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Microsoft is the latest vendor to receive accreditation from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), allowing it to store highly classified government information up to "protected" level on its Office 365 platform and specific Azure services.
Protected-level certification for cloud services is currently the highest security level approved by the ASD on its Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL).
Microsoft received accreditation from the ASD in June that saw Australia's intelligence agency formally certify 50 services on the ASD CCSL across Azure and Office 365.
At the time, Microsoft Azure engineering lead for Australia James Kavanagh, as the company's Australian national technology officer, told ZDNet there were services "coming downstream" to allow government organisations to "go beyond" just the unclassified data route.
Leading up to Tuesday's announcement, Microsoft then launched two new Australian datacentre regions at Canberra Data Centres (CDC) to offer Australian governments access to Microsoft Azure from early 2018.
CDC built its facilities in advance as top secret, which allows Microsoft to offer services from within CDC, inheriting the characteristics already in place and thus complying with Australian government requirements.
Earlier on Tuesday, Microsoft also revealed Azure Australia Central, two new cloud regions in Canberra targeted towards government, financial services, and critical national infrastructure clients in Australia and New Zealand that are making the move to multi-cloud.
Microsoft is the second foreign vendor extended the CCSL honour, after Dimension Data scored a spot on the CCSL in February.
ASD handed out protected-level classification to Sliced Tech and Vault Systems in March last year, with the local duo the first allowed to store highly classified government information in their respective cloud platforms.
Macquarie Government, part of the Macquarie Telecom Group, also received its protected-level accreditation in September.
Making the announcement alongside Microsoft on Tuesday in Canberra was Australian Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Angus Taylor, who said the use of cloud by the government will allow it to stand up IT projects quicker and more cost effectively.
Read also: Commonwealth pushes public cloud by default
"Cloud certification is one of those areas that's critically important to the government and it's actually something I'm very passionate about, and the reason I'm passionate about it is because it is part of the transformation of government that we need to see and it's a transformation where we know technology can do many of the things that Australians are demanding of government," Taylor said.
"There is no doubt of what can be delivered through the cloud.
"With too many government projects historically we've spent the first several years, not months, standing up servers, well we know doing it this way we can do it much faster, which is why it is so important."
Taylor believes Australia can take a leadership role in delivering government services, not just within the country's borders but to the rest of the world as well.
Read also: Australian government considers approach to cybersecurity 'world-leading'
"I'm a passionate believer that we can develop a government technology sector in this country that is world leading," he continued.
"And as we have more certified cloud services like this one, I'm confident that only can we bring the best of the world to Australia, but we can take the best of Australia to the world and we are as a government determined to do this.
"We shouldn't underestimate the potential for [Canberra] to be more than just a city that delivers government to the rest of Australia, but a city and region that can deliver the best of what Australia has to offer to the world."
Although confident in Australia's ability to deliver this "world-leading tech sector", Taylor said the country first needs services like the one announced by the US giant in order to be able to do that.

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By Sara Forcella, See the Triumph Contributor
College is a time of vast change for young adults. It is also a time of many firsts, which could involve your first time living on your own, first time having a roommate, first time taking college-level courses, first committed romantic relationship, and possibly first time drinking alcohol. While not all students on college campuses drink, many do. College culture as a whole is affected largely by the influence of alcohol and the sense of comradery that occurs among students who live together on campus. However, alcohol also inhibits students' decision making skills. Therefore, as a sexual violence prevention educator, I believe that ignoring the amount of drinking that takes place on college campuses is not only counterproductive, it's downright dangerous!
The danger of ignoring students’ use of alcohol lies not only within the alcohol drinking alone, but its connection to sexual assault. On college campuses, perpetrators of sexual assault use the consumption of alcohol as a tool to reduce their victims’ decision making and motor skills. It’s important to note that alcohol is not the cause of sexual assault on college campuses--the perpetrators themselves are the only ones to blame. Nevertheless, the use of this drug to inhibit victims is clearly identifiable. Consider this: research shows that as many as 90% of all rapes on college campuses occur when either the perpetrator or victim was using alcohol (Brown University, Health Promotions).
Where does this statistic leave parents, educators, and students? Does it mean that we don’t send our children off to college? Or that even college students over the age of 21 shouldn’t be allowed to drink? Neither of these seem to be the answer--but what is? For me, the answer lies in education. Just like with any other health concern, we must educate students about sexual assault before they attend college and again while they are on campus.
Research shows that women in late adolescence to early adulthood are at the highest risk of being sexually assaulted. Therefore, we must educate young women that sexual assault is a daily risk, with or without the consumption of alcohol, especially for those between the ages of 18 and 24 (Collins & Messerschmidt, 1993). Furthermore, when alcohol is added to the equation, women are even more at risk for being sexually assaulted. Most importantly though, we need to educate women that sexual assault is never okay and that it is never their fault. But we can’t stop there! We can’t just educate half of the population and make it their responsibility to fend off criminals.
Research also shows that most perpetrators of sexual assault are men (Sedgwick, 2006). Instead of victim blaming, lets hold the perpetrators accountable! We need to teach them that just because a partner has agreed to some level of intimacy, it does not mean they are entitled to take it farther, and that if they do so without permission, it’s sexual assault. They should know that getting sex by using coercion and manipulation are in fact forms of sexual assault. Men need to understand that feeding someone drinks in order to make obtaining sex easier is sexual assault. It’s our responsibility to teach men to look for ‘enthusiastic consent’ before engaging in sexual activity, instead of acting upon a lack of a ‘no.’ Finally, men need to face the reality that if somebody reports that they were sexually assaulted while drunk, it can not only change their own lives, but also that survivor’s life.
It’s not only women who are affected by sexual assault on campus, men are too. Women, like men, can be perpetrators of sexual assault. It’s our responsibility to teach both men and women (beginning at a young age) to understand personal boundaries. This means asking for consent before engaging in any kind of intimate act, whether it be as silly as tickling or as serious as sex. When it comes to alcohol, both men and women need to know that if either party is intoxicated that they can not legally give consent. Alcohol has the potential to change things, and it only takes a matter of seconds to violate, shame, degrade and sexually assault someone--therefore before these things are ever able to happen, let’s take the time to educate our young adults.


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Madera–both the city and the county–have relatively modest human populations by California standards, but residents and visitors alike sure are close to a lot of great fishing.
There are larger reservoirs including the fantastic Bass Lake (a kokanee hot spot!) and almost too many high-elevation Sierra Nevada lakes and creeks to count. Most of the latter are either stocked with trout or produce them on their own.
We cover most of the waters that are accessible by car and also mention a few of the backcountry lakes that require a hike to reach, but there are many more potential spots for those willing and able to hit the trail.
Besides Madera, residents here live in Chowchilla, Madera Acres, Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, Yosemite Lakes, and Oakhurst.
Madera County also is close enough and has enough good fishing to attract anglers from Fresno, Merced, and beyond.
The county stretches from the San Joaquin Valley farmland to the southern side of Yosemite National Park.
Other attractions here include Devils Postpile National Monument, Madera County Museum, and many vineyards.
After you’ve looked over the major fishing spots you’ll find in Madera County, be sure to scan the “Fishing in Neighboring Counties” section at the bottom of this article. The links there will take you to even more great fishing spots within a reasonable drive from parts of this county.
This excellent lake does have its namesake fish, but these days this reservoir is most enthusiastically fished for its great population of kokanee salmon as well as rainbow trout.
The cold-water fisheries are enhanced with stocks of catchable rainbows and young kokanee, the later of which are landlocked sockeye salmon that grow into pan-sized salmon prized for their fight and flavor.
You can also catch bass, catfish, and panfish such as crappie and bluegill at the lake.
Fishing is open year-round here, although winter snows will occasionally hinder access.
There are RV, tent and primitive campsites available, as well as boat ramps.
It’s located a little past Oakhurst on State Route 41, roughly an hour from either Madera or Fresno.
More: Bass Lake Fishing
This high-elevation creek can be stocked with trout in spots during the mid- to late spring time frame.
The upper stream flows through remote parts of Madera County and may hold wild trout, and potentially may be stocked in places.
More consistent stocking is located in the Fish Camp area, which is actually in Mariposa County very close by.
This creek near the Bull Buck Giant Sequoia offers a remote trout-fishing experience in the high mountain forests.
Expect series of riffles broken by some pools, with brush and granite boulders lining the stream.
This creek is historically stocked with catchable rainbow trout in its West Fork and mainstem.
Stocked trout will mostly be in pools when first planted, but once they acclimate, the stockers and wild trout often will be in riffles, especially behind obstructions.
There are some primitive campsites along the trails near the creek.
Chiquito Creek is located south of Madera Mountain.
Corrine Lake is a small lake just north of Auberry that can be very good for trout fishing, although this reservoir is subject to extreme water level fluctuations and drawdowns.
The best time to fish here is during the stocking season, which often begins in late winter and into spring, when the water is still cool and probably near its peak levels.
Neither boating nor swimming is allowed, but shore fishing is good here.
Reach Corrine Lake from Corrine Lake Road off Road 222 north of New Auberry.
This good-sized lake of 1,780 acres is a popular angling destination with a variety of fishing options.
H.V. Eastman Lake is historically stocked with catchable rainbows, but anglers can also catch good numbers of resident warm-water species such as bass, catfish, and panfish.
It has produced some very nice bass.
At last check, this lake had been reopened to boating after a hydrilla eradication.
Shore angling can be good in the coves on the west side of the lake. Boaters can launch their watercraft.
Use your electronics to find brush piles submerged in the lake, as they will attract game fish.
Bald eagles nest on the upper section of the lake, which prompts closures in that area during spring.
The lake has both camping and day-use areas.
It’s near the small community of Raymond and about a half-hour drive northeast of Madera and a little under an hour from Merced or Fresno.
Visit Eastman Lake’s website for more detailed information.
This small stream sitting at about 4,500 feet in elevation west of Kaiser Peak is fished for trout.
Fish Creek is historically stocked with catchable rainbows in spring to early summer.
Roads for access to this creek are closed in the winter months.
There are hiking trails and primitive campsites along the trails of the creek.
This stream can be accessed from Mammoth Pool Road off Route 235.
This very high-elevation hike-in lake can cover over 200 acres and has populations of rainbow and brook trout.
The eastern shore is followed by the Sierra High Route trail, which also takes backpackers near several other gem-named lakes.
Granite Creek sits at nearly 7,000 feet in elevation on Green Mountain, offering cool temperatures even in the hot season.
A two-mile stretch of the creek is historically stocked with catchable rainbows a few times in the late spring and early summer.
The access road for this creek is closed during the winter season.
There are campsites along trails that follow the creek.
This 1,520-acre lake just 25 minutes northeast of Madera offers anglers with good fishing opportunities.
The lake is typically stocked several times each year, from late winter into early spring. Trout fishing will be best during that time frame and likely very slow when hotter weather arrives.
However, the lake also has resident populations of largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill for anglers to catch, especially as the water temperatures rise in spring and summer.
There’s lots of good bass structure here in coves and off points. Bass fishing will be best in spring but an option thereafter, although fishing early and late will become more important.
Catfish should bite well in summer, but this also will likely be most successful early and late in the day.
Some of the best fishing is in the coves found around the lake.
Boat ramps are available at this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir, but check for restrictions if the water is very low.
More Information: Hensley Lake
Lewis Creek is a mountain stream at about 4,200 feet in elevation along California State Route 41 just west of Little Shuteye Peak.
A roughly 6-mile section of this creek is stocked with catchable rainbows a few times in the spring and early summer months, making it the ideal time to fish here.
Be aware that there is private land mixed in here, so watch for posted signs and be careful not to trespass.
Resorts and primitive campsites along with amenities such as stations can be found in the area.
Mammoth Pool Reservoir
This San Joaquin River canyon impoundment can suffer from extreme drawdowns in the late summer, but get there when it’s somewhat fuller and you can find some good trout fishing.
Also known as Mammoth Pool Lake, this 1,100-acre reservoir is historically stocked with put-and-grow brown trout and Eagle Lake rainbow trout, allowing the fish to feed naturally and grow into catchable sizes. Eastern brook trout may also be caught.
Fishing and boating are prohibited in the reservoir from May 1st to June 16th, to allow migrating deer safe access across the reservoir.
There are boat ramps, RV sites with hookups, and services including fuel stations available here.
More information: Mammoth Pool Reservoir Bass Lake Ranger District
This 26-acre lake just south of Shuteye Peak is stocked with catchable rainbow trout, typically in the late winter and early spring.
The lake has wheelchair access and restrooms.
Manzanita Lake can be accessed from Road 222 along California State Route 41 north of Oakhurst.
This close-in reservoir on the San Joaquin River (shared with Fresno County) is mostly a warm-water fishery that at times can be very good for striped bass.
Some of those stripers can be giants, with a lake record of about 62 pounds landed more than a decade ago.
Other species you might catch here include largemouth and spotted bass, catfish, and panfish.
Lake levels here can really fluctuate, with low-water levels impacting the fishery in many drought years.
Millerton Lake is only about a half hour driving from either Madera or Fresno, and it’s very popular with the pleasure boating crowd. Try to beat them onto the lake for the best bite.
This small stream runs beside California State Route 41 just north of Oakhurst.
The creek is stocked with catchable rainbow trout in the spring season and early summer months.
A good access point is Bridge Road off the highway.
This is a small lake you can hike to east of Madera Peak.
Records show that it has at times been stocked, but no recent plantings were listed at last check.
This creek sitting at about 4,500 feet in elevation just south of Shuteye Peak is a popular seasonal trout fishing spot.
The creek tends to be stocked with catchable rainbow trout a handful of times in the late spring. May is a good bet.
The access road to Rock Creek is closed during the winter season.
There are hiking trails and primitive campsites.
San Joaquin River
The river below Friant Dam (Millerton Lake) marks the border with Fresno County and can be good for trout at times.
Of course, the fishing will be better in this foothills countryside when it’s stocked with hatchery trout.
The river increasingly transforms into a warm-water fishing spot as it heads into lower-elevation areas.
Speaking of elevation, higher elevations of the upper Middle Fork San Joaquin River in the far-eastern part of Madera County (closer to Mammoth Lakes than Madera) are at times stocked with hatchery trout.
There is some angling along roadsides while other spots require a hike. This can be very remote territory, so come prepared if that’s your thing, but you’ll find camping ranging from primitive to RV spots in the general area.
This 23-acre lake in a remote forested area has historically been stocked with trout but may not be getting any hatchery plants these days. At least it wasn’t listed anytime recently, the last we looked.
The lake is at a high elevation (7.600 feet) in the far-eastern edge of Madera County, just west of Mammoth Mountain.
The lake is near Reds Meadow Road, which is typically closed during the winter due to snow.
This is a pretty place for a summer picnic, even if the fish aren’t biting.
This small (3.5 acres) lake also is located on Reds Meadow Road in the upper San Joaquin River drainage, about three miles north of Sotcher Lake.
It’s been stocked with trout during some years.
Starkweather Lake is in a remote landscape, at 7,800 feet, but the road comes right near the lakeshore for access when you get there.
Snow blocks wintertime access.
Sycamore Island Pond
Located just on the Madera County side (north) of the San Joaquin River at the edge of Fresno, one of several ponds in the park is stocked with trout several times during late winter and early spring.
Fishing will be best in the days after a fresh stock of trout is delivered and while the water remains seasonably cool. Trout fishing will fade fast and likely be all but done well before Memorial Day.
Anglers have reported that resident bass, catfish, and panfish may also be present.
Thousand Island Lake
At over 300 acres, this is large for a backcountry lake sitting at over 9,800 feet in elevation in the Sierras.
Located at the remote northeastern edge of Madera Couty below snow-capped peaks, CDFW notes that there are rainbow and brook trout in the lake.
The lake, which as the name suggests is dotted with tiny islands, is accessed from the Sierra High Route (John Muir) trail.
This creek sitting at about 5,000 feet in elevation near Oakhurst is often stocked with trout in a couple of its forks.
Both the North and South Fork of Willow Creek may be stocked with catchable rainbow trout in the late spring or early summer.
There is roadside access to campgrounds near the North Fork of the river, which is north of Bass Lake and likely the most consistently stocked location on Willow Creek.
The South Fork also has been stocked southeast of the reservoir.
Fishing in Neighboring Counties
Merced County: To the northwest, the area around Merced and Los Banos provides easy access to several good fishing reservoirs and rivers in the San Joaquin Valley and foothills.
Fresno County: To the south, this big county in the Fresno area has a bundle of excellent fishing spots, including Pine Flat and Shaver lakes and very good rivers.

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Here is the reading calendar for the spring semester. It is very important that you stay current with the reading calendar.
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The brothers Thompson (from here on out: Chad & Keith) came up with the concept for Johnny Headband in the cold-water flat they shared right after being freshly spat out of college. The idea was sparked from a spirited “what do we do now?!” conversation. Chad had an interest in recording & visual arts, Keith was into film & video, and both deeply loved tearing off their shirts while playing tennis-racket guitar in front of their hallway mirror.

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The 2003 invasion of Iraq is the best-known example of America’s government and press lying to fool the public into invading a foreign country that actually posed no threat to U.S. national security (so that America’s Defense Department was obviously America’s Aggression Department, and even its very name was a lie). However, that fraud and its resulting mega-violence were unfortunately typical, not at all exceptional, for the brutal American regime. This crucial but ugly fact will be documented here, so as to destroy (by clear facts) the lying U.S. regime’s supposed credibility—and this refers to both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party wings (and their ‘news’ media), of our ruling aristocracy. (Same for America’s lapdog, UK.)
First, however, it’s important to document that both Americans and Brits were lied (and that word should be not only a noun, but also a verb, because “deceived” is far too soft a term for so heinous a consequence) into invading and occupying Iraq.
A crucial date was 7 September 2002, when George W. Bush and Tony Blair both said that a new report had just been issued by the IAEA saying that Saddam Hussein was only six months away from having a nuclear weapon. The IAEA promptly denied that it had issued any such “new report” at all, and the ‘news’ media simply ignored the denial, which the IAEA then repeated weeks later, and it again was ignored; so, the false impression, that such an IAEA report had been issued, remained in the publics’ minds, and they consequently favored invading Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein before there would be, as Condoleezza Rice warned the next day following Bush-Blair, on September 8, a “mushroom cloud”. It was all just lies—lies that were believed by the public, at the time, and even believed by many for a long time after we invaded.
Some of these lies were derived from torturing detainees—torturing them to say what the U.S. and British regimes wanted them to say. But all were concocted by the perpetrating dictators. Like CIA Director George Tenet told his boss, George W. Bush, fooling the public into invading Iraq would be a “slam-dunk.”
Even today, many Americans still are successfully suckered into believing that torture extracts truths, instead of the desired lies, from suspects, to serve as ‘evidence,’ in this ‘democracy.’
So, that’s the reality behind America’s destruction of Iraq—it was based upon lies from the government, which were stenographically published and broadcast to the public as being truths, while the actual truths were being simultaneously hidden from the public—and the truth that the regime was lying didn’t get to reach us until we had already invaded and occupied the targeted country. That’s what happens when an evil regime fools its public, into supporting and doing its aristocracy’s invasion, at the taxpaying public’s expense, and psychopathically ignoring the massive horrors it is imposing upon the residents in the attacked country. This is psychopathy being displayed by a dictatorship—one that claims to be a ‘democracy’ and that demonizes other governments that it claims to be (and some of which, occasionally, are) dictatorships. With the ‘anti-communist’ excuse gone, only these types of lies still work, so, they’re used non-stop.
Here are other such instances:
Right now, the Obama-Trump regime, which use Al Qaeda in Syria to train and arm jihadists from around the world to go to Syria to fight and overthrow Syria’s government and replace it by one that will be a stooge-regime of the U.S. aristocracy’s allied Saudi aristocracy (the Saud family), is, yet again, violating Trump’s promise to leave Syria as soon as ISIS is defeated. In contrast to the U.S. regime’s promises, Trump stays on in Syria after ISIS’s defeat and tries to carve out the northeastern part of Syria, now relying mainly upon Kurdish forces in Syria’s northeast, but also upon Al Qaeda-led jihadists in Ghouta and elsewhere, to serve as America’s “boots-on-the-ground,” for establishing the stooge-regime that the U.S. aristocracy and its allied Saudi and Israeli aristocracies want to control that land, so as to construct through it oil and gas pipelines to increase the invading aristocracy’s profits.
How can a news-consumer tell if a supposed ‘news’ medium is honest about Syria? Here’s a simple and reliable method: If the ‘news’ medium uses the term ‘rebels’ instead of “jihadists” or “terrorists” in order to refer to the people who are trying to overthrow and replace Syria’s government, then you know it’s lying, because those aren’t ‘democrats’ in any sense: they are jihadists-terrorists who are aiming to establish in Syria a fundamentalist-Sunni, Wahhabist-Salafist, and rabidly anti-Shia, dictatorship there, which will be basically run by the Sauds.
For example, on 2 April 2018, the BBC headlined “Uncertainty Over Rebel Deal in Ghouta” instead of “Uncertainty Over Jihadist Deal in Ghouta” or “Over Terrorist Deal,” and so the BBC is clearly a lying propaganda outlet that cannot reasonably be believed, but whose reports one instead must independently verify before citing or quoting to others. Similarly, the prior day, the Telegraph had bannered “Ghouta ‘deal struck’ as rebel fighters evacuated” and thus made clear that it too is propaganda, not reliable news-reporting.
To show how consistent these types of deception are through time, the Telegraph, on 6 March 2013, had headlined an editorial “To end the conflict in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad has to go” and called his overthrow “Our moral obligation”. And, just two days later, they bannered “US and Europe in ‘major airlift of arms to Syrian rebels through Zagreb’”—which ‘news’ would have been real news-reporting if only those ‘rebels’ (and what they actually represented) had been at all honestly described. The basic technique of propaganda is to lie in the framing of an issue. It’s so routine as to be endemic in the ‘news’ reporting in any dictatorship.
For yet another example: Any ‘news’ medium that refers to the overthrow in 2014 of Ukraine’s democratically elected government, and its replacement by a racist-fascist (Nazi) rabidly anti-Russian dictatorship, as having been not a coup but instead a ‘revolution’, is a rotten lying propaganda medium, nothing better than that.
If the word “revolution” is used to describe the 2014 Ukraine overthrow, and the word “rebels” is used to refer to the fighters for the overthrow of Assad, not only is the medium consistently propaganda, but it is consistently pumping to precipitate World War III.
In my “The Nations that Accept Nazism Today”, I documented that under Obama there were three: U.S., Ukraine, and Canada. And then in my “Trump Continues Obama’s Support of Nazism”, I documented that the number had declined to two—and now it was only U.S. and Ukraine. Those two news-reports (and my prior ones about Obama’s having backed Nazism at the U.N.) were distributed free to all media, but only a few tiny media published any of them. The dictatorship needed to hide this shocking news from the public, not broadcast it to the public. The mainstream media (and some of the non-mainstream media) are fake news media—and this comprises almost all of the ‘news’ media. On international relations, they’re just loaded with lies, and the key terms right now are, for Syria, “rebels” versus “jihadists”; and, for Ukraine, “revolution” versus “coup.”
This article originally appeared in Strategic Culture Foundation on-line journal.
Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author, most recently, of They’re Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910–2010, and of CHRIST’S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.


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As a senior in college, job hunting can already be stressful enough. Writing resumes, cover letters and attending interviews can all be nerve recking. Now the thing many people of color don’t mention is the additional factors that create difficulty when looking for jobs.
As a Latinx journalist, I want to make sure that I will end up in a work environment where I am respected, valued, and appreciated. I identify myself as a person of color, therefore I don’t solemnly just apply for a job…I have to research demographics in the town, demographics in that work place and most importantly critically analyze that I won’t be placed in an all-white staff and be considered a company’s “diversity card”. In essence, my work will be where I spend a large amount of time. I have to make sure that my voice will be heard and put into action.
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It was only after having the opportunity to interview Ijeoma Oluo, this year’s Diversity Awards’ keynote speaker, that I was able to express this topic. Oluo understands that talking about race can be difficult, especially in a predominantly white environment. To help this, Oluo wrote her New York Times best-selling book, “So You Want to Talk About Race.”
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“Your whole life you will have conversations about race.”
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“You need to be examining those situations, and saying why do I think race is crucial here. Where can I find where there might be bias in a situation here, or a situation where I can make the situation more just. Look for that and do the work there,” says Oluo.
As a journalist, my voice is my most valued possession. I am able to convey messages through my writings and reporting. The journalism world is a lot more critical then people would think. People in the industry will try to fit journalists into a box, from the way they look to the way they write.
“My career would be nothing without my authenticity,” she continued to say, “but I know that what has been denied [for] people of color in pop culture and in our journalism and in our news, is our authentic voice.”
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She made me realize that I have a whole other perspective when it comes to journalism, I get to write from my minority viewpoint. I bring so much to the table and therefore I should be valued just as much as anybody else in my work environment.
I’m excited to hear what else Ijeoma Oluo will have to say at the Diversity Awards on May 8th. She was named as one of the “Most Influential People in Seattle” by Seattle Magazine. Her work focuses on race, identity, social justice, feminism, social and mental health and has been featured in The Washington Post, NBC News, Elle Magazine, TIME, and the Guardian. In the short conversation we had, I learned so much from her.
If you would like to have a personal conversation with Oluo, you are in luck!! She will have a public book signing and meet and greet in the SURC Ballroom after the Diversity Awards at 8 p.m. Her book, “So You Want to Talk About Race,” will be available for purchase courtesy of the CWU Wildcat Shop. Hope to see you there!

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It’s a competitive field, but the Decemberists is now the “indiest” band to ever be featured on “The Simpsons.”
That’s quite a feat, considering that groups such as R.E.M., Sonic Youth and the White Stripes have all made their way onto the longest-running animated series in the U.S.
The Portland-based band, famous for multi-syllabic tales of sailors stuck in whale stomachs, played the newlyhired music teachers at Springfield Elementary during Sunday night’s episode.
It’s debatable, but the surliest “Simpsons” musical guest remains Johnny Cash, who played Homer’s spirit-guiding coyote in the season eight episode, “El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer).” That episode is, in essence, about Homer hallucinating after eating a special batch of chili. Man, “The Simpsons” used to be (and, as evidenced by this week’s episode, still is) awesome.
We’ll see how long the Decemberists hold the title. It could be a while, seeing as Sonic Youth held the unofficial prize for 16 years.
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Currently, the International Space Station is the only permanently manned facility in orbit. It was created as a way for five space agencies to share the high costs of launching and maintaining an in-orbit facility. The five agencies participating in the ISS project are NASA (United States), Roskosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), CSA (Canada), and the ESA (European Union). By the time the station is completed in 2010, the entire project will have cost around $100 billion USD or more. The International Space Station has been in orbit since 1998 but only occupied since 2000. It has already had 124 distinct visitors, including five paying space tourists, who paid $20 million US Dollars (USD) each to visit the station.
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From late 2007 to 2010, six additional modules are to be launched: Node 2, the Columbus Laboratory Module (European), Japanese Experiment Module, Multipurpose Laboratory Module (Russian), Node 3, and the Docking Cargo Module. The goal is for the space station to be completed by 2010. Most of the modules have a projected operating lifespan of 15 years, so the first module may need replacing or discarding in 2013, but the majority of the station should remain operational through 2020.
This is an interesting idea, but they would have to take into account the fact that there is no gravity in space. When astronauts return to earth after a long period of time spent in the Space Station, they often have to go through therapy to re-acquaint their bodies with the constraints of gravity. Bodies weaken when weightless.
If work continues on this station, I wonder what its projected capacity will be. Will it someday turn into a complex the size of a skyscraper? Perhaps it may even approach the size and population of a city.
This space station has people from a variety of nations. The unity in space may help to enhance unity on earth. As we realize that we are all humans on a shared planet, we will be enabled to turn our eyes outward, and vice versa. That being said, I wonder what the language of space is, and how they communicate on the International Space Station.
As of 2010, the ISS has had 196 visitors and is currently housing its 24th crew. Besides the five countries that have space programs involved, there are ten other countries involved in some way with the space station.
The Space Station has about 18,000 cubic feet since the most recent module was added. This is about the equivalent of two three-bedroom houses. So far, the Italians, European Union, Russia, Japan, the United States, and Canada have built modules for the International Space Station.
These nodules have allowed the space station to host 400 different experiments. Scientists are also working on another 150+ current and planned experiments.
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McKinley United Methodist Church is more than just a place for Sunday worship, and to many people, its pastor Rev. Peter Matthews is the reason why.
Matthews, 48, is a Cincinnati native and had dreams of being president of the United States before becoming a spiritual leader. After a knee injury ended his college basketball career, he said was called by God to be part of a bigger team.
“And since then, good, bad and indifferent, God has not seen fit to take his hands off me and so for me to get to be independent and imaginative, and help people to a point where they feel like they can help themselves is the way I pay rent to live on this Earth,” he said.
He went on to complete his education at Princeton Seminary at Princeton University and later make his way to Dayton’s historical McKinley church.
During this challenging year, people across the Dayton region have persevered and banded together. Throughout the month of December, the Dayton Daily News will tell the stories of individuals who have inspired others. Multiple people nominated Matthews for this Inspire Dayton series.
Matthews gave back to the community and helped those well before the pandemic. But he believes it’s necessary to do even more of that this year. Todd Smedley, owner of T-shirt Kings, has known Matthews for about four years and said the pastor puts the needs of others over his own the way a spiritual leader should.
“There’s been a tsunami of generosity that has poured into my heart and soul, and I would not be a man, or human, if I did not position my life that other people might receive just a tenth of what I’ve been given,” Matthews said.
When the coronavirus struck Dayton communities, Matthews worked with Primary Health Solutions and other churches to provide free COVID-19 drive-thru testing service to about 2,100 people over five months.
“I made up in my mind to begin to make a series of phone calls until we could find someone who wanted to partner with us to make sure that everybody had an opportunity to know their status,” he said.
Castel Sweet has known Matthews for about two years and said that his willingness to continue outreach efforts during the pandemic is inspiring.
“Just the way he has been doing things you don’t typically think of, in terms of a church, of providing space and creating space and offering services has been very unique and inspiring to see that happening in a time where most of our churches were struggling themselves, let alone figure out how they can still be of service to others in some very tangible ways,” she said.
Sweet does community engagement for the University of Dayton and said it’s refreshing to see people in the community work to make it better.
Matthews’ efforts didn’t stop with his response to COVID-19. For the 2020 election season, Matthews celebrated his four-year anniversary as pastor with a parade to the polls to encourage people to exercise their right to vote. He also welcomed local organizations to use the church for meeting spaces.
“There’s all these wonderful, powerful organizations that simply needed a place to gather and we just open our doors and continue to be thankful that the genius of other people can be housed in the church doors and that is what the church is for,” he said.
Smedley said Matthews is “different in his messaging” and pays attention to social issues. “He will wear a T-shirt to address these issues and actually preach on the subject,” he said.
While he has proved to be an inspiration to others, there is one person in particular that inspires Matthews: his 8-year-old grandson.
“I think about all the ways in which these young people have had their lives disrupted, and they still find a way to offer hope and resilience and still find the emotional courage to be children when they haven’t seen their friends in months,” he said.
For those continuing to struggle through the ongoing pandemic, Matthews suggests making a plan and remaining prayerful.
“Be still, make a plan, find three friends to hold you accountable to that plan, and then trust God to give you the courage to execute that plan,” he said.
Matthews has two adult sons and he lives in downtown Dayton, where he likes to spend time with his grandson, and read Toni Morrison and Howard Thurman books while enjoying a glass of red wine.
Next year Matthews is looking forward to getting back into hot yoga, lose 49 pounds before his 49th birthday, take guitar lessons with grandson and invest in the lives of homeless children and immigrants.
“Those five things I hope will help me to laugh more and help keep a simpler focus in how I continue to be transparent and inspire people,” said Matthews.
Throughout the month of December, the Dayton Daily News will tell the stories of people who have persevered and inspired others during this challenging year. Tell us who inspired you in 2020 by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org.
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“AG, jissis, boys. Fokkit!” one of my favorite media relations people, long since departed, would say after having messed up, followed by: “Boys, can I buy you a dop?”
For a while, we boycotted those drinks, but then realised it wasn't exactly going to make the generous fellow any better at PR, so one by one we started agreeing to the comfort of a drink of forgiveness.
Late yesterday afternoon I thought of him again, and wished I could buy you all a dop, because “Ag jissis, boys, fokkit”.
“It's not the despair, Laura. I can stand the despair. It's the hope…”
Look, this year I and many of us once again succumbed to that old ailment of Proteas supporters: hope. Just as John Cleese in the guise of Brian Stimpson reckoned in the hilarious frustration of Clockwise.
We know the feeling, right?
This year we went in with our usual expectation-free glee, but there they went, standing up and being on fire. The Proteas beat England and Australia and hit the World Cup with meaning.
So, five easy wins, two tough ones, and two nasty beatings later, a semifinal against the Aussies was their reward for a satisfactory list of performances in India.
Australia, who lost four of their previous five matches against South Africa — after all, what could go wrong?
Well, then we remembered.
We came close to forgetting, but yesterday morning at around 11.30, with our men on 24/4 after 12 overs, we were once again painfully reminded that it is the World Cup, and as Proteas supporters we are not destined to have good memories of World Cup tournaments.
There was Duckworth-Lewis in 1992 and 2003, and in 1999 the most infamous choke of all chokes against Australia.
Yesterday's thrashing initially reminded us most of the defeat of 2007, when a formidable set of Protea top batsmen also more or less surrendered to the Aussies.
At least this time they fought back with proper courage and left us almost to the bitter end with that pesky emotion of hope, at least until about two overs later when we started saying to ourselves: man, it's time to pour myself a dop.
Look, yesterday's performance obviously doesn't nearly qualify as a choke.
To qualify for choking, you must have been the favourite to win at some stage, and that was not the case for the Proteas yesterday after the sixth over of their innings.
The Proteas' approach in this tournament had been right on the money: be patient when batting, then slightly less patient, then a bit hasty, and then the cannon-batters come in and open their shoulders properly in the last 10 overs.
Yesterday they could set the target, as they prefer to do these days, but the Aussie quickies Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood frustrated the top batsmen to such an extent that they began to rush things on a tight pitch where even part-time spinners like Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell could easily make the ball spit and spin.
But my late father always reminded me to be patient: they still have to bat.
The Proteas' young fast bowlers initially got punished, but when Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj and even Aiden Markram's spin began to confuse the Aussies, that naughty little fairy called Hope saw us moving around nervously on our chairs once again.
Temba Bavuma's field placement and bowling changes were mostly spot-on (I'll write more about him and the tournament as a whole next week), although I would have let Maharaj bowl earlier to break the rhythm of the Australian openers.
That said, I — like almost all their critics — know far less about cricket than Bavuma and Rob Walter, and if only two of the five admittedly difficult catching chances in the Australian innings had been taken, I would have had to write this entire sad report from scratch right before deadline.
In that alternative reality I am now slightly panicked, but with a bubbling spirit.
As things stand, though, I can't be too terribly upset. All I expect from teams I support are that they have big ones, and you can't say the Proteas didn't have those yesterday.
What India is to cricket, France is to rugby, yours truly has argued many times.
At the moment, the French are the only ones who really make money from rugby; their clubs are the biggest drawcards for all the top players in the world, and they have undue influence with the international governing body.
But in the process, I also talked nonsense many times.
First, they will have to start breeding like bunnies.
There are only 68 million of them, and most prefer football.
There are 1.5 billion Indians, and most of them are obsessed with cricket; it was only a matter of time before sheer superiority of numbers and enthusiasm for the sport would cause India to almost always be the favourites in cricket.
India has more money than the rest of the cricketing world combined.
In fact, monetarily, very little would have gone on in world cricket these days if the Indians had preferred, say, baseball.
Three of the top five ODI batsmen in the world are among their ranks, as well as three of the five best ODI bowlers.
And the fast bowler Mohammed Shami and middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, two of this tournament's undisputed standout players, do not even count in those ranks.
Virat Kohli has his mojo back with meaning and became the first man to score 50 centuries in one-day international cricket in their semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday.
All things considered, they are practically invincible at home, as is evident from the 10 fairly easy wins they have accrued so far in this tournament on their home pitches.
But just to make doubly sure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India seems to have given the Indian team management a free pass to choose the kind of pitch to prepare for their matches.
And the International Cricket Council is silent as the grave about what is at best a serious breach of protocol and at worst cheating; as it is, it's just a bunch of embittered English and Aussie journalists grumbling about it.
Man, would the French Rugby Federation have liked this!
So, all things considered, the day after tomorrow I'm cheering for the Aussies for the first time since John Eales and Tim Horan stopped playing rugby.
Everyone knows the dice are loaded, but if Indian cricket is a super version of France — let's be honest — then the men with the green caps are the cricket version of South Africa in rugby.
When the you-know-what hits the fan, they are the toughest bastards out there, and best equipped to come out of it all unscathed.
So, never thought I would, but: Ocker, Ocker, Ocker! Oi! Oi! Oi!
Just for Sunday.
Anyway, it's Friday and things are slightly depressing cricket-wise, so let's groove a bit!
Little would the characters in the epic cricket movie Lagaan have dreamed that their great-great-grandchildren would one day beat the Khakis' great-great-grandchildren by 100 runs in a World Cup tournament, but here Aamir Khan nevertheless coaches his cobbled-together village team to the tune of the great AR Rahman:
One of Asha Bhosle's more than 20,000 recordings, this time a bit of party jazz from 1957:
And for those of you who prefer a pinch of rock in your musical salt, London's Asian Dub Foundation has heaps of ass-kicking tunes about the South Asian diaspora:
♦ VWB ♦
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Even in the best of times, a company’s disposition is a multifaceted process fraught with risk. With the current state of the economy, what you don’t know can be fatal. Still, there are techniques that can be used to avoid many of the dangers. For many small to medium business owners, the current economy can present an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen your exit strategies and receive the maximum value for your most important asset. Here are some numbers worth noting:
- Recent estimates show that 63% of entrepreneurs do not have a formal exit plan.
- More than 90% of North American companies are privately owned.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2004, there were more than 25 million U.S. businesses, the majority of which were sole proprietorships, partnerships, or LLCs.
This means that almost 16 million companies have no formal exit plan.
AICPA – Stud for Succession Planningj 35% of multi-owner businesses and 9% of sole proprietorships (sole proprietorships and sole proprietors) had a written succession plan in 2008, compared to only 25% of multi-owner businesses and 8% of sole proprietorships in 2004. *
Current Status of Succession Planning Multi-Owner Businesses Sole Proprietors
Have started the plan and will finish it soon. 35% 7%
Will the process begin in the next year or two 32% 43%
Will the process start in about 5 years 10% 23%
Will the process start in about 10 years 3% 3%
Have a plan drawn up, but not yet formally approved 9% 3%
*The 2008 PCPS follow-up study by AICPA
These undeniable numbers are compelling arguments for aggressively pursuing the most sophisticated strategies and state-of-the-art techniques for planning and implementing 21st century exit strategies, estate/wealth preservation plans, and strategic plans.
As an entrepreneur in today’s economy, business growth (or lack thereof) and trying to manage day-to-day operations determine how you will spend most of your time. However, there is no more compelling reason than the current economic situation for you as an entrepreneur to take steps to take advantage of trends and opportunities that will result in better valuation, lower tax consequences and smoother transitions as your liquidity event comes to fruition. Your future after you leave is also a concern. The sooner you plan for all contingencies, the better.
What are your options?
Traditionally, there are two main paths you can choose: sell to an external third party or transfer to insiders such as your employees or family members. There are essentially two paths entrepreneurs can take when they decide it’s time to move on to the next stage of life: selling the business to an outside party or handing over the business to “insiders,” such as family members or employees. Of course you can also liquidate, but this is usually not the chosen route, rather a forced or difficult route when no buyer shows up or other circumstances intervene.
Today, when selling to third parties, some options must be carefully considered, such as transferring 100% ownership or retaining some of the equity. While it may be tempting to try to walk away with a large amount of money, it may not be practical or in the best interest of the seller in the current state of our economy.
In light of the current economic climate, it may not be the smartest strategy for owners in industries where valuations are negatively impacted by the economy. Sell 100% of their stake when the market value is at a record low.
Some examples are real estate related companies, construction companies, car manufacturing/sales and retail. Instead of paying out, a second option is to sell only part of the equity and keep a share. The retained equity may be a minority or majority interest. In certain cases, a partial sale may be desirable because it allows the selling stakeholder to withdraw some of his net worth from the business so that he can diversify some of his assets while retaining some equity for potential future appreciation.
In uncertain economic times, the ability to release some of your net worth can help the company grow, increasing the valuation of the retained interest in the company. In fact, by selling a partial interest in your company, you can share future business risks and opportunities with a partner.
Acme Corporation was valued at $10 million and owned by one shareholder. However, in light of the current economic climate, the sole shareholder decides to sell 70% of its property to a third party. The result is a liquidity event where the selling shareholder obtains $7 million in blocked equity. The seller negotiates an agreement to remain involved in running the business, with a new owner bringing a fresh perspective to the company’s management and operating structure. By maintaining a significant minority equity position and joining forces with the outside buyer, the selling shareholder is set to participate in future growth as the economy recovers. This scenario also gives the buyer the assurance that the seller still has “skins in the game”. This vested interest in the company is beneficial to both buyer and seller. With a carefully crafted plan, the seller is positioned in such a way that the 30% stake could be worth significantly more than at the time of the initial transaction.
Another approach is to execute a transfer plan to insiders, such as family members, management or employees. In family succession, the internal transfer can be used to reduce certain tax consequences. This is because in the current environment, tax liability is likely to be reduced due to lower valuations. We’ve found that corporate valuations are generally lower than they were a year or two ago. The factors driving this range from lower revenues, lower profits, tight credit and lower valuation multiples.
The resulting lower valuations provide exceptional opportunities to transfer ownership interests to family members through a variety of techniques that protect or defer tax events and provide various other estate plans. Because interest rates are still relatively low, these techniques are being further improved. In addition, if your goal is to prepare the company for another sale to an outside party at a later date, the current environment is conducive to recapitalization and intra-family transactions to shift ownership and save taxes when the company is sold to the outsider in the future. future. A warning; as there is a very real possibility that hyperinflation could devalue our currency, you should carefully consider where you want to invest the money you receive at the time of transfer, to hedge against the eventuality. In addition, such inflationary conditions may reduce or erase any profits you enjoy from the retained equity interest.
The current slump in the economy can also encourage a sale to your employees. You may want to sell through a management buyout to select key managers, or through an employee ownership plan (ESOP). Again, lower valuations equate to better economics for buyers and potential tax savings for sellers.
How to proceed
Planning an orderly succession and obtaining the maximum liquidity of your ultimate disposal of your business requires a team approach. Bringing together the combined experience of leading tax, legal, insurance and finance professionals, you get an integrated strategy that addresses the many facets of your exit plan.
Case Study #1
John Smith, who owns 70% of ABC Manufacturing, LLC, wanted to plan his exit strategy. The value of his ownership percentage in the company was $4 million and he wanted to retire in 5 years, but the question was how? Using state of the art techniques, ABC Manufacturing, LLC agreed to borrow $4 million over 5 years to fund the premiums of an indexed universal life insurance policy for John’s life. John could then start receiving life insurance benefits after he leaves the company. The end result: This approach exceeded John’s expectations, offering more than 249% of what John expected to receive for the value of his property.
Retirement owner: male, age 46 Expected value of owner’s business interest: $2,500,000 Retirement benefits begin at age 55 Annual retirement benefits: $263,611 for 30 years Net death benefit: $659,700 Total benefits from this approach: $ 8,568,037 Portion of owner’s expected value obtained with this solution: 343%
Retiring Owner: Male, age 43 Expected Value of Owner Business Interest: $8,000,000 Retirement benefits begin at age 50 Annual retirement benefits: $760,125 for 20 years Net death benefit: $13,758,412 Total benefits resulting from this approach: $28,960 .918 Portion of expected owner value obtained by this solution: 362%
For these business owners, using our recommended techniques, the business owners were able to meet their business succession needs and facilitate financing for a smooth transfer of ownership, while ensuring potential tax-free retirement income.
To see yet another example of a strategy that mirrors current methods, see this article from the Wall Street Journal: Wall Street Journal Article
What is your exit plan?
If you’ve been putting off planning or implementing your exit strategies, now is a good time to stop procrastinating and start putting your plan into motion. The current atmosphere offers opportunities that we may not see again for years to come, if ever. Now is the time to take action for you. Like death and taxes, you eventually leave the company. Will your departure be on your terms or someone else’s?
Stop rationalizing, stop stewing. Get out of your chair and start doing! Dennis Waitley

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It’s now the only governing institution that understands the depths of the economic crisis.
Death of a Salesman speaks to our time on the failure of competitive capitalism.
Republicans are fighting Dodd-Frank's mechanism for dismantling failing financial firms.
Twelve red states account for 70 percent of all state and local public sector jobs lost since 2010.
Research exaggerating the costs of social safety nets has been used for decades to launch unwarranted claims against government programs.
The Other America offered a view of poverty that seemed designed to comfort the already comfortable.
There may be tension but there isn’t a class war within the Republican Party, because they’re all on the same side.
The eurocrisis fully exposes the folly of deficit mania in a time of recession. So why are the GOP candidates still oblivious?
In less than two years, Athens has changed from a reasonably prosperous capital to a broken city.
Women dominate growing sectors like retail and home healthcare—but the jobs there are grueling and the wages are low.

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Sony has brought Liverpool-based developer Firesprite into the fold.
After a number of years of collaboration on games such as The Playroom and The Playroom VR, Sony has acquired Firesprite as its 14th studio. The studio was formed by former members of SIE Studio Liverpool.
“Firesprite is a creative and ambitious studio that is exceptional at building incredible experiences that truly showcase the potential of our hardware,” said Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios.https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/08/welcoming-firesprite-to-the-playstation-studios-family/
“The team’s technical and creative capabilities will be paramount to growing our stellar catalogue of exclusive games, and I think you’ll be excited for what’s to come.”
“Now, as a first party studio, we know we have the full support of PlayStation in furthering our heritage of combining creativity and technical innovation to offer some truly unique experiences for PlayStation fans,” said the studio’s MD, Graeme Ankers.
“I’m proud of the talent we have at Firesprite and you’ll continue to hear and see more from us all very soon. We can’t wait to show you what we have been working on……we’re just getting started.”
Founded in 2012, the studio has also worked on Run Sackboy! Run, and released its own IP, The Persistence.
The studio is just the lastest to be acquired by Sony. In June, it purchased Returnal developer Housemarque, and the following month the firm announced it had acquired Nixxes Software which specializes in PC ports.


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House Armed Services Committee Republicans are looking to block the Obama administration from continuing nuclear security work in Russia until the Ukraine crisis has been resolved.
Draft defense authorization bill language released on Monday would bar the use of fiscal 2015 funds by the Energy Department's nuclear security arm "for any contract, cooperation, or transfer of technology" between the United States and Russia, pending specific action by the administration.
For the release of funds, the Energy secretary, in consultation with secretaries of State and Defense, must certify to key congressional committees that "the Russian Federation is respecting the sovereignty of Ukrainian territory," according to the Republican draft bill.
Anne Harrington, the National Nuclear Security Administration's deputy for defense nuclear nonproliferation, told Global Security Newswire last month that U.S. nuclear security work in Russia had resumed, despite disagreements over Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region in Ukraine.
The work -- which includes upgrading the physical security of buildings where sensitive nuclear materials are stored -- had previously been suspended while the United States and Russia hashed out the details of how to implement a new agreement the two nations signed last year.
During the April 8 interview, Harrington said the two sides were able to finalize outstanding details and resume work -- despite tension over the Ukraine situation.
Monday's draft bill language suggests that since then, "in response to ongoing Russian aggression toward Ukraine, the secretary of Energy has suspended nuclear security cooperation" with Russia. It says this apparent suspension should remain in place "so long as Russia continues its aggression toward Ukraine."
Administration officials, however, are suggesting that no such suspension has taken place. NNSA spokesman Derrick Robinson on Monday pointed to an April 10 statement from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that says while the administration is conducting a review of all "Russian-related activities" in light of the Ukraine situation, it has "not announced a decision to suspend nuclear security cooperation with Russia."
The April 10 statement, which says "critical bilateral nuclear nonproliferation activities are continuing in a number of key areas," still applies, according to Robinson.
A House Armed Services Committee spokesman did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
During an April 8 hearing, some committee Republicans suggested the United States should not provide any aid to Russia, and that doing so was tantamount to subsidizing modernization of Moscow's nuclear arms.
Then-Acting NNSA Administrator Bruce Held said at the hearing that the United States spends money on nuclear security projects in Russia not because they are good for Moscow, but because they are important for U.S. national security. NNSA nonproliferation programs are meant to prevent terrorists from obtaining dangerous materials.
The new draft bill wording would also block nuclear security work until Russia complies with certain treaties, including the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Some congressional Republicans accuse Moscow of violating the accord, under which the United States and Russia have agreed not to develop, test or field missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles.
The House Armed Service Committee is expected to vote on the draft language on Wednesday.


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Population: 71,889 (Source: StatsCan census, 2016)
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The President of the Commission mandated the Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, with developing a European Action Plan for Social Economy.
The 2021 Commission Work Programme announced that the publication date for the Action Plan would be the fourth quarter of 2021. It also highlights that the Action Plan will enhance social investment, support social economy acts and social enterprises to start-up, scale-up, innovate and create jobs.
To prepare the Action Plan, citizens and stakeholders were invited (from 1 March until 26 April 2021) to give their views on the so-called roadmap on the Action Plan.
Roadmaps describe the problem to be tackled and objectives to be met, explain why EU action is needed, outline policy options and describe the main features of the consultation strategy. The feedback received can be found at the above link.
The social economy encompasses a variety of businesses, organisations and legal forms, such as non-profit associations, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations and social enterprises. They share the feature of systematically putting people first, reinvesting most of the profit back into the organisation or a social cause, and having a participatory form of governance.
They play an important role in job creation, work integration and inclusive and sustainable growth. They operate in a large variety of economic sectors, such as social services, health care, social housing, affordable energy to the most vulnerable, recycling, retail, tourism, hospitality.
In view of its potential to address societal challenges and contribute to economic growth, the EU has launched a large number of actions to support the development of social enterprises and the social economy under the 2011 Social Business Initiative (SBI) and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up initiative,
More recently, a number of Commission initiatives have called on the potential of social economy:
- A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions
- Circular Economy Action Plan
- SME Strategy
- Renovation Wave
- Recovery Plan – Next Generation EU
- Africa Strategy
- Youth Employment Support Initiative
- Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion
- European Skills Agenda
- EU Roma Strategic Framework
- Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans
- Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – A new Agenda for the Mediterranean
Social economy organisations also contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
This publication has been prepared within SENBS project No. 2020- 1-EE01-KA204-077999. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the project coordinator and may not always reflect the views of the European Commission or the National Agency.


Da Lat eyes new evening market
Authorities within the Central Highlands city of Da Lat wish to construct a brand new evening market and walking-only avenue to foster tourism.
To price VND1.6 trillion ($68.6 million) they’ll come up subsequent to Cam Ly Stream that drains into Xuan Huong Lake.
The market is predicted to share the crowds that throng the present evening market within the Hoa Binh space and ease the load on it.
The mission would additionally embrace public parks.
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It obtained seven million vacationers in 2019, the 12 months earlier than Covid-19 broke out and decimated travel.