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Written, directed & produced by Jaye and Adam Fenderson
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Set in the cities of Akron, Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles, five individuals hurt by America's higher education system fight for a second chance at opportunity.
Featuring many of our nations top educational leaders, UNLIKELY investigates the college dropout crisis and the systemic barriers students face in their pursuit of an education and livable-wage career.
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GO COLLEGE! INITIATIVE
The Go College! initiative was created to help close the education gap for underrepresented students. The initiative kicked off with a national screening tour featuring 70+ events with the cast and filmmakers of the award-winning documentary First Generation. Following the tour, the interactive web platform Go College! Now was launched, which invites users to watch First Generation and pledge their commitment to improving college access and success for first generation and low-income students. Learn more at www.gocollegenow.org
FIRST GENERATION
Directed/Produced by Adam and Jaye Fenderson
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package edu.stanford.math.plex4.homology.zigzag;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import edu.stanford.math.plex4.homology.barcodes.AnnotatedBarcodeCollection;
import edu.stanford.math.plex4.homology.barcodes.BarcodeCollection;
import edu.stanford.math.plex4.homology.chain_basis.PrimitiveBasisElement;
import edu.stanford.math.primitivelib.autogen.algebraic.IntAbstractField;
import edu.stanford.math.primitivelib.autogen.formal_sum.IntAlgebraicFreeModule;
import edu.stanford.math.primitivelib.autogen.formal_sum.IntSparseFormalSum;
import edu.stanford.math.primitivelib.autogen.pair.ObjectObjectPair;
import gnu.trove.THashMap;
import gnu.trove.THashSet;
import gnu.trove.TObjectIntHashMap;

public class SimpleHomologyBasisTracker<U extends PrimitiveBasisElement> implements AbstractHomologyTracker<Integer, Integer, U, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> {
	/**
	 * This is the field over which we perform the arithmetic computations.
	 */
	protected final IntAbstractField field;

	/**
	 * This objects performs the chain computations.
	 */
	protected final IntAlgebraicFreeModule<U> chainModule;

	/**
	 * This comparator defines the ordering on the basis elements.
	 */
	protected final Comparator<U> basisComparator;

	/**
	 * This comparator provides the dictionary ordering on filtration value - basis element
	 * pairs.
	 */
	protected final Comparator<U> indexedComparator = new Comparator<U>() {
		public int compare(U arg0, U arg1) {
			int i0 = objectIndexMap.get(arg0);
			int i1 = objectIndexMap.get(arg1);
			if (i0 > i1) {
				return 1;
			}

			if (i0 < i1) {
				return -1;
			}

			return basisComparator.compare(arg0, arg1);
		}
	};

	THashMap<U, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> R = new THashMap<U, IntSparseFormalSum<U>>();
	THashMap<U, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> V = new THashMap<U, IntSparseFormalSum<U>>();

	/**
	 * This maps a simplex to the set of columns containing the key as its low value.
	 */
	THashMap<U, THashSet<U>> lowMap = new THashMap<U, THashSet<U>>();

	protected IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> cachedTracker = null;

	protected final TObjectIntHashMap<U> objectIndexMap = new TObjectIntHashMap<U>();

	protected final int minDimension, maxDimension;

	public SimpleHomologyBasisTracker(IntAbstractField field, Comparator<U> basisComparator, int minDimension, int maxDimension) {
		this.field = field;
		this.chainModule = new IntAlgebraicFreeModule<U>(this.field);
		this.basisComparator = basisComparator;
		this.minDimension = minDimension;
		this.maxDimension = maxDimension;
	}

	public void add(U sigma, Integer index) {
		U i = sigma;

		this.objectIndexMap.put(sigma, index);
		this.cachedTracker = null;

		// initialize V to be the identity matrix
		V.put(i, this.chainModule.createNewSum(this.field.valueOf(1), sigma));

		IntSparseFormalSum<U> boundary = BasisTrackingUtility.createNewSum(sigma.getBoundaryCoefficients(), sigma.getBoundaryArray());

		// form the column R[i] which equals the boundary of the current simplex.
		// store the column as a column in R
		R.put(sigma, boundary);

		// compute low_R(i)
		U low_R_i = this.low(R.get(i));

		// if the boundary of i is empty, then continue to next iteration since there
		// is nothing to process
		if (low_R_i == null) {
			return;
		}

		THashSet<U> matchingLowSimplices = lowMap.get(low_R_i);
		while (matchingLowSimplices != null && !matchingLowSimplices.isEmpty()) {
			Iterator<U> iterator = matchingLowSimplices.iterator();

			U j = iterator.next();

			int c = field.divide(R.get(i).getCoefficient(low_R_i), R.get(j).getCoefficient(low_R_i));
			int negative_c = field.negate(c);
			//R.put(i, chainModule.subtract(R.get(i), chainModule.multiply(c, R.get(j))));
			//V.put(i, chainModule.subtract(V.get(i), chainModule.multiply(c, V.get(j))));
			this.chainModule.accumulate(R.get(i), R.get(j), negative_c);
			this.chainModule.accumulate(V.get(i), V.get(j), negative_c);

			// remove old low_R(i) entry
			//lowMap.get(low_R_i).remove(i);

			// recompute low_R(i)
			low_R_i = this.low(R.get(i));

			matchingLowSimplices = lowMap.get(low_R_i);
		}

		// store the low value in the map
		if (low_R_i != null) {
			if (!lowMap.containsKey(low_R_i)) {
				lowMap.put(low_R_i, new THashSet<U>());
			}
			lowMap.get(low_R_i).add(i);
		}
	}

	private U low(IntSparseFormalSum<U> intSparseFormalSum) {
		return BasisTrackingUtility.low(intSparseFormalSum, this.indexedComparator);
	}

	public IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getState() {

		if (this.cachedTracker != null) {
			return this.cachedTracker;
		}

		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> tracker = new IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>>();

		tracker.setUseLeftClosedIntervals(true);
		tracker.setUseRightClosedIntervals(false);

		Set<U> births = new THashSet<U>();

		List<U> keySet = new ArrayList<U>(R.keySet());
		Collections.sort(keySet, this.indexedComparator);

		int key = 0;
		for (U i: keySet) {
			U low_R_i = this.low(R.get(i));
			int dimension = i.getDimension();
			if (low_R_i == null) {
				if (dimension <= this.maxDimension && dimension >= this.minDimension) {
					births.add(i);
				}
			} else {
				// simplex i kills low_R_i
				births.remove(low_R_i);
				births.remove(i);
				int start = this.objectIndexMap.get(low_R_i);
				int end = this.objectIndexMap.get(i);
				if (end > start) {
					dimension = low_R_i.getDimension();
					if (dimension <= this.maxDimension && dimension >= this.minDimension)
					{
						//barcodeCollection.addInterval(stream.getDimension(low_R_i), start, end, R.get(i));
						tracker.startInterval(key, start, dimension, R.get(i));
						tracker.endInterval(key, end);
					}
				}
			}
			key++;
		}

		// the elements in birth are the ones that are never killed
		// these correspond to semi-infinite intervals
		for (U i: births) {
			int dimension = i.getDimension();
			if (dimension <= this.maxDimension && dimension >= this.minDimension) {
				//barcodeCollection.addRightInfiniteInterval(stream.getDimension(i), stream.getFiltrationIndex(i), V.get(i));
				int start = this.objectIndexMap.get(i);
				tracker.startInterval(key, start, dimension, V.get(i));
			}
			key++;
		}

		this.cachedTracker = tracker;

		return tracker;
	}

	public IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getStateWithoutFiniteBarcodes(int startOverride) {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> tracker = new IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>>();

		tracker.setUseLeftClosedIntervals(true);
		tracker.setUseRightClosedIntervals(false);

		Set<U> births = new THashSet<U>();

		List<U> keySet = new ArrayList<U>(R.keySet());
		Collections.sort(keySet, this.indexedComparator);

		int key = 0;
		for (U i: keySet) {
			U low_R_i = this.low(R.get(i));
			int dimension = i.getDimension();
			if (low_R_i == null) {
				if (dimension <= this.maxDimension && dimension >= this.minDimension) {
					births.add(i);
				}
			} else {
				// simplex i kills low_R_i
				births.remove(low_R_i);
				births.remove(i);
			}
			key++;
		}

		// the elements in birth are the ones that are never killed
		// these correspond to semi-infinite intervals
		for (U i: births) {
			int dimension = i.getDimension();
			if (dimension <= this.maxDimension && dimension >= this.minDimension) {
				//int start = this.objectIndexMap.get(i);
				tracker.startInterval(key, startOverride, dimension, V.get(i));
			}
			key++;
		}

		return tracker;
	}

	public boolean isBoundary(IntSparseFormalSum<U> generator) {
		ObjectObjectPair<IntSparseFormalSum<U>, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> reduction = BasisTrackingUtility.reduce(this.R, generator, this.indexedComparator, this.chainModule);

		IntSparseFormalSum<U> remainder = reduction.getSecond();

		return remainder.isEmpty();
	}

	public void remove(U sigma, Integer index) {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	public IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getIntervalTracker() {
		return this.getState();
	}

	public AnnotatedBarcodeCollection<Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getFiniteAnnotatedBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getFiniteAnnotatedBarcodes();
	}

	public AnnotatedBarcodeCollection<Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getInfiniteAnnotatedBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getInfiniteAnnotatedBarcodes();
	}

	public AnnotatedBarcodeCollection<Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> getAnnotatedBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getAnnotatedBarcodes();
	}

	public BarcodeCollection<Integer> getFiniteBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getFiniteBarcodes();
	}

	public BarcodeCollection<Integer> getInfiniteBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getInfiniteBarcodes();
	}

	public BarcodeCollection<Integer> getBarcodes() {
		IntervalTracker<Integer, Integer, IntSparseFormalSum<U>> intervalTracker = this.getState();
		return intervalTracker.getBarcodes();
	}
}

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Ulea
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Castillo de Blanca
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Abarán	( Population: 12,991 persons, At a distance of 4.567 kilometers from the center of the map)
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Andrew Predmore
1.00 / 1.00 Vicki Roberts
Office of Academic Support and Diversity
Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
The IU Diversity Assessment will serve as a baseline measurement for Indiana University in diversity achievement and progress over the last five years for each campus. The goal of the IU Diversity Assessment is to strengthen our efforts for strategic planning university-wide.
Reports for each campus evaluate:
All diversity, inclusion, and inclusive excellence efforts and programs
Retention, graduation, and student success initiatives
The organizational capacity, effectiveness, and impact of OVPDEMA
An outside consultant, Halualani and Associates, is conducting the assessment to ensure an objective and comprehensive evaluation. The assessment launched on June 1, 2015, and will conclude in January 2017.
In addition to the IU Diversity Assessment, IU has use other tools in the past, such as:
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is conducted yearly. Their website describes in detail how this survey was designed to collect information "about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development." It goes on to describe that "institutions use their data to identify aspects of the undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved through changes in policies and practices."
http://nsse.iub.edu/html/about.cfm
The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) was developed by faculty at Harvard University and is also used as an assessment to measure attitudes of diversity. Information about this program can be found at http://www.coache.org.
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of faculty, staff, administrators and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success (e.g. graduation/success and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity (e.g. pay and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs and initiatives:
On the Indiana University Bloomington campus, there have been 1966 diversity efforts over the last five years. 95% of these efforts were centrally focused on diversity, and 99% of these efforts were in the 2nd order (action) stage. 86% of the efforts were focused on specific group aspects (Latino/a students, female students, African American faculty), while 14% focused on diversity in general. The majority of the efforts (76%) were IU program driven, 18% were student-initiated, and 6% were university (system) wide.
All main divisions participated in these efforts, with Faculty & Academic Affairs as the leader. 26% of the diversity efforts were collaborations (503), with four being the average number of divisions, programs, or units working together on each effort.
The diversity-related events were found to top out at the higher DELTA levels (level 4 - advanced analysis - 61%, level 5 - evaluation critique of power differences 23%). A key recommendation is to more frequently engage higher DELTA levels (6-social agency/action, and 7-innovative problem-solving).
Other recommendations are for IU Bloomington to adopt a formal diversity strategy, to conduct campus climate surveys every two years, a continued emphasis on retention-graduation efforts for diverse groups, a targeted focus on diversifying faculty, and a university-wide alignment on diversity strategic goals.
https://diversity.iu.edu/doc/iu-bloomington-diversity-mapping-infographic.pdf
https://diversity.iu.edu/doc/iu-bloomington-powerpoint.pdf
Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
A number of events were held to discuss the process and later, the results, findings, and recommendations. These were open to all and were widely attended. Summaries were also publicized in the Indiana Daily Student (student newspaper) and other outlets.
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary:
The website URL where the report or summary is publicly posted:
https://diversity.iu.edu/about/diversity-assessment.html
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
On June 1, 2015, the Office of the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA) launched an external diversity assessment for Indiana University. This assessment includes IU Bloomington, IUPUI, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, IU Southeast, and OVPDEMA.
The purpose of the survey is to conduct a four-part assessment to include a thorough evaluation of all diversity, inclusion, and inclusive excellence efforts and programs over the last five years for each campus; a comprehensive assessment of retention-graduation/student success initiatives and efforts across each campus; a current comparative status/performance on inclusive excellence in terms of peers for IU Bloomington and IUPUI; and an evaluation of the organizational capacity, effectiveness, and impact of OVPDEMA. An outside consultant, Halualani and Associates, will conduct the diversity assessment to ensure an objective and comprehensive valuation.
The diversity assessment will serve as a baseline measurement for Indiana University in diversity achievement and progress which will provide information to further our efforts for strategic planning university wide.
Diversity Assessment for IU plan, timeline, purpose, team: http://www.indiana.edu/~dema/div_assess/index.shtml
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This position is responsible for the planning and direction of the workers and resources of the restaurant for the efficient, well-prepared, and profitable service of food and beverages.
Assisting Operations Manager to work with chefs and other personnel to plan menus that are flavorful and popular with customers. Work with chefs for efficient provisioning and purchasing of supplies. Estimate food and beverage costs. Supervise portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste. Perform frequent checks to ensure consistent high quality of preparation and service.
Assisting Operations Manager to work with other management personnel to plan marketing, advertising, and any special restaurant functions.


In addition to all new bands on the stages of Millvale Music Festival all around Millvale will be filled with visual art. They answered a couple of questions below and then check out our Millvale Music Festival 2018 page for all the links to the festival.
Question 2: What was your inspiration to become an artist?
I feel like we inspired each other. I (Rebekah) was always encouraged by my parents to explore creative outlets and went to college for art. During college I encouraged my Mother (Sherry) to get back into creating her pieces because she was frustrated with her job at the time. Since then I think we both inspire and challenge each other to continue to pursue our artistic goals.
Question 3: How long have you been creating art?
Question 4: How did you hear about the Millvale Music Festival?
Question 5: What do you think of the Millvale Music Festival adding a visual arts component this year?
I think it's a great addition and a wonderful opportunity for local artist to showcase their work alongside some great music.
Question 6: What will you be bringing to the Millvale Music Festival?
Handmade, Upcycled Jewelry, Paintings, Printmaking Prints, and Home Decor.
Question 7: Where can people find you?
My name is Darrin Milliner, creator of Social Living.
I'm simply inspired by my surroundings. I'm very moved by people and social interactions, skateboarding, film, nature, and architecture. and from that came the desire to create. I use a combination of drawing, painting, and computer-aided design to create my work. I focus on colors and shapes, I like boldness and minimalism. Each step in the design technique can vary on the type of artwork I am focused on creating.
I've been creating art for as long as I can remember basically, but recently I've been practicing visual design the last 10 years.
I heard about the festival last year but wasn't able to make it out, so I'm pretty excited to be able to show artwork at this year's festival and take in the whole experience. Can't wait to hear and see all the variety of talent.
I love that they are adding visual arts to the festival. It's good to keep this a music-focused festival but adding visuals can improve the environment. Sight and sound go perfectly together.
I'll be bringing some visual art that represents the overall theme of social living and my creations. From collages, and digital illustrations, to custom clothing and videos. I'll have a little mixture of everything to live a happy and full life.
It's not really about inspiration. It's something I do--like breathing, walking, or eating.
I think adding artists will make it more of a community event than a concert.
instagram.com/acaseofrandom <--even though that's probably 50% kitten, because of the kitten.
I have always had an interest in creating, but my inspiration to become an artist really manifested once I began school. There I was exposed to what being an artist could mean and fell in love with it; finding community through your creative practice, letting your practice overflow into every part of your life, and most importantly being an advocate for that which the public needs to discuss.
I have been out of school for a year now and have been seriously creating for about 3 years.
I heard about the Millvale Music Festival through a friend who was also interested in the event.
I think that by adding a visual arts component the festival has become more well-rounded as a celebration of creation and art in every form.
I'm going to be bringing original artwork consisting of paintings and drawings, all completed within the last year. Most of my work centers around the idea of exploring one's self, one's emotion's, and what it means to have them in a world of chaos. I will have have a selected amount of prints available for purchase.
I'm a musician and was looking for another creative outlet. A new way to express myself visually. I also didn't want to have a "normal" job so I began screen printing t-shirts for other bands and organizations. Then I started getting into woodworking and building things. I'm at a really cool point now where I've discovered a really fulfilling way to mix abstract art with woodworking to create functional pieces like cutting boards and drink coasters. I make them with different colors of resin epoxy so the beautiful color landscapes compliment the natural colors in the wood creating a very functional piece of art for your living spaces.
As an artist and creator, it feels really great to be supported by the community. In general, anytime there's an event that combines music and visual art, it really provides something for everyone.
This will be the first event I'll be selling my colorful epoxy cutting boards. I will also have various Pittsburgh inspired art such as coasters, bottle openers, and handprinted t-shirts. I will also have some abstract mixed media art pieces available.
My name is Aaron Stitt. I'm a visual artist and photographer. I'd like to be known by Aaron Joseph Studios.
I've always had a desire to create and to experiment with as many mediums as I could. A few years ago, I turned to it as a way to battle depression. The ispiration/color palette for my latest work, what I call fluid painting, comes from my love of the beach and the ocean. Experimenting and playing with paint is a form of stress relief for me. As far as photography goes, this city, the architecture, and the people are all the inspiration I need.
I've been creating art in some form or another since I was a child. I started playing with paint more seriously about 3 years ago and added photography about 2 years ago.
I actually heard about it through an email about a call for artists. I'm not even sure how you found me!
I think it's great! Art and music go hand in hand!
As far as visual art goes, I'm hoping to be bringing a handful of new large paintings, mini paintings and drink coasters. I'll also be bringing a few framed photos and a bunch of new prints for photography. It will be the first time I'll be selling both my paintings and photography at the same time!
My name is Jen Wagner!
I spent years of my childhood adoring brightly colored animations and being surrounded by artwork. It was instilled early to appreciate art and all I've wanted to be "while I grow up" is an artist.
I have been creating some sort of art for as long as I can remember.
I heard about it last year but I heard about it too late to go. I was delighted to hear it was a success and happening again this year.
I am incredibly stoked there's a visual art component. A lot of music festivals host a flea market at some point in their schedule and I'm excited someone brought up the idea.
The world is my oyster. I have some standard prints I'm bringing and I'm trying out some new Knick knack projects.
I grew up around woodworking as a practical craft. After attending my first few Burning Man events when I was younger I realized that woodworking as art wasn't just for "masters" but was achievable by anyone, including me. When I was introduced to the tech and "maker" movement I integrated my woodworking and design with CNC work to create more precise work that I could not do by hand.
All my life! Never stop <3 The CNC woodworking that I will have on display at the Millvale Music Festival has been part of an ongoing project for close to two years.
Music and art go hand in hand naturally and I'm excited to see it included in a local festival.
Wooden luminaries (think lamps and lanterns) and wall art. The designs are inspired by Art Nouveau botanical art and nature.
I can't remember ever not wanting to be able to draw and paint. I guess my mom was my inspiration, she surrounded me with an artistic environment from the time I was born until I left for school to become an artist.
I swim in Millvale circles and I have artist friends involved in the festival who gave me the heads up.
I am bringing IT. I will have a few paintings and prints. I also want to participate in some live painting. Other than that, I might be doing and selling some live 10-minute portraiture/painted caricatures of pets and people if there is adequate space. If not, no biggie.
I graduated from Pitt in January and have been aggressively pursuing visual art since then. Despite the fact that my formal education was in Civil Engineering, I have been pushing myself to learn and improve in multiple mediums including Spray Paint, Digital Art, and Acrylics. I would say that my main passion is character design with a cartoony aesthetic.
I have been doodling since my first day of school, but I didn't start to push myself in the arts until about two years ago.
My buddies are in a group called "Back Alley Sound" which is a full-band hip-hop act that will be playing at the festival (definitely check them out!), but I knew about the success of last years festival and had been following the new visual arts component for a while.
I think that it is fantastic! The city is exploding with visual artists and when an event like the Millvale Music Festival gives those artists a platform to present their work to people who are interested, it benefits the whole city!
I will be bringing tons of original canvases as well as original custom woodcuts. There will be at least one full spray-painted tapestry (it's gonna be huge!!) I will have several prints, t shirts, and stickers for sale as well!
I've drawn and doodled since I was a kid, and I always enjoyed geometric art. I started creating full and concise pieces about 5 years ago and someone told me I should make prints. So here I am!
My entire life, but more organized pieces about 5 or 6 years.
A good friend of mine helps organize it. Also, I had heard about it last year through social media.
I think it is fantastic! A great addition to give people something to do and look at between concerts and venues.
I will be bringing frames prints of the pieces that I currently offer, about 14 different drawings that can be purchased. Plus, I'll be bringing along an original painting that I've never taken out of the house yet to show anyone.
I made my first forge in my early teens because I was reading too much Tolkien. It was the typical nerdy childhood; making mead secretly in the basement, trying to create my own board games, and trying my hand at every archaic craft I could try after a trip to the library and hardware store. I eventually would become an industrial designer, and I would spend a few years working with 3D models, figuring out complex assemblies that would be realized with a CNC mill or 3d printer, but some deeply ingrained satisfaction always brings me back to the anvil.
I have been a full-time blacksmith for just over a year.
I am constantly searching for new locations to do blacksmith demonstrations. I live just across the river in Bloomfield, so, fortunately, the Millvale Music Festival came up a few times in conversations with friends.
I think it is great that Pittsburgh as a whole is cultivating the art, craft, and maker community. I am also very pleased that the Festival is allowing me to set up for a live blacksmith demonstration. Some of the events I attend are hesitant to allow me to bring a 500,000 BTU forge and 100-pound anvil, but the willingness of the festival organizers to work with me to get the forge set up safely and efficiently tell me they are really working hard toward something special for Millvale.
Besides what seems like half of my shop that I will need for the demonstrations, I will be bringing a range of my most recent work. I have been forging new designs for bottle openers, pendants, hooks, trivets and specialty woodworking tools, all of which will be available at the Church Mouse Forge table.
All of my available work is listed at www.churchmouseforge.com and I also post to Instagram @churchmouseforge.
I've always been an artist. I decided I wanted to make fun pictures for the average person. I'm not looking to change the world with a charcoal drawing, just add a little bit of beauty to an average person's life.
I've been selling my artwork for 10 years.
A friend shared the event on Facebook.
Visual arts go hand in hand with performing arts.
I bring Fine Art without all the pretension.
My biggest influences in art are Dr.Seuss, Jackson Pollock, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and the NYC Subway Graffiti scene. I try to include those influences in my work.
I started drawing at an early age, by duplicating cartoon characters like Garfield, and Snoopy. I always wanted to be an artist my entire life.
I heard about MMF through Facebook and through Michael Zickefoose.
I think its great that visual arts were added to the festival. It gives people something to do in between the musical talent. And gives artist more exposure.
I'm going to bring a couple original canvas paintings, some painted vinyl records, bowling pins, and spray cans.


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Southers Marsh
CCCGA recently squeezed in a visit with the very busy Will and Willie Stearns of Southers Marsh for a chat about all things cranberry, golf and family.
Their cranberry story spans four generations, the William B. Stearnses I thru IV and their families. The two eldest (WBS I and II--Bill & Bill Jr.) and their wives bought Southers Marsh together in the early 1950s. Bill Jr. and Martha then purchased more cranberry acreage, including Watercourse, Pinnacle, and Dugaway bogs in Plymouth, and Goose Pond in Carver. In the early 60s Bill Jr. opened Stearns Irrigation to help finance the education of their three children. He and Martha purchased the 100 acre Indian Brook Bogs in Manomet in the mid-seventies, and in 1973 they sold Southers Marsh to WBS III, or Will as he is known, and Nancy. Confused yet? Willie (WBS IV) came along in 1973, graduated from Harvard in 1995, and then worked in NYC for three years on the Mercantile Exchange. In 1998, on the advice of his father, WBS IV then moved back home to pursue his future in the cranberry industry. That year he bought Goose Pond from his grandparents and the adjoining house from Uncle Jack Heywood of Stearns irrigation. Unfortunately, his timing was just one year shy of the collapse of cranberry business. (Willie did suggest that perhaps his father should keep his great ideas to himself!)
Will and Willie and their families had to find a way to diversify to survive this crash. They called a family meeting and everyone (Nancy, daughters Betsy & Laura, WBS IV) was given a week to come up with five options that they could pursue to keep their land viable. Here is where golf comes in. In 1995, they had to seed grass around a newly planted two-acre piece of Stevens to prevent erosion. Will figured they were "spending so much money trying to kill grass on the bogs, how hard could it be to grow it on purpose." To make it fun they decided to plant two greens on each side of the new bog and whack golf balls back and forth. They built four greens and used to play in waders after work, sometimes playing in more dirt than grass. The following year they put in one more green and two fairways which meant they could play as nine holes! When the cranberry crash happened, one option was to expand the golf—and the rest, as they say, is history.
In March 2000 they started building the golf course that would become today's Southers Marsh Golf Club. They hired someone to design the greens but did most of the building themselves. Will really enjoyed building the course. They put in all their own irrigation, and Will told us he that sitting in his CAT D5 moving dirt all day was fun for him. He told us how Bill used to come out during construction with his clipboard and point out everything that they needed to do. Southers Marsh Golf Club opened on July 7, 2001 (Will's birthday).
Like most kids who grew up on the bogs, Will remembers jumping ditches for fun and doing lots of skating in winter; hockey is a favorite sport of all the Stearns generations today. Chuckling, Will also recalled that one Easter Sunday when he was about 11, the family went out and flagged a piece at Pinnacle for sprinkler heads instead of going to church. (At that time, sprinklers were just starting to revolutionize cranberry farming by eliminating the need for flooding for frost protection, so Bill hoped God would understand.) Later on, when he was a father with young children, Will told us it wasn't uncommon for his Dad to call him at 4:30-5:00 am because he "had a great idea," even though Will would be at work in another couple hours.
Being a cranberry grower is what Willie always wanted to be. He started helping with the harvest at age 9. Humorously, his dad told us about finding the smallest waders they could for Willie, but because they were still so big and Willie didn't weight them down enough, they would fill up with air and he would constantly start rolling over in the water. In the early 1990s, Will thought cranberries might have been the perfect job. He was planning to build 25 more acres of bogs at Southers Marsh and a few years later, Willie moved back to help--just in time for the crash. "Great timing" Will joked.
Merging the cranberry and golf businesses has been a challenge. Both are full-time jobs, and the hardest part is doing the cranberry business part-time when golf is daily. There is ALWAYS something to be done and juggling it all requires a very cooperative family, Willie says. It's challenging to fit in all they want to do on the bogs when golf customers must come first. Southers Marsh puts on 100 golf tournaments and 15 to 20 weddings a year. Because the golf club is dependent on repeat business, the Stearnses must ensure everyone has a great experience when they are there. Will says if "everyone has a smile on their face when they leave" then they have done their jobs. It is a terrific environment—everyone comes to have fun, and the Stearnses have also made it a point when hiring employees to surround themselves with happy people. They also spread that positive energy by way of all the golf balls that end up in the bogs, reselling them and giving the proceeds to the Boys & Girls Club of Plymouth. So if you have lost a ball or two into the bog instead of hitting the green, rest assured your ball will become part of something bigger!
In talking with Will and Willie, it's clear that one of their favorite parts of operating the golf club is coming up with their annual TV ad. They create the commercial themselves and it is released each year on Super Bowl Sunday—not on national TV, but you can still watch it locally on ESPN! (If you have a great idea, they are currently soliciting ideas for the next one!)
Both businesses are truly a family affair. Everyone is involved during harvest season on the bogs. At the golf club, Laura is the wedding coordinator and her husband, Ted Flynn, is the mechanic. Betsy does all the fruit carvings for events and her husband, JD Marks, does everything Will & Willie do at both businesses. Willie's older daughter, Maddy (13), has just started helping at the golf club, and we're told his younger daughter, Lucy (10), can drive a golf cart better than the teenagers. Will and Nancy, with their children and spouses, and seven grandchildren, are now a family of 15. They've developed a tradition of holding a big family dinner every Wednesday night. Will says "you can't put a value on family working together and tackling situations together that come up."
The Stearnses, who have been Ocean Spray growers for more than 60 years, farmed Early Blacks and Stevens, and in 2008, started renovating about half of their acreage to the new hybrid varieties. Both Wills have worked outside of the cranberry business but prefer it over anything else. Being your own boss and doing something different every day appeals to them the most. On any given day these jacks-of-all-trades may take on the roles of carpenter, personnel manager, cook, handyman, agronomist and more—but whatever it is, it is never boring. This concept of combining the two businesses continues to work well for the Stearns family. Will loves being on a water picker during harvest but there is always the chance of someone lining up to tee off right in his direction—a different kind of "hazard." Visitors to Southers Marsh find golfing around a cranberry bog to be a unique and appealing experience. And, while Will jokes that sometimes "it's a lot easier to talk to frogs," they enjoy every minute of being the owners of a golf course nestled within their first love of cranberries. As they say in their commercials, "Southers Marsh—it's the berries!"


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Matt Kemp shows vital signs, homers twice as Dodgers beat the Giants
By Bill BaerApr 6, 2014, 11:25 PM EDT
Entering Sunday night's nationally broadcast game against the Giants, Matt Kemp last homered on September 24, also against the Giants. Before that? July 21 against the Nationals, the fateful day he injured his ankle on a play at home plate. Kemp, playing in just his third game of the 2014 season, only needed his first two at-bats against Giants starter Matt Cain to notch his first two dingers of the season.
In the second inning, Kemp blasted a 1-0 fastball to left center for a solo shot, putting the Dodgers up 1-0. In the fourth, Kemp drove an 0-1 fastball to right center for a two-run bomb, increasing the Dodgers' lead to 4-0. He finished 2-for-3 on the night and the Dodgers held on for a 6-2 victory.
One game does not a comeback make, however. Nobody doubts Kemp's ability to be productive with the bat and in the outfield; they do, however, question his ability to stay healthy over an entire season, a feat he hasn't accomplished since losing the NL MVP race to Ryan Braun in 2011.
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WB names Abul, his firm
Padma Bridge Graft : The minister denies allegation
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain and senior representatives of his family-owned company SAHCO, sought to coerce multiple companies into using SAHCO as a paid "silent agent" for getting permission to bid for the main bridge contract of Padma Multipurpose Bridge project.
Companies failing to cooperate were threatened with retaliation, revealed an investigation report by the Integrity Vice-presidency (INT) of World Bank Group.
The project's main bridge contract, estimated to cost approximately US$1.2 billion, includes construction of the main bridge, road viaducts, approach roads, toll plazas, and bridge end facilities. The total project cost is $2.9 billion.
Abul Hossain however categorically denied the allegation to The Daily Star last night.
WB's Integrity Vice-president Leonard F McCarthy, on September 21, handed over a highly confidential letter and INT's investigation report regarding corruption in the Padma bridge project to Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Washington.
INT interviewed representatives of multiple companies. Because these witnesses feared physical and economic reprisal, they only spoke to INT on the basis of confidentiality, said the report.
"One confidential witness told INT that the company s/he worked for received a visit from an individual claiming to work for SAHCO and who said he was taking instructions directly from Minister Hossain. According to this confidential witness, the SAHCO representative said that, in exchange for a specified percentage of the contract value, Minister Hossain would help the company in the PQ [pre-qualifying] process for the Padma Main Bridge Contract. The confidential witness subsequently identified the person from SAHCO in a photograph, stating that this was the individual who had contacted them," the report read.
Another source told INT that when a company refused to employ SAHCO as a "silent agent", the minister threatened the company with "retaliation".
INT met with a representative of that company who was in a position to have first-hand knowledge of the alleged coercion and threatened retaliation. "This confidential witness expressed reluctance to discuss the matter due to fear of possible adverse employment action and retaliation on the part of Minister Hossain — who s/he described as very powerful. Ultimately, this confidential witness confirmed what the source had told INT," the report added.
"The statements of those confidential witnesses are consistent with similar, but distinct, allegations made to INT by 11 other confidential witnesses. (Almost all of the witnesses who spoke with INT requested confidentiality out of concern for their personal safety and/or financial well-being.)," the report went on.
INT spoke with over a dozen witnesses in four countries over a five-week period.
In the letter to Muhith, INT vice-president said the investigation dealt only with allegations related to the procurement of the main bridge contract, and does not relate to the construction supervision consultant (CSC) contract that is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the Canadian authorities.
About the report the letter said, "The Report should not be used by your government as evidence in any administrative, criminal, or civil proceedings under Bangladesh law. Your investigative authorities should use the Report only for their own reference when conducting their investigations and should not cite or refer to them in any investigation reports. Moreover, this Report should not be cited in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings undertaken by your government."
But it added, "It is INT's view that the Ministry of Finance should use this Report as a basis for undertaking its own investigation into the allegations in order to determine whether any laws of the People's Republic of Bangladesh have been violated by the subject of the investigation."
The letter emphasised on strict confidentiality of the investigation report, and added that WB is prepared to assist the Bangladesh government with information if it moves to launch its own investigation. WB also expressed its eagerness to be apprised of any follow-up action taken by the Bangladesh government regarding the matter.
A foot note of the report said, "According to several witnesses and local press articles, Mr Hossain resigned from SAHCO after he became a Minister. Since then, a new Managing Director was appointed, but SAHCO's website indicates that Mr Hossain's wife and two daughters are still members of SAHCO's Board of Directors."
ABUL HOSSAIN'S REBUTTAL
Speaking to The Daily Star over the telephone last night, Abul Hossain said, "The world bank prepared a report based on hunches that were turned into elements for an investigation."
Some foreign companies and their local agents, who had been rejected by the technical evaluation committee, made up stories and fed the World Bank, so the project is delayed and a scope for re-tender is created, he said.
"Usually the technical evaluation committee is formed with departmental officials, but for the sake of transparency I formed the committee with honest and reputed experts," he said.
About SAHCO he said, the company is not new, it has been around for a while and has been involved in business with much reputation. "Since my resignation from the post of the managing director of the company following my appointment as a minister, SAHCO has been run by a competent board of directors and officials," he said.
"Using the fact that I was the chief of that company once, some other companies who could not pre-qualify for the Padma bridge project, are fabricating stories to make me controversial," Abul alleged.
Rejaul Karim Byron – thedailystar
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Left-handed violinists are somewhat like mythical creatures of the classical music realm. If you ask around, you might discover that there are people who specifically do not know of any left-handed individuals that play the violin. However, this is probably because most left-handed violinists train themselves how to play in the expected right-handed manner.
Is it possible to play the violin lefthanded?
Most classical string players seem to bow only with the right hand. Although the right-handed bias towards playing all bowed instruments including the cello and viola exists, jazz violinists, country and folk fiddlers, symphony violinists and other leaders of string quartets have recognized that there are some advantages of bowing lefty.
For instance, apart from the overall creativity of most lefthanders, the left-handed person's brain is at the center of the sense of rhythm and perception of pitch, which is probably why there are so many successful lefthanded composers and musicians. Whether an individual is left or right handed, it is always more advisable to bow or play using the dominant hand.
The demands that are often placed on a violinist's left hand are typically more challenging especially when dealing with technically demanding pieces. Aside from ensuring that they maintain a purity of intonation and use of vibrato, left-handed bowers also have to rely on a wide-ranging vocabulary of articulation that has to be applied with great finesse in order for it to work. It, therefore, takes a lot more work to become a successful lefthanded violinist than it does to become a righthanded one.
Ashley MacIsaac is currently one of the most successful and popular lefthanded violinists of our time. This Canadian fiddler and songwriter has several awards under his belt (he has 3 Juno Awards) and has managed to sell over 500,000 albums. Considered as something of a prodigy in his local Cape Breton town, Ashley has broken through to the mainstream, which has helped upcoming lefthanded fiddlers and violinists to find their place in contemporary music circles.
Richard Barth was one of the only lefthanded German violin virtuosos of his day. Regardless of his peculiar playing style, he managed to gain fame and success as a concertmaster of orchestras in locations such as Marburg and Munster. He was also a successful music teacher in his own right before he switched careers to become a conductor of the Singakademie and Philharmonie in 1908.
Paavo was a Finnish violinist and conductor that also performed the violin using his left hand. He is remembered for making the music of Jean Sibelius popular with the European audience. Paavo was increasingly popular in Denmark where he worked mainly with the Royal Danish National Orchestra. As a conductor, he would also hold the baton with his left hand while using the right to colour the performance.
Although mainly remembered as an actor, it is also a well-known fact that Charlie Chaplin often played the violin using his left hand. As an amateur violinist, he would use his left-handed violin to compose numerous scores for his films. As a child, Chaplin had great ambitions of becoming a professional violin player; by the time he was 1, he was playing in English music halls but chose to concentrate on acting later on instead.
Rudolf Kolisch was the founder of the New Vienna String Quartet turned the Kolisch Quartet, which was responsible for popularizing the works of Schoenberg, Bartok, and Berg. He is also one of the few proficient violinists in the world that played left-handed as a result of an injury that occurred to the fingers as a youth.
Although there are no definitive sources, it is often rumored that Niccolo Paganini's left hand was a lot more dominant than his right one. There are some sources that also claim that Niccolo Paganini suffered from Marfan Syndrome, which typically elongates an individual's tendons and joints, which may have forced him to play with his left hand for a period of time during his career. Like most left-handed violinists, Paganini was ambidextrous thanks to continued practice, which means that he did not necessarily feel a particular need to use his left hand when bowing.
Intelligent, graceful and talented beyond measure, Nicola Benedetti is one of the most renowned lefthanded violinists today. As one of the most sought-after artists of her generation, this Scottish violinist was not confident in her ability. As a child, she struggled to come out of her shell as one of the few lefthanded students in her class. Fortunately, she moved on to overcome her insecurities to perform in top venues all over the world alongside great orchestras like the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester.


The trouble is, there are few role models of how to just be who we are. Instead we are driven into a corner by innuendos of guilt and obligation to tow society's line. We learn to put on ego's masks and play the game of 'I will support your masks if you will support mine' and nothing aids this process more than negative emotion.
As time moves on and the openness to the insights of youth diminish, we begin to think we are the map instead of the already free consciousness which precedes the map, (ego being merely a necessary map or tightly held bundle of thoughts and concepts designed to help us manoeuvre through the world). By identifying with the map, our belief in it causes us to experience separation from what we already are: the awesomeness of beingness itself, totally whole and already totally complete… and not by any means separate (only recall quantum physics to get the picture).
Because our identification with ego is so all consuming, we attract experiences which continuously prove our belief true. Feeling very separate and alone, we begin to seek outside of ourselves to feel whole. This is the root of all spiritual seeking (and suffering). It is the spiritual seeker that must ultimately die in order to experience the enlightenment that we are. In the meantime, our yearning to feel whole causes us to desire a vast number of things to fill the feeling of lack.
On the opposite end, we resist everything that does not satisfy us or makes us feel uncomfortable. For example, consider your desire for love and yet the resistance to really open up, because it would make you feel vulnerable. You respond to the fear of vulnerability, so you miss love and desire reasserts itself. Another example is the desire for wealth which often comes with its own special brand of resistance, such as 'I'm not good enough', or 'It will never happen to me.' You are just about to hit the jackpot, when your doubt pops up, and back you go. This pattern creates its own merry-go-round, and keeps you trapped.
Fostering this ability involves the cultivation of joy; to not take life so seriously. In a state of wonderment, we are totally present with all that is. There is no pause in which to feel lacking. Wonderment is a state of heart-filled mind. Suffering cannot find its way in. Ultimately all suffering is a figment of ego; it is rooted in a mind which thinks of itself as separate. All spiritual practice is for the purpose of healing us from this affliction.


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Chris Jericho has taken the wrestling world by storm after making his shocking debut in AEW. Tony Khan and Chris Jericho are good friends. Tony is the founder and creator of All Elite Wrestling and Chris Jericho's new boss! He's also a diehard wrestling fan, who grew up loving Chris Jericho, ECW, and trading and collecting tapes.
Most of the AEW superstars have a multi-year contract in All Elite Wrestling. This are including Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Dustin Rhodes, and more. Tony Khan confirms that Jericho is signed to a multi-year contract. He will be a regular part of the AEW TV show. Jericho is a full-time wrestler of AEW.
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With Cody talking up better salaries and a different economy for pro wrestlers, AEW figures to offer a worthwhile alternative for burnt out or overlooked WWE Superstars, especially with the possible incentive of healthcare in the future. Chris Jericho is one of the highest-paid wrestlers in AEW.
Every WWE and AEW professional wrestler make a lot of money. In fact, according to Business Insider, the highest-paid male WWE wrestler, John Cena, gets paid $10 million, and others, like Brock Lesnar, get paid $6.5 million. And According to some interviews of Tony khan and Cody, AEW also gives similar salaries like WWE to some main roster. But some new wrestlers can be paid less than a million-dollar. We will publish a list of all wrestlers with there salaries and net worth when will AEW officially announces that news.
Rumors suggested that Chris Jericho's salary is over $3 million per year. Jericho's exact numbers aren't known. But This amount is reportedly significantly more than what WWE was offering him and with fewer dates to work as well, it might have just been very easy for him to make the decision in the end.
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As of 2020, the estimated Net Worth of Chris Jericho is $18 million.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Release of Trump Tax Returns to House Democrats
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The temporary stay comes just a few days before the documents were scheduled to be made available to the committee of Congress.
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the release of the former President's tax returns before the House panel on Tuesday. This came a couple of days before the tax returns were due to be handed over.
Trump's lawyers requested Roberts in a lengthy filing on Monday to pause on the matter until they can officially appeal a lower-court ruling possibly in an effort to force the long-running dispute to a different, and more likely Trump-aligned Congress. The temporary stay means that it is now possible that the Supreme Court has time to examine the legal issue in a judicial manner, and has instructed that the House committee to address the issue within the next week.
The House Ways and Means Committee initially brought the case in the Treasury Department in 2019, after it sought tax records in accordance with the IRS provision that permits the committee to access tax data to fulfill legitimate legislative requirements. A lower court had ruled in the past year that the tax documents could be released to Congress but Trump opposed the decision.
The federal appellate court denied the appeal in August and permitted the tax records to be submitted for review by the House committee, a huge setback to Trump who for years has been resisting the release of the financial details of his personal finances in the past, and the panel ruled that the request by the House committee is not in violation of Congress's investigative power or infringe on rules of separation of powers as Trump's lawyers had claimed. This week, the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined the request of Trump to reconsider the decision.
"No Congress has ever wielded its legislative power to demand an individual's tax returns." Trump's lawyers addressed the court on Monday, noting that "left unreviewed by it is likely that the D.C. Circuit's decision could have wide-ranging implications."
The latest development occurs in the midst of the Supreme Court considers a couple of petitions from people who are in Trump's orbit to stop subpoenas to obtain information about their participation in the effort of the former president to overturn the election of 2020.
Trump has also reached an agreement in the spring of this year Democrats on the House committee to provide his financial documents after the case went through the Supreme Court before being sent back to the lower court. In the agreement, Trump agreed not to contest the ruling, and also to follow the court's directive to release documents "as quickly as is possible."
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the release of the former president's tax returns before the House Committee on Tuesday. The move came just a few days prior to when the tax returns were scheduled to be released.
Trump's lawyers requested Roberts in a 31-page document on Monday to pause on the matter until they can officially appeal a lower court decision, possibly in an effort to move the long-running dispute to the new, and probably more Trump-friendly, Congress. The temporary stay means that Trump's Supreme Court has time to look into the legal dispute and has directed that the House committee to address the issue within the next week.
The House Ways and Means Committee first filed the lawsuit with the Treasury Department in 2019, after it sought tax records pursuant to the IRS provision that permits the committee to access tax data for legitimate legislative reasons. A lower court decided in the past year that the tax documents could be released to Congress however Trump challenged the decision.
The federal appellate court denied the appeal in August and permitted the tax documents to be handed for review by the House committee. This is a significant setback to Trump who for years has been resisting the release of his financial records in the past, and the panel ruled that the request of the House committee isn't in excess of Congress' investigative powers or infringe on rules of separation of powers similar to the arguments made by Trump's lawyers. The court's full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined the request of Trump to reconsider the decision.
"No Congress has ever wielded its legislative power to require the tax returns of a president," Trump's lawyers addressed the court on Monday, noting that "left unreviewed and unreviewed, this D.C. Circuit's decision could have a wide-ranging impact."
The news occurs in the midst of the Supreme Court considers a couple of requests from those who are in Trump's orbit to stop subpoenas to obtain information regarding their participation in the campaign of the former president to rescind the 2020 presidential election.
Trump has also reached an agreement in the spring of this year Democrats on an House committee to provide his financial documents after the case went through the Supreme Court before being sent back to an lower court. As part of the agreement, Trump agreed not to contest the ruling, and agreed to follow the court's directive to release documents "as swiftly as is feasible."
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Samoa has had a number of 'game changing' developments that have given the country's tourism a boost and justified predictions of 7% annual growth in the near future, says Leituala Joe Chan Ting, sales and marketing manager with the Samoa Tourism Authority.
Chan Ting says having Samoa Airways connect Apia with Auckland and two Australian cities has transformed the landscape for the destination. 'Having the national carrier fly in addition to Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia has changed things in terms of frequency and fare prices.' He says Samoans from all over the Pacific region have embraced the services. 'There is sometimes the mindset that VFR (visiting friends and relatives) is not a good market, but these days VFR is the new investor. A lot of them are children of Samoans who moved from Samoa many years ago. The kids are coming here and wanting to stay in hotels and look around the country.'
Chan Ting says the opening of the new airport last year is receiving great feedback from visitors. 'It is so quick and easy now, we have two big (baggage) conveyor belts and modern immigration and arrival facilities and procedures. 'We're pushing for more flights to utilise the infrastructure, not just direct to here but also in transit – perhaps flights from China, transiting here and then heading on to Peru or Lima.' He says the ease of movement through the airport appeals to conference groups and also makes life easier when large numbers arrive for sporting and cultural events. This is supplemented by hotels such as Taumeasina, Tanoa and Sheraton Aggie Grey's. 'The meetings and conference market is growing and the government wants to encourage more of these. We are working on events as well – like the Pacific Games in July and the World Va'a Competition in 2021. Then we have Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) in 2022.'
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New Year's Eve: it's the biggest party night of the year, but between the dress, the drinks and the kebab at the end of the night, it can all add up.
If you want to see in the New Year with a bang but don't want to spend the big bucks, here's a list of the venues in Cambridge offering you a brilliant start to 2018 without the added cost of entry.
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The Earl of Beaconsfield, Mill Road
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Set amidst the hustle and bustle of Mill Road (after the bridge), The Earl of Beaconsfield will be hosting an all-singing, all-dancing, grooving-and-boozing, DJ-filled night.
With music from 8pm to 1.30am, you'll be able to see in the New Year in style. Genres will include indie, punk, disco and rock 'n' roll, so there is definitely room for a bit of embarrassing dad dancing at the Beaky.
Whilst admission is free, the pub is expected to be packed, so make sure you get there early in order to get in.
The Lion and Lamb, Milton
Lion and Lamb, High St, Milton
If you don't fancy venturing into the city (who can blame you?) there are a number of pubs in the surrounding areas offering non-stop parties -including the Lion and Lamb in Milton.
The night kicks off at 9pm with a DJ, and will last well into the wee hours (around 3.30 am).
Expect good booze, never-ending pints and some hilarious dancing from the locals.
All events held by the Lion and Lamb have free entry.
Station Tavern
Paint the town monochrome this New Year's Eve at the Station Tavern Black and White themed bash.
There's no entry fee, just brilliant music and quality booze.
Playing 80s and 90s music all night long to get you in the party mood.
If you're feeling flash why not book an area in advance for you and your friends?
Open until 1am, this is definitely a must visit party for those who want to groove their way into 2018.
The Six Bells, Covent Garden (off Mill Road)
This traditional boozer is offering up good drinks and plenty of music this New Year's Eve.
With a live band kicking off the celebrations at 8.30pm, music will continue until 11.30pm.
Then you'll be able to see in the New Year the proper way, with a pint in hand and a sloppy rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
As ever it's first come, first served - so make sure you arrive with time to spare.
The Brook, Brookfields
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What better way to end the year than with a good ol' fashioned sing-song?
The Brook pub in Brookfields, Cambridge, will be seeing in 2018 with a right old knees-up karaoke night.
Doors open at 8pm and last orders is at 2am, so there is plenty of time to celebrate.
We've got dibs on Don't Go Breaking My Heart.
The White Swan, Mill Road
If you're after a proper late-night boozer, then you can't get much better than the White Swan.
A stone's throw away from the train station, it makes for the perfect starting (or ending) point to your New Year's Eve festivities.
One loyal punter described the White Swan as: "Fine, rugged and welcoming. Definitely a place to see in the New Year."
The Green Dragon pub
This quaint riverside pub is hosting a must go to event this New Year's Eve.
With a DJ, buffet and karaoke, you'll be able to show off your singing talents while you wave goodbye to 2017.
This event is free, but it is ticketed to keep numbers controlled. Get yours from the bar before the big night.
The Old Spring, Chesterton Road
The Old Spring
See in the New Year at this local boozer right on the edge of the city centre.
Offering live music from 9pm to 1am, you'll be able to eat, drink and be merry at this favourite watering hole.
The Old Spring is a popular pub which is expected to pack out, so make sure to get there early. If it's totally rammed it's stumbling distance from a number of other popular drinking spots.
The Anchor, Silver Street
If you find the idea of partying on New Year's abhorrent but still want to treat yourself to a merry pint then The Anchor is the venue for you.
No bells, no whistles: just good booze and good food in a cosy candlelit pub.
Open from 12pm until late, this is a must-visit for those who fancy a night on the town without the sore feet the next day.
Rock up when you fancy, and see in the New Year in style.
The White Horse, Milton
The White Horse in Milton. (Image: Warren Gunn)
Just across the way from the Lion and Lamb, the White Horse is hosting a karaoke night to surpass all others.
Expect it to be loud and boisterous with brilliant amounts of booze.
Karaoke is on from 8pm onwards.


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Cambodian Parliament ratifies RCEP
The National Assembly of Cambodia has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade agreement (FTA), which comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries.
Ninety-three lawmakers, who were present during the parliamentary session on Wednesday, unanimously adopted the pact, which will be next reviewed by the Senate before being submitted to King Norodom Sihamoni for endorsement, reports Xinhua news agency.
Signed on November 15, 2020, the RCEP is a mega trade deal between 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and its FTA partners, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said the Cambodian government has projected that the RCEP accord will boost the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2 per cent, exports by 7.3 per cent and investment by 23.4 per cent.
"The RCEP agreement will become the core foundation for trade and investment in the region, further expand regional value chains and create more employment and market opportunities for peoples and businesses in the region," he told Parliament.
"It also gives support to the world on the multilateral free trade system."
Cheam Yeap, chairman of the National Assembly's Commission of Economy, Finance, Banking and Audit, said that the pact will enter into force 60 days after six ASEAN member states and three of the non-ASEAN signatories ratified the agreement.
"This agreement will create an open trade and investment atmosphere for the region and will ultimately contribute to global economic growth and development," he said.
Covering a region with a combined GDP of $26.2 trillion, or about 30 per cent of global GDP, the RCEP agreement is an unprecedented, modern, comprehensive, high-quality and reciprocal mega-regional trading arrangement that accommodates the broadest possible interests, conditions and priorities of different countries.
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Revised bill removes 401(k)-like hybrid plan for new state workers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2013) — Democrats on the House State Government Committee made big changes Tuesday to Senate Bill 2, which reforms the underfunded state pension system, according to the Kentucky.com.
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Kentucky Retirement Systems, the state pension system, is underfunded by more than $30 billion — more than $3 billion last year alone.
The committee, which voted 17-1 in favor of the changes, sent the revised pension reform bill to the full House for consideration. Ten Republicans on the committee did not vote, the newspaper reported.
The original bill proposed the creation of a 401(k)-like hybrid plan for new government employees. The revised bill allows future state workers to remain on a defined-benefit pension plan.
A proposed funding plan for the policy reportedly was scheduled to be presented to the House budget committee Tuesday. The revised pension reform plan would rely on money from expanded instant racing at horse racetracks from a new game operated by the Kentucky Lottery, the Herald Leader reported, and by online gaming. (In Kentucky, slot machines are banned, but two horse tracks have installed the Instant Racing machines that allow people to wager on the outcomes of past horse races.)
The revised bill and funding plan might reach the House floor for a vote on Wednesday.
The amended version of SB2 represents an effort "to do as much as we can within this bill to ensure that the ARC (actuarial required contribution) is funded," said House State Government Chair Brent Yonts, D-Greenville. State law requires the ARC be paid by the Kentucky General Assembly, which Yonts said has underfunded the contribution to the state retirement systems for 13 years by suspending the law.
"The system we need to put in place needs to provide certainty, needs to be humane in its treatment of people, and it needs to be something that will be doable. We can't do the impossible," Yonts said.
The proposed changes to SB 2 would:
♦ Require the state pay the full ARC to the public pension systems (except the teachers retirement system, which is funded separately) at a cost of over $100 million to the state General Fund in the next budget cycle. Where the funding would come from is not addressed in the proposed changes, said Yonts, adding it will be addressed in a separate bill.
Rep. Brad Montell, R-Shelbyville, debates the pension reform bill in the House State Government Committee. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Research Commission Public Relations)
♦ Instead of repealing cost of living raises — or COLAs — for retirees as proposed by the Senate, the bill would allow a 1.5 percent COLA if surplus funds are available and authorized by the General Assembly, or the General Assembly pre-funds the COLA.
♦ Provide the defined benefit plan available to those now in the state's public pension systems for new employees entering the system as of July 1, 2013, instead of switching to a hybrid cash balance plan as proposed by the Senate.
♦ Allow the General Assembly to modify for new employees hired as of July 1, 2013, provisions that require the state to provide retirees and employees a pension based on the retirement benefit factor, contribution rates, and eligibility requirements set in current law.
♦ Ensure that any change in the employee contribution rate to the public pension systems shall depend on the state, or the employer, paying the full ARC for the previous five years. This is "another guarantee that the full ARC will be paid," Yonts said.
♦ Require hazardous duty workers in the state pension systems who retire at 25 years to start drawing their pension at age 50, and change the period of time for calculation of final compensation (two changes that Kentucky Retirement System officials told the committee would save the state money.)
Other changes made to SB 2 by the committee would address "spiking"— in which an employee receives a bonus or "career advancement" to boost their pension as they near retirement — by allowing the pension systems to determine whether increased cost is from a bona fide promotion or a career advancement, and set up an 11-member statutory oversight panel that Yonts said would give the General Assembly broad oversight on pension benefits, investments, funding, law and other pension areas.
Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), the state pension system, is underfunded by more than $30 billion — more than $3 billion last year alone.
Kentucky's pension situation has worsened significantly because successive administrations and legislatures have been shorting appropriations to the pension systems for more than a decade, cutting the financial feedstock that was to compound for investment.
A recent Pew Center on the States study describes the state's pension situation as unsustainable because of the unfunded liability and because the system is paying out more than it is taking in.
KRS is in bad shape for a wide variety of reasons beyond underfunding. The reasons include: diversion of funds due KRS by elected officials; questionable investments; investment underperformance and losses from a stuttering economy; reduced tax revenues; and unfunded mandates (e.g., cost of living raises). It all adds up to chaos in the KRS.
A state employee's pension is a legal contract with the state: They pay into the system to get specific benefits when they retire – a defined-benefits model. The state – and its taxpayers – is obligated to pay at the rate the contract promised.
Commitments made by governors and legislators are legal obligations to state residents collectively, including the liabilities. Taxpayers owe the money needed to shore up the system. For over a decade, the legislature has not put the money into KERS that it was supposed to, spending tax revenue on other projects and obligations. The debt owed by law to KERS grew.
Lawmakers need to find $23 billion for Kentucky's retirement systems to put them in good health – in addition to the current streams of revenue. That would provide enough capital to let KRS' investments generate returns and move it further toward stability. With a $9 billion annual budget of revenues under legislative control, $23 billion is going to be tough to find, but it's owed legally.
When asked what he would most like to see the legislators do this year, KRS Executive Director William Thielen said, "There are three things: First, have them do what the recent task force told them they should do – pay KRS all it's due each year. Second, suspend the cost-of-living adjustments and any other increased benefit payouts. Third, find some extra money and work harder toward making the system whole again."
Many say there essentially are two solutions: the state declares the pension system bankrupt to shed some of it obligations (unlikely to ever happen), or it doubles the sales or income tax (e.g., 12 percent sales tax vs. the current 6 percent) and commits all the added revenue to KRS. Raising taxes that drastically could be a poison pill, though.
SB 2 as amended by the committee now goes to the full House for its consideration.
(Portions of this story are from "Kentucky's Bankruptcy Bomb," The Lane Report's February cover story by Frank Goad.)
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