The nonferrous marketing manager for a scrap processing company based in the Midwest says that while U.S. copper scrap generation varies by grade, it has been increasing generally.
"Higher terminal market pricing in conjunction with China backing away from the copper market has certainly increased domestic supply on the copper commodities," he says.
Generation from the demolition and construction sectors is stronger than the marketing manager has seen in the past few years. "Capital investments being made by domestic manufacturing companies to replace and upgrade older equipment are generating increased scrap. The material pickup is seen across the board, from increasing scrapped out CNC (computer numerical control) machines to entire plant demolitions," he says.
He attributes the increase in obsolete supply to the upward trend in COMEX pricing for copper, which he says is spurring more interest in the metal.
The association also mentions that "scrap market participants are questioning whether terminal market copper prices reflect physical market fundamentals or speculation," which has been fueled in part by China's clampdown on scrap imports and expectations that its consumption of copper cathode and other forms of refined copper will increase as a result.
He adds that "chops are everywhere" and that the domestic market has been unable to keep up in terms of demand.
Delivery appointments for copper scrap have not been readily available, he says, though—at three weeks to 30 days—they are not as far out as they were in the fall.
The marketing manager attributes softer demand for No. 2 copper to lower-than-expected volumes of orders at rod mills and ingot makers.
Export buying activity has been mixed, the marketing manager says. "Understandably, our Chinese customers have been unable to purchase the same materials they had been over the past several years, but other consumers have emerged.
The source based in the Southeast says his company has been shipping very little material to China, though he adds that it did send a load of motors there as well as one load of birch/cliff in January.
The source based in the Southeast says the higher prices and tightness in the trucking sector have only gotten worse since the initial disruptions caused by the hurricanes in Texas and Florida. He points to regulations requiring drivers to electronically log their hours that went into effect in mid-December of 2017 as the primary reason. He says his company is double-booking trucks just to be sure it gets service.
The Midwest-based broker also blames the hours-of-service regulations for the tightness in the trucking market and the rising prices. He says he's seen trucking rates double. "It is going to turn into instant inflation because products are going to start costing more," the broker says.
An extended version of this article, with additional information, appears in the February 2018 print edition of Recycling Today, and can be viewed online here.
The Toledo, Ohio, facility will be capable of producing nearly 2.5 million tons of HBI per year.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final air emissions permit-to-install to IronUnits LLC, which will allow the company to build an iron briquette manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio. When operational, the facility will be capable of producing nearly 2.5 million tons per year of hot briquetted iron (HBI) using a gas-based direct reduction process supplied by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Midrex Technologies.
IronUnits is a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., a steel industry raw materials supplier based in Cleveland.
The permits include conditions limiting the total maximum air emissions, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and greenhouse gas pollutants.
The decision to issue the permit followed the Ohio EPA and the Toledo Division of Environmental Services conducting a public meeting about the project in January 2017. Public comments received during the open meeting and during the public comment period were reviewed and considered before a final decision was made, according to the Ohio EPA.
Permits from Ohio EPA's Division of Surface Water also are needed before the company can begin physical construction of the facility.
The company hopes to break ground on the facility by May 2018 with commercial operations starting around the middle of 2020. The facility will use taconite pellets as a raw material.
Company's new facility will process electronic scrap, including wire and cable.
Chiho has grown via acquisition this decade and now operates scrap recycling facilities under the Scholz brand in Europe and as Liberty Iron & Metal in the United States and Mexico. Although Chiho, which also has processing facilities in Taizhou and Yantai, China, is based in Hong Kong, the new WEEE facility will be its first in that city.
Hong Kong-based papermaker reports 2017 profits of $640 million, up by 76 percent versus 2016.
Hong Kong-based Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. has announced 2017 annual results that include total revenue of HK$25.84 billion ($3.3 billion) and a net profit increase of 76 percent compared with 2016.
The firm, which produces linerboard, corrugating medium and tissue products, indicates its revenue figure in 2017 increased by 40.9 percent compared with the previous year. Lee & Man's reported net profit of HK$5.04 billion ($640 million) represents a 76 percent increase compared with the previous year.
"The Chinese government's efforts to eliminate obsolete production facilities while implementing environmentally friendly policies had helped gradually reduce excess capacity in the industry during the year," says Dr. Raymond Lee, chairman of Lee & Man Paper. "Demand recovering during the year also notably improved the demand and supply equilibrium in the industry," he adds.
Lee & Man's tissue paper business now has a total annual production volume of 685,000 tons. That business unit has 10 tissue paper manufacturing machines with a total annual production volume of 465,000 tons in Chongqing in western China; a machine with 110,000 tons of annual output in Jiangxi Province in southeastern China; and a 110,000-tons-per-year machine in south China's Guangdong Province.
The company indicates it has been able to reduce the production cost of tissue paper thanks to greater economies of scale from increased production volume and steady supply from its pulp production facilities in Chongqing. Another two production lines with a combined annual production capacity of 110,000 tons in the Chongqing Industrial Park will begin production in 2018, boosting Lee & Man's annual tissue output to tissue paper is expected to reach 795,000 tons.
On the packaging side, Lee & Man states it continues to invest in its paper manufacturing operations in Vietnam, with an annual production capacity of 400,000 tons now in operation there. In 2017 another paper machine also came online in Jiangxi, China, meaning the company is now capable of producing more than 6 million tons of packaging paper and board per year.
"Adhering to its long-held prudent strategies and with debts maintained at a reasonable level, the group will monitor the pace of economic development in China and Southeast Asia, while continuing to bolster production capacity for packaging and tissue paper, as well as strengthen its presence in Vietnam," remarks Edmond Lee, CEO of Lee & Man Paper.
"Management will also proceed with plans to enhance production efficiency, strictly control costs and strengthen capital operations to maintain its competitiveness in the paper industry," he adds.
Brands share their plans for increasing recovery of and incorporating recycled content in their products and packaging.
For recycling to be successful, brand owners must commit to designing products and packaging that are recyclable as well as to consuming recycled materials in the manufacturing of their products. Representatives from Seventh Generation, Coca-Cola and SC Johnson shared their commitments in these areas during one of the plenary sessions at Plastics Recycling 2018 titled Brand Owners Perspective on PCR.
To that end, SC Johnson has been studying the possibility of recovering plastic film, like its Ziploc bags, at material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the U.S., using the pellets created from recycling this material to manufacture plastic garbage bags in Europe.
While Oksiuta said SC Johnson understands the issues recyclers face, she asserted that plastic film could be recovered at most material recovery facilities (MRFs), adding that the company's experience with Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF) has shown that optical scanners are capable of sorting single and multilayer films from the material stream.
She added that recycled film can be used in products ranging from pallets to outdoor furniture to decking to the previously mentioned garbage bags.
Seventh Generation has prioritized the use of recycled plastics in its packaging. (See "Committed to recycled content" in Plastics Recycling, a supplement to Recycling Today, for more on the company's use of recycled content in its packaging.) Kelly Murosky, a senior packaging engineer with the company, which is based in Burlington, Vermont, said Seventh Generation's 2020 packaging vision calls for it to eliminate the use of virgin plastics and to produce zero packaging waste.
The company has prioritized the use of PCR (postconsumer resin) because of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that can be realized by doing so, Murosky said. It also has incorporated the use of drop-in bio-resins.
She said her team works with the company's marketing team to redefine the bottle aesthetic regarding color and clarity to show consumers that PCR is a priority.
The company's packaging incorporates the How2Recycle label to encourage consumer recycling. "We need consumers to recycle so we can continue to have a source of PCR," Murosky said.
Sarah Dearman, sustainable packaging program director for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola provided details on the company's World Without Waste sustainable packaging vision. She said the company would like to achieve 100 percent recovery of its packaging. "It is an extremely ambitious goal," she said, "but we can do it with the help of others.
Plastics Recycling 2018, organized by Resource Recycling, Portland, Oregon, was Feb. 19-21 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Fall TV will never stop, not until we're all buried under Philadelphia, South Park, or Stumptown
Allison Shoemaker
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Photo: Top: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Rob McElhenney/FX), Stumptown (Mitch Haaseth/ABC). Bottom: South Park (Comedy Central
Here's what's happening in the world of television for Wednesday, September 25. All times are Eastern.
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FXX, 10 p.m., 14th season premiere) and Stumptown (ABC, 10 p.m.): If you like hard-drinking, tough-talking fuckups, then it's your lucky Wednesday.
First, Philadelphia's finest barflys return for their 14th record-tying season premiere in "The Gang Gets Romantic," an achievement that locks them into place alongside, of all things, The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet. For more on that milestone—and future ones—check out our report from a summer set visit with Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito. Dennis Perkins also returns, ready, if need be, to file his recap in the form of interpretive dance.
And then there's Stumptown, the starring vehicle Cobie Smulders deserves. From our review:
The history of television is littered with terrific crime dramas. So far, Stumptown, adapted from Greg Rucka's graphic novel of the same name, does not number among them. That's okay—not every show can or should be The Shield, The Sopranos, or The Wire. It should be said that it's also nearly impossible to gauge Stumptown's true potential with regard to its writing and direction, as only the pilot, charmingly titled "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown," was provided for review, and the episode functions as an origin story, with no real indication of how the show will work outside of this first hour (though an educated guess is easily made). But Stumptown's primary appeal isn't as a crime drama. It's as a Cobie Smulders vehicle—and in that respect, it's everything it needs to be.
She's great, as is Jake Johnson, and they're only two members of a great cast that includes Michael Ealy, Camryn Manheim, and Tantoo Cardinal
And yet those are but two of the many shows fall TV has hurled down upon our heads! We've got another big season premiere (below), plus the Suits series finale (USA, 9 p.m.), plus a cool shorts block called Cake (FXX, 10:30 p.m., series premiere), and that's just the beginning. We are tired.
Regular coverage
Modern Family (ABC, 9 p.m): 11th season premiere
South Park (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): 23rd season premiere
American Horror Story: 1984 (FX, 10 p.m.)
Country Music (PBS, 8 p.m., series finale): It's end of the road for Country Music, which stops tracing the history of the genre with 1996. So if you like this song, slip on down to the Public Broadcasting Service.
Contributor, The A.V. Club and The Takeout. Allison loves television, bourbon, and dramatically overanalyzing social interactions.
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This week's The Deuce suggests that the '80s may have been our porniest decade

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As companies pour money into generating the seemingly elusive "word-of-mouth marketing," it's not just about celebrities and other influencers. Focusing on a great customer experience can result in fewer customers leaving a business and, perhaps more importantly, more customers advocating to their friends and families on a company's behalf.
Now that we're firmly in the second half of 2018, it's time to take a fresh look at the customer experience strategy that was probably developed in late 2017 or early 2018. Are your customers talking about your company? Are you listening to them? Do you know what's working and what's not?
"The four moments in the customer experience that can most easily get your customers talking about you — for better or for worse — are the beginning, the ending, 'wow' customer experiences, and service lapses. So an excellent way to 'game' this is to concentrate particular efforts on warm welcomes, fond farewells, creatively constructing 'wow' moments for customers, and putting into place (and practicing) a system for customer service recovery, such as the "AWARE" customer service recovery method for turning upset customers around." – Micah Solomon, keynote speaker, customer experience consultant, and author (also a Forbes contributor).


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INSURANCE INDECENCY: UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO PAY CUT TO $49 MILLION
by Kantor & Kantor LLP
From 2009, to 2010, United Healthcare cut in half the compensation of its Chief Operating Officer, Stephen J. Hemsley. At first blush, it would appear United Healthcare is recognizing the ballooning costs to consumers of healthcare, and it acting responsibly. First looks can be deceiving. See http://blogs.courant.com/connecticut_insurance/2011/04/unitedhealth-ceos-pay-dropped.html
In 2009, Hemsley received $102 million in total compensation from United Healthcare. In 2010, his pay was cut in half, but even after a 50% reduction, he still received an exorbitant $48.8 million dollars in compensation. The majority of this pay was in the form of stocks and stock options ($ 44 million), in addition to the $4.8 million in he was paid in salary, incentive pay, and other compensation. Putting his compensation into perspective, his 2010 compensation is equal to the sum total of the average annual household income of 2,000 American households. It would also be enough to pay a $500 monthly health insurance premium for 8,500 families. See http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2010/04/17/insurance-outrage-hike-prices-pay-ceo-100000000/
How can United Healthcare justify its continued premium increases, based on rising healthcare costs, while at the same time paying its Chief Executive $48,800,000? Shouldn't the Board of Directors of United Healthcare be more concerned with its policyholders' ability to access and receive quality care rather than compensating its officers in such an outrageous manner?
Andrew Goldstein of corporate compensation adviser Towers Watson says, "We all kind of scratch our heads when executives are making millions, and (corporate) directors feel obligated to give them $10,000 for financial planning, It's not like directors haven't thought about getting rid of perks. They're still a sticking point for a lot of executives. They feel it's part of their compensation package. And it's a stature thing." So it seems that despite these tremendous salaries, CEO's continue to cling to these perks at the health expense and financial burden of those less fortunate. Simply because directors feel obligated, and executives feel entitled. See http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2011-04-11-CEO-perks.htm
While families struggle to afford the soaring increases in insurance rates and battle the stresses of paying for prescriptions, doctor visits, and various health issues, United Healthcare remains "America's largest commercial health insurer based upon revenue", seemingly profiting from our medical woes. If it wasn't so sad, and if so many Americans were not suffering from the consequences of being uninsured, classifying compensation of $49 million dollars as "pay cut," would be comical. Perhaps the various departments of insurance, and our legislature, should look a lot more closely at insurance executive compensation when considering how to regulate insurance costs and fix our insurance crises.
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Do Less, Get More
In Do Less, Get More, entrepreneur and bestselling author Shaa Wasmund reveals that the key to fulfilment isn't doing more, it's doing what matters.
Shaa Wasmund MBE is one of the UK's most prominent female entrepreneurs and a champion of small businesses. She is the author of the #1 bestselling book Stop Talking, Start Doing and the founder and driving force behind Smarta, the UK's leading support platform for small business owners. In 2015 she was awarded an MBE for services to business and entrepreneurship, and the Institute of Directors named her as one of the best-connected people in the UK. Shaa was educated at the London School of Economics, during which time she wrote for Cosmopolitan. After interviewing World Champion boxer Chris Eubank, he asked her to manage his PR - and while still at university she promoted Eubank's second world title fight (with 18 million viewers). In 1994 Shaa started her own PR firm, with Sir James Dyson as her first client, and helped build Dyson into a global leader. In 1998 she moved into the digital world, becoming a founding director alongside Sir Bob Geldof of the early travel site Deckchair.com. She went on to launch her own social networking site, Mykindaplace, selling it six years later to BSkyB, before setting up Smarta in 2009.
Inspiring ... sage and sane advice * Booklist *
Saying 'no' is a life skill. At last here's a book that shows you how -- Heather McGregor, aka Mrs Moneypenny, FT columnist and author of Careers Advice for Ambitious Women
Brilliant. If you feel stuck in the busy trap, this book will teach you how to do the right thing at the right time rather than trying to do everything all the time. A potential life changer -- Jason Jennings, New York Times bestselling author of The Reinventors and The High-Speed Company
A wonderful reminder of the tools we can all employ to manage our things to do in life - when you use Shaa's practical ideas, you will give yourself more time to do things you love to do -- Terri Sjodin, Author of Small Message, Big Impact
Simple yet devastatingly effective. Packed with tools and tricks to help you reignite your schedule, your days and your life * Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles *
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USA.com / Illinois / Shumway, IL
Shumway, IL
Shumway is located close to the center of Illinois. Shumway is between the Effingham, Shelby county. Shumway has 0.33 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Shumway population is 171, which has shrunk 21.20% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 3.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Shumway median household income is $43,750 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 1.45% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Shumway median house value is $48,200 in 2010-2014 and has grown by -5.12% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.33% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Shumway is better than the state average in quality. The Shumway area code is 217.
Population 171 (2010-2014), rank #1230
Population Growth -21.20% since 2000, rank #1165
Population Density: 515.15/sq mi, rank #1062
Median Household Income: $43,750 at 2010-2014—1.45% increase since 2000, rank #828
Median House Price: $48,200 at 2010-2014—-5.12% increase since 2000, rank #1239
Time Zone: Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area: 0.33 sq mi, rank #1197
Water Area: 0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #670
Area: Effingham, IL
Counties: Effingham County, Shelby County
School District: , rank #538
Accommodations: Shumway Hotels
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Local Education Centres
The Tantramar Region
We help people act on their ideas and achieve their goals to make this community more sustainable.
What is an RCE?
RCE Tantramar is one of over 100 Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development around the world. RCEs are recognized by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) and represent centres working to coordinate regional collaboration, create new knowledge, and support community initiatives in order to contribute to the resilience and sustainability of their respective regions.
In Canada, there are only six RCEs: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Toronto, Greater Sudbury, Montreal, and Tantramar. RCEs originate from a 2002 meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, during which the decade from 2005 to 2014 was proclaimed the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. This designation emphasizes that education is an indispensable tool for achieving sustainable development, which requires equal attention to economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Our vision: to gather the resources and imaginations of Tantramar's communities to plan and take action on sustainability through education that promotes the region's collective environmental, economic, and socio-cultural well-being.
The establishment of RCE Tantramar and its vision come as a follow-up to the immediate priority within the Tantramar 2040 plan listed below, which is supported by all municipalities in the region, to:
"focus on education as it relates to themes of sustainability. The lack of public knowledge prevents action to make the region more sustainable."
This objective highlights Tantramar 2040′s commitment to education for sustainable development, and its intent to establish an RCE in the region. Accordingly, the educational objectives for RCE Tantramar are derived from the Tantramar 2040 document and are listed below for each of the seven priority areas.
Regional Sustainability Objectives
Energy. To ensure that we reach our regional energy needs in an efficient, affordable, sustainable, and reliable way by diversifying our energy sources and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Water. To ensure a dependable supply of safe, high-quality water in a way that maintains healthy aquatic environments and uses water efficiently.
Food. To ensure there is a healthy, nutritious, and sustainable food supply that primarily comes from within the region and that Tantramar residents value food and have learned how to store, prepare, and preserve whole foods.
Bio-regional Planning. To use planning as a tool whereby we maintain and improve the integrity of all ecosystems.
Coast and Infrastructure Strategy. To ensure the health and safety of residents by adapting to climate change threats, while we work to maintain the natural function of wetlands, waterways, and coastal lands.
Social Support. To have equal access to a broad range of services for all community members in the region.
Regional Transportation. To enjoy a community-based transportation system that provides service to all community members.
Tantramar became an RCE as a follow-up to the Tantramar 2040 regional sustainability initiative, as well as other municipal plans in the region such as the Town of Sackville's Sustainable Sackville Plan, the Village of Port Elgin's Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) and the Village of Memramcook's Green Plan. After participating in these initiatives, community members concluded that the key to achieving sustainability within the Tantramar region was using education as a tool to teach and discuss sustainable practices.
Research into the UNU-IAS RCEs in 2010 led to the realization that this opportunity would serve as an excellent mechanism by which the region could formally execute their plan for a sustainable Tantramar. RCE Tantramar's intent is to contribute to the implementation of the principles and objectives of the Tantramar 2040 plan. In 2011, a formal application for RCE designation was completed and in 2012 the UNU-IAS designated Tantramar with official RCE status.


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Home BAA Contributors Posts by David Collogan
David Collogan
David is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation. He began his aviation career in 1972, and became one of the most knowledgeable, balanced, wary, and trusted journalists in the aviation community. He has received a number of honors including a Presidential Citation from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the Gill Robb Wilson Award from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, and the National Business Aviation Association's Golden Wing award for journalism excellence and Platinum Wing award for lifetime achievement. He received a BA in Journalism from the University of Iowa.
Is It National Security Or Aircraft Noise?
Washington Report David Collogan - November 1, 2017
In a world already brimming with physical and cyber-security threats to aviation, a Massachusetts congressman introduced legislation that would enable terrorists or criminals to...
Down To the Wire… Again
Washington Report David Collogan - September 10, 2017
Once again, the largest roadblock to accomplishing the latter is Rep. Bill Shuster's (R-PA) obsession with handing over the U.S. air traffic control system...
Understanding Charter Safety Ratings
Aircraft Safety David Collogan - June 28, 2017
Robert L. Sumwalt, the longest-serving member of the National Transportation Safety Board, has been discussing the subject of safety ratings and audits of air...
Wide Divide on FAA
Washington Report David Collogan - April 27, 2017
The annual high-stakes card game to determine if Congress can ever pass a long-term FAA reauthorization bill is underway in Washington, with some new...
Turbulent Times
Washington Report David Collogan - February 27, 2017
Wow, we have a businessman and long-time business aircraft owner/user as President of the United States. Do you suppose this turn of events is...
The Airlines vs. Business Aviation
Washington Report David Collogan - December 26, 2016
After nine months of behind-the-scenes horse-trading, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, on Feb. 3 introduced his "transformational"...
Time To Buy An Airplane?
Washington Report David Collogan - October 26, 2016
There are many attractive ways to avail yourself of business jet transportation that do not include plunking down a huge pile of cash to...
Flight Here, Flytenow
Washington Report David Collogan - August 28, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review whether pilots and owners can ask that question on the internet. In the "Future Shock" world...
Aviation Gridlock On Hill
Washington Report David Collogan - June 28, 2016
Seeing fellow airline passengers standing in three-hour security lines as the summer travel season got underway was no doubt an "Aha!" moment for many...
Minimizing Your Travel Profile
Traveling in a business aircraft saves time, provides comfort, in-flight privacy, and makes lost luggage unlikely. But using your own airplane doesn't guarantee others...


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One of the key essentials for a lot of people is pepper spray. Self-safety can only be assured by having such essentials around. Points of buying pepper spray is the one thing that is still unclear to many consumers. Because there are too many sellers and points of sale,. One can never be too sure of the quality of the pepper spray. There is definite need to fully understand the market and the products as well to ensure you have the best prices for the best product.
Doing some research is very important as this is the only way to make a well-informed choice. Locate a few of the quality products available in your area and list them down for further evaluation. Find out more via the internet on the manufacturers and sellers. See what other buyers have to say about the production the social media platforms, the online forums and the blogs.
Before you go looking for pepper spray to buy, research about what the law of your state has to say about pepper sprays and what is legal. If you find that your state has not legalized the sale of pepper sprays, find out if you will be on the right side of the law if you decide to buy online instead. In some states, the only people allowed to sell pepper sprays are those licensed to sell firearms and licensed pharmacists. This then means that you cannot buy from anyone else other than those licensed to sell.
Another thing to look out for is a vendor that stocks different brands. Having many brands at your disposal will enable you choose the best one. You can safely go for the best sellers in the market. Make sure that you are guided on how to use the pepper spray by the vendor you buy from.
It is essential to consider the customer service that you shall receive at the store in the event you are choosing a pepper spray shop. It is crucial to note that you shouldn't look for anything less than out of this world customer approach. The store of your choice should be ready to offer relevant guidelines on the usage of the pepper spray. Keep in mind that clients are handled differently as there are several pepper spray shops. To get the best customer experience ever, it is imperative to ensure that you settle with a shop known for offering excellent customer service.
Another essential element to take into account is the price of the pepper sprays that different stores sell. It is imperative to have a list of the different places where you could buy the pepper spray. You shall be able to select one with affordable rates. You should also be able to have a financial estimate.


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Complete Questionnaire 1: The Personal Bargaining Inventory, which is located in the back section of your text.
List your responses to questions 1 through 50 using thePersonal Bargaining Inventory Answer Worksheet found in Doc Sharing.
After listing your responses to questions 1 through 50, explain what you learned about your perceptions of yourself in conjunction with negotiations and how this questionnaire has helped you in clarifying your perceptions. Note: You are not required to re-type the statements.
Download the assignment in Doc Sharing titled "Week 2 Assignment Based on Tutorial.docx" and complete the Field Analysis,which will assist you in understanding the key parties and their roles in negotiations.
By the end of the week, submit a topicproposal for your Negotiation Analysis Paper. The proposal (one page) should describe the focus of the paper and your method. Please refer to the Course Project tab under Course Home for paper expectations, assignments, and point breakdowns.
Prepare responses to the following questions after viewing theNegotiation Strategy and Tactics Tutorial in this week's Lecture.
· What are the objectives of both parties in the exchanges?
· How would you describe the general "tone" of the exchanges?
· Were Marilyn's objectives on the way to being effectuated in the first exchange?
· Were Len's objectives on the way to being effectuated in the first exchange?
· What do you project the outcome of the first exchange to be?
· Were Marilyn's objectives on the way to being effectuated in the second exchange?
· Were Len's objectives on the way to being effectuated in the second exchange?
· What do you project the outcome of the second exchange to be?
· Identify two points of transition in each exchange and analyze the impact of the transition on the negotiation.
Read Case Study 1:Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation in your text. It can also be accessed through Doc Sharing by downloading the file titledHR595 Questionnaires, Readings, and Cases.pdf.
· Identify guidelines that you should follow during the negotiation.
· Identify steps of the negotiation process.
· Apply guidelines that will enable you to facilitate effective communication during the negotiation.
· Identify the types of questions that you should ask during the negotiation.
· Identify characteristics of the negotiation styles.
· Apply the guidelines that you should follow when this negotiation becomes challenging.
See Syllabus, Due Dates for Assignments & Exams, for due date information.
A supervisor in a large accounting firm is scheduled to interview a job candidate who comes highly recommended and has excellent qualifications. Jim has an accounting degree (bachelors) from a prestigious Ivy League school and has been working on his MBA by attending an online program for the last 18 months and is close to earning his degree. In addition, he has been working for one of your competitors for several years and has excellent references attesting to his ability. Your payroll budget has recently been reduced significantly as a result of a declining client base, and your manager has the final authority in establishing salaries for the new hires, but generally is responsive to what his supervisor's propose to a job candidate. In addition, the HR Director has established salary ranges for new hires that are to be adhered to, unless there are extenuating circumstances such as candidates with special expertise, the ability to bring in additional clients, or excellent credentials, including having the CPA certification.
Your role is to determine whether distributive or integrative negotiations will be preferred in this scenario between the job applicant and the supervisor, and discuss the other potential negotiations that may occur between the other individuals who have an interest in hiring the job applicant. Your analysis should include your rationale for the preferred negotiation strategy for each negotiation based on the specific objectives of each of the participants in each scenario. Your responses to each question should be 50–100 words.
The purpose of the negotiation analysis paper is to help you transfer the negotiation concepts from the course to negotiations in your own organization. I would like you to use concepts learned in the course to analyze a negotiation situation. The negotiation may be one that has recently concluded or one that you are in the midst of. It may be a negotiation between organizations or within an organization. It may be a dyadic negotiation or one with multiple parties. It may be a situation of chronic conflict. It also may be a negotiation in which you observed and are familiar with the parties to the negotiations in order to conduct an analysis.
Paper (due in Week 7) must conform to APA format and be 13–15 pages in length, not including the title page, abstract and references. Spend no more than three pages describing the situation. Negotiation should be complex enough to challenge your analytic skills. Topic proposal due in Week 3 (one page).
The majority of opinions and analyses are rigorously supported by appropriate research.
Title Page - Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared, and date. Table of Contents - List the main ideas and section of your paper and the pages in which they are located. The illustrations should be included separately. Introduction - Use a header on your paper. This will indicate you are introducing your paper.
1. Introduce the subject and why the subject is important.
2. Preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.
3. Establish a tone of the document.
Body of Your Report - Use a header titled with the name of your project. Example: "The negotiation between Company X and Company Y; An Analysis". Then proceed to break out the main ideas. State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence. Break out each main idea you will use in the body of your paper. Show some type of division, such as separate sections that are labeled, separate groups of paragraphs, or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation. Summary and Conclusion - Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they affect the tourism industry. References - Follow APA Publications Manual, 6th edition in using in-text citations and include a reference page.
4. Apply a three step process of writing (plan, write, and complete).
5. Prepare an outline of your research paper before you go forward.
6. Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.
7. Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of your report. You could use example like graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, tables, and Gantt charts if applicable.


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Aboriginal Victorians from across the state will have their say on the refresh of the national Closing the Gap agenda and the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework.
This is a major step in ensuring that the voice, knowledge and priorities of the Victorian Aboriginal community are reflected in these important agendas.
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Natalie Hutchins opened the discussion today, reaffirming the Andrews Labor Government's determination to see Aboriginal Victorians co-owning and leading this discussion.
To ensure proper consultation, the Government will support six months of engagement across the state, including open community forums in the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume and Gippsland regions.
The current Closing the Gap agenda identifies seven priority areas:
maternal and early childhood health and development
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safe families and communities and equitable justice outcomes
strong culture, engaged people and confident communities.
The Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework is the Government's strategic framework for working with Aboriginal Victorians to drive action and improve outcomes in Victoria, including Closing the Gap commitments.
The Victorian Budget 2017/18 saw $134 million dedicated to a range of initiatives to support self-determination, empower communities, build cultural strength, and provide support for health, education and mentoring.
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The Livingston Avenue Theatre opened in 1946 as a movie house in the Driving Park neighborhood. The theater boasts an eye-catching Art Deco marquee and styling. Over the decades it has seen several uses (some controversial) but has been vacant for over a decade. The Livingston Area Commission recently approved zoning variances for a proposed 45-unit affordable senior housing development on the site. Proposed plans incorporate the theater's lobby and façade, but much of the remaining structure will be demolished.
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Helen Lake – April 23, 2018
What about turning it into a non-profit music training and recording studio?
Could someone contact me about helping me write a grant proposal (about this idea for the building being renovated into a music recording studio)?
Becky West – April 26, 2018
Hi Helen – the Woda Companies has approved plans to utilize the Livingston Ave. Theatre within a new senior housing development. We appreciate your interest – hopefully there will be another opportunity for a recording studio in one of the 2018 Most Endangered Buildings that will be published May 10. Thank you for your interest!
Ashley – July 20, 2018
Hi Becky –
Do The Woda Companies approved plans include keeping the façade of the theater?
Becky West – August 7, 2018
Yes! Sorry for the delay in my response.
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The mechanization of information technology
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Computers in science and technology – 1950 to 1970
Computers in business and professions – 1970 to 1980
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Permanent exhibition > Exhibition areas > The mechanization of information technology > Automatic telephone exchange – Electromechanical switching replaces the operator
Automatic telephone exchange – Electromechanical switching replaces the operator
Part of the exhibtion
Speed, reliability and discretion depend very much on the operator when manual switching is involved. Furthermore, costs of staffing are very high and the maximum number of subscribers per exchange is restricted.
In 1889, Almon B. Strowger (USA) applied for a patent for his two-motion switch. This formed the basis for automatic telephone switching. Experiments began with different kinds of switch.
The first automatic exchange
In 1892, Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Co. set up the first automatic exchange in La Porte, Indiana (USA). Automatic switching was triggered by pressing buttons for the hundreds, tens and units positions. The company reverted to the original idea of the two-motion switch in 1895. In 1896, it introduced the rotary dial.
In Germany, the Reichstelegraphenverwaltung (Imperial Telegraph Administration) set up its first trial system with 400 connections in 1900. It was not linked to the public network. In 1908, Hildesheim had the first automatic exchange in Europe. In 1909, the first automatic exchange based on a central battery was opened in Schwabing, part of Munich. In 1923, Munich was the first city with fully automatic local telephone traffic.
Full automatisation in 1972
In the same year, subscriber trunk dialling first became possible - in the Weilheim region in Upper Bavaria. The equipment available at that time, however, did not allow automatic dialling over distances of more than 100 km.
Telegraphy
Telephones and teleprinters
The last switching system based on the two-motion switch to be used by the German Post Office was the S 50, introduced in 1950 (on the left in the exhibition). Its successor, the S 55, was introduced in 1955 (on the right in the exhibition). The S 55 was based on the new noble-metal uniselector motor switch, which permitted subscriber trunk dialling over any distance. Domestic telephone traffic in Germany was fully automated in 1972.
In the 1980s, conversion of exchanges to electronic digital switching systems began. Deutsche Telekom's last electro-mechanical switching systems disappeared in 1997.
Visual and electric telegraphy – Overcoming distance
Calculating machines – Ideas, inventors, entrepreneurs
Typewriters – From the idea to a standard
Cash registers – Posting, calculating, deposits
Telephones and teleprinters – Direct communications
Punched card systems – Early days of data processing
Early automatons – miracles of technology
Cryptography – The world of codes and ciphers
Typewriters – Mass products for the office
Calculating machines – Mass products in engineering and administration
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Coatesville Football Returning To Normal After Racial Controversy
Filed Under:Coatesville, football, High School Football, Joe Santoliquito, Joseph Santoliquito, Racism, Racist, Text Messages
Coatesville's Daquan Worley, Matt Ortega and Isaiah Flamer (credit: Joseph Santoliquito)
By Joseph Santoliquito
Philadelphia, PA (CBS) — They knew them. Or at least they thought they knew them. They would see them every day in Coatesville High School walking in the halls, talking between periods. They were there with them last December, there at Hershey Park Stadium to support them when they played in the PIAA state championship.
But when racist text messages surfaced between former Coatesville School District superintendent Richard Como and athletic director Jim Donato, their opinions changed and it almost could have torn apart their team.
But the pillar throughout the whole sorted, controversial mess in the Coatesville School District has been Coatesville football coach Matt Ortega and his team.
The Red Raiders, currently 5-0 and ranked No. 1 in Southeastern Pennsylvania by CBS Philly, have stayed the course toward returning to the PIAA District 1 Class AAAA playoffs.
"Everyone knows what was said and what was done; I was shocked too by what happened, I mean everyone was shocked," said Coatesville star linebacker Tyler Burke, who's headed to Maryland on a football scholarship. "We, the football team, all look at each other the same way. We know everyone is going to be there for each other. This thing has gotten us all closer.
"Think about it. Coatesville is primarily a black community, and if you're racist, you're not playing for this school and this team. It's really that simple. Coach Ortega addressed the issue and he was shocked, too. But winning helps. There were news vans everywhere and they were putting all of these bad stories about the community and about the area out there.
"It's not us. Coatesville is a family community. We always talk to each other and we're a family. During the summer, we were with each other every day. We really want to get back to football. It's back to normal and back to a normal week for us. This has made us stronger. It's motivated us more to succeed."
Senior Isaiah Flamer rushed for three touchdowns and 197 yards in the red Raiders' 37-13 win over Bishop Shanahan last week. Flamer is pleased things are returning to normal.
"I thought it was crazy when I first heard about [the racists texts], but it think it proves that we're one big family," Flamer said. "We all still came together as one. I think this whole thing did make us closer. We're out to prove to everyone what Coatesville is really about. We need to stay focused and make it back to state. I want a state title ring—that's our main goal. No one is feeding into the negativity."
Penn State-bound defensive back Daquan Worley feels the controversy has galvanized the way his team is looking forward. Coatesvilel hosts Ches-Mont League rival Downingtown East on Friday at 7 p.m.
It will be Coatesville's first home game since the controversy was made public.
"We're getting better every day because of this, and it's nothing that was really blown out of portion by us, it was everything else around us that blew it out of proportion," Worley said. "All we're looking at Downingtown East this Friday and taking it a step at a time. I think we were strong to start off with. We prevailed last year when there were doubts about this team. We control what we can control and believe in the process. Coach Ortega has done a good job of keeping our heads, so no one on the team really took it to heart what [Donato and Como texted]."
Joseph Santoliquito is a contributing sports blogger for CBS Philly.


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Vol. 10 No. 11-12 (2016): CUAJ November /
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma metastasizing to the penile shaft
Michael D. Bell McGill University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-9231
Fadi Brimo McGill University
Sungmi Jung McGill University
Armen G. Aprikian McGill University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.3528
We present the case of a 50-year-old man with a periurethral mass. He was previously known for sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) of the left foot, having an amputation for local recurrence with >2 cm negative margins. A solid periurethral mass was surgically excised seven months later, yielding the diagnosis of metastatic SEF. This is the first documented metastasis of SEF to the penis. These sarcomas have proven difficult to treat, with high recurrence rates despite a multimodal approach.
Michael D. Bell, McGill University
Department of Urology
Fadi Brimo, McGill University
Sungmi Jung, McGill University
Armen G. Aprikian, McGill University
Bell, M. D., Brimo, F., Jung, S., & Aprikian, A. G. (2016). Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma metastasizing to the penile shaft. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 10(11-12), E398-400. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.3528
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After a crazy Salem winter, we're ready for the fresh start that a new season brings. We look forward to the time we can open up the windows and let the fresh air flow in! It's also the time that the real estate market grows in intensity. If you're going to put your house on the market, that means doing projects beyond spring cleaning. It means presenting a healthy home that is in good repair and making sure your house looks its very best.
In part one of Preparing Your Home for the Spring Real Estate Market; we focused on the health and safety of your home. We covered mold and radon because of the inspections that may be required for the buyer.
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Showing a house in good repair demonstrates you have cared for your home. This gives a buyer confidence that they are getting a house with few troubles. It also makes the final inspection process go quickly before the sale closes.
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When home remodel is necessary, you will want to plan your construction carefully so that you get a good return on your financial investment. The most common rooms that need updating are kitchens and bathrooms because they get the most wear and tear. Also, decor and design trends affect them significantly.
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What Happens When an Art Critic Reviews an Instagram Trap? Turns Out, That's a Trick Question
How Dream Machine nearly defeated me.
Ben Davis, July 11, 2018
Screenshot from the Dream Machine website.
Over the past year, those phenomena I have come to call "Instagram Traps"—installation art-ish environments built for social media—have become a serious cultural force. Museums are looking to tap into the trend to expand their audiences. Brands are also piling into them as a way to draw consumers in and get them to circulate their icons.
I've written about the phenomenon before, but I hadn't actually managed to review one of these things as if it were a regular art show. So one Thursday morning, I paid the staggering $38 (!!) for a timed ticket to secure a half-hour slot at the Dream Machine, a nine-room pop-up Instagram experience in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with this mission in mind.
Most of the entries in this newly proliferating genre of pop-up environment have some kind of chewy theme. The majority register as some kind of fusion of art institution and food porn. Think: the Museum of Ice Cream, the Museum of Pizza, the Egg House, the avocado-themed attraction known as the CADO.
Dream Machine's theme is comparatively distinct and even arty: "dreams." The subject is defined very broadly to include both actual dreams and just general hopes and aspirations—a lot to fit into nine rooms.
"We invite you to let your imagination run wild as you explore our surreal-powered playground," the Dream Machine website explains. It's a teaser that very clearly says in advance: "This is not for you, 'word people'!'"
Nevertheless, here I was to see what I could make of it.
The bubble room inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
You begin in a lobby, where a guide outfitted in a blue jumpsuit explains the rules. ("If you want me to take a photo of you, that is literally part of my job description.") Then, you enter into a series of chambers. The first presents cottony clouds in an environment of strings of lights, supposedly inspired by Katy Perry's Teenage Dream album cover.
Chamber two contains a bubble machine and walls decorated with clumps of white balloons. Chamber three is a living room covered in Lichtenstein-esque dots. The dots are all in black and white to symbolize that some people do not dream in color.
The black-and-white room inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Chamber four is perhaps the most confusing from the point of view of the already-broad "dream" theme: a laundromat. As you enter, an attendant asks cheerfully, "Do you want some dryer lint?"
The "dryer lint" in question is, in fact, pink cotton candy on a stick, thereby checking the all-important "candy" part of the eye-candy box.
The neon laundromat inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Also in the laundromat, there is a "secret" door behind the wall of dryers leading to a narrow room that is an unashamed rip-off of a Yayoi Kusama "Infinity Room," complete with mirrored walls and dangling strings of LED lights.
The Infinity Room clone inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Next up is a room with a pit of blue balls meant to evoke dreams of being in water, which Freud thought suggested sex but here suggest Chuck-e-Cheese crossed with color therapy.
The water room/ball pit inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Then, there's a corridor of colored lights, followed by a plastic jungle area lit like a Bushwick nightclub. Finally, you pass through curtains of silver tinsel and beneath a neon sign that says "It Was All a Dream" en route to the gift shop, where you awake from the dream to the reality of merch.
The light tunnel inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Based on everything I personally would expect from art, this experience is bad.
Dream Machine is remarkable insofar as it is an experience about dreams that so singularly fails to dream. A "surreal-powered playground" it may be, but Dream Machine is constructed almost entirely from the most stock "Instagram Trap" ideas: strings of lights, mirrored rooms, ball pits, neon signs, colored environments, sweets.
The jungle room inside Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Still, I am willing to be challenged by the experience. The world of Dream Machine, and the broader stream of culture of which it is a part, has its own logic. I'm willing to say that it is interesting to me in that it looks like things I might call art, but specifically defeats the normal approach to art criticism—on three counts.
1. The experience of the thing itself is secondary to its pictures.
Dream Machine photographs well—but is stunningly chintzy in person. The clouds are dumpy; the bubble room, slimy.
The tunnel of colored light makes you appreciate all the more how absorbing Light and Space works by James Turrell or Doug Wheeler are as installations. In person, such environments feel spotless and sacred, an effect that requires precision design, exacting use of materials, and meticulously hidden technical elements to preserve the magic.
An element of the tunnel of light area in Dream Machine. All photos by Ben Davis.
Clearly, the Instagram Trap genre scratches a different itch, palpably not about presence. In a Wired article about "The Rise of Made-for-Instagram Museums," the founder of another attraction, San Francisco's Color Factory (coming soon to Soho!), explains: "Maybe a warmer light would have felt better to be there but a whiter light looks better on Instagram."
You won't really remember—nor could you review Dream Machine honestly in terms of—the physical experience of being in it; only how it looks. The enduring part of the experience is how it lives as a photo, and so only its photographic qualities manner. Your sense of materiality is muted.
Which is also why Dream Machine can get away with hustling you through so fast, with just enough time to take a few pics per space. All the value is in its photographic afterlife.
2. Observation is secondary to participation.
Reviewing the nine rooms of Dream Machine as if they were art installations is like trying to review a picture frame or an Instagram filter. As standalone tableaux, they feel like they lack something; that something is you.
I mean, it is obvious which of the two photos below is more interesting!
Left: the Dream Machine bubble room; right: the Dream Machine bubble room, vastly improved.
In classic Kantian aesthetic philosophy, the "judgement" of art was specifically about removing a given object of contemplation from "personal interest." The aesthetic was the domain where you separated yourself from attachments to artist or subject matter, and judged the work independently.
Postmodern aesthetics questioned whether that lofty goal was even possible, or desirable—and Instagram Trap Aesthetics takes that idea to its inane anticlimax, presenting an art experience engineered, from the ground up, to be inseparable from the experience of your own image, and therefore impervious from judgement outside of "self-interest" in its most literal sense.
The ideal review format for this kind of thing is probably just someone making a face into the camera:
A cutting review!
3. Individual experience is secondary to social experience.
This may seem like a contradiction to the last point. But if the raison d'être of Dream Machine is not a concentrated appreciation of the physical environment, it's also not just the appreciation of one's own image.
This type of thing is clearly best experienced socially (which was true of everyone else who went through with me, except for one solitary tourist from Sweden). My hypothesis that I could go as an observer and review it like an art installation was flawed. The pleasures of posing together, discovering and sharing optimum spots, and communally reviewing the photographic evidence is what fills in the space left by the receding pleasures of materiality and artistic symbolism.
In fact, museum specialists like John Falk have always said that the "spiritual pilgrim" type of museumgoer, who goes to commune individually with art, is not really the only—or even the main—kind of museumgoer anyway. Most people visit museums to experience art socially, implying a much more distracted form of contemplation.
It is even arguable that if Dream Machine were too interesting as an installation, it would be less interesting socially, since that would demand concentration and thereby make it a more introverted type of experience. Individual critical expertise is therefore not the model consciousness it demands; it demands social expertise, and social modes of review.
The exit to Dream Machine. Photo courtesy Ben Davis.
That's not to say that it couldn't ever be reviewed—these types of experiences can definitely be good or bad versions of what the thing they are trying to be. It's just what that thing is represents very changed ideas about artistic experience, which is worth noting. Though I guess I am also not inclined to pay another $38 to test out that thesis, which is a kind of judgement itself.
Dream Machine is on view at 93 North 9th Street in Brooklyn, New York, through July 29.
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Taking Care of Baby - Did He Like It?
Taking Care of Baby is a documentary-style drama centering on Donna McAuliffe, a young mother convicted of the murder of her two infant children. In a series of probing interviews, the people in the story, including Donna and her bewildered mother, Lynn, reveal how they may have harmed those they sought to protect.
November 19, 2013: Oscar Wilde's warning that "the truth is rarely pure and never simple" should be affixed to all documentaries, whatever their form or content. Most television watchers are, by now, savvy enough to understand that there ain't much reality in reality shows. But what about journalistic exposés à la Michael Moore, or family anatomies à la "Capturing the Friedmans" or particularly biographical studies of various eminences that allow the subjects to speak for themselves? Life and time teach us that no narrators are reliable, especially regarding the stories of their own lives.
November 19, 2013: To New York audiences, Dennis Kelly is the wildly imaginative Tony Award-winning librettist whose fantastical tales of circus performers and escapologists fill the Shubert Theatre nightly in Broadway's British import Matilda the Musical. On the heels of this auspicious entrance into the New York theater scene, audiences now have the privilege of experiencing Kelly's work in its far more modest, natural habitat. His 2007 play Taking Care of Baby, which debuted at the Hampstead Theatre in London, is now playing at New York City Center - Stage II — the smallest of Manhattan Theatre Club's off-Broadway venues.
November 19, 2013: ''The following has been taken word for word from interviews and correspondence. Nothing has been added and everything is in the subjects own words, though some editing has taken place. Names have not been changed.'' This passage opens Dennis Kelly's ripped-from-the headlines 2007 play Taking Care of Baby (playing at Manhattan Theatre Club's Off Broadway Stage II through Dec. 8) — but don't let these phrases fool you. The play is a supremely cheeky bit of theatrical leg-pulling.
November 19, 2013: Dennis Kelly pulls off quite a feat in his smart, punchy Taking Care of Baby. The action revolves around Donna (Kristen Bush), a mentally unstable young mother accused of murdering, on separate occasions, her two children. We don't ever learn if Donna is guilty, but the true marvel is that we don't actually care. Using a pseudo-documentary approach, Kelly instead keenly dissects the ethical corruption of various systems around her: political, medical and journalistic.
November 19, 2013: "The following has been taken word for word from interviews and correspondence," says an offstage voice just after the actors have taken their chairs, spread across a bare, neutral-toned stage. "Nothing has been added, and everything is in the subjects' own words, though some editing has taken place. Names have not been changed." It's the start of the excellent and engrossing Taking Care of Baby, which opened last night in the Manhattan Theatre Club's smaller off-Broadway space at New York City Center, and the house lights aren't even down yet. You're ready for an Exonerated-style examination of justice deferred.


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Details: Concrete Blonde's final siren song before breaking up became the album, Mexican Moon, released in 1993 on Capitol Records. CD format, used but in near-perfect condition.
Description: "The album is a striking marriage of Johnette Napolitano's dark, lyrical imagery and the band's alternative-tinged pop sensibilities making it, perhaps, their most fully realized effort. "Jenny I Read" kicks things off with the tale of a chance encounter of a fallen, reclusive starlet. Guitarist James Mankey shows versatility playing acoustic and Spanish guitar on the dreamy title track and the wah-wah effects of the brooding "Jesus Forgive Me (For the Things I'm About to Say)." "Heal It Up" was the unsuccessful single but is a bracing number with a ferocious vocal performance by Napolitano. Despite the inspired playing, intelligent and insightful lyrics, and the crisp production, Mexican Moon failed to expand the group's audience and would prove to be their last release before breaking up."--AllMusic
Grade: NM (CD/Artwork)
CD TRACK LISTING:
1. Jenny I Read
2. Mexican Moon
3. Heal It Up
4. Jonestown
5. Rain
6. I Call It Love
7. Jesus Forgive Me (For The Things I'm About To Say)
8. When You Smile
9. Close To Home
10. One Of My Kind
11. End Of The Line
12. (Love Is A) Blind Ambition
13. Bajo La Lune Mexicana
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106 Cic. de Off. III. 25.
112 Cic. de Off. III. 10, §45.
115 Judith xv. 1 ff.
116 2  Kings vi. 20.
117 Cic. de Off. III. 11, §49.
118 S. Matt. xiv. 4.
120 This affair happened in the war which Pyrrhus waged against the Roman people. Caius Fabricius was the general who refused to take advantage of the base offer.
121 Cic. de Off. III. 22.
130 S. John iii. 14.
131 Ex. iv. 6, Ex. iv. 7.
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143 S. John i. 33.
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No imaginations, because hackers can make this possible using your phone's personal assistant Siri or Google Now.
Security researchers have discovered a new hack that could allow hackers to make calls, send texts, browser a malware site, and do many more activities using your iOS or Android devices' personal assistant Siri or Google Now — without even speaking a single word.
...only if it also has a pair of headphones plugged into its jack.
It is very interesting and a mind-blowing technique.
The radio transmitter sends radio waves to silently trigger voice commands on any iPhone or Android phone (with a pair of microphone-enabled headphones plugged in) that has Siri or Google Now enabled respectively.
Where the headphones' cables act as radio antennas, which can be exploited to trick an iPhone or Android phone user into believing that the voice commands are coming from the user's microphone.
"You could imagine a bar or an airport where there are lots of people," Vincent Strubel, the director of the research group at ANSSI told Wired. "Sending out some electromagnetic waves could cause many smartphones to call a paid number and generate cash."
Siri enabled from the lockscreen — which is Apple's Default setting.
In its smallest form, this hack could be performed from a range of around six and a half feet.
A more powerful hack that ranges to more than 16 feet requires larger batteries and could only fit inside a car, the researchers say.
In the demo, the researchers sent a command to Google Now via radio on an Android smartphone and forced the device's browser to visit their ANSSI official website.


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The Japanese-American Claims Act is a law passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Harry S. Truman on July 2, 1948. The law authorized the settlement of property loss claims by people of Japanese descent who were removed from the Pacific Coast area during World War II. According to a Senate report on the Act, there were concerns about whether the United States government had the right to evacuate and place all people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps. As result of being placed in the Japanese internment camps there was great loss of property, belongings, business, "and the principles of justice and responsible government require that there should be compensation for such losses. "Congress over time appropriated $38 million to settle 23,000 claims for damages totaling $131 million. The final claim was adjudicated in 1955."

History
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise air strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the neutral United States in Oahu, Hawaii—with the focus being directed against the naval base at Pearl Harbor—on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack sank four U.S. battleships, destroyed 188 U.S. aircraft, and killed nearly 2,500 people, leading to the United States joining World War II the next day. Once the United States entered the war and anti-Japanese sentiment began to circulate, Americans increasingly reacted with racism and hostility, viewing people of Japanese descent as enemies regardless of U.S. citizenship. The U.S. government expressed concerns about the loyalty of the Japanese people living in America and about Japanese spies sending information to Japan. As a result, the Treasury Department froze the assets of all citizens and resident aliens who were born in Japan, and the Department of Justice arrested some 1,500 religious and community leaders as potentially dangerous enemy aliens. The chief concern among military and political leaders was due to the fact many of the largest populations of Japanese Americans were in close proximity to vital war assets along the Pacific Coast.

In response to the public fears, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. The order "granted the secretary of war and his commanders the power "to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded." While no specific group or location was mentioned in the order, it was quickly applied to virtually the entire Japanese American population on the West Coast."

Once Executive Order 9066 was issued all people of Japanese descent in the Western Defense Command were evacuated from their homes, forcibly relocated, and confined to relocation and then internment camps.  They were only allowed to take what they could carry with them and were not told where they were going or how long they would be gone. By June, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated to remote internment camps built by the U.S. military in scattered locations around the country. For the next two and a half years, many of these Japanese Americans endured extremely difficult living conditions and poor treatment by their military guards.

During World War II, U.S. Major General Henry C. Pratt issues Public Proclamation No. 21, declaring that, effective January 2, 1945, Japanese American "evacuees" from the West Coast could return to their homes. In December 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Mitsuye Endo that it was beyond the power of the War Relocation Authority "to detain citizens against whom no charges of disloyalty or subversiveness have been made for a period longer than that necessary to separate the loyal from the disloyal."

In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Evacuation Claims Act, which gave internees the opportunity to submit claims for property lost as a result of relocation.

Claims Act of 1948

Following is the text of the Claims Act of 1948:
"That no amount received as an award under the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Attorney General to adjudicate certain claims resulting from evacuation of certain persons of Japanese ancestry under military orders", approved July 2, 1948. As amended by Public Law 116 Eighty-second Congress, and Public Law 673, Eighty-fourth Congress (50U.S.6.App. sees.1981-1987), shall be included in gross income for purposes of chapter the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954."

"SEC.2. The first section of this Act shall apply with respect to taxable year sending after July 2, 1948. If refund or credit of any over payment of Federal income tax resulting from the application of the first section of this Act (Including interest, additions to the tax, additional amounts, and penalties) is prevented on the date of the enactment of this Act, or within one year from such date, by the operation of any law or rule of law, the refund or credit of such over payment may nevertheless be made or allowed if claim there for is filed within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of a claim to which the preceding sentence applies the amount to be refunded or credited as an overpayment shall not be diminished by any creditor set-off based upon any item other than the amount of the award referred to in the first section of this Act. No interest shall be allowed or paid on any overpayment resulting from the application of this Act."

Amendments

The Claims Act of 1948 was amended on June 5, 1956. "The purpose of the amendments is to establish $100,000 as the maximum award which the Attorney General may make in the compromise and settlement of a claim under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act of 1948 without submission of a claim of the Court of Claims."

Claims

Many former Japanese American internees had lost their property and their homes during internment; they had no place to go home to and had only a handful of belongings. The Claims Act was set up to help these people after release from the camps but it had its flaws. The processing of the claims took time and many of these people had nothing and were in urgent need of money for shelter and food after the camps closed. "JAPANESE-AMERICAN EVACUATION CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 the proposed legislation would confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to determine any claim timely filed under the act. A petition to the court for such determination could be filed at any time except that it could not be filed more than 90 days after the date of a notice by the Attorney General served on the claimant by registered mail that no further consideration would be given to the compromise of the claim." An example of such involves a claim filed by Toshi Shimomaye, who was forced to sell several possessions to the highest bidder that resulted in a net loss of several hundred dollars.

References

1948 in law
Internment of Japanese Americans


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