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Well done to all who took strike action today
Over 2 million workers went on strike today, according to the BBC. And if they say 2 million, then it must have been far more.
Prime Minister David Cameron got it completely wrong, trying to dismiss the day of action as a "damp squib". Damp it may have been, said Caroline Penn on Twitter, but she didn't see a squib all day!
Turnout in Brighton was fantastic, with the biggest demonstration and rally I can ever recall. There was great turnout by Labour and Green councillors, and in spite of Warren Morgan dismissing Caroline Lucas as a "no show", she made a great rallying speech that was incredibly well received. Her appearance on the news was uncompromisingly positive on behalf of those on strike.
But the credit must go to the Unions who organised the day ever so well. Particular congratulations to the GMB who stood out from the crowd, and what a crowd it was. The GMB's flags were fantastic, and the highlight for me was the wonderful Scottish piper.
The only disappointment was the failure of the leadership of the Labour Party nationally to support the strike. Yes, the position they took up to and until yesterday was not unreasonable, saying that they opposed the need for a strike and that both sides should seek a resolution.
But today, of all days, the Labour Leadership should have come out unconditionally in support of the strike, condemning the government for failing to engage meaningfully to prevent the strike. What a boost that would have given the day of action, and it would have signalled that Labour opposes the Tory and Lib Dem austerity measures that are putting so many people on the dole.
Until Labour nationally offers some leadership, the party locally will continue to see Caroline Lucas hoover up further support.
Filed under: Protest | Tagged: 30, Caroline Lucas, Caroline Penn, David Cameron, GMB, November, strike, Warren Morgan |	14 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: the wooden spoon candidate enters the race
And then there were 6: Graham Cox (Conservative), Louisa Greenbaum (Green), Nigel Jenner (Labour), Paul Perrin (UKIP), Gareth Jones (Lib Dems), and now Pip Tindall (TUSC).
Ms Tindall, a former Green candidate in East Brighton, has been selected to contest the Westbourne by-election on behalf of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. When I say "contest" I really mean "crawl in last" since TUSC has the unenviable record of coming last in most elections locally.
But TUSC's entry into this by-election race will have some small impact, for TUSC is to Labour and the Greens what UKIP is to the Tories, an annoying side show that will take a handful of votes from the more credible parties.
So why has Ms Tindall abandoned the party she stood for just 7 months ago? She said: "The Green Party says it's opposed to cuts, but that's just so much hot air if it won't fight them when it gets the chance. I was horrified when I heard the Greens in Brighton intended to hand down the cost of the banking crisis to those least able to afford it – the public service users of Brighton and Hove."
I am sure that the Greens are trembling in their boots as this Don Quixote charges an imaginary windmill. I can make a prediction about the by-election result: TUSC will come last, then the Lib Dems, then UKIP. Who will win? Not sure yet, it is a genuine 3 way marginal.
Tomorrow's public sector workers strike will provide a morale boost for both Labour and the Greens. The Chancellor's Autumn Statement will also ensure that anyone in doubt about going out on strike will have had and doubts removed. Good luck to one and all who are joining tomorrow's action.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: Autumn Statement, by-election, Don Quixote, Gareth Jones, George Osborne, Graham Cox, Louisa Greenbaum, Nigel Jenner, Paul Perrin, Pip Tindall, Westbourne |	26 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: comments that open up the sluices at both ends
Apologies for my silence. I've not been well. Three days with, as Monty Python said in regard to some Australian table wine, the sluices were opened up at both ends! That's already too much detail for my three regular readers (Grizzly, Doris and Biker Dave. So Cool Soosie seems to have abandoned me).
I have just reviewed a few dozen comments on this blog and the overwhelming majority seem to be attacking the Green candidate, Louisa Greenbaum. It is quite obvious that Labour and Tory activists seem to think that Louisa is the front runner. And they are probably right.
Caroline Penn is one whose comments are normally positive about her candidate, Nigel Jenner, and lists his qualities. She makes a reasonable attack on the Tories for the closure of Hove Police Station.
Another Labour supporter, Gloria Van de Lay (who has teased me mercilessly in DM's) describes Nigel as "locally resident" living, as he does, just outside the ward. She also sees the Tory record on policing as a weakness of the Tory campaign. I wouldn't write Graham Cox's chances off. He is an extremely strong candidate, is well known in the area, and is one of the most single-minded individuals I have ever met, judging from his record as the Top Cop in Hove some years back.
Having listed Louisa's various interests from her Facebook page, Gloria announces that, on balance, she advocates a vote for Nigel. Fancy that. She is also beastly to the Lib Dem candidate, Gareth Jones. For me to defend a Lib Dem, well that how OTT she has been. I agree with Simon Williams, the former Green councillor, who suggests she lies down in a darkened room for a while.
Steampunk claims most of the Green councillors are over 70 but look younger due to healthy green lifestyles. He says that Alex Phillips is the youngest at 43. A brave man to take on Lady Everton. Careful crossing the road, Punk. You don't want to be run over by a Big Lemon.
My Pal Paul (Perrin), the UKIP candidate, bemoans another party employee running for office. I understand Louisa works just 10 hours a week for the Greens. But why should it matter anyway? He also notes that Louisa was the Green's 'first' candidate last time. A strong point in her favour, I would imagine, given that three of the other candidates stood elsewhere as recently as May. Her track record strengthens her position.
Paul also says that I have "really lost it" – I got his age wrong (he seems to have taken offence at giving his age as 14 and three quarters!) and guessing that my "beloved Louisa" was in her 30's when she is, in fact, a male in her 50's. Actually, she is 41. Paul says that I am "squandering whatever good will (I) have had in the past…". Well, thank goodness for that. As long as Doris, Biker Dave and Grizzly still love me, I'm happy.
Linda F (a Young Tory, me thinks, under 50 anyway) joins the ranks of the Green bashers, mentioning the schools attended by Louisa (Leeds Girls' High School) and a couple other Greens, as well as putting the boot into Nigel Jenner for attending Brighton College. I heard a rumour that the Tory Party leader, Dave Cameron, his mate Boy George, and several others in his Cabinet went to Eton, while his fag (not a derogatory term but indicates a junior boy who does the bidding of a prefect at a private school) Nick Clegg went to the inferior Westminster School.
My spiritual friend, Ghost, identifies some of Louisa's advantages in this by-election, second on the ballot, the only woman, and an established profile in the ward.
Pete Gillman, like Caroline Penn, makes a characteristically positive intervention by focusing on issues, although he might be being a bit melodramatic by suggesting the Greens wanted "easy access to hard drugs and legalised brothels if they had their way."
Mike Weatherley has gone out to show a united front with Graham Cox, promoting him on Twitter and canvassing for him. But the cause of unity is not helped by Valerie Paynter, the biggest fan of The People's Mike in Hove. She challenges Graham: "You say you agree with Mike Weatherley 'on most issues'. I wonder, could you tell us, on what named issues you disagree?". Not helpful Ms Paynter, well not for the Tory cause.
My Pal Paul says this by-election will make no difference unless, of course, he is elected. I think he may beat the Lib Dems into 4th place, but not more. But RobS (who graces us with his presence, says that "the election of a Green is the one result that DOES make a difference to the running of the council. True it doesn't change overall control, of course, but when a minority administration is running a council, an extra voice and an extra presence for committees etc. can improve the quality of council management and decision making."
Apologies for the length of this post, but needed to catch up with you all. In your comments, please keep them fair and reasonable.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: Alex Phillips, Big Lemon, by-election, Caroline Penn, David Cameron, Gareth Jones, Gloria Van de Lay, Graham Cox, Lady Everton, Louisa Greenbaum, Mike Weatherley, Nick Clegg, Nigel Jenner, Paul Perrin, Simon Williams, Steampunk, UKIP, Valerie Paynter, Westbourne |	45 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: Greens select male, 50's as its candidate. But, wait, what is this cunning plan ….?
There we have it, following the trend started by UKIP (Paul Perrin, male, 14 and three quarters), Labour (Nigel Jenner, male, 50's), the Conservatives (Supercop Graham Cox, male, 50's), and the Lib Dems (Gareth Jones, male, seems mid 50's), the Greens have followed suit by selecting a candidate who is male, 50's.
But wouldn't you believe it, the pesky Green candidate is masquerading as a female, in her 30's, going by the name Louisa Greenbaum. And slyly, she actually lives in the ward, stood there in May in the local elections, is not just now discovering an interest in education but has two children in a local school where (it is rumoured) she is a governor. Now it is clear that I am showing my bias, putting a green gloss on this candidate because of the hostility I have for Labour that has been evident since I was in the womb.
I hear that Louisa has been the front-runner in the selection, possibly the sole candidate from the outset. Without wanting to provoke the displeasure of my Labour friends, it is clear that on so many levels, Louisa is different from the Identi-kit candidates of the other parties. Last week, immediately after the resignation of the Bishop, I suggested that Labour's Caroline Penn (female, 30's) would have made a strong candidate. But on this and many other things, Labour did not listen to me. But never mind. I do look forward to an exciting election campaign, and I genuinely wish all five candidates well. But on the basis of candidates selected, the Greens, followed by the Tories, have made the best start.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: Bishop, Brian Oxley, by-election, Caroline Penn, Gareth Jones, Graham Cox, Louisa Greenbaum, Nigel Jenner, Paul Perrin, Supercop, Westbourne |	55 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: in defence of males in their 50's standing for election
The Lib Dems have selected Gareth Jones as their candidate for the Westbourne by-election and in doing so they have broken the mould. Well, yes, their candidate is male but half the age of My Pal Paul (40's male), Supercop (50's male) and Nigel Jenner (50's male).
It has been suggested that I have something against males in their 50's standing for election. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some of my best friends are males in their 59's, and all I was doing was to draw attention to a trend that was developing in the selections for Westbourne.
There are some fine public servants who are male in their 50's and I believe it is right that young and old alike, male and female, gay and straight, all should be in elected positions locally.
But in a by-election, where there is greater focus on individual candidates, the similarities and differences between candidates is brought into clear focus.
So young Gareth is breaking the mould and, given his relative youth, so too is Paul Perrin (the Adrian Mole of Brighton politics).
Tonight the Greens are selecting their candidate. The Greens are themselves a mature bunch, but no doubt they are young at heart, as is Nigel Jenner and certainly is Supercop.
Gloria Van de Lay draws attention to the incredible ages of the Greens: "Green leader of the council – male, white, over 50 – (if not, apologies Bill, you must have had a hard life); Green Cabinet – 70% male – all white, some must be at least 50 – unless see above re hard life. Some of the women are at least that, but that doesn't seem to matter – after all, the Blessed Caroline is 51! Green MEP – male, white, over 50."
I'm sure we will hear in the next hour or so who the Greens have selected. Watch this space.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: Bill Randall, by-election, Caroline Lucas, Gareth Jones, Graham Cox, Nigel Jenner, Paul Perrin, Westbourne |	6 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: Labour selects an identi-kit candidate to match his UKIP & Tory opponents – a male in his 50's
There is an earth shattering headline in a press release put out by the Labour Party when announcing its candidate for the Westbourne by-election. It screamed: "Labour Backs Nigel for Westbourne!"
It's just as well that the Nigel it is referring to is Nigel Jenner who happens to be the Labour candidate. Gone is the description of him being the Labour and Co-operative candidate. One wonders whether, if he is elected on 22nd December, whether he will be a member of the Labour Group or the Labour and Co-operative Group.
Nigel, 54, is "a born and bred Brightonian and keen Albion fan" and "has worked for Brighton & Hove City Council in the past and hopes to utilise his skills and knowledge, especially in children's services, to represent Westbourne residents effectively." What is he saying, are there particular problems of child neglect in Westbourne that need addressing, something the Council is ignoring since he left? We should be told. At least Supercop is clear that Sussex Police have mislaid a police station somewhere in the Holland Road area.
But more on Nigel. He is "currently self-employed, working with city community and voluntary groups to help local young people, such as Brighton & Hove Albion's Football in the Community scheme. Passionate about young people and education, Nigel is appalled by the savage Tory-led Government cuts to young people's services in Brighton & Hove, which have contributed to an increase in Youth Unemployment by 127% in Hove alone, over the last year."
The press release continues that Nigel "is particularly concerned with Hove's 'school places crisis' and will be campaigning for a new school for Hove. Nigel is also opposed to increased parking charges for Westbourne residents and local businesses, as well as Green plans to allow 750 homes to be built on green-field land in Hove's urban fringe, when there are brown-field options available to build the same amount of housing, across the city."
There is a lot that Nigel opposes. One wonders where he thinks new housing should go, if not on a so-called green-field land in Hove's urban fringe. Does he not want homes for the children of Westbourne residents?
Nigel concludes that "Westbourne and the residents of Brighton & Hove deserve better." I hope he includes the good folk of Goldsmid Ward to which he tried to plight his troth in May but he was spurned at the altar. Yet seven months later, without a backward glance to Goldsmid, he is ready to leap, on the rebound, into a new relationship with Westbourne. Love can be so fickle.
Just two final points. With UKIP's Paul Perrin (male, 50's), the Tory's Supercop Graham Cox (male, 50's) and now Labour's Nigel Jenner (male, 50's) I think I'm beginning to notice a trend. Can't quite see it yet, erm, are they all Gemini's? No, that's not it. No, I give up. Perhaps the Greens will put someone up who is, perhaps, male and in their 50's. Or could they select one of those other things, you know, the sort of person the Church of England won't allow to be Bishops.
Finally, Labour should proof read its press releases. It is something I am told by my loyal readers (Grizzly, Doris and Biker Dave) that I should do with this blog. If Labour is worrying why nobody has emailed to pledge support it might be that it has misspelt its email address thus: laboruactive@gmail.com. Or they might not be getting pledges of support because men in their 50's are not the most inspiring candidates in this race, Perrin, Cox and Jenner apart.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: Biker Dave, by-election, Doris, Goldsmid, Graham Cox, Momma Grizzly, Nigel Jenner, Paul Perrin, Westbourne |	29 Comments »
Supercop Graham Cox joins the Westbourne by-election campaign as the Tory Party candidate
And then there were two, Paul Perrin and Graham Cox, candidates in the Westbourne by-election. Yes, this evening the Conservatives chose Graham Cox as its candidate in the by-election. Graham is the former head of Sussex CID and was Divisional Commander in Hove where he gained the reputation for being Supercop. His first tweet (on @CoxGraham) following his selection was "Keep a proper police station in Hove. Vote Graham Cox in the Westbourne by-election".
Mr Cox, chair of the Hove Conservative Association, is a clever choice. He is well known in Hove, and will no doubt play a law and order ticket in the by-election. But he has a couple of problems. Rumour has it that he and Mike Weatherley are not the greatest friends, each representing the two sides in the Hove Conservatives. The other problem he has is that he is a middle aged man. Should Labour and/or the Greens put up a younger woman, they will enjoy an immediate advantage over the Tories.
Mr Cox also has a problem, known as the Conservative Coalition government. His tweet calling for "a proper police station in Hove" brings the immediate response of "Who is imposing these cuts on Hove and on Sussex Police? He may try to blame the former Labour Government, but there is a growing consensus that the Coalition is going too far and too fast. Mr Cox needs to come out and oppose what his own government is doing.
Having said that, the little contact I have had with Graham has always been positive and I can say I genuinely like him. He will work like a Trojan, he will pound the beat, sorry, the streets of the Ward, and he will work and work and work right up to 9pm on Thursday 22nd December. Clever choice which brings this back to being a genuine 3-way marginal.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: by-election, Graham Cox, Paul Perrin, Sussex CID, Westbourne |	23 Comments »
UKIP first to select candidate for Westbourne by-election
UKIP has become the first of the political parties to select their candidate for the Westbourne by-election on 22nd December. Paul Perrin Is confirmed as UKIP's candidate.
Nominations have closed for the Greens, with the candidate due to be announced on Thursday evening. Two possible names have been floated but nothing has formally been announced.
In spite of my best endeavours, I have no word on the Labour or Tory candidates, although a couple of names have been mentioned to me in confidence.
I have considered putting myself forward as the candidate for the Christmas Party. My platform would include free mince pies and sunglasses for pensioners. What do you think?
Anyway, congratulations to Paul Perrin and UKIP for getting off the starting blocks so quickly, but then I imagine it is easier if you have just 3 members locally.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: by-election, Paul Perrin, UKIP, Westbourne |	7 Comments »
Westbourne by-election: update after the first weekend of campaigning
I think I have just seen the first flower of spring, one usually hears in late February. Today's version is who has seen the first poster of the Westbourne by-election. Both Greens and Labour make the claim, but I am yet to see evidence in the form of a photo on Twitter or one emailed to brightonpoliticsblogger@googlemail.com.
But the troops have been out, both Labour and the Greens, and did I see a Grizzly?
Caroline Penn reported Labour posters up in Westbourne at lunchtime today, but the first report of a poster going up came at 14:29 yesterday (Saturday) from Green councillor Christopher Hawtree, who wrote: "Former Peace Messenger Brian Fitch looked daggers when he saw me giving a resident a poster which went straight up at noon."
Any advances of 12 noon on 19th November?
The Tories recognise that the "by-election looks like a three way marginal… Bring it on and keep it blue!" says The Estate Agent (Rob Buckwell) on Twitter. Is this an indication that he might be the Tory Party candidate?
Both Labour and the Greens have been out on the knocker and delivering leaflets. The Greens, according to Luke Walter, have put a Greenleaf through every door in the Ward. Tim Sewell reports that there has been a good "doorknocking and delivery session" with Caroline Penn, Warren Morgan, Lis Telcs and "many others in Westbourne. Will be hard one to call."
I assume he means that it is a genuine 3-way marginal. Labour's Spiritual Leader in Brighton, Lord Steve Bassam, does not think the same. On Twitter he wrote: "Feel a bit guilty as I think I ought to go canvassing in local council by-election. We all need to get out there it's a R Tory/Labour fight." I don't think so, and nor do I imagine that Lord Bassam thinks so either. The Greens are the ones to beat but I admire the old campaigner's instinct in talking down the Greens so to consolidate the anti-Tory vote with Labour.
Steampunk draws attention to an omission in my posts and comments by others: "Is Paul Elgood planning a come-back? I was going to say, nobody's commented on the Lib Dems' chances yet." I have no knowledge about Mr Elgood but I think that the Lib Dems' chances of winning are as likely as two of my regular readers, Biker Dave and Doris, eloping to Gretna Green.
Harris Fitch is full of bravado, the same bravado that led him to predict a win in Rottingdean Coastal in May: "It won't be a futile course, we shot off the starting line months ago. We have so many keen members there compared to the Greens that we probably could man the election campaign with locals. Of course outside help is always welcomed though!" That is a remarkable claim, that Labour "shot off the starting line months ago". I doubt it, but if that is the case (and I have seen no evidence of it in Westbourne Ward) it should make it a more even fight.
One welcome entry to the fight is the report from The Pepperpot Post that the shy and retiring Paul Perrin will be standing for UKIP.
Dr Faust has said that the issue of school places will be a key issue in the by-election. All parties will claim that they are the one who are most keen on a new school. The reality is that this by-election will not ultimately influence such provision.
Daniel Yates agrees that education is an important, but not the sole, issue: "the Labour and Co-operative vision for first class education with true community engagement really does appeal across a very wide political spectrum. Of course, there are also many other issues where this is true and we wont be sucked into believing that everyone is Westbourne is going to vote purely on schools." If that is the case, how come education is in such a poor state after 13 years of a Labour government. Education is one reason why voters in Brighton and Hove have lost faith in Labour.
Keep reports flooding in. Either email me on DM @BrightonPolitic.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Biker Dave, Brian Fitch, Brighton, by-election, Caroline Penn, Christopher Hawtree, Daniel Yates, Doris, Dr Faust, Estate Agent, Harris Fitch, Hove, Lis Telcs, Lord Bassam, Luke Walter, Momma Grizzly, Paul Elgood, Paul Perrin, Rachel Bates, Rob Buckwell, school places, Steampunk, Steve Bassam, Tim Sewell, UKIP, Warren Morgan, Westbourne |	12 Comments »
The Great, the Good and the Ghost of Nobby Clarke predict a Green victory in the Westbourne by-election
And they're off in the 12.22 Christmas Stakes, with the Greens perhaps going off too quickly, taking an early lead. Well, that's the view of the Ghost of Nobby Clarke who reports: "Greens supposedly seen out in Westbourne yesterday, bit soon by my thinking but the 22nd might hold some ground then, if the Green Machine wasn't in full effect last May and they polled the votes they did they'll be a tough nut to crack on this one- De Ja Vu Goldsmid By Election."
The Ghost recognises the clever tactical nature of the Green's being quickest out of the starting gate by ensuring the by-election will be held on 22 December: "Of course strategically clever of The Green Machine as the tories and Labour will no doubt take another few days to get their house in order whilst you tread the cobbles picking up votes and delivering your first leaflet- plus as you well know most Tory voters will have their eye on Christmas but most Green voters will have their eye on the polling station You had paper candidates in May so imagine how you'll fight without both hands tied behind your backs?, if thats twinned with Louisa Greenbaum as candidate (if she is) it looks rock solid."
Given the demographic changes in the area, and the possibility that the Greens did not work the area in May's elections, Zombie predicts a Green walkover: "Poets Corner…full of creative, arty, media and educated types; youngish and relatively well-heeled. Very reminiscent of the area around Blaker's Park in social make-up. Once heavily Tory but now full of 'progressives'. Add in an unwanted by-election, probable very low turnout and no obvious anti-Tory frontrunner-you probably have ingredients for a Green walkover if they work it hard. If it was true the Greens in May were only a nominal force their prospects must be very bright indeed. You would need to be very brave or charismatic to be the Tory or Labour candidates unless you like egg on the face."
There has been an interesting comment from Luke Walter who, one suspects, is the strategic and organisational genius behind the Greens successes in Brighton. He says that the Greens have not worked Westbourne before, yet they came within a couple of hundred votes of winning the seat in May: "I think it is fair to say that the vast majority of Green resources went into neighbouring wards, namely Goldsmid, Central Hove and Brunswick and Adelaide."
No doubt this is an understatement from Mr Walter. What he doesn't say is that, even as I write this over my Sugar Puffs (good morning, Warren), the full might of the Green Machine is being mobilised to blitz the ward this weekend with Greenleaf papers.
The fact that Luke is not going to be the Green candidate, and that he is likely to organise the campaign, is another reason for concern for the Tories and Labour. He is, by some way, the best election organiser in the City.
But spare a thought, have some sympathy, for the dedicated activists in the Labour ranks. Take Labour activist, Pete Gillman, for example. He worked tirelessly in St Peters & North Laine in May, is now facing 4 weeks on the stump, in what could well be a futile cause: "Back on the campaign trail then. Me and my feet have only just got over the Council elections. I would have preferred another few months before this was called but up for the fight as part of Labours resurgence."
A final point about the Tory candidate. I suggested it could be one of the Young Turks who surround Mike Weatherley. Steampunk was first in with the predictable "Young turks don't get voted-in for Christmas." nice one Punky.
Filed under: By-election | Tagged: by-election, Ghost, Goldsmid, Louisa Greenbaum, Luke Walter, Mike Weatherley, Nobby Clarke, Pete Gillman, Poets Corner, Steampunk, Westbourne, Zombie |	10 Comments »


I've never been really into game nights. Yes, I did geek fights in the past but I have never attended a game night. Truth be told, I never really got the idea of meeting at a friends house and then playing game night so when I was invited to a Game Night at the newly opened store in Greenwich Kanlaon, I was a little hesitant. However, I decided to give it a go and see what the fuss is about.
We played Resistance and it is a game where judgement, ability to lie and act is all a must. Initially, I did not get it but when I did, boy was I on game mode on. In fact, I am planning to buy this game and make my friends try it as well as my family because it was so much fun.
Now of course when you gather people around for a game, energies are spent and so we were lucky that Greenwich decided to provide us with pizza, pasta, fried chicken, and BEER. This is going to be available in the Kanlaon branch starting July 2015.
Game night at Greenwich was pure fun. I can't wait to organize my own and indulge in Greenwich Crispy Thins and Fried Chicken. Nomnomnom.
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Science scholarship at LSSU honors local geologist's USGS legacy
May 16, 2018 /in LSSU News /by Kellie Greener
A Rudyard, Mich., couple have created a scholarship that will benefit any student majoring in the physical and natural sciences at Lake Superior State University. Papers formalizing the Richard W. White Memorial Scholarship were signed by Sally and Robert Wiles with LSSU President Peter Mitchell. White was Sally's brother.
Richard (Dick) White gr aduated from Rudyard High School in 1954. He enrolled at the Soo Branch of Michigan College of Mining & Technology – as LSSU was known until 1966 – after earning an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps. White is remembered as a focused geology student, mentored by LSSU Professor Ernie Kemp, and became well known and respected at Soo Tech and Michigan Tech. After receiving a doctorate from the University of California – Berkley, he traveled the world working for the U.S. Geological Survey, with his last stop being at USGS headquarters in Denver, Colo. An untimely death in 1976 from Leukemia at age 40 abruptly halted White's ever-growing list of geological discoveries.
Sally (White) and Robert Wiles, are retired educators. Sally taught in the Rudyard Area Schools K-12 classes, while Bob worked in administration and vocational education at the EUP Intermediate School District. The Wiles are strong advocates of public K-12, vocational, and higher education. Both currently serve on the board of the Chippewa-Mackinac Counties Association of School Personnel.
To learn about establishing a scholarship or supporting an existing fund at Lake Superior State University, contact the LSSU Foundation at 906-635-2665 or
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Leopard print has made quite a name for itself in or use it to accent an otherwise bland outfit And if all else fails, s. Leopardprint or white Kicks of any color with thick, white bottoms are cool and comfortable Meant to be worn without socks, the shoes look fantab with cutoff denim Girls get a needed lift with the. The popup will house a range of brands including Love Moschino, Calvin Klein, Puma, Levis and Vans alongside Amazons A red lace party dress from Truth &amp Fable and a leopard print skirt from Fin. More like her toughcookie Joan Jett role than her lovesick alter ego Bella from Twilight, Kristen Stewart arrived at ELLEs cover black satin Versus look and a racy green leopardprint Dolce &amp Ga. The entire community of singleton is scandalised by this dress Its actually more like booty shorts Sini then changes into a pretty traditional dress for the second ceremony at the farm, and then la. North enjoyed a frozen pop as she left her party wearing a dress with Snoop Doggs face printed on the front, over a black tshirt with a pair of leopardprint faux fur slides Shes also a fan of. When the Wall Street Journal ran a photospread of celebrity scumbros recently, she writes, It priced up their outfits and they ran into the Red jeans and leopard print sneakers It was Year 10. As the beat kicked in, she joined a group of male dancers who were all wearing the same outfit as her looked to be of black and white leopard print, topped off with a black fedora and ketchup and. This watermelon chiffon twist scarf makes adding a pop of color to your outfit easy Plus it looks super Or dont, and I will! The Vans Authentic Lo Pros in leopard print will save your feet and. Turners fianc&233, Joe Jonas, was also spotted out and about in New York City, sporting classic Vans slipon sneakers with a mostlyblack outfit, save for a bold gray leopard print coat Check out more.
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This 2-point sling features a heavily padded shoulder section with adjustable straps, UTX buckles, and heavy duty metal clips to ensure that your Light Support Weapon stays firmly supported and anchored to your body.
Fits squad guns like M249, M60, and also other modified support weapons based on the M4 / AUG platforms.
This sling is also perfect for standard battle rifles, too.


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BRUBACHER, Paul Passed away suddenly at his home with his family by his side on Friday March 15, 2019. Beloved husband of Norma. Loving father of Peter, Andrew, and Rosemary. Predeceased by his parents Jacob and Elmina (nee Martin). He was respected and loved by his extended family, colleagues and church family. A service will be held at the Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill on Saturday, March 23rd at 1 p.m. with visitation one hour prior. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Richmond Hill United Church.
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Catch the Beach Street Sandwich truck at a stop near you.
In the mood for a gourmet sandwich but don't have time for a sit-down meal? No problem, Beach Street Sandwiches has you covered. Connecticut's first gourmet sandwich truck opened for business in June and is already getting some national attention, according to CT Bites.
The truck, operated by Chef Gregory McCarty and Jean Georges, opened for business on June 19 during Madison's Flea Market on the Green. Ever since, they've been setting up shop in towns across the state. Chef McCarty started the business because, as he said, "Anything can make a good sandwich, and everything's better in bread."
Beach Street serves a rotating menu of three to five sandwiches created and prepared by McCarty using ingredients from local farms and suppliers. From a smoked ham and cheese sandwich featuring tender pulled pork, to a stuffed turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce, there's sure to be a snack for you.
If we've got you drooling, just visit Beach Street Sandwiches' Web site to find out where the truck will be next, or by following the truck on Twitter.
You can also help the new business in its quest to become America's top food truck. Starting Aug. 29, you can help to vote Beach Street into the second season of the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."


Game Of Thrones season 2 Blu Ray.
A original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.
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This Bon Marche grouping features les enfants! Children inside a fleur-de-lis, a girl with a doll, another blowing a tuba, a calendar girl and two girls together. Matt and glossy finishes, all painted by hand, real photos, bearing dates like 1905, 1908 and 1915. Please look at the scans closely. You'll see that some of the glossy finished ones show wear (as most hundred-year-old glossy cards tend to do:) but overall, these cards are in very good condition for their age. IF you have any questions, feel free to send me a message!


Deep into negotiations with J&J over a prospective buyout, Actelion (SIX: ATLN) reported today that its up-and-coming flagship therapy Opsumit flunked a pivotal test for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension due to Eisenmenger Syndrome. And while the trial failure could put a crimp in Actelion's — as well as J&J's — plan to continue to rapidly boost sales of Opsumit as Tracleer loses ground to generic competition, analysts seemed ready to write it off and move on.
Investigators for the Swiss biotech say they tracked the kind of biomarker impact they were looking for, but Opsumit (macitentan) did not improve patients' six-minute walk tests when compared to a placebo. And they added that it was likely an unusual placebo response that caused the unexpected setback.
In fact, the drug arm actually performed worse than the placebo group. Placebo patients gained an average of 19.7 meters from baseline compared to an inferior 18.3 meter gain in the Opsumit arm. If you wash out three patients with missing 6-minute results, the improvement in the drug arm goes up to 30.2 meters.
Opsumit is already approved to treat PAH. But Actelion execs felt they had a good shot at boosting their market reach by going after the sickest patient population in PAH. These patients suffer from advanced PAH along with congenital heart disease. And the population includes a large number of people suffering from Down Syndrome.
We did not specifically ascribe sales or an NPV to Opsumit for this indication but believe the adverse impact is relatively minor. Estimates suggest up to 15k Eisenmenger patients WW, <5% of the PAH population. Tracleer is approved in Europe to treat PAH due to Eisenmenger after demonstrating a significant +53m benefit on the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD).
Welford also doubts that J&J will be seriously put off by the study results. The pharma giant has been quietly engaged in exclusive talks with Actelion after initially walking away from negotiations.
Investors apparently agreed with that assessment. Actelion's shares moved up this morning in anticipation of a deal with J&J.
The results of the MAESTRO study are very difficult to interpret. We have seen encouraging positive effects of macitentan in the response of N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide plasma levels and hemodynamic measures. Although the results point towards a benefit of treatment with macitentan, we do not see a significant treatment effect on the primary endpoint of exercise capacity as measured in the 6 minute walk test. I believe this has been influenced by an unexpected improvement in the placebo arm of the study, which is unusual in a predominantly untreated PAH population. In fact, we have not seen such a persistent placebo effect in the multiple studies published so far in PAH. We need to fully analyze the data to understand what could have caused this phenomenon.


Are you interested in counseling but don't know how or when you can fit it into your schedule?
Are you comfortable with video conferencing?
Then online counseling may be right for you!
Online sessions are conducted via secure video conferencing.
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Convenient- Schedule and conduct a session from your home or office.
No Commute- Save time and gas!
Video conferencing can feel "safer" than traditional therapy because you are not in the same room as your therapist.
These are only a few of the obvious benefits of online counseling. With ease in scheduling and the ability to conduct sessions from home, people who might not ordinarily seek out counseling can now benefit. For people with disabilities including mobility issues, online counseling is a perfect solution. For people with busy schedules and long days, online counseling offers an alternative. People who live in rural communities will find online counseling a beneficial resource. Now technology can provide people with access and choice.
I use Thera-link.com for video sessions.
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FTSE hits 14-month closing high - Enid Blyton banned by BBC for decades: memos - 'Home alone' mother escapes jail.
The FTSE 100 hit its highest closing level in more than 14 months on Monday as a weaker dollar sparked a rally in metals prices and some upbeat U.S. data lifted market sentiment.
Popular children's author Enid Blyton was banned from the BBC for nearly 30 years because officials thought her work "lacked literary value", letters from the broadcaster's archives showed Monday.
A mother who abandoned her four young children to go on a 24-hour drink and drug binge has been given a suspended jail sentence.
NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, despite increasingly cloudy skies.
Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.
Businessman Len Goodman owns a company that makes hand-painted art tiles, but these days his office desk is strewn with the raw materials of a new enterprise: fat, sweetly pungent marijuana buds.


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Covid-19, General News
Helpful Guide to the Summer Economic Statement – What's New
Written by Mark Lello Posted 10 July 2020
HomeNewsCovid-19Helpful Guide to the Summer Economic Statement – What's New
The Chancellor has introduced a series of measures focused on some key areas that have been hard hit due to Covid-19.
In what the Chancellor referred to as 'Phase 2' of the Government's response, Rishi Sunak announced a number of measures of support including:
A Job Retention Bonus;
A Kickstart Jobs Scheme;
Trainee and Apprentice Bonus Schemes;
Green Homes Grants;
A Stamp Duty Cut;
A VAT Reduction for the hospitality and tourism sector; and
An 'Eat Out to Help Out' Scheme.
Phase 2 is all about bridging the gap as we move from the severe and sudden impact of Covid-19 that lead to lockdown, and look to transition back to a 'new normal'. Phase 3, which will focus on 'Rebuilding' is due to come in the Autumn Budget.
With this 'Summer Economic Statement' and measures, the Chancellor is looking to:
support, create and protect jobs (thus helping businesses and individuals);
boost the property market;
encourage energy efficiency in homes; and
support the ailing hospitality and tourism industry.
The measures introduced are broadly welcome. Anything that can help protect, create and support jobs, plus specific measures to help some sectors and to encourage energy efficiency are clearly positive. However, there is no doubt that these measures will not go far enough for some.
Only time will tell whether these measures will have the desired impact and whether they will inject activity in the areas they are targeting.
The measures also pose some questions, including:
Will the hospitality sector pass on the VAT reduction to the end consumer?
Will consumers feel safe enough to visit hospitality and leisure attractions to benefit from the 50% discount offered in the 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme?
Is it too late for those staff that have already been made redundant or for those businesses that cannot continue to trade due to the devastating impact already?
The impact of these measures will affect many SMEs. If you have furloughed staff, whilst the promise of a £1,000 bonus may not be enough for you to keep on all your furloughed staff, where the case is marginal, this bonus may be enough to tip the balance in favour of keeping the jobs.
How these changes affect you will vary from business to business and person to person. We want to help you get through these tough times and benefit from the support that is available to you.
That is why we are offering a free initial business review to SMEs to help you navigate through these coming months. The review comes in the form of a 30-minute remote consultation.
We have also produced a helpful guide that summarises the key schemes.
Please do get in touch if you would like a copy of the guide or to book your consultation or for any further guidance or advice that is specific to your business and your circumstances.
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Geothermal Resources Council welcomes Dr. Andrew Sabin as new president
GRC's new President, Dr. Andrew Sabin - February 2019
Alexander Richter 18 Feb 2019
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) welcomes its new President, Dr. Andrew Sabin of the Navy Geothermal Program Office in California.
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has welcomed Dr. Andrew Sabin as the 27th President of the global geothermal energy organization, succeeding Maria Richards of SMU.
Dr. Andrew Sabin works with the Navy Geothermal Program Office in Ridgecrest, California. Andy's career has spanned more than 30 years and has included ore deposits, geotechnical, environmental and geothermal work. He earned degrees in geology from the University of Maryland, the University of Pittsburgh and the Colorado School of Mines.
Like many of his colleagues in the geothermal energy community, Andy has been a long-time member and supporter of the GRC. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Geothermal Association (IGA).
According to Dr. Sabin, "If someone is fortunate enough to be employed in this industry for any amount of time, participating in and then giving back to the GRC should be an expectation. I'd encourage all leaders in this industry to motivate their peers and their employees to join and then actively participate in the GRC. The costs and the time spent each year are nominal. The potential benefits to their careers and to our industry are immeasurable."
The Davis/ California-based Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) will be celebrating 50 years of service to the global geothermal energy community in 2022. The GRC is dedicated to advancing geothermal.
ThinkGeoEnergy congratulates Andy Sabin to his new role. You are a valued colleague on the board of the IGA and we are looking forward working with you.
Source: GRC
Andy Sabin Geothermal Geothermal Resources Council Navy Geothermal Program Office president
Industry-led Geothermal Energy Alliance launched in Texas
Texas Geothermal consortium launched to roadmap capabilities and technology gaps
Deadline for Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award – Jan 17, 2022
Geothermal Manufacturing Prize Make! Demo Day Finalists, Jan 13, 2022
Turkish buffaloes enjoying geothermal hot springs in the winter


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NRL COMMUNITY
Lithgow Bears named NRL Grassroots Club of the Year
Troy Whittaker NRL.com Reporter
Thu 15 Oct 2020, 04:34 PM
They only have about 50 players, but the community impact of the Lithgow Bears cannot be overstated.
The Bears have been named the ClubsNSW NRL Grassroots Club of the Year as part of the Kayo NRL Community Awards 2020.
Like many clubs, Lithgow - based in western NSW - had to navigate enormous and unprecedented challenges over the past 12 months including bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
That the Bears, who fielded a men's team as well as a women's League Tag side, managed to compete in Mid-West Cup competitions was a great achievement, but their off-field work mattered most.
"The bushfires started in September last year ... that went right through to March," secretary and player Lauren Stevens said.
"We normally start our football season in March and we normally start training in January. We couldn't start training at all.
Lithgow Bears crowned 2020 Grassroots Club of the Year
"Our competition had been pushed back and then pushed back again because of COVID. The club all rallied together."
Lithgow's Tony Luchetti Sportsground mightn't have seen any rugby league for a while due to smoke from bushfires, which came down the nearby hill, but it was still put to great use during testing times.
"This was then allocated as an evacuation centre for those that needed to get away from their homes as well as bring their animals down. So we had animals around the football field," Stevens said.
Then there were four …
"We also opened up our football sheds for anyone who needed showers or toilets or anything like that as well as having soft drink and water ready."
Five homes were lost to blazes in the Lithgow township with about 200 more destroyed on surrounding rural properties and at Clarence, according to Stevens.
Bears members helped raise money and provided resources including food, hand sanitiser and delivered ice to the rural fire brigade.
Stevens described Lithgow as a "family-orientated club" and that is apparent in their work in promoting positive mental health strategies.
Tragically, the Bears have lost four players to suicide, including two a few years ago. They are all recognised with memorial awards and the Nathan Boundy memorial match is held annually against Kandos.
When COVID-19 and lockdown hit, the club was concerned.
"The biggest thing was worrying we wouldn't have players and that players might do something with mental illness," Stevens said.
That led to Lithgow organising video calls and gym sessions over Zoom to continually check in with everyone.
The Bears have been involved with the Walk'n'Talk for Life initiative and hosted mental illness fundraisers, while pamphlets are "up everywhere" around the club to encourage conversations.
Stevens, who has been at the Bears for more than five years, said the club is about much more than winning.
"We're not a 'competitive' club," she said.
"We're just second-division, so none of our players get paid or anything. We just cater for the players that have never played before, players who may not be good enough for first-grade.
"Or the ones that are less fortunate, who aren't financially-viable to buy football boots or pay registration and things like that. We have a box of boots down at the sheds for anyone who does need them."
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Josh Landis, the CEO ClubsNSW, paid tribute to Lithgow.
"The club industry is enormously proud of its long and close association with the game of rugby league - especially at the grassroots level," Landis said.
"The Lithgow Bears Rugby League Football Club is the worthy recipient of the 2020 ClubsNSW NRL Grassroots Club of the Year Award.
"Congratulations to the Bears and all of the selfless volunteers whose extraordinary efforts have made junior rugby league what it is today.
"In what has been an extremely challenging year for us all, the service and dedication of these individuals is recognised and appreciated now more than ever."
Stevens said the honour, which complements the Bears' recent NSWRL community award, hasn't sunk in yet.
She hopes Lithgow will be considered to host future NRL events.
"We want the tourism, we want our business to get up and growing in Lithgow," she said.


I also like the snake between them. It seems to be a product of their combined energies; an entity unto itself. If the Lovers ever break apart and become seperate ones again, the pain of seperation will not just be from the loss of the other person, but from the loss of that living, writhing energy that they created when together.
... I like the way Galadrial put that: "living, writhing energy they created when together."
Well, I'm moving on to the Lovers now... as I just came from Death and Strength. ... Was interested to explore the Lovers after Strength (Lust) and all that sexuality, to see how it was handled here. And now I see it. Or rather don't see it. haha.
Can't say that this is a particular favorite of mine. It is pretty muddled. Not sure what to say about this card, other than nothing really strikes me from it. Even the color seems "ho-hum"... Guess I'm going to have to do a little reflecting on this to see what more I can get. I'll get back to you on it.
Meanwhile, any more thoughts on this card?


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Commands/Scripts/Etc for setup of a new Ubuntu Machine

## Add PPAs
### Git
- `sudo apt-add-repository ppa:git-core/ppa && sudo apt-get update`

### Oracle Java
- `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java && sudo apt-get update`

## Install Command Line Software Through Apt-Get
- `sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git build-essential htop tmux vim gdebi-core zsh xz-utils tree zip unzip pv`

## Other Cool, But Less Necessary Cmd Line Software
- `sudo apt install -y mosh golang hddtemp lm-sensors checkinstall pixz`
## Install GUI Software with Apt-Get
` sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gparted gdebi vlc steam-installer`

## Setup [zsh](https://github.com/mfresonke/max-prezto-config)
tl;dr:
- run `zsh` and press (2)
- Blindly Run Commands:
### Via SSH
```
rm -Rf ~/.z*
git clone --recursive git@github.com:mfresonke/max-prezto-config.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
  ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
done
chsh -s /bin/zsh
```
### Via HTTPS
```
rm -Rf ~/.z*
git clone --recursive https://github.com/mfresonke/max-prezto-config.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
  ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
done
chsh -s /bin/zsh
```
## Setup [vim](https://github.com/mfresonke/vim)

Clone the repo and Symlink .vimrc

### Via SSH
```
git clone git@github.com:mfresonke/vim.git ~/.vim
ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
```
### Via HTTPS
```
git clone https://github.com/mfresonke/vim.git ~/.vim
ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
```

## Setup CPU Sensors
`sudo service kmod start && sudo sensors-detect`

## Upgrade Rest of System
- `sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt remove --auto-remove -y && sudo update-grub`
- Additionally, if desired, you can add on `&& sudo reboot`

## Install Optional Software
### Oracle Java
- Install latest Java (at this time `sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer`)

## Outside Software
- [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/)
- [Atom](https://atom.io/)
- [Sublime](http://www.sublimetext.com/3)
- [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/)
- [Skype](https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/)

# Configuration

## Ubuntu Desktop
### Disable Automount
`gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount-open false`

## Set Swappiness For "Perceived Performance"
`sudo bash -c "echo 'vm.swappiness = 10' >> /etc/sysctl.conf" && sudo sysctl -p`

### System Preferences Tasks
- Security & Privacy -> Search -> Uncheck Use Web
- Software & Updates -> Updates ->
   - Check for Updates: Daily
   - When there are Security Updates: Download and Install Automatically
   - Other Updates: Every Two Weeks (I hate being annoyed by the gui updater)

## Application Preferences
### Terminal
- Turn on infinite scrollback.

### Go
#### Configure $GOPATH and add progs to $PATH (hint: use .zshrc)
- `mkdir $HOME/go`
- `export GOPATH=$HOME/go`
- `export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin`
- New zsh config includes these. All have to do is create go folder in $HOME.

#### Obtain New(est) Version of Go ([Details](https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb))
- `go get gopkg.in/niemeyer/godeb.v1/cmd/godeb`
- `godeb list`
- (Find Version Desired)
- `godeb download <version>`
- `sudo apt-get purge -y golang && sudo apt-get autoremove -y`
- `sudo gdebi go-<version>.deb`

### Git
- Tell git who I am
- `git config --global user.email "m**@f******.com"`
- `git config --global user.name "Max Fresonke"`

### Atom
- Install `go-plus` package.

### Sublime
- Install [Package Manager](https://packagecontrol.io/installation)

## Services

### SAMBA
```
[global]
workgroup = <whatever>
server string = Awesome Server
netbios name = awesome-server
security = user
map to guest = bad user
dns proxy = no
# Mac OS Options (Faster Browsing and TM Support)
ea support = yes
vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr
fruit:resource = file
fruit:metadata = netatalk
fruit:locking = netatalk
fruit:encoding = native

[Some-Files]
comment = Awesome heap of stuff.
valid users = max
force user = fresonke   #recommended if you have > 1 user
browsable = yes         #needed to show up in windows "Network"
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Pantex employees supported the recent Top of Texas Career Expo for juniors and seniors across the Texas Panhandle. Professionals from various specialties, such as information technology, engineering, security and communications, shared job prospects, necessary education and skills, salary ranges and personal experiences. More than 800 students attended the event at West Texas A&M University.
Sean Usleton, systems architect, Amanda Helker, process engineer, and Kennith Springs, security police officer, talk to students about the variety of careers at Pantex.


Volunteers and employees working to reestablish operations at the historically black Knoxville College will not be permitted back onto campus after city officials condemned the school's two remaining operational buildings last week, citing health and safety concerns.
The college, which suspended classes last fall and saw a drop in enrollment following the revocation of its accreditation in 1997, faces multiple code violations in electrical and plumbing systems and foundational integrity. In 2014, federal officials removed hazardous waste from the campus, which had been vandalized several times over years.
Trustees had planned to reopen the school under a mixed-use development project and as an online degree destination, but no formal schedule or details have been released.
The industrial model at large is claiming many schools due to issues connected to deferred maintenance of facilities. Too many small liberal arts institutions miscalculated the long-term value of upgrading and building new facilities in the hopes of attracting students while missing that online learning and community college access were quickly claiming millions of students over the last decade.
To avoid this kind of rapid decline into bankruptcy or closure, school leaders should take a careful assessment of enrollment and funding trends to react to what regional and national demands for education are and will be into the near future. The notion that a college has seen bumps before and has survived cannot be relied upon when considering future budget cuts.


From the Ira Spring (Mason Lake) Trail #1038 or Island-Rainbow Trail, this trail heads due northwest. Follow the ridge between the South Fork Snoqualmie River and the Pratt River Valley west for 6.8 miles. Along the way enjoy great views, heather and huckleberry meadows, and short side trips to Island Lake, Rainbow Lake and Mason Lake ending at Thompson Lake.
Mount Defiance is known for its spectacular array of wildflowers, which bloom on south-facing slopes from early to mid-July. Views of Mt. Rainier and the Snoqualmie River valley are breathtaking on a clear day. An unsigned boot trail scrambles up the west ridge to the summit of Mount Defiance, a 5584' peak. Continue ahead and down the back side of the mountain into the seldom-traveled valley of Thompson Lake.
Numerous wildflowers, especially from early to mid-July.


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Avery Bill finds legislative support
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF	August 31, 2005 1:00 am
CHECK OUT OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF STEVEN AVERY
The Avery Bill is receiving praise and support. It is a compilation of criminal justice reforms, though some are proclaiming its virtues louder than others.
"It's not all that everybody wanted, but legislation rarely is," said Keith Findley, University of Wisconsin Law School professor and co-director of the Innocence Project. "But it is a good step in the right direction."
Findley was a member of the Avery Task Force, a diverse group of bipartisan lawmakers, criminal justice experts and others from around the state, charged with devising recommendations to improve the state's criminal justice system to lessen the chance that innocent people are imprisoned.
The task force's namesake, Steven Avery was freed in 2003 after DNA testing proved he had not brutally raped and beaten a woman on a beach in Manitowoc County. Avery spent 18 years in prison.
Rep. Mark Gundrum (New Berlin-R), chairman of the Wisconsin Assembly Judiciary Committee, impaneled the task force and codified the fruits of their labors into a sweeping package of reforms that by all accounts will fast-track its way into the statute books once the Legislature reconvenes in the fall. The governor supports the bill and 25 people signed on as sponsors the very day the package was presented.
Key provisions of the bill include:
Electronic recording of both juvenile and adult felony suspect interrogations.
Required written police policies governing the eyewitness identification procedures.
Priority DNA testing in post-conviction cases.
New provisions for retention of evidence that contains DNA.
The recording provisions in the bill are actually an outgrowth of the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in State v. Jerrell. The court exercised its supervisory authority to require that electronic recordings be made during juvenile interrogations that are held within the confines of a detention facility and where feasible in offsite locations.
Do you think Steven Avery is innocent?
The proposed bill extends this rule to the adult felony arena but doesn't mandate the use of recording devices when suspects are questioned outside police stations and other holding facilities. The law does, however, provide for the use of a jury instruction if no recording was made — with a few exceptions — that tells the jury it is the state's policy to record interrogations and allows them to ruminate on why no recording was made.
Waring Fincke, immediate past president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said the bill is better than nothing, but he would rather have seen a little tougher stance on certain things. He'd prefer to see fewer exceptions offered to cops to avoid recording interrogations. And rather than a jury instruction, he would have liked the bill to suppress conversations without electronic back-up.
"Police are going to understand very quickly that if they interrogate down at the station they've got to turn all this equipment on, but if they ask the questions out on the street, they can say 'oh gee, I didn't have batteries in my tape recorder'," he said. "Maybe I'm being a little too jaded in my view, but cops have gotten away for far too long with coercing confessions rather than going out and doing real investigations. It's much easier to convict somebody (with statements) out of their own mouth, than put together an investigation that proves somebody guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Hopefully this bill will make them go back to doing investigations."
Process Involved Compromise
Others would have liked mandated recording too, but as Findley said when you're talking about legislation, you can rarely please everyone completely. Findley went on to say that the task force took a page from books in other jurisdictions where recorded questioning is already commonplace and the recordings actually favor the cops rather than the criminals.
"In an ideal world we would require recording in the field as well," Findley said. "But the practicalities of it made that an untenable thing to include in this legislation. Is there some concern that they will just start interrogating more in the field? It's a possibility but I don't think that's going to happen."
Scott L. Horne, president of the Wisconsin District Attorney's Association, also served on the task force. Horne said since memories fade and the questions asked and answers given can sometimes be misremembered tapes are tops in his book.
"It allows, from our perspective, the jury to see the natural environment, see the way the defendant appears when responding to questions from the officer," he said.
"Does he look down and avoid eye contact or does he look the officer in the eye and speak directly and clearly. There is a lot of non-verbal information that would be helpful for the jury to have. I think it's something that will assist juries."
It seems both sides of the criminal arena would like for this practice to be adopted — for their own reasons — and Gundrum's bill assists that endeavor by funding a grant program to help law enforcement agencies purchase recording equipment with a one-percent increase in the penalty surcharge.
Eyewitness ID
The other part o
f the proposal people are saying could have been stronger was the eyewitness protocols. No particular procedures are mandated, but the task force has published some best practices for police to ponder.
Using a neutral administrator — one who knows nothing about the suspect — to administer the photo array or line-up would obviously reduce the chances that non-verbal cues might cue the witness to incorrectly identify someone. But to Horne the more important recommendation was the use of sequential rather than simultaneous presentation of suspects.
"Common sense would indicate that a single array of six photographs implies that the guilty person may well be among the six and the tendency is to pick out the best of the six as opposed to reaching an independent judgment on each of the photographs," he said. "We are all in the business of doing justice and we are trying to get to the truth. If current research shows us there is a better way of doing business we ought to be doing it."
And research is the reason Gundrum gave for not mandating the particulars in the eyewitness area.
"We only know right now what we believe to be the best policies," said Gundrum, who chaired the task force. "Ten years from now, science could show us there is a better way of doing things and we wouldn't want that stuck in the statutes, that they must do it in a way that is less than perfect if better ways develop."
He also said since the attorney general's office has already latched onto the model policies proffered and is implementing them its pretty safe to say law men are willing to embrace — rather than ignore — innovations that improve.
Playing the devil's advocate however, Marquette University Law Professor Daniel Blinka said these are some solutions to the problem of convicting the innocent that just don't lend themselves to a legislative fix.
"A lot of these are good ideas, particularly when you look at the horrific breakdown of good investigative techniques. In the Avery case, something must be done," he said. "But I think this comes down to is heightening the training and professionalization of police and prosecutors. Particularly making sure the cops understand that just because they've fixed their sights on one subject, doesn't mean you abandon objectivity and you don't keep an open mind as to the person's possible innocence."
The bill and its companion in the Senate currently have a total of 29 co-sponsors combined.
1:00 am Wed, August 31, 2005 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources
WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
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alfred e. gokey
Has this bill been passed? Hasn't it been renamed
Free Steve Avery. The justice system needs reprocusions for the failure of putting an innocent man behind bars yet again
Help this man!!! This is wrong!!!
Nette
Why are we not looking at California justice system practice , mainly Sacramento
The tactics in most investigation is wrongly habitual. The long stretched out court cases, the high and excess bail amts . The public pretenders that's Asign to these padded cases with no real outcome. The trickology chess moves with much predictable ends. Justice never gets heard. Justice delayed is justice denied. The fear of American justice ripples like conquering tidal waves.
The judges who aren't faced by there familiar association with the prosecution . How repeated
Offenders surrender from previous accounts or past involvement; excepts plea bargains by being UD. Who really cares ? Who is willing to try and save a nation. The justice system corrupt nature will die .
A Mrozek
Whether Avery is guilty or not, there should be consequences for the lack of integrity and justice that Professionals demonstrated in the investigation and prosecution of this case. This should never happen anywhere! Just because you stand behind a badge or are an elected official does not make you above the law, Attorney Kratz is a prime example!!!!!
Rebecca Aarsvold
This is so wrong! Steven Avery should not be sitting behind bars!
Ken Kratz is now the nation's image of Wisconsin government lawyers. The entire state should be embarrassed. The Avery case was handled by the Three Stooges, there was enough reasonable doubt and troubling government actions for a generation.
Wow maybe I should have something like this done for my husband who has recently been falsely accused by his ex wife and daughter and was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 6-12 years for something he didn't do, All over jealousy, Not to mention the state nor my husband's attorney presented everything to prove his innocence, Not even the physical examination was presented smh. This makes me sick.
For one, they neglected the fact they put a man that was innocent behind bars for 18 years… Just because they messed up and don't want to pay for their actions, I believe they framed him in the murder.. Wether the murder is true or not the confession of his nephew should be voidable due to his mental state. Not to mention he was a minor when they unlawfully interrogated him, without parental consent, legal advisor, and most of all probable cause. Id say a town with that much corruption should proudly take the place of the worst place to live. Gotham city has nothing on manitowoc county…
Kathy J Thwaite
why do you create a bill and then NOT help Steve Avery.
This man is INNOCENT AND SO IS HIS NEPHEW!
WHY IS JUSTICE BLINDED.
WHY CANT YOU SEE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STEVE AVERY
WHY HAVEN'T THEY EVEN LOOKED ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THE REAL KILLER


Christine Hill, What Do Patients Want? Psychoanalytic Perspectives From the Couch, London, Karnac, 2010.
I have been engaged on another project now near completion enough to free myself for the Australian Women Writers Book Review Project. My second review, Christine Hill's What Do Patients Want? also fits the theme of this blog, about psychoanalytic theory and practice within Australian and Western Pacific culture. I have been familiar with this work since its inception over a decade ago. Christine has presented excerpts and research in progress at various workshops and meetings so to see the completed project and to take the opportunity to introduce it through this review. is fitting.
The 'blank screen' of the analytic stance, the position taken by the analyst such that the patient projects imagos from their inner world for understanding and analysis, has been a central area of debate and discussion amongst psychoanalytic practitioners during the twentieth century. The patient's transference, good, bad and indifferent, was the central consideration in the analytic dyad. The analyst's authority was assumed, the power structure, a given. The inner world of the patient was the object of analysis. And so it developed, more or less, throughout the first half of the twentieth century, as Freud worked to establish the principles of the psychoanalytic discipline and to stamp his authority upon it. Those who challenged him, Jung and Adler in particular, were excommunicated. Stekel and Rank highlighted the need for boundaries so that treatment could proceed. After all, Freud argued psychoanalysis aimed to reach the heart of psychosexuality and to understand disturbances in its development – without the analyst acting upon it. It is a medical paradigm, modelled on the traditional doctor- patient relationship. The assumption was that the doctor's neutrality can be sustained despite the vicissitudes of the treatment relationship. This medical model is under scrutiny – and question – in Christine Hill's book, What Do Patients Want? Psychoanalytic Perspectives From the Couch.
During the 1950s the 'blank screen' principle began to buckle as the notion of countertransference began to emerge as a tool for practitioners. Paula Heimann's 1950 paper, 'On Countertransference' initiated a long and continuing discussion about the affective relationship between patient and analyst, urging that the analyst's response, her countertransference be utilised towards understanding the patient's mind. After all, it seemed, the patient was attempting to recreate her world,and to sustain her life patterns. Perhaps the analyst's response, her recognition of these projections and ability to discuss these with the patient, was helpful. Nevertheless the essential power structure remained. And as Hill notes, the potential for misuse was real. At worst the doctor/analyst assumed authority over the patient's mind; maintaining their knowledge of it greater than the patient's own. To quote Freud in 1912, 'When there is a dispute with the patient whether or how he has said some particular thing, the doctor is usually in the right'. (Hill, p.4) This is not to say that the knowledge base and its applications in psychoanalysis have not been useful for patients struggling with difficult childhood memories and patterns. The understandings wrought by a sensitive analyst who can meet the patient on their own terms, can be incredibly useful. Indeed, insights from work on early infant development, attachment, loss, as well as developing sexuality, can assist meaning making, the building of a self narrative that is reflexive, empathic and sustaining.
Nevertheless it was arguable until recently that even asking the question, What do patients want? or to suggest that people who become analytic patients have an understanding of what it is they may seek, was taboo. How could they know? It challenged the notion that the analyst knows, or should know, best.
Despite this Hill was accepted for an International Psychoanalytic Association Research Training Program in 1999, an experience 'which gave me the confidence to continue' and to find others who could 'think about the actuality of [an analysand's experiences] and did not perceive me as attacking analysis'.( p. 153).
Hill's project, in part, echoes that of intersubjectivity theorist and psychoanalyst Jessica Benjamin who has written of the difficulty in all of us in being able to sustain the tension between subject and subject without capitulating to subject and object. Indeed, mentalisation theory and practice – developed by Peter Fonagy and his group at the Anna Freud Centre in London, also suggests a deepening theoretical shift towards intersubjectivity within the psychoanalytic field. Perhaps there are those in Australia who need to read more widely, or who have become far too married to the classical model of psychoanalysis to see that anything else might be beneficial. Case studies written by people who have had an analysis, whose experiences varied from gratitude to anger to disappointment, suggest that patients do have experiences of the other/analyst's subjectivity. After all, they are people, too.
There was care in the selection of interviewees for this project. Hill recruited 18 people who had completed analytic treatment – comprising a range of 15 years. Confirmation was sought that the analyst in question was a member of one of three schools practising in Australia: The International Psychoanalytical Association, The Australian New Zealand Society of Jungian Analysts and the Lacanian school, the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis. Age range of the eleven women and seven men was from thirty-one to sixty. Thirteen were themselves working as psychotherapists, three in allied health and the other two in the public service. One had commenced a second analysis – and so was excluded from the project. others had received some form of treatment prior to analysis. Perhaps Hill was still responding to her critics when she writes 'Most of the patients interviewed showed considerable sophistication in their thinking about their analysis and, thus, their stories cannot be lightly dismissed'. (p.13).
"I had made decisions about how it was going to be for me and was clear that what I was going to negotiate with the analyst… Right from the word go I wanted it to be as much in my territory as it was in the analyst's. And I wanted to be a patient-partner; I didn't want to be a patient victim'.
Others similarly eschewed the rigidly classical style – it did not feel safe; the analyst seemed to be too intellectual or not able to empathize fully with the patient. Other factors included experience, finances ( In Australia the medical fraternity are fully subsidised by the public health system), geographical proximity, the ability to understand and maintain boundaries – and serendipity – choosing at random from the phone book. For several analyst's physical space was an important factor ..the dirty waiting room; the 'mansion' in which one analyst had a consulting room was a subject for comment. Perhaps some patients, sensitive to the authority of a 'doctor who knows best', found interpretations delivered in the pejorative mode to be off putting. Others may have found a particular analyst 'too soft'. Choice of analyst is a personal, if not idiosyncratic matter, Hill is discovering. Many of those who become analytic patients clearly put much thought into their choice of practitioner. Perhaps it is a reflection of the late twentieth century world that the 'doctor' is no longer to be reified, nor the patient subject to 'whatever is available'.
Hill covers in detail the analytic process encountered by her subjects – engagement, working in the transference, the paternal transference and ending the analysis. For some the experience was good: the capacity of the analyst to hold the patient through times of incredible psychic terror was noticed and important. Others experienced interpretation as an abuse of power: 'He would make these interpretations to me how I was resisting, I was withholding, I was not willing to give in', one interviewee noted. 'I wanted to give. And I felt that every time I opened my mouth that there wasn't a reflective space for me to develop those ideas'.( p. 63). Hill explores the nuances of the analytic relationship with care and sensitivity – understanding and respectful of the interactions the interviewees are trying to relate. Listen to this, from page 90 of the book.
Psychoanalysis is a complex project. It involves, for some, a years, if not decades, long committment and within it experiences of varied complexity and emotional intensity. It holds the possibility for a reworking of old conflicts, a re-learning about living. For others it is a disappointment. Always it is a considerable investment of time and money. It is a serious and long term committment for patients – and for analyst. Work concerns how to understand who is doing what to whom? At bottom, for patients and analysts alike, is the intersubjective encounter that inevitably occurs. The patient's experience of the analyst as human being should recognised Hill is arguing. Some analysts are rigid in their approach, others not. They are not, by definition, always right.But those who practice psychoanalysis want to provide help as much as people who become patients seek their help.
Through giving 'patients' space to tell their stories of their analytic experience, Hill has uncovered the complexities and questions that may well haunt anyone who has been through such an experience – even those who are now practising as psychoanalysts. There are more questions than answers here – about analysts, about patients, and the meaning of the experience in one's life. The humanity within this book testifies to that.
When I commenced this blog last August I posted about the Australian psychoanalyst Ivy Bennett. She was born in Wagin, Western Australia in 1919. Through sheer determination and a British Council scholarship she travelled to England in 1946. Through a series of connections she was one of the first people, if not the first, to train in Child Psychoanalysis with Anna Freud. In 1953 Ivy returned to Australia and set up a practice as a psychoanalyst near Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia. She had frequent communication with psychoanalytic professionals in the Eastern States and remembered the warm reception she received from Clara Lazar-Geroe at the Melbourne Institute of Psychoanalysis.She returned to England for further training in 1958, married and eventually moved to Kansas in the United States. During 2011 I had a brief correspondence with her. Although she was ill, she wrote me a long letter outlining as many memories as she could about her life and the psychoanalytic scene she during the 1950s.
I have recently learned that Ivy Bennett ( Ivy Gwynne-Thomas) died on 2 December 2011. I have copied her obituary here.
The basis of this blog, Freud in Oceania, is the influence of Freud's ideas within Australian culture and history. There has been some comment in the Australian Press that La Trobe University, my alma mater, had pulled Australian History this year due to low enrolments. It seems that, to the contrary, the subject is alive and well, building on the work of creative historians such as John Hirst, Richard Broome and Marilyn Lake among others. How Australia has found its way into the modern world is an extremely complex story. I am reblogging this post from the La Trobe University Bulletin for your interest.
Will our next generation end up knowing enough about the land they live in and what it means to be Australian?
That question has become an early contender in public debate about the possible long-term impact of student course choices under the new demand-driven higher education system.
While he admits Australian history may no longer be the most popular area with some of today's students, La Trobe Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tim Murray says: 'It is important for us as a nation that students have a good grasp of our history'.
The challenge for educators, he adds, is to change any such perceptions by redesigning courses that make Australian history more relevant for students in the 21st century.


The Duchy of Lancaster rolls for 1789 indicate that, of the approx. 1,700 acres comprising the parish, around 1,400 acres (82%) were owned by the Duchy. These lands were usually rented to a head tenant, who in turn leased them out to the tenant farmers.
By the time of the Inclosure started 10 years later, the Rt Hon William Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam was the lessee, but the Duchy's land holdings had been reduced, with Lt Col Edward Disbrowe (the "new money") acquiring a sizeable part of the parish. This process was to be continued by his heirs.
One such example of this was in 1891, when the Duchy decided to sell off some fields in the parish. This was by a pubic auction, held on Thursday 26th March 1891.
The auctioneers were Pendered & Son Ltd of Wellingborough.
The sale included the lands and property in the parish, totalling 226.5 acres.
Lot 2: Fields to the east of Chelveston — 170.75 acres.
Lot 3: Fields to the east of Chelveston — 35 acres.
James Moyes Gray, the land agent for Mrs Jane Harriet Wise, granddaughter of Lt Col Disbrowe, purchased the land to add to the Manor holdings.


What are the reasons for more and more stainless steel supplies?
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As can be seen from the above four points, it is imperative that stainless steel products enter the kitchen. Therefore, young friends should consider it in the long run when purchasing household kitchen utensils. In addition, we can consider the following aspects when purchasing.