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For the past year, Cherokee Nation’s health care workers, first responders and other essential service providers for the health and well-being of our people have been taking heroic measures to treat and protect Cherokees during the global pandemic. Unfortunately, they are now facing a new crisis. Across the world and in our own backyard, we are witnessing a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
In the past week, Cherokee Nation saw more than 600 new positive COVID-19 cases within our tribal health system. The vast majority (about 90%) of these cases are occurring among the unvaccinated, and most are from the more contagious Delta variant. That spike represents an increase of more than 80% from the previous week and the tribe’s highest number in the past eight months.
The suffering and lost lives from this new wave of the pandemic are especially tragic because we know that vaccines are widely available, safe and effective protection against Delta and all known strains of the virus. Oklahoma’s population is still only about 45% vaccinated, and that is far too low. To protect our Cherokee communities, we must get vaccinated and encourage our family, friends and neighbors to do the same.
To cope with the rising number of COVID-19 patients, we have suspended elective surgeries. We also reactivated the COVID-19 surge plan for W.W. Hastings Hospital, which will increase in-patient room capacity by approximately 50%. As long as this surge lasts, our health system has had to redirect health care staff from other health centers to the W.W. Hastings Hospital to assist in caring for COVID-19 patients.
The Cherokee Nation Health Services and Public Health teams are working around the clock to address this situation. Not only is the COVID-19 surge putting added pressures and risks on our health care professionals, but it is once again jeopardizing the overall well-being of our tribal nation and the most vulnerable among us. While our Cherokee elders were at greatest risk from the first wave of COVID-19, this new wave poses greater risk for people of all ages.
This virus has proven to be unpredictable, but Cherokee Nation has the staff and vaccines to help stop this variant and keep our citizens safe. Vaccines are free for anyone age 12 or older who wants one. The vaccines are safe, effective and backed by years of scientific research and development. Each of our Cherokee Nation Health Center locations is able to provide a vaccine to patients regardless of tribal citizenship or residency. No appointment is needed but can be scheduled by calling 1-539-234-4099.
Studies have shown that children and adults under 50 are 2.5 times more likely to become infected by the Delta variant. In an environment where no one is vaccinated or wearing a mask, the average person infected with the original strain would infect 2.5 people, but with the Delta variant in the same environment, that one person would infect up to four people.
Fortunately, 70% of Cherokee Nation employees have been vaccinated. At our government and Cherokee Nation Businesses, we offered a $300 incentive for employees to get vaccinated. We believe safety comes first, and nothing can drive down this latest wave more quickly than a renewed effort to get vaccinations out across our reservation. Cherokee Nation employees also continue to rely on masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 at government buildings, business entities and health center facilities.
We all have a role to play as we combat this new surge in the global pandemic. Truly, the opportunity to reduce COVID related death and misery for all of us is in the hands of each of us. I know that by taking the vaccine, following the CDC’s guidelines and being vigilant in wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, keeping good hygiene habits and staying home if you feel unwell, we can, together, overcome this latest variant of the pandemic.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.


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Bathroom. Saturday , March 11th , 2017 - 05:10:10 AM
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Usually, when Cisco oriented networker sets off to the HP networking world, first confusing thing is VLAN port assignment. When speaking about VLAN ports in HP world, the ports can be tagged or untagged (despite the access / trunk ports in Cisco). As you may guess, tagging means 802.1q tagging in Ethernet frames.
It is important to realize that Cisco is “port-centric”, whereas Procurve is is “vlan-centric” when speaking about vlan port assignment.
int f0/1 switchport mode access switchport access vlan 2
vlan 2 untagged 1
In Cisco you configure the port and set which VLANs pass through (trunking mode) or to which VLAN the configured port belongs (access mode).
In Procurve you configure the VLAN and tag the ports (as cisco’s trunking mode – all frames are tagged with VLAN ID) or untag the ports (as cisco’s access mode – all frames are stripped of any VLAN ID)
This is probably the most confusing part in HP switch world. Besides the tagged and untagged port, the port can be also ‘no untagged’. The ‘no untagged PORT_ID’ in VLAN 1 means that the port has been moved untagged into a different VLAN. At factory defaults, all ports start out untagged in the default VLAN 1.
- All ports are by default in VLAN1, like:
vlan 1 untagged a1-a24
- Then, VLAN2 is created and port a10 is added to VLAN2:
vlan 2 untagged a10
- Then, in VLAN1we set a10 as no untagged (port is no more member of vlan1) – it looks like it is redundant information and should occur just in VLAN1:
vlan 1 untagged a1-a9,a11-a24 no untagged a10 vlan 2 untagged a10
access port = untagged port
trunk port = tagged port (802.1Q)
- Tagged – When a port is tagged, it allows communication among the different VLANs to which it is assigned.
- Untagged – When a port is untagged, it can only be a member on one VLAN.
- No untagged – The port is not a member of that VLAN.
- Forbid – The port is “forbidden” to join that VLAN.


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Israel cyberczar drops hints about country's new security initiative
PM pops in to brag about industry wins
Israel Cyber Week Israel is planning to develop a "state-level cyber-shield" to improve its resilience against hacking and malware, the country's newly appointed cyberczar said on Wednesday.
Yigal Unna, director of Israel's National Cyber Directorate, said the shield would mitigate threats from both private outfits and government organisations. The capabilities of the proposed technology, much less a timeline for its delivery and budget, were left vague, inviting comparisons to Ronald Reagan's anti-ballistic missile programme, the Strategic Defence Initiative (AKA Star Wars).
During a keynote address at the Israel Cyber Week conference, Unna also spoke about a new cyber law for Israel that formalises and provides a defined structure for co-operation between civilian organisation and government agencies.
Such co-operation already exists. It's unclear if the law defines and codifies regulations for surveillance or the other activities of Israel's famed military intelligence division, Unit 8200. At a follow-up press conference, Unna provided little by way of specifics other than to say the proposed law would have to go through a long legislative process. He did say that revamping Israel's cybersecurity doctrine would involve expanding the network the country already has in place for sharing intelligence about cyber threats between universities, industry and government organisations.
Private sector needs a little sumthin' sumthin' to get it sharing threat intel – US security chapREAD MORE
Unna told international journalists that the Israeli cybersecurity industry had arisen out of a need for the country to defend itself. "When young people finish military service they look to see how they can harness the innovative ideas they were part of developing in commercial applications," he said.
Unna added that Israel was looking to further build international co-operation and partnerships to fight against a growing cyber threat. Everything is vulnerable from airplanes to medical devices, according to Unna, who singled out the transportation and health sectors as on the front line of attack. Antagonists in cyberspace include criminal hackers and state-level adversaries. In Israel's view, the latter group consists almost entirely of Iran, which it believes attacks the country through other countries, whose security and resilience Israel would like to see bolstered in the interests of common cyber-defence.
Israel Cyber Week – part expo and part shop window – this year brought in 8,000 delegates from more than 66 countries. The goal is twofold: offer a strategy for national cybersecurity that other countries might want to emulate, and position Israel as the country with the most advanced technologies to bring in more customers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the conference to outline Israel's contributions to the global cybersecurity industry.
"Israel now receives 20 per cent of the total global private investment in cybersecurity," Netanyahu told delegates. "Given that we are about one-tenth of 1 per cent of the world's population, we are punching at about 200 our weight here. My goal eight years ago was to make Israel one of the five leading cyberpowers in the world, and I think we've reached that; I think we're actually maybe even further ahead on that list."
The country's cybersecurity industry scored exports of $3.8bn last year and investments of $815m. Israel has 420 native cybersecurity companies as well as 50 international research and development centres, according to figures cited by Netanyahu. ®

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Celluloid tortoise shell comb with silver handle in an ornately etched silver case. Case fits smoothly and tightly onto the comb. No silver marks.
Most likely from France, c.1910s.
It measures 4.5 x 1.25 inches and weighs 1/2 oz.
© 2019 The Curio of Norfolk, LLC.
2606 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23517

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Regular price $36.99
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Long Sleeve Unique Unicorn printed knit long sleeve dress. Grey and Pink stripped sash at waist ties in back with big bow. Pink and Grey Stripped leggings. Elastic waistband for a comfortable fit. Made with 97% Cotton/3% Spandex and Machine Washable


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Rail industry responds to Network Rail’s ‘100 Day’ Plan
12 February 2019
Today, Network Rail released their ‘100 Day’ Plan, setting out a programme to restructure to five regions, with Managing Directors for each, and 13 routes under them.
Darren Caplan, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, said: “We welcome the publication today of Network Rail’s ‘100 Day’ Plan.
“Restructuring Network Rail, under the leadership of new Chief Executive Andrew Haines, is an acknowledgement that the organisation needs to become more transparent, accessible and business-focused. As far as the Railway Industry Association and its members are concerned, this ‘100-day’ plan will be a success if it creates a culture of collaboration that ensures suppliers, from world-class multinationals through to our many innovative SMEs, are seen as partners with Network Rail, delivering value rather than as just the providers of products and services.
“We will consider Network Rail’s plans to create five regions, with 13 routes under them, in further detail. And, going forward, we will do whatever we can to work with Network Rail, to ensure a smooth transition and to deliver the new structure as we head into CP6, the new five yearly funding cycle.”
Notes to Editors
- About RIA: The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. We help to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. We promote and represent our members’ interests to policy makers, clients and other stakeholders in the UK and overseas. RIA has 250+ companies in membership in a sector that contributes £36 billion in economic growth and £11 billion in tax revenue each year, as well as employing 600,000 people—more than the workforce of Birmingham. It is also a growing industry with the number of rail journeys expected to double over the next 25 years and freight set to grow significantly too. RIA’s membership is active across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs (60% by number). RIA works to promote the importance of the rail system to UK plc, to help export UK expertise around the globe and to share best practice and innovation across the industry.

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April 26, 2021
Any suggestions Anzac Day commemorations are losing public support were blown away in the South Burnett on Sunday.
After last year’s pandemic-enforced private “Light Up The Dawn” activities, there were fears that Anzac Day could be forgotten by some people this time around.
But record crowds turned out on Sunday for Dawn Services and Anzac Marches right across the region.
There were all the traditional solemnities in just about every town (see below): parades, hymns, wreaths and soundings of the Last Post.
There were also a number of RAAF flyovers: an F/A 18A Super Hornet in Murgon and Wondai; C-17A Globemaster III in Kingaroy; and two Chinook helicopters in Yarraman.
But Anzac Day is not just about the past, something which the guest speaker at Murgon’s commemorations emphasised.
Former Private Joseph Thompson grew up in Murgon, served five years with the Australian Army and was wounded in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is the longest conflict Australian troops have been involved in, but has slipped out of the public consciousness.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced recently all Aussie troops would be withdrawn by September.
More than 26,000 Australian soldiers have served in this almost-forgotten conflict: 41 were killed and 249 wounded.
Tragically, more deaths have continued at home in Australia, prompting the recent announcement of a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
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An excerpt from Joseph Thompson’s moving speech, which sums up what Anzac Day is all about in 2021:
“I had the honour to serve with the 6th Battalion RAR in East Timor and Iraq but it was in Afghanistan that I really cut my teeth as an infantry soldier. It took nine years from September 11 but I finally had my chance to pick a fight with the Taliban.
“I served on Mentoring Task Force 1 from February to October 2010.
“Little did we know it but we were about to face the worst fighting season in the war to date. This deployment would earn my Task Force a battle honour, The Meritorious Unit Citation, also four Medals for Gallantry, one Star of Gallantry (which is the second highest honour an Australian soldier can receive) and no less that two Victoria Crosses, awarded to Corporal Daniel Keighran and Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith.
“The media can try and fling mud on Roberts-Smith as much as they want but I know for a fact if it wasn’t for him there would be a lot more names on the honour roll in Canberra.
“In terms of casualties, the deployment was an extremely violent one, with the battle group suffering 10 killed in action and 58, including myself, wounded in action. I won’t go into details on my close calls because my mum is here listening.
“Today is about remembrance so there are 10 names I would like to mention because if I don’t these men will be forgotten by our nation: Sapper Jacob Moreland (who grew up in Gayndah), Sapper Darren Smith, Private Timothy Aplin, Private Benjamin Chuck, Private Scotty Palmer, Private Nathan Bewes, Trooper Jason Brown, Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, and finally, Private Thomas Dale and Private Grant Kirby.
“These last two men are especially important to me as we were in the same platoon, the very same section and I watched them die during an IED ambush on a worthless patch of earth in the Baluchi Valley during the largest clearance operation the Australians had fought in since the Vietnam war.
“That patch of earth is not just another part of the planet. An Australian soldier met his end there. It’s now hallowed ground and I hold it in just as much significance as Anzac Cove.
“Of the 102,000 Australian soldiers to die in war, these are the men I will be remembering today.”
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[Photos on this page are by southburnett.com.au, Cherbourg Radio, Murgon Moments, Cr Kathy Duff, Ros Heit and the Bunya Mountains Community Association Inc]
Footnote: If you have photos from your town that you would like to add to this round-up, please email them to firstname.lastname@example.org
- Related article: Bronze Statue Salutes War Service
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The largest crowd seen at an Anzac Day commemoration on the Bunya Mountains turned out on Sunday morning.
Rev Ian Harris welcomed residents and visitors and Mrs Ruth Wright said the Prayer of Remembrance and Prayer of Commitment.
The National Anthem and “O God Our Help In Ages Past” were sung and wreaths laid, before the Last Post sounded.
[Photos: Bunya Mountains Community Association]
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Cherbourg’s annual Anzac march and commemoration ceremony attracted a crowd to the town’s war memorial at 8:00am on Sunday.
Guest speaker was Joe Flick, from Dubbo, who spoke about the Indigenous servicemen who served on the bloody battlefields of France and Belgium during World War I.
Cr Kathy Duff and Wide Bay and Burnett RSL District president Trevor Williamson OAM presented a Quilt Of Valour to Wakka Wakka Elder and Vietnam veteran Eric Law.
Community members and visitors laid wreaths at the foot of the Memorial wall.
Children from Murgon State High School, St Joseph’s Murgon and Cherbourg State School also took part in the ceremony.
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About 150 people attended the Dawn Service at Hivesville’s Memorial Park.
Children from Wheatlands State School and St Mary’s Catholic College joined local residents for the commemoration at 5:30am.
The crowd then enjoyed a community breakfast in the park.
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Kingaroy’s Anzac Day commemorations included a Dawn Service at 4:28am, visits to war graves and the traditional march to Memorial Park.
The Dawn Service attracted a huge crowd, including a big contingent of Kingaroy Scouts.
The community commemoration later in the morning included a parade, led by pipes and drum and students from St Mary’s Catholic College and Kingaroy State High School bearing flags.
Veterans were joined by emergency services personnel, schoolchildren, community groups and local residents.
In Memorial Park, Elgan Leedie played the Lament on didgeridoo. the Resolutions were read, hymns sung and wreaths were laid as the Honour Roll was read.
Matt Phillips, from Kingaroy State High School, played the Last Post and Rouse before the KSHS choir and symphonic band played the Australian anthem, and Eri Carey sang the New Zealand anthem.
Guest speaker, Chief Petty Officer Barry Thompson, shared his thoughts on the spirit of Anzac Day, especially the valour of sailor Teddy Sheean in 1942.
Sheean was finally awarded a Victoria Cross in 2020 for his actions in protecting his fellow sailors from being strafed by Japanese aircraft after HMAS Armidale was torpedoed in the Arafura Sea.
Despite being wounded himself, Sheehan kept firing as the Armidale sank, giving his life to save his crewmates.
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Murgon’s annual commemorations began with fellowship in the Diggers Room of Murgon RSL at 4:45am, followed by a Dawn Service at the Murgon War Memorial at 5:30am, and then a Gunfire Breakfast back at the club.
The traditional community parade was led by pipes and drums and featured a strong turnout of marchers.
Vehicles belonging to Windera militaria collector John Kratzmann also featured, including a bren gun carrier and a 1942 Jeep.
“Simpson” and his donkey also appeared along with World War I nurses and students from all local schools.
Cr Kathy Duff and Wide Bay and Burnett RSL District president Trevor Williamson OAM presented a Quilt Of Valour to Murgon RSL Sub-Branch’s oldest World War II veteran Alf (Mick) Purser.
[Photos: Murgon Moments]
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Nanango’s commemorations began with fellowship at Taras Hall at 5:00am followed by a Dawn Service at the town Memorial and a pilgrimage to local war graves.
The march later in the morning down Drayton Street was led by cadets from 177 Army Cadet Unit, Nanango, followed by a large contingent of former defence force personnel and community members.
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Wondai’s commemorations also began with a Dawn Service.
The march later in the morning was in two parts, with community members leading the way followed after a short gap by the Wondai Town and District Band leading ex-service personnel.
At the Memorial, guest speaker David Scrimgeour explained the significance of Anzac and Anzac Day before wreaths were laid on the Monument in front of the Memorial Hall.
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A small community committee organised Wooroolin’s Anzac Day commemoration.
The short march along the Bunya Highway featured the Wondai Town & District Band as well as students from Wooroolin State School.
The official proceedings were held inside the hall, led by former councillor Ros Heit.
[Photos: Ros Heit]

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|August 12, 2018 Ennis, MT
For six days she was unseen, unnoticed. No one knew she was there. Hundreds of people passed by her every day fishing and floating the Madison River and driving forest service roads. That was until Saturday, Aug. 11th when she made her presence known with a huge plume of smoke. They call her the Monument Fire. For the past three days the temperature had pushed well into the nineties - and Sat. the wind picked up. That combination got the attention of everyone in the county. She went from 3/4 acre in size to 2,000 acres on Saturday.(**see below) We joined our neighbors that morning to paddle the Madison River just east of the rising plume at 10,000 feet. (probably 7-8 miles into the forest.) By the time we got off the river, the wind had carried the thick smoke clouds across the valley, creating it's own weather system and it sprinkled on the windshield. A lightening strike, they say. Hummm, sometimes I wonder if it's mother nature or a careless camper. What we do know it that fire it not threatening any structures, so it will be "monitored." It's about 18 miles from our house as the eagle flies, and hopefully the only issue we'll have is smoke in our valley erasing our gorgeous views. We were cranky several weeks ago because we were getting smoke from the California and Idaho fires...now we're just plain crabby! This fire and a smaller fire in our county can only be "monitored" because there are NO available hot-shot teams to be deployed here!! They are all in California, as we are aware. The earliest crews are 4-6 weeks out. That leaves any firefighting to our local structural crews and small forest service crews. Crossing fingers for the safety of all.
(**There's something about using a female pronoun in reference to a fire. Yes, I could refer to a fire as "it", but that doesn't capture the power, the strength, the heat and the rage of a fire. It's a female, and needs a female pronoun!!)
On a much brighter note, we've had plenty of visitors and more to come. The Libengoods, our former neighbors, came around Memorial Day. The O'Connors shared the 4th of July festivities with us and the Sussman's from Athens, GA just left. Grandson Andrew, at age 12, is only 1/2" shorter than Jeffrey. When did that happen?? He used to be playing t-ball, and now he's winning division Little League games. We have a hunch Andrew enjoys visiting here because he gets to drive the 4x4. Shush, don't tell anyone. AJ and Andrew floated the Madison River with a fly-fishing guide one day while Heather, Jeffrey and I floated another section in our kayaks. Throw in a little horseback riding, picnics and muck-racking to equal a great visit!
Speaking of muck-raking, I'd better wrap up and get to some chores. Our wonderful 17 y/o 'ranch foreman' has been involved with the county fair all week and we miss him! He's showing his pig and hopes to score about $3600.00 when he sells it. Holy Pulled Pork, that's pretty dang pricy per pound... but it's a contribution to 4-H as well. Learn something new everyday.
Enjoy the final fleeting weeks of summer, we sure are! Mary Ann and Jeffrey

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Ajay Devgn, Tamannah and Shilpa Shetty were dressed in accordance with the 1980s style during a promotional event for Sajid Khan's Himmatwala that releases on ...
Ajay Devgn (L), Tamannaah (C) and Sajid Khan (R) pose for a photo during the promotion of Himmatwala in Mumbai on March 23, 2013. (AFP ...
Tamannaah (L) and Shilpa Shetty pose for a photo during the promotion of Himmatwala. (AFP PHOTO)
Ajay Devgn (L) and Tamannaah pose for a photo during the promotion of Himmatwala. (AFP PHOTO)
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at the promotion of Himmatwala in Mumbai. (AFP PHOTO)
Tamannaah poses for a photo during the promotion of the film Himmatwala in Mumbai on March 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)
Actor Ajay Devgn feels that the retro look in his last film, Himmatwala, led to its box-office failure. Sajid Khan had directed the film and Ajay said that they had an inkling that something was not right in it.
"Actually, we knew it earlier itself. We thought something was going wrong and I would say, (it was because) the 1980s were shown and shot like the 1980s,” Ajay said. “In Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara, the 1970s and 1980s were shown, but in a contemporary way. I think that (the lack of a contemporary feel in Himmatwala) didn’t go well,” he added.
However, when asked about backing out from the project, he said, “You can’t back out, because it’s a commitment.” Putting the failure behind him, Ajay will now be seen in a more intense role in Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha.


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Brass—The people of Twon Brass in Bayelsa State have felicitated HRM King Alfred Papapereye Diete-Spiff, Seriyai II, Amanyanabo of Grand Twon Brass Kingdom on his 81st birthday.
According to them, King Diete-Spiff, who was a former military Governor of old Rivers State, “is a unique traditional ruler with extraordinary attributes, and we feel very blessed to have him as our King.”
This was contained in a statement signed by His Highness Golden William-Sinteh, Secretary, Amanyanabo-In-Council of Twon Brass kingdom.
The statement reads in part: “We are pleased to celebrate our Royal Father as he clocks 81 today and we thank God for keeping him hale and hearty.
“He has over the years been attracting honour to Twon Brass, unifying our communities and people, pursuing our collective interest, as well as leading us to attain great heights.
“Our prayer, on this auspicious day, is for God to keep inspiring King Diete-Spiff to lead Twon Brass to experience more peace, unity and progress.”
The statement wished King Diete-Spiff more healthy years and peace of mind, including additional wisdom to pilot the affairs of Twon Brass.


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Mapping the Risk of Mesothelioma due to Neighborhood Asbestos Exposure
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Jun 12. [Epub ahead of print] [Link]
Mapping the Risk of Mesothelioma due to Neighborhood Asbestos Exposure.
Kurumatani N, Kumagai S.
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Rationale: Little is known about neighborhood exposure to asbestos and mesothelioma risk among residents around an industrial source of asbestos.
Objectives: To investigate the magnitude of the risk among residents by asbestos exposure levels and to determine the range of the area affected by asbestos.
Methods: We calculated standardized mortality ratios of mesothelioma from 1995 to 2006 among the estimated population at risk that lived around a former large asbestos cement pipe plant in Amagasaki City, Japan between 1957 and 1975, the time when the plant had used crocidolite and chrysotile. Distance between the plant and homes and asbestos relative concentrations obtained by diffusion equations involving meteorological conditions were used as asbestos exposure levels among residents.
Main results: We identified 73 mesothelioma deaths in 35 men and 38 women as having no occupational exposure to asbestos. Among persons who had lived within a 300-meter radius from the plant, the standardized
mortality ratio of mesothelioma was 13.9 (95% C.I.: 5.6- 28.7) in men and 41.1 (95% C.I.: 15.2- 90.1) in women. When the study area was divided into five regions by relative asbestos concentration, standardized mortality ratios of mesothelioma declined, for both sexes, in a linear dose-dependent manner with the concentration. The regions with a significantly elevated standardized mortality ratio reached 2,200 meters from the plant in the same direction toward which the wind predominantly blew.
Conclusions: Neighborhood exposure to asbestos can pose a serious risk to residents across a wide area.
Keywords: asbestos relative concentration, crocidolite, environmental exposure, pleural mesothelioma

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TROY >> As part of the Regional Economic Development Council’s annual bid for state funding, the Capital Region has submitted an application for $500 million that could help the area create 40,000 new jobs, move 20,000 out of poverty, and grow the population by about 10,000 people over the next five years.
In the region’s report this year, according to 2013 figures, 22,337 people in Albany were in poverty, which is 25.2 percent of the city and 21.6 percent of the Capital District’s impoverished population. In Schenectady, 14,994 people were in poverty, which is 23.9 percent of the city and 14.5 percent of the Capital District’s impoverished population. While 12,855 people in Troy were in poverty which is 28.3 percent of the city’s population and 12.4 percent of the total impoverished population in the area.
The report focuses on high tech, urban revitalization, entrepreneurship, transportation, and higher education. While their Urban Revitalization Initiative, (URI) focused on next tech, gateway, talent, lift-off, and metro areas.
Cuomo announced the new URI opportunity in April.
“The new twist this year and the new competition is the Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) that is a upstate competition of seven regions of which three regions will be awarded $500 million over the next three years,” explained state Assemblymam John McDonald who is a member of the regional council.
A special committee branched off from the local economic development council to work on the URI application, in which $800 million in private sector investments have already been secured with an additional $1.4 million in matching resources. The 13 initiatives in the URI all have private-sector support and that report engaged more than 6,000 people.
“I’m excited about the proposal as a whole, especially because it really had input from the entire region – across all sectors, across all different employments. The plan is a solid plan,” said Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino who is a member of the URI committee.
The council includes an eight-county region with public and private sector partnerships.
Hudson Valley Community College President Drew Matonak added: “I’m really pleased with the concept of having regional councils. They have set up a structure for all different sectors to work together toward one end.”
Through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, set up in 2011, the Capital District has done 400 projects with more than $1 billion in investments.
“As a Capital Region Economic Development Council member, State Senator representing a large section of our Capital Region, and now, as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, one of my top priorities is making sure that our community has a voice in this process and that we receive our fair share of state support. This is a highly competitive process and I want to put more REDC dollars to work right here in our local communities for worthwhile economic development projects that create jobs, add value and position our region for the future, especially in our growing high-tech sector. I am presently reviewing a series of important projects for support and will continue advocating for them, and our region, as this process moves forward,” said New York State Senator Kathy Marchione.
Results of the application process are expected to be announced in the next few months.
Check out the council’s 2015 progress report at regionalcouncils.ny.gov/sites/default/files/regions/capitalregion/CapREDC-2015-Progress-Report.pdf.
View the Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan at ny.gov/sites/ny.gov/files/atoms/files/CRREDC_URI_FinalPlan.pdf.

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I learned how to be fearless through the process of learning how to paint in 2006 and 2007. I was 30 years old and feeling anything but fearless, yet that was the year I fell deeply in love with mixed media painting. Like a crush. An obsession. And I desperately wanted to learn how to make those beautiful messes on canvas – the ones with all the textures and drippy paints and collaged layers of papers. I bought books & took workshops & experimented & painted & crafted & shredded & stenciled & smudged & smeared like my heart depended on it. Turns out all of that creative abandon of spilling layer upon layer on a canvas FREED me up. And my confidence grew. In art and in life.
And then I found myself gathered a couple of weeks ago with nine other women. We called our gathering The Radiate Sessions because we spent a lot of time radiating possibilities with one another when it came to our businesses, and our business’ soul missions. During the weekend the word confidence kept coming up for me over and over. I could feel it coming around again, like a long lost friend that you haven’t seen in ages yet there they are, just as you remembered them to be, yet older, wiser, softer.
Over and over again, I am learning the power of being with our people, our tribes. I hadn’t realized how deeply I missed this part of myself until this gathering had me feeling alive, free, and unearthing pieces pieces of lost confidence.
There was a beautiful hour during the weekend when the women gifted me with an unexpected palm circling ceremony. It will be something I remember, always. I cried (hard) as these friends reflected back to me my significance in their lives, and in the work I’m doing in the world. There were gifts, and notes, and beautiful words. I remember thinking to myself remember this, be present for this, take it in, allow yourself to receive. I felt incredibly seen, celebrated, adored, loved. Without a doubt, this circling ushered my confidence back into my life. A humbler, softer, cleaner confidence. I was even given a little sea monster during this circling with a secret message hidden inside. The secret message? Confidence. Seriously friends, I am not making it up. Sea monster = message from the universe = awe. How did that little sea monster know what I most needed to hear? There are no mistakes.
What do you most need to here? Write it down. On a piece of paper. On your body. In your journal. What I’ve learned is that these declarations are little hope notes we gift to ourselves. They help us get clear, manifest, celebrate, and nurture the pieces of ourselves that need nurturing.
What a gift. Thank you, confidence. I’m so glad you’re back. Thank you Radiate Sessions for….everything.
What I most need to hear is the voice of someone who lives far away from me now, and with whom I used to play the fart game with. That is what I most need to hear.
Such a raw honest post Kelly Rae. Thank you for sharing this so openly. That regardless of where we are on the artistic and business adventure, there are moments of strength and courage, but also of vulnerability – where we need to lean on the shoulders of others and look inwards until we can stand strong again.
These are the posts that give me strength – you know these open moments give others truth and direction and courage. But perhaps you don't realize how serendipitous and perfectly timed they truly are. Just when someone needs to hear it. With just the right words. And sometimes, from just the right person. Thank you.
I can think of so many words that apply to me and where I am on my life journey. Yet, if I am forced to choose one word, two words really, I chose "let go." Due to a disability, I gradually dropped out of my life years ago. Since then, I've been living in the past wanting to get my life back or in the future, looking to the time when I'll regain what I've lost. I know that I need to let go of both in order to live in the present.
Reading your post, I find myself nodding with recognition. Once again, your openness and honesty touches and speaks to me. Thank you for sharing your experience. It gives me hope that I too will find my way back. Blessings and love.
Kelly, you have been an inspiration to me for many years. I fell in love with your artwork, and then with you via your blog. Your gentle, open soul has helped me in so many ways. When I am frustrated with a project I remember your journeys, and the inspirational words that come from them. YOU have helped me to summons CONFIDENCE when it is lacking. Your mixed media inspired me to take an online course and explore a different medium. Creative souls NEED to release those inner artists, often and with passion. Thank you for always seeming to know what we need!
Thank you sweet lady. I do so appreciate ci ate your willingness to share in such a deep and personal way. You have given so much of yourself. Blessings. Paula
For the first time in 40+ years, I live on my own, as a single Mom with two daughters who look to me daily for wisdom, honesty, guidance, and confidence. I can finally say, I meet it happily. I am living my dream of creating artwork, and showing my children it's never to late to follow your heart. I've stumbled, and staggered, and stood back up again. They've witnessed it all. My soul loves the possibilities my life is showing me…I am grateful.
I look forward to getting to know many of you in the future… Here's to possibilities!
Your unique combination of Business Acumen + Authenticity + Humility + Desire to help others has had SUCH far reaching effects, all over the world. Thank you!
I absolutely adore the truths here and that you are brave enough for introspective. Such blessings can be found in that space. I'm curious about the palm circling. Can you explain that process? I've never heard of it.
like all the other comment, i found this to be a beautiful post. my work last year was confidence…for me, to do something (write a book) i had wanted to do for many years but lacked the confidence to try. it got written, and i got a contract for it. never, ever, doubt this power of determining what is missing and then decide to make it happen. this year's word is authenticity. i can't wait to see where it takes me. love your blog kelly…i am inspired.
You are such an inspiration!! Finding your book last year was an aha moment for me. I had never thought of adding texture, papers, objects, etc to my paintings until I came across your work. Totally life changing for me! I can't thank you enough. As far as a woman's group retreat is concerned I'm putting it out there that I would be very interested in that. I wouldn't be able to go right this second but would love to start talking about it. Anyone interested??
Thank you Kelly Rae for giving me the confidence to call myself an artist. Thank you for introducing me to Flora Bowley two years ago, who gave me techniques and confidence to create beautiful art. Thank you for the Flying Lessons ecourse in 2011 and connecting me with a wonderful tribe of inspirational women. Many thanks to you both for giving confidence and inspiration to hundreds of women around the world. All the best for you and your family, love and hugs.
You have inspired me in so many ways – you have no idea! You have done it again today, sweet and talented lady. Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts that you share with us – with the world. God bless.
Your message touched me. It was more important, today, that I hear it from you. Thank You!
As a fledgling artist and former student of your Flying Lessons, it is REALLY hard for me to imagine you lacking in confidence these days! You've been such an inspiration to so many people. But it is somewhat calming to know that even the most successful people, artists, have the same basic fears and insecurities those of us just starting out have. Thanks for sharing.
This was a beautiful post and so inspiring…thank you. Was this a group of your friends or is this a retreat that others can seek out and become a part of? Please reply…thank you so much for being such an inspiration to me. Sue Nieske
Ugh I love your blog so much but it actually keeps making me sad lately because of the self reflection is sparks in me. I just feel lonely lately. My husband is my best friend and my family is amazing but I've been yearning for gal pals. I always had so many friends growing up but ever since I graduated highschool nothing sticks. Friends come and go and it just seems the last few years due to moving around etc. there has been more going than coming. So i'm currently at a loss for what my word would be. I haven't found the word that would empower me.
I am however glad you found your word because you are such an inspiration to me!
Awesome post Kelly! You not only have a gift for painting, but an awesome gift for words. Stand firm in your confidence! 🙂
I LOVED this post!! So so so loved it! Thanks for sharing!
I am so glad I found your blog. I am a lover of your art and when I first saw it I was obsessed with each piece. This post really spoke to me. Just getting my creative footing back after a transition and absence of creating I'm really lacking that confidence too. Trying to figure out how my creative life fits into my mommy of 3 life. Thank you for your transparency and honesty. Needed to hear this today. 🙂
A beautiful post. Lucky you, to find such a circle, and very in tune with yourself when you said "remember this, be present for this, take it in, allow yourself to receive." So often we deny ourselves the very moments we long for because we feel simultaneously embarassed at praise. Success is a see-saw. Either we feel we don't get enough of it, or we begin to doubt that we deserve it, or can keep doing it. Both are self-sabotage to confidence. Best to stay in the now, in the joy of doing, creating, living – and glad that's where you are. Looking forward to seeing your new work after this.
I love this! I am hoping my long, lost friend (confidence) is just around the corner. My heart and soul have too much to create to let fear stop me.
What inspiration you are for the world. Your work has such a special place in my heart and has picked me up and dusted me off. I trust the journey. Thank you doesn't suffice! I appreciate you 😉
So beautifully written. I really think there is a wonderful process that happens as we bring a child into our lives. Our attention goes to them, their milestones, their needs. It's a journey to re-find that balance and nurture our own needs and find our own confidence in ourselves. I have a son that was born a few weeks from True and I've found myself in that same journey this past year or so. Hugs girl!
I love your art and have many pieces around my home. Thank you for bringing such wonderful beauty and inspiration into my life and thank you for your inspiring words in your blog. It's exactly what I needed to hear today.
Wonderful piece of writing. I identify with all you have said. Actually I felt really emotional whislt reading your story, as it was pulling at things about me…re confidence! Something I have never had even as a child. It has held me back, made me take the easy road career wise, stopped me from living my life to the full. Thankfully through my collage I am finding a voice & building my confidence slowly. Your message today is so lovely to read as I have struggled this week with my confidence again. You have given me
some inspiration to return to my collage work again. Thank you so very much.
I love your work so much and have many of your wonderful inspirational pieces around my home. Thank you for bringing such beauty and inspiration into my life and for this wonderful message today. It is what I needed to hear, especially today, so thank you again.
Very timely words for me today, thank you.
Thank you for sharing this! Confidence is one thing I know I struggle with daily, in my work and my self. Having a group of women to support and encourage you, not just when you need it most but always is wonderful!
Thank you! <3
Today is my 39th birthday and I feel more insecure than my 13 year old self ever did. You gave me the best birthday gift with this blog.


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“Our expectation is that we would all like that, within a year and a half, the pending situation of the documentary component will be resolved and, therefore, that we would have the Agency dealing with what is its daily demand and only that”, Luís Goes Pinheiro told journalists, upon arrival at the new agency's service point, which replaces the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) in the administrative management of cases.
“There was not always the capacity to respond in the time that we would all like, we are talking about almost 350,000 pending issues that the Agency faces”, stated Goes Pinheiro, admitting the weight of the new organisation's legacy.
Until the pending processes are resolved, “many measures will have to be taken”, which include an increase in human resources, but “also essentially a real technological shock in the documentary area”.
SEF's structural IT problems have been one of the main criticisms of unions and immigrant associations and now it is up to AIMA's management to launch a competition to modernise the entire system.
“It is absolutely essential to invest decisively in renewing the technological park in the digital transformation of this area, in order to ensure that the human resources that are present today and those that will be added to them are more than sufficient to fully serve the our users”, he said.
But for now, admitted Goes Pinheiro, the objective is to try to respond to the volume of information.
“In this initial phase - which is expected to last several months because the demand is so great that we can truly speak of an avalanche of documents that the Agency receives on the first day - it will be necessary to reinvent every day to find solutions to serve the best possible way”, stated the president of AIMA.
Today, immigrants who sought the location were confronted with the absence of any change in procedures, which led to complaints, something that Goes Pinheiro minimised.
“This start was the expected start, that is, we know well that the creation of the new Agency resulted from a set of transfers of powers from the old SEF to various entities, namely also here to the Agency, which is not just the result of the merger with the administrative component of the SEF, but also with the High Commission for Migrations”, he explained.
Now, AIMA will “replenish all the human resources” that came from other organisations and plans to hire 190 employees.
The new agency inherits 347 thousand processes and the priority will be to regularize, by the end of the year, cases of family reunification and, in the first quarter of 2024, the executive will launch, together with municipalities and local immigrant support offices, actions to resolve pending cases, allocating more resources to resolve existing cases.
This effort, will also include the placement of AIMA services in citizen stores and the increase of 10 more service points that will be added to the existing 34.


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A group of Los Angeles Police Department employees are suing the city over its requirement they get vaccinated against Covid-19, claiming it violates their constitutional rights—the latest in mounting pushback against mandates from police officers and unions across the country.
As was first reported by local news outlets on Sunday, six employees of the LAPD filed a federal lawsuit over the weekend asking to overturn the city-wide order they argue “further seeks to embarrass, humiliate, shame and deprive the liberty of persons who decline to state their vaccination status.”
The employees, part of a 12,000-person force that is nearly half unvaccinated, argued the mandate doesn’t take into account natural protections among those who previously had Covid-19 and claims employees can be protected “through non-pharmaceutical interventions such as health screenings, wearing masks and quarantine.”
This is at least the second lawsuit to spawn from a major law enforcement agency over a local mandate: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, was also sued by a group of state troopers and firefighters over her mandate for state workers this month.
In Chicago, the city’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, vowed to take action in court if Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announces a mandate for all city employees, as she has signaled she will.
Meanwhile, leaders in Portland, Ore., have decided not to enforce its citywide vaccine mandate on police officers after the Portland Police Department forcefully pushed back against the requirement, arguing it was illegal and would lead to mass resignations within an already under-staffed force.
An attorney for the Portland Police Association warned before city officials made their decisions that officers are “so deeply” opposed to vaccine requirements that “some will leave the profession before accepting a mandate.”
Some police forces are battling high levels of vaccine skepticism despite Covid-19 being the leading cause of U.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths. Some 242 officers died of the virus in 2020, and another 154 so far in 2021, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Nonetheless, large numbers of police officers are refusing to get the vaccine, a trend that has also emerged among other front-line workers. In New York, where officers must either get vaccinated or submit to regular testing, data from late August showed just under half of the police department’s 35,000 uniformed officers and 18,000 civilian employees were inoculated. And that’s in a state with a high vaccination rate: more than 81% of all adults are at least partially vaccinated against the virus.
Vaccine hesitancy among police officers has been sourced to numerous factors like officers rejecting the shot because they think previous Covid-19 infection has brought them immunity. Federal health guidance maintains that those who have had the disease before should still get vaccinated because it’s not clear how long post-infection protection lasts. Differences in the communities they serve, as well as misinformation about the vaccine may also be playing a role, The Washington Post reported in an investigation earlier this year.
“LAPD employees sue city over vaccine mandate” (Los Angeles Police Department)
“Portland will not enforce citywide vaccine mandate on police force” (Oregon Public Broadcasting)


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Born 1964, Toronto, Canada
Lives and works in New York, NY
For any serious photographer their best portraits are ultimately also self-portraits. The discomfort, oddness and frustration in my photographs are the evidence of my uneasiness.
As I've grown more mature and more comfortable in my skin I've been able to recognize the struggle and vulnerability in my sitters, bringing my work to a point of collaboration with them. Where once I sought conflict with the subjects now we work to build something strange and wonderful together.
2017 Uneasy, Krause Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Turn of the Century Portraiture, Galerie Youn, Montreal, QC
2013 Presence: The Invisible Portrait, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2002 The Sound of Music: New portraits of Contemporary Musicians, Other Music, New York
1998 FanClub, Saba Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Winning the White House: From Press Prints to Selfies, curated by Susan Carlson and
Claartje van Dijk for the International Center of Photography, New York, NY; exhibited
at the Southampton Arts Center, Southhampton, NY
2013 Rebels, curated by Carl Saytor, Photoville Brooklyn.
2012 Traces of Myth. Curated by Brenda Massie, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009 Wild Things: Photography for Animal Lovers. Curated by Greg Garry, Stricola Gallery,
New York, NY
Michael Jackson Doesn’t Quit: An exhibition featuring works related to the entertainer
and social phenomenon, Michael Jackson. Curated by Mike Ruiz and Ben Aqua, The
Future Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2003 How Human: Group photography exhibition related to DNA, International Center of
Photography, New York, NY
1995 Limbo: Collaborative show with Alex & Leja Kress, Limbo, New York, NY
1990 Stretch Camera: Group photography exhibition featuring images made exclusively with
the Kodak disposable panoramic camera, The Palmerston, Toronto, Canada
The International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2016 UNEASY: Chris Buck Portraits 1986-2016, Norman Stuart Publishing, New York, NY
2012 PRESENCE: The Invisible Portrait, monograph, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
2010 New York Portrait of a City, various artists, Taschen, New York, NY
2005 CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock, various artists,
Abrams, New York
2004 The World’s Top Photographers: Portraits, various artists, Rotovision SA, Hove, U.K.
2002 Hip Hop Immortals, various artists, Immortal Brands, New York, NY
1992 Shooting Stars, various artists, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, NY
Angry Women, various artists, RE/Search, San Francisco, CA
2016 American Photography Images of the Year (Paul Giamatti)
2015 American Photography Images of the Year (Lena Dunham)
2014 American Photography Images of the Year (Nick Offerman, Vice Office, President
2013 Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers 2014/ 2015 (President Barack Obama)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2012 (President Barack Obama)
2012 American Photography Images of the Year (Michele Bachmann, Presence Jack Nicklaus,
Presence Michael Stipe)
Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers 2012/ 2013 (George H. W. & Barbara
Bush, Steve Coogan, Diesel elephant ad)
2011 American Photography Images of the Year (David Byrne)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Editorial (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Corp/ Design (MS Office for Macs)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2011 (Trey Parker & Matt Stone)
2010 American Photography Images of the Year (Harold Ramis)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Editorial (Jay Leno)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Advertising (Old Spice)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Web Design (Chrisbuck.com)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2010 (Jeb Bush)
2008 Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Vice Boys)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Personal Work (Isn’t Bill Gates, Isn’t Justin
American Photography Images of the Year (Vice Boys, Isn’t Bill Gates, Isn’t Justin
2007 Annual Arnold Newman Portrait Prize (first recipient)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Personal Work (Imagination, Common
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Editorial (Donald Trump)
2006 22nd Annual PDN/Nikon Self-Promotion Award (Group Promo with JR)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Steve Martin, Jerry Stiller, Steve
Carell, Rivers Cuomo, David Cronenberg)
American Photography Images of the Year (Philip Lorca diCorcia)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Personal Work
2005 Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2005 (Wes Anderson)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Wes Anderson)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Advertising (Moviefone)
2004 Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2004 (Ryan Adams)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Genesis P-Orridge)
American Photography Images of the Year (Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews, Spike Lee)
2003 HOW Self-Promotion Award (Phobias/ Obsessed promo)
SPD (Society of Publication Designers) Award (Kato Kaelin)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2003 (Grady Turner/ Museum of Sex)
Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Phobias)
Photo District News Photo Annual Awards in Advertising (Citibank dog)
American Photography Images of the Year (Alberto Guerreo/ stomach reduction,
Suburban Stoners story)
2002 18th Annual PDN/Nikon Self-Promotion Award (A Nice Pair/ HP promo)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2002 (Spiritualized)
American Photography Images of the Year (David Rakoff & Amy Sedaris)
SPD (Society of Publication Designers) Award (Korey Stringer, John Lee, Jim Carrey)
Art Directors’ Club of New York Photography Merit Award (Ike Turner)
2001 American Photography Images of the Year (James Caan, Bjork, Gillian Anderson, Ryan
Adams, Joe/ Singles Dance, Jacqueline & Chaplin, Dr. Edwin Zinman)
2001 (continued) Photo District News Photo Annual Award in Editorial (Gillian Anderson)
National Magazine Award (Canada) (Miguel Arteta)
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2001 (Shokrian Brothers)
2000 Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 2000 (Salman Rushdie)
Applied Arts Award in Photography (Salman Rushdie)
1999 American Photography Images of the Year (Richard Leacock, Missy Elliott, Elliott
Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 1999 (Mr. Show)
Art Directors’ Club of New York Photography Award (Elliott Smith)
SPD (Society of Publication Designers) Award (Elliott Smith)
1998 American Photography Images of the Year (Dolly the sheep, John Cusack, Aren Almon
Kok, Bernard Ebbers, white shirt story)
1997 American Photography Images of the Year (Ewan MacGregor, East River Pipe, George
McGovern, Ross Bleckner, Philip Johnson)
1996 Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 1996 (Janeane Garofalo)
1995 Communication Arts Photography Annual Best of 1995 (Robert Kennedy Jr)
2016 Noble, Lou “Uneasy” The Photographic Journal. June 15.
2015 Ünver, Kate “Photographer Chris Buck’s Likeness Series” The Daily Mini. September
Casillas, Daniel “Photographer Creates Self-Portraits Using 3-D Model of Himself”
Metro World News. July 1.
Garrett, Jenna “Man Uses a 3-D Model of Himself to Take Hilarious Selfies” Wired.com.
Molloy, Michelle “Meet the Photographer Who Created a 3D Miniature Version of
Himself” Time.com. June 8.
Schonauer, David “Photographer Profile – Chris Buck: ‘It’s my job to move the
magazine into areas it hasn’t been’ ” Ai-Ap Profiles. February 17.
2014 Burnham, Jonathan “Portraits d’un tournant de siècle à la Galerie Youn – Chris Buck”
Fashion is Everywhere. September 16. (Canada)
Alain, Emmanuelle “Exposition Photo: Chris Buck & Ses Celebrites ” Le Cahier.
September 13. (Canada)
Ghio, Lena “Chris Buck @ Galerie Youn” Le Paradoxe Lena Ghio. September 13.
Noble, Lou “Chris Buck” The Photographic Journal. September 9.
“Chris Buck Photographe De Stars” Le Lundi. September. (Canada)
Lachance, Patricia, “Entrevue avec le photographe Canadien Chris Buck” Elle Quebec.
August 15. (Canada)
Walsh, Brienne, “How to Shoot a Humorous Portrait: Chris Buck is Quirky in a Good
Way” Rangefinder. March 12.
2013 Wilson, Ralph “An Interview with Chris Buck” Life Framer. October 30. (U.K.)
Gardiner, Ross “Where’s Seth?” LA Canvas. May/ June.
Wilson, Mark “The Strangest Celebrity Portraits You’ll (N)ever See” Fast Company
Design blog. March 27.
Williams, Olivia “Can you spot the celebrity in these pictures? Surreal snaps of Jay Leno,
Ringo Starr and Snoop Dogg HIDING behind some of their favourite objects all in the
name of art” Daily Mail. March 12. (U.K.)
Will “A Positively Great Use of Negative Space” Hearty blog. February 22.
2013 (continued) Kalaf, Samer “These Pictures of Celebrities Have No Celebrities in Them” Animal New
York. February 20.
Knoblauch, Loring. “Chris Buck, Presence @Foley” Collector Daily. February 6.
Canziani, Joao “Joao Canziani in Conversation With Chris Buck” Photographers On
Photography. January 28.
Lampe, Lilly “Review: Photographers Lisa Kereszi, Chris Buck Explore the Power of
Absence at Hagedorn” Atlanta Arts. January 10.
Guinness, Rebecca “Chris Buck: Presence” Nowness. January 6. (U.K.)
2012 LeCraw, Christa “Chris Buck is (Un)Common” Photohaus Winter 2012/2013 (Canada)
Moret, A. “New York Artist: Chris Buck” Installation Magazine, December 21.
Schiller, Jakob. “Shatner, Snoop and De Niro Play Hide-and-Seek in Experimental
Portrait Series” Raw File blog, Wired.com, December 20.
Harris, Bridget. “Top Photographic Magazine Covers of the Year” Lightbox blog,
Time.com. December 18.
Murdoch, Sarah “Presence: The Invisible Portrait –Gift Books for the Hipster” Toronto
Star. Dec 16.
Davies, Lucy. “Chris Buck’s ‘missing” celebrity portraits.” The Telegraph, December 7.
Alexander, Janet. “Chris Buck Presence Artist Talk and Book Signing” Resource.com.
Haggart, Rob. “Chris Buck Talks About His New Book: Presence” APhotoEditor.com
McNeilly, Claudia. “If a Celebrity is Invisible, Can You Still See Them?”
TorontoStandard.com. October 12. (Canada)
Brown, Lane. “A New Approach in Celebrity Portraits: Have the Stars Hide” New York
Magazine. October 10.
“Dette er et billed af Robert De Niro!” Politiken. October 4. (Denmark)
Pantovich, Mila. “Exclusive: Photographer Chris Buck Talks Invisible Celebrities” Just
Luxe. October 2.
“Chris Buck: Celebrity Photographer Plays Hide and Seek for Portrait Series” Plaid.com.
September 25. (Canada)
Charlesworth, Jenny “Where’s Leno?” The Grid TO. September 6-12. (Canada)
O’Neill, Claire. “Is That Bill Gates in a Bathtub?” The Picture Show blog, NPR.org.
O’Neill, Justin. “On The Bookshelf: Chris Buck’s Presence: The Invisible Portrait”
GQ.com. August 30.
“Can You Spot A Star? Photographer Chris Buck’s ‘Presence: An Invisible Portrait’
Depects Hidden Celebrities” HuffingtonPost.com. August 29.
Chong, Barry. “Celebrity Photographer Chris Buck” ToroMagazine.com. August 27.
Hampton, Chris. “I’m Not There: Canadian Photographer Chris Buck Plays a Game of
High-Profile Hide-and-Seek” National Post. August 23. (Canada)
Day, Karen. “Presence: The Invisible Portrait” CoolHunting.com. August 21.
Johnson, Elizabeth I. “Celebrities Pose for Unseen Portraits” CNN.com. August 3.
Risch, Conor. “Celebrity Sighting” Photo District News. August 1.
Zweifel, Philippe. “Wo ist der Star?” Tages Anzeiger. July 16. (Switzerland)
Morscher, Mathias. “Die Unsichtbaren Porträts von Chris Buck” Kurier Weihnachen,
July 5. (Germany)
“Die Bloße Anwesxenheit Genügt” Zeit.de. July 2. (Germany)
Matthews, Katherine Oktober “Presence” GUP. July 1. (The Netherlands)
Seo, Jiyoung “All Fours & Phobias” Photo+ June 1. (South Korea)
2012 (continued) Curtis, Lousia J. “For Artists, Even Paid Jobs Should be ‘Personal’”, The Lab, from
Agency Access, March 1.
2011 Curtis, Lousia J. “Louisa J. Curtis of Chatterbox Enterprises Chats with Chris Buck”
PDN on-line, October 10.
Stuart Hughes, Holly; Walker, David “How Creatives Hire Photographers for Video
Assignments: Reflecting Wired’s Editorial Style with Zana Woods” Photo District News.
Rubio, Danielle “Interview with Photographer – Chris Buck” Exposure Capture Blog,
2010 Barnett, Simon; Walton , Dawnie “Odd & Amazing: Stars by Chris Buck” LIFE
Magazine on-line, November 19.
Sabarese, Ted “Chris Buck’s Quietly-Hilarious Photo Lighting of Steve Martin” Guess
The Lighting. August 30.
Samuels, Sean. “The Ideas Man”, Professional Photographer, August (U.K.)
Sutton, Joe. “Diesel’s Be Stupid”, Resource Magazine, Summer.
Ex, Kris. “Trend Shedder”, Respect Magazine, Spring.
Seckler, Zack “Chris Buck” F-Stop blog. January 28.
2009 Henderson, Deb. “Interview with Photographer Chris Buck,” The Factory, May 5. (U.K.)
Buck, Chris “Nick Cave Photographed by Chris Buck” “Belle & Sebastian Photographed
by Chris Buck” “Fiery Furnaces Photographed by Chris Buck” Magnet. Winter
2008 Haggart, Rob. “Chris Buck Interview,” A Photo Editor, December.
Durey, John. “Light Box Chris Buck,” Box Magazine, Issue 018, Autumn (Australia).
Colberg, Joerg “What Makes a Great Portrait?” Conscientious blog. February 6.
2007 Steffens, Christine “Portraiture” Photo District News. December.
Buck, Naomi “Interview with Chris Buck on Photographing Women” KulturAustausch
Kent, Jeff. “The Pop Culturalist,” Professional Photographer, October.
Darlow, Andrew “ASMP Arnold Newman Award Presented to Photographer Chris
Buck” Imaging Buffet. May 21.
2006 Adams, James. “Want a Glamour Shot? Then Pass on Buck,” The Globe and Mail,
October 3 (Canada).
DarConte, Lorraine A. “Reaching for the Stars,” Rangefinder, July.
End Frame: “A Portrait of the Artist as a Man Who Plays with His Food,” Photo District
Weitholz, Arezu “Man At Work” I Magazine (Visa Infinite). No. 1 (May). (Germany)
Cabell, Mimi. “Chris Buck,” Function, Issue 7 (Canada).
Dault, Julia. “One-Frame Biography,” National Post, March 9 (Canada).
Launt, Patricia. “Chris Buck wants Chris Buck(s),” The Ryersonian, March 8 (Canada).
McKinnon, Matthew. “Buck Shot,” CBC on-line, March 21. (Canada).
2005 Gottlieb, Jane “Saving Face” Photo District News. August.
Schneider, Craig. “Land of the Lost Footing,” Photo District News, July.
Lee, Cliff; Jezovit, Andrea. Eyeopener. April. (Canada)
Telford, Anne. “Chris Buck,” Communication Arts, March/ April.
“Interview With Chris Buck: Photographer,” Scene Missing Magazine, January 4.
2004 Buck, Chris. “Me, Myself, and I,” Esquire, October.
Wrench, Allen. “Open Your Heart,” Vision, January/February. (China)
2003 Boxer, Sarah “The Art of the Code, Or at Play With DNA” The New York Times.
Kuber, Aditya. “As Long As You Have Hope You Have Enough For A Start,” The Times
Journal of Photography, Issue 3.3 February. (India)
2003 (continued) Wolfe, Linda. “Over Under Sideways Down with Photographer Chris Buck,” BB Gun
Magazine, Issue #6.
Miekus, Krzysztof “Hello Dolly,” Pozytyw, Issue 9.50. (Poland)
2002 Mack, Ann “Citibank Print Campaign with Chris Buck” PDN PhotoServe.com. Sept 15.
Golden, Michelle “The Sound of Music” Photo District News. July.
Hampson, Sarah. “Telling Images,” The Globe and Mail, May 4. (Canada).
2001 Havlik, Dan “Chris Buck’s Pop Life” Studio Photography & Design. October.
Fulford, Robert. “Conference Speaker Has Idea: Go Naked,” National Post, June
White, Michael. “Bucking the Trend” Toronto Star. May 27. (Canada)
D’Amato, Jennie “A Fresh Look at a Familiar Face” Photo District News. May.
Flass, Rebecca. “W + K Defies Expectation of American Indians,” Adweek, March 12.
Olen, Lisa. “Image of the Month – Chris Buck” LifeSmart Solutions. January 15.
2000 McCarthy, Robert “The Buck Sticks Here” Photo District News. October.
1998 LaBruce, Bruce “Blab column” On the making of Chris Buck’s documentary on him in
Paris in April. Exclaim (Canada)
1996 Woods, Scott. “Snapshots of a Pop Obsessive,” Popped.com (Canada)
Dziemianowicz, Joe “Read My Lipstick” On the trend of writing on woman’s bodies in
photographs, featuring the background of Chris Buck’s Janeane Garofalo portrait. The
New York Times
1990 Harris, Jeffrey. “A Passion for Pictures,” Ryersonian, March 28. (Canada)
Television/ Video Segments
2013 Jarvis, Chase “Legendary Celebrity Photog Chris Buck + Musical Guest Hey Marseilles
on cjLIVE” Chase Jarvis Live. aired February 27.
2011 “Make Yourself a Maynards – Chris Buck guest” Live with Annette Hamm & Bob
Cowan, CHCH Hamilton, ON. August 25. (Canada)
“Chris Buck photographer profile & Maynards Spokesmanship” eTalk August 24.
2007 Coristine, Katie “Chris Buck Profile” eTalk. August 29. (Canada)
2006 Powis, Tim “Chris Buck” Arts & Minds. Aired December 16. (Canada)
Shipley, Michelle “Chris Buck” MTV Canada March 27. (Canada)
2004 Greenberg, Penny “Sexiest Stars, with Chris Buck” Star TV October 10. (Canada)
2003 Goldman, Marni “Chris Buck” Media TV March 18. (Canada)
2001 Finlay, Heather; Tomkins, Mimi “Profile of Chris Buck” Fashion TV. September.
1997 “Spice Girls Photo Shoot” Entertainment Tonight. January 29.
1989 “William Burroughs Shot - Gun Paintings” City TV April 24.
1994 Rudefors, Indgrid “Williamsburg Day & Night: New Years Eve” Chris Buck appears
twice in this short fictional film, as “the boyfriend”
1992 Rudefors, Ingrid “A Woman’s Point of View During Sex” A short fictional film, starring
Gomez, Nick “Laws of Gravity” A full-length fictional film. Chris Buck has a small nonspeaking
1991 Hartley, Hal “Ambition” A short fictional film, Chris Buck has a small speaking role.
1990 Schuppel, Uli M. “On The Road To God Knows Where” A documentary film of the
Tender Prey tour of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, in the spring of 1989. An early scene
features Chris Buck’s Toronto photo sitting with the band.
Speaking Engagements/ Workshops
2014 Charles Arnold Lecture Series, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY “Chris
Buck” October 23.
2013 Michael Foley Professional Community lecture class, School of Visual Arts, New York,
NY. “Guest Speaker: Chris Buck” March 1.
Vancouver Photo Workshops, Vancouver, BC. “An Evening with Master Photographer
Chris Buck from NYC!!” Talk: February 22; Workshop: February 23, 24.
Foley Gallery, New York, NY. “On Presence, with Conor Risch” February 16.
2012 Aperture Foundation, New York, NY; “On Presence”, December 4.
Pikto Studios, Toronto, ON, a two day workshop; “UNCOMMON: New Approaches to
Portraiture, with Chris Buck”, October 13, 14.
Santa Fe Photography Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, a weeklong workshop: “The Surprising
Portrait”, July 1–6.
2011 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, New York, NY; “Buck Naked: The Secrets of Master
Photographer Chris Buck” October 28.
St. Michael’s College “Take A Picture, It Lasts Longer” October 7.
2010 CAPIC Presents: “Buck Shot”, Toronto, ON, May 4.
Ontario Photo Educator’s Forum, Keynote Speaker, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON,
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, April 22.
2009 Santa Fe Photography Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, a weeklong workshop: “The Surprising
Portrait”, June 28-July 4.
2006 Ryerson Kodak Lecture Series, Toronto, ON, March 10.
2003 Apple Store, Soho, New York, NY. June 23.
Trampoline Hall literary cabaret, Fez Lounge, New York, NY; on Janet Malcolm’s “The
Journalist and the Murderer” March 31.
NYC PhotoGroup Salon, New York, NY. January.
2002 Contact Photography Conference, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, May 13.
2001 IdeaCity Conference on Media, Science and Ideas, Toronto, ON; “The Importance of
Vacations”, June 22.
1995 Kodak Student Conference, Kodak Canada, Toronto, ON
1994 Careers In Photography, 3-hour workshop. Learning Annex, New York, NY. March 22.


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Richton High School Band will host a Fan Cloth Shop for a fundraiser with proceeds going to purchase new drums. Deadline is Feb. 8. All information is on the school and band Facebook page. Order online or contact any band student for more information are purchase. All types of shirts, hoodies, jackets, pants, mask are available with the school logo. Please support your local band students and program.
RHS-RJH Beauty Pageant will be held March 3 @ 7:00 in the auditorium.
Basketball teams travel to Resurrection Feb. 4 and District Tournament is Feb. 7-11.
Richton Baseball 2022 Hit-A-Thon and Alumni Scrimmage is Feb. 5 starting with Jr. High at 10 and 11 and high school 1 and 2:30.
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National Wear Red Day, an annual observance of Heart Disease Awareness is Friday, Feb. 4th.
Progress reports go out Feb. 10th.
Perry County Vo-Tech
February is Career and Technical Education Month and Work Keys Testing Month.


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- Amazon is adding more package pick-up locations through its Amazon Hub Counter program.
- The latest retailers to partner with the e-commerce giant to add pickup spots are Stage Stores, GNC and Health Mart.
- Amazon has been testing pickup counters at those retailers for a few months now, according to a press release. All told, the company says it now has thousands of Hub Counter locations across the country and has brought tens of thousands of Amazon customers into partner retailers' stores.
Hub Counter's promise to retail partners is a win-win arrangement with Amazon. The online specialist gets a secure pickup location for customers concerned about possible theft or damage from their doorstep, not to mention somebody else's employees to staff the counters. Retailers get added traffic from Amazon's customers.
So far, according to Amazon, an "array of retailers, convenience stores, and small businesses have expressed interest in becoming a Counter partner." Patrick Supanc, global director of the Amazon Hub unit, said in a press release that "partners are thrilled with the strong engagement and additional foot traffic Counter is driving for their stores."
Along with a secure location for Amazon's customers, the pickup counters also give the company greater delivery density, which could lower delivery costs per package. It also eliminates the most complex and expensive part of e-commerce orders: the last yard. Counter is part of Amazon's Hub suite of pickup options which includes Locker, Locker+ and Apartment Locker.
Amazon this year has also added Hub Counter locations to hundreds of Rite Aid stores. Bryan Everett, former Rite Aid COO (who was replaced by Jim Peters earlier this month) noted in September that the drug store retailer added Amazon counters at 650 stores so far and plans to expand that to 1,500 locations.
Asked by an analyst how much traffic that has driven, Everett said the partnership "is building or driving additional traffic into the stores," according to a Seeking Alpha transcript. He added, "But it's just too early to share any additional sales results at this time."
Along with its Hub Counter locations, Amazon also has a self-service locker pickup program and a partnership with Kohl's to process returns for the e-commerce company. This year that partnership expanded to all Kohl's locations. Some data has shown Kohl's sales increased in stores where Amazon returns were accepted.
The Hub Counter service is free to Amazon customers and allows them 14 days to pick up a package from a given location. It applies to Amazon's own retail items and third-party sales that use Fulfilled by Amazon.

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A group of men have been ticketed for playing chess on a designated chess table located inside the Emerson playground in the Inwood section of Manhattan.
"It's vindictive, it's malicious and it's very ugly," said Yacahudah Harrison.
Those are words you wouldn't expect to hear about a playground but many believe are fitting given what happened at Inwood Hill Park.
"We see them playing all the time, it's harmless, teach kids how to play, it's been blown way out of proportion," said Rob Walsh, a parent.
There are a group of regulars who play chess inside the gated area.
That all ended when police made their move, handed out tickets to seven men for disobeying a sign that says it prohibits adults in this area, except in the company of children.
"You can't make an exception to that law cause once you do there will be excuses," said Renee Barnett.
Two of the men say they were well aware of the sign and so before they began playing chess and they asked a Park Ranger if it would be ok. They say the ranger not only gave them permission but an explanation.
"She said 'Oh yeah, I wouldn't enforce that law, that's made for child molesters or people taking photographs of children", said Harrison.
The Parks Department says the rule is "Designed to protect children using our playgrounds and to deter inappropriate adult use of space."
Police believe they acted appropriately adding two of the men had prior arrests, although they wouldn't specify which ones or if the officers who wrote these tickets even knew that at the time.
A possible compromise is putting a chess table, outside of the gated area, but then again this is the game of chess where nothing is straight forward.


Bhartiya Janata Party’s Maharashtra state President Raosaheb Danve on Saturday created controversy on the eve of the local municipal council elections when he said that ‘Laxmi’ might suddenly give ‘darshan’ on the day and when hse does, people should welcome it and not return it. While the statement refers to the Hindu goddess Laxmi, it must be noted that she is worshipped in the country as the goddess of wealth. According to DNA, Danve later went dived into damage control after opposition parties picked up on the controversial statement and said that the was only asking the people to welcome the goddess and not alluding to money.
The opposition Congress had highly objected to Danve’ statement and had said that he was indirectly asking people to accept money during his election campaign. The Congress also asked the State Election Commission to register a case of violating the model code of election against him. According to reports, Sachin Sawant, Congress state party spokesperson said that party would approach the SEC, although he believed that the Commission should take cognisance of remarks such as Danve’s on its own.
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Any politician running for president could submit for public consideration a 500-page document proposing the most deranged policy on earth, and it wouldn’t summon as much outcry as a single gaffe. This is because gaffes are also, conveniently, soundbites; it’s also because gaffes provide the opportunity to charge that a politician is not only wrong-minded, but stupid and incompetent. This is true across the political spectrum, and no politician or party is burdened by our vulturous lust for gaffes any more than the next.
So it was, for instance, when Hillary Clinton seemed to say in an Iowa town hall last month that she would close down more than 50 percent of America’s public schools—and then perhaps 50 percent of that culled herd, and so on and so forth, Zeno’s-paradox style, until not a single American school remained open. Was this really what Clinton said? Not exactly. She said, “Now, I wouldn’t keep any school open that wasn’t doing a better-than-average job,” referring to a unique provision in Iowa state law that she went on to specify she would have little, if any, federal control over as president.
A fair-minded person might wonder if Clinton’s remarks on Iowa schools reflect her views on education in a more cosmic sense. This would at least be a smarter line of inquiry than the one concerning an obviously ridiculous plan to rid the nation of schooling, and a more revealing one to boot. And the answer—crucially—wouldn’t necessarily exonerate her. Clinton’s relationship with teachers’ unions as first lady of Arkansas was frictious thanks in part to a teacher-testing bill that irked the state’s educators; but she has since earned endorsements from major teachers’ unions like the National Education Association, and earned the ire of the school-choice crowd with disparaging remarks about public charter schools. Her record, in other words, is mixed: The opposite of a gaffe is not a remark that everyone likes and agrees on, but a clearly understood and fairly interpreted remark.
Today’s gaffe frenzy came to us courtesy of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who has never been known for a particularly delicate or subtle verbal style. Speaking last night to Rachel Maddow on her eponymous MSNBC show, Sanders fielded a question about why he hasn’t earned the endorsements of organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Human Rights Campaign, and others. Here’s what he said:
“I would love to have the endorsement of every progressive organization in America. We’re very proud to have received recently the endorsement of MoveOn.org. We’ve received the endorsement Democracy for America. These are grassroots organizations representing millions of workers. … What we are doing in this campaign, it just blows my mind every day because I see it clearly, we’re taking on not only Wall Street and economic establishment, we’re taking on the political establishment. ... So, I have friends and supporters in the Human Rights Fund and Planned Parenthood. But, you know what? Hillary Clinton has been around there for a very, very long time. Some of these groups are, in fact, part of the establishment.”
Sanders was instantly taken to mean that Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign are part of the nefarious political cabal he intends to dismantle; the Human Rights Campaign characterized Sanders’s remarks as an attack, and Planned Parenthood protested that it cannot be a part of the “establishment” since “we fight like hell to protect women’s health.”
First things first: If Sanders set out to declare war on the Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, and others, it was a terrifically strange move to open his comments by wishing for their endorsements. They are, after all, among the “progressive organization[s]” he was referring to when he approached the subject at Maddow’s prompting. And it would’ve been even more bizarre for Sanders to note that he has “friends and supporters” inside Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign (which he mistakenly called the “Human Rights Fund”) if his ultimate point was that these organizations stand in need of destruction. And, while Sanders designating MoveOn.org and Democracy for America as “grassroots”—perhaps in contrast to Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign—surely rankled some, “grassroots” is not synonymous with “good,” and Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign are each among the largest and most influential organizations of their kind.
So what was Sanders getting at, if he wasn’t expressing a sudden seizure of reactionary sentiment? It appears to me he was reiterating what he has said about his candidacy all along—that his success is atypical because of his reliance on grassroots funding and support instead of major donors, PACs, or influential endorsements from prominent groups. His mistake was presuming it would be clear that he recognizes the existence of an “establishment” that is progressive; in any other circumstance, most liberals would likely have agreed with the abstract idea that there are certain institutions that act as gatekeepers of mainstream progressive thoughts and priorities, which is why internal disagreements among progressives are totally ordinary.
One might argue that those institutions, like Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign, are good gatekeepers of liberal thought and priorities, and that the role they play in endorsing candidates and policies is a positive one that improves leftward politics. One might also advance the idea that institutions with a stake in sticking around are wise to throw their weight behind the candidate they view as the likeliest to succeed. What Sanders was saying, I believe, was that his campaign hasn’t operated according to that procedure, in part because he himself is not an establishment candidate whose election is considered likely if not certain.
Sanders was not impugning the services offered by Planned Parenthood or the work done by the Human Rights Campaign. In fact, Sanders’s campaign responded to the Human Rights Campaign’s announcement that it is backing Clinton by arguing, “It’s understandable and consistent with the establishment organizations voting for the establishment candidate, but it’s an endorsement that cannot possibly be based on the facts and the record”—a reference to Sanders’s long record of supporting LGBT rights. Nor was he attempting to imply that the organizations he clearly labeled as progressive are somehow conservative by nature of their influence in the liberal political arena.
Reasonable people can, of course, disagree on whether or not Sanders’s approach to politics is strategic or naive, useful or dangerous. But that’s all secondary now, and to nobody’s real benefit.


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Fourth conviction for corporate manslaughter reported
Although the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act was passed in 2007, there have only been four convictions so far. None have been in the healthcare sector although prosecutors have clearly considered this in some cases.
The latest conviction arose in Northern Ireland.
An animal feed manufacturer, J Murray & Son, was convicted following the death of a worker in February 2012. The worker had only been employed at the company for eight weeks and died after he became entangled in the moving parts of a meal blending machine. Although there were no witnesses, it is thought that he either fell into the machine or his clothing caught on the machinery as he was loading it. The feed mixing machine had been bought in 2009 and the company’s managing director had removed safety guards from the top to enable easier mixing of food. However this exposed moving slats and although the machine had been operated in this way for three years, this led to the death in this case.
The company was fined £100,000. This took account of a one-third discount for a guilty plea and also took into account (1) the company’s ability to pay and (2) the local implications for the employment market if it were to go out of business (the company employed 16 people from the local area). The company was given five years to pay the penalty and also ordered to pay £10,450 in costs.
The fine was obviously significant but not as high as in some recent health and safety prosecution cases. It is of note that in imposing the fine the court that took account of the firm’s turnover. Whilst this obviously assisted the Defendant here, in any future prosecution of a larger company with a significant turnover, the fine could be significant.
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CQC Fine for failure to meet medication regulations
One of the enforcement actions available to CQC is to impose a fine. CQC has recently issued a fixed penalty notice to St Phillip’s Care Ltd after inspectors found that medication concerns had not been addressed properly for three months and that accordingly, CQC considered there was a failure persistently to comply with national standards on the safe management of medicine. A fine of £8,000 was imposed.
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Photos by Gigi Hadid
Milan, Italy – Versus recently announced that global superstar ZAYN is starring in its Spring/Summer 2017 campaign. This celebrity powered campaigned is shot by the socialite and top model Gigi Hadid features fellow top model, Adwoa Aboah.
“It was sick to work with Versus”, declared Zayn Malik. “Dontella is a G. It was extra special that Gigi shot the campaign. Looking forward to following up with my Versus collection that drops in June.”
The setting and ambiance exists with the creative team just hanging out one evening in a suite at the legendary Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Hadid shot the campaign using iPhones and digital cameras, giving each shot an immediate intimacy and energy. This results in images characterized as a raw, honest and revealing study of relationships, friendships and the passions of the Versus tribe.
Donatella Versace said of the campaign, “The Versus campaign captures everything that is special about ZAYN, Gigi and Adwoa. They are young people who define the mood of their generation with their honesty, energy and their love.”
The campaign images will appear in various forms, both individually on social media, and grouped together in print as if appearing on a Versus feed.
The campaigned is style by the legendary Patti Wilson. Throughout, ZAYN and Adwoa wear pieces from the Spring/Summer 17 collection, echoing a new manifesto for Versus: a real wardrobe for a fresh generation. ZAYN wears pieces such as the iconic Versus leather jacket, complete with silver lion’s head buttons, and the new Versus faded denim jacket with the iconic safety pin as fastening. His matching faded jeans are ripped and torn, then lined with metal mesh.
Adwoa wears similar pieces, reflecting the unified mood of Versus, as well as metal mesh tanks and fine knit tops with shredded panels lined with metal mesh.
The Spring/Summer 2017 campaign precedes the ZAYN x VERSUS capsule collection, which will be revealed in June and then immediately available to buy.