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This ICU nurse's whole life led to talking a patient out of taking his own life
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In June, a man walked into Piedmont Henry Hospital holding a knife to his neck. When ICU nurse Winston Charles and his peers initially responded to the code blue call, they were expecting a patient in need of resuscitation, not a man threatening to take his own life.
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"I got to the room and I saw that situation, and the first thing that came to my mind was that this might be this man's last chance to survive," Charles says. "My goal then was to make him have a good chance. I didn't just want to talk him out of it; I wanted to connect with the core of his needs. My approach was to give him an opportunity to tell me how I could be of assistance to him. At that point, I wanted to describe to him the value of his life.
"When people are in distress they tend to devalue the meaning of their lives. I wanted to bring back to him the value of his existence," Charles adds.
He was elated when the patient shared the telephone number for his mother. "She was able to remind him of the whole value of what his existence was, and she did that by saying four words: 'Son, I love you.'" That's when the man handed his weapon over to security.
There are so many "if not for" aspects to this story. Charles could have been off of work that day. He could have been doing a different job entirely.
But it was the right time, right place and everything else worked out. There have been a few times when serendipity and the triumph of hope over fears played a role in Charles' life, too. In fact, that is the theme of his life, from his childhood in Trinidad to a nursing career that has spanned three decades, three countries, two states and 22 years in ICU.
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This was always going to be his path—taking a medical role, soaking up education and earning degrees, helping others. But he faced more obstacles than most, and each step of his education took a level of grit and patience unique even in the nursing field, where everyone makes sacrifices. Charles grew up in Trinidad at a time when there was just one university campus on the island and people paid for their own school after 10th grade. His was not the type of family to produce a scholar; they simply did not have the means. Charles' parents had elementary school educations and were "trying to eke out a living like most of the people around where I lived – they were not even blue-collar," Charles recalls. "My mom looked for odd jobs and my father was like an indentured laborer. Everything centered on the oil industry, there was a refinery up and running and everyone was trying for whatever jobs they could get there."
Still, Charles had this fascination with the workings of the human body. And when he was 13 or 14, his determination to join the medical field gelled when his grandmother suffered a traumatic brain injury after a motor vehicle accident. "I watched her helplessly crying without really being able to do anything," he remembers. "She suffered a severe stroke and she died." Thus began a twisted and laborious path to enter the medical field.
Charles learned there was a West Indies College in Jamaica with a program in nursing. This was 1983—no text messages. "We didn't have flip phones, didn't have computers, now you get the picture," Charles recalls. "There would be a telegram, and you'd send a letter and wait for a response. It was slow. You had to always give yourself a week or two to hear from them. From the time I heard about this nursing school to the time I was accepted took a couple of years."
He remembers taking his acceptance letter to his dad, telling him, "'I've been accepted into college.' I'll never forget the look on his face, he turned with a half-grin on his face and said, 'That's great, who's going to pay for it?' That sent a clear message to me: If I'm going to do this, I'm going to do this on my own."
But still, he had no doubts. When he tells tales of those days or any other points along his challenging nurse career, he always interjects the expression, "I don't have to tell you..." before describing how, of course, things worked out. He attributes this success, and all his success, to three things. "I believe in God," he says. "Even at that time, I was a very strong believer in my faith. Second, I had made very good friends during my short lifetime and some of them really looked out for me."
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And third, though he didn't know it at the time, a professor at the school, Dr. Laurel Dovich, had taken an interest in his advancement and would sponsor his education after his second year. "Dr. Dovich made a commitment without even talking with me, thinking, 'This is someone I can invest in and he will do well. I don't know how she could have seen it then. When I found out I had funding, it put a lot of pressure on me – I thought, 'Whoever this angel is that is doing this for me, I cannot let them down. So I made a commitment to exceed every standard that is set before me."
And that he did. He took a job as a hall monitor to help pay his living expenses, then moonlighted at a hospital in Kingston, where he assisted in the operating room.
He earned a bachelor's of science in nursing, graduating at the top of his class. That same year, he married his wife.
The pair moved back to Trinidad, where Charles was a nursing instructor for a community college for four years before returning to the United States to offer a friend some support through a battle with cancer.
The plan was to spend a little time with their friend in Tallahassee, but the days turned to weeks and Charles' wife began suffering with terrible postpartum depression. When she began recovering, the two moved to south Florida, where Charles would continue his nursing career. He began working in ICU at Florida Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, specializing in cardiac IC, then the cardiac cath lab.
Next, when a colleague wanted to start an open-heart program in Hialeah, Charles followed, completing his MBA in health care management.
Around that time, he visited a friend in Georgia and, on a whim, made the unilateral decision to purchase a parcel of land. Charles told his wife, "Honey, we bought a home in Georgia."
"She said, 'We did? I don't know what you're drinking, but you need to stop drinking that.'"
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From there, he started looking for opportunities that gradually drew him to the Grady trauma nurse specialty program, a spot implementing EPIC software, a consultant spot with the EPIC system, and back to ICU as he began his doctorate in public health with a specialty in epidemiology, which he completed in February 2019. His dissertation is published in the Library of Congress, he says.
It's amazing that a moment of this frantic time as an ICU nurse intersected with a man who needed encouragement to continue living. "Fate would have it that I would be there," Charles says.
Charles recently received Piedmont Henry Hospital's Promise 360 award for his heroic efforts that day in June.
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Textures, models and sounds arent definitive, and suggestions or constructive critics are welcome.
Grindstone: Ore duplication for early game, and has a upgraded version with bonus output but runs from power.
Redstone Burner: uses energy to burn planks into charcoal.
Coal Press (currently unusable, it will be usable till the MV network its completed): Combines obsidian with Coal blocks to create diamonds.
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Think your toothpaste is healthy? If it contains any of these toxic ingredients, you may be harming your health. Read more about the potential dangers of toothpaste and healthy alternatives below.
As pursuers of superior health, you probably spend a good portion of your free time researching healthy eating and exercising plans. But in addition to the foods that you eat, have you ever thought about potential health risks lurking in your toothpaste?
According to estimations by health experts, the average American uses about 20 gallons of toothpaste in a lifetime. While you are not intended to swallow large quantities of toothpaste, over the course of your life, you will be consuming some quantity of toothpaste, which means you should take care to choose the healthiest paste both for your teeth and for the health of your entire body.
Not all toothpaste ingredients are healthy, and in fact, some can be quite toxic. Check your toothpaste for these potentially toxic ingredients and view a list of healthy alternatives below.
Not all toothpastes contain all of these ingredients, but any one of them can have potential dangerous side effects.
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is a surfactant that helps create foam. This is what makes regular toothpaste "sudsy." According to a 1997 study published in the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, SLS in toothpaste interferes with the proper functioning of your taste buds, causes skin irritation, and can even make mouth sores worse. SLS can also contain a carcinogenic byproduct, which may increase your risk of developing cancer and poses a danger to marine wildlife.
Fluoride is commonly used in toothpastes because studies have found that topically applying fluoride to the teeth can encourage minerals to bind to the fluoride particles, resulting in stronger, healthier teeth. However, when fluoride is eaten, it can cause significant damage to your body's systems. Additionally, a study from 2010 published in the journal Langmuir found that the protective layer added to the teeth by fluoride is about 10,000 times thinner than the width of your hair.
The study authors questioned if this protective layer is significant enough to have any benefit on teeth, but nothing definitive was found. In addition to questionable protective effects, fluoride has been linked to tooth discoloration, a sluggish thyroid, endocrine disruption, and even neurological problems. Because the health benefits are questionable but the health problems are not, you may want to think twice before using a fluoride treatment on your teeth.
Triclosan is an antibiotic that is present in some toothpastes. The purpose of tricolosan is to destroy bacteria in the mouth by reducing plaque build up and gingivitis. A study published in Environmental Health Prospectives in 2015 found that triclosan can have negative health effects, such as antibiotic resistant-bacteria, endocrine disruption, and even the increased risk for the development of cancers. Some studies have found that triclosan can cause bone damage in the fetal development of rats. With all of these studies indicating potential risks for the antibiotic, it makes sense to avoid taking a daily dose of the substance when brushing your teeth.
Toothpaste does not taste good on its own. Because toothpaste is not pleasant, scents, flavors, and sweeteners are added. However, it is completely counterintuitive to brush your teeth with pure sugar, which is why many toothpaste manufacturers use artificial sweeteners instead. Many toothpastes are sweetened with aspartame, which has been linked with health problems such as menthanol poisoning and weight gain.
Diethanolamine (DEA) is another foaming product commonly used in toothpaste. However, it also has well-documented health risks. According to a report from the Environmental Working Group, DEA is linked with stomach cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, and organ system toxicity. The California Environmental Protection Agency states that DEA is a possible carcinogen for humans and other mammals. Needless to say, foaming action while brushing your teeth is probably not enough benefit for the increased risk of developing cancer.
Propylene glycol is a mineral oil that is used in products such as paint and antifreeze. So why is it in your toothpaste? The oil is used to add that sudsing action to your toothpaste, but may carry health dangers that include skin irritation, lung irritation, and organ system toxicity. The Environmental Working Group suggests that propylene glycol be avoided in personal care products and elsewhere, when possible.
While there are multiple toothpastes on the market that do not contain these harmful ingredients, many "natural" toothpastes still contain ingredients that are not the healthiest for your teeth. If you choose to purchase a natural toothpaste, look for toothpastes without any chemical ingredients or sudsing agents.
Oil-based toothpastes are gaining popularity and may provide a healthy alternative to traditional toothpastes.
If you have a bit of time on your hands, you can make your own toothpaste. In 2012, researchers from Athlone Institute of Technology found that coconut oil was highly effective at fighting bacteria in the mouth. The study authors suggested that when the enzymes in your mouth break down the acids in the coconut oil, it creates an acid that is toxic to harmful bacteria.
Many dentists around the world now suggests that rinsing with coconut oil instead of a traditional mouthwash could be beneficial for the health of your entire mouth. Peppermint oil, also has antimicrobial properties and a blend of peppermint oil and coconut oil can be an effective cleaner for your teeth and mouth.
Tooth brushing alone will not be enough to keep your mouth healthy. In fact, a 2015 study published by Medical News Today indicated that it is your diet that plays the biggest role in the health of your mouth. Feed your body tooth-strengthening ingredients and your teeth will be able to fight tooth decay from the inside out.
According to the study, eating too much sugar and not giving your body the right nutrients to build strong teeth causes your teeth to soften and break down. Minerals are transported to your teeth through your saliva, and if your saliva does not have enough mineral content, your teeth will be weaker and more susceptible to decay.
Most of these nutrients are found readily in fermented products and animal products. A diet lacking in fermented foods and animal products may be low in essential vitamins for tooth health. Additionally, regular outdoor activities can help boost your essential vitamin D levels without the need for supplements.
In general, if you eat a diet filled with healthy meats, go outside at least 10 minutes a day, eat a variety of vegetables and fruit, eat fermented foods often, and avoid added sugars, your teeth will be healthier. Additionally, some studies suggest that grains contain anti-nutrients that block the absorption of tooth-building nutrients. If you have weak teeth prone to cavities, you may want to cut back on your grain consumption.
Not surprisingly, a toothpaste filled with chemicals is not healthy for your teeth or the rest of your body. By switching to a chemical-free toothpaste, you help your teeth stay healthy while avoiding unwanted side effects. But more importantly, what you eat affects the health of your teeth from the inside out.


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St. John's fans are going to be seeing many new faces on the men's basketball team next season. Andrés Pinzón is one of the team's most highly touted recruits for next season. Pinzón is originally from Puerto Rico, but has most recently played his High School Basketball at LUHI. He agreed to join me for an interview via zoom where we discussed his High School/FIBA basketball experiences, why he chose St. John's, what fans can expect from him, and some of his off the court interests.
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LUHI is a national basketball powerhouse year in and year out. Of course, most fans tend to focus on the incredible highlights from LUHI games against schools like Sierra Canyon and the Patrick School. However, aside from the games, Pinzón explained how "every day in practice was a lot of competition". He says that the competition he saw in practice against guys like Andre Curbelo, Zed Key, and Jalen Celestine prepared him well to succeed at the next level. He still keeps in touch with those guys, specifically Andre Curbelo (Illinois University Point Guard) as they both have connections with the Puerto Rico National team.
Playing on the Puerto Rico national team and his experiences in FIBA is certainly things that make Pinzón unique in comparison to other St. John's recruits. He absolutely stuffed the stat sheet throughout the U17 FIBA tournament in 2019; his best outing was against the Dominican Republic when he scored 28 points. He spoke about his FIBA experience, saying that "the game is slower so you have to read a lot of defenses so it helped me when I play in the United States because the game is way faster". This sort of experience with reading defense is so valuable to a young college player, especially in the Big East.
A Look Into The Future
Why did Andrés Pinzón want to come to St. John's? Well the answer is really quite simple. He wanted to stay in New York. When I asked him why St. John's over schools such as Florida or New Mexico, he said that he "didn't want to move to another state". He went on to acknowledge Assistant Coach Van Macon as a crucial piece in his recruiting process. He and Coach Van Macon made a connection that played a role in getting Pinzón to commit to St. John's.
When I asked Andrés what the best thing he brings to a basketball team is he told me that it was the ability to make others better. He says, "I can create for me, for my teammates…I like to share the ball and keep everybody involved".
Life Outside of Basketball
To complete the interview we talked about some of the things he likes to do when he's not playing basketball.
Hobbies: Going to the studio to hangout with his friends who rap (Andrés does not rap himself)
Favorite Rap Artist: Anuel & Bad Bunny
Dream Job that's not playing basketball: Astronaut
By Dylan Kelly
New York Sports Fan. St. John's Basketball.
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We are commissioning research to investigate and document the Law Society's relationship with historical slavery and colonialism.
We would like to understand the extent to which the organisation may have supported, financed, facilitated or benefitted – either directly or indirectly – from historic slavery and colonialism through its activities during the 19th and early 20th century.
The Law Society received its current Royal Charter in 1845, but its earliest origins date from 2 June 1825, when resolutions were passed at the first ever general meeting to establish the 'Law Institution', which had as its principal objective to raise money to erect "a suitable public building" in Chancery Lane or in the immediate vicinity of the Inns of Court.
In the same time period, there was a pre-existing membership body called the Society of Gentlemen Practisers (founded in 1739) created to protect the interests and enhance the conduct of the profession.
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This change comes after a tremendous public outcry on social media, campaigning for the man's freedom. Many say it was completely unjust that he remained under detention when he was not charged with a crime. Before his arrest, he was residing in the United States under protected temporary status from a work permit he obtained through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
As many know, that program is now essentially rescinded. When the immigrant's release was scheduled on a $7,500 bond, his work permit was also revoked. He will now have to continue to make his way through the removal process.
Those who heard he is being threatened with deportation have come out in his defense, saying it is a travesty of justice. He is not the first person to endure such challenges in the immigration law system. Often, New Jersey immigrants' chances of avoiding deportation and successfully seeking adjustment of status may be increased by relying on experienced guidance from an immigration attorney.


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The unfinished books of vacation
August 23, 2014 by cultureguru	Leave a comment
It's not uncommon to have multiple books on the go. Different books for different occasions.
Essay collection for short bursts of reading
Novel for extended reading time
eBook or tablet for low-light conditions
On vacation, the effect only gets multiplied.
Audiobook for car trips
Innocuous book to avoid awkward whatchya reading? conversations when visiting
Travel books, because what better time to plan the next vacation than when on vacation?
But all this switching has the downside of no particular tome actually getting finished. Now I have at least three that I feel equally eager to complete, yet am no longer in the circumstances where I can plough through as much material.
In fact, other than Globe and Mails, sundry magazines, and a Kindle novella, the only book completed last week was the audio version of Muriel Spark's 1961 novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I'd picked this up based on a Guardian article that said those "100 books you must read" lists were ridiculous, but here were five you really must read. This was one of the five.
It's a fairly short book, but a very interestingly constructed story, moving back and forth in time, revealing more details in each pass. It tells of a teacher, in the prime of her life (as we are reminded repeatedly), whose unconventional teaching methods at a British schools for girls often has her at odds with the school administration. Miss Brodie doesn't to just "teach to the test" (though she does emphasize the importance of passing the tests, so she can keep her job); she wants to inspire her girls to be creative and bold.
In one of her many controversial moves, Miss Brodie selects certain girls as her favorites based on their particular strengths, and primes them in particular to become the crème de la crème. She continues to meet and try to to influence them even when they are no longer in her class.
And one of them betrays her.
Jean complained that Miss Brodie was an irritating character, and she is. She's charismatic, but not entirely and always sympathetic. There's much to ponder on in the interplay of the characters. It would be a great book club book.
As for the unfinished…
I was intrigued by the premise of Will Ferguson's novel, 419. It's a suspense story built around the well-known Internet scam of the Nigerian prince who needs your help in getting his considerable fortune out of the country. And it takes off pretty quickly, with the investigation into the tragic end of one victim of the scam, interspersed with the point of view of the scammer in Nigeria.
But then it goes a bit weird, introducing more Nigerian characters who don't seem to have anything to do with the rest: A young pregnant woman walking across the country, for some reason; a young man whose village is devastated by the oil companies. At first I was impatiently flip-reading through those parts, eager for the original story to return. Then I realized I'd be missing half the novel if I did that.
So I went back and read at a more normal pace, and eventually got caught up in those tales as well. I have about a quarter of the book left now, though, and I still have no idea how the two narratives relate to each.
But I am curious to find out.
On the essay / nonfiction front, we have American Savage, by Dan Savage, a gay man who writes a sex advice column (that I don't think I've ever read). He's also behind the It Gets Better campaign to support gay youth, and the redefinition of Rick Santorum's last name. (Ahem.) This is a collection of essays on a variety of topics including relationships, politics, religion, and education.
I have found most of the pieces quite interesting, presenting facts I didn't always know, and certainly making me look at some issues in a new way. Why we all probably know far more bisexuals than we think we do. (Psst: Because they're passing as straight!) Halloween as a gay pride parade for straight people (and why that's a good thing). The anti-man bias of most advice columns—because said columns are mostly read by women. And why that bias is bad for relationships.
His own life experiences often illuminate the arguments: How his mother reconciled being a devout Catholic with fully accepting her gay son, and why he himself can't do the same. (Be a devout Catholic, that is. He does accept his sexuality. 🙂 The striking evidence, in his own lifetime, of how much things have gotten better for gay people—and how that happened.
Still up: "Still evil. Less evil. But still evil", "It's Happened Again", and "Bigot Christmas".
And Fangirl, a novel by Rowell Rainbow, is what we started to listen to after Brodie was done. I was struck by how much this book grabbed and held my attention, in contrast to the classic novel, which sometimes caused my mind to wander.
Surprise, because I suppose this would be classified a Young Adult fiction? It's the story of 18-year-old Cath, who goes off to college with twin sister Wren insisting that they not be roommates and try to be more independent of each other. Wren is very outgoing and friendly, while Cath is the opposite—almost pathologically introverted and anti-social. Needless to say, Cath has a bit of trouble adapting.
The Fangirl part comes from Cath's hobby—really more an obsession—with writing slash fan fiction about two characters from a fictional but Harry Potter-like series of books: Simon and Baz.
That it was so engaging (for Jean as well) despite not exactly reflecting our current stage of life (and no, I don't write fan fiction, either) is, I think, a testament to Rowel Rainbow's ability to create really full-fledged, complex, believable characters: Cath's fearless and intimidating roommate; her charming writing partner Nick; her creative but unstable father, and so on.
And while I'm actually not too worried about polishing off the two paper books fairly soon, we have 2.5 hours of listening left to Fangirl—and no imminent road trips! How are we going to get this one done?
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Richard Archibald (born 18 January 1978 in Coleraine, United Kingdom) is an Irish rower. He finished 6th in the men's lightweight coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He rowed for Coleraine Academical Institution Boat Club and Queen's University Belfast Boat Club.

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1978 births
Living people
Irish male rowers
Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers of Ireland
World Rowing Championships medalists for Ireland
21st-century Irish people

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Text in Latvian/Russian. 'Latvian Ornament' Stunning tome packed full of handset plates and illustrations showing Latvian costume, textile and art. Illust. Cloth cover grubby and page edges tanned, but plates in very clean condition.


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January 05, 2017 | by Elena Burger
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There's overlap in those who have bundled campaign donations for Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer, a review of campaign finance documents shows.
According to records from the New York City Campaign Finance Board, through the most recent filing period for the 2017 city election cycle, six individuals have bundled donations for both de Blasio and Stringer. Bundling involves collecting money from different parties and delivering it together to a campaign.
The six overlapping bundlers for de Blasio and Stringer are employed by six major legal, lobbying, and real estate firms, most of which have city business or clients with city business: Brown & Weinraub PLLC; Brown Harris Stevens; Capalino & Company; Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz; Greenberg Traurig; and Rudin Management Company.
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Bundlers at large firms often gather contributions from colleagues at their firms, typically through fundraising events. High-powered individuals and firms are known to donate to high-powered politicians, so the firm names are not surprising, nor is the fact that the entities involved are helping raise money for both de Blasio and Stringer, despite the rivalry between the two Democrats. Stringer is considering whether to run for re-election as comptroller or to challenge de Blasio.
"There are people who donate to civic causes, to political campaigns, just as a group of people who donate, and you turn to those people," de Blasio said at a recent press conference when he was asked about donors to his now-defunct nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York, which took in hundreds of thousands of dollars from entities with city business. "That has nothing to do with how you make decisions about their interests," de Blasio added.
While the mayor was discussing the Campaign for One New York, not his re-election campaign, his comment does apply to campaign fundraising, where many of the same names come up time and again.
The bundlers and their bundled donations mentioned here are for 2017 campaign accounts, from January 2014 through the filing period ending July 11, 2016. The next Campaign Finance Board filing deadline is January 17 -- these filings, the first of the city election year, will shed additional light on donors and bundlers to de Blasio, Stringer, and many other municipal candidates.
Seven of the ten individuals involved in the aforementioned bundling for de Blasio and Stringer through July also show up in the city's "Doing Business" portal, which tracks entities that have city business or clients with city business. The city's campaign finance law limits donations from those with city business to just $400 per candidate campaign, but their bundling of money from other donors is not limited.
Until de Blasio recently signed a new regulation into law, money bundled by those with city business was eligible for public matching funds through the city's campaign finance system. Those bundled donations are no longer eligible for matching funds, whereby the city matches the first $175 of donations six-to-one, up to a certain threshold. The system is meant to encourage candidates to seek small contributions from entities that don't have city business.
The bundling for both de Blasio and Stringer and doing-business classification applies to David Fensterman and Frank Carone of the law firm Abrams Fensterman: Fensterman bundled $9,900 for de Blasio and Carone bundled $4,900 for Stringer.
Other overlapping bundlers on the doing-business list include James Capalino of government relations firm Capalino & Company, bundled $44,940 for de Blasio and $16,800 for Stringer; David Weinraub of the law firm Brown & Weinraub PLLC bundled $2,100 for de Blasio and $7,000 for Stringer; Michael Woloz of Connelly, Mclaughlin & Woloz PR, bundled $16,650 for de Blasio and $4,950 for Stringer; Edward Wallace of the law firm Greenberg Traurig bundled $13,150 for de Blasio and $12,300 for Stringer; and, William Rudin of the real estate firm Rudin Management, bundled $25,150 for de Blasio and $9,900 for Stringer.
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Overall, through July 11, 2016 Stringer received the most campaign cash through all bundlers (not just overlapping bundlers): $573,153 to de Blasio's $499,520. Through that filing, de Blasio does have more total contributions: $2,307,523.45 to Stringer's $1,713,866.89. The next filing is expected to be quite large, especially for de Blasio, as campaign season continues to ramp up and the city primaries are just nine months away.
While Stringer is weighing a mayoral run, he's in part wating to see what comes of the two grand juries reportedly considering evidence against de Blasio associates, in part related to fundraising activities, though not for de Blasio's electoral campaigns. While things could easily change, at this point many people are still expecting Stringer to run for re-election as comptroller.
Frank Carone, of Abrams Fensterman, and his colleague, Howard Fensterman, are among the people with that hunch, and it suits them, Carone told Gotham Gazette. Carone bundled $4,900 for Stringer in 2015, and Fensterman bundled $9,900 for de Blasio in late 2015 and early 2016. Reached by phone, Carone was quick to clarify where his and Fensterman's mayoral loyalties lie: "At this point, we're supporting exclusively for mayor, Mayor de Blasio, both Howard and myself. And we'll continue that, and we'll also support Scott for comptroller."
When asked about the tension some bundlers might find themselves in if Stringer runs for mayor, Carone said, "You really have to follow your heart to tell you what's best for the city. Hopefully everyone acts that way. It's just like sports or anything else, it's OK for a bit of competition."
Carone also explained where some of his support for de Blasio stems from, saying that the two have "been active in Brooklyn politics for a very long time…[de Blasio] has been to my family functions and we've socialized outside of politics."
Other bundlers also have personal relationships and friendships with the two candidates -- both de Blasio and Stringer are long-time New York City politicians. Many of the bundlers, no matter how close to de Blasio or Stringer, also have the motivation of their businesses and the importance of having good relationships with powerful figures and those close to them. Requests for comments from other bundlers were either not returned or comment was not provided.
According to Bill Cunningham, the managing director of DKC Public Relations and a former communications director for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the bundling overlap for Stringer and de Blasio is likely routine fundraising for a city election cycle. Cunningham pointed out that "many people that contribute to mayors also contribute to comptroller. Because those are the two citywide offices that actually have fairly substantive workloads."
The crossover bundlers to de Blasio and Stringer do a variety of kinds of business. For example, both de Blasio and Stringer received bundled donations in 2015 from James Capalino of the government relations firm Capalino & Company, which has represented high-profile clients like Airbnb and Uber. Capalino has become the city's top-earning lobbyist since de Blasio took office -- the two are longtime associates. Connelly Mclaughlin & Woloz provide similar services for major city sectors and trade unions. Abrams Fensterman, Brown & Weinraub, and Greenberg Traurig have all represented either the New York City government or clients who have interests in what the government oversees, like zoning laws and industry regulations.
Rudin Management, which is involved in many transactions and projects, is developing a 675,000 square feet of working space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard along with Boston Properties and WeWork. (WeWork also bundled $68,750 for de Blasio's campaign - but none for Stringer's so far - and de Blasio's campaign has spent $15,900 so far on rented campaign office space from WeWork.)
Kenneth Sherrill, professor emeritus of Political Science at CUNY, said that many big funders like to "hedge their bets" with incumbent candidates. Sherrill did note that Letitia James, the public advocate, has not had quite the same machine rallying behind her campaign -- James has repeatedly indicated she is running for re-election and has been a steady de Blasio ally, unlike Stringer.
James, who is a virtual lock for re-election, has raised $71,800 from bundlers for her campaign through July. Sherrill did point out that the "public advocate has less power than the mayor or the comptroller," and donors may not be as compelled to raise funds for a candidate who doesn't offer quite as much government access.
There are no overlaps between major bundlers for de Blasio and any other candidate who has announced their candidacy for mayor. In fact, no other announced mayoral candidate has received funding through bundlers (again, through July 11).
Both Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito -- each of whom has a 2017 campaign account but has not declared an office -- have received campaign money through bundlers. Mark-Viverito, a de Blasio ally who is term-limited out of office at the end of 2017, has also reportedly hinted at running if de Blasio does not to seek re-election for whatever reason. Diaz Jr. can run for reelection to his current position, but, like Stringer, has been a vocal de Blasio critic and rumored mayoral candidate. The law and government lobbying firm firm Davidoff, Hutcher, and Citron is the only firm that employs bundlers for all three candidates; law partner Sid Davidoff bundled $18,400 for de Blasio, and attorney Arthur Goldstein bundled $7,100 for Mark-Viverito, and $1,500 for Diaz Jr.
Fundraising numbers reported in January will add to the 2017 picture significantly. It will also give further indication of how much preparation and flexibility certain candidates and potential candidates have.
"Having money in the bank in case you decide to run for something is good," said Cunningham, of DKC. "But [Mark-Viverito] doesn't have to decide to run for mayor. If Stringer decides to run against the mayor in a primary, she can opt to run for Comptroller. If [Letitia] James decides to run for another office, Melissa could run for Public Advocate. Or she could not run for anything. But having money in the bank, even if it's not the same amount that the mayor has, allows you to think through all of those possibilities."
by Elena Burger, Gotham Gazette
@GothamGazette
Tags: Bill de Blasio • Scott Stringer


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Abraham Baldry
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Awarded the preeminent scholarship for British nationals worth $85,000. Yearlong program studying studying public administration, economics, statistics, organisational leadership, and strategic communications.
Special Assistant on the midterm elections, working across all departments. Offered role as Finance Director, though unable to take up due to election law.
Product manager, advisor and strategist, providing data-driven insights on the 2019 UK General Election.
Oversaw creation of AI policy recommendations for Palo Alto based think tank's Tech Wise Council of CEOs and tech leaders.
Worked on service design and UX for the NHS's COVID-19 testing program.
Wrote campaign strategy for the UK's leading children's charity, drafted the launch speech for their biggest campaign in a century which secured £1.4B government investment.
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Currently Head of Strategy and International, UK Government's Office for Artifical Intelligence
Wrote talking points for Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
Worked with startups, governments, campaigns, charities, think tanks.
Co-founded think tank on social impact of technology.
Invited to speak about AI and tech at MozFest, the House of Lords and the Orwell Foundation.
Fellow at Newspeak House, the London College of Political Technologists.
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UK winner of the European Union's Charlemagne Youth Prize.
Relaunched the Mandela Scholarship Trust, a multinational education foundation endorsed by Nelson Mandela.
President and Chair of the Board of Trustees of an £8m membership organisation.
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