As the year of 2019 begins, so does the race for the U.S. presidential election that is to be held the following year. Republican incumbent, Donald Trump, has already made it clear that he is planning to run for reelection in 2020.
The Democratic party is currently split between a progressive wing and a neoliberal wing. Democrats on the neoliberal wing of the party have been known to take large campaign contributions from wealthy donors, support right-wing economic policies such as free trade, and 'cooperate' with Republicans in the policymaking process. By comparison, Democrats on the progressive wing of the party want elections to be publicly funded only, support popular left-wing economic policies such as Medicare-for-all, and refuse to give in to Republicans in the policy-making process.
Numerous Democrats from both wings of the party have already announced their campaigns for president, from progressives such as Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard to neoliberals like Kamala Harris and John Delaney. However, the one individual who would be the best candidate to take on Donald Trump, who isn't even a Democrat himself, hasn't announced his 2020 campaign yet. However, this man needs to be the one to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. That man is Vermont senator, Bernie Sanders (I).
Bernie Sanders was the main opponent to former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses. While Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton (who herself would go on to lose the general election to Trump despite winning the popular vote), Americans are now very well-aware the primaries and caucuses were rigged in many ways.
They ranged from a media blackout for the Vermont senator to mass meddling of the vote in many states. "Concerned Sanders would win Nevada, Sen. Harry Reid, the former Senate Majority Leader and most powerful elected official in Nevada, as it later emerged, arranged a plan with owners of Las Vegas casinos, where many caucuses were being held, and other employers, to ensure Clinton would win.
The Nevada caucuses were then rigged with massive voting irregularities such as casino owners orchestrating which workers would be allowed to vote and, in clear intimidation, openly monitoring how they voted." says RoseAnn DeMoro of Alternet.
Had it not been for the presidential primaries and caucuses being rigged in favor of Clinton, not only would Sanders have been nominated, but he would've also won the general election against Donald Trump. Many polls from the 2016 primary season showed Sanders beating Trump by double digits, with one poll held by Bloomberg from March 19- 22, 2016 showing Sanders beating Trump by 24 points. Even a poll held by FOX News from February 15-17, 2016 found Sanders beating Trump by 15 points.
Many of the neoliberal Democrats who have either entered or are likely to enter, have a slim chance of ever exciting the Democratic party's base. The main three of this wing are freshman senator of California, Kamala Harris, former vice president, Joe Biden, and former Texas Congressman, Beto O' Rourke. Some in the Democratic Party establishment have tried to present Kamala Harris as a progressive, as she has taken the pledge to not take any campaign contributions from corporate PACs, supports raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, and so on.
However, her record in California has been very questionable at times. "Trump's now Treasury Secretary, Steve Minuchin gave her campaign cash after she made that decision [to not prosecute Steve Minuchin's One West Bank for foreclosure violations], says Emma Vigeland of Rebel HQ.
According to Sludge's Alex Kotch, a close look at campaign finance records shows that O'Rourke violated the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge dozens of times, receiving $324,650 total in donations of over $200 from executives and other individuals in the fossil fuel industry throughout his unsuccessful campaign to unseat incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)." says Jake Johnson of Common Dreams. When former vice president, Joe Biden, was a senator from Delaware, he helped Republican Clarence Thomas get onto the Supreme Court by not letting three female witnesses come forward to give their testimonies during the Anita Hill hearings. "Had he [Joe Biden] acted in a more competent and responsible way, it might be the case that Clarence Thomas, a very conservative Supreme Court Justice, wouldn't be on the Supreme Court right now." said Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report.
There are other progressives running for the White House aside from Sanders, including Tulsi Gabbard, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Ojeda, and Andrew Yang. However, Ojeda has the baggage of voting for the Republican presidential candidate throughout much of his life. It's unknown if Yang supports student debt-cancellation.
Warren may lack the political courage needed, such as when she back-peddled after originally saying that the 2016 Democratic primaries and caucuses were rigged. Gabbard has ties to right-wing Hindu nationalists in the nation of India and used to be a homophobe, whereas Sanders, when he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, supported the city's first ever parade for gay pride in 1983.
While Sanders isn't perfect, he is the individual who has the decades of experience, the political courage, and progressive policy positions needed to defeat Donald Trump and save the United States of America from falling to corporate authoritarianism and climate destruction.


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ICE agents have reportedly claimed to be police officers to gain consent to enter a person's home – a tactic that is viewed as unethical, but within the powers granted to the officers. Civil rights groups supported Kalra's bill, looking to stymie the Trump administration's promise to use any and all available tools to deport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. Many groups fear Trump will expand deportations to include all undocumented immigrants, their families and relatives. read more
A 2015 audit by Yee's office found that the board mistakenly sent $47.8 million in sales tax revenue to the state's general fund, but the Finance Departmen's newest audit revealed that the board has done little since then to stanch the bleeding. After interviewing more than 70 board employees and managers scattered throughout the state, the Finance Department found that board members routinely redirect staff to projects in their districts, a violation of state law in some cases. read more
Headlines speak of California as a bulwark against a new president who sees climate change as a "hoax" and his promise of the most pro-drilling Cabinet in U.S. history. But behind the headlines is oil's enduring power in the Golden State. In spite of international praise for California's efforts to fight climate change, Big Oil has spent more than $122 million on campaign contributions and on lobbying to boost production, weaken regulatory agencies and mold energy policy. read more
"This has violated the trust of our community and we cannot tell you how disappointed we are by the betrayal of the DHS," police chief Vogel said. The severing of trust means the department will no longer work with Homeland Security or ICE, he added. Santa Cruz and other California communities feel unease from Trump's promises to round up undocumented immigrants and deport them. Trump has also threatened to withhold federal dollars from sanctuary cities. read more
The 10 aquifers in question were supposed to be protected by the state, but a bureaucratic snafu led officials to believe that the oil companies had obtained exemptions under the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act, which shields groundwater supplies from pollution. The oil companies had been dumping leftover water from drilling for three decades by the time state regulators found out in 2014 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had never granted them permission to do so. read more
Nation's Top Climate-Change Fighter, California, is ready to roll up Sleeves and Go It Alone
Trump has packed his Cabinet with nominees who dispute climate change. He said he'll withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and belittled global warming. But California — a state that has for 50 years been a leader in environmental advocacy — is about to step into the breach. In a show of defiance, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders said they'll work directly with other nations and states to defend and strengthen the most aggressive policies to fight climate change in the nation. read more
California Freezes Voter-Approved Rush to Death Penalty
Supporters say Prop. 66 will speed up California's dysfunctional death penalty process by limiting state appeals of death sentences to five years. Van de Kamp and Ron Briggs, whose father authored the measure that reinstated the death penalty in 1978, claim Prop. 66 would eliminate inmates' ability to file proper appeals by setting unrealistic and short timelines for judges to handle often complex cases. The ruling allows time to consider their attempt to halt the new law. read more
California Bill Would Require Release of Tax Returns for Presidential Candidates to Appear on State Ballot
Blasting Trump's decision to buck a long-standing trend of candidates releasing their tax returns, two state senators hope the proposal will "help make transparency great again." "The American people deserve honesty and transparency from their president. Unfortunately, we are getting lies and obfuscation from President-elect Trump, especially in regards to how his business interests may impact his administration," said state Sen. Scott Wiener. read more
California County Fights Chevron and Local School District to Defend Voter-Approved Law Limiting Oil Production
The San Ardo Field is the 46th largest oil field in the U.S. The oil is "heavy" and has the consistency of ketchup, but by injecting steam it is heated and extracted more easily. Chevron is the largest operator on the site, producing about 11,000 barrels of oil per day. Measure Z, presented to voters as a ban on fracking and risky oil operations to protect the region's water, passed with 56% approval on Nov. 8. It prohibits fracking and other procedures deemed a danger to groundwater. read more
California Lawmakers to Enact Sweeping Laws to Resist Trump's Mass Immigrant Deportation Threats
"Throughout the presidential campaign and since, the president-elect has made many troubling statements that run counter to the principles that define California today," said Kevin de León, the state Senate president pro tempore, "If the president-elect has identified 2 to 3 million criminal immigrants, we can only assume it's a pretense to open up criteria to deport mothers who are pulled over for a broken taillight. We want to ensure that those facing deportation are afforded due process..." read more
California Targets Methane-Producing Farm Animals in Global Warming Fight
California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure. Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. read more
Trump Win Gives Big Boost to Campaign for California to Secede from Union
As election results rolled in, its Facebook contacts grew to 15,000 plus 3,000 emails and endless tweets. "It would frankly be better off if we were our own nation," said group VP Evans, calling Trump's election further evidence that America is a sinking ship. "Our ship can sail on its own." To the north, in Portland, Oregon, two residents filed a separate petition for a 2018 ballot initiative for Oregon to secede. read more
California's African Americans Far More Likely than Whites to Be Arrested on Felony Charges
In 2015, for felonies involving narcotics, black men were six times as likely as white men to be arrested, and black women were 2.9 times as likely as white women. Attorney General Kamala Harris said in a statement, the data show ``pervasive inequalities in our criminal justice system. ... We must continue the national dialogue about criminal justice reform and promote the American idea that we are all equal under the law.'' read more
Pentagon Orders 10,000 California National Guard Soldiers to Repay Bonuses a Decade after Serving in Middle East
Nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay huge enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. Faced with a shortage of troops, California Guard officials offered bonuses of $15,000 or more for soldiers to reenlist. The Pentagon demanded the money back after audits revealed overpayments by the Guard under pressure to fill ranks and hit enlistment goals. If soldiers refuse, they could face interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens. read more
Media Groups Still Wary of Potential Impact on Journalists from California Law Criminalizing Undercover Videos
Californians caught secretly recording private conversations with a health care provider could be incarcerated for up to a year under AB 1671. Originally, the bill ran into fierce opposition from the ACLU and media lobbyists. They warned that journalists distributing the footage by reporting on it could be prosecuted. Changes exempted journalists from criminal prosecution, but since it creates a new crime, journalists and media groups could still be sued for reporting future undercover videos. read more
State Orders Law Enforcement to Track Use of Force With Online Tool
All 800 police departments in California must begin using a new online tool launched Thursday to report and help track every time officers use force that causes serious injuries. The tool, named URSUS for the bear on California's flag, includes fields for the race of those injured and the officers involved, how their interaction began and why force was deemed necessary. read more
California Becomes First State in Nation to Allow Overtime Pay for Farm Workers
Beginning in the 1960s, Chavez brought laborers together and formed the United Farm Workers in California's Central Valley. He used the rallying cry "si se puede," or "yes we can," and became a celebrated civil rights leader, particularly among Latinos. Brown signed the historic bill granting farm workers the right to unionize when he was governor in 1975. He has declined to comment on the overtime legislation all year and declined again Monday. read more

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Scoring Tool Predicts Coronary CTA Success Before Scan - ONRAD, Inc.
AuntMinnie | Researchers have developed a tool that predicts whether coronary CT angiography (CCTA) will be successful before subjecting patients to the time, expense, and risks of scanning.
The authors' "uninterpretable risk score" (URS), based on both patient and scan factors, categorizes patients who are likely to have at least one uninterpretable coronary artery segment, helping to inform patient selection and avoid radiation exposure in patients unlikely to benefit from the scans.
"In symptomatic patients, the presence of a single uninterpretable coronary segment can create uncertainty regarding an underlying severe coronary artery disease, rendering the CCTA nondiagnostic," wrote Dr. Thomas Vanhecke, from Genesys Regional Medical Center and Ascension Health in Grand Blanc, MI, and colleagues. "Such nondiagnostic CCTA tests may prompt further testing, and create not only additional expense, but also subject patients to needless radiation" (Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, July 20, 2011).
The rapid development of coronary CTA has led to knowledge gaps regarding which patient factors are likely to create an uninterpretable CCTA scan, the authors wrote. The study aimed to develop and validate a simple clinical tool to predict the prescan likelihood of obtaining coronary CTA scans with major uninterpretable coronary segments.
To create the URS, the researchers retrospectively looked at 8,585 symptomatic patients (mean age, 55.6 years ± 12.8; 47.8% men) referred for CCTA for evaluation of coronary artery disease. The data were used to identify the variables most strongly associated with the presence of at least one uninterpretable major coronary segment at CCTA.
The data collected to develop risk scores included information about demographics, coronary risk factors, and medical history. The information was collected by research coordinators from patient interviews and medical records. Specific questions related to a history of coronary artery disease, physical activity, and cigarette smoking history, the authors stated.
CCTA images were interpreted according to the 16-segment American Heart Association model by experienced readers, with each segment characterized as interpretable or uninterpretable, and analyzed for stenosis severity. The model was then validated among an additional 915 symptomatic patients who underwent coronary CTA at the center.
"The results of coronary artery calcium score measurement and the patient's heart rate immediately prior to CCTA acquisition are generally not available to the clinician at the point-of-decision and were not included in our primary analyses," Vanhecke and colleagues wrote. Because of its importance in scan quality, however, this information was collected and analyzed when available.
Among the statistical analysis steps was a weight-point system assigned to the variables based on regression coefficient values.
"For every four-point increase in the URS (range, 0-12), the rate of at least one uninterpretable segment per 100 CCTA studies increased ~1.5-fold," the authors wrote.
In addition, uninterpretable results were associated with three-month outcomes in the development cohort. The presence of one more uninterpretable coronary artery segment was associated with an increased frequency of subsequent hospitalization, stress testing, invasive coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, and myocardial infarction.
On the other hand, hyperlipidemia, smoking history, and male gender were eliminated from the model for lack of statistical significance. Peripheral arterial disease, congestive heart failure, and prior stroke were not included in the multivariable model because they were present in fewer than 5% of patients.
Because heart rate and coronary artery calcium scores were available in only 56% of the population, they were not included in the analysis.
The results agree with and extend the results of an earlier large study, the Rule Out Myocardial Infarction Using Computed Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) trial, the group noted.
Interpretability of an image depends on two sets of factors: patient-related (age, BMI, inability to control heart rate, underlying illness that increases patient motion, dyspnea, contrast allergy, etc.) and scan-related (heart rate, scanner type, experience, contrast timing, etc.), according to the authors.
With regard to age, even patients older than 75 years have 100% interpretable coronary artery segments, and the study does not recommend restriction of CCTA due to age alone.
The most important limitation of the study was the lack of evaluation of clinical indication or appropriateness of the test, which should not be discounted when deciding whether to scan, the group wrote. In addition, the number of patients excluded for high calcium scores was unknown and may have confounded the results, and many scanning variables were also unknown.
The results are likely to be applicable even in the face of improving technology, according to the group. "Although it is likely the future CT technology may reduce frequency of uninterpretable results, the identified factors are likely to be relational to scan quality," Vanhecke and colleagues wrote.


Moving to another country presents significant tax planning opportunities, especially if you are moving from Canada to the US. A commonly overlooked tax strategy for incorporated professionals and other intercompany transferees is to avoid US Social Security and Medicare by continuing their coverage under Canada Pension Plan. The tax savings can reach more than US$10,000 annually and more for up to 5 years for qualifying persons.
Many taxpayers confuse Canada Pension Plan and US Social Security as investment strategies. Both of these vehicles have very poor investment returns but are required for employees and self-employed individuals in Canada and the US respectively. The future returns from US Social Security are roughly triple those of Canada Pension Plan, but the cost is approximately five times higher. The only advantage of Canada Pension Plan is that it costs significantly less than its US alternative.
Qualifying Canadians transferring to the US may continue their coverage under Canada Pension Plan and avoid US Social Security and Medicare tax under the Canada-US Social Security Agreement, often referred to as the Totalization Agreement.
The Totalization Agreement can result in huge savings as the cost of Social Security and Medicare is substantially more than Canada Pension Plan. An intercompany transferee earning US$100,000 annually would save approximately US$6,000 annually and US$30,000 over five years. The employer earns the same benefit. An incorporated individual earning US$100,000 would have double the savings to approximately US$60,000. An incorporated professional earning US$1 million annually would have annual savings of approximately US$48,000 annually or US$240,000 over five years!
To qualify for an exemption from US Social Security and Medicare taxes in the US and continue on Canada Pension Plan for up to five years, the individual must have a Canadian employer that transfers the employee to the US, including a professional corporation. Self-employment income is not eligible. The employee cannot have an employment contract exceeding five years. Whether this tax strategy is appropriate will depend on each individual's personal facts and circumstances.
To establish an exemption from US Social Security and Medicare taxes, the Canadian employer must file Canada Revenue Agency Form CPT56 to request a Certificate of Coverage under the Canada Pension Plan. The approved certificate should be provided to the US employer. The former employer in Canada must pay all Canada Pension Plan contributions and submit CRA Form T4 reporting the transferred employee's pensionable earnings based on their worldwide employment income even though the employee's taxable wages on the form may be zero. Conversely, the individual's US employer will report the wages paid but show zero Social Security and Medicare wages.
With limited exceptions, the Canada Pension Plan coverage under the Totalization Agreement only lasts 5 years. After 5 years the employee will be covered under US Social Security and Medicare tax. The employee will be eligible for Social Security benefits even where he or she is employed in the US for less than the required 40 quarters provided he or she is employed in the US for a minimum of 6 quarters and was employed in Canada and the US for 40 quarters or more. The US Social Security benefit payable will be based on the contributions to it by the employee and his employer.
If you are moving to the US to work and you have questions about your eligibility for Canada Pension Plan coverage, please contact our offices.


A section of the new Hubble image showing the star cluster R136 and surroundings.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee. Click for a larger version.
I've thought hard about how I might write this post. How do you go about introducing the incredible image above?
I could tell you that it's a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's shiny new Wide Field Camera 3. I'd probably say that it shows a region of frenetic star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (a nearby galaxy to the Milky Way) known as 30 Doradus. Undoubtedly I'd draw your attention to the cluster of stars to the centre right of the image, designated R136. It's full of infant massive stars whose winds are sculpting the gas around the cluster; seen clearly in the great, roughly 70 lightyear wide, cavern forming at the centre of the image. I'd likely also talk about the huge billowing clouds of hydrogen gas which are glowing red around the young cluster – a typical trait of star forming regions. And I'd definitely say that using Hubble to study regions like this one allows astronomers to examine the processes which create and shape the stars in vast stellar clusters like R136.
Of course, in the end, the image speaks for itself in many ways; its sheer beauty, the vivid colours, the stunning detail that shows the power of the instrument that made it. We're going to miss Hubble when it's gone. But images like this one show that it's got a lot more to offer before that time comes.


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Geoffrey Radant
Geoffrey Radant has been teaching at San Marcos High School since 2006. His responsibilities include directing the Knight Regiment Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band 1, Concert Band 2, Jazz B, Jazz combos, Wind Chamber Ensembles, and the Axiom Performance Ensemble. Additionally, Mr. Radant serves as the visual designer and drill writer for San Marcos High School and has worked independently as a consultant, composer, arranger, and designer for marching band, winter guard, and indoor percussion. Bands under Mr. Radant have performed in prestigious events all over the world including China, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic and have acquired a reputation for musical excellence. Ensembles under his direction have also performed at the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis and he has presented at the Arts Empower Mega Conference.
Geoffrey Radant is a native of San Diego, California. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego and holds a Master's Degree in Education. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, Jazz Education Network, Western Band Association, California Band Directors Association, and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association.
SMUSD Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
Mr. Armstrong began teaching at San Marcos High School in 2004 and in 2015 accepted the position of Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for San Marcos Unified. Named San Marcos High School Teacher of the Year, and San Marcos Unified Teacher of the year in 2013, Music Educator of the Year for California Music Educators Association in 2015, he is a sought after performer, clinician, and arts advocate.
Along with guest conducting appearances statewide, in 2017 and 2019 he had the honor of being the guest conductor for the Cuban National Concert Band in Havana.
In 2015 Mr. Armstrong founded the San Diego Percussion Festival which partners with the San Diego Symphony and Yamaha to provide quality a concert percussion performance experience for students across San Diego and Southern California.
Over the past 15 year, his percussion ensembles have performed 7 times at the Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival. Mr. Armstrong is a member of Percussive Arts Society, California Music Educators Association, NafME, and is an artist with Vic Firth and Zildjian.
Ashley Lindsey
Music Assistant / Visual Caption Head (Knight Regiment Marching Band) / Artistic Director (Axiom) / Saxophone Coach
Ashley Lindsey has ben teaching at San Marcos High School since 2009. Her responsibilities include Music Assistant for the entire music program, Visual Caption Head for the Knight Regiment, Artistic Director for the Axiom Performance Ensemble, and saxophone coach.
Ms. Lindsey has been heavily involved with music from an early age, first studying piano and then saxophone. She has been a saxophone player for 19 years and while a student at Vista High School, she was involved with the marching band, jazz band, and the wind ensemble where she was principal chair for 4 years. During this time, Ms. Lindsey performed at the Music for All National Festival and has also performed internationally.
During the summers of 2003-2005, Ms. Lindsey marched with the Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps on mellophone, winning the Division 2 World Championships in 2003. Continuing her musical education after graduating, Ms. Lindsey studied saxophone under Geoffrey Radant while earning a B.A. Degree in Communications with an emphasis in Entertainment from CSU Fullerton. Ms. Lindsey also spent 7 years training in jazz dance to improve her understanding of movement and repertoire as a visual designer.
Ms. Lindsey has been teaching since 2004 and has worked as a visual technician, movement technician, choreographer, drill writer, visual caption head, and music coach for both marching bands and indoor drumlines. She also continues to play saxophone and works independently as a private lesson teacher. She has worked with many award winning programs in Southern California including Cerritos HS, Westview HS, Mission Hills HS, SDSU, and San Marcos HS and is regularly sought out as a visual consultant for marching band. Intrigued by the visual and artistic aspect of the marching arts, Ms. Lindsey has spent years training and studying to develop a unique teaching method that highly integrates dance technique and choreography with marching, and has helped build the innovative programs and design seen with the Knight Regiment Marching Band and the Axiom Performance Ensemble at San Marcos High School.
Jacqueline Goldberg
Guard Caption Head
Jacqueline is a graduate of Rancho Buena Vista where she spent all four years involved with marching band, color guard, and dance.
After graduating, she performed with several groups including Lealta and Vox Artium in the winter and the Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps and Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps in the summer.
Her love of dance and color guard gave her the passion for focusing her education on dance and movement and in 2011 she graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor in kinesiology.
As a teacher, Jacqueline has taught at many local high schools, independent groups, and a middle school as an instructor and clinician. She has been teaching at San Marcos School since 2007 and has been the Guard Caption Head since 2011.
Evan Walsh
High Brass Specialist
Evan Walsh is a freelance trumpet player, teaching artist, and music contractor in Southern California. Evan studied trumpet as a Cole Scholar at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach and holds a degree in music business from Full Sail University.
Evan received an honorable mention in the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition and in 2015 won an opportunity to perform in the first annual Future Session Players Clinic at the Sony Scoring Stage. Evan has performed with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Young Artist Symphony Orchestra, the Palisades Symphony, and the Southern California Brass Consortium.
In the pit, Evan has performed with San Diego Musical Theatre, Lamb's Players Theatre, and Moonlight Stage Productions. Evan performs regularly and leads groups for Disneyland, The San Diego Zoo, and SeaWorld San Diego. You can also see and hear Evan performing on TV for HBO's Westworld, Deadwood, and Old Navy and Apple Commercials.
Music is important on many levels in life. Music helps develop self-discipline, aids the brain to learn and process academic skills, and is a catalyst in creativity both individually and in a group. Because of these benefits of music and the fact that music is such a vital and integral part of his life, Evan wants to promote music to others through teaching, mentoring, and giving educational concerts and workshops. What Evan enjoys most about teaching is that it gives him the opportunity to inspire others to be creative.
Andew Kreysa
Percussion Specialist
Andrew Kreysa is a native of Frederick, MD and has been performing on percussion instruments for over twenty-five years. From 2011-2014 Andrew acted as Conductor and Artistic Director of the South Coast Percussion Ensemble, and from 2014-2016 served as Graduate Assistant to the San Diego State University Percussion Ensemble.
In addition to conducting, Andrew is an avid soloist and chamber musician. Andrew was a winner of the 2011-2012 SDSU Soloist Competition; performing David Gillingham's Concerto for Marimba No. 2 with the San Diego State University Wind Symphony. In the spring of 2013 Andrew joined the modern music ensemble SWARMIUS; and has since then performed on over fifty occasions across the United States—in New York, Colorado, and throughout California. In April of 2015, Kreysa, along with other members of SWARMIUS were featured soloists with the SDSU Symphony Orchestra, performing the world premier of Joseph Martin Waters' concerto Suite Noir. In April of 2016, Kreysa made his Copley Symphony Hall debut, as one of three soloists featured with the SDSU Wind Symphony, performing Russell Peck's The Glory and the Grandeur. In 2017, Mr. Kreysa performed Peck's triple concerto once again at the annual SCSBOA Conference in Anaheim.
Mr. Kreysa's scholarly writings have been heralded as "insightful" and "thought provoking". He is coalescing his talents in music and writing through working towards the completion of his first Percussion Method book, which will emphasize the importance and integration of music theory in order to foster a higher level of comprehension, as well as facilitate rapid absorption of music through the use of philosophical and technical rhetoric and exercises.
Andrew holds a Master's Degree in Percussion Performance from San Diego State University, and studied under Gregory Cohen, Principle Percussionist of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Additionally Andrew has studied under Frank Anthony Ames, Mike Holguin, John Tafoya, and Janis Potter. Andrew has played under Shannon Kitelinger, Matthew Rowe, John E. Wakefield, Edward Maclary, James Ross, and Kenneth Keisler, Andrew lives in San Diego and maintains a large private teaching studio and percussion rental business.
d'Lainey Forrester
Woodwind / Brass Specialist
Assistant Director – Concert Band II
d'Lainey Forrester is an alumni of San Marcos High School in which she performed in Wind Symphony, Jazz Band, and served as Drum Major in the Knight Regiment. After graduating, she continued on to earn her Bachelor's in Music Performance from UCLA in 2017. During her time in college, Ms. Forrester studied clarinet under Gary Gray, Principal Clarinetist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In addition to woodwinds, Ms. Forrester also studied low brass (concentration in euphonium) with Aubrey Foard, Principal Tuba of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She performed on trombone in the UCLA Bruin Marching Band and served as principal chair euphonium in the UCLA Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Travis Cross. Ms. Forrester also studied conducting with Dr. Cross during her time at UCLA. Outside of school she worked on staff with Santa Monica High School, where she was a visual instructor for their marching band.
While earning her undergrad, Ms. Forrester participated in five seasons of Drum Corps International (DCI) in the World Class division, performing on euphonium and consistently marching in the World Class finals every year. Ms. Forrester performed with the Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA) in 2013, 2014 and 2015, Bluecoats (Canton, OH) in 2016, and the Blue Devils (Concord, CA) in 2017. In 2016, Ms. Forrester earned the title of DCI World Class Champion with the Bluecoats, earning the group's first championship in history. Additionally, in 2017 she earned her second DCI Championship title with the Blue Devils, earning the group's 18th total championship and winning the High Visual Performance caption. Outside of Drum Corps International, Ms. Forrester spent the 2017 winter season with Pulse Percussion (Westminster, CA) in Winter Guard International's World Class Percussion division, earning a bronze medal at WGI World Class finals in Dayton, Ohio.
After finishing her career in the marching arts, Ms. Forrester worked as a musician in Tokyo, Japan, for Kyoto Tokyo Inc. Theater Company. During her stay in 2018, she performed nearly thirty live shows in the Tokyo International Forum Hall. Ms. Forrester also worked as a woodwind clinician during her time in Japan, teaching students at various high schools and junior high schools in the Yamagata Prefecture.
Back at home in San Diego, Ms. Forrester works in various roles and positions as a music teacher at local high schools and middle schools in the North County area. Her duties include woodwind coach, brass coach, marching technician, and private lessons instructor. At San Marcos High School she enjoys working as a woodwind coach, and visual/marching instructor for Knight Regiment and Axiom Performance Ensemble. Her favorite job at SMHS is assisting with conducting and teaching the students in Concert Band 2.
Dr Julia Barnett
Flute Specialist
Admired for her rich tone and fluid technique throughout the instrument's range, flutist Julia Barnett is an active performer and teacher in Southern California. As a soloist she has performed with the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, and the UCLA Symphony. She has performed with chamber ensembles such as the LA Grand Ensemble, Spirati Woodwind Quintet, and is a member of the Coastal Winds, Les Flutes des Salon flute quartet, and Duo Flautas Frescas. Her orchestral ensemble work has included the LA Dream Orchestra, the La Grange Symphony, and she is currently a member of the Midland/Odessa Symphony and Chorale as well as the Billings Symphony. In addition to her performing career, Dr. Barnett enjoys directing the Avanti Flute Choir, a performing flute choir composed of amateur through professional musicians. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in flute performance at the University of California at Los Angeles, where she studied with Sheridon Stokes. For her Master of Music, Dr. Barnett studied with Christina Jennings at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and attended Rice University for her Bachelors Degree under the tutelage of Leone Buyse.
In the Spring of 2012 she received 3rd place in the San Diego Young Artist Gold Competition and in 2010 was named an Elaine Krown Klein Scholar at UCLA. She has been a winner in the San Diego Symphony Concerto Competition, as well as the La Jolla Symphony Young Artist Competition, a two-time finalist in the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, a recipient of the Mary Ellen Hale Lovett Traveling Fellowship while at Rice University and a winner in the Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego competition. Dr. Barnett has also won scholarships to attend the Brevard Music Festival, as well as the Pierre Monteux School of Orchestra and Conducting.
Dr. Barnett's interest in new music led to the commission and premiere of Jacob Barton's ¡AY! ¡AY! ¡AY! ¡AY! in 2006, a work for flute, percussion and kalimba, based upon Mexican folk songs. She has also premiered numerous new works in ensembles and as a soloist, most recently in February of 2016 with the Los Angeles premiere of John Steinmetz's Whispers for flute, bassoon, and piano. Her desire to share a variety of cultures with her audiences resulted in the world premiere of Panagiotis Theodossiou's "The Passage," based upon a Greek play, which used alto flute, viola, and piano to explore the different scenes of the play. She also has a passionate interest in both studying and performing classical flute music by Mexican composers. Her doctoral dissertation, "Performing Practice in Roberto Peña's Concierto para Flauta y Orquesta: Discovering Mexico's Contemporary Classical Flute Music," focuses on the works of Roberto Peña, a flutist and composer from Chiapas, Mexico whose works for flute are a wonderful addition to the flute repertoire.
Scott Sutherland
Educator, Arranger, Performing Artist
A life-long resident of Southern California, Scott Sutherland has been hailed as "the second craziest tuba player I know" by famed American composer, Joan Tower. He is a member of the Redlands Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic and has been spotted in the back row of the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and San Diego Symphony. Likely due to clerical errors, Scott has performed at the front of the stage as a soloist with the San Diego and Idyllwild Arts Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Riverside and Burbank Philharmonics. He has also recorded for film, television and video game soundtracks, including the major motion pictures Pearl Harbor and Batman vs. Superman (which are the only accomplishments notable to his younger private students).
For 11 years, Scott was a founding member, tubist and pianist of the international touring ensemble, Presidio Brass, for which he continues to work with as a consultant and music arranger. During his time with the quintet, he performed in over 40 states, Canada and China.
Scott can often be found behind his MacBook Pro, slaving away for hours on end adapting music. His arrangements have been performed by ensembles throughout the world, including the Principal Brass of the New York Philharmonic, famed tubist and conductor Roger Bobo, as well as chamber groups from the West Point Band and the "President's Own" Marine Band. Scott's "Fantasy on Porgy and Bess" for trumpet and orchestra was commissioned by soloist Barry Perkins and has been performed with the Pacific Symphony (California) and the Aguascalientes Symphony (Mexico).
He began a popular YouTube Channel in 2016 which includes multitrack videos of film, television and video game music, featuring Scott playing euphonium, tuba, cimbasso, piano, and percussion. In its first year, the channel was viewed over 500,000 times.
Beyond his performance career, Scott is a passionate and dedicated teacher. He is currently on the faculty at the University of Redlands, Idyllwild Arts Summer Program and Gene Pokorny Low Brass Seminar.
Despite all of this, Scott's foremost identity comes as a husband and father to his beautiful family and he is grateful to come home to Carlsbad, CA where it never fails to be 70 degrees and sunny all year round.
Scott Sutherland is proud to be an Artist and Clinician for the Eastman Music Company.
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Kaelyn Henderson
Trombone Coach
Kaelyn Henderson has been a freelance trombonist in the San Diego, Los Angeles and greater Phoenix area for 10 years. Mrs. Henderson studied at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone Performance.
During her time at CSULB, Kaelyn was a Cole Scholar and additionally a featured artist at the Student Showcase in 2015.
Kaelyn has performed with the Dana Point Symphony, Sonoran Brass Quintet, Desert Foothills Theater, and San Diego Musical Theater and alongside members from Pacific Symphony, Arizona Opera, Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony, & San Diego Symphony.
Mrs. Henderson believes music is an integral part of a student's development & is excited to help young minds develop a passion for music.
Terence S. Cooper
Jazz C Director
High Brass Instructor
Terence has been a local Horn player/ Singer/Composer/Arranger/Teacher/Coach in the San Diego area for the last 27 years.
He is a former principle horn in the La Jolla Symphony, has performed and written for performing groups at Sea World, Lego Land and most recently, The San Diego Zoo.
He has been also a music minister at North Coast Church in Vista for the last 13 years,
where he plays piano and sings each weekend in the "Soul Gospel" venue.
Visual Staff
Visual Technician
Michael is a North County native and graduate from Vista High School, where he first began to love the marching activity. Upon graduation in 2006, he began a brief career as an orchestral trumpeter in the San Diego area, as well as an educator working with all ages.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from California State University, San Marcos, and now works as a Business Process Analyst at ViaSat in Carlsbad. Michael enjoys traveling, great food, and the outdoors.
He feels privileged to be working at San Marcos High School because he believes it is a very special program which is providing its students with a unique, high quality experience, an exceptionally rare opportunity in the age of school budget cuts.
San Marcos Bands students win 2019 Rotary International (District 5340) High School Music Competition
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Knight Regiment makes history in 2018 fall season!
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Knight Regiment Marching Band Competition Season in full swing!
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2019 Grammy Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist
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The San Marcos High School music and color guard program is a transformative experience, providing students with exceptional music, performance and competitive opportunities and personal growth through individual responsibility and accountability.
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Don't forget. Senior picture today at 4:30pm. Meet in the arts courtyard :)
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A Strong Start
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On Sunday, May 5th the Wahoo BBC of Royal Oak welcomed the Lah-De-Dah BBC of Greenfield Village to Starr-Jaycee Park to open up the 2019 season. The Wahoo BBC last faced the LDD's at Walnut Grove on August 18, 2018 when they took home a victory by a tally of 18-15. It...
A Historic Match at Walnut Grove
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On Sunday, August 19th the Wahoo BBC of Royal Oak traveled to the much heralded Walnut Grove for a match against the reigning "World Champion of Historic Base Ball" Lah-De-Dahs of Greenfield Village. The Wahoo BBC previously faced the LDD's at Starr Jaycee on May 6th w...
On Sunday, May 5th the Wahoo BBC of Royal Oak welcomed the Lah-De-Dah BBC of Greenfield Village to Starr-Jaycee Park to open up the 2019 season. The W...
A Visit to Historic Fort Wayne
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today announced a £500 million energy investment fund to help the city's services and businesses make energy efficiency savings.
Through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Amber Infrastructure Group, the London mayor has worked with firms such as Lloyds Bank, National Westminster Bank Plc, Santander UK, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Triodos Bank in an effort to deliver what they call a "dedicated investment fund for urban energy efficiency measures".
According to the mayor's office, a recent study from the Green Finance Taskforce revealed that many public-sector organisations and small businesses want to install energy-efficiency measures, but often struggle to access finance.
The £500m Mayor's Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) will look to implement low carbon technology or update existing low carbon infrastructure.
Open to small businesses and energy service companies in the city, the money will be aimed at implementing battery storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, decentralised energy, small-scale renewables, energy efficiency, and low-carbon data centres.
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said: "This is the largest fund of its kind in the UK that will help deliver the low-carbon, sustainable projects and infrastructure London needs to cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions across our universities, hospitals, museums and small businesses.
Joanne Patrick, MEEF Director at Amber Infrastructure Group, said: "MEEF seeks to address market failure in London's low-carbon sector by providing flexible and competitive finance to enable, accelerate or enhance viable green infrastructure across London's boroughs.


This will be our last Recharge Session. Recharge will resume after the Summer when School begins again.
The BFUMC Kids In Training Enrichment Center will be conducting Preschool Screenings. For more information about our preschool, please contact the church office or check out KIT's website at www.bentonfirstschool.com.


MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos says his side will be ready for the "11 animals" that await them in their Champions League final meeting against Liverpool this Saturday in Kiev.
The playmaker is well-acquainted with Juergen Klopp, the Liverpool coach, from their days in the Bundesliga when Klopp's Borussia Dortmund frequently got the better of Kroos's Bayern Munich.
"When we played against his team, it was difficult. At Bayern Munich, we always had a lot of problems against Dortmund," Kroos said. "We're expecting an aggressive Liverpool who have a really quick forward line, but we can stop them. It will be tough.
"That is what I expect on Saturday. His teams are always aggressive, they press you a lot – for 90 minutes. They are highly motivated. I expect a very tough game for us but with opportunities to win.
Just like his manager Zinedine Zidane earlier on Tuesday, Kroos refuted the claim that Liverpool might be hungrier given Madrid have won the past two editions of the competition.
"I think both are hungry and I don't see a favourite. To reach a Champions League final you can't be a bad team. Liverpool beat Manchester City, one of the big favourites," the German said.
Kroos was full of praise for Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who is enjoying a stunning first year with the club scoring 44 goals in all competitions.
"I have been very impressed by his numbers. I have not seen him that much but the numbers in the Premier League are impressive," he said, before warning it would be an error just to focus on the Egyptian.
"We have to beat the Liverpool team – not just one player," Kroos added.
With Madrid seeking a third consecutive Champions League crown and Klopp looking to end a run of five consecutive major cup finals without a win, one record will come to an end in Kiev - and Kroos is hoping it is not the reigning champions'.


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"You have done a great deed in defeating Jashiin. Although my body was here, my soul was with the Holy Spirit, watching you."
"I don't know how to thank you for rescuing me and saving my country."


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Bundesliga: Schalke 04 startet in Mission Klassenverbleib
Status: 01/02/2023 10:58 a.m
FC Schalke starts the training camp. Two professionals are missing. There is also a former U23 player.
FC Schalke 04 has started the ten-day training camp in Belek. Soccer teacher Thomas Reis wants to lay the foundations for a successful Bundesliga relegation battle on the Turkish Riviera by January 11th.
As expected, the long-term injured Rodrigo Zalazar and Leo Greiml were absent when the table bottom left. The 28 players traveling with them included midfielder Niklas Tauer, who was loaned out by league rivals FSV Mainz, and former U23 player Soichiro Kozuki, who had signed a professional contract shortly before the turn of the year.
Coach Reis hopes that various recently ailing professionals will return soon. Dutchman Sepp van den Berg is making further progress after a serious ligament injury and is expected to gradually return to team training in Belek. His compatriot Thomas Ouwejan, who had to sit out in recent weeks due to a knee ligament injury, is also there. In addition, the Czech Alex Král should increase the load after recovering from back problems.
During the training camp, the team will play two friendlies against FC Zurich (January 7) and 1. FC Nürnberg (January 10). The dress rehearsal for the first Bundesliga game of the new year on January 21 at Eintracht Frankfurt will take place on January 14 against Werder Bremen. Timothée Kolodziejczak and Nassim Boujellab, who has returned from the Finnish club HJK Helsinki after the end of the loan, are not an option for these games. Both professionals will take part in the training of the regional league team until further notice.
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Die Hörweitenmessung oder Sprachabstandsprüfung ist eine einfache Methode Informationen über das Ausmaß einer Schwerhörigkeit zu erlangen. Es wird dabei der Abstand gemessen, aus dem gesprochene Sprache gerade noch korrekt nachgesprochen werden kann.

Einem Vorschlag von Friedrich Bezold (1842–1908) folgend wird die Prüfung durch Vorsprechen zweistelliger Zahlen durchgeführt. Der Untersuchte hat die Aufgabe diese nachzusprechen. Die Prüfung wird einerseits unter Verwendung "normaler" Umgangssprache und anderseits von Flüstersprache durchgeführt. Die Flüstersprache soll mit "Residualluft" durchgeführt werden, d. h. jener Luft, die nach normalem Ausatmen noch zur Verfügung steht. Zur getrennten Prüfung der Ohren, muss das jeweils nicht geprüfte Ohr am Mithören gehindert werden. Bei Prüfung mit Flüstersprache genügt dabei das Zuhalten des Ohres mit einem Finger, bei Prüfung mit Umgangssprache wird eine sogenannte Báránysche Lärmtrommel verwendet.

Als Symbol für das Prüfungsergebnis mit Umgangssprache wird ein großes "V" (für vox magna), für Flüstersprache ein kleines "v" (für vox parva) verwendet, das Ergebnis wird für die jeweilige Seite so eingetragen, wie der Proband vom Untersucher gesehen wird, also für das rechte Ohr links vom "V" und umgekehrt.

Das Untersuchungsergebnis ist sehr abhängig von wechselndem Sprecher, der Raumakustik und auch den vorgesprochenen Zahlen. Die Hörweitenmessung ist also nur als grobe orientierende Messung anzusehen, aber dennoch sehr informativ.

Der Schweregrad einer Schwerhörigkeit wird dabei nur nach der Hörweite für Umgangssprache eingeschätzt. Nach Schweregrad ist folgende Unterteilung üblich (Mittermaier, 1952):

In Umgangssprache versteht ein Normalhörender Zahlwörter auch aus größerer Entfernung als 6 m, unter optimalen Bedingungen sogar aus beträchtlich größerer Entfernung. Jedoch ist bei einem Menschen, mit dem man sich aus einer Entfernung von 6 m anstandslos unterhalten kann, der Grad einer eventuell vorhandenen Hörstörung so gering, dass das Hörvermögen einem normalen Gehör gleichgesetzt werden kann.

In Flüstersprache werden Zahlwörter vom Normalhörenden ebenfalls aus über 6 m Entfernung verstanden. Grundsätzlich ist jedoch die Hörweite für Flüstersprache immer kleiner als jene für Umgangssprache. Flüstersprache ist keine leise Umgangssprache, sondern sie ist stimmlos, es sind vor allem die Vokale leiser. Um Flüstersprache zu verstehen ist daher das Hören von Konsonanten notwendig, die durchwegs höhere Frequenzspektren aufweisen als Vokale. Wird Flüstersprache unverhältnismäßig schlecht verstanden, spricht dies für einen Hörverlust im Hochtonbereich (z. B. bei einer Lärmschwerhörigkeit).

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Disorders of the lungs represent a large population of patients who require a lot of healthcare utilization. COPD is a major focus. Currently the listening and interpretation of breath sounds is a major part of monitoring progress or decline. A device that can capture this on a regular interval or as needed would improve the response to changes.
Low profile and wireless, important in treatment of lung disorders(pneumonia) and progression to discharge. Could be used remotely at patients home for monitoring.
Currently there is no real time tracking information available to patients or providers on the lab test, radiology etc. Potential to save time and increase patient satisfaction.
Create a system to inform patient and providers a real time view of progress similar to a Fed Ex Tracking of a package. Improve patient experience and timeliness of provider interaction and discharge.
Currently bowel sounds are only accomplished by listening directly by a provider. Improved collection and utilization of this information would aid in their progress after surgery.
Sensors for bowel sounds and interpretations to determine progress in diet after surgery, improve length of stay.
One of the challenges in the hospital is identifying who the physician responsible for a patient is at any given time. With varying shifts within 24 hours, handoffs and coverage assignments, it is an ever evolving puzzle.
Current efforts to identify the physician responsible are dependent on the individual physicians remembering to update their assignments. This relies too heavily on human behavior and we need a more robust solution that is somewhat automated.
An ideal system would integrate physician schedules, patients assignments, coverage assignments during call responsibility and allow staff to be able to know exactly which physician is responsible at any given time.
Hand hygiene is one of the best ways to help prevent hospital associated transmission of infection. While everyone is aware of the importance, there is still variable compliance with the expected opportunities for hand hygiene, which include before and after patient contact and after any exposure to bodily fluids/material.
A system that track and ensure proper hand hygiene by staff members at all expected opportunities for hand hygiene.
Currently vitals need staff to perform and record usually on a regular interval. Utilizes multiple pieces of equipment and then is documented via computer into electronic health record. Using a low profile wireless technology that can collect this data and put directly into the patient record will save time and can improve information for treatment decision making.
Low profile wireless vitals tracking and connection to EHR- improve patient monitoring and could help discharge process.
Current technology is a unit with a handheld transducer that needs a technician to operate. Device is transported throughout facility to collect the test data.
Ultrasound transducer patch that can transmit info wirelessly-provide real time looks at tests like abdominal organs and echocardiograms and follow ups without having to bring portable unit around hospital and room to room. Improve workflow and diagnostic utility.
Currently, we have no existing system to convey expected wait times or delays to waiting patients in an automated fashion. Studies demonstrate that while waiting is never ideal, being communicated with and aware of what the expected additional wait time will be, improves patient experience.
Create a system, potentially using patient smartphones, to communicate in real time notifications about expected wait times, how many patients may be ahead of them and ability to move about a waiting room without fear they may miss when they are called.
Stroke is a significant healthcare issue. Currently we have only visual and provider direct testing that can indicate changes in condition.
Sensors for specific muscles that can be put on patients to detect changes related to stroke. Work as an early warning to deteriorating neurological status. Could also be combined with other sensors to be used as neuro checks for inpatients, could decrease nurse time.
There are existing products in place for larger scale water production but none of them are cost effective or small enough in scale. Most are using reverse osmosis which is currently not cost effective from an ongoing maintenance perspective.
A system that removes Chlorides to below 80 parts per million from well water or to a reasonable level where it could be blended with other clean water. This system coud be directly placed on top of a pump or set directly aside as a filter station.
It has now become law that transporting citrus and other items in CA a truck must be tarped. There is no efficient way to do this today we are aware of.
A tarping system where the driver can quickly and easily pull a cover over the field bins that will be transported to packing or washing facilities.
Currently there are drones that do spraying buy they are more broad based row crop applicators. For citrus in particular, a spray only from the top doesn't provide full coverage for the tree which is why folair sprays are done by tractor down a row.
A drone that could fly low and slow over and orchard which an arm that would extend down both sides of a tree and cover the top. Also it would need to have enough tank capacity to be efficient in the amount of times it needed to refill. This drone could also be used as a wind effect potentially for increasing airflow in orchards during freeze events.
Specs: Racks have capacity to hold 12 pallets in lower level and 12 pallets in upper level. In order to pull product from upper level, product from lower level has to be pulled first. (Not efficient). Full pallet of product weight ranges from 1,000 lbs. to 2,100 lbs.
Issue 1: In order to keep rotation, users have to rotate product. New product in back, Old product in the front. Users also consolidate racks.
Issue 2: Order calls for product that is on upper level. User needs to pull product in lower level to get to upper level. Blocks passageway, takes longer to load.
Storage racks have the ability to auto rotate product from upper level to lower level and also from rack to rack. Organize sku's and Harvest Dates.
When Order getting pulled. Have entire order automatically pulled to 1 designated area (Rack) for loader to grab.
Currently, all planting is done by hand, which is undesirable work with variable results in terms of planting quality, and which also pulls labor away from other important tasks.
A machine planter that can effectively plant bare root strawberries through plastic mulch at comparable or lower cost than current hand planting.
fungi promoting healthy root development.
Inadequate soil testing of living soils. Current metrics are too broad with limited analysis to guide a farmer to build respective soils to become a "living" soil appropriate to specific crops.
Standard bacterial and fungi identification and base line for soils of specific crops. Analysis would identify gaps and clarify needed additives and conditions for proliferation of a healthier soil.
new technology for more efficient processing and cleaning as well as important hygiene.
Industry standard "out houses" are rented by third party and serviced with sump trucks. Some farmers run their own processes for improved service and cleanliness.
A new design with enhanced user comfort and more efficient processing / discharge.
Bird damage is rampant in the berry industry. Various methods are deployed with limited success.
Timed annoying air cannon attempt to scare birds. Personnel on quads travel endless miles chasing the birds.
An intelligent drone could cost effectively fly the farm to chase birds off.
Any system that is out today only performs one function i.e. it reads one aspect of health of the tree. So you would need many devices to find out everything that was needed.
A handheld device where you could put a piece of leaf or tree trunk sliver into that would give us all the aspects of health for a lemon/orange/avocado tree.
As food safety becomes ever more critical in the world of fresh produce, farmers small irrigation reservoirs need a cheap easy way to cover there water from birds and contamination etc. Cover out there today are very expensive and high maintenance.
Currently the system is a guy drives into an orchard and looks at a few representative trees and the piece on it to estimate the entire orchard crop. There is no technology that we know that estimates based on pieces a machine visually sees. The difficulty is there are a lot of lemons/oranges inside each tree, so to create a system that sees thru a tree so to speak.
Create a system whether on a vehicle that drives down each row or is in someone's hand that can look at each tree in seconds and estimate how many pieces of fruit it has on it.
Once harvested, produce travels from field to cooler and sometimes waits hours before cooled. During summer, temperatures of produce can reach 90°.
A system where we can begin cooling process once produce is packed at the field. This will reduce time to ultimately cool to desired temperature and extend its shelf life.
During summer months the threat of dehydration and heat stress or stroke is a grave concern for farm labor.
A low cost sensor, possibly wearable that can assess an individuals' hydration level and alert them and/or a foreman to their condition.
A way to test for nutrient levels of plants momentarily to apply fertilizer accordingly.
in Ventura County to be at risk.
Current California harvest performance averages 6.36 kilos per hour harvest speed.
To sustain raspberry investment harvest efficiency must increase to a minimum 9 kilos per man hour.
Use of existing cooling facilities dedicated to fresh product handling is limited and not optimum due to fluctuation in temperatures and humidity. Space and conditions not optimum to store highly valuable plants. Commercial space is often limited in the timing needed and too deep of a freezing environment for the sensitive plants.
Eliminate moving plants off ranch. Utilize temperature controlled tractor trailer units that can be left on ranch for cooling that are as or more efficient than coolers. Ideal if they were available for rent / lease per demand time. An additional opportunity would be to design a program that would be similar to freight forwarding in which the software would find commercial space amongst larger industrial cooling facilities. Either through finding space or leased units the concept is shared use as the need is only for six weeks but staggered depending on desired crop cycle.
Fit-for-purpose equipment designed to treat poultry manure at smaller, large-scale egg operations (100k-500K hens) is not readily available and custom-built units are rare and expensive.
Conventional technology was invented 50+ years ago, have high capital costs, are extremely energy intensive and operationally inefficient.
We would like to build a drying and pelleting system that targets smaller, large-scale egg operations.
The dryer must be more efficient, reduce energy consumption and drying time of the manure.
Currently there is no system that works to harvest "fresh" lemons in an efficient and non-damaging manner. All citrus is picked by hand at this point. The problem to date with a mechanical harvester is the "hand" that does the picking causes damage to the outside of fruit. With the labor shortage issue becoming our number one problem, something to pick fresh fruit cleanly with less people would be a big deal.
A system that moves down the rows of an orchard that could harvest lemons and cut the stem of the lemon at the same time without causing external damage and also at a rate = or faster than humans.
There are existing systems in place for longer crop cycles, however these are not fully integrated in providing feedback and data for short cycle vegetable crops.
A system that continuously monitors a field's soil moisture, growth stages, crop maturity, micro-climate weather, and degree days. This data would be centralized and analyzed using algorithm's to send reports/ recommendations to ranch managers and harvest departments. This information will be used as a tool to help management make better business decisions.
Communication and the easy access to harvest field data and changes due to field conditions drastically affect sales inventory.
A cloud based data entry and retrieval app that allows real time updates for field yields and volumes. Also expandable for other form data entry.
The selection of cauliflower for harvest involves the individual inspection of every head of cauliflower in the field. Cauliflower is surrounded by "wrapper leaves" that make inspection difficult and time consuming.
A sensor and marking apparatus that can be attached to a tractor and taken through the field to scan and identify the size of the individual cauliflower heads without disturbing the leaves. The system would then mark the plant to quickly identify which heads were ready to harvest. The sensor would also provide a report of the different sizes in the field.
Registered fumigants control many of the pathogens.
Methodology for monitoring active pathogens to select pest free soils.
Expensive and poorly understood products with active bacteria are available in the markets as soil input products. However, known organic practices such as worm castings, kelp and beneficial fungi are highly effective but struggle to enter the commercial "conventional" markets.
A generic soil building product that is generating and initiating continued self-propagation of defined beneficial bacteria.
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Well-designed temporary housing, tent style or module that could be set up without permanent permits. Utilizing the comfortable out door environment for social and recreational activities. Housing protected dorm style with mess hall dining. Think "camp" in the good sense of the word.
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 FA Women's Cup: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98

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From [HERE] After the blue and red police lights flashed behind his car, Louizandre Dauphin figured he may have added another "prohibited" item to the list of things you can't do while black: Reading.
Dauphin, 33, a former high school English teacher, had decided to relax last week with a few books at Stonehaven Wharf, a parking lot for fishing boats that's frequented by tourists to the Canadian province of New Brunswick. He sat inside his Volkswagen Golf hatchback watching the waves and poring over "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and another book by theologian Timothy Keller.
He snapped two photos that he'd later use for the Instagram post, which says Canada experiences some of the same racial tension that has made headlines in the United States.
In the post, he tells his countrymen "not to get too comfortable on their high horses." He hashtagged the post #DangerousNegro.
A spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police wouldn't provide details about the call that prompted the officer to stop Dauphin or name the constable involved.
Since Instagram post went viral, Dauphin has posted a more detailed post on Facebook.
I do not know the true motivations behind the individual who called the police to report my presence at the Stonehaven Wharf, but I struggle to understand why my actions of driving my vehicle to a public space, reading a book, and never once exiting my vehicle was cause for a level of suspicion which prompted this individual to call the police. Be it my vehicle (a white Volkswagen Golf) or the colour of my skin, which I believe was a contributing factor, there was something that prompted an individual to consider my presence threatening enough to warrant attention by the police. If all are truly welcome at this location, why would a person acting in a non-threatening manner have the police called on them? And, after such an incident, why would this person feel any motivation or desire to return to that location? I never once identified this person who called the police as racist, but I do suspect there is some degree of bias, fear, and ignorance-based suspicion which lead to the reality that the police were alerted to my presence at the wharf.


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Die Proteste nach den russischen Parlamentswahlen 2011 sind Demonstrationen gegen mutmaßliche Wahlfälschungen bei den Parlamentswahlen vom 4. Dezember 2011 in Russland. Sie begannen am 5. Dezember und führten zu den größten Protestkundgebungen in der jüngeren Geschichte des Landes. Die Polizei reagierte auf allen Kundgebungen mit Großaufgeboten.

Demonstrationen

Bereits am Abend des 5. Dezember 2011 protestierten Tausende Menschen in Moskau und Sankt Petersburg gegen das Wahlresultat und die Partei Einiges Russland. Es handelte sich dabei um die größte Demonstration der Opposition seit Jahren. Demonstranten riefen "Russland ohne Putin" und hielten Schilder hoch mit der Aufschrift: "Gebt dem Volk seine Stimme zurück!" Die politischen Aktivisten Alexei Nawalny und Ilja Jaschin sowie andere Demonstranten landen im Gefängnis zu einer 15-tägigen Haftstrafe wegen "Widerstandes gegen die Staatsgewalt".

Die Protestkundgebungen am 10. Dezember gelten mit einer Teilnehmerzahl von 100.000 Demonstranten als die größte Demonstration in der Ära Putin sowie seit dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion und wurden in mehr als 90 Städten organisiert. Während die Behörden in Moskau eine Kundgebung bis zu 30.000 Menschen genehmigten, wurden viele Kundgebungen in anderen Städten nicht erlaubt. Seit dem Beginn der Proteste wurden etwa 1600 Personen festgenommen.

In Moskau kamen zur Demonstration auf dem Bolotnaja-Platz auf der Bolotny-Insel (unmittelbar am - dem Kreml gegenüberliegenden - Ufer der Moskwa im Stadtteil Samoskworetschje gelegen) nach Schätzungen der Veranstalter über hunderttausend Menschen zusammen; nach Angaben der Polizei lag die Teilnehmerzahl bei etwa 25.000. Die Demonstration wurde von einem Großaufgebot von Sicherheitskräften begleitet, etwa 50.000 Mann riegelten Teile der Stadt wie etwa den Roten Platz ab. In Sankt Petersburg gab die Polizei die Zahl der Demonstranten mit 10.000 an.

Vertreter mehrerer außerparlamentarischer Oppositionsgruppen und in der Duma vertretener Oppositionsparteien nahmen an der Demonstration teil. In Moskau sprachen Boris Nemzow, Wladimir Ryschkow und Michail Kasjanow, die sich mit ihrer liberalen Partei der Volksfreiheit "Für ein Russland ohne Willkür und Korruption" an der Wahl beteiligen wollten, aber vom Justizministerium nicht in das offizielle Parteienregister aufgenommen wurden. Ebenso ergriffen der Schriftsteller Boris Akunin und die Chefredakteurin der regimekritischen Zeitung "New Times" Jewgenija Albaz das Wort. Sergei Mitrochin, der Vorsitzende der liberalen Jabloko, sowie ihr Gründer Grigori Jawlinski beteiligten sich wie Gennadi Gudkow von Gerechtes Russland. Die Kommunistische Partei der Russischen Föderation hielt mit ihrem Vorsitzenden der Fraktion im Moskauer Stadtparlament Andrei Klytschkow eine Rede.

Zu den weiteren Teilnehmern an Demonstrationen gehörten Vertreter der an Garri Kasparows und Boris Nemzows Bündnis Das andere Russland teilnehmenden rechtsradikalen Nationalbolschewistischen Partei von Eduard Limonow, der linksradikalen Linken Front und der ultraliberalen Oppositionsgruppe Solidarnost. Ferner nahmen an den Demonstrationen Nationalisten, Anarchisten, Libertäre und Anhänger der Piratenpartei teil.

Am 24. Dezember 2011 protestierten erneut tausende Menschen in Moskau, Sankt Petersburg, Nowosibirsk und weiteren russischen Städten gegen das Ergebnis der Parlamentswahl. In Moskau sollen sich nach Polizeiangaben 29.000 Menschen – laut den Organisatoren 120.000 – beteiligt haben. An dem Protest nahm auch der frühere Finanzminister Alexei Kudrin teil.

Am 4. Februar 2012 fand erneut eine landesweite Kundgebung statt. Laut Organisatoren haben sich bei winterlichen Temperaturen unter minus 20 Grad knapp 120.000 Menschen an der Protestaktion gegen Putin beteiligt. Die zuständige Abteilung des Innenministeriums beziffert die Teilnehmerzahl mit 34.000. Die Anzahl der Teilnehmer, die sich an der gleichzeitig laufenden Pro-Putin-Demonstration beteiligten, ließ sich nach Polizeiangaben mit 138.000 beziffern. Die Kundgebung verlief friedlich. Am selben Tag fanden auch weltweit, unter anderem in Deutschland, Aktionen mit denselben Forderungen statt.

Am 6. Mai fand in Moskau eine weitere Massenkundgebung statt, der s.g. "Marsch der Millionen". Die Organisatoren (I.Jaschin) beziffern die Teilnehmerzahl mit 100-120 Tausend Menschen, das Innenministerium spricht von 8 Tausend. Die Aktion verlief unter ständiger Behinderung seitens der Stadtverwaltung und Polizei. So hat sich die Stadtverwaltung vehement geweigert den angekündigten Ort der Aktion zu bestätigen (dies erfolgte endgültig erst in der letzten Nacht vor der Aktion). Mehrere Tausend Teilnehmer die von weiten Teilen des Landes unterwegs zur Kundgebung waren, wurden an der Einreise nach Moskau gehindert. Die Aktion wurde von einem massiven Polizeiaufgebot begleitet und verlief mit vielen Ausschreitungen und Festnahmen infolgedessen 40 Teilnehmer medizinisch behandelt werden mussten und (nach Polizeiangeben) 460 Teilnehmer festgenommen wurden. Unter den Festgenommenen befinden sich auch berühmte Oppositionspolitiker Ilja Udaltsov, Boris Nemzow und Anti-Korruptionsanwalt Alexei Nawalny. Im Zuge des nach dem Kundgebungsort benannten Bolotnaja-Prozesses wurden 27 Personen hauptsächlich wegen Teilnahme an Massenunruhen und Gewaltanwendung gegen Staatsvertreter angeklagt und teilweise verurteilt. Darunter befindet sich auch der prominente linke Oppositionspolitiker Sergei Udalzow, der unter Hausarrest auf den Auftakt seines Prozesses wartet.

Forderungen
Die Demonstranten fordern den Rücktritt von Ministerpräsident Wladimir Putin und Staatspräsident Dmitri Medwedew sowie eine Resolution für Neuwahlen und eine Untersuchung der Wahlfälschungsvorwürfe. Auf der regierungskritischen Internetplattform kasparov.ru wurden zudem folgende fünf Punkte schriftlich festgehalten:
die Freilassung aller politischen Gefangenen
die Annullierung des gefälschten Ergebnisses der Parlamentswahl
der Rücktritt des regierungsnahen Wahlleiters Wladimir Tschurow, die Untersuchung aller Fälschungsvorwürfe und die Bestrafung der Verantwortlichen
die Zulassung aller Oppositionsparteien zur Abstimmung
ein neues demokratisches Wahlgesetz.

Reaktionen
Unter dem Eindruck der anhaltenden Proteste forderte der ehemalige sowjetische Präsident Michail Gorbatschow am 7. Dezember 2011, die Wahlen zu annullieren und Neuwahlen auszuschreiben. Der Spitzenkandidat der Partei Jabloko, Grigori Jawlinski, empfahl den gewählten Abgeordneten, ihre Mandate niederzulegen. Gorbatschow sagte gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur Interfax: "Die Führung des Landes muss anerkennen, dass es zahlreiche Verstöße und Manipulationen gegeben hat, und dass die veröffentlichten Ergebnisse nicht den Willen der Wähler wiedergeben." Zudem glaubten immer mehr Russen den veröffentlichten Ergebnissen nicht, was das Land destabilisieren könnte: "Eine Lüge tötet die Glaubwürdigkeit einer Regierung."

Präsident Dmitri Medwedew lehnte die Forderungen der Demonstranten ab: "Ich stimme keinem der Sprüche oder Aufrufe zu, die auf den Kundgebungen gemacht wurden." Er wies jedoch an, Berichte aus den Wahlbüros "auf Einhaltung der Wahlgesetze" zu überprüfen. Das Zentrale Wahlkomitee lehnte eine Absetzung Wladimir Tschurows ab. Ministerpräsident Wladimir Putin ließ mitteilen, dass seiner Ansicht nach "jeder das Recht habe, seine Meinung kundzutun, solange er sich friedlich verhalte und die Gesetze beachte."

Der russisch-orthodoxe Erzpriester Wsewolod Tschaplin sagte im Mai 2012 in einem Interview, dass die Bürger Russlands sich den Aktivitäten einer Opposition, die nichts zu bieten habe, nicht anschließen werde. Es gebe unter denen, die zu den Demonstrationen gingen, viele, die sich für besser hielten als die Mehrzahl der Leute. Das Problem der Intelligenzija sei es, dass sie die einfachen Leute nicht dazu bringen könne, ihre Prinzipien zu akzeptieren. Die Leute hätten eine hervorragende politische Intuition, viel akkurater als die der "Moskauer Schickeria".

Mischa Gabowitsch, Autor des Buches "Putin kaputt!?" über die Proteste, hatte sich vor dem steilen Anstieg der Beliebtheitswerte Putins im Zusammenhang mit der Annexion der Krim vorsichtig optimistisch zu einem gesellschaftlichen Umbruch Russlands geäußert.

Siehe auch
 Putin muss gehen
 Bolotnaja-Prozess

Literatur
 Mischa Gabowitsch: "Putin kaputt!?", edition suhrkamp 05/2013, 438 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-518-12661-5

Weblinks

 Fabian Burkhardt, Jan Matti Dollbaum: Der Bolotnaja Prozess, in: Kurt Groenewold, Alexander Ignor, Arnd Koch (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Politischen Strafprozesse, Online, Stand: April 2018.

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Politik (Russische Föderation)
Russische Geschichte (21. Jahrhundert)
Politik 2011
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American Embassy welcomes Mavis Rivers Tribute Band
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U.S. Embassy hosted a reception to welcome Matt Catingub and the Mavis Rivers Tribute Band on Thursday night.
The band was welcomed by Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, Scott Brown and his good lady Gail Brown.
The Band will be in Samoa from November 7 – 11, will be performing a concert in tribute to the late Mavis Chloe Rivers (1929-1992), who was once referred to by Frank Senatra as "the purest voice" in jazz.
Mavis is well known in many countries but what many people do not know is that she has Samoan roots. Leading the Mavis Rivers Tribute Band is La'auli Matt Catingub, Mavis's son and a Grammy award winning musician and composer in his own right.
Rounding out the sextet are three musicians, from the U.S., Steve Moretti, Kevin Axt, and Christina Souza, along with two musicians from New Zealand, Mike Booth and Andrew Hall.
The programme is part of the U.S. Embassy, Apia's annual Arts Envoy Programme designed to share the best of the U.S. arts community with the world.
The programme sends American arts professionals - including performing artists, visual artists, poets, playwrights, theatrical and film directors, curators, and others - overseas to conduct workshops, give performances, and mentor young people.
The programme seeks to connect with international publics who might not otherwise have the opportunity to engage with American arts professionals.
Violence survivors recipients of donated clothing
Residents at Samoa Victim Support Group's Campus of Hope were the recipients of boxes of clothing from members of the public, donated through the Samoa Stationery and Books' charity project.
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Puipa'a and Faleula resurfacing complete
The Puipa'a and Faleula asphalt is smooth after the final touches to the road have been complete, complementing the earlier completed West Coast Road Project
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HeadlinesJune 06, 2013
Verizon Handing over Millions of Phone Records in Broadest Gov't Surveillance to Date
A newly disclosed court order shows the telecom giant Verizon is handing over the phone records of millions of subscribers to the U.S. government without individual warrants. The Guardian of London reports the FBI obtained the three-month authorization from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in April. It compels Verizon to provide "metadata" of all subscriber phone calls: who they spoke to, where and at what time they made the call, and for how long. This appears to mark the broadest act of government surveillance known to date. In a statement, the American Civil Liberties Union denounced the program as "beyond Orwellian," adding: "From a civil liberties perspective, [it] could hardly be any more alarming."
U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Afghan Massacre
A U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan civilians last year has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges, thereby avoiding execution. On Wednesday, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales formally admitted to killing nine children and seven adults during a nighttime attack on two Kandahar province villages in March 2012. Defense attorneys say Bales may have suffered a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder from four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Appearing before a military judge, Bales expressed regret for the massacre, saying: "There's not a good reason in this world for why I did the horrible things I did." His trial last year featured the video testimony of more than a dozen Afghan witnesses and victims. The witnesses, including several children, recalled being shot at and seeing their loved ones murdered. A hearing is set for August to determine if Bales will be sentenced to life in prison with or without the chance of parole.
Report: U.S. Sends 125 More Troops to Contain Guantánamo Revolt
The U.S. military is sending a massive new contingent of guards to help contain the revolt of hunger-striking prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. The Miami Herald reports the Army Reserve is deploying 125 troops to assist the holding of prisoners in solitary confinement and the force-feeding of 39 hunger strikers.
Obama Unveils Susan Rice, Samantha Power for New Foreign Policy Posts
President Obama has formally unveiled his latest picks for top foreign policy posts: the new national security adviser, Susan Rice, and her would-be replacement as U.N. ambassador, Samantha Power. Appearing with Obama at the White House, Rice and Power each voiced excitement to take on their new roles.
Susan Rice: "I am deeply honored and humbled to serve our country as your national security adviser. I'm proud to have worked so closely with you for more than six years, and I'm deeply grateful for your enduring confidence in me."
Samantha Power: "As the most powerful and inspiring country on this Earth, we have a critical role to play in insisting that the institution meet the necessities of our time. It can do so only with American leadership. It would be an incomparable privilege to earn the support of the Senate and to play a role in this essential effort, one on which our common security and common humanity depend."
Power served as Obama's senior foreign policy adviser during his first run for the White House before she was forced to resign for calling Hillary Clinton "a monster." She could face a tough confirmation process from Republicans opposed to her foreign policy views. Right-wing opponents have begun circulating a 2003 article where she called for "a historical reckoning with crimes committed, sponsored, or permitted by the United States." Power added: "Instituting a doctrine of the mea culpa would enhance our credibility by showing that American decision-makers do not endorse the sins of their predecessors." On the other side of the spectrum, she has faced charges from progressive critics over the years of selectively ignoring U.S.-backed atrocities while supporting humanitarian intervention abroad. (Related: see our 2008 interview with Samantha Power as well has her debate with investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill about Kosovo, Iraq sanctions and interventionism. )
Turkish Police Continue Protest Crackdown
Police in Turkey are continuing a crackdown on mass anti-government protests. On Wednesday, police fired tear gas and water cannons at a large crowd rallying in the capital Ankara. At least 3,300 people have been arrested in five days of protests. One Turkish activist said the protesters are undeterred.
Ömer Madra: "Today we have the third person who was killed and the more than 2,000 people who got injured, wounded and so on. But the number of attendees, the number of people who are taking part in this huge thing doesn't get less at all. Nobody is afraid anymore."
U.S., Venezuela Vow Talks; Filmmaker Released from Prison
The United States and Venezuela have launched a new bid to improve ties with the most high-level meeting in months. On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry sat down with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua at a summit in Guatemala. Kerry said the talks will continue.
Secretary of State John Kerry: "We agreed today, both of us, Venezuela and the United States, that we would like to see our countries find a new way forward, establish a more constructive and positive relationship and find the ways to do that."
The sit-down came as Venezuela released a U.S. filmmaker it had held for over a month on accusations of seeking to destabilize the government. The filmmaker, Tim Tracy, returned to the United States on Wednesday. He has rejected Venezuela's allegations, which were never specified, and maintained he was in the country making a documentary film.
6 Killed in Philadelphia Building Collapse
At least six people have been killed and another 14 wounded in the collapse of a building in Philadelphia. The rescue effort continued overnight as workers looked for survivors beneath the rubble. The building was under demolition when it crumbled onto a neighboring thrift store. Concerns have been raised it may have lacked proper oversight.
Colorado OKs Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants; Gov. Scott Vetoes Florida Bill
Colorado has become the eighth U.S. state to grant driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the measure into law on Wednesday following its passage last month. The move comes days after Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a measure that would have allowed driver's licenses for young undocumented immigrants. The law would have applied to all those granted a reprieve under President Obama's "deferred action" program for immigrants who came to the United States as children. In Washington, the Senate is set to begin consideration of the bipartisan immigration bill next week.
Obama Admin Ordered to Follow Court Order on Emergency Contraception
A federal appeals court has ordered the Obama administration to immediately comply with an earlier court order to make certain forms of emergency contraception available without a prescription and without other restrictions to women of all ages. The administration had requested a stay while it fights to preserve restrictions on how "morning-after" pills are sold. One of the attorneys suing the Obama administration for unfettered access to emergency contraception called Wednesday's ruling a "watershed moment in the fight for reproductive rights."


We totally lost something, I thought, when we just went to keeping up with the other games through the sponsored digital score feed thing on the upper deck and on the scoreboard, instead of hearing it belted across the stadium and echoed with OOOOHS! Collectively celebrating Alabama being behind to some joke team they weren't supposed to lose to was such wonderful fun. And if they lost, and we happened to be playing a joke team, too? Well sometimes the "Final Score: Joke Team 10, Alabama 9" was the loudest cheer of the day.
But now you're telling me we can actually watch Alabama lose?! That's just wonderful.
Related: Play stopped during South Carolina-Florida game so Gamecocks fans could watch the Miracle in Jordan-Hare.


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