A New York Probate Lawyer said the plaintiff, an undocumented alien from Ecuador, immigrated to the United States in 2000, and was hired as a construction worker by the third-party defendant, City Wide Building Corp. Plaintiff was working on a construction project in which town houses were being built by the defendant Wildflower Estate Developers, Inc., the owner of the property, which acted as its own general contractor. Wildflower had hired City Wide to do carpentry work, and had hired the defendant Classic Construction to do roofing work. The plaintiff was performing his work while standing on a makeshift scaffold, which consisted of two layers of 2-inch-by-10-inch boards, supported at the ends by beams which were part of the structure being built. A bundle of shingles weighing roughly 80 pounds, which had been left on the sloped roof near an opening that had been created for a skylight, fell through the opening and struck the plaintiff in the back. The impact caused the boards on which the plaintiff was standing to break, and the plaintiff fell approximately 25 feet to the basement floor. The plaintiff sustained severe injuries, which rendered him a paraplegic.
A New York Estate Litigation Lawyer said that, the plaintiff commenced this action against Wildflower and Classic, asserting causes of action based on common-law negligence and violations of Labor Law §§ 200, 240 (1) and § 241 (6). The defendants asserted cross claims for indemnification against each other. Wildflower commenced a third-party action for indemnification against City Wide, and City Wide asserted a counterclaim against Wildflower and a cross claim against Classic.
The plaintiff moved for summary judgment on the issue of the defendants' liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1). Wildflower cross-moved for summary judgment on its cross claims against Classic, on its third-party cause of action against City Wide, and dismissing the complaint insofar as it sought damages for lost wages.
A Staten Island Probate Lawyer said that, the Supreme Court granted the plaintiff's motion as to both defendants, and granted those branches of Wildflower's cross motion which were for summary judgment on its cross claims and its third-party cause of action. On appeal, this Court modified the Supreme Court's order by denying that branch of the plaintiff's motion which was for summary judgment on the issue of Classic's liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1), searching the record and awarding Classic summary judgment dismissing the causes of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1), and denying those branches of Wildflower's cross motion which were for summary judgment on its cross claims and its third-party cause of action seeking contractual and common-law indemnification.
Meanwhile, the matter proceeded to trial. The jury was informed that it would be determining who was at fault for the accident, as between Classic and City Wide, and that Wildflower had been found not negligent as a matter of law. During his testimony, the plaintiff admitted that he was undocumented, and that he had submitted a fraudulent Social Security card to City Wide at the time he was hired. The plaintiff further testified that City Wide paid him for 35 hours of work per week, by check, and for approximately 17 hours of overtime per week, in cash. The plaintiff's supervisor testified that the plaintiff worked a normal 35-hour week and that City Wide employees almost never worked overtime, but this testimony was contradicted by that of the plaintiff's brother, also an employee of City Wide, who testified that he worked every Saturday.
The plaintiff presented medical evidence demonstrating that his injuries were permanent, that he required constant assistance with the activities of daily living and extensive physical, occupational, and psychological therapy, and that it would be extremely difficult for him to become self-sufficient. There was some medical evidence, which was sharply disputed by the defendants, that the plaintiff suffered traumatic brain injury, which diminished his cognitive functioning to the point where it would be difficult to live independently or maintain employment. According to the plaintiff, his family in Ecuador would be incapable of tending to his needs, and his only opportunity for non-institutional living in the United States was to move into his brother's home, which was impractical since his brother lived with his wife and children.
Nassau County Probate Lawyers said at the conclusion of the trial, the jury found that both Classic and City Wide were negligent, but that only Classic's negligence was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries. The jury found that the plaintiff sustained damages in the sums of $42,000 for past lost wages, $60,000 for future lost wages over a period of five years, $500,000 for past pain and suffering, $1,250,000 for future pain and suffering over a period of 42.7 years, and $863,000 for future medical expenses over a period of 22 years, and the parties stipulated that the plaintiff had incurred past medical expenses in the sum of $585,354.
A New York Estate Litigation Attorney said that, the plaintiff moved pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a), inter alia, to set aside the damages verdict as inadequate. Classic made an oral application pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict on the issue of liability as against the weight of the evidence and for a new trial, and renewed its application for a directed verdict on its indemnification claim against City Wide. The Supreme Court denied these motions.
After this Court modified the orders determining the summary judgment motions of the plaintiff and Wildflower, Classic moved in the Supreme Court to set aside the jury verdict on the issue of liability and for a new trial on the issue of liability pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a), since the jury had been instructed, contrary to this Court's later determination, that Classic was liable to the plaintiff under Labor Law § 240 (1) and that Wildflower was not negligent as a matter of law. Classic further requested that the proposed judgments submitted by Wildflower and City Wide not be entered. In an order entered January 10, 2007, the Supreme Court denied Classic's motion, reasoning that this Court's decision had no effect on the trial of the case and that the verdict was proper. Classic appealed from that order.
The issue in this case is whether an undocumented alien who submitted a fraudulent Social Security card when applying for a job is barred, by virtue of that fact alone, from recovering damages for lost wages when he is injured in the performance of that job.
The Court holds that a worker's submission of false documentation is sufficient to bar recovery of damages for lost wages only where that conduct actually induces the employer to hire the worker, and that this circumstance is not present where the employer knew or should have known of the worker's undocumented status or failed to verify the worker's eligibility for employment as required by federal legislation.
Relying on Balbuena v IDR Realty LLC, the defendants contend that, because the plaintiff, an undocumented alien who is ineligible for employment in this country, submitted false documentation when he was hired by City Wide, he was not entitled to any damages for lost wages. Indeed, the defendants suggest that the plaintiff's fraudulent conduct should result in the dismissal of the complaint. A careful reading of the Court of Appeals' decision in Balbuena convinces the Court that the defendants' argument must be rejected.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 USC § 1324a; hereinafter the IRCA) makes it unlawful to employ aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. The statute requires that every employer, before hiring any person, verify that the person is not an unauthorized alien by examining specified documents that establish the person's identity and eligibility for employment in the United States and completing Form I-9, which evidences that examination. An employer that fails to verify an employee's eligibility is subject to civil and criminal penalties. Furthermore, an employee who submits false or fraudulent documents in order to satisfy the verification requirements is subject to criminal prosecution.
In Balbuena, the New York Court of Appeals held, in two consolidated appeals, that an award of damages for lost wages to an undocumented alien who is injured on the job is not preempted by federal immigration policy, as expressed in the IRCA and construed in Hoffman. The Court reasoned that, while the federal Constitution grants Congress exclusive control over immigration and naturalization, the States have always had the power to legislate in areas of local concern, including the enactment of "`laws affecting occupational health and safety'". Indeed, the legislative history of the IRCA included a statement that the statute was "not intended `to undermine or diminish in any way labor protections in existing law', and nothing in the IRCA or in the Hoffman decision purports to limit a state court's power to award damages to an undocumented worker who is injured in the workplace. The Court of Appeals recognized that limiting the ability of such workers to recover damages would not only undermine the protections afforded by New York's Labor Law, but would fail to advance federal immigration policy and, in fact, would thwart that policy by minimizing employers' potential liability to undocumented aliens and thus providing an incentive for unscrupulous employers to hire them.
The Court further noted that, although it was not lawful for the plaintiffs to be employed in this country, this was not the type of illegality that would preclude them from recovering damages for their lost earnings as a matter of New York law, since the work they were performing was itself legal, and no statute makes it a crime to be employed without proper documentation. In addition, the Court observed that the plaintiffs' inability to mitigate damages did not preclude recovery, since both of them allegedly had sustained injuries that would preclude them from being employed at any time in the future and, in any event, the jury could take the plaintiffs' immigration status into account in determining the award of damages for lost wages, if any, to which the plaintiffs were entitled. Accordingly, the Court concluded that federal immigration policy did not bar awards of damages to the plaintiffs for lost wages.
Although the Court of Appeals emphasized that there was no evidence that the plaintiffs in the cases before it had submitted false documentation at the time they were hired, the Court had no occasion to specify what the consequences of such conduct would have been. At one point, the Court appeared to indicate that the submission of false documentation was but one factor to be considered in determining whether an award of damages for lost wages would be barred by federal immigration policy (see Balbuena, 6 NY3d at 360 ["Aside from the compatibility of federal immigration law and our state Labor Law, plaintiffs here unlike the alien in Hoffman did not commit a criminal act under IRCA".
The Court does not believe that the Balbuena decision should be read so broadly as to stand for the proposition that a worker forfeits his or her right to recover lost earnings merely by virtue of submitting a false document at the time he or she is hired. Rather, the false document must actually induce the employer to offer employment to the plaintiff.
Similarly, in our decision on the prior appeal in this matter, we noted that "an undocumented alien may be precluded from recovering damages for lost wages if he or she obtained employment by submitting false documentation to the employer". Contrary to the defendants' contention, this statement does not support their position. If the employer hires the employee with knowledge of the employee's undocumented status, or without verifying the employee's eligibility for employment, the employer has not been induced by the false document to hire the employee and, thus, the employee has not "obtained employment by" submitting the false document. Indeed, the Balbuena Court suggested that the plaintiff's right to recover damages for lost wages is affected by the employer's knowledge of (or willful blindness to) the plaintiff's undocumented status.
Thus, the Court concludes that where an employer violates the IRCA in hiring an employee, such as by failing to properly verify the employee's eligibility for work, the employee is not precluded, by virtue of his submission of a fraudulent document to the employer, from recovering damages for lost wages as a result of a workplace accident. Undocumented alien who submits false documentation to employer at time of hiring is not precluded from obtaining workers' compensation benefits, regardless of whether employer violated the IRCA in hiring employee. Accordingly, the jury's award of damages for lost wages in this case should not be disturbed.
The Court will now turn to the other issues raised on these appeals. Classic argues that the jury's verdict on the issue of liability was "invalidated" by this Court's decision on the prior appeal in this matter, which relieved Classic of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) and found triable issues of fact as to whether Wildflower was negligent. Contrary to Classic's contentions, the jury was not informed that Classic had already been found liable, and Classic was permitted to present evidence that Wildflower was negligent. Nonetheless, because the trial occurred prior to this Court's determination, the parties did not fully litigate Wildflower's possible negligence. This Court's subsequent determination that Wildflower may have had notice of the shingles being stacked on the roof in dangerous proximity to the skylight opening and, thus, may have been actively negligent, does not affect the validity of the jury's finding that Classic was negligent, but it does mean that Wildflower may have shared responsibility for the accident with Classic. Accordingly, we modify the judgment as against Classic, and remit the matter for a new trial, not on the issue of Classic's liability, but only on the issues of Wildflower's liability and the apportionment of liability between Classic and Wildflower. Further, since there remains a factual issue as to Wildflower's possible negligence, we vacate the portion of the judgment which was against Classic on Wildflower's cross claims for common-law and contractual indemnification.
In light of the foregoing determinations, the appeal from so much of the order entered January 10, 2007, as denied those branches of Classic's motion which were for a new trial on the issues of fault-based liability of Wildflower for the plaintiff's injuries and the apportionment of fault between Wildflower and Classic, and to reject for entry certain proposed judgments, has been rendered academic.
The awards of damages for future medical expenses and past and future pain and suffering deviate materially from what would be reasonable compensation to the extent indicated. The remarks of the trial judge challenged by the plaintiff on appeal, though improper, were not sufficiently prejudicial or pervasive to deprive the plaintiff of a fair trial. The plaintiff's remaining contentions either are unpreserved for appellate review, are without merit, or otherwise do not warrant a new trial on the issue of damages.
Accordingly, the Court modifies the judgment by (1) deleting the provisions thereof awarding the plaintiff damages as against Classic and awarding Wildflower judgment against Classic on its cross claims for common-law and contractual indemnification, and (2) deleting the provisions thereof awarding the plaintiff damages for future medical expenses and past and future pain and suffering. As so modified, we affirm the judgment insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, and remit the matter to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial on (1) the issues of Wildflower's fault-based liability for the plaintiff's injuries and the apportionment of fault between Wildflower and Classic, and (2) the issue of damages for future medical expenses and past and future pain and suffering only, unless within 30 days after service upon the defendants of a copy of this decision and order, the defendants shall serve and file in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Queens County, a written stipulation consenting to increase the verdict as to damages for future medical expenses from the sum of $863,000 to the sum of $2,500,000, and for past pain and suffering from the sum of $500,000 to the sum of $800,000, and for future pain and suffering from the sum of $1,250,000 to the sum of $3,500,000, and to entry of an appropriate amended judgment accordingly. In the event that the defendants so stipulate, then the judgment, as so modified, increased, and amended, is affirmed insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial on the issues of Wildflower's fault-based liability for the plaintiff's injuries and the apportionment of fault between Wildflower and Classic only. The Court dismissed, as academic, the appeal from so much of the order as denied those branches of Classic's motion which were for a new trial on the issues of Wildflower's fault-based liability for the plaintiff's injuries and the apportionment of fault between Wildflower and Classic, and to reject for entry certain proposed judgments, and we affirm the order insofar as reviewed.
The rule on Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) makes it unlawful to employ aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. If you have a claim against an estate company who violates the abovementioned rule, you need the legal advice of a New York Estate Litigation Attorney and/or New York Estate Administration Attorney in order to know the possible claims that you may avail for injuries sustained. Call us at Stephen Bilkis and Associates for free consultation.


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What's your favourite thing about being a mum?
Watching my boys learn to be independent and curious.
What's your favourite family holiday location?
Oh Bali, definitely! For its balance of culture, stunning surroundings, and kid-friendly activities. The tempo of the island is so laidback, you can't help but leave calmer & more grounded than when you arrived. We all love it.
How has having children changed the way you travel?
Travel has always been important to us, and we think it's amazing that the boys see & experience different cultures as they grow up. But there's no denying that having kids does change how carefree you can be. No more winging hotels and flights last minute - we have to check everything out and make sure it's child friendly. I always have a look online and scope out activities and places to visit that are suitable for the boys, before I click 'Book'.
What's your favourite location in the world + why?
New York, because I'm in awe of its diverse crowd, things to see & do, and it's general vibe. Such a big & busy city - but there is something for everyone, and always something new to discover. It's just the coolest place.
Name your must-have product or trick that makes travelling with children easier?
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Q: Abstract class-Super Class-SubClass I have an abstract class named Computer, also i have a class PC which is extended in abstract class and finally i have a class named Server which is also extended in abstract class. My problem is that i want to write in text file one new PC and one new Server
My abstarct code is
    public abstract class Computer {

    private final String ram;
    private final String hdd;
    private final String cpu;

    public Computer(String ram, String hdd, String cpu) {
        this.ram = ram;
        this.hdd = hdd;
        this.cpu = cpu;
    }

    public String getRAM() {
        return this.ram;
    }

    public String getHDD() {
        return this.hdd;
    }

    public String getCPU() {
        return this.cpu;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "RAM= " + this.getRAM() + ", HDD=" + this.getHDD() + ", CPU=" + this.getCPU();
    }

    public class PC extends Computer {

        private final String rom;

        public PC(String ram, String hdd, String cpu, String rom) {
            super(ram, hdd, cpu);
            this.rom = rom;
        }

        public String getROM() {
            return rom;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return super.toString() + ", ROM=" + this.getROM();
        }

    }

    public class Server extends Computer {

        public Server(String ram, String hdd, String cpu) {
            super(ram, hdd, cpu);
        }

    }
}

Code for add new PC is
public class AddPCWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

    private final SelectComputerWindow select_computer_window;

    ArrayList<Computer> computer_list;

    File fileName;
    private final JTextField ramText = new JTextField();
    private final JTextField hddText = new JTextField();
    private final JTextField cpuText = new JTextField();
    private final JTextField romText = new JTextField();
    private final JButton addBtn;
    private final JButton cancelBtn;

    FileWriter fileWriter;

    public AddPCWindow(SelectComputerWindow select_computer_window) {

        this.addBtn = new JButton("Add");

        this.cancelBtn = new JButton("Cancel");

        this.select_computer_window = select_computer_window;

        computer_list = new ArrayList<>();

        this.fileName = new File("test.txt");
        initialize();
    }

    private void initialize() {

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Add PC");
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setBounds(600, 200, 500, 300);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(6, 3));
        panel.add(new JLabel("RAM : "));
        panel.add(ramText);
        panel.add(new JLabel("HDD : "));
        panel.add(hddText);
        panel.add(new JLabel("CPU : "));
        panel.add(cpuText);
        panel.add(new JLabel("ROM : "));
        panel.add(romText);

        panel.add(addBtn);
        panel.add(cancelBtn);

        frame.add(panel);

        addBtn.addActionListener(this);
        cancelBtn.addActionListener(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if (e.getSource() == addBtn) {

                try {
                    FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(fileName, true);

                    try (Writer output = new BufferedWriter(fw)) {

                        String ram = ramText.getText();
                        String hdd = hddText.getText();
                        String cpu = cpuText.getText();
                        String rom = romText.getText();
                        computer_list.add(new Computer(ram, hdd, cpu, rom));
                        output.write("PC" + "\n");

                        for (int i = 0; i < computer_list.size(); i++) {

                            output.write(computer_list.get(i) + "\n");

                        }
                    }

                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Correct");

                } catch (IOException ex) {
                }
            }
            if (e.getSource() == cancelBtn) {
                System.exit(0);

            }

        }

    }

A: I suggest moving all common fields to abstract class to avoid duplication.
After that make PC and Server classes inherited with Computer class and add fields specific for PC to PC class.
Be aware that abstract class can have fields and method implementations too. Try to avoid fields and method implementations duplications.
With your setup you can just add field to PC class and this field won't be accessible for instances of another classes.

A: If you don't want to have this field, just delete it and you can move the rest of the fields to the abstract class. To do this, you must also override the toString method:
public abstract class Computer {

    private final String ram;
    private final String hdd;
    private final String cpu;

    public Computer(String ram, String hdd, String cpu) {
        this.ram = ram;
        this.hdd = hdd;
        this.cpu = cpu;
    }

    public String getRAM() {
        return this.ram;
    }

    public String getHDD() {
        return this.hdd;
    }

    public String getCPU() {
        return this.cpu;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "RAM= " + this.getRAM() + ", HDD=" + this.getHDD() + ", CPU=" + this.getCPU();
    }
}

public class PC extends Computer {

    private final String rom;

    public PC(String ram, String hdd, String cpu, String rom) {
        super(ram, hdd, cpu);
        this.rom = rom;
    }

    public String getROM() {
        return rom;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return super.toString() + ", ROM=" + this.getROM();
    }

}

public class Server extends Computer {

    public Server(String ram, String hdd, String cpu) {
        super(ram, hdd, cpu);
    }

}

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BEAUFORD v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Patricia BEAUFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants-Respondents.
Decided: October 22, 1998
Before NARDELLI, J.P., RUBIN, TOM and MAZZARELLI, JJ. Glenn Faegenburg, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Lawrence A. Silver, for Defendants-Respondents.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.), entered August 5, 1997, which granted the motion by defendant New York City Transit Authority for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In this action to recover for injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff when she was struck by a bus, plaintiff has sued defendant New York City Transit Authority. The bus that struck plaintiff, however, was owned and operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority. Since plaintiff sued the wrong party and failed to raise a triable issue of fact with respect to whether that party, the New York City Transit Authority, should be estopped from denying ownership or operation of the bus (see, Nowinski v. City of New York, 189 A.D.2d 674, 592 N.Y.S.2d 369; Luka v. New York City Trans. Auth., 100 A.D.2d 323, 474 N.Y.S.2d 32, affd. 63 N.Y.2d 667, 479 N.Y.S.2d 524, 468 N.E.2d 706), her complaint was properly dismissed.
MEMORANDUM DECISION.


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What you need to know before the midterm election
Candidates for California's 39th Congressional District, Democrat Gil Cisneros and Republican Young Kim, are competing to replace retiring Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton).
(Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
Oct. 26, 2018 7 AM PT
The midterm is fast approaching. How many races are actually competitive? Which polls should you trust? And why is California so important this year? Here's what you need to know before the Nov. 6 election.
All 435 House seats are on the ballot. How many are truly competitive?
Here's the main thing to keep in mind about the contest for control of the House this year: About 5 out of 6 seats in Congress really aren't in doubt. They're either heavily Democratic or heavily Republican, and they're not likely to flip.
The battleground consists of roughly 60 to 70 districts nationwide, nearly all of which are in territory that Republicans have held for years – in some cases for decades. Democrats have to net at least 23 additional seats nationwide to get a majority. At least half a dozen seats in California are strongly competitive.
In the current environment, a takeover is certainly possible, but a lot of the races in these districts are very close. So if anyone pretends to know precisely how it's going to come out, tune them out.
–David Lauter
What about the Senate?
Republicans currently control the Senate, 51 to 49.
Democrats need to flip at least two seats to gain a majority, which would give them the ability to block President Trump's appointees to federal judgeships and a much stronger hand in legislation. But gaining those two seats is a tall order.
The 35 Senate races this year include a disproportionate number of Democratic incumbents trying to hang on in conservative-leaning states, many of which Trump carried by sizable margins. With 29 seats to defend, compared with just six for the GOP, Democrats will be hard-pressed to avoid losing ground, much less gain any.
The result in California, where Dianne Feinstein faces fellow Democrat Kevin de León as she seeks a fifth full term, will not affect the balance of power.
-- Mark Z. Barabak and David Lauter
Why is California so competitive this election cycle?
It starts, like everything else in politics these days, with Trump.
Midterm elections, virtually without exception, are a referendum on the president. And Trump is not popular in California. That's a drag on Republican candidates such as Young Kim in central Orange County who, in another year, would probably be a shoo-in.
Trump is also an anchor on Rep. Steve Knight, in the high desert outside Los Angeles. In fact, all voters there seem to care about is Trump, and whether Knight and his Democratic rival, Katie Hill, are perceived as for or against him.
Then there's Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, on the Orange County coast, who's highly endangered because of his kind words and cozy relationship with Russia, which interfered in the 2016 election to Trump's benefit.
But there are other, broader reasons congressional seats in traditionally Republican areas such as Orange County and north San Diego County are now competitive. The state's growing Latino population has become more politically active and pro-Democratic in response to the belligerent tone sounded by many Republicans on the issue of illegal immigration. The GOP's embrace of religious conservatism also pushed many live-and-let-live Californians away from the party.
But none of that would matter as much if California voters hadn't taken matters into their own hands. Fed up with years of noncompetitive elections, voters took the political line-drawing away from self-interested lawmakers and gave it to a nonpartisan, independent commission. That's made a big difference as well.
– Mark Z. Barabak
Is it typical for California to play such an important role in a national election?
No, not at all. It's been three decades since the state was a presidential battleground — back in 1988 when Republican George H.W. Bush faced Democrat Michael S. Dukakis (and Bush won). It's been longer still since the state played a meaningful role choosing a major-party presidential nominee. Successive congressional wave elections have come and passed without a ripple. But this year, with those six seats up for grabs, and maybe more, if Nov. 6 produces a blue tsunami, California is in the thick of the fight for control of the House.
What do the political oddsmakers say about California's contests?
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which has tracked House and Senate races nationwide for decades, rates five of California's 53 House contests as tossups, one as leaning Democratic and one as leaning Republican. All seven of those fiercely competitive races are for House seats held by the GOP.
Three others appear safely in Republican hands, but that could change if a Democratic wave were to become something more akin to a tidal wave.
-- Christine Mai-Duc
Democrats need 23 more seats to take control of the House. Seven of the most competitive races are in California.
How is Trump affecting candidates?
Polls show large numbers of people indicating that they feel a need to vote in the midterm to show either support for or opposition to the president.
In a place like California, Republican candidates are having to walk a fine line between motivating their base (some of whom are enthusiastic Trump supporters) and not turning off independents, who are largely ambivalent about Trump.
Orange County's 39th Congressional District is a good example of this, where Kim, a Korean immigrant, has touted opposition to California's "sanctuary state" policy while preaching "compassion" in immigration policy going forward.
– Christine Mai-Duc
Which voters could make the difference in California?
In largely suburban districts, like several of the ones in Southern California, women, minorities and young people are three key groups Democrats say could help them win back control of the House.
In the Central Valley, for example, major efforts are underway to reverse historically low Latino turnout in midterms. In the 25th Congressional District, the Brett M. Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings may boost Democrats by spurring a backlash from suburban women.
Billionaire Tom Steyer's group, NextGen America, is spending $33 million trying to get young people to vote on Nov. 6.
With so many polls, how can you tell if one is credible and accurate?
Good polls are pretty darn accurate. And since all of us live in our own bubbles — in most cases interacting mostly with people who are similar to us — polls are the best way we have to get beyond our own circles and gain a sense of what the larger public thinks.
In the 2016 presidential election, despite all the criticism afterward, polls had correctly forecast almost all 50 states.
So how come people so often say the "polls got it wrong"? In 2016, a lot of folks who like to make predictions looked at the polls that showed Hillary Clinton leading and made two big mistakes. First, they forgot that polls involve probabilities, not certainties, and, second, they forgot that national polls don't tell you how individual states will fall.
What do we mean? Suppose we tell you that in a particular race, the odds are 90 to 10 that your party's candidate will win. You might think that's pretty much a sure thing. But another way of saying the same thing is that 1 out of 10 times in this situation, the underdog will win. With hundreds of contests each election year, 90-to-10 odds are very likely to lead to some upsets. That's what happened in states like Michigan in 2016 — Trump won an upset. And he got just enough upset victories by narrow margins to win the election.
– David Lauter
How can you tell good poll data from bad poll data?
A good poll will disclose all the questions that were asked. That way you can tell if some were worded in a way that's designed to skew the results. It will also disclose who conducted the poll, how it was conducted, when it was taken, how big the sample was and what the margin of error was. In states such as California that have large numbers of people who don't speak fluent English, a good poll will be conducted in more than one language. A poll of Californians who are fluent enough to answer questions in English is not at all the same as a poll of all California voters.
Don't rely too much on polls released by partisan organizations or campaigns. They typically will take several polls and only publicly release those that support their position.
Finally, don't just rely on a single poll. No poll is correct all the time. So if you're paying attention to a specific race, check out the average of several polls. You'll be much less likely to be fooled.
How do certain age groups tend to vote or lean when it comes to parties and issues. How do they differ when it comes to voter turnout?
Generally, younger voters lean much further left than their older counterparts, and the Silent Generation (born 1928-1945) is the most Republican.
But in midterm elections like this year, young voters consistently do not turn out at the same rates as older voters.
In researching a story about efforts to get more young voters to turn out this year, I found out that 18-to-34-year-olds have voted at lower rates than any other age group in every midterm going back to 1978. That's 40 years of depressed turnout for young people.
–Christine Mai-Duc
In general, voter turnout goes up pretty steeply with age. In other words, older folks vote more consistently than younger ones. That's especially true in midterm elections like this one, as opposed to presidential elections, when more people vote overall.
As for whom different groups vote for, voters younger than 30 have leaned heavily toward Democratic candidates in recent elections. That's especially true for women. Partly, that's because the millennial generation is more racially and ethnically diverse than older generations, and minority group members tend to support Democrats. But even factoring that out, millennials are more liberal and more Democratic. The generation older than 65 is the most Republican.
And, no, people don't automatically get more conservative as they get older. Some generations have (baby boomers did, on average), others haven't.
Where should you vote on election day?
You can find your local polling place online via your state's election website.
And remember to do your homework ahead of time. As the educational nonprofit News Literacy Project reminds, double-check your facts before you vote.
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Israel Supports Humanitarian Development and Sustainability in the Palestinian Territories
By Dr. Mitchell Bard
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Despite intolerable security threats, a surge in terrorism, and a stymied peace process, the government of Israel continues to support the Palestinian people and invest in their future by providing crucial medical, security, and economic assistance aimed at enhancing their quality of life.
With the Palestinian Authority facing dire financial difficulties in 2011 due to a shortfall in international donations and budget mismanagement, Israel stepped up its economic collaboration to help sustain and stabilize the Palestinian economy. In concrete terms, Israel transferred more than 5 million shekels in tax revenues to the PA—an increase of nearly 6 percent from 2010—Israeli purchases from the PA rose by almost 20 percent to $815.9 million, and Israeli trade with the PA grew to nearly $4.4 billion. Additionally, Israel provided more than 57,000 permits for Palestinians to work in Israel and for Israeli companies in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also adopted measures, together with the Middle East Quartet, that will help the PA better balance their budget, increase tax collection from Gaza, and reform its revenue collection system to minimize losses. [1]
Israeli security cooperation with the Palestinians has also improved in the past year. Israel agreed to help expand the Palestinian security presence in a number of cities in the West Bank and is working to build at least seven new Palestinian police stations. Nearly 1,000 meetings were held in the last year between Israeli and Palestinian security forces to collaborate on methods for counter-terrorism, gathering evidence for crimes, addressing drug trafficking, and combating auto theft. Moreover, despite a 10 percent surge in terrorist attacks in 2011, the IDF further eased movement for the Palestinian people by dismantling three permanent checkpoints. Israel has now removed 30 checkpoints in the West Bank since 2009, leaving only 11, and measures were also made to ensure that the remaining checkpoints operate more efficiently to reduce travel delays, especially during times of religious worship and Muslim holidays. [2]
Israel also continues to ensure that Palestinians get proper medical treatment. Last year, 206,958 Palestinian patients from the West Bank and Gaza were treated in Israeli hospitals, an increase of 11 percent over 2010. Many of these patients received life-saving care such as chemotherapy and radiation treatment, organ transplant surgeries, or special birthing procedures that were unavailable to them in the territories. In addition, Israel hosted more than 100 training sessions for medical teams from the West Bank to learn both basic and more advanced treatment methods. [3]
While much of the world provides lip service to the Palestinian cause, Israel continues to be one of the only true lifelines for the Palestinian people. Despite little interest from Palestinian leaders to return to peace negotiations or clamp down on terrorism from Gaza, Israel is boosting the Palestinian economy, improving security for both Palestinians and Israelis, and providing world-class medical care for residents of the territories. Israel continues to meet its obligations under the various bilateral agreements—including stipulations for providing water, sanitation, and electricity to the PA—yet it gets little recognition for its efforts at maintaining the Palestinian quality of life.
[1] Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Measures Taken by Israel in Support of Developing the Palestinian Economy and Socio-Economic Structure", MFA, March 18, 2012.
[2] Israel Defense Forces Blog, "Developments in Policy Towards the West Bank and Gaza in 2010," IDF, March 17, 2011.
[3] Israel Defense Forces Blog, "Israeli Cooperation with the Palestinians," IDF, accessed March 20, 2012.
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Who is the Best Scrooge?
Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
This one surprises me. There are more than a few people willing to severely argue their case for best performance of Ebenezer Scrooge. Often, it's the first actor they ever watched in the role. For me, that would be Dust Mop! Who? He was a dog puppet on a children's show I watched as a boy. The characters on the show played the roles from a Christmas Carol with the puppeteer doing all the voices (he was also the station's weekday weatherman!)
He doesn't have an English accent but his gruff and volcanic bearing truly made him sinister.
As my tastes in acting and movies grew more refined, I settled in on the George C. Scott version. He doesn't have an English accent but his gruff and volcanic bearing truly made him sinister.
I'm not impressed by the old Alastair Sim version. People tell me it's the standard. I'm not convinced. Some of the acting comes across as over-the-top. A stage play on screen. Decades later, the special effects were also better in the Scott version (and since even better in later adaptations).
One rare vote I'll offer for runner-up is Henry Winkler. At the time he was famous for playing Fonzi on Happy Days, Winkler went against type and played Scrooge as an American businessman living during the Great Depression. Winkler never got quite enough credit for his range as an actor.
Pictured is English actor Albert Finney. He had the role in the late 1960s.
The Scott version was released as a TV movie in 1984. It was one of the first videos I ever purchased for home use. I grew tired of waiting for the rare scheduled appearances on movie channels.
Do you have a favorite among the names listed below? Go ahead and select one.
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Die katholische Pfarrkirche St. Oswald in Tannenberg, einem Ortsteil der Gemeinde Burggen im oberbayerischen Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau, wurde von 1819 bis 1827 errichtet. Die Kirche an der Stelle eines Vorgängerbaus, am nördlichen Ende und an der höchsten Stelle des Dorfes, ist ein geschütztes Baudenkmal.

Architektur
Die verputzte Saalkirche mit stark eingezogenem polygonalem Chor wurde vom Schongauer Stadtmaurermeister Matthias Left erbaut und am 7. August 1827 geweiht. An den Chor ist die Sakristei angefügt. Der kräftige Westturm mit Oktogon wird von einem gedrückten Spitzhelm abgeschlossen. Das flach gedeckte Kirchenschiff mit umlaufendem Gesimsband besitzt drei rundbogige Fensterachsen, eine sparsame Stuckdekoration und eine einfache Empore im Westen. Die Deckenmalereien stammen vom Schongauer Maler Nikolaus Augner. Im Chor ist das Abendmahl und im Langhaus der heilige Oswald als Fürbitter dargestellt.

Ausstattung
Der Bau im Stil des Biedermeier besitzt eine vollständig erhaltene klassizistische Ausstattung:
 Von Nikolaus Augner stammt vermutlich auch das Hochaltarblatt mit der Krönung des Kirchenpatrons durch einen Engel. Die Figuren zwischen den Säulen des Altars sind wohl die heilige Maria Magdalena und der heilige Oswald. Im Auszug ist die Büste Gottvaters zu sehen.
 In den Seitenaltären sind Schnitzarbeiten mit der Muttergottes und dem heiligen Nepomuk aufgestellt.
 Die Kanzel ist mit der Jahreszahl 1816 bezeichnet.
 Die Wangen der Kirchenbänke stammen aus der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts.

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The journey (and boy do I mean *JOURNEY*) to Maui
I'm big on efficiency, so let's kill two birds with one stone here, both a letter to Alaska Airlines customer service (or content that will form one soon) and a blog entry. And let me just say that the "killing two birds" pun is entirely intentional.
I'm going on a total of four hours of sleep in two nights, so I apologize in advance for bad grammar and a pissy attitude.
I'm writing this as I sit on United Airlines flight #45 en route to Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. As soon as possible, I'll be switching our Visa account (yes, the one that "paid for" all six of our frequent flier miles for this trip) from an Alaska Airlines account to a United Airlines account. We made that decision as we approached ten hours immersed in the worst travel debacle I've ever experienced – and I'm a fairly seasoned traveler. The particular experience has come to be known among its commerades as "the Alaska Airlines Flight #598 Debacle of 12/13/06." Don't be surprised if you hear about it in the media when the story breaks!
Our adventure began when the Shuttle Express service picked the seven of us up at our house at 6:30 AM. Danelle's ticket was purchased separately, but we'd been able to arrange things so that she'd almost be waving to us in the sky the whole time – from Seattle to Los Angeles and then from Los Angeles to Maui. We put Danelle on her Alaska Airlines flight to LA at 10:00 (this picture was taken by a friendly passer-by just before then) and then did a bit of airport mall shopping and leisurely walked to our gate (which had already been re-assigned twice since we'd arrived at the airport), where we were to board around noon.
The first indication of a glitch came when we should have been boarding. The reader board at the gate suddenly read "next update at 12:45." Shortly after the new time appeared, an agent came onto the PA system assuring us not to worry, that they were aware of the 51 of us heading to Hawaii from LA, and that our connections were not in jeopardy. There was a simple mechanical problem and we'd be expected to take off after a short delay. 'Cool,' we thought, and we waited patiently to board, knowing that the leisurely connection in LA would no longer be quite as relaxed, but that all still looked good.
Then the best part of the entire experience occurred: we met Leilani and her two boys, Bubba and Bula (which aren't their birth names, apparently, but are definitely their "real names"), natives of Maui, heading home. We became quick friends, commiserating and lamenting together about the delayed flight. They had been traveling in California and Washington and were feeling a desperate need to return home to the island where their family had lived for 12 generations. They were wearing at least 3 layers of winter clothes – jackets, sweatshirts, and wool caps – which was an indication that they were definitely not from the Pacific Northwest! As we were getting to know each other, the message on the gate reader board changed to "departure at 1:45." There was no accompanying announcement from the crew. We were now almost two hours late and our comfortable window between flights wasn't feeling so comfortable anymore.
At a little past 1:45 we did, indeed board the plane and were assured (when we asked as we boarded), that the Hawaiian connections would still be fine. Close, but fine. At this point, our spirits were still high. Our family was having a wonderful time together, laughing and joking together, and we'd met some awesome new friends. We all knew we'd have to really bust our buns to make the connection to Hawaii, but we were game! And we looked forward to seeing Danelle in Maui. Peter texted her that we were delayed but would see her soon.
The plane filled quickly and we were soon pushing off from the gate… where we sat for 30 minutes. Finally we were informed that "this plane won't be leaving." Something about a back-up generator. This is where our adventure lost any luster it ever had. As we disembarked, we didn't even make it off the skyway. Instead, we walked right into the tail of a wrap-around line. It ended at the gate counter and everyone was in it, but why? During the next hour, as we all waited in a line for which we knew no purpose, no announcement was made. No new assurances nor an explanation. No suggestions. No offer for assistance.
Now we were all beginning to worry about the possibility of Danelle ending up in Maui alone. Peter paced and worried. I wanted to re-assure him that all would be fine, but at this point I couldn't.
We decided to expand our options (especially since we were standing in an all but stationary line), so Elisabeth and Leilani headed to the Alaska Airlines service desk. Now you need to understand Elisabeth: granted -- she does lead a charmed life, but she also makes things happen by a combination of persistence, conniving, manipulation and flirtation. I knew that if Elisabeth was "on the case," things would be just fine. So we called back and forth with status reports. We stood in a paralyzed line (no announcement as to why) while Elisabeth managed to get us a flight from LAX to Maui on United at 9:00 the next morning, three rooms at the LAX Hilton and $124 worth of airport meal vouchers.
Worried about Danelle, I called Hotels.com (who I can't speak highly enough about!), told them our situation and requested a hotel near the Kahalui airport for Danelle for the night. She'd land, expecting to see us in a few moments and we'd not be there. Not then or any time that night. Not only did Jeff book us a hotel, he called back twice to assure us that a shuttle would be waiting for Danelle and that she'd be safe and well taken care of. Peter texted Danelle, giving her the hotel and shuttle information, assuring her that all had been paid for, she'd be fine and that we'd see her soon. We felt better, but we were still worried.
Now all we had to do was get to LA. Surely Alaska Airlines would take care of us and find a way to get us there.
How wrong we were.
For some reason that I still don't understand (though I'm sure it has to do with money), Alaska Airlines wouldn't cancel flight #598, even though the flight crew had been sent away, baggage was removed from the plane, and the plane was basically abandoned. Needles to say at this point, no announcement was made about getting to LA. Alaska wanted us to believe that the abandoned airplane was still going to LAX, but anyone who could see out the window could see that it wasn't. The reader board read "Next update at 4:00." Soon after than, 4:00 became 5:30, and still no announcement was made. By this time, passengers were desperate for information, for support, for simple communication! And now, finally, people (being mostly infinitely patient Seattle-ites) were getting pissed. Many of us asked for a manager, but none was to be found. We were hearing rumors left and right ("they took the plane on a test drive and it never came back"), but no real information was provided to us. Some of us asked outright, in loud "announcement-style" voices, why there wasn't more leadership from Alaska Airlines, why someone wasn't taking the helm and giving us reliable information. I said to the meek agent, "Please, just tell us something! Please just communicate with us! How are we to get to LA?" The agent pointed to the reader board and read: "Next update at 7:00." Incredulous.
Needles to say, the passengers, even the notoriously patient Seattle passengers, were furious. Now we had a confirmed flight out of LA and no way to get to LA! Alaska's pervasive attitude was very much one of "fend for yourself." Proverbial arms were tossed in the air behind the gate counter, along with an indifferent and snooty attitude to go with it.
Finally the agent took the microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience. We apologize for the delay and announce that flight #598 is cancelled. There are no more seats to LAX tonight on any carrier." That was it. They might as well have said, "Hey suckers!! Fend for yourselves. Goodnight." Because that's exactly what their approach was, and exactly what we had to do.
At that point, I broke into tears. Danelle would soon be landing in Hawaii and we were still where we were ten hours earlier – at SeaTac Airport. Being the optimists that we are and assuming that companies take care of their customers, we only now realized that the only people who'd get to LAX that night would be people who made it happen regardless of what Alaska Airlines said. Peter and I ran down the hall to the Service Desk. I was in tears and he was hugging me and consoling me – although I'm sure that he wanted to cry too! We waited in a long line at the Service Desk (one agent?? with a debacle like this? why?!) and were told by the agent that no, there really are NO MORE SEATS to LAX tonight. Not one. With any carrier.
Now it looked like we wouldn't even make the 9 AM flight from LAX to Maui!
At this point, a semi-helpful (comparatively) Alaska Airlines manager announced at the gate (where the rest of the family had stayed) that they'd fly us into Ontario and we were to go to gate D5 from where that flight would depart. That was it. No mention of getting us to LAX where our connections were. Another "fend for yourself" attitude. It was at this point that I saw a side of my husband that I think I've only seen a few times in my life: he raised his voice at a stranger. "Are you gonna bus us from Ontario to LAX?" my soft-spoken husband yelled. "I'm working on it," he was assured by the manager. We hardly believed him. Peter and I headed from the Service Desk to gate D5 and waited until the rest of the family arrived with the boarding passes.
But wait. What if a bus to LAX hadn't been confirmed? Elisabeth and I approached the counter and asked about the bus. The agent asked for our confirmation code and then informed us that we were on a flight to LAX that would be boarding at gate D9 in about 20 minutes. Then he handed us boarding passes for the new flight. (Let's see, that's a boarding pass for LAX, one for Ontario and another for LAX!)
WTF?! Seriously, WTF???!
I turned around and called back to Tom, "We're on a flight to LAX!" At which point about 10 other original flight #598 passengers stood up. "What??!!" they all asked in unison! So I became the agent and announced to my fellow commerades (believe me, by this point we had all bonded!) that there is, indeed, a flight to LAX and that at least some of us were apparently booked on it, so we all headed down the hall where the flight was delayed but headed out. We waited in line with our boarding passes and as we approached the skyway, we gave them to the attendant. Alex first, then… Then "I'm sorry, but I can't allow you on board with this."
Fighting back tears, I took our boarding passes to the gate counter, while Tom gave the Alaska agents a run-down of our day so far and Peter attempted yet again to call Danelle, knowing that he had her cell phone charger in his back pack and that she might not be able to get his messages. I ran to the counter, slammed the boarding passes on the counter (sorry, but I did), announced that I was "a refuge from the flight #598 debacle," that my son was already on board, and that I apparently "needed something." The agent took my tickets and disappeared. It was all I could do to not dissolve into tears at that point. Exhausted, discouraged, frustrated and furious, I put my head in my hands. Tom and Peter, who could see me from the door to the skyway (through which Aleks had just disappeared) watched me and, I later found out, felt their hopes plummet.
We would not get to Hawaii any time soon, Danelle was alone there now, and Aleks was on an airplane bound – alone – for LA. We were going on hour ten of this debacle and our reserves of patience were just about depleted.
After what seemed like forever, the agent came back with our boarding passes with "OK" written in blue felt pen on each of them. Magic blue letters: "O.K." I made my way to the front of the line to go down the skyway, where my family was waiting for me, and we boarded the flight to LAX.
It pushed off from the gate. It took off. It landed.
By the time we arrived at LAX we were all famished and hoped to find a restaurant in which to spend our $124 in food vouchers. But no – we couldn't find any open restaurants, even in the Bradley International terminal. Surely there were a few open restaurants at such a large airport, but our exhaustion (and pain, in Leilani's case) took precedence at that point and we boarded a shuttle to the hotel – where we bought a pizza with our own money.
Yes, I'll try to have that compensated by Alaska Airlines, along with the $200 for the missed condo night and the $185 for Danelle's hotel room. And believe me, I'll also be asking for 6 tickets anywhere Alaska flies. At least.
At 2:30 AM, we all finally went to bed, setting cell phone alarms to wake us up at 6 AM for a 9 AM United flight. (Well, all of us went to bed except Elisabeth, who never sleeps. She met a friend and they went out for a night on the town!!)
I won't go into details about the United flight – mostly because there's no need to. Except for a slight glitch at the ticket counter (which was my problem more than United's, as I was petrified of a repeat performance), all went smoothly. The flight took off on time, it is smooth as silk and we anticipate an early arrival in Maui -- where I will request an application for a United Visa card.
So yes, we're finally here! We had just enough time to go into Lahaina to watch the sunset. Tonight we'll all SLEEP! Then tomorrow we'll head to the Nakaleli Blowhole, among other places.
Update: We finally received our luggage tonight at 9 PM. That's 36 hours after we checked it. When we came back to the Maui airport to pick up luggage at 8:30 as instructed, I could only find three of our eight bags. I approached an agent and said only, "Excuse me... I have found only three of my eight bags..." "Don't tell me," she interrupted, "Alaska flight #598, right?"
I told you word about this horrendous debacle would get around!
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cheap tickets, different airline same type of performance..........they are all the bloody same......been there too!
What a nightmare. I hope the rest of your trip is more relaxing.
Oy. Sorry about that flight from hell. Similar things have happened to us but not as bad as that. Hope you can shake it off easily and enjoy a relaxing and beautiful time in Maui.
I think I started reading your blog after this happened. What an ordeal! I wonder why you only hear about things like this from US carriers? Did you get compensation?
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Superintendent Peters Called to Resign; Commisioner Infante-Green Should Follow Suit
By Nick Griffin, Simon Carr, Dorothy Breen
On Wednesday, State Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green asked PPSD Superintendent Harrison Peters to resign. This was seen as the natural end to a scandal surrounding network superintendent of secondary schools Dr. Olayinka Alege, who was recently charged with assaulting a minor. Infante-Green was joined by Mayor Jorge Elorza ('94) who said the decision was also in part a result of Peters' failure to adequately turn around Providence Schools.
This news comes after days of legislative hearings and calls for the resignation of both the Superintendent and the Commissioner over an allegation that Dr. Alege fondled a teenager's foot in a Warwick gym at the end of April. While Dr. Alege was an assistant principal in Hillsborough County, Florida, where Harrison Peters was the Chief of Schools, he was accused of "toe popping" students as a form of punishment. At a Rhode Island Senate Ethics Committee hearing this past Monday, Infante-Green claimed that she did not know about Dr. Alege's past incidents until after he had already come to PPSD, despite coverage by prominent local news sources in Providence and Florida before he was hired. Peters, with a lawyer by his side, took responsibility for hiring Dr. Alege, but claimed that he had asked Dr. Alege about the toe popping before hiring him, and that Dr. Alege had promised that it would never happen again. This controversy was very predictable: Peters had faced a similar scandal of covering up sex abuse at Hillsborough County Schools in Florida. Angelica Infante-Green, who unilaterally hired Peters independent of the Providence School Board, should face the same pressure to resign.
Instead of taking action to restore the trust of parents, teachers, and students after this unsettling incident, Commissioner Infante-Green is refusing to take responsibility. She has not admitted it was a mistake to hire Peters, or resolved to radically reform the district now that he's gone. The top beaurocrat seems to prefer anything to facing issues head on and rebuilding trust with the community. Teachers are still subject to the same dismissive treatment, parents are still frustrated by top officials' apparent apathy to the district's needs as they salvage their own careers, and students are still being left behind.
Peters is a solid example of Infante-Green's bad decision making. When Peters was Chief of Schools in Hillsborough County, he faced controversy over another coverup of a sex incident under his watch. Peters failed to notify the parents when a substitute teacher masturbated during classtime, causing many to call for his resignation. The incident was not officially made public until months later, after the community learned about it through the local news. Infante-Green admitted that she knew this when she hired him. Meg Geoshegan, a spokesperson for Infante-Green, said Peters "had been very candid about this experience," and that he "recognizes that the process and communication should have been much better, and made public statements to that effect at the time." These two scandals have now broken the already crumbling trust between the school district and the community, and Infante-Green needs to take responsibility.
Harrison Peters's nomination came with opposition: parents said he made bad communication with the community a trend. Blana Goolsby, an educational activist from Florida, told the Providence Journal he was "talking a good game, but not someone who executes." Harrison Peters was defended as someone who could improve the one aspect of the Johns Hopkins report the district cared about: low test scores. In Florida, he lowered the number of "F" schools in the district, decreased the student suspension rate, added ten "A" schools, and helped fifteen schools improve from "D" to "C." Speaking of the changes he hoped to make in Providence, Peters said, "I really feel I can make a difference for these kids…"
The RIDE's Communications Director said the district was looking for someone who "had previous experience in turnaround work in a diverse urban district." The state takeover was about improving a toxic district's test scores, and Peters was the man for the job. The only problem is that Providence Schools teaches students, not test machines, and he was not out to help them learn.
One of his major efforts as Superintendent, covered by the Chronicle last year, was reorganizing the bureaucracy. He cut culture coordinators, reading and math specialists, and the director of career and technical education. Instead of funding these services, Peters decided to hire scandal-ridden Dr. Alege. Angelica Infante-Green was in part brought in to raise test scores as well. In March, Maribeth Calabro, president of the Providence Teachers Union, condemned the state takeover as "an abject failure."
It is important that Infante-Green also resign, because while it's easy to blame Providence School's failures on Peters, his resignation represents a deeper issue with PPSD: Providence superintendents aren't meant to last. He is the 12th Providence Superintendent to depart in the past 20 years. Peters himself told the Providence Journal when he started the job that he would stay "as long as you will have me," despite his contract being only for three years.1 The position of Superintendent, meant to provide Providence Schools with an executive in charge of day to day operations, has instead served to give high level bureaucrats a steady source of scapegoats.
This incident raises broader concerns about the efficacy of the state takeover in general, now in its second year. After a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins released a report about PPSD's abysmal condition back in 2019, the Rhode Island's Department of Education (RIDE) decided to take control over Providence's public school system in order to bring them up to par. Rhode Island state takeovers have a track record of failure. Take a look at Central Falls: after two decades of state control, only ten percent of Central Falls students meet or exceed standards for English and Language Arts (ELA) and just seven percent meet or exceed standards for Math. Instead of paying unelected bureaucrats like Peters more than $200,000 a year to continue to fail us, we need to put power back in the hands of the community.
Rather than focusing on empowering the community or giving teachers the tools they need in order to help their students, RIDE has opted to drag out difficult contract negotiations with the teachers' union. What's best for teachers is ultimately best for students; creating an unhealthy environment for educators is no way to turn our schools around.
For the past two years, the state turnaround has alienated teachers, antagonized the teachers union, hired expensive consultants with public money, and put an alleged pedophile in charge of administering Providence's middle and high schools. If we want to make our schools better, we need leaders who can meaningfully engage parents and teachers, who have a track record of fighting for our students, who are invested in our schools and in our city, and who are from Providence. Out-of-state bureaucrats need to stop their virulent, decades-long crusade against knowledge. Infante-Green must resign.
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Vidal Sassoon, Always remembered
Today we lost a great. Not only for the beauty industry but for everyone. Famed hairdresser and icon, Vidal Sassoon died today after a long battle with Leukemia.
So lucky were we that Michael Gordon (founder of Bumble and Bumble) Produced a documentary on Vidal Sassoon's life.
http://vidalsassoonthemovie.com/ Available on Netflix and OnDemand (in some places)
If you haven't had a chance to watch it I highly recommend it. He came a long way from his childhood in an orphanage and a Jew during WWII to the inspiration he's become today and will continue to be for generations to come.
I personally and very sad and will miss him. When working for Vidal Sassoon I learned about his philosophies and will always appreciate the fact that he raised the bar for hairdressers all over the world; thereby helped in gaining a respect for hairdressers as professionals and they're craft. He inspired so many artists that started with Sassoon training: Tony and Guy, John Paul Mitchell, Tim Harley
advanced education, celebrities, COLORING, COMPETITIONS, CUTTING, HAIRCUTTING, Industry talk, Legends, MAKEUP, session work
NAHA is almost here
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Awards to be announced July 31st, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Red Carpet Reception
NAHA 2011 Emcee
Tabatha Coffey, Television's Celebrity Stylist
NAHA 2011 Beautiful Humanitarian Award Honoree
Holly Madison, Star of Peepshow
What is NAHA?
The infamous NAHA Red Carpet Reception is the place to be to get the party started — Share a toast with friends and colleagues, mingle with the who's who of the industry, show off your personal style, and strike a pose for the paparazzi!
The NAHA Awards Ceremony truly exemplifies the dedication, inspiration and excitement of the beauty industry. Spectacular performances, artistic presentations by the industry's leading stylists, and special appearances by famous fashionistas and beauty lovers alike make this Ceremony a non-stop party and the most inspirational beauty event you will attend all year!
celebrities, Industry talk, Legends, session work, Updo
iPhone updo app!
Andrew Collinge, twice British Hairdresser of the Year, demonstrates his internationally famous talent for dressing long hair. A series of 4 short vids makes the putting up of long hair fun & easy to achieve; Andrew takes just minutes to achieve and require only one pin to secure. Additional content includes a Gallery of images drawn from Andrew's 30 year career – he tells the stories behind the styles.
The Two Minute Up-Do app, in association with Denman, is available now to download for free. It features an interactive gallery of the Collinge family history of hairdressing, now over a century old, alongside Andrew talking about some of his favourite long hairstyles that he has created over the years. The app also includes an interactive Denman catalog, with a large selection of brushes and styling tools.
We all love Denman!
Download Andrew Collinge's new Two Minute Up-Do app for iphone. You'll get the step-by-steps for four classic updos! Once the free app has been downloaded, these videos can be ordered from within the app. They cost £1.19 ($1.95) each and you'll be helping out the Design for Life Appeal, which aims to raise £2million ($3.28mil) to transform the lives of those with learning difficulties. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY.
Why does everything have to be on an iphone? HELLO? There's a few of us out her that are Android-based!
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HJ 2011 British Hairdressing Awards are open
It's official! The 27th annual Hairdresser's Journal
2011 British Hairdressing Awards,
sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, have launched!
WATCH VIDEO HERE: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1155838774
There's no better way to make a name for yourself in the beauty industry than to enter one of the many respected competitions, awards or events. Even if you're not lucky enough to win, the publicity surrounding these events ensure that your name will be promoted throughout the industry, and your work will be seen by some of the biggest names in the business –
and, most likely, published.
Hairdresser's Journal's British Hairdressing Awards 2011, sponsored by Schwarzopf Professional
Who can enter?
All qualified hairdressers who have been working in the UK for a minimum of three years; with the exception of Newcomer of the Year, where entrants should be 25 years and under, with a regular column in the salon.
For initial entry, submit four photographs created in the past 12 months, which depict current trends in a creative and inspirational way. Call the number below or visit www.hji.co.uk for more details, as specific requirements for each category vary.
What is the prize?
A trophy, PR support, and a prestigious title from the 'Oscars' of the hairdressing industry.
Where can I get the information?
Call 020 8652 8845 or go to www.hji.co.uk
If you're in the area, Download Entry Form here.
Angelo Seminara, one of my favorite & inspiring hairdressers, won British Hairdresser of the Year 2007 & 2010
Here's one of his looks from last years competition.
Each year, hundreds of hairdressers from all over the UK dedicate months of hard work preparing their entries.
There are 15 categories to enter, which include a variety of disciplines, regional and specialist categories:
Colour Technician
and the most prestigious award – British Hairdresser of the Year.
Take an hour and look through last year's winners & entries.
Even the newcomers category will blow you away. Here's a sample:
2010 Winning Collection
London Hairdresser
Midlands Hairdresser
North Eastern Hairdresser
Northern Ireland Hairdresser
North Western Hairdresser
Scottish Hairdresser
Southern Hairdresser
Wales and
South West Hairdresser
Don't forget to also check out the nominees for 2010
Any hairdresser can compete with the biggest names in the industry on a level playing field. This competition is based on photographic entries that demonstrate the skills & talents of the entrant. All entries are judged independently by a distinguished panel, with all entries remaining anonymous, and results counted and compiled by an independent firm of auditors.
HJ's British Hairdresser of the Year is the most prestigious prize in hairdressing. Each year the shortlist is nominated by an anonymous panel of hairdressing experts. The nominees then create a collection of hairstyle photography that demonstrates their hairdressing skills and submit a CV that proves why they should be the hairdressing ambassador that is the British Hairdresser of the Year.
Competitions like this have significantly raised the bar of hairdressing in general. Let alone British hairdressing! It's huge publicity for all who make it in the top tier. And winners, even if unknown, become overnight sensations. The most pretigious award of the night – British Hairdresser of the Year – is recognized worldwide. The winner officially becomes the ambassador for British hairdressing and appears on all forms of media outlets: TV, Radio, Print, Commercials, etc
Closing date for entries is 5pm, Friday 24th June 2011.
The Awards will be announced on Monday 28th November 2011
at Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.
I'm excited to see the results!
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Hairbrained
Hairbrained is a social network of Hair Stylists, Salon Owners, and Educators from around the world. All together on one website to bring you the latest in the industry.
Some people compare it to facebook for hairdressers, but in reality it's more than that. It's an amazing resource: Great member blogs, groups and forums which give us tons of insight on equipment, tools and products as well as inspirational photo galleries (my fav) for your viewing pleasure.
Currently Hairbrained.me has 10,000 members with a new goal of 20,000 (maybe next year)
Here's a video of Paul Mitchel's Robert Cromeans (Video by Takashi Kitamura)
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If you're into hair the way I am and haven't joined hairbrained, go now!
advanced education, behind the chair, celebrities, COLORING, CUTTING, Industry talk, Legends, management, salon etiquette, session work, tips and info, TREATMENTS, Updo
America's Beauty Show…
America's Beauty Show, formerly the Midwest Beauty Show has been going strong for 80years! Going on now, March 12-14 at Chicago's McCormick Place.
There, the top educators, most successful salon owners and coolest platform artists will inspire and challenge you to take your business—and yourself—to the next level.
I practically would've stayed at the ABS RUNWAY all day given all the great presentations that were going on:
SUNDAY – March 13
Farouk with Rocky Vitelli and Leonel Rodriguez – 9:30-9:45am
Sassoon with Mark Hayes & The Sassoon Academy Creative Team – 9:55-10:15am
Toni & Guy with Zak Mascolo, Darian Bishop, Joseph Marzioli & Samatha Finley – 10:25-10:55am
Paul Mitchell with Robert Cromeans, Stephanie Kocielski, Angus Mitchell & Takashi Kitamura – 11:05-11:30am
Irvine & Louise Rusk – 12-12:40pm
Intercoiffure featuring Vivienne Mackinder, Gina Khan & Jo Blackwell-Preston– 12:50-1:50
Anthony Mascolo – 2:00-2:50pm
Pivot Point International featuring Yolly ten Koppel – 3:00-3:15pm
Nick Arrojo – 3:25-4:05pm
Matrix with Brian & Sandra Smith, Chrystofer Benson & Daniel Roldan – 4:15-4:35pm
American Crew with Theri DeJoode– 4:45-5:05pm
I even saw the hairdresser's photographer BABAK snapping shots of the models and talents on stage.
BUT there was too much to see and shop for on the main floor. Including the legendary man himself, Vidal Sassoon. Bought my copy of Vidal: The Autobiography for $30, released Feb 24th, 2011. I suggest you buy it on AMAZON for less ($18.45) Yes it was a rush purchase! Mainly because I needed to get it signed and take another picture to add to my collection of Celebrity hairdressers.
I'll be there tomorrow mainly to watch some great platform work and continue to be inspired by some of the classes offered by the NCA/CCA. Here's Monday's ABS RUNWAY SCHEDULE. Yes, I'll be there for Tabatha.
MONDAY – March 14
Student Conference presenting Ted Gibson & Yolly ten Koppel – 8:30am-10:00am
American Crew with Theri DeJoode – 10:10am-10:30am
Tabatha Coffey – 10:40am-11:20am
CND Shellac™ & Fashion Fusion INTA Conference with Jan Arnold of CND – 11:30am-2:30pm
Pictures will be posted ASAP with the collection work and trends of the famous hair "houses."
celebrities, fashion, GOSSIP, Legends
The John Galliano Paris Fashion Week show is NO LONGER. Originally he was supposed to show his latest collection for the house of Christian Dior on Sunday but…
The show was cancelled after it was announced he will stand trial for alleged anti-Semitic remarks made last week. He was handed his pink slip as Creative Director after a video, via The Sun, surfaced showing Galliano telling two Italian women that he doesn't appreciate their ethnicity. "But I love Hitler," he says. "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be fucking gassed. You're ugly."
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmBf_G8FIRo]
But there's $$$ to be made- editors and buyers will be invited to see the new collection at a smaller scale presentation and NO Mr. Galliano will not be there.
The city's prosecutor's office said a trial could take place between April and June 2011. If guilty, Galliano could face six months in prison and fines of up to $43,000.
French law makes it a crime to incite racial hatred and as well as allegedly verbally abusing the couple, Galliano was filmed making anti-Semitic remarks during a night out in which he announced his love for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Galliano, who has checked into an unnamed rehab facility, has spoken out about the incident and is regretful about his statement but says he was provoked.
"Anti-Semitism and racism have no part in our society. I unreservedly apologize for my behaviour in causing any offence. I was subjected to verbal harassment and an unprovoked assault when an individual tried to hit me with a chair having taken violent exception to my look and my clothing. For these reasons I have commenced proceedings for defamation and the threats made against me," Galliano said.
advanced education, apprenticeship, behind the chair, COLORING, CUTTING, fashion, Industry talk, Legends, management, session work, tips and info, TREATMENTS, Updo
So much going on, so litte time
I have a list of things I need to cover here!
Look for the following posts to satisfy:
Mercedes Benz NY Fashion Week FEB 10-17 featuring NY FALL/WINTER 2011
London Fashion Week FEB 18-23 featuring LONDON FALL/WINTER 2011
83rd Annual Academy Awards FEB 27th
Milan Fashion Week FEB 24-28 FALL/WINTER 2011
Paris Fashion Week MAR 1-9 FALL/WINTER 2011
America's Beauty Show MAR 12-14 showcasing HAIR & Beauty Trends and products for 2011+ (Chicago)
Midwest International Salon and Spa Expo MAR 26-28 By the industry for the industry, Midwest edition. (Chicago)
AND OF COURSE… industry talk, then reviews: products, tips & tricks, equipment & tools!
a little of me, apprenticeship, celebrities, Industry talk, Legends
Vidal Sassoon on Good Day LA
Vidal Sassoon has a new film out about his life that took him from a kid from the tough-working class to a superstar hairdresser.
Vidal talked about the film on Thursday to Good Day LA on Fox.
His story is an amazing one! I can't wait to see the movie at ABS Chicago next month. AND I'm so excited to get my copy with my ABS ticket!
After watching this interview, I want to hear more on Vidal's mom!
To view video click here.
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that's the way I was born, and raised,
that's the way I grow, that's the way I feel
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The Peter Tosh Museum Grand Opening & All Star Benefit Concert
When the Peter Tosh Museum officially opens its doors on October 19th, 2016, Jamaicans and visitors from around the world will be able to see a large collection of never-before-seen Tosh memorabilia, as some of the treasures will be displayed to the public for the first time. Visitors will also be able to relive aspects of the non-conformist, futuristic and abundantly creative Tosh experience through sizzling audio and video recordings featuring the superstar, as well as iconic artifacts including his prized M16 guitar and beloved unicycle that became one of his favorite means of transportation. Aside from the wonderful exhibits and art that will be on display, exclusive merchandise will also be available for sale to the public. Your support of the Peter Tosh Museum is most appreciated.
The Peter Tosh Museum is a joint-venture collaboration between the Peter Tosh Estate, Pulse Investments Ltd, and Andrea Marlene Brown.
Museum Launch Itinerary
Wednesday, October 19th: VIP Reception (7PM)
Thursday, October 20th: Symposium (6PM)
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Saturday, October 22nd: Museum Benefit Concert (8PM)
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Every decrepit train depot in Pennsylvania is the backdrop for Unstoppable, a movie that is guaranteed to brake for whatever comes out next weekend.
I never thought a movie about trains could be exciting, and I was right.
A train crashes into a trailer! POW! Let's show it four times – from four different angles! Because it's almost like four times as much action, right?
I don't know which is less realistic, Chris Pine as a train engineer or Rosario Dawson as a station master.
As usual with Tony Scott, the camera never stops moving, thus creating the impression of action even when "action" means Rosario Dawson screaming into a microphone, watching a dot move towards destiny on a big TV screen. "That animated dot is picking up speed!" warns Rosario.
It is at this point that no tax dollar is spared in piling a class of kids aboard a train to be educated about train safety. Yes, the cure for cancer remains elusive, and the US lags in math and science skills, but never let it be said our youth are deficient in their understanding of locomotive safety!
What?! Our children are at risk on a train? It's a good thing we don't need to educate cars full of puppies and kittens about train safety! Imagine the dramatic tension then!
"What time is train time?" asks the teacher.
"Any time!" shout the kids.
An action movie about trains? You mean those slow-moving things that take forever to pass a train crossing so you can pass? Yes, the very ones. Action, indeed.
Bring on Charlton Heston! In fact, let's get George Kennedy to hire a jet-powered helicopter in order to drop Heston into the cockpit of this train as it speeds down the tracks. "That'll never work!" warms Karen Black, and she's one to know.
But forget all that! How's this playing down at Hooters? That's where Denzel's daughters work, and it's there that every patron takes their eyes off the hooters long enough to watch speeding trains on TV. "I'm a caboose man, myself," said one anonymous patron.
Unstoppable feels like it will never stop – and never end.
This is the best argument for trucking and air freight I can imagine.
who cares? i like trains and train jargon..thats what makes a movie realistic. and Denzel is just awesome!
You like trains and train jargon? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the guy who likes trains and train jargon.
Do you also collect old laser pointers?
Look fudgepucker, Chris Pine was absolutely believable in this role and it wasn't about you and your life. It was a depiction of the tensions between experienced workers and those entering that profession, which was easily understood by the rest of us. I am an action flick girl and this was a simple premis yes, but I had to keep intentionally relaxing throughout this film. The pace of the film was exciting and provided a great afternoon of entertainment. Not everything is grossout humor and overdrawn acting. Chill out once in a while and just enjoy yourself. p.s. any one who doesn't like looking at Chris Pine for any reason or length of time is just a sad human being. And Dezel is always good.
You're right, Dezel rules! Go Dezel go!