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Columbia University has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a two-year Sawyer Seminar on "Global Language Justice" at the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. This new initiative takes language justice as the humanistic equivalent of environmental justice and responds with a sense of urgency to the simultaneity of the rapid dwindling of linguistic diversity and endangered biodiversity.
The seminar will address a range of issues including: the social effects of English monolingualism, the relationship of language and technology, the problem of translation across disciplinary divides, and new possibilities for revivifying language communities at the interface of arts activism, legal redress, and digital technologies. The two-year grant will thus enable ICLS to develop a cutting-edge program of research and pedagogical innovation at the interface of science, humanities, and big data.
The program will begin in Fall 2017 and continue through Spring 2019. It will be led by Lydia H. Liu (EALAC), Anupama Rao (History), Stathis Gourgouris (Classics), Brent H. Edwards (English), and Elizabeth A. Povinelli (Anthropology).
The seminar series will create a unique and lasting legacy around the pressing issue of language justice by incubating new graduate and undergraduate courses and developing new research directions for the humanities and social sciences.
The Mellon Foundation established Sawyer Seminars grants in 1994 to provide support for comparative research on the historical and cultural sources of contemporary developments. The grant will support a series of open lectures and workshops during the two academic years, a post-doctoral position, and two graduate student pre-doctoral fellowships.
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Leonard, George "Bud" Delton George "Bud" Leonard age 92, passed away March 8, 2018 at Stoneridge Adult Foster Care in Bellevue where he resided since October 2017. Bud was born August 22, 1925, in Delton; the son of George and Fay (Reynolds) Leonard. A member of the Boy Scouts and 4-H, Bud saw Delton as a great place for youth with hunting, fishing, skating, and swimming opportunities and saw the school as a place that brought the community together. Bud took a course in radio electronics at State Technical Institute at Pine Lake that offered various vocational training programs to the public. This was followed by a job opportunity at a radio station in Kalamazoo. Bud also worked as a director, lineman and installer at the Barry County Telephone Company, and a loyal employee of General Foods until his retirement. His community involvement continued as a longtime member of the volunteer fire department, Bernard Historical Society, past Master of the Hickory Corners Masonic Lodge #345, a volunteer at the Kellogg Biological Center, and Hope Township clerk and trustee for many years. He enjoyed history, family ancestry and genealogy, Ham Radio, and flying his airplane. Bud and his wife, Doris (Beavan) Leonard who passed away in 2006, greatly impacted the Delton community through their generosity and they were chosen as Grand Marshals of the Delton Founder's Festival as a tribute to their dedicated and loyal community service. Bud will be greatly missed by many cousins, friends from around the world, and caregivers: Joe and Sandy Barker. Bud lived eighty-two years on the family farm at Wall Lake, a place he truly loved. Bud's family will receive friends, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home where his Masonic funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM. Burial will take place in East Hickory Corners Cemetery. Memorial contributions to: Bernard Historical Society, will be appreciated. Please visit www.williamsgoresfuneral.com to share a memory or to leave a condolence message for Bud's family.


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Q: how to get distinct values from mongodb through java with specific condition i am trying to get distinct values from mongodb with java
in particular unique id but i dont found this .
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            DBCollection collection = database.getCollection("licence_entery_fl3_fl1");
            BasicDBObject wheremap = new BasicDBObject();
            wheremap.put("int_distillery_id", act.getDist_id());
            wheremap.put("vch_licence_type", act.getVch_to());
            wheremap.put("vch_lic_unit_type", "D");
            DBCursor cursor = collection.find(wheremap);
            Iterator<DBObject> itr   =   cursor.iterator();
     log.info("Fetching all documents from the collection licence_entery_fl3_fl1  ---------"+itr);

     while(itr.hasNext()){
         DBObject record = itr.next();
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         mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.INDENT_OUTPUT, true);
            Mongo_GatepassToWholesale_20_21_Model model = mapper.readValue(record.toString(), Mongo_GatepassToWholesale_20_21_Model.class);

            System.out.println("--licence_nmbr.--"+model.licence_nmbr+"---");
            item.setValue(model.vch_licence_no);
            item.setLabel(model.licence_nmbr);

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     }

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A: I think the easiest way is to use spring data as an ORM with a specific datasource, so you can go through criteria like the following using regex :
Query query = new Query();
query.addCriteria(Criteria.where("name").regex("^A"));
List<User> users = mongoTemplate.find(query,User.class);

or to have a select by identifier only used the MongoRepository interface by a findDistinctById() as ou can see here -- see chapter 6.3. Query methods --

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Q: apport versus coredumpctl? In opening a bug report for a program just now, a core dump from coredumpctl was requested.  Running that command produced a message that the command wasn't available, but could be made available by installing systemd-coredump.
When I installed systemd-coredump, I saw that installing it REMOVED the packages apport and apport-kde.  (I'm using Kubuntu 18.04.)
I completed the filing of that bug report, using a coredump provided from coredumpctl as requested.
Now, is there a reason to prefer coredumpctl to apport?  I see from the package descriptions that apport-kde is the GUI; probably that's what I've been seeing pop up after a program crash.  But it doesn't seem provide a "get coredump" button in the UI when it pops up, just a "relaunch" or "leave closed" option.  Does systemd-coredump have any analogous UI tool?
Perhaps more to the point, is there a way to provide the same coredump from apport as I provided from coredumpctl (or better yet to provide it from the apport-kde GUI), or are the results qualitatively different?
Really what I'm trying to establish is whether I should leave systemd-coredump installed, or remove it by reinstalling apport-kde just to have my system closer to the "normal" setup for Kubuntu 18.04.  I'd like to understand the implications of the decision.

A: To be able to answer your question I need to explain a bit of context around how all this works.

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*The systemd-coredump package and the coredumpctl program
The systemd-coredump package, when installed, will configure your system to use systemd for coredump files management. By default, it will

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*save coredump files into some central location

*automatically delete them after some number of days or when they start to take up too much of disk space

*allow you to browse them (and do few other things with them) from command line, using coredumpctl utility.

I like running this package on my servers. When something really bad happens, coredump files this package records are readily available for me to analyze. For the rest of the time, these files are automatically rotated and I don't need to worry about them.

*The apport and apport-kde packages
Those packages do similar function as systemd-coredump, but with some additional (K)Ubuntu stuff. It will:

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*save coredump files into some central location

*take care of deleting them when they are no longer needed

*show GUI notification that some program had just crashed, asking user if they want to send crash report to (K)Ubuntu servers

*upload crash report to (K)Ubuntu servers (if this was allowed by user).

I usually leave this with its defaults on my Kubuntu laptop, except that I disable crash reports uploading in Settings->Applications->Diagnostics.
Now, to answer your questions:

is there a reason to prefer coredumpctl to apport?

apport will use your favorite GUI to notify you about crashes and allow you to chose if you want to upload crash report to Ubuntu error tracking servers. coredumpctl will do neither of this, it will only record coredump file.

Does systemd-coredump have any analogous UI tool?

AFAIK, no. But, coredumpctl is IMHO really cool command line utility.

Perhaps more to the point, is there a way to provide the same coredump from apport as I provided from coredumpctl (or better yet to provide it from the apport-kde GUI)

Resulting coredump files should be exactly the same: coredump data is actually provided by kernel when program crashes, and both utilities discussed here take what kernel provided and dump it onto disk.
Thus said and AFAIK: there is no GUI way of exporting these files.

Really what I'm trying to establish is whether I should leave systemd-coredump installed, or remove it by reinstalling apport-kde just to have my system closer to the "normal" setup for Kubuntu 18.04. I'd like to understand the implications of the decision.

If you want to be "closer to original", install apport-kde. Most visible implications of choosing one over another:

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*you might or might not see program crash notifications

*coredump files might or might not be uploaded to Ubuntu error servers

Note that Ubuntu Wiki - Apport says that apport is disabled by default for various reasons, meaning you might not see any difference on your system.


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The star won an award last year for his humanitarian efforts
When not deregulating the oilsands or laying off thousands of teachers, Alberta's provincial government is working to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking in the province. Now, it's been revealed that a newly formed task force will be led by country star Paul Brandt.
Today, Premier Jason Kenney announced that Brandt will chair the group tasked with creating and implement the government's plan against human trafficking.
"Alberta should be a place where people can live safely, free from exploitation and coercion," said Kenney [via 660News]. "Sadly, human trafficking exists in our province, and it is our duty to bring these human rights violations to light and do more to protect those at risk."
Brandt added, "Serving as chair for the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force is an immense privilege and responsibility, as we work together to protect those who are most vulnerable. Freedom should be for everybody."
Brandt has long been outspoken against human trafficking. In 2017, the songwriter founded organization #NotInMyCity to "[raise] awareness and [take] collective action to prevent, disrupt and end sexual exploitation and trafficking, focusing on children and youth."
In a Toronto Star op-ed last year, Brandt wrote, "Since founding...#NotInMyCity, I admit I've had moments of doubt. I'm an entertainer, not a social worker, law-enforcement officer or government leader. Truthfully, the voices of critics and cynics have often been quite loud in my ears. But I often find their mindsets change when they hear yet another survivor's account of horrific abuse."
For his efforts with the organization, Brandt was awarded the 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award by the Canadian Country Music Association last year. You can find a recent video from the foundation below.
Brandt's appointment as task force chair comes a week after Alberta's United Conservative government gave royal assent to the Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, which aims to protect survivors of human trafficking.
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I began my career as a Singing Teacher & Vocal Coach in 1998 in NYC before returning to Australia in 2000. I have been teaching in Australia ever since, in Melbourne for 11 years before moving to the Gold Coast in 2012 where I now teach from my studio in Main Beach.
I grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where I first discovered my love for music, acting & dance.
I attended The Sydney Dance Company & various dance, singing & acting workshops, exploring & venturing into the world & industry of music & entertainment before moving to New York City.
My training & mentoring as a Vocal Coach, Vocalist & Performer took place in New York City.
Whilst residing in NYC for 10 years, I studied, trained & was mentored by some of the best singing teachers & vocal coaches in the business. I went on to perform & work with some of the most sort after professional musicians & artists in the industry. As an aspiring singer songwriter, I have co written, produced & showcased my original songs & performed at famous venues in NYC such as The Bitterend & CBGB's Gallery. I have also performed with professional touring bands at various venues & events around the USA & Australia.
Also whilst residing in NYC, I studied & trained in Acting & Dance.
I attained a full time dance scholarship at the well known dance school "Steps On Broadway" for 5 years, where I studied & trained in Classical Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary & Modern Dance.
I attended the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre & Broadway Dance Centre, completing dance workshops.
I attended the "New School" in NYC for 2 years completing a course in Acting for Film & TV.
I am extremely passionate about being a Vocal Coach & with my knowledge & a wealth of teaching & performing experience not only in singing & music but also in Acting & Dance, I am able to draw from various skill & provide a well rounded singing lesson with a blend of acting & dance in the mix where needed, ensuring my students gain as much knowledge & skill as possible, whilst in the process, discovering & unleashing the true artist from within, making it a fun & interesting journey in the world of music & the arts! It is extremely rewarding to watch my students progress & grow as singers, artists & performers.
I can't speak highly enough of Deb. She is knowledgeable, professional and great to be around. Our lessons consist of warm ups, vocal stregenthing, singing and laughing.
Singing in front of people is like opening up your soul for everyone to see, this makes most people very nervous (me very much so) but Deb puts you at ease, and you feel comfortable and safe.
I have searched for a good vocal coach high and low and finally found the right one.
Before I starting coachin off deb 15 months ago i sung like a choking cat…luckily Deb knew excatly how to tailor the lessons to get me and my voice working like it is now.
Debs lessons are tailored to the individuals needs, cause everybodys different right, and everybody has there own unique voice..and you need personally tailored lessons for YOU..
Because learning from the same cd that everyone gets.., is NOT how u learn to sing…its technique, practice and custom lessons for you and the things that u need to work on….this is the best way to learn…and with debs knowledge, skill set and experience in new york and melbourne, she will have u you singing your favourite song like u always wanted to b4 you know it !!!
I started seeing Deb in July 2014. As a 34 year old woman, i was very nervous ad felt very vulnerable. Deb put me at ease straight away and in no time I was very relaxed and comfortable.
Deb is extremely knowledgable and with her many years of experience, makes me feel very confident that I am getting the vert best coaching.
I would highly recommend Deb to anyone and can confidently say that you would be getting extremely good coaching from one of the best in the industry here on the Gold Coast.
I'm so happy I discovered Deb and The Art of Voice. Deb is an amazing singing coach and very inspiring to work with.
I have always been nervous to sing in front of others but at my first lesson Deb made me feel comfortable straight away. Each week I look forward to my lesson – the warm ups and the singing, and each week my confidence grows and my singing improves.
I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to learn from Deb and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a vocal coach on the Gold Coast.
My son started with Deb only a few months ago.
I have noticed such an improvement in such a short amount of time!
Deb is really understanding and really works with him to make the most of his lessons.
Our youngest daughter is thoroughly enjoying her lessons with Deborah. She is gaining confidence and looks forward to singing each week.
She is very comfortable in Deborah's company because of her lovely gentle manner. This is a big thing for a child that didn't speak to her teacher for a whole year!
Deborah is a very passionate and motivated teacher who puts her heart into her work.
I would highly recommend her as a singing coach.


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Clinical Trial: Beta-lactam Pharmacokinetics in Secondary Care
U.S., Jan. 27 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03033394) titled 'Beta-lactam Pharmacokinetics in Secondary Care' on Jan. 19. Brief Summary: Currently in the UK, TDM is routinely performed for aminoglycosides and glycopeptide antimicrobial agents, given fears over the narrow therapeutic window of these agents and the serious adverse events associated with toxicity. However, in critical care the role of TDM for optimisation of therapy has been demonstrated to help optimise dosing of patients who tend to have variable pharmacokinetic parameters (J. A. Roberts et al,). This is of growing importance given that low concentrations of antimicrobial agents, below a micro-organisms minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is believed to be a major driver of AMR. The investigators set out to explore whether similar observations in PK-PD target variability are currently being observed across the secondary care setting (outside of critical care) and whether these appear to be impacting on clinical outcomes. Study Start Date: Study Type: Observational Condition: Pharmacokinetics Beta Lactam Adverse Reaction Penicillin Allergy Intervention: Drug: Beta-lactam antibiotic Routine clinical dosing Other Name: Penicillin Recruitment Status: Not yet recruiting Sponsor: Imperial College London Information provided by (Responsible Party): Imperial College London
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China will manage well the financial risks in projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative as the initiative is designed to benefit all parties involved, according to officials and financial experts.
"The fundamentals to promote the initiative are to make sure it can be a mutual learning experience and mutually beneficial," He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said during the annual World Economic Forum in Tianjin on Sept 19.
Since the initiative was launched in late 2013, China has signed 150 cooperation documents with 106 countries and 29 international organizations.
More than $86 billion has been invested in parties involved in the BRI, and 82 economic and trade development zones have been built. The initiative has created more than 240,000 local jobs, according to He.
As the BRI continues to expand in scope, so do concerns over financial challenges, as China has issued infrastructural loans to some poor developing countries that are heavily in debt, creating potential for debt-sustainability problems for these nations.
For instance, the International Monetary Fund has warned that Djibouti, a nation involved in the initiative, faces a high risk of debt distress as its debt jumped from 50 percent of GDP in 2014 to 85 percent in 2016.
Ning Jizhe, vice-chairman of the NDRC, said some countries' debt problems were their own, old debt problems, and should not be associated with the BRI.
"China has been consolidating debt management and has been very careful about conducting thorough analysis of every infrastructure project that involves loans from China," he said.
"The Belt and Road Initiative is not a Chinese Marshall Plan," said Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Chief Executive Charles Li Xiaojia.
That means the initiative does not offer a free lunch-money poured in is not financial aid, but looks to get reasonable returns, according to Li.
He said there should be a sustainable financing scheme. The interests of destination nations should be tied with the interests of the payers. Otherwise, some may lack motives to repay debt, heightening debt risks.
While government funds are capable of playing a key role at the beginning to promote the initiative, more sustainable finance and private investment are needed to support the development of the BRI, he added.


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Bring water to a boil in large saucepan. Add cauliflower. Cook 15 minutes or until cauliflower is very tender. Drain Cauliflower.
better texture if you put it through a food processor.
with barbecue sauce, to taste.
This recipe can be prepared with raw or cooked vegetables.
corn cob. Mix the vegetables together.
water. Dice the zucchini, squash, and eggplant, and remove the kernels from the corn cob. Add to boiling water. Parboil for 2 minutes.
buttermilk. Otherwise, blend separately. Combine all ingredients with remaining buttermilk, parsley, and onion in a large bowl. Chill.
eggplant. Seed and quarter the peppers. Slice the celery into 1 inch pieces.
warm water for 10 minutes. Drain and cut it into bite size pieces.
paste, and allspice. Stuff each pepper until it bulges. Top with reserved caps and bake for 40 minutes.


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Q: Не получается найти все несуществующие ключи в массиве Написал алгоритм, который, по идее, должен находить все несуществующие ключи в массиве. Есть исходный массив ключей, который я изъял из массива при помощи array_keys()
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    [0] => 5
    [1] => 6
    [2] => 7
    [3] => 8
    [4] => 9
    [5] => 10
    [6] => 11
    [7] => 12
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Есть массив, который я обхожу с помощью foreach и проверяю, есть ли в нём ключ, который находится в массиве ключей:
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После чего я вывожу в error_log() получившийся массив отсутствующих ключей и вижу это:
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    [1] => 9
    [2] => 10
    [3] => 11
    [4] => 12
)

Это что получается, ключи 5, 6 и 7 он видит, а остальные нет? У меня только одно подозрение - foreach почему-то вместо $key отправляет мне номер итерации, а не номер самого индекса. Но почему?

A: Можно использовать array_diff
$data = [
    1 => 'One',
    2 => 'Two',
    3 => 'Three',
];
$cacheKeys = [1, 3];

$missed = array_diff(array_keys($data), $cacheKeys);

var_dump($missed); // [2]


I love Fuego in Miami for the peppery steak and Yakimono in Montreal for sushi.
Not any Kosher restaurants by me, I can't wait to travel and try some of the great places I see posted by others.
I follow you on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
I love your jelly ring donuts!!!
best restaurant boeuf and bun.
TFusion – first restaurant I went to when I moved here. Will always be my top choice. Basil is a close second.
Le Marais in Manhattan is amazing!
I live in LA and although we don't have too many reateraunts I feel like La Gondola never disappoints! They have the best service and do a great job!
Mike's bistro in Manhattan. Follow you on instagram.
An amazing experience was going to Tierra Sur at Hertzog Winery in California. The food was really exceptional . A gastronomic delight for any foodie . The service for a kosher restaurant was great as well. If I lived in California I'd be there often ( and I don't even eat meat ) !
I follow u on instagram…..
Oh, and I follow you on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
I think Zak the baker takes first place for me. Its nice to see kosher cuisine not failing to have a voice in the big leagues.
also fb, twitter, and pinterest.
La shine, in paris france.
Favorite recipe- toss up between the mushroom barley soup in the crockpot and the eggplant stuffed with meat.
I make your Teriyaki Salmon recipe regularly and my family loves it!
Abigail's is probably one of my all time favorites. I enjoy the food and memories of my last first date!
I love Va Bene. We were there on opening night (found it by accident around 28 years ago) and tried the pasta al salmone. Creamy homemade fettuccine with buttery chunks of salmon in a decadent white sauce. They have since taken it off the menu but we still request it 'off the menu.' Also love the hot antipasto – also off the menu. Various roasted vegetables including portobellos, red peppers, radicchio, haricot vert and eggplant depending on what is available.
I haven't been to too many restaurants world wide. Venezia in Brooklyn has yet to disappoint, I can eat there every day! Following on instagram, facebook, and pinterest!
Fuego in Miami was amazing!
My favorite resturant us le Marais. I follow you on facebook, and instagram.
I can't claim to have eaten at too many restaurants but one of my favorite was definitely Ticho House in Jerusalem!
Our family favorite is Milt's BBQ for the Perplexed!
Not sure that I can say that I have a favorite restaurant, since I have not been to too many good Kosher ones…I loved Le Marais and thought The Doghouse in Teaneck was fun.
I follow you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter too!
I love your honey roasted chicken.
My favorite recipe of yours is the morrocan fish balls. My favorite restaurant is Shilohs in LA.
I'm a big fan of Basil's.
We love your cowboy cookie dough bites recipe! Its my go-to healthy snack:)…and some yummy places Ive eaten are China Bistro and Wolf and Lamb in the city. and I follow you on instagram!
I commented and followed you on Facebook.
Love your recipes, would be thrilled to win!
Le Marais in Manhattan. Not specifically fancy, always tasty. But Izzy's in Brooklyn is now pushing it out of the way!
Not a huge restaurant goer but love Shilo's in LA!
We actually went to etc in Teaneck yesterday. Food was amazing!
Love your hrilled eggplant with Israeli salad!
One of my faves is Chagall bistro!
Also love beauf and bun- just went recently and it became an instant favorite.
Don't have a favorite restaurant. I want to be open to options.
I love Shemtov in Miami!
Favourite restaurant is Soho in Miami!
Love all your recipes, brisket my favorite !
So many favorites… but our recent top spot is Foozo in Aventura. They specialize in artisan pizza. Everything on their menu is fresh and yummy!
Fav restaurant: Eden Wok. I KNOW, not fancy, not one of the greatest but delicious fast food, Chinese.
Fave restaurant right now is Ricotta in Jerusalem. Or Agas V'tapuach. I follow you on facebook.
Zak the baker in Miami! The only bread i found ever worth eating. Delicious!
Fish grill in los angeles and ditmas.
Fish Grill in LA, hands down!!
i wanna win a kosher cookbook!!
LA Marais in nyc. Best place for a great steak.
I follow you on Facebook and pintrest!


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dwardio April 3, 2021, 11:03pm #1
Finished the new art piece in celebration of Spring in the Rockies! Full-size piece features 20cm windows (~8 inches). Decided to add a sixth layer to celebrate the mountain sunshine.
Made from 5mm mahogany, red oak, and birch ply from Columbia Forest Products sealed with 3 coats of spray shellac before applying masking.
ptodd April 3, 2021, 11:21pm #2
This is delightful!!!
rvogt April 4, 2021, 12:23am #3
This is beautiful! I love the various woods.
markevans36301 April 4, 2021, 12:49am #4
No exaggeration to say that is awe inspiring.
cynd11 April 4, 2021, 6:09pm #5
Oh wow! I knew it was going to be great but the actual woods just add so much more!
celesteprobichaux April 5, 2021, 4:41am #6
You never cease to amaze. Wow.
donnalynn829 April 6, 2021, 1:36pm #7
What a great take on a shadowbox! Love it!
nancyrich9781 April 6, 2021, 2:44pm #8
Such detail! It's really awesome.
mytimemadeeasy April 7, 2021, 12:23am #9
Oh my gosh it's beautiful. Do you sell the file?
mkolitsky April 8, 2021, 2:03pm #10
How beautiful, you do wonders with wood, nicely done!


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Franklin & Bash: The Complete Series DVD Review
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A review of Mill Creek Entertainment's Blu-ray release of Damages: The Complete Series.


So it's been a while—too long actually, since I last posted about my progress with TIED. BUT … with incredibly good reason—writing takes time. Tons of it. And editing—takes even more.
TIED has officially been sent off to copy editing land and is out of my hands. So, my publisher will be allowing me to share more tidbits of what's to come very soon.
For example, I will be having a TIED Bookmark Giveaway in the coming days, and excerpts as well as other exciting stuff will follow.
This entry was posted on April 21, 2013 by Laney. It was filed under A Fire Born Novel, Book One., Books, Fire Born Updates, J Taylor Publishing, New Releases, TIED, Young Adult Novels and was tagged with Dark fantasy, Editing and Proofreading, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Layla and Max, Mythology, Paranormal, The Fire Born Novels, TIED, TIED updates, Writing and Editing, young adult author, young adult book releases 2013, Young adult dark fantasy, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy.


Hawke's Bay Regional Council is currently redeveloping the popular entry point and recreational area inside Waitangi Regional Park.
A new road surface and parking platform being prepared at the park entry is still under construction.
Due to construction issues with the natural materials, reopening the access is currently not an option.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council expects to re-open the access road in 3-4 weeks' time.
PROJECT PHOTOS are available on HBRC's Facebook page.


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Environmentalists take petrochemical giant Formosa to court over plastics pollution
For years, Diane Wilson has tried to get Formosa Plastics Corp. to stop discharging plastic pellets from its sprawling petrochemical complex on the Central Texas coast. This week, she's getting her day in court. Read more ...
Tags chemicals, contamination, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, health, poison plastic, polluters, pollution, PVC, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, toxics, water
Done begging govt to do its job
According to a review by the Center for Health and Environmental Justice, ATSDR found that ten of twenty dioxin samples in soil exceeded its Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide levels.
Tags CHEJ in the news, dioxin, stephen lester
This Town Is So Toxic, They Want It Wiped off the Map
The story of Minden, WV is yet another example of how toxic pollution harms the poorest and vulnerable communities the most. Read about the horrifying story here.
Tags air pollution, cancer, chemicals, contamination, dioxin, Environmental Justice, Superfund, toxic chemicals
Toxic Wastes Are Everywhere – From Harvey
Bobby Griffin found the clusters of shiny silver mercury globules scattered across his San Jacinto riverfront property on Tuesday, a few hundred yards from the San Jacinto Waste Pits, a Superfund site that was inundated during last week's storm.
Public health officials are investigating a case of dangerous liquid mercury that appears to have washed or blown ashore here, east of Houston, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Read more.
Tags cancer, chemicals, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, Hurricane Harvey, polluters, pollution, Super storm Harvey, Superfund, toxic sites
EPA to Remove Dioxin-Laced Contamination from River in Houston
Congratulations to the San Jacinto River Coalition of Houston, Texas and residents who live near the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site for convincing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)that the only acceptable solution to address the dioxin contaminated paper mill sludge waste in the pits was to dig it up and take it out! At the end of September, the EPA agreed after more than 6 years of controversy and analysis, to remove about 202,000 cubic yards of toxic waste from the site at a cost of approximately $97 million. The decision is not yet final as the agency is holding a 60 day comment period.
This site is located on 20 acres of abandoned land along the San Jacinto River that runs just east of the city of Houston. Sludge waste from pulp and paper mill production at nearby International Paper and before them Champion Paper was dumped at this site during the 1960s and has been leaching from the waste pits into the river ever since. A large portion of this property is continually underwater from the San Jacinto River causing dioxin contaminated sediment to come into direct to contact with the river water. Dioxin levels as high as 46,000 parts per trillion (ppt) have been found in the waste pit area. An action level of 1,000 ppt of dioxin in soil was used by the EPA to evacuate the entire town of Times Beach, MO in 1983. Dioxin is one of the most potent carcinogens ever tested and has been associated with a wide range of adverse health problems including reproductive, developmental, immunological, and endocrine effects in both animals and humans.
The San Jacinto River Coalition formed in 2010 to address the contamination coming from the Waste Pits and to push EPA for complete removal of the contamination. EPA was inclined to leave the waste in place which made absolutely no sense to anyone who lived in the area as local residents watched the river routinely submerse the waste completely. A major concern has been dioxin leaching into the river because so many people fish the river and continue to do so even though the state has issued a fish advisory warning people not to eat the fish. For many local residents, fishing in the river is a main source of food.
Jackie Young, director of the San Jacinto River Coalition was elated at the agency's decision and was quoted in the Houston Press saying: "Leaving the waste in the river is unacceptable…This decision shows that the EPA is taking a firm stand based on the science and engineering and what the community has called for." Sometimes the little guy does win. For more information, http://www.sanjacintorverwastepits.com/ and https://www.epa.gov/tx/sjrwp
Tags cancer, chemicals, community group, contamination, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Superfund, Texas, toxic chemicals, toxic sites
What We Don't Know about Toxic Chemicals
So often people believe that the solution to their problem lies in science and technical information. How often have you heard some company spokesperson speak to the need for sound science. At CHEJ, we have have learned many lessons about science and how it is used. Science and technical information is important and has a role in helping to achieve your community goals. Identifying this role and learning how to use scientific and technical information is critical to the success of your group.
The most important lesson is that science and technical information alone will not solve your problem(s). It's reasonable to think that if you hire the best scientists and engineers and make solid technical arguments, the government will do the right thing. Those of you who have been there know it doesn't work that way.
When the government discovers a problem, it's reluctant to determine the full extent of the problem. This is because if the government documents contamination that threatens people's health, it then has to do something about it—like evacuate people or clean up the contamination. This costs money that government doesn't have or want to spend. Such action might also set a precedent by establishing cleanup standards or unsafe exposures levels that would mean spending more money at other sites
Deciding what action to take is complicated by the fact that there are few answers to the many scientific questions raised by exposures to toxic chemicals. Scientists actually know little about the adverse health effects that result from exposure to combinations of chemicals at low levels. As a result, when politicians and bureaucrats look for answers, the scientists don't have them. They have their opinions but no clear answers.
Most scientists however, are reluctant to admit they don't know the answer to a question. Instead they introduce the concept of "risk" and begin a debate over what's "acceptable." This process hides the fact that scientists don't know what happens to people who are exposed to low levels of a mixture of toxic chemicals. This uncertainty gets lost in the search for what's "acceptable."
Because of the lack of scientific clarity, bureaucrats and politicians use science cloaked in uncertainty, not facts, to justify their decisions which at best are based scientific opinion, but more likely driven by the political and economic pressures they face. Whether this is right or not is not a scientific question but an ethical and moral question. It is foolish to think that in this setting, science can be anything but a tool used by politicians and corporations to get what they want.
While science and scientific information have failed to provide clear answers and solutions to the hard questions about the health and environmental impact of the chemicals we use, we cannot abandon science. Science and scientific information can be a powerful tool for community groups, but only if you recognize what it can tell you and what it can't, and only if you learn how to use the information and not just collect it. The right information used in the right way at the right time can be very powerful. Learning how to use scientific and technical information strategically is an organizing skill. Contact CHEJ to continue this conversation.
Tags cancer, chemicals, children's health, contamination, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, health, polluters, pollution, Superfund, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, toxics
No Comments on Holding Polluters Accountable
CHEJ founder Lois Gibbs, considered the mother of the federal Superfund program, said it was "about time polluters were held accou ntable" when she heard that the U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop letting polluters off the financial hook for the contamination they cause. At the end of January, the court directed EPA to finalize its "financial assurance" regulations that have been more than 30 years in the making. The Superfund law has teeth to hold corporate polluters accountable and this is an important step towards making that happen.
The financial assurance provision of the Superfund law – officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) – ensures that responsible parties, and not the public, bear the financial burden of completing Superfund cleanups. This provision requires corporate polluters to demonstrate that adequate financial resources are available to complete required cleanup work. One of the main tenets of this law is to prevent companies who created toxic sites from declaring bankruptcy and walking away, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill for cleanup, often causing long delays before these dangerous sites are cleaned up.
The court recognized that "Although CERCLA requires operators to pay to clean up hazardous releases, many avoid payment by restructuring their operations so they never have to pay. It is a common practice for operators to avoid paying environmental liabilities by declaring bankruptcy or otherwise sheltering assets."
For 35 years since the law was passed in 1980, EPA has failed to issue regulations that describe how it would implement and enforce this provision of the Superfund law. As a result, company after company found ways to pass the cost of environmental disasters on to taxpayers. With this new ruling EPA has no choice but to finally issue these financial assurance regulations which will require polluting companies to pay up front, or place funds aside to cover the costs of cleaning up contaminated sites. It will also provide an incentive for polluters to reduce their pollution and thus reduce their liability.
As the nation's leading source of toxic pollution (nearly 2 billion pounds per year), the mining industry was targeted to be the first in line for the new regulations. The court has ordered the EPA to complete the draft regulations by December 1, 2016, and finalize the regulations by Dec. 1, 2017. EPA must also establish regulations for three other industries, including coal ash ponds, chemical manufacturing facilities and petroleum and oil refineries by Dec. 1, 2016.
The lawsuit was filed Earth Justice on behalf of Earthworks and several coalition partners. For more information, see https://www.earthworksaction.org/media/detail/court_orders_environmental_protection_agency_to_finalize_rules_so_polluters/04270#.Vs4bj-btiwZ
Tags air pollution, chemicals, children's health, contamination, corporate polluters, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, health, poison plastic, polluters, pollution, Superfund, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, water pollution
ATSDR Fails Community Once Again
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In July of 2013, an explosion occurred at the WTI/Heritage Thermal Services (HTS) hazardous waste incinerator in East Liverpool, OH. Incinerator ash that had built up on the inside of the incinerator stack suddenly fell off causing a huge cloud of dust contaminated with heavy metals and other toxic substances to be released from the stack. An estimated 800 to 900 pounds of ash were released into the surrounding community. The plant manager advised residents to wash fruits and vegetables from their gardens and to replace food and water for pets and farm animals. Save Our County, a local group that has been fighting to shut down the incinerator for more than 20 years and other local residents were quite alarmed by what happened and asked whether this latest accident further put their health at risk.
The state regulating agency's response was to invite the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to evaluate what risks the residents might have suffered. More than a year later, ATSDR released its report which concluded that the "trace amount of toxic metals in the surface and subsurface soils of the residential area west of the HTS facility affected by the July 2013 ash release are not expected to harm people's health. The reason for this is that the concentration of these metals found in the soils are below levels of health concern."
It's not clear how ATSDR came to this conclusion when some of the data included in the report clearly show contaminant levels that exceeded levels of health concern. Two (of 13) soil samples, one on-site and one off-site, both downwind, had the highest levels of contaminants of concern (though they never disclosed what these levels were). The arsenic levels found in the surface soil of the surrounding community generally exceeded public health levels of concern, ranging from 14 to 57 parts per million (ppm), averaging 20 ppm. The public health level of concern is 15 ppm.
There is also data on two wipe samples (of 8) collected by HTS immediately after the accident that were found to contain 3,600 ppm arsenic; 13,000 ppm lead and 8,000 ppm nickel. These samples were collected from areas on-site where trucks at the facility were staged. These are all extraordinarily high and well above public health levels of concern.
Similarly, two wipe samples collected from the community had arsenic levels at 277 ppm and lead at 819 ppm, both levels well in excess of levels of public health concern. The report refers to a third sample collected from the surface of a black S10 pick-up truck with arsenic at 296 ppm and lead at 1,046 ppm also well above public health levels of concern.
Despite all of these results that exceeded public health levels of concern, ATSDR concluded that there is no cause for alarm and that the toxic metals released into the community "is not expected" to harm people's health. It's like someone at ATSDR wrote the conclusion without ever reading the report or looking at the data.
The ATSDR report simply ignores the data that exceeds public health levels of concern and draws its conclusions as though these high levels did not exist. How can anyone trust a government agency that operates this way?
This is what communities across the country have grown to expect from ATSDR – conclusions that are unresponsive to community concerns about potential health risks but protective of industrial pollution. Some things never change.
Tags air pollution, cancer, chemicals, children's health, contamination, dioxin, East Liverpool, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Hazardous waste incinerator, health, healthy schools, incineration, incinerators, OH, Ohio, pollution, schools, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, toxics, WTI
EPA Laws & Regulations Really Don't Matter
How can ordinary people win justice from an agency that seems to care little about their own laws and regulations? Take for example the recent report that the hazardous waste incinerator (WTI) in East Liverpool, OH. It stands tall next to the Ohio River and has released toxic substances above allowable limits 195 times over 175 days. This is not new for this facility. In fact CHEJ years ago went all the way to the Supreme Court in the state of Ohio to have the incinerators permit revoked. At that time the incinerator was only within compliance (legal limits) two quarters over a number of years.
The area surrounding the incinerator was defined as an Environmental Justice community, by the Environmental Protection Agency. As such the community should have seen tighter enforcement, more access to information and new polluting industries proposed would be weighed against the already high pollution in the area before allowed to be built.
None of that happen. In fact, a freedom of information request was made on several occasion for information because no one would provide the information through a simple request. Those freedom of information requests were able to be fulfilled but not without the low wealth community paying about $1,500. EPA refused to waive the fee for compiling the information. Fracking and injections wells were welcome in the area and operating today with little regard to the existing community toxic burden.
When CHEJ fought in court for the renewal permit to be revoked the local group Save Our County, filled the court room with local people. Three judges sat in the front of the room and listened to arguments from both sides. The community argument was clear, the company is breaking the law and have been for years and no one will do anything about it except collecting on a small number of fines and penalties. To WTI those fines are predictable and just the cost of doing business. The community is suffering from a multitude of adverse health impacts.
Ohio has this regulatory system that allows innocent people to be poisoned. The court ruled against the community when CHEJ helped them to appeal the permit. The judge said he had nothing to hang his hat on and said he understands why his court room is full of unhappy people. The judge said that because according to Ohio regulations, if a company is out of compliance – but has a plan to come into compliance – than they are considered in compliance.
What if that was the rule for everyday people and laws. For example, if you were found to be driving while drunk (DUI), but have a plan to go to alcohol anonymous, then you are not considered in violation of the law – worst you can continue to drive while under the influence, possibly killing innocent people—just like WTI.
EPA and the state of Ohio among other states need to right this wrong. It is the innocent victims that suffer the diseases and taxpayers who are burdened with the cost of those diseases and destruction of the environment and all living things.
Tags air pollution, contamination, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, toxics, WTI Incinerator
EPA's EJ 2020 Action Agenda
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft for public comment of its EJ 2020 Action Agenda (EJ 2020) Framework. This strategy document lay s out its plan for continuing to address environmental justice in the context of the agency's work. EPA is hoping to build on its EJ 2014 Action Agenda and expand that work through commitments that will continue over the next five years. EPA is seeking input on the draft EJ 2020 Action Agenda framework. The public comment period runs from April 15 to June 15. The agency is planning to conduct informational and dialogue sessions during this comment period and is encouraging the public to submit written comments. For more details, see: www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/plan-ej/.
As described in the draft framework document, "EPA's environmental justice efforts seek to protect the health and environment of overburdened communities, support them to take action to improve their own health and environment, and build partnerships to achieve community health and sustainability."
The agencies goal through 2020 is to make a visible difference in overburdened communities by:
Deepening environmental justice practice within EPA programs to improve the health and environment of overburdened communities;
Collaborating with partners to expand our impact within overburdened communities; and
Demonstrating progress on outcomes that matter to overburdened communities
Key elements to the EJ 2020 plan include incorporating EJ in rulemaking; considering EJ in permitting; advancing EJ through compliance and enforcement; supporting community based programs; fostering administration-wide action; and developing science and legal tools for considering environmental justice in decision-making. The framework document also includes a chart that defines the agency's status and progress in achieving these key elements. In addition, EPA has established a one-stop informational "Resource for Communities" web portal as well as a new EJSCREEN tool that quantitatively identifies areas with potential EJ concerns by using environmental, health, demographic and enforcement indicators.
Contacts on environmental justice are included for each of the 10 EPA regions and for each of 13 major divisions within the agency such as the Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Water, Office of Research and Development, etc.
EPA will make the draft document available on April 15th on its Environmental Justice website at: www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ej2020/. Comments can be submitted electronically to: ejstrategy@epa.gov, or via hard copy to: Charles Lee at lee.charles@epa.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Charles Lee via email or at 202-564-2597.
Tags chemicals, children's health, contamination, dioxin, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, health, healthy schools, Superfund, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic sites, toxics


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This was a published feature article I wrote for Inland Business Catalyst (2008). The economy was sliding and Starbuck's stock had plumated. Howard Schultz returned to save the brand he helped build. Unfortunately, he is still working at it. There seams to be a lot more passion and drive in a "rags to riches" story than a "riches to riches" story. Though I sent the letter and magazine to him, I received no reply. Starbucks did follow some of the suggestions I made that I'm sure many analysts suggested as well.
Things have gotten a little out of focus in your absence. But now you're back, I need to tell you, I'm still concerned.
The stray from Starbucks has little to do with the price and everything to do with the experience. If Starbucks can recapture the coffee house experience, the price will be of minor importance. Lowering the price without recapturing the coffee house experience is simply just selling coffee for less. With the stock being down, this move appears to be a panic. The original in decor, indigenous to the area coffee shop, is still in demand. They are opening up everywhere. Unfortunately, it's the competition that is capitalizing on Starbucks becoming cookie-cutter-like and mundane. I hate to say it....newer SBUX look like fast food chains with better interior paint colors, complete with drive thru speaker boxes.
This is not my Starbucks!
I have a confession to make, I am writing this from Cafe Dolce, a new indy cafe in downtown Spokane, WA. Sure there are several Starbucks close by, but the lure of this refurbished historic building with exposed brick walls, uneven hard wood floors and handcrafted espresso drinks is just too much of a lure for this ad exec and freelance writer. Did I mention the free WI-FI? As I drove by, it called to me like a siren, and though this is my first time here, stockholder or not, I really like it. It reminds me a little bit of my first Starbucks.
*Recapture the coffee house experience, complete with original decor, housed in unique buildings - preferably existing structures. Make sure there's character and soul as rich and diverse as the coffee poured. Embrace and fit into the diverse communities in which you do business in. Make me want to check out different Starbucks, when away from home, simply because every one is unique and special, but make me confident I can always depend on getting delectable and delicious coffee at any of them.
*Localize by tying into the various communities, and supporting local causes. The bigger a company becomes, the smaller they need to act. Make it my Starbucks and I won't complain, within reason, about occasional price increases. Rather than discount the product, have an ongoing Coffee for a Cause campaign. Support local music and art. Yes, you'll be doing good, but it's also an effective form of advertising that works for brands like Starbucks. Please no more announcements or tests promoting low, low prices. Starbucks is not Wal-Mart and you don't want to even enter a price war. If you want to do something nice for your customers, invest in their communities where they work, play and raise their families.
*Focus on what you're famous for - coffee. I'm sure SBUX does not want to give up the drive thru, airport, grocery type business in an effort to recapture the coffeehouse business. I can appreciate that, we're talking about a lot of "bux" I believe you can dominate both; however, you need to make a clear distinction for the consumer, so they get exactly what they want. How about two entities: Starbucks Coffee House when you have the time and want the coffee house experience and your drink in a real mug. Starbucks to-go when you just need your Starbucks fix and you're on move. I believe they can co-exist; in my life, there is definitely room and need for both.
*Warning - some things may be hard to hear, but pay close attention to your troops on the front line. Those baristas have the best take on the current state of Starbucks - more so than the "business experts" who are analyzing the stock and debating the future of Starbucks.
Howard, I want you to know that regardless of all the unsolicited advise, I'm cheering you on! You've had my confidence ever since those early days with my three little stocks, I attended the stockholder meetings held at the roasting plant. It was inspiring. So that's why I know that you and a team of like-minded people can recapture the Starbucks magic that created that powerful, world renowned and envied brand.
That "big brand" allows you to enter any sector of business you desire, but it doesn't belong everywhere and there are places it should avoid, because it CAN get hurt.
In closing, I am trying to be loyal to Starbucks; however, you could make it a bit easier for me. Again, not that I don't have a budget, but why I strayed had nothing to do with the prices, but everything to do with "the coffee experience" to which you made me so accustomed. So, I cheated on you. But you need to take some blame here as well. You changed. You're not the Starbucks, I once knew. In my defense, I just wanted to try and capture what we once had. But don't worry, it's not too late. It'll take a little work, but you were the first one I fell for -you can still win me back.
A simliar version was published in Inland Business Catalyst magaine (2008).


While there is at least a perceived growing number of Democrats who say they want to replace California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn has emerged as a favorite among his peers to become the first African American to hold that position.
In an exclusive interview with the NNPA Newswire, the 25-year congressman says that while he is ready for the challenge, Democrats currently have much bigger fish to fry.
Clyburn and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond each told the NNPA Newswire that they've identified 37 districts across the country they believe can be won by Democrats this year, which would wrest control of the House from Republicans.
"We feel, with the right kind of effort, we can win," Clyburn said.
Clyburn listed three keys to success this November.
The first key, Clyburn said, is to prioritize the black vote; Democrats can't afford to take the African American vote for granted.
The secondly, the Democrats shouldn't rely on an anti-President Donald Trump wave to get out the vote. Finally, Clyburn said that candidates must advertise in the Black Press, if they want to win in November.
Clyburn, 78, says he was recently taken aback by one candidate, who said that he could win the black vote by running on an anti-Trump platform.
To that end, Clyburn says advertising campaigns must largely include the Black Press.
"It's very, very important…Chairman Richmond and I have had candidates in and we've been telling them that one of the best ways to demonstrate that you're not taking the black vote for granted is to advertise in the Black Press," Clyburn said.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the oldest and largest trade group representing the Black Press, comprised of more than 200 black-owned newspapers operating in the the United States.
Each Sunday after attending Morris Brown A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., Clyburn says he and other churchgoers habitually pick up the local black-owned newspaper.


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Bloomberg Philanthropies brings 'Beyond Coal' investment total to $80 million – by Sarah Tincher (The State Journal – April 8, 2015)
April 9, 2015 in Coal, International Media Resource Articles, United States Mining
http://www.statejournal.com/ [West Virginia Business Newspaper]
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it will invest an additional $30 million in the Sierra Club, following a previous $50 million commitment, to secure the replacement of half the nation's coal fleet by 2017 with clean energy. Sierra Club said it expects the investment in the Beyond Coal campaign to put the United States in a stronger position to drive more ambitious climate action at the 2015 United Nations climate change conference in Paris.
"The single biggest reduction in carbon pollution in the U.S. has come by retiring and repurposing coal-fired power plants — and that's the direct result of our Beyond Coal campaign," said Michael R. Bloomberg. "Thanks to the community leaders who have spearheaded this work, the U.S. led every industrialized nation in reducing carbon emissions last year."
National Mining Association President and CEO Hal Quinn, however, released a statement calling the donation and coalition a "campaign to shut down affordable sources of electricity generation."
"Policies favored by the Sierra Club have already destroyed large portions of the nation's most reliable sources of electricity generation, leaving consumers more dependent on fewer and costlier sources of electricity and a less reliable supply, leaving tens of thousands of Americans without jobs and low-income families plus those on fixed incomes with still higher bills to pay," Quinn stated. "There is no reason to celebrate raising costs for society's most vulnerable.
"As pending regulations on carbon emissions shutter more power plants, studies have estimated America's consumers could be paying an additional $366 billion to $407 billion," he added.
Bloomberg also said it will lead a coalition of funders that aim to match up to $30 million in grants, further boosting the Sierra Club's capacity toward clean energy use.
The funder coalition of individual donors, family foundations and major philanthropic organizations includes the Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Yellow Chair Foundation, the Grantham Foundation and the Sandler Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Philanthropies began funding the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign in 2011 with a goal to phase out one third of the nation's coal plants, beginning with the oldest and dirtiest units, and replacing the retiring coal fleet with cleaner energy sources, reducing toxic mercury emissions by 90 percent by 2020, the Sierra Club stated.
The initial $50 million grant was used to expand the Sierra Club's campaign to 45 states from 15, enforcing state and federal environmental laws and helping communities impacted by coal mining and coal plants to make the clean energy transition and address concerns left from closing coal plants, according to the Sierra Club.
For the original source of this article, click here: http://www.statejournal.com/story/28751038/bloomberg-philanthropies-brings-beyond-coal-investment-total-to-80-million
PC blunder over Highway 407 looms over Liberals on Hydro – by Martin Regg Cohn (Toronto Star – March 30, 2015)
Doubling Down with Bloomberg Philanthropies to Replace Coal with Clean Energy – by Mary Anne Hitt (Huffington Post – April 8, 2015)


Abstract: We study spin-2 excitations in the background of the recently-discovered type-IIB solutions of D'Hoker et al. These are holographically-dual to defect conformal field theories, and they are also of interest in the context of the Karch-Randall proposal for a string-theory embedding of localized gravity. We first generalize an argument by Csaki et al to show that for any solution with four-dimensional anti-de Sitter, Poincare or de Sitter invariance the spin-2 excitations obey the massless scalar wave equation in ten dimensions. For the interface solutions at hand this reduces to a Laplace-Beltrami equation on a Riemann surface with disk topology, and in the simplest case of the supersymmetric Janus solution it further reduces to an ordinary differential equation known as Heun's equation. We solve this equation numerically, and exhibit the spectrum as a function of the dilaton-jump parameter $\Delta\phi$. In the limit of large $\Delta\phi$ a nearly-flat linear-dilaton dimension grows large, and the Janus geometry becomes effectively five-dimensional. We also discuss the difficulties of localizing four-dimensional gravity in the more general backgrounds with NS5-brane or D5-brane charge, which will be analyzed in detail in a companion paper.


LSM was once again named a finalist for the 'Growing Businesses Online Award' at the 2018 Google Premier Partner Awards. That means Google considers us and our fellow finalists to be high-performing leaders in digital marketing, product innovation, and client growth. Having won this award last year (we won the "Americas" category), we're thrilled to be finalist for a second year in a row. A big congrats to our fellow finalists!
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Kimia Ferdowsi Kline to Talk Art and Curating at VACI Lecture
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Members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with conductor Rossen Milanov perform Einojuhani Rautavaara's Cantus arcticus: Concerto for Birds & Orchestra Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the Amphitheter. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and JCT Trio, from left, violinist Stefan Jackie, cellist Jay Campbell, and pianist Conrad Tao, perform Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, with conductor Rossen Milanov (right) Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra perform Bedřich Smetana's Bohemian Forests and Meadows from Má vlast (My Fatherland) Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the Amphitheter. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with conductor Rossen Milanov perform Bedřich Smetana's composition From Bohemian Forests and Meadows Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the Amphitheter. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Internationally-renowned conductor William "Bill" Eddins is coming home to Chautauqua.
Eddins will conduct the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra at 8:15 p.m. tonight, July 11, in the Amphitheater in a concert featuring three diverse pieces: Duke Ellington's reimagining of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, French composer Maurice Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin" and George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
Eddins first set foot in Chautauqua Institution 41 years ago, when he watched his parents perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. Ever since then, he said, Chautauqua has been a major part of his life.
"I can remember walking in and saying, 'Wow, what is this place?' " Eddins said. "Chautauqua has been woven into the fabric of my life for the past 41 years. … For me, it's more like coming home than anything else."
Eddins is music director emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He frequently makes appearances as guest conductor with orchestras across the world — including the CSO.
One of Eddins' favorite pieces to conduct is Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
"The 'Rhapsody' has been a calling for me for the last 40-odd years; I've played it around the world, and it's one of my absolute favorite things to do," Eddins said. "I could probably talk for six or seven hours about it. There are maybe two or three pieces that have had just a ridiculous impact on my life, and this is one of them."
Eddins said his interest in the piece began when he heard Paul Whiteman's version. Whiteman, often referred to as the "king of jazz," commissioned the music with his jazz orchestra in mind. However, Gershwin later wrote an orchestra version of the piece — a version that is far better-known than the original jazz version, according to Eddins.
"That album changed my life," Eddins said. "I remember getting it and putting it on the record player, and my jaw just dropped. I heard 'Rhapsody in Blue' the way it's meant to be heard for the first time. I'd never realized that I was searching for this, but it suddenly made sense to me."
Eddins said the jazz version has a light, joyful tone that differentiates it from the better-known orchestral version.
"The Whiteman version is a completely different experience," Eddins said. "It's how the jazz bands were in the 1920s and early '30s, and it has a lot more character. I think it's a lot more fun, it's a lot livelier, it's a lot quirkier, and I think it really captures the essence of what George Gershwin was going after when he wrote this amazing piece."
The concert will open with Ellington's jazzy "The Nutcracker Suite." While Tchaikovsky wrote the original ballet in the late 19th century, Ellington, an American jazz composer, reinterpreted the suite for jazz orchestra in 1960.
Eddins said he often plays the original Nutcracker Suite alongside Ellington's version to illuminate the two composers' talents.
"It highlights both Tchaikovsky's genius and Ellington's genius — it's great music in either scenario," Eddins said. "In many ways they're totally different, but that same thread of genius comes through the music so clearly. It's very joyful, and it's one of those things I think people really enjoy hearing side by side."
The concert will also feature Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin," a 1920 Baroque-style composition. Ravel wrote the piece as a memorial to several friends who died fighting in World War I. Eddins said the piece is known for its beauty.
"Any chance you get to program Ravel as a musician, you should, because he was a genius," Eddins said. "It's utterly, wonderfully beautiful … and beautifully orchestrated by (Ravel)."
The three compositions come from different composers, genres and countries. However, Eddins said they have one surprising characteristic in common: they all premiered well within one lifetime.
"It shows the amazing fluidity of music; we can go from this 'Nutcracker,' that everyone knows, all the way through 'Rhapsody in Blue' on the other side of the world," Eddins said. "You could've easily heard the premiere of all these pieces within your lifetime and have a couple decades left to check other things out. It's astounding, it's amazing and it's wonderful."
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The author Val Lick
Val Lick, this summer's orchestra reporter, is a born-and-raised Appalachian from eastern Tennessee. She is a rising senior at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she studies literature and journalism, competes in mock trial, writes for the Daily Beacon and frequently considers buzzing her hair. To contact her, look for a tall, tired-looking redhead. Or mispronounce Appalachia. She'll find you.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and CSO to Present Abridged 'Sleeping Beauty' and Balanchine's 'Rubies'
JCT Trio Joins CSO and Rossen Milanov in Trio of Works Celebrating Natural World


I recently read a Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review that said: "When working in a foreign setting with different norms and rules, you're likely to make cultural mistakes. But you can lessen their impact by engendering people's trust in the first place. Make sure your foreign counterparts believe you care enough to try to learn about their culture, even if you haven't fully mastered the rules. Work hard to show genuine interest, curiosity, and respect.
This advice applies equally to all aspects of client relationships. If you can't build an honest and trusting relationship with a prospect or a client, you will never be able to take the relationship to where it creates the win-win needed for all to benefit.
Think about the process for prospecting or selling (up-selling or cross-selling too). You may have a better solution for your client or prospect, but they won't be amenable to hearing about it unless and until they feel the trust and respect from you that warrants their attention.
And trust is based, quite substantially, on honesty. That means you need to tell the truth. If your solution isn't the best one to meet the prospect's needs, they need to hear that from you first. Tell them why you think that's the case and give them the very same advice you'd give your best friend, even if you don't benefit directly.
You may lose the sale as a result, but you will have gained the ongoing trust that will ultimately earn you far more business, from either that prospect or client or someone they refer you to. That kind of approach takes courage and it's very different from the "sell at all costs / sell ice to Eskimos" traditional selling story.
But, in the long term, both you and your company will benefit from this approach.
How Good is Your Sales Execution?
We have a valued client company that is expert in what they term "Retail Execution Solutions". In essence, they enable large retailers to "have the right product in the right place at the right time." While they do have some very powerful proprietary solutions, very few of the specific services they provide are truly unique. In fact, virtually every retailer is already conducting the standard activities that our client provides as services. They include inventory, space planning, shrinkage and supply chain audits and a program for site design and organization. Retailers may not be doing each of these activities as efficiently or effectively and cohesively as our client would, but these are all essential business practices that every retail operation must conduct to stay alive.
Surely every company we work with is already doing the basics: generating leads, perhaps even pre-qualifying them, they have sales forces and, especially nowadays, they may have access to some kind of CRM to track their leads and sales activities.
They might want or need more leads, or better qualified leads. Or they may need help managing their database and tracking their prospects, leads and sales activities. And they may need to better understand their market or ways to develop new markets or bring new products to market. But the basics elements are there in order for them to survive.
So where does Sales Execution come into play? In the very same way our client supports their retailers: our deliverable is in providing clients with a systematic, repeatable, successful closed-loop process for growing revenue, developing and managing new business opportunities and targeting their marketing investment on vehicles that have the best potential for revenue growth and the successful development of their company.
By engaging with a company that focuses on Sales Execution (or enhancing sales productivity), you are focusing your sales resources precisely on those qualified prospects and customers that are ready to make a purchase decision in the near term ("the right contact in the right prospect company at the right time").
There are many companies that can provide pieces of this kind of solution on an outsourced basis, some at a far lower cost than managing it internally. But the real trick is in creating an environment in which all of the pieces of the business development puzzle can work together, seamlessly, and one in which they augment one another to create true, powerful sales execution.
So, while "Retail Execution" enables a retail company to have the right product in the right place at the right time, "Sales Execution" enables a company to put their sales people in front of the right prospects at the right company at the right time.
I'd love your comments and questions.
Ever notice that, even in the very toughest economic environments, 20 to 25% of companies still manage increase their sales? These winning companies are successful even in the face of the most punishing economic conditions. Their competitors, often with the same or even superior products and services, struggle and all too often fail.
What's even more telling is that these very same companies thrive to a greater degree during good times. When everyone else is selling successfully they far outsell their competition and steadily increase their share of market.
Clearly, their success is not based on having a better solution. It's really based upon the application of time-tested, solid sales and marketing strategies that keep them headed in the right direction regardless of the environment.
At ETI we've worked with many of these world class companies over the past 25 years. We have been witness to the strategies they employ that have created the most success. We've also learned from their failures.
We've distilled some of the insights we've gleaned from our clients' successes and many of the best practices employed by these winning organizations in a new eBook entitled Successful Sales and Marketing Strategies for Both Good Times and Bad. As a business leader with an interest in strategic business development, we'd like to share with you those strategies for success.
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If you find it interesting, please feel free to share it and discuss it with your colleagues. And if you have any questions or comments when you're done reading, feel free to give us a call.
Think twice before you grow your sales force!
With the economy picking up, you may be contemplating ramping up sales operations by taking on more sales staff. Some food for thought.
Depending on the additional costs of hiring a new sales person (in real terms probably about double his/her salary), you might instead want to consider investing that money in a professionally run lead generation and qualification campaign to maximize your existing sales force's productivity.
Overhead x2 (travel, recruitment, training, social costs, management, etc.). Real costs are probably in the range of $150k.
If you assume that the cost of identifying a qualified sales opportunity to be in the range of $1,000, then for the same $150k, you could deliver 150 newly minted, highly qualified sales opportunities to your existing sales force. And if the cost were $500 per qualified opportunity, that' would present 300 new opportunities.
Looking at this conservatively (@$1k per), let's say your sales team can convert 20% (1 out of 5 of those qualified opportunities) into a new client. That would generate 30 additional sales at your average sales value. If each average sale was worth $50k in revenue, that's an additional $1.5 million in new revenue. (Not to mention the potential recurring value of that new client relationship).
Let's take a more optimist tack. If the cost per qualified opportunity was actually as low as $500, and the resulting 300 additional sales opportunities converted at a better rate, such as 25%, this would net you 75 sales (to new clients). And using the same $50k average per initial sale, this would net $3.75 million in additional revenue.
So, in lieu of investing in new sales reps who need to be recruited, trained and mentored, and who will take some time and effort to hit the street running, it may well be more lucrative to increase the productivity of the existing sales force. Also consider your recruitment success metrics. How many new recruits succeed out of the block. What is your cost of failure? And will an investment of $150k for example net you between 30 and 70 new customers with between $1.5 and $3.75 million in new net incremental revenue? It's doubtful.
Of course, your company might be among the very few that has a sales force that is really productive and has no need for additional qualified sales opportunities to work with. But, in the 25 years we've been in business, I've never come across one.
Remember that for every minute your high cost field sales people are not out there selling to prospects and customers that have a need for your solutions, you're losing a selling opportunity!
By the way, ETI has a great Sales Opportunity cost calculator that you may find useful.
For more on how ETI can help you ramp up your sales please call us at 1.800.466.4384 (914.747.3030).


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US, EU chide Belarus for expelling security group
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and the European Union are lamenting the Belarus's decision to close the office of a major security organization that monitored its elections last month.
A statement from the offices of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton said they regretted the decision by Belarus on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It also called on Belarus to release presidential candidates and others detained after the elections.
The OSCE's election observers accused President Alexander Lukashenko of using fraudulent counting in the Dec. 19 election to win almost 80 percent of the vote.
The OSCE also condemned the violent dispersal of a protest rally by riot police after polls closed.
- AP
http://www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC110105-0000275/US,-EU-chide-Belarus-for-expelling-security-group