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Undisputed boxing champ bringing attention back to the sport
Claressa Shields is one of the greatest female boxers of all time
Big money boxing: Claressa Shields touts her future
Claressa Shields says she was inspired by her dad to be a boxer.
Boxer and Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields already has all the belts at 160 pounds. She has two belts at 168 pounds. Now, she's in her third division at 154 pounds.
The two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist told FOX Business' Charles Payne she is hoping to become the fastest boxer -- male or female -- to become a three-time division world champion.
Claressa Shields of the USA reacts after winning her bout against Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands. (REUTERS/Peter Cziborra)
Shields believes she brought a lot of attention back to women's boxing when she turned professional.
"It had kind of died after Laila Ali, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker," Shields said on "Making Money with Charles Payne."
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Now, she said, women's boxing has a lot of great female fighters.
Claressa Shields of the USA and Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands compete. (REUTERS/Peter Cziborra)
"It's just about branding, having that attitude," Shields said. "You know, being bold about what we do, embracing the fact that we're pretty women, but we've got big muscles, and we can fight."
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Shields said it's time for the world to realize its a different time now.
Claressa Shields wears her national flag as she celebrates after winning her bout. (REUTERS/Peter Cziborra)
"There are more Serena Williams and Claressa Shields coming up, and we need to be accepted," Shields said.
"It's just about branding, having that attitude. You know, being bold about what we do, embracing the fact that we're pretty women, but we've got big muscles, and we can fight."
- Claressa Shields, boxer
Shields will finally fight Croatia's Ivana Habazin on Jan. 10, 2020, for a couple of middleweight world titles. Habazin holds a welterweight world title and is on a five-fight winning streak. Shields was set to fight Habazin back on Aug. 17 in her hometown of Flint, Michigan, but she dislocated her right knee, so the fight was postponed to Oct. 5.
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But, then on Oct. 4, Habazin's 68-year-old trainer James Ali Bashir was allegedly attacked by Shields' brother, Artis Mack. Mach was reportedly charged with assault in connection to the incident.
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Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their Great Annual Show and Sale of Suckled Calves in conjunction with their weekly sale of Cast Cattle. Forward were 777 head.
Show Cattle - Mr Harry Emslie kindly made the long journey south from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and was greeted by a wonderful show of both quality and quantity, thankfully Mr Emslie's wealth of experience and knowledge made him the right man for the job. The tri coloured sash was awarded to first time winner here A C Bentham, Fletcher Hill Farm, Cockfield with a fabulous February born black Limousin Steer. No doubting the potential of this Lodge Hamlet son he is the first calf from pedigree British Blue heifer acquired from the Topside herd she herself was sired by Boherard Cantona. The reserve champion came from another new face to our winners enclosure Mr M J Marley of Holywell Farm, Northallerton with a tremendous shapely February born Limousin Heifer, our judge backed himself in the post show sale ring securing both his Champion and Reserve. A record entry of young bulls saw the show winner come in the shape of a tremendous January born Limousin from Barker Farming Partnership which sold to R M & B Teasdale of Brow Farm, Scagglethorpe for £990.
Store Cattle - One of the biggest shows seen on Clifton Road for many years welcomed no less than 60 active buyers to ringside as over 6 hours of selling saw a solid trade from start to finish. No doubting our sale leader as the Champion left with a host of wonderful prizes from our sponsors as well as the top price of £1300, the highest priced heifer accolade was shared between a pair of Limousin's; J G Wilkinson & Son, West Side, Staindrop with a 20 month old and B R Lawson of Buddle House Farm, Whashton with an 18 month old both sold for £1095. A big show of young bulls sold to a packed ringside, coming out on top for the second week running was C Binks & Son, Low Walworth Farm with a 12 month old Limousin which had earlier been awarded 2nd prize in the show.
Breeding Cattle – Cows & Calves £1550 £1250 RJ Mason. £1400 Humbleton Farms. £1120 £1000 K Tallentire.
In Calf Cows - £900 GW Lee & Sons.
Store Bulls £1165 £1050 £1045 £1040 £970 £960 C Binks & Son. £1000 £990 JA&UM Fawcett. £995 £960 £920 J&K Metcalf. £990 £850 £825x3 £810 Barker Farming Partnership. £980x2 £890 PF&JM Littlefair. £950 £825 C Atkinson. £890x3 £840 P Robinson. £880 S Beeforth. £855x3 £850 £785 SG Horn. £830 GW Dent. £820 £790 D&M Lowes. £810x2 £800 DE Stones. £805 DE stones. £790 BA&C Pearson.
Store Steers £1300 £1055 £1050 AC Bentham. £1200 M&P Stead. £1195 £1125x3 £1090 £1045x2 £990x3 D Blake. £1190 £1020 £1005 £990 £985 £970x2 £965x3 N Swinbank. £1190 P Tindale. £1105x2 £980x2 BI&RL Jobling. £1065 £1030 £970 JG Wilkinson & Son. £1025 N&A Hunter. £1010 £995 TW Brown. £995 Northfield Farms. £990 GW Dent. £980 KO Stones. £980x2 MJ Marley.
Store Heifers £1095 £1080 £960 BR Lawson. £1095 JG Wilkinson. £1050x4 MH Hodgson. £1050 KWB Wheldon. £1040 £935x2 MJ Marley. £1010 J&K Metcalf & Son. £1000 £990 KO Stones. £975x2 D Blake. £975 £940 R Simpson & Sons. £970 P Tindale. £960x2 £950 £940x2 £930x4 £925 £920x3 £910x2 N Swinbank. £950 Northfield Farms. £940 GW Dent. £925 L Booton. £910 W Richardson. £910 RJ Hare.
Cast Cattle - With an average of 106ppk the cow trade continued this week in similar fashion, top price per kilo was a 30 month old Aberdeen Angus Steer from D Blake, Whitehall Farm, Rowley which sold for 170 pence to J A Jewitt, Spennymoor. Leading the cow trade per kilo was a smart 4 year old Limousin from W I Suddes & Son, South Farm, Cornsay Village which also boarded the Spennymoor bound lorry at a cost of 168ppk, a trio of cows followed closely behind at 165ppk. Leading grossing beast in the cast ring was a 12 year old Charolais Bull from J B Thompson, Plum Tree Farm, Glaisdale when he amassed a value of £1197, top gross valued cow was another from Messrs Suddes, South Farm, this one a 12 year old Limousin at £1116.
Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 168 154 143 WI Suddes & Son. 165x2 HS Hutchinson. 165 A&M Farms. 149 147 139 136 127 RN Armstrong. 145 M Robinson & Sons. 143 136 132 WA Wardman Ltd. 141 JA&UM Fawcett. 139 L Booton. 137 135 JJ Dowson. 130 DL Brown. 129 DR Smith. 129x2 121 D Blake. 129 BA Swallow. 123 D Watson. 121 W&OM Jackson & Son.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1116 £1088 £1038 WI Suddes & Son. £1102 A&M Farms. £1060 L Booton. £1024 £975 £882 £842 RN Armstrong. £1017 £995 £982 WA Wardman Ltd. £998 DL Brown. £978 JA&UM Fawcett. £938 M Robinson & Sons. £876 D Watson. £866 BA Swallow. £844 W&OM Jackson & Son. £832 B&L Robson. £820 JJ Dowso. £820 G Swinbank & Sons.
Cast Bulls – Top prices ppk 170 D Blake. 148 B Watson. 114 JB Thompson.
Lead Grossing Cast Bulls £1197 JB Thompson. £1122 D Blake. £1030 B Watson.


For many pool owners, Labor Day (or soon after) is when they will close, or winterize their pools. Understanding the proper steps to take, what winterizing chemicals to use, as well as understanding the pH and alkalinity levels are very important. Properly closing your pool will reduce the chances of corrosion or scale buildup. There are pool winterizing kits, winter pool covers, and steps and procedures to ensure your pool is ready for it's winter sleep.
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Ministry pursues malaria campaign in Banteay Meanchey santuaries
People participated in the campaign to raise awareness about malaria among local communities and rangers in Kon Khleng Natural Protected Area and Ang Trapeang Thmor Wildlife Sanctuary in Poy Char commune of Banteay Meanchey province's Phnom Srok district. FACEBOOK
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Ministry of Environment officials are continuing a campaign to raise awareness about malaria among local communities and rangers in Kon Khleng Natural Protected Area and Ang Trapeang Thmor Wildlife Sanctuary in Poy Char commune of Banteay Meanchey province's Phnom Srok district.
The ministry said on January 15 that a total of 120 people have participated in the ongoing campaign. Last year, the ministry also provided training to more than 2,000 forest rangers and community members on the prevention of malaria and how to protect themselves from the disease.
"To end malaria in Cambodia, it has to start with us all. We have to protect ourselves, families, communities and people living around us by implementing preventive measures and spreading the message further," said ministry secretary of state Mom Thany.
She added that the ministry has a policy to support the health, safety and wellbeing of the officials involved.

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How Belle & Sebastian forgot their drummer in North Dakota
by Mary Lucia
Stuart Murdoch speaks with Mary Lucia in The Current studio. (Nate Ryan | MPR)
Talking to The Current's Mary Lucia, Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch explains how the band's drummer, Richard Colburn, got left behind in North Dakota as the band were making their way to a gig in St. Paul, Minn.
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MARY LUCIA: 89.3 The Current, I am happy to be sitting here, chatting with Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian, who's had quite a morning.
STUART MURDOCH: It's been a morning. It feels like a whole day that we've had already.
MARY: Just give us the little synopsis version of what went down.
STUART: Well, when I woke up a few hours ago, we realized we left our drummer in North Dakota.
MARY: Yeah, that happens.
STUART: What happens, or what?
MARY: That's just one way to get rid of a drummer, I'm thinking.
STUART: I'm kind of partially to blame because we were in a Walmart, we were just leaving town, Dickinson, North Dakota — not the other side of North Dakota! And we stopped for water, and I was coming out of the Walmart, and he [drummer Richard Colburn] was coming into the Walmart, and he was waving very happily, in a good mood. And that was the last time that we saw him.
MARY: And naturally, it should be said that when one runs in to use a restroom or whatever, you're not necessarily thinking, "Do I have my passport with me? And my phone? A urine sample and all that?" So basically, you did leave him with nothing.
STUART: He had a credit card, but he still sat in Walmart for four hours, but the thing is, he was probably thinking that we were — somebody was going to notice, but the trouble is everybody went to bed. I mean, there used to be a system. There used to be a system, but because we all have mobile phones these days, everybody's got a little bit blasé about it. It used to be that it was the pass on the passenger seat — you used to leave a pass for the last person, and that's how the driver knew. So Richard didn't have his phone with him, and we were all talking about all the different things he could've done, but he checked into a hotel and went to sleep!
MARY: What's the funniest observation someone has made about this today?
STUART: Everything up to this point didn't seem too funny. All I knew, personally my experience was I went into kind of "daddy" mode or something like that, and I just remember there was an episode of The West Wing where the President's daughter went missing, and I thought, "What did they do then?" And the word was, "Get the word out there!" With a missing person, it's better to get the word out there, you know, so that something will happen, because we didn't know how we were going to get him from there, from that kind of desolate spot, to St. Paul, so we tweeted, and lots of kind people tweeted me back, saying, "I'm in Fargo, maybe I could get there," "I'm in Bismarck, you know, maybe we could work something out." I even had a friend who was driving down from Winnipeg on the way to the show here. So currently we have him in a car driving to Bismarck, and the only question is, "Will they let him on the plane?"
MARY: With no ID.
STUART: And in his pyjamas.
MARY: Well, PJs … he won't seem much of a threat, I think, when you're in your jammies. You know?
STUART: That's true.
MARY: I think the answer lies in microchipping the band in the future, like you do your dog.
STUART: We were just talking about that! Our manager two managers ago, our first manager, Neil Robertson, I swear to god, he wanted to have us chipped in the neck. And this was — I'm talking 15 years ago. Because with a band our size, I mean, there used to be more of us. With the string players, it was like 12, 13 of us. And it's like herding cats. So it's maybe not surprising that something like this happened.
MARY: Yeah, if you see a wandering musician in Fargo, North Dakota, just bring him into the nearest vet, and they can just see if he's chipped.
STUART: Oh, god, now you say "Fargo" — I hope he doesn't end up upside-down in a wood chipper.
MARY: He's fleeing the interview!
Thanks for your help folks. We have Richard on a plane now, so everything is ok. He's in his pyjamas, sitting with a mimosa 😉🍸
— stuart murdoch (@nee_massey) August 15, 2017
Belle & Sebastian - official site
Belle & Sebastian perform an acoustic set in The Current studio Finding themselves temporarily missing drummer Richard Colburn, Belle & Sebastian creatively pivot and perform an acoustic set in The Current's studio, playing a selection of songs from three different albums.


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Q: Black dwarf Iron formation through quantum tunneling In a recent Kurzgesagt video about black dwarfs, it mentions that over extremely long periods of time, it may be possible for black dwarfs to slowly transform (from degenerate matter I'd assume) into iron through quantum tunneling, but it does not go into any further depth. Through what process/mechanism would this happen? Would a lucky quantum fluctuations give an atom enough energy to engage in fusion? That would require quite a bit of energy, thus being extremely uncommon. Sorry, I'm a novice when it comes to quantum physics.

A: I guess this is talking about a form of pyconuclear reactions. (I can't find a good, free reference, but googling on the name brings up plenty of sources).
In cold, degenerate matter, such as in a white dwarf, the non-degenerate matter can freeze into a crystalline lattice. As the white dwarf continues to cool, then after 10-20 billion years or so, the heat capacity falls as per the Einstein-Debye model, and the temperature drops rapidly.
However, even at zero temperature, the ions in the lattice have zeropoint vibrations (think of the ground state of a harmonic oscillator). As such, there is a non-zero probability of being able to tunnel through the coulomb barrier and fuse with another ion.

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The experimental duo turn plastic into music.
Matmos - Plastic Anniversary Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt have spent the last quarter century making music as Matmos, a group whose style Daniel once described as "noisy electronic music often made with unusual sources." Those sources have included everything from "the snips, clicks, snaps, and squelches of various surgical procedures," to simpler fare like washing machines and shuffled playing cards (they did that one live on tour for Björk, with whom they produced the albums Vespertine and Medúlla). Matmos's latest LP, Plastic Anniversary, marks their 25th as both a musical duo and a couple. The chosen sound source this time is plastic, which feels like the perfect subject for a Matmos album. On the one hand, it's quirky, symbolizing the mundanity and strangeness of modern life. On the other, it's quite sinister, playing its role in a looming environmental crisis that threatens human civilization as we know it.
Perhaps most importantly, plastic presents virtually endless sonic possibilities. Matmos tease a dazzling panorama of sounds from its many forms, some easily identifiable, others intentionally obscure or mangled beyond recognition (many are named in the track titles). On "Interior With Billiard Balls & Synthetic Fat," you'll recognize the clack of the billiard balls, but probably not the synthetic fat, a substitute for human flesh used in medical schools. Many tracks riff on the social implications of plastic objects as well as their physical properties. "Thermoplastic Riot Shield," a vicious beat track that wouldn't have sounded out of place on SOPHIE's last album, has an aura of violence well suited to its subject.
That track, arriving just after the sweetly sentimental "Plastic Anniversary," signals a move toward darker themes. Plastic's original innovators described it as "a fourth kingdom," beyond the animal, vegetable and mineral. With that in mind, the cacophonous "Collapse Of The Fourth Kingdom" feels apocalyptic, especially coming before "Plastisphere," an ambient piece evoking vast wastelands of plastic detritus (made, according to the press release, from samples of bubble wrap, Velcro, plastic bags, straws and an emergency stretcher). It's probably not a coincidence that the album starts off upbeat optimistic and ends in a lifeless dystopia, as if mirroring the story of plastic itself.
Matmos's music works best when its disparate threads work in perfect concert. That is sometimes, but not always, the case on Plastic Anniversary. Daniel once laughed off comparisons to Blue Man Group and STOMP, but this album might make you think of one or the other—and not just when they're playing PVC pipes with toilet brushes ("The Singing Tube"). There's no denying its mastery—like all of Matmos's records, it is strange, ambitious and overflowing with dazzling sounds. Some tracks are impressively groovy, possibly even destined for the odd Rekordbox library ("Breaking Bread," "Silicone Gel Implant"). Somehow, though, the music, humor and social commentary just don't gel the way they have in the past, like on the classic A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure, or their last album, the excellent Ultimate Care II. Those records are surreal and transportive. Plastic Anniversary is just extraordinarily clever, something to be marveled at more than moved by.
An American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R employee Bettina Richards.
It also features sound design work from Other People artist Patrick Higgins.
Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem will reissue the collection, Afternooners, recorded in 1982.
The electro duo's performance is a collaboration with visual artists Antivj and astronomer Dr. Dida Markovic.
The experimental duo's next full-length puts an emphasis on live performance.
Kronos Quartet, Matmos and Chassol will present renditions of the American composer's work.


In 2014, Indosat recorded a good year with emphasis in its efforts to build and embrace the digital development in Indonesia. The concept focuses in presenting how digital technology has developed to be a significant communication tool for people in this day of age and thus inseparable to our life. Indosat as one the leading telecommunication companies in Indonesia understands and furthermore embraces that change.
Indosat's focus in digital technology and development is illustrated through out the report using isometric illustration, which shows a virtual/digital version of day-to-day life of the people of Indonesia, incorporated with various visual elements one would normally find on mobile phones and computers – our very windows to the digital world.
Consistently in the Annual Report, our design also has trully 'embraced' the digital world. From the headings that were designed as buttons, to the isometric illustration representing our 'virtual' world and down to the little details of the infographics – all visual elements in this report reminded us of how close and intertwined our life is with technology.


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Atelier Teymur Rzayev's "First Digital Climate Change Art Show" (Pinelo Art Gallery - 20200527)
Written by	Pinelo Art Gallery
Atelier Teymur Rzayev's "First Digital Climate Change Art Show" will take place at the Pinelo Art Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey from May 30 to June 12, 2020, during the week of World Environment Day on June 5, and World Ocean Day on June 8, 2020 to commemorate them.
This art show is part of the United Nations World Environment Day Digital Celebrations and was curated by Selva Ozelli based on her series of articles on digital technology adoption, solar energy and tax policies in the jurisdictions with the greatest carbon emissions. These articles have been published by the World's first Climate Change Museum "The Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change - Hong Kong" in addition to more than 100 other publications around the world.
The inspiration behind the theme of the art show was a culmination of the body of work of like-minded Climate Change Artists at Atelier Teymur Rzayev that corresponded to the issues Selva Ozelli raised/addressed in her Climate Change based article series:
(1) Serife Akkan – "Running to the Oasis"
(2) Askin Akman – "Tree 284"
(3) Rana Balkis – "Climate Change" & "Not Like Before"
(4) Oya Gali – "Hurricane Irma"
(5) Semine Hazar – "Artic Melting" 1 & 2
(6) Fatma Kadir – "Tree Abuse" & "Homeless Doves"
(7) Selva Ozelli – "Tsunami" 1 & 2
(8) Hulya Sahin – "One Leaf - a Thousand Rain Drops" & "Grey Skies - Sad Trees"
(9) Ilhan Sayin – "Glamorous Cactus" & "Red Cactus"
(10) Ismail Soysal – "Farmer's Longing"
Atelier artist paintings which are also part of the art show have been recently acknowledged in international Climate Change and Coronavirus art competitions as follows:
Rana Balkis (2) "Not Like Before", Selva Ozelli (14) "Tsunami" were recently selected for United Nation's COVID19 Open Brief;
Selva Ozelli "Tsunami" was also shortlisted in international ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA competition held by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Fatma Kadir's painting titled "Four Seasons" recently won first prize at the nature art competition at Connemara National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Chonamara in Ireland. Her diverse bird artwork inlcuding "Homeless Doves" was also selected and distributed via social media by the Biodiversity Department of the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht of Ireland.
Atelier Teymur Rzayev, Climate Change Art Show, May 30th (Irish Tech News - 20200528)
Review: Cointelegraph-Inspired Climate Change Art Exhibition (Cointelegraph - 20200530)
The New Year Begins with the One Planet Summit (Climate Haven - 20210104)
More in this category: « 熱帶海洋生物多樣性持續下降 港大研究發現疑與海洋暖化有關 (Hong Kong Economic Times - 20200526) Climate change: older trees loss continue around the world (BBC - 20200602) »


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For almost 100 years, our family has served the world's immigrant communities. We are the children and grandchildren of immigrants. And now we prepare to pass that experience, diversity and commitment to another generation.
We Are Diverse
Our immigration firm is diverse, both in our areas of immigration practice and in our multilingual team. From business and family immigrataion to asylum and federal litigation, we do it all. We also say it all, in English, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Russian, Polish.
We Are Committed
oday's special challenges require an immigration firm that does not back down. When our clients receive improper denials in the immigration courts or from the immigration bureaucracy we fight back.
My grandfather, Joseph Zwaik, was 16 years old when he walked off the steamship plank onto Ellis Island.
It was 1911 and he was traveling alone, carrying everything he owned in a small suitcase. He came to a country that needed his labor and he faced an immigration bureaucracy that was more concerned with trachoma than with terrorists. Physicians checked for trachoma, a contagious eye infection, by turning the eyelid inside out with a buttonhook to look for inflammations on the inner eyelid. The process was quick and painful. Today, the process of immigrating to the United States is often slow and painful. An American citizen seeking to reunite with brothers or sisters must.
Individuals seeking to immigrate to the USA today need the help of an experienced immigration professional. We are active in all phases of immigration law including investment and business related petitions, family based petitions, political asylum, removal proceedings, and CSS/LULAC applications. We obtain work related status for professionals (H-1B), non-professionals (H-2B) and investors (E-2). We also obtain green cards for investors, professionals (including doctors, athletes, researchers, educators, and business professionals) and skilled workers (including specialty cooks, machine operators, and others.) Our clients come from all over the U.S. and abroad, including individuals and corporate clients in Europe, South America and Asia. They come to the USA today with many dreams and they come with the same dream as my grandfather's almost a century ago – to find a better life.
Mr. Zwaik founded the law firm in September of 1980, opening his first office in Melville, New York at a time when he was the only attorney regularly practicing immigration law in Suffolk County. He is the second generation of immigration lawyers in the Zwaik family (Vanessa being the third). Stanley Zwaik, Mitchell's uncle, began practicing immigration law shortly after World War II and mentored Mitchell during his early years of practice.
The firm, which Mitchell Zwaik began with himself and a part-time secretary now has 8 attorneys, four offices, a support staff of over 20 trained professionals who speak eight languages, including Spanish, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Ukrainian, Turkish and Russian. Although Mr. Zwaik currently devotes most of his time to Business Immigration, he has built a formidable reputation for success in many other areas of immigration law, including asylum, Cancellation and waiver cases before the immigration courts, appeals to the federal courts, the Board of Immigration Appeal's, and the Administrative Appeals Office and family law issues. Mitchell was admitted to the New York bar in April of 1980 and is currently admitted to the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Courts of New York and Pennsylvania.
The firm slogan: "Counseling Immigrants. Growing America" is not just a catchy phrase. They are the foundation on which this firm is built- the belief that America continues to grow stronger every day due to the contributions of immigrants from all over the world.
Mitchell practices out of the Ronkonkoma office.
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Michael Gilbert is a partner if the firm of Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates, having joined soon after graduating law school in 2000. He has focused much of his attention to the complex area of immigration litigation. Representing clients in Removal proceedings presents unique and complex challenges that requires quick and decisive decision making. The consequences of making the right choice can mean the difference between separating a father or mother from their son or daughter or maintaining family unity. When a client is detained, it is often a race against the clock. Our firm investigates the immigration history of the foreign national to determine if they are statutorily eligible to remain in the U.S. If a detainee has a criminal record, we must evaluate their record of conviction to determine if there are any forms of relief available. If the client has a prior order of deportation, it must be re-opened, by motion or waiver before we can apply for any immigration benefits. Michael Gilbert's training in immigration litigation has developed his ability to make informed decisions under highly pressured circumstances.
Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude from SUNY Brockport, with a major in Philosophy. He received his Juris Doctor from SUNY Buffalo. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, Supreme Court of New York, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, and he was the recipient of the Departmental Scholar Award in Philosophy at SUNY Brockport. Michael divides his time between the Ronkonkoma and Hampton Bays offices.
Michael A. Gilbert
Melinda Rubin merged her immigration firm with Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates in February of 2015. She is a native Long Islander who grew up in Sag Harbor. At age 5 she decided she could help people by being a lawyer and she has been interrogating people since. She is a 1980 graduate of Tuller School, an Episcopal private school that was in Sag Harbor, NY. She graduated in 1984 from Hofstra University with Honors in Political Science and in addition to awards for leadership she was also a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society. She attended Hofstra Law for a year but decided to take time off and worked doing accounting work at different companies including several Wall Street Firms. The need to help people resurfaced during the late 1980's and in 1988, when she moved to California to attend Whittier Law School in Los Angeles. While there she graded onto Law Review and was in the top 5% of her class. She transferred to the University of Maryland in 1990 and graduated from there in 1992 where she majored in environmental law. That administrative law background became handy when she shifted her focus to immigration law in 1995.
She has been a member of the NYS Bar since 1993. Melinda directed her own practice from 1995 until 2015, practicing immigration, criminal and real estate law. In 2015, her firm merged with Zwaik, Gilbert and Associates and she is now part of a group of lawyers dedicated to ensuring their clients receive the best advice and best service possible. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to criminal immigration, asylum, SIJ and asylum for children. Melinda works out of our Hampton Bays office and looks forward to meeting and working with you to develop the best strategy to ensure you win your case. Melinda has been a proud member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1996.
Melinda Rubin
Edgar Osorio is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates. Edgar attended Stony Brook University for his undergraduate studies and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in History. In 2018, Edgar graduated from Brooklyn Law School's accelerated JD program. At Brooklyn Law, Edgar was co-chair of the Immigrant Visa Assistance Project and participated in the Safe Harbor clinic. Edgar is a member of the New York Bar. In his free time, Edgar loves solving NYTimes crossword puzzles, hiking, and reading the news. The son of two Salvadoran immigrants, Edgar is fluent in Spanish and English.
Edgar Osorio
Anna obtained her law degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. While in law school, she actively participated in multiple events organized by the Immigration law clinic. Prior to joining Zwaik, Gilbert and Associates, Anna volunteered for an immigration non-profit on Long Island.
Anna has extensive experience in family-based immigration, removal defense, naturalization, adjustment of status and waivers of inadmissibility. Her ultimate goal is to provide the best representation to her clients, whether it is a consultation or a complex litigation matter. Anna is admitted to practice in the State of New York.
In her free time, Anna loves spending time with her family, she enjoys outdoor activities and traveling.
Anna is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and understands Spanish.
Anna Vonderhaar
Emine received her Bachelor's degree in legal studies from the prestigious Yeditepe University in Turkey and she is a member of the Istanbul Bar. She has extensive professional experience providing legal counseling services in Criminal, Family, Real Estate and Labor Law matters. Emine had managed her law office for five years and throughout her professional career, she volunteered to provide legal aid to domestic violence victim women and children. Emine moved to New York and joined Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates, further diversifying and enriching the firm with her extensive legal experience.
While working with Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates, Emine graduated Cum Laude from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and earned a Master of Laws in U.S Legal Studies. She is a proud recipient of two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Civil Procedure and Contracts. Emine specializes in Business Immigration and has vast experience working on investor visas and employment-based immigration matters.
Emine is fluent in Turkish.
Emine Şahin Karakaşlıoğlu
Diego was born and raised in Lima, Peru. On June 2017 he immigrated with his family to New York. Diego went on to attend Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is admitted to practice in Peru since 2013, and worked in Litigation, Corporate and Civil Law.
In 2020 Diego graduated Cum Laude from Touro Law obtaining his Master of Law (LL.M) in American Legal Studies. Diego is working at the firm in the area of immigration litigation.
Diego feels identified with our clients and takes each case with responsibility since he personally had an immigration case. His commitment to the clients is to always be persistent and innovative with each case.
In his free time, Diego loves playing Latin Jazz and learning how to play new instruments. He likes kayaking and hiking with his wife and son.
Diego Sponza Mata
Alexa Betancourt
Ana was born and raised in Lima, Peru. In 2020 she immigrated with her family to New York. Ana went on to attend Universidad de Lima where she received her Juris Doctorate. She has been admitted to practice law in Peru since 2012 and worked in Civil Law for more than 5 years in one of the main telecommunications companies in Peru.
Since 2010, Ana has been part of different NGO's that support children and work to eliminate and prevent all forms of child labor with the aim of protecting the rights of the children in Peru.
Ana is working at the firm in the area of Special Immigrant Juvenile applications. Her commitment to the clients is to provide confidence and accompany them throughout the Special Immigrant Juvenile process to achieve a new beginning in the United States.
Ana is planning to start her Master of Law (LL.M) in American Legal Studies this fall. This degree will allow her to become an attorney in New York.
In her free time, Ana loves spending time with her family, and she enjoys painting and cooking.
Ana Contreras Arrieta
Jackie joined the firm in 2013 and has held a variety of positions. She started as a receptionist and quickly transitioned to Mr. Zwaik's personal assistant. She also worked as a paralegal, primarily in Family-Based and Consular Processing applications. Currently, she helps maintain our administrative process as well as our computer system and is now involved in our Marketing efforts. She is truly the firm's "Jackie of all trades"
Jackie Romero Cruz
Cristina attended Pace University for her undergraduate studies. She majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Spanish. She graduated with a B.S. degree in 2013. Cristina obtained her J.D. degree from Touro College Jacob. D. Fuchsberg Law Center in May 2019.
Cristina has been with Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates since August 2014. Cristina specializes in Family based immigration law and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases.
In her free time, Cristina loves recording music with her father and reading books. She enjoys traveling with her two daughters. The daughter of Chilean immigrants, Cristina is fluent in English and Spanish.
Cristina Sandoval
Esme Guerrero
Gaby Sagastume
Jaritza Reyes
Jennifer Lemus
Justine Becker
Kimberly Anderson earned her J.D. in 2017 from Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas before pursuing her life-long dream of moving to New York. Kimberly focuses her practice on representing employees, employers, and small businesses in employment and business immigration matters. Prior to attending law school, Kimberly worked in business immigration and employment law after she earned a bachelor's degree with a double major in Historical Studies and Literary Analysis from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2008. Kimberly has worked with a wide range of Fortune 500 and smaller corporations in all aspects of U.S. business immigration. This includes H-1B, L-1, E-3, TN, H-3 and O-1 nonimmigrant visas, consular affairs, U.S. permanent residence, including cases requiring labor certifications/PERM, aliens of extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers and multinational managers and executives.
In her free time, Kimberly is busy raising four Havenese/Shih-Tzu puppies her son and her rescued after their mother did not survive their birth. One of the puppies weighed under five ounces at birth! They are named John Lennon, George Harrison, Yoko Ono, and Paul McCartney.
Kimberly Anderson
Leslie Zwaik has been the office and business manager at Zwaik, Gilbert and Associates for more than 20 years. During that time, she has guided the growth of the firm from a 1-attorney, 1-office, 1 secretary firm to a multiple attorney, multiple office firm with a support staff of 30. During the Covid crisis, she was responsible for directing safety protocols at all offices which kept us safe and fully functional without interruption. As the firm emerges from this crisis and expands to meet client needs, Leslie will continue to direct the firm's business affairs. When communication becomes an issue- when our staff is not responding to your needs or billing becomes confusing, Leslie is the one to speak with.
Leslie Zwaik
Maria Pacheco Villalobos
Nancy attended St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, NY. She worked as an Executive Administrator at Long Island Savings Bank then later as a Junior Programmer/Report Writer at Delta Funding. She joined the firm in 2009 and found her true calling, helping her own community.
As an Immigrant herself, Nancy has great empathy and understanding of our clients' difficult circumstances. Nancy works closely with our attorneys in almost all facets of Immigration Law. She is dedicated and feels immense satisfaction when her efforts help our clients achieve "The American Dream".
In her spare time Nancy enjoys reading, cycling, and spending time with her family, preferably at the beach.
Nancy is fluent in English and Spanish.
Nancy Martinez
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Sajad completed 5 Years Integrated LLB (JD) Hon's from University of Jammu, Kashmir in the year 2008.He became an Indian attorney and member of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association in 2009.He has more than a decade long experience in the practice of law in Kashmir and Indian Courts, both at Subordinate and Appellate Levels. He extensively practiced Constitutional, Environmental, Civil and Human Rights law. He also has extensive Social Work experience.
Sajad started working with Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates in 2020 as a Legal Assistant.
Sajad is fluent in Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and English.
Sajad Sheikh
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Dr Albert Coates - hero in medicine, surgery and war
Albert Coates (1895-1977) was born in Ballarat in Central Victoria, oldest of seven children of strong Methodists Arthur and Clara Coates. Although money was short, Arthur and Clara raised their family valuing education. Albert had a thirst for literature and knowledge, but his formal education ended at 11. At first he worked in a butcher's shop on Saturdays only, then he worked 6 days a week. At 14 was indentured to a Ballarat bookbinder, which gave the lad the chance to read widely and study at night.
Encouraged by night-school at Ballarat, Coates passed the junior public examination with distinctions in French and German in 1913. But Coates wanted a career in medicine. He qualified for Melbourne University but as he could not afford to take his place on financial grounds, he moved to Wangaratta. There he worked in the Postal Department and studied in his spare time.
World War One and after
By 1914 Coates was able start a university medical course, however WW1 intervened. He was an idealistic 19 year old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Aug 1914, as a medical orderly attached to the 7th Battalion. His time on board ship was spent assisting the doctor inoculating the men against typhoid. Coates also studied German on board and in Egypt he continued his study of his favourite languages, plus Arabic, at Berlitz School.
A stature of Albert Coates in tatty WW2 clothing, Ballarat
The plaques along the ground tell the Coates story
Coates was on board the fleet that headed for Gallipoli in April 1915, survived and was one of the last to leave the peninsula in Dec 1915. His battalion was transferred to France in March 1916 and fought in the Battle of the Somme. In Feb 1917 he was attached to the intelligence staff to use his languages as the battalion's interpreter.
He left France in Oct 1918 and returned with other Anzacs to Australia for a short stay, but the war ended a few weeks later in any case. Sir John Monash and British authorities recognised his ability and, at the end of the war, he was invited to apply for a commission in the British Army. But Coates was finally at home, so he worked in the office of the Commonwealth censor in Melbourne.
Late in 1919 he returned to the Post Office where he continued to work at night while studying medicine at the University of Melbourne in the day. In March 1921 he married Harriet Hicks (d1934) at the Methodist Church, Camberwell; they had a son and three daughters.
Coates was one of the top students in his year, gaining 1st-class honours in anatomy and the exhibition in pathology. He graduated in 1924 with 1st-class honours in all subjects and was offered the Stewart Lectureship in anatomy, the opportunity to develop his teaching ability.
In 1925 Dr Coates was a resident at Royal Melbourne Hospital/RMH. He then worked with Prof Richard Berry in the university's department of anatomy, first as a Stewart lecturer (1925-26) and then as acting-professor (1927). Back at Royal Melbourne Hospital, he was appointed honorary surgeon to out-patients in 1927 and to in-patients in 1935. He was soon appointed Honorary Surgeon to Outpatients at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Interest in neurosurgery grew. Following his wife's death in 1934, Coates visited surgical centres in Britain, Europe and North America; shortly after his return he was asked to establish the neurosurgical unit at RMH. In Dec 1936 he married Catherine Anderson in Dunedin NZ. On his return he formed a neurosurgical unit, and later in 1940 a number of surgeons formed the Neurosurgical Society of Australia.
From 1936 to 1940 Dr Coates was a lecturer in surgical anatomy at Melbourne University. He enlisted again and in Jan 1941 he was called up, aged 45. Appointed lieutenant colonel and Senior Surgeon to the second AIF in Malaya, Coates was posted to the Australian General Hospital at Malacca, Malaya. After the Japanese invaded the Malay Peninsula in Dec, the medical unit fell back to Singapore; Coates was ordered to sail in Feb 1942 for Java in the Dutch East Indies. The convoy was bombed and the survivors reached Tembilahan Sumatra.
Operating in the prisoner-of-war hospital, Nakom Paton Thailand
Photo credit: Australian War Memorial
Padang (West Sumatra) was occupied by the Japanese three weeks later. Now a prisoner of the Japanese, Dr Coates was sent to Burma in May 1942. At the notorious camps on the Burma-Thailand Railway he cared for hundreds of prisoners of war. He later told the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that he worked in a bamboo lean-to, with his only instruments a knife, two pairs of artery forceps and a butcher's saw. Conditions were deplorable, the Japanese treatment was brutal and the death rate high.
In Dec 1943 the Japanese sent Coates to Thailand. From March 1944 he was chief medical officer of a huge prisoner-of-war hospital at Nakom Paton where he was responsible for providing artificial limbs, transfusions and surgical appliances.
With the cessation of hostilities, Coates returned to Melbourne in Oct 1945, and resumed his medical career. He resumed work as honorary surgeon to in-patients at RMH, and as the Stewart lecturer in surgery. He was president of the Victorian branch of the British Medical Association, a delegate to the International Red Cross at Monte Carlo Monaco, president of the War Nurses Memorial Centre Melbourne, and was on the board of management of Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Coates was a delegate for the RSL at the Japanese Peace Talks and in 1946 he gave compassionate evidence at the War Crimes Tribunal in Tokyo. In 1951 he went to San Francisco for the signing of the Peace Treaty with Japan.
In 1953 he was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, and in 1955 received a knighthood. After retirement, in 1977, Coates and Newman Rosenthal published The Albert Coates Story. Dr Coates died in Oct 1977 at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
The Albert Coates Story
by Albert Coates, and Newman Rosenthal
Published by Hyland House, Melbourne in 1977
A statue in Ballarat commemorates Albert Coates, the doctor who was a Prisoner of War of the Japanese during WW2. A portrait by the official war artist Murray Griffin is held by the Australian War Memorial, Canberra; and another by Louis Kahan is with the family. In 1971 contracts were signed for the construction of the Union building, library and student housing at Federation University Ballarat. In Sept 2006, the original Union Building was renamed the Albert Coates Complex. Every year Fed Uni holds the Sir Albert Coates Oration, in collaboration with the Albert Coates Memorial Trust.
What an extraordinary life!
Labels: Australia, history, medicine, Melbourne, sculpture, SE Asia, WW1, WW2
Hello Hels, Dr. Coates was one of those remarkable people who stop at no obstacles to learning or service. Too many people give up when encountering the first impediment, let alone bombings and imprisonment. I just brought back my books for this year, but have added the Coates book to my look-for list.
He was a high achiever and worthy of having a lane we walk along often enough to enter the QV shopping centre named after him. I have often wondered who Albert Coates was, assuming he was involved in the arts, but given the shopping centre is on the site of the old Queen Victoria Women's Hospital, it all now makes sense. He must have had some involvement at that hospital too.
Medically trained people are usually particularly committed to community service, as Coates showed. But it takes many years to specialise in ONE specialty, let alone more than one - anatomy, surgery, neurosurgery.
Hi Hels - I'm amazed at how much people were able to do and learn back then!! I wish today we were all able to apply ourselves that way. Extraordinary man - thanks for telling us about him ... cheers Hilary
*nod* Most people have great plans for their careers, but give up if anything goes wrong eg an unsympathetic boss or a case of sciatica. But Sir Albert Coates faced every possible crisis I can think of, both personal and national: family poverty, two world wars, physical injury, early death of his wife, prison camp etc etc. I would have crumbled :(
good on you for knowing/guessing that Albert Coates Lane was once the site of Melbourne's first hospital and was later built as part of the former Queen Victoria Hospital. I had no idea of the connection until a long weekend in Ballarat where the guide pointed out Coates' statue and plaques.
most students finish high school at 18, so after 6 focused years on medical studies, they are 24 at graduation. Then a couple of years in a hospital, and 4 or so years of specialisation, a doctor is ready to tackle the world in some comfort.
But Coates was full-time working in a butcher shop etc, an enlisted man in WW1 and married with children long before he finished _just_ his undergrad studies aged 29. No wonder you were impressed.
A working class family with many children in rural Victoria very often had to take their children out of school as soon as it was legal to do so. In this case, at 11. It wasn't an easy start for an intelligent, ambitious lad, was it?


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MY FAMILY WERE SPLIT - DOLAN
Hartlepool-born Matty Dolan had split loyalties in the stands after scoring against his former club in the 1-1 draw against Hartlepool United.
The midfielder slotted home from the penalty spot to earn Town a draw at Victoria Park in Sky Bet League Two.
The result sees Yeovil move three games unbeaten away from home and Dolan was pleased to score with his family present.
Speaking to YTFC's official YouTube channel he said: "I had all my family down who were split to be honest.
"I had some friends in the Pools end and all my family and my best mate in the Yeovil end.
"The travelling fans were incredible, to travel 330 miles was incredible from them.
"It's nice we go away with a point which we can take onto Luton on Tuesday with a chance to get closer to Wembley."
The Glovers trailed to Padraig Amond's second half header before Dolan's equaliser, but the Yeovil midfielder felt the visitors were good for all three points.
"The boys battled and it wasn't a pretty first half in tough conditions, but we stayed organised and knew in the second half we'd get chances.
"It was a sucker punch with the goal – which was a great finish from their lad – but after the equaliser we had chances to win the game.
"I think we were the side that was going to take three points, but to take a point away from home, with a long trip, we'll get back home now and get ready for Tuesday night."
Dolan was part of the scenes at full-time which saw the Yeovil players shake hands and thank the 97 travelling contingent, something he greatly appreciates.
"Credit to the fans," he said. "It's one end of the country to the other and they were up at 6am to make match time, so it's nice to reward them with a performance.
"First half wasn't the greatest but second half I'm sure they're going home happy now."


We've wrapped up the final stage of the St. Jude's reroof project in Boulder City. Cooper Roofing & Solar's reroofing of the third and final building is now in the books at the world-renown St. Jude's Ranch for Children.
To perform this important mission, St. Jude's contains several residential buildings to shelter the children and families in its care. The facility was founded 45 years ago and the roofs of many of the buildings had begun showing their age.
The final building in the reroof project is one of those visible in the facility. The rear of the structure is just over the wall from US Highway 95. This is the major thoroughfare through the area and the highway that connects Las Vegas to Phoenix and that travels across the Colorado River near Hoover Dam.
One characteristic that often distinguishes the clay tile roofs like those on St. Jude's from the concrete tile that is present on most residential homes in Las Vegas is that the hip and valley areas are "mudded." Concrete is placed under the trim tiles instead of the "weatherblocking" material that is used on most concrete tile installations.
This helps to both prevent water intrusion at these areas and secure the trim tiles in place. One of Cooper Roofing & Solar's workers is shown mudding the hips in the pictures below.
In addition to reroofing the three buildings this project also included some minor repairs on some of the other buildings.
So now St. Jude's Ranch for Children in Boulder City can focus on pursuing its vital mission instead of having to worry about the roofs on some of its buildings!
The reports on the first and second reroofs at St. Jude's.


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Atlanta Braves fans were dismayed last July when pitcher Tim Hudson was taken out for the season with a broken ankle. TotalProSports.com called it "the most disgusting baseball injury you'll see all year." The accident occurred when NY Mets' left fielder Eric Young Jr. hit a ground ball that bounced off the chest of first baseman Freddie Freeman. Hudson ran over to cover first base, but inadvertently got himself right in the pathway of the incoming sprinter who stepped directly onto Hudson's ankle.
Though the precise circumstances were rare, ankle fractures are actually quite common among baseball players. Find out what other baseball season foot and ankle injuries we routinely treat at The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine in New York.
Foot and ankle injuries are common in Major League Baseball.
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Peroneal tendon injuries: These tendons attach the outer part of the midfoot to the inside arch to maintain foot and ankle stability. Injuries to the peroneal tendon occur gradually with overuse. Severe injuries may take six weeks or longer to heal. Rest is most important for tendon injuries, but it can be tricky to orchestrate. That's why it's best to see a NY podiatrist who can assess your unique biomechanics and decide which treatment option is best for you. You may be sent home with a CAM Walker boot for several weeks or you may just require an orthotic insert in your shoe that tilts the foot and offloads pressure from the injured tendon. Physical therapy can help you maintain mobility through the recovery. Our Center also offers platelet-rich plasma injections to stimulate prompt healing if necessary. In rare cases, surgery to repair torn tendons is another option.
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Community connections, plus smart business foresight, help this Amish cabinet company thrive.
Done for the kitchen of a luxurious condo complex in Kansas City, MO, these cabinets are hard maple. The finish on the dark cabinets was made to match a Stickley color called "Old World." The island, which is quartersawn white oak, features a black pigment that gives it a painted look.
Joe Burkholder, owner of Oakridge Furniture, says that if he had not taken the risk in 2006 to move and reorganize his business, its performance would have leveled off, having reached its ultimate capacity. Instead, this young business, which is located in the Amish community of Jamesport, MO, (about 80 miles northwest of Kansas City) has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks to the changes he instituted.
Oakridge Furniture is a multi-faceted custom furniture and finishing business that includes a retail shop that sells Burkholder's furniture, as well as furniture consigned to him by other Amish furnituremakers. Burkholder shares this part of the business with his wife, Ada, who supervises the store's employees. She is also responsible for the store's over-all appearance.
Burkholder's previous location is what inspired the company name — the original shop was on a hillside with large oak trees. It was picturesque, but not convenient. Customers had to walk up the hill to the retail shop, and the parking lot held a maximum of only 20 cars. Burkholder says he realized that the business needed more space, both for retail sales and for the production shop.
Expanding at that hillside location would have been costly. So Burkholder relocated to a flat lot that has twice the storage space, twice the retail space and 10 times the space for parking as the original spot. The new location houses the retail store and a separate finishing facility. Fabrication was taken over by Burkholder's brother-in-law, Perry Detweiter, in a 2,300-square-foot shop about a mile down the road. His facility primarily features equipment from Grizzly, including a table saw, a 24-inch planer and an edger.
The new finishing shop is around 2,100 square feet, while the showroom covers 10,000 square feet. Both areas are lighted using insulated Starlight skylights, which help keep the area warm in winter and as cool as possible during the summer months. Oakridge Furniture is an Amish company, and the Amish do not use electricity. When the weather is hot, the only relief comes from moving the air, because there really is no way to cool it.
Burkholder is creative when it comes to finding alternate sources of power and light, both for the fabrication and finishing shops. He uses a diesel motor to operate his larger spray equipment, including two Kremlin 350 AirMix spray guns and pumps, and one Kremlin 275 airless sprayer. Smaller equipment is powered by compressed air.
Additionally, the diesel motor plays an important role in heating the shop. The heat it generates is passed through a radiator, then re-circulated to heat the shop.
Joe Burkholder, owner of Oakridge Furniture, checks a drawer on one of his freestanding furniture pieces.
On the plus side of following Amish traditions, Burkholder enjoys a strong networking community of furnituremakers. Every year he travels to Goshen, IN, to attend the Northern Indiana Woodcrafters Association's Furniture Show. The trip does double duty, providing Burkholder with an opportunity to connect with the Indiana branch of his family, while putting him in contact with other Amish furniture craftsmen. The 2007 event included 82 woodworkers and 10 finishers representing 38 states. "This show gives me the energy to go back home and see what I can do next," Burkholder says.
The networking results in referrals. For example, one customer for whom he was doing a large kitchen cabinet job in Kansas City also wanted a table. Instead of making the table in his shop, Burkholder passed the job to one of his colleagues who specializes in tables, enabling him to focus on what he does most efficiently.
Burkholder says he has had a long-time fascination with finishing and also likes the design side of furnituremaking. His favorite finish is a cherry stain on quartersawn oak. He gains a great deal of satisfaction from collaborating with customers to create an individual piece of furniture that meets their needs, he adds. Sometimes a particular piece will be his inspiration to design an entire line of furniture. Over the years, like most Amish furnituremakers, he has based his designs on the Arts and Crafts and Mission styles of furniture.
The cabinet to the right of the sink opens up to interior mirrors, which are arranged so that someone facing them can easily see the back of her head. There also is a pull-out tray, ideal for a woman putting on her makeup. The area has concealed electrical outlets. The cabinetry is hard maple.
Burkholder believes that in order to be a successful furnituremaker, it is important to be "tuned in" to what customers want. He observes that people who grow up with Arts and Crafts-style furniture now look for something similar, but with a more modern and up-to-date look. In response, he developed his Modesto Line, which he says has been a big hit.
"The two elements that I incorporated into the Modesto Line are mortise-and-tenon joinery and a roundness and sense of flow to the pieces. My customers recognize the quality and durability that mortise-and-tenon joinery gives to a piece of furniture," he says.
About 75 percent of the company's sales are from furniture and the remainder is from custom projects, including kitchens and entertainment centers. This past winter, the company did the largest kitchen cabinet project in its five-year history. The commission included kitchen and bath cabinets, plus mantles and bookcases on either side of a fireplace, for a 10-unit luxury condominium complex built north of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. When the developer, Victoria Sexton set out to build the complex, she had difficulty finding custom woodworkers in the area who were doing the quality of work that she wanted. When she saw a kitchen that Burkholder had done for one of her colleagues, she was intrigued and wanted to see more of his work. After visiting his workshop and retail business in Jamesport, she was satisfied that she had found the right person for this project.
Burkholder says that he learned some valuable, albeit painful, lessons from doing the large project. For example, "I estimated the cost of doing the cabinetry for one of the condominiums and then multiplied by 10. That was my first mistake. It was the installation where I lost both time and money," he says.
Burkholder also reflects that in many ways, his business grew a bit too quickly. But now that he has completed the large Sexton job, he plans to step back and evaluate his business priorities from a more comfortable perspective.
He adds that the next time he has the opportunity to take on too much work, he will lighten his load by asking a family member to participate. It is another value of networking and the community.


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import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
import java.util.Base64

import _root_.io.gatling.core.scenario.Simulation
import ch.qos.logback.classic.{Level, LoggerContext}
import io.gatling.core.Predef._
import io.gatling.http.Predef._
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory

import scala.concurrent.duration._

/**
 * Performance test for the Command entity.
 */
class CommandGatlingTest extends Simulation {

    val context: LoggerContext = LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory.asInstanceOf[LoggerContext]
    // Log all HTTP requests
    //context.getLogger("io.gatling.http").setLevel(Level.valueOf("TRACE"))
    // Log failed HTTP requests
    //context.getLogger("io.gatling.http").setLevel(Level.valueOf("DEBUG"))

    val baseURL = Option(System.getProperty("baseURL")) getOrElse """http://127.0.0.1:8080"""

    val httpConf = http
        .baseURL(baseURL)
        .inferHtmlResources()
        .acceptHeader("*/*")
        .acceptEncodingHeader("gzip, deflate")
        .acceptLanguageHeader("fr,fr-fr;q=0.8,en-us;q=0.5,en;q=0.3")
        .connection("keep-alive")
        .userAgentHeader("Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.10; rv:33.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/33.0")

    val headers_http = Map(
        "Accept" -> """application/json"""
    )

        val authorization_header = "Basic " + Base64.getEncoder.encodeToString("cloudworkerapp:mySecretOAuthSecret".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))

    val headers_http_authentication = Map(
        "Content-Type" -> """application/x-www-form-urlencoded""",
        "Accept" -> """application/json""",
        "Authorization"-> authorization_header
    )

    val headers_http_authenticated = Map(
        "Accept" -> """application/json""",
        "Authorization" -> "Bearer ${access_token}"
    )

    val scn = scenario("Test the Command entity")
        .exec(http("First unauthenticated request")
        .get("/api/account")
        .headers(headers_http)
        .check(status.is(401)))
        .pause(10)
        .exec(http("Authentication")
        .post("/oauth/token")
        .headers(headers_http_authentication)
        .formParam("username", "admin")
        .formParam("password", "admin")
        .formParam("grant_type", "password")
        .formParam("scope", "read write")
        .formParam("client_secret", "mySecretOAuthSecret")
        .formParam("client_id", "cloudworkerapp")
        .formParam("submit", "Login")
        .check(jsonPath("$.access_token").saveAs("access_token")))
        .pause(1)
        .exec(http("Authenticated request")
        .get("/api/account")
        .headers(headers_http_authenticated)
        .check(status.is(200)))
        .pause(10)
        .repeat(2) {
            exec(http("Get all commands")
            .get("/api/commands")
            .headers(headers_http_authenticated)
            .check(status.is(200)))
            .pause(10 seconds, 20 seconds)
            .exec(http("Create new command")
            .post("/api/commands")
            .headers(headers_http_authenticated)
            .body(StringBody("""{"id":null, "description":"SAMPLE_TEXT", "command":"SAMPLE_TEXT", "args":"SAMPLE_TEXT"}""")).asJSON
            .check(status.is(201))
            .check(headerRegex("Location", "(.*)").saveAs("new_command_url")))
            .pause(10)
            .repeat(5) {
                exec(http("Get created command")
                .get("${new_command_url}")
                .headers(headers_http_authenticated))
                .pause(10)
            }
            .exec(http("Delete created command")
            .delete("${new_command_url}")
            .headers(headers_http_authenticated))
            .pause(10)
        }

    val users = scenario("Users").exec(scn)

    setUp(
        users.inject(rampUsers(100) over (1 minutes))
    ).protocols(httpConf)
}

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