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Posted April 27, 2013 by Kristen Lopez4 Comments on Oliver & Company (1988)	1980s
This week's installment of Journeys in the Disney Vault is special because we are officially halfway through the entire Disney animated canon (there's 53 movies – the last of which comes out this year – and I did round-up)! I'm proud of myself that I've gotten this far, and can't wait to get into the movies that I identify and know the most about. With that, next week kicks off the official start of the Disney Renaissance but, before we get to that masterpiece, we gotta wade past the swampy moat…and that moat is Oliver & Company. I didn't care for Disney's take on Oliver Twist when it came out, and I still don't care for it now. The root of the problem is that the movie is EXTREMELY dated; like shoulderpads and mousse dated. That, and the fact that the movie wants to make this the Billy Joel show creates an unbalanced tone for both kids and adults. I still don't care for Robin Hood, but this is one of worst Disney films right next to it.
Disney does Dickens telling the story of orphan cat Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) who is taken in by a gang of streetwise dogs led by Dodger (voiced by Billy Joel).
Oliver & Company was a box-office success upon release and actually did a lot of good for the company. It was Disney's return to musicals since The Fox & The Hound, it employed an increased amount of CGI (to the point of needing its own department), and marked Disney's now standard schedule of one animated film a year. However, it's the last film before the Disney Renaissance, the storm before the dawn. It was went through a convoluted development process as it marched in a new group of animators after Disney's original Nine Old Men had all retired. Animation geniuses Glen Keane, Ruben A. Aquino and others all cut their teeth on this before becoming the legends they are. In terms of story, this was originally intended to be a sequel to The Rescuers (the completed sequel would be released two years later) with Penny returning and detailing her new life in New York with her dog, Georgette. No matter what's been said about that idea being shelved, I maintain they simply tweaked a few things and presented that original idea. Seriously, Penny in The Rescuers and Jenny in this (voiced by Natalie Gregory)…a little too close for comfort.
Jenny is a regurgitated Penny, continuously in trouble and having zero personality. Other things Disney utilized for the stock little girl: Annie (Oliver is the Annie to her Daddy Warbucks), and can someone explain to me the fascination with poor little rich girls that went on in animation during the 80s-90s? Jenny is wealthy and her parents aren't around; its similar territory tread in other animated movies of the time, the one that immediately comes to mind is We're Back! A Dinosaur Story (yes, I remember that movie). We also see the reused idea of a spoiled poodle, here voiced by Bette Midler. I will say that Georgette, Midler's character, gets the one memorable song of the movie which hits all the high notes needed for a big Broadway showstopper. The songs would only get bigger, and more presentable to a future Broadway audience, from here on out. Oh, and just an aside, does anyone think the cover image for Oliver & Company is a slight reconfiguration of the All Dogs Go to Heaven poster? Think on that.
If you look back at all the Disney movies that came before, there's no one particular quality that "dates" the film. Snow White takes place in a far off land, and outside of the animation it could be anytime in the past. Even The Rescuers didn't have anything that would define a particular time period. Every inch of Oliver & Company screams 1980s; every…damn….thing. The animation is gritty, worn, and reminiscent of those cartoons that would tell kids to recycle or tell their parents if someone is being abused. It's muted and unfinished in a way that's worse than the xerography process of the 1960s (after The Little Mermaid, hand-inked/drawing would be replaced with computers entirely). The movements and expressions on the characters are stiff and delayed, a far cry from the fluid work of Disney in the 1930s-1940s! The opening theme song, the first from legendary composer Howard Ashman, sounds like easy listening music in an elevator. The two songs defining the movie, "Streets of Gold" and "Why Should I Worry" are as dated as it gets. The former sounds like any young girl in the 80s with that shout sound effect employed, and the latter is prime Billy Joel; both of them are filtered to sound like Michael Jackson. The problem with both songs is their so nondescript, either because the 80s just had all music utilizing the same basic beats and techniques, or because the composer believed people wanted stuff that sounded like what they listened to on the radio.
In terms of characterization, at only an hour and ten minutes there's zero time to get into personality so all the characters are stereotyped to hell! Oliver and Jenny are milquetoast, Georgette and Rita (voiced by Sheryl Lee Ralph) are women – seriously that's their characteristic, oh and one is spoiled the other isn't – there's two other dogs who aren't particularly interesting at all, and there's Tito (Cheech Marin). Ah yes, Tito, the stereotypical Mexican. Tito is an annoying pre-Jar Jar Binks character who encompasses the worst in stereotyping. He loves burritos, he calls Georgette "woman," he's voiced by Cheech Marin, and he listens to a sound that's a discount version of "La Bamba," and he's a Chihuahua.
If Tito's the character you hate, that makes Dodger the character you're supposed to love; I mean he's so cool in the book, right? No offense to Billy Joel, but he should stick to his day job. Dodger is meant to be hyper-cool, but for a 1980s movie he's stuck in the 1950s. He has an affected accent and dialogue that sounds ripped from the pages of West Side Story. He truly reminded me of MC Scat Cat (look him up if you're a late 90s kid)! And of course, the animators have to remind the audience that Joel is voicing the character, so the parents aren't bored I guess, by having "sly" references to Joel's previous work; we see Dodger playing a piano, and inducting Oliver into the "Uptown chapter" of the gang. Do I need to say dated again? I have always enjoyed Dom DeLuise's voice work, and his work as Fagin is no different from similar roles he's voiced before. I think his role as Tiger in the Fievel series is a better take on the character. Wait, wasn't he in All Dogs Go to Heaven, too?! Robert Loggia as Sykes is also great because he's a real-world villain implanted within a children's film. The one element of true darkness is within the Sykes character, and while it never works fully with the story that precedes it, he's one of the better Disney villains and similar to George Sanders in Jungle Book.
Thankfully, Oliver & Company is only a passing blip before the epic reveal of the Disney Renaissance. On its own merits, the movie is a cheap quickie whose frugality is seen in the lackluster animation, and songs utilized to sound like everything else at the time. Its worst offense is how dated it is. Children today might be swayed by the cute animals, but I doubt they'll be tempted to watch the entirety of the movie.
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This movie was great when I was 10. Not so much now. I had no idea that that was Joey Lawrence before, though. Anyway, good luck as you enter greener pastures!
Haha, I'll definitely be happy to get into the 1990s. It's back to back hits!
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Former Cogswell Home and Store
This large Second Empire style building has been a landmark on the corner of Kent and Grafton Streets in Georgetown for over 125 years. Although renovated, it retains its symmetrical facade; original fenestration with replacement windows; paired eave brackets; and mansard roof with dormers. A second building located south of the larger building is included in the registration. It is two-and-one-half storeys with a gable roof and may have been used as a tannery in its history.
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Both buildings which make up this property add character to the streetscape and are an asset to the Town of Georgetown.
Source: Heritage Places files, PEI Department of Education, Early Learning & Culture, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/TR12
The heritage value of the first building is shown in the following character-defining elements:
- the square massing of the larger building on the corner of Kent and Grafton streets
- the wood frame and wood shingle cladding
- the mansard roof with dormers
- the paired eave brackets
- the symmetrical facade
- the original fenestration with replacement windows
- the central entrance with canopy roof
The character-defining elements of the second building include:
- the two-and-one-half storey massing
- the gable roof
- the symmetrical facade with central entrance
- the six-over-six windows
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Q: Creating SQL constraint with possible circular dependencies I've the following table structure (fictive, to demonstarate):
ArticlePrice
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Id (int, identity)
Price (float)

SpecialArticlePrice
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Id (int, identity)
ArticlePriceId (int, FK to AriclePrice.Id)
SpecialPrice (float)

Between these to tables is a delete constraint.
Foo
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Id (int, identity)
ArticlePriceId (int, NULL, FKto ArticlePrice.Id)
SpecialArticlePriceId (int, NULL, FK to SpecialArticlePrice.Id)
Price (int)

I want to set a delete constraint to both FKs in case of either the ArticelPrice or SpecialArticlePrice will be deleted, the Foo record should also be deleted.
The only contract (on developer site) is, that a record of Foo will only hold one FK relationship.
Example:
INSERT INTO Foo (ArticlePrice, SpecialArticlePrice, Price) VALUES (13, NULL, 20.0)
INSERT INTO Foo (ArticlePrice, SpecialArticlePrice, Price) VALUES (NULL, 3, 134.25)

How can I solve this scenario?
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
Danny

A: You need to create DELETE TRIGGERS on your ArticlePrice and SpecialArticlePrice tables.
create trigger trgArticlePriceDelete on ArticlePrice for delete
as
begin
delete foo
from foo
        inner join deleted on foo.ArticlePriceID = deleted.ID
end
go

create trigger trgSpecialArticlePriceDelete on SpecialArticlePrice for delete
as
begin
    delete foo
    from
        foo
        inner join deleted on foo.SpecialArticlePriceID = deleted.ID
end
go

Also, you shouldn't store your prices as floats. Use money or a decimal type

A: I don't know if i got that what you really want to achieve BUT:
If you design the Foo-Table in SSMS you have to insert the Foreign Keys.
Then you'll need to set the "Insert and Update Specification" of the Foreign Key of the SpecialPrice-Table and ArticlePrice-Table (the Relationship to the Table Foo) --> Just set the Delete Rule to Cascade.
As a result, everytime you delete an ArticlePrice or a SpecialArticlePrice the rows referencing those items should be deleted as well.

A: You may use Triggers along with stored proc.
SQL Server 2008 - Multiple Cascading FK's - Do i need a trigger?
Many Thanks,
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If anyone was unsure just how rural the 5th Congressional District can be in some areas, they only needed to listen to last week's candidate forum hosted by Dare 2 Lead.
Start native Luke Letlow, the chief of staff for outgoing Congressman Ralph Abraham, attempted to out-country the rather large field in his opening statement. "I'm the only candidate who drives down a dirt road to get home every night," said Letlow, who added he wanted everyone's vote, "whether you're from Bastrop or Bunkie or from Bogalusa."
Ouachita Parish Police Juror Scotty Robinson didn't mess around none either when dispensing his country creds. "I'm a husband, a father, I got three kids, four dogs... Three dogs... It changes daily around our house," said Robinson, who also gave out his personal cell phone number to those listening and participating.
The virtual forum was a reminder of where we are along the political landscape of COVID-19. There were a few innocent hot mic moments and a handful of audio hiccups by Letlow and others. No one seemed particularly comfortable with the online format of digital Brady Bunch boxes, but the candidates were good sports.
Very general questions were asked of the candidates regarding gun rights, defunding police, education, abortion, infrastructure and access to health care. There are no shortage of issues for this campaign field, from the poverty that helps define the district and the farmers who cultivate its soil to river access and port infrastructure.
State Rep. Lance Harris of Alexandria once again promised to file a "Blue Lives Matter" law if elected to Congress, much like the bill he passed through the Louisiana Legislature in 2016. Harris was most animated when asked about defunding police departments. (He has a bill to address just that topic during the special session that convened this week.) "If you think defunding the police is the answer, you're either woefully ignorant or completely naive," said Harris, who's positioned for a healthy does of earned media with the special session.
Harris, Letlow and Robinson are all Republicans who have managed to hog the media limelight due to their name recognition and political profiles. The emergence and reliance on digital forums, however, has helped lesser-known candidates get in front of voters in this race and other elections around the state. If nothing else that inclusion has led to some badly needed moments of levity.
For example, business owner Allen Guillory Sr., a fellow Republican from Opelousas, took a humorous parting shot at the end of the forum. Guillory said if he won Letlow could be his chief of staff, he would help Harris be a better state representative and he asked Robinson to work on a drainage plan for the district. "We've got an A-Team here," said Guillory.
The additional exposure for the other candidates also led to some touching moments of honesty and vulnerability. "As a product of Head Start, I am a testament that Head Start works," said Candy Christophe, a Democrat from Alexandria. "We have to expand the funding of the Head Start program so that kids and students can learn early and enjoy that experience."
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Pineville Republican Matt Hasty weighed in on the issue of gun control. He said, "If you want to talk about the epidemic of mass shootings, I think correlation is not causation. We have to take a look at the homes that these kids are coming from and what could be causing their behavior, instead of examining the tools they're using to wreak havoc."
During rare moments it was a somewhat sophisticated policy debate, played out in a digital format in a congressional district where too many people lack internet access. That, of course, wasn't missed on the field of candidates, which generally seemed to support broader access in the district. As the most completive congressional election in the state, the north Louisiana race is the perfect venue for such an issue. Let's hope we hear more about it, and other substantive topics, as we get closer to Election Day.
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JD - Hi. I'm meteorologist Jane Doe and we may have a few flurries on Friday.
MJ - Myrtle, she just said it is going to snow!
MJ - Marvin, we don't have any extra gallons of milk. We need to get to the store!!
MJ - Myrtle, we better go NOW before things get too bad out there.
Grocery store owners see dollar signs and rearrange stores so that the shovels, de-icer, bottles of water, generators, logs, batteries, flashlights, rope, toilet paper, milk, bread and eggs are all front and center. I wonder if some even take half of the gallons of milk off the shelves to spur anxiety over the fear of "NO MILK!?!?!?"
People stock up on groceries and candles and go home to see what happens. On Friday, as meteorologist Doe predicted, there is a dusting of snow. Myrtle and Marvin wake up, look outside and inhale sharply.
MJ - Myrtle, it snowed!
MJ - What, Marvin? Is that snow on the ground??
MJ - Myrtle, I'm telling you, it snowed.
MJ - Well, Marvin do you have the candles good and ready in case the power goes out?
MJ - Yes, Myrtle, but we better not use much milk in case we run out.
MJ - Be careful shoveling the walk, Marvin. I doubt the ambulances could even get to us if you fall.
News teams gear up to report live starting at 2 a.m. Here's yours truly in several layers going live from a location with some snow on the ground. On the air, reporters usually give their live locations so if you really needed to find them, you could. Which kicks off the next phase of snow hysteria. Road crews.
MJ - Marvin! Look at the T-V. Did you see that? Those salt trucks are out workin'. It must be really bad.
MJ - Myrtle, I told you not to use the milk! We could run out in this severe weather.
Phase three of snow hysteria: snow lovers who don't want to go to work. They do NOT want to hear a news reporter say, "It's not that bad out here." They want to hear people ranting about dangerous conditions and repeating like a mantra, "Stay home today if you can. Do not get out if at all possible." This way, the boss or school superintendent will also see the news and be forced to cancel school in order to be safe.
I worked in Cincinnati, Ohio as a morning reporter for 3 years. Three years of standing outside by the Ohio River in -10F with a half foot of snow on the ground. My photographer during that time, Rambo, had to convince me to buy "sensible shoes" and dress in layers. I spent years going live from a dwindling salt pile... Schools would still be in session and grandmas would run you off the road if you slowed to 40 mph on a highway. That was serious stuff. I can't imagine working in the true North East.
And my favorite part of snow hysteria this year -- hashtags on Twitter.
How's your winter treating you?
I love your snowman! Also...Everytime severe weather is predicted around here, I do start obsessing over whether or not we have enough emergency supplies. Mainly because the one time we did get hit by a severe snowstorm, we had a box of waffles in the house. That's it. It wasn't pretty.
Hey Lola! I still get compliments on the flower you custom-designed for me. I sent my friend Jen to your website.
I worked in grocery stores for years, so I know this from experience. I regret missing the big snow since I was in Texas. But loved the blog about it.


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Las funciones unidireccionales también conocidas como funciones de un solo sentido son funciones que tienen la propiedad de ser fáciles de calcular pero difíciles de invertir. Fácil de calcular se refiere a que un algoritmo la puede computar en tiempo polinomial, en función de la longitud de la entrada. Difícil de invertir significa que no hay algoritmo probabilístico que en tiempo polinomial puede computar una preimagen de f(x) cuando x es escogido al azar. Algunas personas conjeturan que el logaritmo discreto y la inversión RSA son funciones de un solo sentido.

Importancia
Si las funciones de un solo sentido existen, entonces la criptografía de clave pública (public key cryptography) es posible. Su existencia implicaría que las clases de complejidad P y NP no son iguales.

Conjetura actual

La existencia de funciones de un solo sentido es una conjetura que todavía no ha podido ser probada.

Enlaces externos
W.Diffie, M.E.Hellman
IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, IT-22, 6, 1976, pp.644-654
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Un solo sentido
Problemas no resueltos de las ciencias de la computación


Posted on Monday, 13 August 2012 4:55 p.m.
Who's sick of the rain?
Posted on Thursday, 19 July 2012 7:24 a.m.
How tough are Louisiana Iris...Bullet proof.
We have had more frost this year than I can ever remember and the Irises barely flinch.Not much rain for this part of the country and a friend with tankwater only was lamenting the other day on the low level of their tank.Tough say the irises...we dont care!
Posted on Monday, 25 June 2012 10:04 a.m.
Clyde Redmond is a little darling. Not such a tall growing Louisiana usually reaching about 60cm. It is a consistent early flowerer and holds its flower until it is the most beautiful wedgewood colour. Truely a beauty. According to my references Clyde Redmond is a cross of Puttytat x Snow Pearl..
Posted on Monday, 28 May 2012 8:51 a.m.
Here we are almost at the end of May and what a beautiful Autumn it has been after such a lack lustre summer.
Chores in the garden for the louisianas include lots of mulching. It is so easy to get plenty of mulch with all the leaf fall, but my favourite has to be pine needles. Lovely and acidic which is just what the Louisianas love.
Posted on Thursday, 22 March 2012 7:20 a.m.
So much rain in the North and the irises are laughing. Of cours its not funny at all for the poor folk up KeriKeri and Kaeo way but some success with their preventative measures. Flooding is not new to them.
The Louisiana Iris can take a fair amount of water however and is the ideal plant for that boggy spot, whether it is the edge of a pond or a ditch on the side of the road.
My irises get a fair amount of grey water and flower beautifully.
Keep up the good work in your gardens and remember the big question of the day.
Posted on Thursday, 15 March 2012 8:26 a.m.
Write your post here.Summer!!! What summer you ask? Here in the North we have had such a mixed bag of a summer with humidity, rain, wind...humidity...and so it has gone. But the Louisianas have not minded it at all and I have never seen them with so much leaf for this time of year. Such a comparison to a couple of years ago when they had to hunker down in a drought with barely 5cm of leaf showing. So it looks like a particularly good season coming up.
Posted on Friday, 3 February 2012 6:24 p.m.
Louisiana iris will grow well throughout New Zealand, but are at their best in warm, humid climates where the bearded iris do not fare so well. Louisiana iris are frost tender but most, if not all, will tolerate light frost and all will grow in cool climates if well mulched in autumn.
Posted on Friday, 3 February 2012 6:16 p.m.
Louisiana irises are not subject to many disease problems, although those two common problems, rust and leaf spot can devastate them.
Treatment is with any suitable fungicide -Mancozebseems to be the most effective—and it should be applied quickly and at weekly intervals if either of the problems arise. Prevention would be regarded as far more acceptable than cure. If leaf spot does occur, and it will on certain cultivars in humid weather or when cool nights are followed by warm days, then removal of the infected leaves and treatment of the others is advisable.
Posted on Friday, 3 February 2012 6:12 p.m.
The Louisiana iris is an ideal garden plant for a bog situation or for growing in standing water. For this reason many gardeners like to grow them in pots. Potted plants are beautiful in flower and give accent to a pool at any time of the year.
Pots should be as large as possible to cope with the vigorous growth and the mixture should be of garden soil, peat moss, compost and well-rotted manure in about equal proportions.
It should be fertile and an 8—9 month slow release fertiliser should be incorporated in the soil at planting time.


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Chancellor, Germany There is likely no one, male or female, with more power over the global economy than Merkel. As the leader of the largest economy in the European Union, she is the de facto chief of the uneasy alliance of European countries. This fall she has been fighting to keep struggling Greece in the eurozone to prevent possible contagion should it fail, and avoid the worst-case outcome, global economic meltdown. But economists worry (and Merkel has warned) that even Germany does not have complete control over the eurozone drama. Despite the gravity of her job, the largely private leader is also said to have a lighter side. A German daily reported that the former chemist says her respites in times of trouble are, "hiking, cooking and laughing." Her favorite movie: "Out of Africa." Note: This list is not ordered.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Just by taking office Lagarde ensured her spot in the history books. Besides being the first woman to head the IMF, she took the reins as Europe teetered. When she came on in 2011, the fund had more than $100 billion in outstanding loans to cash-strapped Ireland, Greece and Portugal. She also replaced the infamous Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned after the NYPD arrested him for sexually assaulting a hotel maid (charges were later dropped). Yet by any measure, Lagarde has had a big impact in her own right. Her tenure at the world's lender of last resort has been marked by an unflinching willingness to take on European leadership, including friend Angela Merkel. She has argued that eurozone officials have put too great an emphasis on austerity and recommended making emergency funds more readily available to struggling countries.
President, Brazil Brazil's growth has exploded in recent years, making it one of the world's largest economies as well as one of its most coveted markets. But the country's economic engine has sputtered. Now, facing slowing growth and rising inflation, Rousseff has rolled out a set of policies designed to bring down the cost of doing business, an effort viewed as a concession to private industry over federal employees. The moves have surprised many, given Rousseff's role as leader of Brazil's Workers' party and her personal history as a part of a militant communist group in her 20s, when she was arrested and tortured by the military dictatorship. As a result of the reforms, hundreds of thousands of government workers have staged walkouts in recent months, demanding higher pay among other concessions. So far Rousseff has held firm, and with an approval rating north of 70%, much of the population seems hopeful her approach will jump-start growth.
President of the Indian National Congress, India The Italian-born party chief turned down opportunities to nab India's prime minister spot, but that seemingly hasn't diminished her power in the 1.2 billion-person country. Despite recent allegations of corruption, she gets partial credit for India's recent growth, and her support could be critical to the fate of the proposed economic reforms of prime minister Manmohan Singh. Her son, Rahul Gandhi, appears primed to be Singh's successor in 2014.
President, Argentina Fernández is the charismatic chief of the world's 21st largest economy. Credited for a dramatic rise in prosperity that led to her easy reelection last year, her star has faded somewhat in recent months. Inflation in the country is estimated to be as high as 25% annually, and her tight controls over the economy have triggered widespread protests this year. A recent poll indicated 72% of Argentinians disapprove of their government's handing of the economy.
Administrator of the United Nations Development Program The former three-term prime minister of New Zealand became the first woman to lead the UNDP in 2009. About a third of the agency's $5.2 billion budget goes toward fighting poverty, with an emphasis on finding jobs for the underprivileged. That focus, in turn, promotes more reliable and robust economic growth, the organization says. Besides fostering stable democracies and promoting regional jobs programs, the UNDP reports that its job-creation work has directly led to employment for some 1.6 million people, 170,000 of those in regions recovering from disasters.
House minority leader, U.S. The congresswoman from California may not seem like a natural choice for this list, given that her job description is representing the Palmetto State's 8th district. But Pelosi is playing a key role in the unfolding negotiations about the looming fiscal cliff. According to reports, she was the only woman in the room during last year's ill-fated debt-ceiling negotiations between her counterpart House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama. And don't forget health care, which accounts for a huge chunk of the U.S. economy. Pelosi played a crucial role in getting Obamacare passed — a potentially pivotal moment in the economic history of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, United States As Wall Street's top cop, Schapiro is charged with preventing the next financial crisis. The long-time regulator took the job in 2009, a low point for the agency, which had failed to bust Bernie Madoff or rein in banks during the run up to the crash. Since then, Schapiro has launched investigations against the likes of Goldman Sachs, sued more than 100 firms and individuals in the wake of the crisis, and pushed for higher fines for rule-breakers. But critics say the agency still has a long way to go, questioning why so few top Wall Street executives have been charged in the aftermath of the crisis. Schapiro faces big obstacles, and has met with intense opposition in her latest effort to increase regulations for the $2.5 trillion money market fund industry.
FDA commissioner, U.S. Hamburg is the gatekeeper to the world's largest economy, responsible for monitoring 10% of all imports into the United States. As commissioner, the Harvard Medical School graduate is also in charge of regulating more than $1 trillion in products per year. A supporter of calorie counts on menus and graphic warning labels on tobacco products, the 2009 Obama appointee has at times tousled with the administration as she expands the agency's reach.
State Councilor, China Little is known about Liu Yandong, China's highest ranking female official and the only woman on its 25-person Politburo. Still, she has gained a reputation among some observers as a reformer who has pushed for greater cooperation with the outside world. Also said to be a close ally of Chinese leader Hu Jintao, Yandong could become the first woman to gain a seat on China's nine-member standing committee — the innermost ring of power in the 1.3 billion-person country.


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Child of Henry Maunsell Schieffelin
Fanny Kendall Schieffelin+1
[S1605] J.N. Houterman, "re: Crosby Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 6 February 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Crosby Family."
Henry Mactier Warfield1
M, #183952, b. 24 November 1825, d. 1885
Last Edited=19 Dec 2021
Henry Mactier Warfield was born on 24 November 1825.1 He was the son of Daniel Warfield and Nancy Mactier.1 He married Anna Emery, daughter of Richard Emery and Ann Gittings, on 16 April 1850.1 He died in 1885.1
Children of Henry Mactier Warfield and Anna Emery
David Warfield2
Daniel Warfield2 d. 1884
Richard Warfield+2 d. 1924
Henry Warfield+2 d. 1947
Solomon Warfield2 d. 1927
Teackle Wallis Warfield+1 b. 1869, d. 15 Nov 1896
[S1401] Christopher Quaile, "re: Lord Bowen," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy. Hereinafter cited as "re: Lord Bowen."
Daniel Warfield1
Daniel Warfield was born in 1783.1 He was the son of Benjamin Warfield and Ariana Dorsey.1 He died in 1861.1
Child of Daniel Warfield and Nancy Mactier
Henry Mactier Warfield+1 b. 24 Nov 1825, d. 1885
Benjamin Warfield1
Benjamin Warfield was the son of Seth Warfield and Mary Gaither.1 He married Ariana Dorsey, daughter of Henry Dorsey and Elizabeth Worthington, on 28 April 1779.1 He died in 1829.1
Child of Benjamin Warfield and Ariana Dorsey
Daniel Warfield+1 b. 1783, d. 1861
Seth Warfield1
M, #183955, b. 15 January 1723, d. 1805
Seth Warfield was born on 15 January 1723.1 He was the son of Richard Warfield and Marion Colwell.1 He died in 1805.1
Child of Seth Warfield and Mary Gaither
Benjamin Warfield+1 d. 1829
Richard Warfield1
Richard Warfield was born in 1697.1 He was the son of John Warfield and Ruth Gaither.1 He died in 1765.1
Child of Richard Warfield and Marion Colwell
Seth Warfield+1 b. 15 Jan 1723, d. 1805
John Warfield1
John Warfield was born in 1674 at Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, U.S.A.G.1 He was the son of Captain Richard Warfield and Elinor Browne.1 He married Ruth Gaither, daughter of John Gaither and Ruth Morley, on 16 February 1696/97 at All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, U.S.A.G.1 He died in 1718.1
Child of John Warfield and Ruth Gaither
Richard Warfield+1 b. 1697, d. 1765
Captain Richard Warfield1
M, #183958, b. 27 August 1647, d. before 11 February 1703/4
Captain Richard Warfield was born on 27 August 1647 at London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of John Warfield and Rachell Clarke.1 He married Elinor Browne, daughter of Captain John Browne, in 1670.1 He died before 11 February 1703/4 at Anne Arundel, Maryland, U.S.A.G.1
Child of Captain Richard Warfield and Elinor Browne
John Warfield+1 b. 1674, d. 1718
M, #183959, b. 28 November 1613, d. November 1665
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John Warfield was born on 28 November 1613 at London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of Richard Warfield and Elizabeth Carter.1 He married Rachell Clarke on 2 July 1640 at St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, London, EnglandG.1 He died in November 1665 at London, EnglandG.1
Child of John Warfield and Rachell Clarke
Captain Richard Warfield+1 b. 27 Aug 1647, d. b 11 Feb 1703/4
M, #183960, b. 1 December 1558, d. March 1619/20
Richard Warfield was born on 1 December 1558 at London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of Roger Warfield and Elizabeth Pinson.1 He married Elizabeth Carter in 1590 at London, EnglandG.1 He died in March 1619/20 at age 61 at London, EnglandG.1
He was the Rector at Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.2 His last will was dated 1 June 1619.2
Children of Richard Warfield and Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Warfield+2
Roger Warfield2
Thomas Warfield2 b. a 1599
Grace Warfield2 b. a 1599
Mary Warfield2 b. a 1599
John Warfield+1 b. 28 Nov 1613, d. Nov 1665
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David E. Boswell (born 1953) is a comic book writer and artist, illustrator, and photographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia who has worked in the comics industry. He is the creator of the series Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman.
Boswell grew up in London, Ontario, and Hamilton and Dundas, Ontario. He studied film at Oakville, Ontario's Sheridan College, where he graduated in 1974. After graduation, Boswell attempted to earn a living as a cartoonist, and his first full-page comic, "Heart Break Comics", was published in The Georgia Straight from 1977–1978. Boswell moved to Vancouver in 1977, and in 1978, he launched Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. Another title Boswell created was Ray-Mond.
Boswell's influences include film directors Josef von Sternberg and Luis Buñuel, composer Hector Berlioz, comedians Buster Keaton, and W.C. Fields, and humourist Robert Benchley, as well as early Hollywood and European cinema stars, and he often features references in his work. He has written a number of screenplays for movies, none of which have been made.
Boswell based the character of Reid Fleming on a childhood bully with the same name. Reid employs extremely aggressive means in delivering his dairy products. His supervisor is Mr.Crabbe, whose head is unusual in shape, and who has little, if any, patience with Reid Fleming. If it was up to him, Reid would have been fired years ago, but Reid's employer, Mr. O'Clock, prefers to just dock Reid's pay for all the milk trucks he wrecked in his recklessness (8 at the start of the story); O'Clock's reticence to fire Reid may be due to the fact that he is Reid's biological father, as implied in issue #5 (#6 under the Deep Sea Comics imprint); at the end of the issue, a scene set in the future shows that Reid is now president of the company.
Reid is in love with Lena Toast, who has a TV show with Commander Bob. The latter wears "winged boots of doom" that do not enable him to fly. He gets around in a flying house, and uses a rope ladder to literally drop in on a randomly selected guest and kidnap him or her to be interviewed on the show. He uses a power blast on uncooperative guests. He is not the only super-powered character on the show. Reid is able to lift his milk truck with his bare hands and has a degree of invulnerability that has prevented serious or lethal injury. Lena, having been divorced 3 times now, is not a good prospect for a guaranteed marriage.
In the 1980s Hollywood bought the rights to the screenplay, which was written by Boswell. A film has yet to be made.
Although Reid's adventures were first published in The Georgia Straight newspaper in 1978, the first comic book collecting them was self-published by Boswell in 1980. This 36-page magazine was the only Reid Fleming comic book for six years. The character did appear in a secondary role in the 44-page Heartbreak Comics in 1984.
In 1986 Eclipse Comics republished the 1980 issue, and then began publishing a regular series, appearing annually for five issues, and finally the unnumbered Fun with Reid Fleming in 1991. Eclipse went bankrupt not long after, leaving Reid without a publisher for several years. From 1996–1998, the Canadian publisher Deep Sea Comics reprinted the 1980 issue and the five Eclipse issues as Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman 1-6, followed by three issues (#7-9) of new material.
After again lying dormant for four years, Reid Fleming was revived for a Dark Horse Comics one-shot teaming him with Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot. This has been the last new Reid Fleming material to date.
2011 saw the first of two hardcover collected volumes released by IDW Publishing, Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman Volume 1 contains the first Reid Fleming comic and the mini-series Rogue to Riches as well as Heartbreak Comics.
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2:46: At the end of February, former Atlanta Braves first baseman and MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira, along with Urban Creek Partners Jimmy Barry and Joel Bowman, unveiled plans for Quarry Yards. How will this 70-acre mixed-use development, next to the Bankhead MARTA Station, fit into the existing neighborhood? Joel Bowman of Urban Creek Partners joins us in studio to tell us more.
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There is broad consensus that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key factor in reducing industrial emissions, but a lack of decisive government action is stalling development, writes Andrew Fawthrop.
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Up to 175 million tonnes of CO2 may need to be captured annually by 2050 to reach the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Shutterstock
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is "a necessity, not an option", says the UK's Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent advisory body to the UK Government.
Up to 175 million tonnes of CO2 – around half the country's 2019 emissions – will need to be captured annually by 2050 to reach the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The CCC estimates this will require "a major CO2 transport and storage infrastructure servicing at least five [industrial] clusters". But despite warm words from Westminster, concrete action has been slow to materialise.
The UK is not alone in this. Global deployment of CCS is "woefully below" the level needed to capture 450 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030, says the International Energy Agency. This is what the agency believes is needed to stay within the limits of the Paris Climate Agreement. Its latest figures show that existing industrial CCS projects capture less than 35 million tonnes of CO2 a year, with just 19 schemes in operation worldwide.
"Funding in the UK has been made available for research and development, but as yet, a policy framework to incentivise deployment [based on] regulations, taxes and subsidies has not come forward," says Josh Burke, a policy analyst at the London School of Economics' Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Experts agree that an essential first step is for policymakers to propose business models that companies could follow as they plan a CCS infrastructure across industrial clusters.
"Unless investors and banks see a viable business model, it may be difficult for expansive, large-scale projects to take a final investment decision," says Emrah Durusut from consultancy Element Energy.
Consultations on such business models were held by the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in 2019, but ten months after they closed, a response has yet to be published. The feedback is still being analysed and a review will be presented "in due course", says the government.
The UK Government has a poor track record on CCS. In 2015, the Treasury cancelled a £1bn commercialisation programme at short notice. A prior support scheme was scrapped by BEIS's predecessor, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in 2011.
Burke suggests this "chequered history" has rattled confidence in the sector.
"To scale up, developers need confidence that a stable and predictable policy environment will emerge – only then will it be possible to crowd in private investment," he says. "Clearly the decision five years ago [to scrap the £1bn programme] significantly undermined this, with only glacial progress since."
Experts consider the slow progress to be a result of the government's reluctance to dictate to the market how CCS should be developed, despite its acknowledgment that the technology will be integral to industrial decarbonisation.
"Aversion to market intervention and a preference for industry to take on greater financial risk has likely stalled the advancement of scalable CCS projects," says Burke.
Joseph Dutton from climate think tank E3G believes Westminster does not want to be seen to be picking winners.
"That is anathema to how this government works, it doesn't like to be interventionist," he says. "But we've seen in the low-carbon energy sector, like with offshore wind, the best way to get things off the ground is to just make a very clear decision and go for it."
There are also concerns about reputational risk around CCS.
"It may be that policymakers don't think CCS is popular with the public and therefore don't want to be associated with investing in it," says Dutton. "There is an interplay between CCS and the oil and gas industry, and what that means for net zero [emissions]. That is very messy, and it is as much about politics as it is about policies."
Industrial clusters
Chief executive of the London-based Carbon Capture & Storage Association Luke Warren agrees the UK Government needs to come forward with policy frameworks to kick-start industrial cluster projects.
"We would like to see the government clearly set out its ambition, so we can work towards that," he says.
"We have argued for a clear target of a reasonable level of CCS by 2030 so that industry understands what the market opportunity is, and can then go out and start to develop that," says Warren.
He suggests a storage target of at least 10 million tonnes of CO2 a year, equivalent to around 2.8% of the UK's overall carbon emissions in 2019.
This target is in line with the CCC's latest recommendation to the UK Parliament, which calls for carbon capture technology to be "operational at multiple industrial clusters from the mid-2020s".
Ministers want one net-zero cluster by 2040 and CCS operational in at least two sites by 2030. The Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC), a UK Government-led initiative to support the low-carbon transition, has identified six clusters of heavy industry with a combined annual CO2 output of 40 million tonnes – roughly a third of all business and industrial emissions in the country.
The clusters – in Humberside, Teesside, north-west England, Southampton, south Wales and Grangemouth in Scotland – have developed roadmaps showing how they can become low-carbon centres and future-proof local economies. The roadmaps include significant roles for carbon capture for power generation, hydrogen production and hard-to-abate industrial process emissions.
The biggest cluster, Humberside, produces around 14 million tonnes of CO2 a year. According to the 11-member consortium coordinating its net zero emissions proposal, which includes Drax Group, National Grid Ventures and Equinor, it has the potential to capture and store a tenth of the UK's annual carbon emissions by 2040.
The projects are currently at the stage of concept feasibility studies, says Warren. More detailed front-end engineering design to identify specific technical requirements, cost projections and potential timelines are planned for the end of 2020. This should pave the way for final investment decisions.
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, the UK Government scheme that administers the IDC, has made £171m available to develop these initiatives. This is in addition to the £800m allocated to carbon capture technology in the March budget.
Durusut says this funding is "enough for front-end engineering design and some construction costs, but not for a final investment decision. Even if government pays every single penny needed for capital costs, projects will still not be viable if you don't have operational support".
E3G's Dutton also hopes to see "something more robust on CCS" from Westminster in post-Covid-19 infrastructure spending plans.
Transport and storage networks
These plans need to include support for a CO2 transport and storage infrastructure for industrial clusters to connect with, Dutton adds, without which there is little incentive for companies to begin capturing their emissions.
This "common infrastructure", says Warren, will enable multiple carbon emitters in a cluster to share the same pipelines and storage, bringing down the costs of deployment significantly.
E3G suggests similar work needs to happen across Europe, identifying a "chicken and egg" situation.
"It is one big chicken coop," says Dutton. "We hear from people who say 'if we were required by the government to capture carbon and there was a pipeline network to put it into, we would do it. But until that moment we are not going to invest in capture technology because there is nowhere for the CO2 to go'."
An official audit of the UK's existing network of gas pipelines and underground storage capacity, much of which has serviced the North Sea oil and gas industry for years, would help show what can be repurposed and what needs to be built, says Dutton. Ministers have voiced support for this, citing "significant" potential savings on upfront capital costs.
"The government […] needs to be more interventionist," Dutton says. "There needs to be a much more networked industry, with multiple capture sites connected to the same CO2 transport and storage infrastructure."
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As Americans increasingly buy and install smart devices in their homes, all those cheap interconnected devices create new security problems for individuals and society as a whole. The problem is compounded by businesses radically expanding the number of sensors and remote monitors it uses to manage overhead lights in corporate offices and detailed manufacturing processes in factories. Governments, too, are getting into the act – cities, especially, want to use new technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce traffic congestion and improve water quality.
The number of these "internet of things" devices is climbing into the tens of billions. They're creating an interconnected world with the potential to make people's lives more enjoyable, productive, secure and efficient. But those very same devices, many of which have no real security protections, are also becoming part of what are called "botnets," vast networks of tiny computers vulnerable to hijacking by hackers.Botnets have caused problems on the internet, from sending vast amounts of spam mail to disrupting websites around the world. While traditionally most botnets are comprised of laptop and desktop computers, the growth of unsecured devices such as industrial sensors, webcams, televisions and other smart home devices is leading to a growing disruptive capability.
The "internet of things" includes countless types of devices – webcams, pressure sensors, thermometers, microphones, speakers, stuffed animals and many more – made by a vast array of companies. Many of these manufacturers are small and unknown, and don't have popular brands or public reputations to protect. Their goals are to produce lots of devices to sell as cheaply as possible. Customers' cybersecurity isn't a real concern for them.
These devices' variety means they're useful for lots of things, but also means they have a wide range of vulnerabilities. They include weak passwords, unencrypted communications and insecure web interfaces. With thousands, or hundreds of thousands, of identically insecure devices scattered all over the world, they're a wealth of targets ripe for the hacking.
If, for instance, a manufacturer has set an unchangeable administrative password on a particular type of device – it happens more often than you might think – a hacker can run a program searching the internet for those devices, and then logging in, taking control and installing their own malicious software, recruiting the device into a botnet army. The devices run normally until the hackers issue instructions, after which they can do more or less anything a computer might do – such as sending meaningless internet traffic to clog up data connections.
That type of attack when emanating from thousands of devices at once, called a "distributed denial of service," can shut down companies' servers or even block wide swaths of the internet from being publicly accessible. A major DDoS attack in 2016 interrupted connections to Amazon, Netflix and Paypal from customers on the east coast of the U.S.
That attack was linked to a botnet-control software program created by three teenagers seeking to use more than 100,000 hijacked webcams and other internet-connected devices from around the world to gain an advantage over other players of the "Minecraft" online video game.
The size and scale of these attacks – and the broad range of devices that can contribute to them – make this both a private problem and a public one. People want to secure the devices in their homes and pockets, of course. Yet the same networks that stream television shows and music also link burglar alarms to police, manage traffic lights in congested areas and let self-driving cars talk to each other.
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Sleep Now Sivylla is a five piece Christain metalcore band, hailing from Longview, Texas. They formed in 2008 and released a self-titled EP in 2010, and they are now set to release a second EP, The Murderer of Humanity, on April 20th.
"The Murderer of Humanity" is a relatively short EP, but it is expected when you look at the track-listing and see that it only has three songs. It is just under twelve minutes, but it should be enough to keep longtime fans satisfied because of the quality of the EP.
The opening track titled "The Relic", is the shortest song on the EP and probably the weakest as well. Despite being the weakest song, it displays really good riffing, drumming, and screams, and some decent clean vocals during the chorus.
Next up is Iscariot. It starts of with fast double bass drumming and transitions into a pretty heavy verse. Following the verse is one of my favourite segments of the EP, a very well-done two-step part. Similar to The Relic, Iscariot has a chorus, but I think this song would be much better off without it. After the chorus, there is a little build up to a breakdown. The bass drop just before the aforementioned breakdown is massive. Be sure to turn your volume up around the 3:20 mark to get the full experience.
The final track on "The Murderer of Humanity" is Hellion. Hellion picks up where Iscariot left off. It's really heavy and has another amazing two-step part. After you're done two-stepping in your room, you will hear what I believe to be the guest vocals of Tanner Allen (Belle Manoir). Whether the lows are guest vocals or not, they are immensely powerful and they give me chills every time I hear them. The track (and EP) finishes with a mediocre chorus and an overly long outro.
In most cases, the quality of the songs, originality, and song structure are more important than the quantity, and "The Murderer of Humanity" is most certainly not an exception to that. With that being said, the production slightly brings down the overall appeal to this EP because it is sometimes a little distorted, but thankfully the distortion can only be picked up at a fairly high volume.
All in all, this EP is well above average in almost all categories. The guitar riffs and melodies are great, the bass is good, the drumming is superb, and the screams are impressive. The two aspects that didn't impress me as much were the production and the clean vocals that seemed a little out of place at times.


Forget drab city gyms, rows of machinery in tones of grey and black filled with dead-eyed folk staring at screens and running nowhere. London's latest workout options let urbanites boost their bodies in spaces inspired by nature, and tone up while saving the planet and supporting local communities.
The start-up Biofit brings the outdoors in for a workout experience in a space that feels more forest than fitness venue.
All equipment is made from sustainably sourced natural materials, including cork muscle rollers and balls, wooden rowing machines and locally sourced, hand-carved pine wood pull-up bars and balance beams. Mats made from recycled wool and rubber and upcycled wood planter boxes are among other earth-friendly design elements.
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In an era of city living where tech overwhelms dominates and mental health issues ever accelerate, Biofit's indoor-outdoor workouts might just offer the perfect antidote.
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And everyone is working towards a collective goal, as whatever energy is leftover goes straight back into the grid for consumption by other Londoners. Materials throughout the gym are recycled and even the walls and door handles are made from reclaimed wood. Ivy trails overhead, its purpose to filter out impurities in the air and boost oxygen levels for a better workout.
Terra Hale means healthy earth, which sums up founder Michal Homola's vision and desire for the future. He started the fitness studios after concluding that the environmental challenges our world faces are not only an issue for corporations and governments but rather a collective responsibility.
London-based charity The Conservation Volunteers' Green Gym scheme brings community members together to get fit while uplifting their local environment. Volunteers may find themselves planting trees, clearing invasive vegetation, or building boxes and ramps for resident bats and hedgehogs.
"The work can range from very light, perhaps dropping bark chippings, to the hardest HIT class – I challenge anyone to dig steps into a clay bank for two hours," says managing director Craig Lister.
Research shows that as well as improving strength, balance and flexibility, time spent in green spaces alleviates mental health issues too. "Just eight weeks of participation in TCV's Green Gym showed clear enhancements in the cortisol awakening response, which is beneficial for health and wellbeing," said Professor Angela Clow in a study conducted by TCV in conjunction with the BBC and University of Westminster. "Participants also reported marked reductions in anxiety and reduced feelings of stress."
The scheme also makes people more mindful of protecting the planet."Once people have engaged with Green Gym, they tend to have a higher awareness of the value of green spaces, empowering them to make lifestyle decisions that are more aligned with a healthy environment," Lister says.
People can find their nearest of the twenty Green Gym locations across London via the website or request funding to set up a new one in their area. And given the physical and mental advantages on top of the eco-friendly and social factors, there's a huge incentive to get involved.


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BCC Professor Receives Teaching Honor
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Email: sparlings@easternflorida.edu
December 12, 2012 - Chemistry professor Debbie McClinton has been named the Orlando Section American Chemical Society's (ACS) 2012 Outstanding Two-Year College Teacher.
She received the award at the ACS Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, Dec. 1 in Titusville.
Professor McClinton is honored for her dedication to teaching the principles and practices of chemistry in a manner that inspires students and builds an interest in chemistry.
"Being recognized in this way is an incredible surprise," said McClinton. "I really enjoy teaching chemistry, and having the chance to interest students in science as a whole. This is truly an honor."
McClinton is an assistant professor in the Science and Health Department at the BCC Melbourne Campus. She has worked at the College since 1994.
"Professor McClinton is an example of the tradition of excellence in education here at BCC. We're proud of her and congratulate her on this prestigious honor," said Dr. Jim Richey, Brevard Community College President.
Based in the United States, ACS is a professional society for chemists established in 1876. The mission of ACS is "to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. It achieves this mission by supporting scientific inquiry in the field of Chemistry."


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We know that sexual harassment law has advanced workers' rights, especially for women. But what has it done — and not done — to move the needle for women? How is it enabling those writing the rules to keep themselves in power to cling onto the status quo?
Let's look to Yale Law School's Reva B. Siegel's short history of sexual harassment from her 2003 book Directions in Sexual Harassment Law to get a sense of what work was like before the Supreme Court interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual harassment as discrimination based on sex in the late 1980s. With each step, we'll look at how the history gives us insights for the need for general workplace anti-abuse legislation, the Dignity At Work Act. Workplace abuse has a discriminatory impact on women, non-white workers, and low-wage workers.
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If you think workplace bullying is a bigger issue than managers often suspect, you're right. Research supports that workplace bullying simply often goes unreported but it's still happening. In their Employee Rights and Employee Policy Journal article, Researchers Loraleigh Keashly and Joel H. Neuman said a study of the VA healthcare system, the VA Project, showed a gap between those who experienced workplace bullying and those who reported it their experience to a supervisor. "Of the people identified as being exposed to bullying behavior (36 percent of the total sample), 53 reported their experience to a supervisor. An even smaller proportion (15 percent) filed a formal grievance."
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