text:
[UPDATE2: 1/8/2009 - repaired letter formatting - luaptifer]
[UPDATE1: 12/21/2008 - added link to newer compilation of background links - luaptifer; originally posted 2008-07-24 13:18:54 -0500]]
Sources close to the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act/RICO claim sent us a copy of the following letter that asks Attorney General Mukasey for protection for Michael Connell and his family who have been allegedly threatened by Karl Rove. Rove is believed to be the strategic mastermind behind the Bush 2004 re-election campaign and the possible Ohio election improprieties. The alleged threats appear to be the result of the re-opening, through the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act/RICO claim, of the stalled investigation into the 2004 Ohio Elections.
For background information, below the fold are the links GreyHawk and others have amassed or the one-page list of previous work linked directly:
[UPDATE: 12/23/08 - added link to previous article list.]
[UPDATE: 01/18/09 - revised reference to previous article list.]Make the jump»
Newly recorded interview made shortly before filing of Stephen Spoonamore's affidavit in Ohio testimony last week.
"I'm a lifelong member of the GOP, I'm a Republican. And the problem is that some members of my party seem to have gotten it into their heads, 'we'll control the voting machines and that means we'll own the genie'." [Click image for video]
The public interest in Ohio News Bureau, John Spinelli's Ohio Attorneys to Assert RICO Claim Against Karl Rove for Orchestrating Theft of 2004 Election prompted us to compile links of work from the ePluribus Media community and friends that have helped to reawaken the 2004 Ohio Election legal story.
We hope you'll find these useful for context. Make the jump»

domain: politics


text:
SOMERSET — Police Chief Joseph Ferreira told the selectmen last week that if they do not support staffing levels that he feels are needed for safety of the officers and the public, he may have to take the school resource officer out of Somerset Berkley Regional High School on certain days and put him on patrols.
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Principal Jahmal Mosley said the school resource officer makes connections with students and helps them to solve problems in a respectful and peaceful way.
Dr. Mosley said Officer Brian Dempsey, the school resource officer at the high school, walks around the high school building to make sure doors are secure and is a presence in the hallways. He said Officer Dempsey is helpful with conflict resolution and sometimes acts as a liaison between the school and courts.
"It's just an invaluable resource," Dr. Mosley said.
Dr. Mosley said the school resource officer addresses online bullying and shows the students the consequences they can face for such behavior.
"He's a police officer, but he takes it a step further to the educational perspective," Dr. Mosley said.
Dr. Mosley said having a police officer in the school helps students to interact with law enforcement in a positive way. He said Officer Dempsey has become a familiar face in the community.
"He has built some great relationships with students," Dr. Mosley said. "They trust him. They know they can go to him with a problem."
Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee Chairman Richard Peirce said nobody has spoken to his committee about taking the school resource officer out of the high school.
"It would obviously create concern," Mr. Peirce said. "One of the things that keeps me up late at night is school security with all the things going on around the country. What happened in Newtown can happen anywhere, and the incident that just occurred up in Danvers."
A student allegedly murdered a high school teacher in Danvers. Twenty-six people, including 20 students, were killed in shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last December. That tragedy made school districts around the country reassess what they were doing for security of their buildings.
Mr. Peirce said the regional school district pays the salary of the school resource officer from September through June while he is working in the high school. The school resource officer also runs the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program at Somerset Middle School. The position was originally funded with grant money.
While Chief Ferreira said he may have to consider taking Officer Dempsey out of the high school on certain days, he thinks the school resource officer is needed in the school.
"You can't even put a price on what he stops from a deterrent factor," Chief Ferreira said.
Selectman Patrick O'Neil, a teacher at B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, said his concern with lowering staffing levels at the Police Department was taking the school resource officer out of Somerset Berkley Regional High School. He said if the department has one officer, he or she should be stationed at the high school. As a teacher and a parent of a student at the high school, Mr. O'Neil said taking the school resource officer out of the high school would be unacceptable. He said Somerset Berkley should probably have more than one police officer in the school. He said other school districts have multiple police officers in schools. He said there is a different element in schools than there was in the past.
"Schools in general in this country are dangerous," Mr. O'Neil said.

domain: sociology


In early 2014 Boston Valley Terra Cotta was put under contract to supply the terra cotta cladding materials for the new 12 story mixed-used building planned for the existing Delaware Court building site.
If you are not happy with the results below please do another search
22 search results for:
In the heart of Buffalo’s historic Allentown neighborhood, the Allendale Theater remains a cornerstone of the thriving artistic culture of the area.
An opening reception in the atrium of Hayes Hall marked the completion of the terra cotta mailboxes designed by student Nicholas Traverse and architecture faculty members Erkin Özay and Gregory Delaney.
The student and faculty designed mailboxes for Hayes Hall, home to the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, are currently in production at Boston Valley Terra Cotta.
The 250 Delaware Avenue project is nearing completion in downtown Buffalo, New York, with tenants planning to move in this November.
Construction crews at Uniland Development Company’s 250 Delaware Avenue have been busy camouflaging the attached parking ramp cornering Chippewa and South Elmwood.
Making components such as the pier capitals on the facade of the old Delaware Court Building shows the combination of old and new techniques involved in making highly detailed ornamental pieces.


text:
LAKE FOREST — Graphic anti-abortion leaflets left at the front doors of Lake Forest homes are causing a strong reaction from residents, though none of the activity is illegal.
Created Equal, an Ohio-based anti-abortion organization, sent people door to door here March 29 and 30 to distribute fliers in residential neighborhoods near at least one elementary school. The flier claims Lake Forest-based Stericycle disposes of aborted fetuses, and it calls on people to contact the company and its president-CEO, who lives in town.
“This is an unfortunate situation and I believe Stericycle is being unfairly targeted,” Stericycle President-CEO Charles A. Alutto said in an email to Daily North Shore. A company spokesperson said Stericycle’s policy does not allow disposal of fetuses.
The flier includes a graphic image of what the anti-abortion group claims is a fetus aborted at 15 weeks of gestation.
“This is obscene,” Lake Forest resident Lynette Paulsen said in a Daily North Shore interview. “I would not want children to pick it up and freak out. This is grossly inappropriate.”
Lake Forest resident Michelle Horner said she saw three teenagers distributing the flier to homes on Telegraph Road just north of Lawrence.
“I spotted them as I was getting my kids into the car after playing at the park after school,” Horner told Daily North Shore. “I knew the flier was being put at front doors after a friend told me. I approached them and told them whether or not I agreed with the ‘point,’ it was wrong to put graphic pictures and leave them for my 7 and 4 year olds to see at the front door. The three were maybe 16 to 18 years old. They felt proud about what they were doing, but I explained this was going about it the wrong way!”
Paulsen said she has seen more than 70 critical comments (and counting) on a local, private Facebook page and nothing positive. But Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Karl Walldorf said Created Equal’s activities were within the law.
“There was nothing illegal about what they were handing out or the way they were doing it,” Walldorf told Daily North Shore. “We have been taking complaints from residents and from some of the canvassers who didn’t like the way they were treated.”
Paulson said she started communicating with her neighbors to let them know what was going on in the neighborhood. “I texted my neighbors and let them know so they could pick them up before the school bus brought their children home,” Paulsen said. “They texted back ‘thank you.’”
Mark Harrington, Created Equal’s national director, said it was unfortunate children might see the image but that it was a price worth paying to prevent abortion.
“We are trying to put information out there,” Harrington said in an interview with Daily North Shore. “We do not intend to (target) children.”
One of the services Stericycle offers its customers is disposal of regulated medical waste, according to Jennifer Koenig, vice president of corporate communications. She said the company’s policy does not allow disposal of fetuses.
“Stericycle’s agreement with customers clearly prohibits fetuses,” Koenig said in an email to Daily North Shore.
But an investigation by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine found Stericycle has disposed of aborted fetuses. Dan Tierney, DeWine’s spokesman, told Daily North Shore that an investigation into Planned Parenthood’s disposal of aborted fetuses found the organization put the material in containers, and that Stericycle took and disposed of the containers. Tierney said that when questioned, Stericycle representatives told the Attorney General’s Office the company was unaware there were any fetal parts in the containers from Planned Parenthood.
Koenig denied Stericycle intentionally disposed of fetal tissue. “Stericycle’s contracts with customers clearly states that fetuses should not be included with materials handled by Stericycle,” Koenig said in the email to Daily North Shore. “If a specific customer has indicated that it gave this to Stericycle, it has done so in violation of our contract.”

domain: news


text:
A serious illness can turn our lives upside down. Whether it is our own health or the health of a loved one, chronic illness creates a new normal. Illnesses change how we spend our time and often and often our perspective about life and priorities. And all of this change can happen overnight after a diagnosis. How does living with illness or caring for loved one impact your creative life?
The InterUrban ArtHouse invites you to create an original piece of art based on your personal journey with illness and self care ,or experiences in providing care and treatment.
All mediums are welcome.
Programming (workshops, lectures, etc.) and Spoken word performances that interpret this theme are also welcome.
Please Submit work HERE

domain: artistic


text:
An American classic that is a favorite, and feeds many is chili. I give you two versions of this dish. As there are as many chili recipes out there as there are kinds of chile peppers, feel free to change the recipes as you see fit.
Some Like it Scorching Hot - Red Chili
2.7 Kilograms. diced tomatoes (1 #10 can)
2.7 Kilograms. Kidney Beans (1 #10 can)
2.7 Kilorams Pinto Beans (1 #10 can)
6 stalks Celery, sliced
2.7 Kilograms ground beef (Ground Chuck) ,or whatever meat is available
6 ea. dried Tobasco Peppers, Jalepeno Peppers, Scotch Bonnet Peppers, Cayenne Peppers
3 ea. Bhuk Jalokia Peppers, Naga Viper Peppers
3 large onions, diced
2 tsp. ground Coriander
1 1/2 tbs. ground Cumin
.5 Kilograms. hot Chili Powder
1/2 cup freshly-chopped Cilantro
3 squares unsweetened Baker's Chocolate
Mesquite flavor Liquid Smoke to taste, or better yet, grill the ground beef over smoky hardwood, with the lid down, before breaking up for the chili.
Brown The ground beef and set aside. I a huge pot (must hold about 7 gallons) add the canned stuff. Chop the onion into bite-sized pieces and throw into the pot. Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for two hours, stirring every fifteen minutes or so to prevent burning the chili to the bottom of the pan. Remove from the heat serve with corn chips or crackers, or refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to blend. Reheat and serve. Put into meal-sized freezer bags and save for future use, leaving enough out for a good meal.
Prize-Winning White Chili
* 24 oz. (3 cups) Great Northern Beans, cooked
* 24 oz. Pinto Beans, cooked
* ½ cup Salsa Verde (available in most grocery stores)
* 1 large white onion, diced
* ½ cup chopped green onion
* 1 tbs. Sriracha brand Pepper Sauce
* 2 tbs. Coriander, ground
* 1 tbs. Cumin, ground
* 2 stalks Celery, sliced with leaves
* 1 ½ lb. Ground Beef (80/20 grind)
* 2 tsp. Kosher Salt, or 1 ½ tsp. table salt
* 3 tbs. fresh Cilantro, chopped
* 2, one-inch Serrano Chile Peppers, minced
* ½ tsp. white pepper, ground (or you can use black pepper)
* 2 cups heavy cream (1 pint)
* ½ cup Masa Harina (can be found next to the corn meal at
* 3 tbs. cooking oil
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the diced onion. Sauté over medium heat while stirring until the onion begins to soften (about 2 minutes). Add the ground beef and flatten out. Let cook for about 5 minutes and then break it up. Stir and cook until the meat has lightly browned. Add the remaining ingredients, except for the Masa Harina, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for two hours, stirring every twenty minutes or so to prevent the chili from sticking. Taste the chili and correct the seasoning to your taste (add more salt if needed).
Place the Masa Harina into an eight ounce cup along with just enough water to form a thick paste. Stir with a fork until all the lumps are removed. Slowly stir in two tbs. more water. This is called slurry. Stir the Masa Harina slurry into the chili, and again cover. Let it all cook over low heat for an additional ten minutes. Stir and test to see if the chili is thick enough for you. If so, then you are ready to serve up a bowl- full or two to your family.
Tip: If you can't get Masa Harina, smash up corn chips and add to the cooking chili. Just reduce the salt a bit, as the chips add salt.
This next recipe is taken from my cookbook - "You Can Be A Great Cook with Beef. The recipe has received many a compliment, and so, I give it to you to use.
Before I met my wife, I was going out with another young lady who lived at home with her parents. One day I was at her place and she said “Ya want some lunch”? Of course, being an
exceptionally slender twenty year old, with an ultra high
metabolism (whatever happened to that metabolism anyway), I
She went into the kitchen to find a can of store bought Sloppy Joe sauce and some ground beef. To make a long story short, she had no sauce and was at a loss for something to make. I replied that peanut butter and jelly would be fine. She complained that her heart was set on Sloppy Joe's.
I said “Well let me see whatcha got.” She had ketchup, brown
sugar, Worcestershire Sauce, tomato paste, etc. I quickly
threw together a sauce with fresh chopped onions and green
peppers added for texture and flavor. She was amazed. I was
amazed that she was amazed. But I was the culinary hero (a
dangerous thing for a twenty year old whose head swelled
easily). I wasn't yet a very good cook. But this seemed pretty
elementary to me.
The point of this is that with a little imagination, you can
create almost any recipe you desire. And remember, if you make
your own, you can tailor it to your tastes.
This is the original “meal in a pan”. As an example of the
“tailor it to your taste” principle, my wife's idea of Sloppy
Joe Sauce is completely different from mine. But hers is
really good, and exceptionally easy to make. However, this is
my book so your going to get my sauce. After you get the idea,
you can make your own, modified to fit your family's tastes.
You can even use the store bought stuff if you like it. I won't
1 4 oz. can tomato paste
1 6 oz can Tomato Sauce
1 12 oz. can dark red kidney beans
½ clove minced garlic
½ medium yellow onion, diced
3 heaping tbs. chopped green pepper
1/4 cup dark brown sugar (for Diabetics, substitute an equal
amount of Splenda brand sweetener and a tsp. of molasses)
1 tsp. Chili Powder
½ tsp. Salt
1 tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
1 bay leaf, crumbled
2 tbs. olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
Place ground beef into a 12 inch covered frying pan and place over medium heat. While the pan is warming, add the olive oil to a 1 quart sauce pan and apply medium heat. Add the garlic,
onion, and bay leaf to the oil and sauté until the onion turns
translucent. Add the remaining ingredients, stir until well
blended, cover and turn down heat to simmer.
Lift the lid from the ground beef and break up the meat into
bite sized chunks. Lightly salt the meat, stir, and cover.
Check the meat and stir the sauce every five minutes until the
meat is cooked through.
Drain the meat into a suitable bowl and place the juice in the refrigerator for later use. Combine the meat and sauce and serve over hamburger buns.
The Wife's Sloppy Joe Filling
Now you get my wife's recipe. When you see it, you might just say “why bother”. But let me assure you that on a cold day,
when time is at a premium, this tasty and quick meal is sure
to please. I would not have ever thought to make this on my
It just goes to show that there are some pretty basic recipes around that taste great.
2 - 12 oz. cans Tomato Soup
2 lbs. Ground Beef
½ tsp. Salt
1 twelve oz. Can Dark Red Kidney Beans
2 Hamburger buns per person.
Drain the Kidney Beans. Brown the ground beef in a covered
skillet. Drain and rinse, reserving the liquid for another meal. Add the remaining ingredients and heat until bubbling.
Serve on hamburger buns.
How about some Fried Chicken?
Gourmet Oven-Finished Chicken
This recipe was taught to me by my mother-in-law, a sweet and wonderful woman, and a fine cook in her own right. My wife reinforced the technique early in our marriage until I mastered it. This recipe produces a final product that is so juicy, it will literally squirt you when you bite into it. Have napkins ready.
With this technique, we use egg wash and flour to form a light and crispy, coating that adds flavor, texture, and holds moisture in the meat. The chicken is cooked in two stages. The first stage uses hot oil to cook the light coating. The second stage uses dry oven heat to finish the meat. How good is it? Try it. Then you be the judge. And if you have a secret family recipe for spices, feel free to add them to the flour.
1 frying chicken, separated
1 cup seasoned flour (See recipe below)
2 tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup water
2 cups Sunflower, or vegetable oil
Pre-heat oven to 375' Fahrenheit. Heat oil in heavy skillet until fragrant. Mix the two large eggs and milk in a wide bowl. Put two cups flour into a large bowl. Dip the chicken in egg, then dredge in the flour. Shake off excess flour and dry on a cooling rack for five minutes. Place chicken in the hot oil and fry until lightly browned on both sides. Lightly salt and place on a foil lined cookie sheet. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove and serve with your favorite side dishes.
(hint: Try using whole wheat flour instead of white flour. It gives the chicken a more robust flavor, and crispier texture.)
1 cup all-purpose (or whole wheat) flour
3 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. granulated garlic powder
1/4 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. marjoram
1/2 tsp. rubbed sage
1/2 tsp. ground thyme
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. tumeric
1/4 tsp. red pepper
2 dashes Chinese 5-spice powder
1/4 tsp. celery seed
1/2 tsp. granulated onion powder
Whisk everything together
That should give you a few good ideas.
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

domain: food


text:
An award-winning and highly acclaimed writer of fantasy, Lene Kaaberbol was born in 1960, grew up in the Danish countryside and had her first book published at the age of 15. Since then she has written more than 30 books for children and young adults. Lene's huge international breakthrough came with The Shamer Chronicles, which is published in more than 25 countries selling over a million copies worldwide.
"The series as a whole is in good standing alongside Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia." -- Booklist, starred review
"The term 'page-turner' is often used, but not always justified.
It is deserved here, tenfold. I really, really couldn't put the
book down." -- School Librarian "The most original new
fiction of this kind ... thrilling and thoughtful." -- The
Times "Spiced with likable characters and an intriguing new magical
ability - eagerly awaiting volume two." --Kirkus "This novel
stands on its own and offers a satisfying conclusion even as it
provides an intriguing setting and mythology for future
adventures." -- Publishers Weekly
"An absorbing and fast-paced fantasy/mystery bursting with action and intrigue. The only question is: when will the next one come out?" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

domain: literature


text:
First video of Saragon onlineRead More
New dance production HallelujahRead More
Bel Ayre is happy to play at Festival van Vlaanderen 2018 at 3 different locations.
After a long process of composing and looking for the right musicians, this week, the first pieces for the new project Saragon were recorded in the studio of Nicolas Rombouts in Antwerp. Peter blends jazz, oriental and Spanish atmospheres into his own compositions. He composed and arranged the pieces and plays ud and guitar. He is accompanied by Anneleen Boehme on double bass and vocals and by Yves Peeters for percussion. In a later stage he will invite other musicians.
More info, video and recordings coming soon...
photos by Philippe Thys


Unemployment extension news (update august 2, 2014), Update august 2, 2014: there is currently no federal unemployment extension for 2014. the only unemployment benefits currently in place are state unemployment. Local area unemployment statistics home page, The local area unemployment statistics (laus) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for census regions and divisions. Unemployment - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Unemployment (or joblessness) occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. the unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and.
Current population survey (cps) - bureau of labor statistics, Employment situation. august 01, 2014 total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in july, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent.. Pa unemployment - claims, benefits and extension, Details needed to file for pa unemployment benefits. previous job information such as name and address of the employer. in general, you need 18 months of history.. Massdot blog | the official blog of the massachusetts, Contact us. the massachusetts department of transportation is focused on customer service and safety. your comments are valuable in our constant pursuit to provide.
Overview - unemployment insurance - employment development, Provides an overview of the california unemployment insurance program online services. the unemployment insurance (ui) program offers fast and easy ways to apply. Mass.gov blogmass.gov blog | the official blog of the, The official blog of the website of the commonwealth of massachusetts. Odjfs online | office of unemployment compensation, Recently passed legislation brings changes to unemployment eligibility rules. beginning april 11, 2014: claimants who file a new application for unemployment.


text:
In March last year Steven Fisher sadly lost his battle with COVID-19. He spent a week in Ward 17 before being transferred to the ITU at PRH. Since Steve’s death, his family have been fund-raising for ITU, West Midlands Ambulance Ser-vice (WMAS) and local Long COVID clinics, set up to support patients still living with COVID-related after-effects. The family raised [...]
About Nicola BrockleyThis author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Nicola Brockley has created 26 blog entries.
Rotarian Peter Love, AKA Father Christmas, boosted the Swan Fund when he shaved off his beard for three charities. Every year Peter grows a beard to take up the role of Santa and traditionally is sponsored to shave it off after his festive season is over. He is a member of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club which decided that the main [...]
Wilfred Cadelina, a Charge Nurse on Ward 35 at RSH, represented SaTH at a remembrance event to mark the second anniversary of when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The NHS Charities Together service at the National Memorial Arboretum reflected upon the incredible sacrifices of health and care staff as well as the impact of the pandemic for [...]
Instead of birthday presents, a generous young man called Chester, chose to raise money to buy dolls for Dementia patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The space-themed party took place at the end of January and raised over £150 for the Dementia Appeal. Lucy Davies, Chester’s Mum, said “After hearing about doll therapy for patients in hospital, [...]
We are looking for volunteers to support patients, visitors and staff at SaTH in a non-clinical capacity. Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and can be anyone aged 16+, we have students wanting to gain experience, people wanting to explore new careers or just those who want to give back to their local community. Become a Response Volunteer [...]
A previously unloved space has been redeveloped using SaTH Charitable Funds in a space behind Ward 32/Fracture Clinic at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The redevelopment came from a request from the End of Life Care Team after a patient on Ward 32 expressed a wish to go outside for a final time to feel the sun on his face [...]
On 13th November Hefin Richards walked from his home in Llandrinio to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for SaTH Charity. This achievement is very special as 12 months earlier he was in ITU battling COVID-19 and unable to take even just a few steps. Hefin credits Ward 32 & ITU as heroes who saved his life. Hefin Richards said “12 months ago [...]
Former patient, Sally Jamieson, has been raising money for the SaTH Charity breast cancer fund since she was diagnosed in 2016 and has now raised over £10,000. The money was raised from various events including a carboot, a Halloween Hunt for Radbrook School, a raffle, and a spooky trail which was organised in partnership with Hickorys Smokehouse. In the family [...]
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is relaunching its award-winning People’s Academy as an online course in November 2021. The People’s Academy has been successful in helping local people understand more about the NHS and their local hospitals and will be delivered in a series of four two-hour sessions over four weeks using Microsoft Teams: The NHS Our [...]
The Volunteer Team are working in partnership with St John Ambulance to deliver the NHS Cadets Programme at SaTH. This programme targets young people aged 14-18 from communities that are underrepresented within the health eco-system to inspire them into pursuing a career in the NHS, whether that is in a clinical or non-clinical setting. As part of the advanced programme, [...]

domain: medical


In This Issue:
- League Priority Bills in the Last Month of Session
- Facilities Issues Likely to Carry Over to Next Legislative Session
- League Monthly Government Relations Webinar
- Federal Grant Opportunities – Presented by Downs Government Affairs
- Upcoming Events
League Priority Bills in the Last Month of Session
The month of August is always a busy time in the State Capitol. Lawmakers have returned to Sacramento to close out the 2017-18 legislative session. Legislators have until the end of August to pass legislation on a wide variety of topics ranging from utilities and affordable housing to public safety many others. The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees took actions on the Suspense Files (the list of bills with cost pressures above a certain threshold). Bills that passed out of Appropriations committees will go to the floor while bills that were held are considered dead for the legislative session.
The League monitored a total of 28 bills in suspense, 9 of which were held. We will continue working with authors of the remaining 19 priority bills that move to floor. Below is a brief summary of the status on key pieces of legislation. For a comprehensive list, including outcomes and amendments taken, click here.
AB 3101 (Carrillo) – CCC Apply
Status: AB 3101 passed Appropriations Committee with amendments that add Career Development and College Preparation students to the residency determination exemption.
This bill would require the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCC) to revise the lengthy and complicated CCCApply application on or before July 31, 2019. The bill would authorize the chancellor to delay the collection of that data until after the student has applied to a community college. The bill would exempt a student seeking to enroll exclusively in noncredit courses at a community college from community college residency classification requirements.
AB 2785 (Rubio) – Lactation Accommodations
Position: Concern – Amend (prior to Appropriations actions)
Status: AB 2785 passed Appropriations Committee with amendments that narrow of the scope of requirement for a sink to be installed.
This bill would require community colleges to provide lactation accommodation spaces. While the League does not have a formal position on the bill, and we believe this bill has merit, we do have concerns specifically related to cost pressures that we would like to share. Specifically, the League expressed concerns with the requirement in Section 66271.9 (e), which requires installation of a sink upon “replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing building regularly used by the student body.” To rectify this, the language was accepted to specify that only the lactation accommodation space within the building being constructed or renovated is subject to the sink requirement.
AB 1435 (Gonzalez Fletcher) – Statewide Athletics
Status: Held in Senate Education Committee
An effective and well-coordinated advocacy effort involving the League, CCCAA, member districts, and special assistance from Sacramento City College Dean and Athletic Director Mitch Campbell, prevented passage of this well-intentioned yet troublesome bill. The League was able to successfully communicate the positive impact of community college athletics on student success and retention, and the author was unable to secure sufficient votes to advance the bill.
SB 1406 (Hill) – Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program
Status: Passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee
The bill repeals the requirement that a student must complete his or her degree program by 2023. This bill would require that a student participating in a baccalaureate degree pilot program commence his or her degree program by the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year. This bill would extend the inoperative and repeal dates for the authorization to establish pilot baccalaureate degree programs by three years. If your college is interested in weighing in on the measure, we urge you to download this template letter and send it to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 577 (Dodd) – Public Post-Secondary Education: California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program
Status: Passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee with amendments that make the Chancellor’s Office the administrator of the program.
Summary: This bill, as amended would establish the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program to award up to three grants, in the amount of $500,000 each, to collaboratives, that would be comprised of at least one accredited teacher-credentialing, degree-granting higher education institution with a physical presence in this state and at least one community college, for the purpose of offering one or more teacher credential degree programs at participating community college or colleges.
SB 968 (Pan) – Postsecondary education: Mental Health Counselors
Status: SB 968 passed with amendments that remove community colleges from counselor ratio requirement.
SB 968 requires the community college districts, CSU and UC to hire one full-time equivalent mental health counselor per 1,500 students at each of their respective campuses.
SB 1071 (Newman) – Uniform policy to award course credit for prior military education, training, and service
Status: SB 1071 passed with amendments that extend the time period the Chancellor’s Office has to develop policy and the time period that districts have to implement policy.
SB 1071 requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in collaboration with the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges, to begin development of a uniform policy to award military personnel and veterans with an official Joint Services Transcript.
SB 1480 (Hill) – Professions and Vocations
Status: Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Summary: This bill would raise several types of licensing fees imposed by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT), and the Naturopathic Medicine Committee. The League has been active on this bill. The author has indicated it will not take amendments this year that raise licensing fees.
SCA 8 (Moorlach) – Public Employee Retirement Benefits
Summary: This measure would permit a government employer to reduce retirement benefits that are based on work not yet performed by an employee regardless of the date that the employee was first hired, notwithstanding other provisions of the California Constitution or any other law. The measure would prohibit it from being interpreted to permit the reduction of retirement benefits that a public employee has earned based on work that has been performed, as specified.
AB 310 (Medina) – Part Time Faculty Office Hours
Status: Passed Senate Appropriations
AB 310 would require each community college district to report the total part-time faculty office hours paid, divided by the total part-time faculty office hours taught, and to post this information on its Internet Web site.
AB 1786 (Cervantes) – Credit for Prior Military Experience
Status: Passed Senate Appropriations
AB 1786 requires the Chancellor to establish, by March 31, 2019, an initiative to expand the use of course credit at the California Community Colleges for students with prior learning. PASSED
AB 1805 (Irwin) – Matriculation: Assessment and Placement
Status: AB 1805 passed with amendments that ensure confidentiality of student data.
AB 1805 requires a community college to inform students of their rights to access transfer-level coursework and academic credit ESL coursework, and of the multiple measures placement policies developed by the community college.
AB 1935 (Irwin) – Community Colleges: Tutoring
Status: Held in Senate Appropriations
AB 1935 authorizes non-credit apportionment for supervised tutoring for basic skills, degree-applicable, and transfer-level courses.
AB 2012 (Medina) – School and Community College Employees: Parental Leave
Status: Passed Senate Appropriations
AB 2012 requires academic and classified employees to receive no less than 50% of regular salary for the remaining portion of the 12-workweek period of parental leave regardless of the differential pay system used by the employer.
AB 3186 (Medina) – California Community Colleges: Competitive Bidding: Best Value
Status: Passed Senate Appropriations
AB 3186 deletes the repeal date applicable to best value procurement authority and extends these provisions indefinitely.
For an update on what occurred on all Legislation the League is tracking, please go to our website at https://ccleague.org/advocacy/bill-tracking.
Facilities Issues Likely to Carry Over to Next Legislative Session
This year, the League joined a coalition of school districts and counties to address issues regarding Assembly Bill 195 (2017) that will generate significant voter confusion and threatens the ability to meet the educational, housing, health, and many other needs of California residents. The League has sought for the Administration and Legislature to exempt local general obligation bonds from the requirements of AB 195/Elections Code Section 13119. An urgency measure is needed to mitigate the negative impact on future bond elections.
AB 195 (Obernolte) [Chapter 105, Statutes of 2017] [Elections Code Section 13119] mandates changes to the ballot label for local bonds. It was characterized as a technical fix, but the policy implications are far-reaching and damaging for the communities our agencies serve.
AB 195 Background:
AB 195 requires a local ballot measure that imposes a tax or raises the rate of a tax – including local bonds – to include on the ballot label:
- The amount of money to be raised annually.
- The rate of the tax to be levied.
- The duration of the tax to be levied.
The ballot label is the 75-word question that voters see on their ballot.
The ballot labels created by AB 195 are confusing and misleading to voters. The rate for a bond fluctuates on an annual basis to pay principal and interest costs. Public agencies attempting to comply with the law are now forced to insert rates into their ballot labels that are averages, projections, or statutory maximums, and may not be charged at such rates in any given year. As such, the information provided in the ballot label is misleading, and unlikely to provide voters an accurate depiction of rates over the life of the bond.
Similarly, the duration of a bond program can change when projects take longer than anticipated, due to economic conditions (recession, decreasing property values, etc.), changes in local priorities or the creation of new state mandates. Because ballot labels are capped at 75 words, these newly-required statements take up approximately one-third of the space that would otherwise be used to describe how bond proceeds will be spent in the community.
Effect of Voter Confusion:
Placing these statements in the ballot label generates confusion and ultimately causes more voters to vote “NO,” thereby reducing the passage rate of local bonds. Polling for the June and November 2018 elections shows a decrease of approximately 5 to 10 percentage points when these statements are placed in the ballot label, pushing many bonds below the threshold needed for passage. More importantly, this outcome is not a reflection of a change in voters’ personal beliefs regarding the use of bonds to fund critical infrastructure improvements. Rather, it shows that voters will default to a “NO” position when they do not fully understand what they are being asked to approve, or if the ballot labels create more questions than they provide answers.
Role of the Tax Rate Statement:
Transparency and accountability are critical for successful bond programs. That is why voters already receive detailed information about the mechanics of a proposed bond measure and the potential costs to taxpayers in the tax rate statement, which is included in the voter information guide. The tax rate statement is the proper location for such information, as it provides space for context and a thorough explanation. Placing the abbreviated (and consequentially inaccurate) statements required by AB 195 on the ballot label actually misleads voters, as they do not make sense in the context of bonds. Placing this information in the ballot label may also create legal issues. By placing the rate, duration and amount raised annually on the ballot label, bond counsel could interpret this as creating a cap on all three, making it difficult for public agencies to access the full amount authorized by voters and creating credit concerns with bond investors.
A remedy is urgently needed in order to preserve the ability of local entities to seek community supported bonds. After the adoption of AB 195, numerous entities with June and November 2018 bonds were forced to postpone when polling results dipped close to or below approval thresholds. A remedy is needed immediately that will allow time for governing boards to do complete and accurate polling and pass resolutions authorizing bond measures to be placed on the ballot. Unfortunately, despite a strong coalition of K-12, county, and community college advocates in support of a solution, it is unlikely that the Administration will approve trailer bill language that could exempt local education entities from this requirement. As a result, an AB 195 fix is expected to be a key priority carried forward to the 2019 legislative session. Advocates hope that a new administration will see the value of quality infrastructure supported by local communities.
League Monthly Government Relations Webinar
The 2017-18 legislative session will wrap-up at the end of August. Join the Community College League of California's Government Relations team for an end of session webinar. Hear about bills of importance to community colleges and how they will impact your students and college operations.
Date: Tuesday, September 18
Time: 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Meeting Link: http://bit.ly/LeagueGRWebinar3
Or by telephone: +1 (669) 900-6833 (U.S. Toll)
Meeting ID: 954 322 484
If you missed the League's August Government Relations Webinar, use the link below to download the webinar slides.
Federal Grant Opportunities
Presented by Downs Government Affairs
The League, in partnership with Downs Government Affairs, provides a list of federal grants to assist your community college in improving its programs and services. If you have any questions about the following grants, please feel free to reach out to Thomas Downs at TCDowns@downsgovaffairs.com.
Open Textbooks Pilot Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,950,000
Closing Date for Applications: August 29, 2018
Program Description: The Open Textbooks Pilot program supports projects at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks or expand their use of open textbooks while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. Applicants are encouraged to develop projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the highest level of savings for students through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks in high-enrollment courses or in programs that prepare individuals for in-demand fields. For more info visit grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=307729
For a full list of federal grants available to community colleges, visit our Federal Grants page at: www.ccleague.org/federal-grant-opportunites
League CEO Tenure & Retention Study Webinar
August 29, 2018 | Webinar
AB 705 What Trustees Need to Know
September 11, 2018 | Webinar
League Monthly Government Relations Webinar
September 18, 2018 | Monthly Webinar
League Annual Convention
November 15-17 | Rancho Mirage, CA
For more information, contact the League's Government Relations and Communications staff:
Lizette Navarette, Vice President | firstname.lastname@example.org
Ryan McElhinney, Legislative Advocate | email@example.com
Laura Murrell, Communications Manager | firstname.lastname@example.org
Gerson Light-Sanchez, Legislative Fellow | email@example.com


text:
Teen Reads Book Club: Jellicoe Road
Tuesday, December 15th @ 4:00PM, Hayward Public Library-Weekes Branch, 27300 Patrick Ave. (near the E. Tennyson Rd./Hwy. 880 interchange), Hayward, CA 94544
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta -- Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia. Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to ages 12-18. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library. Contact 510-293-5366 for info.
Official Website: http://www.library.hayward-ca.gov
Added by pennygwynne on November 23, 2009


text:
Are you a political campaigner having a tough time selling your expensive, socialistic plan? Just go on CNN, where (if you’re lucky) an anchor will tell you how you’re doing it wrong. That’s what happened when Democratic-socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders’ senior campaign advisor Jeff Weaver went on Erin Burnett Outfront on July 17.
At the news that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be leaving her post at the end of the month, CNN shamelessly spent their primetime hours that night giving her most bitter foe in the press free reign to bash her character. Both Erin Burnett and Don Lemon brought on April Ryan, who isn’t event CNN’s own White House correspondent, to slam Sanders one last time as “suffering from lie-abetes” and declaring her was the “worst press secretary” in the past three decades.
Watch cable “news” these days, and you’ll surely see talking heads parroting the Democratic line that the Trump Administration’s noncompliance with House Committee subpoenas amounts to a constitutional crisis. While a small handful of analysts and guest legal scholars disagree, TV hosts continue to push the idea uncritically, with some even urging the alleged crisis be used as grounds for impeachment.
TV journalists are framing House Democrats’ threat to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress as a justifiable measure to combat the Trump administration’s perceived stonewalling. But in 2012, when House Republicans held then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for his refusal to comply with a lawful subpoena, many of the same talking heads dismissed the act as absurd “political theater.”
Absolutely no one in the media has seen the Mueller report, a redacted version of which is due to be released on Thursday, but the utter lack of information hasn’t kept liberal journalists from claiming Attorney General William Barr is acting in “bad faith,” doing the “dirty work” of “protecting the President” as part of a possible “cover-up” of Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds.
CNN's town hall with Democrat presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand of New York was crushed in the ratings by Fox News Channel on Tuesday night. Joe Concha at The Hill reported The Ingraham Angle drew 2.38 million viewers to win the hour, while CNN only had 491,000. That's almost five to one. It was a four-to-one shellacking in the coveted 25-54 demographic as well.
If House Democrats are sinking to a new low by using their subpoena power to rummage through the President's personal tax returns, you wouldn't know it by the way they have been treated on CNN over the past few days. Hosts on the liberal cable network have routinely lobbed softballs at Democratic interviewees, while challenges to the legitimacy of their quest see the President’s taxes were few and far between.
On Tuesday, we learned of a Saturday incident at President Trump’s Mara-a-Lago resort where the Secret Service’s apparent incompetence struck again when a Chinese national managed to bluff her way past them only to be stopped by the receptionist. But according to a discussion of national security and cybersecurity experts on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, it was somehow indicative of an administration that played fast and loose with America’s national security secrets.
“[T]he Special Counsel did not find that any U.S. person or Trump campaign official or associate conspired or knowingly coordinated with the [Russians] in [their] efforts…” That’s what Attorney General William Barr wrote in his letter to Congress summarizing the Mueller report. Yet, despite the facts compiled after two years of investigations, CNN continues to breathlessly push conspiratorial accusations of collusion between President Trump and Russia.
To close out Wednesday’s CNN Tonight, fill-in host Erin Burnett, a CNN correspondent, and two panelists spent over 10 minutes trying to muddy the waters on anti-Semitism, downplaying Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s long history of anti-Semitic comments because the President’s Charlottesville comments and white supremacists are the ones worth denouncing (instead of both). So, in other words, Orange Man Bad.
For all the liberal media’s prior pontifications about Wednesday being a “split screen” between two major events for President Trump, the congressional testimony of his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and the denuclearization summit with North Korea, they were sure to only give the latter just a few pixels.
On Wednesday night, CNN and MSNBC still had plenty of energy left to not only blast the President’s State of the Union address from the night before, but also go gaga for every movement and every word espoused by liberals. In the latter case, CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront and MSNBC’s Hardball cheered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Machiavellian genius” controlling the House and offering a snarky clap for the President that was “the clap...seen around the world.”


text:
Thembi Seete Celebrates Co-star Sannah Mchunu’s Big Win. This has been a great season for Mzansi Magic telenovela, Gomora. Both their actresses, Thembi Seete and Sannah Mchunu were nominated for the Favorite Actress award at the DStv Mzansi Magic Viewers Choice’ Awards which took place over the weekend.
The other actresses who got nominated are talented actresses Zikhona Sodlaka, Deli Malinga and Shoki Mmola. Sannah emerged victorious and walked away with the closely contested award. The award-winning actress, was all emotional in her acceptance speech, where she thanked the whole of South Africa for voting for her.
As so many people celebrate Sannah, Thembi joined in, despite defeating her in the category. The award winning actress and musician jumped in the stage as Sannah received her award, and gave her a big warm hug. Thembi also took to Instagram where she further congratulated her costar. She spoke highly of Sannah’s work and said she loved working with her. Now this is the true spirit of sisterhood!
“A big congratulations to my beautiful Queen @sanamchunu7
you deserve this, my honey. The passion and dedication you put into your work Is out of this world
And I love working with you ❤👑🙏🏾💋💐 #gomoramzansimagic #bestactress,” Thembi said.


text:
Crikey - I am getting organised ... well sort of anyway. Here are details of a 3 day summer school I am running at Redditch Needle Museum this August. It should be a wonderful few days - I have told Jo-Ann at the museum to book us sun, so we can sit in the beautiful gardens to work!! Booking details are at the end
From Gelli to Canvas
Make a stitched textured mixed media canvas using gelli monoprints
3 day workshop with Hilary Beattie
At Redditch Needle Museum: 21/22/23 August 2014
Come and enjoy three days at beautiful Bordesley Abbey and Needle Museum experimenting with a variety papers and fabrics as backgrounds for monoprints using a gelli plate and then using these, together with a variety of other media to create a unique stitched canvas.
On day one we will prepare some textured papers to cover our canvas and then spend the day finding out just what that gelli plate can do. Using the abbey grounds and museum as inspiration, we will make and use stamps, stencils, masks and natures’ bounty to make a lovely pile of totally unique prints
On day two we will look at options for design layouts and try out ideas and layouts in our sketchbooks. The emphasis here will be on keeping calm and enjoying the process … rather than aiming for a specific, pre-imagined idea! Guidance and prompts will be given so you will not have to dread the blank page moment – I promise. We will then use a selection of our materials from day one to make a mixed media collage on our prepared canvas.
Day three will flow on from day two ... allowing a fair degree of freedom for students. We will also experiment with adding crayon, charcoal, pencil, appliglue and anything else you might fancy to our piece and then look at completing the work by adding elements of stitch. Once complete – we will seal the work with medium to enhance and preserve.
You will end the two days with a beautiful and unique mixed media collage on your canvas, plenty of further ideas in your sketchbook and a large stash of wonderfully personal materials to play with in the future
Warning: these three days are likely to be enormous fun and very addictive – you may well develop a lifelong addiction to this way of working!
Booking is with Hilary – please email to: email@example.com and I will raise a PayPal invoice for you, or arrange for cheque payment if you prefer
Alternatively, you can book via Hilarys’ website shop www.hilarybeattie.co.uk ... just add workshop to basket
Places are strictly limited to 12, so please book early to be sure of your spot
I've also discovered that for some reason the blog is not sending out emails to all those of you who have signed up for updates. So whilst I try and puzzle this one out, I have put a followers gadget on the page - if you click to follow, then you will get updates when I have blogged .. I hope!! I'll also post this on facebook, and hope I catch most of you. Talk again soon - Hilary x


text:
Plumbing giant Kohler has designed its HydroRail shower columns to provide the ultimate in innovation and style while saving homeowners time and money.
PR-Inside.com: 2017-11-29 04:45:21
Plumbing giant Kohler has designed its HydroRail shower columns to provide the ultimate in innovation and style while saving homeowners time and money. The new shower heads use water saving technology and the three HydroRail designs will convert fixed showers to flexible slide or combination showers easily.
A luxurious home-spa showering experience, Kohler’s HydroRail is designed to replace a wall-mounted fixed-head shower. It can be installed in an existing shower space without the expense or inconvenience of having to go ‘behind the wall’ and change current plumbing.
The three designs in Australia include Hydrorail Rain Shower Round and Square Column and the HydroRail Slide Shower. Originally developed for the Westin Hotel group – to help them meet their global commitment to reduce their water usage by 20 per cent by 2020 – the HydroRail, designed to deliver an overhead tropical rainshower experience, envelopes the user in a deluge of large, full drops. In addition the user can take advantage of adding a handshower – the Awaken multifunction handshower - for hair washing or a more targeted massaging spray.
The HydroRail comprises either an arched or square shower column (designed to give maximum height to the showerhead) with a 200mm RainCan showerhead with Katalyst technology; an Awaken multifunction hand shower; a diverter (to switch between overhead and hand shower); and a stainless steel shower hose.
Katalyst technology injects 2.2 litres of air into every 9.4 litres of water to create larger, fuller water droplets that retain heat longer – all the time using only 9 litres of water a minute (3 star WELS rating).
The HydroRail Shower Column is available with a round or square 200mm RainCan showerhead and features the Awaken hand shower with a 110mm diameter sculpted spray face and three different spray patterns accessed by a simple slide tab on the showerhead.
Another option is the Kohler Hydrorail Slide Shower featuring the Awaken showerhead with slide rail and bracket. This again is designed to be retrofitted without the need to go ‘behind the wall’ with the slide rail enabling the user to adjust the showerhead to the exact height required or use it as a handshower for rinsing hair or even the walls of the shower space.
The breakthrough HydroRail from Kohler brings a cost-effective showering upgrade within reach of us all. Trade an outdated fixed wallmount showerhead for a luxury spa experience using existing plumbing with the Kohler HydroRail shower column or slide shower. The HydroRail showering technology, from Kohler, is available from exclusive distributors across Australia. See the showroom locator on their website for details.
Kohler has been perfecting its design in bathroom products including freestanding baths, bathroom basins, countertop basins, tapware and showering tapware. They are passionate about their products and stay at the forefront of design trends. Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin, USA, Kohler Co. is a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products.
For product information call 1800 564 537 or visit kohler.com.au/
3 Council Street
1800 564 537
# 509 Words

domain: design


text:
Hassan is an impact crater on the southern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Hassan was first observed in Cassini images during that mission's March 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 31.3° South Latitude, 188.5° West Longitude, and is 14.5 kilometers across. Numerous criss-crossing fractures cut across Hassan, breaking up the regolith on the crater floor.
Dastaan (Urdu:داستان) (English: A Tale) is a Pakistani drama serial dramatized by Samira Fazal, and based on the novel Bano, by Razia Butt. It is based on the partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan, and takes place between 1947 and 1956. The drama depicts the story of Bano, a girl from a close knit Muslim family living in Ludhiana (located in undivided Punjab) in the pre-1947 era. The story follows Bano and Hassan, as they face the trials and tribulations caused by the 1947 independence.
Dastaan was also aired in India on Zindagi under the title Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam from 23 March 2015 onwards. Previously, it was decided to run the show under the title Lakeerein, but the decision was later changed.
Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr ([mɑsˤɾ], مصر), the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Its official name is القاهرةal-Qāhirah, means literally: "the Defeater", in reference to the fact that the planet Mars ("Al Najm Al Qahir") was rising at the time when the city was founded as well as, "the Vanquisher"; "the Conqueror"; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:[elqɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ], "the Defeater" or, " "the Victorious" (al-Qahira) in reference to the much awaited Caliph al-Mu'izz li Din Allah who arrived from the old Fatimid Ifriqiyan capital of Mahdia in 973 to the city. The Egyptian name for Cairo is said to be: Khere-Ohe, meaning: "The Place of Combat", supposedly, in reference to a battle which took place between the Gods Seth and Horus. Sometimes the city is informally also referred to as كايروKayro[ˈkæjɾo]. It is also called Umm ad-Dunya, meaning "the mother of the world".

domain: geography


text:
University of Colorado faculty leaders are continuing to provide input on student evaluations of instructors, which they say have the potential for bias, while emphasizing that the evaluations should only be one piece of information used to assess performance.
Students on Monday completed faculty course questionnaires, which ask them a series of questions about their courses and instructors. However, two questions in particular — which ask students to rate their professor and rate their course overall — “may be biased against members of several protected classes, including race, ethnicity, and/or gender,” according to the Boulder Faculty Assembly.
In May, the assembly passed a resolution that encouraged the campus not to use those two questions and to use more measures in evaluating teaching for matters of reappointment, promotion and tenure.
“The large data that we found didn’t show bias particularly significantly, but when we looked at individual department data then we saw that in given departments … bias did exist, particularly with the two questions that we were recommending be removed,” said Andrea Feldman, the chair of the assembly’s diversity committee.
On Thursday, the assembly passed a follow-up resolution that encouraged the campus to follow best practices in evaluating teaching, including inviting discussions about implicit bias and equity; giving appropriate weight to the questionnaires; and looking for corroborating evidence.
“We are responding to faculty and departmental concerns about how to move forward in light of knowing about this bias,” Feldman said. “… What we hope for is that units, departments and programs will implement some of these, if not all of these, recommendations while we’re waiting for a larger administrative movement on this issue.”
Feldman said the faculty members were inspired in part by reporting in various higher education publications about the potential for bias in the questions.
According to an article published this summer in the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Research has found that course evaluations are a poor measure of learning, prone to bias, and often interpreted in ways that make little statistical sense.”
Beyond the work of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, an ongoing project at CU called the Teaching Quality Framework Initiative is facilitating a more thorough evaluation of teaching that includes student evaluations, peer reviews and instructor self-study.
“All of these things are not intended to replace student evaluation of teaching but rather to augment and improve assessment of teaching,” said Jessica Keating, a research associate with the Center for STEM Learning.
Using more measures than student evaluations can help triangulate how effective an instructor’s teaching is while mitigating bias from any particular measure, she said. Beyond that, students are well placed to answer whether they feel respected, for example, but they aren’t necessarily well placed to evaluate the effectiveness of their instructor.
“Students tend not to be very good at identifying if they learned a lot in a course,” Keating said. “There are different teaching practices that have been shown in the literature to be effective, like active learning techniques, that students often don’t think they learn that much from.”
More than a dozen departments have opted to participate in the initiative, form department action teams and provide recommendations to their departments to improve teaching assessments.
Although the efforts are separate, there has been collaboration among the groups as the Boulder Faculty Assembly has developed its resolutions.
In a written statement, Provost Russ Moore said a new campus Center for Teaching and Learning could address the efforts.
He and Senior Vice Chancellor Kelly Fox announced last week that, in response to the Academic Futures process, they will create the center, and a founding director will be appointed. They envision the center as a way to develop and disseminate teaching and learning practices.
“The Provost’s Office has been working with the (Boulder Faculty Assembly) chair to address many faculty members’ concerns related to specific questions on the (faculty course questionnaire),” Moore said in a written statement. “We look forward to receiving additional recommendations from faculty on how they want their teaching to be evaluated and how the administration can be supportive of continuous improvement.
“Through Academic Futures and Foundations of Excellence, many faculty suggested the establishment of a Center for Teaching and Learning. This could prove to be an opportunity to address these questions and concerns in a spirit that embodies shared governance and collaboration around an important topic.”
Cassa Niedringhaus: 303-473-1106, email@example.com


text:
Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group from Los Angeles, California. Over the years their music has included hip hop, R&B, dance and Latin. The group currently has three members: Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo.
Black Eyed Peas
|Also known as|
|Origin||Los Angeles, California, United States|
Members of the Black Eyed Peas and its history change
- Stacy Ann Ferguson, better known by her stage name Fergie, was born on March 27, 1975. She is an American R&B singer, actress and songwriter of Irish, Mexican, and Scottish descent. She was revealed by the kids TV series Kids Incorporated and another TV show, Great Pretenders. The TV series revealed her talents and she began her career of singer with the R&B trio Wild Orchid which became the group of the Black Eyed Peas. She acted in the movie Nine which came out in theatres in 2010. In 2017, Fergie left the group to focus on her solo career.
- will.i.am (real name William James Adams) was born on March 15, 1975, in Los Angeles. He is an American rapper and singer of Jamaican descent. will.i.am rose to fame as frontman and co-founder of the Black Eyed Peas. He has recently left Interscope for a solo deal with Def Jam.
- Allan Pineda Lindo, better known by his stage name Apl.de.ap, is a Filipino American rapper and producer. He was born on November 28, 1974 in Angeles City in the Philippines, from the age of 11 and he moved to the United States because he was adopted by the Hudgen's family. He began his career of singer and performer in the group "Atban Klann" with Will.i.am, which become the "Black Eyed Peas" when Taboo entered this group in 1995.
- Taboo (real name Jaime Luis Gomez) was born on July 14, 1975 in Los Angeles. He joined the Black Eyed Peas in 1995. He has a son named "Josh" who was born on December 5, 1993.
Before they became popular, the group's members were will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and backing vocalist Kim Hill. Hill left the group in 2000 and was replaced in 2003 by Fergie. They first became popular with the single "Where Is the Love" and the album Elephunk and their next album, Monkey Business was also successful. They have more recently released The E.N.D., an album that has had the successful singles "Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling" and "Meet Me Halfway".
- Fresh, Mikey (2 June 2017). "Fergie Takes A Break From Black Eyed Peas To Focus On Solo Career". Vibe. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

domain: celebrity


text:
Earth hour 2010
On Saturday 27 March, Earth Hour 2010 became the biggest Earth Hour ever. A record 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Asia Pacific to Europe and Africa to the Americas switched off. People across the world from all walks of life turned off their lights and came together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. Read more about earth hour 2010 activities in Cyprus.


text:
Using an average of 1,063 kWh of power each month, Houston’s electricity consumption rates exceed the national average by over 100 kWh. As a city however, it does manage to maintain a lower monthly energy charge than the rest of the US, incurring an average fee of $99 in comparison to the $112 national monthly average. To further save on their plans each month, residents can choose from a selection of Texas-based energy suppliers and service plans.
Since we opened our doors in 2006, Ambit has grown into the largest direct-selling energy company in the world. How? By taking care of our Customers. Whether it’s great perks like Free Energy or award-winning Customer Care , we always put you first. So give us a try. We think once you’ve experienced the Ambit difference, you’ll be an Ambit Customer for life.
Residential and business consumers in deregulated energy markets have the power to choose their energy supplier. SaveOnEnergy.com® gives consumers the opportunity to compare suppliers and find energy plans that satisfy their needs and budget. Whether in a deregulated city in Texas, New York, Ohio or another state, you can shop for electricity or natural gas and find the best plan for you!
Unlike with long-term plans, monthly, variable rate (no-contract) plans have no cancellation fees. You won’t have to pay a penalty if you decide to take your business elsewhere because you found a better deal. Plus, you won’t be left paying more than you should if the market rate for energy trends down. However, if the market prices rise, you’ll have to pay more than those who are in-contract.
Stafford electricity rates fluctuate with the price of energy in the market. That's because Stafford electricity providers purchase electricity wholesale and break it up into plans for consumers. If the price of wholesale electricity goes up, rates are likely to follow. That's why it's so important to lock down a great deal right away. If you choose to wait, Stafford electricity rates could rise and you'll have missed out.
The Texas Senate Bill 7, passed in 2002, gave 5.6 million Texans the power to choose a retail electric provider (REP) to supply electricity to their home or business. This bill facilitated a competitive energy marketplace that 85 percent of Texans can capitalize on today. Energy choice is available to residents in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth as well as other cities in Texas.
The offer information on the following pages is provided and maintained by Retail Electric Suppliers (RESs). While the ICC does not warrant that the information is a complete list of all residential offers in Illinois, RESs are required to honor prices listed here as a condition of posting their offers on this site. The ICC does not endorse or recommend any particular RES.
Agera Energy is a leading supplier of electricity and natural gas; serving residential, small business and large commercial /industrial customers across the United States with one of the finest trained sales staff and first-class customer service representatives in the industry. Founded in 2014 the company operates in 16 markets and offers customized electricity and natural gas plans, fixed and variable contract terms, and renewable energy options.
2. Fraud: Too many people have been victimized by glib sales reps with promises of cheap electricity flowing in an unending stream only to discover that, as is so often true, “it ain’t necessarily so”. They’ve been locked into unwanted term contracts or there’s a catch – some utilities will give you the great rate only if you meet a usage minimum; basically, the “rate” is, in actuality, a “bulk purchase” discounted fee – or they paid a deposit never to hear from the rep again.

domain: economics


text:
After years in pursuit of technical quality, I've found Polaroids :)
A short introduction - I'm very interested in shooting native black and white 4x5 medium without the hassle of darkroom. The words are carefully chosen: native BW means no conversion from color, native 4x5 means no cropping. Some of my ideas and experiences with instant film are covered in previous post about polaroid.
I brought out several reasons why I like instant film in my previous post linked above. Just to sum it up:
It teaches you to slow down, do things once and do them good.
It teaches you a very laconic pictorial language.
So, I thought I'll shoot some more instant film. The following is an analysis of various options and constraints related to it.
Firstly - I don't like square format which means I need to shoot what is called Image/Spectra film, which is almost 4x5. This also restricts the camera makes and models available.
I'd prefer the better contrast of Impossible 2.0 version film, but 2.0 film is not available in Image/Spectra format (at least yet, but I hope it will). This is the first contradiction - choose better contrast and bad format or bad contrast and preferred format. Here's how the looks differs from original to 2.0 film.
I'd like to have more detail, meaning I'd need to shoot bigger format. Impossible makes 8x10 instant film (!), but - of course there is but - it costs a lot and needs separate 800$ development machine in addition to 8x10 camera (which sets a lot of preconditions itself). I'm unable to make that sort of financial commitment right now. There's still problem with output - there would only be originals, they're more detailed and scannable, but would anybody buy a digital print of scanned polaroid?
I want to have the prints (I truly like them), but I don't want them to be the only output. I want to make enlargements and hang my pictures on the wall. There is a solution - called peel-apart film or PN film (as is positive+negative) that produces both negative and positive instantly.
Black and white peel-apart instant film is made by New55 project which has it's own problems - their film is not ready yet, they're seemingly out of money to finalize and start mass-producing it, and although they claim to sell some film already, they're out of stock whenever I check their website. Not to mention steep prices.
Fuji makes PN film too, but they discontinued their black and white film in 2013. Bummer. They do still make color film, but I'm not into color.
Long story short, I have three options:
- Buy Polaroid Spectra camera, shoot Impossible Image/Spectra film with bad contrast and no way to use the outcome in any way. At least it's financially affordable.
- Invest into 8x10, use Impossible 8x10 instant film. The investment is huge and I'm not entirely sure I'll still be shooting instant film 2-3 years from now.
- Keep my fingers crossed that New55 makes it.
So I'm left with only bad options. But then - as instant film needs positive temperatures to develop and we, here in Estonia, are almost out of positive temperatures for the next 7 months, I have around half a year buffer to see if anything of the equation above has changed and take a better decision by then.
PS: Did I mention New55 still needs a fixer bath? So much of "instant" there.
I shot something totally different over this weekend - a polaroid camera (a camera using instant film - you get prints straight out of camera, no sensors/computers/postprocessing, even no negative nor development). And I have totally mixed feelings now :) My thoughts just don't form nice sentences by default so I'm going to throw them at you in a bulleted list:
- I like the fact that there's black and white medium (or should I call it film?) available. You don't think about shooting BW polaroid into sunset. And it's just fine to shoot during harsh midday contrast. After a few frames contrasts are the only thing you think about.
- I like the format - it's very close to 4x5 which I've used for some time now. Just that until now I've cropped my digital files to 4x5, while this camera shoots it natively. Remark: this was Image/Spectra camera, the usual 600 and SX-70 cameras shoot square, which I prefer not.
- I like the physicality of the out outcome - you get nicely finished prints in about 10 minutes.
- I like the random defects at the borders, it's so analogue.
- It is what it is - there's nothing to adjust after the picture is taken, you don't crop, you don't retouch a polaroid.
- If you just have 8 frames in a pack (that costs 22€ - which should be part of the not-so good-list) it makes you slow down and think, consider different compositions, not just shoot 20 rather random frames hoping to get one so-so photo in post.
I like the restrictions it forces - they make you think towards specific pictures, not try to capture anything aimlessly. I was totally fine shooting just 7 frames during a day trip, while the usual digital mileage is in the order of few hundred.
OK, there's a lot things I liked, now about the not-so-good things:
- Contrast is poor, like really poor. I'm not sure if this was due to the film being old or kept in improper conditions or that's the way it should be. Need more testing here. Version 2.0 of the Impossible film had a bit more contrast and deeper blacks, but for now it's only available in square format (Polaroid 600 cameras). As I said before, I prefer not to shoot square.
- Although you get your prints immediately, the prints are small and resolution is non-existent. At this size you'd need a lot of resolution if you'd like to scan and print these images bigger.
- There's no fine detail - it's a mixture of non-existent resolution and poor contrast.
Why I still want to shoot polaroid is that it teaches you to convey your idea to the viewer in a very basic form, you don't have all the arsenal of photographic tricks at your disposal, all you have is something just barely better than a pencil drawing.
A pencil drawing - now that I think about, it seems very good comparison. It's so basic it first teaches you visual alphabet of it's own, you'll get to the language later.
Why I'm a bit reluctant to use polaroid for anything serious is that there's almost nothing you can do with the picture after it's taken, in a sense that you can't enlarge it, you can't print it bigger, you can't do an exhibition of polaroids (or maybe you can if you matt them?), you can - maybe - put them into small book. Makes me give another look to the polaroid books like Helmut Newton's and Mike Brodie's.


text:
Get the digital magazine on your device!
FREE TRIAL – Limited time only
Hyperform translates 3D Cad models into paths that are populated with a chain of rings that act like pixels. Each link in the chain has a specialised notch that allows it to be assembled like a Lego kit, in this case creating a chandelier
Credit: Marcelo Coelho


text:
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Cote d’Ivoire’s SIMAT wins €5.64 million Euro facility from Afreximbank
Afreximbank President Jean-Louis Ekra (right) exchanges documents with SIMAT Managing Director Stephane Eholie, following the signing of the credit facility.
Cairo, 13 Sept. 2013 – The Cote d’Ivoire based firm, SIMAT, is to receive a lifeline of 5.64 million Euros to finance the import of equipment for its services in the areas of marine and air transit and handling, according to the terms of a credit facility it received from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo today.
The receivables-backed equipment import financing term-loan agreement, signed at the Afreximbank Headquarters by Stephane Eholie, Managing Director of SIMAT, and Jean-Louis Ekra, President of Afreximbank, will enable SIMAT to refinance existing debt, import equipment and pay local suppliers. SIMAT has five years to repay the loan, with a grace period of 12 months from the facility signature date.
Afreximbank was pleased at the opportunity to support an indigenous operator that was engaged in trying to develop business in Africa, said Mr. Ekra in a statement following the signing. Supporting such operators was a key objective the Bank had been fighting for.
Mr. Ekra urged SIMAT to justify Afreximbank’s confidence in the company by ensuring that it lived up to the terms of the facility and by striving even harder to develop its business to enable it enjoy even more such facilities from the Bank.
Mr. EHOLIE noted that SIMAT’s line of business was capital intensive and required long-term funding, and said that the credit facility would enable the company to leverage its services and allow it to make significant impact in its service delivery to its clients.
Created as a limited company in 2001 by private Ivorian investors, SIMAT provides comprehensive land services solutions for transport and logistics needs in the areas of sea transit, air transit, bundling/unbundling, handling, shipping, storage, and hinterland.

domain: finance


text:
(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 30 – “At work for peace”: CGIL, CISL and UIL are preparing to celebrate May 1st in Assisi, in Piazza San Francesco, where this year the national demonstration is held with the general secretaries Maurizio Landini, Luigi Sbarra and Pierpaolo Bombardieri.
“We are against war and we want to send a message to stop this absurd war wanted by Putin which is making people pay a heavy price. The world of work wants to work to rebuild peace”, Landini said on the eve of May 1st. A day to re-launch the message for “decent and not precarious” work, which “we must guarantee everyone: one cannot be poor while working”, adds the CGIL leader, remarking that “there is a wage issue: the time has come to put more money in the pockets of workers and retirees, starting with the lowest incomes “.
Peace and work are “the central themes of our May Day that it is not by chance that we celebrate in Assisi, the city that more than any other embodies the spirit of brotherhood, reconciliation, solidarity between peoples and generations, of struggle to inequalities. Peace, social justice and work are the foundations of a free and democratic community, founded on respect for the person and for life “, underlines Sbarra. The number one of the CISL relaunches the need for “a great pact between the government and the social partners to put economic growth and jobs back at the center, and to support wages and pensions cut down by inflation”.
“Tomorrow we will be in Assisi to ask for peace and work to get out of the crisis. Unfortunately, however, it is not a day of celebration, but of denunciation and reflection in which to remember that there is a problem of job insecurity”, Bombardieri underlines. And in this regard, the leader of the UIL repeats the path followed in Spain where “fixed-term contracts have, in fact, been eliminated, limiting them only to a few specific cases”. Safety in the workplace is one of the themes at the center of the event: “We must focus, first of all, on prevention and training”. (HANDLE).


text:
When author and therapist James Redfield self-published his first novel in 1993, the immediate groundswell of enthusiasm from booksellers and readers made The Celestine Prophecy one of the most successful self-published books of all time. Since 1994 the book spent over three years on The New York Times bestsellers list. In 1996, the sequel, The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision, and two books spent a combined seventy-four weeks on The New York Times list, making James Redfield the best-selling hardcover author in the world in 1996. Now an award wining humanitarian, Redfield is back in the media spotlight as the independent feature film based on The Celestine Prophecy is about to be released.
It is no accident, argue James Redfield, that the twentieth and twenty-firstcenturies have witnessed a dramatic expansion of human experience. Whenauthor and therapist James Redfield self-published his first novel in 1993,the groundswell of enthusiasm from booksellers and...More »

domain: library


I have repeatedly told those who lend me their ears that Nigeria is a nation that in a few years would exist only in name, much like Somalia but in many cases even worse than Somalia. Tragedies and events have continued to indicate that trajectory and vindicate my prognosis. When in the late 90’s Karl Maier wrote his book “this house has fallen” which chronicled Nigeria’s monumental corruption, social injustice, ethno-religious contradictions and envisaged a nation on the precipice of inevitable collapse; not many people paid attention, least of all the ruling elite who have made a career out of playing the Ostrich, in denial of the multifaceted crisis their misrule has engendered.
Like Daniels biblical handwriting on the wall, the handwriting has long been on Nigeria’s wall, for those who cared to take notice, indicating a grim journey of national suicide that leads nowhere but to certain destruction. After decades of looting, under the stewardship of pathologically incompetent and unpatriotic leaders who like locusts set about the vandalism of the nation, stripping it bare of any trappings or essence of nationhood, the nation is gripped in a plague of violent social unrest which is only too evident in the recent kidnapping of the mother of the minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and the demand for a ransom in excess of $1 billion from the government and the attack on the Emir of Kano which left some people in his entourage dead.
Such audacious kidnapping of the mother of a top government official and attempt on the life of the Emir of Kano, signals the increasing weakness and failure of the state and the ominous proliferation of violent groups willing and capable of challenging the state. Like the spectre of the HIV AIDS disease which is marked by the invasion of opportunistic diseases once the immune system weakens, Nigeria is facing an infestation of opportunistic groups in the face of a weakened and failing state crippled by corruption and misrule. The failure of the state is further made evident by the negotiation and payment of a sizable ransom to the kidnap gang, rumoured to be in excess of $10 million by the federal government.
Strangely enough or perhaps a self mockery, the federal government was busy celebrating the release of the mother of the minister of finance, clinking glasses of champagne and congratulating the security services for a job well done in ironically capitulating to a kidnap gang and paying ransom in a nation that supposedly has a police force, a national army, the secret services and myriad other security services. There was no sense of irony and no realisation by the federal government that the single act of surrendering to a kidnap gang in the face of all its security apparatus technically signalled her obituary as a state.
If such a kidnap saga had unfolded in Somalia, it could be understood in the context of a failed state with only a puppet group of individuals that parade as a government whose control in reality does not extend beyond the airport. It beggars belief that a nation that pretends to have a government and a retinue of security agencies could not devise a simple strategy to capture the kidnappers. They could not deploy plain clothes undercover detectives, nor special forces to capture the kidnappers at the designated location of ransom collection, neither could they track, trace and locate the kidnap gang in this day and age of sophisticated tracking technology. Indeed most mobile phones now actually have embedded within them tracking devices that automatically indicate its location. A simple tracking device could also have been attached to the ransom money which would have guarded security forces to the hideout of the kidnap gang.
A myriad of options existed to solve the crisis and act as a deterrent , but an irresponsible and corrupt leadership choose to typically surrender to ransom payment, reflecting the reality of state failure and the incompetence of a police force crippled by corruption which in the 21st century still operates like a 19th century police force. The Nigerian police force lacks a free emergency number and mandatory time limited response units (five to ten minutes response time) which form the core of modern policing. The response of the federal government to the failure of policing has been the frequent changing of inspector’s generals of police which has turned out to be a rollover of dead wood police officers without any idea or agenda of reform. The only reform the most recent inspector general has is the changing of police uniforms. How the change of uniforms is going to make policing more effective is a question that will probably never be answered.
Not a single special task force to effectively tackle kidnapping has been created, neither has any effective deterrent been established as there is yet to be any convictions to date. Kidnapping remains a bail able offence and arrested kidnappers are simply bailed and let go to continue their trade. The recent astronomical increase of the security budget in response to the complaints of lack of resources has as I had predicted failed to change anything. The extra resources have simply been gobbled up by corruption. In a nation that is monumentally corrupt, no amount of resources can change a police force that is fundamentally decrepit, incompetent and corrupt.
Suicide bombings have recently become a norm in Nigeria with the rise of terrorism. It signals the final phase in Nigeria’s death march occasioned by decades of monumental corruption and incompetence under kleptomaniac leaders. Predictably, the security services have not been able to withstand or contain the onslaught of terrorists who now commit wantons acts of mass murder on a daily basis. From frequent high profile suicide bombing campaigns to ritual Sunday attacks on churches and the random assassination of individuals, Nigerian terrorism has in scale, scope and frequency overtaken the ones in war torn countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
The chaos and massive social unrest in Nigeria was long in the making. For decades the strange concept of government has been massive looting rather than service delivery, it has also been the entrenchment of social, political and economic injustices rather than the evolution of a just, prosperous and socially harmonious nation. The consequence is a nation without a national airline, a nation that imports fuel in spite of being the sixth largest crude oil producer in the world, a nation that lacks pipe borne water, a nation without electricity, a nation that lacks roads, railways, functional hospitals and schools, a nation with non functioning steel plants built at a cost of more than $12 billion, a nation with the highest global levels of poverty- youth unemployment and a nation with frequent ethno-religious mass killings in which no one has ever been brought to trial.
Thus, the ongoing massive social unrest is the price of turning a nation into a jungle and unleashing the Frankenstein of chaos and violence that now plagues the nation. Nigeria is a failed and dying state and no matter how much the decrepit leaders and their co, travellers continue to be in denial, the reality of state failure and collapse will continue to stare them in the face. Every illness or disease has symptoms that signal that something is wrong. The unprecedented social unrest across the nation constitutes the unmistakable ominous signals and symptoms of a nation on the throes of death. Except there is radical and profound change, there will be more chaos, more violence, more dysfunction, more mass killings until the nation collapses under the weight of self inflicted Armageddon.


text:
A judge has ordered Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter to continue documenting her mother’s personal papers, which are at the center of a family dispute among the civil rights icon’s surviving children.
Bernice King and brother Martin Luther King III again faced off in court Friday against their brother, Dexter King, The Associated Press reports.
Dexter, CEO of King Inc., wants a judge to order Bernice, the administrator of her mother’s estate, to turn over personal papers, including intimate letters between Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr.
The documents were part of a $1.4 million book deal with Penguin Group for a memoir about the civil rights matriarch, but that deal fell though earlier this month after the family missed a deadline from the New York-based publisher to turn the documents over. It is unclear now whether the documents can or will be used for any future such deals.
Bernice and Martin Luther King III both argue that the book goes against their mother’s wishes.
The siblings and their attorneys sat down for more than four hours Friday after cooperation between them had stalled on a previous court order for Bernice King to begin producing her mother’s personal items.
The issue of whether Coretta Scott King’s papers are the property of her husband’s estate, which Dexter King controls, remains undecided for now, but Frankel said he was pleased with Friday’s progress and that the process of cataloguing hundreds of boxes of Coretta Scott King’s property — being managed by a court-appointed “special master” — will resume as early as this week. The cataloguing is necessary before a judge can decide whether the documents should be turned over.

domain: law


text:
Jaime King's little angel has arrived.
The "Hart of Dixie" star became a first time mother on Sunday, welcoming a baby boy with her filmmaker husband, Kyle Newman. The couple named the little guy — who weighed in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces — James Knight Newman, which is an interesting selection because she went by James King early in career when she was a model.
"Mom and baby are happy, healthy, and doing great," a spokesperson for the actress tells omg!.
[Related: Celebrity Babies Born in 2013]
The excited dad was the first one to put the news on blast, posting a photo of the baby's delicate hand touching his own on Instagram.
"Nice to meet you! #FATHER #IMADAD #BABYTIME @jaime_king is doing amazing! The most incredible feeling," wrote the 37-year-old new father.
[Related: Pregnant Celebs Bare Their Bumps]
New mom King, 34, had some fun with her followers, tweeting "BABY'S FIRST PICTURE!!" with a picture of "The Lion King"'s Rafiki presenting Simba from the peak of Pride Rock.
Congratulations to both mom and dad, who had a Star Wars themed baby shower over the summer, soon flowed in from celebs including Chloë Moretz, Emma Roberts, and Marla Sokoloff.
This is the first child for the couple, who met working on his film "Fanboys" and tied the knot in 2007, and they were ready. On Saturday, King posted a photo of the nursery and not a detail was missed.
All they need now is to bring home their new bundle of joy.


Santa Fe — On Saturday, July 28, 2012 local law enforcement teams performed a DWI Warrant Operation in Santa Fe County, during this operation there were 66 attempts, and 3 warrant arrests. The 3 warrants consisted of one DWI warrant, and two felony warrants. The two felony warrants involved the crimes of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, kidnapping, and criminal sexual penetration.
Santa Fe County “Operation Descansos” started September 26, 2010 when the Santa Fe New Mexican published the names and photos of offenders in Santa Fe County who have outstanding DWI warrants. Since the beginning of the program in September 2010, 1236 DWI warrants served through arrests and surrenders.
The Department of Public Safety Special Investigations Division supported by the Santa Fe Underage Drinking Prevention Alliance in collaboration with the Santa Fe Police Department and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office conduct monthly warrant roundups for DWI offenders who refuse to comply with the law, thanks to funding of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
In addition, Crime Stoppers has offered a reward to anyone with information regarding crimes or the location of DWI offenders with outstanding DWI warrants. Callers will remain anonymous and could earn a reward of up to $2000 for information that leads to an arrest in these cases.
Anyone with information regarding crimes, or the whereabouts of fugitives, is encouraged to contact Santa Fe Crime Stoppers at (505) 955-5050.
# # #
Contact: Lieutenant Robert McDonald