HUGO GALERIE is pleased to present Coincidences, a solo exhibition featuring Patrick Pietropoli and his vision of when architecture and the figure collide. This show presents an entirely new body of work—one that takes the typical subject matter of the vedutisti and transforms it.
Vedutisti is an Italian word for painters whose canvases are as vast as they are intricate; these artists produce large works of sweeping vistas without sacrificing a single detail. Whether bustling cityscapes or ceremonial interiors, their scenes always depict architecture and figures with astonishing accuracy. Pietropoli is internationally recognized for his exceptional skill among contemporary vedutisti painters. With this collection, he gives a surrealistic spin to the historic genre.
Inspired as ever by what he describes as "the entanglement of complex shapes," Pietropoli here eschews the usual formula of architecture and the figure to give us architecture within the figure. He even plays with the very concept of architecture—sometimes referring to what we might expect, such as a coffered ceiling or French facade; occasionally evoking the distinct framework of modern furniture; and other times referencing the structure of art history itself, inserting famous paintings and archetypes into his precise silhouettes. Like looking through a stereoscope, the silhouettes are cut-out windows into another dimension.
Discussing this compelling body of work, Pietropoli offered a quotation by Isidore Ducasse, a writer celebrated by the surrealists: "…beautiful as the chance meeting on a dissection table of a sewing machine and an umbrella." This aphorism captures the essence of his new collection—an esoteric collage of images ripe with wit and talent. Rather than burden his paintings with prefabricated analysis, Pietropoli intends for viewers to decrypt each canvas in their own ways. And these works are certainly worth contemplating for years to come, as they slowly unfold in painted layers.
HUGO GALERIE is a fine art gallery in New York City specializing in contemporary figurative painting and sculpture. The gallery represents an international roster of artists working in a variety of media and range of genres. Please direct inquiries to info@hugogalerie.com.


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Q: How to successfully call the following dll method in C# using PInvoke I've tried searching online for an answer to my question to no avail.
I have a C/C++ DLL with the following struct and method:
typedef struct AVPacket {
    int64_t pts;
    int64_t dts;
    uint8_t *data;
    int size;
    int stream_index;
    int flags;
    int duration;
    void (*destruct) (struct AVPacket *);
    void *priv;
    int64_t pos;
} AVPacket;

typedef AVPacket * HAVPacket;

HAVPacket __stdcall ffCreateAVPacket(bool fillWithZero);

Now my C# code looks as follows:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
public struct AVPacket
{
    public Int64 pts;
    public Int64 dts;
    public byte[] data;
    public int size;
    public int stream_index;
    public int flags;
    public int duration;
    public IntPtr destruct;
    public IntPtr priv;
    public Int64 pos;
}

[DllImport(dll, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
static extern void ffCreateAVPacket(bool fillWithZero, out AVPacket packet);

Which I call using:
AVPacket packet;

ffCreateAVPacket(true, out packet);

I'm getting a PInvokeStackImbalance exception stating: A call to PInvoke has unbalanced the stack.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards.

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Traveling Luck for Lesotho. Lesotho, Africa
Lesotho is located in Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa.
Land in Lesotho is mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains.
Basotho land covers an area of 30355 square kilometers which is slightly smaller than Maryland
Lesotho has borders with South Africa for 909km.
Basotho national flag (Flag of Lesotho)
Lesotho country profile
Travel advice for Lesotho
As for the Basotho climate; temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers.
Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) speak Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa.
Places of note in Lesotho
Mafeteng
Maputsoe
Qacha's Nek
Quthing
Butha-Buthe
Mokhotlong
Teyateyaneng
Basotho map
Regions of Lesotho
Lesotho (general)
(LT01)
Mohale's Hoek
Qacha's Nek
Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled for the first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and reinstated in 1995. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after 7 years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Botswanan military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Constitutional reforms have since restored political stability; peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002.
Country Profile for Lesotho
Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa and customs duties from the Southern Africa Customs Union for the majority of government revenue. However, the government has recently strengthened its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties. Completion of a major hydropower facility in January 1998 now permits the sale of water to South Africa, also generating royalties for Lesotho. As the number of mineworkers has declined steadily over the past several years, a small manufacturing base has developed based on farm products that support the milling, canning, leather, and jute industries, as well as a rapidly expanding apparel-assembly sector. The latter has grown significantly, mainly due to Lesotho qualifying for the trade benefits contained in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act. The economy is still primarily based on subsistence agriculture, especially livestock, although drought has decreased agricultural activity. The extreme inequality in the distribution of income remains a major drawback. Lesotho has signed an Interim Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF.
Basotho natural resources include water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level
Basotho religion is Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%.
Natural hazards in Lesotho include periodic droughts.
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Crime section (increase in gun related crime). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
There is no British High Commission in Lesotho, but there is an Honorary British Consul who can be contacted in consular emergencies only (see contact details below). All other enquiries should now be directed to the British High Commission in Pretoria.
There have been incidents of muggings and vehicle hijacking in the past twelve months (some involving firearms). There have also been incidents of armed robbery in Maseru and there has been an increase in gun-related crime in Maseru in the lead up to the festive season. Sporadic demonstrations are possible.
Do not walk around Maseru at night; and avoid driving in rural areas at night.
Parliamentary elections will be held on 17 February 2007. You should monitor events through the local media and avoid all demonstrations, rallies and other large gatherings.
The threat from terrorism is low. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be against civilian targets, including places frequented by foreigners.
Most visits to Lesotho are trouble-free. The main type of incident for which British nationals require consular assistance in Lesotho is for replacing lost or stolen passports, or help following medical problems. You should keep a photocopy of your passport with you and keep the original in a safe place.
We strongly recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. Medical insurance should cover possible medical evacuation by air. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake. Please see: Travel Insurance.
The threat from terrorism is low, but you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be against civilian targets, including places frequented by foreigners. Please read Security and General Tips and Risk of Terrorism when Travelling Overseas for further information and advice.
There has been an increase in gun-related crime in Maseru in the lead up to the festive season.
Muggers in central Maseru, even in daylight, often target foreign nationals, frequently at knifepoint. You should not walk alone in isolated areas. Only carry essentials with you. Keep valuables out of sight. Do not walk around Maseru after dark and avoid driving in rural areas at night. When driving in urban centres, especially Maseru, keep doors locked, windows shut and valuables out of sight. Park in well-lit areas and do not pick up strangers. Take care at the approaches to main border crossings, particularly at night.
Armed car-jacking are increasing. If you are attacked, or your car is hijacked, do not resist.
Since the middle of 2005, Maseru has experienced a spate of armed robberies that have targeted hotels, restaurants and other businesses. There have been no serious injuries as a result but you are advised not to offer resistance should you be caught in the middle of an incident.
Take sensible precautions. Safeguard valuables and cash. Deposit them in hotel safes, where practicable. Keep separate copies of important documents, including passports.
The political situation is generally calm. There are periodic disturbances by students protesting about a change in government policy towards student bursaries. Parliamentary elections will be held on 17 February 2007. You should monitor events through the local media and avoid all demonstrations, rallies and other large public gatherings.
There have been three shooting incidences in 2006 involving high level political figures, most recently an attack on the residence of the Trade Minister on 24 November 2006 in which a Dutch aid worker was killed and her driver seriously injured.
There is no effective public transport system or reliable taxi service in Lesotho.
Driving standards in Lesotho are poor and you should drive carefully. Local mini-bus taxis are poorly maintained, often uninsured and invariably ignore road safety rules. Animals roaming on the roads are a hazard, especially at night. A British driving licence or International driving licence is valid for use in Lesotho for up to three months. A local driving licence must then be obtained.
The EU has published a list of air carriers that are subject to an operating ban or restrictions within the community. You should check the following link to see whether this will affect your travel: http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/safety/flywell_en.htm.
LOCAL LAWS AND CUSTOMS
Homosexuality is illegal, though the authorities tend to turn a blind eye, more through denial of its existence rather than a liberal approach.
Possession of drugs is a serious offence in Lesotho, and is likely to lead to a long custodial sentence.
British nationals can obtain entry visas on arrival. Overstaying without the proper authority is a serious matter. You may be held in detention. You must hold a valid British passport, which should be valid for at least a further six months and have at least two spare pages to allow the immigration authorities to affix visa stamps.
Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country. For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration please contact the Lesotho's representation in the UK.
We strongly recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling, including cover for medical evacuation by air. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake. Please see: Travel Insurance
Lesotho has only very basic medical facilities. Expatriates use the medical facilities in Bloemfontein, South Africa; a one and a half-hour drive (140kms) from Maseru.
There is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. You should be alert to the dangers of unprotected sex.
You should seek medical advice before travelling and ensure that all appropriate vaccinations are up-to-date. For further information on health check the Department of Health's website at: www.dh.gov.uk.
If things go wrong when overseas, please see: What We Can Do To Help
There is no British High Commission in Lesotho, but there is a British Honorary Consul in Maseru, who can be contacted in consular emergencies only:
Peter Barrett
Sentinel Park
United Nations Road
(266) 2231 3929 (office hours only)
(266) 2231 5537 (outside office hours)
E-mail: pmb@leo.co.ls or barrett@leo.co.ls
All other enquiries should be directed to the British High Commission in Pretoria, which covers Lesotho. You can apply for new passports at the Consular Section of the British High Commission in Pretoria in person or by courier (you pay the charges, if you use a courier).
A couple of ATM's in Lesotho have the facility to accept international ATM cards but are unreliable (First National Bank and Standard Bank). Credit cards are not widely accepted. You should take travellers' cheques or South African Rand in cash, which circulates as an official currency in Lesotho along with the Maloti.

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In 1923, Dr. Chevalier Jackson published "What Does Your Baby Put in His Mouth?" in Hygeia (a new "family health magazine," which became often used by teachers in schools). Dr. Jackson's article was an earnest attempt to inform care providers about choking hazards and choking prevention. Four years later, in 1927, Dr. Jackson saw the fruition of decades of work, lobbying the United States Congress, when it finally passed the Federal Caustic Poisoning Act.
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Since then, much as has been done, around the world, to increase public awareness about choking hazards and improve the safety of consumer goods (as well as the diagnosis and treatment of aerodigestive foreign bodies); thus reducing, but not nearly eliminating, the morbidity and mortality of choking.
Today, most parents whose children have recovered from a choking episode state that they had "no idea" that the foreign body was a potential choking hazard. In contrast, some families have choking prevention strategies deeply embedded in their culture and daily routines — usually because an older family member lived to tell about their own choking incident.
In recent decades, the only two public health studies that showed clear benefit, in terms of reducing the incidence of choking, were conducted in Israel and in Crete. In both studies, educational strategies shared certain characteristics: Medical professions told real-life stories about choking injuries and treatment, as well as prevention strategies, in person, to entire families at public education centers (schools and local health units).[Ref:18][Ref:19][Ref:11][Ref:10]
More recently it has been discovered that under proper supervision, children as young as ten years are able to grasp basic principles about choking patho-physiology and prevention (whether that education is conducted by a health professional, in person, or electronically).[Ref:33] Furthermore, since 2007, at least 6 preteens in North American (as young as seven years old) have been reported to have saved another person's life by using the Heimlich maneuver. Please see Choking in the News.
Firefighters have sufficient resources to regularly teach fire safety, in person, to children in schools. Sadly, choking accidents cause at least as much pediatric morbidity and mortality as fires; however, Otolaryngologists (Ears, Nose and Throat specialists) can not match firefighters in manpower.
This website is an earnest attempt to provide a similar (but potentially global) educational service for children in schools and for the adults who care for them. To borrow from Benjamin Franklin, hopefully an ounce of choking prevention will become a pound of cure.
1923 Advocacy
1925 Hygeia Magazine Cover
The presence of older siblings in the household increases the risk for choking, possibly because toys and other objects with small parts are more likely to be present and caregiving activities, such as feeding, to be undertaken by older siblings.[Ref:44]
[10] — Choking Prevention: Shortcomings — December 2009
[11] — Foreign Body Aspiration in Infants and Toddlers: Recent Trends in BC — February 2004
[18] — Impact of Community Educational Programmes on Foreign Body Aspiration in Israel — October 1995
[19] — The Risk of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children Can Be Reduced with Proper Education of the General Population — February 2007
[33] — Investigating Students' Understanding and Interpretation of Choking in Children — August 2011


Christia Mercer is Gustave M. Berne Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and Project Director of the new CSSD working group, Pedagogies of Dignity. She has been awarded a fellowship at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study for her project "Feeling the Way to Truth: Women, Reason, and the Development of Modern Philosophy. " She will be the Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow for 2018-19.


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12 Days of FINE. Day 3: Now With More Steve
Posted in Insights — Dec 03, 2014
Not too long into the company evolution, a certain Steve Fine, Principal and Client Integrator, jumped in to drive new direction in technology and, of course, wearables.
What were you doing before FINE?
Completing a master's program in medical science and working part time in a genetics lab. My income came from serving filet mignon.
What made you decide to join FINE?
The realization that it was another year before I would start medical school, and then another 8 years of professional studenting prior to my first day at work. Kenn talked me into coming to the West Coast, and I used it as an opportunity to get my residency in California so I could go to medical school with the pretty people.
Then instead I came here to run wearable packaging programs and sell print design to the pharmaceutical/biotech industries.
*What was the deal with wearables?
*We had a very sizable custom wearables division for many years in the 90s with clients like The Golden Gate National Park Association, and tech companies. Our biggest win was the custom design, cut, and sew of Bebe's revolutionary "baby doll" t-shirt line. At their peak, these shirts were everywhere – they manufactured 15,000 a month. You're welcome, by the way.
*Did FINE's vision shift once you joined?
*The web became the way you presented yourself in Silicon Valley. It was a requirement for a company there to be digital. It was a natural extension for us.
Marketing people didn't trust web developers back then. There was a belief that web people would ruin high-graphic standards. Even then, FINE was a sophisticated group. We did responsible brand stewardship with market positioning to become a hybrid firm - through both print and web.
*What made you the guy to help drive technology?
*Aside from the science background, I was a total technology buff. And I was a fanatical fantasy football guy, before there was fantasy football in digital. When the web came around, HTML became wildly popular, so I became familiar with the basics of web and would build out entire football team websites, complete with game screen captions. Waste of time, maybe. Nerd alert, definitely.
*What were FINE's defining characteristics in its first years?
*Very relationship-driven, family boutique with a husband and wife team at the helm and a buttoned-up midwesterner managing a group of web developers. That was when FINE first demonstrated the tendency to always be trying stuff in web browsers that made developers want to pull their hair out.
We'd do stuff like a 3D illustrated, single-theme video game called the Alien Babymaker where you could grow and terminate alien babies in their native cave. It was 100% coded in Javascript in 1997. Take that, Internet.
*When did things begin to shift in the creative world, and what was FINE's reaction?
*Flash was the shift. Adobe had the plugin so you could put more refined presentations in the browser with easy behavioral controls, and they would look the same in IE and Netscape - that was revolutionary at the time. Especially for folks that weren't hardcore web developers.
Far more creative-centric firms started entering the web game. People were building businesses on the web, and others began doing fun, animated sites for marketing. Then there were people in the middle with brand-marketing sites with tasteful animation and sensible business-driven technology. That was our sweet spot. We were right there where people needed savvy design, visual interactions to story tell and enough tech to update their website content and manage simple business practices.
*Any anecdotes that double as defining moments throughout the past 20 years?
*Around 2001, FINE walked into The Coppola Companies, sat in front of the Coppola team and told them FINE would build a comprehensive digital ecosystem that included separate sites for each Coppola consumer brand, a site specifically for trade/media and even a custom online auction website. All of these would be powered by a centralized application (built in Java J2EE). The result would be a combination of both all-Flash and HTML-based websites, some with extensive user:password permissions, and all powered by the same central web-based application. When FINE got the account, we had to figure out how to do it, which we did, and it changed our course.
*If you would have been asked 20 years ago where FINE would be today, how would you have responded?
*I would've said that FINE would have its own clothing, stationery, and gift lines. It would've been a tangible product design company, something like Oh Boy! Design Co. was moving toward at the time. Though, I'm glad we didn't go that way for obvious reasons.
How would you describe FINE now?
Still pushing things as though we're a diamond in the rough, even though we're so established. We've always outperformed our foundation and never settled in our work.
To read more from Steve, and to learn where he thinks FINE is headed in the next 20 years, make your way back to Mingle on the 12th Day of FINE.
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Wilson Center Digital Archive
Title Wilson Center Digital Archive
Publication Type Website
Corporate Authors Wilson Center
Place Published Washington DC
The Digital Archive is a resource where students, researchers and specialists can access once-secret documents from governments and organizations all over the world.
Constructed and maintained by the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, the Digital Archive contains newly declassified historical materials from archives around the world—much of it in translation and including diplomatic cables, high level correspondence, meeting minutes and more. The historical documents presented in the ever-expanding Digital Archive provide fresh, unprecedented insights into recent international history. By making new sources available and easily accessible, the Digital Archive serves to deepen and enrich international scholarship, history education, and public policy debate on important global issues and challenges.
The Digital Archive supports the mission and research aims of three Wilson Center projects:
The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)
The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. It seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" with the historiography of the Cold War which has been written over the past few decades largely by Western scholars reliant on Western archival sources. Contact the project at coldwar@wilsoncenter.org
The North Korea International Documentation Project (NKIDP)
The North Korea International Documentation Project (NKIDP) serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for both the scholarly and policymaking communities by widely disseminating newly declassified documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies as well as other resources that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state. Contact the project at NKIDP@wilsoncenter.org
The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP)
The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP) is a global network of individuals and institutions engaged in the study of international nuclear history through archival documents, oral history interviews and other empirical sources. Recognizing that today's toughest nuclear challenges have deep roots in the past, NPIHP seeks to transcend the East vs. West paradigm to work towards an integrated international history of nuclear weapon proliferation. Contact the project at NPIHP@wilsoncenter.org
The Digital Archive is generously supported by the Korea Foundation, the Republic of Korea Ministry of Unification, the Lenfest Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and other donors.
URL http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/about-us
Type of Literature:
Primary Source Collections
War, Politics/Citizenship & Gender
War & International Politics
War, International Politics & Gender
War & Warfare
1940s - 1990
Eastern Europe including Russia
Russia/Soviet Union
Global Cold War (1947-91)
Korean War (1950-53)
War of Indonesian Independence (1945-49)


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It does not happen very often but there are occasional cases where people end up on flights going to the wrong destination. It could be that they accidentally booked a flight to the wrong city or that operations sometimes break down and someone ends up on a flight which is not going to their intended destination.
However, this is the first time an airplane flew all of its passengers to the wrong destination. A miscommunication led to a flight going to a destination in the complete opposite direction where the passengers were heading.
Nextjet, which is the largest Swedish regional airline, landed over a thousand kilometers from the passengers intended destination. Through no fault of their own, the 34 passengers ended up on the wrong flight from Sundsvall in central Sweden to the north. Instead of going to Gothenburg, on the west coast like it was intended, the fight went to Luleå, in the far north instead.
The incident occurred after the airline was forced to cancel the flight to Gothenburg because of bad weather conditions. It seems that the passengers did not know this and was told that the flight had only been delayed from 5 pm to 8 pm. The plane they eventually boarded was apparently going to Luleå and the passengers only found out upon landing, that they were in the wrong place.
Nextjet's marketing director, Henning Lindberg said "It appears to have been a huge miscommunication between the airport in Sundsvall and us" following an apology for the trouble caused. According to The Local SE, some passengers brushed it off and took it in stride.
The airline compensated for the passengers overnight stay in a hotel in Luleå and were flown to Gothenburg the next day.
Consequently, there passengers who were supposed to board the Luleå flight actually were left behind after being told that it was canceled.
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Public funding cuts threaten "very existence of museums", warns Icom
Geraldine Kendall Adams, 21.09.2018
Council calls for adequate investment in museums after Brazil fire
Cuts to public expenditure on cultural heritage are threatening "the very existence of museums in many parts of the world", the International Council of Museums (Icom) said in a statement this week.
The strongly-worded statement said that the devastating fire at Brazil's national museum on 2 September, which destroyed up to 90% of its collections, should force the international museum community to "face some hard facts about our sector".
Pointing out that funds for ongoing museum operations were "steadily declining", the statement said: "In the face of such adversity, museums have shown great resilience and creativity in attracting and generating new sources of revenue, from sponsors and donors or merchandising activities.
"However, these models can only be sustainable with strong government backing in the form of public policies and a clear commitment to fund museums' daily operations."
The statement continued: "Governments must set out policies to support this crucial mission, prioritising museum security, as well as the continuous protection, maintenance and research of collections.
"Without this support, vital aspects of a museum's operations are neglected, which can lead to disastrous results as the Brazilian experience illustrates all too painfully."
Icom called on policy-makers worldwide to "to recognise the need to care for museums, to allocate adequate funding and to develop policies that will allow these cultural institutions to carry out their vital role in society for generations to come".
The organisation said it was ready to collaborate with national and regional governments and partner institutions "to ensure that a disaster of this magnitude is never repeated".
Museum sector representatives in the UK have echoed Icom's warning about the dangers posed by a lack of public investment in museums.
The Museums Association's director, Sharon Heal, said: "The fire and the resulting loss of collections at the national museum in Brazil represent an awful and unimaginable tragedy. Our sympathy goes to the people of Brazil who have lost irreplaceable items of their cultural heritage and our thoughts are with the museum staff who cared for the collections and are now having to try to salvage what they can.
"It would appear that staff and others warned about the perilous state of the building in Rio and called for urgent action. The events in Rio should serve as a warning to other institutions and governments that neglect and lack of investment can jeopardise our collections and the buildings that house them."
In the UK, museum sector bodies made a commitment this week to take a more coordinated approach to museums and collections at risk. The agreement will see 16 organisations work together to provide support and guidance to institutions that are in difficulty.
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Friday, March 26: How I Learned About Sex!
Posted on 2010 Updated on 2010
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HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX
March 26 and 27, 2010 at 8pm • Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon invites you to hear an ensemble of New Orleans authors and performers as they team up with New York writer Blaise Allysen Kearsley for a hilarious, outrageous, touching evening of literature and music called HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX. From childhood stories of curiosity to adult tales of lovemaking gone very, very awry, audiences will reel through eight tales told from eight very different perspectives — male, female, straight, gay, young, and…less young. It's blue enough to please the prurient, but silly enough for the straightlaced, too. Featured among the group: Satyricon's own Brick Bishop, and Running With Scissors stars Dorian Rush and Jack Long!
HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX runs Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27, 2010 at 8pm at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.
Friday night's performance will be a fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to Friday's show only, please click here, or call 504 525 4498.
For tickets to Saturday night's show, please call Le Chat Noir at 504 581 5812, or order online at Le Chat Noir's Eventbrite page. Tickets are $21.
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Mickey Gil, Captain of the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Satyricon's founding captain, Mickey Gil. He was a wonderful man — a friend, a leader, and a visionary. He will be greatly missed by the many whose lives he has touched, not only here in New Orleans, but around the world.
We'll hold a celebration of Mickey's life at on Sunday, March 21, at 1:00pm at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue. We'll remember the many facets of Mickey's life with performances by Becky Allen, Ricky Graham, Dorian Rush, and others, accompanied by Jim Walpole. We'll even have a place for you to record your own fond memories of Mickey for posterity.
In the meantime, please read the touching obituary that John Pope wrote for Mickey for the Times-Picayune. It's pasted below. Read the rest of this entry »
February 5: The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon's eighth bal masque: "All That Jazz"
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon invites you to its eighth annual bal masque: "All That Jazz"!
Friday, February 5 • Doors at 7pm • Tableaux begin at 8pm
The Sugar Mill • 1101 Convention Center Boulevard
Tickets: $30 for table seats • $20 general admission • Cash bar
Call 504 525 4498 for reservations
On Friday, February 5, the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon hosts its eighth annual bal masque with the theme "All That Jazz". Join us at the Sugar Mill for a majestic evening of entertainment, including elaborate tableaux and the coronation of King and Queen Satyricon VII. Dress is black tie or costume. To reserve your tickets, please call 504 525 4498.
January 7: Jewtopia!
Posted on 2010
Thursday, January 7, 8pm
Le Chat Noir • 715 St. Charles Avenue
Tickets: $25 • Call 504 525 4498 for reservations
Join Satyricon as we host the opening night of Theatre 13's latest production! Here's what Variety had to say about the show:
"Raucous! Madcap! True to life! A plot steeped in non-stop Jewish cultural stereotypes that in nuance, specificity and outrageousness deserves to take center stage! As co-writers and co-stars, Fogel and Wolfson are very comfortable with the material and playing off each other!"
January 2: The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon's 12th Night Ball
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon invites you to its annual
12th Night Ball
Saturday, January 2, 7pm – 11pm
The Country Club • 634 Louisa Street
Tickets $20 in advance/$25 at the door • Cash bar
This Saturday, January 2, the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon kicks off the Carnival season with its annual 12th Night Ball! Join us at the Country Club from 7pm – 11pm for a fun-filled evening of food and entertainment, complete with a silent auction and your chance to be crowned King (or Queen) of 12th Night. To reserve your tickets, please call 504 525 4498.
November 21: A Satyricon Thanksgiving!
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon presents…
A Satyricon Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 21, 7:30pm – 11:00pm
Upstairs at John Paul's • 940 Elysian Fields
Tickets $25 • Cash bar • Call 504 525 4498 for reservations
This Saturday, November 21, the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon celebrates the season with its annual Thanksgiving feast! Join us upstairs in the salons of John Paul's from 7:30pm – 11:00pm for a fun-filled evening, complete with a silent auction, entertainment by Lisa Lynn, and a delectable homemade buffet. To reserve your tickets, please call 504 525 4498.
November 5: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!
Thursday, November 5 at 8:00pm
Muriel's Cabaret at Le Petit Theatre
516 St. Peter Street
Tickets $25 * Call 504 525 4498 for reservations
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon hosts the opening night of FourFront Productions' The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In this Tony Award-winning new musical comedy, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. "Can you spell i-r-r-e-s-i-s-t-i-b-l-e? 'Spelling Bee' is riotously funny and remarkably ingenious. Gold stars all around," says the New York Times.
October 15: Bless Ya, Boys!
Bless Ya, Boys!
October 15, 8:00pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon will present the opening night of Shine Productions' Bless Ya, Boys: A History of the Black and Gold on Thursday, October 15. Here's summary from the Times-Picayune's Angus Lind:
…overs 40 years in 90 minutes, moving faster than many New Orleans Saints players ever did and running through lines with more punch than the team had during much of its history. That's 'Bless Ya, Boys,' a loving, irreverent broken-field run down the black-and-gold memory lane.* – Angus Lind
The show was directed by Barry Lemoine, produced by Rose Marie Sand, and stars Christian Bordelon, Will Schneider, Barry Lemoine, Ron Blanchard, Wes Cannon, Katherine Karcher Lemoine
NOTE: For all other performances, please call Le Chat Noir at 504 581 5812.
October 1: Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Marcovicci: Marcovicci Sings Movies II
October 1, 8:00pm
"…seven decades of songs from the movies….Through these songs, Marcovicci expresses her reverence for a supremely elegant brand of songwriting that may seem nostalgic in today's hip-hop world but that still endears itself to many listeners…Though all of the music proved quite familiar, the honeyed vocal tone Marcovicci brought to "Charade," the unusual phrases she finessed in "Days of Wine and Roses" and the heartbreak she conveyed in "Call Me Irresponsible" attested to the enduring communicative power of Hollywood's best songs."
Howard Reich – Chicago Tribune July 20, 2009
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Satyricon hosts the opening night of Varla Jean Merman's "A Little White Music"
Friday, May 6: A concert and reception with Well-Strung
March 24: The Second Annual Chris Owens Easter Party
January 26: A fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon & our Mickey Gil Scholarship for NOCCA's Musical Theatre students
January 22: Mystic Krewe of Satyricon's 2016 Bal Masque, Le Bal Des Beaux Arts


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Naomi F. Lankford, 85, of New Knoxville,and formerly of Las Vegas, died 12:07 P.M. Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at her daughter's residence in New Knoxville.
She was born June 19, 1933, in Arriba, Colorado, the daughter of Alonzo and Bessie (Switzer) Lucore.
She married Lewis Lankford on December 26, 1959, in Denver, Colorado; he preceded her in death on September 7, 1994.
Friends may call from 4:30-5:00 P.M. Saturday at the church.
Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, 200 West Spring Street, New Knoxville, is entrusted with Naomi's funeral arrangements.


In Joe Vitale's program Hypnotic Marketing 2.0, he mentions about seven traits of Hypnotic Writing.
First is it's personal. You want the subscriber feels like it's only written only to you. Even though your newsletter may send to thousands of customer but you want to make sure each subscriber open their email and read it like you are writing a personal email to them. Therefore, don't use we, or our by use I or my.
The Second effective writing. Don't write a passively like a government letter.
Fourth, write sensual. You want to write not only you see or hearing but how you feel, smell. Try to touch all the senses to make sure it comes alive when your subscribers read it. Remember, it is a human writing, not robot writing.
The Fifth is the commanding. You can write about anything to communicate with your subscriber but don't forget to ask the subscriber to call for action. You must a directive request or a command that help the subscriber to take the action.
Sixth is curious. You want to write something like soap opera and don't provide all answer in one shot. Let your subscriber guess what's going on next and expecting your next newsletter to arrive. It is just like call your friend and leave a voice message says "I have some great news to tell you, call me back," you won't tell them what it is on the phone. You need to be a master in making people curious.
The Seventh is that it is hidden. What Joe means that your subscriber must not think that this is a hypnotic writing. You want them to think I want whatever he's talking about, and that is what you want them to think about. Don't use too heavy-handed writing or language so people are too focus on that and overlook your message.
I recommend combining with the Joe Vitale's seven traits of Hypnotic writing with the power Monroe persuasive method.
First, Attention, which is to start your statement with powerful sentences or probing questions or a moving story.
Second, you want to address the need of the audience with a focus on their self-interest.
Third, you will need to make sure their need is met or satisfied. Make sure your solution meet the Cost and Time concern of the audience.
Forth, picture the benefit to be gained by accepting the satisfaction. This is to create the burning desire to ignite the emotion, and finally, you want to encourage the action as the beginning of the end.
After you have good content, then you should think about the good subject line. The subject line is like a cover of a book, it must attract subscriber's attention so they will open your email.
Trying different subject line for every email you sent out. It determines the level of success in your email campaign. Next, I am going to show you how to write the autoresponder and Broadcast.


The annual Antelope Island Bison Roundup will take place Oct. 25-26. It is a very popular event that allows enthusiasts to ride horseback and help herd bison toward holding pens where they are given a health evaluation and other care. People who want to ride need to per-register and provide their own horses.
Others watch the roundup from viewpoints along the route.
We give basic info below and then offer a video clip showing the action. See the roundup web page for more details.
Main park gate opens at 6:00 a.m.
Range ride starts 9:00 a.m.
Mandatory ride orientation starts at 8:00 a.m. both mornings at the Fielding Garr Ranch. All riders must attend the orientation(s) in order to ride and be assigned to a group.
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In what Hampton Bays head coach Dan Lennon called a good practice meet for his team, the Baymen defeated Pierson 100-40 at home on Thursday. Meanwhile, the girls weren't as fortunate as they lost to Mercy at home 86-63 on April 30.
Not only were the Baymen able to blow past Pierson in many of the events, they were able to accomplish some personal bests. Perry Guito won the 100-meter race in 11.3 seconds and then placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet. Both results were personal bests.
Luis Gracia led all Baymen with three wins. He won the long jump with a 19-foot-9-inch jump, the triple jump with a 39-foot-4-inch mark, and the 200-meter race in 23.3 seconds. Rob Guinta won the pole vault with a tally of 11-6. Andre Garces came in first place in the 400-meter run in 55.4 seconds, just a few seconds off his personal best of 53.36 seconds, a time he recorded at the Westhampton Beach Invitational just a few weeks ago.
The 4×100-meter relay team of Guito, Garces, Gracia and Marcus Shams came very close to breaking the school record of 45.2 seconds. They finished in 45.7 seconds but still placed in first.
The Baymen's last meet of the season was Monday in Port Jefferson against the rival Royals.
In order to win their meet against Mercy, the Lady Baymen had to win all three relay races. They failed to do so, but they did break a school record in the 4×100-meter race. The team of Samantha Carey, Molly Maitland-Walker, Elia Figari and Meridythe Donnan finished the race in 55.1 seconds which was only good for second place with Mercy finishing just 0.2 second in front of them.
Krista Robben won both throwing events. She took the discus with a throw of 82-3 and the shot put with a throw of 26-6 inches. Melissa Gregory placed first in the 800-meter race in 2:37, and Maegan Gunther won the high jump with a mark of 4-6. Carey won the pole vault with a tally of 6-6, and Sarah Greene finished in the second place in the 400-meter with a personal best of 63.3 seconds.
Hampton Bays was one of the many schools who participated in the Conference Relays at Shoreham-Wading River High School last weekend. The Lady Baymen took home many medals.
Caitlyn Diffley and Elizabeth Blevins came in first place in the 2×400-meter high hurdles. In the 4×200-meter relay race, Anna Blydenburgh, Carey, Donnan and Gunther came in second place. Blevins, Corinne Lein, and Maraya Ferreira finished in second place in the 3×100-meter race. Sarah Reed, Samantha Makis, Stefani Joslin and April Bennet came close to beating a school record in the 4×800-meter relay. They finished in 11:14 and the school record was 10:48. Reed, Joslin, Makis and Julia King finished in first place in the 4×1,600-meter race in 26:48. The tandem of Carey and Blevins won the pole vault, while Bennet, Gunther and Lein won the high jump. Robben, Meghan Johnson and Kaity Arenz took second place in the shot put, while Robben, Lein and Johnson took second in the discus. Bennet, Gunther and Donnan took home second place in the long jump and Priscilla Quiroz and Johnson placed second in the 1,500-meter race-walk.
The Lady Baymen had a meet at home on Monday against Port Jefferson. Their last meet of the season was on Wednesday at home against Babylon.


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"Painting is a way of expressing my feelings. I like to paint good things that give viewers a good feeling, and make them think and feel rejuvenated. I paint subjects that are close to my heart — nature and landscapes," said Raphael Scott AhBeng.
Indeed, his paintings are a unique blend of colours and shapes that are his reinvention and reinterpretation of Nature, as they are often surrounded by solid, flamboyant and liberal amounts of colours. His abstract perspective of nature is not only energetic, but unusual and odd to those who are used to naturalistic ways of painting them. The canvas is decorated through heavy, forceful movements of the brush, creating an impactful piece that cannot be overlooked. It is loud; it is vigorous and filled with artistic value.


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Selected Virginia Stallion Season Auction Offerings To Benefit Kentucky HHR Lobbying Efforts
The following appeared in The Paulick Report February 5 and was written by Joe Nevills.
The developing situation regarding the status of historical horse racing (HHR) in Kentucky has created an "all hands on deck" scenario within the state's racing industry to ensure the crucial revenue source remains in place.
That call has been heard outside the state as well. The Virginia Thoroughbred Association will feature a group of offerings during its upcoming stallion season auction where the full proceeds will benefit the Kentucky Equine Education Project's lobbying efforts toward restoring HHR in the state and putting it on firmer legal ground.
Horse of the year Gun Runner at Three Chimneys Farm. Photo by EquiSport.
The auction, set to take place Wednesday, Feb. 10, features four seasons donated thus far by Kentucky stallion operations where the money will go toward the KEEP Alliance, a branch of KEEP specifically dedicated to lobbying, grassroots campaigns, and otherwise raising awareness among key people and groups about the importance of HHR in Kentucky.
As of Friday morning, the seasons benefitting the KEEP Alliance come from Airdrie Stud's Complexity, Spendthrift Farm's Goldencents, Gun Runner of Three Chimneys, and Not This Time of Taylor Made Stallions. Farms are welcome to donate further seasons to benefit the KEEP Alliance prior to the auction.
VTA executive director Debbie Easter said the seasons were added to the auction in recent weeks, helping push the total number of different stallions on offer near 220 from 11 different states.
"Obviously, it's a good cause," Easter said. "Everybody gets too regionalized sometimes, and it's important for us to work together to help each other. This is an important thing for Kentucky, and helping keeping things going along is important. Horse people working together always do better than working apart, so we're trying to move the needle a little bit."
Virginia's Thoroughbred economy is familiar with the benefits HHR can have on a program.
Gov. Ralph Northam signed an HHR bill into law in 2018, which set into motion the re-opening of Colonial Downs and significant funding sources to fuel purses and incentive programs on and off the racetrack. The Virginia-Certified program paid out a record $1.77 million in awards in 2020, and Easter said HHR revenues have just started to kick into that pool, leaving even more room for growth in the future.
"We certainly know how important HHR is going to be to us," Easter said, "and we've certainly seen what it's done for Kentucky, and they can't afford to lose that."
While Virginia has been able to show positive growth with the help of HHR, it's widely accepted that Kentucky's Thoroughbred market is the tide that lifts and sinks the other regional-market boats in North America.
Even the largest foal-producing jurisdictions outside of the Bluegrass State are supported heavily by Kentucky stallions, and its starting gates are filled by Kentucky-breds. A weakened Kentucky racing industry would have ripple effects on the state's breeding program, and the rest of North America would feel the aftershock whether they race or breed in the state or not.
"Debbie was very enthusiastic about helping us," said Elizabeth Jensen, KEEP's executive vice president. "I think everybody realizes as goes Kentucky, so goes the rest of the country's racing industry, so we need to keep it strong and vibrant here. We're happy that our counterparts in Virginia are willing to help us out and support us."
Beyond the season donations, Jensen said Kentucky's major stallion operations have supportive of the advocacy measures to preserve HHR in the state. She noted that farms including Ashford Stud and WinStar Farm have made cash donations, and many stallion stations have sent out emails to their client lists urging them to take action.
"Preserving historical horse racing has to be the entire industry in Kentucky's priority right now," Jensen said. "If we lose that, we lose 1,400 jobs overnight, and losing those purses and the horses that we're getting at Ellis Park and Kentucky Downs during summer racing, and just the whole racing circuit in Kentucky will be severely impacted if we don't get this done."


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Gandhi Blog Series #2
"There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed."
Simplicity might be the most striking thing that set Gandhi apart from other world leaders. He lived, talked and acted with candor. When public figures thought looking sharp is inevitable, Gandhi was clad in a single piece of dhoti (long cloth worn by men in India) and a wooden stick.
In fact, Gandhi owned very few things. The greatest luxury he may have had was a blanket to cover his bare chest from a cold climate. His other worldly possessions consisted not more than a spectacle, a pair of sandals, an eating bowl, a watch, and a few simple clothes. Some historians believe than Gandhi owned no more than 10- 20 things.
Exemplifying Simplicity
Born to a wealthy aristocratic family and educated at University College of London as a lawyer, Gandhi was used to an opulent lifestyle. But attracted to the idea of minimalism, a trait of the ancient Indian practice of Sanyasa, he renounced everything.
Wanting to identify himself to the poorest of the poor in the society, he gave up his European clothes when he came back to India in 1915 and adopted traditional Indian dress. India at the time was steeped in poverty under British imperialism. He soon realized that the poor in India never got to wear traditional garments. He thus adopted as simple an appearance as possible.
After meeting the King of England in Buckingham palace, a journalist scornfully asked Gandhi, "Mr Gandhi, did you feel under-dressed when you met the King?"
"There was no problem,"Gandhi replied with a serene smile. "His Majesty more than made up for both of us."
He learned to weave his own clothes using a charka (handloom) and encouraged others to do so. This inspired indigenous weavers in India, whose looms were broken and thumbs cut off by the colonialists. The charka later went on to become a symbol of the Indian independence struggle.
Gandhi's simplicity was not limited to his appearance and possessions. Influenced by the idea of Tolstoy, he created self-sustaining villages or ashrams. All basic needs from food to clothing and education were available there. Everyone in the ashram including himself engaged in farming, weaving and cleaning.
According to Gandhi, to achieve complete freedom a person had to be self-sufficient. He insisted on doing the chores including manually washing his own clothes. He believed in simple grooming hence from his days as a barrister in South Africa, he used to cut his own hair. Later in India, he even used a stone for bathing.
Non Attachment
Gandhi maintained that non-attachment to material things is a total necessity to live a simple and full life. Nothing could bribe him into doing something that he didn't have full faith in.
"Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plain living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment."
He gave away whatever precious gifts his distinguished guests presented him with. While in South Africa, between 1896-1902, Gandhi received many priceless gifts including gold and diamond jewelry. Even Kastoorba, his wife and devotee, wanted to keep it for their children. But Mahatma created a trust and donated it to the struggle against racism there.
As a minimalist, Gandhi refrained from overindulging in anything. Even when the Indian freedom struggle was at its peak, he stuck to his routine. He even found time for playing with children and a day-of-silence every week.
Respecting Resources
"Simplicity is the essence of universality."
Gandhi used pencils to reply to the letters and wrote with them as long as he could hold them. He used to say that wasting a pencil was a disrespect to the hard toil of the one who made it.
He held a similar view on food. Gandhi taught his followers to eat plain food mindfully and moderately without wasting a single grain. Often observing fasts to cleanse himself and to aid his simple lifestyle, he sanctified the idea of not eating.
The Secret for a Happy Life
For an avaricious society madly trying to loot the nature and fellow beings, Gandhi is a call from behind. He urges us to slow down and enjoy a simple and satisfying life.
"Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the luxuries of life we can lighten the burdens of others…. surely the simplification of our wants is a thing greatly to be desired!"
Gandhi's antidote for those of us tired of chasing luxuries and living a life of unhappiness is to adopt a simple and minimalist life. Can we find the will to turn back from our insatiable greediness and follow him to simple and content life?
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wisdomforlivingblog says:
Great piece. Perhaps more of us should take a cue from his dimension of simplicity.
Yes, it may be the greatest service we can do to the future generations and humanity as a whole. Thank you for reading and commenting
A great pleasure.
Fayeq says:
Such a good leader!
No doubt about it… Thank you for reading and commenting Fayeq
Ghandi's has left us a legacy by his extraordinary life. Thanks for sharing, Miriam!
He indeed has. It is up to us to draw inspiration from it and spread peace in a world tormented by violence.. Thank you for reading and commenting Miriam.
I like the idea of a simpler life – I'm not sure I'd know how to get there. I guess start with kindness, and compassion, and letting go of the rest is a start.
It surely is Liz. Once we are selfless we stop hoarding stuff. We would be more more universal as Gandhi said.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Gandhi was a minimalist but he was ambitious too.
He could have become prime minister or president or could have accumulated millions if he were. So I can't agree with you there. It is factually untrue.
yagneshthakore says:
Please allow me to point out a factual error in your post. Gandhiji's first letter dated 23rd July 1939 to Hitler was written before the beginning of the second world war, which started on 1st September 1939, when Hitler's army marched into Poland.
Thank you. I will correct it.
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Fisherman@sea says:
A true "Mahatma". I am learning a lot from this blog series… Thank you for sharing.. Looking forward for the next one.
I hope I am doing justice to his legacy. Thank you for reading dear friend.
Elizabeth Jones says:
'Simpicity is the essence of universality'. What a great person. Thank you Manu
He truly was. thank you for your support Eli.
Gaya says:
Very informative post. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Gaya.
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Vast Majority of Americans Urge President and New Congress to Make Nation's Fiscal Challenges a Top Priority
With a new Congress set to convene in the midst of a costly government shutdown, Americans hold deep concerns and a widespread belief that the country is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to the national debt.
Peterson Foundation Statement on House Rules Package and Return to PAYGO
"This new rules package includes important reforms that can help encourage fiscal responsibility." Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-statement-on-house-rules-package-and-return-to-paygo
Peterson Foundation Statement on Temporary End to Shutdown
"This shutdown has negatively affected the lives of millions of Americans, disrupted essential government services, and unnecessarily harmed the economy." Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-statement-on-temporary-end-to-shutdown
Peterson Foundation: CBO Confirms Dangerous Fiscal Path
"CBO has once again provided clear evidence that we must do something about America's dangerous fiscal situation," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-cbo-confirms-dangerous-fiscal-path
Record Drop in Americans' Fiscal Confidence Amid Shutdown Battle and Partisan Gridlock
"Washington's failure to address the national debt and critical budgetary issues has a direct negative effect on Americans' confidence," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/record-drop-in-americans%E2%80%99-fiscal-confidence-amid-shutdown-battle-and-partisan-gridlock
Peterson Foundation Statement on President's Budget
"Today's proposal marks the beginning of the budget process, and it's clear that there's more work to do," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/03/peterson-foundation-statement-on-presidents-budget
Peterson on February Deficit: The Definition of Unsustainable
Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today following the release of the Monthly Treasury Statement, which showed a deficit of $234 billion.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/03/Peterson-on-February-Deficit-The-Definition-of-Unsustainable


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The following is a guest post from Joe Saul-Sehy who blogs at the creatively-named Average Joe's Money Blog and is co-host of the 2 Guys & Your Money Podcast. When he isn't reading Modest Money, Joe spends his time running marathons, playing board games, and following professional baseball. If interested in submitting a guest post, please read my guest posting policy and then contact me.
Back in "the day" I shared a hi-larious estate planning joke with my clients: if you know what day you're going to die, wait on getting your will until then (because any time before that is a total waste of cash). If you don't know, do it now.
I know, hysterical, isn't it?
Good news. We now have certainty. You're going to die tomorrow.
The Mayans have predicted (some say they didn't but that's total hogwash) that the world is going to end on December 21. That means we know exactly the day you're going to die.
We'd better get working. Before I introduce you to estate planning, here's a quick caveat: I'm not an attorney, and I don't know your particular situation. I just know that there's doom on the horizon, so let's outline the basics.
Will – A will tells the court where your things should go. The phrasing there is important. "The court" will direct your assets with a will. If you want to eliminate court involvement, you'll need a trust.
Executor of your will – this person has many titles, but in essence, it's the person who's going to quarterback your estate. I've read about people who couldn't decide who to have, so they chose two people to split the responsibilities. Don't. If they fight at all (and it's never about anything really important), your estate will be held up and could be drained by court costs. I witnessed one family fight over mom's antique chair (mom had a $1.4 million net worth). Chose one person. Chose someone who is comfortable being seen as a jerk by the rest of the family. Your goal is to get it done.
Durable power of attorney – This allows someone to take care of your financial transactions if you're laid up in the hospital or otherwise unable to take care of them yourself.
Patient advocate designation – This is the person who will speak with doctors on your behalf if you're unable. If you have a medical pro in the family, that's the perfect person.
If you have kids, a guardian and conservator – Although these are technically two different roles, many people have one person handle their children and their children's money. However, I had some clients who had friends who were great with kids but money slipped through their fingers. Therefore, they had a different person handle the money. It's okay (and maybe advisable in that situation) to have two people, but realize, these people will absolutely hate each other. The guardian will need money and the conservator's job is to question every expense.
Those are the basic pieces of an estate plan. You may need more than these, but you should check with an attorney to find out.
I just realized that if the world ends tomorrow, all of your beneficiaries will die, too! Problem solved! You don't need any of this stuff!
I know! All this estate planning mumbo-jumbo can go out the window tomorrow.
I'm with you, Grayson. Do something you'd totally regret, were the world not ending tomorrow. It's like a "get out of jail free" day.
Ah! I'm getting crazy with comments in the wrong spots!
We're going to die tomorrow?! I should've planned better! Seriously though, good post Joe. We went through all of this about two years ago. We set one person as an executor as I've seen this exact issue tear a part of my family in two. It's just nuts what family members will do when Mom or Dad dies.
The fights that happen can be so stupid, can't they? One executor is the only way to go. Thanks, John!
Right! Who needs a pay raise two days from now? I'd go a step further: go tell your boss off right now. Use some expletives. Those will make it more fun. Better yet, do it drunk.
Ha what a great way to introduce a somewhat morbid post. I definitely learned lots that I didn't know about wills. Thanks for this!
Thanks, Jordann! That's actually what I told Jeremy when I proposed the idea. You rarely get a chance to present estate planning in a fun manner. Why not use the Mayans as an excuse?
I figure since we are all perishing tomorrow, then why not spend all the cash today, drink a lot of beer and do whatever the hell we want? I mean, who is going to enforce it tomorrow?
Fortunately New Zealand is already on the 21st and they have confirmed that the world has not ended yet. Hurrah!
I think the major downside to this 'end of the world' thing is that 9 months from tomorrow there is going to be a baby boom, and they will have come from idiots!
Haha, never thought of that, John: the idiot-boom!
Seriously though, great post Joe! For some reason, I always zone out when reading out wills and estate-planning, but the apocalypse hook kept me interested and learning.
New Zealand doesn't matter. The Mayans lived on the Mayan peninsula in Mexico. That means their calendar runs on US Central time. And since the calendar ends on 12/21 (like ours ends on 12/31) the world won't end until the end of 12/21- so really, we won't know anything until it's 12:01am CST 12/22/12.
That sounds like an awesome way to spend your last hours. Time to go for the buttered popcorn (which costs nearly the same as the film….but who cares? Tomorrow we're going down in flames).
How long before the next world will end rumor?
It seems like every few years, right? I remember visiting Sedona, Arizona when a group thought the world was ending that night. They all sat on a cliff together that supposedly was going to take off to a giant spaceship and save them while the rest of us burned.
The next morning they had to come down and rejoin us heathens.
Joe you are so funny. I love you.
I love you too, L. Bee!
It is another glorious day here in Guatemala, no end of the world in sight. The monkeys are hawling a bit louder than usual though, maybe they know something.
Sometimes I think the monkeys are the smarter branch of our family tree, so maybe….
Instead of having a separate person to handle your kids money, wouldn't it be easier to put the kids inheritance in a trust that spits out money from time to time and gives it to the kid when they become an adult?
Side note: I remember listening to a This Week in Science podcast (best podcast ever!) last year where Dr. Kiki bought up the fact that researchers that converted the Mayan calendar to the modern one may have been off by as much as 50 years. So the world may have already ended and we don't even realize it yet!
It would be easier, but you'd then need a trustee to administer the trust. This could be the same person or a different person than the guardian, but it'd require more legal work and money management expertise.
Here's your excuse to just open it early, Jason. Tell them Joe said it was okay.
The not so funny part is that many people do have this insight, but do nothing about it.
Great point, Kevin. Sadly, as a young advisor, I fell into that trap. We were having twins and found out late that our insurance wasn't going to cover the birth (talk about stupid oversight….). Luckily I was transferring regions and fell into an HMO, and therefore no pre-existing limitation on births.
…that's one of the reasons I take NOTHING for granted anymore. Great comment. Thx.
You just saved me a lot of $. I had an appt with an estate attorney today, but after reading this, I cancelled it.
AverageJoe, I was just talking with a coworker today about getting a Living Trust and was trying to explain to him the difference between a Trust and a Will. I've been planning to get one….do you think I still have time? But I guess it doesn't matter if the whole world is going down tomorrow.
The bad news is that if the Mayans are right, there clearly isn't enough time unless you've got a pretty quick attorney.
As I mentioned, a will goes through the court system and just directs them. Trusts (which I didn't discuss much) can be thought of as a separate entity.
Let's say a trust is like a company that you set up before you die (well….you can't set one up afterward, can you….). You create a whole set of rules about when funds leave the company and who gets them. You can even direct how assets are managed inside the company and who the manager will be. In fact, you can place criteria inside of your company documents that state when the manager could be fired and who should replace them. The limit is your imagination.
When you die, that "company" (the trust) doesn't die. As long as you've placed your assets under trust ownership AND had a will that said (in legalize) "everything that I didn't place in my trust, please put it in today," the company now operates as you've instructed, free of the court system (unless you have a type of trust that is controlled by the courts OR you run afoul of the law).
Hopefully, that's a good lay-person's description of a trust (I know there are estate attorneys reading this cringing….).
Trusts beat wills if a) you want to avoid a public estate; b) you wish to dole out funds slowly over time instead of immediately upon your death; or c) you have estate tax issues due to a large net worth.
Mr. PoP had a call with Australia earlier today. It was tomorrow, and they were still there. Ah well.
Well…we don't know what time zone the Mayans were thinking, do we? AND what time of day. It could still be coming. I'm sure it's on the way now….
As for the RE, there's definitely nothing wrong with that. I personally don't like thinking about gifting RE you worked hard to get to people/entities you didn't intend. You're right, you're dead though, so I vote we just give it to me!
HaHa such a great article. Whenever someone tells me the worlds going to end tomorrow I usually reply back saying it always does at 12 am. I guess we'll all live to see another day.
Thanks, Chris, although it's still up in the air. I'm voting for the world to end around 11:55 eastern time.
Crap, I need to get in there and open those Christmas presents before midnight. We have a will, but I often wonder if we need a trust. It's not like I'm worth millions, but not dealing with probate seems like the way to go.
If there's nothing you're worried about others seeing, I'm not a fan of the expense of a trust. Many states have streamlined their probate processes so they aren't the albatross they used to be. That's a great question for an attorney in your state (but remember that they get paid more to do a trust than a will….).
I'm posting this at 12 AM Central Standard time in the US. Is anyone reading this…Anyone?…..Anyone?
Rod, tomorrow it might be just you!
See you there, Veronica! Save me a seat…..
I was just watching a show about "preppers." Watched for all of 3 minutes.
Great article Joe, or should I say great translation! What's generally available for the public to research on this subject is in technical language which tends to cause that glazed over effect someone mentioned earlier.
Thanks! It really can be fun. We just need to find more crazy people to become estate planning lawyers…..
Haha! Good post.. Let's hope that there are only a few idiots who blew all their savings on one last party….
I can't wait to hear the stories about those people. Love 'em.
Ha. Nice. My wife and I have a will, but I guess there's a little more to it, huh?
Only a little, TB. If an attorney did your will, usually everything I discussed comes in the package. Check yours to verify.
Hey Joe! Great stuff. My wife and I have been procrastinating on this stuff for awhile and I know we need to get it done. My question to you: is it hard to use US Legal Forms for the financial DPOA, health care DPOA, and health care directive/proxy?
Most people won't have a clue where to turn if/when something happens to you (really "if" is wishful thinking, isn't it? The only word there should be "when."). You can pre-interview attorneys and have them draw up your documents so if you're incapacitated/need help later/pass away your family will have a reliable place to turn rather than hunting for someone in an emotional state. I want to know now that my spouse and kids have a good attorney on their side to walk through everything they need when I'm not able to help.


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The NEMA regulations require an environmental assessment to be done for their next phase of prospecting. The regulations offer two formats for this, a "Basic Assessment" or the more onerous "Full Scoping & Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)". The regulations provide guidance on which format should apply to various activities but indicate that prospecting could fall into either category. The decision as to which to adopt is thus left to the environmental practitioner employed by the mining company. Once the assessment is submitted to the responsible government authority, this decision needs to be evaluated and either endorsed or rejected. This is of crucial importance in the current case.
It is our contention that while a Basic Assessment would be appropriate for activities 1 & 2, activities 3 & 4, which might also require road construction in the pristine area, demand a full EIA. It appears that De Beers are trying to take short cuts in lumping activities together. They acknowledge this in saying they will do further studies when they move to activities 3 & 4. It should, however, be explicitly stated that activities 3 & 4 require a full EIA to avoid the possibility that these activities could be undertaken without such a study.
The area is an important repository of biodiversity, including ecosystem processes e.g. water catchment and carbon sequestration. The botanical specialist study concludes that the upper site is a very sensitive habitat (protea grasslands) and should be avoided i.t.o. prospecting activities rated as having a significant impact such as activities 3 & 4 (Winter 2008). The lower site includes a piece of equally sensitive Woodbush Granite Grassland. This vegetation type is critically endangered as less than 10% of this unit is still in a natural state (Mucina et al. 2006) and is the highest conservation priority in Limpopo province.
A mistake made at this stage will not easily be remedied. The botanical specialist study highlights this "An important factor when considering mitigation of impact by rehabilitation of disturbed grassland in this area is that it is impossible to restore to its original state within human time frames once the soil has been disturbed over more than a few m2"(Winter 2008).
The approval of the Ndowana project would set a precedent for more prospecting in other non-protected areas of indigenous vegetation in the Woodbush-Wolkberg area in future. Furthermore, once prospecting has already taken place in this area, the vegetation will be seen as "already compromised" and further applications for any additional development of the area, whether for mining or any other land use, could be more favourably viewed because the land is no longer pristine. The cumulative impact of several prospecting projects will result in the degradation of the natural environment and threaten the biodiversity. The botanical specialist study calls for the conservation authorities to set a clear threshold for the amount and type of prospecting to be allowed, if any, in the Woodbush-Wolkberg area in unproclaimed areas with conservation potential (Winter 2008).
The close proximity of the site to the town of Haenertsburg has created great concern in the community. It poses a threat to the local tourism industry in which a great number of permanent tourism related jobs would be threatened if a mine is established. Despite exaggerated media reports, Ndowana have indicated that the prospecting will only create 12 to 20 temporary low skilled jobs.
There are serious unresolved questions in relation to water requirements for both the prospecting and future mining operations. The whole Letaba river system has been over allocated and is under continuous pressure just for current water requirements supplying both Tzaneen and Polokwane as well as farming irrigation. Lepelle Water currently extracts 159% of their allocation from Ebenezer Dam on a continuous basis. De Beers have obtained a letter indicating Lepelle Northern could supply their requirements; however, the Letaba Water User Association was not consulted and indicated they will vigorously oppose this.
Mucina, L. & Rutherford, M.C. (eds) 2006. Strelitzia 19: The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Winter, P.J.D. 2008. Botanical specialist study for the Basic Assessment regarding the proposed extension of prospecting operations in the Haenertsburg area.


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Home » Blackbaud Blog » Should we incentivise our Trustees?
Reading through the 12th Edition of the Small Charity Index I am struck by how loyal small charity supporters are. When it comes to volunteering we have seen consistent rises in the number of volunteers over the past three years, with a 25% increase since June 2016.
So what could we do to move our volunteers to take that extra step and get involved in the governance of our small charities?
It is clear we have had a rocky year post Kids Company, with forensic investigation into the way charities are managed. So now, more than ever before, when we are feeling the double pinch of decreased funding and increased demand for services we need to ensure that we have excellent governance delivered by skilled trustees who are confident and competent to govern.
I'm particularly interested in why, given the weight of statutory responsibilities, good people come forward to lead, especially when they have to make a significant commitment to share not only their time, but their expertise and often their networks or contacts.
Our most recent survey of Trustees found that what motivated people to become Trustees had at its heart the desire to improve the lives or communities we live in, with 61% saying "I care about the cause". Other reasons given were, "I want to put something back into my local community" and "sharing my skills to make a difference". Clearly for those who thought Big Society was dead, it's alive and thriving in local communities everywhere. People want to get involved and make a difference.
So why I ask, again, are small charities finding it easier to get volunteers but harder to secure trustees?
We found that 44% of trustees surveyed felt that the Government should consider how to incentivise trusteeship, (although 56% did not). After all if you donate to a charity, the charity can reclaim Gift Aid and if you are a high rate taxpayer you can reclaim tax yourself, even companies can write off donations against Capital Gains tax. So it's not surprising that those who thought there should be incentives pointed to tax breaks or allowances to cover expenses, as well as training and guidance, as just some of the ways we could incentivise trusteeship.
So why does government treat those who give time, differently from those who give donations? Both believe in the cause, both feel their contributions make a difference, both must be found and nurtured, both need to be recognised and both can stop, so why not treat them both the same?
The subject of securing trustees for our small charities isn't going away anytime soon, and so the sooner we understand what is needed to encourage more people to volunteer to be trustees the better.
Over the next three months we are going to meet with focus groups around the UK to try to find out how we can encourage more transition between volunteering and trusteeship – we will get back to you when we have the answer.
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