The looming government shutdown could wreak havoc on the U.S. Department of Education's jam-packed fall plans.
Student loan payments resume Sunday—the day after funding for the government will run out unless Congress acts this week—and the agency is set to start negotiations over a new plan for student loan forgiveness in a few weeks. Plus, a new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is set to launch in December.
Colleges are looking for new and legal ways to help build first-year classes that will be diverse and whose members will be successful in the long run. That goal has taken on new importance after the U.S. Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions policies.
To paint a fuller picture of a prospective student, some equity advocates say colleges could lean on things like a high school profile, the neighborhood a student grew up in, and family resources. Those factors can be a key predictor of students who have the potential to succeed and thrive in college, says new research.
Among the people streaming onto Baker College campuses early this fall were some new faces: federal investigators conducting an unusual review of the marketing and recruitment practices of the Michigan private college.
Baker College once was Michigan’s largest private nonprofit college, built on questionable promises of employment and cost. But now it faces a fresh host of financial and reputational challenges.
Millions of federal student loan borrowers are new enough to the system that they have never had to make a payment on their loans. That changes in a matter of days—when loan payments come due after a years-long pandemic pause—and these brand new borrowers take the first steps of a long journey toward paying off their debt.
Those initial steps can feel intimidating. Here's what new borrowers should know in the lead up to the October start date and their first student loan payment.
For formerly incarcerated people like Christopher Barajas, higher education can improve the chances of staying out of prison. Among those who are educated, the chance of going back to prison is 43 percent lower than those who do not participate in education, according to a study by the RAND corporation.
But depending on where individuals are sent for parole after prison, it may make continuing education harder. A new law in California is set to change that.
College-bound high school seniors are entering uncharted territory this fall: the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions.
Admissions officials at selective schools have been anticipating this changing landscape for some time now, but what about students and their families? Sandy Baum of the Urban Institute weighs in on what they can expect.


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Let the DrumRoll for Hayes, Lemelle, and Marsalis
Phoebe Hayes Ph.D. wins James William Rivers Prize. Branford Marsalis earns the Alvin Batiste Hall of Distinction Award, and Martin Lemelle, Ph.D., is named Grambling State University President
Phebe Hayes, Ph.D., retired Dean of General Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and founder of the Iberia African American Historical Society, has been named the distinguished recipient of the 2023 James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies. This prize recognizes Hayes for her exceptional work as a public historian and community leader, particularly in her efforts to further the study of Black history in south Louisiana.
The James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies is one of the most prestigious awards in Louisiana Studies which honors individuals who have exhibited extraordinary commitment and excellence in the exploration and dissemination of Louisiana's unique history, heritage, and culture.
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Her leadership at the Iberia African American Historical Society has contributed significantly to the understanding of African American contributions in Iberia Parish. It has also fostered a broader appreciation for the region's complex cultural legacy and rich—yet incomplete—history.
Hayes’s pioneering work has given rise to the IAAHS Center for Research and Learning, in New Iberia. It is a hub for scholars, students, and the general public to engage in a comprehensive exploration of the Black experience in Louisiana.
Her vision has materialized in the form of the Iberia African American Historical Society Journal, and in the establishment of a growing digital archive, ensuring that valuable historical resources are preserved for future generations. This honor adds her to an impressive lineage of past winners including A. Hays Town, Ernest Gaines, Nick Spitzer, Gwendolyn Midlow Hall, Leah Chase, James Lee Burke, and many more.
Grammy-, Emmy-, and Tony-award winner Branford Marsalis will be presented with the Alvin Batiste Hall of Distinction Award before the Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration, Wed., March 6, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, at the Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts.
The annual award is given by the River City Jazz Coalition and Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge to honor the legacy of Batiste in recognition of a "lifetime contribution and cultivation of jazz music in the State of Louisiana." Marsalis studied with the great clarinetist and innovator at Southern University.
Past recipients include Mike Esneault, Herman Jackson, and Donald Harrison. ONLINE: http://manshiptheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/...
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to name Martin Lemelle, PhD, as the next president of Grambling State University.
“Dr. Lemelle’s appointment as the 11th president of Grambling State University guarantees a leader well-prepared on day one,” said Rick Gallot who left the Grambling presidency to assume the role of UL System President and CEO at the start of the year. “I am confident that under President Lemelle’s leadership, Grambling State University will continue to thrive with its best days yet to come.”
Lemelle is a 2006 graduate and former student government association president of Grambling. He has most recently served as executive vice president & chief financial officer at Maryland Institute College of Art. Prior, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Grambling from 2016 to 2021.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - When the Golden State Warriors began madly celebrating a stunning, last-second win against defending NBA champion Miami on the Heat's home court this week, Jarrett Jack quickly offered a message to his teammates.
Time to move on. Next game. Act like you've done this before.
Thanks to Jack, that catchy "We Believe" mantra that gained mass popularity during the team's unlikely run to the second round of the 2007 playoffs has suddenly turned into "We Belong."
Nobody will argue the Warriors belong, at least for the moment.
Golden State (15-7) is off to its best start since 1991-92 and the team sits in second place in the Pacific Division behind the Los Angeles Clippers going into Friday night's game at Orlando.
Everybody involved guards against getting too excited at this early stage.

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Because the race centre is situated in the centre of Zurich, there are just a few parking lots available near the "Landiwiese" area. We urge you therefore to use public transport.
Trams from Zurich Main Station
Tram Nr. 7 leaves Zurich main station every 10 minutes and stops at Biloweg (6 minutes walk) and Wollishofen station (5 minutes walk). Tram Nr. 6 stops at Enge station. It is a 10 minutes walk from Enge station to the Landiwiese. Trams Nr. 2, 8, 9 and 11 stop at Bürkliplatz (boat station) and from there you can take bus Nr. 161 or Nr. 165 to Wollishofen station. For more information please visit www.vbz.ch.
City-Rail (S-Bahn) from Zurich Main Station
Take the S24 or the S8 train from main station to Wollishofen. S24 leaves on the hour, S8 leaves on the half hour (see www.sbb.ch).
Please notice: You need a valid ticket to travel from Zurich Main Station to the event area (Zone 110) or from Zurich Airport to the event area (Zones 110/121).
From Wollishofen station
Cross the main road using the tunnel, turn to your left and it’s a 5 minute walk (Mythenquai).
There are some public parking lots (with parkometer) available for athletes next to the event area.
Parking Strandbad Mythenquai (3mins walking distance)
Parking Hafendamm Enge (7mins walking distance)
Car Park Sihlcity (20mins walking distance, public transport available)
The car parks in the city are recommended. Plan >>
PLEASE NOTICE: Arrival and Departure is closed on Saturday, July 29th from 08.00am to 04.00pm as well as on Sunday, July 30th from 06.30am to 07.00pm.
Illegal parking can be an extremely expensive sport in Zurich (CHF 300.- to CHF 500.-) and illegally parked cars will be towed away by the police.
The roads to and from the event area at Landiwiese are closed to all traffic on Saturday, July 29th, 2017 from 08.00am to 06.00pm and on Sunday, July 30th, 2017 from 06.00am to 11.00pm.
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Granville has three weeks left to salvage its football season.
After Saturday’s 66-8 nonconference loss at Class B Cohoes, the Horde have two regular-season games remaining, both at home. While their playoff chances are slim, and will end with a loss in either game, they still have some slight hopes of advancing to the first round of the Section II playoffs.
The Horde plays a nonleague game against Class C South’s Vorheesville at 1 p.m., Saturday, then finishes the season with two more home games. Granville hosts Tamarac at 1 p.m. Saturday and plays Stillwater in the culmination of Lights Week at 7 p.m., Oct. 12.
Vorheesville is 1-2 overall and in league play.
Head coach Mario Torres said the Vorheesville game will count toward the playoff tie-breakers. He said according to his calculations, if the Horde win out, they will not only make the playoffs, but be seeded third and avoid state-ranked Chatham in the first round.
In Saturday’s loss, Granville fell behind 32-0 before Paul Hanna’s one-yard run produced Granville only touchdown. Hanna also scored on the conversion run. Hanna gained 148 yards on 12 carries. Daishawne Sturdivant scored four touchdowns for Cohoes.
“I told the kids afterwards, sometimes in life, you’re going to get punched in the face,” he said. “This Saturday afternoon, right now, will help prepare you for that.”
Torres said his players are better than they think.
“We are playing not to lose, rather than playing to win,” he said. “These guys don’t realize how good they are. How strong and talented they are. We are trying to change the culture.”
Granville is 0-3 in the league with losses to Corinth, Hoosick Falls and Mechanicville.
Hoosick Falls, 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the league, has already clinched a spot. Mechanicville, at 2-1 in the league, has not clinched the playoffs, but would finish ahead of Granville in a tie based on head-to-head. Tamarac and Stillwater are at 1-1. Corinth is 1-2, but again has a win in hand against the Horde if it comes down to that for the fourth playoff spot.
If Granville does not make the playoffs, it will get a crossover game against a nonleague opponent the week after the regular season ends.


Questioning SCE’s water calculations
I appreciate the Islander’s review of the recent City Council meeting of Southern California Edison’s “preview” of its long-awaited water plan. I questioned SCE’s assurance that we will not be facing Stage 2 again until April 2019 (not April 2018 as reported by the Islander), 25 months from now, even with no additional rain during that time frame, based on the following facts:
In January 2013, Middle Ranch Reservoir was at 657 acre feet; as of the 3/21 meeting, we were at 556 (101 acre feet LESS). From January 2013 to August 2014 (20 months) the level went down from 657 to 311 at which point Stage 2 rationing was imposed – a drop of 346 acre feet.
During that time, Desal Plant #1 was available to produce water.
Consider this – if our water use during the next 20 months in Stage 1 equals our water use in 2013-2014 – when visitor counts were much less – the Reservoir level will drop from 556 to 211 acre feet in 20 months – that’s Stage 3 territory not Stage 2 UNLESS Desal #2 produces enough to keep us out of Stage 2.
SCE’s projection to April 2019 is based on production of water by Desal Plant #1 (which is 32 years old) and Desal Plant #2, installed last year. Remember that SCE assured us – while we pitched in $500,000 from our city’s very lean savings account to help purchase it – that Desal #2 would stave off Stage 3.
This is what the press release from SCE said about it: “As a supplement to the groundwater sources, the utility has operated a desalination plant since the 1990s, which can produce 200,000 gallons of water a day.
The new desalination unit, which will be connected to SCE’s desalination plant, will have the capacity to produce an additional 150,000 gallons of water a day.” This is what SCE’s preview report from March 23, 2017 says about current operational production: 230,000 – 290,000 gallons per day.
Before we accept assurances about what lies ahead, the public should have the opportunity to understand just how much water the unit we helped buy is producing and how much Southern California Edison thinks we should be paying for that water.
I for one, would prefer to see some level of water rationing kept in place if SCE’s projections are in fact overly optimistic, especially given the three year time frame and uncertainty involved in obtaining grant funding and then getting permits and constructing improvements such as storage or new seawater wells.
Let’s learn from the past, rather than repeating it. And repeating it.
Editor’s Note: The online version of the article to which Ms. Albers refers has been corrected.


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Managing Finances as a Freelancer: Budgeting, Taxes, and Financial Tips
Being a freelancer gives you an unmatched level of independence and flexibility, enabling you to pursue tasks that excite you and become your own boss. But this independence also means that you have to learn how to properly manage your funds.
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Any stroke is a medical emergency. Without blood the brain cells start to die. This can cause serious symptoms, lasting disability, and in some cases, even death. There are several different kinds of stroke. Knowing them, their signs and symptoms, and to respond can be life-saving.
Ischemic Stroke (Clots)
Similar to a heart attack, except it occurs in the blood vessels in the brain. Clots can form anywhere in the body and then travel to the brain. These clots flow into the brain, causing a stroke. This kind of stroke also has the possibility of occurring when too much plaque clogs the brain’s blood vessels. Roughly 80% of all strokes are ischemic.
Hemorrhagic Stroke (Bleeds)
Hemorrhagic strokes occur when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures. As a result, blood seeps into the brain tissue, causing brain cell death. The most common cause of hemorrhagic strokes are high blood pressure and aneurysms.
TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is like a stroke in that it produces similar symptoms. However, it usually only lasts a few minutes and doesn’t typically cause permanent damage. Often called a mini stroke, a transient ischemic attack is often a precursor to an actual stroke, with about half occurring within the year after the mini stroke.
Cryptogenic strokes are defined as cerebral ischemia of unknown origin. Their cause remains undetermined due to the event history being transitory or reversible. One-third of ischemic strokes are cryptogenic. These are typically treated differently per professional, due to their obscure nature.
Brain Stem Stroke
A brain stem stroke can interfere with several vital functions, including breathing, the heartbeat, and other autonomous bodily functions. They also have the possibility of impairing speech and hearing and may cause vertigo.

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The Villa Carlotta is a 17th century Italian garden filled with terraces, statues, fountains, old trees and monumental azaleas and rhododendrons all hovering above Lake Como. This beautiful site inspired the Vicenza Design flora line of cabinet hardware, Carlotta. The hibiscus designed large knob. Available finishes include Antique Brass, Antique Copper, Antique Gold, Antique Nickel, Antique Silver, Gunmetal, Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Polished Gold, Polished Nickel, Polished Silver, Satin Nickel, Two-Tone and Vintage Pewter. Mounting hardware is included. 100% lead free pewter. Handcrafted in the USA.
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Steve Raichlen, former La Varenne student and decided grill guru, is a leading authority on modern barbecue worldwide. He recently shared his thoughts on his new book and why barbecue will always be his favorite method of cooking.
What inspired your forthcoming book to be about smoking?
Smoke is one of the must universally beloved flavors (think Scandinavian smoked fish, Italian smoked cheese and ham, and of course American barbecue). It embraces an incredibly diverse range of foods—hot smoked foods like York ham and Texas brisket; cold smoked foods, like jambon de Bayonne and beef jerky. Yet until recently, smoking had mainly been the domain of specialists. As the backyard grill has become an extension of the indoor kitchen, more and more Americans are turning to this ancient technique. And, thanks to a new generation of smokers (everything from pellet smokers to electric smoking guns), smoking has become easy and accessible for all. I’ve certainly become even more interested in smoking than I have been, so I felt like it was time for me to write a book about it.
Some of the recipes you’re experimenting with are way out. Where did you get the idea to try smoking ice cream, and how on earth do you do it?
Smoke has been described as the umami of barbecue, and like umami it intensifies and highlights flavors without camouflaging their intrinsic taste. This is true for everything from the predictable meats (beef, pork, chicken, fish) to foods you wouldn’t normally associate with smoking – from gazpacho to ice cream. Chefs have taken over the smoker. In the last year, I’ve eaten everything from smoked quail eggs (at Noma in Copenhagen) to smoked bread (at the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs where I hold my Barbecue University) to smoked ice cream (at the restaurant Extebarri in Spain’s Basque Country).
There are a couple ways to make it: you can smoke the cream in a smoker (or a wood burning oven as Extebarri does), then make the ice cream. Or place ice cream in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and insert the rubber tube of a smoking gun under the plastic wrap. Fill the bowl with smoke and let sit for 4 minutes. Repeat 2 or 3 times, then refreeze the ice cream until serving.
What is your favorite meat to cook and your favorite method for doing so, and why?
My first impulse is to say pork because it’s so iconically linked to smoking. (Think ribs, pork shoulder, bacon.) But I’d rather say beef because it’s so diverse. Beef ribs are the new spareribs—especially beef plate ribs (which tip the scales at up to 2 pounds per rib). Smoke the forward part of the steer’s underbelly and you get brisket. Smoke beef navel and you get pastrami. Smoke beef shoulder and you get Texas clod.
Why is barbecue important
Let me count the ways:
1. It tastes great—make that phenomenal.
2. It’s fun to eat because you also often do so with your bare hands.
3. It’s utterly unpretentious, yet capable of great sophistication.
4. It’s social and communal. You rarely eat barbecue by yourself.
5. It’s democratic. You can eat it at cheap funky barbecue joints and high falutin’ restaurants.
6. You can cook it in a cheap 55 gallon steel drum smoker or in an $18K stainless steel supergrill.
7. It’s as old as mankind itself and central to the human experience.
8. Man is the only animal who cooks. You could say that barbecue begat civilization and made us human.
What a pleasure it was to catch up with Steve! He was one of the first students at La Varenne, Paris, and has remained a dear friend. Click below for Steve’s desert island marinade aka Raichlen’s Rub. Enjoy! — Anne
Raichlen’s Rub (aka 4-4 rub)
The basic formula is 3/4 cup sea salt to 1 gallon water. It, too, you can customize by adding sugar or maple syrup, whiskey or rum, aromatics like bay leaves, lemon zest, and or cloves, and a curing salt, like Prague powder (sodium nitrate). You use this mixture to cure everything from ham to Canadian bacon to kippered salmon.
Makes 1 cup
• 1/4 cup coarse salt (sea or kosher)
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sweet paprika
• 3 tablespoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic flakes
• 1 tablespoon onion flakes
• 1/2 to1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to mix. (Actually, your hands work better for mixing than a spoon or whisk does. Use your fingers to break up any lump of brown sugar.) Store the rub in an airtight jar away from heat or light; it will keep for at least 6 months.

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Don't miss tonight's Celebrate Your Family in Film on BlogTalkRadio. Yours truly is one of Thomas' guests! I'm so excited to be on, and to have a chance to listen to the other guests who are on tonight.
Special guests will include: David Adelman, founder of Reel Tributes and Rebecca Whitman Koford,
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Legal & compliance China-facing lottery solutions provider 500.com has announced that its The Multi Group (TMG) subsidiary has temporarily suspended operations in Sweden after failing to renew its licence.Malta-based TMG had been operating its MultiLotto lottery betting brand in Sweden under a year-long licence, but did not renew the permit before its expiration.However, 500.com said TMG is in close communication with Spelinspektionen, the national gambling regulator in Sweden, with a view to renewing its licence as soon as possible.TMG said it expects to renew its licence and resume operations in the country by mid-February.500.com expects TMG’s contribution to group revenue during the first quarter of 2020 to be both materially and adversely impacted by the suspension of operations in Sweden.TMG revenue accounted for approximately 99.1% of 500.com’s total net revenue for the third quarter of 2019, of which around 61.3% was generated in Sweden. The business was acquired in a €49.8m deal in May 2017. In November 2019, 500.com reported a 67.6% year-on-year decline in third quarter revenue, blaming the decline in part on issues related to the migration to a new website in Sweden.The suspension will comes after 500.com last week revealed that its chief executive had stood aside over accusations of bribery in Japan.500.com said that Zhengming Pan, its director and chief executive, requested to temporarily step away from his positions until the conclusion of an internal investigation into alleged illegal money transfers related to the development of integrated resorts in Japan.500.com has formed a special investigation committee to consider its conduct in Japan and the role played by consultants following the arrest of one consultant, who was also a former director of the company’s subsidiary in Japan, and two former consultants by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Multilotto halts Swedish activity after licence expires Tags: Online Gambling Email Address Regions: Europe Nordics Sweden Subscribe to the iGaming newsletter AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to LinkedInLinkedInShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitter Topics: Legal & compliance Strategy China-facing lottery solutions provider 500.com has announced that its The Multi Group (TMG) subsidiary has temporarily suspended operations in Sweden after failing to renew its licence. 8th January 2020 | By contenteditor
, along with the accelerating process of global economic integration, the rapid development of IT technology, Internet/Intranet technology and electronic commerce is widely used, Langsha mall established Langsha in 08 years. The rapid development of e-commerce has become the leading role in the development and application of e-commerce, and the management process, scientific and basic requirements of enterprise e-commerce. The traditional enterprise management system can promote the enterprise management informationization, enterprise management mode change, but it is difficult to meet the mall like Langsha more complex oriented customer relationship and the distribution system of finished goods inventory, procurement requirement oriented supplier dynamic management. Langsha mall official said: "like the electronic commerce enterprises Langsha mall, she needs to save time and money management business management software, it is more important for the business management system and other information system integration is easy to use, the protection of the overall investment information."
before using the online mall Langsha Huizhi enterprise management software, they also used the traditional enterprise management software, Langsha mall responsible person said: according to the basic idea of the traditional enterprise management software is the enterprise operation as a tight supply chain, including suppliers, manufacturers, distribution network customers within the enterprise; is divided into several cooperating subsystems, such as finance, marketing, manufacturing, quality control, service maintenance, engineering technology and competitor monitoring and management, but also can not meet the enterprise through the application of Internet technology in electronic commerce, realize information sharing across organizational boundaries, shorten the requirements of global supply chain management space the distance, it is difficult to achieve expansion to the customer in the enterprise resources, enterprises need more complex customer relationship management. In a word, the traditional enterprise management software to solve the relationship between the internal door of the enterprise, e-commerce oriented enterprise management software is focused on solving the relationship between enterprises.
according to the person in charge of Langsha mall, e-commerce enterprises have the following requirements for ERP enterprise management software at present:
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operation, the real meaning of the multi platform: the same set of encoding program can run on a variety of hardware platform and operating system, so that enterprises can according to the best platform for business needs and investment ability to fully protect the user’s investment.
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Church Pimps exposes the unexplored dark side of ministers. It is entertaining yet informative.
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For designers, Christmas comes early every year… usually around August. While you were probably unpacking your suitcase from a summer holiday and wondering how to get the most out of your tan before it faded away, your humble designer was probably already knee deep in snowy imagery and doing his best to avoid as many Christmas cliche headlines as possible. Probably without success (I’m sure there’s ample data out there proving that no new creative Christmas copy has been written since Charles Dickens penned ‘Bah Humbug!’).
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What a brand is and why it should be consistent When we think about brands, we usually think about logos, straplines, colour palettes, positioning statements and imagery. But these things aren’t the brand itself, they’re representations of the brand. The actual brand is defined, more or less, by two things: values and personality.
October 5, 2018
We use storytelling to process information and communicate with one another. We talk about news stories and we structure our conversations as stories (“you’ll never guess what Dave got caught doing in the bushes…”). The science behind storytelling is rock solid: we find stories compelling, and they can provoke powerful behavioural responses (if you want the science, click here).


With Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party having won a minority government, they will need to get support from other parties in order to pass legislation. That includes potentially working with the NDP. On October 30, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said Justin Trudeau should contact him so they can talk about moving forward on certain policies.\nThe biggest issue the NDP wants to address right now is universal pharmacare, which Singh brought up during his campaign.\n"A lot of Canadians wanted to see this government work with other parties. They need to work with other parties," Singh said at a press conference, according to the Toronto Star. "We’re putting out some clear conditions, some clear areas that we think need to be advanced."\nSingh also addressed the second most pressing issue for his party, which is the government's appeal of a ruling to pay billions in compensation to First Nations children affected by discrimination in the child welfare system.\n"Our first step is to put out our challenge and put public pressure on this," Singh said, according to Global News. "With every decision, we’re going to make our own assessment."\nSingh told reporters that no one from the Liberal party had reached out to him as of yet, but that he believes the Prime Minister should contact him.\nLIVE: Jagmeet Singh on NDP's priorities for new ParliamentEN DIRECT : Jagmeet Singh et les priorités du NPD durant la prochaine législature #cdnpoli https://t.co/x3YX9cOwIc— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) October 30, 2019\n"We spoke once after the election," Singh told reporters during his press conference. "I congratulated him on the win and he congratulated me and after that, we have not spoken."\nSingh did say, however, that he is open and happy to have any conversations.\n1. Universal #Pharmacare2. Immediately drop the appeal of the ruling on First Nations child welfare & stop taking Indigenous kids to court.These are the 2 immediate priorities New Democrats are fighting for here in Ottawa. #cdnpoli— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) October 30, 2019\nAccording to Global News, Justin Trudeau has said previously that he will discuss the possibility of pharmacare with individual provinces. He also said that he is appealing the child welfare ruling because the timeline imposed by the court is too tight.\nJustin Trudeau was re-elected on October 21, albeit with a minority government. The NDP saw its own numbers decrease in the House of Commons from 44 seats to just 24.\nDuring the election, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer had warned that the Liberals and the NDP would definitely form a coalition government. However, Justin Trudeau has said that he will not be forming a coalition.\nThere are stories everywhere. If you spot a newsworthy event in your city, send us a message, photo, or video @NarcityCanada on Twitter and Instagram.


Manufacturing engineers identify and implement changes in the manufacturing process in order to increase productivity and decrease costs. They investigate the cause of manufacturing failures using statistical analysis, and make suggestions regarding equipment, procedures and tolerances based on their findings. These individuals determine the maximum output and set reasonable production schedules based on knowledge of the equipment used during the manufacturing process. A Bachelor’s degree is almost always required for this occupation.
Read more about masters in manufacturing engineering salary, industrial and manufacturing engineering salary, manufacturing engineer salary per hour, senior manufacturing engineer salary, and manufacturing engineer salary entry level.
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A Manufacturing Engineer can earn average salaries in a range of $57,950 to $136,930 depending on tenure and industry expertise. … People with this job title can make the highest salaries in Information, where they receive normal pay levels of $105,100.
Types Of Manufacturing Engineering
- 7.1 Mechanics.
- 7.2 Kinematics.
- 7.3 Drafting.
- 7.4 Machine Tools and Metal Fabrication.
- 7.5 Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
- 7.6 Mechatronics.
- 7.7 Textile engineering.
- 7.8 Advanced composite materials.
What Does A Manufacturing Engineer Do?
As a manufacturing engineer in any industry, you will be involved in the entire scope of the manufacturing process. You’ll monitor different aspects of product development, make changes to production procedures, and strive to continually improve the way manufacturing operates. Companies in all industries are consistently looking for ways to increase production and profits. These companies need manufacturing engineers to come up with ways to make production more efficient and reliable, while reducing manufacturing costs.
Important Facts About Manufacturing Engineers
|Key Skills||Creativity, problem-solving, mathematical aptitude, communication|
|Work Environment||Office setting, with field visits|
|Professional Certification||PE (Professional Engineer); not mandatory|
|Similar Occupations||Engineering manager, cost estimator, health & safety engineer|
Duties and Responsibilities
As a manufacturing engineer, you’re directly involved in designing, planning, and analyzing different aspects of a company’s production methods. For example, you may coordinate and make improvements to quality control or implement new strategies for product assembly. You might design better production tools or use computer-aided manufacturing software to enhance operations. You’ll also troubleshoot products for inefficiencies and make improvements throughout the process.
Bachelor’s degree programs in manufacturing engineering typically last four years and equip students with the math and science skills to solve production issues in the industry. You may take courses like engineering design and economics, manufacturing processes, calculus, and problem solving.
Master’s degree programs typically last two years beyond undergraduate programs and focus more on theory and research in the field. In such programs, you can expect to complete coursework in engineering management and analysis, experimental design and advanced computer-aided design. Many programs also require you to complete an internship or capstone project at a company or manufacturing plant.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, www.bls.gov) projects that the employment of industrial engineers, such as manufacturing engineers, will likely grow by about ten percent between 2019 and 2029. This represents faster-than-average growth compared to other occupations. Jobs were expected to open up as engineers retire or move into management positions. Another factor of the employment increase is the growing need for companies to reduce production costs and increase productivity. In May 2020, the BLS noted that industrial engineers earned a median annual salary of $88,950.
Manufacturing Engineering Salary
As of May 16, 2021, the average annual pay for a Manufacturing Engineer in the United States is $76,427 a year.
Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $36.74 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,470/week or $6,369/month.
While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $102,500 and as low as $42,000, the majority of Manufacturing Engineer salaries currently range between $66,000 (25th percentile) to $84,500 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $95,000 annually across the United States. The average pay range for a Manufacturing Engineer varies greatly (by as much as $18,500), which suggests there may be many opportunities for advancement and increased pay based on skill level, location and years of experience.
Based on recent job postings on ZipRecruiter, the Manufacturing Engineer job market in both Lagos, NG and the surrounding area is very active. A Manufacturing Engineer in your area makes on average $76,427 per year, or the same as the national average annual salary of $76,427. ranks number 1 out of 50 states nationwide for Manufacturing Engineer salaries.
To estimate the most accurate annual salary range for Manufacturing Engineer jobs, ZipRecruiter continuously scans its database of millions of active jobs published locally throughout America.
Top 10 Highest Paying Cities for Manufacturing Engineer Jobs
We’ve identified 10 cities where the typical salary for a Manufacturing Engineer job is above the national average. Topping the list is Sunnyvale, CA, with Santa Cruz, CA and Santa Rosa, CA close behind in the second and third positions. Santa Rosa, CA beats the national average by $11,932 (15.6%), and Sunnyvale, CA furthers that trend with another $14,813 (19.4%) above the $76,427 average.
Significantly, Sunnyvale, CA has a very active Manufacturing Engineer job market as there are several companies currently hiring for this type of role.
With these 10 cities having average salaries higher than the national average, the opportunities for economic advancement by changing locations as a Manufacturing Engineer appears to be exceedingly fruitful.
Finally, another factor to consider is the average salary for these top ten cities varies very little at 7% between Sunnyvale, CA and Dickinson, ND, reinforcing the limited potential for much wage advancement. The possibility of a lower cost of living may be the best factor to use when considering location and salary for a Manufacturing Engineer role.
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A Manufacturing Engineer will normally receive an average wage somewhere between 64000 – 96000 depending on the level of experience. Manufacturing Engineers can expect a pay level of Eighty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred dollars per year.
Manufacturing Engineers can get the best compensation in the District of Columbia, where they get a compensation of close to about $116420. People with this job title can expect the highest salaries in Public Administration, where they get an average job salary of $103380.
INDUSTRIESManufacturing Engineers tend to make the most in the following industries
|Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction||$103,380|
|Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation||$99,720|
|Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services||$88,720|
In general, they earn less within the industries below
|Health Care and Social Assistance||$67,570|
|Real Estate and Rental and Leasing||$71,080|
|Other Services (except Public Administration)||$72,810|
|Finance and Insurance||$79,140|
Job Opportunities in UK after Masters in Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering engineers possessing post-graduate degree find excellent Job opportunities in UK after Masters in Industrial Engineering . Job opportunities after MSc in Industrial Engineering in UK are available in Industrial Engineering, client and consultancy firms, and even in areas like industrial management Engineering. Post-graduates from the course are generally employed in the industry for Industrial Engineering serving roles like Logisticians, Architectural Managers, Engineering Managers, Cost Estimators, Health and Safety Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technicians, Industrial Production Managers, Management Analysts, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists & Technicians. Post-graduates of the course can even opt for further studies like Ph.D. and Doctorate. They can choose to work for multinational companies in the Industrial Engineering sector. Job opportunities after Industrial Engineering in UK also involve working as Logisticians, Architectural Managers, Engineering Managers, Cost Estimators, Health and Safety Engineers, Industrial Engineering Technicians, Industrial Production Managers, Management Analysts, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists & Technicians.
Average Salary in UK after Masters in Industrial Engineering
Despite rapid career development and massive scale, Industrial Engineering is not the highest paying areas of Industrial Engineering. The Average salary in UK after Masters in Industrial Engineering is £37,811. Nevertheless, there is one factor that can have a major influence on Industrial Engineering salary in UK, and that is the industry chosen for employment. Industrial Engineering engineers make up approximately 0.20% of the workforce employed in Industrial Engineering related services. The highest paying Industrial Engineering graduate salary UK is £126,170 for experts employed in Logistics and Management solutions.
Masters in Industrial Engineering in UK Universities
Masters in Industrial Engineering in UK universities teach candidates to strategize, manage, and take care of different Industrial Engineering assignments. Students at the majority of the Industrial Engineering universities in UK learn the right way of managing expenditures and budgets; work in close coordination logisticians and industrial engineers and even address various errors and delays which are caused during the Industrial Engineering process. They gain good skills in dealing with the different aspects of Industrial Engineering, such as Production and Operations planning, work design, Ergonomics, supply chain management, total quality management, International production, operation management, Materials handling, Logistics, and Operations scheduling. They have a clear understanding of the on-site tasks they need to take up, which include managing clients and getting sub-logisticians on hire.
Universities in UK for MSc in Industrial Engineering offer highly specialized courses exclusively developed for equipping the students with a wide assortment of management skills and knowledge for meeting real-world requirements of sustainability and safety in the industry for Industrial Engineering. Candidates get to study the technical components of Industrial Engineering while deepening their understanding of Industrial Engineering layout and analysis along with sustainable Industrial Engineering. They also develop management logistics and advanced understanding of subjects like Production and Operations planning, work design, Ergonomics, supply chain management, total quality management, International production, operation management, Materials handling, Logistics, and Operations scheduling.
Universities in UK for Masters in Industrial Engineering offer access to customized facilities for the examination of management databases and tools. They offer modern and industry-standard Industrial Engineering software for the students to use in purpose-built computer laboratories. The universities also arrange for field trips to Industrial Engineering companies and also offer the students hands-on experience in Industrial Engineering. The students also benefit from seminars and guest lectures offered by experts in the industry of Industrial Engineering. They even get to visit Industrial Engineering private companies and government companies’ sites and handle projects related to the field. One of the best things about the UK universities offering students the scope of pursuing their Masters in Industrial Engineering is that governing authorities duly accredit all their courses.UK universities for Masters in Industrial Engineering are as follows:
|INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITIES IN UK||MASTERS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING IN UK|
|University of Nottingham||MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management|
|University of Dundee||MSc in Industrial Engineering and International Finance|
|University of Dundee||MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management|
|Heriot-Watt University||MSc in Lean Six Sigma for Operational Excellence|
|Manchester Metropolitan University||MSc in Industrial Digitalisation – 3D Print & Digital Technology|
|University of Gloucestershire||MSc in Industrial Systems Engineering|
|University of Wales Trinity Saint David||MSc in Industrial Engineering|
|University of Wales Trinity Saint David||MSc in Lean and Agile Operations|
|University of Cumbria||MSc in Industrial Leadership|


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A row erupted last week on whether or not Midlothian should remain a member of Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA). SNP councillor Joe Wallace had asked officers in August to ascertain whether or not Midlothian Council was a member. It was reported at last week’s full council meeting that Midlothian was a member and council had discussed its representation on the group in June 2017. The Conservatives last week questioned the cost of being a member, which in the current financial year is £1340. Councillor Andrew Hardie, who raised a motion to leave the NFLA which was then defeated, said: “It seems to be a waste of the limited resources we have. It doesn’t seem to have achieved anything.
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Tehran produces cruise missile system, prepares for drills
By Sara Rajabova
Iran, which has recently made great achievements in producing military products, domestically produced a cruise missile system for its Mirage fighters.
The system is mounted on Army’s Air force Mirage fighter jets, the Tasnim news agency reported on December 3.
Iran’s air force reportedly has at least 12 operational Mirage fighters. Mirage is a French air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.
Iran has recently taken great strides in defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems. Iran has so far unveiled various domestically produced drones, including Ababil, Fotros, Hazem, Karrar (long range attack drone), Mohajer, Sarir, Shahed 129, Yasir and Zohal.
Since 1992, Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines and fighter planes. Tehran has frequently announced that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.
Iran has also conducted several military drills to enhance the defense capabilities of its armed forces and to test modern military tactics and equipment.
Iranian land forces plan to hold large-scale exercises in the country’s south-east. Commander of Iran’s land forces, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the exercises are planned to be held in late December, IRNA reported.
He said the tactical battle and ways to combat new threats will be worked out during the exercises, and during the exercises in the desert real bullets will be used.
Pourdastan added that the drills will also involve the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which will take pictures and organize attacks.


It's always a gamble for a company to attach itself to an artist. But Spotify sees it as a natural extension of its corporate culture. For a company that holds regular hackathons and hack weeks, in which employees are encouraged to experiment and step outside of the box, bringing in a resident artist just makes sense. Kyle McDonald, an adjunct professor at ITP, is kicking off the company's new Media Artist in Residence program (after hounding the company on Twitter) with Serendipity, a web app that shows when two people start playing the same song simultaneously. All the app does is tap into Spotify's API and look for when a song starts in two locations within 100ms of each other. Then it highlights them on a map that zooms in and out, and dances about. Shockingly, this happens at least 10 times a second! Kyle said that for the most popular songs up to 10 different people will queue them up at the exact same moment, but for the purposes of his experiment he stuck with only displaying two instances.


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Reading Time: 9 minutes On March 10, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev ascended to the premiership of the Soviet Union. By the time he resigned in December 1991, roughly 2,500 days later, the geopolitical map of the world had been redrawn, including a reunified Germany and a wave of democracy in Eastern Europe. The Soviets’ longest conventional war ended; a 45-year unconventional conflict that brought the world to the brink of annihilation wound down peacefully; and his own nation lay in pieces around his feet.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91. As the last leader of the former Soviet Union, Gorbachev brought historic political and economic changes to the USSR, and played a key role in ending the Cold War. During his time in power, Gorbachev attempted to democratize institutions and improve government transparency. He was a […]

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Francesco Aquilini (born 1769) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist and is the current chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. He is a managing director of Vancouver-based Aquilini Investment Group, the parent company of several diverse subsidiaries.
As a part of the promotions, a multi-episode graphic web series –India's first – titled Blazing Bajirao was released digitally in November 2015. Featuring the animated avatars of Bajirao, Kashibai and Mastani, the graphic series narrates the tales of Bajirao's heroism and his relationship with his two wives.


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Raquel St. Clair brings a womanist perspective to these questions, noting that marginalized persons, particularly women of color, have too often experienced the call to discipleship as a call simply to "suffering, shame, and surrogacy." Her close reading of the Gospel of Mark highlights the importance of freely accepting the consequences of answering Jesus' call.
Raquel St Clair is Executive Minister of St James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Maplewood, New Jersey.
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Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has admitted that Raphael Varane wasn’t outstanding against Newcastle United on Monday.
Man United endured rather a disappointing performance that led to a heartbreaking 1-1 draw at Newcastle, thanks to a second-half equaliser from Edinson Cavani.
Rangnick, who had about 16 days, thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester, to set up his team against the Magpies and did so by starting Varane, who only recovered from a long-term muscle injury.
The former Real Madrid defender lost possession of the ball inside United’s own half and the resultant would hand Newcastle United an early lead.
Monday’s draw was Varane’s first game since suffering a hamstring injury against Atalanta in November.
Rangnick blames Varane’s poor display against Newcastle on lack of match fitness as he understands the France international hasn’t played many games in the last three months.
‘Raphael has not played for the last five or six weeks,’ Rangnick said.
‘Even before the Tottenham game he was injured, so in the last three months, he hasn’t played that many games.
‘Yes, he made a mistake before the first goal we conceded but apart from that I think he was okay. I wouldn’t say he was outstanding, the same with Harry [Maguire], but he did okay.”
Manchester United will host Burnley at Old Trafford on Thursday in the Premier League and it’s uncertain if Rangnick would start Varane against the Clarets, now that he has delayed Eric Bailly’s travel for the AFCON.

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Lawton Fort Sill Chamber Hosts State of Communications Luncheon, Featuring Bfac.com President
WHO: The guest speaker will be Founder & CEO of Bfac.com, Brad McMullan. Bfac.com is an award-winning, international mobile technology company focusing on mobile app development and mass texting platforms. Mr. McMullan was a prior broadcast news journalist and has interviewed several former Presidents including Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
WHEN: Thursday, March 12th, 2020;
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lawton Country Club
4601 W Gore Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505
COSTS: Chamber members, $25 per person
General admission, $20 per person
Lunch is provided.
To register for the State of Communications Luncheon, please visit www.lawtonfortsillchamber.com. For more information, contact the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber at 580.355.3541.
About Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce
The Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce is a strong, action-oriented organization. Over 950 investors work through the Chamber to advance economic growth. The Chamber asserts a leadership role in the development of increased business and tourism opportunities, the unification of our military and business community, the advancement of a pro-business legislative agenda, and in the promotion of community enrichment.
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‘Tree of Angels’ ceremony held in Wakefield
Friends and family members of people killed in deadly crimes gathered Friday night in Wakefield to celebrate their loved ones' lives through a special holiday tradition.
The "Tree of Angels" tree lighting is organized by the Crime Victims Assistance Unit of the Bronx County District Attorney's Office. Loved ones of homicide victims were encouraged to hang an angel ornament on the tree.
One participant who lost a family member to homicide says the Tree of Angels is a comforting place to cherish loved ones' memories.
Organizers say the tree lighting is a small but meaningful way to provide a little bit of peace during the holidays.


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Monsanto, that notorious chemical company who is the bane of pet owners everywhere has brought us Round -Up, the herbicide blamed in the painful deaths of so many pets. They also invented Ethoxyquin, a preservative for carpet backing that found it's way into pet food and has been blamed for many years as the cause of various canine cancers and is suspect in cases of canine epilepsy. As if Monsanto hasn't done enough to drain the dollars of unsuspecting pet owners in veterinary care,grief and pain, they are now introducing genetically engineered alfalfa to be fed to farm animals. This meat will undoubtedly find its' way into the food your pet eats.
Manufacturers of organic products say it will be impossible to have true organic meat and dairy products if our government lets this use of genetically engineered alfalfa happen.
Alfalfa is a basic ingredient in farm animal feed, it is a nourishing animal feed that's also a nitrogen-fixing soil enhancer. Once GE alfalfa is introduced, its contamination of non-GE plants - including organic - is all but inevitable. And because alfalfa is fed to dairy cows and other livestock, contamination puts organic dairy and meat at risk, too! Learn more
Monsanto says it can control pollination and prevent contamination of alfalfa meant for organic feeds, sure they can- NOT!!!!!!!!
Today is the final day to convince our government to not allow the Monsanto genetic engineering of food that will affect our pets' diet. Click the above link to learn more and stop this before it is too late....Monsanto has done enough to harm our pets and our planet.

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This was a labor of love. While I reside in sci-fi and paranormal tales, I’ve loved imagining my dog’s background story. I also wrote this with my students in mind, hoping to one day share this story with them. Give it a download and see what you think!
Blurb: What if your adopted shelter dog could tell his story? Have you ever wondered why he freaks out when the kitchen timer goes off, or he gets defensive when he meets a tall man? Consider the origin story of Bixby, as Pamela imagines the long journey of his life before they found each other and he became part of her family. Appropriate for children and adults aged seven and up.
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Padilla Introduces Bills to Strengthen USDA Support for Farm and Food System Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced a pair of bills to equip the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. The Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act would create the USDA Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce to serve as a liaison and a resource for farm and food system workers. The Voice for Farm Workers Act would expand the role and staff of the USDA Farmworker Coordinator to allow for increased collaboration within the Department, with farm workers, and with relevant stakeholders.
Padilla’s legislation addresses key priorities from the USDA Equity Commission Interim Report, which notes that the Farmworker Coordinator position has not been adequately funded or sustained, and recommends that the USDA fund and elevate roles for professional staff solely dedicated to farm workers’ concerns and perspectives. The bills are cosponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is also a cosponsor of the Voice for Farm Workers Act.
“Our farm and food system workers feed the nation and sustain our economy. Too often, lack of access to language services, outreach, and USDA programs leaves them vulnerable to challenges including food and housing insecurity, lack of health care access, and inadequate job protections,” said Senator Padilla. “These bills would equip the USDA with important tools to integrate workers’ key priorities and viewpoints, including enhancing collaboration across the Department, with the federal government, and with key outside stakeholders.”
“For too long, farm and food industry workers haven’t had the representation they should in policymaking that affects their jobs and their lives. Our bill would change that and ensure workers in the ag industry in Ohio and around the country have a voice and input on policy affecting the huge sector of our economy that they power,” said Senator Brown.
“Farm and food system workers are the backbone of our country, working tirelessly to put food on our tables. We must ensure that their voices are represented in government so we can address their concerns and needs. These bills will not only help amplify their voices within the federal government, but will also ensure we provide the resources to meet their needs. I am proud to fight for our nation’s farm and food system workers and push for their voices to be heard,” said Senator Gillibrand.
“Farmworkers are absolutely critical to the success of our farms and to the larger success of rural America. It’s long past time we expand our current support programs, and create new resources to bolster, protect, and represent our farm workforce. I thank Senator Padilla for his leadership on the Support our Farmworkers and Food System Workforce Act and the Voice for Farmworkers Act, and urge my colleagues to support these important bills,” said Senator Welch.
Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act
This legislation would establish a new Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce within the USDA to uplift the voices of farm workers and food system workers at the federal level. The Office would serve as a link between these workers and the USDA, providing a platform for their concerns and interests and helping develop recommendations and new initiatives for the Department.
The bill would also create a Farm and Food System Worker Advisory Committee of relevant stakeholders — such as farm and food system workers, labor unions, civil rights advocates, higher education, women farm worker or food system groups, and non-profits — to better represent these workers’ interests and perspectives. Building upon the USDA Equity Commission recommendations, it would also set up a Farm and Food System Workforce Interagency Council, comprised of representatives from various federal agencies to improve coordination, planning, program development, and policymaking across cabinet-level leadership.
In addition, the Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act would require the Office to summarize its efforts to improve the work and livelihood of farm and food system workers in an annual publicly available report examining, for example, how climate change affect the food system and recommendations for improving access to USDA programs and initiatives.
Full text of the bill is available here.
Voice for Farm Workers Act
The USDA Farmworker Coordinator position, established in the 2008 Farm Bill, serves as a dedicated liaison for the Department and farm workers nationwide but has lacked the sufficient staff and resources to adequately address farm workers’ needs. This legislation would strengthen the Coordinator position with new resources and staffing capacity to improve the ability of the Coordinator to act as USDA’s primary point of contact on farm worker issues, coordinate and advise on farm worker serving programs across the Department and federal agencies, and support farm workers and farm worker-oriented community-based organizations to better access USDA programs.
Specifically, the Voice for Farmworkers Act would expand the Farmworker Coordinator duties to allow for the Coordinator to create recommendations for new initiatives and programs, conduct further outreach and research related to farm workers, and collaborate within the Department on programmatic and policy decisions related to farm workers. In addition, it would integrate additional entities for the Farmworker Coordinator to consult with such as institutions of higher education, local education agencies, and community-based nonprofit organizations.
Furthermore, the bill would allow the USDA to employ the staff necessary to assist the Farmworker Coordinator carry out their responsibilities to better meet the needs of our nation’s farm workers.
Full text of the bill is available here.
Both bills have been endorsed by organizations and stakeholders including: United Farm Workers (UFW), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Union of Concerned Scientists, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, and Labor) Food Alliance, Farmworker Justice, Rural Coalition, Farmworker Association of Florida, National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, National Employment Law Project, National Education Association, and many more.
“We applaud Senator Padilla for these pieces of legislation, which would implement key recommendations from the USDA Equity Commission, ensuring that USDA resources and attention represent the interests and perspective of farm workers and not just agricultural employers,” said UFW President Teresa Romero. “These pieces of legislation will help address this historic imbalance by establishing the precedent that our federal government institutions charged with protecting and growing American agriculture must also be able to include the workers who are the true backbone of our nation’s agricultural industry, as well as their families and communities.”
“The UFCW is proud to endorse Senator Padilla’s Voice for Farm Workers Act and Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act. These key pieces of legislation would finally give food and agriculture workers a dedicated voice within the agriculture department by creating a Department of Farm and Food System Workforce while allocating resources towards helping the USDA reshape an essential industry that for too long has prioritized corporate profits over both worker and consumer safety,” said Marc Perrone, United Food and Commercial Workers International President. “As the nation’s largest food processing and grocery worker union, we know how hard our food and agriculture members work to ensure grocery shelves are stocked and communities across the country have access to safe and quality food. Even during an unprecedented global pandemic and in record-breaking heat waves, our members get the job done in some of the most dangerous working conditions. The fact is, food and agricultural workers keep America fed, all the while helping to produce massive profits for their employers. Workers across our food supply chain have more than earned their seats at the table when it comes to their own workplace safety and food quality.”
“In our work, with partners like the Farmworkers Association of Florida, La Alianza Agricola and others working directly with food and farmworkers, we have heard repeatedly the need for workers to have a voice in decisions about our food system, and access to services and support from the USDA,” said Dr. Ricardo Salvador, Director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “After all, without these workers, the agricultural and food system of the U.S. would not function. These bills would make it clear that the USDA has a responsibility to the people who plant, tend, harvest, package, and serve our food. The next Food and Farm Bill should make the health, safety and representation of food and farmworkers – the people who make the whole ag and food system work – a priority.”
“Alianza Nacional de Campesinas strongly supports the “Voice for Farm Workers Act of 2023” and the “Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act of 2023.” Farmworker women are often unable to access or simply unaware of USDA programs and opportunities because adequate outreach hasn’t been done. This bill proposes some necessary changes to the USDA’s Farmworker Coordinator role that will better serve farmworkers, such as hiring staff to conduct outreach to farmworker communities and hear directly from workers. The bill would also make resources and programs more accessible to farmworkers, particularly by prompting the USDA to be more accessible and use more inclusive language. We believe expanding the role of the Farmworker Coordinator is an important step in addressing how farmworker women have been unjustly marginalized for far too long,” said Mily Trevino-Sauceda, Executive Director of Alianza.
Senator Padilla is a longtime champion for farm and food system workers in California and across the country. Padilla recently reintroduced the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, legislation to update the nation’s labor laws to ensure farm workers receive fairer wages and compensation. Padilla has also been a vocal champion against the dangerous working conditions faced by workers due to an intensifying climate. Last week, at the end of the hottest month in history, Padilla and his colleagues recently led one-hundred and twelve members of Congress to call on the Biden Administration to implement an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace federal heat standard as quickly as possible. The letter urges OSHA to model the federal standard after the provisions in Padilla’s Asunción Valdivia Heat Stress Injury, Illness, and Fatality Prevention Act, legislation he just re-introduced to protect the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. He was also the first Senator to take up UFW on their invitation to work alongside farm workers for a day in the fields.


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The Andy Davis' Extincter Canoes attraction, which recently celebrated its jolly anniversary
Andy Davis' Extincter Canoes
March 25, 1963
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These gigantic canoes offer a water's-eye view of the rocks around the Great Lakes of America. It's the sweat-buildingest way to go around the island without getting any rest!
- Because it is so thrilling, it is best to enjoy this attraction before dinner.
- After viewing this attraction, it's recommended that you drop something longer.
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- Contains trademarked illusions.
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Hello Seed Agent!
Did you enjoy Chrissie Cress’s story?
All you need to do is grab yourself a grown up and you’re away!
Apple Crumbly Muffins
If you like apples, try out this sweet muffin recipe:
Makes 4 deep or 8 small muffins
- 1 cup plain flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 cup of brown sugar & 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of sunflower oil, 1 apple – peel, remove the seeds, and chop it up
- chopped pecans, raisins, & other nuts
- A grown up, a muffin tin, a little bowl, a mixing bowl, a wooden spoon, a cup
1. Preheat oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5.
2. In a large bowl mix dry ingredients
3. In a small bowl whisk wet ingredients with fork.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients – but leave out the apples!
5. Stir with wooden spoon until no lumps of flour remain, nice and smooth.
6. Mix in the apple bits and any other extra ingredients you have chosen.
7. Put thin layer of oil on the muffin tin using your fingers or kitchen paper.
8. Spoon the mixture into muffin tin.
9. Cook until they have risen and their tops are golden.
10. Get a Grown Up to take the tin from the oven and put it on the side to cool.
Ready to eat! These muffins should be eaten on the day. Save one for us!


A Dirty Problem
by Tom Yamachika, President, Tax Foundation Hawaii
We’ve long had a dirty problem here in Hawaii. A number of homes here are not serviced by a sewer system. Instead, waste goes into a cesspool in the ground, and every so often the homeowner calls up a friendly neighborhood pumping service to pump it out and get rid of the contents.
This, of course, is not the healthiest state of affairs. According to one Civil Beat essayist, we have “some 88,000 cesspools across the state that discharge 53 million gallons of untreated sewage into our groundwaters each day. This sewage pollution poses harmful threats to public health, drinking water, the near-shore environment and coral reefs, along with Hawaii’s reputation as a world-class destination.”
So, in 2017, our lawmakers enacted Act 125, which says that every cesspool in the State, except for those exempted by the Health Department, needs to be converted to an approved wastewater system or connected to a sewer system by January 1, 2050.
Now, then, how do we motivate the people who use cesspools to do the conversion? Conversions like this aren’t cheap.
In 2015, lawmakers passed Act 120, which provided for a tax credit of up to $10,000 per cesspool converted. That credit was available for calendar years 2016 through 2020, and then sunset.
In 2022, lawmakers tried a different approach in Act 153. Instead of providing for a tax credit, they gave a few million dollars to the Department of Health for a grant program. People who intended to do a cesspool conversion could apply for the money up front, and then would receive reimbursement funds once the conversion took place and proper documentation was submitted.
In both cases, homeowners had to front the cash to pay the folks who would be designing and building the conversion. How did the two programs compare?
KITV reported that from 2016 to 2020, there were only 200 homeowners who took advantage of the tax credits.
And what about the grant program? "We received over 200 applications in the first three days of opening of the grant program. The response is way better than the income tax credit program," Sina Pruder, Dept. of Health Environmental Health Branch Manager, is quoted as saying.
So, let’s get this straight, five years’ worth of tax credit applications produced the same number as the first three days of the grant program.
Here at the Tax Foundation, we have been trying for several years to convince lawmakers that subsidy or grant programs are much better than tax credit programs. For tax credit programs, we have been saying, lawmakers have to write up criteria and then have to pay anyone who meets the criteria, after the fact, even if the criteria didn’t accurately specify what lawmakers had in mind. It’s like the five blind monks trying to describe an elephant. Lawmakers probably don’t have problems with cesspools themselves but need to write the criteria for a good cesspool conversion. Thus, with tax credits lawmakers probably don’t know what they are spending, because they haven’t much of an idea of how many applicants will come in, and they don’t know what they are buying for that money. With a subsidy or grant program, the amount of the program is usually set – this one was $5 million – and the government folks can decide what they are buying when they approve grant applications. Thus, they know what they are spending and what is being bought.
Now we see that consumer uptake heavily favors the latter. There may be several reasons behind that, such as that the consumer isn’t simultaneously struggling with a complex and arcane tax form at the same time. The consumer can put more time and thought into the real problem, namely getting rid of the cesspool.
Now maybe we can clean up some of our other tax credits.


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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Back to the Future 1776: Revolution Aborted when Freedom of Assembly requires Prepay of Police Costs
Just got the text from Normal,Mn today. Seems that the pundits there...upon reflection on historical events...redid the American Revolution and it came out differently====the British announced that the colonies had the right of assembly as long as they prepaid the police costs and filed a properly notorized assembly permit. This moment of revolutionary revision comes from the fantasy of Wisconsin history...stay tuned.


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4.5 stars 23 totalReview Craig Rosenstein
Posted by Andrew
Rosenstein Law Group has done an excellent job handling my legal complications. I have been represented by multiple prominent firms in the past, and the attorneys at Rosenstein Law have impressed beyond measure. Their attention to detail is a step above the rest. The involvement of their entire team provides for great results. I have worked with both Craig and Chris personally, both of which have provided a sense of comfort that I haven't felt with other attorneys. The entire staff is incredibly competent and caring. The legal representation offered by Rosenstein Law Group is a step above the rest.
Posted by Ashley
Major thanks to this team of amazing individuals!
Chris represented me and he was kind, professional, made me feel comfortable and relaxed, and he spent time explaining post proceedings and made it clear to email him with any questions instead of resorting to an anxiety attack. (Ha!) Most of all, Chris was empathetic about my situation. Clearly, I didn't feel like I was the greatest adult but he genuinely knew what I was going through. I will appreciate this forever.
Tiffany was prompt in her communication, patient when explaining details or directions to me and genuinely warm when I spoke with her.
Clearly, the outcome was in my favor but I would still be writing this if it wasn't. Everyone I spoke with, including Tyler and Dan were perfect. Thank you Craig for this amazing team!
Posted by anonymous
I am sorry it took me this long to personally thank Dave Smith for all the hard work he did for my case. Dave held steadfast for almost two years when things did not look good for me. During uncertain times, Dave continued to fight for me against all odds. This case seemed to sway back and forth due to the nature of my charges and the whims of the court. I was, and Dave as well, were never really certain of what the court wanted, and instead of letting me get down and quit, he fought for my benefits as a veteran of this country. The Veteran’s Court dismissal would not have happened without Dave’s due diligence.
I cannot express enough what this decision, only achieved by his excellent work, has meant to my life. I am able to provide for my family. I am able to travel freely. But most importantly, I am able to have hope for my future. Since this dismissal I have produced a business plan and provided it to many potential investors, this would be impossible with a conviction on my record. I am also available to work as much as I want and apply for new jobs without the stigma of that conviction. There were many times where I had really thought that the best days of my life were in the past. I don’t know if Dave realizes that his perseverance to my case has changed the rest of my, and my families' lives for the better. In a very literal sense, Dave saved my life.
Posted by anonymous
The Rosenstein Law Group did a phenomenal job handling my case. Chris Lyons aggressively challenged the prosecution on my behalf and kept me informed every step of the way. I was charged with a Super Extreme DUI in Mesa (BAC .24) and we ultimately accepted a plea for reckless driving. I would recommend Chris and this firm to anyone facing a DUI or other criminal matter. Their level of dedication, ingenuity and candor is rare among criminal defense attorneys. I'm convinced no other firm could have gotten a better result. Thank you!
Posted by Jessie
These guys are strictly business and they follow through on their commitments. I knew exactly what to expect and I wasn't sold any dreams or false expectations. Thanks to the Rosenstein Law Firm I have my life back.
Posted by anonymous
Several months I found myself in an unfortunate situation and received a ticket for an extreme DUI. I had never been in trouble before a day in my life. The worst I ever had was a speeding ticket 15 years ago. So as you can imagine, this was a horrible situation for me.
Someone recommended Rosenstein law group to me and I am so glad I called them. I met with Mr. Rosenstein who evaluated my situation and assigned one of his expert lawyers, Mr. Dave Smith, to represent me. Mr. Smith and his team immediately went to work for me on my case.
Through his knowledge of the law, superior negotiating skills and legal expertise he managed for me to be able to keep my drivers license.
He then performed an analytical assessment and took a skilled approach to negotiating with the prosecutors office and negotiated a plea agreement down to a reckless driving charge.
I'm not saying that they can do this for everybody in every case as the facts in every situation are different. However due to the specific circumstances in my situation, and his keen legal mind, he was able to work this outcome for me.
I strongly recommend that you call the Rosenstein Law group and have their team of legal experts go to work for you.
Posted by anonymous
The Rosenstein Law Group is definitely the firm you need if you find yourself in this type of
situation. Craig, David and Lesley are extremely knowledgeable and professional. Their skilled
defense strategy resulted in my case being dismissed and eventually all charges dropped!
Posted by Zach
I hired this firm to help me out with a relatively minor charge. They gladly took my money and negotiated a deal in which I needed to complete 6+ months of classes in order for the charges to be dropped. I completed the classes, but was mailed a letter from the court saying I failed to do so, and so would be found guilty. Obviously a misunderstanding, so I reached out to my lawyer. At this point, I was never allowed to talk to my lawyer, but was told by the receptionist after several attempts to call and reach my attorney something to the tune of "sorry it's not our problem".
I went to court to sort this out on my own, and ironically Craig was there with another client. When the judge asked if I had a lawyer, I explained "yes, he is right there but won't take my calls". The judge asked us to speak outside. Craig refused to take any responsibility, so I went back into the courtroom to deal with this on my own.
Fortunately, the prosecuting attorney seemed to feel bad for me and my poor representation. He let me explain my situation, present evidence that I had completed the necessary classes, and that was that. Easy.
Long story short, I was shown far greater consideration and respect by the PROSECUTOR than the very firm I hired to represent me.
Posted by anonymous
I was charged with, Trafficking of Stolen Property ( Felony 3).
I called Craig for the initial consultation. Craig assured me that his Firm would handle my case with authority. Craig advised that Mr. Jefferson Simmons would be assigned to my case.
Jefferson took great care of my case. Additionally, his communication with me during the process was very professional. Jefferson was very direct and specific pertaining to every detail within the case and a possible resolution for my family's best interest.
The end result pertaining to the case is a complete, Dismissal of all charges.
The process was obviously a perfect outcome for myself. The Rosenstein Law Group, are a team of skilled professionals. They take their time ensuring the; privacy, emotional support, educational advise & the best possible resolutions.
I am so happy that all Charges within my case are, dismissed. They were able to obtain the great resolution on my behalf due to their authority within the court system and much legal knowledge in the justice system.
If you want experienced lawyers, CALL them today.
Posted by Elena Evans
After I was arrested and charged in Gilbert for a super extreme DUI (BAC above .20) it is safe to say I was terrified. I am not a person who has been in trouble before, and I had no idea how to tackle this situation. Luckily, I had Craig Rosenstein’s phone number and I contacted him immediately. On a Saturday, he took the time to personally speak with me and assure me that the world, in fact, was not ending. Soon after, we met in person and his office tackled my case head on. They are so incredibly detail oriented in their investigation of your case; that alone is worth every penny spent on their services. Although the entire staff at Rosenstein Law is amazing, I had the pleasure of working mostly with attorney Jefferson Simmons. Going through something like this is incredibly stressful, tedious and time consuming, but he made the process for me as easy as possible. My case was a very tough one and we ended up having to proceed with a jury trial. If you find yourself in this situation, YOU NEED an experienced trial attorney like the people at Rosenstein Law. Once we proceeded with the trial, Jefferson blew me away with his incredible knowledge and expertise in the courtroom. Excuse my language, but he is a legitimate badass. No matter the outcome of my situation, I know he did absolutely everything he could to protect my rights and fight for what was fair. In the end, I was found NOT GUILTY. Every situation is different, but I can tell you from firsthand experience, this firm is THE BEST in the business. I refer to them as “life changing” because without their expert defense, I would be facing a far worse scenario. Thank you to Craig and Jefferson, and the entire staff!

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