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Federal health benefits program
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Ep 93: Alcohol Addiction In The Church, Overcoming Shame and Hope Found In Recovery with Irene Rollins
09.25.2022 - By We're Going There with Bianca Juarez Olthoff
Why don't we talk about alcoholism in the church? Is there a way to overcome the shame we feel from addiction? Is there really a chance for wholeness and recovery? Irene Rollins is a pastor-turned-author who is shedding light on these topics and breaking the stigma around the church and its relationship with addiction issues. In this episode, I'm chatting with Irene about:
• Dealing with alcoholism in the church
• Identifying addiction issues and active recovery
• Having a safe community to heal with
• Supporting people impacted by addiction
Irene is in recovery from an alcohol addiction and has been sober for a number of years. She talks openly about how unresolved trauma, insecurity and a hard season of life led to a dependence on alcohol. During our conversation, Irene shares her story and how her issues with alcohol impacted her personal and professional life.
This conversation is shared with the intention of creating a dialogue around how the church deals with addiction issues. As you listen, I hope you'll see that help is available to those who need it and that recovery is possible with the right resources and support. So, whether you're looking for healing or trying to better understand how you can support someone through addiction, this episode is for you. You can tag us @biancaolthoff and @irenerollins, we'd love to find out how this podcast spoke to you.
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The total numbers of COVID-19 cases in Manipur reached 552 on June 17 with the detection of 52 fresh cases in the past 24 hours.
Manipur now has 360 active cases.
On June 17, 33 persons were discharged from RIMS after they were found COVID-19 free during their RT-PCR test. The total number of recovered cases in the state went up to 192.
In the last 24 hours, 52 persons were confirmed as COVID-19 positive cases from the VRDLs of RIMS and JNIMS. Among the new case, there were 20 females. As many as 30 positive cases were detected from VRDLs at RIMS while 22 cases were detected from JNIMS.
The new cases were reported from Bishnupur (10), Churachandpur (1), Chandel (4), Imphal West (2), Kakching (4), Kamjong (1), Kangpokpi (4), Thoubal (6) and Ukhrul (20) districts.
Officials said that all the fresh cases were from among returnees from other states. They were being shifted to the COVID Care facilities. All necessary medical precautionary measures like containment and contact tracing were in place.
Manipur Health department spokesperson Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang on June 17 said that ‘trace, test and treat’ are the most effective medical strategies against COVID-19 pandemic.
The official said that enhancing testing capacity is necessary and under the initiatives of the central and state governments, five RT-PCR machines were now working at the VRDLs of RIMS and JNIMS. In addition, three Truenat machines were also now used for COVID-19 testing.
The testing average is around 1,200 per day in the state. At this rate, the backlogs in the two VRDLs are likely to be cleared soon, he added.


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Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament,
Let me thank the rapporteur, Mr [Radosław] Sikorski, and all Members of the European Parliament who have contributed to this recommendation on the implementation and governance of the PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation).
I think it is very timely as the PESCO Strategic Review is about to be finalised in the coming weeks.
I broadly support and share your recommendations. We need to strengthen PESCO’s operational dimension, we need to maintain the European Union’s budgetary ambition in the field of defence, including with regard to the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility, and we need to sustain efforts to ensure coherence among the defence initiatives. There are many of them and we have to make them work together in a coherent way.
You know that PESCO is a key tool for Member States willing to cooperate more in the field of defence within the Union.
It [PESCO] has three main objectives. First, to enhance the European Union’s capacity as an international security actor. Second, to maximise the effectiveness of our spending in defence. And third, and above all, to contribute better to the protection of the population of the countries of destination and, hence, of European Union citizens.
I think that we can be proud of what has been done in such a short timeframe. Because, let us remember that PESCO projects were launched in 2018 and 2019, a couple of years ago. A large-scale capacity project requires between 10 and 25 years to “see the light of day”, whether it is carried out within the framework of PESCO or not. However, 15 PESCO projects could be operational already by 2025, in the cyber domain (the Cyber Rapid Response Teams), in the field of medical support (the European Medical Command) or in the area of land battlefield missile (EU BLOS).
There are other projects, such as those in the anti-missile defence field – the European Patrol Corvette project or the TWISTER project -, will need more time, but they are already producing concrete and valuable results and reinforcing our EU’s and Member States’ military capacity to act and enhance their strategic autonomy.
Today, as you know, everybody is talking about strategic autonomy, but there is a big debate about what it is about and what does it mean. Those are words that everybody use and I know that there are strong differences about what is the meaning of these two words.
But I think that we can already see good coherence between PESCO and the European Defence Fund. In fact, 50% of the actions that will receive funding from the European Defence Industrial Development Programme - the precursor of the European Defence Fund -, are related to PESCO projects. We will keep working together with the Commission, with my friend Commissioner [for Internal Market, Thierry] Breton to ensure such coherence and synergy.
Let me also highlight that 38 out of the 47 PESCO projects are fully coherent with NATO priorities. The need to avoid overlap with NATO priorities is considered when selecting new PESCO projects. The other 9 projects are more of an operational nature, combining existing capabilities, or they specifically contribute to the development of European technological sectors. This is the case for instance of the Project “Material and Components for Technological EU Competitiveness” (MAC-EU), which will develop highly technological electronic components.
At the same time, one of the key goals put forward for the next phase of PESCO is to focus more on operational projects. We should prioritise those projects where Member States stand ready to deploy forces on the ground jointly and deliver concrete and visible results.
I think this is the kind of projects that we have to prioritise to deploy forces on the ground: joint projects with several Member States. This is something visible that shows what it means to have a common security European policy.
I think that PESCO has great potential, it is just starting. Of course, we are still in a learning curve and there is room for improvement, as I stressed in my assessment report this year and also as your recommendation points out.
The more binding commitments are at the heart of PESCO. We have seen progress in many areas, including on the need to “regularly increase defence budgets”. That said, there is scope for Member States to better fulfil their commitments. Let me give you a couple of examples. First, to provide substantive support to Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. As I said this should be a priority, to deploy forces on te ground through our missions and operations. And second, to make more systematic use of the EU defence tools in their national planning and decision-making.
As I stated in my recent letter to EU Defence ministers, the PESCO strategic review should serve to set up clear milestones for the next phase. I can assure you that many topics raised in your recommendation will be reflected in this review.
Wrapping up, this review comes as an opportunity to reaffirm the main political objectives of PESCO for the next five years; to highlight the projects that will deliver concrete results before 2025, and last but not least, to identify concrete incentives that will help Member States to fulfil their commitments, in particular once again when it comes to operational projects.
We will discuss this issue with Defence Ministers in November and I sincerely hope that our Member States will decide on an ambitious next phase for PESCO.
Link to the video: https://europa.eu/!Mx98cg


Nearly 6000 households in Southampton will be denied tablets which would protect families from radiation in the event of an accident on board a nuclear submarine visiting Southampton docks under new emergency arrangements.
The Royal Navy has asked Southampton City Council to reduce the size of the emergency counter measures zone surrounding Southampton docks from a distance of 2 kilometres from the submarine berth to a distance of 1.5 kilometres – a reduction of more than 40% in area. The request follows a review of the safety case and hazard assessment for submarine reactors by the Ministry of Defence and the Health and Safety Executive. The technical reasons for the request have not been made public and detailed risk assessment documents backing up the decision are said to be classified.
In the event of an accident on board a submarine visiting Southampton docks Naval ratings would race to distribute potassium iodide tablets, which can prevent the body from accumulating radioactive iodine, to households within the emergency zone. Under planned changes to the emergency arrangements over 5,700 households to the east of the River Itchen, in Hythe, and in a band south of the City Centre stretching from Mayflower Park to the Itchen Bridge would no longer be entitled to receive tablets.
The Solent Coalition Against Nuclear Ships (SCANS) has submitted a detailed report to Southampton City Council advising that the size of the emergency counter measures zone should not be reduced. To download the report see the attached file below.
David Hoadley, Chair of SCANS, said: “As the Navy's submarines grow older the risk of failure of their reactors increases dramatically, and the amount of dangerous radioactive iodine in the reactor increases. If anything, the Council should be increasing the size of the emergency zone, not reducing it.
“Not so long ago the Navy were telling Southampon City Council that there were no advances in technical knowledge that would impact upon the emergency plan, but all of a sudden they are saying that the size of the emergency zone can be reduced . It looks like this has nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with cost cutting.
“With a major naval dockyard just a few miles down the coast at Portsmouth there is absolutely no operational reason why nuclear submarines need to come to Southampton, bringing a floating nuclear reactor into the heart of the city.”
Read the Southampton Echo's report on the plans here: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/


Caton Flats, a mixed-use development that will bring 256 affordable units to Flatbush, has just secured $60 million in funding, announced the project's developer BRP Companies.
The 14-story mixed-use development is part of the revitalization of the Flatbush Caton Market that received approval from the New York City Council in 2017. Founded in 2001 with the support of former Council Member Dr. Una Clarke, the Flatbush Caton Market has been home to many small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs, and has served as a vital cornerstone of the local Caribbean community.
The new development will also include 13,000 square feet of retail space, 75 below-grade parking spaces and 12,500 square feet of community space. Additionally, a commercial kitchen will serve as an incubator space to support the long-term growth and vitality of dozens of local vendors and entrepreneurs.
Caton Flats' residential units will be 100 percent affordable, with 22 percent available for low-income residents, 30 percent set aside for moderate-income residents and 48 percent reserved for middle-income residents. The site is conveniently located at the intersection of Caton and Flatbush Avenues, with easy access to six subway and various bus lines, and just three blocks away from Prospect Park.
"In addition to providing the neighborhood with much-needed housing, Caton Flats will also serve as a center of commerce, entrepreneurship and culture for Flatbush and the surrounding community," said Andy Cohen, director of development for BRP Companies.
The project was the result of extensive discussions with local elected officials and community stakeholders, who identified the community's desire to bring new affordable housing and jobs to the area while protecting the current market vendors and providing them with expanded support to help them grow. Construction began last month, according to BRP Companies' website and is expected to be complete in 2021.


As one of the first states to receive Race to the Top funds, Tennessee voted to include measures of student growth as 35% of the total teacher evaluation process. Of the options made available in the US Dept of Education primer for non-tested grades and subjects (measures of collective performance, developing new measurements, or student learning objectives), the state initially opted to use measures of collective performance (assigning average growth scores from the standardized tests in other subjects) until other measures could be identified. Early in this process, they convened a committee of arts educators to develop an alternative.
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The team created a system that allows teachers to collect authentic standards-based student growth evidence using purposeful sampling. This evidence is then submitted for content specific peer review. The TN State Board of Education approved the recommendation of the Fine Arts Growth Measures Committee to allow for an alternate measure of student growth in the arts.
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In January of 2011, the committee met with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and discussed the alternative growth measures system. Following this meeting, Secretary Duncan referenced this work in a number of speeches and articles. The TN Fine Arts Growth Measures System has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Ed Week, Teaching Music Magazine, and by the Associated Press. Several other states have elected to develop similar models based on the peer review method of measuring student growth.
You can view more information about the TDOE Fine Arts Growth Measures System Teacher’s Guide and the Tennessee Arts Academy. Tennessee districts interesting in adopting the Fine Arts Growth Measures System should contact Courtney Seiler (email@example.com) at the Tennessee Department of Education.
|October 2010- January 2011||The TN First to the Top Fine Arts Growth Measures Committee developed and submitted recommendations to the TN State Department of Education.|
|June 2011||Eight lead arts teachers met to develop a pilot proposal and exemplar growth measures rubric based on the TN Growth Measures Committee Recommendations. Funding was secured.|
|September 2011||A group of seven teachers participated in a “beta” version of the pilot to make recommendations based on logistical and philosophical considerations.|
|October 2011-May 2012||Revisions made and all MCS Arts Teachers piloted the system. Ongoing collaboration with consultants, and teacher training workshops held throughout the year. Meetings with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and TN Commissioner of Education Kevin Huffman. Peer review teams were trained and scored evidence collections. Ultimately, the full report was delivered to the TDOE for review.|
|July 2012||In anticipation of approval from the TDOE and TN State Board of Education, the Tennessee Arts Academy hosted a weeklong training for district leaders interested in implementing.|
|August 2012||After the beginning of the school year, the TN State Board of Education approves the Fine Arts Growth Measure as an option for districts seeking individual growth scores for teachers instead of school wide scores.|
|September 2012||TDOE sent notification to the 33 districts that were trained at the Tennessee Arts Academy regarding options for implementation.The TDOE gauged interest from all districts on who would be interested in piloting for 2013-2014 implementation and received many requests. Meeting at the US Department of Education regarding alternative growth measures for non-tested grades and subjects.|
|December 2012||The TN Arts Growth Measures Committee approves peer review applications.|
|Summer 2013(Upcoming)||Training options available for districts implementing for 2013-14, including the TN Arts Academy.|
|Ongoing||Support for other states interested in developing student growth measures portfolios.|


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Childhood asthma risk affected by bacteria in early infancy
Pediatrician explains why it’s fine to let babies get dirty
Children gain protection against asthma if exposed to four types of gut bacteria by the age of three months, as their immune system is being established, a team of B.C. researchers has discovered.
The researchers, from B.C. Children's Hospital, recognized asthma is the top reason for going to the hospital. It's suspected the way we're living exposes us to fewer microbes, which could contribute to the increase in asthma rates.
To explore this idea, Dr. Stuart Turvey and Prof. Brett Finlay of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and his team studied 319 children participating in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. They used a powerful genetic technique to analyze fecal samples from the children when they were three months old.
"We're really excited about this study because we found that children at very high risk of asthma had low levels of four bacteria in their intestines," said Turvey.
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways. It currently affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is thought to be caused by disregulation of the immune system. One in three Canadians will be diagnosed with asthma in their lifetime.
Low levels of four types of intestinal bacteria at three months were associated with children's risk of the condition, the team reports in Wednesday's issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.
"Our ultimate goal is to look to prevent asthma in children and this is the first potential step on that journey wherein we might be able to supplement children with those bacteria. But I want to emphasize this is early days yet," Turvey said.
The four types of bacteria were Faecalibacterium, Lachnospira, Veillonella and Rothia, which the scientists nicknamed FLVR.
No one knows how the bacteria affect how a baby's immune system develops, but they have an impact in animal models, Finlay said.
Finlay said the researchers "were all blown away by how early in life" the difference occurred.
Of the children in the study, 22 were considered at very high risk of developing asthma because they showed early warning signs, such as wheezing. At three months, all of them showed low levels of the bacteria. So far, eight have been diagnosed with asthma.
To check if the missing bacteria are protective, the researchers inoculated germ-free mice with the FLVR bacteria and found airway inflammation improved in adult offspring of the mice compared with those without the FLVR bacteria.
The findings support the "hygiene hypothesis" of how sterilizing everything may come with a health cost in the long term.
"Maybe we've actually cleaned up things too much in our quest to get rid of all these infectious diseases," Finlay said. "I really do think we have to retool how we behave."
Early life 'crucible for healthy development'
Finlay said they aren't counselling people to shovel nasty things into the mouths of babes. But there are asthma studies suggesting if you drop a soother on the floor, for instance, it's better for the mother to put it into her own mouth and then back in the baby's mouth rather than wash it off.
"Let them crawl on the floor. Let them lick the floor. If you watch a kid in action they're basically hoovering everything they can into their mouth. Maybe there's a reason for that. Maybe they're trying to colonize themselves early in life."
Studies involving European families have shown having a pet in the house, and growing up on a farm and being exposed to bacteria in a farming environment help protect them against asthma.
"It's fine to get dirty. It's fine to play with the dog," Turvey said.
Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominquez-Bello of New York University Langone Medical Center wrote a journal commentary published with the study.
"It is becoming clear that early life is indeed the crucible for healthy development," they said.
Important questions remain.
"When does the window open and when does it close? How can we recognize problems early enough to intervene? Stay tuned."
The investigators have started testing samples from 500 more Canadian babies as well as from infants in Ecuador to further explore how asthma develops.
This research was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
With files from CBC's Kelly Crowe and the Associated Press

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The sounds of the Caribbean brought a calypso flavour to a Middlesbrough primary school.
Youngsters at Linthorpe Junior School have enjoyed a special three-day Easter break music workshop on steel drums. They were joined by older pupils from Hall Garth School.
And after just five sessions a group of budding musicians put on a show for their parents.
The event, funded by Steel Bands North and the National Foundation for Youth Music, was put on by Middlesbrough Council Arts Development.
Assistant arts development officer Eyv Saunders, said: "The youngsters have been great and very excited, dancing around Caribbean style."
The young musicians will perform at the Golden Jubilee Baton Relay when it arrives in Middlesbrough on July 16.
The project moves on to Hartlepool in May. Eyv hopes to create a permanent steel drum presence in Middlesbrough, though the items cost around £1,000 each.


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Sortar wrote: »
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Flippy617 wrote: »
I would like this but do not put slots for different instant design changes... what if i was attacking a base, then i kill about 20% of his front lines and retreated, or i prepped it with scorpions, then next battle i see he changed his base by loading the other base design, this might just be a B. So planner is the best!!! o.-, but no save slots for like more base designs for instant changes!!! Thats all i want to say thank you.
Barabbas wrote: »
Many of us want to change our bases, but as it takes 5 or 6 hours for a major design change this is obviously ridiculous....especially if you have changed it 5 or 6 times already.... so many cannot be bothered, me included.
When i first saw this thread i was very hopeful that this was the answer to our prayers, but as it is now over 3 months old i see it as another idea on the Kixeye 'to do' list which is a real shame.
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Youth ChalleNGe Program
The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and the Department of Defense's National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program began their collaboration in 2009 as a way to assist one another with placement and leadership opportunities for disadvantaged and out-of-school youth serving in their programs. By providing these youth with transitional structures and supports, giving them a place to test and enhance their skills, and using their diversity of experiences to build peer-led and team-oriented environments, the collaboration has been able to achieve growing success and has been able to continue development through their best practices and lessons learned.
The collaboration structure includes
- Regular cross-organization communication and outreach, as well as sharing of status updates about youth’s progress
The collaboration’s best practices include
- Establishing buy-in from both sides
- Building relationships and involvement in each other’s activities
- Sharing information and feedback in order to make improvements
The collaboration has discovered it is important to
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You’re seeing a change. And the idea that as you get older, you become less comfortable with the media, less comfortable with speaking publicly, that doesn’t jive with me. That doesn’t make any sense.”
Weinstein, who was forced to resign from Evergreen State College after refusing to leave campus during a “Day of Absence” for white members of the community, said that he also saw the decline of Joe Biden’s mental acuity.
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The Catacomb of Saint Agnes (Italian: Catacombe di Sant'Agnese) is one of the catacombs of Rome, placed at the second mile of via Nomentana, inside the monumental complex of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, in the Quartiere Trieste.
The name of the catacomb derives from the virgin and martyr Saint Agnes, the only martyr buried in this catacomb that is mentioned in the ancient documents. The date of her martyrdom is uncertain, but it can be referred to one of the persecutions against Christians of the 3rd century and in particular the ones ordered by Decius (249–251), Valerian (257–260) or Diocletian (303–305), the later supposedly taking place in the beginning of the 4th century.
The most ancient literary testimony is the Depositio martyrum (first half of 4th century): it tells that her dies natalis (i.e. the day of her 'birth' into heaven) is January 21 and that she was buried in the graveyard on Via Nomentana, that the Depositio dedicates to her. This information is confirmed by the poem of Pope Damasus I (366–384), engraved on a marble plate by his dal suo calligraphist Furius Dionisius Filocalus: this plate, reused as a paving stone and casually discovered, is now placed into the narthex of the basilica di Sant'Agnese fuori le mura. Other eminent testimonies about the life of martyr Agnes are given by the writings of some Church Fathers: De virginibus and the hymn Agnes beatae virginis by Saint Ambrose, and the Liber Peristephanon by Prudentius. The “Passio sanctae Agnetis”, that blends the previous testimonies with doxologic and hagiographic purposes, was written in the 5th century.
Agnes was buried in a preexisting hypogeum cemetery, that – according to ancient sources – was owned by the family of the martyr and located close to an imperial property. The epigraphic sources and the kind of sepulture allow to gather that the cemetery dates back the second half of 3rd century and corresponds to the first region of the whole subterranean complex. Above this catacomb was built an aedicule in memory of the saint under the papacy of Pope Liberius (352–366); Pope Symmachus (498–514) transformed it into a little basilica, which finally was completely reconstructed into the present basilica by Pope Honorius I in the first half of the 7th century: the building of Honorius basilica entailed the destruction of part of the underlying catacomb.
During the 4th century, the original burial nucleus was enlarged, thus giving rise to the other three regions. In particular, the subdial ground above the fourth region was expropriated by emperor Constantine, who built the first basilica dedicated to the martyr Agnes (now in ruin) and the mausoleum of Santa Costanza, where the daughters of the emperor – Constantina and Helena – were later buried. Excavations carried out in the 1970s have shown that the ground above the fourth region was occupied by a pagan necropolis dating back to the half of 2nd century, that was destroyed during the construction of Constantine's basilica: the same happened on the Vatican Hill, when, in order to built the Old St. Peter's Basilica, the emperor Constantine ordered the destruction and the landfill of the former necropolis.
The whole catacomb complex was then abandoned and forgotten. It was rediscovered and explored at the beginning of 16th century by a Dominican friar, Onofrio Panvinio. It was later studied by Antonio Bosio in its Roma sotterranea ("Subterranean Rome"; 1632), although the author mixed it up with the nearby Coemeterium maius ("Greater Catacomb"). During the 18th century the Catacomb of St. Agnes and, in particular, the second region, was seriously damaged by diggers in search of relics and treasures. On behalf of Giovanni Battista de Rossi, in the second half of 19th century Mariano Armellini made a series of excavations into the hypogeum cemetery, recovering some parts in good preservation status. At the beginning of the 20th century, the priest Augusto Bacci, on behalf of the titular cardinal of the basilica, carried out some excavations, which were fundamental for the historical and topographic restoration of the memory of St. Agnes and the first region. Finally in the years 1971–1972, the priest Umberto Maria Fasola studied the fourth region, reaching the above-mentioned conclusions.
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The Catacomb of St. Agnes rises on three levels and is divided into four regions. It has no significant painting, but is rich in epigraphic testimonies.
- Regio I is the most ancient one, dating back to the 3rd century, in the pre-Constantinian epoch. It is placed under the present Via di Sant’Agnese, on the left of the basilica.
- Regio II grew starting from the 4th century and suffered, more than the other regions, the griefs of the diggers.
- Regio III also dates back to the 4th century, and is the widest of the entire hypogeum complex. It extends principally under the monastery pertaining to the basilica and Via Nomentana; in the past it was linked to the close by Coemeterium maius. Armellini, who was the first to excavate the region, found it substantially intact, buried under a layer of silt that preserved it from the diggers: many of the objects found in this region are now kept into the Vatican Museums.
- Regio IV is placed between the present basilica and the ruins of Constantine's basilica costantiniana; it grew up after emperor Constantine built his basilica destroying the pagan necropolis above the catacomb. Many plates with inscriptions, coming from the pagan cemetery, were used to built the steps giving access to the fourth region and so they have been preserved until now. This region contains the most ancient dated inscription of the whole catacomb: it dates back to 314 and is the epitaph of a man named Sisinnius.
- ^ "Fr John Zuhlsdorf. "21 January St. Agnes: Shining with the fire of divine love"., retrieved 2 May 2018
- De Santis L. – Biamonte G., Le catacombe di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Roma 1997, pp. 197–206
- Armellini M., Il cimitero di S. Agnese sulla via Nomentana, Roma 1880
- Bacci A., Scavi nella basilica di S. Agnese sulla via Nomentana, in Nuovo Bollettino di Archeologia Cristiana 7 (1901) 297–300
- Fasola U. M., La « regio IV » del cimitero di S. Agnese sotto l’atrio della basilica costantiniana, in Rivista di Archeologia Cristiana 50 (1974) 175–205
- Frutaz A. P., Il complesso monumentale di Sant'Agnese, Roma 1992

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By BRIAN JENNINGS
The Blue Knights finished out the regular season strong, bouncing back with a pair of wins after suffering a pair of losses the week prior. Now, it’s onto the CCC West Championship.
The Knights will enter the postseason next week when they send four divers to Westminster School in Simsbury for the diving portion of the conference championship on Tuesday, Feb. 27 (7:30 p.m.). Divers representing Southington will include Emerson Suski, Chase Galayda, Kian Siadat, and Ben Ragozzine. Both Suski and Galayda are only 15 points shy of the school’s diving record.
Southington coach Evan Tuttle said that their diving program has really been outstanding and untouchable for the past few years, and he couldn’t be more confident in those kids.
“I know they’re going to show up ready to go,” said Tuttle. “They want to improve on their scores to move up the ranks in the state seeds.”
The Knights will also return to the Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford for the third time this season for the swimming portion of the conference meet the next day (3:30 p.m.). Southington won last year’s conference meet, and although Hall beat out Conard to win this year’s CCC West title, based on regular season dual meets, Tuttle said that there’s still definitely something on the line at the conference meet with possible back-to-back wins.
He also said that he’s just looking forward to everyone being their best with about six or seven swimmers on the bubble of Class LL qualifying times.
“Because we’ve had an opportunity to taper down a little bit and get into competition shape, we usually put up an astronomical number of best times,” said Tuttle. “And that’s what I look forward to most…watching every race finish, looking up at the board, and seeing best time after best time.”
Southington finished the regular season with an overall record of 7-4 (3-0 home, 4-4 away), going 3-2 in the CCC West Division.
The Knights began the week by breaking their two-meet losing streak with a 90-71 rout of divisional NW Catholic at home on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Southington clinched the meet with three events remaining.
The following finished first in the meet: Tyler Heidgerd, Brendon Egan, Evan Bender, and Alex Kuhr in the 200 medley relay; Bender, Derek Melanson, Quintin Kimmel, and Kuhr in the 200 freestyle relay; Brendon Egan, Kimmel, Brian Egan, and Heidgerd in the 400 freestyle relay; Melanson in the 200 freestyle; Kuhr in the 50 freestyle; Brendon Egan in the 100 fly; Bender in the 100 freestyle; Jackson Malsheske in the 500 freestyle; and Heidgerd in the 100 backstroke.
Tuttle said that the meet really highlighted the depth of the team, finishing one-two in a couple of the relays and one-two-three in a series of other events.
“They have small numbers, but they have some pretty good talent on that team,” said Tuttle. “They have some kids that will be at the state meet and probably at the state open as well, but our strength in numbers was certainly able to persevere and get us the win.”
The Knights closed out the regular season a couple days later with a comfortable 89-75 victory over divisional Farmington at home. Southington clinched the meet with two events remaining.
The following finished first in the meet: Heidgerd, Brendon Egan, Melanson, and Kuhr in the 200 medley relay; Brendon Egan, Brian Egan, Kuhr, and Kimmel in the 200 freestyle relay; Bender, Brian Egan, Kimmel, and Heidgerd in the 400 freestyle relay; Melanson in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle; Brendon Egan in the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke; Heidgerd in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke; and Kimmel in the 200 freestyle. Heidgerd improved his Class LL time in the 100 backstroke (57.33).
Tuttle said that the day was all about the seniors, and they didn’t disappoint.
“I think nearly every senior posted a best time today, whether it be in a relay, split, or an individual event,” said Tuttle. “I told the team that we performed in a way that made the seniors proud, and the seniors certainly performed in a way that made us proud as well.”
The following seniors were recognized during the meet: Rachel DePonte, Kristian Izydorczak, Alex Kuhr, Tom Tsangarides, Evan Bender (captain), Brendon Egan (captain), Jacob Holbrook (captain), Quintin Kimmel (captain), and Ben Wakefield (captain).
For more in depth coverage, see our weekly print edition. To contact sports writer Brian Jennings, email him at BJennings@SouthingtonObserver.com.


THE VIDEO which is being intercepted by Soireenews.com clearly shows how traditional rulers and residents living in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have expressed anger over the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's failure to complete and enrol students into the Community Day Senior High School (SHS) popularly known as E-block project situated at Apesua in the Yilo Krobo municipality.
In the widely circulated video on social media platforms, the visibly aggrieved traditional rulers stated that they couldn't fathom why the Yilo Krobo E-Block project which was started by former President John Dramani Mahama to serve as a second-cycle education in the area has unfortunately been abandoned by the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President Akufo-Addo.
They pointed out that the E-block which was completed and commissioned has been totally neglected and turned into a bush, the situation which has informed the decision of the allodial owners of Apesua land, the area for which the project was built to state that they need their land back and called on President Akufo-Addo led NPP government to come and carry Mahama’s e-Block away if it would not open it for the enrollment of the students.
They indicated that the school is one of the many E-block projects yet to be finished and put to use by the government.
They complained bitterly that weeds have taken over a major portion of the facility, adding that years of neglect of the project had led to the roof falling apart.
They mentioned that the doors and windows of the building have been damaged and the structure has started developing cracks due to neglect on the part of the current government over a long period of years after it has been commissioned and handed over to the state..
"We are saying that the Community Day Senior High School at built at Apesua in Yilo Krobo is still in the bush rotting. God have mercy. The tax payers money is left to rot. The students for whose the facility was built for them to use for learning are not using the facility which was abandoned in the bush.
"Now hundreds of reptiles, rats, cats, pigs, goats, domestic sheep, weeds and fowls have taken over the facility as their classrooms.
"It took as a big surprise that the rodents, reptiles and birds are now schooling in the facility.We would not tolerate waste of funds of the abandoned E-block project in our area. I am not happy about the way and manner the current government under President Akufo-Adfo government is delaying to let the students to use occupy the facility. I have performed all the necessary traditional libation for the cutting of the sod for the starting and commissioning of this very Community Day Senior High School at Apesua in Yilo Krobo.
"I am saying that this year l want the central government to come and open the school to enrol students into the Community Day Senior High School at Apesua in Yilo Krobo. This year if the central government fails to comply with our directive to come and open the school to be operationalized, l am not going to agree with the government.
"If the government would not come to open the school this year, l am saying that the government should come to take out the E-block project and give me my land because the state has not even paid me for the land," the Chief of Apesua in the Yilo Krobo, Nene Bawa Tetteh who is the allodial owner of land angrily said in the video.
"I am begging you, my eyes are red over the matter, although l cannot speak the Twi dialect very well to express my anger over the delay of the government to open the school for the operation, but l am saying that l am getting fed up with government and l don't want the rodents to go to the school in my land, and that l want the human beings to use the facility," Nene Bawa Tetteh further stressed.
Ina fact finding mission to the area, Nene Bawa Tetteh on behalf of the residents expressed anger at government’s refusal to operate the community Day Senior High School in his community for past five (5) years after its commissioning.
The chief reiterated that rodents have since taken over the facility; calling on the current government to, as a matter of urgency operationalise the block or come for it because he would need the land for other important community development project.
“I am not happy with what is happening to this facility. I was part of the sod cutting for this project because of the interest of my people of Apesua and so I don’t understand why this government has not opened the school,” he told Soireenews.com.
“Rodents have taken over the facility. I want the government to open the school this year otherwise they will have to come and carry the building away and let me use the land for other things,” the chief angrily said.
He also lamented the poor state of road leading to the facility adding that the school has now become a grazing field for livestock.
The chief emphasized that the delay in the using the facility is affecting the education of students in the area, who are being deprived of the opportunity to attend school due to the lack of a suitable learning environment.
“The SHS should have been added to the schools enrolling first-year students for this academic year but, since former president John Dramani Mahama left office after initiating the project, the project has been abandoned. We pleaded with the current government to make it a boarding school for us due to the distance between the school and the town, to which President Akuffo Addo agreed."
"The school has now turned grazing field for sheep and goats, so we are pleading with the Education Minister and President Akufo-Addo to come to our aid to enroll students into the the facility.”
The chief has however issued a four-month ultimatum to the government to complete the project or face their wrath.
“We the traditional rulers earlier halted a planned demonstration that residents had earlier wanted to embark on, but we are giving the government just four months to do something about the project, or else we will embark on the demonstration,” they stressed.
"We are going to take this up. It is clear that the project has been abandoned. We will not allow waste of funds," the chief stated.


State fire marshal investigating Wesconnett trailer fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department extinguished a fire at a trailer home Wednesday night in the Wesconnett neighborhood.
Fire crews responded about 8 p.m. to a trailer fire on Dor Mil Court just off 118th Street.
The state fire marshal said the trailer home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, but was being lived in.
It is unknown at this time how many people may have been living in the trailer.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the fire marshal.
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My life is a story, your life is a story, and the earth is a story. We’re all simultaneously part of our own stories and each other’s. I’ve been unknowingly learning about the art of storytelling my entire life, but it wasn’t until I took an American English class in the 11th grade that I began to learn about storytelling from a more intentional standpoint.
Whenever I think of storytelling or a “Story of Self,” I remember Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” composed of 52 parts that he included in the 1891 publishing of his book Leaves of Grass. My English teacher assigned us to write our own “Song of Myself,” and mine is far too juvenile immature embarrassing underdeveloped to be shared here, but I will give you a small glimpse of 16-year old Julia: “I have a film projector in my mind that can only play back certain clips over and over and over again.” I find that line to be a fairly accurate representation of me in my current state. Anyway, I didn’t realize storytelling could be a tactic in the environmental movement until I noticed that a workshop on this subject was being held at the Southeastern Students for Renewable Energy Conference that I attended in Asheville, NC back in 2011. It was offered again the following year in Tallahassee, FL. Furthermore, ever since I began involving myself in the Real Food Committee at the University of Alabama, we’ve underscored the value of sharing stories and it’s been a part of every one of our events on and off campus. I now believe storytelling to be a pivotal tool in building and sustaining community. Because what is community? Isn’t it in its most basic definition, a set of connected relationships based on one or more common ideas and beliefs? And what are real relationships? A healthy relationship can only exist in accountability, encouragement, and trust. So what does Green U have to do with all of this?
Green U reawakened my fascination with the power of a story. I have developed a deep passion for hearing and sharing stories – both my own and those of others, and Green U articulated why and in what capacity I want to pursue my passion. Each and every speaker shared their passion through their stories. And this is why I learned so much. We will never reach people and achieve true solidarity and community without vulnerability, which requires a certain amount of trust. These speakers trusted us and trusted themselves enough to share pieces of themselves, and ultimately this vulnerability on their part opened up the conversation for genuine discussion and the bridging of worthwhile relationships.
A few stories really hit home for me.
First, Renee Sharp shared the successes of the Environmental Working Group over the past few months and years. I learned the importance of continuous action. The organization didn’t stall or wait, rather, they continued to push for more research and more change despite their many successes. This “what’s next?” mindset is one I think we can all aim to embrace.
Second, Nick Magel of Causes outlined his personal journey and how he’s been applying what he has learned about activism and engagement into his own life. Just as newcomers to civic engagement and leadership have to find a starting point in the movement, grow in involvement and knowledge, and then continue to evolve into a deeper understanding and a deeper commitment, Nick has grown in a similar manner: he’s been involved in activism and various campaigns for much of his life, but now that he’s working at Causes and overseeing many different campaigns, he is helping others be successful in their own initiatives using the tactics and strategies that he has learned over the years. Now his interests have broadened and he pursues engagement, empowerment, and collaboration among all members of environmental and social campaigns.
Finally, I was inspired by NRDC Youth Coordinator Rob Friedman’s openness in sharing why and how he is passionate about protecting the planet and its people. He shared a moving story of his leadership growth through experience and his travels and conversations with people of many different perspectives. There is not much I love more than hearing people talk about their past and how they have processed what they have learned, and Rob did just that.
Many others, namely Marci Zaroff, Erin Schrode, Jessica Shade, and Anna Cummins also shared their perspectives on the importance of stories. Honestly, I wish I could have sat down one-on-one with each of these incredible people to just listen and open up meaningful conversation about lessons learned and pivotal or touching memories from their lives.
Green U 2013 reminded me of my passion for conversation, relationships, and how perspective is one of the most important tools we have.
So these are my questions: what are the stories that you want to share? How have your learned from your interactions with people in your life? What are you doing to open conversation in the future? Are you engaged in positive, meaningful relationships with the people in your life? Think it over, write in your journal, call your mom, post here, do what you want, but YOU have a lifetime of stories to share. Don’t forget that YOUR perspective is unique and powerful. Today, I’ll leave you with a bit of wisdom from Rob Friedman. He wrote to me in an email a few days prior to Green U something that I think defines my purpose for this post and ultimately my passion in this movement as a whole. He told me, “most of my passions stem from the fact that as people, we’re all connected by our humanity, regardless of where we’re from. Finding the intersections that exist between us, as humans, is what’s going to get us to where we need to be in eliminating injustice.”

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The name Power Distribution Unit is more than enough to define a PDU. It is a device that is usually used in data centers to control and distribute electric power optimally. A large power strip without any surge protection is the basic form of a PDU. This strip is designed to provide a variety of settings that do not require any remote access capabilities or monitoring to standard electrical outlets.
When a PDU is used for a large project, it is known as the Main Distribution Unit. This unit provides a crucial bridge connecting the building’s primary power source and a range of equipment racks within a data center or at a remote location. PDUs with higher specs can be monitored to check the efficiency and are used for several applications as well. In this guide, we will break down the different types of power distribution units and their key features to determine the best choice for your requirements.
AC and DC Power Distribution Unit
Power distribution units can be found in both AC and DC models. These units match the power requirements of several different sites and distribute them optimally. An AC power distribution unit is powered by AC, and it distributes the power with an alternating current. Whereas, the DC power distribution units distribute DC power, but it can be powered by both AC and DC power, depending on the site’s requirements. Both of these power units function identically, and DC power units are built similar to the AC ones. The only difference between these two is their output current. The DC units are specifically designed to provide the electric current in a direct current format that is used by several rack-mounted devices.
Rack Power Distribution Unit
The rack power distribution unit is a bit different, it is designed to be an industry-standard equipment rack. The server racks are sized anywhere from 19 to 23 inches in width, and their heights vary from piece to piece. Most equipment is just one “rack unit” high, which is usually approximately 1.75 inches. A power distribution unit mounted on the rack is different from any other kind of unit. These are designed to be mounted on the wall or to be attached to the side of an equipment rack.
The other AC and DC power units can conserve physical rack space, but they increase the distance between the power outputs of the distribution unit and the power input of the devices receiving electricity. The rack PDUs are known to manage and distribute large amounts of electricity. These power units allow the companies to connect them to a current monitoring system, and can slowly be accessed remotely.
Benefits of Power Distribution Units
These intelligent power units have become a crucial part of the integrated monitoring system. This protects the critical equipment and allows you to monitor the power at every individual outlet. Since these can be accessed remotely, you can switch the power on and off, and even shut the power down in an emergency power outage without manually visiting the site. These units will enable you to manage and allocate power efficiently. The PDUs can be customized to meet the specific needs of the industry. The most notable features a PDU offers are:
- The technician can remotely control and toggle every individual outlet. This makes it easier for them to switch off non-essential outlets, and maximize their power usage.
- The power distribution units can be monitored, allowing the technicians to review which outlet consumes the maximum energy.
- The PDUs allow the technicians to check the operation of a remote power system and detect any issues in a timely manner. Since the problems are identified on time, they can be fixed before any serious damage occurs.
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Walmart Inc., WMT 0.02% whose stores act as a community gathering place in many U.S. towns, encounters thousands of crimes every year on its property, including thefts and homicides.
But the retail giant has never before experienced the kind of carnage left by a mass shooting at one of its stores in El Paso, Texas, this weekend.
After Saturday’s shooting in El Paso, where a lone gunman killed at least 20 people, some Walmart workers expressed concerns in online forums about their safety and how prepared their own store was for such an attack.
“I have to be cognizant of it. What’s my game plan if something does go down?” Alexis Rodriguez, a 21-year-old Walmart cashier at a store in Morristown, Tenn., said Sunday morning in an interview. There isn’t security at the entrance to his store, Mr. Rodriguez said. “It’s just an associate—they check receipts” to stop shoplifters, he said.
In high-crime areas, Walmart sometimes hires security contractors or off-duty police officers to patrol stores. It has its own shoplifting-prevention staff in all locations.
On social-media platforms, Walmart workers posted a picture of the company’s yellow spark logo overlaid with a black ribbon, and some workers said they plan to add a black band to their nametags to honor those killed. Many said they are afraid to head to work.
“No one expects to walk into a Supercenter and just get shot,” one Walmart worker in Missouri said in an interview on Sunday. “It does really worry me as a retail worker.”
The company’s response is being managed by Jason Jackson, the executive responsible for the retailer’s global crisis operations, according to a person familiar with the matter. A former Arkansas state trooper, Mr. Jackson has worked at Walmart since 2004, according to LinkedIn.
Walmart said no workers were killed and two were injured in the shooting. The company is the country’s largest private employer, with around 1.5 million U.S. staff.
The shooting on Saturday was the deadliest in the company’s history, a spokesman said
Locations that are designed to be open to the public, such as supermarkets and shopping centers, are vulnerable to such violent attacks, but many businesses are taking steps to limit the potential carnage by training staff how to protect themselves and speed police response times.
“Anyone can walk in anywhere and start shooting,” said Jesus M. Villahermosa Jr., who runs security consulting firm Crisis Reality Training Inc. and whose own son’s school in Tacoma, Wash., was the scene of a shooting.
Mr. Villahermosa said there is only so much retailers can do. Many are reluctant to add invasive security checks near building entrances because that could make it more difficult for shoppers to quickly enter and exit a store, one reason he said many retailers have focused on training in the event a shooting does happen. “If I can’t stop something from happening, then I better have a plan when it does,” he said.
In 2015, Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer by revenue, introduced computer-based active-shooter training for store employees and, in 2017, started requiring workers to take the sessions once a quarter. Much of Walmart’s visible security efforts, including the staff who greet shoppers at store entrances, are focused on preventing shoplifting.
Behind the scenes Walmart uses an emergency operations center in its Bentonville, Ark., headquarters to coordinate with law enforcement to stop more serious incidents, including active shooters, a former executive familiar with the systems said. Staff includes former law enforcement, forensic experts and others.
In the wake of traumatic store events, Walmart provided counselors on location for workers and other services. The retailer turned off the music played in all stores Saturday, a Walmart spokesman said, but would resume playing music Sunday after reviewing the playlist for insensitive content.
The company is one of the nation’s biggest sellers of rifles and shotguns, though it stopped selling handguns in the 1990s and has put in new restrictions in recent years after several deadly mass shootings. It stopped selling assault-style weapons in 2015, such as the AK-style semiautomatic rifle that police say the El Paso gunman allegedly used.
In early 2018, Walmart took a public stance on gun violence. Days after a mass shooting left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Fla., the company said it would restrict gun and ammunition sales to those 21 and older.
Saturday’s rampage was the second shooting at a Walmart in a week. On Tuesday, in Mississippi, a Walmart employee who had been suspended last weekend shot and killed two other workers in the store, the Walmart spokesman said.
“I can’t believe I’m sending a note like this twice in one week,” Walmart Chief Executive Doug McMillon said in an Instagram post on Saturday evening. “My heart aches for the community in El Paso, especially the associates and customers at store 2201 and the families of the victims of today’s tragedy. I’m praying for them and I hope you will join me.”
Mr. Villahermosa, who spent three decades in law enforcement in the Tacoma area, said his own training company is busier than it has ever been because people tired of waiting for a “magic button” to solve the nation’s gun violence are now focused on how to survive a potential attack. “While we’re waiting for a solution, we better have a plan,” he said.
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Do Alabama casinos have table games?
There are no Alabama casinos with table games. All of these casinos in Alabama offer Class II video gaming machines, which are games that look like slot machines but are bingo games. The spinning reels are for “entertainment purposes” only.
Does Wind Creek Casino have card tables?
Tables. Whether you’re new to the table or a seasoned player, our table games offer something for everyone. Choose from Blackjack, Roulette, Three Card Poker and, of course, Caribbean Stud poker.
Does Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka have table games?
Currently, this casino operates as a Class II gaming facility. Class II regulations require that gaming machines in this state be bingo-based or pull tab-based technology. Table games are classified as a Class III gaming experience.
What casinos in Oklahoma have table games?
Oklahoma’s 10 Largest Casinos
- Winstar World Casino. Gaming floor: 600,000 square feet. Gaming machines: 7,000. Table games: 100. …
- Choctaw Casino Resort Durant. Gaming floor: 218,844. Gaming machines: 4,200. Table games: 42. …
- River Spirit Casino. Gaming floor: 200,000 square feet. Gaming machines: 3,100. …
- Riverwind Casino.
Are drinks free at Wind Creek Casino?
The drinks are free if you are playing active slots or tables. … You can order your drinks right on the slot machine.
Can you smoke in Alabama casinos?
The casinos have also changed procedures for those who smoke. Smoking will not be allowed inside the gaming floors for now. “We have set up smoking areas that are designated out of public areas so guests that like to smoke will still have the opportunity to smoke. But they will be off the gaming floor,” Rohman said.
Can you smoke at Wind Creek Casino?
Smoking will not be allowed on the casino floor, public spaces or public bathroom areas. The ONLY place it will be allowed is in designated smoking areas provided at each property.
Does VictoryLand have table games?
Largest Casinos in Shorter
The largest casino in Shorter, Alabama according to gaming machines and table games put together, is VictoryLand. It has 3200 gaming machines and 0 tables games. You can contact the VictoryLand at (334) 727-0540 or toll-free at (800) 688-2946.
Does Atmore casino have tables?
They have no table games, but lots of Slot machines. They have a Smoking and Non Smoking Slot Area. However, you can bring your favorite board games and play them while you are relaxing in your hotel room.
Does Wind Creek Casino Montgomery serve alcohol on Sunday?
Alcohol is served daily from 10am – 1:45am.
Is Wind Creek Casino owned by Indians?
Wind Creek Hospitality, a privately held entertainment and gambling company owned by the Poarch Creek Indians, has run a somewhat modest operation relative to other Native American gambling businesses that have proliferated over the past 30 years.

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About the Journal :
The Journal of Human Development and Education for Specialized Research is an academic journal issued by the Scientific Institute for Advanced Training and Studies. The aim of this journal is to disseminate serious studies based on theoretical and field research, and to promote multidisciplinary studies in human development, management and education for specialized research and become a leading journal in human development and education in the world. The Journal also aims at publishing theoretical and applied researches in the fields of human development and education for specialized research such as human resources management, business administration, communication sciences, development studies, economic sciences, education sciences, history, industrial relations, media sciences, psychology, Public administration, religious studies and others.
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WASHINGTON – Casting aside partisan differences, Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said Tuesday that they would work urgently on a package of legislation to help millions of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, with the hope of bringing a bill to the floor as early as this afternoon.
The new pledge of cooperation was the latest sign of fast-growing consensus among Congress, the Bush administration and financial regulators that broader government action is needed to prevent a torrent of new foreclosures and further collapse of the housing and residential mortgage markets.
As lawmakers worked Tuesday to refine details of the package, the new spirit of collaboration raised hopes of swift action on broader measures that some Democrats say could potentially help as many as 1.5 million homeowners by refinancing riskier adjustable-rate mortgages into traditional 30-year loans.
Since many of the measures under consideration are also part of a similar measure in the House of Representatives, anything approved in the Senate may have smooth sailing in the other chamber.
At a minimum, the bipartisan package was expected to include up to $200 million to expand counseling programs for homeowners at risk of foreclosure, $10 billion in tax-exempt bonds for local housing authorities to refinance subprime loans, $4 billion in grants for local governments to buy foreclosed properties and a $15,000 tax credit for purchasers of foreclosed homes or newly built homes that have been sitting vacant.
Roughly 4.2 million mortgages were either past due or in foreclosure at the end of last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. An additional 3 million borrowers may default in the near future.
Banking trade groups, while eager to see further details, said Tuesday that they were cautiously supportive of the plans. The proposals would call on lenders or loan-servicing firms to voluntarily reduce loan balances and take sizable losses. In return, the loans would be refinanced and given a government guarantee.
Senate Democrats and Republicans announced their plans at a joint news conference, an exercise so rare, given the partisan acrimony that has dominated Capitol Hill in recent months, that the majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, felt compelled to offer a disclaimer: “This is not April Fools’,” he said. “This is serious business.
The White House said the Democrats were exaggerating how many people would get help.
It is impossible to know exactly how many borrowers would be helped by any plan passed by Congress.
Analysts estimate that more than 5 million households, or about 10 percent of all homes with a mortgage, now owe more than their house is worth and the number is expected to grow as home prices fall. It is unclear how many of those loans are already delinquent or in foreclosure.
Under all of the competing plans, homeowners would need to meet strict requirements and demonstrate the ability to pay their new loan. Critics warn that taxpayers could get stuck with a huge bill if large numbers of borrowers defaulted yet again.
“In the bubble-inflated markets, you still have a long way to go down. That’s one of the things that I don’t think people have fully appreciated,” Baker said.
The rare joint news conference followed a procedural vote in which the Senate agreed, 94-1, to open formal debate on a Democratic package of housing legislation, including the expansion of mortgage counseling and the bankruptcy change.
Republicans had blocked the measure in late February.
Since then, the financial markets have experienced additional turmoil, including the near collapse of Bear Stearns and intervention by the Federal Reserve to ease its sale to JPMorgan Chase.
That prompted a barrage of criticism from Democrats, who accused the Bush administration and Republicans of rushing to help Wall Street while ignoring Main Street. And lawmakers then went home for a two-week recess where many said they got an earful from constituents on the housing problems as well as rising gasoline prices.

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