Warm weather to give Delaware a taste of spring over the next few days
After freezing temperatures and extreme wind chill paid the region a visit last weekend, warmer weather tells winter to scooch over as Delaware leads into a few days of sunshine and higher temperatures.
Today, Delaware hovers around 55 degrees with mostly sunny skies and mild, light breezes.
Thursday will see a high of 59 degrees against overcast skies. Light rain north and west, possibly to I-95, is possible later in the day.
On Friday, Delaware will reach a high of 59 degrees with some breaks of sun amidst partly cloudy skies. There will be a slight chance of light rain around southern Delaware.
Should we jump for joy just yet, or should you keep your snow shovels on standby? Well, it’s hard to say for sure.
Even with this early taste of spring, Delaware could still be in for chilly days and snowstorms before winter says farewell.
Punxsutawney Phil, our trusted groundhog for all winter weather needs, predicted six more weeks of winter, so we may not be completely in the clear just yet.
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The current surge of warmth experienced in the region will continue as we cruise through the end of the work week, but once happy hour hits, you might not be in as good of a mood when cooler temperatures creep in to carry us through the weekend.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will cool down on Saturday and Sunday before picking up during the following week.
Friday night will bring a low of 39 degrees for New Castle and Kent counties and 40 degrees for Sussex County.
By Saturday morning, New Castle and Kent counties will see a high of 47 degrees, trailed by Sussex County at 45 degrees. At night, New Castle County will drop to 32 degrees, followed by Kent County at 34 degrees and Sussex County at 37 degrees.
On Sunday, New Castle County and Kent County reach a high of 45 degrees. Sussex County will peak at 44 degrees. By nightfall, New Castle and Kent counties will see a high of 32 degrees, and Sussex County will see a high of 36 degrees.
If Punxsutawney Phil could have it his way, we might be preparing for trace amounts of snowfall, but these lower night temperatures are steering clear of chances of wintry precipitation for now, according to the National Weather Service.
Despite the weekend dip, there’s still a reason to have a little pep in your step heading into the work week.
Monday will deliver a high of 52 degrees for New Castle and Kent counties and 49 degrees for Sussex County. Tuesday follows suit with a high of 56 degrees for New Castle and Kent counties and 52 degrees for Sussex County.
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Republican leaders in the U.S. House are struggling this week to round up votes for a farm bill estimated to cost $868 billion over 10 years – a struggle they deserve to lose.
The first troubling sign was the House Agriculture Committee’s April 18 passage of the bill on a party-line vote. Farm bills are traditionally bipartisan. Such an outcome still should be possible, given that it addresses rural concerns such as family farms and urban and suburban priorities such as school lunches.
Problem No. 1 for the measure is its approach to crop subsidies. Instead of tightening loopholes, the farm bill expected to come to a vote on the House floor this week appears designed to worsen a commodity support system already tilted toward nonfarmers of means. Half of commodity support payments went to households with incomes topping $146,126 in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. And the House bill goes even further in that direction. It would, for example:
Weaken today’s income cap on subsidies, which excludes farm operations with adjusted gross incomes of more than $900,000, or $1.8 million per couple, by eliminating means testing on “pass-through entities” such as partnerships and joint ventures.
Expand, instead of shrink, the reach of subsidies to those who neither live nor work on a farm. While President Donald Trump proposed limiting them to one person per farm, the House bill would expand the pool of non-working-farmer family members eligible for subsidies from siblings and adult children now to cousins, nieces and nephews, too.
While there is much for dairy farmers to like in the measure, including added flexibility under the dairy Margin Protection Program, and fixes regarding price risk management and trade promotion, Congress should do more to help the fortunes of struggling family farmers such as those in Berks County.
The farm bill’s biggest fight, and one worth having, will be over whether to add work requirements to food stamps, officially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which accounts for 77 percent of the bill’s spending.
Republicans are right to ask why 44.2 million Americans remain eligible for food stamps amid economic growth, low unemployment and rising wages. The bill seeks to impose tougher work or job training requirements on those ages 18 through 59 without children under age 6. Overall, the GOP reform effort seeks to eliminate waivers many states have used to get around the program’s work requirements.
Democrats, also reasonably, counter that some of the bill’s reforms are structured in a way that could deny food benefits to some people who need them. Its $1 billion in job-training funds, for example, would add up to about $30 per classroom seat per month. Its evidence requirement for hours worked is likely to make some people ineligible simply because they might struggle with the paperwork of proving them, given their juggling of part-time employment to make ends meet. And the rules change that would reduce the school lunch rolls by an estimated 265,000 children should be rethought.
The current farm bill doesn’t expire until Sept. 30. Congress should take the time to craft a bill geared more toward family farmers, amend away the GOP bill’s rough edges and thereby end up with a measure members of both parties can accept.


How $1,400 Worth of Drugs Put $155,000 in the State’s Pocket
Just call it “habeas grabus.”
Habeus grabus is the phenomenon that occurs when law enforcement officials presume that property belonging to an accused individual is connected to criminal activity. For example, during a drug search many officers presume that jewelry and cash is fruit of crime even though there are no affirmative links to any drug deal. – Attorney Steve Jumes
Civil asset forfeiture is a legal tool that allows the government to seize and keep money and property believed to be linked to illegal activity – even if the property owner is never charged or convicted of a crime.
The original, intended purpose of civil asset forfeiture was to cripple crime bosses and drug lords, but the reality is that it has evolved into a money grab for law enforcement who often target low-level drug dealers or even motorists just passing through town. The disproportionality between the value of drugs that are recovered and the amount of cash and property taken and kept by the government is astounding.
To illustrate, we examined sixteen local drug forfeiture cases handled by the asset forfeiture defense team at Varghese Summersett in the past two years. Of those cases, five involved drugs with a street value of less than $500 apiece — and in one case, no drugs were found at all. (The total street value of all five drug cases combined was $1400.) Despite recovering a minimal amount of illegal narcotics, the government kept more than $155,000 in cash and cars from these five investigations alone.
Yes, you read that right. Five investigations. Street values of less than $500. $155,000 forfeited by the state. Oh – and out of the seven arrests tied to these forfeitures, four resulted in non-convicting probations and two ended in dismissals.
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Civil asset forfeiture has become a hot topic recently and the issue continues to gain momentum. In 2017, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas weighed in on the controversy, issuing an opinion about a Texas case, Leonard v. Texas, which the Supreme Court refused to hear but Justice Thomas expressed strong feelings about.
Like so many forfeitures, the case stemmed from a traffic stop on the side of the road. Police searched a vehicle and found a safe in the trunk, which contained $210,100 and a bill of sale for a Pennsylvania home. The money was seized because law enforcement believed it was connected to the transport or sale of narcotics along a known drug corridor — even though the driver told police the contents belonged to his mother, Lisa Leonard.
During forfeiture proceedings, Leonard asserted that the money was hers from a sale of a home and that she was an “innocent owner.” She lost, and after failed appeals, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Texas to return her money. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case on technical grounds but Justice Thomas sharply criticized civil asset forfeiture laws and suggested it’s time for the Supreme Court to take a look at the widespread practice. Justice Thomas expressed regret that Leonard’s attorney chose the wrong basis for appeal, depriving Justice Thomas of the opportunity to address civil asset forfeiture.
“This system — where police can seize property with limited judicial oversight and retain it for their own use — has led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses,” Thomas wrote in his opinion.
Currently, (in most states) property may be seized and forfeited to state prosecuting authorities if it can be shown by a preponderance of evidence that the property was either used to facilitate a crime (facilitation theory) or is proceeds of crime. Recently, such laws have been highly scrutinized due to concerns of abuse and prosecutorial over-reaching.
A preponderance of evidence standard is the legal burden of proof used in normal civil disputes such as breach of contract claims. Alternatively, criminal convictions can only be based upon a higher standard of proof known as beyond a reasonable doubt. Put simply, a preponderance of evidence is a 51% standard which merely requires that a plaintiff’s allegations need only be ‘more likely than not.’ However, in most jurisdictions, a ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ standard requires prosecutors to establish that the state’s proof exclude all reasonable possibility that an accused is in-fact not guilty of the crime charged.
The fact that most forfeitures need only be established by a preponderance of evidence allows a significant disparity between the proof needed to convict a perpetrator and that which is needed to take a property-owner’s property. This is seen as highly controversial given the fact that property forfeitures deprive persons of assets that may be necessary for their livelihood. It is also highly criticized because it acts as a punitive measure on top of already existent punishments such as fines and imprisonment terms.
The disparity in proof also allows forfeitures in cases where no underlying criminal charges are ever filed, or even in cases where a jury acquits a defendant of a related criminal charge.
Perhaps no one would agree with that statement more than former Senator Konni Burton, R-Colleyville. During her tenure, she lead the charge for civil asset forfeiture reform in Texas. In the 2017 Legislative Session Senator Burton sponsored Senate Bill 380, which would prohibit the state from keeping property without a criminal conviction and also prohibit the state from forfeiting cash under $200 and vehicles valued at less than $10,000.
Senator Burton’s Forfeiture Reform Bill Applied to Five Texas Drug Forfeiture Investigations
Senator Burton’s bill, which would require a criminal conviction before property may be forfeited, was passed in the Senate but died in committee. The legislation, however, was part of a larger national trend seeking to reform civil asset forfeiture laws.
Under our interpretation, Senator Burton’s bill would have prohibited the state from seizing assets in four out of the five referenced drug forfeiture investigations, which uncovered minimal amounts of illegal drugs (or no drugs at all). Her legislation would have disqualified at least 63 percent of the assets seized from forfeiture consideration. Here’s a look at the investigations and our takeaway from each case:
Officers stopped a vehicle occupied by two women on U.S. 81 in Decatur, Texas, a heavily patrolled highway that runs through rural Wise County. Suspicious, they obtained a search warrant for the vehicle. Inside the trunk, they found a safe which contained bundled cash amounting to $70,020. Because officers smelled what they believed to be marijuana and found air fresheners in the car, they suspected it was drug money. Although officers found only rolling papers and some remnants of marijuana, they seized the cash and the car and arrested the women. Both women were later charged with money laundering, under $20,000, and sentenced in state court to deferred adjudication probation (non-convicting probation.) After settlement negotiations, the state gave back $17,505, but kept more than $52,000 plus the car.
Our Takeaway: Senator Burton’s bill likely would not have impacted the outcome of this case. However, it’s interesting to point out that both occupants used court-appointed counsel for their criminal cases and did not have the financial wherewithal to withstand a full-fledged civil forfeiture trial, so settlement was the best option.
Police stopped a female motorist as she pulled into the driveway of her home in White Settlement, a small town next to Fort Worth where the median income for a family is less than $37,000. She was driving her husband’s vehicle, which had been left to him by his late father. Armed with a search warrant, police found 2.6 grams of methamphetamine in her purse, with a street value of about $130. Saying she used the vehicle to transport and sell illegal narcotics, police seized the vehicle, valued at $5,006. After hiring an attorney, her husband “bought back” his vehicle from the government for $4,200. She was sentenced to deferred adjudication probation for drug possession. The husband, who owned the vehicle outright, was never arrested or charged in connection with his wife’s case.
Our Takeaway: Senator Burton’s bill likely would prevent the government from forfeiting the vehicle due to the fact that value of the vehicle was less than $10,000. While the vehicle was valuable to the owner (not to mention the sentimental value), it pales in comparison to the cost of civil litigation. The fact that the vehicle was worth almost 40 times more than the user amount of drugs in the driver’s possession and that the vehicle was predominately used for lawful purposes has very little effect on current asset forfeiture laws.
Acting on a tip, Tarrant County law enforcement began conducting surveillance of a suspected drug dealer and initiated a traffic stop for outstanding warrants as he left a house in Fort Worth. Police found cocaine and marijuana, which had a street value of about $400, along with $2,666 in cash. Police seized the cash and the vehicle, which belonged to his parents and was valued at $5,005. After hiring an attorney, his parents bought back their vehicle for $4,200. The government agreed to give back $770 of the cash. Defendant was prosecuted federally and went to prison. His prosecution was primarily built on other evidence unrelated to this forfeiture action.
Our Takeaway: Senator Burton’s bill likely would prevent the government from forfeiting the vehicle due to the fact that the value of the vehicle was less than $10,000. It is important to recognize that there is no connection between the asset and the proceeds of drug trafficking. Rather, the parents were forced to buy their vehicle because, even though it was in no way adapted for drug trafficking, it was driven a short distance with user amounts of drugs inside.
Police responded to an alarm call at a home in Arlington, where they found the back door slightly open. For security reasons, they did a sweep of the residence, where they found a 3-year-old in the living room. They continued to check the rest of the house and saw a digital scale and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom and stacks of cash in a closet. Shortly after, the child’s father pulled into the driveway. Police subsequently obtained a search warrant for the residence, where they found a total of $104,934 cash located in various locations, including in the garage and in the closet. Although they only found a small amount of marijuana, with a street value of about $400, they seized all of the cash. After settlement negotiations, the state gave back $12,500. The Defendant was arrested on a charge of abandoning/endangering a child and possession of marijuana under two ounces. He was no-billed on the charged of abandoning and the drug charge was dismissed.
Our Takeaway: Senator Burton’s bill likely would prevent the government from forfeiting the cash due to the fact that there was no conviction in the case. There was a significant question as to whether the police could re-enter their home before a warrant was executed, but they did so anyway. Under current law, property owners wouldn’t even be allowed to challenge the search. The Texas Supreme Court recently found that illegal searches and seizures do not stop the state from keeping the property it took illegally. (See One 2004 Lincoln Navigator.)
Police stopped a vehicle occupied by a driver and a passenger in Keller, a growing suburban city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. When approaching the vehicle, the officer detected an odor of marijuana. During a subsequent search, police found the driver to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $290, as well as $510 cash. The officer searched the passenger’s purse and found $105 cash and Adderall and Xanax pills, with an estimated street value of $187. The officer took the cash from both of the vehicle’s occupants, as well as both of their Iphones, valued at about $150, which the officer claimed yielded text messages about drugs sales. Both occupants were arrested and charged with drug possession. The passenger later received deferred adjudication probation. The driver’s case was dismissed.
Our Takeaway: Senator Burton’s bill likely would prevent the government from forfeiting cash from the driver, who was never convicted. The passenger’s cash also likely would not have been forfeited under Burton’s proposed legislation since it was less than $200. This case illustrates the depths the government will go to take a small amount of property. No drug deals were observed, and with this amount at stake, not even the flimsiest of accounting insinuates connecting the $600 to drug dealing. Nonetheless, the government began full-fledged legal action against low-income defendants to pursue two phones and $600.
At the same time Texas was considering Burton’s proposed 2017 legislation, the State of Indiana was considering Senate Bill 8. Just as Senator Burton’s bill requires, the Indiana legislation mandates that forfeiture would only be available if a criminal conviction is obtained. It also would raise the standard of proof from preponderance of evidence to clear and convincing evidence.
Unlike a preponderance standard, a plaintiff’s case could only meet this burden if its proof created a firm belief in the minds of jurors that the plaintiff’s contentions were valid. Put simply, instead of seeking a 51 percent, or greater weight, threshold as is contemplated under a preponderance standard, clear and convincing evidence needs to create a firm belief. Clear and convincing, while still a lower standard of proof than beyond a reasonable doubt, is the standard used in Texas in cases where the State seeks to deprive a parent of child custody.
Like Senator Burton’s legislation, Indiana Senate Bill 8 also died. Both bills sought to restrict asset forfeiture to cases where underlying criminal charges are brought and successfully prosecuted. In practicality, such legislation categorizes forfeitures as quasi-criminal as opposed to akin to normal civil disputes.
Do you agree or disagree with asset forfeiture reform? Let us know in the comments below. If you’ve have received a Notice of Intended Forfeiture, contact us at (817) 203-2220 or online:


Anthony (Tony) Scardino is currently the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this role, he serves as the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all Agency operations and managing close to 13,000 employees. Prior to this recent change in responsibilities, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at USPTO and the principal advisor to the USPTO Director in leading and improving the financial management, accounting, budgeting, fee setting, revenue forecasting, and organizational performance systems of the agency. In this role, Tony oversees an annual budget that exceeds $3 billion.
Prior to USPTO, Tony served in several leadership positions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including acting CFO, acting Deputy CFO, and the Budget Director. In these capacities, he oversaw an annual budget of more than $45 billion, serving as a key advisor to the Secretary of HUD and acting as a principal liaison with congressional appropriators and the White House Office of Management and Budget.
His prior federal experience includes time at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Election Commission, and Broadcasting Board of Governors, where he successfully implemented a new accounting and payroll system in a fiscally-constrained environment. Additionally, Tony has spent time with two consulting firms, supporting federal finance challenges, and served as the Deputy CFO at a federally funded grantee of the US Government.
In 2014, Tony was the recipient of the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award—an award given annually by the President to no more than 5 percent of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service in recognition of “sustained extraordinary accomplishment” throughout their executive tenure. He was also the recipient of the Frank Greathouse National Leadership Award in 2017, given by the Association of Government Accountants. Tony was also elected as a lifelong Fellow into the National Academy of Public Administration in November 2017.
In his role as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Andrei Iancu provides leadership and oversight to one of the largest intellectual property offices in the world, with more than 12,000 employees and an annual budget of over $3 billion. He also serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters.
Prior to joining the USPTO, Mr. Iancu was the Managing Partner at Irell & Manella LLP, where his practice focused on intellectual property litigation. Mr. Iancu appeared in a variety of high-profile matters in front of the USPTO, U.S. district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has represented clients across the technical and scientific spectra, including those associated with medical devices, genetic testing, therapeutics, the internet, telephony, TV broadcasting, video game systems, and computer peripherals.
Mr. Iancu has also taught patent law at the UCLA School of Law, and has written and spoken publicly on a variety of intellectual property issues. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Iancu was an engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company.
Throughout his career, many organizations have recognized Mr. Iancu for his work. Among his legal community accolades, the Daily Journal, California Lawyer magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and many others have acknowledged his expertise in commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Mr. Iancu has also been the recipient of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 36th Annual Rossman Award, the Hughes Aircraft Malcolm R. Currie Innovation Award, and the Melville B. Nimmer Copyright Award.
Mr. Iancu holds a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law. He also has a Master of Science in mechanical engineering and a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering, both from UCLA.
Mr. Iancu was born in Bucharest, Romania. He has lived in the United States since the age of 12. He and his wife, Dr. Luiza C. Iancu, have two children, Ariella and Robert.
Roger C. Jones is the founding partner and managing director of Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille, P.C., which was established in 1995 and which continues to be recognized every year by U. S. News and World Report as one of America’s premier construction law firms. He has practiced construction and government contract law for over 33 years and represents a large number of clients in the Washington, Baltimore metropolitan areas as well as in numerous other cities throughout the U.S.
Mr. Jones has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America every year since 2003. He has also been nominated by his peers as a Maryland Super Lawyer for the past 7 years. In addition, Mr. Jones has received the recognition of being in the top 10% of America’s Most Honored Professionals every year since 2013. In 2017, Mr. Jones was featured in a book published by World Wide Publishing, entitled Top Lawyers: The Secrets to Their Success. In 2018, Mr. Jones was selected by Top Attorney’s in North America to be a member of their President’s Circle.
Mr. Jones has extensive experience in construction claims both internationally and in the United States. His career has involved cases relating to prestigious construction projects that include: The U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, The U.S. Supreme Court Renovation, The Library of Congress Renovation, The New GSA ATF Headquarters Building, The National Zoo, The National Academy of Sciences Renovation, The National Museum of American History Renovation, The National Institute of Health Medical Building Renovation, The Johns Hopkins New Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins Bay View Medical Center, The VA Orlando Medical Center, Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA., The Miami Performing Arts Center, Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, The Universal Islands of Adventure, The Charlotte Arena, The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, Arlington Cemetery, The U.S. Pentagon Renovation, Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Andrews Air Force Base, Fort Belvoir, Fort Meyers, Fort Meade, Fort Bragg, Fort Knox, Dulles Airport, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, DC Regan National Airport, and numerous Universities, Schools, Research Facilities, Office Buildings, Condominium Buildings, Hotels and Resorts.
Patricia Dalton, Awardee
Chief Operating Officer
Government Accountability Office
United States Congress
As GAO’s Chief Operating Officer, Patricia Dalton assists the Comptroller General in providing leadership and vision. Her day-to-day management ensures that GAO effectively supports Congress. Pat oversees the development of nearly 700 reports and testimonies to Congress each year. These efforts provide critical information for decision making, save the taxpayers billions of dollars, and improve a wide range of government programs and services.
From 2008 until 2011, Pat served as Managing Director of GAO’s Natural Resources and Environment team, heading work on agriculture and food safety, energy, environment, federal land stewardship, water resources, nuclear security, and science and technology issues. Previously, as Managing Director of the Physical Infrastructure team, she oversaw transportation, telecommunications, federal property, and Postal Service issues.
Pat joined GAO in 2001 as a Director in the Strategic Issues team, where she directed work on government management issues, particularly performance management and the Government Performance and Results Act, and organization structure and design. She also led work on the decennial census, the Census Bureau, intergovernmental relations, and tools of government.
Pat’s federal career began in 1979 as a program analyst at the Department of Labor. In 1993, she was appointed to the Senior Executive Service as the Director of Audit Policy, Planning and Resource Management for the U.S. Army Audit Agency. Pat returned to Labor in 1994 as Deputy Inspector General and served as Acting IG in 2000. Pat earned an undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and has received many of GAO’s top honors, including the Comptroller General’s Award.
Frances Regan, Awardee
Area Counsel of the Office of Chief Counsel
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Treasury
Since 2006 Frances F. Regan has served the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel as the Area Counsel, Area 1, responsible for the supervision, management, and performance of all tax law activities within the Northeast for the Small Business/Self Employed Division. She has executive oversight of six offices with a staff of 65 managers, attorneys, and paralegals responsible for litigating cases in the U.S. Tax Court and providing legal assistance in examination, collection and bankruptcy matters to the IRS client. Ms. Regan joined the Office upon her graduation from St. John’s University School of Law in 1982.
Prior to her promotion to Area Counsel, Ms. Regan held various management positions in the organization since 1993. In her 24 years as a manager and executive she has been devoted to leadership training, participating in the design and instruction of management training and the implementation of executive development programs. She was instrumental in introducing a formal mentoring program for new managers and serves as a Treasury Executive Institute coach. Ms. Regan is also the Executive Champion of the Conservation Easement litigation project and the SB/SE liaison for the litigation of cases in the Intermediate Transactions project.
She serves on the Counsel/Appeals Advisory Board and supervises the maintenance of the SB/SE Counsel webpage. As an executive she received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Service in 2011 and the Treasury Leadership Legacy Award in 2015. As a manager Ms. Regan was named the Office of Chief Counsel Manager of the Year in 1999. She is honored to be receiving the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership tonight and thanks American University for this recognition.
Gene Dodaro (RJA Awardee 2009), Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office, United States Congress
- Drita Tonuzi, Deputy Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, United States Department of Treasury
Nominators presented the award to their nominees and spoke about the work they have accomplished. Awardees also spoke upon receiving their award.
The selection process was one of great rigor and many rounds of review. It was an especially challenging year as all nominations submitted were superior. The final results had unanimous support, and it was the first time ever the Roger W. Jones Award was given to two women.
Francis Rose delivered the 2017 Roger Jones Award Ceremony keynote speech.
Government Matters host, Federal government expert, and speaker
Francis Rose is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, speaker, writer, and host of Government Matters on Washington, DC's WJLA/ABC7 and NewsChannel 8. He has covered all three branches of the federal government as a broadcast journalist since 1998. He was host of "In Depth with Francis Rose" on Federal News Radio from 2008 to 2015 after joining the station in 2006. His guest list has included virtually every important name in the federal government.
Francis's first book, "The OPM Cyber Breach: An In Depth Look at the Worst Cyber Attack in Government History" is available on Amazon. Francis is highly sought-after as a speaker and moderator of high-profile events in the federal community. His 30-year broadcast career includes stops at America's leading broadcasters, including ABC Radio, CBS Radio, Westwood One, and C-SPAN.
News and talk radio trade magazine Talkers selected "In Depth with Francis Rose"for its list of the 250 most important talk shows in America in 2012.
Roger W. Jones Award Selection Committee
Director, Key Executive Leadership Programs; Roger W. Jones Award Committee Chair, School of Public Affairs, American University
David S. C. Chu
President, Institute for Defense Analyses; Co-Chairman, Transition 2017, National Academy of Public Administration
Co-Chairman, Transition 2017, National Academy of Public Administration; Executive in Residence, Brookings Executive Education; former Special Adviser to the President
President, Mort Downey Consulting, LLC; National Academy of Public Administration Fellow; former Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation
President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration
President, Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management; National Academy of Public Administration Fellow
Civilian Sector Chief Strategy Officer, Deloitte
Business Development, Key Executive Leadership Programs, School of Public Affairs


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VTB Bank withdrew from the capital of the PIK group of companies, the press service of the credit institution reports.
“We confirm that we have completely withdrawn from the share capital of PIK Group,” TASS reports.
The bank assessed the investment as successful.
Earlier, Andrey Puchkov, former First Deputy Chairman of VTB, was appointed General Director of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC (USC).
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Hopefully, my maiden novel Salvaging Adidweep is able to tell the stories of rural folks living in one of the deadliest conflict zones of India.
We see the mountains filled with the Bauxite mines in the background.
In complete contrast, we also see a typical village in the foreground, not very far off from those rich mines that supply raw minerals for making Aluminium.
A typical village devoid of development.
These pictures were taken yesterday, somewhere in the so-called Red-corridor of our nation.

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The First Executive Interview: Dan Mudd
We grabbed some time and some executives at our Post 200 event a couple of weeks ago and tried out a new feature for the WashBiz blog. This is our first of what we hope is many executive interviews. Today: Dan Mudd, CEO of Fannie Mae, who had talked to reporter Thomas Heath for a piece that turned into a Value Added column.
Mudd updated Heath on what he's reading and talked about the housing market. Check out what he had to say, and let us know what you think.
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Suning Cinema selects Christie projectors for multiplexes in Nanjing and Xuzhou
Christie announced that Suning Cinema, owned by Chinese electronics retail giant Suning Commerce Group, has deployed its advanced cinema projection systems in two newly opened multiplexes in Nanjing and Xuzhou.
The 13-screen Nanjing Suning Cinema has been equipped with Christie CP2208 3DLP® digital cinema projectors capable of displaying DCI, 3D, High Frame Rate (HFR), alternative and local content. It is the cinema chain’s first multiplex in the city to feature VIP screening rooms, concierge services and customized events.
Xuzhou Suning Cinema, by contrast, is a meticulously designed multiplex made up of eightscreens and 1,500 seats that caters to patrons of all ages. At the heart of this facility is the advanced Christie 6P laser projection system installed in its flagship auditorium boasting an 18-meter screenand 260 seats. The system comprises Christie’s scalable laser illumination platform, consisting of a Christie Freedom 6P RGB laser projection system with rack-mounted laser modules. Other auditoriums in the multiplex are fitted with the Christie Solaria™ Series CP2220, CP2230 and CP4230 digital cinema projectors.
A spokesperson from Suning Cinema said, “We are pleased to deploy a range of Christie cinema projection systems in our two newest multiplexes in Nanjing and Xuzhou, and this is a testimony of the strong relationship and trust that we have built with Christie. We’recommitted to installing the latest, most innovative technologies and that is why we chose the Christie system, which represents the pinnacle of cinema projection, as it delivers the brightest images, the truest colors and the most superior 3D movie experience currently available.”
Jason Pei, deputy general manager, Christie China, commented, “We are delighted that Suning Cinema has continued to place its trust in our cutting-edge cinema projection systems. Our Christie Solaria Series digital cinema projector is the perfect choice in meeting exhibitors’ demands for 2D and 3D presentations, delivering value with reliability and low total cost of ownership. On the other hand, our groundbreaking 6P laser projection system is designed to achieve exceptional brightness in 3D to provide audiences with a truly unforgettable cinema experience.”
Christie’s strategic partnership and Suning Cinema has seen the burgeoning cinema chain install Christie cinema systems in its multiplexes located across China, such as Shanghai, Zhenjiang, Anshan and Baotou.
Pictured above: Christie Asia-Pacific VP Lin Yu (second from right) with Suning’s senior executives at the official opening ceremony of Nanjing Suning Cinema.


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Canon proved by Shan: Sodalite asked Berly if he could take Cinnamon to view the Synergy Clan’s facilities in the Flesh-Weaver Empire; which is a very good, clean place for the Wastelands. She brought pastries for the Synergies and my chef dragons, Shurah and Nexus, really spotted the potential. They gave her a chef’s coat and apron and shown her some extra tricks to baking and cooking!
As she returned to the Clan of the Wild Path, she cherished those lessons and made twice as many delicious sweet goods!
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guys. GUYS. listen here. in QOS, Aelin referred to Rowan as “a storm given flesh”. A STORM GIVEN FLESH. Empire of Storms??? The white feathers on Aelin’s jacket in the picture above? idk but can you just imagine: ——
Aelin felt her power coursing through her immortal veins as she readied herself. The plan was soon to be put into action. Rowan-in his beautiful white-tailed hawk form-flew overhead. She felt a burning sense of pride at her beautiful mate.
The queen smirked at the Perrington, who smiled cruelly in return. She watched as the duke gestured at Rowan, and suddenly, oh so suddenly, arrows began flying at her mate, her carranam. He dodged them with ease, rotating and turning at speeds that even her Fae eyes could barely catch. But there—there. Aelin knew what was going to happen before it did. As her Rowan turned to return to her, a wyvern—the Wing Leader’s pet— swooped down. The wyvern snatched Rowan out of the air and took off.
Aelin loosed a scream that rattled the stars. She fell to the ground as the world shook, as the wyvern carried away a piece of her soul. Her fire raced across the battle field, killing every one of her enemies. She could feel her allies retreat behind her, scared of her, of what she was doing. She torched every last Valg on the ground. Then, as the bonfire of hope in her chest reduced itself to mere embers, she saw them. The white feathers floating to the ground, her carranam’s feathers. Her soul shattered and with it, so did Perrington’s mind.
The Queen of Terrasen remained on her knees, even as her fire died and the ashes of her enemies floated away in the wind. The wind. She let a tear slide down her cheek as she stood up. As she gazed at her people. She saw her friends— Aedion, Sam, Dorian, Chaol, Lysandra and Nesyrn. The first of her court, and the Silent Assassins behind them. Rowan was alive, she could feel his life force. But he was with the witches, the man haters. And now, she was on her way to them. Anyone who stood in the way of her and her carranam would die. She promised him as she grabbed his feathers.


With re-emerging boys-centric brand Max Steel at the center of its new property lineup for 2013, Mattel will launch a series of toys and integrated interactive games at the 2013 Toy Fair, which will bring more than 30,000 toy professionals to New York next week.
The Max Steel IP, which makes its US return with a Disney XD TV series in tow as well as a new online game, will be supported by action figures, vehicles and role play items. Publishing announcements for the brand are expected to be announced shortly.
This year will also see new characters for the Monster High franchise through a new DVD movie entitled 13 Wishes that will be accompanied by 13 new dolls. Stepping outside the toy aisle, Mattel is hosting a Barbie-themed global campaign called See What Happens, which invites girls to help the icon search for her new dreamhouse. The campaign will be supported by online engagement and retail touch points.
Perhaps the most timely in the Barbie product offering is two new customizable game apps. Barbie Digital Dress Doll allows girls to customize the doll’s dress with digital graphics such as hearts and stars, while the Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror uses facial-tracking technology to transform an iPad into a digital mirror where girls can select eye shadow, lipstick, color and glitter and apply them to their live image on the iPad screen.
Boys, meanwhile, are being targeted for the company’s Be The World’s Best Driver competition, which features a mobile tour across the US, online webisodes and extensions at retail. Boys are also getting new products based on the upcoming Disney film Planes, which hits theaters this August. Disney Planes Wing Control Dusty Crophopper is an example of an RC vehicle that is coming to market based on the film.
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The Pew Pew Jew began as a fun moniker that was given to Yehuda Remer, an orthodox Jew, by some of his non-Jewish friends in the gun industry as he was chronicling his journey into the business. Beginning with his book "Safety On: An introduction to the world of firearms for children, Yehuda was thrust headfirst into the gun world quickly becoming a voice in Second Amendment Advocacy.
After numerous TV, radio, and podcast appearances, Yehuda decided to embrace The Pew Pew Jew and is now attempting to dispell the notion that "all Jews are anti-gun." He is battling every day to give a voice to those Jews that are proud gun owners and staunch defenders of the Second Amendment.
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Iron Bridge Capital Partners is pleased to announce that it has signed leases with a number of new tenants who are ready to grow their businesses in the unique, collaborative working environment of the new Charleston Tech Center. The recently signed tenants will join early adopters who leased their space previously in 2020: Workiva, Insight Global, Iron Bridge Capital, and Charleston Digital Corridor (CDC).
Three tech-driven companies that have recently signed leases for new spaces on the third floor include Atlatl, PlanSource, and Palmetto Digital Marketing Group. Conrex, a local tech-driven real estate company, has committed to a significant portion of the fourth floor, while Cloud on Tap, Zeriscope, Annata, QuicksortRX and Surety Bonds Direct have committed to new space on the second floor of the Charleston Digital Corridor’s Flagship tech-focused incubator.
Atlatl, is a leading product visualization platform focused in the ecommerce technology market. The company leverages immersive technologies with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to drive better digital experiences and revenue for clients. “In contemplating the future of work, Atlatl wanted a company hub in Charleston that would be progressive for current employees, attractive for our distributed workers to visit, and interesting for prospective talent,” said Justin Scott, CEO of Atlatl. “We have worked really hard to listen to what our employees want and be modern in our approach to how people work best. The building’s design aesthetic, amenities and location delivered the best environment for our rotational workforce strategy, where in-office time is dedicated to ideation and collaboration. We share the same vision with the Charleston Tech Center of creating talent density in one area so that employees benefit not only from an amazing office but from the vibrant tech community in the building.”
PlanSource, another new third-floor tenant, is headquartered in Orlando. With more than 600 employees, it is a technology company driven to create a better benefits experience for employees and their employers. They continued to grow after opening a Charleston office in 2015 and began looking for new space in the city in 2019. “We found out about the Charleston Tech Center and loved the idea of being surrounded by other growing tech companies,” said Nancy Sansom, Chief Commercial Officer at PlanSource. “The location and unique set of amenities will be a great solution for our team and allow us to be innovative and mission-focused as we continue to expand our team in Charleston.”
Palmetto Digital Marketing Group, the third new tenant on the third floor, offers global manufacturers, retailers, Amazon sellers and vendors turnkey Amazon management and marketing solutions.
Conrex, a tech-based, real estate company, has leased most of the fourth floor. Conrex uses proprietary software to automate the purchase of rental homes in primarily Southeastern markets. With over 10,000 houses owned, the company was just purchased by Brookfield, a multi-billion-dollar real estate platform based in Canada. The purchase will enable Brookfield to make a major foray into the single-family rental home market.
The new Charleston Tech Center is a partnership between the City of Charleston, Charleston Digital Corridor (CDC) and Iron Bridge Capital Partners, developed to foster the innovation and high-wage job creation that is the hallmark of Charleston’s robust tech industry. A sample of new second-floor tenants include:
- Cloud on Tap, a Salesforce implementation partner dedicated to empowering customers with the ability to reach their full potential by delivering scalable multi-cloud Salesforce solutions designed with customer success and growth in mind. https://www.cloudontapsc.com
- Zeriscope, a multi-disciplinary telemedicine platform company that uses the latest, most advanced technologies to enable focused and efficient remote medical encounters. https://zeriscope.com/
- Anatta, a premier eCommerce company focused on delivering full-spectrum websites to some of the world’s most recognized digitally native brands. https://anatta.io
- QuicksortRX, a pharmacy supply chain optimization company that was created at a major academic medical center to increase profitability by decreasing pharmacy costs and staff time. https://www.quicksortrx.com
- Surety Bonds Direct, a national bonding agency licensed in all 50 states, dedicated to saving customers money by going direct for all their surety bond needs. https://www.suretybondsdirect.com
Jonathan Yantis, Co-founder of QuicksortRX, one of the 34 companies that will soon take up residence at the Flagship Office, shares the opinion that co-locating with other tech companies offers a great collaborative advantage. “Remote work is possible,” Yantis said, “but we thrive on the serendipitous conversations that are only possible in a physical space such as the Charleston Tech Center. We can’t wait to participate!”


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African Americans are often told how easily they can fall sick when they visit Africa. For this reason, they become curious and eager to find a good health insurance company when visiting or relocating back to Africa—regardless of the duration of their stay.
Ghana is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa. Whether you are thinking of visiting or already reside in the country, getting the right health insurance company is highly important to save you the financial strains that come with hospital bills.
An overview of healthcare in Ghana
Ghana has one of the most advanced healthcare systems in Africa because of its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Before the coming of the NHIS, the country used a ‘cash and carry’ scheme. This requires you to pay money before getting access to quality healthcare. The ‘cash and carry scheme’ prevented many people from getting quality healthcare services.
The country has approximately 3,500 public, private, and faith-based healthcare facilities. However, according to the World Bank Group, about 57 percent of these facilities are public, 33 percent are private, and 7 percent are operated by the Christian Health Association of Ghana.
Ghana created NHIS in 2003 to abolish the ‘cash and carry’ healthcare delivery system. The focus of the NHIS was treating common diseases like malaria, respiratory infections, hypertension, diabetes, etc. People who enroll in this scheme are likely to get healthcare services. However, out-of-pocket expenses are relatively high for many. There are many flexible premiums to help low-income earners in the country, but they have to wait for a longer time for enrollment.
Ghana has many public hospitals that receive funding from the government. The standard of public healthcare facilities differs in many places in the country. About 31 percent of public health facilities are in urban areas. For instance, in Accra, there are many healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and hospitals. However, rural areas do not have the right healthcare facilities, unlike in urban areas. Even though NHIS are relatively cheaper, many expats still prefer private healthcare.
Many African Americans relocating to Ghana prefer private health insurance programs because it covers lots of health issues. Private hospitals and health systems provide better healthcare services and modern equipment than public ones – although the standard of every private health system in the country varies. However, expats relocating to Ghana should opt for a private insurance plan before arriving in the country.
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Since private healthcare insurance companies in Ghana are popular due to the better healthcare services they offer, let’s take a look at some of the best. These health insurance companies stand out for one reason or the other. We’ll highlight all of these.
#7 – Cosmopolitan Health Insurance Limited
Cosmopolitan Health Insurance Limited started operations in 2014. It began as a small private company. Now, it is one of the best health insurance companies in Ghana. It has a 3.3 out of 5-star rating, according to customers’ reviews on Google. Also, this insurance company has full license to operate in Ghana. Its aim is to give top-notch services to its members.
#6 – Apex Health Insurance
Situated in Accra, Apex Health offers a wide range of healthcare plans ranging from inpatient and outpatient care. It also provides wellness consultation, solutions, pharmaceutical services, diagnostic investigations, surgeries, hospital accommodation, etc. This insurance company is duly licensed by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) under Act, 2012 (Act 852). Apex has a 3.8 out of 5-star rating, according to Google user ratings.
#5 – Metropolitan Health Insurance Limited
Metropolitan Health Insurance Limited is a five-star, award-winning company. It is also one of the top insurance companies in the country. It offers flexible insurance packages for everyone. Also, Metropolitan Health Insurance Limited gives its members a ten percent refund if a member goes for a year without a claim. According to Google user ratings, Metropolitan has a 3.9 rating out of 5-star.
#4- Kaiser Global
Kaiser is a fully licensed company based in Accra. It offers a wide range of healthcare coverage for every group. Kaiser is another award-winning health insurance company. It has a composite score of 3.9 out of 5-star rating according to Google reviews.
#3 – GLICO Healthcare Limited
GLICO is a household brand in Ghana. GLICO’s subsidiary company—GLICO Healthcare Limited—was the best health insurance company in 2018. It partnered with Vodafone to offer more robust healthcare services. It is essential to know that GLICO Healthcare Limited was the first Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) incorporated in Ghana. This insurance company has a 4.1 out of 5-star rating, according to customers’ reviews on Google.
#2 – Phoenix Health Insurance
Phoenix Health Insurance is one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers. Also, it has an excellent rating. According to the Phoenix Health Insurance website,
“Phoenix Healthcare is an accredited healthcare service provider. Over the past six years, we have provided healthcare services to adult individuals and groups with diverse health challenges, in many cases in the comfort of their homes. We have worked with customers in the diaspora who need care for their loved ones at home in Ghana.”
This insurance company offers its members flexible insurance plans and specializes in preventive care. It has a 4.9 out of 5-star ratings, according to customers’ reviews on Google.
#1 – Premier Health Insurance
Premier Health Insurance is a registered private-commercial healthcare insurance scheme under NHIS ACT 2012 (852) of Ghana. The company offers a comprehensive range of packages. The beneficiaries include surgeries, diagnostic scans, lab investigations, etc. According to their website,
“Premier Health Insurance is experienced and well-networked to provide quality and affordable health care delivery to the optimum satisfaction of all members.”
This company has a 4.9 out of 5-star rating, according to customers’ reviews on Google.
So you have it! There is no doubt that there are lots of health insurance companies in Ghana. The healthcare insurance industry in the country is competitive as they all strive to offer the best. Do you want to visit Ghana anytime soon? Get your health insured! Although the media blow the African condition out of proportion, you should never leave your health to chance. Which of the insurance companies do you want to try first? Let us know your thoughts in the comment box below. Also, if you have tried any of the companies, let us know your experience.

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Now April has arrived some major changes have come into effect.
The Government is committed to improving energy efficiency to meet national and global energy saving targets.
The domestic sector is responsible for 40% of the energy consumption and produces 25% of the carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. In turn, domestic heating and hot water account for 85% of this consumption and 50% of the C02 emissions.
In April 2005, the Building Regulations for England and Wales changed in some very important ways.
One of the Governments first steps in its action to seek improvements to the energy efficiency of homes is through changes in the building regulations which deal with the minimum standards for buildings. The Regulations are designed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of people in and around buildings and to encourage energy conservation..
From 1st April 2005:
More information on these issues can be found on the website of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. www.odpm.gov.uk
From 1st April 2005 it is a requirement of the Building Regulations Part L1 (Conservation of Fuel and Power) that any replacement or new gas fired boiler be of the condensing type.
There are certain exceptional circumstances where a standard efficiency boiler may be installed and these are determined by an Assessment procedure.
The assessment is an evaluation of the property to find a position where a condensing boiler can be installed at lowest cost, ignoring obstacles such as furniture or fitments and disregarding whether or not the position is acceptable to the owner.
If a customer does not want a condensing boiler or it is too difficult and expensive to install one, the engineer will fill in an Assessment Form which is based on points system.
The points system has been developed so that a simple 'yes' or 'no' decision can be made as to whether or not a condensing boiler must be installed.
This Assessment will take into account:
All feasible condensing boiler positions anywhere within the property and flue options, irrespective of whether they are acceptable to the owner will be taken into account including cost and feasibility. Should the points be lower than 1000 a high efficiency condensing boiler must be installed. If the points for the installation are higher than 1000, a standard efficiency boiler can be installed. An Assessment Form, signed by a competent person, must be kept as evidence of compliance with the Building Regulations and may be required when the house is sold.
There have been a number of leaflets produced giving more information. Click on one of the leaflets to read the complete document.
The ODPM have produced a leaflet that gives a simple explanation of the new energy efficient standards for new and replacement boilers, the role of condensing boilers and the actions that households may need to take.
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"Shooting for 'Gulab Gang' has already started and 'Dedh Ishqiya' will start from mid-February," the 46-year-old said at Oral-B dental camp here Tuesday.
"Dedh Ishqiya" was initially supposed to go on the floors in September 2011, but it was postponed till November and then it was shifted to February 2012.
After that it was reported that shooting will start in January this year.
"It's my honour that I am working with him (Naseer). He is a very fantastic artist and I enjoyed a lot working with him," Madhuri said.
Meanwhile, Madhuri also showers praises on Juhi Chawla, her co-star in "Gulab Gang", their first film together.
"It's been wonderful. I met Juhi and she is a very, very sweet person and the experience has been wonderful," she said.


By Ric O’Barry
I am in Germany and Switzerland this week, working with local grassroots organizations dedicated to protecting dolphins to bring the issue of dolphin captivity to the attention of the public here in Europe.
When I first came to Germany years ago to work on captivity, there were nine dolphinariums; today there are only two left. In Switzerland, only one dolphinarium still remains, and the Swiss Parliament recently passed legislation banning further imports of live dolphins for captive shows. We have made tremendous progress over the years, and this week has been marked by major demonstrations and packed press conferences.
My trip to Europe is sponsored by the German Whale and Dolphin Protection Forum (WDSF) and SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund. My thanks to Jürgen Ortmüller, Founder and CEO of WDSF, and Lars Gorschlueter of SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund for their tremendous organizing and support. We held a joint press conference at the Düsseldorf Hotel to announce our opposition to keeping dolphins in captivity. Our message to the German people was simple: “Don’t buy a ticket.”
For video of our German press conference, go here:
As part of the week, I even did an interview for a German children’s show.
Needless to say, the kids who watch these shows are the future leaders of Germany and Switzerland.
WDSF hosts a demonstration every week outside the Duisburg Zoo, which has a shockingly high mortality rate. From 1991 to 2011 alone, fifteen dolphins are known to have died there, according to the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for the Environment. So far this year, WDSF volunteers have handed out 50,000 leaflets to zoo goers, asking them to not buy a ticket to the captive dolphin shows.
We had quite a good time with the crowd and the public all around. The police were very friendly; we had a permit for the demonstration. I’m afraid the dolphin trainers at Duisburg Zoo were not so friendly, turning around with their backs to us in their improvised booth in front of the zoo extolling the keeping of dolphins in captivity.
We then attempted to enter the zoo (yes, we had tickets), which you can watch on my Ustream Channel here.
The following day, we went to Switzerland to demonstrate against the dolphinarium called Connyland, which lost two dolphins last fall when the park held a rave party (with loud techno music) around the dolphin tank. Connyland is the last dolphinarium in Switzerland and should close down now that the Swiss government has banned any further imports of live dolphins.
I want to thank two Swiss women activists, Angie Neuhaus and Gaby Bühler, for organizing our great demonstration at Connyland. More than 200 people turned out for the event.
I raised an additional issue during our German press conference, and that was about EDEKA tuna, sold in Germany.
I hope you will pass the word to your friends in Germany: Don’t buy EDEKA tuna.
And don’t buy a ticket to a dolphin show or swim-with-captive-dolphins program!
I’ll be doing further media interviews in Switzerland.


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Could Serena Williams beat Nick Kyrgios at tennis?
JOHN McEnroe has created a bit of a storm in the tennis world while promoting his new book "But Seriously".
In it, the tennis legend calls Serena Williams the "greatest woman to play tennis".
A fair point, given she has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 72 career WTA tour titles.
Given it is tennis we're talking about, it was apt that McEnroe would follow that claim up with a backhanded compliment, saying that although Serena is the greatest female to grace the court - he feels she wouldn't do too well against the men.
"If she was in the men's circuit, she'd be like 700 in the world," McEnroe said in an interview.
"That doesn't mean she's not like an incredible player, but the reality of what would happen on a given day - Serena could beat some players because she's so incredibly strong mentally, but if she just played the men's circuit, it's an entirely different story.
"Maybe at some, a woman can be better than anybody. But I haven't seen it in any other sport and I haven't seen it in tennis."
But McEnroe conceded that Serena would overcome the physical difference on the men's tour, by using her considerable experience to her advantage against some players.
"She could overcome some situations where players would choke because she's been in it so many times, so many situations at Wimbledon, the US Open, etc," McEnroe said.
On Tuesday morning (AEDT), Williams responded to McEnroe's comments.
Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based.— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 26, 2017
I've never played anyone ranked "there" nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 26, 2017
Channel Nine journalist and 3AW host Tony Jones took things a step further, saying he feels Williams could beat one player in particular on the men's circuit - Australian Nick Kyrgios.
"I agree with him on one point - I think she would beat Nick Kyrgios," Jones told 3AW.
"I say that because she has a power game, there's no doubt about that.
"But he touched on something that is more important, especially when you're playing something like Nick Kyrgios whose brittle above the shoulders - it's a mind game as well.
"Her mental strength alone would see her get the better of someone like Nick Kyrgios - I'd back her in."
The Aussie dynamo has become known for his precarious mental state on court. He recently found trouble again at the French Open, capitulating in a second round loss to South Africa, Kevin Anderson.
Kyrgios was fined for breaking two racquets in an on-court meltdown at Roland Garos, the Australian frustrated with the strain from a battle with injury and the loss of his grandfather pre-tournament.
Kyrgios quickly took to Twitter following Jones' comments, to give his thoughts on the whole scenario, retweeting 3AW's suggestion and showing just how comical he found the suggestion.
And, we have officially seen it all 😅🤦🏽♂ https://t.co/blFOr6VhoP— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 26, 2017
But Kyrgios left no doubt who took the Twitter slanging match in straight sets, firing back at the broadcaster with straight-up logic.
If this is the case, Djokovic, Fed & Nadal would struggle against her? Since they all have had a tough match against me? 🤦🏽♂🤦🏽♂🤦🏽♂— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 26, 2017
And the feisty youngster received support from Aussie tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt, who is Kyrgios' Davis Cup captain.
Not only did Hewitt shut Jones down by calling him a "goose", but he took the mickey out of him even further by referring to him as "Chompers". Chompers is the nickname given to Jones because of his bright, pearly whites, and it's not a tag the Channel Nine personality enjoys.
AFL players have routinely stitched Jones up on air in interviews, mocking him by calling him Chompers.
For the record, Serena is currently taking a break from tennis for the birth of her first child.
Williams became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title when she claimed the 2015 Wimbledon title at age 33. She also won this year's Australian Open in the early stages of her pregnancy.
Kyrgios' response prompted several others to join in on the debate and most were all in the Aussie's corner, although happy to see Serena settle it with the Aussie on court.
This is laughable she wouldn't get a game against nick— steve donald (@stevedonald08) June 26, 2017
LMFAOO you're 6-0, 6-0,6-0'ing her if we're being real— Alain (@AlainAdk) June 26, 2017
Why not make it happen in an exhibition match in the upcoming season? Prove them wrong instead of just laughing and face palming;)— Uroš Kotnik (@UK302) June 26, 2017
We say, game, set, match - Kyrgios.

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WAN, which represents more than 18 000 publications worldwide, concludes its meeting in Durban tomorrow.
President Tomas Brunegård said there has been progress in transformation and women empowerment in the media, but it is not enough.
Speaking at a dinner, Independent Media chairman Dr Iqbal Survé said one of the challenges in South Africa was to tell an African narrative in a media landscape dominated by relics of the apartheid era.
“Media transformation in South Africa is very slow,” he said. Much of the ownership remained similar to what it had been during pre-1994, with senior management, editorial patterns and narratives neither reflecting the story of a new country, nor embracing its aspirations and diversity.
Survé said he believed Independent Media was a lone star with its rapid pace of transformation. Elsewhere, he said, there were journalists and editors who tried to make a difference, but they were regrettably “few and far between”. It was necessary to have greater black representation in the media and to change the narrative about black people to one which was not negative.
Survé said if South Africans didn’t tell their stories, it would be those who colonised them under apartheid who would continue to tell the stories.
He called on the government to “investigate monopolies that exist in the media, and the impact these monopolies have in preventing entrepreneurs who are black from coming into the media sector and from trying to earn a decent living”.
Independent Media’s attempt to build a different narrative and challenge the pattern of white media ownership had come under attack from its competitors, he said.
During a breakfast meeting on the sidelines yesterday, the debate continued with a panel discussion based on Hennie van Vuuren’s book, Apartheid Guns and Money, an exposé on the economic crimes of the apartheid regime. Using released secret documents, Van Vuuren details how the pre-1994 government defended the apartheid system through the use of journalists, spies and bankers.
Survé, who was a part of the discussion, said the dominant media groups in the country remained embedded in the apartheid regime. Independent’s competitors were partisan in their coverage of South Africa, in opposition to principles of impartiality.


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The idea is to have #beekeepers get together and share information, ask questions and help each other ultimately to help #bees.
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The Vitamin D Workshop Inc. was established in 1974 as a mechanism for organization of academic meetings devoted to the science of vitamin D. Vitamin D exerts biological actions via the vitamin D receptor which is expressed throughout the body. Basic cell and molecular research, epidemiological studies and clinical trials have linked vitamin D to a host of chronic diseases including osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease and obesity. The surge of publications on vitamin D and chronic disease has drawn attention to an individual's vitamin D status and the possibility that vitamin D supplementation may have preventive actions against chronic diseases. Worldwide, government agencies are re-evaluating recommended dietary allowances for vitamin D, and many are considering fortification and regulatory issues. Physicians and other health professionals have received mixed messages concerning when to measure vitamin D status, what the """"""""optimal"""""""" serum vitamin D level is and how to institute supplementation regimens for deficient patients. Collectively these factors warrant an annual meeting of vitamin D scientists to disseminate current findings, discuss the emerging basic and applied research, and bring areas of controversy to light. The Vitamin D Workshop is the only recurring scientific meeting specifically focused on vitamin D. Through keynote lectures, invited speakers, promoted oral communications and poster presentations, the Workshop's broad scope combines state of the art basic research on vitamin D biology for basic scientists with clinical and observational reports geared towards applied scientists, policy makers and health professionals. This R13 application seeks partial support for the 17th-21st Workshops on Vitamin D which will be held annually from 2014- 2018 in the United States and Europe.
This application seeks funding for the Vitamin D Workshops, a series of annual academic conferences devoted to vitamin D biology. The overall goal of the workshops is to highlight basic and applied research studies on the metabolism and mechanisms of action of vitamin D, issues related to vitamin D deficiency in the clinic and in the community, the role of vitamin D in health promotion and the potential therapeutic applications of vitamin D and related compounds.
|Lips, Paul; Welsh, JoEllen; Demay, Marie et al. (2016) Highlights from the 18th workshop on vitamin D, Delft, The Netherlands, April 21-24, 2015. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 164:1-3|
|Welsh, JoEllen; Bikle, Daniel D; Lips, Paul (2015) Highlights from the 17th workshop on vitamin D, Chicago, IL, June 17-21, 2014. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 148:1-2|

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The value of good mental health cannot be over emphasised and thankfully we are all now more willing to openly acknowledge when we are in distress and need help. For young people, being in tune with themselves and knowing the upper limits of their best self means that they are able to verbalise their difficulty […]
It has long been recognised that physical health is important to the overall well-being of a person. However, it is only relatively recently that mental health has begun to receive the attention and support that it needs and deserves. Mental health issues can range from small episodes of feeling down and anxious to serious bouts of […]
Preparing for adulthood when you have no idea what the future holds has never been easy. But as a teen, you’ll soon be making decisions that will affect the rest of your life forever. It is thus imperative to start thinking about what success means to you.
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Prior to the pandemic, there were hardly any limits to encounters and experiences that may have been turned into teachable moments for kids to learn valuable social skills. However, with clear recommended limits on actual physical contact ensuring that children continue to learn to develop their social skills requires a bit more ‘out of the […]
Losing may be an inevitable part of sports and life in general. But, accepting defeat graciously is an honorable skill that is acquired only through years and years of practice. Nobody likes sore losers, and the inability to take a loss in stride takes all the fun out of playing competitive games.

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