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The Indian Wire » Education » Center asks CBSE To Discuss Marks Disparity with that of state boards
Center asks CBSE To Discuss Marks Disparity with that of state boards
The huge disparity between the marks awarded by CBSE and the state boards have caught the eye of the Centre. Union Minister Satya Pal Singh said on Thursday, "The Centre has instructed the CBSE to discuss about how to remove the disparity between marks awarded to examinees by it and that by various state boards".
While providing an example, the minister said, "When students of the CBSE and various state boards who seek admission in the under-graduate level of a university show their marksheets, it is found that their marks range from 98 per cent to 85 per cent. The university then has to make a comparison between papers of different boards and strike a ratio to arrive at an admission formula".
"We have already sent an instruction to the CBSE to discuss with other state boards on the issue," the union minister of state for human resources development said.
The union minister was addressing the media on the sidelines of a Merchants' Chamber of Commerce and Industry programme on education.
However, Mr. Singh maintained that awarding marks is the domain of school education department of the respective state boards.
Commenting on the Centre's move to introduce "no homework policy" for class 1 and 2 students, Singh said "The parents also want the same." Providing quality education to children remained the priority of the government".
He also said there will be a mandatory 4 week internship with industry to impart hands-on training to students in every year of the total semester-based program in engineering institutes.
"As part of the Centre's decision to remove social-regional imbalances, it will fund setting up of a central institute in states", he said, further stating that "priority would be given to states with no such facility. The state concerned will provide land and the Centre will provide the funds".
Calling for restructuring of syllabus for education by 2035, the minister said in Harvard/ MIT, curricula are made keeping in mind expected developments in the next 20 years. He also mentioned that there is no dearth of talent in India, only opportunities should be created.
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Republicans are sinking to new lows in Colorado.
In a sign of desperation, and perhaps an indication of how defensive Colorado Republicans are with just four weeks until Election Day, noted right-wing GOP candidate Tim Neville was caught suggesting the state's Democratic governor had endorsed him this year.
Not only that, but the mailer with the false endorsement, sent out to voters in Colorado's District 16, also seemed to contain quotes from the governor, John Hickenlooper, praising Republican incumbent Neville. But those were completely fabricated.
The stunning part is that Neville is one of the state's most outspoken right-wing politicians, who for years has embraced a radical agenda of trying to deny Colorado women of virtually all their reproductive freedoms.
The idea that the state's Democratic governor would back Neville this year is preposterous. But the fake endorsement is especially fantastic considering Neville is locked in a must-win state Senate race, the outcome of which could determine what party controls the Colorado Senate for the next two years.
The mailer in question was sent out to voters in District 16, a closely contested race between Neville and Democrat Tammy Story.
Neville won re-election in 2014 by less than 3 percentage points in a moderate suburban area located southwest of Denver. The district backed President Barack Obama by 2 percentage points in 2012 — but supported Hillary Clinton by a whopping 9 points in 2016.
As for the misleading mailer, "It says in large type: 'Neville & Hickenlooper: Working together for Colorado's economy,' along with a statement below the governor's picture that implies the governor made complimentary remarks about Neville," Colorado Politics reported.
Hickenlooper's office categorically denied the suggestion he was endorsing Neville or had even said complimentary things about the far-right Republican.
The mailer was paid for by the independent expenditure committee Business Opportunity Fund, made up of pro-business donors.
The outright false campaign tactic shows how some Colorado Republicans are basically trying to pass themselves off as Democrats this election cycle, as they brace against a possible blue wave in a state that has been moving left in recent years.
"While Democrats in these Senate districts are running on the party's traditional issues – education, teacher pay, support for working families, health care – there's a twist in 2018," the Colorado Sun reports. Republicans are suddenly trying to adopt the same issues.
"It doesn't surprise me," says Faith Winter, who is running for the Senate in District 24. "This is a year when progressive messaging is working,"
Adopting parts of your opponents' popular agenda is one thing. Faking an endorsement from the governor is something else entirely.
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US companies profit from Uighur forced labor?
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A leading US sportswear company this week announced that it has dropped a Chinese supplier over concerns that its products were made by forced labor in detention camps in Xinjiang. Reports have mounted that the hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uighurs believed to be held in a fast-expanding system of detention camps are being put to forced labor for Chinese commercial interests. "These people who are detained provide free or low-cost forced labor for these factories," according to Mehmet Volkan Kasikci, a researcher in Turkey who has collected accounts of inmates in the factories by interviewing relatives who have left China. "Stories continue to come to me," he told the New York Times last month. An Associated Press investigation tracked recent shipments from one such detention-camp factory, run by the privately-owned Hetian Taida Apparel, to Badger Sportswear of North Carolina.
Under growing international pressure, China, after long denying that the camps exist, now says it would welcome UN officials to inspect them—with caveats. "Xinjiang is an open region, we welcome all parties, including UN officials, to visit, if they abide by China's laws and regulations, and go through the proper travel procedures," a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. But he warned that UN officials should also "avoid interfering in domestic matters" and adopt an objective and neutral attitude. (Al Jazeera)
During a first visit to three of the camps by foreign reporters this week, officials said the "vocational training centers" have reduced extremism by teaching Xinjiang residents about the law and helping them learn Mandarin. Reporters were shown classrooms where detainees learned about China's geography. Wrote Reuters: "There was plenty of singing and dancing in other rooms reporters visited, including a lively rendition in English of 'If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands' that seemed to have been put on especially for the visit."
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Targeted disappearances in Xinjiang
Chinese authorities appear to be continuing their targeting of Uighur cultural figures for detention. The New York Times notes the case of Qurban Mamut, editor of the magazine Xinjiang Civilization, who actually retired in 2011 and apparently always stayed within the bounds of what was permissible discourse during the years he worked there—yet has nonetheless been detained.
But there are many more. Also among those believed to be detained in the camps is the Uighur comedian Adil Mijit, who performed hundreds of shows each year in Xinjiang before disappearing in early November. (CBC, Dec. 31) Also believed to be held is Zahirshah Ablimit, a musician from Atush (Chinese: Atushi), in Xinjiang's Kizilsu Kirghiz (Kezileisu Keerkezi) Autonomous Prefecture, who toured cities throughout China while singing modern pop and traditional Uighur folk songs over the course of a 15-year career. (RFA, Dec. 17)
Hardly surprisingly, those who protest the mass detentions are themselves targeted. Authorities earlier last year reportedly arrested a Uighur court official for "two-faced" tendencies after he spoke out. Ghalip Qurban (Chinese: Alifu Kuerban), deputy head of the Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi, was detained upon returning from attending a conference in Beijing in April. He had previously been called for several "chats" with State Security Ministry agents. It is unclear if he has been interned for "re-education" or actually faces criminal charges. (RFA, Dec. 18)
China plan to 'Sinicize' Islam
Submitted by WW4 Report on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 02:14
China is developing a five-year plan for the "sinicization" of Islam, according to the government-backed China Islamic Association. Representatives from local Islamic associations from eight provinces and regions, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, Yunnan, and Qinghai, discussed the plan at a meeting on Jan. 5. The plan will focus on requiring mosques to to uphold "core values of socialism, traditional culture, laws and regulations," Association president Yang Faming told the meeting, which was organized by the ruling Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department. (RFA, Global Times)
China persecution of Uighur intellectuals documented
Submitted by WW4 Report on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 01:40
A report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project found that Chinese authorities have interned, imprisoned or forcibly disappeared 338 Uighur intellectual, academic and cultural figures since April 2017. The UHRP is calling upon universities, researchers, and cultural programs to suspend all cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Education until the camps are closed, the victims compensated, and perpetrators brought to justice.
US Commerce Department blacklists 11 Chinese companies
Submitted by WW4 Report on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 00:47
The US Department of Commerce economically blacklisted 11 more Chinese companies on Monday due to involvement in human rights abuses perpetrated against Uighur Muslims. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross cited China's "campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, involuntary collection of biometric data, and genetic analyses targeted at Muslim minority groups from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)," as the reason for the sanctions. (Jurist)
US sanctions Xinjiang paramilitary settler corps
The Trump administration slapped sanctions on China's paramilitary settler corps in Xinjiang, an institution with roots pre-dating the Chinese Revolution and often described as a "state within a state."
The move, announced July 31 by the Treasury Department, freezes assets of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC); Sun Jinlong, a former political commissar of the XPCC; and Peng Jiarui, the deputy party secretary and commander of the XPCC. They are accused of complicity in rights abuses against the Uighur people of Xinjiang.
The announcement sheds light on a powerful and secretive organization that controls much of the regional economy in Xinjiang. The XPCC, more commonly known as the Bingtuan (or Corps), was established in 1954 to formalize militia forces in the region that had been left adrift at the end of China's decades-long civil war. Overwhelmingly Han, these militias were given land grants, becoming soldier-farmers with responsibility to both settle and defend the territory. The XPCC today runs its own towns, health care, and even TV stations.
The Treasury Department designations mark one of the first times that the US has sanctioned top Chinese government officials or a large state entity. The sanctions were carried out under the 2016 Global Magnitsky Act, which grants the US government authority to sanction foreign entities and personnel complicit in human rights violations. (Foreign Policy, AFP, World Uyghur Congress)
Coalition brings pressure to end forced Uighur labor
Submitted by WW4 Report on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 02:35
More than 190 organizations spanning 36 countries issued a call to action, seeking formal commitments from clothing brands to cut all ties with suppliers implicated in Uighur forced labor and to end all sourcing from the Xinjiang region of China in the next twelve months.
Roughly one in five cotton garments sold globally contains cotton or yarn from the Xinjiang region in northwestern China. There, authorities have used coercive labor programs and mass internment to remold as many as one million Uighurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim minorities into model workers obedient to the Communist Party. Camp inmates are forced to undergo job training, and some then take factory positions at little or no pay.
"Many brands have known for years about the growing body of evidence around Uighur exploitation," said Peter Irwin, a spokesman for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, an advocacy group based in Washington DC. "They won't stop unethical sourcing practices unless they are faced with real reputational risk and the possibility that consumers will stop shopping from their stores." (NYT, July 23)
Video footage from Xinjiang detention system
Chinese claims that the detention camps in Xinjiang have been closed is challenged by new video images. In one, Merdan Ghappar, a young Uighur man who was a celebrity model for Chinese online retailer Taobao before his detention, is seen handcuffed to his bed in a cell. He took the footage himself after apparently having had his cellphone mistakenly returned to him with his clothes. Another, taken by drone, appears to show scores of prisoners with shaved heads being led to trains at a rail station while shackled and blindfolded. More videos are circulating on Chinese social media, appearing to show captives being herded into trains, buses and planes, apparently for transfer to forced labor. (BBC News, Axios, CodaStory)
'Uighur Justin Bieber' among the disappeared
Recent media reports reveal that pop singer Ablajan Awut Ayup, who styled himself as the "Uighur Justin Bieber," disappeared in 2018 and is believed to be held at one of the detention camps. (Bitter Winter, FreeMuse, LARB)
House passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Submitted by WW4 Report on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 15:41
The US House of Representatives voted 406-3 to approve HR 6210, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which aims to prevent goods made using forced labor from being imported from China to the US. The act "imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, including by prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there." (Jurist)
Apple lobbies against bill on Uighur forced labor
Apple is among US corporations lobbying against the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which would bar imports of goods manufactured in Xinjiang unless companies can guarantee they weren't produced by imprisoned or coerced workers. Apple is heavily dependent on Chinese manufacturing, and human rights reports have identified instances in which Uighur forced labor has been used in Apple's supply chain. (WaPo, Apple Insider)
US tech critical to Chinese surveillance state
The Urumqi Cloud Computing Center processes surveillance camera footage and monitors phones from across Xinjiang. Chips made by Intel and Nvidia, the US semiconductor companies, have powered the complex since it opened in 2016. (NYT)
Nike, Coca-Cola lobby against bill on Uighur forced labor
Nike and Coca-Cola are among the major companies and business groups lobbying Congress to weaken a bill that would ban imported goods made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, according to congressional staff members and lobbying records that show vast spending on the legislation. (NYT)
US bans imports form China cotton producer
The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China, banning cotton imports from a powerful quasi-military organization that it says exploits forced labor of detained Uighur Muslims. The Customs & Border Protection agency said its "Withhold Release Order" would ban cotton and cotton products from the Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps (XPCC), one of China's largest producers. (Reuters)
Over 570,000 Uighurs forced to pick cotton in China: report
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority laborers in China's northwestern Xinjiang region are being forced to pick cotton through a coercive state-run scheme, a new report finds. at least 570,000. The research published by the DC-based Center for Global Policy estimates at least 570,000 Uighurs have been conscripted into the cotton industry through the government's coercive labor training and transfer scheme. The report by researcher Adrian Zenz is likely to place more pressure on global brands such as Nike, Gap and Adidas, which have been accused of using Uighur forced labor in their textile supply chains. (AFP)
Apple supplier accused of using forced Uighur labor
A major Chinese supplier of consumer electronics components, Lens Technology, is accused of using forced-labor Uighur workers in a new report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP). The report says Lens Technology—a supplier to companies like Amazon, Apple, and Tesla—has used thousands of such workers as part of the Chinese government's ongoing detention and forced labor campaign. The Washington Post first reported TTP's findings.
TTP's investigation cites media reports from Global Times of China and government records, showing Lens Technology was sent thousands of workers from Xinjiang to work in its factories in Hunan province as part of a "poverty alleviation" program carried out by the Xinjiang–Suzhou Chamber of Commerce. (The Verge)
The US will bar entry of all cotton products and tomatoes from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor. Goods to be held at US ports of entry include apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes, and tomato sauce. The so-called withhold-release order will also apply to products manufactured in other countries that use cotton and tomatoes from Xinjiang. (Bloomberg)
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"Speaking on Friday night, over footage of the violence that broke out around a Trump rally in Chicago when it was infiltrated by protesters and postponed, Maddow says: "This has turned out to be a night that may go down in history as one of the darker moments in American major politics."
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March 14, 2016 / Susan Rudy/ Comment
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Canada's International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (Prairies & St Antony's 1991) speaks of "gold-plated" trade deal with the EU
February 29, 2016 / Susan Rudy
Speaking on CBC radio, Canada's Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland (Prairies & St Antony's 1991), says the Canadian government is one step closer to ratifying a "gold-plated" trade deal with the European Union.http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-europe-trade-deal-amended-1.3468802
February 29, 2016 / Susan Rudy/ Comment
Ngaire Woods (New Zealand and Balliol, 1987) on how to save the world bank. Project Syndicate: The World's Opinion Page.
January 12, 2016 / Susan Rudy
Founding Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance at the University of Oxford says "the World Bank's management and member countries need to work together to create a faster, more responsive institution."
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/saving-the-world-bank-by-ngaire-woods-2016-01
January 12, 2016 / Susan Rudy/ Comment
Time magazine names deputy chief of staff Nancy-Ann DeParle (Tennessee & Balliol 1979) one of two most influential women at the White House
http://time.com/4166609/barack-obama-nancy-ann-deparle-alyssa-mastromonaco-smurfettes/
Aliyyad Ahad (Bermuda, 2014) on the first portrait of a woman Rhodes Scholar to be unveiled at Rhodes House
"Leadership and courage take many forms," says Aliyyah Ahad, co-convenor of the Black Association of Rhodes Scholars.
http://www.cherwell.org/…/rhodes-house-unveils-portrait-of-…
"Alternative" Annual Report by Jess Merry Brett Auerbach (South Africa-at-Large and St Antony's 2009) cited in Canada's Globe and Mail
November 24, 2015 / Susan Rudy
In September 2015, Jess Merry Brett Auerbach, a graduate student in anthropology at Stanford, published a 34-page alternative report focused on the accomplishments of former award winners who had become neither rich nor famous. Rather, they had gone on to work as volunteers, teachers or in religious orders. Read more at the link below.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rhodes-scholarship-facing-a-new-debate-over-its-past/article27435212/
November 24, 2015 / Susan Rudy/ Comment
Canada's new International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (Prairies & St Antony's 1991) sworn in during Ottawa ceremony on November 4, 2015.
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/11/11/liberals-have-chance-to-return-to-roots-on-trade
Research on millenial women leaders by Christie Hunter Arscott (Bermuda & Lincoln 2007) featured in the Huffington Post.
What do the next generation of women leaders want? Research by Christie Hunter Arscott (Bermuda & Lincoln 2007) and featured in the Huffington Post today tells us. Millenial women want a voice. They care about compensation, prioritise fairness, and care about the purpose, mission and values of an organisation. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffery-tobias-halter/millennial-women-in-holly_b_8455864.html
2016 Rhodes Scholar elect Emilie McDonnell featured on ABC news. She wants to use her scholarship to make a difference in the lives of asylum seekers.
October 29, 2015 / Susan Rudy
Tasmania's latest Rhodes Scholar wants to use the prestigious research grant to tackle the growing issue of processing asylum seekers in Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-28/rhodes-scholar-wants-to-tackle-asylum-seeker-processing/6892128
October 29, 2015 / Susan Rudy/ Comment
Leana Wen (Missouri & Merton 2007) featured in The Atlantic
July 10, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe
Dr Leana Wen (Missouri & Merton 2007) was recently profiled in The Atlantic for her current work as Baltimore's Health Commissioner. The article discusses her commitment to keeping city health systems functioning at a time of increasing tensions and violence. Journalist Olga Khazan writes:
"Since January, Wen has been running one of America's oldest and most experimental health departments, in one of the poorest cities in the country. Throughout my day with her, I learned a lot about how racial disparities and poverty pry an immense gap in the health outcomes of a community. I heard about some unusual strategies—like using ex-cons to patrol neighborhoods and break up fights—that public-health experts are employing in order to address those problems.
Also, I learned that I cannot keep up with Dr Leana Wen."
July 10, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe/ Comment
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Dr Ann Olivarius (Connecticut & Somerville 1978) authors article for The Telegraph on combating revenge porn
May 13, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe
"I'm often asked why I, as a lawyer, have chosen to take on revenge porn cases. I've fought against sexual violence for over 40 years, and I am a little amazed by the persistence of this hate crime and the abundance of new forms that technology permits it to morph into."
Senior Partner of McAllister Olivarius and founder and chair of the Rhodes Project, Dr Ann Olivarius, writes in The Telegraph about taking legal action in revenge porn cases and the need for varied tactics in combating the crime. Her firm has been working to promote new laws against revenge pornography in both the United States and the United Kingdom to better advocate for victims of online harassment.
May 13, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe/ Comment
Pardis Sabeti (Florida & New College 1999) featured in TIME's 100 Most Influential People
April 20, 2015 / Seb Baird
Pardis Sabeti (Florida & New College 1999) has been selected as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Sabeti, a professor at the Center for Systems Biology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, was chosen for her work in sequencing the Ebola virus.
J. Craig Venter, who wrote Sabeti's entry, said:
Pardis and her team were able to work out clearly that the virus was spreading human to human—not from mosquito bites or some pig vector or something else. There were so many theories out there, but her work proves that there's nothing like real data to get rid of myths and guesses and get down to the facts. Many of her scientific collaborators died during this outbreak. This is high-risk research, but it ended up saving a lot of lives too. There is no excuse not to do this kind of work with every outbreak that ever occurs in the future.
In 2013, we published a profile interview with Pardis Sabeti, in which she spoke about her experience of Oxford, why she was attracted to medical research, and the challenges of working with infectious diseases.
April 20, 2015 / Seb Baird/ Comment
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Lois Quam (Minnesota and Trinity 1983) to Co-chair Minnesota's World's Fair Bid
April 15, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe
Lois Quam (Minnesota and Trinity 1983) is leading Minnesota's bid to host the 2023 World's Fair. The bid was announced on 11 April, and the committee stated that they have raised nearly three quarters of the $1.5 million needed to launch the project.
Quam is currently chief operating officer of the Nature Conservancy, a non-governmental organisation based in Arlington, Virginia. Previously she was executive director of the Global Health Initiative in the US State Department. While at Oxford, Quam earned an MA in philosophy, politics and economics.
Read more about Minnesota's World's Fair bid in this article from the Star Tribune.
April 15, 2015 / Kerry McAuliffe/ Comment
Michelle Gavin (Arizona & Lincoln 1996) Appointed as Managing Director of the Africa Center
March 23, 2015 / Seb Baird
Rhodes Scholar Michelle Gavin (Arizona & Lincoln 1996) has been appointed as Managing Director of The Africa Center, a multidisciplinary civic institution that aims to provide a gateway for American engagement with the African continent. The Africa Center, once known as the Museum for African Art, is based in New York City and its Board of Trustees is led by Hadeel Ibrahim and Chelsea Clinton.
Before joining The Africa Center, she served as the US Ambassador to Botswana between 2011 and 2013. Prior to her appointment as Ambassador, she served as Special Assistant to the President and the Senior Director for Africa at the National Security Council.
As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University she received an MPhil in International Relations. She also earned a BA from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, where she was a Truman Scholar.
March 23, 2015 / Seb Baird/ Comment
Leana Wen (Missouri & Merton 2007) takes up post as Baltimore City Health Commissioner
February 23, 2015 / Seb Baird
Leana Wen (Missouri & Merton 2007) has taken up her post as Baltimore City Health Commissioner, having been appointed by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in December. Baltimore has the oldest continuously running Health Department in the United States, and Dr Wen will be in charge of a wide range of functions, including emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention and the management of acute communicable diseases.
To see a ABC News feature on Dr Wen, follow this link.
To read our profile interview with her, follow this link.
February 23, 2015 / Seb Baird/ Comment
Abigal Seldin (Pennsylvania & St Antony's 2009) Honoured in 2015 Forbes '30 Under 30' List
January 06, 2015 / Seb Baird
Abigail Seldin (Pennsylvania & St Antony's 2009) has been honoured in the 2015 Forbes 30 Under 30 List, in the Education category. The list showcases 30 talented people under the age of 30, across 15 different categories.
Seldin, 26, is a VP at the Educational Credit Management Corporation and Founder of College Abacus, a web-based tool which helps prospective college students measure and compare the cost of programs at nearly 4,000 colleges. College Abacus was named as one of CNN's Best Money Ideas for 2014.
January 06, 2015 / Seb Baird/ Comment
Elizabeth M. Cousens (Washington & New 1987) Appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the UN Foundation
December 08, 2014 / Seb Baird
Elizabeth M. Cousens has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation. Cousens currently serves as the US Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and Alternate Representative to the United Nations. '
"Ambassador Cousens will help bring our work at the Foundation to a new level of global reach and focus as we support the efforts of the UN on the defining issues of our time," said Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation. "The work of the UN is more important today than ever before, and with Ambassador Cousens as part of the Foundation leadership team, we can build that support in ways that rise to that challenge."
Cousens studied for a D.Phil at Oxford University, and holds a BA from the University of Puget Sound.
December 08, 2014 / Seb Baird/ Comment
Gina Raimondo (Rhode Island & New 1993) Elected as Governor of Rhode Island
November 05, 2014 / Seb Baird
Rhodes Scholar Gina Raimondo was elected to be Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 U.S. mid-term elections. She will be the first female governor in the state's history.
Ms Raimondo, the Democratic nominee, is a businesswoman who has been the state's general treasurer since 2010. She defeated Allen Fung, the Republican candidate, who is the mayor of Cranston, the state's third-largest city. Ms Raimondo gained 40 per cent of the vote, while Mr Fung won 37 per cent of the vote. Moderate party candidate Bob Healey won 22 per cent of the vote.
To the crowd that gathered to celebrate her victory, Raimondo said: "I commit to you, the people of Rhode Island, to rebuild this economy, to rebuild the state, and to get Rhode Island back to work and in good middle class jobs."
November 05, 2014 / Seb Baird/ Comment
Maureen N. McLane (Massachusetts & Hertford 1989) Nominated for National Book Award
October 17, 2014 / Seb Baird
It was announced yesterday that Maureen N. McLane's third collection of poems, This Blue, was selected as a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award, Poetry.
In his review of the collection in the New York Times Book Review, Jeff Gordinier said: "These are poems that keep you on your toes . . . McLane renders each phrase with the precise and steady hand of an ice sculptor. Her consummate finesse can be a source of delight."
Maureen N. McLane is a Professor of English at New York University, a critic, and the author of two previous poetry collections, as well as the experimental hybrid of memoir and criticism, My Poets.
October 17, 2014 / Seb Baird/ Comment


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Grammy weekend kicks off with honour for Dolly Parton
Parton was celebrated for her musical achievements and philanthropic work as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night.
Grammy-winning R&B singer James Ingram dies at 66
Ingram launched his music career with the band Revelation Funk and later played keyboard for soul pioneer Ray Charles. Over his career, he was nominated for 14 Grammys along with two Golden Globes and two Oscars.
Gaga among stars wearing white roses on Grammys red carpet
Reba McEntire, Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson wear white roses to Grammy Awards. The statement accessory comes just weeks after stars wore all black to the Golden Globes to support the #meToo movement.


Two Los Angeles County men pleaded guilty Tuesday for their roles as drivers in a multi-million dollar prostitution ring linked to the classified advertisement portal Backpage.com and involving dozens of female Chinese nationals.
Juiyin Cui, 63, and Runan Xia, 33, appeared before Ventura County Superior Court Judge Patricia Murphy for a preliminary hearing, but instead both men pleaded guilty.
Cui, of Rosemead, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of pimping, one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and two counts of money laundering. He also admitted to overt acts related to the conspiracy charge. Cui will be sentenced to eight years and eight months when he appears again in court on April 19, Senior Deputy District Attorney Melissa Suttner said.
Xia pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit a crime and also admitted to the overt act related to the charge. Xia, who had a "minor" role in the prostitution operation, will be sentenced April 18, Suttner said.
Cui and Xia are among five individuals who were arrested in August in connection with the prostitution ring that operated in hotels and motels in Los Angeles, Riverside, Tulare and Ventura counties.


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NASCAR Sprint Cup: Earnhardt Resetting Odds Going Into Las Vegas
RaceChaser Staff March 6, 2014 Featured, NASCAR, West 0 Comments
March 6, 2014 — photo via Getty Images — LAS VEGAS, NV — Granted, it's early. But here's a Dale Earnhardt Jr. statistic worth noting: For the second time in his career, he has led the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points for the first two weeks of the season.
After his Daytona 500 victory and second-place finish this past Sunday at Phoenix, he's likely causing odds makers to reset his chances of winning the series championship for the first time, as the series rolls into Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Only once before has Earnhardt had this sort of start, in 2004 – his first Daytona 500 victory, followed by a fifth-place finish at North Carolina Motor Speedway (Rockingham), which gave him two weeks' time atop the standings.
Said Earnhardt, following the strong run at Phoenix: "I would have loved to have won the race … but our team is performing so well. Got a lot of great chemistry and good communication going back and forth. Everybody's confidence is very high. Everybody's mood and morale is really high."
Las Vegas has been a so-so proposition for Earnhardt through the years, with seven top 10s but only two top fives in 14 starts. An average finish of 15.6 and a Driver Rating of 88.2, ninth-best in the series, show consistency in lieu of trips to Victory Lane.
Consistency, though, takes a back seat under the new Chase format. It's all about winning; by capturing the Daytona 500 Earnhardt virtually assured himself a spot in NASCAR's "playoffs."
Somewhat lost amid the celebration of winning the 500 and nearly winning again at Phoenix is the fact that Earnhardt's resurgence actually cranked up late last season; he had eight top 10s in the 10-race Chase including three second-place finishes. That clearly set the table for this year's impressive start.
"I was wondering if we would carry on the momentum from last year, running so good in the Chase," Earnhardt said. "The performance is there for us. Hopefully we can maintain it. We go to a completely different track [this week] at Vegas, but we have a whole day Thursday [during testing] to figure it out."
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Stay Tuned: Fall preview: 'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'
Melissa Crawley More Content Now
Sep 26, 2017 at 10:55 AM Sep 26, 2017 at 10:55 AM
Reese, the teenage narrator of "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World," opens the show asking a few questions that most of us have probably asked ourselves from time to time: Why are we here? What really matters? The show tackles these weighty matters with a creative premise, likeable characters and irreverent humor. It's an uplifting series with heartwarming moments that could easily slip into tired clichés but instead feel authentic and sweet.
Reese's uncle is Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter), who returns to his childhood home in Texas to stay with his recently widowed twin sister Amy (JoAnna Garcia Swisher). It's an awkward homecoming because Kevin has neglected his relationship with Amy and Reese (Chloe East) and spiraled into despair. A series of events, which begin with a meteorite crashing near the house and continue with the appearance of an angel called Yvette (Kimberly Hebert Gregory), reveal that Kevin is one of 36 righteous souls whose existence protects humanity. Without the 36, the world will lose hope. Yvette tells Kevin that he must build up his spiritual power with selfless acts so that he can find the next generation of righteous souls. She is there to protect and guide him.
It's a unique premise and (probably) one of the worst titled new shows of the fall season but Ritter delivers a great performance as Kevin, a not so good but not too bad guy. Kevin's faults and his unhappiness are relatable because Ritter confidently straddles the line between good and bad with ease. Kevin is selfish but sometimes thoughtful. He's a coward but then a little bit brave. He disconnects from Reese and Amy but then finds small moments of empathy and compassion.
Garcia Swisher is also solid as Amy, a mother trying to put aside her feelings of loss to focus on her daughter's grief and a sister who wants to help her damaged brother. Like Ritter, Garcia Swisher has a relatable quality about her acting that grounds the more fantastic elements of the show, namely Kevin's relationship with Yvette, who only he can see.
Having a character speak to an invisible celestial guide is good for some laughs and Ritter pulls off the physical comedy. It also helps that the series doesn't overdo these scenes. Hebert Gregory, who recently stole the show as a beleaguered principal on "Vice Principals," plays Yvette with a refreshing nuance. She is the kind but fierce angel protector you would expect but she isn't entirely predictable. Kevin frustrates his family but when he frustrates Yvette, it has more (supernatural) consequences, which adds to the show's humor.
The series has a simple message about serving others through selfless acts of kindness and then imagines that three dozen people are responsible for saving the rest of us from our selfish ways. The idea that there are people in life whose goodness uplifts all those around them is a touching and hopeful theme. And so is the idea that they, like Kevin, aren't perfect.
"Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" premieres on Tuesday, October 3 at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC.
— Melissa Crawley is the author of "Mr. Sorkin Goes to Washington: Shaping the President on Television's 'The West Wing'" and the recently released "The American Television Critic." She has a Ph.D. in media studies and is a member of the Television Critics Association. To comment on Stay Tuned, email her at staytuned@outlook.com or follow her on Twitter at @MelissaCrawley.


Wow, what awesome progress you have made already on this beauty, Elana! It's lovely.
Oh Elana, you've only just started this, and it's finished already - congratulations! I especially love the reflections of the sky and the trees in the water, and the snow sticking to the sides of the trees. It's gorgeous! I hope we'll get to see it framed.
You will laugh, but I think I lost my mind !!! This is s1698 !!!! Huge! But ..... my first job was also a great 722 Art Room. So this is my last, considering my age and size - 231 pages)))))) This is at least 5 years old !!!
Wow, what an undertaking! This one is much, much bigger than Art Room. What fabric will you use? You may have to buy a mansion so you will have a wall large enough to hang it!!
hahaha If I get to the end, this card will be in my daughter's apartment in Moscow. There is a big wall in the living room, but on the contrary Chess, Art Room and the Collector are already hanging. All that matters is my desire and hard work. But we are always ready for children to go at all)))) I will use the Aida 16 - this is the most comfortable fabric for me.
Oh Elana, you have chosen the perfect frame - it's gorgeous!!


1. What is the benefit of using a Rock Bar case? -- The benefit of the Rock Bar case is that it is a multipurpose low profile gear storage case or a case used for holding weight pouches. It is designed to hold extra gear without getting in your way due to its low profile design. The design allows it to be used on handle bars, under the top tube, under the down tube, and on forks. Store extra gear such as a tube, patch kit, food, tools, small bottles, etc. for long rides, or on the back road or trail less travelled. More than one Rock Bar case can be attached to your bike. -- The Rock Bar loaded with weights is ideal for adding weight to the bike without affecting the handling of the bike when the Rock Bar case is attached to the down tube or top tube. The Rock Bar Case is strong and holds 7 pounds of steel weights. Weights are available with the Rock Bar case. 2. How big is it? -- The Rock Bar case is 32 cm / 12.6 inches long (inside space of about 28 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm) and can hold items such as tubes up to a 2.1 width, small pump, tools, energy bars, 8 oz energy drinks, batteries and other items (not necessarily at the same time). What you use it for is up to you. 3. Where do I put the Rock Bar case when attaching it to a bicycle? -- A Rock Bar typically is attached to the underside of a bicycle frame down tube or top tube, attached to the handle bar, and optionally attached to the leg of touring or MTB forks. Two or more Rock Bars can be attached to a bike at the same time. 4. If I use a Rock Bar case with weights, can the weight amount be changed or removed? -- The weight amount is completely adjustable and the weight is removable. The Rock Bar case will hold the weights in a stable position. 5. Who should use a Rock Bar case with weights inside? -- As an exercise tool the Rock Bar case is for anyone seeking to gain strength and wants to incorporate another technique to help them do so. 6. What is the best location for weighted training if I use one Rock Bar case? -- The ideal location is below the down tube and bottom bracket. This position gives the most neutral balance. The second popular location is under a top tube. This position will make the ride a little harder since the bike usually sways from side to side a bit when riding, and thus will require more muscle force to center the bike.


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Tensions mount as China confirms detention of second Canadian
Nathan VanderKlippeAsia correspondent
Robert FifeOttawa Bureau Chief
Steven Chase
Beijing, Ottawa
Published December 12, 2018 Updated December 13, 2018
From the Twitter account of Michael Spavor.
Michael Spavor
China's foreign ministry confirmed Thursday it has detained a second Canadian, deepening the intrigue that began with the arrest in Canada of Chinese telecommunications executive Meng Wanzhou.
Both men, entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, are being held on suspicion of "engaging in activities that endanger the national security" of the country, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters in Beijing.
"The legal rights of the two Canadians are being safeguarded," he said.
This follows reports from a Chinese government news outlet that Mr. Spavor, a Canadian whose company brings tourists and hockey players into North Korea, was being investigated by Chinese authorities for harming national security.
He is under investigation by state security in Dandong, the North Korean border city where he lived, the report said.
Mr. Spavor disappeared Monday, taken into custody, as was Mr. Kovrig, days after Beijing warned Canada could face "serious consequences" over the arrest of Ms. Meng.
Mr. Spavor lives in China, where he runs Paektu Cultural Exchange. He gained fame for helping arrange a visit to North Korea by former NBA player Dennis Rodman. Mr. Spavor met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on that trip.
Michael Spavor, left, with former U.S. basketball player Dennis Rodman as he arrives at Beijing International Airport from North Korea on January 13, 2014.
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The allegations against both men are similar. On Wednesday, the Beijing News reported that Mr. Kovrig is being held and investigated by state security in Beijing, and is "suspected of participating in activities that harm China's national security. The case is now under review."
Mr. Kovrig, who now works as an analyst for International Crisis Group, was seized in Beijing Monday. Ms. Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., was released on $10-million bail Tuesday after being arrested on an extradition request from the U.S.
Chinese police and state security can detain and interrogate people they consider witnesses in criminal investigations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a news conference on Wednesday that a Canadian whom she did not name had contacted government officials after being questioned by Chinese authorities.
"We have not been able to make contact with him since he let us know about this," Ms. Freeland said. "We are working very hard to ascertain his whereabouts and we have also raised this case with the Chinese authorities and we are in touch with his family."
Ms. Freeland said she did not want to say anything more, calling it a "delicate situation and I want to respect the privacy of that individual and that individual's family."
Late Wednesday, Global Affairs confirmed that Mr. Spavor is the missing Canadian.
Mr. Spavor and Mr. Kovrig know each other, according to two people familiar with them.
Mr. Spavor was expected to land in Seoul on a flight from China on Monday, but did not arrive, a person who knows him said. In his most recent Facebook post, at 12:12 a.m. on Dec. 10, he talked about new opportunities ahead.
"I'll be in Seoul from Monday the 10th for a few days for new consulting work :)" he wrote.
Although Mr. Spavor regularly spends time in North Korea, he is not particularly interested in the isolated regime's politics, said Andrei Lankov, a North Korea specialist who is a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul.
Mr. Spavor just "likes North Korea. He believes that this place is misunderstood. And he sees himself as a person trying to become a bridge between North Korea and the world."
If Mr. Spavor has been detained, Prof. Lankov said, "it's a sign that the Chinese are going crazy."
Mr. Kovrig was detained by the Beijing arm of the Chinese state security apparatus, ICG said in a statement. The group "has received no information about Michael since his detention and is concerned for his health and safety."
Canada does not know where Mr. Kovrig – who is on special leave from Global Affairs and so does not have diplomatic immunity – is being held, federal officials told reporters in a briefing.
Separately on Wednesday, Ms. Freeland criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for saying he is open to using the arrest of Ms. Meng as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with China.
"Our extradition partners should not seek to politicize the extradition process or use it for ends other than the pursuit of justice and following the rule of law," Ms. Freeland said.
Ms. Freeland said Ms. Meng's lawyers could raise the President's remarks in the extradition hearings, and that the Canadian judge might also consider them in deciding whether to send Ms. Meng to the United States. Ms. Meng is accused of misleading multinational banks about Huawei's control of a company operating in Iran, putting the banks at risk of violating U.S. sanctions and incurring penalties, court documents said.
Sources say the Trudeau government is weighing whether to issue a new travel warning to Canadians visiting China.
Ms. Freeland told reporters Canadians are currently urged to exercise a "high degree of caution" when considering whether to visit China. She urged Canadians to check the government's travel website for updates.
On Wednesday, the Beijing News reported that Mr. Kovrig is being held and investigated by Beijing state security, and is "suspected of participating in activities that harm China's national security. The case is now under review."
Ms. Freeland said she had raised Mr. Kovrig's arrest with China's ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, and that Canada's ambassador in Beijing, John McCallum, has spoken to the country's foreign ministry.
In an opinion piece for The Globe and Mail, Mr. Lu called the arrest of Ms. Meng "premediated political action" and a "witch hunt" against Huawei, which is one of China's premier high-tech firms.
"Those who accuse China of detaining some person in retaliation for the arrest of Ms. Meng should first reflect on the actions of the Canadian side," he wrote.
China has strongly protested against her arrest to U.S. and Canadian officials. Ms. Meng is the daughter of Huawei's founder, Ren Zhengfei, who is closely connected to China's ruling Communist Party.
Ms. Meng reacted to her release with gratitude and defiance in a recent post on WeChat, a popular Chinese-language social-media platform: "I am in Vancouver and back with family … I am proud of Huawei and I am proud of my motherland."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged he knew in advance about the arrest of Ms. Meng, but said there was no political involvement. Justice Department officials honoured an extradition treaty with the United States, which requested her arrest, he said.
In an interview with Reuters news agency on Tuesday, Mr. Trump suggested he would intervene in the U.S. Justice Department's case against Ms. Meng if it would serve U.S. interests.
"If I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made – which is a very important thing – what's good for national security, I would certainly intervene if I thought it was necessary," he said.
Mr. Trump's comments put the extradition case against Ms. Meng in some jeopardy, Dalhousie University law professor Rob Currie said. "He has given her arguments for sure. This adds a little oomph to the prospect of arguing it's a political offence, or at least a politicized prosecution."
Ms. Meng's lawyers now have new arguments to use at two separate stages of the case.
They can ask a judge to block the extradition as an abuse of process that violates Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Or they can ask Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to refuse to sign a surrender order because Ms. Meng is being pursued for an offence of a political character.
By law, the minister must refuse to extradite a person facing political charges – and the courts can overturn the minister's decision if it is deemed unreasonable.
With a report from Campbell Clark and The Associated Press
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