What were the Age Pension assets test thresholds from 1 January 2017?
How does the harsher Age Pension assets test work?
How do the Age Pension rules work generally?
Note: In this article you can learn about the radical change to the Age Pension assets test thresholds, which took effect on 1 January 2017. For disturbing analysis of how these changes affect middle Australia, see our Retirementgate series (Retirementgate: Government's Age Pension debacle hits middle Australia), and for the latest assets test thresholds, see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
On 1 January 2017, more than 330,000 Age Pensioners had their Age Pension entitlements cut, with at least 100,000 of those affected Australians losing all Age Pension entitlements.
The Age Pension cuts were caused by the stricter Age Pension assets test that took effect from 1 January 2017. The taper rate for the assets test, which determines how much Age Pension you receive, now reduces your Age Pension entitlement by $3 a fortnight for every $1000 of assets you own over the full Age Pension threshold. Until 31 December 2016, the taper rate was $1.50 per $1000 of assets over the full Age Pension threshold. I explain how this harsher taper rate affects Age Pensioners later in the article (or see SuperGuide article Retirementgate: Government's Age Pension debacle hits middle Australia).
Note: The Age Pension assets test thresholds listed in the article were current as at 1 January 2017 (at the time of the introduction of the harsher assets test) through to June 2017 (for FULL Age Pension thresholds) and through to March 2017 (for PART Age Pension thresholds), and are mentioned for historical reference and illustration. For the latest Age Pension assets test thresholds, see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
Background: Changes to the Age Pension assets test are now law, and took effect from 1 January 2017. The successful passage through parliament was due to the Greens supporting the changes announced by the Coalition government in the 2015 federal budget. Although the ALP opposed the changes when the laws went through parliament, the ALP has stated it will not reverse these changes, due to budgetary constraints. Since 1 January 2017 however, the ALP has publicly stated it may review the Age Pension changes.
Couples and single people were hit by the harsher Age Pension assets test, which tool effect on 1 January 2017.
When the Age Pension assets test changes were first announced, we were told by the federal government, that, as a couple, if you received the Age Pension, and you owned more than $823,000 in assets including super and all other assets (but excluding your home), then you would no longer receive the Age Pension from 1 January 2017. For those Age Pensioner home-owning couples who owned less than $823,000 in assets, but more than $450,000 in assets, then you were also warned to expect your Age Pension entitlements to be hit. All of this proved to be the case, but on 1 January 2017, the harsher Age Pension assets test for a couple actually cut out at a lower amount – $816,000!
Oops! The federal government had based the earlier information on projected Age Pension rates as at 1 January 2017, and Age Pension rates were actually lower than anticipated. What this boo-boo meant is that the cut-off point, as at 1 January 2017, for a PART Age Pension was even lower than $823,000 for a couple. According to Centrelink (DHS), the cut-off point was $816,000 for a home-owning couple. My estimate is that many more thousands of Australians than predicted received a Centrelink letter during December 2016, and a financial shock since 1 January 2017. Until 31 December 2016, a home-owning couple could have up to $1,178,500 in assets before they lost the Age Pension. You can find more details on the specifics, including tables for couples, later in the article, or if you are simply seeking the latest assets test thresholds, then see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
Note: Higher assets test thresholds apply for Age Pensioner couples (and singles) who don't own their own home (for more information, see article link immediately above, see the table in the next section, and tables at the end of the article).
Likewise, we were told by the federal government, that as a single person, if you received the Age Pension, and you owned more than $547,000 in assets including super and all other assets (but excluding your home), then you lost your Age Pension entitlements from 1 January 2017. For those Age Pensioner home-owning single people who owned less than $547,000 in assets but more than $250,000 in assets, then you were also warned to expect your Age Pension entitlements to be hit. All of this proved to be the case, but on 1 January 2017, the harsher Age Pension assets test for a single person actually cut out at a lower amount – $542,500!
Another oops! The federal government had again based this information on projected Age Pension rates as at 1 January 2017, and Age Pension rates were actually lower than anticipated. What this boo-boo meant is that the cut-off point for a PART Age Pension for a single person was even lower than $547,000. According to Centrelink (DHS), since 1 January 2017, the cut-off point was $542,500 for a home-owning single person.
Until 31 December 2016, a home-owning single person could have up to $793,750 in assets before they lost the Age Pension. You can find more details on the specifics, including tables for single people, later in the article, or if you are simply seeking the latest assets test thresholds, then see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
Note: Higher assets test thresholds apply for single Age Pensioners (and couples) who don't own their own home (for more information, see article link immediately above, table below and tables at the end of the article).
Important: On a positive note, the assets test thresholds for claiming the FULL Age Pension increased on 1 January 2017, which meant an estimated 50,000 extra Australians were eligible for the FULL Age Pension. On the downside, the harsher Age Pension assets test for PART Age Pension meant an estimated 330,000 Australians lost Age Pension entitlements, with 100,000 of those retirees losing all entitlements. Since the PART Age Pension assets test thresholds were lower than first announced, we expect these estimates for Australians losing Age Pension entitlements to be conservative.
According to the federal government, on 1 January 2017, an additional 50,000 lucky Australians received the FULL Age Pension (rather than their previous PART Age Pension entitlement) due to an increase in the assets-test free area threshold, which took effect from 1 January 2017. The assets-test free threshold is the measure for the FULL Age Pension, that is, when your assets, excluding the family home, are valued lower than the threshold. You are then entitled to the FULL Age Pension, assuming you also meet the Age Pension income test (see SuperGuide article How do I apply for the Australian Age Pension?).
On 1 January 2017, the assets-test free threshold increased from the previous $209,000 for a single person (home-owner) to $250,000, and for a home-owning couple, increased from $296,500 to $375,000.
For non-homeowners, since 1 January 2017, the threshold increased from $360,500 to $450,000 for a single person, and increased from $448,000 to $575,000 for a couple who don't own their own home. See Table 1 below for the list of thresholds (as at 1 January 2017) to ensure FULL Age Pension eligibility, and for the latest Age Pension assets test thresholds see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
Warning: The harsher assets test also applies to other social security pensions, including disability support pension, wife pension, carer payment, bereavement allowance, widow B pension and certain pensions administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. According to the revised Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the legislation, the assets test also applies to parenting payment and allowances (widow allowance, youth allowance, austudy payment, newstart allowance, sickness allowance, special benefit and partner allowance).
In the tables below, we outline the FULL Age Pension assets thresholds (Table A) (from January 2017 until June 2017). In Table B, we outline the PART Age Pension assets thresholds (from January 2017 until March 2017). Table A includes the previous Age Pension assets test thresholds (from 20 September 2016 until 31 December 2016), and what the federal government said the UPPER asset thresholds (for PART Age Pension eligibility) would be as at 1 January 2017, and what the UPPER asset thresholds actually were, as at 1 January 2017.
Source: Updated and adapted by Trish Power, but the earlier version was adapted from, Revised explanatory memorandum, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Act 2015. For the latest Age Pension assets test thresholds, see SuperGuide article Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
In Table B below, we outline what the Age Pension assets test thresholds were (from 20 September 2016 until 31 December 2016), and what the federal government said the UPPER asset thresholds (for PART Age Pension eligibility) would be as at 1 January 2017, and what the PART Age Pension thresholds actually are, as at 1 January 2017.
The stricter Age Pension assets test operates as follows: The taper rate for the assets test, which determines how much Age Pension you receive, reduces your Age Pension entitlement by $3 a fortnight for every $1000 of assets you own over the full Age Pension threshold, which took effect from 1 January 2017. Until 31 December 2016, the taper rate was $1.50 per $1000 of assets over the full Age Pension threshold. I explain how this harsher taper rate affects Age Pensioners later in the article.
Based on comments from readers, there appears to be some serious structural flaws in this change to the Age Pension assets test. For many Australians there is an incentive to restructure or sell down assets to ensure they don't end up on a lower income than those receiving a FULL or PART Age Pension. For the latest sample of observations and reactions from SuperGuide readers see Age Pension assets test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
Tip: For detailed analysis of the financial impact (and disincentives to save for retirement) of the radical change to the Age Pension assets test, see SuperGuide article Retirementgate: Government's Age Pension debacle hits middle Australia.
Harsher taper rate for PART Age Pension entitlements: The taper rate for the assets test, which determines how much Age Pension you receive, reduces your Age Pension entitlement by $3 a fortnight for every $1000 of assets you own over the FULL Age Pension threshold, which took effect from 1 January 2017. Until 31 December 2016, the taper rate was $1.50 per $1000 of assets over the FULL Age Pension threshold. In effect, the PART Age Pension threshold was cut by $362,500 on previous threshold levels for home-owning couples and cut by $251,250 for single home-owners, which is why more than 330,000 retirees lost entitlements from 1 January 2017, either partially, or fully. See tables later in the article, for how the harsher assets test hits retirees.
Higher threshold for FULL Age Pension: On 1 January 2017, the assets-test free threshold increased from $209,000 for a single person who is a home-owner to $250,000, and for a home-owning couple, increased from $296,500 to $375,000. The expansion of the lower threshold meant 50,000 more Australians were entitled to a FULL Age Pension, who previously received a PART Age Pension, and the government estimated that increasing the threshold for FULL Age Pension entitlement, benefited 170,000 retired Australians. The assets-test free threshold is the measure for the FULL Age Pension, that is, when your assets, excluding the family home, are valued lower than the threshold, and you are then entitled to the FULL Age Pension, assuming you also meet the Age Pension income test.
In anyone's language this is a retrospective change to the Age Pension rules and hits retirees receiving a PART Age Pension. In most cases, these retirees are not in position to return to work to replace the income they have lost since 1 January 2017, and the Coalition government, with the support of the Greens, has essentially devastated the retirement plans of several hundred thousand Australian retirees. Although the ALP's position is not much better, with Opposition leader Bill Shorten publicly stating that the ALP will not reverse the changes with the help of the independents, even though the ALP opposed the passage of the legislation when it became law (although since 1 January 2017, the ALP has made noises about reviewing the Age Pension changes). For disturbing analysis of the financial impact of these changes, see SuperGuide article Retirementgate: Government's Age Pension debacle hits middle Australia.
Background: On 7 May 2015 the federal government announced changes to the Age Pension assets test (and confirmed this policy in the May 2015 Federal Budget), affecting those retirees receiving a PART Age Pension. According to the then Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, around 326,000 retired Australians will lose some or all of their Age Pension entitlements due to a new, harsher Age Pension assets test. The announced changes are now law.
Note: The Age Pension federal government legislation does not deal with state-based concessions, such as rate and utility discounts. You will need to check with your council and service providers, since these concessions are provided by the states, and to assist you with this endeavour, SuperGuide has prepared a comprehensive summary of state-based concessions for older Australians (see SuperGuide article What concession cards are available for Seniors and Pensioners?).
On 1 January 2016, the government changed the Age Pension income test rules for retired public servants, and other retirees (typically retired employees of some large companies) receiving defined benefit superannuation pensions: Taking effect since 1 January 2016, this measure affects 35% of retired public servants, and an unknown number of retirees (estimated to be 2,450 retirees) receiving defined benefit pensions from company super funds. For more information on this change to the Age Pension income test see SuperGuide article Age Pension income test rules (March 2019 to September 2019).
The Age Pension assets test (also known as the Centrelink assets test) is a means test that assesses the value of the assets you own against asset thresholds, and determines your eligibility for the Age Pension and other social security payments.
An eligible individual must satisfy the Age Pension income test, and the Age Pension assets test to receive a FULL, or PART, Age Pension. The amount of Age Pension will be based on the test that delivers the lowest amount of Age Pension entitlement. If an individual fails one of the tests, then he or she will not be eligible for the Age Pension. For more information on Age Pension eligibility, see SuperGuide articles Am I eligible for the Australian Age Pension? and How do I apply for the Australian Age Pension?
Continue reading this article for more detailed information on the Age Pension assets test changes which took effect on 1 January 2017 (including comprehensive tables).
WARNING: The tables set out below are based on the original announcement from the federal government, that is, that the government estimated the PART Age Pension thresholds to cut out at $547,000 (single homeowner), $823,000 (couple homeowner), $747,000 (single non-homeowner) and $1,023,000 (couple non-homeowner). We have retained the tables in this article more for illustrative purposes and we would have update the tables if the federal government decided to updated tables (as at 18 January 2018 – one year later), no updated tables had been provided.
shows the number of pensioners with assessable assets in the ranges that are affected by "Rebalance the Assets Parameter" measure.
*based on projected pension rates at 1 January 2017. Note that the Age Pension assets threshold for a home-owning couple was cut out at $816,000 rather than $836,000 as illustrated in table.
*based on projected pension rates at 1 January 2017. Note that the Age Pension assets threshold for a single home-owner was cut out at $542,500 rather than $547,000 as illustrated in table.
*based on projected pension rates at 1 January 2017. Note that the Age Pension assets threshold for a non-home-owner couple was cut out at $1,016,000 rather than $1,023,000 as illustrated in table.
* based on projected pension rates at 1 January 2017. Note that the Age Pension assets threshold for a single non-home-owner was cut out at $742,500 rather than $747,000 as illustrated in table.
My wife will have worked in Australia for at least 17 years and will have lived in Australia for 22 years at pension age. However while we have had to spend some time in the UK, previously for work and recently for her families illnesses it has meant that my wife has not had one single 10 year stint of continuous residence and hence will not be eligible for any pension whatsoever till maybe 75 years old, she has never made any centrelink claims and for the whole time in Australia has spent into the economy. Thus due to the many changes which affect lots of people here, these changes will force us to live in exile as we cannot afford to live in the country I was born in and spent most of my life in under these conditions, it is a very expensive country when you live purely on your savings.
My husband and myself have had our part-age pensions cut by 50% which made a huge impact on our living standard. There is no doubt that the move to change the age-pension should have been grandfathered. It is incomprehensible that the Greens agreed to what I call a theft to living standards of old people who are no longer able to work, supposed to cope with ever increasing living costs and, in particular with ever increasing costs of health services. Is it then not the case that we, who worked all our lives and paid our taxes and whose age pensions were cut, are now paying for social benefits to those who recently arrived in this country, never worked here and were therefore never taxed? Think about it. Someone had to pay for that. And that may explain it.
I am now full of dismay. I thought I was going to have a good quality of life in early retirement but after a bit more investigating it looks very uncertain. I feel these changes have been without conscience. How can a government allow people to retire being reliant upon a pension and then simply withdraw the offer? If a change had to be made why was it not retrospectively?
This has all taught me one thing. I am going to retire 7 years early and spend every cent I have.
What a joke. The more you earn throughout life means the more tax you pax. Then big tax payers/hard workers and savers are the ones penalised. I will be doing everything I can to reduce my assets on paper. As I was one of the people who have injected a lot of money in to the tax system much and someone that may have never worked/payed tax will receive more than me…….
I totally agree, I paid plenty of tax for many years and invested when the market was down. I was fortunate, but not knowing when I am going to kick the bucket thought, well this will cover me if I lose my part pension. I was not happy but could see the situation we had been left in by the previous Government. I was quite happy to lose my pension if it was going to help other pensioners (they have not benefited by my loss). However, my husband is on a disability pension and I am treated for diabetes but I do believe we should still be able to receive the assisted benefits side under the State Government which could be reimbursed by the Commonwealth Government. We even pay for our own private health, which must save the Government for any hospital treatment.
Being aware some time ago this could possibly happen I made arrangements for our Grandchildren to have an Internet Business using a "Trust Account". I am happy how this is going and it allows me to pass on useful information to them on how to make money and saves us spending money on them. In my opinion people who are thinking of downsizing should not as any funds you have in excess will reduce your pension until you use a lot of it up. The tricks of the trade in the Aged Care and Retirement Village situations are ludicrous but not enough room to pass on all the information here but very sticky on accumulated exit fees from day one, capital gains percentages, lease releases also ambiguous entry contacts whether it is freehold, leasehold and other means and the tricks go on and on. Please do your own research this is my opinion only that I have researched. Thank You.
https://www.change.org/p/jenny-macklin-it-s-time-to-protect-our-pensions-63d76bd8-18c6-4f4f-8020-e8fc18548bc8?recruiter=550430732&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink. I understand Jackie Lambie and Pauline Hanson are also against cuts to the age pension by The LNP and The Greens.
I finally reached pension age (65) last year and so became eligible for a part pension. As I've only been able to work part-time in recent years it was a relief to have a bit extra coming in. Received a small inheritance recently which along with my superannuation means I'm no longer eligible for even the part-pension. I've always been a good saver as I wanted to have a bit to live on in my later years. I've hardly worked since January and am paying all my living expenses from my savings – doesn't seem right to me.
I am one of the many that lost all the pension due to having assets over the $816,000. Today received a letter from my local council telling me that as I no longer hold a pensioner concession card I am now longer entitled to receive a discount on my rates and that they are now requesting me to repay them the proportional discount allowed when I paid my annual rate bill.
Whilst I may have some assets they are not always producing an income. My taxable income last year was less than $11,000 and I have myself and my wife to provide for.
This really is a kick in the guts for those that made the extra effort to substantially try to reduce their burden on the taxpayer whilst in retirement. The removal of the safety net for us is a disgrace.
sell the assets. You will probably live rather well.
– Have lost $28/ftn under 1st Jan 2017 amenedment.
– Spouse not entitled for pension for another four years and is not working or has any income, yet as a one of a couple, I'm getting $215.90 less than single person rate. I have to provide for two people so there is an anomaly in how this applies.
– To add salt to the wound, the Vic State Govt has allowed councils to undertake house revaluations every two years instead of 3. Hence get a rate increase more often – my last one was plus 10% – what pensioner gets a 10% pay rise? And yes wrote to council, Minister and MAV and got a …'we'll get back to you reply from each one . Not one followed through.
– All other utilities are rising well above any increase pensioners – electricity, water, gas etc. If you have solar panels, under the revised tariff scheme effective 1st jan 2017, you lose big time – will cost me an extra $500-650 per year.
The short of it is that anyone who has been frugal will miss out on having a better retirement, and have inadvertently provided for utilities and governments (via GST payments) the opportunity to pick their savings clean.
Would your wife be able to get onto Newstart and maybe volunteer at a local op shop or other similar charity place to help satisfy the relevant Newstart criteria?
This may help your finances. Good luck!
Cheryl, Maria, Jay and all the others who have written (and all those who have not written but intended to) about the recent changes to their pension payments, pleases keep up the anger. Keep this anger going until at least the next election and then vote to show your anger and contempt. Liberals, Labour and the Greens most certainly do not deserve our support and our votes. They are relying on the belief that we will, over time, forget what they have done to us. What politicians like Pauline Hansen, Nick Xenophon and other Independents say is at times irrelevant and not main stream, but maybe we need them in Parliament to provide a balance to the hypocritical and self-serving main Parties.
That is so right! We must not let those asset test/pension changes just be forgotten. Rumour has it that even more restrictions will be put on getting an aged pension in the near future. Even if they had to change the asset test figures, to enable pensions to be sustained for a longer period, I feel that they should have been grandfathered for those already retired. It is not likely that most retired over 65's would be able to find, and keep, a job to help balance out the amount they have lost in these asset test changes. Maintain the rage!
Why has something not been done about cutting the age pension. Nobody is listening. My husband and myself worked past the retirement age. We only had small savings but had paid a bit extra, not a lot into superannuation. We received only a small part pension for a few months now that has been taken away. I only wish I had left work earlier spent spent spent and did not think I was doing the right thing by saving in super. My advice don't work past 65 years and enjoy life while you can and spend.


Who doesn't have a box or bag filled with old family photos just hidden away somewhere in the closet or on a shelf. These are family treasures and should be displayed for all to enjoy. But where do you start when you have hundreds of pictures to go through? Well, you could start by sectioning the pictures by dates or events.
If you are the type of person who writes dates on the backs of pictures than this task may be a little easier, however, do not be discouraged if you do not have a clue. Categorizing pictures can be done by event or occasion to make things a little easier. You might try putting all your Christmas pictures together and continue to group the others the same way and deal with one pile of pictures at a time.
Pictures can be cut to size - Many times there is too much background or pictures are not properly centered. By cutting them to a better size you can put better display the subject. Pictures that are different sizes and shapes can add a nice flavor to your scrapbook.
Adding Backgrounds - You can cut pieces of colored paper slightly larger than pictures to give it the border effect. Adding a border will accentuate each picture and make your scrapbook more colorful.
Adding Text - Writing a little something about each picture really personalizes a scrapbook. It adds a something more to the project that friends and family will really enjoy.
Drawing pictures - You can get the whole family involved by adding little signature drawings next to pictures. For example, if you have beach pictures, you could draw splashes of water or a beach ball on the page somewhere to personalize the project.
Scrapbooking can be a great way to encapsulate memories in many different ways. Don't stick to just pictures, you could add in certificates, cards and any other types of memorabilia.
We also provide links to many other web sites dealing with scrapbooking. Here is a listing of other scrapbooking sites online.


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Home Walk of Fame Stars Ann Miller
Inducted to the Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960 with 1 star. Comments
Chireno, Texas, USA
Johnnie Lucille Collier, better known as Ann Miller was an American singer, dancer and actress.
Miller was born in Chireno, Texas to Clara Emma and John Alfred Collier, a criminal lawyer who represented the Barrow Gang, Machine Gun Kelly, and Baby Face Nelson, among others. Miller's maternal grandmother was Cherokee. Miller's father insisted on the name Johnnie because he had wanted a boy, but she was often called Annie. She took up dancing to exercise her legs to help her rickets. She was considered a child dance prodigy. In an interview featured in a "behind the scenes" documentary on the making of the compilation That's Entertainment III, she said that Eleanor Powell was an early inspiration.
At the age of 13 Miller had been hired as a dancer in the "Black Cat Club" in San Francisco. It was there she was discovered by Lucille Ball and talent scout/comic Benny Rubin. This led Miller to be given a contract with RKO in 1936 at the age of 13 and she remained there until 1940. The following year, Miller was offered a contract at Columbia Pictures. She finally hit her mark in her roles in MGM musicals such as Kiss Me Kate, Easter Parade, and On the Town.
Miller popularized pantyhose in the 1940s as a solution to the problem of continual torn stockings during the filming of dance production numbers. The common practice had been to sew hosiery to briefs worn by Miller. If torn, the entire garment had to be removed and resewn with a new pair. At Miller's request, hosiery was manufactured for her as a single pantyhose.
Star of Motion Pictures
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TOKYO: Japan's major oil wholesalers are preparing to suspend crude oil imports from Iran in October, amid fears Washington will sanction countries importing Iranian crude, local media reported.
A second phase of sanctions targeting Iran's crucial oil industry and banking sector will be reinstated on November 5.
"We've been saying we will observe a government decision (on Iranian oil imports), but we can't comment further as we don't disclose information on individual trades," a spokesperson for wholesaler Showa Shell Sekiyu told AFP on Monday.
Resource-pour Japan relies heavily on imports of oil from the Middle East, though crude from Iran accounted for just 5.3% of the country's total imports last year.


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Home Adbiz Angels Baseball, U of Redlands pull ads from "The John and Ken...
Angels Baseball, U of Redlands pull ads from "The John and Ken Show"
The "Take John and Ken Off the Air" campaign announced Angels Baseball and University of Redlands have withdrawn their ads from the KFI-AM LA show. The campaign, led by the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and comprised of over 40 national and local organizations, has been educating advertisers on the "numerous offenses" John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou have committed against the Los Angeles communities.
Earlier last month, the NHMC released the results of a national poll showing that media portrayals of Latinos and immigrants are fueling rampant negative stereotypes among non-Latinos. Beginning in November 2011, NHMC and the UCLA Chicano Research Studies Center released three academic studies detailing the role of the media in breeding hate.
"We applaud Angels Baseball and the University of Redlands for joining the list of responsible companies who understand that hate radio is not good business," said Alex Nogales, NHMC President & CEO. "Time and time again 'John and Ken' have used hate to boost their ratings, and they do so at the expense of vulnerable communities. Advertisers must understand that supporting shock jocks that promote hate sends the wrong message to all communities and jeopardizes the Latino consumer who now represents one trillion dollars in purchasing power."
Over the past year, the campaign says it has mobilized over 16,000 people to sign petitions asking Clear Channel to drop the show. The list of signatures was attached to a letter, expressing the outrage of these 16,000 individuals and over three dozen national and regional organizations, over Clear Channel Radio's pattern of "hateful rhetoric against various segments of society, and particularly that which airs over The John and Ken Show."
The slow avalanche began last fall when John and Ken gave out the cellphone number on-air of Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a longtime immigrant rights activist, in a campaign against the California Dream Act (state tuition assistance for illegal immigrants). What followed was a barrage of hate-filled phone calls that followed on that cell phone and office numbers, because the hosts and urged listeners that opposed to The Dream Act to call him. Cabrera, a spokesman for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, told The LA Times he got more than 400 calls, many of them filled with hateful language and calls for violence.
A boycott was called after Greg Ashlock, market manager for CC Radio/LA, initially agreed to meet with NHMC but canceled the meeting because their request had become an ultimatum demanding that John and Ken be removed from the air.
The NHMC and its allies held a peaceful demonstration in front of CC Radio's KFI-AM 10/13/11 to protest the stations' patronage of what it calls "hate speech targeting Latinos" on the "John and Ken Show."
Then they called Whitney Houston a "Crack Ho" after she died in LA. That set off a firestorm as well.
RBR-TVBR observation: We did a little investigation of NHMC claims and found that U Redlands actually never has bought time on the show, ever. NHMC then sent us a list, compiled in-house, of when the ads did run in the show. We attempting to get the list verified. Our sources still say the spots were not scheduled to run in John and Ken, yet U Redlands does advertise with the station and has for years. We have heard of no dictate that they must not run in the show, just that they did not specifically buy the show. They are not boycotting KFI. Their spots run primarily in morning man Bill Handel. Sometimes the spots run on the station's stream or via ROS–that could be where this list came from.
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Buhari condoles with Tinubu over first son's death
Buhari and Tinubu
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is deeply grieved to learn of the passing away of Jide Tinubu, eldest son of the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
President Buhari in a telephone call on Wednesday to Asiwaju Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Government and his family offered his deepest condolences to the Tinubu family over the loss of Jide.
Mr Femi Adesina, the president's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, said Buhari described the transition of Jide as "sad and painful."
The President said that the nation had been denied the services and potentials of the resourceful lawyer.
He prayed that God would grant the Tinubu family, friends and associates the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, and comfort all who mourned the passage of the promising gentleman.
The late Jide Tinubu was a graduate of the University of Liverpool, England. He obtained Master Degree in Maritime law from the University of London, and was called to Nigerian Bar in 1999.
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Q: Text file to the specified datatable column I want to fill datatable from text file.
DataTable looks like:
   | Name    |   Number  |
   |---------+-----------|
   |mike     |   1       |

Text file:
John     1
Alex     3

My code:
    string[] lines = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines(@"qList.txt", enc);
    DataTable txtDataTable = new DataTable();
    txtDataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
    txtDataTable.Columns.Add("Number");

    DataRow dr = txtDataTable.NewRow();
    string[] columns = null;

    for (int j = 1; j < lines.Length - 1; j++)
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Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) (Hardcover)
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Eve Rodsky specializes in organizational management, and she's applied those principles to making a system to create equity in household labor. That sentence sounds really dry, but the book isn't. She uses her own marriage as an example as she illustrates how the Fair Play system works. She walks us through the ways we may be contributing to the problem without realizing it (I personally am incredibly guilty of the frustrated "I've got it" approach), the types of husbands we might be dealing with and how best to approach each, and then (get this, ladies) a solution. The solution is a process, but it's a process meant to be easily individualized for each family. I am really excited to try it. I spend a lot of time venting with my girlfriends about the amount of household work we still take on as full-time working mothers, and I would love just that time back, not to mention the time I'm actually doing the household work.
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It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the "shefault" parent responsible for all aspects of her busy household, Eve Rodsky counted up all the unpaid, invisible work she was doing for her family -- and then sent that list to her husband, asking for things to change. His response was... underwhelming. Rodsky realized that simply identifying the issue of unequal labor on the home front wasn't enough: She needed a solution to this universal problem. Her sanity, identity, career, and marriage depended on it.
The result is Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up chores and responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With four easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what's important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore from laundry to homework to dinner.
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Eve Rodsky received her BA from the University of Michigan, and her JD from Harvard Law School. After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise families and charitable foundations on best practices. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home--a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their home. Rodsky was raised by a single mom in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children. Fair Play is her first book.
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"If your family is struggling to achieve a happy division of household labor, read this book. Fair Play offers practical tools for maximizing peace and minimizing resentment—while freeing up all parties to pursue their best lives."—Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and Juliet's School of Possibilities
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[#] A Sudden Fatherhood
A Sudden Fatherhood
Choosing a Doctor Who episode to watch for Father's Day is much easier than Mother's Day. There are several good candidates--obviously "Father's Day" from the 9th Doctor era would be one--but I watched "The Doctor's Daughter". I think it was the second time since I first watched it. As is so often the case, it feels like a good episode that would've been a lot better in a four or five episode serial format but in this case the concept does kind of work with the rushed feeling, with wars occurring rapidly and people being created instantly to fight it. It's a good, thoughtful episode, one that nicely harkens back to classic kinds of stories.
The Doctor (David Tennant) and his companions Donna (Catherine Tate) and Martha (Freema Agyeman) exit the TARDIS amid some anonymous rubble. Almost immediately, the Doctor's grabbed by Gendry from Game of Thrones and hooked to a machine from which his DNA is extracted and his daughter is created, aged up to her early twenties, and implanted with military tactics.
This was a couple years before Game of Thrones premièred so I couldn't have recognised Joe Dempsie, the actor who went on to play Gendry. I'd quite forgotten Nigel Terry is in the episode, though, his presence as the leader of the human faction giving an enormous sense of gravitas to the role.
He passed away in 2015, never having quite separated himself from his role as King Arthur in John Boorman's Excalibur. I'm pretty sure he fits most people's mental image of the legendary king. He was in other things, notably The Lion in Winter and Caravaggio, but when the Doctor and Donna are ushered into the camp, my first thought at seeing the leader was, "Oh, these soldiers are in service of the rightful King of England, Uther Pendragon's son."
But, of course, most Doctor Who fans remember the episode for Jenny, the Doctor's sudden daughter, played by Georgia Moffett, the daughter of Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor. And now David Tennant and Georgia Moffett are married and perhaps we're seeing the emergence of a bona fide Doctor Who dynasty.
While the Doctor, Donna, and Jenny meet with the humans, Martha makes peace with the Hath, the traditional enemies of the humans on this world, a sort of fish people who seem to communicate with bubbles produced in little jars they wear clamped in their mouths.
Martha understands them thanks to the TARDIS translation circuits but we don't, which is odd but maybe helps speed things along. I would've liked subtitles for them or something--not understanding them kind of takes the audience out of Martha's point of view.
The Doctor, meanwhile, struggles with accepting the fact that he's a father again, something that Donna misinterprets as the Doctor being uncomfortable with being a father for the first time. When they find Jenny has two hearts, her heritage as a Time Lord becomes an issue in a scene that plays as an intriguing distillation of generation gap. The Doctor can't accept her as a Time Lord (or Lady, the dialogue deftly dodges the official terminology) because she hasn't any sense of the history and culture normally received by members of the species. I'm not sure if it's ever been spelled out but in other episodes I've had the impression that Time Lord (or Lady) was a title bestowed only on a particular group of Gallifreyans. That would certainly make more sense, in any case.
The episode climaxes in one of the many Doctor as Christ Figure moments from the Russell T. Davies era, though in this case it doesn't involve the Doctor being sacrificed but rather him demonstrating his preference not to take revenge when most people would say he has every right to. Which is a good idea but in the general rush for the episode to come to a conclusion, the Doctor essentially spells out the concept for everyone, which doesn't quite work, any more than Martha suddenly being able to say with some certainty whether Jenny really is a Time Lord (or Lady). In any case, Moffett is fun in the role and I don't understand why she's never made another appearance, particularly now that Tennant is no longer playing the Doctor so it wouldn't be weird to have his wife in the role of his daughter.
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Location perfect, good restaurant, good bread and juices. Excellent hosts. Beautiful grounds.
The room was lovely. A unique experience. And staff were super helpful.
Unique, wonderful place with terrific views.....from the food, accommodations and English speaking staff, this hotel was top drawer at a very small price.
Beautiful rooms, lovely and helpful staff, close to the town!
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Ambiance. Beautiful grounds - well planted and labeled. Very friendly staff. Good food. Views of the surrounding mountains and town. Pleasant 10-minute walk down to town. Easy bus ride to the Parque Arqueologico.
We stayed in 2 different rooms because we extended our stay. Both rooms were very nice. One with our own bathroom which looked great. The other one with our own toilet and shared shower (with just one other room). Big comfortable beds. Nice patio with hammocks and chairs and the best food !
The property is very nice and the food from the kitchen is a pretty good but I thought that the breakfast was a little bit overpriced for what you get.
Casa de Francois is a lovely coffee plantation turned small cottages. Our accommodation was a beautiful stand alone cottage, very near the main house and the restaurant. The beds and accommodation were very comfortable. The food was delicious and we had most of our meals on site. The staff were fantastic. My friend and I loved our stay!
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Some rooms here will provide you with a kitchen with a fridge.
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Nada. Maybe not to have more time..
The restaurant food was basic and could be improved. More variety would be better.
It's a bit far up the hill. You can either take the longer way by taxi or walk from the village. Both are dirt roads and a bit 'isolated'. Cats go everywhere, also visit you at night as the dorm door stays open.
They only accept payments in cash. I'm so used to pay by PayPal or credit cards. I'm not the cash person.
The terrace and the stunning nature.
There's a communal kitchen as well, but when we opened the cabinets for a glass the first night, two cockroaches jumped away... The shared shower wasn't very clean either. We booked a Jeep tour at reception, we were picked up in the morning and brought to another hotel for a transfer. But after the tour they forgot about our transfer. I insisted to be brought back to our hotel, but we were dropped off at the transfer hotel, where no transfer was waiting for us... It took us half an hour and three phone attempts before a taxi came.
It was all wonderful! Can't say a bad thing about this place.
It might be time to change some kitchen utensils/extend their repertoire.
The only down side is the access to the hotel - I found the map on the booking.com website a bit misleading as the property is quite a bit higher up the hill (which in itself is an asset!). We arrived at the hours of darkness and struggled a bit to get there. On another occasion we took a taxi to return to the hotel and it didn't make up the steep road to the hotel car park.
The whole experience was good. Lovely staff, beautiful accommodation - I was in the dormitorio with a perfect view. Breakfast very tasty and filling - the onsite restaurant is a real bonus.
This is not a criticism but a word of warning for visitors that could be less mobile than average. The location is a few 100's metres away from the village, up a small hill. The track to get there is not surfaced and is not lit at night. It's not a location to recommend to those who travel with suitcases on wheels! But then again, we cannot really imagine "less mobile" people, or tourists "with suitcases on wheels" coming to San Agustin!
The property is not close to the Centro, by way of a bumpy small dirt road up the hill to the top, which is not really hikable in wet weather. A taxi ride up/down costs either COP$5K or 4K depending on the driver. This is added time/expense to staying here. There are no nearby convenient stores or any other businesses.


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Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
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A selection of Lord Bruce of Bennachie's votes
Voted for raising England's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2004–2011
Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015
Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2014
Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2013
Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2012
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Northern Ireland Executive Formation - Statement 16 Jan 2020
My Lords, we on these Benches certainly welcome the Statement and the fact that the Assembly is up and running and that a new Executive have been formed. It has been a long time coming, but it is welcome. I guess that a buzz of activity will now return to the corridors of Stormont. There can be little doubt that last year's elections, for local government and the European Parliament and the...
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued): Amendment 13 14 Jan 2020
I want to pick up what was said about the United Kingdom's customs rules being entirely under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom—I paraphrase what I think the noble Lord said. However, the agreement is summarised as saying: "The Joint Committee will establish further conditions under which goods coming into Northern Ireland from Great Britain would have to pay the EU tariff." This...
My Lords, I very much support the amendments moved by the noble Lord, Lord Hain, and I am very grateful for the detailed way in which he explained them. It could not be clearer; he covered pretty much every aspect. This has been reinforced by everybody else who has spoken. It is difficult to avoid the reality. Let me first address the political dilemma. The Government have had an election,...
More of Lord Bruce of Bennachie's recent appearances
Entered the House of Lords on 19 November 2015
Previously MP for Gordon until 30 March 2015 — General election
Also represented Gordon
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Green Ministers
Currently held offices
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (since 29 Aug 2019)
Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (since 27 Jun 2017)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland) (since 28 Oct 2016)
Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats (29 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (13 Jan 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2015)
Chair, International Development Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
Member, International Development Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 14 Jul 2005)
Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (11 Jul 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2005)
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2005)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1 Jan 2001 to 1 Jan 2002)
Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (3 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
Member, Treasury Committee (15 Nov 1995 to 31 Jul 1998)
Member, Treasury & Civil Service Committee (28 Nov 1994 to 8 Nov 1995)
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1999)
Member, Trade & Industry Committee (26 Oct 1992 to 28 Nov 1994)
Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (27 Apr 1992 to 9 Nov 1992)
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry) (1 Jan 1992 to 1 Jan 1994)
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland) (1 Jan 1990 to 1 Jan 1992)
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1989)
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1989)
Member, Trade & Industry Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 15 Feb 1990)
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (1 Jan 1987 to 1 Jan 1987)
Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 15 May 1987)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Gender Equality (International Development) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
Civil Partnership Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
Patents Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
Has spoken in 378 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Bruce of Bennachie's speeches
Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
Has voted in 64.78% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£250 received from Wroxton College, Wroxton OX15 6PX, for preparing and delivering a talk on 7 May 2014. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 19 May 2014)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 15 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9BU
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,423, comprising £1,943 for flights and £480 for 4 nights at a hotel
Destination of visit: Baku, Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 26 May to 29 May 2014
Purpose of visit: to meet with political and parliamentary figures including the President of the Republic, ministers, the British Ambassador, local public service centres, representatives of international organisations and human rights groups.
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Different Forms of Stereochemistry: From Catalysis and Synthesis to Macromolecules and the Natural World
Chairs Varinder K. Aggarwal and Eric R. Ashley
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Stereochemistry is everywhere and indeed without chirality life itself would not exist. The 2022 Gordon Research Conference on Stereochemistry will feature some of the most exciting advances in synthesis and catalysis, natural products, macromolecular chemistry, and methodology development.
The 2022 GRC on Stereochemistry will bring together world experts in these fields to stimulate an exchange of ideas that will advance the field and lead to new areas of inquiry. The conference will include 29 speakers divided into nine sessions, as well as four poster sessions, wherein attendees will share their most recent, often unpublished, results. There will be an opportunity for additional informal discussions during the afternoons and during mixers after the evening lectures.
Keynote Session: Synthesis and Translation to Medicine
Discussion Leader: Eric Jacobsen (Harvard University, United States)
Sarah Reisman (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Natural Products and the Chemistry They Inspire"
Paul Wender (Stanford University, United States)
"Translational Science"
Stereochemistry of Radicals and Peptides
Discussion Leader: Alastair Lennox (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
Michelle Chang (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Synthetic Biology Approaches to New Amino Acid Chemistry"
Song Lin (Cornell University, United States)
"The Fascinating Chemistry of Aminoxyl Radicals—From Asymmetric Catalysis to Site-Selective C–H Functionalization"
Ivan Huc (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
"Aromatic Foldamer-Based Protein Mimicry and Recognition"
Alison Wendlandt (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Selective Catalytic Isomerization Reactions"
Alastair Lennox (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
"Late-Breaking Topic"
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Functionalization of Multiple Bonds
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FTI Publications for Author: Donovan, D.C.
all (19) lead author (6)
Results: 1 to 19 of 19 order by: UWFDM Author Title Date
UWFDM-1318 Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.R. Piefer, D.R. Boris, B. Egle, C. Seyfert, S.J. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D.C. Donovan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 720 kB)
Detection of HEU Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R. Radel, G. Kulcinski, R. Ashley, J. Santarius, G. Piefer, D. Boris, B. Egle, C. Seyfert, S. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D. Donovan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (15 pages, 1.4 MB)
Preliminary Results for Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, T. Knowles, R.F. Radel, D. Boris, C. Seyfert, D. Donovan, A. Creuziger, J. Nacker, December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (32 pages, 12 MB)
Detection of HEU Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R. Radel, G. Kulcinski, R. Ashley, J. Sorebo, J. Santarius, G. Piefer, D. Boris, B. Egle, S. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D. Donovan, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007]. (18 pages, 3.5 MB)
Detection of Nitrogen Based Explosives using the UW IEC Device; David Donovan, May 2007 [presented at the U.S.-Japan IEC Workshop on Small Plasma and Accelerator Neutron Sources, May 22-24, 2007, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL]. (19 pages, 1.1 MB)
Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 8th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L.D. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, P.E. Rusch, J.H. Sorebo, S.J. Zenobia, May 2007 [presented at the U.S.-Japan IEC Workshop on Small Plasma and Accelerator Neutron Sources, May 22-24, 2007, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL]. (26 pages, 2.7 MB)
Diagnosing the High Energy Deuterium Spectra in IEC Devices Using Doppler Shifted Fusion Products; D.R. Boris, D.C. Donovan, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, November 2008 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 17-21 November 2008, Dallas TX]. (1 page, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-1374 Deuterium Anions in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Devices; D.R. Boris, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, D.C. Donovan, B. Egle, G.A. Emmert, L. Garrison, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, C. Schuff, S.J. Zenobia, September 2009 [published in Physical Review E, vol. 80, 036408 (2009)]. (21 pages, 2.4 MB)
Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device; D.C. Donovan, D.R. Boris, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, November 2009 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 2-6 November 2009, Atlanta GA]. (1 page, 4.1 MB)
Progress in Understanding the Performance of IEC Devices at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, D.R. Boris, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, L.M. Garrison, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, S.J. Zenobia, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (18 pages, 4.3 MB)
UW-Madison IEC Laboratory Continuing Capacity Upgrades and Infrastructure Upgrades; R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, D. Boris, L. Campbell, D. Donovan, B. Egle, G. Emmert, L. Garrison, G. Kulcinski, M. Michalak, J. Santarius, C. Schuff, S. Zenobia, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (24 pages, 909 kB)
Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an IEC Fusion Device; D.C. Donovan, D.R. Boris, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (26 pages, 1.7 MB)
Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an IEC Fusion Device; David C. Donovan, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (29 pages, 11 MB)
Overview of University of Wisconsin IEC Research; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, L.M. Garrison, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, and S.J. Zenobia, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (22 pages, 9.4 MB)
UW IEC Group 2010: Further Infrastructure Improvements and Preparations for 300 kV Operation; Richard Bonomo, Eric Alderson, Gabriel Becerra, Logan Campbell, David Donovan, Gil Emmert, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, Aaron McEvoy, Matthew Michalak, John Santarius, Craig Schuff, Sam Zenobia, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (30 pages, 5.7 MB)
Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; D.C. Donovan, D.R. Boris, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)
Negative Ion Generation in an IEC Fusion Device; E. Alderson, J. Santarius, G. Emmert, D. Donovan, G. Kulcinski, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.3 MB)
Improved Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device for 3He-3He Fusion; G. Becerra, D. Donovan, J. Santarius, G. Kulcinski, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-1392 Spatial Profiling Using a Time of Flight Diagnostic and Applications of Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Devices; David C. Donovan, May 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (337 pages, 8.9 MB)


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My Experiences as a Black Man Navigating the Streets of Chicago
By James Porter
James Porter
I grew up on Chicago's South Side, in the Chatham community, the son of a policeman. My dad patrolled the streets under the first Mayor Daley, and in the wake of the 1968 Democratic convention and protests, and the ensuing police crackdown, our city was known for being something of a police state.
I was always keenly aware of racial profiling before people started calling it that. Thanks to a huge growth spurt between ages 11 and 14, I became aware that the only place some people want to see a tall African-American male is on a basketball court.
In his 1994 book Parallel Time, New York Times editorial writer Brent Staples looks back at, among other things, his time as a University of Chicago grad student in the 1970s. He recalls one incident when he was walking through the Hyde Park neighborhood, behind a smartly dressed white woman his own age. After the lady looked back at Staples, the tall African-American man behind her, she quickened her pace to the point where she ran and disappeared on a cross street. Soon after that, when Staples found himself in the same situation, he would softly whistle so the person in front of him wouldn't be startled. But he eventually stopped the whistling bit, disgusted that he had to do it in the first place.
I had a similar experience in the 1990s. I had just gotten off work on the South Side and decided to take a trip up north to visit a friend at the record store he owned. I got off the Red Line at Belmont Avenue around 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack. After that, I decided to walk the rest of the way up Clark Street to the shop, since it was a nice autumn day. It was already dark, but that stretch of Clark is brightly lit.
As I was walking, I saw three white women laughing together, some distance ahead of me. They were too far away for me for me to even get a good sense of what they looked like. At some point they turned on Addison Street, by Wrigley Field. I kept going, because my destination was a few blocks farther on Clark. As soon as I crossed Addison, I was confronted by a couple of white police officers in a squad car who suddenly swung their car into the driveway of a McDonald's.
The cops got out of the car and immediately started harassing me, claiming I was stalking these three strangers. How, I protested, could I be following these women if we were walking in different directions? "Because you saw us coming, that's why!" one of the cops shot back. After they determined who I was and why I was in that area ("You came all the way from the South Side just to go to a record store?"), they let me go.
These days, the police seem a little more polite about detaining people who are just minding their business. Even so, the message is clear — somebody did something, and you fit the profile.
From the moment I was old enough to go places without parental supervision, my mother and father told me to have my fun, but be aware. They warned me that some policemen view a guy being Black and tall as an excuse to hassle him.
Interestingly enough, the only times I ever got the side-eye from Black cops was when I was a teenager, spending most of my time in African-American neighborhoods. It was usually for something petty, like the time an officer forced me to take an alternate route to a driver's ed class at a different school than the one I attended.
After college, when I started hanging out in majority-white neighborhoods more often, all of a sudden the Black cops were cool. I can think of a couple of occasions where it seemed like they were actually looking out for me, just trying to make sure I avoided attracting suspicion from other people.
It was the white officers I had to watch out for. They'd usually stop me as a suspect for minor infractions committed by other people. Sometimes they'd let me go because the knapsack on my back indicated that I was just a harmless student.
While experiences like these have been disheartening, I haven't let them stop me from exploring my city. If I did, that would be letting the jerks win.
Filed Under: Walking, enforcement, equity, Promoted, Racial Profiling
Randy Baxley
Sorry this happened to you. I am not black and was only in Chicago after I was old and Chicago cops often bugged me as well. I got a contact slip for sitting in a parklet across the street from my apartment. It was a drug hangout before myself and the community cleaned it up and I took it on myself to keep it clean and trim. I even painted the benches official Chicago blue. Another time I had trimmed some bushes and then was relaxing with my shears in hand and they came by and roared up and jumped out to question me. "Just a good citizen trimming the bushes" they jeered. Alderman and arts was behind the cleanup. After the contact card I went to a meeting and hollered at the commander. I did pop up positive loitering events with the Six Corners Association once a month and one night a CPD unit pulled up and the alderman and a friend were talking to the unit so I went over to see what was going on. The commander was on the passenger side. The alderman said the commander pointed at me and said in the way only a cop does "You know that guy?" Ha!.
ChicagoCyclist
Thanks for sharing this story. It is a thoughtful and moving reminiscence, which rings true and reveals real care. I want to begin by saying that I believe it is well established and documented that blacks and other minorities in the U.S. are targeted by police and, without reason or cause, often considered (by both police and other people) suspicious and/or dangerous. Systemic, historic, culturally-embedded racism lies at the heart of such reactions and behavior. That fact acknowledged, I want to say that, even though I am not black — nor particularly large :) — I too find myself, especially at night, softly whistling or making "artificial" noise in order that a person whom I am going to overtake, or even walking close to, won't be startled and scared. I myself know what that feeling is like and have appreciated when others do that "artificial noise" / "hey, I'm here" kind of thing. The question may then be: what if that is not enough or doesn't really or effectively help the specific, or the broader societal, situation? Policy, legal, and cultural changes — and above all, education — are needed.
hopeyglass
Thank you for writing this, James. Really enjoying reading these perspectives from the entirety of the transportation ecoystem. I'm sorry that this racist nonsense continues, and I hope we as advocates can be better at dismantling it, hard and fast and together.
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Black Residents: Private Guards Would Make Ukrainian Village Less Safe for Walking
By John Greenfield	| Jan 18, 2018
A white resident has proposed hiring a security patrol, financed by neighbors, in response to a spike in crime. But people of color argue that this could make them the target of racial profiling.
Another Case of a Black Divvy Rider Stopped and Searched Near Chicago and State
By John Greenfield	| Aug 23, 2018
Lots of people ride Divvies on downtown sidewalks, but are police only enforcing bike laws against African Americans?
Is CPD Using Racial Profiling to Catch Divvy Thieves?
By John Greenfield	| Feb 21, 2019
Black bike advocates say yes—and that they have the stats to prove it.
Are Police Racial Profiling Black Bike-Share Users in an Effort to Recover Stolen Divvies?
The CPD says it uses bike ticketing as a strategy to conduct searches in communities of color. A Black bike advocate claims officers are also targeting African-American men on Divvies in other parts of town.
The CPD's "Biking While Black" Enforcement Practices Have Got to Stop
By John Greenfield	| Mar 21, 2017
A Chicago Tribune investigation indicates that police are much more likely to ticket people in African-American communities for bike infractions than they are to issue citations to lawbreaking cyclists in mostly white areas. This isn't just illegal and unjust. It also discourages cycling in black neighborhoods.
Arizona Police Arrest "Jaywalking" Professor in Racially-Charged Incident
By Tanya Snyder	| Jun 30, 2014
Arizona earned its reputation for police excess yet again recently when an officer demanded identification of an African-American pedestrian — for the crime of walking in a campus street to avoid construction on the sidewalk — and got violent when she refused to produce it. Arizona State University professor Ersula Ore was walking around some […]


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