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EC Meeting Minutes
Minutes of
General Membership/Executive Committee Meeting
January 21, 2009, Cañada College
Present: Eric Brenner, Ron Brown, Chip Chandler, Victoria Clinton, Alma Cervantes, Katharine Harer, Teeka James, Dan Kaplan, Yaping Li, Monica Malamud, Karen Olesen, Sandi Raeber, Anne Stafford, Elizabeth Terzakis, Lezlee Ware
Guests: David Clay, Patty Dilko, Anu Pattanayak, Leslie Sachs
Meeting began at 2:25
Facilitator: Sandi Raeber
Minutes of the December 10, 2008 EC meeting: approved unanimously with corrections.
* Minutes of the November 12, 2008: approved unanimously
Statements from AFT members on Non-Agenda Items:
A) Dan reminded everyone about the AFT National Higher Education Issues Conference in Miami, March 6 – 8, 2009.
B) Anyone who would like hard copy of Reversing Course: The Troubled State of Academic Staffing and a Path Forward can get one from Dan.
C) Yaping announced that on the last day of final exams (December 2009), she received a rather frantic phone call from an art instructor at CSM whose course was cancelled due to low enrollment, which the instructor suspected was due to an error in the class schedule. The instructor explained that he had found it difficult to schedule a meeting with his Dean to discuss the situation.
Dan did talk with the instructor later and advised him about steps he could take; he did not hear from the instructor again.
Yaping will try to follow up with the instructor.
D) Some classrooms at CSM are now larger as a result of building renovations. Five faculty have contacted Dan about their class sizes having been increased by their Deans. Such unilateral increases constitute unfair labor practice; class size increases must instead be negotiated. Let Dan know if you hear of any other such cases.
On January 26 – 28 AFT will go to arbitration on an existing grievance regarding denial of tenure to a probationary faculty member.
District Shared Governance Council Report
A) Barbara Christensen and others are reviewing the District's current Rules & Regulations and are considering adding language restricting the circumstances under which faculty and staff can and cannot identify their association with the District. Exact language about the new rules – including any consequences for those who violate them – has not been released yet. It is difficult to know how to respond without seeing the actual language, but the sentiment among the EC is that this is a free speech issue and that faculty and staff have the right to make clear their association with the District in their social and political lives. Teeka will send us the language when it is available.
Dan told of a past incident in which a faculty member wrote letters to the editor of a local newspaper, in which he identified his affiliation with the District, and was threatened with reprimand.
Patty Dilko reported that this review is in response to the accreditation process; the District needs to show good faith in considering revisions and updates to all of its Rules & Regulations. She also said that the Community College League is advising the District.
* On a related issue, Barbara Christensen reported that according to County Counsel, it is a violation of California Ed. Code to post political signs in, or around, faculty and staff offices. AFT's attorney continues to disagree with this interpretation of the Ed. Code. We are currently waiting for some discussion and/or action between our attorney and the District's
B) The three campus Senates are currently working on District Rules and Regulations, Article 6, looking at AAUP materials. Patty would like to form a task force with AFT representation.
Trust Committee release time issue
After the District rejected the EC's request for reassigned time for faculty to work on the Trust Committee, Teeka and Anne met with CSM's VPI, Susan Estes, at the end of November to discuss alternative strategies for ensuring that the faculty evaluation processes across the District are evaluated and revised. Some of Susan's ideas included paying faculty a stipend to do some, or most, of the work during summer, or having an administrator/administrators do the bulk of the initial work. After some follow-up discussion, Teeka and Anne proposed at today's meeting that rather than sending a small group of EC members to meet with Chancellor to reiterate our initial request, we propose a smaller Trust Committee, perhaps consisting of 4 AFT representatives and 1 Senate representative, all of whom would get reassigned time. The EC maintains its position that faculty need time, rather than stipends, to do this work properly. We also recognized that with a smaller committee, it will be especially important to consult with faculty in specialized areas such as Distance Education, the Library, counseling, etc.
Program Improvement Viability discussion
Four programs at CSM (German, Library Studies, Welding & Machine Tool Technology, & Media Group [Film Production, Graphics, Journalism, Multimedia]) are currently undergoing the PIV process, which has the potential for benefits as well as the potential for the termination of programs and faculty lay offs. At CSM, the Senate took the leadership role in the process. (For details of the issues involved and the status of the four programs, refer to the December 16, 2008 CSM Academic Senate minutes.) Dan feels that the process worked well.
There was some discussion of putting CSM's student newspaper, the San Matean, on hiatus, but this action was not approved; all of the PIV committees' recommendations were approved by the Senate.
At this point no programs have been terminated, but they could be in the future.
SLO's: What should the Local (and CFT) do?
Elizabeth gave an update on what she sees as the primary concerns about SLO's and about Cañada's stance toward them. The general approach at Cañada seems to have been to do the minimum necessary to meet accreditation requirements. The responses to the demand for SLO development and assessment have ranged from enthusiasm to outright rebellion. The primary concerns have to do with the amount of time faculty – especially P/T faculty – are spending on SLO's, issues of academic freedom, standardization of curriculum and assessment, and their potential use in the faculty evaluation process. Elizabeth is interested in starting an educational campaign and finding out what other colleges (and K-12) are doing to resist the pressure to develop and assess SLO's.
Anne and Teeka stated that they, and many members of CSM's English Department, see value in articulating SLO's, and working to help students achieve them, but find that their assessment is burdensome and, without devoting far more time to the process, generally fruitless.
Yaping reminded us that SLO assessment results will be used in Program Review to justify position and equipment requests.
Dan pointed out that the State Academic Senate's position on SLO's has fluctuated some. Initially it expressed strong opposition, then took the position that colleges should try to meet at least the minimum requirements for accreditation, and now has returned to a position of greater opposition. He believes that after numerous communications back and forth between CFT and ACCJC about the legality of the SLO requirements placed on colleges (by ACCJC), CFT may soon decide it has no choice other than to file a lawsuit. WASC has essentially ignored new language in the reauthorized Higher Education Act stating that SLO's cannot be used as a component in the evaluation of faculty.
EC approval of Harriet Tucker's and Mark Mantelle's 2009-2010 contracts
The EC voted unanimously to approve their contracts. Harriet works approximately 15 – 20 hours per week (mostly bookkeeping); Mark works approximately 15 – 20 hours per week (maintaining AFT 1493's data base).
Date for February EC catch-up meeting?
We agreed that we do not need an additional meeting in February, but we did schedule a special closed session meeting for 1:45 on April 17, at CSM to discuss the faculty evaluation process, particularly in terms of how it relates to the grievance process.
GASB 43/45?
New Federal legislation was passed several years ago, initially implemented in K-12, but now also in colleges, regulating how the money for faculty health benefits is invested. The District must decide on an investment strategy for the $30 million we have to invest, and choose from among five potential brokers competing for our business. The choice of both the strategy and the broker will be made by a group of individuals including Dan Kaplan, Harry Joel, David Fuene, Kathy Blackwood, and a paid consultant. The consultant believes that the economy has reached bottom and that the District should choose a fairly aggressive investment strategy. Dan feels he may be the only member of the group advocating a more conservative strategy. Though he wanted to know the EC's feelings, there was not consensus, and there are unanswered questions about whether we simply need to maintain the current $30 million or whether that amount needs to grow.
Open discussion/meeting critique
Meeting adjourned: 4:50
Next facilitator: to be determined.


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Moisés Barón hired as CEO of SD Center for Children
By JAMES PALEN, The Daily Transcript
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The San Diego Center for Children has named Moisés Barón its new CEO.
A psychologist, Barón will lead the organization in sustaining its newly created mission and slogan of protecting the joy of childhood, prevent emotional suffering and inciting change. The center is San Diego's oldest accredited nonprofit organization helping children.
Barón served the last 11 years as assistant vice president of student affairs and wellness at the University of San Diego. He's credited with conceptualizing and implementing a plan there to restructure, expand and integrate health and wellness services, remodel facilities, and establish integrated clinical, preventive and educational programs for students. His oversight included that of USD's Student Health Center, Counseling Center, Center for Health and Wellness Promotion and Disability Services.
Barón had previously directed the USD counseling center. He also founded the USD COMPASS Academic Center and has served as adjunct faculty at the university for more than 20 years.
"The San Diego Center for Children is truly honored to name Moisés as our new CEO," Keith Wilson, chairperson of the center's board of trustees, said. "His wealth of experience as a clinician, manager and visionary in the field of children and adolescent mental health makes him an ideal leader for the center's mission."
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Collective bargaining in the Federal service is not the same as it is in the private sector. Oh, there are many similarities, but the fundamental issues of pay, benefits, management rights, etc. are all fixed by Congress.
While 5 USC, Chapter 71, Sections 7121 -7123, requires that the collective bargaining agreements must provide a provision for a grievance procedure, and binding arbitration, these contractual grievance procedures still must operate subject to a myriad of rules governing arbitrability, such as an arbitrator is bound to follow MSPB procedures, and established regulations.
The arbitrators used in the federal grievances to determine the outcome of a grievance come from the very same body of arbitrators that the private sector uses. These individuals generally have far more exposure to the private sector than they do in the public sector, and in deciding adverse actions they generally look to whether management's action meets a "just cause" standard.
The role of management's advocate is that of a story teller and an educator to assist the arbitrator to understand not only the grievance and the parties collective bargaining agreement, but also any attending laws, rules or regulations that are pertinent to the action and outcome.
Agencies are authorized to subject employees to adverse actions "only for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service," according to 5 U.S.C. § 7513(a). Efficiency of the service is a critical component of disciplinary actions.
Let's make it simple: government should work better if this particular individual was not among the workforce. In other words, how long have you worked here not including tomorrow?
Just cause is a common standard in labor arbitration that is used in the private sector labor union contracts in the United States as a form of job security. Blacks Law Dictionary also defines it as a "good cause" where there is a legally sufficient reason for the action to have occurred, and the burden is placed upon the grievant to show why his/her request should be granted to overturn an action.
This standard of just or good cause provides important protections against arbitrary or unfair termination and other forms of inappropriate workplace discipline. Arbitrators are more familiar with this standard than they are with the efficiency of the service. Is there a demonstrable difference? This author does not think so.
1. The employee knew of the employer's policy.
Agencies enjoy a legal and contractual right to manage its workforce by establishing the rules and policies necessary. However, the agency has a fundamental obligation to inform the employees as to their meaning and application.
The employer must advise the employee that any act of misconduct or disobedience could result in discipline.
This statement should be clear, unambiguous and inclusive of any possible penalties.
2. The employer's policy is reasonable.
A workplace rule or policy must not be arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory and must be related to the employer's stated goals and objectives.
Even if the grievant believed the policy or supervisory direction is unreasonable, the grievant must obey, except in cases when doing so would jeopardize health or safety. This is the old obey and grieve rule.
3. Was there a sufficient investigation?
Did the employer conduct an investigation before making a decision about taking disciplinary and/or an adverse action?
The employer is prosecutor, judge and jury in discipline cases, and bears the full obligation to collect any and all facts that are relevant to the final decision.
The employer has the obligation to conduct a fair, timely and thorough investigation that respects the employee's right to union representation and due process.
Once completed, all facts must be evaluated with objectivity, free from any bias or preconceived conclusion.
5. Substantial evidence exists that the employee violated the policy.
Did the investigation disclose any substantial proof or evidence that the employee was guilty of violating or disobeying a direct rule or order?
Although there is no requirement of being preponderant, conclusive, or "beyond a reasonable doubt," any proof or evidence must be truly substantial.
The investigation must be thorough and to include a search for any evidence that may even clear the individual of wrongdoing.
If an offense cannot be proven, then no action should ever be taken as it will not be considered as just.
6. The employer's policy has been consistently applied.
Like the Douglas Factors, did the employer apply all rules, regulations and penalties evenhandedly and without discrimination to ALL employees?
Consistent with the MSPB Woebcke decision, were other employees who committed the same offense treated differently? If there was any evidence of discrimination or disparate treatment, both could automatically violate this test.
7. The discipline was reasonable and proportionate.
A proven offense does not merit a harsh discipline unless the employee has been proven guilty of the same (or other) offenses several times in the recent past.
Though an employee's past record cannot be used to prove guilt in a current case, it can be used in determining the severity of discipline if guilt is established in the current case. Again, the same principle applies in the Douglas Factors.
Should two or more employees be found guilty of the same offense, their respective records can and should be used to determine their individual discipline. The employer has a right to give a lesser penalty to an employee whose employment record is not tainted with prior offenses, and this consideration should not be viewed as discriminatory. The reverse can also be true.
The employee's offense may be excused through mitigating circumstances.
Based upon training conferences I have attended sponsored by the Labor Arbitration Institute, many arbitrators still apply this analysis in rendering their decisions. The various panels of arbitrators have said that if an employer can satisfy these seven factors then their defense of a grievance will have a greater probability of being sustained. In many ways, these seven factors resemble the Douglas Factors commonly used by MSPB jurists to evaluate the merits of an agency's actions and decisions.
In preparing to take a disciplinary or adverse action, where the employee may exercise their right to grieve the action to arbitration, labor and employee relations specialists may be very wise to take a lesson from Professor Daugherty in their preparation and guidance to senior management.
© 2019 Robert Dietrich. All rights reserved. This article may not be reproduced without express written consent from Robert Dietrich.
Bob Dietrich is an instructor on a wide variety of human resources issues with the Graduate School USA, as well as a consultant with RGS, Inc. He has served as the chief negotiator on master and interim term agreements, and inside consultant to management on labor and employee relations issues, and he has represented management before arbitrators on cases ranging from removal, suspensions, performance evaluations, travel claims, and contract interpretations. He is available to provide training at your location or to serve as a consultant on a variety of HR topics.


Accessories. Any or all materials supplementing the collecting of stamps, such as albums, tweezers, hinges, watermark detectors.
Adhesive. A term applied to ordinary postage stamps intended for sticking on letters and parcels, as compared with envelope stamps and postcards, where the design is impressed or imprinted onto the envelope or card.
Advertising Tab. A stamp-sized space adjoining a stamp, on which paid-for advertising appears. Examples of this are met with in certain issues of Belgium.
Affranchi. French for Postage. Another use is Affranchisement, meaning Postage Paid.
Aguinaldo Stamps. A series of adhesives issued by the Revolutionary Government in the Philippines under the leadership of Aguinaldo in 1898.
Albino. A colorless impression generally found on embossed envelopes. The impressed design can be seen, without the color.
Album. Book issued for the express purpose of housing a stamp collection. There are several types, some bound and others loose-leaf. The album pages of bound books generally are printed, and in the unbound may be either printed, quadrilled, or blank.
Amharic. The official language of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) used on its stamps.
Analine. A term used in connection with color descriptions, particularly mauve and carmine shades. This type of dye is quite soluable in water and causes the stamps to have an overall pinkish shade after soaking.
Anchel. Equivalent to our word "Post" and used on the stamps of Travancore and Cochin, Native Indian States.
Anchor. Certain stamps of Great Britain and the Cape of Good Hope use this watermark device. Those without the cable are known as the "unfouled" type, while those with the cable entwined about the anchor are called the "fouled" style.
A Payer, Te Betalen. This inscription is used on the Belgian postage due stamps, and means, literally, "to pay."
A Percevoir. Used on French postage due stamps, translated to read "to receive" or "to collect."
Approval. A form of stamp dealing in which the dealer undertakes to send a selection of stamps to a collector subject to his or her approval.
A.P.S. Initials of the American Philatelic Society, largest collectors' organization in the United States.
A.R. Abbreviation of "Acknowledgement of Receipt" as used in Bolivia and other countries.
A Receber. Portuguese for postage due.
Army Frank. A label resembling the 10-cent 1869 U.S. stamp, but without postage value.
Arrow. A v-shaped marking appearing in the sheet margins of stamps, generally at the ends of guide lines, which are used as a guide for perforating.
Artigas. A stamp design type used by Uruguay, portraying Gen. Artigas.
A.S.D.A. Initials of the American Stamp Dealers' Association.
Athens Print. A distinction used on early Greek stamps to distinguish printings made in Athens, as against Belgium or France.
As Is. Used in descriptions of lots, collections, and even individual stamps, in which the buyer assumes all risks.
At Betale. A postage due inscription of stamps of Norway.
Avis De Paiement. Translated this means "advice of payment" by Chile.
Aviso De Reception. An acknowledgement of Receipt marking on some Salvadorean stamps.
Avisporto-Maerke. This inscription appears on Danish postage stamps to signify prepayment of postage of newspapers sent to nonsubscribers.
Avo. The value used on most of the stamps of Portuguese Macao and Timor.
Back Stamp. A marking on the reverse of an envelope to denote date and time of arrival at the city of destination.
Baj. A value of the Roman States and Romania, actually a Bajocchio.
Balloon Post. A form of mail service used during the FrancoPrussian war of 1870 in which balloons were released from besieged Paris carrying letters. After the balloons floated past the enemy lines and landed, the mail was sent on.
Bank Mixtures. Quantities of stamps taken from mail received by banks and usually sold by weight.
Batonne Paper. A "ruled" paper, so-called because the watermark consists of parallel straight lines.
Bayern (Bayr). The name of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Benzene. A liquid used for watermark detecting. It is inflammable.
Besa. A currency of the Benadir Company.
Bicolored. As the term implies, stamps printed in two colors, and generally requiring two plates.
Bi-Lingual. Stamps having the inscriptions and, sometimes, the value indications in two languages, as practiced by Belgium, South Africa and Canada.
Bisect. Half of a stamp, either vertically, diagonally or horizontally, to meet another rate where various values are short.
Blind Perforations. Hole punching which did not register, leaving the paper intact, or with slight impress markings.
Blocks. Unsevered units of four or more stamps, arranged at least two by two.
Blue Paper. An experimental paper used in 1909 by the United States which, because of its high rag content, had a bluish tint.
Bogus. Stamps and labels issued by private individuals with intent to defraud.
Boliviano. The value in which stamps are issued by Bolivia; named after Simon Bolivar.
Bollo Postale. An inscription on stamps of San Marino, meaning Postage Stamp.
Booklet Panes. Stamps printed in special layouts for sale to individuals in small booklets.
Brinkerhoff. The name of a manufacturer of stamp vending machines.
Broad Star. A larger variety of the "star" watermark, used on British Colonial stamps.
Bruselles. The French rendition of Brussels.
Buleaga O Togo. An inscription standing for "Government of Tonga.,, Bull's Eyes. The name given the first stamps of Brazil, because of the similarity of the background to a bull's eye.
Bureau Issues. Stamps engraved and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in Washington, D.C.
Bureau Prints. Stamps precancelled in the process of printing at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in Washington, D.C.
Burelage. A network pattern of colored dots or lines forming part of the groundwork of scme stamp designs.
Cachet. An impression generally applied to the face of an envelope by rubber handstamp or metal to commemorate an event.
Cameo Type. Stamps with the featured subject (portrait) upraised against a dark solid background, just as in the normal cameo.
Cancellation. A marking applied to an envelope, usually stamped, to denote mailing and to render the stamp, if any, unfit for further use.
Cancelled To Order. Stamps sold by governments in cancelled condition, usually with full gum on the reverse, which have never fulfilled their postal duty.
Cantonnals. Stamps issued by authority of the cantonnal governments of Switzerland.
Capped Numerals. Numerals in a stamp design with colorless lines above them, due to defective transfer rolls.
Caricature. A term applied to the imitations of the Mulready envelope, to subject the originals to ridicule.
Caritas. A Latin word used by Luxembourg and Belgium to denote charity.
Carriers. Locals carrying mail from a post office to an address, where ordinary postage carried letters only from post office to post office. This was a practice in the early 19th century.
Cartophily. The art of collecting postal cards on a scientific basis. Catalogue. A book, or books, listing stamps of the world, or a type of stamps, and having a number, description and price of each stamp.
Centering. The evenness of the margins on all four sides of a stamp. Center Line. A line imprinted with the stamps for use in perforating. This may be horizontal or vertical or both.
Centes, Centesimo, Centime. The first is a contraction of centesimi, used in Austrian Italy; the second is a monetary unit of the governments of Italy and Uruguay, while the third is a monetary unit of France and its colonies, and of Belgium and Haiti.
Centimetre. The 100th part of a meter, or .3927 inch, two of which, equaling 20 mm., the generally accepted unit for measuring perforations.
Chalky Paper. Paper coated with a glutinous material and white dust which, when dry and polished, has a glazed surface.
Charity Stamps. Stamps with an added tax, which is used for charitable purposes.
Chemins De Fer. A designation (Belgium) for parcel post stamps.
Chiffre Taxe. An inscription appearing on the postage due stamps of France.
Cliche. A single stereotype of a stamp design.
Coils. Stamps sold in rolls for use in stamp vending machines.
Colis Posteaux. Postal packages adhesive; also Colis Postal. Color Changlings. Stamps which may be, or are, changed in coloring by means of chemicals, sunlight or accident.
Color Chart. A guide identifying stamp colors.
Color Trials. Impressions of a stamp design in different colors before the final selection.
Colored Papers. Papers produced with sufficient coloring mixed with the pulp to give a desired tint.
Combination Cover. An envelope bearing two or more stamps of different value to make up a rate.
Commemoratives. Stamps honoring a specified event or person.
Compound Envelope. An envelope with two or more designs embossed or printed, to make up a rate.
Condominion (Condominium). Designations appearing on stamps showing joint rule by two nations, as in New Hebrides and New Caledonia.
Control Numbers. Numbers stamped in the sheet margins, or on the backs of stamps, for inventory purposes.
Corner Blocks. A unit of four or more stamps from the corner of a sheet.
Corner Letters. In early British stamps letters in alphabetical sequence were used in the lower corners.
Correos. Spanish word signifying postage.
Cote. French equivalent of coast.
Cover. An envelope carried through the mails.
Cracked Plate. Due to accident or mechanical imperfection a crack may appear and show as a line on printed stamps.
Crease. A fold running through a stamp, considered a defect.
Cut Into. Stamps, either cut apart or perforated, in which the separation cuts into the stamp design.
Cut Squares. Because of size, embossed stamps on envelopes are frequently cut out in a square for mounting.
Dandy Roll. A roller used in paper making, under which the partly formed paper passes in an early stage.
Death Mask Stamps. In the 1904 Serbia set, when held upside down, a "death mask" appears.
Demonetized. Stamps made invalid for postage by law. Die. The original engraved piece of metal or other material from which reproductions are taken to form the plate or stone for stamp printing.
Double Impression. Stamps having the same design printed twice on the same side.
Double Paper. Frequently accidental, but also a patent paper with two layers. A thin surface and heavier backing, as a safeguard against cleaning for reuse.
Double Strike. A double impression of the die, or transfer roll, whole or in part, onto the plate.
Duty Plate. The plate used in the production of bicolored stamps in which the value appears.
Embossing. A process of raising all or part of a design in relief.
Enameled Paper. A blue safety paper used on the 4d. British stamps of 1855, or the highly glazed paper used on some 1/2d. stamps of Ceylon.
Encased Postage Stamps. Stamps set into small metal disks with mica facing and used as currency.
Engine Turning. A pattern of fine curved lines in a stamp design produced by a machine known as a Rose Engine.
Engraved. Stamps printed from hand engraved plates, or by transfer from an original die.
Entire. A complete envelope, with stamps or other postal marking.
Error. A stamp bearing a mistake of some sort.
Essay. A proposed design for a stamp which was not accepted in its original form.
Facsimile. A term used to designate reproductions of a stamp design.
Filler. An imperfect stamp mounted temporarily.
Fiscal. A revenue stamp, or postage stamp used as a revenue.
Flat Plate. A form of printing where the plate is flat, in contrast to rotary plate which is curved.
Frank. A marking indicating the right of free postage.
Frame. The border, or outside, portion of a design.
Frame Inverted. A curious error (Spanish) where a part of the frame was inverted.
Fugitive. An ink intended to prevent cleaning of stamp cancels, which runs when in contact with water or other fluid.
G. An initial overprinted on Cape of Good Hope stamps to denote use in Griqualand (1874-1880).
Georgian Stamps. Adhesives issued by Britain during the reigns of King George V and King George VI.
Government Imitations. Reprints or imitations of genuine stamps officially made some time after the original dies or plates had been destroyed or lost.
Grill. A design impressed into a stamp as a protection against cleaning.
Guide Dots. Small dots made on the plate or transfer roll as a guide in the correct spacing and alignment of stamps.
Guide Line. Lines appearing on sheets of stamps (and coils) intended as a guide in perforating.
Gum. An adhesive applied to the back of a stamp.
Gutter Pair (or Block). Stamps separated by a gutter of varying width, not to be confused with the normal spacing between stamps (U.S. Farley issue).


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Warner reveals pair of free-to-play Hobbit titles
MCV Staff 25th September 2012 Business News
Upcoming Hollywood outing The Hobbit is to get the free-to-play game treatment.
Warner has revealed a pair of titles – The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth for mobiles and Hobbit:Armies of the Third Age for web browsers. Both are due for release in autumn of this year, with the film itself due out in December.
They are being developed by Kabam and both are described as multiplayer strategy games.
We are very pleased to work with Kabam in creating immersive free-to-play online games on massive scales across multiple platforms," Warner's senior VP of digital games Greg Ballard stated.
Kabam's Armies of the Third Age and Kingdoms of Middle-earth will be an excellent way for The Hobbit film fans around the world to delve more into the iconic story and interact with the characters in the universe."
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Share A 2019 Book-Lovers International Travel List
A 2019 Book-Lovers International Travel List
By SARAH WOODRUFF
Sarah Woodruff is an Ed/Lib Marketing Manager at Simon & Schuster. She long ago embraced the art of reading multiple books in a variety of genres at once, and is always eager to talk about them. You can find her at @swoodswords.
At my previous job, I was fortunate enough to travel to international book fairs and visit bookstores. When I travel now for fun, the impulse sticks: find the best local bookstores, and buy at least one book. The list below is based partly on countries I've found myself in over the last few years and partly on my destination wish list. Join me in 2019 as I try to discover more foreign authors and beloved books, and hopefully get the opportunity to pack a few bags for some on-site explorations.
The Desert and Its Seed
by Jorge Barón Biza
Translated from Spanish by Camilo Ramirez
I have to start this off by saying that Buenos Aires, where THE DESERT AND ITS SEED is set and where Jorge Barón Biza was from, has its own book fair every April. In 2015, the city was called a "novel oasis" by The Guardian because it has "more bookstores per person than any other city in the world." Biza's personal story is as dark and captivating as the book itself, more so once you realize the two are intertwined; self-published three years before he died and then going on to become a fixture both in Buenos Aires' literary scene and beyond, Biza's shocking opening with powerfully descriptive language bounces readers along on Eligia's ride to the hospital with a face full of acid, a consequence of a messy divorce from an abusive husband. The Argentina setting becomes almost a character itself in the months that follow, a backdrop for reconstructing a face, a life, and an identity.
While in Buenos Aires, Argentina, visit El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Jorge Barón Biza
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By Off the Shelf Staff | January 25, 2019
By Sarah Woodruff | January 2, 2019
The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa
Translated from Portuguese by Jull Costa
I'm the kind of person who likes to know all of the answers, the origin stories, and the analyses that will run circles around circles until some sort of conclusion is met. Imagine me in today's climate, and understand why my roommate handed me this book and how much it immediately changed my life. A stream of consciousness construct to be read in sections whenever you need to remember that it's okay to feel lost or uncertain, Pessoa ruminates on his daily life, his stray thoughts, his confusions, and his compulsion to write. Through his pacing and observations without striving for closure, you emerge with a certain calmness over how you might survive in a world that provides endless complications. Translated from Portuguese, THE BOOK OF DISQUIET is perfect for reading as you travel around Portugal, as the sense of place is reflected strongly in Pessoa's writing.
While in Porto, Portugal, visit Livraria Lello.
9 Books We're Thankful For
By Off the Shelf Staff | November 22, 2018
by Fredrik Backman
Translated from Swedish by Henning Koch
A MAN CALLED OVE is the kind of book laced with the inexplicable optimism that causes you to believe in humanity once again. Picture an older man who lives alone, who shuts his curtains and continuously re-evaluates life without his wife, making frequent journeys to her grave. Add to that new neighbors and a young family next door, who attempt to connect over a flattened mailbox and refuse to balk at the older man's apparent bite. The unexpected mix of characters ignites a funny and poignant story of friendship, understanding, and survival.
While in Uppsala, Sweden, visit The English Bookshop.
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"If you like to laugh AND feel moved AND have your heart applaud wildly for fictional characters, you will certainly fall for the grumpy but lovable Ove (it's pronounced "Oo-vuh," if you were wondering)."
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by Maja Lunde
Translated from Norwegian
The unique format of THE HISTORY OF BEES is what first attracted me to this book pitched as "The Leftovers, but with honey" (Elle), not to mention the idea of learning more about the endangered bee and pollination crisis within the construct of a fictional novel. Spending time with three different families over three different time periods, you slowly learn not just the timeline of crucial and devastating events involving bees, but also what connects the three stories. Tao's world in particular, set in a future China in 2098, offers a humbling view of humans' relationship with nature, and the destructive capabilities of both sides.
While in Oslo, Norway, visit Tronsmo Bokhandel or Sagene Bok og Papir, and take a book with you to read at the Kulturhuset.
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by Gabriel García Márquez
Translated from Spanish by Edith Grossman
There are certain books that have lingered in the zeitgeist long enough to be adored and discussed and declared must-reads hundreds of times over, and yet somehow you feel you've missed these moments and will never go back to them. That was LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA for me, until I stumbled upon it on the shelves in my local coffee shop. Out of curiosity, I flipped through the pages and became inexplicably caught up in Florentino Ariza's great love and persuasive dedication to Femina Daza, as well as how he kept himself busy as he waited.
While in Cartagena, Colombia, visit Abacus Books and Coffee or Librería Wilborada 1047.
"It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love."
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Swann's Way
by Marcel Proust
Translated from French by Lydia Davis
This was one of my favorite books from my college English classes, one I may not have picked up on my own. There's something indelibly enticing about the combination of settings, time periods, and pacing, creating an immersive experience into characters' daily lives that I needed to see play out. Maybe it was the fact that the narrator is unnamed, reflecting back on his younger self in a coming-of-age tale, in love with Monsieur Swann's daughter, Gilberte. Maybe it was the startling prose or the tangible repetitive elements like the madeleine. In any case, consider me a fan.
While in Paris, France, visit Shakespeare & Co.
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Land of Love and Ruins
by Oddný Eir
Translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton
I visited Iceland in March 2017 and became fascinated with the landscape and the culture. I love Icelanders' phrase "Ad ganga med bok I maganum," meaning "[everyone] has a book in their stomach," possibly a trademark of both their story-laden past and their designation as a UNESCO City of Literature. LAND OF LOVE AND RUINS highlights the continual debate between preserving Icelandic culture and accepting Western influences, as well as the personal and philosophical journey one takes when confronting emotional life changes. Set after Iceland's financial crisis, a young author pens a diary of her journey inward to her family's land and then abroad to other European cities, reexamining her relationship with nature, love, and life.
While in Reykjavik, Iceland, visit Bókakjallarinn, Mál og Menning, or Bókin.
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Oneiron
by Laura Lindstedt
Translated from Finnish by Owen Witesman
Novels that push against form and more traditional plot elements are favorites of mine, and ONEIRON is one to remember. Like the shockingly white cover, the setting is a sea of blank space where seven women meet after they die. Memories are fuzzy, time is nonexistent, and no one appears to know one another. What's left is the chance to make sense of what's here, what's left behind, and what we value as both a people and as an individual. The mystery of why these women have been sentenced together propels the novel forward as much as the desire to understand their final moments on earth and how they might find peace.
While in Helsinki, Finland, visit Academic Bookstore.
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Memoirs of a Polar Bear
by Yoko Tawada
Translated from German by Susan Bernofsky
Who would guess that so much depth, meaning, and understanding could come from a family of polar bears? Told in alternating perspectives from three generations of bears, MEMOIRS OF A POLAR BEAR covers a son born in a zoo in Germany, a mother and her time in the circus, and a grandmother in the Soviet Union whose autobiography takes the world by storm. On the surface, an inquisitive, inventive novel looking at life in a variety of circumstances; below that, an examination of the human and animal relationship, the nature of love and belonging. The author, Yoko Tawada, was born in Japan but now lives in Germany, writing in both Japanese and German.
While in Tokyo, Japan, visit Tsutaya Books Daikanyama.
The Red-Haired Woman
by Orhan Pamuk
The title alone spiked my curiosity, an unknown woman worthy of further study living outside of Istanbul. The first line, too, had me wondering what could convince someone to move from passions of the mind to work with their hands: "I had wanted to be a writer. But after the events I am about to describe, I studied engineering geology and became a building contractor." The narrator goes on to describe the last time he saw his father in his pharmacy, about his father's disappearances and reappearances over the years, and his summer working at a bookstore. When he finally abandons his own structured life to become an apprentice to a well-digger, he falls for a mysterious young woman in a manner that borders on obsession.
While in Istanbul, Turkey, visit Minoa Books and Coffee or Ensar Kitap.
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Biomedical waste in COVID-19: a Bangladesh perspective
Biomedical waste poses a threat to global public environmental health, especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. It is estimated that globally, at least 5.2 million people (including 4 million children) die every year from diseases related to untreated medical waste. 1 Considering the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) globally, very serious biomedical waste has become a major new threat to public health and the environment. Improper hospital waste disposal may aggravate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among medical staff and waste disposal personnel.
Bangladesh was already struggling with poor management of medical waste before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the sudden increase in the amount of medical waste has hit Bangladesh hard. In Bangladesh, there are approximately 654 government hospitals and 5,055 private hospitals and clinics, with a total of 141-903 beds, plus 9061 beds in diagnostic centers, all of which result in the generation of large amounts of biomedical waste. In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the average amount of medical waste generated is 1.63–1.99 kg per bed per day. 3 By April 2020, due to COVID-19, 4, the national medical and health care has produced at least 14-500 tons of waste, 4 which has undoubtedly increased due to the increase in the infection rate. In addition, Dhaka alone generates an average of 206 tons of medical waste every day due to COVID-19. 5 This poorly managed waste poses a huge environmental threat, and may cause long-term and harmful public health hazards, and become a potential source of reuse. -Infection occurs.
In Bangladesh, despite the introduction of the "Medical Waste Management and Disposal Rules" in 2008, a safety system has not been developed to manage the daily medical waste generated by hospitals, clinics and households. The waste generated inside hospitals in Bangladesh is usually untrained, without any protection, unconscious cleaning staff collect unsorted, and are processed in unauthorized places without any isolation or proper treatment. 6 Approximately 40,000 informal waste collectors working across the country are very likely to be cleared of SARS-CoV-2 infections because they work without adequate protection. 7 If the used masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment are not properly managed and disposed of, there may be a serious risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2. In addition, household waste (such as tissues, masks, gloves) increases the health risks of waste managers.
In Bangladesh, hospital waste is mainly managed by city companies, third-party organizations and non-governmental organizations. However, the capabilities of these stakeholders do not meet the requirements of an appropriate, environmentally safe medical waste disposal mechanism. The strategic level paradigm needs to be transformed into a strategic, up-to-date medical waste management system. Failure to address the surge in medical waste during COVID-19 may expose Bangladesh to further environmental and public health risks.
We declare that there is no conflict of interest. The Bengali translation of this letter can be found in the appendix. We thank the research researchers Ismail Hosen, Firoj Al Mamun and Mehedee Hasan of the Undergraduate Research Organization (Sawa, Dhaka, Bangladesh) for their assistance in Bengali language translation.
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Parents who keep asking you what you are doing and not quite being able to explain what it is like to study here? Worry no more! Like every year the ECie will organize a day for the parents of the freshmen so they can also see what their child actually does here. And for the students to show their parents why university is so awesome. So make sure you and your parents save the date for this awesome event. The parents will get to see the campus and get a taste of what your study is like so maybe afterwards they'll understand your stories a little better.


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Julie Elizabeth Leto is a best-selling American author of over forty romance novels.

Leto's action-adventure novels are sold under the name Julie Leto, as will all future books by the author, who officially dropped her middle name in September 2007.

Biography
Julie Leto was born and raised in Florida to a family of Italian and Cuban descent.  After picking up her first romance when she was only sixteen, Leto knew that she wanted to write one of her own. She earned degrees in Creative Writing and Speech Communications from the University of South Florida. She began writing in 1988, while she was in graduate school.  After graduation she became an English teacher at Tampa Catholic High School and continued to write on weekends and at night.  In 1996, in order to give herself more time to write, Leto quit her teaching job and joined her family's manufacturing business.  The following year she sold her fourth completed novel, Seducing Sullivan to Harlequin Temptation. Shortly thereafter, she gave birth to a daughter and chose to be a full-time writer and mother.

Leto was a launch author for the new Harlequin Blaze line, and is the longest continuous member of the Tampa Area Romance Authors organization.  Leto has written for Harlequin, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Books.  Leto lives in Tampa, Florida.

Bibliography

Action-Adventure
Dirty Little Secrets (2005)
Dirty Little Lies (2006)
Dare Me (2011, originally published as "Dare to Desire" in Dare Me anthology by NAL/Signet 2005)
Dirty Little Christmas (2012)
Dirty Dare (2013)

Paranormal Romance
Stripped (2007)
Phantom Pleasures (2008)
Phantom's Touch (2008)
Something Wicked (2009)
Kiss of the Phantom (2009)
Phantom Promise (2014)

Romance Novels
Seducing Sullivan (1998)
Private Lessons (1999)
Good Girls Do! (2000)
Pure Chance (2001)
Insatiable (2001)
Exposed (2001)
What's Your Pleasure? (2002)
Just Watch Me. . . (2002)
Double the Pleasure (2002)
Brazen and Burning (2003)
Looking for Trouble (2003)
Up to No Good (2003)
Line of Fire (2004)
Undeniable (2004)
Making Waves (2005)
The Domino Effect (2006)
3 Seductions and a Wedding (2010)
Hard to Hold (2010)
Too Hot to Touch (2011)
Too Wild to Hold (2011)
Too Wicked to Keep (2011)

Omnibus
Impetuous (1996) (with Lori Foster)
Lip Service (2004) (with Lori Foster)
Essence of Midnight (2004) (with Susan Kearney, Julie Kenner)
Dare Me (2005) (with Cherry Adair and Jill Shalvis)
Getting Real (2005) (with Jennifer LaBrecque and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
A Fare to Remember: Just Whistle / Driven to Distraction / Taken for a Ride (2006) (with Kate Hoffmann and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
Boys of Summer: Fever Pitch / The Sweet Spot / Sliding Home (2006) (with Leslie Kelly and Kimberly Raye)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2006) (with Linda Lael Miller, Catherine Mulvany and Roxanne St. Claire)
Witchy Business (2007) (with Rhonda Nelson and Mia Zachary)
More Blazing Bedtime Stories (2009) (with Leslie Kelly)
The Guy Most Likely To... (2012) (with Leslie Kelly and Janelle Denison)
Blazing Bedtime Stories, Volume VIII (2012) (with Kimberly Raye)

Online Reads
One Wicked Weekend eHarlequin.com weekly read
Rock and Rolling eHarlequin.com weekly read
Bound and Determined eHarlequin.com round robin
Surprise Wedding eHarlequin daily read

Collections
More Than Words, Volume 2: What Amanda Wants / The Yellow Ribbon / The Way Home / Shelter from the Storm / Into the Groove (2005) (with Beverly Barton, Jasmine Cresswell, Debbie Macomber and Sharon Sala)

Reprints
Good Girls Do! (2004, originally published in 2000)
New Orleans Nights: Pure Chance / Insatiable (2006, originally published in 2001)
Seducing Sullivan (2006, originally published in 1998)
Private Lessons (2007, originally published in 1999)
Exposed (free with Too Hot to Touch, 2011, originally published in 2001)

Digital-Only Re-releases
Dare Me (2011, originally published as "Dare to Desire" in Dare Me anthology by NAL/Signet 2005)
Dirty Little Secrets (2011, originally published by Pocket/Downtown Press 2005)
Dirty Little Lies (2011, originally published by Pocket 2006)
Phantom Pleasures (2011, originally published by Penguin/Signet 2008)
Phantom's Touch (2011, originally published by Penguin/Signet 2008)
Kiss of the Phantom (2011, originally published by Penguin/Signet 2009)
KICK ASS: Boxed Set (2012, reprint of Dirty Little Secrets, Kiss of the Phantom & Dare Me)
PHANTOM SERIES: Boxed Set (2012, all three Phantom novels, packaged together)

Digital-Only Original Release
How You Remind Me ("A Girl Most Likely To", short story)
Dirty Little Christmas (2012)Dirty Dare (2013)Phantom Promise (2014)Talk Dirty to Me'' (coming 2017)

References

External links
Julie Elizabeth Leto Official website
Website for Julie Elizabeth Leto's characters
Interview with A Romance Review

American romantic fiction writers
Living people
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Women romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Year of birth missing (living people)

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Cheer teams set for state title battle
Defending champion Wilson and Robert E. Lee are in Group 2A, while Waynesboro will be competing on 3A.
Cheer teams set for state title battle Defending champion Wilson and Robert E. Lee are in Group 2A, while Waynesboro will be competing on 3A. Check out this story on newsleader.com: http://www.newsleader.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/11/06/area-cheer-teams-prime-state-title-battle/18611739/
Cory Mull, cmull@newsleader.com Published 5:04 p.m. ET Nov. 6, 2014 | Updated 12:14 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2014
Wilson Memorial's competition cheer team goes for its second straight state championship Saturday at the VHSL championship at the Siegel Center in Richmond.(Photo: Mike Tripp/The News Leader )Buy Photo
Every area competition cheer team has something to prove on Saturday in Richmond.
And yet, they all want the same thing.
When Wilson Memorial, Waynesboro and Robert E. Lee step on the mat at the Siegel Center for the 2A and 3A VHSL State Championships, they all want to believe that they can win.
For Wilson Memorial, the returning 2A state champions, it's not only about hitting perfection within those three minutes, but it's about leaving a mark on a program that may never be broken.
"We are trying this week to stay focused and do our job," Wilson head coach Renae Bailey said. "We're not letting the emotion and all the hoopla and all the crazy talk get in our way. We are not focusing on that at all. We told them, 'There will be time for us to let our emotion run high and that's after our job is done.'"
At Lee, the Lee Ladies simply want to prove to their doubters that they can in fact contend for a state title. The team had reached the final competition in the state for the first time in program history a year ago, finishing fifth.
"I told the kids from the beginning: it only takes one win," Lee head coach Taryn Smith said. "We have been behind Wilson in every competition we've competed against them. But that doesn't mean winning is off the table. They need to go into it confident and united."
And at Waynesboro, which qualified for the 3A competition for the first time in school history this season, it's about improving on the little things.
"No matter what, we're shooting to win," head coach Cyndi Farrar said. "We know there is room for improvement and we've been working hard this week to get the most out of ourselves. We're going into it to win."
Each team has different factors giving its performance a certain edge. In Fishersville, the Green Hornets will be graduating 10 seniors, meaning Saturday will mark the last time each of them will be on the mat together in a big setting.
"The pressure is big," Bailey said, "and we talked this season about how we needed to try to help manage that pressure and learn how to focus and turn that into a positive motivation."
The Green Hornets scored 244 points in the 2A Region competition in one of its best performances of the season, but on Saturday, expectations will rise.
"A perfect score to us that day is whatever that score is that comes out on top," Bailey said. "It's all relative that day to what everyone brings to the mat."
Farrar's day will have some additional motivation behind it, too. After beginning the competition program in 1997, she will step down after the state meet.
"It's kind of mixed emotions," said Farrar, who added the move was to be able to spend time with grandchildren. "It's sad because I've been here for so long and started this program and saw it grow."
Waynesboro fields seven seniors among its most talented squad to date, and Farrar, whose team scored 250 points at the 3A region, where it finished third overall, hopes the team can continue to grow on the big stage.
"If they can go out there and do what they've been doing, it will be a successful day," Farrar said. "They've had a successful year anyway."
Smith, a fifth-year head coach, will send off four seniors — who call themselves the "Final Four" — whom she first met while teaching in the eighth grade. It will be her first complete cycle as a coach, which marks a turning point in the growth of the squad.
The squad finished third at the 2A competition, scoring 226 points behind Wilson and King William.
"They are the four who have been with me the whole way," Smith said. "And to see them go from freshmen to senior year is pretty awesome."
As each team steps on the mat in the first round of what each hopes to continue into the second and final round, they'll experience one of their final nervous seconds of the season.
It's a breathless moment filled with silence and stillness.
But when the routine begins, it all stops.
"We are going on that mat Saturday as we have the rest of the season," Bailey said. "We go on that mat and on an equal playing field. We all start at zero and nothing matters before.
"It's all what happens in those last three minutes."


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What you need to know to register to vote by the Oct. 9 deadline
By Jacob Vogel | October 3, 2018
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As described by East Lansing City Clerk Jennifer Shuster, the voter registration process is simple and quick.
People looking to register to vote will need to either fill out a registration form or mail the form in to be processed, which in that case the form can be accessed online.
Registration forms can be found or mailed to any local or county clerk's office, or any secretary of state office locations. In Ingham County, there are are multiple locations to register. This list includes three Secretary of State office locations, the Lansing City Clerk's office, and the two Ingham County Clerk's locations. In East Lansing, the City Clerk is located at 410 Abbot Road. The Lansing city government has all locations listed on its website.
East Lansing City Clerk Shuster said that students should consider where they will be on election day when filling out their address on the form.
Nov. 6 is when the midterm elections take place, and Oct. 9 is the deadline to register to vote.
The state of Michigan will see if their voter turnout during this midterm election year is higher than previous years. According to information provided by the Michigan government, the voter turnout percentage in 2014 reached its lowest point since 1990. In 1990 the voter turnout was at 38.6%, and there have been a total of six midterm elections since that year. The most recent year of 2014 saw 41.6%, with 213,720 people unregistered of the 7,660,000 voting age population.
Despite the voter turnout percentage drop in recent midterm elections, Shuster believes that this particular election is going to be different. "I definitely think there's going to be a higher voter turnout," said Shuster. "I think we're expecting anywhere upwards to 50 percent turnout, even at our campus precincts."
Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope said that there is a high number of citizens in Michigan registered, but that there is a "very high registration rate compared to the turnout rate."
Both Shuster and Swope believe that voting is important for the upcoming election. Shuster said that a vote "does count," which is something that some students have been skeptical about before, while Swope said that "getting out to vote is the way we impact" values being "reflected."
Citizens' views on voting
Once an American citizen turns 18, they gain the right to vote in elections. However, just because one has the right to vote does not mean they will exercise that right.
MI First Election
Election coverage from the students of the Michigan State University School of Journalism.
Election 2018 coverage from the students of the Michigan State University School of Journalism.


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Home Albums Daily Chiefers Presents: Top LA Albums Of 2021
Daily Chiefers Presents: Top LA Albums Of 2021
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This list is covering the new generation of Los Angeles music, so you won't see Tyler, The Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost, Vince Staples' self-titled album or Isaiah Rashad's The House Is Burning, even though those are some of the best albums of the year overall. This list is for the artists in the city who are on the verge of really reaching the masses.
Kalan.FrFr. – TwoFr 2
Kalan.FrFr. has been a staple in Los Angeles for the last couple of years. He's one of those hybrid artists or dual-threats. His versatility as both an R&B artist and as a rapper is what gained him a recording deal with the notorious label, Roc Nation Records.
For his debut project under the label, Kalan delivered TwoFr 2, one of the better debut albums to come out this year. The lead single was "Scoring", where he has the whole city reciting "I know yo baby mama wanna eat my shorts".
It featured guest verses from Mozzy and Stunna 4 Vegas on the original, and verses from Lil Durk, BlueBucksClan, 1TakeJay, and Maeta on the deluxe. The project is universal, it's got those uptempo tracks for the guys, and the melodic aspect for the women. "Never Lose You" is one of the best tracks of the year.
BlueBucksClan – Clan Virus 2
BlueBucksClan has become the best duo in west coast hip-hop, and it's only taken them about 18 months to do so. After breaking out in 2019 with projects like Clan Way & No Rules, and then flooding with three more full-length mixtapes in 2020, BlueBucksClan has made a serious statement in a short amount of time. The duo made their 2021 debut with Clan Virus 2. If you could summarize BlueBucks' lyrical content it would be barred referencing athletes, Christian Dior, Ruth Chris steakhouse, and Rolls Royces.
Going into this project DJ and Jeeezy Obama paid homage to retired power forward, "Horace Grant", and also collaborated with Lil Yachty for the single "Last Minute". The 17-track project also includes features from frequent collaborator Bino Rideaux, Quavo, and Grammy Award-winning producer Hit-Boy.
BlueBucksClan is starting to look like the Shaq & Kobe of the rap game.
YS – Realer Than Real
YS's latest project, Realer Than Real, is the Compton native's victory lap after the significant run he's been on here in 2021. YS and Detroit hitmaker, Helluva, have teamed up for most of this year. When they connected, they sought out to create a sound truly unique to them, a young Compton rapper and a seasoned Midwest producer. The team made tracks with a blend of blazing street stories, and torment-filled warbling over exemplary West-Coast loops, artistic scores, piano-emphasized beats, and melodic guitar-filled creations.
The 16-track project is executive produced by Helluva and filled with star-studded features including EST Gee, on "Play 4 Keeps", Detroit heavyweight Payroll Giovanni on "All Week", Babyface Ray, and LA's Fenix Flexin on "Hate Me". YS also teamed up with standout Florida artist Hotboii on "Switch", and the two released the accompanying music video the day of the project's release. Fellow Compton artist and childhood friend Wallie The Sensei joined YS on two songs as well. The album highlights YS' diversity. He displays tracks that are heartfelt & tracks that are his more traditional turned-up style. You can't put YS in a regional box when it comes to his sound.
Wallie The Sensei – Golden Child
If you're not familiar with Wallie The Sensei, get hip before it's too late. The Compton native had the whole city chanting "this is my 03 flow" from his hit record "03 Flow" a track paying homage to the incarcerated 03 Greedo. His breakout record "Scandalous" featuring Mar & Yah-L led to Wallie getting signed by Capitol Records, and the remix to the track featured a verse from Detroit's 42 Dugg. If you had to sum up Wallie's sound in two words, that would be easy, "street gospel".
The music is angelic sounding, but he's talking about real shit. "Bompton to Balabasas" & "Fallin Apart" are two perfect examples, but you can hear it all throughout Wallie's studio debut Golden Child. The 17-track project melodically tells his life story over trap & West Coast infused instrumentals.
Wallie The Sensei is here to stay.
AzChike & Rucci – Kourtesy of Us
AzChike and Rucci are frequent collaborators who have become staples in their own rights in this new era of Los Angeles hip-hop. After multiple years of collaborating, the two artists finally decided to work on a joint album titled Kourtesy of Us via Empire Records, which was released in October. For the lead single, AzChike and Rucci called on Baton Rouge OG, Boosie Badazz, along with fellow Mackk & Cult members Pjay & AzSwaye for the track "Hoodrat". For the rest of the guests on the album, the duo kept it strictly West Coast. It features Haiti Babii, Kalan FrFr, Capolow, & Kamaiyah, among others.
Both of these artists have been making noise for the last 5 years, but you can tell these two had something to prove on this project. They flaunted their versatility for touching all hip-hop fanbases while keeping their West Coast sound. This was the declaration that Rucci & AzChike are not just holding their own, but that they have been forces to be reckoned with.
Blxst & Bino Rideaux – Sixtape 2
Making a sequel that matches the magic the original brought is a difficult thing to do, and we've seen many fail. However, Blxst & Bino Rideaux was able to do just that. Sixtape 2 followed up the highly praised Sixtape – EP which was released back in 2019, which elevated both artists' careers to the next level. Since then, both artists have signed record deals, and have dropped their projects. Both Blxst's No Love Lost & Bino Rideaux's Outside were both commercially successful.
The fans wanted the LA natives to team back up for the sequel to their EP, and not only did they deliver, but they also gave the fans a 12-track full-length project. It was only right they started off with "Pop Out", the perfect track to set the tone. The duo was able to not mimic the energy they created for the original, instead of creating different energy which represents where the two are at in their careers now, compared to two years ago.
You can't go wrong when these two link up.
AFN Peso – New Heights
South Central local and rising artist AFN Peso is on the come-up as one of the West Coast's most blazing talents. Expanding on his all-around regarded notoriety in the LA rap scene, Peso keeps on making his mark on the new wave. From earning exceptional co-signs to selling out his very first show in Los Angeles, it's clear AFN Peso is next up.
Coming off the release of his most recent collection New Heights, Peso has organized an ethereal West Coast sound all his own. The collection is about success, and since the arrival of Back on Bullshit and The Real Thing, Peso has done exactly that, spitting with a refined presence that affirms development and development originating from his past work. "Can't Fall Out" & "Movie Star" is just a couple of many highlights through the project.
AFN Peso is just getting started.
G Perico – Play 2 Win
The term "quality over quantity" gets used pretty frequently when it comes to music & the music industry. G Perico in the year 2021 has done both. The LA-based rapper has done everything he predicted he'd do this year, and that was a simple, flood. The nay-sayers can talk about "oversaturation of the market", but if the finished product is consistent with quality as well as quantity, who cares?
G Perico has released three full-length projects (Welcome to the Land, No Love in LA, and LA Summers) to go along with a plethora of EPs, singles, and feature verses in 2021. He continued his winning streak with his fourth project of the year in Play 2 Win. Leading up to the release, Perico dropped two singles. The first one is "Spazz" featuring San Pedro's own, and budding star, Remble. It also featured guest appearances from fellow LA natives BlueBucksClan & 03 Greedo on this 11-track project.
The sound is undeviating, like most of G Perico's music, especially this year. The title speaks for itself, the LAnd native is here to Play 2 Win. The music is direct, and straight to the point. In this day in age that's a breath of fresh air. Overall, G Perico blends old-school nostalgia with the new school wave, which makes his music enjoyable for hip-hop fans of all ages.
G Perico is simply your favorite rapper's OG.
Drakeo the Ruler – The Truth Hurts
Since being released from prison in November of 2020, Drakeo the Ruler never let his foot off the gas. Out of the five original full-length projects he released this year, it was difficult to pick which one to select for this list. Some may have said that he oversaturated the market by his rapid-fire approach to releasing music, but he was just making up for lost time since he was away. The two projects that go head to head from the late-great MC's 2021 are Ain't That The Truth & The Truth Hurts. The Truth Hurts gets the slight edge due to the fact that this sounded like a traditional debut album. Yes, it had the big named features, and that helps, but Drakeo knew this project would reach the masses, and he flexed his versatility, his creativity, and his ability to construct songs. "Pow Right in the Kisser" & the clever "Dawn Toliver" are tracks that are easy to rap along to, while still having significant substance.
The track that stole the show was "Talk to Me" featuring the artist of the decade, Drake. The track features a melodic Drake hook, but the lyrics are just as dark as his counterpart Drakeo. The track is smooth, and the best of both worlds.
Saying Drakeo The Ruler's presence will be missed is an understatement.
Remble – It's Remble
If we want to talk about who would be LA's rookie of the year, that title would have to go to Remble. From having the rap game questioning if they felt fly in True Religion with his "Gordon R Freestyle", to sporting a toga in his "Ted Talk" video, San Pedro's Remble has emerged as one of the highest rising stars of the west. It's Remble was just a sample of what the MC can do. It was evident early on that he was an artist that would be a highly requested collaborator among his peers. The project includes features from Mozzy, BlueBucksClan, and of course Drakeo The Ruler.
Remble enunciates every syllable on every track, making the statements he says as clear as day, and makes them hit harder. Tracks like "Touchable" & "No Competition" sound like he's talking to his opps like they're right there in the booth with him.
Remble's menacing, MLA format flow is here to stay.
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The freelance economy has grown since the start of the pandemic
Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios Dec 8, 2021
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Despite the Great Resignation, the U.S. freelance workforce continues to increase, a new study finds, and there are no signs of a slowdown in the near future.
Freelance workers have contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. economy in annual earnings this year, up $100 million from 2020, according to a report from Upwork, a platform for freelancers. The study also found that 59 million Americans — about 36% of the entire labor force — did some kind of freelance work in the past 12 months.
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Hayden Brown, the CEO of Upwork, about the freelance economy. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.
Kai Ryssdal: I imagine, just given the state of the American labor market right now, in this — I don't even know what it is — 22nd month of this pandemic or something, these are good times for your business.
Hayden Brown: They are, Kai. I think there was a huge talent shortage for skilled professionals before the pandemic. And as people have gone through the last year and a half-plus, they have really realized that they can tap into remote talent in new ways. And that is what all the skilled professionals on our platform are doing. They work remotely for these businesses. And so the world has really woken up to the idea that they can close critical skill gaps with these folks, and I think that is a tectonic shift, that we're not going to go back to the world pre-COVID in that regard.
Ryssdal: OK, put a pin in that "not going to go back" thing, because I do want to get there. But should I be a talented professional looking for other opportunities, how does it work?
Brown: It's pretty easy, actually. You create a profile online, you talk about the skills and expertise you have, and then start pitching yourself to jobs that are applicable to you and waiting for invitations from clients to come to you. And then as those come in and as you win projects, we do all of the work on the backend so that you're getting paid. We create the contracts. We have a lot of systems to ensure that you actually don't have to worry about any of the aspects around running your business. You just do the great work for clients and enjoy being an independent freelancer.
Ryssdal: And for which you get some cut, right?
Brown: That's right, we take a cut of the earnings as our fee for doing those services.
Ryssdal: OK, so what kinds of firms are the clients? Are these sort of small businesses, like mom-and-pop shops? Are they mediums? I mean, who might I be working for, being the talented professional looking for new opportunities?
Brown: It's everybody. That's one of the compelling things I think about this work right now and on our platform is people can do incredible work with incredible businesses that are really tapping into these professionals.
Ryssdal: OK, so let's get back to the pin I put in the whole going back thing. It seems clear that the American labor market in the way we work has changed. Do you believe, I guess, that it has changed now forever?
Brown: It has, Kai, it absolutely has. I think people experimented during the last year and a half with remote work, formed new habits, broke old ones. They realized that things that previously were totally normal, like the daily commute or listening to colleagues while they were working in the office, they can't imagine going back to those things now. And that's true for both professionals and for the businesses seeking to work with those professionals.
Ryssdal: Bigger labor market question for you: If I say we have a labor shortage in this economy right now, what do you say?
Brown: I think we have a labor mismatch. Businesses have been looking in the wrong places for the talent they need, and as they're realigning where to look for that talent — such as in the independent workforce — they're actually finding those still professionals that they didn't know existed in those pockets.
Ryssdal: You know, so we did an interview the other day about the mommy track and how remote work and hybrid work can really be detrimental to women who are on the hybrid work track, because they're not in the office, not a lot of facetime and all of that. Which I'm sure you're versed in, having done this for a long time. But one of the things I talked about was there are some companies, and I cited JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon and the banking industry and law firms, they're like, "You've got to be in person, man. If you want to compete in this industry, you got to be in person." What do you say to that?
Brown: Those times have changed. I think that companies that really figure out and lean into how to rewrite the rules of leadership, of mentorship, of customer interfacing, in a much more distributed and remote-first way — augmented with face time, face time doesn't completely disappear — will find themselves competing and operating in ways that bring in women and diverse talent and actually let them compete more in their spaces. I think they're going to have a hard time keeping up with those competitors as those competitors forge ahead.
Ryssdal: Last thing and then I'll let you go. Does Upwork use some of these talented professionals looking for new opportunities?
Brown: Two-thirds of our team is independent talent. So we live and breathe this every day. And we know exactly what these team members are capable of.
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Meta-Game: The Game Beyond The Game — And The Key To Fueling Engagement
Nadav Brandstater
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Founder & CEO at WebPick Internet Holdings Ltd.
Whether you talk to developers or gamers, the term "meta-game" has a different meaning. For a gamer, the term normally describes a player's use of real-life knowledge concerning the state of the game to determine their in-game actions. In a sense, it's a way to outsmart the machine by transcending rules and systems through interaction with other players. In the gaming community, it can often be seen as a form of cheating through sharing gameplay tips and hacks with others.
For game developers, the meta-game (also known as meta) refers to systems and mechanics they create to wrap the main gameplay with a set of rules and logic. As Stanislav Costiuc explained in his recent Gamasutra article, meta-game systems are not connected to the mechanics of the "core gameplay." They are "looping systems that wrap themselves around the core gameplay—they can affect it, but they don't take part in it." Even though the meta will be inevitably connected to the core game, it will run independently. This helps developers add a layer of complexity that wraps the gameplay. For example, app developer Plarium took the casual game of "match 3" to the next level so that players ultimately can build an entire digital zoo — a much more complex, interesting and ambitious goal for the player.
Costiuc concludes that most mechanical meta-games revolve around a progression or economy that wraps the core gameplay without directly utilizing it. These systems bring additional mid- and long-term goals to players, keeping them engaged for longer. In its simplest form, an example of a meta mechanic is a persistent high score table linked to your game.
Roblox lesson about the power of connecting games through meta.
Any app that hosts multiple games under an ecosystem fully understands the crucial value of meta-gaming. Think of Apple's Game Center, which gives users the ability to play online games against friends. Possibly the best example of leveraging the power of connecting games through meta is Roblox. The platform hosts a collection of more than 50 million games created by its community of players. You can think of it as a YouTube for gaming, with a huge library of user-generated games with multiple social features that include the ability to add friends and chat with them while playing.
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According to a report from The New York Times, the platform has "exploded in popularity since the beginning of the pandemic," reporting an average of "31.1 million daily active users in the first nine months of 2020, up 82% from a year earlier." This year is bound to be even bigger for the company, which recently announced a round of funding that values the company at $29.5 billion ahead of an imminent IPO.
As the Times notes: "Inside the Roblox online universe, players' avatars can interact and play millions of unique games set in different worlds, from tropical islands to haunted castles. Players pay money for premium memberships, as well as for items and clothing for their avatars." Brands and advertisers have noticed the success of the platform, and an AdAge report noted that the platform has been "attracting brands that want to create their own digital worlds and launch virtual events."
To what extent can meta really impact engagement?
Recent research by one of our portfolio companies, AppCentral, measured the impact of giving players games within an existing ecosystem that has a meta-game that binds them. To do this, it took 10 different unity games and aggregated them into a single app. The end user would see 10 different icons (one for each game) within a single app. It promoted two versions of the game until 3,000 players downloaded each one. The first version had a shared meta, which connected all 10 games through a coin that players would receive inside each game as they completed a level successfully plus a leaderboard that showed performance and achievement across all games based on the overall number of coins collected. The second version was more like a traditional arcade, in which games were not interconnected and could be enjoyed as individual entities.
The outcome of the test was eye-opening. Players of the version of the game with shared meta spent on average 4.15 hours per week on the app compared to the three hours that users from the other group did. That is more than a 35% increase in time spent on the app. The logic is simple — players wanted to collect more coins for the leaderboard, which meant that players were willing to try more games to achieve this. In fact, the average amount of games played per user on average for the version with the meta was 3.9 compared to 3.3 for the version without.
The future for game creators and developers.
Belonging to a bigger ecosystem and the benefit that this brings is not a new concept. Apple's Game Center, YouTube or even Fiverr are great examples of platforms that help creators thrive through shared rules and rewards — from ratings to financial incentives. This enables content creators to unleash their creativity and tap into a well-oiled distribution and monetization ecosystem, which means they can focus on what they do best.
The big dilemma for mobile game creators will be where to host their creativity — and, as a result, which tools they should use to develop new games. What is clear is that meta should be taken into account as a key for any game to succeed. The environment in which a game exists has become just as important as the game itself — and it could make or break its chances to succeed.
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Balloons to the edge of space – when?
Among the commercial ventures currently exploring human spaceflight is a small industry dedicated to using balloons instead of rockets. Two companies, US-based World View enterprises and Spain-based Zero2Infinity are developing balloon-based services that will take passengers to an altitude of around 36 km. That's short of the 100 km line that defines actual spaceflight, but is high enough to show passengers the curvature of the earth and a new perspective on the planet we all call home.
Ballooning, the companies point out, is already a part of high altitude history. In 1931 Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer reached the stratosphere in a balloon, and balloons were used to set altitude skydiving records, most recently Alan Eustace's 41-km jump in 2014.
Balloons do not require the explosive power of a rocket launch, but do require helium, a resource that is becoming more and more scarce. They also require regulatory approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration before beginning flights in the United States, and similar approval from other aviation officials in other countries. Approval from the FAA would take the form of a commercial space transportation license or experimental permit. As of February 2017, only 15 commercial launch licenses are active - none for ballooning ventures.
When will a commercial ballooning venture receive approval to begin passenger flights to the stratosphere?
This question will resolve as positive when a credible news report or release issued by a national aviation agency announces regulatory approval for any commercial ballooning venture, in the form of a commercial space transportation license or permit, to conduct passenger flights into the stratosphere (above 15 km).


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7,377 Lancaster bombers built for WW2 and only 2 of them left in the world flying.
This is the documentary called, "Reunion of Giants" that traces the flight of the last Canadian Lancaster (VRA) still in airworthy condition on its trip back to the UK to meet up and perform with the last airworthy British Lancaster (Thumper) a few years ago. Great documentary about 2 absolutely amazing British aircraft meeting up together with their flight crews and flying together. If you love iconic aircraft and engines, you will find this a fascinating documentary.. God I wish that I had of known about this and I would have been on the ground in the UK.
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And if you want to see the engine swaps of engine swaps, go to 1:09:00.
Thanks for sharing Chandler...this is a great video. Rhoda and I went to the Canadian Museum during TRials 2012 and got to stand next to this Lancaster, what a wonderful machine!
I was in London in 1990 for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and there was a low pass flyover in London of many of the remaining flight worthy Spitfires, Hurricanes, and one Lancaster, plus about 150 modern RAF planes. Beautiful sight and sounds. Some static displays on the ground.
That's an excellent video. My father is a volunteer at the Warplanes Heritage Museum and I have been there a few times; it is well worth the trip.
That airframe was retired from it's last job with the Canadian Coast Gaurd as a maritime patrol aircraft and wound up as a gate gaurdian at the Goderich Municipal airport in Goderich Ontario where I grew up. It was brought there by a local dentist who was a member of the local Royal Canadian Legion branch. I wish I could tell you his name but I don't know. He elected to put the main and tail wheels on 3 pedestals rather than a single point in the bomb bay which apparently requires cutting of the formers and bulkheads in order to fit rails from railroad tracks to support it and thus destroys the structural integrity of the airframe if it is to be restored to airworthiness. Since it sat on it's landing gear it was able to be fully restored.
I remember being at recess in grade 1 and seeing the RCAF Chinook came to town to attempt to sling the Lancaster airframe to Hamilton so a restoration could begin. It was not something we would see every day! However, the first attempt was unsuccessful because the downwash of the helicopter on the wings made it too heavy to lift. The wings were eventually removed and put on a flatbed and the fuselage was then slung beneath the helicopter to Hamilton so she could begin her new life there. IIRC it as 12 years (possibly more) before VRA was ready for trials which given that almost all of the labor was voluntary is quite impressive.
At some point in the museums history its hangar and many flying exhibits (which there are many) was destroyed by fire but luckily the Lancaster had been parked outside and escaped damage.
One of their most recent acquisitions is a DC-3 from Environment Canada that actually served during the D-Day invasion which has just come back from the paint shop where it has been redone in camouflage livery and apparently it has signatures of many of the paratroopers who jumped from her written somewhere inside. Obviously, these have been retained! Dad has sent me a few pics of the DC-3 but sadly I cannot attach them as I lost a bunch of texts when my last phone kegged. All the more incentive to go see it in person I guess!
Glad you guys enjoyed the video. It was awe inspiring to see the clips of the Lancs flying together. And then when they added the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Wow. Really nice to see the part where VeRA was finished her tour of the UK and was flying lead with Thumper trailing and then Thumper just gently turned to the right and headed for home. So appropriate.
My father was born in November 1930, so he would have been only 8 years old in September 1939 when the war broke out, however his three older brothers volunteered for service. The oldest brother Winston was a military cop (you had to know him), George the second oldest was actually a gunner in a Lanc so there is that connection to these planes, and Staunton (he went by Staun) was the youngest at 17 was in the infantry in Italy where he was in some of the worst fighting in the war and was shot in two separate battles (as he told it, once by the Italians and once by the Germans.). Sadly, they are all gone now.
George left behind some extensive diaries and note books of his time in the RCAF. He stayed in Europe to continue to fly in the Lancs when he could have rotated home. I have some of his notes, but others are at my aunt's house (his sister). I will dig them up and post them one of these days.
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I was aware that they offered flights. I'd love to go up in it and the money would go to a great cause.
I was aware of most of what you posted, but I could never find anything on line about it (how someone was smart enough to mount this Lancaster in such a way that it would be able to be restored.) I have seen planes where they mount it on a concrete spike and to do that, they usually end up cutting the main spar and that's all folks. So very fortunate for us all that your family friend was smart enough to figure to display her in a way where she didn't need to be crippled. I was a kid when VERA was transported to the Hamilton airport and I was actually out playing in the front yard and saw it being flown right over my parent's house. From there, as I grew up, I'd go to the airshow every year and watch the progress as they restored her to flying condition. Probably took them 10 years. I have photos of a much younger me at the airshow standing beside the Lancaster.
If I recall correctly, the Lancaster that was on display in Toronto was mounted in such an awful way. (I think it was down by the CNE). They pulled it off the spike years ago, but she will never fly again. To make maters worse, they started to restore it (thought it would never be air worthy) up in Downsview at the aviation museum there and some government buffoon decided to tear their hangar down. So the museum and the Lancaster was out in the cold. The Lancaster was boxed up in some warehouse, but restoring it would cost millions and they had pennies, so that was out. It languished in a warehouse somewhere until recently it was decided to give it to a town in BC where they say they will restore it to a static display. Hamilton offered to take it, but that was canned because they were figuring that Hamilton wanted it for parts. Even when Hamilton said they would restore it. Just bizarre.
Apparently the Toronto Lanc has indeed found its way across the country to BC and it going to be restored to air worthy condition. I was told that that was not possible.
So good on them. I hope they do it. Lucky for that plane that it found a good home. But check out the photos of it. They have their work cut out for them.
Restoring the iconic Lancaster is expected to cost more than $10 million and take 10 to 15 years to complete.
Great documentary! It just shows what cooperation and respect for history can accomplish. Even between nations. This is also what I like about our Brit car hobby too. Working togther is the key to survival of both marque and quality human values.


Are Real Interest Rates of EU Accession Countries Characterized by Non-Linear Convergence?
The rejection of the EU Constitutional Treaty by the French and Dutch electorates has profound implications for the European Union, its existing members and its accession candidates. The two referenda indicate that public opinion in Western Europe is more wary of deeper European integration and more anxious about enlargement than had seemed the case in the euphoria of May, 2004. The leaders of the existing Union are, therefore, likely to proceed more cautiously on both fronts. In some cases, accession will be postponed, in many the doors to immigrant workers will be partially closed, in all, structural funds in support of accession risk being reduced.


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