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$50M project handed over – Fewer outages expected
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While stating that the Phase V Power Development Programme is the 'the greatest increase in generating capacity' in the history of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), General Manager at the company Leroy Abraham said he cannot promise that there will be no more power outages.
"I will never be so bold to make such a declaration that there will be no more power outages. The reality of the situation is that BVIEC can never guarantee complete freedom from power outages," said Abraham this morning at a ceremony to rename the Pockwood Pond power plant, and to hand over the completed Phase V Power Development project.
The BVIEC boss explained that, although Phase V has made the electricity company more efficient, there will always be a risk of power outages because the Pockwood Pond-based plant has a relatively heavy load to carry.
"One must be mindful of the fact that, unlike most of our regional counterparts whose electrical grid supplies largely one island, BVIEC is responsible to supply to 10 other islands from this sole facility."
He also underscored certain challenges that the company faces.
"There are different circumstances daily which pose several challenges to us maintaining a reliable supply such as generating issues, wildlife – believe it not or not birds and snakes, [inaudible] vegetation, trees and shrubs… inclement weather conditions, and human contact," added Abraham.
However, he promised: "The electricity supply will be much more reliable now that we have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately supply the planned and unplanned maintenance of various equipment, so that at least in the short to medium term BVIEC's load shedding today because of insufficient generating capacity will be a thing of the past."
The Phase V Power Development Programme saw the installation of three new power generators at the power plant at Pockwood Pond, which is now known as the Henry Wilfred 'Freddie' Smith Power Station.
In the meantime, the facility has been furnished with three new Wartsila generators at a cost of roughly $50 million. Some $35 million of that amount is in the form of a loan from the Social Security Board.
Boasting about the positive impact of installing the generators that have a total capacity of 25.5 megawatts, Chairman of the BVIEC Ron Potter said the generators will bring the Territory's electrical environment back to normality.
"Without Phase V, we cannot realise the promise of a new hospital, capitalise on the economic benefits of the cruise pier…, produce water from any of our desalination plants, and process waste water at our sewerage plants. Without Phase V, we should not even think about the new airport, ferry port, or hotel development."
"In fact, without Phase V, the standard of life that we have become accustomed to – and that's the one before the blackouts I mean – will continue to be challenged. Phase V gets us back to a state of normalcy," added Potter.
Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool, in the meantime, noted that, especially over the last few years, the territory was hit with frequent and frustrating power outages. He hopes the improvement works will make a difference.
"Today, we celebrate another major accomplishment of this Government – the completion of a $49 million upgrade to our Power Generation and Supply Network. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have come through a period in the last few years of frequent power outages, mainly caused by equipment failure – old engines that were coming to the end of their life span and could no longer be properly maintained.
"Coupled with that, the existing power plant did not have the capacity to supply enough power, when a generator had to be taken offline for repairs. Then, there was also a situation created by an increasing demand for electricity in the Territory, with the coming on stream of Oil Nut Bay Resort, Tortola Pier Park, the expansion of several businesses, and new home construction," Vanterpool continued.
"These developments, in the two to three years brought the Territory's peak load of 34 megawatts, very close to the 39-megawatt load capacity. The frequent power outages were a cause for concern for the Government, and it was a frustrating time for all of us – residents and business owners, some of us suffering damage to equipment, down time, and loss of revenue."
Vanterpool also gave a brief history of the development of the electricity infrastructure in the Territory over the years.
"Back in 1950, electricity was generated by one 20KW generator to 63 customers for six hours a day. Between 1950 and 1970, a generating station was built, and three 60KW units supplied 18 hours of electricity per day to 210 customers. The Long Bush Power Station was expanded to 3 medium speed 1.2MW generators, and a 13.2KV bus system."
"In 1972, electricity was extended to Virgin Gorda and later to Jost Van Dyke, using submarine links. A Power Station offering 24-hour service was established on Anegada in the 1980's. On May 23rd, 1979, the Government's Electricity Department was changed to the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation, an autonomous Statutory Body," Vanterpool further said.
"Between 1970 and 1990, the Corporation added an additional 12 generating sets, and the total number of active consumers jumped from 1,829 in 1970 to 6,347 at the end of 1989."
"In 1986, land was purchased and construction of the Pockwood Pond Power Station Phase I began in 1990, with two 3 MW generators. Phase II Development, in 1995, involved the installation of two 4.5 MW generators at the Pockwood Pond Power Station. Phase III, in 1999, installed three 6 MW Rolls Royce Units. Phase IV A, in 2005, replaced one Rolls Royce Engine with a 5.5 MW Unit and an additional Unit was installed. Phase IV B in 2006 replaced the remaining two Rolls Royce Engines. During Phases II and III, transmission systems were upgraded."
Vanterpool then noted the start of Phase V, which was handed over to the government today.
"Groundbreaking for the BVI Electricity Corporation's Phase V Power Development Programme was held on March 23rd, 2015. Phase V included an expansion to the Pockwood Pond building, the installation of 3 new Wartsila Generators with a total capacity of 24.4 MW, and the installation of a twin 34.5 KV Transmission Cable upgrade between Pockwood Pond and Long Bush, along the route of the Paul P Wattley Drive."
"In the meantime, in December 2015, temporary plants with 4.5 MW were installed at the Long Bush Power Station to help offset load shedding. With the completion of Phase V, the Territory's electrical power supply will have a capacity of 57.5 MW, which represents a 47 percent increase, after Units 1, 2 and 11 (sum capacity 5.5 MW) are retired," added Vanterpool.
Other persons who spoke at the ceremony today included Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, and Edmund Phillips who represents the company that supplied the new power generators – Wartsila Caribbean Inc.
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Life is good in Bethany Beach. We all know Bethany as one of the "Quiet Resorts." One reason for this is the fact that a very high percentage of families visit us during the summer season.
Our Quiet Resort offers all a family could possibly want. From our pristine beaches to what most consider the highest quality of life available at any East Coast resort, Bethany Beach offers every family member something significant and memorable.
One of the reasons Bethany Beach remains so popular with families is the town's respect for all the traditions that are evident in all the Quiet Resorts. It is no easy feat to keep tradition alive while moving ahead to meet the changing needs of the families who visit us.
Sometimes we do not realize or simply forget just how much Bethany keeps up-to-date while respecting the traditions that made us popular with families.
Here are two quick examples of Bethany keeping up-to-date that relate to our beach: For the first time, thanks to the Town of Bethany Beach, family members can access free Internet on the Beach. Because all of us want to set a good example for all family members, there is a smoking ban on the beach except for designated areas for those who wish to smoke.
These two examples reflect positive changes that are important to family members who live, work, visit and own property in Bethany Beach.
There are many other positive changes that are beginning to take place in Bethany. One of those proposed positive changes is the movement to build a brand-new oceanfront hotel facility.
The construction of a new oceanfront hotel facility on the Bethany boardwalk at Hollywood Street would help energize the Bethany Beach downtown area and provide much-needed local accommodations. Basically, it would replace the lodging rooms that have been, or will be, lost with a beautiful three-story traditional Bethany hotel.
This property is currently under a contract of sale, and the new CL-1 zoning is required to complete the sale. The new Commercial Lodging (CL-1) zone would correct a Bethany zoning anomaly where the Bethany Arms Motel and Apartments property are currently zoned C-1 Commercial and partly R-1 Residential.
It is important for all to understand that the Bethany Arms Motel and Apartments property will be sold, and that the new CL-1 zoning will benefit Bethany Beach. Replacing the three-story Bethany Arms Motel with a new three-story oceanfront hotel facility built by Burbage Properties represents the one best way to improve the existing property while taking into consideration the traditions of the Quiet Resorts. If the hotel is not built, the alternative could be problematic.
Because of our background and experience, Burbage Properties understand the challenges, risks and responsibilities associated with building oceanfront properties. One of our finest buildings is the Holiday House/Mango's restaurant complex on the Bethany boardwalk at Garfield Parkway. Our new proposed Bethany Beach Hotel project would be built just one block south on the boardwalk at Hollywood Street.
Zoning technicalities aside, the new proposed Bethany Beach oceanfront hotel, with about 100 suites along with its many new and exclusive amenities, will be a great benefit to all of the Quiet Resorts. This new oceanfront hotel will be viewed as one of the best accommodations on the Delmarva Peninsula. In addition, this oceanfront facility will become a new community focal point and will offer a myriad of year-round activities that both locals and visitors will enjoy.
We look forward to building a hotel facility that the entire town can use and one that will make the residents very proud.
We hope you will join us to keep Bethany moving ahead by supporting our new oceanfront hotel project and the new CL-1 zoning.
The speed limit in North Bethany Beach on Route 1 needs to be reduced!
Over the past 15 years, more and more communities, more and more houses and more and more people have moved into North Bethany Beach. Many of these people live on the west side of Route 1 and need to cross this four-lane highway to get to the beautiful beach.
Additionally, over these same 15 years, the speed limit has increased from 50 mph to 55 mph. This is another accident waiting to happen!
Many beachgoers carrying chairs, umbrellas, towels and children take their lives in their own hands trying to cross this speedway. You no longer need to go to the Georgetown Speedway to see cars racing. Just stand by Route 1 and try to cross it anywhere in North Bethany. If the speed limit is 55 mph, you know the cars must be going 65 mph.
Let's reduce the speed limit to 35 mph just north of the first residential community as you head south. This reduced speed limit currently takes place as you approach Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and South Bethany. This will only increase the amount of time it takes to get to downtown Bethany by five minutes.
But this simple change will make the highway much safer for pedestrians crossing the road or other drivers slowing down to turn into their communities.
Let's increase our safety at the beach by decreasing the speed limit!
On Saturday, July 13, the weather cleared after a stormy Friday, and close to 2,500 regional residents and visitors attended the Lewes Historical Society's Summer Craft Fair. All of the supportive patrons, over 70 top-quality vendors, generous volunteers, staff and press coverage made this year's festival a success.
The Lewes Historical Society would like to thank the wonderful Summer Craft Fair vendors, patrons and the volunteers who committed their time for the success of this event. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Craft Fair Committee, Old & New Bluegrass band and Casa Amici and Vitales for providing delicious refreshments.
I would like to invite you to our next community events, our Antiques Show on Aug. 3, Cannonball Race on Sept. 15, and Fall Craft Fair on Oct. 5.
This is regarding the Allen Harim Poultry Processing Plant, intended for the old Pinnacle Plant on Iron Branch Road, in Millsboro.
From Day 1, we have been lied to, danced around with so-called answers and treated like we do not count. We never knew about the meeting in Georgetown, on June 3, until the day of the meeting. Only because someone came around with a flier. This meeting was for the permit for potentially hazardous material.
We already have two Superfund sites and a cancer cluster in Millsboro. The National Guard delivered water in 2005, when 1,200 residents' water was contaminated from the making of poultry vaccines. Isn't this enough problems already? Take the chicken plant in the country, where it can handle the 100 factory farms they want to use to supply the chickens to the processing plant, which we didn't find out about until the 17th meeting.
A pickle plant and a chicken processing plant are two entirely different entities and should not even be compared, which they did. They should not be allowed to transfer permits, which they are trying to do. This is just a few concerns I have and a few of the misleading information we have been told. I could write a 10-page letter, but I have to keep this short to be printed.
We do not want the chicken plant. Take it somewhere else. I have an idea: Put in in their front yard, not ours!
During the first session of the 147th General Assembly, we have confronted some of the most challenging issues to come before this body in recent memory, and we have done so in a way that has respected the varying and deeply-held views on both sides of these issues. But look beyond the headlines and you will see the many ways that the General Assembly, including Senate Democrats, has focused on creating jobs for Delawareans and improving the lives of those who make Delaware home.
Making Delaware a friendly place to do business, so that companies continue to expand and locate here, has never been more important than it has in the last few years. Businesses in the state have been concerned about a dramatic increase by insurance companies in workers' compensation rates, which was the No. 1 issue brought to officials from the business community in recent months. That's why I worked with Lt. Gov. Matt Denn and businesses to craft a plan that will freeze rates for two years and take a number of steps to bring those costs under control and relieve businesses of future increases.
Other employment and business issues were addressed, as well. I took the lead in the Senate in implementing Gov. Markell's plan to reduce tax rates on manufacturers by 30 percent in order to bring more manufacturing jobs to Delaware. Sen. Robert Marshall steered the way on a number of issues relating to retaining blue-collar jobs, including creating a task force to devise further ways to keep these kinds of jobs that have lifted generations of Delawareans into the middle class, including jobs at the Port of Wilmington.
Good schools are critical to bringing jobs to Delaware, since companies want to locate in regions where their employees' children will get a quality education and do business in a state where schools will produce a ready and effective workforce. Sen. David Sokola, the Senate's education leader, worked with the administration to improve our schools through comprehensive measures to increase teacher preparation, and reform the laws governing our State's charter schools. Meanwhile, Sen. Nicole Poore sponsored legislation to make the school choice process less bureaucratic and more user friendly, hopefully opening educational options for more students and their parents.
In addition to the issues that contribute to our state's economy, Senate Democrats took on issues to improve and protect the lives of their constituents.
Sen. Margaret Rose Henry put a cap on the costs to patients for "specialty tier" prescription drugs, easing the burden on families of those with serious medical conditions whose drug costs were running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Veterans' organizations in Delaware found a champion in Sen. Brian Bushweller, who spent considerable time this year working out a solution which allows them to continue their charitable support of surrounding communities.
Sen. Hall-Long has worked to crack down on medical facilities that try to operate without a license, and to allow the state to penalize medical, service and other professionals who violate the public trust that has been placed in them.
Residents of manufactured home communities, who have lived in fear of no longer being able to afford their land rent and, as a result, needing to abandon the home they own, have had a continued champion in Sen. Bruce Ennis, whose legislation would stop unjustified land rent increases. This issue, which he has headed for years, is finally coming to fruition because of his determination.
Sen. David McBride, along with Sen. Poore, were the Senate sponsors on legislation to eliminate a decades-old limit on how much oil companies would have to contribute in restitution should there ever be significant oil spill from a ship or train. Now, those companies responsible would have to cover the entire cost.
Laws providing greater access by the public to government meetings and records under the Freedom of Information Act have continued to be advanced by Sen. Karen Peterson, a longtime leader on open government issues.
Sen. Bryan Townsend took on the weighty issue of sentencing for juveniles who are found guilty of murder, ensuring that sentences comply with recent Supreme Court decisions so that sentences cannot be overturned on appeal and justice can be served.
Responsive and responsible spending is another core obligation of government. The State's operating budget, which has passed the General Assembly and has been signed by the governor, limits growth in expenses and will maintain the State's obligations to fund schools and provide health care for those who need it — the two areas that constitute the majority of our budget.
Among the very few new programs included in the budget, crafted by Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair Sen. Harris McDowell, are programs to improve mental health services to children in middle schools, where there was previously a gap. Similarly, the "Bond Bill," consisting of construction and other one-time projects, focused limited resources on schools, roads and other investments in our state that will improve quality of life, ensured by Chair Sen. Robert Venables.
While social issues did receive significant attention this legislation session, the legislature also tackled a host of initiatives designed to get our state's economy moving and to look out for the best interests of our citizens. In spite of persistent challenges, we have accom¬plished lasting and important achievements that will, we believe, make Delaware a more welcoming and safer place. The Senate Democratic Caucus is proud to have led the way in these areas.
As a concerned resident of Millsboro, I have to call attention to some questionable procedures for public notice and public hearing in the special-use exception for potentially hazardous use by the Board. The issue revolves around Allen Harim Foods taking over the old Pinnacle Plant (Vlasic).
This new use will have a great impact on this environmentally sensitive area, as well as the residents' assurance of protection of public water, public health and quality of life issues. There are two schools within one mile of this operation. To rush this through, without an assessment of health and environmental impacts is in itself reckless. There were no approved plans submitted, just lots of promises of jobs and unrealistic reasoning that this will be essentially the same operation as Vlasic.
The community is very aware the poultry processing plant is not a seasonal operation and has a greater potential of effects on public health, the environment, public water and their property values. The suggestion of transferring permits is ridiculous. We are talking about slaughtering 335,000 birds every week. There is blood, mortality and wastewater, as well as incredible air pollution. The traffic alone is unreasonable because of all the growth in the past 20 years.
The board has a responsibility of posting a public notice about public comment to agency responses. Nowhere was a public notice posted that public comment can be given to agency responses on this operation. Also, is it reasonable to give agencies a 30-day comment period and the community a seven-day response period? An operation of this magnitude deserves a fair hearing.
Editor's note: The following letter was addressed and mailed to citizens of Bethany Beach and was also sent to the Coastal Point for publication.
You probably have received or are about to receive a letter authored by a few citizens regarding their objection to a proposal by Mr. Jack Burbage to replace the current Bethany Arms Motel with a modern upscale hotel at the same location. As chairman of the Town's Planning Commission under Mayors Walsh, Olmstead and McClenny, I would like to present an alternative perspective to a number of points raised by this group.
As the chairman of the Planning Commission at the time of the last major update of the Town's 2005 Comprehensive Plan (under Mayor Walsh), as well as the current 2010-2020 Comprehensive Plan, I would like to explain that every municipality in Delaware has an obligation to create their own Comprehensive Plan. Plans are created by the Planning Commissions and approved by their respective Town Councils and are not created by the State and surely not by the governor. The signature by the Governor is simply a stamp of approval by the State that Bethany Beach has created a well-thought-out and forward-thinking plan that complies with the State's requirements regarding long- and medium-term development plans and not the other way around.
The Plans are just that, a plan for the future. They are made to evolve; they are made to change as needs arise. Many times in the last few decades, the Town of Bethany Beach has changed zoning designations within our community and subsequently changed our Comprehensive Plan.
Our current Comprehensive Plan, which took the Planning Commission over a year to create, is close to 100 pages in length, is extensively researched and, more importantly, created by Planning Commission members who are your friends and neighbors. The same Planning Commission that created this Comprehensive Plan, who lived its creation page by page, have carefully reviewed the proposed zoning changes presented in this mailing and recommended those changes be presented to the State Office of Planning.
The Planning Commission unanimously believes these changes are in-keeping with the Comprehensive Plan, and, more importantly, in the best interest of all of Bethany Beach!
Unfortunately, phrases from the Town's Comprehensive Plan are being "cherry-picked" as representing the plan in its entirety, and that is definitely not the case. Does the plan speak to no "dramatic intensification" of commercial uses? Yes, it does. That is exactly what the rezoning of all the Bethany Arms Motel property will accomplish.
Some have chosen to forget that for six decades the old Blue Surf Motel (torn down in 2008) and the Bethany Arms Motel existed side by side, providing motel accommodations that are the conservative equivalent of a motel with 115-plus rooms.
The Comprehensive Plan said this in 2005, and we have since lost the Blue Surf Motel. It says the exact same thing in the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. If we do not proceed with some forethought and logic, we are about to lose the last hotel/motel accommodations in our community, simultaneously creating the opportunity for the "dramatic intensification" of commercial uses on a property that previously housed only commercial lodging.
I ask as a person that cares passionately about our community to please take the time to carefully review the information presented in this mailing and, if you have any questions, please make sure they are answered and resolved.


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Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion
By Megan Verlee
Published March 5, 2015 at 5:48 PM EST
An interauterine device provides long-term birth control.
A popular contraception program in Colorado is receiving criticism from conservative lawmakers who say that the program's use of intrauterine devices, or IUDs, qualify as abortions.
More than 30,000 women in Colorado have gotten a device because of the state program, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative. An IUD normally costs between $500 and several thousand dollars. Through the program women could receive one for free.
This is because the program received a $23 million private grant in 2009 that has covered all its costs until now. To keep going, a group of bipartisan lawmakers are trying to push a bill through the Colorado Senate. But they're running into problems because of restrictions on what the state can and cannot fund.
State health director Larry Wolk says that the program has largely been a success. "Our teen birth rate has dropped 40 percent over the last four years," says Wolk. "The decline in teen births has been accompanied by a 34 percent drop in abortions among teens." A study published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health credited the changes to the free contraceptives.
Fewer abortions should mean success for liberals and conservatives alike, right? That's what Republican state representative Don Coram, who's sponsoring the bill, thinks. He says that the program saves state money because it decreases the number of births Medicaid covers and lowers the state's enrollment in welfare. "If you're anti-abortion and also a fiscal conservative, I think this is a win-win situation for you," Coram says.
But not everyone agrees, because of how IUDs function. Most of the time an IUD prevents sperm from meeting an egg, and therefore prevents pregnancy. But if the egg and sperm do meet, the IUD keeps that embryo from planting itself in the uterus. In those cases, an IUD would prevent a fertilized egg from developing into a person.
"This crosses a line," says Republican Kevin Lundberg, who chairs the Senate Health Committee in Colorado. In Lundberg's view, an IUD can count as an abortion, and this makes it impossible for a program that funds IUDs to receive state funding. "The state constitution says no direct or indirect funding from the state shall go towards abortion," Lundberg says.
Private funding for the program ends in June of this year, so lawmakers have just three months to work out their differences.
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Darlington-based Infoserve Group moved into profit in the six months to September 2010 but it reported a loss after its share of the deficit of a joint venture.
Interim revenues dipped from £2.95m to £2.9m but lower costs meant that Infoserve swung from an operating loss of £149,000 to an operating profit of £56,000. A new sales off ice was opened in Leeds near to the end of the period.
After interest charges and a £117,000 joint venture loss net of tax, there was a £100,000 pre-tax loss. There was a small cash outflow in the period. Net debt was £1.99m at the end of September 2010.
The joint venture company 2i Local is a 50/50 venture with Iliffe News and Media, the media business of Yattendon Investment Trust. This will combine online search and local newspaper advertising coverage for local businesses. The loss relates to start-up costs.
In October, Infoserve added up to 7,000 more customers through a revenue share deal with Web Business Power. Infoserve still has partnerships with Yahoo! and the Football League - 71 football clubs take its services.
Infoserve has recognised deferred tax losses of £838,000 but it has more unrecognised tax losses so it will be a long time before it starts paying significant levels of tax.
At 3p a share, Infoserve is valued at £1.77m. Directors and related interests own 88.8% of the company. The majority of the debt is owed to director DR Hood - that includes £250,000 he lent so Infoserve could pay off its NatWest overdraft.
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Why They Do It: Inside The Mind of the White-Collar Criminal
Published: May 21, 2017 by Charles Franklin In Business Books, Leadership Books 3
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If you have ever wondered why some of the world's most successful leaders fall to corporate crime," Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal " may offer some perspective. Combining insight from personal letters written from disgraced leaders and research from various disciplines, this book explores the confusing and conflicting world of the "moral gray point", the internal shift that turns an esteemed leader into a "rotten apple".
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Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal asks a very simple question: Why do they do it? Why do business leaders who seemingly have the world at their feet throw it all away? Why would they trade their freedom, their reputation and their entire legacy for something so fleeting, like a few extra zeroes in the bank account? As the book explores, white-collar crime involves more than a simple "rotten apple." The book explores the psychology, social issues, ethics and law as it applies to white-collar crime. The book asks why it still exists despite repeated attempts to squash it for good.
What is "Why They Do It" About?
"Once I saw that nothing was happening, my standards became lower."
– – Scott London, former KPMG partner arrested for insider trading and sentenced to 14 months in prison
What makes a financially secure and extremely successful individual decide to get involved in fraud, insider training, theft or any other number of crimes that involve deceit? The simple answer that this is just a instance of a "rotten apple" doesn't fully address the issue. If it was just that, then regulation and the threat of harsh penalties should stop white-collar criminals. It doesn't. Equally unhelpful is chalking everything up to the belief that "all business people are greedy." There are plenty of good business people who wouldn't even consider doing anything wrong to advance their careers.
There has to be a point where a seemingly "good person" goes "rotten". There has to be some initial set of factors that moves our moral compass just enough to allow criminal acts in.
The book uses letters written by disgraced leaders themselves and adds insights from law, ethics and biology to begin to understand this potentially "morally gray point" in a leader's journey. This approach reinforces the idea that white-collar crime is not now and has never been a clear-cut issue. There are morally gray areas throughout corporate crime, including whether executives are even charged (historically, they haven't been), how they are punished (jail, probation, or nothing), and what causes them to commit a criminal act (including legal defenses such as "lack of self-control.") Finally comes the question of how they rationalize the crime to themselves. Why They Do It emphasizes that to stop white-collar crime, it's first necessary to understand the psychological, social and potentially genetic factors that cause someone to commit a white-collar crime in the first place. Otherwise, the same cycle of Enrons, housing bubbles, Ponzi schemes and related crimes will continue happening over and over again.
Why They Do It is the work of Eugene Soltes, an associate professor at Harvard Business School of Business Administration and a researcher on corporate crime.
What Was Best About "Why They Do It?"
Why They Do It is a thoroughly engaging and intriguing book from beginning to end because it takes business ethics from the lifeless world of business case studies (which is how ethics is traditionally taught) into reality. This is important to remember in an era where business scandals are reported on daily like sports scores. Soltes' book reminds the reader that ethics isn't a dry or boring subject. It's something everyone must consider because the moral gray point is a problem for everyone, not just C-suite leaders.
What Could Have Been Done Differently?
One aspect of the "why do good business leaders turn rotten?" question that might warrant more attention is diversity. While this is touched on in the book, more emphasis on the social and cultural dynamics that happen when a member of a group traditionally underrepresented (i.e. women or members of minority groups) in leadership falls. As leadership strives to become more diverse, this is an area that may become more of a concern.
Why Read "Why They Do It?"
Why They Do It is like the best-selling book, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely except it tackles the nuance and implications of corporate crime. Because of its broad appeal, it should be required reading for every person involved in business, not just executives because it addresses topics everyone deals with: honesty, trust and power. The book doesn't focus on the spectacle or outrage of white-collar crime (although it discusses these topics.) Instead, it focuses on the one burning question that everyone has when they read about a disgraced leader: why? By exploring this one question, Soltes hopes to give readers (no matter what role they play in a business) a chance to evaluate their own morals on a deeper level now rather than later when it might be too late.
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As the Director of the first ministry in the U.S. created to support individuals and families with white-collar and nonviolent incarceration issues, and as someone who served time in a Federal prison for a white-collar crime I committed when I was a lawyer, I can state unequivocally that Professor Soltes's methodology and his conclusions are "pure rubbish." Why They Do It, and the press releases and media attention surrounding it, are shamelessly exploitive and are designed solely to sell books; they inflame bigotry and hatred and paint people with a broad brush designed to promote stigma, shunning and Schadenfreude (unfortunately, themes for our time it seems).
I am sure if we re-interviewed his subjects, most or all would say they had been duped into letting down their guards in sharing intensely personal details of their lives and feelings on the promise and belief that Soltes's book would be fair and balanced. If indeed he disclosed to them that he was writing a book at all?
We have worked with hundreds of men, women and families involved in and suffering from these matters, and most are not the subjects of the sensationalized headlines that Soltes claims to have interviewed. In fact, the overwhelming majority are ordinary people, professionals who live down the street, whose children play with yours, who simply got in over their heads due to desperation, addiction, compulsion or mental illness. Most didn't have the ego strength to simply talk to their spouses and admit that life was not going the way they had hoped and dreamed, until they had stepped over the line and it was too late.
Contrary to Soltes's core thesis statement, most have been mired in shame, guilt and remorse even before they were caught. It is terrifying and exhausting to spend their lives looking over their shoulders knowing that they've done something that far wrong. Whether they aware of it or not, almost all go through some kind of transformation from a material life to a more spiritual one. What other choice do they (we) have?
Although I probably have "interviewed" 4 or 5 times as many people accused or convicted of white-collar crimes and their families, I'm not arrogant enough to assert that I understand "why" anyone did or does anything. But then again, I didn't write a book claiming I do. Note the clever, and frightening, [person change in] the title of the Professor's book: why THEY do it: inside the mind of THE white-collar criminal! Aren't we a society that has fought against, and protected people from, this sort of propaganda that aggregates and assigns characteristics to an entire class of people in order to marginalize them and promote fear of them?
Our society has evolved enough that mass incarceration and related topics are now dinner-table conversation; they are finally part of the national debate. I am glad that we give many violent criminals a second chance, and indeed all of God's children deserves our empathy, compassion and kindness. But white-collar criminals have little such chance, largely because of the kind of book written by Professor Soltes.
Rev. Jeff Grant, JD, M Div
Founder/Director, Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc., Greenwich CT & Nationwide, prisonist.org
Jamie Smith
Charles, this sounds like a book I'll have to add to my must-read list! I'm sure understanding the reasons can help companies in proactively deterring their own employees from committing these actions.
Interesting. It is important to know these if you were to manage people better.


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Conservatism Is All About The Money
Even if they're ex-cons, Conservative racketeers still lust for power...
"Buddy Cianci, Twice-Convicted Felon, Is Running For Providence Mayor Again."
"EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Buddy Cianci, the twice-convicted felon who led Providence as mayor for 21 years, wants his old job back.
"Cianci said Wednesday that he is running for a seventh term as mayor. The last time he won an election was 16 years ago — before he was convicted in 2002 of racketeering conspiracy for widespread corruption in his administration. He spent 4 ½ years in prison..."
Remember Operation Iraqi Oil? When it comes time to reward their corporate benefactors, even in wartime who needs the military...
"In a U.S. Court, Iraqis Accuse Blackwater of Killings in 2007."
Sarhan Deab Abdul Moniem leaving court on Tuesday after testifying in the Blackwater trial. Credit Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times
"There was a lady. She was screaming and weeping about her son and asking for help," Mr. Moniem said. He showed jurors how she had cradled her dead son's head on her shoulder. "I asked her to open up the door so I could help her. But she was paying attention only to her son..."
And Conservatives pass their brand of democracy to the rest of the world...
"Mining companies financed paramilitaries in Colombia: report."
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"The alleged close relationship between mining companies and paramilitaries in Colombia has been denounced in a recently released report.
"Mining companies such as Drummond and Prodeco maintained close relations with paramilitaries and financed the armed struggle of the now-defunct paramilitary organisation, the AUC, against Colombia's largest guerrilla organisation, the FARC..."
But in the good old USA, Conservatives take care of their own...
While their constituents and their babies get slaughtered...
And Conservatives make sure that no one else suffers for the mistakes of their corporate masters...
"Congress Hatches Plan To Reward Corporate Tax Evaders Because Why Not?"
"When you picture an 'offshore holiday,' you might think of white sand beaches, gentle breezes, turquoise waves, and rum-based drinks served in coconut shells.
"However, when Congress conjures up an 'offshore holiday,' it looks a little more like a $96 billion tax break for multinational corporations that deliberately keep their earnings overseas.
"Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) are currently floating a $96 billion offshore tax holiday as part of a bizarre last-ditch attempt to cover a looming government shortfall. Without an influx of cash, the Highway Trust Fund, which finances federal road and infrastructure repairs, will drop below its 'prudent balance' on July 18, and go bankrupt by September, causing repair and construction projects to be canceled nationwide..."
And finally, we can rest easy because all the money of the Koch brothers is going to trickle down to us...
"House Passes Bill To Aid Koch Brothers, Deregulate Wall Street."
"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a financial deregulation package that would benefit the Koch brothers and the nation's largest banks by a vote of 265-143.
"The legislation would significantly weaken elements of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law dealing with derivatives -- the complex products at the heart of the 2008 meltdown..."
Aren't you glad you voted for the Conservatives to represent your interests? Don't you count your blessings every day when you think how much of the money Congress is saving the Koch brothers trickles down to your checking account?
No? Then you might have figured out that Conservatism is all about the money...not about abortion, not about "freedom," and not about "states' rights."
It's all about the money.
"You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat."
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Some new paint and furniture is a relatively inexpensive way to update your home and improve your quality of living without the mess and fuss of extensive renovation. And sometimes a facelift is all a home needs to come to life. If you don't have the budget to do it all at once, you can always take one room at a time.
A good paint store will help you with a color palette and the designers at your local furniture showroom can help plan out the space. Another helpful tip is to create an inspiration board of colors, textures and patterns to narrow down the style you would like to achieve. You can bring the board (or folder, swatches, ect.) to both the paint store and furniture store to bring your vision to life.
A very helpful tool for room planning is Mor Furniture For Less' room planner. When choosing styles, always consider timeless or trendy, your own lifestyle needs and the durability of the products if you have children or pets. Timeless will generally stand the test of time and you won't have to incur the cost of redecorating. You may get tired of trendy and end up replacing pieces, so it's often best to leave trendy for the accessories.
Once you have the bulk of the room furnished, head to your local paint store to find a color that ties it all together. Don't be afraid of color and be sure to buy pints of paint and put some on the wall to test before committing. Color is affected by light, so it is important to see it in your own space.
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As anyone who has been around medical imaging for any amount of time can tell you, the latest headwind is the same as it's seemingly always been: reimbursement cuts. While this comes as no surprise, the magnitude of cuts and actual effect it will have on the imaging industry in the foreseeable future is the subject of much debate within the industry. To be sure, 2014 promises to be another year of soul searching as imaging operators, especially those more susceptible to Medicare reimbursement risks, struggle to offset fairly drastic cuts in reimbursement that are happening in 2014.
See the full article for Figure 1, which includes a small sample of common CPT codes with corresponding 2013 and 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ("MPFS") reimbursement, as reported by the American College of Radiology. This data reflects the technical component only, and includes all the known impacts to reimbursement. Based on our review of this information, approximately 483 CPT codes are receiving less technical reimbursement in 2014 than in 2013, while 64 CPT codes are receiving a higher level of reimbursement.
Medicare reimbursement under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System ("HOPPS") in 2014 continues to be impacted as well, as shown in Figure 2 (source: The Advisory Board company). Many HOPPS payments had already been reduced in prior years (e.g. 25% reimbursement decrease for APC 0331 in 2013).
Declining HOPPS imaging reimbursement should come as no surprise, as the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ("MedPac") has repeatedly recommended to Congress that reimbursement for outpatient services should be aligned or equalized across the various outpatient settings. The declining HOPPS payment trend, and it's impact, will be interesting to follow, as overall imaging equipment reinvestment has been waning in recent years. Continued decreases in reimbursement should be an additional disincentive for hospitals to reinvest and replace expensive imaging equipment, unless imaging equipment prices come down.
The rationale behind the continued declines in reimbursement from Medicare is believed to be a reaction to the phenomenal growth in imaging services since 2000. Figure 3 presents the growth in volume of physician fee-schedule services from 2000 to 2011, and was taken from MedPac's Data Book published June 2013.


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Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:49 AM EDT Updated: Friday, April 9, 2021 09:42 AM EDT
By Wes Mills, Content Manager
The Ports of Indiana has hired two new leaders for the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor operations, including a new port director. The statewide port authority says it has hired Ryan McCoy as director, succeeding Ian Hirt, who announced in January he was stepping down to re-enter the private sector.
The organization has also hired Tom Fifer for the newly created position of director of planning and project delivery.
McCoy most recently served as the multi-facility manager for a grain elevator located at the Burns Harbor port. The elevator is owned by Minnesota-based Cargill Inc.
He begins his new job April 26.
Fifer most recently worked for Indianapolis-based Envigo, a clinical laboratory and research business, where he served as global director of engineering and maintenance. He also served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, where he was a military hospital clinical engineer.
Fifer is also the owner of a coworking space in the Nickel Plate District of Fishers called Office Evolution Fishers. It opened in March 2020.
The authority says Fifer is responsible for leading the project planning at all three port locations, which includes Burns Harbor and two ports along the Ohio River.
"Both gentlemen offer incredible experience and attributes that will strengthen the team and contribute to the success of the ports," said Ports of Indiana Chief Operating Officer Andrea Hermer. "Ryan's extensive and diverse background of experiences, coupled with his knowledge with the port, tenants and the community, perfectly position the Burns Harbor port for continued growth and new opportunities. Likewise, Tom's breadth of experience and understanding of the project planning and delivery process, and efficiencies gained through upfront planning and improvements to the process, are well-suited for this new, yet necessary, role."
Meanwhile, the port authority has also launched a search for a new port director for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. Last week, current director Phil Wilzbacher announced his retirement after a 19-year-career with the organization.


Exploratory Testing: A Lost Art?
Exploratory Testing: A Lost Art? was originally posted on the Projects page of LDSTech. It was written by David Kosorok.
When I was a kid, I would use a hammer to set my tent stakes or to pound nails into two-by-fours to build tree forts. I thought I could use the hammer for anything. If I hit a board hard enough, it would break, and I wouldn't need to use the saw. If I hit the plywood just right, I could punch a hole through the board without using the drill.
Obviously, using one tool to do it all may get quick results, but it won't look pretty. Many in the testing industry use a similar single-tool approach, attempting to solve every problem using automated testing. No time? Slap some automation on your software and ship it out the door. No money? Cut down on testers and have an automation engineer do it all.
While I'm a proponent of automation in its proper context, you still need the interactive tester to dig deep using exploratory testing and find bugs. Let's look into what exploratory testing is and a method to find great exploratory testers.
I still don't shun the automation engineer—we must have automation to reduce repetitive tasks and give us more time to dig deeper with exploratory testing. But sometimes people overemphasize automation. One team I used to manage had a few expert automation engineers that even refused to log bugs. They said their job wasn't to find bugs but to write automation. Huh?
I needed to find a way to help filter out the best potential candidates. A number of years ago, in conjunction with another senior tester, I developed a sample application with built-in bugs. It is a simple application, with GUI defects, memory leaks, functional quirkiness, documentation errors, etc.
I give an interviewee a 15 minute limit to find as many defects as they can. I look for somebody who enthusiastically dives into this activity and tries to uncover many bugs. This model has consistently guided my search for testers with great aptitude and has helped me identify strong candidates. The best candidates apply a structured methodology to find bugs rather than spending too much time running redundant tests.
I don't want to give away all my secrets, since I may be interviewing some of you in the future, but I do want to point out that after I've verified that the candidate has tested the basic features, he or she should also hit boundaries, accessibility, error cases, usability, and edge cases.
The success rate I've had using this tool, while not scientifically documented, has been very high—many of the candidates testing high have proven themselves to be great exploratory testers.
Automation will always be part of testing, but an exploratory tester brings insight and intelligence to the testing process. Finding the right tester will improve the testing process and ultimately create a better product for the end user.
David Kosorok is a QA Team Manager for the Church.
I agree with your technique (hire testers who love testing, and who show initial aptitude for testing). I've had great results with that sort of "testing challenge" as one of the aspects of hiring exploratory testers.
Other techniques we've used to assure we were hiring good exploratory testers included (1) interview team includes product owners (scrum phrase for business analyst), programmers, managers, and other testers, (2) grant veto power to any member of the interview team that objects to the candidate, and (3) background check the entries on their resume (trust but verify).
I've also liked the results we obtained from having testers attend the "Black Box Software Testing" course from the Association for Software Testing, and the "Bug Advocacy" course from the same group.
Good comments, Mark. I've also been looking at using online assessments to validate general testing knowledge. This can be both good and bad - good for consistency, bad if the tester is brilliant but learned the processes under a different set of vocabulary.
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I agree with you, dkosorok. Standardization is always such a two edged sword. It's good to get things down to a science in terms of efficiency, but it's also a struggle because sometimes you can miss out on some really talented individuals who have a self-taught or sort of "quirky" background that is led them to where they are today.


The Importance of Your Why?
Do you have a vision of the future that is so compelling that you can see it more clearly than the new toys in front of you? My Why is personal freedom; freedom to do what I want, when I want; freedom to give when I want to give and freedom that avoids being controlled by others.
Desires can be subtle. Maybe you have fond memories of staying somewhere. But it might actually be the time with friends that made the place special. What aspect really touches you?
This is a demanding, complicated world. It takes a lot of work to get good at something, or to get something you really want. Dave Ramsey says, "Live like no one else, so later you can live like no one else!" Why work hard when you could just watch TV? Why save for some undetermined future when you could watch it on a bigger TV?
Most successful people have spent thousands of hours perfecting what they do. They have a vision of the future and their place in it. Otherwise they wouldn't have bothered with all the work it took to get there. Yet most successful people would tell you that they loved the process — the challenge, the passion, and the fun! They've found a vision of the future that compels and excites them, and that's the difference. That's why they are where they are.
What's your Why? What do you visualize in the morning to get yourself going? What motivates you to do everything you do?


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Andrew Embiricos: Rita Hayworth Grandson Apparently Kills Self
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Andrew Embiricos, grandson of Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan, was found dead of an apparent suicide at his West 17th Street apartment in Chelsea, New York City on Dec. 4. Embiricos was 25.
Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos was the son of economist and shipping heir Basil Embiricos and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. He was also the nephew of Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV. As such, Embiricos was purportedly a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed. His body, lying face up in bed with a bag over his head, was found Sunday evening by a friend, Aaron Edwards, who then called 911. An autopsy is to be performed.
Because the handsome Embiricos had appeared in amateur gay sex video clips on X-Tube, New York and gay tabloids have gone on to claim that his death wasn't actually suicide, but an experimentation with autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong. Those are the same sensational rumors that surrounded the deaths of David Carradine in 2009 and gay British reality television celebrity Kristian Digby last year.
Although everything is possible – and morons everywhere love to believe sensational stories; the nastier the better, especially if sexually related – Embiricos had reportedly attempted suicide in the past and had had trouble dealing with his HIV-positive status.
Rita Hayworth was married to Aly Khan from May 1949 to January 1953. The couple had one daughter, Yasmin. Months after her divorce from the prince, Hayworth married actor-singer Dick Haymes. They were divorced in 1955. Three years later, she married writer-producer James Hill. They were divorced in 1961. Her two previous husbands were Orson Welles and promoter Edward C. Judson.
A dancer turned small-time actress in the 1930s, Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn) became Columbia's top star in the mid-'40s. Among her film credits are Howard Hawks' aviation drama Only Angels Have Wings (1939), with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur; two Fred Astaire musicals, You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942); Charles Vidor's Technicolor musical Cover Girl (1944), with Gene Kelly; Vidor's romantic, film noir classic Gilda (1946), with Glenn Ford and George Macready; and Orson Welles' cult film noir The Lady from Shanghai (1948).
Rita Hayworth + Fred Astaire Movies: You'll Never Get Rich + Down to Earth
Joan Fontaine Movies: 'Jane Eyre' & 'Suspicion' + 'Ivanhoe'
Deborah Kerr Movies: 'The Avengers' & 'An Affair to Remember'
Orson Welles Movies: Noirish classics The Lady from Shanghai + The Third Man
Following her divorce from Aly Khan, Hayworth had trouble recovering her former popularity. On the other hand, it was in the '50s and '60s that she delivered her most effective dramatic performances: as a sex worker who unwittingly destroys the rabidly puritanical Christian Jose Ferrer in Curtis Bernhardt's Miss Sadie Thompson (1953); as the middle-aged woman romantically entangled with Burt Lancaster in Delbert Mann's psychological drama Separate Tables (1958); lost in the desert with Gary Cooper, Van Heflin, and Tab Hunter in Robert Rossen's They Came to Cordura (1959); and as Claudia Cardinale's mother in Henry Hathaway's otherwise dismal Circus World (1965), with John Wayne.
Hayworth, who for years suffered from chronic alcoholism, died of Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 68 in 1987. Embiricos' website includes the following resume:
Through his philanthropic efforts, Andrew Embiricos has demonstrated an unequivocal commitment to improving the quality of life for those around him. While working toward a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Fordham University in New York City, Andrew Embiricos founded a Facebook-based charity designed to clothe those living without homes in the city. Andrew Embiricos makes significant contributions to the research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association and has been involved in fundraising initiatives for an HIV/AIDS awareness and research organization.
Note that most mainstream obits omitted the HIV information found above, focusing instead on Embiricos' efforts to help the homeless and find a cure for Alzheimer's.
Another of Hayworth's grandsons, Marc Welles, is the focus of Kimberly Reed's 2008 documentary Prodigal Sons.
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Sue -
This is truly sad for the family. I pray that for the family's loss and may it ease their burden. It must be so difficult for the mom. Noone knows how hard it is until you personally go through it. My love and prayers are with the family.
Patricia -
What a sad story,the people including her self died much to young,and for her hansom grandson to die the way he did makes it even sader, But how many people have been toe tagged and forgotten ,so swiftly is criminal,A lot of what may appear to be suicides may really be a covered up murders but if they don't have any clues to go on they let it go,rather than digging deeper to find a reason to look any further,these people just get swept under a rug and filed away and if there were any wrong doings no one is going to know!! Sad very Sad.


It's a beautiful day today, though I hear it's supposed to snow again shortly. I just got back from visiting colleges with my children and so have been spending quite a bit of time thinking about what a good fit means when it comes to schools. Thinking about sending my eldest child off to college in a little over a year is a scary prospect – how can he already be at that stage? Wasn't it just yesterday that we were investigating preschool and elementary school options?
I remember like it was yesterday (cliche, I know) when we made a decision to move him to a different school at age four. The school he attended was working well for my daughter, who is two years younger, but he was struggling. He seemed to have a hard time finding good friends and settling in. His teacher had called us a few times about his behavior and how it sometimes made it hard to continue with a lesson. Rarely did he want to participate in whatever activity was going on. We were worried that the problem was with him and, as parents do, fretted about our parenting and what we could and should be doing differently.
When I spoke with a friend about the situation, she asked me, "Do you think the issue might be not with him but with the school?" And, more specifically, with his fit with the school. It clearly worked for many kids, but maybe it wasn't right for him. And so I figured we had nothing to lose and began to explore other options. When I found what became his school, I knew right away it would be different. It felt like home, and the structure of the day allowed him to find what he loved and what he was good at. His teachers took him under their wing and endeavored to truly know and understand him. The connection he felt with his teachers empowered him to push himself, to take accountability, and to discover who he was. Rather than hearing from teachers about his being disruptive, we heard about him making astute observations, showing compassion for classmates, and demonstrating consistent respect for his teachers and the school.
I was astounded at what a big difference the change in environment made for him. Again, the other school wasn't bad by any means; it just wasn't working for him. But here in this new environment, where he could show his true colors and be loved for those, he was thriving. There were many things about the educational philosophy of the school that worked better for him. But I'm convinced that what really made the difference was his teachers. Rather than chiding him for interrupting or straying from the topic at hand, they valued his ideas and pushed him to express himself further. When he felt understood, he was more willing to listen to others and model the active listening that his teachers did for him.
And of course this made sense. In my own teaching, I often found that kids who had been labeled difficult by past teachers were some of the most interesting to me, and I rarely saw the same difficult behaviors because I strove first to make a connection with them. And when I became an administrator, I worked with faculty to create positive connections with their students; and I also worked to create positive connections with them – just like our students do better when they feel connected to their teacher, teachers do better when they feel connected to their administrators and to their school.
And while educators have been talking about the importance of relationships for some time based on anecdotal evidence, there has now been a good deal of research that supports this idea. The brain is much more malleable than we once thought, and even students who have been through difficult and traumatic experiences can grow and learn given the right environment. And research also shows that the brain changes in response to relationships. A positive relationship where someone feels understood is like fertilizer, encouraging the brain to change and grow. And so schools that focus on relationship building allow our students to become their best selves.
At Compositive, we are putting together our founding team of faculty, and it is such a privilege to get to do this from scratch. The interview process is rigorous, and our top priority is finding teachers who recognize and believe in the value of building relationships to create an ideal classroom environment. We have found experienced teachers who have demonstrated tremendous care and love for their students, and they are excited to be a part of something new. The capacity to care and connect is one of four capacities we strive to develop in our faculty and our students. When our community focuses first on this, we allow our students to soar to new heights.
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I actually have problems while I upload to 123RF. It show that the upload is successful but the thumbnails don't show "red x". My IPTC data are showing and I click on save. Then it show nothing in the next page. Nothing in the history also.
Anybody have a problem uploading today?
Sometimes it causes my IE broswer to crash, but not today.
I needed help last month and livechat told me to contact Alex. But I wouldn't be surprized if the live chat was really for purchasers.
If so, they must be getting off this thing from the photographer area?
IE crash periodically for me as well...but BDE today on their site...i like that.
I actually have problems while I upload to 123RF. It show that the upload is successful but the thumbnails don't show "red x".
I have the same problem. Right now it's working, but it's on and off. Some days my uploads go through, others they don't.
Yes I noticed the same thing, but it was the first time that my uploads wasn't showing. The others time it was the save button that was not appearing, but I was able to go in my history and finish the task if my memory is good.
Happened to me again yesterday. I tried 3 different images, none of which I could get to successfully upload.
Guess I'll try them again later today.
Still having this problem. Just made 5 attempts in a row, all failed.
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Casterton is located within the Glenelg Shire, in the far southwestern region of Victoria. Casterton is an historic rural service town situated on the Glenelg River in a valley surrounded by rolling hills. Situated 352km west of Melbourne and 63kms west of Hamilton and 45mins to Mount Gambier just over the SA border.
Casterton is the 'Birthplace of the Kelpie' breed and an annual event the 'Australian Kelpie Muster' held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June celebrates this iconic Australian and the rich heritage of the town.
If there is a sport played anywhere, then it is played here. Casterton provides a variety of sport and recreational facilities. These facilities provide an invaluable contribution to the landscape of the Casterton which is demonstrated through high community use of the facilities on a regular basis. These facilities address the needs of current residents and for future generations.
Casterton and its surrounding valleys offer the visitor so much variety and scope in accommodation facilities. From the quality motels and hotels, to the bed and breakfast establishments, the Accommodation section takes a look at what's available. The section also looks at Caravan and camping requirements.
Casterton and its people are simply passionate about the arts and culture, whether it's performing, visual or musical, in a gallery, in the street or preserved in our rich history.
Step into any of Casterton's many shops and you will experience one of our town's greatest assets – our people. Friendly shop keepers will always greet you with warm smiles. Casterton may be in the heart of the country but there's nothing provincial about the shopping that's available here. An array of specialty stores stock a range of products and will keep you busy shopping for hours.
Casterton boasts a fantastic range of fine dining experiences to suit everyone. Eating in Casterton is an experience to savour. Options range from a-la-carte to take away meals, cafe to counter meals. Whatever your dining preference, there is a venue to suit.
Casterton is really spoiled for health care. The core of the local health community is the Casterton Memorial Hospital, a general hospital providing a broad range of health services to the people of Casterton and surrounding communities.For the elderly there are a number of aged care facilities and nursing homes while there is an active community nursing program, meals on wheels and palliative care groups.
The rolling green valley of the Glenelg River is one of Casterton's beauty spots. Take a walk or bike ride along the Kelpie Walking Trail or explore the junction of the Glenelg/Wannon rivers. Enjoy a picnic or BBQ on the banks or drop in a line along the river or at the Ess Lagoon. A detail fishing guide is available at the Casterton Visitor Information Centre.
With a kindergarten, two primary schools, dedicated secondary college and community centre offering adult education and recreational courses, Casterton is well equipped in the education arena.


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Davidson, Palka homer in 9th to lift White Sox over Tigers
CHICAGO (AP) - Matt Davidson, Daniel Palka and the Chicago White Sox struck late - and quickly - to pull out another victory.
Davidson hit a two-run, game-ending homer as the White Sox scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Monday for their eighth win in 11 games.
Davidson hit his 20th homer into the left-field bullpen on the first pitch his saw from Detroit closer Shane Greene (2-6) after Welington Castillo singled. Daniel Palka's 21st homer to lead off the ninth tied it at 2.
The rebuilding White Sox are finding ways to win down the stretch, even if they're all but eliminated from postseason contention.
"Everything's kind of clicking together," Davidson said. "Late August and September obviously can be long, so when you win, it's a lot of fun. It makes the days go by a little bit quicker, and we're just enjoying it."
The left-handed hitting Palka went deep for the second straight day and leads the major with six homers in the ninth. This time he hit a shot to deep left-center.
"Who knows why he's able to do that," manager Rick Renteria said. "He seems to bear down, and he got a pitch he could handle and drove it the other way."
Victor Martinez homered deep to left with one out in the top of the ninth off Jace Fry (2-2) to put Detroit ahead 2-1. Greene then failed to retire a batter in the ninth as he blew his fifth save.
"It happened," said Martinez, who sat out Sunday in New York and was questionable for this one with flu-like symptoms. "Shane has been doing great for us all year long and he's only human."
Greene tried to preserve a one-run lead after throwing 30 pitches in the ninth inning in New York against the Yankees on Sunday. Before that, the right-hander tossed 14 against the Yankees on Thursday in earning his 28th save.
"He's thrown one time in four days," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's our closer. He gets the ball. He just made two bad pitches."
Niko Goodrum's solo shot in the seventh tied it 1-all after Chicago's Nicky Delmonico homered to lead off the game for Chicago.
Both starters, Chicago's Reynaldo Lopez and Detroit's Michael Fulmer, were strong in no decisions.
Lopez yielded just one run on four hits and struck out seven in seven innings. He was sailing along with a shutout in his third straight solid start until Goodrum homered.
Fulmer allowed only one hit - Delmonico's lead-off homer - before leaving with two outs in the sixth after being struck by Palka's sharp comebacker. The Tigers said the right-hander has a right shin contusion and is day-to-day.
Fulmer crumpled to the ground after being hit by Palka's smash, and the ball deflected to Goodrum who stepped on first to record the out. After being tended to by a trainer, Fulmer walked off the field slowly and was replaced by Drew VerHagen.
Fulmer, who hasn't won since June 14, walked four and struck out five in one of his best performances this season.
White Sox GM Rick Hahn doesn't want to rush top prospect Eloy Jimenez and that's he why didn't call up the 21-year-old outfielder when rosters expanded Saturday. But Hahn said Jimenez "is very well positioned to make a significant impact at the big-league level at age 22 next year."
Jimenez is hitting .355 with 12 homers with 33 RBIs in 55 games at Triple-A Charlotte. The Dominican Republic native started the season at Double-A Birmingham.
Hahn said not calling up Jimenez in September had nothing to do with service time and potential free agency.
If the outfielder were recalled now, he would be eligible to file for free agency entering 2025. If Jimenez spends the first 20 days of the 2019 season on optional assignment, his free agency would be delayed until after 2025. That means April 17, 2019, would be the earliest the White Sox could call up Jimenez and retain control of him through 2025.
CHISOX ROSTER MOVES
White Sox C Castillo (right shoulder) came off the disabled list and made his first appearance since May 23. During most of his absence Castillo was serving an 80 game-suspension, handed out on May 24 after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. ... Chicago also recalled OF Ryan Cordell from Triple-A Charlotte.
Tigers: Manager Ron Gardenhire said LHP Daniel Norris is fine after suffering a left calf cramp in New York on Saturday and leaving the game in the fifth inning.
White Sox: 1B/DH Jose Abreu returned the clubhouse after undergoing lower-abdominal/groin surgery on Aug. 21. Hahn said the slugger, who leads Chicago with 22 homers and 78 RBIs, could return by mid-September. ... OF Ryan LaMarre (right hip soreness) was available off the bench. ... RF Avisail Garcia (right knee soreness) was out of the lineup for a second straight day and is day-to-day.
Detroit LHP Francisco Liriano (3-9, 4.96) faces Chicago RHP Lucas Giolito (10-9, 5.66) in the second game of the three-game set on Tuesday night. Liriano has lost eight straight and not won since April 28. In his last four starts, Giolito is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA.
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Real Estate Alert
Alert08.31.2020
Governor Lamont's Executive Order 7OOO dated August 21, 2020 Extends Eviction Moratorium to October 1, 2020 and Increases Funding for Housing Assistance Programs
by Michael A. Ceccorulli and Steven J. Stafstrom
On August 21, 2020, Governor Lamont made two significant announcements on matters that will affect landlords and tenants in Connecticut.
The Governor announced and later issued a new executive order (E.O. 7000) that will extend the current residential eviction moratorium to October 1. The moratorium has been in place since April, and our firm had previously provided details regarding its imposition and prior extension here and here. In his announcement, the Governor noted that neighboring states had already passed similar moratoria: New York until October 1, New Jersey until October 5, and Massachusetts until October 17 (though, notably, Rhode Island has not imposed an executive moratorium as of this date). The moratorium does not apply to commercial leases, and evictions on commercial leases may proceed in the courts, though delays have arisen due to court closures associated with the COVD-19 pandemic. According to statements released by the Judicial Branch, housing mediators employed by the court will soon begin meeting with parties in commercial eviction cases via remote technology to try to work out agreements on these cases. Judicial Branch officials continue to work on strategies to safely resume jury trials.
In addition to this executive action, the Governor announced he is doubling funding (from $10 million to $20 million) for the planned rental assistance program for Connecticut residents impacted by COVID-19. The program is funded by the State's Coronavirus Relief Fund and is designed to provide payments to landlords on behalf of approved tenant applicants.
This additional funding brings the total amount of state funding for renters, homeowners, and residential landlords impacted by COVID-19 up to $43.3 million. In addition to the $20 million rental assistance program, this includes funding for mortgage relief to homeowners ($10 million), support for renters who were facing eviction before the pandemic ($5 million), rehousing for people exiting homelessness or incarceration ($5.8 million), and support for renters excluded from federal assistance because of their or their loved ones' immigration status ($2.5 million). Connecticut's large cities also received $10 million under the CARES Act Emergency Solution Grants program to prevent homelessness and support homeless populations.
While Connecticut presently has one of the lowest COVID-19 transmission rates in the United States, it was among the first states most significantly impacted by the pandemic and has been among the most active in its efforts to mitigate potential residential housing impacts for residents.
Michael A Ceccorulli
Joshua S. Cole
Geoffrey F. Fay
Amanda G. Gurren
John J. Kindl
Gary B. O'Connor
Steven J. Stafstrom Jr.
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