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La betonica alpina (nome scientifico Stachys alpina L., 1753) è una piccola pianta erbacea dai fiori labiati appartenente alla famiglia delle Lamiaceae.

Etimologia
Il nome generico (stachys) deriva dal greco e significa "simile alla spiga di grano". L'epiteto specifico (alpina) fa riferimento al suo habitat di origine (delle Alpi o regioni montuose).

Il nome scientifico della specie è stato definito da Linneo (1707 – 1778), conosciuto anche come Carl von Linné, biologo e scrittore svedese considerato il padre della moderna classificazione scientifica degli organismi viventi, nella pubblicazione "Species Plantarum - 2: 581" del 1753.

Descrizione

Queste piante arrivano ad una altezza di 4 - 8 dm. La forma biologica è emicriptofita scaposa (H scap), ossia in generale sono piante erbacee, a ciclo biologico perenne, con gemme svernanti al livello del suolo e protette dalla lettiera o dalla neve e sono dotate di un asse fiorale eretto e spesso privo di foglie.

Radici
Le radici sono secondarie da rizoma. Il rizoma ha un portamento orizzontale.

Fusto
La parte aerea del fusto è eretta, semplice o poco ramosa. La superficie è ricoperta da densi peli ghiandolari (specialmente nella parte apicale) lunghi 0,5 mm e singoli peli lanosi lunghi 2 – 4 mm.

Foglie
Le foglie sono disposte in modo opposto a due a due; ogni verticillo è alterno a quello precedente. Sono picciolate, la lamina ha delle forme ovate e alla base è profondamente cordata mentre i bordi sono acutamente dentati. Sono presenti anche delle foglie basali in rosetta simili alle cauline ma presto scomparse prima della fioritura. Lunghezza del picciolo: 2 – 4 mm. Dimensioni della lamina: larghezza 5 – 8 cm; lunghezza 9 – 12 cm.

Infiorescenza
L'infiorescenza è portata in vari verticilli disposti in posizione ascellare e sovrapposti lungo il fusto. I verticilli sono distanziati e sono composti da alcuni fiori disposti circolarmente e poggianti su due brattee (o foglie bratteali) a forma più o meno lanceolata. Le brattee del verticillo seguente sono disposte in modo alternato e sono progressivamente ridotte. Sono presenti delle bratteole lesiniformi. Tutta l'infiorescenza ha dei riflessi violetti. Lunghezza delle brattee: 1 – 2 cm. Dimensione delle bratteole: larghezza 1 mm; lunghezza 6 – 8 mm.

Fiore
I fiori sono ermafroditi, zigomorfi (il calice è attinomorfo), tetraciclici (con i quattro verticilli fondamentali delle Angiosperme: calice– corolla – androceo – gineceo) e pentameri (calice e corolla sono formati da cinque elementi). Lunghezza del fiore: 15 – 20 mm.

 Formula fiorale. Per questa specie la formula fiorale della famiglia è la seguente:
X, K (5), [C (2+3), A 2+2], G (2), supero, drupa, 4 nucole

 Calice: i cinque sepali del calice sono concresciuti (calice gamosepalo) in una forma conico-campanulata. Il calice termina con dei denti oblungo-lanceolati, acuti e uguali. La superficie del calice è irsuta ed è percorsa da 5 - 10 nervature longitudinali. Lunghezza del tubo: 8 – 9 mm. Lunghezza dei denti: 2 – 3 mm.
 Corolla: i cinque petali sono quasi completamente fusi (corolla gamopetala) in un'unica corolla pubescente formata da un tubo completamente rinchiuso nel calice e terminante da due labbra molto sviluppate derivate da 5 lobi (la struttura è 2/3). Il labbro superiore è lievemente concavo, bifido (o bilobo) e mediamente sviluppato, con la funzione di proteggere gli organi di riproduzione dalle intemperie e dal sole. Il labello (il labbro inferiore) è più sviluppato e piegato verso il basso e fa da base di "atterraggio" agli insetti pronubi; è inoltre trilobo con la parte centrale più sviluppata e bifida. Le fauci internamente sono circondate da un anello di peli (caratteristica comune a molte "labiate", che ha lo scopo di impedire l'accesso ad insetti più piccoli e non adatti all'impollinazione). La corolla è bruno-violacea. Lunghezza della corolla: 17 – 19 mm.
 Androceo: l'androceo possiede quattro stami didinami e parzialmente inclusi nella corolla e posizionati sotto il labbro superiore. I filamenti sono adnati alla corolla. Le antere sono biloculari. Le teche sono più o meno distinte e divaricate (raramente sono parallele); la deiscenza è longitudinale. Gli stami dopo la fecondazione divergono e si attorcigliano. I granuli pollinici sono del tipo tricolpato o esacolpato. Il nettario è ricco di sostanze zuccherine.
 Gineceo: l'ovario, profondamente quadri-lobato, è supero formato da due carpelli saldati (ovario bicarpellare) ed è 4-loculare per la presenza di falsi setti. La placentazione è assile. L'ovario è arrotondato all'apice. Gli ovuli sono 4 (uno per ogni presunto loculo), hanno un tegumento e sono tenuinucellati (con la nocella, stadio primordiale dell'ovulo, ridotta a poche cellule). Lo stilo inserito alla base dell'ovario (stilo ginobasico) è del tipo filiforme ed è incluso nella corolla. Lo stigma è bifido con due lacinie uguali.
 Fioritura: da giugno a luglio (settembre).

Frutti
Il frutto è una nucula acheniforme (schizocarpo); più precisamente è una drupa (ossia una noce) con quattro semi (uno per ovulo derivato dai due carpelli divisi a metà). Questo frutto nel caso delle Lamiaceae viene chiamato "clausa". Le quattro parti in cui si divide il frutto principale, sono ancora dei frutti (parziali) ma monospermici (un solo seme) e privi di endosperma. La forma è da obovoide a oblunga arrotondata all'apice.

Riproduzione
 Impollinazione: l'impollinazione avviene tramite insetti (impollinazione entomogama): ditteri, imenotteri e più raramente lepidotteri.
 Riproduzione: la fecondazione avviene fondamentalmente tramite l'impollinazione dei fiori (vedi sopra).
 Dispersione: i semi cadendo a terra (dopo essere stati trasportati per alcuni metri dal vento – disseminazione anemocora) sono successivamente dispersi soprattutto da insetti tipo formiche (disseminazione mirmecoria). Per questo scopo i semi hanno una appendice oleosa (elaisomi, sostanze ricche di grassi, proteine e zuccheri) che attrae le formiche durante i loro spostamenti alla ricerca di cibo.

Distribuzione e habitat

Geoelemento: il tipo corologico (area di origine) è Orofita - Sud Europeo.
Distribuzione: in Italia questa specie è comune nelle Alpi, un po' meno nell'Appennino settentrionale e centrale. Oltre confine, sempre nelle Alpi, è presente ovunque. Sugli altri rilievi europei collegati alle Alpi si trova nella Foresta Nera, Vosgi, Massiccio del Giura, Massiccio Centrale, Pirenei, Monti Balcani e Carpazi.
Habitat: l'habitat tipico per questa pianta sono le radure boschive e i cedui; ma anche le strade forestali, i megaforbieti, i popolamenti a felci, i boschi di conifere. Il substrato preferito è calcareo ma anche siliceo con pH basico, alti valori nutrizionali del terreno che deve essere mediamente umido.
Distribuzione altitudinale: sui rilievi queste piante si possono trovare da 600 fino a 2000 ; frequentano quindi i seguenti piani vegetazionali: montano, subalpino e in parte quello collinare.

Fitosociologia

Areale alpino
Dal punto di vista fitosociologico alpino la specie di questa voce appartiene alla seguente comunità vegetale:
Formazione: delle comunità delle macro- e megaforbie terrestri;
Classe: Epilobietea angustifolii
Ordine: Atropetalia bella-donae
Alleanza: Atropion

Areale italiano
Per l'areale completo italiano la specie di questa voce appartiene alla seguente comunità vegetale:
Macrotipologia:  vegetazione erbacea sinantropica, ruderale e megaforbieti.
Classe: Epilobietea angustifolii
Ordine: Atropetalia belladonnae
Alleanza: Atropion belladonnae

Descrizione: l'alleanza Atropion belladonnae è relativa alle comunità di megaforbie mesofile delle radure delle foreste decidue (comunità che si sviluppano nelle zone marginali e lungo i margini dei sentieri), su suoli calcarei o neutrofili ed eutrofici (ben nitrificati e ricchi di materiale organico). La distribuzione dell'alleanza è atlantico-centroeuropea e alpino-caucasica. La struttura della vegetazione è soprattutto di tipo erbaceo perenne con macrofite (piante superiori) di grossa taglia. La composizione floristica di questa alleanza comprende Arctium nemorosum, Atropa belladonna, Bromus ramosus, Hypericum hirsutum, Senecio ovatus, Verbascum nigrum.

Tassonomia
La famiglia di appartenenza della specie (Lamiaceae), molto numerosa con circa 250 generi e quasi 7000 specie, ha il principale centro di differenziazione nel bacino del Mediterraneo e sono piante per lo più xerofile (in Brasile sono presenti anche specie arboree). Per la presenza di sostanze aromatiche, molte specie di questa famiglia sono usate in cucina come condimento, in profumeria, liquoreria e farmacia. Il genere Stachys comprende più di 300 specie con una distribuzione cosmopolita (ad eccezione dell'Australia e Nuova Zelanda), due dozzine delle quali vivono spontaneamente in Italia. Nell'ambito della famiglia il genere Stachys è descritto all'interno della tribù Stachydeae Dumort., 1827  (sottofamiglia Lamioideae Harley, 2003). Nelle classificazioni meno recenti la famiglia Lamiaceae viene chiamata Labiatae.

Il numero cromosomico di S. alpina è: 2n = 30.

Sinonimi
Questa entità ha avuto nel tempo diverse nomenclature. L'elenco seguente indica alcuni tra i sinonimi più frequenti:

Eriostomum alpinum (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link ex Steud.
Galeopsis fusca  Moench
Stachys curviflora  Tausch
Stachys dinarica  De Marb.
Stachys fusca  (Moench) Moench
Stachys orientalis  L.
Stachys urticifolia  Tausch

Specie simili
La specie di questa voce può essere confusa con la specie Stachys germanica L., spesso presenti nello stesso habitat. La S. germanica si distingue per le foglie maggiormente lanceolate, per l'assenza di peli ghiandolari nella parte apicale del fusto e per la forma zigomorfa del calice.

Altre notizie
La stregona alpina in altre lingue è chiamata nei seguenti modi:
 Alpen-Ziest
 Épiaire des Alpes
 Limestone Woundwort

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
Stachys alpina IPNI Database
Stachys alpina  The Plant List - Checklist Database

Lamiaceae


Without a doubt, it has become more and more important that organizations begin to dip their toes in population health management. If not apparent at this point, your IT department is a critical participant in creating, developing and refining your efforts in meeting the demand for managing vulnerable populations as well as keeping others healthy.
1. Identify population health initiatives that could make sense within their organization.
2. Discuss the importance of IT professionals becoming an integral part of population health implementation.


Arkanoid! Space Invaders! If you're of a certain vintage, your happy place may warm on hearing such ancient (in gaming terms) names. Yet even if you're sickeningly young, such classic titles are subsumed into gaming's collective memory to the point they'll pique the interest. But what happens when you smash Arkanoid and Space Invaders together? As it turns out, good things.
Space Invaders, of course, features rows of aliens trying to take over the world by doddering back and forth, dropping bombs at your underpowered weapon. Arkanoid is a flashy take on brick-basher Breakout, set in space. The conceit in Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is the invaders are back; and for some reason the last line of defence is the bat-like Vaus spaceship from Arkanoid.
No, really. It turns out when the universe is threatened by hordes of hostile, heavily armed craft, the best the good guys can do is furnish you with a lozenge-shaped ship to bat back projectiles. Government cuts, eh? Still, it makes for a compelling mash-up of genres – albeit one that's initially bafflingly dull.
At first, only a few invaders mooch about. You smack their shots back at them. They explode. Rinse. Repeat. Yawn. But stick with it, because the game's just warming up. Around the 20- or 30-level mark, something interesting will likely happen: you will die.
This is a good thing, but initially comes as a shock, given how easy the early levels are. You then abruptly recognise your enemy isn't the invaders – it's the clock. If that runs dry before you succeed in your mission – eradicating up a specific number of invaders or all of the bricks – your Vaus shrinks and disappears as quickly as your ego.
You see, Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is smarter than it first appears. You can't just blow everything up willy-nilly. As the pace ramps up, the game becoming an increasingly frenetic blur of neon, you're forced to rapidly strategise. You must figure out how to meet your goal in very limited time, which often counter-intuitively means keeping powerful invaders alive for longer (since they fire the most destructive projectiles).
As you progress, the game keeps shaking things up. Bricks start moving, and some are unhelpfully indestructible. You counter with bombs that take out entire rows of bricks, and switches that instantly transform unbreakable objects into ones you can smash.
There are cameos, too – collectable Taito characters that power up your Vaus. It turns out Bubble Bobble's Bub is a mean shot with bullets rather than just bubbles; and Nico from Spica Adventure is a boon when you use a massive space bow to bounce a charged shot around, during which the game very much recalls its Arkanoid roots.
Beyond that, there's a hard mode for pros, and a breezy arcade test for high-score chasers. And while the game doesn't quite reach the dizzying levels of glee found in Space Invaders Extreme and Space Invaders Infinity Gene, it runs both titles close. If nothing else, it showcases how to update ancient games for mobile: retain their spirit; aim for loads of giddy fun; and use a Vaus to smash free-to-play to smithereens.
Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is available for Android and iOS.


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Q: No Icons Showing Up in Certain Programs in KDE Plasma 5 i installed KDE on Arch Linux and am using the Breeze theme, although no matter what theme or set of icons I choose, icons do not show up in my terminal or file manager, which i believe are from pantheon.
here is an image:

Icons show up just fine in oher applications like Firefox and the settings program for KDE Plasma.

A: Youtube Video Link how to Change themes and icons in KDE Plasma
path to breeze-theme default user icon
The icon you are looking for could be available here: /usr/share/icons/breeze/

export PATH="/usr/share/icons/breeze/:$PATH"

The use of paths in a .desktop file
Icon field is the icon that should be used by the launcher and represents the application. All icons that are under the directory /usr/share/pixmaps don't need to have their full path specified, but their filename without the extension. For example, if the icon file is /usr/share/pixmaps/wallch.png, then the Icon field should be just 'wallch'. All other icons should have their full path specified.

export PATH="/usr/share/pixmaps:$PATH"

A: If you're talking about the icons .desktop files it means those desktop files don't have an icon set, see dipankar-nalui's answer.
Otherwise, if the application you're using is missing icons and it is a GTK application, be sure you've got the breeze-gtk and kde-gtk-config packages installed and follow the steps here and here.

A: Go to the system settings and select icons (in appearance section) and select any icon.

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The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Country Fire Authority in Victoria is blaming Apple's mapping data for errors in its own FireReady bushfire information app. Officials say that they were forced to rely on Apple Maps for FireReady, which is available on the iPhone and the iPad.
"Users report that towns are located on their maps at the centre of the district rather than on the actual township itself," said one CFA spokesperson. Another official added that CFA has already received numerous complaints regarding errors in the FireReady app.
"This makes it very difficult to quickly determine the location of fires once alarm calls are being received," the spokesman said. "This creates potentially dangerous situations and delays to activate phone trees if required."
According to CFA, attempts to contact Apple have been met with suggestions to report inaccuracies through a function provided in the Apple Maps app. CFA has urged people not to rely solely on one source for emergency information and pointed users to its website, which relies on Google Maps.
Apple's Maps app has been a sore point for the company since its introduction with the release of iOS 6. Its occasionally incomplete or inaccurate data has led officials in Australia to advise against relying on it in the past. The Cupertino tech giant's troubles in the mapping sector have been cause for light ribbing from Google, which Apple dropped as a mapping solution for Apple Maps.


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Rafael Arocena y Arbide (Arrancudiaga, Vizcaya, 24 de octubre de 1847 – Nueva York, Nueva York, 13 de junio de 1919) fue un importante agricultor de origen vasco. Uno de los pioneros en trabajar el algodón en la zona de La Laguna, junto con, su compatriota vascongado, Leandro Urrutia Galdames y, el santanderino, Santiago Lavín Cuadra. Arocena es un ejemplo de la generación de exitosos empresarios vascos que impulsaron la economía en el norte del país durante el porfiriato.

Apellido Arocena

El linaje de Rafael Arocena aparece en Vizcaya del Valle y Anteiglesia de Ceberio, actualmente Barrio de Barbachano, por el oriundo Pedro de Barbachano, fundidor cuya casa apodaron Arocena. Palabra compuesta por "Arotz" que significa en euskera, o vasco, "carpintero" o "herrero"; y "ena" es un sufijo que significa "la casa de…" o "la propiedad de". De sobrenombre del lugar, pasó a ser el segundo apellido distintivo de los Barbachano.

Los ascendientes de Rafael Arocena constantemente ocuparon "cargos de república", cargos que sólo se concedían a personas con prestigio, de origen vizcaíno y de sangre noble.

Familia y legado

En Lerdo, conoció a Ambrosia Ávila Torres, proveniente de Aguascalientes. Producto de esta relación fueron concebidos María Zeneida y Adolfo Arocena y Ávila.
Su riqueza obtenida de la agricultura en La Laguna le permitió a su familia tener un estilo de vida acomodado. Su primera hija, María Zeneida Arocena y Ávila, estudió en prestigiosos colegios de España, Francia y Alemania, era una coleccionista y amante del arte, además dominaba varios idiomas; su colección contaba con muebles, libros, cuadros, esculturas y porcelanas. La colección aumento con los esfuerzos de su hija, Elvira Arocena de Belausteguigoitia y, el nieto, Eneko Belausteguigoitia Arocena. Toda esta colección conforma parte de la actual exhibición del Museo Arocena. Adolfo murió a los trece años de edad.

El conflicto revolucionario forzó a Arocena a abandonar el país y migrar a los Estados Unidos. Dejó sus negocios y propiedades a su sobrino y yerno, Francisco Arocena y John Brittingham Jr. Francisco incorpora, al manejo de los negocios heredados, a más vascos como Ángel Urraza. Acuerda nuevos contratos de aparcería y arrendamiento e impulsa sociedades agrícolas y mercantiles en La Laguna.

El 13 de junio de 1919 falleció don Rafael de Arocena y Arbide en Nueva York. Su cuerpo se encuentra en su tierra nativa, Arrancudiaga.

Migración a México

Se estima que llegó a México a la edad de veinte años, después del Segundo Imperio Mexicano, aproximadamente, en 1867. Se instaló en la ciudad de México con sus parientes políticos los Muñuzuri, el parentesco provenía de la nupcia de su hermano Francisco Arocena y Arbide con Evarista de Muñuzuri y Murga.

Antero de Muñuzuri se había establecido para las mismas fechas (en 1867), en la Comarca Lagunera y había conseguido un lote de terreno en la Villa Lerdo de Tejada, donde instaló una fundición. Algunos afirman que la relación familiar y después comercial con este miembro de la familia Muñuzuri fue lo que lo llevó a La Laguna diez años después de su llegada.

Se unió con compatriotas vascos en el norte y esto le otorgaba liderazgo por la reputación de su familia; y su visión global, y cultura del trabajo, le permitieron ser un empresario exitoso que influía en los mercados de talla internacional como Nueva York.

Era propietario de la gran Hacienda de Santa Teresa. caracterizada por una enorme producción de algodón y cercanía a San Pedro de las Colonias También "participó en la industria azucarera, apoyó industrias relacionadas a los derivados del algodón e invirtió en instrumentos bursátiles y bienes raíces."

Otros datos

Una calle de Torreón de la colonia los Ángeles fue nombrada Rafael Arocena en su honor. Otras cuatro calles llevan los nombres de españoles inmigrantes: Leonardo Zuloaga, Leandro Urrutia, Joaquín Serrano y Feliciano Cobián.

Referencias

Bibliografía
Deras Torres, Domingo. (2014). "En 1914, Pancho Villa expulsó a los españoles de La Laguna". En El Siglo de Torreón.

Gallegos Carrión, Adriana (2011) "Interpretando la historia desde el Norte de México" en Del museo imaginario.

Herrero Bervera, Carlos. (2004). Los empresarios mexicanos de origen vasco y el desarrollo del capitalismo en México, 1880-1950. México, UAM-Plaza y Valdes. 206 p.

Saldaña Villarreal, María Isabel (1999) Vascos, agricultura y empresa en México. Rafael Arocena: la siembra comenzó en La Laguna. México, UIA, plantel La Laguna-Miguel Ángel Porrúa. 254 p.

Empresarios de México
Empresarios de México del siglo XIX
Historia del estado de Coahuila
Historia del estado de Durango
Emigrantes españoles hacia México

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Q: How to do searching in Queue? My code is working but there is still a problem so, technically it is not working. The problem that I encounter is that whenever I tried to search for my 2nd, 3rd and so on ID that I inputted command prompt is not working and then it exit.
Here is my code
void queue::qdisplay() // 7.2 ID CUSTOMER DETAILS
{
    int exist = 0;
    int C_id;
    node *temp = front;
    cout << "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Customer Details ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" << endl << endl;
    cout << "Enter customer ID: ";
    cin >> C_id;

    if (front == NULL)
          {
            cout << "No Information";
          }
    else
{
      while(temp!=NULL)
    {
        if (temp -> C_ID == C_id)
        {
            cout << setw(5) << "ID" << setw(20) << "Name: " << setw(10) << "Address" <<endl;
            cout << setw(5) << temp -> C_ID << setw(20) << temp -> C_name << setw(10) << temp -> C_address << endl;
            temp = temp->next;

            cout<< endl;
            exist = 1;
            break;
        }
    }
    if(exist==0)
    {
        cout<<"MOVIE DOES NOT EXIST!!!"<<endl;
    }
}
}

A: food is ok, please eat,
饭好了,请吃,
call once, searce once
调用一次,查询一次
if you want seach 2nd, 3rd
如果你想查第二个,第三个
do this,
你需要这样做
if you understand how to eated the food, please do accept
如果你懂我的意思,请点accept。
yourQueue.qdisplay();
yourQueue.qdisplay();
yourQueue.qdisplay();

void queue::qdisplay() // 7.2 ID CUSTOMER DETAILS
{
    int exist = 0;
    int C_id;
    node *temp = front;
    cout << "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Customer Details ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" << endl << endl;
    cout << "Enter customer ID: ";
    cin >> C_id;

    if (front == NULL)
          {
            cout << "No Information";
          }
    else
{
      while(temp!=NULL)
    {
        if (temp -> C_ID == C_id)
        {
            cout << setw(5) << "ID" << setw(20) << "Name: " << setw(10) << "Address" <<endl;
            cout << setw(5) << temp -> C_ID << setw(20) << temp -> C_name << setw(10) << temp -> C_address << endl;

            cout<< endl;
            exist = 1;
            break;
        }
        temp = temp->next;
    }
    if(exist==0)
    {
        cout<<"MOVIE DOES NOT EXIST!!!"<<endl;
    }
}
}


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CARP Celebrates A Very Covid 2nd Birthday
At the CARP Growers Annual Meeting on April 14, Tristan Strauss, CEO of Headwaters, was unanimously appointed as CARP's new President. CARP's Annual Meeting as a Zoom conference lacked in Pomp and Circumstance, but made up for it in productivity. We cannot wait until we can all meet again, face-to-face in the conference room at Island Brewing Company.
Headwaters Farm Team Shot in the pre-Covid-19 era. Photo by Fran Collin, featuring Frank the lovable rottweiler and company mascot front and center.
Tristan is a standup guy, and Headwaters is an outstanding company. In addition to farming about 10 acres of cannabis in Carpinteria, Headwaters sources bulk cannabis throughout the state. Tristan has been a CARP Board Member since Day 1 and has spent a lifetime in agriculture and ag business. Headwaters is built on modern business practices and a data-driven structure that ensures consistent quality product for the state's legal cannabis market.
Graham Farrar, who was President during an exciting CARP Growers Year 2, commemorated the year that was. Proudly, CARP gifted over $100,000 to community causes during its second year. More than half of that total went to local educational programs, including funding a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counselor at the local middle school. Carpinteria Unified School District prioritized funding this position, and cannabis farmers saw it as a great opportunity to support the health and well being of young Carpinterians.
Another big focus for the association over the past year has been eliminating any lingering cannabis odors. To this end, we've engaged engineers, atmospheric scientists and the Nasal Ranger to collect data and continue to refine our approach to eliminating odor.
Research Assistant Sydney Pahle uses a Nasal Ranger to record odor levels throughout Carpinteria Valley.
As an association, we firmly believe that if cannabis didn't have a distinct odor, our farms would operate without opposition. There are so many benefits to a thriving ag sector in Carpinteria Valley, as we've seen very clearly during the current dual crises — public health and economic emergencies. Cannabis tax revenue has continued to support Santa Barbara County and its 4,200 employees, including firefighters, sheriff's personnel and healthcare workers.
To make a better future for cannabis farming AND for building lasting relationships with our neighbors, odor elimination is priority Number 1 and a major focus of daily business among all of our members. Farms cannot be members of CARP Growers without a thorough audit of odor control practices at the property. This year, we will further standardize best operating procedures for odor control among member farms.
Past President Graham Farrar will shift into the VP/Secretary Position and continue to be a leading voice for the local cannabis industry.
At the Annual Meeting, Past President Graham Farrar of Glass House Farms shifted over to the VP/Secretary position, where he will remain active as a leading voice for the local cannabis farming industry. Hans Brand of Autumn Brands became Treasurer.
Hans has been incredibly active in creating the 93013 Fund to support the community response to Covid-19. The idea of the fund is simple: all contributions will be spent on food and supplies to reach those in need in Carpinteria Valley (zipcode 93013). Small towns like Carpinteria are sometimes overlooked by agencies conducting regional response efforts, so 93013 Fund guarantees a robust local response to the crisis.
CARP Treasurer Hans Brand of Autumn Brands is also President of the Sunset Rotary Club, which created 93013 Fund. Hans is not only the President, he's the workhorse/workforce behind delivering Weekend Food Boxes to Carpinteria residents in need.
Other Board Members for Year 3 of CARP Growers are: Winfred Van Wingerden of Pacific Stone Brand, Mike Palmer of Ever-Bloom Inc., Jason Moriarty of Rincon Ranch and Kyle Hardy of Cresco Cannabis.
And just like that CARP is back in its groove and a full year older. Priorities remain the same as in the previous two years: Make good on our promise to be good neighbors in the community we call home. Continue to refine best farming practices in a way that leads the state's legal cannabis farming industry, and to do it all as professional, productive business leaders operating transparently and compliantly … so there's no question about how legal cannabis fits in with local and state interests.

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Your one stop shop for children's health needs.
Parenthood is an amazing journey full of joy and challenges, but it can be unsettling if you are worried about your child.
Adelaide Paediatrics is a friendly and caring team of paediatric practitioners working together in the same practice. Their team are committed to the complete care of your child and offer assessment, support and therapy for children with medical or developmental needs.
They understand that medical issues in children cannot wait sometimes, so if an appointment is required urgently, they will accommodate as best as they can.
As well as already being located in Wayville, Kensington Park, Mount Barker, Goolwa, North Adelaide and Golden Grove, Adelaide Paediatrics has refurbished its two-story Mile End SuperGym, and a practice in Elizabeth is to open soon.
Adelaide Paediatrics offers a range of services for your child, including: psychology; speech pathology; physiotherapy; podiatry and more. To see the full range, see here.
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Purposeful Conversations With Colleen Ferrier
4 July 2018 at 8:22 am
Ellie Nikakis
Ellie Nikakis from Vollie sits down with Colleen Ferrier to discuss the role of CSR in mining and combating the modern day slavery, in the first in a series of Purposeful Conversations with CSR professionals.
Ellie Nikakis | 4 July 2018 at 8:22 am
Following on from the UK's Modern Slavery Act in 2015, Australia launched its own inquiry into establishing a similar national act in February of 2017. The inquiry is now complete and legislation was introduced last week.
Colleen Ferrier, from Australian mining company Sandfire Resources, has been managing these new changes as part of her role as the company's sustainability and community engagement senior advisor.
"We're anticipating that the Australian legislation will rectify some of the shortcomings in the UK Modern Slavery Act and go a little bit further to become the new global standard," Ferrier explains.
"The inquiry had submissions from a host of different companies and NGOs, which found that there was overwhelming support for the abolition of modern-day slavery.
Colleen Ferrier
"From our perspective, the impact of these changes is that we're now focusing attention on fully scrutinising our supply chains. We have already undertaken some due diligence on the key risks and we will continue to monitor what the proposed legislation will require of companies.
"In addition, we will be talking to our major suppliers and looking at how we can work with them."
Ferrier welcomes the prospect of collaborating with suppliers to address a range of issues in combating modern slavery, noting that this an exciting time to be involved at the cutting edge of changes in CSR in Australia.
Ferrier says that recent global initiatives provide strong momentum towards the introduction of more sustainable business practices, citing a new initiative in Chile focused on ethically sourced copper.
"We're seeing it around the world in a variety of sectors. In much the same way that responsible cotton, chocolate and coffee have become the new benchmark for consumers, the same focus is now being applied to other industries," she says.
"This shift towards ethically-sourced consumer goods changes the traditional notions of markets and how we price commodities – it could revolutionise a whole range of business fundamentals."
Ferrier says that the global mining industry has made huge advancements in CSR over the past decade, with several examples where mining companies have become a leading force for driving change.
"More than any other industry in the world, I think the mining industry really does understand that if you don't run your business ethically and maintain community support, then you simply won't be able to operate successfully."
"There's genuine excitement within the industry about what we can achieve in the areas of social and environmental sustainability," she says.
"At Sandfire, we have been heavily involved in pioneering the use of renewable energy. At our DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine in Western Australia, we have the largest integrated off-grid solar power and battery storage facility in Australia and reportedly, in the world, which has been established as a blueprint for the adoption of renewable energy technologies at remote mine sites.
"These sorts of opportunities – where companies can be at the forefront of positive change – are increasingly being sought after as companies recognise the need to maintain a social 'licence to operate'."
Ferrier says the mining industry relies on community support, and is well-versed in the value that comes from engaging meaningfully and positively with local communities.
"More than any other industry in the world, I think the mining industry really does understand that if you don't run your business ethically and maintain community support, then you simply won't be able to operate successfully," she says.
So, in our new purpose-driven age, how is the mining industry changing and evolving to get to where it needs to be? Ferrier believes the industry has the resources and capability to contribute positively to society and the environment.
"I truly believe that the mining industry will be at the forefront of the transition to a more sustainable, more ethical business landscape. We're seeing very positive outcomes from mining companies across the full range of CSR areas – social programs, environmental initiatives, health and safety – and with the momentum towards social responsibility rapidly gaining pace, companies that don't meet their obligations will struggle to survive," she says.
"The mining industry provides essential ingredients for modern life and I believe we can also be a leader in driving this essential social change."
About the author: Ellie Nikakis is the PR and marketing coordinator for Vollie, an online marketplace that connects skilled people to not for profits, charities, and social enterprises for skills-based online volunteering.
This article is part of a monthly series of Purposeful Conversations by Vollie, in which we sit down with a range of CSR managers in the Australian business landscape about their interpretations of the CSR space in 2018.
Ellie Nikakis | @ProBonoNews
Ellie Nikakis is the PR and marketing coordinator for Vollie.
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Since the nineties there has seen a striking increase in the number of compulsory admissions in the Netherlands. Van der Post and colleagues aimed to highlight changes in emergency psychiatry in Amsterdam which have contributed to the rise in the number of acute compulsory admissions. They compared a cohort of consultations conducted by the city crisis service in 1983 (n = 460) with a similar cohort of consultations conducted in 2004-2005 (n = 436).
Results showed that the total number of admissions following a consultation decreased, but there was a rise in the percentage of compulsory admissions. The researchers used a Chi-square test to evaluate the differences in the number of voluntary and compulsory admissions between 1983 and 2004-2005. This is a test of equal distribution of the number of admissions across judicial status and cohort. However, this is not a useful comparison. The null-hypothesis of no difference is unlikely, if not impossible, given the observed increase in the number of compulsory admissions. That number more than doubled per 10.000 inhabitants in this high density urban area. Yet in the Chi-square test the absolute difference in the number of acute compulsory admissions in 1983 and 2004-2005 was only 78 and 87 respectively. Probably the selection of the 2004-2005 cohort was biased in an effort to select cases based on the criteria used in the 1983 cohort. In any case, the calculated P-value of the Chi-square test is not helpful.
Crisis Intervention and Acute Psychiatry in Amsterdam, 20 Years of Change: a Historical Comparison of Consultations in 1983 and 2004-2005. L.F.M. Van Der Post, J.J.M. Dekker, J.F.J. Jonkers, A.T.F. Beekman, C.L. Mulder, L. De Haan, W.G. Mulder and R.A. Schoevers. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2010 56: 348-358.
Chapter 3 of Post, L.F.M. van der (2012). IBS admission as an outcome: Factors predicting the probability of patients qualifying for compulsory emergency admission. Dissertation Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.


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Sally Whitwell (born 1974) is an Australian classical music pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and teacher. She has released four solo albums, Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass (3 June 2011), The Good, the Bad and the Awkward (18 May 2012), All Imperfect Things: The Piano Music of Michael Nyman (6 September 2013) and I Was Flying (5 June 2015) all on the ABC Classics record label. All three albums have peaked in the top 5 on the ARIA Charts' Classical Albums.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 Whitwell won the Best Classical Album award for Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass. In 2012 she was nominated in the same category for The Good, the Bad and the Awkward. She won the same category in 2013 for All Imperfect Things: Solo Piano Music of Michael Nyman. Virginia Read won Engineer of the Year for that album and was also nominated for Producer of the Year.

Biography
Whitwell was born in 1974 and grew up in Canberra. She learned to play the piano on her grandmother's "imposing beast of an instrument", including "Cockles and Mussels" and "Wedding of the Painted Doll". In the 1980s she had piano lessons where "a classical tuition is what you would receive". She also studied bassoon but from the age of 16, she concentrated on the piano.

Whitwell attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School, then the Australian National University's School of Music and completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours in 1997. She completed further studies at Sydney Conservatorium of Music for a graduate diploma in accompaniment. During her time at university she also worked part-time, both as a solo performer on the cabaret circuit and as part of ensembles. Whitwell has been involved closely with Gondwana Choirs as an accompanist for over ten years.

During the 2000s Whitwell provided session work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), whenever they wanted "something slightly left-field, or crossover, or contemporary". By 2004 Whitwell provided piano for The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and their performance was included on an album for ABC Classics, Felix and Me: Musical Highlights from ABC Classic FM Breakfast. In the following year she was one of the contributors to The Classic 100 Piano, a set of eight CDs, with piano-based tracks selected by listeners to ABC Classic FM. Whitwell arranged some tracks and provided accompaniment of Teddy Tahu Rhodes' and David Hobson's 2009 album You'll Never Walk Alone.

In 2009 she contributed Spiegel im Spiegel, with Sally Maer on cello, for the soundtrack to ABC-TV documentary special, Bombora – The Story of Australian Surfing, which describes a history of the sport and the 1963 instrumental single "Bombora", by The Atlantics. In 2010 Whitwell released "Roadtrip", a self-composed score for flute and piano. She was inspired by "the train commute I make weekly from Sydney to a university teaching job in Newcastle".

For three days in November 2010, Whitwell worked at the ABC's studios to record her debut solo album, Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass, which was issued on 3 June 2011 by ABC Classics. For the album she utilised a 102-note piano crafted by Australian company, Stuart & Sons. Melissa Lesnie of Limelight noted in August that the album of works written by minimalist composer, Philip Glass, had become a "surprise hit, not least thanks to Glass's broad appeal across genre and age divides". Whitwell told Lesnie that the Stuart & Sons piano "allows so many colours, such subtle gradations of dynamics, that you can't get on another instrument in my experience. A Stuart sound is like crystal, yet it's very flexible".

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 Whitwell won the Best Classical Album award for her debut album. In December The Australians Mark Coughlan described her interpretation as "excellent throughout this disc, going beyond mere notational accuracy to breathe life and shape into the music". Stephen Eddins writing for AllMusic declared "[her] disregard for conventionality bubbles through just about every aspect of her recording ... surprising rhythmic emphases may make anyone familiar with the piece sit up and do a double-take, and her tempo is about 25% faster than Glass' version ... [s]he brings acute intelligence and sensitive musicality to each of the pieces, most of which have a delicately melancholy tone".

On her second album, The Good, the Bad and the Awkward (18 May 2012), Whitwell played piano, toy piano, harpsichord, recorder, and melodica. Its theme was cinema-based music from various feature films including The Hunger (1983), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Amélie (2001), The Hours (2002), and Twilight (2008). The Canberra Times Ron Cerabona summarised her selection "[s]ome are pieces of classical music; others are from original film scores and she associates each of them with a particular character". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012 she was nominated for The Good, the Bad and the Awkward as Best Classical Album.

Whitwell has worked with Nadia Piave on vocals (soprano) as the duo une fois seule! and they performed on the Musica Viva series of concerts. In February 2013 Glass performed the world premiere of his Complete Piano Etudes at the Perth Concert Hall. Whitwell joined Glass and Japanese pianist, Maki Namekawa, on stage to present the 20 etudes. Whitwell played seven of the etudes and according to Elizabeth Howard at theMusic.com.au "[she] surprised classical dilettantes with her serene style and humble manner. Her interpretation exhibited a softness that suggested an introspective exploration of Glass's compositions." Coughlan described her style "[p]erforming from memory, she brought a fluid, organic approach to the musical structures, crafting the repetitive note patterns into elegant phrases that subverted the music's mechanical drive. With excellent control of tone colour, she played with warmth, brilliance and delicacy".

On 6 September 2013 Whitwell issued her third solo album, All Imperfect Things: The Piano Music of Michael Nyman, which was engineered and produced by Virginia Read. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 she won another Best Classical Music category; Read won Engineer of the Year and was also nominated for Producer of the Year. Whitwells' composition "Spirit of the Plains" appeared on the 2013 eponymously titled album that covered Australian flute music from 1997 to 2013.<ref>[https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/spirit-of-the-plains-australian-flute-music-1997-2013 "Spirit of the plains : Australian flute music 1997–2013"], Australian Music Centre</ref> Whitwell collaborated again with Teddy Tahu Rhodes for his 2015 album There Was a Man Lived in the Moon.

Personal life
As of October 2008 Sally Whitwell lived with her domestic and business partner, United Kingdom-born Glennda Blyth, a visual artist. They ran a multi-art space in Sydney, The Sal-On, for lesbian artists. In August 2011 Whitwell described Blyth as her "[g]irlfriend, or if you want to get technical about it, 'Fiancée'" and indicated they were due to seek a civil union. Whitwell described her tattoos, which "have very personal meanings for me, but I also love them purely for aesthetic reasons".

Discography
Albums

Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

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1974 births
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ARIA Award winners
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Australian women pianists
Australian multi-instrumentalists
Australian National University alumni
Living people
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Green apples are rich in minerals (calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, etc.) and vitamins (B vitamins, vitamins C, E, PP, folic acid, etc.). When used cosmetically, they make the skin youthful and improve its elasticity. They successfully neutralize free radicals thanks to the flavonoids and polyphenols they contain. Green apples are a great anti-oxidant.
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Sycamore, IL Family Photographer | Matt, Laura, Livvy, Grace, Madelyn, & Jane
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Matt & Laura and their kiddos just moved up to Illinois from New Mexico back in June and they wanted to commemorate their first season in the Midwest with a photo shoot. In Laura's words from a text that literally made me snort with laughter, "We're having family pictures taken because I have my doubts we'll survive the Winter coming from New Mexico." Haha! I probably shouldn't be surprised that we've had some unseasonably early snow and cold this year (it's in fact snowing as I type this post)! A good 'ole Midwest welcome to these newbies! XD
I felt so refreshed by this session in a lot of ways. First of all, I was in awe of how well these four girls got along! I'm sure every day home life is different and they have their moments like any siblings do, but I really got a sense during the shoot that they generally have a good time together. They laughed and joked with each other during our shoot, and if any of them suggested something for a pose they all were on board without any apparent annoyance at the sibling making the suggestion. This inspired great hope for me with my kiddos, who are all young enough to still like each other, that when they're in their teenage years they can still be good buddies. Another thing that stuck out to me was how much Matt and Laura genuinely enjoy their kids and just let them be who they are. I'm fully aware of how stressful photo shoots can be for families (especially when very young kids are involved), and I'm all about letting kids be themselves instead of forcing them into happy, smiley, perfect pictures. I really felt like Matt and Laura embraced this without me even having to say anything. They let the girls be silly, entertained their posing ideas, and even joined in with the joking. I felt like I was receiving a lesson in parenting…that it's okay to let your kids be kids EVEN during times that you'd normally consider "serious", and it's okay for us parents to participate in and enjoy their kid-ness. The final thing that I really loved about this shoot was being able to see the Midwest through fresh eyes. I've lived here my whole life, and I've taken for granted how beautiful this area is. But hearing from Laura's perspective, who has spent a good portion of her life in the desert, how much she loves the landscape around here has really made me pause, look around, and notice just how lovely it is. Thank you guys for all of these little insights and inspirations!
Now for the pictures. :D
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Moreover, when I put some error in the (prepare) line, it shows me the error. But when I put error in (bind_param) line, it just keep freezing!
Notice the localhost showing all the errors in all lines normally. But when it comes to this bind_param it doesn't work as expected. I tried a different table with 3 variables, and there were no problem!


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NBPA Foundation Provides Over $1.5M in Matching Player Grants in 2021
NEW YORK, NY, January 13, 2022 - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Foundation today announced over $1.5 million in matching player grants during the 2021 calendar year. Through the NBPA Foundation's matching grants program, current and former players have an opportunity to partner with the NBPA Foundation to receive a matching grant designed to amplify their charitable giving and philanthropic efforts in their communities.
NBPA Statement Regarding the Recent Spike of COVID-19 Cases
NEW YORK, NY, December 21, 2021 – The NBPA issued the following statement regarding the recent spike of COVID-19 cases:
NBPA Statement on the Guilty Verdict in the Trial over the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
NEW YORK, NY, November 25, 2021 – "While no verdict can possibly make up for their loss, we pray Ahmaud Arbery's family finds some solace in the jury's findings. We hope our entire country agrees: actions like those that resulted in Mr. Arbery's murder are despicable and can not ever be condoned."
Blake Griffin and Google Help Launch the NBPA's Traveling Holiday Pop-Up on Black Friday - NBPA 450 Gives Celebrates Fans with 14 Days of Giveaways
NEW YORK, NY, November 19, 2021 - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) today announced the launch of its first-ever flagship holiday event NBPA 450 Gives, a new experiential + digital activation showcasing the best gifts to give and receive. The NBPA will partner with different sponsors starting November 26 (Black Friday) through December 9 for 14-days of prizes and giveaways that fans can win.
NBPA Statement on the allegations against Robert Sarver
NEW YORK, NY, November 4, 2021 – "We are continuing to review the allegations in today's ESPN story. We view these allegations as serious and applaud the League's decision to conduct an investigation. We will defer any further comments until that process has been concluded."
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History of the NBPA
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Bob Cousy begins organization of NBPA
In 1954, Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics began to organize the players by writing to an established player from each team, seeking their input and support for a formal union to represent players' interests. Soon, the National Basketball Players Association was created, and Cousy became its first President. In January of 1955, Cousy went to NBA President Maurice Podoloff with a list of demands: payment of back salaries to the members of the defunct Baltimore Bullets club; abolition of the secretive $15 fine for a "whispering foul" that referees could quietly place on players during a game; establishment of a 20-game limit on exhibition games, after which the players could share in the profits; establishment of an impartial board of arbitration to settle player-owner disputes; payment of $25 for public appearance expenses other than radio, television and charitable functions; and moving expenses for traded players. The NBA refused to recognize the union and, of all their demands, only agreed to two weeks of back payment for six Baltimore players who had played for the club before it folded.
First CBA (after 1955 demands rejected)
It was not until the threat of a strike in 1957 and Cousy meeting with AFL-CIO officials over possible union affiliation, that the NBA entered into discussions with the NBPA. In April of 1957, the NBA Board of Governors formally recognized the NBPA and agreed to their requests:
An abolition of the whispering fine;
A $7 per diem and reasonable traveling expenses;
An increase in the 1957-58 playoff pool;
Reasonable moving expenses for players traded during the offseason;
Referral of player-owner disputes to the NBA League President or a committee of three NBA Governors chosen by the players;
Elimination of exhibition games within three days of the season opener; and
Regular players not required to report to training camp earlier than four 4 weeks prior to the season
Pension program introduced and union hires first counsel
In January 1961, NBPA President Tom Heinsohn reached an agreement with the owners over a player pension program with the details of the agreement to be worked out the following month. The players set a goal of $100 a month for players over age 65 with five years of service and $200 a month for players over age 65 with ten years of service. Negotiations to finalize the agreement broke down however, and in 1962 Heinsohn hired attorney Lawrence Fleisher—who would remain as NBPA general counsel for the next 25 years—to fight for union goals.
All-Star boycott
Progress was slow until the 1964 All-Star Game, which was the first All-Star Game ever to be nationally televised. Recognizing an important opportunity to bring about change, the players threatened not to play unless certain demands were met. They raised three main issues: first, they insisted on the establishment of a pension plan; second, they wanted the NBPA to be formally recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent of the players; and third, they sought an increase in the per diem to eight dollars per day. Minutes before gametime, NBA President Walter Kennedy personally guaranteed that a pension plan would be adopted at the next meeting in May, and that the other demands would be met. The game went on – ten minutes late.
Players seek new terms under Oscar Robertson's leadership
The great Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati succeeded Heinsohn as President in 1965 and announced at the 1967 All-Star Game that the players would seek new terms; specifically, they would ask the owners to be paid for exhibition games, to reduce the number of exhibition games from 15 to 10, and to upgrade the pension plan. The players won the following agreement:
A $600 a month pension plan for all players with ten years of service and over age 65
New medical and insurance benefits
Negotiations for exhibition game pay
An 82-game limit on the regular season
The elimination of games played immediately prior to the All-Star Game
A new committee to review the standard player contract prior to the 1967-68 season
Robertson suit filed (settled in 1976) over NBA, ABA merger
In 1967, the American Basketball Association was formed, and the new competition helped cause players' salaries to rise. Recognizing this trend, the NBA soon opened discussions with the ABA over a possible merger which would eliminate this healthy competition for player services. In response, the players filed the "Oscar Robertson Suit" under the antitrust laws in 1970. Through the lawsuit, the players hoped to block the merger and also ease the burden of various other player restraints, including the option clause that bound players to a team in perpetuity. The NBPA won a restraining order to block the merger, and the owners came to the table, though not before unsuccessfully attempting to gain Congressional approval for a merger. New president Paul Silas used leverage from the court victory to secure a new agreement with the NBA. The new deal gave players a limited form of free agency, eliminating the option clause in all contracts. In addition, the owners paid 500 players a total of $4.3 million as a settlement and the union $1 million for legal fees, pending dismissal of the Oscar Robertson Suit. The ABA and NBA finally merged, but by that time, the collective bargaining agreement had brought the players an increase in the minimum salary from $20,000 to $30,000, an increase in pension benefits, medical and dental coverage, All-Star Game pay, term life insurance, and a fair per diem.
New CBA with revenue sharing and salary cap
In 1983, the players agreed to a landmark four-year collective bargaining agreement. The lynchpin of the deal was a revenue sharing/salary cap concept, under which the owners would guarantee the players a percentage of every dollar they earned, and the players in return agreed that each team would be subject to a soft cap on the amount of salaries it would pay to the players. The owners also provided:
A guarantee that the league would maintain 253 players even if the number of franchises would be reduced;
$500,000 in licensing revenue; and
An increase in the minimum salary to $40,000
By 1984, the average player salary had increased to $275,000 and the stability of the league improved. Individual players were featured in the league's marketing strategies, further fueling the league's growth
Junior Bridgeman antitrust suit filed (settled in 1988)
Junior Bridgeman became NBPA president in 1985, and the players strived for more. As the CBA neared its conclusion in 1988, the players voiced their discontent with portions of the salary cap, restricted free agency, and the college draft system. Once again, the players looked to the federal courts for relief, as the "Bridgeman antitrust suit" was filed in federal court. Following a favorable preliminary ruling for the players, the owners again opted to avoid a risky litigation. The parties shook hands on a new six-year collective bargaining agreement that called for:
The elimination of the right of first refusal after a player completes his second contract, with unrestricted free agency for veteran players;
Inclusion of five-year veterans who finished their careers prior to 1965 in the pension plan; and
A reduction of the college draft to three rounds in 1988 and two rounds in 1989
NBA alleged violation of its revenue sharing obligation
Tensions arose again in 1991, when the NBPA alleged that the owners were violating the revenue sharing agreement by underreporting their income, and thereby artificially depressing the Salary Cap and the players' guaranteed share of revenues. In a major grievance, the players claimed the owners were improperly excluding revenues relating to luxury suite and arena signage rentals, international television broadcasts, related party transactions, and other sources. The dispute severely dampened the degree of trust the parties felt with each other. With a potentially damaging and drawn out litigation on the horizon, the NBA reached a settlement with the NBPA valued at $62 million for the players. Isiah Thomas, who had earlier taken over the presidency from Alex English, presided at that time.
Players consider decertification in facing the first ever lockout
Following the 1995 NBA Finals, for the first time ever, the owners imposed a lockout, shutting down the business. No basketball activity took place during the summer of 1995, as the union fought two major battles – one with the owners, and the other among itself. The owners were holding firm to their position that the players had to accept concessions and tighten up the salary system. The players differed among themselves as to the best way to fight back. Seeing that the chances were slim of reaching a fair agreement without having to endure a long work stoppage, a large group of players felt that it would be best to decertify the union, and proceed in court against the owners; they claimed that the antitrust laws were the best weapon to stop the owners from imposing restrictive terms like a tougher salary cap and free agency system. The players believed they could get a court to order the lockout unlawful, and play while the claims were litigated. Other players were unsure and uneasy about the concept of decertification. Nonetheless, the threat of decertification was a very real one. Faced with the prospect of another litigation and the uncertainty brought about by the proposed decertification, the owners agreed to modify their harsh demands, and a new agreement was reached. The agreement, negotiated under President Buck Williams, contained elements for both sides. For the owners, the agreement eliminated or softened many of the multitude of salary cap exceptions that had allowed the teams to amass large payrolls. It also contained a rookie wage scale, with a pre-set salary range. In addition, the allowable percentage increase in multi-year contracts was reduced from 30% to 20%, and limits were placed on the length of a contract. Still, for the players, the agreement retained the all-important Larry Bird exception, allowing a team to exceed the Cap to re-sign its own free agent. It also eliminated entirely the concept of restricted free agency, with unrestricted free agency granted to all players after their contract expired. In addition, in response to the earlier revenue sharing dispute, the parties agreed to include new sources of revenue in the revenue sharing formula.
Second lockout; owners seek hard cap
By the 1997-98 season the approximately 400 NBA players were collectively earning $1 billion in salaries and benefits. In March of 1998, the owners exercised their option to terminate the collective bargaining agreement at the conclusion of the season. When the players again refused to accept unfavorable terms, the league again locked the players out, shutting down the business on July 1, 1998. This time, the shutdown lasted far longer. With the owners seeking a "hard" salary cap that would lead to the elimination of guaranteed contracts and the virtual elimination of the "middle class" of NBA earners, the players dug in and refused to concede. With no new agreement on the horizon, the League first canceled the pre-season, then cancelled the first two months of the season, and then announced the cancellation of the All-Star Game. Finally, in January 1999, after a six-month lockout and on the eve of the "drop dead" date to end the season, the parties reached an agreement. Games began in early February, with each team playing a shortened 50 game schedule. The new agreement, negotiated under President Patrick Ewing, did not include a hard cap, and instead featured a series of trade-offs that the owners hoped would work to keep salaries down. Many of these terms are discussed below in the section on the NBA salary system. As it turned out, under the 1999 agreement, the players enjoyed an 80% increase in salaries and benefits. In 2004-05, the last year of the 1999 CBA, the players earned approximately $1.8 billion in salaries and revenues. The average player salary rose to well over $4.5 million, and the median salary experienced unprecedented growth, doubling so that more than half of all NBA players earned at least $2.8 million.
Another lockout; preservation of the soft cap and guaranteed contracts
In the summer of 2009, Commissioner Stern and the owners informed the NBPA that they would not exercise the option to extend the 2005 agreement for a seventh season and that the agreement would officially expire on June 30, 2011.Negotiations, which had begun in the summer of 2009, intensified during the 2010-11 season. As they had done in 1999, the NBA owners demanded significant, across the board rollbacks including 40% reductions in the value of all existing and future contracts. In order to obtain this harsh economic result, the NBA proposed a series of draconian system changes including a hard salary cap and severe restrictions on players' ability to negotiate for guaranteed contracts. With no negotiated settlement in sight, the NBA owners imposed a lockout on July 1, 2011 immediately upon the expiration of the agreement. For the second time in NBA history, preseason and ultimately regular season games were cancelled. In November 2011, the Players Association disclaimed interest, relinquishing its status as the players' exclusive collective bargaining representative. Antitrust lawsuits were filed on behalf of players in California and Minnesota challenging the legality of the lockout. Faced with the cancellation of the season and possibly antitrust liability, the owners chose to settle the antitrust suits with the players. The players voted to re-form the union and a new CBA was signed on December 8, 2011, 161 days after the lockout began.
Union selects new leadership
Under President Chris Paul's leadership, the NBPA Executive Committee and Board of Player Representatives elected Michele Roberts as the union's new executive director. Roberts became the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America.
Michele Roberts Re-elected as Executive Director of the NBPA
Michele Roberts was re-elected as Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) at the 2018 annual summer meeting of the Board of NBA Player Representatives. The Board of Player Representatives and the Executive Committee voted unanimously to approve another 4-year term for Ms. Roberts.
"Our goal when we hired Michele was to take back our union," said NBPA President Chris Paul. "With her leadership and guidance, we have not only accomplished that but we have also established the NBPA as one of the strongest and most active unions in all of professional sports. She is truly an invaluable asset and I am thrilled that we will get to continue our work together."
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Nick Buoniconti's Football Life And Football Death
Dom Cosentino
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The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti, the HBO documentary about the Hall of Fame linebacker who died this week at the age of 78, begins with several breathtaking shots of Buoniconti's stately mansion in the Hamptons, just as Buoniconti makes his way out the front door, onto the porch, and into a wicker chair—all with the aid of a home health worker. The juxtaposition is unmistakable. Here is what football gave Nick Buoniconti, set hard against what it took from him.
Buoniconti embodied every myth the NFL loves to tell about itself: an undersized try-hard who went from being a 13th-round pick in the AFL draft to the fulcrum of one of the league's legendary teams. He later became a lawyer, an agent, a businessman, a television personality. In a statement in response to Buoniconti's death, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised Buoniconti's "grit, fearlessness and skill." It's possible to imagine Goodell spit-shining the shield somewhere as he heard those words read to him by whichever flack wrote them and slapped his name to it.
The second half of Goodell's statement acknowledged that Buoniconti made his "biggest impact" through his foundation, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, which has raised more than $500 million toward spinal and brain research. Left unsaid was what prompted Buoniconti's devotion to the cause: His son, Marc, became a quadriplegic after sustaining a spinal injury while playing college football in 1985. And after Buoniconti was diagnosed with dementia in 2016, he used that same "grit, fearlessness and skill" to call bullshit on the NFL for its shabby treatment of retired players and their families.
In a lengthy 2017 Sports Illustrated story that detailed the depths of his cognitive decline, Buoniconti was unsparing with his thoughts toward the concussion settlement. The settlement is supposed to compensate former players for the years the league spent finagling the science of head trauma, but the agreement's byzantine claims process has proved to be an entirely new headache for many of those seeking relief.
"We're the players who built the game, but have been forgotten," Buoniconti said, per SI. "The settlement is a joke; the way it was structured is a joke. They are waiting for us to die. They're going to play the clock out until everybody dies."
Two years ago, Buoniconti decided to donate his brain to Boston University's CTE study. He also didn't hide his feelings about the NFL's decision to renege on a commitment to fund research into football's relationship to CTE and other brain disorders. Outside the Lines reported that the league had backed away from its pledge after learning that a BU researcher would be leading the project.
"The fact that the NFL pulled its funding ... prompted me to come up here and make a statement that the NFL is only in it for the money, and they don't care about the guys who preceded me," Buoniconti told the New York Times. "I'm really angry because they turned their backs on us and it's not a responsible way to do things."
Buoniconti was better placed than most to recognize the denial of science in the pursuit of profit. But unlike the NFL, he eventually renounced the dark side. In one of Buoniconti's many lives after football, he worked as a tobacco company executive. He put his "grit, fearlessness and skill" toward defending the industry. The HBO documentary even shows him getting the close-up treatment on 60 Minutes, demanding that Ed Bradley show him the proof that smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer. The film quickly cuts to Buoniconti talking more recently. "It's hard for me to look at that clip," he says. Will Goodell and Paul Tagliabue and the owners ever feel the same sense of shame?
"I'm positive that football caused this," Buoniconti says in the documentary. "But I'm not mad at the game, I'm mad at the owners ... I always loved [football]—still do. But I'm paying the price."
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Dom Cosentino is a staff writer at Deadspin.


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"While in confinement, I learned so many things which is probably why God put me to that test!" he says
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Carlo Llanes Navarro was COVID-19 Patient No. 4.
After the Philippine health officials reported in February that the country's first three coronavirus-positive cases were foreigners, Carlo came next, and he became the first Filipino patient to test positive.
He had suspected that he might have caught the virus on the trip home from a family vacation in Japan on February 25. Deciding to play it safe—a decision he would eventually realize could have been what saved his and his family's lives—he submitted himself to for testing on March 3. Two days after, his worst fears were confirmed. "I received the frightening call from the DOH that evening. I was promptly whisked away by an ambulance to RITM in Alabang," he shares.
Take note: Carlo was only mildly symptomatic, exhibiting only chills and a low-grade fever, when he decided to get tested. In just a matter of two days, by the time he got his test results, he had developed a bad cough and muscle pain despite his fever breaking. The lesson here is that one does not need to be crippled by severe symptoms to be sick with COVID-19. If you suspect that you may have the virus, play it safe, be responsible, and get tested.
"It is easy to take the symptoms for granted. A cough. Sore throat. Muscle pains. One need not have a high fever to be Covid-19 positive. Looking at the DOH spreadsheet, one can even be totally asymptomatic," he writes.
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Needless to say, Carlo's time at the hospital was life-threatening, but eventually, life-changing.
This husband and father was flooded with realization after realization, reason after reason to be thankful for the good in his life in spite of everything. He would go on to make a full recovery 15 days after his confinement—a beacon of hope for patients fighting for their lives and for loved ones praying for family members afflicted with the deadly virus.
In a Facebook post published earlier this week, Carlo details his ordeal, from when he first observed his COVID-19 symptoms, to the decisions he made about his health, the support he received from his family, and finally, what he wishes Filipinos to learn from his experience.
We share some of the most important points he made below:
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There is no 100 percent-guarantee that you and your family will not catch the virus even with hypervigilance. The threat of infection is everywhere, and the best way to minimize that risk is to follow protocol.
"Because I got myself quickly tested, by my immediate confinement, I shielded my elderly parents. I shielded our senior household helpers. I shielded my family. When people are NOT tested, they can walk around and socialize thinking they just have a cold or slight malaise. Because I disclosed being infected to my workplace according to company protocol, all my contacts were tested by the Department of Health and quarantined. The DOH advised me that so far, my contacts have been cleared and are asymptomatic. For this, I am grateful."
Now is not the time to follow the Filipino the saying that goes, "Wala lang yan. Malayo naman yan sa bituka." Instead, be proactive about your health.
"...On March 3, I came down with chills and a low-grade fever (sinat) of 37.7 C. Days before symptoms appeared, I did not report to work. That night of March 3, I decided to play it safe and that I be immediately tested. St. Luke's hospital did not see the need to test me. The hospital said my symptoms were mild, and Japan is not a Covid-19 hotspot. I insisted. I had to insist! I was tested. I was discharged. I went home in BGC... On March 5, Thursday, I had no more fever, but felt muscle pains and had a bad cough. I received the frightening call from the DOH that evening. I was promptly whisked away by an ambulance to RITM in Alabang."
With only a handful of available test kits, only those who exhibit severe symptoms and come from countries with known cases of community transmission were prioritized. Health Secretary Francsico T. Duque said last March 7, "We will be prioritizing testing of those symptomatic individuals found to have had close contact with the confirmed cases... for persons with known history of exposure or travel and with mild symptoms including cough, fever, cold, and sore throat, DOH is advising you to undergo home quarantine and contact your respective city/municipal health office for proper assessment, monitoring, and management."
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Ignorance and self-centeredness might be worse than the virus itself. (The community quarantine is not only for you; it is meant to protect those around you, too).
"I realized that ignorance and inaction will cause the virus to spread faster. That should anyone experience ANY symptoms, they should stay home and limit contact with others. They should NOT shrug-off any symptoms and downplay them. This community quarantine is something we need to protect the people that we love."
Be a good person. These days, compassion and kindness might be the cure we need.
"I learned about the extraordinary love of my wife and daughter.... She kept me company for hours and days to keep me psychologically and emotionally sane! She prayed with me profusely! She called on people to pray for me. I knew I married right! One day I heard a nurse say that there was an old man who tested positive and was waiting for a room in RITM. I cannot stay there anymore! And finally, God intervened. A hospital agreed to take me!"
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Be responsible for your household—and that means everyone in your home, not only your family.
"The next day, my entire household had themselves tested—our drivers included. At this point, while in RITM, I prayed fervently to spare all of them... All their tests came back negative. Thank God! All I need now is to worry about myself."
Remember: Our kasambahays, drivers, and house boys are at risk, too. They can also catch the virus and if their bodies are unable to fight the infection or if treatment comes a little too late, they could very well become a statistic in the country's COVID-19-related death count. If you are considered a person under investigation or monitoring, and especially if you have been diagnosed as a positive COVID-19 case, everyone under your roof must also received proper care.
Take of your hearts, minds, and spirits too, not only your physical body. Aim for overall wellness, not just to be free from physical infection.
"For two weeks in the hospital, it was not the physical pain that is frightening! It was the psychological effect that made it difficult. I was vomiting endlessly and had diarrhea probably due to stress.While in confinement, I learned so many things which is probably why God put me to that test!"
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Reading about Colton who is a young boy at children's with leukemia. I believe he is on his second bone marrow transplant. His mother writes about how she wishes she had just those little things in life to worry about and not cancer in her child. You know those things like breaking a nail or maybe being late to an appointment or burning your toast in the morning. Well, when your child gets cancer those things don't even matter any more. You don't think about the dust on the picture frames, if your nails are filed or if you have done the laundry. Forget about shopping or going out, your first concern is for your child and everything else is an after thought. I'm sorry if I have made any of my friends feel left out or not in my thoughts in the past few years but Kathryn was always there on my mind. She was always first because I was told that this tumor would take her life when we first discovered it on April 27th 2010. If she was home from school I made myself available to be with her. I didn't care what I had to push aside because I knew this could be the last time I did this or that with her. Having things like this on your mind makes everything else fuzzy thoughts in the background. So, if you know of someone with a loved one fighting cancer, understand that they are not all there. They are constantly thinking about their loved one. They are in fear and hoping and praying all of the time. Their thoughts are consumed so they may not hear you or understand your needs. This is even more intense for a parent of a child with cancer or their close brother or sister.
This makes me wonder just how Richard may feel. He stuffs it all inside and tries to bury his pain. He over works himself to avoid feeling what he feels about losing his sister and best friend. I wish he would just open up and cry on my shoulder but I know he won't.
Yesterday (Friday) I had a parent come in after school to learn some math. As we were talking she asked about a tutor. She asked me if I could think of a student that was at the high school that would be a good tutor. Maybe someone I had in the last two years. I told her I wasn't here at Columbia last year and that my daughter had passed away so my mind was completely blank of any names from the last two years. You see that is what I mean. I taught for that whole year while Kathryn was on treatment but my mind wasn't really there. And then in the fall of 2011 she had more symptoms and I was absent from everything but thinking about ways we could save her. No thoughts about anyone or anything but Kathryn.
So, Christmas is just around the corner and more and more things remind me of Kathryn. Christmas was her favorite time of year. As I drive by my neighbors house each day I see the paper snowflakes made by the girls. Kathryn would want to go up to their house and teach them how to make round, not square snowflakes. Her friends had made snowflakes last year for her room and she said, "Oh Anna, you need to learn how to not make square snowflakes." She knew exactly which snowflakes her good friend Anna made.
Our Christmas card is ok this year. We took a photo with our Panda hats on. Even Princess wore one. Klyde wasn't around so Scott picked a picture of Kathryn holding Klyde. She was turning 20 and we were in Bellingham for her birthday and Richard's 24th birthday. We had a nice time but they even had a bigger celebration when we weren't there. You know those college kids!
I told my Mom that I didn't want to go to the Nutcracker this year. That was our three some tradition. Three generations of ladies dressing up to go to the Nutcracker and then out to dinner. We went last year. I think dinner was frustrating for Kathryn that night. She had a hard time using a fork because her hand didn't work well. I do think she enjoyed the Nutcracker and then on our way to dinner we watched the boat parade. It just happened to be that night. I don't know that I will ever go to the Nutcracker again. It was really something Kathryn loved to do and with out her it just isn't the same.
Zoolights – Well 2010 was the last time I went to zoolights. Can you guess who went with me? Yes, Kathryn. I have the picture on the wall in my classroom of us heading out to go to Zoolights. We were all bundled up with stocking caps and warm coats. I do plan on going to this. I will take my Mom and maybe someone else.
Kathryn's friend sent me a note about how she found a folder of email from her. She said she could hear Kathryn's voice and laughter as she read them. She could go back to sitting in Starbucks with her and planning the games and activities for the Western Washington University Relay for life. She loved to plan events. She was great at it too. We both loved having people over and enjoying their company. We had so many parties over the years.
This season of Joy is really difficult. Kathryn's favorite time of year other than going to Camp Goodtimes. I hope I handle Christmas morning ok. It will be the first one without her. Our family tradition will be different.
Monday marks another one of those days. On December 3rd last year we flew home from Houston. Kathryn told me at the airport, "I can do this without any help." She was talking about getting on the moving sidewalk. She did do it all by herself. I was so excited. Every time I saw some little improvement my hope and joy took a huge leap. We made the trip home just fine. Even through security with all of her drugs and needles, syringes and pump. All of these things had to fly with us not in baggage. We sent a bunch of things home in the mail like clothes and some things we bought down there. We did leave a huge Teddy bear in Houston. One of the workers at the Hotel gave it to Kathryn. It was so big we would have had to buy it a seat. We explained why we couldn't take it and gave it back to the girl. We told her she could regift it so someone. She had someone all picked out. We also shared our Thanksgiving dinner with her since she had to work. She really appreciated it.
Lots of memories coming up about the last few weeks of Life with Kathryn. Painful – but also wonderful to have special memories.
Well, my niece is now home and on her way to a full recovery. She went into the hospital the day before Thanksgiving. She had a lung infection. Not a good thing but they were able to take care of it.
My dear sweet friend, I know these days ahead are going to be rough. You have been a constant in my prayers over the years. I pray that during the times of darkness you will be able to feel and sense the light of Kathryn's spirit and love for you all. Darkness and light cannot share the same space. Light will always fill the spaces in our hearts and minds. Let God work in your life, knowing that you will be reunited with your precious daughter one day. I believe also that God does spare some of us from the evils of this world. Kathryn is in a place where there is no evil that can harm her or pain that will debilitate her from being the happy, bubbly, inspiration that she was for you all. The work goes on and we who are here have the choice to go forward, persevering for good. Helping others with the God given talents that we have. To bless the lives of those less fortunate or succumb to the lesser of choices. You are destined to to the latter. With the help and guidance of your Father in Heaven and your precious angel Kathryn you will continue to bless the lives of others as she would. You are the instrument for Kathryn to accomplish those things that she would want to. You are that kind of mom, woman and loving human being. I am blessed to know you, to follow your example and made privy to people's needs I would not know of without your bringing awareness to me. Thank you dear friend. Forever you will be Team Bradley!!!!!! many XXXXXXXXXXXX's God has said, "Fear not for you are not alone". Lean unto Him.


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The School Emblem was created in the year at the very outset of the establishment of the School. The round shaped emblem symbolizes the chakra that keeps on moving and never stops. The burning flame in the center symbolizes the light that is the guiding factor to whosoever comes under its shadow. The blue colour stands for the depth of knowledge in the school. The figures with joining hands denotes the joint effort of the management, teachers and students for the betterment of the society. .


Here is a thread that monitors all the relations between them for it to get less confusing.
I request all the fraternity leaders to submit their current relations with other fraternities.
Breaking a Treaty will make you untrustworthy and will be condemned by all fraternities.
Please score all fraternities EVEN IF YOU ARE A NEUTRAL FRATERNITY GROUP.
The scores will be compiled and graphed on an online slideshow which will be made available to the public.


Until the turn of this century, the Foundation Level Grant was the primary component of state education support, and was for the most part an equitable and fair distribution formula. Its purpose is to assure that all schools have access to a basic "foundation" level of support deemed necessary to educate a child in Illinois.
By taking into account the property wealth of school districts, the Foundation Level Grant was intended to be a resource "equalizer," the goal of which was to ensure students who happen to live in "property-poor" districts receive a base level of support. Until relatively recently, Chicago was a property-poor school district and was strongly protective of the formula. However, beginning in the 1990s, Chicago's property values began to climb. Suddenly, the base formula that had benefited the City for many years was no longer as attractive.
This is why the poverty grant and PTELL subsidy matter. They take money away from what would earlier have gone into the foundation level grants of the general state aid formula, which are based solely on property wealth "equalization." As a result, the formula designed to ensure school children in Illinois receive a quality education no matter where they live is being edged out in favor of convoluted policies and formulas.
There is less money available today for Foundation Level Grants than there was twelve years ago. Since 2000, the Foundation Level has been consistently reduced as a component of overall General State Aid. In contrast, two other General State Aid components that could be more targeted to the Chicago Public Schools have risen dramatically. From Fiscal Year 2000 to Fiscal Year 2012, total funding for Foundation Level Grants has actually dropped by 6%, while Poverty Grant funding has soared by 432% and PTELL Adjustments have grown by an astonishing 1,267%.
As you can see from the chart below, from FY 2000 to FY 2012, General State Aid for education has increased by $1.7 billion (57%), but the Foundation Level Grant, that fund which serves as the primary funding source for the overwhelming number of school districts in the state, has actually declined by $160 million (6%) over the same period of time.
Both the poverty grant and the PTELL subsidy are buried in the general state aid (GSA) line of the Illinois State Budget, and thus are understood by just a handful of Illinois lawmakers and policy analysts.
Given the natural cynicism that accompanies anything that goes on in Springfield, it's hard to think that state legislators didn't know that there would be tremendous growth in these two programs, and approved that growth at the expense of the original purpose of the GSA equalization grant.
For example, if the PTELL subsidy had been eliminated in 2009 and the money devoted to the equalization grants, the foundation level would have increased from $ 5,959 to $6,678, much closer to the assumed EFAB-recommended amount that year of $ 7,128.
The primary beneficiary of these changes in the school aid formula is the Chicago public school district. Sixty-four percent of the PTELL subsidy ($505 million) and 52 percent of the poverty grant ($582 million) went to Chicago schools in 2009.
Special education is another line item in the state budget that cries out for adjustment. Chicago receives a single block grant based on the ratio of special education costs in Chicago to those in the rest of Illinois. In 2009, that split generated approximately $9,100 per special education pupil in Chicago and only about $3,324 for every such pupil in the rest of Illinois's school districts. In 2014, the Special Education District of McHenry County (SEDOM) was forced to close its doors because of a chronic lack of funding. Is it too much to think that if special education money was more equitably allocated throughout the state, this valuable resource might have remained open?
The inequities that have developed as more money is funneled to the Chicago Public Schools through the gerrymandering of the state aid formula has resulted in an ever-increasing deficit of funding in school districts outside the City. This has put a greater burden on homeowners, whose property taxes are becoming an ever greater source of ever-increasing school costs.
The situation is out of control, and must be resolved in favor of greater equity in funding to every student in the state. The state must accept its responsibility for its constitutional obligation for financing public education.
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