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Injuries in jail to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein could point to an attempted mob hit at the behest of powerful elites who stand to be fingered for sex crimes
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump
Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was found earlier this week semi-conscious in his jail cell with injuries to his neck, might have been the target of an attempted hit, according to a D.C.-based investigative journalist.
As Vanity Fair recently reported, the number of elites (especially in Manhattan and Washington, D.C.) Epstein could finger for alleged child-sex crimes is "staggering." In other words, a lot of powerful people would rest more comfortably if Epstein were dead. With that as a backdrop, the Wayne Madsen Report writes that the judge who placed Epstein in an insecure environment has ties to organized crime. Madsen even notes that at least one member of the jail population has a history of alleged involvement with gangland-style killings. Writes Madsen:
Nicholas Tartaglione
It really does not matter whether the presiding federal judge in the Jeffrey Epstein underage sex trafficking case, Richard Berman, opposed bail for the Wall Street hedge fund mogul because Epstein represents an extreme flight risk or not. What matters is that Berman failed to make adequate provisions for Epstein's safety inside the Manhattan Correctional Center (MCC). On July 24, Epstein was discovered by guards in his cell "nearly unconscious in a fetal position." Epstein was said to have "marks" on his neck consistent with a suicide attempt or put there to give the impression by someone else that he attempted suicide.
What is apparent with Epstein's so-called "attempted suicide" in the Park Row jail is that some very powerful interests do not want to see Epstein come to trial in New York. These individuals, who include Donald Trump, would rest much easier if Epstein died either by suicide, murder, or murder made to look like suicide. It matters very little if Epstein died while ensconced under tight restrictions at his Upper East Side mansion or in the MCC with access to him by other inmates.
Judge Berman's failure to separate Epstein from the general prison population is curious. That is especially true because the population includes former Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County police officer Nicholas Tartaglione, who was arrested in December 2016 and charged with the "gangland-style" execution of four men -- Hector Gutierrez, Martin Luna, Miguel Luna and Urbano Santiago -- involved in a cocaine distribution racket. Tartaglione, apparently also involved in the racket, allegedly carried out the mob-style hit at the Likquid Lounge in Chester, New York. Writes Madsen:
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump early in his administration, said of Tartaglione, "While all murders tear at the fabric of our communities, when the alleged perpetrator of a gangland-style, quadruple homicide is a former police officer, that strikes at the heart of civilized society." What better person to use to either murder Epstein or communicate a threat to him to keep his mouth shut than someone like Tartaglione. Briarcliff Manor, coincidentally or not, is the home of the Trump National Golf Club.
Tartaglione, who also worked as a police officer in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Pawling, hails from Otisville, New York. Those out to protect Trump may have killed two birds with one stone. If an assault of Epstein was meant to send a clear message to him to keep his mouth shut, it also may have sent a similar message to former Trump attorney and "fixer" Michael Cohen, who happens to be prisoner 76318-054 at the Federal Correctional Institution in -- Otisville.
Tartaglione fits the profile of a potential mob hit man, Madsen reports:
While MCC officials questioned Tartaglione about Epstein's injuries, with which he denied having any involvement, it should be remembered that the former cop is exactly the type of people the mob uses to carry out hits in prison. Recall that infamous mob boss Whitey Bulger, an FBI informant, CIA MK-ULTRA mind control program participant, and Irish Republican Army arms trafficker, was beaten to death in his cell at the Hazelton federal penitentiary in West Virginia on October 30, 2018. Bulger's eyes were practically gouged out and tongue cut off with a prison-made shiv. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, which would have had a say in Epstein's incarceration pending trial, has a dismal record on protecting inmates like Bulger, and now, Epstein.
Could Epstein's injuries be traced to the White House? Madsen addresses that question -- and others:
It only stands to reason that Trump, fearful of his longtime and very close relationship with Epstein being exposed, along with all of the details of child rape by the two, would rely on a Mafia hitman, already in jail, to silence Epstein. In fact, knowing that most correctional centers are woefully understaffed, it would be easier to carry out a hit on Epstein in the MCC rather than under closely supervised house arrest.
There is also the question of why Tartaglione, who faces federal murder charges that could result in the death penalty and who is being held without bail pending trial, was transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn to the MCC in Manhattan. In March 2017, Gerard Benderoth, a retired New York Police Department officer, reportedly shot himself to death in Haverstraw, New York, after being pulled over by FBI agents. Oddly, Haverstraw had phoned from his car the town's police department, from which he retired in 2015, to inform them he was being pulled over. The FBI agents reportedly wanted to question Benderoth about his connections to Targaglione and the Westchester County cocaine smuggling ring.
A crooked judge appears to be at the center of the Epstein story. Writes Madsen:
Why would Epstein's trial judge Berman place the accused in such jeopardy in the MCC? It is germane to look at Berman's background. From 1979 to 1986, Berman served as the corporate counsel for Steve Ross, born Steven Jay Rechnitz, the founder of Abbey Rent a Car. Abbey later merged with Kinney Parking Company, owned by Jewish mob bosses Manny Kimmel and Abner Zwillman. After mob boss Dutch Schultz'smurder in 1935, Zwillman took over Schultz's rackets and quickly became known as the "Al Capone of New Jersey." Ross's Kinney Parking became Kinney National Services in 1962. In 1969, Kinney bought Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, the film and record company and changed its name to Warner Communications, with Ross becoming CEO in 1972. In 1989, Warner merged with Time. In the late 1980s and before his death in 1992, Ross began negotiations that later landed the FIFA World Cup in the United States in 1994. Ross died at age 65 from a massive heart attack and was succeeded by Gerald Levin, who would later wrest control of CNN from its founder, Ted Turner. FIFA, which maintained offices in Trump Tower, has long been linked to international criminal syndicate activities.
The public has a strong interest in keeping Epstein safe, Madsen writes:
While few care what happens in the long run to a pedophile like Epstein, there is a great need to keep him healthy to stand trial and hopefully name all of his cohorts in his sex trafficking, including all of the VIPs like Trump, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, Prince Andrew, and others. However, Judge Berman, by placing Epstein in the midst of at least one mob hit man, should immediately recuse himself from the Epstein case.
Blows the mind that Epstein was placed at this insecure facility, like a sitting duck.
Lex said...
The Bureau of Prisons couldn't see this coming?
From CNN:
Epstein told authorities he was beaten up Tuesday and was called a child predator, but he has been placed on suicide watch.
This Tartaglione sounds like a lovely fellow. And as a cop, he even worked in and around Trump National Golf Course. Gee whiz.
A judge with ties to the mob? Wow, didn't see that one coming.
NY Post says Tartaglione has been questioned, and they now believe Epstein was assaulted:
https://nypost.com/2019/07/25/jailed-ex-cop-questioned-about-jeffrey-epsteins-injuries/
From NY Post:
Investigators suspect Jeffrey Epstein was assaulted in a Lower Manhattan lock-up – and questioned a hulking ex-cop who's housed in the same unit, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Thursday.
Epstein was placed on suicide watch after he was found sprawled on the floor of his cell, nearly unconscious and with injuries to his neck, the sources said.
But authorities are leaning away from the idea that the convicted pedophile did it to himself, either to commit suicide or merely get transferred out of the infamous Metropolitan Correctional Center, sources said.
"The marks are more consistent with being choked out than hanging yourself," one source said.
More from NY Post:
Earlier this month, The Post exclusively revealed that Epstein was being housed in the "10 South" unit, a block of six cells known as the "terror wing" because it's where the city's most dangerous federal inmates, including alleged terrorists, are held.
Tartaglione's defense lawyer, Bruce Barket, said the beefy ex-cop and Epstein were housed "in the same unit and doing well," according to NBC News 4, which first reported the questioning of Tartaglione.
In a prepared statement, Barket also said, "Any suggestion that Mr. Tartaglione assaulted anyone is a complete fabrication."
Barket accused authorities of trying to "retaliate against Mr. Tartaglione for complaining to the court about the deplorable conditions at the MCC."
Don't ignore the Clintons' strong ties to Epstein, as well.
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Bill Clinton's ties to Epstein are noted in this post. I'm not aware that Hillary Clinton has any ties to Epstein. Are you?
Has anyone at this prison heard of security cameras? How could there not be cameras that would have caught the assailant entering, or walking toward, Epstein's cell.
This crime should be easily solved, and the perpetrator should be able to ID those who put him up to it.
For 8:09, most jails and prisons do not have cameras in the cell areas, not necessarily for the privacy of the inmates but for the privacy of the actions of jail/prison personnel...i.e. there may be things that employees do not want recorded.
"I'm not aware that Hillary Clinton has any ties to Epstein. Are you?"
You are aware that Epstein's madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, was photographed in attendance at Chelsea's wedding, aren't you?
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the only information which has been made public is Bill Clinton went along on Epstiens jet a few times. If that makes B. Clinton guilty of anything, you'd find a whole lot of others in the country guilty of things also. It is not unusual for the 'rich and famous' and connected to give each other rides on their personal jets.
No, I wasn't aware of that. I didn't check the attendance list at Chelsea's wedding.
Maxwell's attendance could be due to her friendship with Bill Clinton, couldn't it?
I don't see how that reflects on HIllary Clinton. But if you think it does, have at it.
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Tweet Canadians in the NCAA: Was Redshirting Worth It at Trials?
With the Canadian Olympic Trials wrapped up and the Olympic team named, let's look at how swimming an NCAA season vs. redshirting might have affected performance at Trials. First, below we've compiled a pretty solid list of all of the Canadians who competed at trials and who just concluded an NCAA season OR redshirted for a year. The school in parentheses is the school that they most recently competed for at the NCAA level.
Note: we are excluding swimmers who are about to swim in the NCAA (like Meryn McCann or Javier Acevedo) or who have already graduated before this season (like Richard Funk).
Out of this list, the five at the top all redshirted the NCAA season: Condorelli, van Landeghem, Smith, McGregor, and Snodgrass.
Condorelli won the 100 free and qualified for that event along with the 50 free, van Landeghem qualified for the 50 free and 100 free, while Smith will swim both breaststrokes in Rio. Condorelli is certainly the rock for the entire men's team, and will easily be the fastest swimmer on that 400 free relay.
For the women, van Landeghem and Smith will be key to respective 400 relays; van Landeghem on the 400 free relay and Smith (probably) on the 400 medley relay. Bottom line: these three swimmers are studs, the real deal, and are expected to perform well at Rio as they have international experience.
Two of the five redshirts took off an entire NCAA season but were unable to qualify for the team. McGregor finished fifth in both breaststrokes and was off the Canadian qualifying times. Meanwhile, Snodgrass, who has been an elite SCY backstroker for some time now, finished 10th in the 100 back final and didn't even make the 200 back A final.
Interestingly enough, only Kierra Smith was able to put up a best time out of the five NCAA redshirts. Her 1:06.93 in the 100 breast won her the event and was a huge leap from her old best time of 1:07.88 (which is off of the Canadian cut of 1:07.85). That was a big swim for her, but she was off of her lifetime best in the 200.
Ashley McGregor and Brooklyn Snodgrass have both been much faster than what they were able to muster up at Trials. While their best times wouldn't have qualified them for the Olympics had they swum them at Trials, neither were close to putting up personal bests, and they both fell well short of Olympic berths.
Santo Condorelli and Chantal van Landeghem, meanwhile, swam well but did not hit best times. Still, they easily qualified for the Olympics and also made relays.
For the most part, the NCAA redshirts did not put up best times at Trials, though three of the five still made the Olympic team. It's certainly possible that they have more time to drop and have hit their taper in a smart way, but we just won't know until Rio. What we do know is that as of right now, redshirts couldn't swim lifetime bests at trials after taking the year off of SCY in the NCAA.
There were far more Canadian swimmers in the NCAA that didn't redshirt the 2015-16 season. Many fell short of qualifying for Rio, but some earned their spots on the Canadian team despite having to compete at the NCAA champs just a couple weeks before this past weekend's Trials.
Georgia's Brittany Maclean was certainly one of the stars of Trials, carrying momentum from a rock solid NCAA meet to shatter multiple Canadian records in Toronto. She had best times in the 200 and 400 and won both races along with the 800 free.
Noemie Thomas of Cal and Sydney Pickrem of Texas A&M each qualified for Rio individually, with Pickrem winning both IM's and Thomas nearly snagging a national record in the 100 fly. Indiana's Kennedy Goss found her way on to the 800 free relay with a strong performance in the 200 free.
All four of these women had excellent swims at the NCAA Champs in mid-March, each at the least A-finaling in one event in Atlanta.
It's hard to determine how competing in the NCAA vs. redshirting a year really affects a swimmer's chance at qualifying for the Olympics. While three redshirted Canadian swimmers made the team for Rio, two did not, and missed by a significant margin. On top of that, Condorelli, Smith, and van Landeghem were already at the forefront of Canadian swimming prior to the 2015-16 season. At Trials, they didn't even go best times, for the most part. There doesn't seem to be much evidence that redshirting gave these five swimmers a significant boost in qualifying for Rio– the three who made it were favorites to win their events, and the two that didn't make it weren't really expected to throw down huge swims this past weekend.
On the other hand, Maclean, Thomas, Pickrem, and Goss chose to stick with the NCAA season, and were able to perform exceptionally at Trials and make the Canadian team. Maybe they're just great at SCY and great at LCM, like a good amount of swimmers. Perhaps, though, staying with the NCAA helped them perform better this past weekend.
Jeremy Dezwirek, winner of the 200 back swam for Cal at NCAA's this year.
Jeremy Dezwirek, who won the 200 back, swam for Cal at NCCA's this year.
The awards pictures at Olympics Trials that include 3rd place are always tough…..
G3- Regarding the podium photos, you must be just referring to the girls events. In most of the guys podium photos, everyone looks glum.


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Sandy Hook Elementary Day of Remembrance
By Will	 Last updated Mar 14, 2013 206 2
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It's always difficult to find the right thing to say following a tragedy. Last Friday, the nation was jarred to find the ugly and repugnant actions of one person caused tremendous chaos and pain to not only a community, but a nation. The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which 20 children and six adults were innocently gunned down has left a rift in our hearts as parents. Innocent children were taken from their parents. Teachers and administrators sacrificed their lives to protect the children in their care.
The mood of the nation is somber and saddened. We are grieving. We believe that so many blogs during the National Blogging Day of Remembrance, said it best:
"We know that no words, no gifts, no acts of service will ever take away the pain, but we, as bloggers and parents collectively, want those affected by this to know how close to our hearts they are:
We love you. We pray for you. We're so brokenhearted for your loss.
To honor the memory of lives cut short, we choose to step away from our blogs and computers today to celebrate the gift of life and those we love most: our children, families, good friends, and community. We're holding our kids a little closer, reaching out to neighbors and giving thanks for the moments we have together."
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We couldn't have said it better ourselves. No parent should ever have to bury their child. Gun violence, acts of terrorism, foreign and domestic, and the treatment of mental health problems are all worthy of a robust discussion in our homes, places of worship, communities, and government. However, today is a day that we choose to mourn and honor those who were lost on December 14, 2012.
We must make the choice not to live in fear or anger. Instead, we must embrace every moment as a gift. Hug your children. Hug your husband, wife or partner and your loved ones. Tell them that you love them. Cherish each moment.
The following is a list (as released by police) of the victims in Friday's shooting spree on the campus of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Our hearts go out to these fallen, their families and loved ones today. We know that we couldn't get through something like this on our own and our minds and prayers go out in support of those lost and their families.
In remembrance:
Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female
Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male
Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female
Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female
Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female
Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male
Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female
Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female
Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male
Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male
James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male
Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female
Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female
Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female
Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male
Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male
Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female
Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female
Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female
Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified)
Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female
Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female
Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male
Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female
If you want to join in donating to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary, donation links are listed at ChoosetoThrive.blogspot.com.
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Pilot Pen Helps Students Erase Bullying
As back to school season approaches, Pilot Corporation of America (Pilot Pen) is working diligently to help empower students to excel and to overcome their greatest challenges during the school year. Bullying and cyberbullying are at an all time high, with nearly 1 out of 4 U.S. students having been bullied. Pilot Pen's ongoing partnership with the nation's leading anti-bullying prevention organization, STOMP Out Bullying is designed to help "Erase Bullying For Good," for the fourth consecutive year. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness of this serious issue, helping to ensure that parents, educators and students are aware of the valuable resources available to those in need of support. As part of the effort, Pilot is donating 10 cents from every specially-marked package of FriXion Clicker erasable gel ink pens purchased during the back to school period, to support STOMP Out Bullying. Pilot is committed to donating $325,000 to the organization. To view the multimedia release go to: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8342451-pilot-pen-stomp-out-erase-bullying-for-good/
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Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks
ITC is one of India's foremost multi-business conglomerate and has been ranked amongst the world's largest sustainable value creators in the consumer goods industry. On Children's Day, ITC's leading hygiene brand, Savlon India, unveils its unique Hygiene & Health programme - Savlon Swasth India Mission. The programme is designed to encourage behavioural change towards washing hands amongst children through various engaging and entertaining educational initiatives in schools. On Children's day, Savlon India introduces an innovative engagement with Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks - a set of unique chalk sticks infused with cleansers like soap. The chalk sticks are designed to engage children in primary schools and emphasise the importance of washing hands before eating. Education in some schools in rural India is still through chalk and slate. The genesis of this idea stems from the observation of everyday habits of these school children. Most of them use their hands to write as well as erase their slates. Their hands are usually full of chalk powder at the end of their lessons. The lessons are followed by a meal break and washing hands is sometimes limited to a quick water wash under a tap. Access to basic hygiene may at times be a challenge and washing hands with cleansers like soap before a meal is yet to become a widespread habit. To view the multimedia release go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/uk/7953551-savlon-swasth-india-mission-childrens-day/
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To proceed up the levels of maturity without missteps, you need to understand your starting point. Specifically, you need a realistic assessment of your current adoption level for each of the customer experience practices we've described in chapters 5 through 10.
You can think of adoption levels this way: The phases of maturity (Improve, Transform, Sustain) are like grade levels in school (freshman, sophomore, junior). Customer experience practices are like the courses you have to master in order to advance to the next grade, and adoption levels are like the marks you get for each of those courses.
It's a rough analogy because your adoption level is a measure of how consistently you perform each practice, not necessarily how well you perform it. But don't worry about that. We've observed that companies that consistently perform practices that are sound are way better off than companies that perform practices that might be better – but only do so on occasion.
To gauge how consistently your organization performs each practice on a continuum from not at all to all of the time, you'll need to determine whether each practice is Missing, Ad Hoc, Repeatable, or Systematic (see figure 11-2).
Missing: Your organization doesn't perform this practice at all. For example, you may not measure customer experience at your company, or you may not have a customer experience strategy. If a practice is at this level, it's either because not enough people considered it important enough to do or no one thought of doing it in the first place. Regardless – it's just not happening.
Ad Hoc: Your organization performs this practice sporadically. There is no defined process that specifies when it should be performed, how, or by whom. So when you see the practice performed, it's because some people realize that it's important enough to do at least some of the time. A few of them may even do it consistently. But it's all down to a matter of choice for a person or an isolated team. For example, you may find that your ecommerce division decided to use all or most of the design practices when overhauling your website, but typically makes incremental changes with little customer experience design discipline.
Repeatable: Your organization has a defined process that specifies when this practice should be performed, how, and by whom. Your organization even follows the process most of the time. That means that people within your organization could perform the practice consistently all of the time – they just don't. When we see practices at this level it's often in one of two situations. In the first situation, some business units or departments follow the defined practices consistently and others don't. If you're a bank, for example, maybe your retail division conducts observational studies of its customers on a regular basis but your wealth management division prefers to just have informal phone conversations with its well-heeled clients. In the other situation, every part of the business will sometimes skip a practice like regular reviews of customer experience program status and metrics – it's not yet part of their DNA.
Systematic: The organization has a defined process that specifies when this practice should be performed, how, and by whom. The organization follows that process all of the time. For example, you'll find that everyone in your organization who requests funding for a project checks their proposal for alignment with the customer experience strategy-every time they submit a request. And you'll find that everyone who measures customer experience quality uses the same measurement framework. Think this adoption level is unattainable? There are some things that organizations do the same way every time to produce consistently high-quality results, like paying people on time, filing their taxes, and performing generally accepted accounting practices. If you're a manufacturer, your production processes probably come up to this level, and if you're a software developer who sells to the U.S. government you need certification that your development process is at this level. So yes, you can get to this level with your customer experience practices -you just have to want it badly enough.
Reprinted by permission of Forrester Research. Excerpted from Outside In: The Power of Putting Your Customers at the Center of Your Business (New Harvest, 2012). Copyright © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc.; All Rights Reserved.


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NEW CFA MINISTER EMPHASISES ROLE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELEASING FUNDING DECISIONS FOR YEAR
Associate Minister of Social Welfare
Associate Social Welfare Minister Nick Smith today released the funding decisions for the New Zealand Community Funding Agency for the 1996/97 year saying the $110 million funding illustrated the Government's commitment to supporting the voluntary sector.
"New Zealand is very fortunate to have a strong network of community organisations committed to helping families in need and people with disabilities. The funding decisions announced today reinforce the Government's commitment to help and support the organisations in their work."
Dr Smith takes up formal responsibility for the New Zealand Community Funding Agency today, with the confirmation of delegated responsibilities by the Prime Minister in his role as Associate Minister.
"I am an enthusiast for the voluntary sector and the pivotal role they play in communities all over New Zealand. The Government can get far better value for money by funding community organisations, than by pouring money into state bureaucracies."
The government funded more than 1600 service providers for the 96/97 year. These agencies encourage people to take responsibility for themselves, their families and whanau. They help thousands of New Zealanders to seek better employment prospects for people with disabilities, provide an alternative home environment for young people in need of care as well as a wide range of counselling and support services.
Highlights of the funding period 1996/97 include:
An additional $620,000 for residential services for children in need of care and protection and referred by the Children Young Persons and their Families and Child Support Services.
An extra $4.3 million for vocational services for people with disabilities.
Approval to develop supported housing schemes for homeless families.
The implementation of improved systems to evaluate the effectiveness of their service providers.
NZCFA contributed to two specialists projects for adolescents with sexual offending behaviour or severe behavioural difficulties.
A review of NZCFA's approval framework has led to more flexibility in how services meet quality standards.
"I am looking forward to working with the NZCFA and the voluntary sector over the next three years to support their work and to ensure that they are valued in the important contribution they make to the social fabric of New Zealand."


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2007 K. Gray Scrimgeour
2007 William E. Topping
2006 N.J.A. (John) Hillson
2006 Richard K. Malott
2006 Cimon Morin
2006 Robert C. (Bob) Smith
2003 David F. Sessions
2003 Harry Sutherland
2002 Lionel F. Gillam
1999 C.R. McGuire
1998 Gerald E. Wellburn
The Order of the Beaver (OTB) is the Honorary Fellowship of the British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS). In 1997, members of the Order noted that there are philatelists who deserve recognition for their contributions to BNA philately but who may not meet the criteria for induction into the Order of the Beaver, often because they are very busy contributing to other organizations. As a result, the members initiated the BNAPS Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award.
This page lists the recipients of the Award, and provides a summary of their achievements. The recipients are listed by year, most recent first.
2020 - Ian Kimmerly
Ian Kimmerly started collecting stamps at the age of 14. He began writing a weekly philatelic column for the Ottawa Citizen from 1976 until 1983. From 1983 until 1990, he wrote the weekly philatelic column for the Toronto Globe and Mail .
Ian was made an Honorary Life Member of the Ottawa Philatelic Society in 2011, and was honoured as the Distinguished Philatelist of the year by ORAPEX in 2012. The tribute to Ian in the 2012 ORAPEX show program stated, "A very important aspect of Ian Kimmerly's contribution to BNA philately, and philately in general, is and has been his willingness to mentor and support collectors and philatelists, and especially younger members of the community."
Ian, supported by Brian Wolfenden, was the retail sales agent for the BNAPS Book Department from 2004 to 2014.
2020 - Dean Mario
Dean has edited the newsletter of the Canadian Military Mail Study Group for 25 years, producing in that time an amazing total of 1,480 pages of text and images. He has also been a prolific writer, with a total of 69 citations in the Horace W. Harrison Library Online Search between 1991 and today: 13 in BNA Topics , 43 in Maple Leaves ,the journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, and 13 in the PHSC Journal , the journal of the Postal History Society of Canada. These are over and above the many articles he has contributed to the Canadian Military Mail Study Group Newsletter .
In 1997, Dean received the John S. Siverts Award given annually to the editor of the best Study Group newsletter. In 2001, Dean received the V.G. Greene award for the best article in BNA Topics .
2020 - Ralph Trimble
Ralph formed the Canadian Re-Entry Study Group in 1981 and published the Group's first newsletter in October of that year. As happens with most study group newsletters, Ralph was the sole contributor for many of the early issues. His first article in BNA Topics in 1982, entitled "A Major Discovery on the Five Cent Edward", showed the meticulous attention to detail needed to pursue this specialized area of philately.
Ralph has also been active in other aspects of Canadian philately. He was President of the Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada (PSSC) for two terms, a total of 13 years from 1996 to 2014, and also serves on the Expertizing Committee of the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation. In 2006, Ralph was elected a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
2009 - Ross D. Gray
A member of BNAPS since 1971, Ross D. Gray has been a major contributor to the studies of the Railway Post Office (RPO) Study Group. Since he became Editor of the RPO newsletter in 2001, it has twice received the prestigious John S. Siverts Award as the best study group newsletter. In addition to articles on RPOs in BNA Topics , in 2000 he wrote Railway Postmarks in the Maritimes, a Study of the Cancellation Devices 1866-1971 . Ross's most important contribution to the hobby has been the Catalogue of Canadian Railway Cancellations and Related Railway Postmarks Including Selected Waterway Postmarks , released in 2009, which completely revised the 1982 Ludlow RPO catalogue.
One of only a few collectors to exhibit Canadian RPOs at the international level, Ross has shown an unfailing generosity in sharing his prodigious knowledge of Canadian RPOs and Canadian railway operations.
2008 - D. Robin Harris
D. Robin Harris has been a member and officer of the Winnipeg Philatelic Society since 1975. He was President from 1991-1993 and Editor of The Buffalo , the Society's newsletter from 1985-1994 and 2004-2006.
During the period 1997-2000, Robin wrote, edited, and published seven specialist handbooks on the Canadian definitive stamps of the Elizabethan II era, including his very well received 400-page volume on the Centennials. In 2001, he became Editor of Corgi Times , the newsletter of the BNAPS Elizabethan II Study Group, and has published more than 40 issues.
Robin owns and operates his own 100% Canadian software development company, Adminware Corporation. On the company website, he maintains the Canada Tagging Database, specialized checklists for all Elizabethan definitives of Canada, and over 200 pages on the Great Britain Machin definitive stamps. He is also developing a topical index of the subjects of all Canadian stamp issues, and a feature-packed Windows-based software program for the Canadian collector.
In 2005, the Unitrade Press retained Robin as Editor of its Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps . The first catalog under his editorship was the 2006 edition. Significant enhancements to the catalog have been and are being implemented with each edition.
In April 2007, Robin was appointed a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada for a three-year term.
Robin is a Life Member of BNAPS since 1980, a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (2005), and a Life Member of the American Philatelic Society.
2007 - K. Gray Scrimgeour
K. Gray Scrimgeour was born in Vancouver, BC. A member of the first ever graduating class in Biochemistry at the University of British Colombia, he then obtained an M. Sc. from UBC and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. After four years at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla, California, Gray took a teaching position in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto where he taught until retirement in 1993. He is the author of Chemistry and Control of Enzyme Reactions and a co-author of Principles of Biochemistry . From 1984-1992, he was editor of the journal Biochemistry and Cell Biology , and over a period of 40 years his work on enzymatic systems was published in more than 50 professional journal articles.
Gray has been equally active in Canadian philately. He served as President of the Postal History Society of Canada from 1980 until 1984 and as a member of the Board of Directors of the PHSC continuously from 1980 to the present. In addition to many articles written for the PHSC Journal , he has contributed articles to The Canadian Philatelist . In 1996 he was named a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. Locally he is member of the Sidney Stamp Club, British Columbia Philatelic Society, and the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs.
From 1988-1994 Gray was Editor of the Klussendorfer , producing 20 issues of the newsletter of the Canadian Klussendorf Study Group of BNAPS. He is also active in the BNAPS Pacific Northwest Regional Group. In addition to many articles written for BNA Topics , he is the author of three books published by BNAPS - John Boyd and Cottonwood, BC , and two in the BNAPS Exhibit series, Dr. Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada and The Broken Circle Postmarks of Canada . Currently Gray is preparing Canada's Pacific Maritime Mails , a two-volume book which will bring together all the work on the subject he and the late Alec Unwin have done over the years.
The photo shows Gray on the left with his Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award plaque presented at BNAPEX 2007 in Calgary.
2007 - William E. Topping
William E. (Bill) Topping paralleled a long career as a teacher in Vancouver and area high schools with equally dedicated study of and writing on the postal history of Western Canada. For many years, he and his late wife Marion led summer tours to China for students and other interested travelers.
He has been a member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) and the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (CPSGB) for many years. He is a Fellow of the RPSC (1999) and served as President of the CPSGB in 2004-2005. Locally, Bill is active in the British Columbia Philatelic Society and the Pacific Northwest Regional Group of BNAPS.
Bill joined BNAPS in 1952 and is an Emeritus member. He served as Chairman of BNAPEX 1969 in Vancouver and as a member of the Jury at BNAPEX 2001 in Ottawa. He has attended and exhibited at many BNAPS conventions and has been Chairman/Editor for the British Colombia Postal History Study Group of BNAPS since its inception.
Among other interests, Bill formed and exhibited an award winning collection of Canadian semi-official airmails and wrote Yukon Airways and Exploration Company Limited: A Pioneer Air Mail Company . He also wrote the 14 page Introduction of the three editions of Canada Inkjet (Jet Spray) Cancels 1992-2002/5 . Perhaps his best known works are the separate checklists, prepared and published with William G. Robinson, of the post offices of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the early Territories of the west. Recently Bill published a comprehensive listing of all Western Canada post offices in operation from 1990 to 2006 in four booklets, one each for Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba including Northern Canada, and Saskatchewan.
The photo shows Bill on the right with his Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award plaque presented at BNAPEX 2007 in Calgary.
2006 - N.J.A. (John) Hillson
John Hillson was born in Scotland but educated at St. Paul's School in London, his parents having moved to Kew Gardens just before the Second World War. While living in Kew, he received as a Christmas present a packet of stamps, an album, and a packet of hinges. Considering where the gift led him in later life, he describes this as "the most expensive present he was ever given".
After experimenting with Great Britain's watermarked booklet stamps, he decided to collect something "less complex - Canada's Small Queens. Over time, this error in judgement has happily resulted in more than 20 articles on Small Queens in Maple Leaves , the journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (CPSGB), BNA Topics and Gibbons Stamp Monthly . In addition, John wrote two books on Small Queens published by Christie's-Robson Lowe of London, the first a 24-page effort in 1981, followed by a 106-page major revision in 1989. He is co-author of an extensive new work on the issue which is currently in press.
John joined the CPSGB in 1955. Involvement with the Small Queens led to participation in the Society's affairs. He has served as Treasurer, a post he holds now for the second time, two terms as President, and has also been Chairman of three CPS of GB conventions. In 1989 he was made a Fellow of the Society in recognition of his contributions to the group and his work researching and writing about the Small Queens.
The photo shows (l to r) Charles Livermore, OTB, H.M. (Mike) Street, OTB Vice-Chairman, John Hillson and Jack Wallace, OTB, on 9 September 2006 at the CPSGB convention in Llandrindod Wells, Wales, when John's Lifetime Achievement Award was presented.
2006 - Richard K. (Dick) Malott
Major Richard K. Malott, CD, Retired, was born in Windsor, ON, and grew up in nearby Kingsville. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Science from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Dick joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1950 and served as a navigator and logistics officer. He retired from the military after 24 years service and assumed the position of Chief Curator of Collections at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. 1992 marked his retirement from the Canadian War Museum after 42 years of government service.
Dick has specialized in Canadian aerophilately, and was the moving force in the formation of the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society. He has exhibited extensively at the national and international level, winning numerous gold medals for his air mail exhibits. He has served as Canadian Commissioner for many F.I.P exhibitions around the globe. Dick has authored a large number of articles on aerophilately that have appeared in philatelic journals in Canada and the United States. He was the Coordinating Editor of The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland volume of the American Air Mail Society's 1997 catalogue.
In addition to being awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Order of the Beaver, Dick has been awarded the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada's President's Medal and the Gus Lancaster Award of the Metropolitan Airmail Philatelic Society.
2006 - Cimon Morin
From a position in the library of the University of Sherbrooke, Cimon Morin was selected as Librarian at the National Postal Museum, and moved to Ottawa. He soon became known throughout the world of Canadian philately for his outstanding work, Canadian Philately: Bibliography and Index, 1864-1973 (National Library of Canada, 1979) and the Supplement (NLC, 1983).
When the collections of the National Postal Museum were split up between the National Archives of Canada (NAC) and what would become the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Cimon moved to the NAC and began the development of the National Postal Archives. Since then, he has promoted both the work of the NPA and the availability of its holdings to researchers. He also completed Volume 3 of Canadian Philately: Bibliography and Index (Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 1998).
Cimon has been very active in promoting the field of Quebec postal history, contributing many articles to Philatélie Québec , the journal of the Fédération Québécois de Philatélie. He was also a founding member of La Société d'Histoire Postale du Québec, currently serves on its Publications Committee, and has written articles for its journal, the Bulletin d'histoire postale et de marcophilie . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada in 1998.
In the last few years, Cimon has been instrumental in developing the Canadian Postal Archives website, which currently has pictures and information on history and production of each stamp issued by Canada, descriptions of thousands of documents from philatelic collections, and a new online database providing access to 26,000 pages of administrative directives concerning the Canadian Post Office published between 1759 and 1900. Currently Cimon is working on special assignments for the NPA prior to his impending retirement.
2006 - Robert C. (Bob) Smith
Born in St. Thomas, ON, Robert C. (Bob) Smith studied at the University of Western Ontario and McGill University. After earning his Ph.D degree, Bob taught as a Professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa from 1958 until retirement in 1992. In the late 1970s, Bob became involved in the Postal History Society of Canada, serving as Editor of the PHSC Journal from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2002. He was President of the PHSC from 1984-88 and has been a Vice-President since 1988.
In addition to editing the Journal and writing articles, Bob found time to prepare his monumental two-volume Ontario Post Offices , a listing of opening and closing dates for all post offices in Ontario that was published by BNAPS in 1988. He was also Chairman of the Barrel Cancel Study Group and Editor of The Barrel Rollers Bulletin while the group was active between 1981 and 1988.
Bob's research led him to the discovery of a major Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia) correspondence, resulting in an award wining exhibit which was published as Volume 12 in the BNAPS Exhibit Series. He has also researched and written on the postal history of the two Ottawa Universal Post Union (UPU) conferences, as well as an important collection of postcards showing Ontario post office buildings.
Bob continues to write, help others, and do research. One of his current projects is an ongoing update of new discoveries about Ontario's broken circle cancellations.
2003 - David F. Sessions
David F. Sessions of West Sussex, England spent much of his long career with the Sun Life Assurance Society as Industrial Editor in charge of creative writing.
After 'co-inheriting' his late father-in-law's stamp collection, David gradually concentrated on the stamps and postal history of Canada. A prolific author, his articles on the Edward VII definitives, machine cancellations, and fakes and forgeries have appeared mostly in Maple Leaves , the journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (CPSGB), but also in the London Philatelist , Gibbon's Stamp Monthly and Stamp News . Since June 1986, he has also been Editor of Maple Leaves .
David's first book, The Early Rapid Cancelling Machines of Canada (1982), was followed in 1999 by Philatelic Fantasia of BNA , a full exposition of fakes and forgeries of Canadian stamps and the characters who created them.
An accredited regional judge and exhibitor, David has received many high awards including the Grand Award at BNAPEX 1998 in Orlando, Florida. He was made a Fellow of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain in 1982, the Royal Philatelic Society of London in 1985, and the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada in 2001.
The BNAPS Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award plaque was presented to David (on the right in the photo) by Order of the Beaver Vice-Chairman H.M. (Mike) Street on 13 September 2003 at the CPSGB convention in Porthcawl, Wales.
2003 - Harry Sutherland
A career corporate lawyer, Harry Sutherland of Toronto, ON, started collecting stamps when he was five years old. He served as a Director of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) for 44 years, was its President from 1967-1978, and is currently the Secretary. He also served a term as a Director of the British North America Philatelic Society. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society (London) in 1958 and of the RPSC in 1968, signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1991, and in May 2002 was honoured with the Lichtenstein Award by the Collectors Club of New York.
Harry has represented Canada at numerous Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) Congresses and exhibitions throughout the world, and was awarded the FIP Medal of Service in 2002. He played a significant role in obtaining and organizing the last three International Exhibitions held in Canada - CAPEX '78, '87 and '96. Perhaps his major achievement in this area has been to encourage collectors to exhibit internationally, with the result that many displays of the philately of Canada and BNA have received major awards at exhibitions all over the world.
As Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, Harry has played an active role in two other areas of Canadian philately, the publication of important reference books and expertisation of material.
The Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award plaque was presented to Harry (on the left in the photo) by Order of the Beaver Chairman William C. (Bill) Walton on 27 September 2003 at BNAPEX 2003 in London, ON.
Members of BNAPS were saddened to learn of the passing of Harry Sutherland on 14 February 2006 at the age of 76.
2002 - Lionel F. Gillam
Lionel F. Gillam of Yorkshire, England is a schoolmaster by profession and a railroad enthusiast by avocation. He has devoted a large portion of his life to understanding and documenting the nineteenth century development of the railway system in Canada. In conjunction with this work, he made a significant contribution to the study of the Railway Post Offices (RPOs) that played such a large part in the history of communications in Canada.
From 1962 until 1984 Lionel served as Editor of Maple Leaves , the journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (CPSGB). His first book, A History of Canadian RPO's , was published in 1967 and reprinted in 1981 and 1983. His second, Canadian Mail by Rail, 1836-1867 was published in 1985, followed in 1993 by The Story of Canada's First Railway, the Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad . The three volumes remain the backbone of information about railways in any RPO collection.
Many of his articles have been published in Maple Leaves and various other philatelic journals.
Lionel's Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award plaque was presented on 13 September 2003 at the CPSGB convention in Porthcawl, Wales, by H.M. (Mike) Street, Vice-Chairman of the Order of the Beaver.
Members of BNAPS were saddened to learn of the passing of Lionel Gillam on 16 October 2004 at the age of 89.
1999 - C.R. McGuire
In 1999, the members of the Order of the Beaver of the British North America Philatelic Society [BNAPS] chose C.R. (Ron) McGuire to receive the Order's Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1972 Ron was selected as Administrative Research Officer in the new Postal Museum being created by the Canada Post Office Department. The following year, he was named Head, Research and Administration, playing a large part in preparing the museum for its official opening in 1974 and its ongoing development. He was appointed acting Curator in 1980, and then became Senior Postal Historian in 1982. Sadly, almost 15 years of work by Ron and the other members of the Postal Museum team was wiped out when the new Canada Post Corporation dismantled the museum in 1985.
In this period and later, Ron was active as an accredited Royal Philatelic Society of Canada [RPSC] judge, and as a frequent contributor to philatelic journals and the annual STAMPEX show in Toronto. For his writing he has received awards for "best article" from the RPSC (Geldert Award, 1981), the Postal History Society of Canada [PHSC] (F. W. Campbell Award, 1982; Stan Shantz Award, 2001), BNAPS (V.G. Greene Award 1983, 2002), BNAPS Military Mail Study Group (E.R. Toop Award, 2002) and the Collector's Club of Chicago (Robert Pratt Award, 2002).
Ron was elected a Fellow of the RPSC in 1985. In 2002 he was awarded the PHSC's E.R. Toop Award for his display on the Postal History of 'C' Force, Canada' contingent to Hong Kong during World War II.
Ron continues to write and act as a postal history resource both for his many friends and for strangers who come to him for help in their research.
1998 - Gerald E. Wellburn
Born in England in 1900, Gerald E. (Gerry) Wellburn started to collect stamps by the age of 5. After the family moved to Vancouver Island when he was 11, he began to look for stamps of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Members of some of the early families of Victoria who had saved old correspondence showed their letters to the youngster, and a new interest was born.
After World War I Gerry went to work in British Columbia's forest industry. He founded Wellburn Timbers in 1928 and remained in the industry until his retirement in 1967. He was a pioneer in the use of trucks for logging, and helped form the British Colombia Forest Museum in Duncan, BC.
Aside from family and business, philately was Gerry's greatest interest. He formed award winning collections of the stamps of Canada, the provinces before Confederation, and the early postal history of Great Britain, but researching and preserving the postal history of British Colombia and Vancouver Island remained his abiding pursuit. His exhibit won the Grand Award at CAPEX 1951 and 1987 in Toronto and the Prix d'Honneur at Basel, Switzerland in 1974.
Gerry's work was recognized when he became one of the first Canadians to be elected to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, and later a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of London, the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, and the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. In 1969, Gerry was elected a member of the Order of The Beaver, the Fellowship of BNAPS. He and his wife Ethel Mae attended many BNAPS conventions between 1950 and 1985.
Gerry passed away on 25 May 1992 in Victoria, BC.
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One of the best tourist spot in the whole world, also known to be as the Kangaroos land. Famous because it is one of the continents and also because of its natural wonders. You can find everything in Australia, it goes in one package. From the natural wonders to the latest trend of technology, name it and you will find it here in Australia.
Let the kangaroos and koala bears welcome you in their fabulous place. Australia will be the best place for your vacation. Want to know why? Here are some reasons why you should choose Australia.
Great Barrier Reef – included in the seven natural wonders of the world. You will surely enjoy the amazing numbers of the largest coral reef in the whole world. It is composed of 900 island and 2, 900 coral reefs…amazing isn't it? Because of the clear water, you can also enjoy snorkelling and scuba diving in this area. Other than the amazing large coral you will surely love to see unique fishes that you will not find anywhere.
Sydney Harbor – Sydney is the one of the best place to visit in Australia. Considered to be the best tourist spot of the country. There are so many attractions that you can find in Sydney, but the Sydney Harbor Bridge and The Sydney Opera House is the most famous of them all.
Sydney Opera house – Even if you haven't seen Australia, I am pretty sure that you have seen this Opera house in photographs especially on some postcards. With its unique design "white shell domed" you will definitely remember it. Most of the grand tours, concerts and theatre productions are held in this place.
Sydney harbor bridge – known as " the Coathanger", a steel arch structure that can accommodate 2 railways tracks, 7 lanes of traffic, 1 cycle lane and a footpath.
Melbourne – one of populated city in Australia, Melbourne is known to be the largest city of Victoria. In this city you can find the State library, The parliament house, the Melbourne town hall and so much more. And if you want to go for shopping, Melbourne is the best place which can satisfy your desire. Simply because it is the shopping capital of the country.
Uluru – well known by its previous name the Ayres rock, also a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. But take note that there is a curfew for this place! You can also visit at around 7 in the morning till 6 in the evening and you should be above 16 years old.
Great Ocean Road – your vacation will be incomplete if you will not see the fabulous view of the the ocean road. This is built in respect of the soldiers who fought during the World War I. Another important thing to see is the " twelve apostles" characterized by 12 stones.
Be sure to see these amazing places in Australia! Have fun!


Johannesburg: Kaizer Chiefs woes continues off the field as the team has been handed a hefty price for crowd misconduct that happened in the game against Chippa United where they were hammered 3-0 at FNB Stadium.
The Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee has handed down its sanctions against Kaizer Chiefs FC on charges of spectator misbehavior resulting from the club's failure to provide adequate security.
This is after Kaizer Chiefs supporters threw objects onto the pitch after their Absa Premiership fixture against Chippa United on 07 April 2018 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Last night, the club was found guilty of failing to provide adequate security at the game.
The Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Kaizer Chiefs with a fine of R250.000.00 which R200.000.00 was suspended for 24 months on condition they are not found guilty of a similar offense during that period.
This comes after Kaizer Chiefs is preparing for the Nedbank semifinal against Free State Stars in Johannesburg on Saturday where they hope to win the cup it has been a while since the team won any title under coach Steve Khompela who has been under a lot of pressure and criticism.


The Marana Cares Mobile is an effort by the Marana Unified School District to provide food to children during school breaks. The district eventually wants to offer a health clinic.
As a child of immigrants, education was a path to the American dream for Manuel Valenzuela.
The Sahuarita Unified School District superintendent said he remembers being in kindergarten in Flowing Wells as an English-language learner. The teachers in his earlier years were an inspiration to him.
And education was a "promise," he said, that if he worked hard, he could achieve anything. He became an educator to make that promise a reality for the next generation.
"I felt that this career would be a really special honor and opportunity to keep that same promise of education alive," he said.
Valenzuela, 50, was named All Arizona Superintendent of the Year for large school districts by the Arizona School Administrators Association.
Superintendents are evaluated based on leadership; curriculum; communication and relationship with the community and governing board; service to students; professional ethics; and personal characteristics, among other things, said Debra Duvall, executive director of the association.
He led the charge in raising money to launch Arizona's first National Math and Science Initiative, which helps high school students succeed in advanced-placement courses, she said. He doubled advanced-placement offerings in the district and reintroduced an honors program.
Valenzuela said he hadn't always wanted to become a teacher.
When he was an undergraduate student at the University of Arizona, he was studying chemistry. He wanted to have a career where he could make a difference, he said. At the time, he was considering a career in medicine.
But during his internship at a hospital, he found out he may not be suited for the job.
"I learned that I was not as fond of being around trauma and blood," he said.
He said he changed gears but still wanted to do something to help other people. So he decided to become a teacher.
The Sahuarita superintendent began his career in 1989 as a middle school science teacher in the Marana Unified School District. He then taught at Flowing Wells schools, his home base, where he transitioned into an administrative role.
He became the superintendent of Sahuarita in 2005.
"I saw it as an opportunity to take my knowledge, my experience and my commitment to excellent teaching to extend and broaden it to the school level and to making an impact on that entire school community," he said.
As a school administrator, Valenzuela said his vision is to provide opportunities for success to every student who comes through the schoolhouse gate.
"That vision drives the work that I do," he said.
He identified teacher recruitment and retention, investment in professional development, personalized instruction and community cooperation as his key goals.
Valenzuela's work has earned him numerous accolades and recognitions, including being the first educator in Arizona to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award.
Being the head of a school district comes with challenges. The education landscape in Arizona is "one that is in great flux," he said.
Sahuarita, with the community's growth, needs to build a new school in the next few years at a time when money for schools is scarce, he said. The district's voters struck down a bond measure that would have provided the money to do so in the absence of state funding.
Valenzuela isn't one to give up when faced with a challenge, said Teresa Hill, principal of Walden Grove High School, who has worked with him for nearly two decades.
When Walden Grove first opened in 2011, there were no athletic fields, she said. But Valenzuela was committed to providing the same athletic programs that existed at Sahuarita High School, the other high school in the district.
He worked diligently to find money, a big chunk of which came from local bonds, she said. Now, the school has football, baseball and softball fields, a press box, a meeting house and a snack bar.
"None of that would have been possible without his caring nature," she said.
Valenzuela said he loves what he is doing.
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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Making an Independent Pilot, From the Founder of the New York Television Festival
Alison Willmore
@alisonwillmore
The New York Television Festival, also known as the NYTVF, kicks off its ninth edition today in Manhattan with a keynote address from "Arrested Development" creator Mitchell Hurwitz. In addition to panels and talks featuring the likes of "King of the Hill" co-creator Greg Daniels and preview screenings of new series like Hulu's "The Wrong Mans" and Fox's "Us and Them," the six-day festival features screenings of dozens of independently made pilots in various genres, scripted and non, all competing for awards and development deals with a growing slate of partnership networks like IFC and NBC. The number of deals available this year is 30, up from four in 2010, so clearly interest in new projects from sources outside those already established in the industry is growing.
NYTVF founder Terence Gray notes that the fest has been seeing many filmmakers with TV projects, in part because of their reaching out to IFP and Film Independent. "I think if you look at the networks and premium cable, you see that a lot of very well-respected filmmakers and directors have entered the television marketplace and they're doing great series," Gray observed. "Here's a great opportunity to use the skills that they've honed in storytelling and independent film and migrate to television — we're happy to showcase their incredible talent." The growing demand from cable channels for original series and the rise of online platforms has also made for more outlets for new projects, and Gray adds that "my hope is with places like Amazon and Microsoft specifically, that there really are opportunities for emerging artists to come in and create great series for them." That said, an indie pilot requires a somewhat different approach from that of a film — Gray offered us five tips to keep in mind.
1. Keep in mind the networks to which you'd like to pitch your pilot as it's being developed. "Before an artist makes a pilot, they want to think about the destination, what networks or outlets they envision targeting. How would their projects fit into that network or a platform's current lineup? Do your homework, see what the networks or platforms have in development. Having an eventual destination for a pilot can really help shape the idea from the very beginning of the concept.
"An artist should also know that the inclusion of adult material — whether it's sex, extreme violence or language — cuts out about 95% of the eventual buyers. i wouldn't say get rid of those things or compromise your vision, but having adult content is going to limit the number of places you can take the pilot. If you are going to broadcast television, you should know the audience and the marketplace and spend some time researching the network. Same thing for online, know what online destination would be a good fit for your project. One of the real keys is spending as much time with your ideas as possible before the cameras start rolling. When you make pilots, the most expensive time will be when you're shooting, so make sure your script and ideas are solid before you go into production. One way to do that is to have other people read your script. Work with actors and have your script read out loud — it's a great way for a writer and creator to get feedback before he or she goes into production."
2. Establish a consistent world and tone. "Tone is incredibly important when you're establishing a world, so whether you're shooting something that's super gritty or super goofy and surreal, make sure that the pilot is consistent throughout. One thing that's going to help you set that tone is establishing a core group of characters, and even if your series has 40 characters in it, you don't want to establish more than five to follow in the pilot. An audience need something to focus on, and that's difficult if there are too many things going on. There's enough to accomplish in the pilot without having to spend a majority of the time introducing all of these new characters, which often can lead to stalling the momentum and confusing the audience."
3. Story progression is important. "No matter what, you have to always keep your story moving forward. One of the things that we see is that often pilot makers will worry that they're not fully explaining things, so they'll spend the entire pilot explaining the premise rather than giving an example of how an episode would play out. An audience needs to see more than a premise. They need to see momentum on both the character and the story level. Show, don't tell — and one way to do that is to keep your scenes short. We receive pilots where the whole tape is one long scene, and that structure is really hard to pull off. More often than not, it just reads as stale.
"You have to get your characters moving, put them out in the world and have them interact with both outside characters and in different groupings with the leads. This will give a hint as to how those characters are going to interplay throughout the series. The story of any pilot can be really simple, since there are so many other things and introductions that you have to do. If you can have a B story, that's great, but the most important thing, the holy grail, is that you cannot solve the main conceit of your show in the first episode. If your show is about two people getting over a divorce, do not have them get remarried in the pilot. Keep the simple story and the larger themes open. That's a huge thing."
4. Get a director and an editor. "We see a lot of pilots that are written, creative produced and directed by a single person. While they're often good, they could have all benefitted greatly from an outside eye. It goes back to my point about having somebody else look at your script. It's always good to take a critical look at your work and to have others help shape it. An outside director is only going to want to tell that story, and that can absolutely help prove the substance of a pilot dramatically. I would also recommend getting a good editor and working with somebody who has a lot of experience in post — it's going to benefit your show greatly."
5. Don't neglect production value. "We often hear that the most important facet of creating a pilot is the voice, which is true, and that the production value is less important, and that is also true. But there need to be elements in place so that we can make sure that we actually hear that voice. Paying a little money for audio and lighting will contribute greatly to the overall strength of a pilot. It's going to cut down on your post, and it's going to make the whole thing better.
"When you're making an independent pilot, the tape you create doesn't have to be ready for TV today — that's a little unrealistic. But the problems in production should not be distracting — that's the key. You don't need the executive that's viewing to be taken out of the story because you can't hear the dialogue or the lighting is really bad. Once you assess your budget, you can make sure the pilot you're creating can be delivered for that price. I've seen terrific pilots that have had a budget of a couple hundred bucks well invested in sound, in lighting and in editing. But the pilots were by their nature simple productions. If you're going to have a spaceship landing in act three, you better have the money to bring it in."
At the end of the day, Gray adds, he has seen good pilots that break one or more of these tips. "I think the main thing for an artist is that they need to trust their vision, and just make great content, just produce — because the next great TV show is definitely out there."
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This piece first appeared in Privacy SOS.
Ultimately, facing mounting public pressure and skeptical city council members, Mayor Marty Walsh and Commissioner Evans scrapped the costly proposal. But during the heated debate about the issue, and even in the city council meetings where the software proposal was discussed, Fitzgerald, Carabin, and Evans failed to mention an important fact that would have substantially informed the conversation: The $1.4 million plan to buy social media surveillance software wouldn't have been the BPD's first foray into social media surveillance. Indeed, since 2014 the BPD had spent $26,698 on a social media surveillance system called Geofeedia. During that time, the department secretly monitored the social media posts of thousands of ordinary Bostonians, including then–sitting City Councilor Tito Jackson — one of the critics of the BPD's 2016 plan to buy the outrageously costly system.
Information about how BPD used Geofeedia would have been a welcome contribution to the debate, but now that we know more about how the department used the technology, it's not so surprising that they failed to mention it. A report released today by the ACLU of Massachusetts details the BPD's use of the social media monitoring software in 2014, 2015, and 2016, finding that troubling abuses occurred in secret. Based on records obtained through the Massachusetts Public Records Law, the report shows that employees at the Boston Regional Intelligence Center used the software to scan and collect thousands of posts containing specific terms on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, YikYak, and Flickr. The selected search terms targeted speech related to race, religion, and political activity, but they didn't turn up any evidence of violence or terrorism.
In 2016, the records show, BRIC targeted students involved in a walkout to protest budget cuts at Boston Public Schools. BRIC also targeted what its analysts called "Islamic Extremist Terminology" by searching for posts containing terms like "ISIS" as well as Arabic terms colloquially used by Muslims. The targeting of speech related to Muslim religious and cultural practice and the labeling of that speech as "extremist" raises serious civil liberties concerns. And according to the documents, casting Muslims as inherently suspicious served no public safety purpose; not a single of these posts appears to reference any violence or terrorism, apart from people talking or making jokes about political issues involving ISIS.
The BPD stopped using Geofeedia in 2016 after the ACLU of Northern California revealed that the company marketed itself to law enforcement as a tool to keep track of protesters. Even though the documents contain no evidence to suggest that Geofeedia helped the BPD prevent or solve serious crimes, the department nonetheless soon after requested $1.4 million for a new social media surveillance system.
Yesterday, three city councilors ordered a hearing on the city's process for adopting new surveillance technology. The ACLU applauds the council's leadership and looks forward to engaging in policy conversations to make sure Boston is a safe and free city for all of its people, no matter who they are, what they believe, or where they come from.
Is the Tito Jackson in the story Michael Jackson's brother? If he was anything like his brother Michael I'd keep on eye on him too.
Once again, it takes one to know one.
There is no need for the BPD to spy on civilians. Let the NSA and FBI do it and keep the police department in the loop about actual threats. Using the police department as an intelligence agency is a waste of public money and an unnecessary violation of the sate and federal constitution. Massachusetts is not overrun in pedophiles and has historically low crime. Be better than New York, Boston. Stop spying on citizens. And citizens: quit Twitter and Facebook. They are trash.
'Let the NSA and FBI do it' I don't think so, they should not be spying on US citizens. Period. 4th Amendment!
Fact: law enforcement agencies can't be reformed from the inside. Real cops actually appreciate outside watchdogs with integrity - like the ACLU - keep pushing!
Geofeedia essentially went out of business about two years ago. This is old news. If you think social media intelligence offerings disappeared when Geofeedia, SnapTrends and others of their type shut down on/around October 2016, then you are totally wrong. There are a host of newer and stealthier next generation SaaS offerings in the marketplace today. Some our hiding in plain site (Alexa could be one) while others are incorporated into much larger technology offerings. Ever wonder how Facebook and Amazon can almost predict your next decision?
Boston police don't even want to wear body cams, how can they surveillance someone else? Why don't they use that surveillance to catch all these people out here killing people?
Better yet take all that money spent on social media and give black People resources, jobs, quality schools with trades in them, etc.


Moscow and Managua are to cooperate over the next few years on the construction of the so-called Interoceanic Grand Canal, a new alternative to the Panama Canal. Deeper, wider, and longer than its rival in Panama, the new canal will challenge U.S. control over the region, though experts are divided on its geopolitical benefits for Russia.
During Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's recent visit to Nicaragua, the two sides discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation. One major project that will unite Moscow and Managua for the next several years is the so-called Interoceanic Grand Canal, a new alternative to the Panama Canal.
A source close to parties present at the talks has told RBTH that the Nicaraguan authorities expect to start construction at the end of this year. At least, this is the timeframe envisaged in a tripartite agreement signed between Nicaragua, Russia and China.
The new waterway will be 286 km long, while the Panama Canal is just 81.5 km long. A significant section of the new canal will run through Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America.
The main advantage of the new route is its width of 83 and depth of 27.5 meters, which would make it suitable for large-range ships with a deadweight of up to 270,000 tons. In other words, the Nicaragua Canal will be deeper, wider and longer than the Panama Canal. Two ports, an airport, an oil pipeline, and other facilities are also to be built as part of the project, the cost of which is estimated at $40 billion.
The main investor is the Chinese company HKND, which has received a 100-year concession for building and operating the canal. The construction will be carried out by workers from China and Central America, while Russia, according to the RBTH source, will provide not so much economic and organizational assistance as military and political support.
Russia's role will be to guard the construction site against possible acts of provocation. To that end, the Nicaraguan authorities have signed a special agreement with Moscow, allowing Russian warships and aircraft to be present in its territorial waters for the first six months of this year and also to carry out patrols of the country's coastline in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea until June 30, 2015.
The idea of building a canal across Nicaragua first came up back in the 19th century. However, at the time the political situation in the country was unfavorable, not least because Nicaragua was under U.S. occupation. Later, the project would be at one time "almost decided" before dropping off the agenda once more.
Finally, in September 2013, the parliament of Nicaragua passed the laws necessary to launch the construction of the canal. The prospects offered by the project are impressive: rapid GDP growth, an expanded labor market, new opportunities for small businesses, income from operating the canal, etc.
Most interesting of all is that the construction of the new waterway will cost far less than the construction of the Panama Canal, which was built at the turn of the 20th century. Incidentally, the latter is currently being expanded and is expected to double its throughput capacity by 2016.
The question is: How badly does Russia need the Nicaragua Canal and what geopolitical and strategic benefits will it offer Moscow?
"After lengthy deliberations, Russia has finally agreed to take part in the construction of the canal, which promises to become a major transport route in the Western Hemisphere. Thus, the U.S. will lose a considerable part of control over a territory which, thanks to the Panama Canal, has been under its control for the past 100 years," Emil Dabagyan, a leading research associate with the Institute of Latin America under the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RBTH.
In the opinion of the head of the Institute of National Energy, Sergei Pravosudov, Russia will benefit not only economically, but also geopolitically, as the U.S. would suffer a blow to its prestige. "America controls the main points that sea routes run through, the Panama and the Suez canals, as well as major trade routes going via Singapore, Gibraltar, etc. Therefore the emergence of an alternative waterway is a direct challenge to the U.S.," Pravosudov points out.
However, other Russian experts think differently. In particular, political analyst Konstantin Simonov says the project is a very risky one. He points out that the canal is of interest not so much to Russia as to China, which needs it in order to export and import goods by a shorter route. Russia has its own Northern Sea Route, which allows ships to travel to Europe and Asia via the Arctic.
According to Alexei Rei, head of the sector research center at the Russian Academy of Sciences' U.S. and Canada Institute, expanding the opportunities offered by the Northern Sea Route is among Russia's immediate interests. "From the point of view of the economy, it may even be more advantageous than the construction of the Nicaragua Canal," he concludes.
The Nicaragua Canal is expected to be partially opened for operation as early as in 2019, with full completion of the project scheduled for 2029.


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