. “We didn’t get a chance to know him that well through the recruitment process because he did it all on his own without even telling us,” explained Ward. “But you spend 30 seconds around the kid, you know you like him. He’s got this enthusiasm.” For younger brother Josh, his approach to the recruitment process mirrored his approach to life more generally, as he was more deliberative. The thought of continuing to wrestle with his brother was appealing, but in the end, he opted to go with another route. “Most of my wrestling career, my brother has been by my side and played such a great role in my ability to develop as an athlete,” said Josh. “I really have enjoyed it but I also wanted an experience where I could uniquely chart my own path independent of him in a way.” Coach Tanelli knew that he wanted Josh, a 2020 Illinois state champion for Oak Park River Forest High, on his team. But the deliberative recruiting process kept the coch on the edge of his seat as Josh decided what he wanted. “I really had a special feeling with Josh,” Tanelli said. “All of our conversations were great when he came out on his visit. Talking about the diversity and the culture we have here, I really knew this was the best place for him and it could change his life. I was devastated when I felt we weren’t going to get Josh at Columbia.” It all worked out in the end for Tanelli and the Columbia program. “It was kind of a weird recruiting process, not as straightforward as others,” Tanelli said. “I’m not surprised at all. I knew there was something about him that set him apart. It’s really encouraging to see him starting to find that. He’s still just scratching the surface,” said Tanelli. The Ogunsanya brothers give much of their credit to their parents, Demoda and Peter Ogunsanya, and the Nigerian culture that was passed down from their grandparents. “I think the big thing deals with the discipline side of things,” P.J. said. “I think Josh and I are pretty disciplined and a lot of that comes from the Nigerian culture and being respectful to your parents and things like that.” The role each wrestler is playing on their squads is also eerily similar. Both have earned reputations as leading by example. And in both cases, the effort has translated to success on the mat. “Josh is probably the most diligent worker I’ve ever coached,” said Tanelli. “He doesn’t really question why. He’s trying to figure out how, whether it fits into his style or not, whatever we’re going over, how can he make it fit into his style. He’s just a solution-based kid. It’s really served the team well now that success is following, it’s easy to say this kid is going to be successful and use him as an example with the team.” The report on P.J. is very nearly the same thing. “His story is all about growth from start to finish, and his leadership style is not different,” said Ward. “In any situation, I could say, ‘Do what he does and you’ll get better. When your best wrestler is a role model like that, you’ve got a pretty special guy.” The Ogunsanya brothers hope to end this season together in March on a positive note at both the EIWA Championships in Ithaca, N.Y., and the NCAA Division I Championships in Detroit, Mich.. “It’s a pretty cool story, these two boys,” Tanelli said. “It’s a story that deserves to be told.”

Office of President - Dr. Daniel F. Mahony Students - March 18, 2019 [email protected] Dear Students: Welcome back from Spring Break. I am pleased to announce that finalists have been invited to campus to interview for the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs position. The press release below and the provost search website provide information about the candidates. You will use your Winthrop username and password to access the candidates’ detailed information. The candidates will meet with faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community members. Each candidate also will have a scheduled time during the campus visit to present and to meet informally with campus and local community members. I encourage you to attend the presentations and receptions March 19, 22, 26 and 29. Presentations will be held in Dina’s Place in the DiGiorgio Campus Center from 11-11:30 a.m., followed by a Q&A from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Receptions will be immediately following from noon-12:30 p.m. in the DiGiorgio Campus Center lobby. Winthrop Announces Four Provost Finalists ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – Four finalists for the position of Winthrop University’s Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs will visit the campus for interviews March 17-29. The finalists are: • Dr. Melanie Hatch, currently the associate provost at Albany State University in Georgia. She will visit from March 17-19. • Dr. Adrienne McCormick, currently dean of Winthrop University’s College of Arts and Sciences. She will visit from March 20-22. • Dr. Jie Chen, currently dean of the Graduate School at James Madison University. He will visit from March 24-26. • Dr. Robert “Bud” Fischer, currently dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University. He will visit from March 27-29. “Our four finalists bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse experience to Winthrop,” President Dan Mahony said. “The search committee brought forth a strong slate of candidates, each of whom we feel has the potential to be the best fit for the university and to continue moving us forward under the Winthrop Plan.” The provost reports directly to Mahony and serves as both the chief operating officer and the chief academic officer of the institution. Second to the president, the provost is responsible for leading the institution in the president’s absence. Interested community members are invited to each finalist’s open presentation, tentatively entitled “The Provost as Chief Academic Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Winthrop University,” and/or to a drop-in reception following these presentations. Learn more about each finalist by visiting the Provost Search website. Presentations will be held in Dina’s Place in the DiGiorgio Campus Center from 11-11:30 a.m. on March 19, 22, 26 and 29 followed by a Q&A from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Receptions will be immediately following from noon-12:30 p.m. in the DiGiorgio Campus Center lobby. Each finalist also will participate in a series of interviews with faculty, staff, administrators and students. Feedback on each candidate will be solicited by way of electronic questionnaire for those who participate in the campus interview process. Shelia Burkhalter, vice president for student affairs, and Justin Oates, vice president for finance and business affairs, co-chaired a search committee that included faculty, staff, students and graduate students from across campus. For more information, contact Nicole Chisari, communications coordinator, at 803/323-2236 or [email protected]. Last Updated: 1/9/23

Tag Archives: lgbt seniors Los Angeles acts to expand affordable housing for LGBT seniors January 24, 2013 Wisconsin Gazette Leave a comment The nation’s first LGBT-friendly affordable senior housing provider recently announced plans for its latest 40-unit development, Argyle Apartments. The project, according to a news release, will serve an LGBT senior population and be built at Hollywood and Western, a metro stop from Triangle Square, another LGBT-friendly housing community by the Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing Los Angeles Corporation. “Just 70 months ago, on March 22, 2007, we opened our doors at Triangle Square to the nation’s first LGBT-friendly affordable senior housing development that has been a beacon of hope and acceptance around the world,” stated executive director Eric Harrison. “Today, our partnership with AMCAL expands GLEH’s footprint in our home district of Hollywood to more individuals seeking affordablehousing in an LGBT friendly environment.” The $17.5 million Argyle Apartments project is a partnership of GLEH Los Angeles Corporation and AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. The project will be funded through California Redevelopment Agency, JP Morgan Chase and low-income housing tax credits. “Seeing Triangle Square become a reality in 2007 was a dream come true for those of us who stand up for tolerance, understanding and equality,” said Los Angeles Council Member Eric Garcetti. “I applaud the partnership between the Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing Los Angeles Corporation and AMCAL for expanding LGBT friendly affordable housing in Los Angeles and revitalizing the community.” A news release said Argyle Apartments will feature a community room with kitchenette and lounge, landscaped common area with barbecue grills, children’s play structure and an outdoor seating. The apartments are scheduled to open in about a year. Does your community have LGBT-friendly affordable opportunities or are any in the planning stages? Share with WiG readers in the comments section below. affordable housingargyle apartmentselderGay & Lesbian Elder Housing Los Angeles Corporationhealth carelgbt seniorsLos Angelesretirementsame-sex couples Philly developers plan groundbreaking for LGBT senior housing Developers plan to break ground next month on a $20 million affordable housing project for elderly gays now that it has received the necessary state, federal and local approvals and funding has been secured, officials said this week. The project, planned for a section of Philadelphia’s downtown affectionately known as the Gayborhood, had long been stalled before receiving tax credits earlier this year from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. The Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund, which is spearheading the project, said in a statement that the project has received all federal, state, and local agency approvals and building permits, and plans to break ground in late October. Wells Fargo Bank also has signed on as an investor, tax credits have been allocated and all funding for the project has been secured, the group said. The new six-story building, which will be on land bought from the city’s Redevelopment Authority, will include 56 one-bedroom units that will be available to seniors who are 62 and over. “The project is moving forward very quickly,” Mark Segal, the group’s director and also publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News, said in a statement. “The Redevelopment Authority vacated the building they were operating out of on the construction site, and clean up and plans for demolition of the building have begun.” Anti-discrimination laws prohibit gay-only housing, but projects can be made friendly toward gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people through marketing and location. The nation’s first gay-friendly affordable senior housing facility opened in Los Angeles in 2007. Experts say the need for such housing is great since many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender seniors fear discrimination or disrespect by health care workers and elder housing residents. http://dmhfund.org/our-projects/william-way-senior-residences affordable housingconstructionelderly gaysfair housingGayborhoodlgbt seniorsmagnus hirschfeld fundPhiladelphia LGBT seniors come out late, start second lifetime MIAMI (AP) — On his 75th birthday, Bill Farthing decided to be reborn. In the six years since he’d buried his wife of 45 years, he’d felt as he did long before: Lonesome, different, outcast. He wondered if he was going crazy; he contemplated suicide. Looking back, the clues leading to this day had been scattered throughout his life, but only made sense just now. So Farthing dressed in the most basic of blue wool skirt suits he could find on the Internet, with a white blouse and low-heeled, open-toed white shoes, and went shopping. Arms loaded with skirts and blouses from the clearance rack, Farthing approached the checkout. “Did you find everything you wanted, ma’am?” the cashier asked. Farthing looked over his shoulder, then realized she was talking to him. He had pulled it off. He had become a she. Increased awareness and acceptance of varied sexualities and gender identities has led Americans to come out far younger, as early as middle school. A less noticed but parallel shift is happening at the other end of the age spectrum, with people in their 60s, 70s and 80s coming to terms with the truth that they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. While no one tracks the numbers of the elderly who come out, those who work with older adults say the trend is undeniable, and a resulting network of support groups and services has cropped up. The decision can fracture lifelong relationships. Or it can bring the long-sought relief of an unloaded secret. “For the first time in my life, I’m not putting on a show,” said Farthing, who eventually had sexual reassignment surgery and changed her first name to Chrissie. “It seems like I’ve been out on a cloud all my life and now I’m not. I’m me.” Outing yourself late in life can be complicated after having lived through times when being openly gay could get you arrested, put in an institution and given shock treatments. It’s snarled in a lifetime of trudging along through society’s view of normalcy and the resulting fear of being ostracized by children and grandchildren. And it’s marked by a nagging doubt that all the heartache, all the potential for it to go wrong, may not be worth it with one’s years numbered. “When somebody comes out at the age of 20, they have their whole life ahead of them,” said Karen Taylor, the director of training and advocacy for SAGE, a national group that works with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors. “There’s a real sense of regret and loss for somebody who comes out later in life, even when talking to them and they say the decision was the right one.” Still, many seniors have felt empowered by the growing presence of gays and lesbians in pop culture and some high-profile, late-in-life outings. Among the most notable, “Family Ties” star Meredith Baxter came out in December at 62; Richard Chamberlain, long the target of rumors, came out in 2003 at 69, decades after the height of his career as a TV heartthrob. Those who’ve mustered the gumption to out themselves say they feel as if they’ve been given a second chance. Carl Martin, 83, of Falls Church, Virginia, came out as gay not long after his wife died in 1997. He says he was happy in his marriage but had known of his feelings for men since he was in high school and revealed an unrequited crush to a friend. Coming out, he says, has changed him from a withdrawn, tense, reticent bystander to a vibrant social butterfly who even talks to strangers in the supermarket. “I would describe these as the happiest years of my life,” he said. “I’m free to be who I am. I was not free to be who I was before.” The realization often doesn’t come easily. Sue Pratt, 74, of Kirkwood, Missouri, remembers having feelings for her high school English teacher, but she wasn’t sure what to do with them when she always dreamed of getting married and having a husband. She got her wish, but even when her husband left her, she still couldn’t come to terms with the truth. “You would think I would say, ‘I’m free now,”’ she said. “But that thought never occurred to me. I was so deep in denial.” Eventually, in her 60s, she answered a personal ad and slowly began coming out to her loved ones as a lesbian. Not everyone has taken it well, as she feared would be the case, but she has no regrets. “I didn’t want to have a secret,” she said. “It doesn’t matter if I lose every friend that I have, this is what I have to do.” Dr. Loren Olson, a psychiatrist in Des Moines, Iowa, who has studied late-in-life outings, said for most such seniors, there are losses, though they are typically less than they fear, and often vary greatly by socioeconomics. Olson himself was 40 before he came out. While it may seem incomprehensible to some, he said it makes sense that many can’t face the truth for so long, even if some around them have surmised it. “We don’t like disharmony in our thinking so sometimes we block out things that really are in opposition to really what we believe is true,” he said. “It’s like a child believing in Santa Claus: You just hang on to that as long as you can.” Farthing’s life was sprinkled with hints. As a boy, his mother asked one day how he liked school. “It was OK,” Farthing said. “But it would be better if I was a girl.” He didn’t want to do the things other boys did. Girls didn’t want him around. He fought every haircut. “We’ve got a homo on our hands,” he overheard his father say. But with no sense what to do with his feelings of being different, life wore on. He served in the Air Force. He lived overseas. And then there was that girl he found at a pub in England. She felt different, too, always attracted more to women than men. But they got along so well. And they fell in love. Sex was never a big part of their relationship, but a daughter was born. The marriage, Farthing says, was happy. Both of them thought they would die with their soul mate by their side. She did. Afterward, he tried anything to keep busy. He got his pilot’s license back. He bought a small plane; he built a hangar. One day, he needed a brass, elbow-shaped piece for his plane’s fuel line. They call them male-to-female fittings, and he typed some such phrase into his computer. One of the search results that popped up was titled “The Male Lesbian Complex.” “That’s stupid,” he thought, moving along to find the part. But later, something drove him back. The description of the “complex” sounded just like him. Was he always meant to be a woman? Was he too old to accept this? “I read it and it was so close to me that it made the hair stand up on the back of my neck,” Farthing said. The transformation that followed has not sat well with all, of course. A neighbor runs indoors now when Farthing comes outside of her Oakville, Missouri, home. A brother-in-law and other relatives have cut her out of their lives. And her volunteer work at a nursing home had to end when her secret became known. But those who are closest have accepted her. And now, in life’s twilight, she says she finally feels normal. “For the first time ever my life feels like it’s in the right place,” she said. “I’m going to check out of this world the way I was meant to come into it.” lgbt seniorsSAGE

Marquette bounces back with easy victory over Georgia Tech in Fort Myers Tip-Off That was more like what head coach Shaka Smart wants to see from his Marquette men's basketball team. Balanced scoring. Better shot selection. Opportunistic defense. The Golden Eagles looked sharp from the jump ball and cruised to an 84-60 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. After struggling against stout defense from Mississippi State in the tournament opener, MU (4-2) looked much smoother and efficient against Georgia Tech (3-2). “I really liked the way our guys responded,” Smart told broadcasters Steve "The Homer" True and Tony Smith on the ESPN Milwaukee post-game radio show. “That was our theme for the game. "We had four, five, six guys crying in the locker room the other night because they were so upset about the Mississippi State loss. The reality is when you're in a tournament setting, you've got to turn the page quickly." Box score: Marquette 84, Georgia Tech 60 Kam Jones leads balanced scoring effort for Marquette The Golden Eagles opened the game on a 14-2 run, with Kam Jones knocking down 2 three-pointers. Georgia Tech was never in the game after that, and Smart could empty his bench after Jones nailed his fourth three to give MU a 76-49 advantage with 4:11 remaining. Jones finished with 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting, including 4-for-8 from long range. He went just 2 for 10 on three-pointers against Mississippi State. Smart has called out Jones' tendency to pull up from well beyond the three-point line, but the MU coach has never tried to quell Jones' aggressiveness. "He's such a good shooter," Smart said. "I was on him early because he passed up a couple shots. It's like 'Hey, man, we want you to shoot every open three we can get you. That's a high-quality look for us." MU point guard Tyler Kolek scored nine points in a five-minute span in the first half, looking more assertive in looking for his shot. He finished with 14 points, five rebounds and six assists. Oso Ighodaro and Sean Jones provide Marquette energy on both ends Sean Jones (11 points) and Oso Ighodaro (10) also scored in double figures for MU. But both their performances went way beyond the scoring column. Ighodaro had 10 rebounds and five blocks. The 6-foot-9 center also handled the ball a lot and had several nice passes that weren't converted for assists. "Oso was terrific on the glass," Smart said. "I told the guys we want to take on a defensive identity. A big part of that is grabbing the ball when we make them miss. "We're good at making people miss on the first shot. We're not as good at grabbing the ball as a team. And he did a great job about being intentional in going to grab the ball." Sean Jones, a 5-10 freshman guard, had an impressive two games in Florida after scoring eight points against Mississippi State. Despite his small stature, Jones isn't afraid to slash to the rim. On defense, he is an on-ball pest. "Tonight was the first time where the opponent changed who they had bringing the ball up the floor because of Sean Jones," Smart said. "It will not be the last time. "I told him that was a big deal if you can make them change their point guard because of your pressure." The Golden Eagles scored 24 turnovers and had a 17-2 advantage in fastbreak points. "The guys did a good job of when we did force turnovers in getting out and scoring," Smart said. "To double them up in points off turnovers is a big deal. "I think there's a lot of areas where we can continue to get better. I thought our guys handled the zone pretty well. But as a group we have to take a growth mindset. We came down here, we wanted to win the whole thing, we ended up going 1-1. "We've lost our two close games that we've been in. The other games we've played have been not so close. So there's a lot of areas for us to keep getting better."

B.B. King estate, Universal sued over blues legend's photos Posted at 8:33 AM, Jul 11, 2016 NEW YORK (AP) — A New York photographer is suing B.B. King's estate and Universal Music Group for copyright infringement after he says his pictures of the blues legend have been used on King's albums for more than 40 years without his permission. Glen Craig says in the suit filed Thursday in New York federal court that his photos of King have been used on albums without his permission since 1971. He cites more than 40 examples of what he says is unauthorized use of his photography of King, including several photos published with albums put out over the past year. Craig is asking for damages and a jury trial. Universal Music Group and King's estate haven't responded to requests for comment. King died last year at age 89.

Trump, Ryan honor Billy Graham at US Capitol Wednesday President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell honored the late evangelist Billy Graham while he lies in honor at the US Capitol Wednesday. Graham, an evangelical minister and spiritual confidant to American presidents, died at the age of 99 last week. "The man had such a gift with connecting with people," Ryan said in his remarks honoring the late Reverend. "When listening to Reverend Graham, it was like he was right there next to you." He continued: "Here lies America's pastor." Graham lying in honor is a rare distinction for an American -- and an official embrace of the religious leader from the halls of government. He is only the fourth person to lie in honor, following civil rights icon Rosa Parks in 2005 and two slain Capitol Police officers in 1998, the Architect of the Capitol's records say. The practice is similar to government or military officials lying in state, but is used for private citizens. After the announcement of Graham's death, Ryan said in a statement that the evangelist had "spread the gospel in 185 countries during his 99 years on Earth, touching the lives of many and forever changing the course of the world's spiritual health." Graham prayed with every US president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama and became known as "America's pastor." After the news of Graham's death, Trump tweeted that there was "nobody like him." "The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A very special man," the President tweeted. Graham's son Franklin, who took over the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, had participated in Trump's inauguration. Trump was one of the more than 800 guests who attended Graham's 95th birthday celebration in 2013 in Asheville, North Carolina. Criticism of honoring Graham at the Capitol has been somewhat muted, with the Freedom From Religion Foundation issuing a statement calling the plan to have his body lie in honor inappropriate and citing, among other things, his comments on the Nixon tapes disparaging Jewish people, for which he apologized after they became public in March 2002. Graham had urged Dwight Eisenhower to run for president in 1952 and served as an unofficial adviser to the former general after he was elected. He also became close friends with President Lyndon Johnson and preached at the former president's funeral. President George W. Bush credits Graham with helping him change from a lukewarm Christian with a fondness for beer to a serious and committed evangelical.

Early life and family Wanda Sykes Wanda Yvette Sykes[1] (born March 7, 1964)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America.[3] She is also known for her roles on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–present), and ABC's Black-ish (2015–2022). She currently stars in the Netflix original series The Upshaws which premiered on May 12, 2021, with Kim Fields and Mike Epps, and has appeared in the HBO Max comedy series The Other Two, as well as playing Allegra Durado, a new, powerful, and "messy"-brained partner in a legal firm on Paramount+'s acclaimed The Good Fight. American comedian (born 1964) Sykes at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards Wanda Yvette Sykes (1964-03-07) March 7, 1964 (age 59) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. Hampton University (BS) Observational comedy surreal humor insult comedy blue comedy Dave Hall (m. 1991; div. 1998)​ Alex Niedbalski www.wandasykes.com Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had a career in film, appearing in Monster-in-Law (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Evan Almighty (2007), and License to Wed (2007), as well as voicing characters in animated films such as Over the Hedge, Barnyard, Brother Bear 2 (all in 2006), Rio (2011), the subsequent films of the Ice Age franchise (2012-2016), and UglyDolls (2019). This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Wanda Sykes, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

BACKGROUND BUZZ PRESS RELEASE How does the latest National Credit Act affect South African recruiters? The "National Credit Act No.34 of 2005" was passed into law by Parliament and signed by the President during March 2006, effective from 1 June 2007. This Act has many implications for South African recruiters using Credit Reports for screening purposes. Understanding those implications is key to utilising credit information. 1. What are the purposes of the NCA In summary, the Act aims to protect consumers taking credit or entering into consumer credit transactions. In addition, it makes provision for the control and regulation of all credit transactions, including mortgages, credit cards, overdrafts, micro-loans and pawn broking transactions. It also provides for the following; Regulation of credit information Improved accessibility of the credit market to previously disadvantaged consumers Regulation of all credit lending activities Provides for debt reorganization in cases of over-indebtedness Establishes national norms and standards relating to consumer credit Enhanced consumer rights and education Promotes responsible borrowing and eliminates any reckless lending practices It readdresses the balance of power between consumers and credit providers Prohibits unfair credit and credit marketing practices 2. How will the Act be Regulated? The NCA was instituted by the South African Department of Trade and Industry and will be enforced by specific role players and Consumer Credit Institutions, who have been given the power to perform acts in terms of the NCA, namely the: National Credit Regulator (NCR) & National Consumer Tribunal 3. Circumstances (as set out by the Act) under which one can obtain Credit Information on an individual It is all good and well to understand the purposes of the Act and what it intends to achieve, but as recruiters and individuals using Credit Data for recruitment decisions, one needs to understand when one is allowed to request and use this data. According to the Act, Credit data can be obtained for the following purposes; an investigation into fraud, corruption or theft, provided that the South African Police Service or any other statutory enforcement agency conducts such an investigation; fraud detection and fraud prevention services; considering a candidate for employment in a position that requires trust and honesty and entails the handling of cash or finances; an assessment of the debtors book of a business for the purposes of - the sale of the business or debtors book of that business; or - any other transaction that is dependant upon determining the value of the business or debtors book of that business; setting a limit of service provision in respect of any continuous service; assessing an application for insurance; verifying educational qualifications and employment; obtaining consumer information to distribute unclaimed funds, including pension funds and insurance claims; - tracing a consumer by a credit provider in respect of a credit agreement entered into between the consumer and the credit provider; - developing a credit scoring system by a credit provider or credit bureau. (Section 18(4) of the Regulations- The prescribed purposes, other than for purposes contemplated in the NCA, for which a report may be issued in terms of Section 70(2)(g) of the NCA) 1. Any person who is the subject of a credit check needs to give Consent and Indemnity. Should a report be required for a purpose set out in Regulation 18(4)(C) or (E) to (G), the consent of the consumer must be obtained prior to the report being requested. (Section 18(5) of the Regulations). It is thus important to cover the following: § The candidate MUST be informed of the intention to perform the check; § MUST be informed as to the reasons for performing the check; and § MUST give you permission, at this stage in writing, to perform the credit check. 2. Application: A credit check can only be performed against the person if it is relevant to the position for which the person is applying. The law stipulates positions that require honesty and trust or deal with money. In this regard, the onus is on you to define and maintain this proof of relevance. 3. Transparency: The results of any credit check performed MUST be shared with the job applicant/ person checked. In addition, the person must be informed of the reasons, if any, of the consequences of a credit check. In conclusion... A number of entities have access to a consumer’s, or prospective consumers, confidential/ credit information. They include: Credit providers Debt counsellors The Tribunal The National Credit Regulator (NCR) When any of the above entities receive, compile, retain or report on a consumer’s confidential information, they must protect the confidentiality of the information. They may only use or report on a consumer’s confidential information if: The NCA or other legislation allows or requires it The consumer or prospective consumer consent to it A court order requires it For more information on the Pre-Employment Screening, call Kirsten Halcrow, Managing Director of EMPS (PTY) LTD on (011) 678-0807/ [email protected]. www.emps.co.za

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Tagged: U.S. Capitol by World History Edu · Published February 28, 2023 · Last modified March 19, 2023 1963 March on Washington: History, Speech, Significance, & Other Interesting Facts March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The protest was...

Sudanese pastors pressured to ‘inform’ or stand trial December 16, 2016 By Jayson Casper Sudan Abdulmonem Abdumawla, Apostasy, Blue Nile, Darfur, Hassan Taour, Islamic extremism, Khartoum, Kuwa Shamal, Nuba Mountains, Omar al-Bashir, Petr Jašek, Refugees, Sharia Forty-eight-year-old father of three Rev. Yamane Abraha received an ultimatum in Khartoum following a trip to Ethiopia in the autumn of 2015. “[Sudanese government] security threatened me, saying I would have to appear in court either as a witness, or an accused,” the Evangelical Baptist Church of Khartoum pastor told World Watch Monitor. “But my father was sick, so unlike others I couldn’t escape.” Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes including genocide. Abraha was one of several Sudanese Christians gathered abroad to pray for their nation. Among them were Rev. Hassan Taour and Rev. Kuwa Shamal, Sudan Church of Christ pastors from the Nuba Mountains region. Also attending was Czech Christian aid worker Petr Jašek. According to Christian advocacy group Middle East Concern, these three had helped facilitate financial assistance to pay for the medical treatment of a Darfurian university student who had suffered burn wounds when government security officials attacked a campus demonstration in Omdurman, north of the capital, Khartoum. Sudanese at the meeting suspected there were spies around their Addis Ababa hotel. Then shortly after their return to Khartoum, the police arrested Taour, Shamal and Jašek, in December 2015. They have now been in detention for a year. Detained along with them is Abdulmonem Abdumawla, also from Darfur, who helped facilitate the medical treatment for the student. The four are charged with waging war against the Sudanese state, espionage, conspiracy to carry out criminal acts, and undermining the authority of the state through violence. Trial proceedings finally begun in August have been postponed repeatedly in recent months. They could face the death penalty. Kuwa Shamal (left) and Hassan Taour, of the Sudan Church of Christ, have been in jail since December 2015. World Watch Monitor Delayed escape Abraha was not arrested until three months after his colleagues, on 13 March, and then held for only one day. Security officials ordered him to report back daily, and on 24 March told him he would have to appear in court in the role of his choice: testify against the others, or be charged along with them. On 26 March his father died. Abraha gathered his family and travelled eight hours east by bus to bury him in their hometown of Kassala, on the border with Eritrea. And there he dropped off the radar, ditched his mobile phone, and waited. Two weeks later, he returned to Khartoum and set his plan in motion. Nervously, he checked his surroundings before going to buy a ticket to Egypt. With his wife, he exchanged notes on paper serviettes, which they soaked and discarded once read. Discreetly, they packed their children’s belongings, lest they tip off authorities at school. Abraha then checked with a friendly security officer that his name was not on a watch list. And on 20 April, he told his children they would have a family picnic near the airport. Relatives – and kids – were surprised to learn they were saying goodbye. In Egypt, Abraha is now involved in training for discipleship and church planting, and supervises 15 “house churches” among Sudanese refugees. Over 31,000 Sudanese in Egypt are registered with the UN High Commission for Refugees, according to its August 2016 report. Unofficial estimates suggest there are well over one million. Most have fled the ongoing violence in Darfur and the southern regions of Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, bordering South Sudan. Over 31,000 Sudanese in Egypt are registered with the UN High Commission for Refugees, according to its August 2016 report. Unofficial estimates suggest there could be well over a million in total. Recurring pattern But Abraha’s story is not unique. Barnaba Timothous, who fled to Egypt three years earlier, had also been pressed to testify against Christian colleagues. Doing student campus ministry, he was accused of taking foreign money. “I was told that if I would cooperate, nothing would happen to me,” he told World Watch Monitor. “But if not, nothing would protect me from them.” Some people criticised him for his decision to leave. He did so quickly, taking one bag and telling no-one in his family. And though he stated he was not personally involved in ministry among Muslims, he refused to betray those he knew. “I will not be involved in issues that hurt the body of Christ and bring suffering to innocent people, just because they follow Christ as saviour,” he said. “The Islamic government of Sudan is persecuting the leaders of churches and ministries. And now our students no longer trust each other, fearful someone might report them.” Timothous, who has since been joined by his mother and sister, is now working amongst students at several university campuses in Egypt. World Watch Monitor has spoken with other Christian leaders who tell similar stories. On the eve of the independence of South Sudan in 2011, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir threatened to make Sudan a fully Islamic state. Excuse for crackdown “The [Sudan] government wants Sharia and is cracking down on the Church,” said Kamal Fahmi, head of the religious freedom advocacy group Set My People Free. He recalled President Omar al-Bashir’s threat, on the eve of South Sudan independence in 2011, to make Sudan a fully Islamic state, the removal of foreign NGOs thereafter, and the expulsion of South Sudanese in 2013. “Authorities felt Pastors Hassan and Kuwa were shaming them, bringing a bad report,” Fahmi told World Watch Monitor. “In the rebel areas, the Church is doing humanitarian work and is not involved in the conflict, but it does expose the atrocities the Sudanese government is committing. “It will find any excuse to accuse them.” Pastors have been arrested, churches have been destroyed, and land has been confiscated, according to the US State Department’s 2015 Report on International Religious Freedom. And on 6 Oct. the European Parliament passed a resolution against Sudan, specifically naming the four detainees. Noting the EU partnership with Sudan towards “better migration management”, the resolution “reaffirms that freedom of religion, conscience or belief is a universal human right that needs to be protected everywhere and for everyone … especially in the case of apostasy”. But in January 2015, Sudan expanded its apostasy laws to include criticism of Muhammad’s wives or early companions. Fahmi, who recently penned an open letter to the UN with the Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe, links an oppressive religious climate to development issues, which, he says, “assaults the core of human nature”. “Apostasy laws … have negative social and political consequences everywhere they are in force,” he wrote. “They create instability and inspire violence”. “Without freedom to change beliefs, there is no religious freedom,” he told World Watch Monitor. “Going to paradise is not compulsory.”

U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should immediately stop using the four recalled products and contact Yeti for refund information. The closures on the recalled products can fail, resulting in detached magnets, the CPSC said. If swallowed, two or more high-powered magnets can attract to each other or to another metal object and get stuck in the digestive system. The CPSC said if that happens, it can cause perforations, twisting and blockage of the intestines, potentially resulting in infection, blood poisoning and death. The products being recalled are the Sidekick dry gear case, M20 soft backpack cooler and M30 soft cooler, version 1.0 and 2.0. The coolers and gear bags were sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ace Hardware, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Yeti and other stores, including Amazon, from March 2018 to January 2023. The gear case sells for about $50 and the coolers for between $300 and $350. The firm has received 1,399 reports of the magnet-lined closures degrading or failing, including reports of missing or detached magnets. No magnet ingestions or injuries have been reported. Consumers can contact Yeti toll-free at 833-444-3151 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday. The Austin, Texas company can also be contact by email at productrecall (at) yeti.com or online at https://stg.yeti.com/M20-M30-sidekick-product-recall.html or at www.yeti.com. Consumers should click on “Product Recall” at the bottom of the page for details. More than 40,000 of the recalled products were sold in Canada. Shares in Yeti were down about 1.5% in midday trading Thursday. Man accused of Boone County, West Virginia, fatal …

@NCCapitol State board critical of election officials in Watauga While refusing to remove members of the Watauga County Board of Elections, state officials say the local groups needs work on professionalism and instilling confidence in voters. Posted 11:29 p.m. Dec 20, 2013 — Updated 11:39 p.m. Dec 20, 2013 Mark Binker RALEIGH, N.C. — The State Board of Elections declined to remove members of the Watauga County Board of Elections from their posts Friday but issued a stern warning to the local body. To drive home the point that grandstanding and in-fighting by members of either political party is not acceptable, state board Chairman Josh Howard dispatched fellow state board members Paul Foley, a Republican, and Joshua Malcolm, a Democrat, to "huddle" with members of the local board. "I hope the gravity of the state board members coming to sit down with them is not lost," Howard said. "That is not going on in any other county seat," he continued, adding that Friday's case was "not the first time" in-fighting in Watauga County had garnered state-level attention. No date was set for visits or phone calls, but it was clear the state board members felt they needed to step in to correct the behavior of a local board that had repeatedly shown up on their agenda. The State Board of Elections sets election policy and oversees county boards of elections. It is up to county boards to actually run elections. Typically, matters from the counties come to the state board only when members can't reach a unanimous decision, a complex legal matter requires further review or candidates appeal the decisions of the local board. Members of the state board, as well as all 100 local boards, turned over this year following Gov. Pat McCrory's election. Through the interaction of different laws and executive prerogatives, the party of the sitting governor gets two out of three seats on local boards. So, when McCrory, a Republican, took over from former Gov. Bev Perdue, a Democrat, the GOP took over all local boards of elections. In Watauga County, Republicans Luke Eggers and Bill Aceto took office as chairman and secretary of the that county's board. Democrat Kathleen Campbell also was appointed this year. Their tenure has been marked by strife, including a partisan-driven disagreement over where students at a local college would vote. The state board overturned that decision, a decision that was hailed as a victory for students at Appalachian State University. Rancor has continued, and a complaint filed in October alleged Republican members of the board were making decisions behind closed doors and improperly meeting with County Attorney Stacy "Four" Eggers, Luke Eggers' brother and a former member of the county board. The state board heard the Watauga County case on Friday to determine whether there were grounds to hold a more formal hearing that could lead to the removal of the of the local board members. State board members rejected the option of a more formal hearing. During Friday's proceedings, state board members repeatedly challenged Stella Anderson, a former Watauga County Board of Elections member and one of the Democrats who brought the complaint, to identify an instance in which the current Republican-majority board had broken the law. In one exchange, state board member Paul Foley, a Republican, pushed Anderson as to why she didn't bring an affidavit from a local candidate for town council who she alleged had been threatened by Aceto. Anderson said the candidate in question didn't want to come forward during an election. Foley pushed back that her explanation didn't make sense because she and her co-complainants had filed supplemental material since the election. In another exchange, Anderson told Malcolm that the board's process was leading to rushed decisions that the public didn't have a chance to vet. "We're not judging people on whether they're making smart decisions," Malcolm said. "I think some of the decisions from Watauga County from all three board members, not just Aceto and Eggers, have not been very smart and haven't garnered the support of the community. To be honest with you, I don't think they're that great of administrators." That said, Malcolm told Anderson she hadn't effectively built a case that would allow the state board to act to remove any of the local board members. Later in the meeting, Howard noted that he took comfort that nobody had challenged the results of any Watauga County elections in 2013. But he was still frustrated. At one point during the hearing, he remarked that Watauga County voters might be better served by simply taking "the first three names in the phone book" to be the elections board rather than party-chosen appointees. Watauga Dems seek election board ousters NC elections board gives college voters split decision

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorkers-are-willing-to-drive-six-hours-to-nab-covid-19-vaccine-11612098000 New Yorkers Are Willing to Drive Six Hours to Nab Covid-19 Vaccine State residents say limited supplies and a frustrating booking system have left them with few options for a shot Peter Bartfeld and his wife, Teri Schure, in their backyard in Valley Stream, N.Y., on Thursday. He booked a vaccine appointment a six-hour drive from home. Jackie Molloy for The Wall Street Journal By Jimmy Vielkind Jan. 31, 2021 8:00 am ET Facing a limited supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses and what they say is a disjointed system for securing appointments, some New York residents are planning to travel hundreds of miles across the state to get a shot. Maura Laverty, a 66-year-old nurse from New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, said she is preparing for a road trip after nabbing an appointment in a snow-covered college town near the Canadian border. Stocks Hold Up in Tumultuous Markets

Upper Peninsula Community Health Needs Assessment 2021(current) Upper Peninsula Community Health Needs Assessment 2021 The 458-page book, available on-line, includes health survey results; data on demographics, access to care, health across the lifespan, behavioral health and substance abuse; rankings of community health issues; and 15 county-level data summaries Six Upper Peninsula health departments and 36 community partners announce the release of the latest edition of the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) covering all 15 U.P. counties. The 458-page report, now available on-line to the general public, provides a wealth of information on the health status of U.P.’s 300,000 residents. The newly published CHNA is the culmination of an 18-month project led by local health departments in collaboration with hospitals, behavioral health agencies and health foundations. It includes data on health across the lifespan, access to care, community issues like drug abuse, and results from an extensive health survey conducted last August. Stakeholders will use the data to inform residents, identify priorities for community health improvement, and measure changes over time. “Community health needs assessment and health improvement planning are core functions of public health,” said Kate Beer, the Western U.P. Health Department health officer. “The findings in this report will help healthcare providers and communities address the health needs of people across the region.” Beer said the unique partnership of 42 organizations serving the U.P. continues to make it possible to conduct a comprehensive regional assessment of this breadth and depth. “This is a very robust assessment, with county-level data on topics from pregnancy and births to leading causes of death,” said Beer. “With survey data from more than 3,500 U.P. residents, we have a wealth of information on general health status and prevalence of chronic diseases; health behaviors like diet, exercise, and alcohol, tobacco and drug use; rates for accessing preventive care like checkups, dental visits, immunizations and cancer screenings; and rankings as to the relative importance of 16 broad health issues, based on respondents’ perceptions of their communities.” The assessment’s key findings outlined in its executive summary include: • A first look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. • The impact of the region’s aging population on current and future healthcare needs; • The importance of prevention – reducing tobacco use, maintaining a healthy body weight, and not drinking to excess – in reducing rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases; • Disparities in health access, behaviors and outcomes for residents of various income and education levels; • Improvements in health insurance coverage over the past few years, countered by persistent widespread health professional shortages for primary care, dental care, and behavioral health services; and • Residents’ concerns about issues including the high cost of health care, economic conditions, drug use, and shortage of mental health programs and services, among many community health issues. The report also highlights emerging health issues, including the continued opioid epidemic and increased use of marijuana, and the expanding risk of tickborne illness such as Lyme disease and anaplasmosis. Although there are clearly challenges ahead, local health officials express optimism at the prospects for improving the health of U.P. residents. “With the information in this assessment at hand, stakeholders can identify priorities and focus on finding meaningful solutions to each community’s most pressing needs,” said Beer. “Data-driven planning will help us make the best use of limited resources, and could also bring new programs and funding to our region.”

Scandals have led Congress to become more involved in bipartisan political breakfast By Domenico Montanaro Published February 1, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST On its face, the National Prayer Breakfast is a serene, bipartisan event full of spiritual reflection. Over the years, it has also been a source of controversy - full of shadowy fundraising, behind the scenes lobbying, even infiltration by a Russian spy. So lawmakers now have taken it out of the hands of the group that had run it for decades, which leaves lots of questions about the new structure of the prayer breakfast and what its goals are. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has some answers. Hey, Domenico. DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Hey, glad to be with you. SHAPIRO: So the prayer breakfast is happening tomorrow. This feels like a tradition that's been around forever. What are its origins? MONTANARO: Yeah, it's been happening for 70 years, actually. Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 was the first president to attend one. He was convinced to be there by Billy Graham, the Christian evangelist. From then on, presidents have attended annually. You know, Billy Graham and then his son Franklin, also an evangelist, increased their influence in Washington and were in the ear of presidents for decades. SHAPIRO: So how did it evolve into a prayer and powerbroker breakfast? MONTANARO: Yeah, I mean the breakfast really gained influence and became a huge networking and recruitment event for the group that ran it for decades, known as The International Foundation, otherwise known as or goes by The Fellowship or The Family. And that name was popularized in the last few years through a book and Netflix docuseries about it. And it's really this kind of secretive group that has met behind the scenes with especially Republican lawmakers. The breakfast really has ballooned into this multiday affair attended by thousands, including many from overseas. And there are a lot of questions because there was a lot more going on than just prayers. SHAPIRO: Some of it unsavory. Tell us about the scrutiny that The Family and the breakfast have been under the last couple years. MONTANARO: Yeah, most notably, it became difficult to keep tabs on who was coming and going, mixing with these lawmakers. You know, that came to a head in 2018 after the Justice Department charged Maria Butina for acting as an agent of the Russian Federation. DOJ actually revealed that Butina had twice attended the prayer breakfast as a guest. Following some of these revelations and some of the money that The Fellowship had spent in overseas trips, for example, for some Republican lawmakers, many Democrats stopped attending. Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware, who's chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and has been involved with hosting the breakfast, said he and Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma realized things needed to change. CHRIS COONS: When Senator Lankford and I were co-chairs of the National Prayer Breakfast a number of years ago, there were a lot of questions raised about the finances, about who was invited, about how it was structured. And we frankly had to admit as co-chairs we didn't know as much as we felt we should have. MONTANARO: So they worked to help create a new nonprofit group to run the breakfast. It's headed by former Senator Mark Pryor, a Democrat from Arkansas. And Coons says this group is going to be far more accountable to Congress, though it's not exactly clear how yet. That's given some Democrats like Senator Tim Kaine at least confidence to attend. And Kaine had boycotted the event for years. His office tells me that Kaine now feels it's been significantly reformed. SHAPIRO: So a new day dawns for the prayer breakfast. How is this year going to be different? MONTANARO: First, it's going to be a lot smaller. Just lawmakers and their plus ones are invited, about 300 people as opposed to, say, 3,500 in the past. It's also been moved from a D.C. hotel to the Capitol. Lawmakers will now essentially be walled off at the event from outsiders who are seeking influence. Now, the old foundation is still holding their own big event and beaming in the president's speech to there at this Washington hotel. And there are questions about how much of a break this new group really is from the old one. You know, several of its board members have ties back to The Fellowship, and its purpose still seems to be rooted in Christian evangelicalism. The group's website, for example, says that the breakfast is in, quote, "the spirit of love and reconciliation as Jesus of Nazareth taught 2,000 years ago." SHAPIRO: Doesn't exactly sound interfaith. MONTANARO: No. And I mean, that's one of the big criticisms. It certainly seems to be still rooted in this Christian evangelicalism at a time, by the way, when a growing number of people, about 30%, are identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Now, Senator Pryor says to give the group a chance to show it can be inclusive. There are also questions, though, about where the new foundation is getting its money. The group has not disclosed its donors, though Pryor said he intends to. MARK PRYOR: We will be disclosing all of that once we get this one breakfast behind us. But right now, we're just not quite ready to do that. But transparency's our aim there. MONTANARO: Pryor promises donor disclosures will come sometime in the next few weeks, so I'll have to follow up and let you know, Ari. SHAPIRO: That's NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Thank you. MONTANARO: You're so welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. 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Fenkl's 'Skull Water' delves into friendship, belonging and displacement Heinz Insu Fenkl writes of what he knows in his new novel "Skull Water." It's a story of family, friendship and war, with Fenkl telling some of his own story as the son of a Korean mother and a GI father in the U.S. Army. Because his dad wasn't often home, he grew close to his Korean uncle that he calls Big Uncle. HEINZ INSU FENKL: He was a geomancer. A geomancer is somebody who reads the energy of the earth. In Korean tradition, it's the person you consult for auspicious locations for a home or a grave. He also did exorcisms. Big Uncle was a very charismatic person. FADEL: And so he's one of the central characters in Fenkl's novel. And he was a big influence on Fenkl's own life. FENKL: So you could see Big Uncle was sort of serving as a substitute father figure because my father joined the U.S. Army shortly after the Korean War. And so he was out in Korea as a military policeman. Of course, he ended up marrying my mother. He was stationed up in Camp Casey near the Korean DMZ. And so he was basically never home. FADEL: What was it like being of these two worlds? I mean, in the book, it doesn't feel like you fit in anywhere. You have both scorn and privilege in your position as half Korean and half Western but not just Western soldiers, right? FENKL: Right. So in the Korean community, we were ostracized for a mixture of reasons. Part of it was racism because we were only half Korean. The other was because our fathers were U.S. military. And although at that time, Korea was very politically pro-American, people who lived in the camp towns, you know, had very mixed feelings about the American presence. Then on the U.S. military bases, where we weren't really supposed to be there. But one of the great ironies was that because we were sort of isolated among ourselves, we formed our own very tight, you know, communities, very family-like, as you notice in the... FADEL: Yeah. FENKL: ...Novel. And being on the American Army bases, where we were pretty much left alone, we had no supervision at all unless we got into some major trouble. So the Army bases were like huge parks for us. We could basically, you know, do whatever we wanted. And we got into lots of mischief, taking things out of dumpsters and selling them on the local economy. FADEL: Yeah, on the black market. FENKL: Yes. You know, in the novel, I talk about going through the ruins of the burnt down 121st military Evacuation Hospital and, you know, selling the remnants that we found on the black market. FADEL: There's also this theme of belief. I mean, in it, you see the teenagers influenced by Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism. It's all present here and kind of mixed up as they try to decide what's OK and what's not OK. FENKL: That's also actually - I guess you would say sociologically accurate. The traditional Korean religion is a very interesting mix of shamanism, Taoism, Buddhism and, of course, Confucianism. And then Christianity came in later. FENKL: So all those religions sort of swirl together in daily life. And, of course, we had Western fathers, and they were mostly Christian. My father tried to raise me as a Catholic. I sort of made of Catholicism what I could, and it didn't make sense to me, whereas the shamanic tradition made perfect sense because I participated in it. When there was a neighborhood tragedy, there would be a shamanic ceremony. FENKL: Or when somebody opened a business, there would be a shamanic ceremony. So that's what my friends and I were exposed to. FADEL: Yeah. And shamans, the cleansing of bad omens - that's a major part of the plotline, as you point out. If you could talk about how that shapes the outcome of this story. FENKL: One of the things I did as I was writing the novel was I had to imagine Big Uncle's experience. And that's the 1950s sections - are me partially imagining what his experience might have been like but also documenting the things that he actually told me. And then because he was a geomancer and he had also done exorcisms, he was connected to the folk tradition of - I guess the Indigenous tradition of Korean shamanism, which is people go into trances. There are, you know, drums and flutes and cymbals and things like that. It's a very loud and raucous kind of ceremonies. And since a lot of the domestic trauma and things like that were addressed by shamanism in the structure of the novel, of course, what happens is things just keep going badly. One of the themes, as you probably noticed, is that even when you're trying to do the right thing, you can never know what the outcome will be. FADEL: Right. FENKL: So these tragic outcomes occur, and those are addressed shamanically in traditional Korean religion. FADEL: There's so much happening, but I'm just wondering how much of this was just routine in 1970s Korea, what you describe between the rooster fighting and the dog fighting and the gambling and the black market and teenagers running on - around these American bases. FENKL: In my experience, that was just daily life. FENKL: It's one of those things that in retrospect just is kind of alarming to me. Especially, like, after we had my daughter, I was talking to my wife and reflecting on some of the things I did at certain ages. And she would ask me like, would you let Bella (ph) do that? And I would, of course, say, you know, of course not because so many of the things I was doing were, you know, potentially lethal. FADEL: Wow. FENKL: And I just could not imagine my daughter doing those kinds of things. FADEL: Heinz Insu Fenkl. His new novel, based on his own life as a child and teenager in Korea, is called "Skull Water." (SOUNDBITE OF LEE SAENGKANG'S "SHAMANISM") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

The DOJ found a pattern of misconduct in the Louisville police department. Now what? Luke Sharrett Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, along with other city and federal officials, discuss the civil rights investigation at a press conference on Wednesday. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (L) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) are standing to her left. Updated March 9, 2023 at 10:50 AM ET The Louisville Metro Police Department has a pattern of violating civil rights, conducting unlawful searches and discriminating against Black people and people with disabilities, according to federal authorities. The U.S. Justice Department came to that conclusion after a two-year investigation into the department, which began a year after the police killing of Breonna Taylor and determined it was far from the only example of officers' unlawful conduct between 2016 and 2021. Officials detailed their findings in a 90-page report released Wednesday, which asserts that LMPD has long "practiced an aggressive style of policing that it deploys selectively, especially against Black people, but also against vulnerable people throughout the city." Examples include using excessive force (including "unjustified neck restraints"), conducting searches based on invalid warrants, executing search warrants without knocking or announcing themselves, unlawfully searching and arresting people during traffic stops and violating the rights of people "engaged in protected speech critical of policing." It also accused the department of discriminating against Black people in its enforcement activities and against people with behavioral health disabilities while responding to them in crisis. The report "paints a very painful picture of our past," says Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, who took office in January. He tells Morning Edition that he ran for office knowing he would inherit the report, unaware of what its findings would be but resolved to act on them "so that everyone has a police department that they trust and that they are proud of." "Many of the incidents that the Justice Department has in its report are infuriating to read, and really infuriating examples of abuse that no one is proud of to happen in their city or any city," he says. "It's unacceptable, inexcusable, and we are focused on where we go from here." The report recommends 36 improvements the department can make in areas from training (especially around the use of force and search warrants) and documentation to internal affairs and civilian oversight. Justice Department and Louisville officials have also said they will work together towards a legally enforceable list of reforms known as a consent decree. Greenberg believes Louisville is "moving in the right direction," noting that the city made some policy changes even before he was elected in November and a new interim police chief took over at the start of the year. And he echoes the Justice Department's assessment that the majority of Louisville officers are committed to public service for the right reason, though he said that doesn't excuse any of the incidents that took place. "It doesn't excuse it in the past, it wouldn't excuse it if it takes place right now, and so we are going to focus on that reform, improvement on training, on improving supervision on changing the culture and moving forward from here," Greenberg says. Greenberg spoke to Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about what those next steps might look like. On whether he thinks Louisville's Black residents, who make up nearly a quarter of the population, have fundamentally different experiences with the police Historically, maybe even still today, yes, which is unfortunate. And that's what we need to work on, one of the many things that we need to work on. We need to ensure that regardless of what race you are, what your gender is, whether you're a child or an adult, that you see police as someone who is here to help you, there to keep you safe, and that there are incidents when they use the appropriate level of force, they do not use excessive force. So we are going to have a lot of continued conversation and collaboration not just with the Department of Justice but also with the community to ensure that our entire community can trust the police department. On what he thinks needs to be in the consent decree Just from our conversations with the Department of Justice over the past few days and yesterday, they are very focused on our training, ensuring that we have the right leaders in place at LMPD and that they have the right training for all of our officers. And then there's supervision of the training, that there's reports of the trainings that we can see very early if there are any patterns that emerge where things aren't going right, and ensure that our officers have the training they need to do constitutional and effective policing. And so I think our LMPD is ready to embrace this — it was definitely a difficult day for them as well yesterday — but we need to deal with the hard truths of the past so we can move forward together as a community. On whether he's getting any pushback from people concerned about crime I think everyone in the community wants a good police department; nearly everyone that I've ever interacted with supports having a great police department. In fact, in Louisville right now we actually need more officers — we are nearly 300 officers short, which means we have fewer officers working in the neighborhoods, with community leaders, with members of the clergy, with small business owners that are working to prevent crime. And so I am strongly supportive of having more police officers, we are just going to make sure they have the right training and resources and leadership they need so that they can work collaboratively with the community, in a way that we're proud of, to prevent crime. On whether it's possible to increase police funding while reforming the police That is our goal, yes. The audio interview was edited by HJ Mai.

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The Latest On Where The Texas Senate Race Stands MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Last night, the two U.S. Senate candidates from Texas debated in San Antonio. Three weeks before Election Day, it was an important opportunity for Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke and incumbent Republican Ted Cruz to make their cases to voters. The debate, like the race, was downright nasty, as NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports. WADE GOODWYN, BYLINE: Senator Ted Cruz's re-election campaign has not been shy about attacking his opponent Congressman Beto O'Rourke on TV. TED CRUZ: I'm Ted Cruz, and I approve this message. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Beto O'Rourke is more extreme than he wants you to know. BETO O'ROURKE: In one attack ad, which eventually seemed to backfire, Cruz's campaign misleadingly edited videotape to make it appear as if O'Rourke said he supported flag burning, which he did not say. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: If Beto O'Rourke's positions are too extreme even for them, he's just too reckless for Texas. GOODWYN: Until now, Beto O'Rourke has declined to participate in negative campaigning. But with the polls showing Cruz with anywhere from a six to a nine point lead, the congressman relented and has gone on the attack. O'ROURKE: Republicans and Democrats alike know that we've got to lead on immigration reform. And yet Ted Cruz is the only senator to vote against moving forward with that conversation. He's vowed to deport every single DREAMer. GOODWYN: Last night in their debate in San Antonio, this trend continued - Cruz painting O'Rourke as a dangerous extremist. CRUZ: If you work in energy, if you work in oil and gas, Congressmen O'Rourke's record on this is extreme. He didn't just vote for a ten dollar a barrel tax on oil. He's also voted for aggressive regulations of fracking. GOODWYN: But unlike the first debate, last night O'Rourke hit back. O'ROURKE: This is what you can expect over the course of this debate. Senator Cruz is not going to be honest with you. He's going to make up positions and votes that I've never held or have ever taken. He's dishonest. It's why the president called him lying Ted. And it's why the nickname stuck because it's true. GOODWYN: Although Cruz would force a laugh when O'Rourke attacked him, his face revealed his true emotions, and the senator didn't like it. But the debate in San Antonio was more than just battle. It was substantive too. Cruz has the numbers on his side. There are hundreds of thousands more Republican voters in Texas the Democrats. As a result, Cruz spoke mostly to his base. CRUZ: The state of Texas is booming. We've got right now the lowest unemployment in 49 years. Texas is seeing the benefits of low taxes and low regulations. And Congressman O'Rourke's position is always, always, always in favor of higher taxes. GOODWYN: If Cruz generally played to Republican fears of what would happen if Democrats gained any power, O'Rourke tended to speak to voters' better angels. O'ROURKE: Whether we will remain the inspiration of the world is an open question right now. The partisanship, the pettiness, the dishonesty - that defines so much of the national conversation. We are in desperate need right now of inspiration. GOODWYN: Although O'Rourke is running way ahead of other Texas statewide Democrats, close still gets you no cigar. CAL JILLSON: I think that a very good Democratic candidate running against a flawed Republican candidate has a chance to break through. That's why O'Rourke came up so strong on Cruz. GOODWYN: Cal Jillson is a professor of political science at Southern Methodist University. JILLSON: Cruz is an acquired taste. People respect him as a conservative fighter. They don't necessarily like him. They gave O'Rourke a look. But Democrats have to recognize that competitiveness is a decade or two decades out. It's not two years. It's not four years. It's longer than that because demographic change is very slow. GOODWYN: Beto O'Rourke will appear in an hour-long CNN town hall event tomorrow evening in McAllen on the Texas border. Ted Cruz declined to participate, so O'Rourke will answer the voters questions himself. Wade Goodwyn, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Is Trump Administration Selling Coin With Kim Jong Un – The Truth Exposed If you are a fan of President Donald Trump and wish to show your support, you might consider buying a Trump coin. Despite the fact that the president has actually not yet minted a brand-new coin, the United States Mint is presently releasing $1 gold coins to honor the president. It’s possible that you’re not familiar with this fact, so let’s have a look at a few of the facts about Trump’s presidential dollar coins. The previous first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has actually revealed the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) venture. This NFT platform will include a series of digital collectibles. It will also include physical art work and an unique accessory. According to a declaration issued by her office, the collection is designed to highlight “renowned minutes” from the administration of President Donald Trump. In addition to the collection of NFTs, the former first lady said the profits will be utilized to help children aging out of foster care. She will contribute an undefined amount to the initiative. The collection will be sold for a rate of $50 per token. Each NFT will include an image of the previous first lady’s blue eyes. An audio recording of her voice will accompany the images. They will be readily available for purchase between Dec. 16 and Dec. 31. In December, the former first lady announced that she would be offering NFTs on her brand-new platform. While the sale went smoothly, the task has faced criticism. Some have called it a rip-off while others questioned her motives. Melania Trump started her modeling career at age sixteen. She has actually appeared in many prominent ad campaigns. Her most recent NFT endeavor is her very first publicly announced endeavor given that leaving the White House. She has actually mentioned that she was “influenced” by the American spirit. She thinks that the NFT is a way to return to children aging out of foster care. Nevertheless, her press contact has actually not reacted to concerns about contributions. In addition to launching NFTs on her website, the former first lady is also developing a series of ad campaigns. She mentions the Be Best effort as the reason for developing her NFTs. As part of the project, she will be donating a portion of the earnings to the National Foster Care Association. Aside from her new NFT venture, the former first lady has introduced a line of handcrafted Christmas ornaments. The LGBcoin has remained in the news for a while now, however one of its most notable champions is its tycoon creator, Madison Cawthorn. For all of his flaws, Cawthorn has shown to be a gentleman of the greatest order. He’s been a good sport in the media and has reportedly even chanced on the task in the past. One of his more significant achievements is the truth that he’s been called to your home of Representatives as one of the most qualified men in the land. That indicates, as the old stating goes, there’s no telling what he’ll be performing in the next 4 years. If he’s fortunate, Cawthorn could be relegated to the minors for the rest of the decade. Not a bad deal for a man with a studful of trophies to his name. Besides, a little bit of hyphy is never ever a bad thing. When it comes to the rest of us, we’re a little worried with the possibility of a lil ditty like Cawthorn in our middle. Luckily for us, he’s not the only shady congressional alumno on the loose. The United States Mint started issuing Presidential $1 coins in 2007. This series honors previous United States presidents. They are golden colored and feature a picture of the previous president on the obverse and a picture of the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. A slogan, “IN GOD WE TRUST”, is engraved on the edge of these coins. These coins are implied to be used in vending devices, parking meters, and other locations where they can be bought. The Federal Reserve Banks disperse the coins to their members, banks, and credit unions. A group of officials met with the United States Mint to go over production, packaging, circulation, and other issues. Based on this feedback, the Federal Reserve established techniques for future issuance and management of the coins. In the past, celebratory circulating coin programs have actually encountered obstacles. To avoid similar issues, the Federal Reserve has conducted marketing research and has actually met with the Mint to develop a program. The Federal Reserve has actually included feedback from other celebratory distributing coin programs into its method for the Presidential $1 Coin Program. It has actually likewise implemented changes to its distribution practices, that include automated messages for depository institutions. Ultimately, the Federal Reserve will determine the level of demand for the coins before identifying how to handle them. The very first coin to be issued under the Presidential $1 Coin Act was the George Washington coin. It was launched 2 weeks prior to the John Adams coin was issued. This was the very first in a series of four one dollar coins to be released each year. The designs on these coins have altered gradually. A few of the previous coins have actually featured the slogan, “IN GOD WE TRUST,” on the obverse. Considering that 2009, the motto has been transferred to the obverse of all presidential dollar coins. The Presidential $1 Coin Program has actually released a number of promotional materials. It has actually conducted outreach to regional services, schools, and consumer groups. There are free academic products available for anybody interested in the coins. Nevertheless, it will depend on the Mint to work with these organizations and schools to make sure that these new coins get the public attention and media coverage that they should have. Handshake Coin Trump – The Truth Exposed Trump Coronavirus Coin – The Truth Exposed

President Donald Trump Mint Coin – The Truth Exposed If you are a fan of President Donald Trump and want to show your support, you may consider buying a Trump coin. Despite the fact that the president has not yet minted a new coin, the US Mint is currently providing $1 gold coins to honor the president. It’s possible that you’re not knowledgeable about this reality, so let’s take a look at some of the facts about Trump’s presidential dollar coins. The former first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has actually revealed the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) endeavor. This NFT platform will include a series of digital antiques. It will also feature physical artwork and an one-of-a-kind accessory. According to a statement provided by her office, the collection is developed to highlight “iconic minutes” from the administration of President Donald Trump. In addition to the collection of NFTs, the previous first lady said the profits will be utilized to assist children aging out of foster care. She will contribute an unspecified amount to the initiative. The collection will be cost a cost of $50 per token. Each NFT will feature a picture of the former first lady’s blue eyes. An audio recording of her voice will accompany the images. They will be offered for purchase in between Dec. 16 and Dec. 31. In December, the former first lady announced that she would be selling NFTs on her new platform. While the sale went smoothly, the task has actually faced criticism. Some have called it a scam while others questioned her motives. Melania Trump started her modeling profession at age sixteen. She has actually appeared in lots of prominent ad campaigns. Her latest NFT venture is her very first publicly announced endeavor considering that leaving the White House. She has actually specified that she was “motivated” by the American spirit. She believes that the NFT is a way to return to children aging out of foster care. However, her press contact has not responded to concerns about donations. In addition to releasing NFTs on her website, the previous first lady is also creating a series of ad campaigns. She mentions the Be Best initiative as the factor for producing her NFTs. As part of the campaign, she will be donating a part of the earnings to the National Foster Care Association. Aside from her brand-new NFT venture, the former first lady has actually released a line of handcrafted Christmas accessories. The LGBcoin has actually remained in the news for a while now, but one of its most significant champions is its tycoon developer, Madison Cawthorn. For all of his flaws, Cawthorn has actually shown to be a gentleman of the greatest order. He’s been a great sport in the media and has apparently even chanced on the odd job in the past. Among his more noteworthy accomplishments is the truth that he’s been named to your house of Representatives as one of the most eligible guys in the land. That suggests, as the old saying goes, there’s no telling what he’ll be doing in the next 4 years. If he’s lucky, Cawthorn could be relegated to the minors for the remainder of the decade. Not a bad deal for a man with a studful of trophies to his name. Besides, a bit of hyphy is never a bad thing. When it comes to the rest of us, we’re a little concerned with the prospect of a lil ditty like Cawthorn in our middle. Thankfully for us, he’s not the only dubious congressional alumno on the loose. The US Mint began providing Presidential $1 coins in 2007. This series honors previous United States presidents. They are golden colored and feature a portrait of the previous president on the obverse and a picture of the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. A slogan, “IN GOD WE TRUST”, is engraved on the edge of these coins. These coins are suggested to be utilized in vending devices, parking meters, and other locations where they can be bought. The Federal Reserve Banks distribute the coins to their members, banks, and cooperative credit union. A group of officials met with the United States Mint to talk about production, product packaging, distribution, and other concerns. Based upon this feedback, the Federal Reserve established techniques for future issuance and management of the coins. In the past, commemorative circulating coin programs have actually experienced challenges. To prevent similar problems, the Federal Reserve has conducted marketing research and has met the Mint to develop a program. The Federal Reserve has actually integrated feedback from other commemorative circulating coin programs into its strategy for the Presidential $1 Coin Program. It has also implemented changes to its distribution practices, which include automated messages for depository institutions. Ultimately, the Federal Reserve will identify the level of need for the coins prior to determining how to handle them. The very first coin to be provided under the Presidential $1 Coin Act was the George Washington coin. It was released two weeks prior to the John Adams coin was issued. This was the very first in a series of 4 one dollar coins to be provided each year. The designs on these coins have actually changed with time. A few of the previous coins have actually featured the motto, “IN GOD WE TRUST,” on the obverse. Considering that 2009, the slogan has actually been relocated to the obverse of all presidential dollar coins. The Presidential $1 Coin Program has introduced a variety of advertising products. It has actually performed outreach to regional businesses, schools, and customer groups. There are free academic materials offered for anyone thinking about the coins. Nevertheless, it will be up to the Mint to work with these organizations and schools to guarantee that these new coins receive the public attention and media coverage that they are worthy of. Israel Coin Half Shekel King Cyrus Donald Trump Jewish Temple Mount – The Truth Exposed Trump Jong Un Coin – The Truth Exposed

Top 12 Tourist Destinations in Bangladesh (With Pictures) Bangladesh is a beautiful country with exotic beaches, hills, forests and other natural areas, coupled with modern facilities. Take a trip in this wonderful country with top 12 famous destinations. 1. Dhaka: Largest and the most powerful city in Bangladesh Bangladesh’s capital city is an important tourist spot for everyone visiting this country, mainly for the historic significance of the places in and around this city. The most important attractions of Dhaka are the Mughal fort complex “Lalbagh”, palace of Dhaka Nawab families “Ahsan Manzil”, monument remembering the brave warriors fighting and giving their lives for the Bengali language “Shaheed Minar”, and the national assembly of Bangladesh “Jatiya Sangshad”. 2. Chittagong: Beautiful landscape with kind people This area is very popular, mainly because of the big number of ethnic groups who are living here together. Tourists from all over the globe travel not just to enjoy the natural beauty of this place, but they also enjoy the unique experience like, dress, food, language and many other aspects of people in Chittagong. The beaches and lakes in Chittagong are frequently visited by western tourists as they provide a relaxing luxury at an affordable price. 3. Sylhet: The city of Hazrat Shah Jalal A beautiful and modern city, set in the banks of river Surma, Sylhet attracts tourists as it is one of the richest places in Bangladesh. It is easily accessible from anywhere in the globe by road or air. Sylhet’s important tourist destinations are Kean Bridge, Tamabil Jaflong, Sri Mahalakshmi temple in Joinpur, Sree Mangal, Lawacherra Rain Forest, Madhabkunda, Nazimgargh Resorts, Tilagor, etc. 4. Khulna: The city of Royal Bengal Tiger Next to Dhaka and Chittagong, this city is the mot favorite to both people looking for jobs and those who are visiting this country as tourists. It has one of the oldest river ports of Bangladesh. Khulna also provides access to the famous Sundarbans which are world’s largest mangrove forests. This forest is well known for having the Royal Bengal Tigers. In addition to Sundarbans, people also visit Rabindra Complex which is connected to the world famous poet Rabindranath Tagore. 5. Rangpur: Trade, Business and Tourism hub This city has one of the most famous museums in Bangladesh called “Tajhan Rajbari Museum”. It is also simply known as “Rangpur Museum” and provides access to a wide range of things that are related to the history of Bangladesh. In addition, the city also has number of art objects which are unique. Another museum by name “Begum Rokeya Museum” is also a tourist attraction. Paharpur Buddhist Monastery and Kantanagar temple are also frequently toured by many tourists. 6. Rajshahi: The city of silk Rajshahi, a city which once produced silk that was sold all over the globe, is now an education hub and tourism center. Even today, tourists are mostly visiting the state bazaars (malls) where specialized silk fabrics are sold. In addition, it also has a large zoo which is very favorite among children. Barendra Museum is an important tourist destination which has many world famous collections. As this place is suited for growing different kinds of fruits, it has many mango related businesses, which is a remarkable and unique thing about Rajshahi. Another famous fruit to tourists is lichee of Rajshahi. 7. Mymensingh: The region of Nakshikantha and Moimonsingho Geetika Nakshikantha is the name of a duvet handcrafted by people of Mymensingh, which is very favorite of tourists. In addition, it also has the famous Moimonsingho Geetika, an ancient rural ballad. The Alexandar Castle in Mymensingh is visited by many tourists, as it has connection with world leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and many others. Mymensingh is situated in the banks of the great river of Brahmaputra and tourists can enjoy a scenic boat ride on this which is a unique experience. 8. Bandarban: The dam of monkeys This is one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh, accessible from all major cities. It has a calm lake and Shoilo Propat, a water fall, which are famous destinations of tourists. There are many Buddhist temples in Bandarban, but Buddha Dhatu Jadi is the most important among them as the second largest statue of Buddha in Bangladesh is here. 9. Cox’s Bazar: The fishing town with the longest beach If you love beaches, Cox’s Bazar is the place to be in Bangladesh. With wonderful, sandy beaches and a fish port, it has a cheering crowd in all seasons. It has the famous Buddhist monastery “Aggmeda Khyang”. Cox’s Bazar also provides easy access to Chittagong hill tracts and many people interested in adventure tourism visit this place. Tourists should make sure to buy famous handicrafts from a small village called Ramu. 10. St. Martin’s Island: The coconut Island Saint Martin’s Island is the only coral island in Bangladesh. As a result, many tourists, who want to enjoy staying in a scenic coral island, come this place. This place has very few inhabitants where tourists are the main population. There are many shipping companies which run daily trips to this island from neighboring cities. Similarly, establishments are available within this small island to make sure tourists have a comfortable stay. 11. Durgasagar: A different tourist destination You might have seen many places in Bangladesh, but nothing will give the most wonderful experience like, Durgasagar gives. This place is also known as Madhabpasha Dighi which is located near the port of Barisal. This is actually a large pond, with coconut trees around. It has an island in the center, which is the favorite spot of birds. Around the Dighi, tourists come and spend time picnicking and enjoying this unique site. 12. Somapura Mahavihara: UNESCO World Heritage Site This is a beautiful site which is a must to visit, if you like places of archeological importance. It is believed to be built in the 4th century and currently it is located in the Paharpur area of Bangladesh. It is a quadrangular structure with 177 cells with a Buddhist stupa in the middle. These rooms were actually used by monks to stay and meditate. Archeologists have discovered many statues and interesting things used by these ancient monks, providing a glimpse of history of this area. Top 12 Places to Visit in Bangladesh (With Pictures) Top 7 Five Star Hotels to Stay in Bangladesh (With Pictures) Top 10 Rising Authors of Bangladesh (With Pictures) Top 12 Ways to Reduce Population in Bangladesh (with Pictures)

97. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal WRONG March 13, 2023 / 01:26:41/S1:E97 After watching this god-forsaken movie, my brain was as nuked as Indy should have been inside that stupid fridge. Another beloved franchise ruined by a shitty sequel. This time, a franchise near and dear to every nerd's heart: Indiana Jones. Chris, Luciano, Matt and Spencer tackled the atomic dumpster fire that is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a name as obnoxious as the movie is bad. I won't even try to comment on it here; it would be too long a description, honestly. Just listen to the episode. Hopefully, hearing the movie torn to shreds will provide some measure of catharsis for all of us.

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Go directly to: What is Zen? | Activities | Our tradition | Gallery | Contact Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet’s main purpose is to make group practice of zazen – Zen Buddhist meditation – possible for anyone who is interested. Our main practice center, Zengården, is located near Arboga. We also have city centers and Zen groups in Sweden, Finland, Germany and Scotland. Our main focus is the practice of zazen, but we do much more than that. You can read about us and what we do here. What is Zen? Buddhism was started in India around 2500 years ago, by Siddhartha Gautama, who is usually referred to as the Buddha (which means one who is awake). Zen is a branch of Buddhism which arrived in Sweden via China and Japan. The word Zen comes from the Sanskrit word dhyana, which means the focussing of the mind, or simply, meditation. Sitting meditation, which in Zen is called zazen (”za” means to sit) trains us to be more present and focussed on the here and now. We learn to let go of old patterns, ideas and thoughts, and instead allow everything to be born anew in each moment. Through Zen meditation we can break through our illusions and experience the world as it truly is, beyond all concepts, ideas and dualism. In Zen it is said that everything is practice. This means that we try and continue our Zen meditation even when we get up from the meditation cushion. In this way, we learn that it is possible to be open and present in everyday life. This can be hard in today’s stressful world, which only makes it all the more important to apply ourselves actively to the practice. Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet’s activities mostly take place at our city centers and at our main temple, Zengården. All the centers have regular sittings, but we also have a lot more to offer. All our centers hold introductory courses to the practice on a regular basis. These can either be short introductions in one evening session, or longer workshops which take place over several days. It is also possible to become a trial member at any of our centers for a two-month period. Activities at our city centers Our city centers offer regular Zen meditation and the larger city centers offer several sittings a week, where members and trial members are welcome to come and practise zazen with the group. One-day sittings are also offered regularly. Our centers also engage in other activities, such as ceremonies, lectures, hosting school field trips and more. The best thing to do if you would like to know more is look at the centers’ own websites. Here are links to our city centers: Helsinki (Helsingfors) There are sitting groups affiliated with Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet in Tampere, Köln, Umeå, Glasgow, Uppsala and Jyväskylä. Zengården and full-time training Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet also has a retreat center called Zengården, located in Finnåker (near Arboga). Full-time Zen training is offered there. It is possible to stay there for longer periods or just for a few days and various courses and other activities are offered there. Please see Zengården’s website for more information! Meditation Retreats Meditation retreats are held regularly at Zengården. Each year there are nine sesshins. Sesshins are in intensive period of silent meditation lasting four or seven days. Participants are able to meet the teacher daily to receive guidance on their zazen. The retreats include short work periods each day. In addition to sesshin there are two weekend retreats each year and a Zen beginners’ retreat Full details are on the Zengården website. Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet was founded in 1982, in conjunction with Roshi Philip Kapleau’s first visit to Sweden. Philip Kapleau founded Rochester Zen Center and is famous for having written the first book in English whcih describes how to do Zen practice, The Three Pillars of Zen. Sante Poromaa Roshi has been practising Zen since 1983 and teaching full time since 1998. He started practice as a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau, and he later became a student of Kapleau's successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Kanja Odland Roshi started Zen training in 1984, as a student of both Roshi Kapleau and Roshi Kjolhede. She has been teaching full time since 2001. The teachers emphasise the importance of direct personal experience – students are encouraged to investigate the nature of reality for themselves, through zazen. Yet they also draw on the rich literature of Zen, including three major koan collections (The Mumonkan, The Blue Cliff Record, and the Book of Serenity), Buddhist sutras and texts from the Zen tradition. Both also read widely in other traditions and disciplines. They teach and give lectures about the relevance of Zen in the wider context They both participate in public panel discussions and advisory groups. Sante Roshi has published three books, Bortom Alla Begrepp (only available in Swedish), The Net of Indra and The Eightfold Path in Zen. Kanja Roshi has written the book Vandring på spårlös stig (only available in Swedish). You can purchase books at our webshop. You can find The Eightfold Path in Zen as ebook at amazon.com. You can contact Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet most easily by phone, email or post via Zengården. Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet is a registered charity, org number: 802011-6318. It is a member of Sveriges Buddhistiska Samarbetsråd. Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet | e-mail: [email protected] | phone: +46 (0) 76 1495374, +46 (0) 72 2257631.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz - Book Summary This book explains why being a CEO is the hardest and most lonely job in the world and how to deal with the worries and pain of the job. Who should read this book: Incumbent or successor directors and business founders. Those who want to learn how to be successful in business. Those in a position to hire or fire employees. Ben Horowits is the co-founder of venture capital fund Andreessen Horowits. He previously founded and ran the technology company Opsware, which he later sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2007 for $1.6 billion. His personal blog has 10 million followers. What will you learn from the book? How to become a talent manager Leadership is a very lonely job. The CEO is the person who makes the most difficult decisions, related to the destiny of the business. Every day they have to make life-or-death decisions. Sometimes they have to fire their closest friends, sometimes they have to lay off an entire factory while still driving the company forward. In this summary you'll learn from Ben Horowits step-by-step from building a company, leading it, and then selling it for $1.6 billion. You will learn how to overcome the uncomfortable, exhausting feeling of having to fire an employee. In addition, you will also understand why hiring someone with some disadvantages can sometimes be beneficial. Finally, you will learn how to be a leader. Coping with pressure and shouldering the responsibility of running a business is something every CEO must do Any founder or CEO has a dream. That dream revolves around building something beautiful and changing the world while enjoying the creative process and making lots of money. Unfortunately, no company can go in this direction because events are such an integral part of building a business. There are simply too many things that can go wrong on this adventure. A simple example is that companies are all affected by macro factors, such as economic crisis and recession, which lead to investors withdrawing capital; or more micro-factors like the wrong hiring cause the company to lose its biggest customer. This is the challenge that the CEO must go through when the dream meets reality. This challenge involves pressure and responsibility, which is an inevitable part of running a business' destiny. The CEO will carry the effects of this challenge with him throughout his life, physically and mentally, as well as his career choices and social relationships. It is these factors that make the challenge so exhausting, and it is these same factors that make up the great achievements. After all, the CEO is the person responsible for solving the company's challenges and therefore it is they who will be praised for their achievements or lost their jobs for failure. Team spirit, creativity and solution-oriented are the driving force to overcome challenges Overcoming challenges is something every CEO needs to do. Fortunately there are a few strategies to deal with it. The first thing to realize is that being CEO doesn't mean you have to overcome challenges alone. When faced with a crisis, find ways to get help from as many people as possible. An example of this is when the author's software company, Opsware, fell into a technology crisis. As CEO, the author gathered the company in a meeting and honestly told all employees that if they couldn't upgrade the product, the company would have to shut down. He added to employees that the company still has a chance to survive, but if they want to quit, this is their chance to leave. This job purifies and retains the company with individuals with high determination, dedicated to helping the company complete and launch new products. As a result, the company's stock skyrocketed from $.35 to $ 7. The second lesson learned when facing a challenge is that when you are cornered with seemingly no way out, that's when you need to be creative. During the tech crisis, the author's company, Loudcloud, was falling $2 million on revenue of $75 million, making investors hesitant to invest further. At this point the author felt stuck and did something beyond imagination, he put the company on the stock market and raised enough capital to maintain the company. Lesson 3, remember that dealing with your own psyche is the hardest thing for any CEO. During the ordeal you will feel lonely and will encounter personal psychological problems. To overcome this challenge, you must learn how adventurous riders do to keep their focus on the track in front of you instead of worrying about possible obstacles from the track barrier. You also have to focus on the immediate solutions instead of worrying about the problems around. Being frank about your problems will help you find a solution quickly No one wants to be the one to announce bad news. But if you're a CEO and the company is having a hard time, it's essential to communicate frankly with employees. Bad news is automatically spread so there's no point in trying to cover it up. It's the secrecy that makes bad news all the worse and unexpected. That surprise destroys employees' trust in leadership and can be devastating to employees' morale, especially when they see that they could have prevented these problems. Instead of keeping quiet, the CEO should quell speculation about bad news by mentioning bad news as soon as it arises. Only in this way can the company avoid discussions, doubts and focus on solving problems. On the other hand, the sooner the problem is faced, the sooner it can be resolved. Imagine when a company is in crisis due to a sudden shift in technology in the market. When should a CEO do? If the CEO hid the problem or tried to figure out this new technology and its associated costs and applications on his own, it would take a lot of time. We all know in crisis management time is something we don't want to waste. On the contrary, if the CEO openly discusses with employees, they can learn about this new technology more quickly than engineers can uncover technical problems, the accounting department can calculate the Related costs and other departments may also be involved. So why are most CEOs reluctant to share bad news? In fact, they are affected by the positive misconception – a view that their employees cannot accept bad news but need to hear positive news in order to do good work. Employees tend to absorb bad news better than CEOs. Because the CEO is responsible during crises, when bad news comes, they find it heavier than everyone else. Simply by facing the problem as soon as it is discovered you can help find the right help to solve the problem. No one wants to fire someone, but if necessary get it done quickly and reasonably One task that any CEO wants to avoid is laying off employees. However this is inevitable and how you deal with it will have a big impact on the company. First, if you must fire an employee, do so as quickly as possible. As soon as a decision is made, it must be implemented immediately. Postponing a resignation is like rubbing salt on a wound. If you don't announce your decision to lay off staff early, information leaks are bound to happen. Then all employees will live in fear of not knowing if they will be laid off or not. They will go to their manager for more information and if you insist on keeping it secret, the manager will be forced to lie to the employee – this will lose trust between the employee and the manager. On the other hand, if you do not inform your manager, they will be quite passive when subordinates ask about this issue. Also, deal fairly with employees who are leaving. Give them a good contract compensation and cover letter for the next job. This will create a good impression for the employees who stay and create good conditions for future recruitment. After all, it is the right thing to do with conscience. When giving a reason for the layoff, the CEO must make it clear that it is the company's fault for not being able to retain employees. Why is it important to admit fault? First, admitting mistakes strengthens trust among employees who stay in the CEO. Second, people should understand that the company has encountered difficulties and has taken wrong steps, thereby finding a new direction. Should we actually do that? If you need to cut staff because the company hasn't met its goals, don't argue that the company is cutting staff to make up for inefficiencies. Explain that, because the company failed to meet its goals, it was unable to retain some of its talented people. When firing a manager, take responsibility for your bad hiring decision and make sure the company continues. When the company encounters difficulties, not only employees will be cut, but sometimes the CEO will have to let some managers quit. This is many times more difficult than firing an average employee because management positions have an important influence on the company both financially and culturally. So what is the right way to fire a manager? First, the CEO must understand that the wrong hiring decision is his responsibility and must clearly explain this to the board of directors. Explain why you made a mistake in this position and what you will do to avoid it in the future. If possible, thoroughly analyze the cause and present it to management. This will increase management confidence in you. Second, you must prepare carefully before informing the manager you are about to leave. From choosing words to offering a reasonable contractual compensation. Remember that you will end the contract with this person and the meeting is not about their qualifications anymore. You certainly don't want to embarrass this employee. Famous CEO Bill Campbell once said, "You can't let an employee keep working, but you can certainly let him continue to respect the company." Respecting fired employees strengthens morale and confidence in those managers who stay. thereby helping to ensure smooth operation even after this employee quits. Think about it, if you criticize this employee, those who stay will also feel apprehensive about their position and lose interest in working. The most important thing in this layoff is to ensure business continuity. That means making sure affected parts can continue to function properly. If necessary, you will even have to temporarily take over the management of that department. In the chapters that follow, you'll learn how to build a great organization. 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Kelly Osbourne Celebrates One Year of Sobriety Chad Childers Published: May 31, 2022 Emma McIntyre, Getty Images "What a difference a year can make," starts off a new social media post from Kelly Osbourne, and for Kelly it has truly been a momentous year that now includes one full year of sobriety. Osbourne posted about the one year sober date anniversary on social media Friday (May 27), sharing the 12 Steps sobriety counter along with the message, "What a difference a year can make! If you would have told me 365 days ago that I would be sober, happy, and about to be a mumma I would have laughed in your face. Life is truly amazing when you do the work. Thank you to everyone that has supported me on this journey. I love you all so much!!!!!!!" Prior to her sobriety slip, Osbourne had been sober since 2017. It was April 2021 when Osbourne first shared her relapse in sobriety on social media. "This is a little hard for me to talk about, but I've always promised you that I will always be honest with you about where I'm at and what's going on in my road to recovery," she said and acknowledged, "I relapsed. Not proud of it. But I am back on track and I will be doing a podcast this week where I will be telling everyone what's been going on and what happened." Kelly continued, "I just want to let you know that I am sober today and I will be sober tomorrow. But I've learned it truly is one day at a time, and I just wanted to tell you guys the truth because I never, ever want to lie to you." She would also add, "For me, it's all about accountability. I know that I couldn't fully move forward if I didn't tell everybody what I'd done." Osbourne later opened up about her slip on an appearance on Facebook Watch's Red Table Talk, stating, “I was alone, sitting by a pool and waiting for somebody to come have a meeting with me. And I saw this woman and her husband had a glass of champagne. It looked really nice and I was like, ‘I can do that, too.’ And the next day, I had two glasses. And the day after that, it was bottles.” Sobriety isn't the only major thing that's happened with Kelly over the past year. In January, speculation started to surface that she was dating Slipknot's Sid Wilson. The couple made their pairing Instagram official in February on Valentine's Day, and earlier this month, as Osbourne alluded to in her sobriety post, she learned she was pregnant with their first child. Wilson was among the many well wishes on Osbourne's sobriety post, offering a series of heart, raised hands and kissing heart emojis. Congrats to Osbourne as she marks the sober occasion. If you or someone you know if struggling with drug and/or alcohol dependence, help is available through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website. To speak to someone on the phone, dial 1-800-622-HELP (1-800-622-4357) or send a text message to 1-800-487-4889. Every Ozzfest Lineup, Ranked Source: Kelly Osbourne Celebrates One Year of Sobriety Filed Under: Kelly Osbourne Categories: National News Kelly Osbourne Says ‘It’s No One’s Place’ to Discuss Her Baby After Sharon Reveals Name Sharon Osbourne + Family Will Star in a Fox Nation Cancel Culture Docuseries Kelly Osbourne Travels With a Giant Pillow of Her Boyfriend Sid Wilson 25 Celebrities Who Had Tattoo Regret The 20+ Things We Should Be Busy Bragging About in Minnesota We Now Know #1 Conspiracy Theory For Minnesota, Wisconsin, & Iowa ‘That ’70s Show’ Cast Reunites in New ‘That ’90s Show’ Featurette ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Returning to Theaters Your Favorite Actresses (And Guy Fieri?) Go to the Super Bowl in the ‘80 For Brady’ Trailer

Job Opportuniti... Job Opportunities for International Students in France: What are Popular Job Opportunities in France for Indian Students? Yocket Editorial Team As more and more students flock to France to study at its best universities, the demand for jobs and permanent settlement in this diverse European country had a huge spike. The National Statistics Bureau of France states that the employment rate in France increased to 67.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 from 67.50 percent in the third quarter of 2021. Hence, there are ample job opportunities for international students in France to kickstart your career. This blog will discuss the types of available jobs for international students in France, their eligibility criteria, rules and regulations, and also some important tips to find job opportunities in France for Indian students. What are the Types of Student Jobs in France? Post Study Job Opportunities in France for International Students Requirements to Work in France for International Students Payable Taxes for Employees in France Tips to Find Job Opportunities in France for International Students Frequently Asked Questions About Job Opportunities in France for International Students The job opportunities for international students in France are plenty if you fulfull certain eligibility criteria. Working while studying is beneficial both in terms of finances and experience. In this section we will discuss the different student jobs in France and the govenment rules that you need to abide by. Let us have a look at them: International students having a student visa (student resident permit) are eligible to apply for various part time jobs in France. French law allows foreign students to carry out part-time jobs of 964 hours during the year, the equivalent of 60% of the legal work year. The minimum wage for all types of jobs in France is guaranteed by law which is commonly called the SMIC (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance or Guaranteed Minimum Wage). As of January 1st, 2021, the minimum SMIC wage in France is 10.25 EUR. There are some mandatory social security contributions have to be deducted (around 20%) from this gross salary to determine actual earnings (i.e. 8.20 EUR/hour). A student working 10 hours a week at minimum wage will earn approximately 82 EUR net. Given below is a list of popular part-time jobs in France for Indian students: Average Salary Per Hour Museum Assistant Technician Support Suggested: Top Scholarships in France for International Students In-Course Internships Some courses in France have mandatory internships as a part of their curriculum. The aim here is to introduce the students to real-life situations and gain practical knowledge. Hence, internships form an important part of your student life in France. The set rules and regulations in terms of internships in France for both foreign and domestic students are: There must be an agreement signed between the educational institution and the structure hosting the student. As of January 1st, 2021, a compensation of 600.60 EUR is payable to the student who engages in an internship for more than 2 months. Internships that are part of a degree course do not count towards the permitted 964 working hours per year. Suggested: What is the Cost of Studying in France? So that was all about job opportunities in France for Indian students and other international students. Let us now look at the jobs that you may apply for after graduating from the best universities in France: The kind of jobs and salaries that you can avail in France depends upon the programs and universities that you choose. The average expected salary from top universities like Université PSL, Polytechnic Institute of Paris, Sorbonne University, Paris-Saclay University, etc. is the highest in France. Nevertheless, if you have good scores, knowledge and understanding of your area of study, you can crack any job in France. Suggested: Studying In France - A Career Option! Let us discuss the job opportunities in France for Indian students on the basis of the programs: Jobs after Bachelors in France Bachelors in France programmes are a perfectly blend theory and practice that prepares students for higher studies or begin their careers early. With a variety of courses at some of the top universities and colleges, a France bachelor degree is a stepping stone to a successful career. The top undergraduate courses in France include Life Sciences, Law, Film Studies, Fashion Designing, Creative Writing and Literature, etc. Popular jobs after bachelors in France with their estimated salaries are mentioned below: Average Salary Per Year 30,000 EUR - 60,000 EUR Junior Merchandise Assistant Lawyer Jobs after Masters in France Masters in France has the highest demand amongst all other programs. The top universities in France offer a wide range masters programs accompanied by a global exposure through training and research facilities. It offers a global outlook in terms of job opportunities after completion of the courses. Popular masters courses in France include Finance, Computer Science, Management, Psychology and so on. Popular jobs after masters in France with their estimated salaries are mentioned below: 100,000 EUR - 120,000 EUR Suggested: All About Student Loans to Study in France To apply for post-study jobs in France for Indian students it is mandatory to have a Post-Study Work Permit. In order to get a France work permit, you need to fulfill a number of eligibility criteria. Only then you will allowed to stay in France after the validity of your student visa is over. There are different types of France work permit for Indian students. They are: Talent Passports EU Resident Card The list of documents necessary to acquire a France work permit for international students is mentioned below: A passport valid for at least 3 months after the intended stay Copies of all educational transcripts References from previous employers Passport sized photos Appointment letter from the company LOR from an employer A detailed explanation of the type of work you will be engaging in France Suggested: How to Apply for Post Study Work Permit in France? You will be considered to be a resident in France, if you reside in France for 183 days or more in a year. You will be then liable to pay income tax to the French government. Income tax is payable on all income, wherever it is earned. There are also dual taxation agreements between France and other nations, notably the developed countries. In that case, they allow a tax credit on income tax that has already been paid in another country. To start looking for job opportunities in France for Indian students, prepare a detailed CV consisting of your educational transcripts, skills and experiences, achievements, etc. Some of the ways to find job opportunities for international students in France are: Online Job Portals: Online job search tools help you in figuring out the right job according to your preference of location and type of work you are interested in. Networking: You can find jobs appropriate for you by talking to people around you. So choose your circle wisely and be aware always. Local Newspapers: The local newspaper is the most common way of looking for jobs in France. You can keep track of openings around you by following a local newspaper regularly. So, that was all about different types of job opportunities in France for international students. As the economy of France is advancing, the scope for a bright career for fresh graduates also enhances. If you are interested to have a permanent settlement in France, check out out PR in France for International Students now! For further guidance and assistance do get in touch with our counselors at Yocket. Ques. Is speaking French compulsory to work in France? Ans. The knowledge of French is an important factor when it comes to availing job opportunities for international students in France. However, it is not a mandatory requirement. Ques. How is the work culture in France? Ans. The job market in France is highly competitive and hence only the best ones are capable to cracking reputable jobs in this country. Working days in France in most organizations are Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week. France’s working culture is highly based on the principles of tradition and attention to detail. Ques. How to find jobs in France for Indian students? Ans. The most convenient way of finding job opportunities in France for Indian students is to search online. You may either look at Pôle Emploi, the French national employment website, or the European Employment Services, EURES. Related Discussion

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The FBI claims the phone could have evidence of a possible 3rd shooter. Apple refuses to compromise their name and security by releasing Apple users’ privacy. They don’t want to create this special “back-door” into their phones that could allow future hacks. "The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers -- including tens of millions of American citizens -- from sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals," the letter to the court said. Such a move would be an "unprecedented step," threatening the security of Apple's customers, it said. "No reasonable person would find that acceptable." The court hearing was set for March 22nd, however it was cancelled. The FBI and DOJ have come up with a way to unlock the iPhone without help from Apple. In a new court filing, the government said an outside party had demonstrated a way for the Feds to unlock the phone. 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Watch the Keynote here http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2015/ Microsoft Purchases Minecraft By: John Farias 727 posted Mar 18, 2015, 12:05 PM by JOHN FARIAS [ updated Mar 18, 2015, 12:07 PM ] Microsoft Purchase Minecraft By: John Farias 727 On September 15th, Microsoft, a huge company that makes and sells computers and other devices, announced that they were going to purchase Mojang, the company that makes the game Minecraft. Minecraft is a wildly successful game with 100 million downloads that has exploded in popularity ever since it was released in 2011. Microsoft has revealed they paid a whopping $2.5 billion for the game, along with Mojang, a company that also makes other games. This has left some Minecraft players angry and scared, since Microsoft could change the game. A major shock came when the founders of Mojang left the company, leaving control to Microsoft. Will Microsoft improve Mojang and Minecraft or will they ruin the game and the company that the creators have worked hard on for years? Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's Xbox division said, "We are going to maintain 'Minecraft' and its community in all the ways people love today, with a commitment...to grow it long into the future." Time will tell if the merging of these two giants will be for the better or for the worse. iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Break Out! By: Victoria Kuo posted Mar 18, 2015, 11:56 AM by JOHN FARIAS [ updated Mar 18, 2015, 12:07 PM ] The new iPhone 6 Plus is here! Many people are thrilled and have been waiting on long lines outside stores to buy it. The phone is said to have a faster computer processor, an upgraded camera, and a bigger screen. But some buyers say the new iPhone looks like the Samsung Note 2. The phone is also very flexible because of the material. It's made of anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and glass. Some people have complained that the phones are so flexible they may bend when people keep it in their pockets. Of course, you may also have heard of the new Apple Watch. It costs more than the iPhone 5C. The Apple Watch works like a small computer on your wrist. Apple is creating more new and expensive technology and they have changed the way people live. But are these devices worth it? "I don't think it's worth it because the battery wears out very quickly and it's very bendable so it can break" said Kayla Taganguin from 733. Rashida Guerrero, also of 733, disagrees. "I like it because it has more pixels and a better picture. It's more advanced." Time will tell if the phone becomes as popular as the other phones. "Fire Phone: New Tech Alert!" by Pavan R. Preenja 727 posted Mar 4, 2015, 12:46 PM by PAVAN PREENJA While many people are loyal Apple customers and the I-phone is by far the most popular smart phone, the new Amazon Fire phone is getting a lot of buzz. The phone has a new feature called Dynamic Perspective which has 4 infrared cameras that track movement and creates a 3- D effect. It has great looking photos (13 MP) compared to the Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5S. Another feature is Firefly. Firefly can be accessed by holding the camera button on the side of the phone. It can scan items, art and more. It can also identify the exact scene of a movie or TV show by scanning it. It can even listen for music. It can use this search feature to find anything as long as it is on Amazon. What do you think of this phone? Is this a new technology or is it just another gimmick?

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Tag Archives: mature student From leaving education at 15, to graduating with a Psychology degree Anna Green is graduating this week with BSc in Psychology. Here she tells her story of her struggles with mental health growing up, her unconventional education path, and how Birkbeck’s Disability Service was instrumental in her ADHD diagnosis and her achieving a First-Class Honours. This is her #BBKstory. I grew up in a working-class family, as an only child to a single mother. We moved around a lot, and I went to four primary schools in different parts of the country so I had a very disrupted education which lacked routine and consistency. I think this had quite a big knock-on impact as I found secondary school hard and I struggled to fit in. As a teenager, I could barely concentrate, got into fights with other children and by the age of fourteen was struggling severely with my mental health. Everything became overwhelming, which led to me spending four months in a mental health unit, and later that year, I lost my father to cancer. By the age of fifteen I had left mainstream education for good. Aged 19, the opportunity to study GCSE’s and A-Levels at college arose and I studied for six GCSEs and two AS Levels. However, I lacked in direction and motivation, and abandoned education once again, working in hospitality until the age of 23 when I decided to give it another shot. I took a free, online Open University access course in People, Work and Society and once I completed that was delighted when Birkbeck accepted my application to study BSc Psychology. I knew psychology was the course I wanted to study because my teenage years were defined by my battles with mental health and I’ve always wanted to use my experiences to help other people going through similar challenges. University was a turning point for me, as it was when I established my identity and got to know myself a bit more. It was a relief to be settled somewhere and be independent. I made friends quickly through group projects and I really enjoyed being around a range of people from interesting backgrounds. Being in the centre of London, with the British Library and nice pubs in Bloomsbury, meant I could socialise easily with people on my course. My days were busy but rewarding: I spent a few days a week working as a support worker for people who had acquired brain injuries, which was relevant to my degree and an opportunity that I stumbled across at Birkbeck’s annual Careers Fair. I also volunteered for Childline as a counsellor and tutored primary school children maths online through the pandemic. The great thing about Birkbeck is that it really allows you to balance work, volunteering and studying. Unfortunately, in my second year, I began to struggle in familiar ways. The lack of focus was something I knew went beyond just a disrupted education and at times, an unstable childhood and I was finally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I found my diagnosis helped me understand myself, but I did find it hard to accept for about a year. I applied for Disabled Student’s Allowance and was granted weekly study skills support and a mentor. Mark Pimm, Birkbeck’s Disability Service Manager, was so supportive and oversaw this process and advocated for me to receive all the help possible, such as deadline extensions; extra time in exams; useful computer software and equipment; study skills support; and a mentor. With the help of Birkbeck’s Disability Service, I was able to graduate with a First-Class Honours in Psychology. I am grateful to Birkbeck for normalising mature study, providing opportunities for those who may not have perfect grades and factoring in a person’s life experience when accepting applicants. I have met some wonderful people who I’m still in touch with now, and I’ve learned that there is no time limit on education, and sometimes it’s best to wait until you feel ready to give it a go. In future, I would like to do a Master’s in Forensic Psychology and get a place on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I couldn’t recommend Birkbeck enough to any mature student and my confidence has transformed over the last three years. Study Psychology at Birkbeck Birkbeck’s Disability and Dyslexia Service Birkbeck’s Careers Service This entry was posted in Science and tagged ADHD, careers fair, careers service, disability support, graduate, Graduation 2021, mature student, mentor, Psychology, study skills support on 1 November, 2021 by Olivia.

5 must-know tips for making it in business The C.E.O. Other C.E.O.s Turn to for Advice By Phillip Hunter for Forbes.com In order to succeed in business you need to be a team player, especially if you want to have a successful… The C.E.O. Other C.E.O.s Turn to for Advice By Phillip Hunter for Forbes.com In order to succeed in business you need to be a team player, especially if you want to have a successful company. And if you want to advance in your position within the company, you need to know how to learn from others. It’s true that it’s good to keep your own counsel, but learning from others can help get the best out of you when you are working with others. Author, visionary, and C.E.O. Other C.E.O.’s Perspective to Success author Phillip Hunter believes that you need to take time to ask for advice from those who are successful in their professions. “Be open to helpful criticism and input from people you respect,” says Hunter, who has many national and international business awards to his credit. “You can’t write the book on what the best business opportunities will be in the future.” If you want to learn from others and be better, become a good team player. The ability to ask for the opinions of people who are respected in your field, and to receive good advice back, is essential for moving forward. Hunter also says that networking is a vital part of business and it’s important to learn how to network in order to connect with other people in the industry. If you have great ideas, recognize that time away from the office to test them is key in success. And one of the biggest mistakes that Hunter has found businesses make is asking others to come in and fix the products, but not having any legitimate plan to test them in the market before making them widely available. Getting consistent ideas can be extremely difficult, and building a business is a constant process. And this is also the time when you have to be open to ideas, even if they may seem to be a bit wacky, or too extreme. Hunter gives the example of a drug that can stop someone from contracting AIDS. The idea behind the drug is great, but the problem that Hunter found is that he would have to pay a lot of money for it, and if he didn’t do that, then he would have to set aside time to test it. If someone was to launch a new drug for HIV, the problem would be the same, but he would have to test it in thousands of people across the country, which would require a lot of money, making it virtually impossible to test it in markets around the world. Instead of following this advice, Hunter says that the production of an AIDS drug should have been stepped down slowly. He says that this is what all companies should do, especially in trying to bring something new to the market. If the latest news at any time is promising for a new product that you have ideas about, think about them before you invest too much money into it. The C.E.O. Other C.E.O. perspective to success and networking is essential. People with different jobs and levels of experience will bring to you different perspectives to the business world. Categories europe Tags clinical trials, espn, influenza, vaccination and immunization Travel restrictions to be placed on South Africa, other countries 9 Powerful Ways to Donate to Human Rights

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← Top Qualities Of A Business Finance Manager Simple Personal Finance Management Tips It is important that we start saving for a rainy day as early and as soon as possible. Personal finance management is essential in today’s day. In today’s capitalist society most people don’t think twice about taking loans to buy unnecessary and expensive things. The recession however has woken up most people and scared them into learning to manage their finances. Because of the daunting nature of this task or because of insufficient knowledge most people never know how to effectively manage their finances. There are many steps to follow during personal finance management. These are some of the most essential ones you need to know to get you started. Prepare your Budget Preparing a budget will help you to curb overspending. Total your net income from all sources like work salary, any mutual funds, alimony, etc. Prepare a list of all your monthly expenditures and how much it is going to cost. These would include your bills, shopping and household budget, insurance premiums, etc. This is a great way to learn to adjust your expenses and create an estimate of your actual monthly expenses. After preparing a budget the next thing you need to do is save money. Preparing a budget gives you an idea of where you overspend. Depending on your income, open a saving account and contribute a suitable percentage of it towards your account. This account should be used only in the case of emergencies. Investing is a great way to earn a little extra income. The best place to invest is in the mutual fund of a reputed company. There is minimum risk involved when investing in mutual funds compared to other stocks. Further more you can leave the worrying caused as a result of volatile stock markets to experienced and professional fund managers. Insurance is a great way to secure your future. It also reduces the risk of needing to empty out your saving account in the case of an emergency. You must at least take out insurance for your house, car and life. Choose a reputable company whose premium rates suit your income to avoid defaulting and wasting your money. Tax Planning and Retirement Planning Plan your tax so as to minimize the amount of your taxes. Reducing your income will bring down your taxable income. An easy way to do this is to contribute towards a retirement plan at work. As a result you can also plan for your retirement while planning your tax. You can also deduct your taxable income by donating to charity. State tax and mortgage interest will also deduct your taxable income. Having more dependents or getting married is another way to deduct your taxable income. You can also get tax credits for adopting children or college expenses. Top Qualities Of A Business Finance Manager How to Approach Personal Finance Management Corporate Finance Management The Importance of Personal Finance Management Copyright © 2023 Finance manager - All rights reserved

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CAREY REAMS ON HYPOGLYCEMIA Posted By: truth Date: Thursday, 8-October-2015 18:28:16 The below article has been pieced together from three sources and appears to be complete: a 1978 interview with ACRES USA... the Healthview Newsletter (no longer published)... an inhouse newsletter published by Dr. Douglas Jesse... Taking but a single health topic. here is what Carey Reams has to say about hypoglycemia. ACRES USA: How widespread is hypoglycemia? REAMS: At least 20 million hypoglycemics is the estimate of Dr. Carlton Fredericks, president of the International Academy of Preventive Medicine. The problem is that the symptoms are almost identical with those of many varieties of mild, or even serious mental disturbances. Most doctors improperly diagnose hypoglycemia as a psychiatric disorder, a neurosis or worse. So they reach for a bottle of sedatives. Those few doctors who do suspect hypoglycemia use the glucose tolerance test. Unfortunately, this test is deeply flawed and cannot be relied upon. ACRES USA: What is hypoglycemia? REAMS: Hypoglycemia is a particularly nasty disease in its effects on the sufferer. The dominant characteristics include tiredness and lack of energy, unusual nervousness and irritability, dizziness, and often the most excruciating headaches. It doesn't sound like much, but when you have hypoglycemia, it's almost impossible to perform well either on your job or in your marriage. On the one hand, you don't have enough energy to do an adequate job or to cope with the strains of normal life. On the other hand, your nervousness and irritability makes you unpleasant to be with. I've treated many hypoglycemics, even young men and women in their 20s, who were unable to hold down a job because of their disease. I'm convinced that hypoglycemia is one of the leading causes of divorce. If the disease makes you difficult to work with, it must make you almost impossible to live with. ACRES USA: What are the other symptoms of hypoglycemia? REAMS: Well, insomnia is one. That of course adds to the victim's lack of energy and nervousness. The inability to tolerate even mildly loud noises is another. If someone you know reacts particularly negatively---maybe starting to cry---to a dog’s barking or bottle dropping into a garbage can, that person may well suffer from hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemics are also highly prone to allergies. Asthma attacks, too, can be precipitated by low blood sugar. One of the more exotic symptoms of low blood sugar is heart palpitations. You can feel your heart skip a beat and slow down. It feels as if your heart is trying to stop, Although these palpitations aren't quite as intense as real angina pains, they're understandably frightening, particularly since the hypoglycemia has made the person quite nervous to begin with. Dizziness and light-headedness are other symptoms of hypoglycemia: These can be particularly dangerous if you drive your car a lot. In a few cases, the dizziness is so extreme the person blacks out. Hypoglycemia frequently goes undiagnosed. The symptoms are all commonplace, like fatigue or headaches, so that most people don't even know something is the matter with them. If they do go to a doctor, in many cases they won't get relief beyond an aspirin because the doctors simply aren't trained to spot it. ACRES USA: What causes low blood sugar? REAMS: The true cause of hypoglycemia is a liver malfunction. In hypoglycemia, the liver malfunction affects you in several ways. To begin with, the liver is supposed to stabilize your blood sugar in several different ways: by storing sugar when there's too much and releasing it when more is needed; by maintaining the right chemical balance for insulin---which is essential for proper maintenance of blood sugar levels; and by regulating the production of insulin by the pancreas. In hypoglycemia, the liver fails to properly convert excess sugar into reserve sugar, called glycogen. Because of this the liver doesn't have enough reserve sugar to release when it's needed. Moreover, the liver frequently allows the chemical balance of the blood to become too alkaline. This sharply increases the potency of the body's insulin, which in turn then drives blood sugar levels down abnormally low. In other cases, the liver allows the blood to become too acidic. This decreases insulin's potency, allowing the blood sugar to go too high. If you were healthy, your body would adjust the blood sugar back to normal. But when you're hypoglycemic, your body overreacts and forces the blood sugar below normal. So in either case, an improper chemical balance in the blood-caused by a malfunctioning liver allows blood sugar levels to go below normal. In addition, when the liver malfunctions it fails to detoxify and remove various waste products from the body. These build up in the blood and also interfere with insulin's ability to control blood sugar levels. Finally, when the liver malfunctions it allows the pancreas to produce too much insulin---which causes low blood sugar. This is the main reason for hypoglycemia. ACRES USA: Why does hypoglycemia cause so many problems? REAMS: The liver malfunction causes low blood sugar. When your blood sugar is too low, your brain becomes starved for energy. This is because the brain burns only sugar, unlike other parts of the body which can burn either fats or sugars for energy. Natural consequences of a lack of fuel in the brain include the migraine headaches, dizziness, and the symptoms of mild mental disturbance. When the liver isn't working properly, nutrients are not absorbed. So the patient is undernourished and it's not surprising that he or she feels tired all the time. Likewise, when the .liver doesn't work properly, it fails to produce enough hydrochloric acid for proper protein digestion. Urea, a waste product, builds up. This causes tension and insomnia. In turn, this leads to more fatigue, more headaches and more irritability---a vicious cycle. Finally, when the liver is weak, the body becomes hypersensitive to certain starches because it can't metabolize them properly. It's not necessarily all starches that cause problems, just some of them. Depending on the patient, it could be wheat, oats, potatoes or something else. Whatever the food, when the hypersensitive patient eats it, it breaks down too quickly into sugar. The blood sugar level first soars too high then plummets too low. This leads, as I pointed out earlier, to still more headaches and fatigue. ACRES USA: What are the main reasons for this liver malfunction? REAMS: You could be deficient in chlorophyll, oxygen, or calcium---three nutritional elements essen­tial for the liver. When, for instance, the liver lacks calcium, it can't produce enough hydrochloric acid to digest food properly. Another reason for a sluggish liver is that the person may be eating large amounts of certain foods which put stress on the liver. I'm referring to foods such as nuts & nut butters, meat, whole milk, and cheese. These foods require lots of hydrochloric acid for their digestion. The liver, which must produce the acid, wears down trying to meet the demand. Finally, the liver may malfunction because a person fails to drink enough pure water to keep the liver cleansed of wastes. http://www.brixman.com/hypoglycemia.html

The Constitution & Rules were first passed in the year 1949, at the Annual General Meeting. Since then they were and amended by Bill Ramsden O.B.E. & G.Peters passed by the committee in the year 2000. Again, updated by A.Mort passed by the committee in the year 2016. Chesterfield Chess Club Constitution 1. TITLE The Club shall be called "The Chesterfield Chess Club", hereafter referred to as "the Club". The objectives of the club are encourage the playing of chess in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire by: a) providing an organisational structure of Officers and Committee to administer the Clubs activities. b) providing a room where members may meet at regular intervals for match and casual chess. 3. OFFICERS and COMMITTEE a) Officers and Committee members, who shall be responsible for the administration and management of the Club, shall be elected at the A.G.M. and hold office for one year, but be eligible for re-election. b) The officers of the Club shall be the President, Secretary, Treasurer, Internal Competition Controller, Team Captains, Web-master, and any officers subsequently co-opted by the A.G.M. or the Committee. 4. MEMBERSHIP a) In order to fulfil the Club's objectives as outlined in section 2 above, the club welcomes players all ages and standards. b) Members will be obliged to pay annual subscription, set at the A.G.M. At the discretion of the Committee, members who join late in the season may have their subscription reduced or waived. Junior members (i.e. under the age of 18) are entitled to free membership. Juniors under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. c) Members who have not paid their subscriptions by Dec. 31" after notification by the Treasurer, will become ineligible to take part in matches and internal competitions thereafter until their subscriptions are paid, unless the Treasurer agrees that there are extenuation circumstances. d) Long-outstanding Club members who have contributed significantly to the Club maybe proposed at the A.G.M. for Life Members of the Club, and, if elected, shall enjoy the privileges of Club membership without paying fees. 5. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING a) the A.G.M. shall be held on the first club night in September, or earlier if that date clashes with a Chess Association A.G.M. or in other circumstances deemed by the committee to be exceptional. b) The secretary will issue notice of the A.G.M. in writing (including e-mail) not less than two weeks before the meeting. c) A quorum of not less than 8 members is required for an A.G.M. to proceed. If the quorum is not achieved, the A.G.M. should re-arranged within 21 days. d) Motions proposed, which must be seconded, shall be approved on a simple majority of votes cast by registered members, except in the case of propose changes to the Constitution, where a two-thirds majority is required. Voting will be by a show of hands. e) The A.G.M. will be chaired by the president or, in his/her absence, another agreed Committee Member. f) All motions which involves changes to the Constitution shall be submitted to the Secretary not less than 4 weeks in advance of the A.G.M. and circulated to members together with the written notice of the A.G.M. g) The business of the A.G.M. will include; - submission of reports by team captains, - approval of the audited Treasurer's report, which will include a list of Registered Members, details of income and expenditure, and a list of assets, including equipments and trophies, - the setting of a subscription rate for the coming season. - presentation of trophies, - election of officers for the coming season, - approval of external and internal competitions for the for the coming season, - proposal for changed to the Constitution, - any other business, - Reports may be published on-line in advanced of the meeting, in writing, or orally, - and minutes of the A.G.M. will be published on-line as soon after the meeting as possible. 6. COMMITTEE MEETINGS a) A Committee Meeting may be convened by the Secretary where an urgent need is identified e.g. sudden loss of premises, in the case of a dispute between members. or to approve the purchase of equipment by the Treasurer. b) The Committee will consist of all officers elected at the A.G.M. The quorum will be 3. c) Such meetings will be chaired as per rules for the A.G.M. 7. RELATIONSHIPS All members will conduct relationships with other members and other clubs and external organisations in a cordial manner. 8. The Constitution of the Club shall be posted on the Club Website. 9. COMPETITIONS & AWARDS. Unless decided otherwise at the A.G.M. the Club Championship tournament will be held. The winner will be eligible to defend to enter the Individual Club Championship in the ensuing Year. Should there be short of members in any given year, then the Club Championship and the Qualifying Tournament will be held as a Combined Tournament for that year (see 2011 season). The league matches must take priority over club championship games. Due to over crowed fixtures in any given year the club championship will not take place. A Lightning Competition, open to all Members. CHESTERFIELD CHESS CLUB RULES 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Rules is to define the means of regulating the activities of the Club within the terms of the Constitution, for each playing season. The Rules may be changed at any General or Committee meeting by a simple majority of votes cast. Unless amended as above, the Rules for each season will apply to the following season. 2. VENUES. Until further notice, the Venue is held at "The Red |Lion" Brimington- Hall Road. Next to Manor Road junction on the 'one way system' near Chesterfield. S43 1JG. ​ Club night Thursday 7.30pm. The main playing room is a non-smoking area. 3. MEMBERS. (a) A member whose Annual Subscription is unpaid on 31st of October shall lose the entitlement to take part in internal Club Competitions or represent active club matches against other Clubs, but may continue to use the Club for social chess. (b) A Member whose Annual Subscription is unpaid on the 31st of December will cease to be registered member of the Club, and may be excluded from the Club unless the Treasurer agrees that extenuating circumstances exist. (c) Visitors to the Club, who are identifiable as prospective Members on either a permanent temporary bases, may attend without charge for three club nights whilst deciding whether to join the Club. Visitors who decide to become members of the Club may be charged pro-rate Fees depending upon the date of joining. 4. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION - Full Membership ,Unemployed, O.A.P. £10.00 - Junior Members, under 18 £00.00 - Life Members £00.00 Members who pay before September 30th they are not entitled to any reduction in the Annual Subscription. (b) In addition, the following Paying Fees are payable in advance by all Members: Social and Team chess £10.00 Individual Cub Championship (Optional) £00.50 Internal Lightning Competition £00.50 In the absence of a Publicity Officer, any contacts with publicity media shall be administered by the President and/or Secretary. H.Poopuu M.Allcock M.D.Bissell A.Princep APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION AS A MEMBER To the Committee. I wish to make application for membership of Chesterfield Chess club, and admitted I undertake to observe and abide by the "Constitution and Rules" of the Club. 1. Surname..................................................................................................... Christian Names & style................................................................................ 2. Address...................................................................................................... 3. Telephone No. (home)......................................Business................................. 4. If you have been of any other Chess Club, please state: (a) Name of Club duration of membership......................................................... (b) Your usual board position in the team.......................................................... (c) Board position in your county team............................................................. (d) Any other information to assess your strength.............................................. 5. Name of introducing member (or source of information about the club).................... (Answers to question 4 are optional) Usual Signature.................................................................................................. Date................................................................................................................

Bitter Reality (TV): June 17, 1994 We are a nation of ambulance chasers and rubberneckers. We are a society drawn to sensationalism. We are America. We take sports too seriously. We take life and death too lightly. All too often, we obsess over scoreboard points while missing the point. We are shameful but unashamed. We know our faults and tend to accept them, even celebrate them. We are Americans. In this context, Brett Morgen’s contribution to ESPN Films’ “30 for 30” documentary series is the embarrassing portrait of America that we shouldn’t need but that we wholly deserve. It’s titled June 17, 1994, after the date of the events it chronicles, but it’s as much a mirror to our present as it is a snapshot of our past. Catch a few minutes here or there and you’ll think Morgen’s film is about a crazy day in sports history in which the New York Rangers celebrated their Stanley Cup victory with a parade, and the Knicks took on the Rockets in the NBA Finals, and the World Cup kicked off in Chicago, and Arnold Palmer played his final round at a U.S. Open and, not to be outdone, O.J. Simpson led police (and transfixed Americans) in a low-speed chase down a Los Angeles freeway. But all of that is just the setting of June 17, 1994; its subject is something else. It’s the story of us. Morgen’s documentary, which is easily one of the finest of the “30 for 30” series, is a condemnation of America’s confused value system cleverly disguised as a leisurely trip down memory lane. Its greatest strength is its gracefulness, challenging thoughtful viewers without resorting to didacticism or heavy-handedness. Preach? Morgen wouldn’t dream of it. His film is void of traditional narration and talking-head interviews. In their place is a vibrant collage of news footage from that fateful day 16 years ago – stuff that aired, like Tom Brokaw’s bewildered coverage of Simpson’s quasi-escape attempt, and stuff that didn’t, like the multitude of clips showing news personalities chatting with their producers and cameramen, feverously trying to determine what to make of Simpson’s apparent admission-by-flight and how to cover it. In individual snippets, this footage is familiar (the white Ford Bronco cruising down I-5) or unremarkable (a Rangers fan in Manhattan showing off his freshly-inked Stanley Cup tattoo). In sum, however, it’s sobering, clearly exposing the unhealthy significance we place on sports (“Now I can die in peace,” says a 10-or-so kid of the Rangers’ victory) and the flippancy we often exhibit in the face of real-life tragedy, as if it’s a gladiatorial event offered up for our entertainment (the sight of people cheering the Simpson motorcade was disturbing in 1994 and it’s even more disquieting now that we know exactly what Simpson was running from). Morgen never needs to come right out and call us misguided or otherwise guilty because we implicate ourselves by what we remember and what we don’t. The film’s most inspired touch is its juxtaposition of Simpson’s skedaddle with Palmer’s final competitive U.S. Open round – each event depicting an American icon coming to grips with life-altering circumstances in different ways. Simpson, aware he’ll cease to be a beloved hero, cowardly flees a gruesome reality of his own creation – an apparent suicide note left behind, a gun held to his head – frequently moaning through a phone call with a representative of the LAPD who tries to convince him not to “throw everything away,” as if he hadn’t already; Palmer, aware that his elite-level playing days are far behind him, holds his head high through a potentially humiliating round of 18 holes – golf humbles everyone – and in doing so reveals his dignity and integrity. Palmer’s performance is everything that’s noble about sports, a symbol of the reasons we fall in love with these games and their players. Simpson’s behavior is the bitter alternative, a grim reminder that our heroes are rarely as infallible off the playing field as they are on it. Which of these performances do we remember? Simpson’s, of course. We have a habit of paying more attention to controversy than to classiness, perhaps because in the sporting world we have a habit confusing class and charm. Part of the allure of the Simpson scandal was due to our belief that he was just like Palmer, that he was a great man and a great sportsman, until all of a sudden he wasn’t. Simpson’s murder trial should have been the last lesson any of us needed that as much as might know these guys on the field or the TV screen, we never come close to truly knowing them. And yet the recent Tiger Woods scandal shows we still have a lot to learn. On a similar note: It turns out that one of the forgotten sports happenings of June 17, 1994, was a home run by Ken Griffey Jr. At the time, Griffey’s longball put him in the company of Babe Ruth as the fastest to 30 home runs in what would be a strike-shortened season. Yet even though Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds demonstrated in subsequent seasons that Ruthian numbers by modern athletes are to be distrusted, when Griffey retired just a few weeks ago several ESPN personalities offered no caveats when suggesting – more like declaring – that Griffey never used performance-enhancing drugs. As if any of us knows that for sure. As if we’ve never been fooled before. Tiger Woods and baseball’s steroids era aren't referenced in Morgen’s film, but in the supportive cheers of those who watched the Simpson freeway chase, convincing themselves that they were watching the actions of an innocent man, we should hear the past screaming at us to face our tendency for self-delusion. Lest I come off as guiltless or self-righteous in all these observations, full disclosure: I vividly remember June 17, 1994. My high school sweetheart and I were set to celebrate our one-year anniversary with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Before we headed for the car, we turned on the TV and caught early footage of that white Ford Bronco driving down the freeway. We sat and watched. Our dinner reservation neared. I called the restaurant and pushed it back. We watched some more. The Bronco made it to Simpson’s Brentwood estate. Nothing much happened. We watched anyway. I called the restaurant and cancelled our reservation. We ordered pizza. Signaling the reality TV craze that was about to strike, my girlfriend and I surrendered to the empty spectacle. We weren’t alone. In the weeks and months afterward, writers mocked America’s fascination with Simpson’s low-speed chase, and rightfully so. In the end, nothing happened that was worth watching. (Although, had Simpson shot himself on live TV, don't you figure those same moralizers would have “coincidentally” turned on their TVs at just the right moment? Me too.) Then again, I contend Americans have since spent far more time watching far less compelling television – Real Housewives, anyone? – but I digress. The point is this: For all that I remembered about June 17, 1994, I’m blown away by all that I forgot and I’m saddened by all that I initially ignored. Morgen’s propulsive documentary is a fusion of history, social commentary and poetic cinematic storytelling. It’s a triumph. And for me, as a sports fan, TV entertainment consumer and human being, it’s also a reality check. June 17, 1994 premieres tonight on ESPN at 10 pm ET, and will rerun frequently thereafter. The Cooler will be reviewing each film in the “30 for 30” series upon its release. Excellent review! Maybe your best yet for the "30 for 30" series. I think that anyone who was around on that fateful day remembers the whole O.J. Simpson spectacle. I remembe going to university at the time and I remember that it seemed like everyone dropped what they were doing and were riveted to the TV while this melodrama played out. Weird stuff, indeed. I am quite looking forward to this latest installment tonight. I just finished watching this and agree that it is extremely disturbing. But then, I thought so at the time. I suggest, however, that it is human nature to be riveted by events such as the O.J. Simpson chase, just as many people slow down at car crashes, not only in America, but in other parts of the world. And, in fact, the whole world descended on the trial. This is not the first time a sensational trial has riveted a nation; consider the case of Madeleine Smith in 19th century Scotland. As for taking sports too seriously, the hooligans are in England, the riots are in Brazil and Italy; we are marshmallows when it comes to sports fanaticism. I appreciate your call for a more civil society; we need one, and I agree that this film highlights some insane behavior on the LA freeway that was in some ways symptomatic of end of the American Dream. But might as well as a lion not to roar. It's human nature - universal. JD: Thanks for the compliment. I'm eager to hear what you think of the episode once you've seen it. Marilyn: You've made a terrific argument! And perhaps I should have qualified some of my comments by noting that Americans aren't necessarily unusual. (My logic for not doing so is that I think June 17, 1994 is certainly a story of America, even if it's not about ways this country is unique.) In general, I agree with you. There is something human-nature-ish about the way we respond to scandal. But it doesn't end there. Our thirst for scandal is very cultural, too. To provide what might be a strange example, consider laughter: I'd argue that laughter is human nature, instinctual. And yet there are societies that laugh all the time and ones that laugh only rarely. So while America certainly has a lot in common with other nations (which only makes sense, because we're mostly descendants of those nations), I think there are elements of June 17, 1994 that are very characteristically American. I think this film says more about what we accept as a society than it does about what we are (human), and that's the point I was trying to make. For me, telling are those shots of reporters, photographers and cameramen swarming the courthouse and Simpson's estate. From a business perspective, I understand why so many of them chased that story. At the same time, however, I think: What are they chasing? Are they chasing a lead in a grisly murder, or are they chasing something closer to celebrity gossip? Both would be tied to scandal, but at least the first would seem worthy of the fuss, rather than distracting from it. I guess my point is that our culture (shaped by what we willingly consume and by the media/entertainment entities that provide the product) heightens our arousal for this stuff. I think you're right that humans are probably built with the rubbernecking muscle. I just think Americans are especially skilled at flexing it, even if we aren't the only muscular nation. Oh, and one more thing ... This doesn't disqualify Marilyn's larger point in any way, but I do think there's a difference between our response to the Simpson events of June 17, 1994, and our response to the subsequent Simpson trial. They're related, obviously, but the trial was a much more complicate animal. Its scandal element was a top draw, but there were other interesting things about it that were more substantive: the trial revealed interesting things about our legal system, about the LAPD, about how the bitterness of the LA riots remained, about the power of wealth, etc. Now, sure, the trial also gave us Kato Kaelin, and in many respects it was just like a long episode of Law & Order before its time. And maybe if the Simpson trial wasn't so long, we might have remembered June 17, 1994, for things other than the white Ford Bronco. What's so interesting about this film is that it shows us a single day and what we looked away from in order to watch Simpson. And Jason, that sort of negates your statement that we take sports too seriously and life and death too lightly. Any way you cut it, June 17 was a big day in sports around the country, yet the life-and-death drama of O.J. and the suicide note was the top story of the day. I remember talking with a friend about the round-the-clock coverage of the search for JFK, Jr.'s aircraft. He said the networks were all interested in the "money shot", aka, John John's dead body being fished from the deep. We are keenly interested in death, and that might have started even earlier, with the televised Vietnam War. That, I would say, is a uniquely American experience that may have shaped our psyches to turn to TV to sate our morbidity. The documentary The Bridge has an equally mesmerizing quality, which I noted in my review of it. Celebrity culture has always been with us; I submit that it is the media itself focusing on it to such a huge degree, crowding out other types of coverage, that led audiences to want it more. I'm an editor, and I know that I can create perceptions by the information I choose to cover. With the takeover of American media by tabloid king Rupert Murdoch, the tail started wagging the dog. Watched this last night and aside from the whole O.J. thing which was very unsettling to watch again, I was surprised at just how moving the Arnold Palmer footage was, esp. the brief interview bit when he was on the links and how choked up he got. For a legend of the sport like him to show such emotion was very powerful to watch. I like that, as you pointed out, Jason, there were no talking heads to put things into perspective - just let the footage speak for itself. And boy did that Palmer footage ever do that! Incredible stuff. "yet the life-and-death drama of O.J. and the suicide note was the top story of the day" Hmm. Yeah, as someone who watched it, I was certainly drawn by the "life-and-death drama," but probably more the "drama" of it than the "life-and-death" part. Now, that's just me. But my point about taking life and death too lightly is that I think Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman got lost in the chaos that day. And, while I have no real sympathy for Simpson, even Simpson's life-and-death was somewhat lost. Watching this film, hearing Simpson talk to whoever from the LAPD, hearing his agony, learning his suicidal thoughts from that letter he left behind, there's a real person in there. (And a monster, obviously.) And so my point in the review is that I don't feel like most of us were watching these events feeling for the dead or feeling for O.J. so much as we were consuming it like it was a made-for-TV spectacle. Maybe I'm wrong about that. I have no doubt there were exceptions. But that was my point about taking life-and-death too lightly. That said, it's an interesting idea that coverage of the Vietnam War might have been a turning point in our reaction to televised gruesomeness. And when it comes to the media's role in our snowballing celebrity obsessions, we agree entirely. Thanks so much for weighing in here, Marilyn. Thought-provoking comments, as always. JD: The Palmer stuff is really powerful. And the cinematic storytelling (editing) is flawless. There are a couple moments late in which Morgen mixes and matches the audio and video, like placing the hockey parade footage over the cheers of Simpson's supporters. This film is filled with thoughtful and challenging juxtapositions. Jason, I find your blog and "The Conversations" the most thought-provoking on the Internet. Thanks for giving people like me the intelligent discussions and observations you do. I'm especially glad you covered "30 for 30," which has interested me greatly. First of all, Real Housewives is, um, a GREAT show. Second of all, I was somewhat mesmerized by this particular 30 for 30. Which almost makes me feel sad. Because I do get caught up in the drama of it. However, I would never be one of the people running down the street cheering him on. That was particularly disturbing. I watched it with Laef, who had never seen any of it. He was only 12 years old so he wasn't as captivated by it back then. We were both in awe of all the great sporting achievements that took place that day because, as you mention, I don't remember a single one of them. Awesome recap, JB. foxofbama said... Great Review. I linked your review on my blog. Brett came to North Alabama in 92 and did one of his first documentaries; this one on my Mother's Hometown of Collinsville. I was his local consultant so I feel like I have a vested ineterest in his career (lol). Very Proud of him. As Brett alludes, June17 among other things gave us the Kardashians; and his choice of David Byrnes Heaven Song was pitch perfect. For a while I thought he was gonna segueway into I wouldn't live there if they paid me. So congrats to Brett for another great chapter in a stellar career, and congrats to you for a grand review. As an aside, will love to see what you do with the Sundance hit to gather bigger release soon, Deb Granik's Winters Bone. Hardscrabble life in NW Arkansas. Marilyn: Wow. Thanks again. It's also especially great to hear that people are fond of The Conversations. With a sparring partner like Ed, they're a heck of a lot of fun to do. But obviously they're also more labor intensive than the average post. But all the effort is worth it if anyone is having as much fun reading the conversations as we're having creating them. Allison: Ha. First of all, in fairness to Real Housewives, it got punishment in part because I'm bitter that those wannabe Salahi's are going to be rewarded for their disingenuousness. As for the doc, it's hard for me to imagine watching it without the O.J. part feeling familiar. For me, that's part of its power. But I certainly think it's edited in such a way that youngins like Laef can get wrapped up in it. Foxofbama: Thanks for the link and the kind words. I agree with you on the song choice at the end. As for Winter's Bone, I'm hoping to get to that one this weekend. So maybe a review next week sometime? Regardless, hope this isn't your last visit to The Cooler. Clarence Ewing said... Hi, Jason. I saw the doc this week - you're right, it's easily one of the best of the series so far. The story-telling style was fantastic. With the flood of media sources available, it's almost like having a narrator would decrease the impact of looking at all those events. I remember where I was when the white Bronco chase happened. I was sitting in a bar in Boston with a blind date, and even with the TVs in the background being drowned out by the crowd, we could tell something was going on. The last time I got that feeling was the morning of September 11th. It's interesting how on that day World Cup Soccer opened in Chicago. The U.S. World Cup still has the all-time attendance record for the tournament, but soccer is still the butt of jokes with many in the mainstream sports media. Now that ESPN has bought the US broadcast rights to this year's games, that will change a little bit. Great review. When looking for a money shot, this documentary had clip from OJ's retirement speech where he said his greatest joy in football was the cheers and applause of the crowd. That really puts the chase into perspective. While clearly a confused, desperate act, I felt like that clip really showed his motivation during the Bronco chase: a man who couldn't forgive himself looking desperately for absolution from people who believed he could do no wrong. Before he figured out if he could live with himself, he needed to know if the American public could live with him. It's that shot that tells us it wasn't the hostage negotiator who convinced him to live, it was the people looking on from the freeway. It wasn't indictment of our collective train-wreck fascination, it was an indictment of how we encourage famous people to blind themselves to the truth. Clarence: I was on the West Coast, so it was pretty easy to become glued to the TV. That must have been an odd sight on Eastern time. Interesting. And good comparison to 9/11. Fritz: I agree with you about the telling power of the HOF speech and Simpson's longing for the cheers. That's an interesting reading, however, that the people kept him alive. I'd never looked at it that way. But maybe he saw all those people and somehow convinced himself that he could be beloved again. It's hard to imagine that's the case. More than anything, I suspect he just couldn't go through with his suicide. But, again, that's an interesting argument. You're convincing me. Thanks for weighing in! Kevin J. Olson said... Okay, so I finally have caught up with my DVR after being gone on vacation, and I have to say that this was definitely my favorite installment of "30 for 30" so far. The juxtaposition, as you point out Jason, of Arnold Palmer's final round of golf and OJ Simpson was really powerful. I also was astonished and elated to see that the director refrained from using interviews and narration...it made it all the more powerful for those of us that lived through it. I remember being in 7th or 8th grade when the OJ trial was going on, and it was on every TV in our school. School essentially came to a stop so we could watch the acquittal of OJ...and now after watching this doc I realize that was the beginning of the reality TV craze. I still can't over how 95 million people watched the Bronco slowly drive down the highway that day, or how they kept cutting away from the basketball game, or how callous those announcers were during the baseball game... What a crazy time. Your thoughts here, Jason, are spot-on as usual. JUNE 17, 1994, along with RUN RICKY RUN have been my two favorite installments so far because they show how powerful a subject sports can be when you don't filter it through all of the talking heads that like to deify or destroy, hyperbolize or waterdown, sports stories like Bill Simmons or Rick Reilly or Joe Buck. Great, great stuff, Jason. Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate that. Yes, I think this is my favorite of the "30 for 30" series, too. And Run, Ricky, Run is right up there as well, just for the surprising intimacy of it. But in terms of cinematic artistry, it's this film, hands down. You know, one of my favorite aspects of the film failed to make my review: It's the final shot, during the credits, of the Ford Bronco being towed off as evidence: It's dark outside and the hysteria is over and now the Bronco, which millions watched practically without blinking for hours, is going off into the night without anyone paying attention. It's the perfect encapsulation of how we find our reality obsessions, chew them up and then spit them out, often never to think of them again. Back to the O.J. trial: I was a freshman in college when the verdict was passed down. It was to be announced in the middle of my Communications 101 class, so the teacher let the 250 of us in the auditorium out early so we could go back and watch. We were hardly alone. Everyone in the dorm was gathered around TVs waiting and watching. (Another TV event of that year was Cal Ripken passing Lou Gehrig.) Hope you've DVRed The Two Escobars; it's great, too. Yeah, that final image is great. I was thinking about how it was the perfect symbol of our societies consumption of reality "stars". I did indeed DVR The Two Escobars. I'll probably watch it tomorrow morning. ejaz14357 said... I remember that it seemed like everyone dropped what they were doing and were riveted to the TV while this melodrama played out. Weird stuff, indeed. 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GORE ON WAR (PART 2)! Gore discussed the rush to war, providing some good sound advice: GORE ON WAR (PART 2): On September 23, 2002, Al Gore discussed the proposed war in Iraq at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 6/2/04). Roughly halfway through his speech, the former veep noted a fact he called troubling. Despite the “high political season,” President Bush was seeking a quick vote from the Congress, a vote which would give him authority to wage war on Iraq. Eleven years earlier, Gore recalled, Bush’s father had done things quite differently. “Back in 1991,” Gore said, “President George H. W. Bush purposely waited until after the mid-term elections of 1990 in order to push for a vote at the beginning of the new Congress in January of 1991. President George W. Bush, by contrast, is pushing for a vote in this Congress immediately before the election.” That wasn’t “inherently wrong,” Gore said. But he noted the way Bush was pummeling Dems on the trail. “Rather than making efforts to dispel” concerns that he was playing politics, “the president is on the campaign trail two and three days a week,” Gore said, “often publicly taunting Democrats with the political consequences of a ‘no’ vote.” Gore explained the problem with this approach. Many pundits would probably agree with the points Gore made. Well–they’d probably agree with them now: GORE: I believe this proposed foreshortening of deliberation in the Congress robs the country of the time it needs for careful analysis of exactly what may lie before us. Such consideration is all the more important because the administration has failed thus far to lay out an assessment of how it thinks the course of a war will run–even while it has given free run to persons both within and close to the administration to suggest at every opportunity that this will be a pretty easy matter. And it may well be, but the administration has not said much of anything to clarify its idea of what would follow regime change or the degree of engagement that it is prepared to accept for the United States in Iraq in the months and years after a regime change has taken place. We’re engaged in a hasty deliberation, Gore said. And we haven’t been told what will happen after regime change occurs in Iraq. By now, many pundits would probably agree with the thrust of these points–if they weren’t told it was Gore who had made them. Indeed, the New York Times is now beating its breast, apologizing for its careless work in September 2002, even as Gore was delivering this speech. And all of your pundits know to pretend that they’ll do it all differently next time. Yes, even as the Times rushed ahead, Gore was warning against a foreshortened deliberation. Readers, who could fail to think of noble Nestor, the seasoned charioteer, as he cautioned Agamemnon against hasty judgment? We think Professor Fagles has it just about right in his piquant 1990 translation: NESTOR (The Iliad, 9:80): Atrides, lead the way–you are the greatest king– spread out a feast for all your senior chiefs. This is your duty, a service that becomes you... Come, gather us all and we will heed that man who gives the best advice. That’s what they need, I tell you–all the Achaeans–good sound advice. “The troops hung on his words and took his orders,” Homer says. But that feast wasn’t spread out in 2002. Congress stampeded into a vote–and scribes typed the claims of our “heroes in error.” Two years later, we wring our hands over some of the hasty work–and over the lack of planning for post-war Iraq. But noble Nestor–excuse us, Al Gore–warned about this in real time: GORE: I just think that if we end the war in Iraq the way we ended the war in Afghanistan, we could very well be worse off than we are today. When you ask the administration about this, what’s their intention in the aftermath of a war, Secretary Rumsfeld was asked recently about what our responsibility would be for re-stabilizing Iraq in the aftermath of an invasion, and his answer was, “That’s for the Iraqis to come together and decide.” Why, he even was pointing to Rumsfeld! In retrospect, Gore’s questions about post-war planning fell under the heading of “good sound advice.” Indeed, he said the Congress should force the Admin to explain its plans for post-war Iraq. “Anticipating that the president will probably still move toward unilateral action, the Congress should establish now what the administration’s thinking is regarding the aftermath of a U.S. attack,” he said. Many pundits wring their hands–now–about the lack of post-war planning. But good sound advice was offered then about the hasty move toward war. Readers are free to read or listen to Gore’s address, which covered many points of concern. (Days before, Bush had introduced the new preemption doctrine; Gore spent a good chunk of time on that.) Meanwhile, readers will note that Gore didn’t speak as a dove when it came to Iraq. It would be unwise to attack Iraq in the way Bush was proposing, he said. “Nevertheless, all Americans should acknowledge that Iraq does indeed pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf region, and we should be about the business of organizing an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction,” Gore said. Indeed, the former veep assumed that Saddam did have “secret supplies of biological weapons and chemical weapons” on hand in Iraq. But he found no sign of an immediate threat to the U.S. or to U.S. interests, and he said the United States should proceed with the unfinished war against al Qaeda. “I believe that we are perfectly capable of staying the course in our war against Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist network, while simultaneously taking those steps necessary to build an international coalition to join us in taking on Saddam Hussein in a timely fashion,” he said. He said that our all-important war on al Qaeda might be damaged by hasty action in Iraq–hasty action which flew in the face of world opinion. We need international cooperation to wage the war against al Qaeda, Gore insisted. “And here’s one of my central points; our ability to secure that kind of multilateral cooperation in the war against terrorism can be severely damaged in the way we go about undertaking unilateral action against Iraq.” Was Gore right in that concern? Different observers will judge different ways–and Gore addressed many other matters. But many pundits would agree–now–that Gore was right in one central claim. We were rushing toward a decision, he said, without a plan for post-war Iraq. All pundits know to agree with that–now. But can you guess they way they reacted to this good sound advice two years back? TOMORROW: A brilliant pundit wanted to know: Why did Gore’s hair look so funny? IFILL KNOWS SCRIPTS: Last week, all good pundits were wringing their hands, deeply troubled by press corps bungling in the run-up to war in Iraq. And every good pundit knew something else too; every good pundit knew what to say when Gore gave his speech to MoveOn.org. Gore is insane, conservatives said, making a nasty joke of your discourse (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 6/2/04). Mainstream pundits were far more thoughtful. Gore was too loud, they all said. Of course, as we’ve noted, Gore’s lengthy speech was quite low-key, except for a few fleeting moments when he called for Admin resignations. On several shows, this created a comical situation, in which pundits complained that Gore had hollered–even as producers played clips in which the ex-veep could barely be heard. Last week, we chuckled as CNN’s Soledad O’Brien was caught in this awkward situation. “I think it’s fair to use the word ‘rant,”“ she pleasingly said about Gore’s speech–and then her producer played a clip so calm that she was forced to take notice (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 5/28/04). But this fate also befell Gwen Ifill as she pondered Gore’s speech on Washington Week. Ifill knew she should say that Gore had hollered; after all, Maureen had said the same thing just that morning. But when Ifill’s producer played a clip, she too had to ’splain it away: IFILL: We heard Al Gore come out this week with a speech in which he took the far-left view point of view about this. Let’s, let’s listen to this salvo from Al Gore: GORE (on videotape): He promised to restore honor and integrity to the White House. Instead, he has brought deep dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the most dishonest president since Richard M. Nixon. IFILL: Now obviously he wasn’t talking about John Kerry there; he was talking about President Bush. And he was–he–the rest of his speech goes into lots of, like, hollering, if I may use that term, in which he was being very passionate about it. In fact, “the rest of the speech” was almost wholly low-key, just like the clip which Ifill played. For the record, Ifill also said that Gore had taken “the far-left view”–although the same views had been expressed days earlier by Anthony Zinni, a retired Republican general who says he may still vote for Bush. It’s almost impossible to comprehend or convey the poverty of this group’s discourse. But so what? On The Beltway Boys, the same amusement occurred. The boys were troubled by Gore’s “red-faced tirade.” But maybe Fred Barnes should have had the red face! His tape also showed Gore was calm: BARNES: The increasingly shrill rhetoric by the left is putting John Kerry in an awkward position. And now this red-faced tirade by Al Gore this week: GORE (on videotape): He has brought us humiliation in the eyes of the world. He promised to restore honor and integrity to the White House. Instead he has brought deep dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the most dishonest president since Richard M. Nixon. BARNES: He was just warming up there. Gore got a little more exercised during other parts of the speech. He was, he was pretty calm there. Pretty calm? He was almost asleep! Via C-SPAN, readers can watch Gore’s speech for themselves. But they shouldn’t expect many fireworks. But how about it, readers? What do you think? Do you think Ifill or Barnes had actually watched the speech about which they opined so predictably? Do you think they knew whereof they spoke? On that, we’ll offer a safe guess: No. After all, Gore’s speech was 64 minutes long. Among major pundits, there’s a word for that: Bor-ring. Indeed, here was refreshingly frank David Brooks, voicing his views on The NewsHour: RAY SUAREZ: By contrast came the speech from the former vice president, Al Gore, a real stem-winder in New York. Did you watch it? BROOKS: No. I read the transcript. And I’ve seen–I’ve seen enough excerpts. Brooks had seen “enough excerpts,” he said. So, we’ll guess, had Ifill and Barnes. And one more thing–they had seen the corps’ scripts. As a result, they knew their task. They should gripe about Gore’s endless “hollering.” From the annals of disappeared stories AT LEAST HE DIDN’T RAISE HIS VOICE: Last Wednesday, Attorney General Ashcroft warned about new attacks by al Qaeda (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 5/27/04). Four days later, on Meet the Press, Andrea Mitchell made a striking claim about what Ashcroft said: RUSSERT: Andrea Mitchell, the attorney general saying, in effect, that al-Qaeda wanted to change the government in Madrid, a presidential election, and blew up a train station and a lot of passengers with it, and that would they try that here for similar consequences? MITCHELL: Well, for one thing, the guts of his charge is something that had been completely discredited by American intelligence. He was crediting this to the Al-Masri Brigade, which is a group that has an e-mail address and claimed credit, claimed responsibility for the blackout in New York City, which was, of course, a technical, electronic problem. So it was a completely trumped-up news conference. You notice that Tom Ridge wasn’t there. Say what? Indeed, even Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard seemed to agree with Mitchell’s assessment: RUSSERT: Stephen Hayes, what’s your sense of this? John Ashcroft and Tom Ridge were forced to issue a joint statement the next day saying, “We really are on the same page.” HAYES: Yeah, I think John Ashcroft just got out ahead of the administration on this again. I mean, he’s done this in the past, and I think the fact that he cited this Al-Masri Brigade is troubling. It was even “troubling” to the Standard! But Ashcroft’s apparent blunder didn’t seem troubling to the mainstream press. According to Mitchell, another major Admin official had peddled some fake, bogus intel. But this story has barely been mentioned in major press organs. For example, we can find no sign that the Washington Post or the New York Times has mentioned Ashcroft’s “troubling” citation of the Little Brigade That Isn’t. Indeed, the New York Daily News seems to be one of the only papers which even mentioned Ashcroft’s odd performance. Here is part of Greg Smith’s report: SMITH (5/27/04): The scariest part of the press conference was Ashcroft alluding to Al Qaeda's claim of being 90% ready to attack. But the reference was to an E-mail sent to newspapers by the al-Masri Brigade, a little-known group that many intelligence officials consider bogus. The group claimed credit for the power blackout in the Northeast last fall. Weird, isn’t it? Mitchell said Ashcroft’s claim was “completely discredited.” Even Hayes said the statement was “troubling.” But the al-Pundit Brigades avoided all notice. They pondered Gore’s “hollering” instead.

And just when you thought you need an app for trading.... Well, golly gee. Lest you feel you’d like to be trade-savvy and thus require an app to make your trades with, forgetaboutit. Most investors prefer buying and selling the old-fashioned way…over the phone or via a Web site. Numbers fresh from Forrester Research’s recent “The State of The Mobile Investor” report reveal that only 11 percent of the 4,600 investors surveyed use a mobile devise to either check their portfolios, trade securities or transfer funds. It seems the older folks, like Baby Boomers, don’t think mobile whatever’s— like the iPhone, BlackBerry or Android— are as safe as picking up the phone and speaking with a real person or signing on to a Web site when it comes to making money transactions. Gen Xers and Gen Yers don’t see it like that. As a result, they’re asking their investment firms to provide them with apps. Good chance that will happen, too. Especially since a December report from the same company showed Gen Yers, those born between 1977 and 1995, will become the wealthiest generation in U.S. history. In a story published 2/16/11 at SecuritiesTechnologyMonitor.com, the Gen Yers and their “combined annual income of $500 billion will explode to more than $3.4 trillion by 2018….Especially of interest to the high-net-worth and ultra-net-worth shops, this generation stands to inherit more than $30 trillion…” And I thought Boomers were the ones who were supposed to inherit bazillions.

The politics of the past: constructing a national identity through heritage conservation Articles authored by UoM staff (Publish in scimago's Q1 journals) Munasinghe, H Modern nation‐states use images of a chosen past to construct a national identity. In Vilnius, the remains of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are used to construct an identity, and the aim of this exercise is to improve the economic performance of the city. Academics and professionals, alarmed of the loss of authentic values, and the living society, alarmed at the deteriorating container quality of the city, caused by this Politics of the Past, are coming forward to prevent this disinheritance. New agencies created to materialise the rejuvenation of historic urban space, together with unprecedented changes in values, and social disharmony have turned the Politics of the Past in Vilnius into an instructive heritage discourse, which is further diversified by the involvement of local experts who are now taking charge of heritage protection. Munasinghe, H. (n.d.). The politics of the past: Constructing a national identity through heritage conservation. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 11(3). Name: munasinghe-2005(6 ... Articles authored by UoM staff (Publish in scimago's Q1 journals) [305]

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 6, 2018) Posted: January 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments Tags: ABC, Amazon, CBS, Daniel Wohl, Fam, Freeform, Gabriel Mann, Good Trouble, History, Ilan Eshkeri, Informer, Jay Weigel, Michael Brook, Michael Wandmacher, Netflix, Project Blue Book, Schooled, The Last Laugh Premiering on Tuesday, January 8, is the History original series Project Blue Book created by David O’Leary, executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The drama is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on History. Another show premiering on Tuesday is the Freeform original series Good Trouble created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and starring Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about The Fosters spinoff, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform. Premiering on Wednesday, January 9, is the new ABC comedy Schooled created by Adam F. Goldberg & Marc Firek and starring AJ Michalka, Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and Brett Dier. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Wandmacher (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, Underworld: Blood Wars, Piranha 3D). The comedy is a spin-off to ABC’s The Goldbergs (also scored by Wandmacher) and follows the faculty of William Penn Academy. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will air every Wednesday night on ABC. Premiering on Thursday, January 10, is the new CBS comedy Fam created by Corinne Kingsbury and starring Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, A Million Little Things, Rosewood, School of Rock) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Thursday nights on CBS and will also be available to stream on CBS All Access. Premiering on Friday, January 11 in the U.S. is the British series Informer written by Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, directed by Jonny Campbell and starring Paddy Considine, Bel Powley, Nabhaan Rizwan, Jessica Raine, Sharon D. Clarke, Sunetra Sarker and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva. The show’s original music is composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Layer Cake, Stardust, Still Alice, Johnny English Reborn, The Young Victoria, Coriolanus). Check out our previous article for more details about the 6-part thriller, which premiered last fall in the UK on BBC and is making its domestic debut on Amazon Prime. Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original movie The Last Laugh written and directed by Greg Pritikin and starring Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, Andie MacDowell, Kate Micucci and Chris Parnell. Jay Weigel (Heart, Baby) has composed the film’s original music. The comedy follows a restless talent manager who reconnects with long-ago client after moving to a retirement home and coaxes him back out on the comedy circuit. The movie will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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