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Law Officials See Simi Police Contract as Evidence of Professionalism
The Simi Valley police began somewhat shakily, if idealistically, as an outgrowth of the 1960s and some freethinking town fathers. But after years of struggling to be taken seriously and to overcome a reputation for misconduct, the force has achieved a new level of professionalism, in part by virtue of its latest contract negotiations, law enforcement officials say.
The police union’s four-year contract, which is scheduled for approval Monday by the City Council, gives members wage parity with their counterparts in a dozen Southern California cities of comparable size--most importantly, higher-paying cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
“This could be a turning point . . . to make us competitive with the rest of the world,” said Sgt. Gary Collins, spokesman for the Simi Valley Police Officers Assn.
Although such salary formulas are common in the state, according to the League of California Cities and several law enforcement experts, they are new to the Simi Valley Police Department, which until now has been only informally compared with departments limited to Ventura County.
Collins suggested that the wage formula will not only benefit union members--about 85 of the department’s 100 officers--but should trigger more applications and ultimately improve the caliber of the force.
“We may be about to make that jump from a small-town police department to a large metropolitan police department,” he said.
Paul Bechely, a negotiator with the consulting firm Employee Representation Services, agreed that, in principle, the contract should attract higher-quality job candidates.
“The applicants now are very much aware of the wage proposals and the salaries, the retirement benefits, the health insurance,” Bechely said. “People ask that a lot more now than they did years and years ago.”
Mayor Greg Stratton said the wage formula--achieved after tough negotiations and a three-week deadlock--symbolized the city’s appreciation of its police force.
Sign of Recognition
“I think it should show that we have recognized them, as we believe they are, to be one of the best police departments in Southern California, right up there with all the rest,” Stratton said.
Being regarded as other police forces has been a sensitive issue for the Simi Valley department, which began as an iconoclastic agency in 1971, two years after the city was incorporated, and later became a target of misconduct and brutality charges.
During the department’s first few years, officers wore green blazers instead of traditional uniforms, discreetly concealed their weapons and drove plain white sedans instead of squad cars--a nod to the anti-war, anti-police sentiments of the time, according to Bruce Altman, Simi Valley’s original city manager, and Sal Fasulo, president of the city’s historical society.
“At the time it sounded like a real positive idea,” Fasulo said. “There was a negative attachment to the police and what their service to the community meant, and so the idea of the non-traditional uniform was that this would soften any kind of a stern or hard-nosed, aggressive look.”
The experimentation by the department, known as the Simi Valley Community Safety Agency, went beyond image. Gone was the classic, military hierarchy of most police forces, and its officers--called safety agents--were hired not only as law enforcers but also as problem solvers. The young city’s police agency drew national attention and in March, 1972, was featured on the cover of the governmental trade magazine American City.
But while gentility may have been the byword, respect was hard to come by, according to several of the original members of the force.
“I was on night watch once and made a traffic stop,” Lt. Dick Thomas recalled, “and I got out of my white car wearing my green blazer, and I asked the driver for his license. . . . And he was very polite and very accommodating, but at one point he said, ‘Excuse me, can you really do this? I thought only policemen can write tickets.’ ”
Confused with civilians and resisted by residents, the Community Safety Agency reverted to traditional law-enforcement methods and appearances by the mid-1970s.
“It didn’t really work because the community didn’t want that kind of service,” Thomas said. Simi Valley “is a solid, Republican, middle-class kind of place with solid, Republican values. We were a cutting-edge sort of thing and there was a lot of resistance and misinterpretation.”
But with a traditional look came traditional problems: A string of brutality and misconduct complaints culminated in an investigation by the Ventura County district attorney’s office into an alleged rape at the Simi Valley police station in 1981. The case involved a woman arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
In a controversial report that still rankles police, Dist. Atty. Michael D. Bradbury concluded in 1982 that a rape had occurred, mostly likely by a Simi Valley officer, but that there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. One outcome, however, was a departmental shake-up that included the appointment of Chief Lindsey (Paul) Miller, a silver-haired former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy credited with improving the Simi Valley force.
Bradbury is among several local officials who remember the department’s turbulent period and say it has changed.
Ventura County Sheriff John Gillespie said the department has “become a fine organization over the past several years.”
Robert Huber, an attorney and former Simi Valley councilman, said of the old brutality allegations: “I was there and some of it was righteous. But I’m proud of the department now.”
As evidence of the department’s professionalism, Miller cites an average response time of three minutes on emergency calls, the city’s consistently low crime rate as documented in the FBI’s annual crime report, and the force’s aggressive pursuit of cash and other assets seized in drug-related arrests.
Miller said the department has seized about $4 million in drug money in the past two years, enabling it to buy equipment it could not otherwise afford--a $55,000 mobile evidence-collecting van, a $15,000 fingerprinting device that employs laser technology, and about $45,000 in 9-millimeter automatic pistols.
Two national experts in police management and criminology, James Q. Wilson, a professor at UCLA, and Michael Scott, a research associate at the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, said that it is difficult to objectively assess a police department and that most conventional standards--response times and numbers of complaints filed, for example--are questionable.
“Almost invariably it is going to be subjective, involving some kinds of citizen satisfaction, police efficiency and the like, and those things are impossible to measure in any systematic way,” said Wilson, a professor in UCLA’s Graduate School of Management.
One local skeptic says that if Simi Valley has a low crime rate, it is because the bedroom community of roughly 100,000 people has little crime and lots of police; according to the 1980 U.S. Census, one in every 36 Simi Valley residents was employed as a peace officer or firefighter. Many work outside the city.
“It’s not because they’re out there kicking butt, but because there’s no butt out there to kick,” said Larry Wilkin, a Vietnam veteran who manufactures machine parts for the aerospace industry and who believes that the local force should be replaced by Ventura County sheriff’s deputies.
Wilkin claims that about six months ago, police refused to arrest some teen-agers who threw a lit firecracker at his wife’s car and nearly injured his infant daughter. The police attitude was “ ‘boys will be boys,’ ” Wilkin said.
One resident who did take a complaint to the Police Department, Simi Valley attorney William R. Robinson, recalled that he came away dissatisfied enough to file a lawsuit in Ventura County Superior Court.
Robinson said the case, which was filed in 1986 and settled out of court last summer, alleged that his 19-year-old son was beaten by a rookie officer who had stopped him for no apparent reason, then became angry when the teen-ager demanded the officer’s name and badge number. The incident occurred in March, 1985, Robinson said, and left his son with “substantial neck injuries.”
Both he and Miller declined to disclose the amount of the settlement, saying they had agreed not to do so.
Robinson said that although Miller initially defended the young officer, the rookie was eventually fired for using illegal drugs. “I commend the chief for terminating him once it was discovered he had a drug problem,” Robinson said.
Five other Simi Valley police officers have been fired since 1983, according to city records. Two officers lost their jobs amid a sex-with-a-minor scandal, one was terminated for spraying a prisoner with Mace, and another’s career ended after he shot himself and then claimed in an official report that he was ambushed. The circumstances of the remaining case could not be ascertained.
Response Considered Key
Asked whether those disciplinary actions indicated a lingering problem in the department, Miller responded that every organization has personnel problems and that the key is to deal with them.
“We’re no different than any other law enforcement agency,” said Miller, who once studied to be a Baptist minister. “You find that when they occur, it is not unusual. . . . The thing that is important is, when a problem occurs, you have to take care of it.”
“The best ones will have officers who misbehave in spite of the best screening processes and best training programs,” Scott said of police departments. “So the important question to ask is what do they do with those people once discovered? Are they aggressive when they discover them and deal with them seriously? It sounds like this department does.”

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Buprenorphine / Naloxone Dosage
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Usual Adult Dose for Opiate Dependence
Initial dose: 8 mg on day 1.
Maintenance dose: Rapidly titrate to the recommended target dose of 16 mg/day. In clinical trials, patients received 8 mg on day 1 and 16 mg on day 2 and thereafter. Further dose adjustments may be made in 2 mg to 4 mg increments up to a level that suppresses opioid withdrawal symptoms and holds the patient in treatment. The usual daily range is 4 mg to 24 mg.
The tablets should be placed under the tongue at the same time and allowed to dissolve. If patients are taking more than 2 tablets per dose and cannot hold more than 2 under the tongue comfortably, they should use 2 tablets at a time, allowing them to dissolve completely before taking more tablets.
For patients taking heroin or short-acting opioids, the first dose should be administered at least 4 hours after the patient last used opioids or preferably when early withdrawal symptoms appear.
Withdrawal symptoms may occur during buprenorphine induction treatment of patients taking methadone or long-acting opioids, especially high opioid doses or when buprenorphine is administered shortly after the last opioid dose. The optimal time for the first dose has not been reported.
The optimal method of tapering to discontinuation has not been reported.
Sublingual film: Initial dose: Buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film should be used in patients who have been initially inducted using buprenorphine sublingual tablets. Buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film is administered sublingually as a single daily dose. The sublingual film should be placed under the tongue. If an additional sublingual film is necessary to achieve the prescribed dose, place the additional sublingual film sublingually on the opposite side from the first film. The sublingual film should be placed in a manner to minimize overlapping as much as possible. The sublingual film must be kept under the tongue until the film is completely dissolved. Buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film should not be chewed, swallowed, or moved after placement.
Maintenance: Buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film is indicated for maintenance treatment. The recommended target dosage of buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film is 16/4 mg buprenorphine/naloxone/day as a single daily dose.
The dosage of buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film should be progressively adjusted in increments/decrements of 2/0.5 mg or 4/1 mg buprenorphine/naloxone to a level that holds the patient in treatment and suppresses opioid withdrawal signs and symptoms.
The maintenance dose of buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film is generally in the range of 4/1 mg buprenorphine/naloxone to 24/6 mg buprenorphine/naloxone per day depending on the individual patient. Dosages higher than this have not been demonstrated to provide any clinical advantage.
Renal Dose Adjustments
The manufacturer recommends caution when administering this drug to patients with severe renal dysfunction (creatinine clearance 30 mL/min or less).
Liver Dose Adjustments
Dosage adjustments may be required in patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment. Patients should be observed for symptoms of opioid withdrawal and adjustments made accordingly.
Respiratory depression has been associated with buprenorphine, particularly after intravenous administration. Death has occurred with intravenous misuse of buprenorphine, usually with concurrent benzodiazepines, alcohol, and/or other CNS depressants. Naloxone may not be effective in reversing buprenorphine-associated respiratory depression. In case of overdose, the primary concern is to establish adequate ventilation.
The naloxone component may produce severe withdrawal symptoms if buprenorphine-naloxone is injected by opioid-dependent individuals. Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone may also cause withdrawal symptoms if taken before the opioid agonist effects have subsided.
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients under the age of 16 years.
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The US FDA requires a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone, buprenorphine-containing transmucosal products for opioid dependence, and extended-release and long-acting opioid analgesics. They include a medication guide and elements to assure safe use; the sublingual and transmucosal products also include an implementation system. Additional information is available at www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/postmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm111350.htm.
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five months of delays as roadworks start at the roundabout next
to junction 23 of the M5 motorway at Dunball.
work is scheduled to begin at Dunball on Monday October 2nd and
continue until February 2018.
work is being funded by EDF as part of a £20m programme of
infrastructure investment linked with Hinkley Point C and is aimed
at improving the traffic flow and reducing congestion.
work will include the installation of new traffic lights, plus a
new park and ride and freight management facilities at the M5 junctions
23 and 24 alongside other park and rides near Williton and Cannington.
spaces were recently opened at the new junction 23 park and ride,
which will ultimately provide parking for over 1,000 Hinkley workers.
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We sought to identify new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease through a staged association study (GERAD+) and by testing suggestive loci reported by the Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Consortium (ADGC) in a companion paper. We undertook a combined analysis of four genome-wide association datasets (stage 1) and identified ten newly associated variants with P ≤ 1 × 10−5. We tested these variants for association in an independent sample (stage 2). Three SNPs at two loci replicated and showed evidence for association in a further sample (stage 3). Meta-analyses of all data provided compelling evidence that ABCA7 (rs3764650, meta P = 4.5 × 10−17; including ADGC data, meta P = 5.0 × 10−21) and the MS4A gene cluster (rs610932, meta P = 1.8 × 10−14; including ADGC data, meta P = 1.2 × 10−16) are new Alzheimer's disease susceptibility loci. We also found independent evidence for association for three loci reported by the ADGC, which, when combined, showed genome-wide significance: CD2AP (GERAD+, P = 8.0 × 10−4; including ADGC data, meta P = 8.6 × 10−9), CD33 (GERAD+, P = 2.2 × 10−4; including ADGC data, meta P = 1.6 × 10−9) and EPHA1 (GERAD+, P = 3.4 × 10−4; including ADGC data, meta P = 6.0 × 10−10).
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For complete acknowledgments, please see the Supplementary Note. We thank the individuals and families who took part in this research and those who funded the groups who contributed to this study: Wellcome Trust; Medical Research Council (UK); Alzheimer's Research UK; the Welsh Assembly Government; Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing; Alzheimer's Society; Ulster Garden Villages; Northern Ireland R&D Office; Royal College of Physicians; Dunhill Medical Trust; Bristol Research into Alzheimer's and Care of the Eldery; US National Institutes of Health, the Barnes Jewish Foundation; Charles and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Research Initiative; University College London (UCL) Hospital/UCL Biomedical Centre; Lundbeck; German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Competence Network Dementia and Competence Network Degenerative Dementia; Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung; Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Ageing Department of Health and Human Services; University of Antwerp, Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders; Foundation for Alzheimer Research; Methusalem Excellence grant; Federal Science Policy Office Interuniversity Attraction Poles program; Mayo AD Research Center; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Robert and Clarice Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship and AD Research Program; Palumbo Professorship in AD Research; Carl Edward and Susan Bass Bolch Gift; Institut Pasteur de Lille; Centre National de Génotypage; Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale Caisse; Nationale Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés, Direction Générale de la Sant; Institut de la Longévité; Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé; Aquitaine and Bourgogne Regional Councils; Fondation de France; French Ministry of Research/Institute national de la santé et de la recherché medicale; Eisai; Health Research Council of the Academy of Finland; Nordic Centre of Excellence in Neurodegeneration; Italian Ministry of Research; Carimonte Foundation; Italian Ministry of Health; Fondazione Monzino; Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo; Fundación Ramón Areces; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging Bioengineering; Abbott; AstraZeneca, Bayer Schering Pharma; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Elan; Genentech; GE; GlaxoSmithKline; Innogenetics; Johnson and Johnson; Eli Lilly; Medpace; Merck; Novartis; Pfizer; Hoffman-La Roche; Schering-Plough; Synarc; Wyeth; Alzheimer's Association; Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation; US Food and Drug Administration; Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Northern California Institute for Research and Education; Dana Foundation; German National Genome Research Network; German Ministry for Education and Research; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Hjartavernd; Althingi; National Heart Lung and Blood Institute; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Robert Dawson Evans Endowment; Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research; Netherlands Genomics Initiative; Erasmus Medical Center; Netherlands organization for scientific research; Netherlands Organization for the Health Research and Development; the Research Institute for Diseases in the Elderly; Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sports; European Commission and the Municipality of Rotterdam. G.W. was partly funded by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Programme, Oxford. The Leeds sample collection was funded by the Health Foundation.
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Sesame Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberries and spinach join a pungent dressing in this unusual salad combo. Sesame oil and balsamic vinegar give this version of poppy seed dressing a bit more robust taste.
This is a reduced sugar version of a recipe originally submitted by an Allrecipes home cook.
Serving Size: 3 1/2 cups spinach, 1/2 cup sliced strawberries, 5 tablespoons dressing

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Jonas Bengt Svensson (1970) is a poet and artist living in Malmö, Sweden. He studied creative writing for two years in the late 90’s, and was one of the editors of a literary magazine called Serum. For a couple of years he also ran a small independent publishing house. His first book was published in 2006, a collection of chronicles about being a fan of local football club Malmö FF. Since then he has published five books of poetry and contributed to several anthologies. In 2023 he was granted a one-year schoolarship from The Swedish Author’s Foundation.
He began drawing as late as in 2015, starting out with the cynical and angry cartoon character Batongen (”The Blackjack”). He then went on to draw and interpret various buildings in his home town. He soon developed a minimalistic strict style with thin lines, but always some lop-sided parts or skewered perspectives, keeping the drawings alive and personal. He has had a couple of exhibitions, and also made illustrations for a book of poems by Joakim Becker. His drawings of buildings in Malmö has appeared in an article on architecture in a local magazine, and he also contributed with illustrations for an anthology about Swedish author Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.
Published work in English:
Documentation art project: Waiting for the flood (Litteraturcentrum kvu 2023)
Illustrations in When the barbedwire slipped in by Joakim Becker (Three Throuted Press 2019)
Comics in anthology AltCom: How to survive a dictatorship (C’est Bon/Tusen serier 2018)
Comics in anthology AltCom: Work (C’est Bon/Tusen serier 2016)
Poetry in anthology Over Yonder (Rufous Press 2012)
Poetry in anthology Towers of Babel/Türme babylon (Romiosini Verlag 2004)
Audiopoem: ”Last Night Train” (Poetic Phonotheque 2020)

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Apartment Pinezici 29
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These spacious and functional apartments with a shared external swimming pool are situated in a large house. CKK586 has 3* while other apartments have 4*. You can use the shared terrace for preparing meals while children play freely on the spacious plot. Each apartment has a large, covered balcony. The beaches are located nearby. If you search for entertainment, make sure to visit the town of Krk and the historical Vrbnik. Also, do not miss the gastronomic offer of the island. Numerous cultural events take place on the island and its rich cultural and historical heritage will surely remain in your memories.
Languages spoken: Swedish, Norwegian, English, German, Danish
Property surroundings –
Valbiska Ferry1.4 miles
Krk Bus Station4.5 miles
Krk Town Square4.6 miles
Krk Harbour4.6 miles
Porporela Beach4.7 miles
Krk Cathedral4.7 miles
Krk Fortress4.7 miles
Punta di Galetto Beach4.9 miles
Fumak Hill Cross4.9 miles
Vantacici Beach5 miles
Restaurants and markets
General supplies Supermarket0 miles
Restaurant Restaurant0.2 miles
Sea/ocean Sea/ocean0.5 miles
Rijeka Airport12.6 miles
Pula Airport29.2 miles
Losinj Airport33.5 miles
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First things first on the topic of yarn festivals – I recently participated in the Woolfest Auckland event. I will also be trading at the Capital Fibre Festival at Upper Hutt on 10 July. I’m aware of (some of) the discussion and debate around participating in these festivals, CFF in particular, and have thought carefully about being present, or not. I recognise that having chosen to be part of the wider yarn/craft community that I will not agree with everyone, their decisions, positions and actions. Neither will everyone agree with me, but it seems important to keep trying to go forward in a way that encourages inclusivity and welcomes diversity and that we learn and improve as we go.
So, in choosing to participate here’s what you can expect from me.
I promise to live up to my philosophy of being kind by being inclusive and welcoming to all, treating people fairly, honestly with equality and dignity.
I respect the differing viewpoints other people express and offer my comment or opinion with respect.
I admire those who are confident and authentic sharing their views on social media. I don’t feel my voice is authentic in that space, I will however speak up in person when it’s needed. I understand that some people will want to know more about who you are potentially buying yarn from.
I’m a (former) medical scientist, I believe in science. I support vaccination against infectious diseases in general and COVID-19 in particular. I support the public health measures put in place to protect us from Covid – mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing (etc) and I diligently scan the Covid tracker codes wherever I go.
I don’t and won’t get things right all the time, and I will do my best to right my wrongs. I know I have benefited from expanding my reading, listening and following to learn and understand new perspectives on important social issues like diversity, colonization and decolonization in the NZ context. I consider it an honour to be a treaty partner (Tangata Tiriti) and I aspire to be a good one. I will encourage and support shared learning.
I will be pleased to see you at Capital Fibre Festival, to kōrero, to enjoy your company.
Update on bunny kits
Back in October last year I wrote about the Bunny kits I had put together ahead of last year’s Capital Fibre Festival. I sold all of them at that festival, made up some more for people who asked, and sold the last few at Woolfest Auckland. In total, $570 was donated to Women’s Refuge to their Safe Nights campaign. Thank you so much for buying these kits – it’s a rewarding donation partnership between us.
I’ve put some more lovely skeins aside and I’ll make them up into kits – I’m trying my best to get a few ready for this weekend’s CFF. This time there will be some nice grey yarn just right for knitting a cute little mouse.
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The difference between CEO and median employee pay grew in 2020 despite the Covid pandemic and ongoing relief efforts.
The average S&P 500 company CEO made 299 times the average worker's salary last year, according to AFL-CIO's annual Executive Paywatch report. Executives received $15.5 million in total compensation on average, marking an increase of more than $260,000 per year over the past decade. At the same time, the average production and nonsupervisory worker in 2020 earned $43,512, up just $957 a year over the past decade.
Both average compensation and pay ratios grew in 2020 during the pandemic. Executives' average total compensation increased more than $700,000 last year while CEO-to-worker pay ratios increased from 264:1 in 2019.
"This is consistent with what we've been seeing year to year," Liz Schuler, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer, said in a press conference with reporters Wednesday. "Inequality, the imbalance in our economy, is clear by this report that the pay of CEOs and working people continues to be a major problem in this country."
The highest-compensated CEO in 2020 was Chad Richison of Paycom (PAYC), who received more than $200 million in salary and stock awards that vest over time. Other companies with executives topping the list of highest-paid CEOs include General Electric (GE), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Hilton (HLT), T-Mobile (TMUS), Nike (NKE), Microsoft (MSFT) and Netflix (NFLX).

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Tornadoes blew through nearby and took our power with them for a couple of days. I keep my film in a small fridge in my office, so when the ice in the freezer section melted, it soaked my large format film boxes. While disappointing, most of the film had been expired for years. Some of it was E6, and I have no chemicals to process that anyway.
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Instead of feeling bad about not having that film, I was surprised to find myself feeling relieved. I could finally stop thinking about if and how I might shoot it. Was it even still good?
So now I’m looking sideways at my bags of oddball and expired 35mm film and wondering how I’d feel about getting rid of those, too. I have been going through the expired color rolls, and it’s been interesting, but color film doesn’t offer me much over nice digital files. I can’t make color prints in my darkroom, which is a big part of why I shoot film in the first place.
But the oddest thing that’s happened is that now I’m looking at my books, records, movies, cameras, RAW files, saved articles…everything. How much do I actually need? How would it feel to only have the stuff I actively use/love. You know, stuff that “sparks joy”.
I don’t want to do anything rash, but I kind of want to do something rash.


His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, visited the final package of Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network, which extends for 145 kilometres from Sharjah to Fujairah Port and Ras Al Khaimah, to review the progress of rail construction works in these emirates.
During the visit, which started in Al Suyoh area in Sharjah and concluded in Sakamkam, His Highness inspected key landmarks on the project’s route in the final package of Stage Two of the network; starting with the rail bridge in Al Suyoh area in Sharjah, followed by a stop in Al Bithnah area in Fujairah to visit Al Bithnah bridge, then HH headed to visit a number of tunnels where he witnessed tracklaying works across the tunnels in Al Hajar Mountains in Fujairah.
His Highness reaffirmed the continuous support and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyah, President of the UAE, for Etihad Rail’s ambitious national project throughout the past years. Today, Etihad Rail is continuing its commitment to achieving more successes, building upon the foundations established by the UAE’s wise leadership for developing the transport system and achieving economic prosperity, through the development of the UAE National Rail Network. Etihad Rail is enhancing its contribution to the UAE’s development, through shaping the rail industry and setting business models and client behaviours. The company has made consecutive achievements, which reflect the project’s role in shaping the future of the transport sector, in line with the UAE’s journey of excellence.
Agreement signing for designing, manufacturing, supplying, and maintaining passenger trains valued at 1.2 Billion AED
Following the inspection tour, in his next stop, His Highness Sheikh Theyab witnessed another significant achievement in the development of the UAE National Rail Network. Accompanied by His Excellency Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, His Highness witnessed the signing of an agreement between Etihad Rail and Spain’s CAF company, one of the world leaders in the railway sector, for designing, manufacturing, supplying, and maintaining passenger trains for the Etihad Rail project valued at 1.2 Billion AED.
His Highness lauded the agreement, which serves as a major step forward in the development of the UAE’s passenger transport services, in line with company’s commitment to completing the national and strategic project on schedule, and according to the best criteria and practices.
The agreement, which emerged as a result of Etihad Rail’s success at the Middle East Rail 2022, was signed by His Excellency Shadi Malak, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Rail, and Josu Imaz, Chief Executive Officer Rolling Stock of CAF, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Iñigo de Palacio Barthe, Ambassador of Spain to the UAE, and officials from both sides. The agreement was signed in Sakamkam area, where the first passenger train station will be built in the heart of Fujairah city.
Under the terms of the agreement, CAF will design, manufacture, supply, and provide maintenance for passenger trains as per the European standards. Each train will have a seating capacity of over 400 passengers, and will run up to 200 km/h. The trains, which will offer a variety of seating segments, will serve as a major addition to the public transport system in the UAE.
The development of the passenger railway services, one of the three strategic projects of the National Railways Programme, seeks to enhance the public transportation system in the UAE and improve living standards of the UAE’s citizens and residents, while adhering to the best international security and safety standards. The passenger trains will facilitate transport across the cities of the UAE, providing passengers with a quick, efficient, safe, comfortable, and cost-saving travel experience.
Through its partnership with CAF, a global leader in the railway industry, Etihad Rail will benefit from CAF’s long-standing experience for more than 100 years, in providing advanced solutions for improving the rail commuter’s experience and providing passengers with high levels of safety, efficiency and quality.
Etihad Rail Passenger Trains
The passenger train will connect 11 cities and regions in the UAE from Al Sila to Fujairah, including Al Ruwais, Al Mirfa, Dubai, Sharjah, Al Dhaid, and Abu Dhabi. Passenger services will allow travellers to plan their journeys between the Emirates and cities of the UAE more efficiently, from booking their tickets until they reach their final destination. They will reduce commute time by 30-40% compared to other modes of transport, where travelling from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, and from Dubai to Fujairah, will take only 50 minutes only, travelling from Abu Dhabi to Al Ruwais will take 70 minutes only, while travelling from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah will take 100 minutes only.
The passenger trains will be equipped with the latest cutting-edge technologies that suit the topography and climate of the UAE, which is key for ensuring high performance, efficiency, and reliability. The trains will provide various amenities, entertainment, and comfortable seating at high levels of security, efficiency, and quality, allowing passengers to enjoy exceptional journeys. The trains will be equipped with modern amenities, including infotainment systems, charging stations, and more, along with food and beverages, and ample legroom, in addition to an advanced air-conditioning system, to meet the needs of all citizens, residents, and visitors. There will also be different seating segments, including first class, business-class, and economy.
Bringing in Global Expertise and Knowledge in Passenger Train Services
Etihad Rail has recently signed three MoUs with Spain’s national railway operator Renfe, and the British companies High Speed 1 and GB Railfreight, to enhance cooperation and the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and the best practices in in freight and passenger rail services and rail operations. This took place during Middle East Rail 2022, which was hosted by the Etihad rail in May.
In February, Etihad Rail signed an agreement with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) for financing the railway passenger transport services, with a total value of AED 1.99 billion as part of the UAE National Railways Programme. First Abu Dhabi Bank will be the Certified Lead Arranger for the loan, as part of the agreement.
The National Railway Network route in the final package of Stage Two
The National Rail Network’s route in the final package of Stage Two extends for 145 kilometres, connecting the borders of Dubai and Sharjah, going through Fujairah all the way to Ras Al Khaimah. It comprises 54 bridges and 20 wildlife crossing points. It also has 9 tunnels which extend for 6.9 kilometres through Al Hajar Mountains, including the largest heavy freight railway tunnel in the Arab Gulf which runs for 1.8 kilometres. The route is known for its distinct geographic location, being surrounded by mountains on all sides.
In November 2021, Etihad Rail completed the excavation works for all rail tunnels in this route, two months ahead of schedule and in compliance with the highest safety and sustainability standards. This was achieved using the latest tunnelling equipment and the best modern technology, adding a notch to the project’s records in terms of safety.
Sustainability and Reliability
The National Railway Network supports the growth of the national economy with sustainable transportation system, which provides safety and efficiency. The network’s locomotives incorporate the latest technology for reducing emissions, where carbon emissions will be reduced by 70-80% compared to the amount emitted by trucks, with one single train journey replacing around 300 trucks on the road.
Etihad Rail employs the best global practices, and constantly conducts environmental impact assessments (EIAs) to limit the impact of the UAE National Rail Network on the environment during planning, construction, and operations.


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our top read this week, The New Yorker's Matthew
Hutson examines a new manufacturing technique
that could drastically reduce the footprint of one
of our dirtiest materials.
production accounts for around 7% of
humanity’s greenhouse-gas emissions. There are two
reasons for this startling fact. First, steel is
made using metallurgic methods that our Iron Age
forebears would find familiar; second, it is part
of seemingly everything, including buildings,
bridges, fridges, planes, trains, and automobiles.
According to some estimates, global demand for
steel will nearly double by 2050. Green steel,
therefore, is urgently needed if we’re to confront
Sometime around 2000 BCE,
it was discovered, possibly by accident, that
iron-heavy rock, or ore, became malleable when it
was heated over charcoal fires. Today, we can
explain why this happens: at high enough
temperatures, iron atoms loosen their grip on
oxygen atoms. The oxygen binds to the carbon in
the charcoal, forming CO2, which flies off into
the air. What’s left behind is purified, or
“reduced”, iron. The process of reduction allowed
the Iron Age to begin.
It’s hard to say
exactly when steel was first made. From time to
time, it would be created when carbon diffused
from the charcoal into the iron, strengthening it.
But steel production was hard to control until a
few hundred years ago, when the blast furnace was
invented. Using bellows, steelworkers increased
the temperatures of their coal fires to nearly
3,000 degrees – hot enough to melt iron in
Today, blast furnaces are
still the main method used to reduce steel.
Current models are about a hundred feet tall, and
can produce ten thousand tons of iron in a day.
Instead of charcoal, they use coke, a processed
form of coal. Coke and ore go in the top of the
furnace, and molten iron comes out the bottom,
infused with carbon; this iron can be easily
processed into steel. The steel industry produces
around two billion tons of it each year, in a
$2.5-trillion market, while emitting more than
three billion tons of CO2 annually, most of it
from blast furnaces.
since learned that there’s more than one way to
purify iron. Instead of using carbon to remove the
oxygen from ore, creating CO2, we can use
hydrogen, creating H2O – that is, water. Many
companies are working on this approach; this
summer, a Swedish venture used it to make steel at
a pilot plant. If the technique were widely
employed, it could cut the steel industry’s
emissions by 9%, and our global emissions by
nearly 6%. That’s a big step toward saving the

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Rediscovering Byron Bay after 15 years was an unforeseen revelation.
The saunter to the Light House from where we stayed was daring, I puffed and sweated all the way up to the top of “The most Easterly Point of Australia”. But boy-oh-boy I was spectacularly rewarded by so many overpowering scenes that nature withholds until one dares to discover. I felt exhausted but blessed when I reached the very top. An astonishing panorama almost immediately and magically rejuvenated my body and soul.
I felt re-energized and enlightened by the dramatic 360 degrees view. I felt privileged and happy to witness the pure glamour of Mother Nature and yes, overwhelmingly proud for the country I live in. This is my back-yard that I can proudly show to my guests and to the whole world. I finally reached the missing point of revelation – Byron Bay is one of the most beautiful places in Australia and I will be back as often as I can.
And Byron Bay is not just about places to see, hotels to stay in, pubs and bars and shops or spas; it is also about the remarkable people who live there.
I met Mary Alderman at “FRIDAY ON THE BEACH” and was amazed by her story. Not because she happens to be a Manager of this boutique hotel, but because she happens to be a wood carving artist. When I saw a beautiful piece of art which was placed in the reception area, I couldn’t resist asking: “Who is the master?” She told me it was herself and I mentally caned myself for carelessly leaving back at home my #1 tool – my voice recorder. “Dummy!” – I almost swore at myself.
Luckily I always carry a notepad and this is all I can share with you at the moment.
“Before I came to manage “FRIDAY ON THE BEACH” I ran a ranch retreat on what used to be Australia’s largest tropical cattle property, situated in the lush Tully valley in North Queensland. This 50,000 acre property was originally managed by my late husband. At “El Rancho del Rey” we conducted cooking, art and wood sculpture classes, soft adventure as well as treks through the rain-forest with the local aborigines.
When ‘Survivor’ was being filmed in North Queensland, El Rancho del Rey was chosen as “Survivor Base”, the secret location for contestants. It was a remarkable experience for me getting to cook some of my favorite recipes for them. I love offering that country hospitality and still bake cakes daily for the guests at “FRIDAY ON THE BEACH”.
Now I continue to enjoy carving and cooking and I recently started to create my own furniture. I have the best Master Craftsmen as my teacher – Geoff Hannah from Lismore.
Geoff Hannah was recognised by the New York Times as the greatest artist in Art Deco style. I love Byron Bay and one of my favorite places here would have to be the Light House.”
I befriended Mary Alderman on Facebook the same day – she is now my friend and her story not finished yet, as I am planning to comeback for more.
See, what I mean? Byron Bay is not a “Murky place with unstable people.” I was totally wrong – shame! Byron Bay is full of energy and excitement with remarkable people living there and very famous visitors, who have a soft spot for Byron Bay.
Rediscovery of Byron Bay is fully reflected in my advice to all. Take a note, book your place at Byron Bay and stay as long and often as you can. Do not forget to take your right attitude in order to allow yourself to be amazed, entertained, delighted, uplifted and spoiled. Give yourself the opportunity to be surprised with this phenomenal place. Get up and go to Byron Bay and become excited about Life again.
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United Way and the African American Leadership group work together to supply food and coats for the boys participating in the CISGG AAMI program. This year, the United Way partnered with Proctor & Gamble to provide a generous donation of food and toiletries, including toothpaste, lotion, soap, and feminine products. P&G contributed 7,500 trail mix snack packs and over 7,000 toiletry kits. The Volunteer Center of Greensboro and United Way of Greater Greensboro co-facilitated the project. As a result, CISGG received several donations for The Wiley Food Pantry. Moreover, the United Way and the African American Leadership group supplied AAMI with 100 coats for the boys.
Along with the incredible donations received from the United Way partnership, CISGG has increased its ability to provide basic food needs to students through a partnership with BackPack Beginnings. This year we're proud to say that we were able to start providing food to families at Smith, Dudley, Wiley and Jackson through BackPack Beginnings. At the elementary level, the students are provided with backpacks, filled with food, for them to take home with them over the weekend. At the middle and high school levels, students receive food from the food pantries once a week for them and their families. This partnership enables CISGG to address one of the most desperate needs of students and their families; food.
Another incredible food donation conducted for CISGG was led by David Olds, the son of Shelley Olds, CISGG AAMI mentor. David was recently inspired by the amount of families that are helped abroad, yet not helped in our immediate communities. Due to this awareness, he sought out to execute a tremendous food drive for Wiley, named "Wiley's Warriors." David Olds, along with his classmates at SouthWest High School in Guilford County collected over 3,000 food items for Wiley Elementary.
In regard to our amazing clothing donations, we must recognize one of our most significant partnerships, that with AT&T Pioneers. For the last 10 years, AT&T has donated coats to CISGG. Thanks to Mr. John Ward, CISGG once again benefited from the kindness and consideration of the AT&T Pioneers with a donation of 250 winter coats.
Another major clothing donation that we received this year was from the Strasser Family. Aaron Strasser and his family donated 9,500 dollars to CISGG for the purchase of coats and shoes for our students!!! We have purchased and distributed 238 coats and 136 pairs of shoes, thanks to a very heady staff and the cooperation of our school and community partners such as Black Child Development and Guilford Child Development. Our friends at VF have promised to match the gift to enable us to meet clothing and other urgent needs year-round.
This year we're also very proud of a clothing resource available to many of our students at Dudley, provided by one of our dedicated volunteers, Dot Timmons. The "Panther Boutique" as she has so perfectly named it, is a collection of clothing donations by Dudley Alumni, students and volunteers. The "Panther Boutique" provides clothing for students. It addresses the need of clothing for students who have come to school dressed inappropriately for school, which often sends them into In-School-Suspension, and allows students to stock up on needed clothes to take home.

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The many steps of the concrete mixing, curing, and pouring process offer opportunities for mistakes that can leave the concrete vulnerable to gradual wear. Similarly, once the concrete is poured and cured properly, it still needs to be treated with a high quality concrete sealer before it can reach its maximum potential strength and longevity.
However, as you cannot often control these circumstances, it is important to find ways to fix blemished and degraded concrete after the fact. While concrete that is too far gone is extremely expensive to fix, there remain options if you catch the degradation early enough. There are a number of options that work for various types of concrete problems: polishing, sealing, acid etching, etc. One of the best options for a concrete surface marred with a variety of surface imperfections, diamond grinding is the best way to effectively fix the concrete without spending too much money.
Diamond grinding concrete is a relatively straightforward process that will require the renting of equipment. As concrete is an extremely strong material, one of the only ways to smoothly grind away a blemished surface is to use the strongest material found on earth: diamond. Diamond grinders can be rented at most hardware stores, and the process itself is easy enough: just follow the instructions that come with your particular machine and evenly run over the surface of the blemished concrete with the grinder.
The end result will be a concrete surface etched with tiny lines. These lines will not only help your concrete surface become level and blemish-free, but they will also significantly help increase the slip resistance of your concrete. And, while diamond grinding isnt necessarily difficult, it is not something you want to do every year. Fortunately, diamond grinding will last around sixteen to seventeen years before it needs to be redone.


The Nokia Lumia 521 is all set to give the Windows Phone 8 powered 810 smartphone some company on T-Mobile, but when will it hit the carrier, is still the question at hand. On the bright side, the provider has mentioned that the device will be an affordable one.
The Finnish manufacturer recently announced the 520 and 720 handsets and since the 810 is merely a variant of the mid-range 820, the Lumia 521 could be nothing more than T-Mobile’s very own modification of the recently announced smartphone with minor alterations. Well, the carrier hasn’t taken the time to give out all the details, but we suspect that the changes will most likely be internal, specifically to support its 4G network.
What’s known so far is that it will carry a range of high-end features with a budget-minded retail tag. The 520 goes by the same philosophy, making it all the more likely to be similar to the device in question. The handset comes with the company’s super sensitive touch technology making it a first, which was incorporated within the previously unveiled Lumias. The attribute allows users to utilize the touchscreen even with gloves on. The IPS LCD panel employed here measures 4 inches wide with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
At 9.9mm thick, the handset packs in quite a load of components. First on the list is the powerhouse, a 1GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, followed by 512MB of RAM. Where storage is concerned, users will have 8GB internal along with a microSD card slot which can support up to 64GB. Housing a 1430mAh Li-ion battery, the device is capable of delivering a talktime of up to 9.6 hours on 3G or approximately 360 hours of standby.
There are no details pertaining to the price and release date of the Nokia Lumia 521 on the T-Mobile network. However, the 520 handset is expected to go on sale starting March 2013.
Here’s a quick glance at the handset’s specifications:
– Platform: Windows Phone 8
– Display: 4-inch WVGA IPS touchscreen with super sensitive touch
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, HSPA+
– Memory: 8GB integrated, 64GB expandable
– Processor: 1GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 processor
– Dimensions: 119.9mm x 64mm x 9.9mm
– Weight: 124 grams
– Battery: 1430mAh


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Advertisements will be introduced from early next year in Amazon Prime Video. This will take effect in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada early next year. In the later part of the year, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Australia to adopt the same implementation. By: Wee Yan Ling
Amazon stated that to continue investing in compelling content and keep increasing their investment over a long period of time, they will introduce advertisements in Prime Video shows in 2024. However, they aim to have meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers.
In the standard offering, advertisements will be included as subscribers are given a choice to update to their new-advertisement free option for an additional US$2.99 monthly. The pricing for different regions will be announced at a later date.
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This detailed treatment of Civil War ironclads in the broader context of world naval developments has sparked a debate among U. S. Naval strategists. Many readers will learn for the first time of the influence on both Union and Confederate observers of Crimean War and other European armor, and learn the subsequent history of many Civil War naval vessels that later saw action in Peru, Paraguay, and Japan.
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After multiple failed attempts, a vision for 21st century space travel was finally realised as the world witnessed a SpaceX rocket successfully launch a cargo capsule into space and then successfully return to dock on an ocean-going drone ship.
Witnessing the launch through a live Facebook video feed on Friday 8 April, there was a genuine moment where the world held its breath and there were fears the launch could be another disaster in the sky as flashes occurred and objects appeared to separate.
Minutes later, there were two things to witness: a cargo spacecraft en route to the International Space Station, while the rocket guided itself back down to Earth and landed on a drone ship on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
What’s it all about?
At 4.43pm local time at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a mission of bringing a Dragon cargo capsule loaded with supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. Among them is the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), to be attached to the rear port of the Tranquility module for two years in order to test the validity of expandable habitats in deep-space exploration.
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— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 9, 2016
The successful launch was a vindication for SpaceX, a private space exploration company headed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which in the past two years has had a number of unsuccessful launches and landings, including a rocket explosion in July 2015 and a crash landing at sea in January this year.
Congrats SpaceX on landing a rocket at sea. It’s because of innovators like you & NASA that America continues to lead in space exploration.
— President Obama (@POTUS) April 8, 2016
On this occasion, Musk joked: “What was different about this [landing] is that the rocket landed instead of putting a hole in the ship or tipping over.”
The billionaires’ space race
The key achievement with this launch is that it shows rockets can be reused once they return to Earth, which can make space launches more frequent and less expensive.
“For half our missions, we will need to land out to sea. Anything beyond Earth is likely to need to land on the ship,” Musk said.
Musk’s SpaceX is in a race against other private ventures to master commercial space travel. Competitors include Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Virgin founder Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
“Reusability is important,” Musk emphasised. “It will take us a few years to make that efficient.”


Move over, Lily Allen: Blake Lively is upping the ante as the new face of Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag line.
Much darker and more serious than Lily Allen’s previous campaign, this shoot reveals an edgier side to the bleachy blonde persona we’re used to seeing from Miss Lively. It also brings a more pensive, alluring attitude to the bags than did the playful shoots of Lily Allen, shown below.
The Chanel brand has long been know as the epitome of timeless chic, and is also credited with the invention of the “Little Black Dress.” Simple, comfortable, and elegant are the staple designs that have made Chanel famous since Coco herself began designing in 1910.
Continuing in Ms. Chanel’s footsteps, the brand has been advertised by some truly beautiful actresses, athletes, and style icons, including Catherine Denevue, Estella Warren, Carole Bouquet,
Nicole Kidman (who won the title of most money made per minute by an actor for this ad), Bar Refaeli,
Kate Moss, Kiera Knightly, Marilyn Monroe (who claimed that No.5 was her favorite thing to wear to bed!)
Vanessa Paradis, and Claudia Schiffer.
That’s a lot to live up to!
Here Blake is (above, wearing Chanel of course!) at a dinner celebrating her new ad campaign and (below) with Chanel photographer Karl Lagerfeld, and I can definitely see the makings of a Chanel girl. There is charm, elegance, beauty, and joy evident both in her demeanor and in her actions.
Yet I wonder: has she shed the traveling pants too recently to be in league with other Chanel icons, or does she have the makings of another true legend?


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Kelly Loeffler’s husband donates $1 million to pro-Trump group
New York Stock Exchange CEO Jeff Sprecher, who is married to Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), donated $1 million last month to America First Action, the largest outside group supporting President Trump’s reelection.
The donation comes as Loeffler faces an uphill climb with her own 2020 campaign. Loeffler was appointed to the Senate by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to replace former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R), who stepped aside for health reasons.
Trump had wanted Kemp to appoint Rep. Doug Collins (R), who is now challenging Loeffler for the Senate seat.
Loeffler’s campaign has been complicated by scrutiny of $20 million in stock sales she made following a closed-door Senate briefing in January about the coronavirus.
Loeffler has said she does not control her stock portfolio and that the trades were made without her knowledge. She has submitted documents to the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, both of which are investigating trading action among senators around the coronavirus pandemic.
The contest for Loeffler’s seat has ballooned to a crowded field of candidates from both parties ahead of the November “jungle” primary.
The top two finishers in the primary, regardless of party, will go head-to-head in January if one candidate does not win a majority in November.
A recent internal poll from Public Opinion Strategies, a group backing Kemp, found Collins leading the field with 19 percent, followed by Loeffler at 18 percent, Democrat Matt Lieberman at 17 percent and Democrat Raphael Warnock at 9 percent.
Loeffler has the worst favorability rating in the field at 21 percent positive and 59 percent negative. She trails all of the Democrats in the race in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups by double-digits, while Collins is running even with the Democrats.
Loeffler and Sprecher on Monday donated $1 million to Meals of Love, which provides meals to needy households in the Atlanta area during the coronavirus pandemic.
Billionaire businessman Timothy Mellon was the largest donor to America First Action last month, giving $10 million to the group.
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S&P Teams Up with Moody’s to Rein in U.S. Credit Rating
Standard & Poor’s has put the U.S. on the watch list for a possible downgrade only a day after Moody’s (NYSE:MCO), saying there’s a one-in-two chance it will downgrade the United States’ AAA credit rating if the government doesn’t soon agree to raise the debt ceiling, and warning that the cut could come as soon as this month, even before the Treasury’s August 2 deadline for a deal.
S&P’s chairman of sovereign ratings committee John Chambers also warned that, “If you get a small agreement, that will lead to a downgrade.” He considers current negotiations as having the potential to result in a long-term debt overhaul, with anything less being a failure. “If an agreement is reached, but we do not believe that it likely will stabilize the U.S.’ debt dynamics, we, again all other things unchanged, would expect to lower the long-term ‘AAA’ rating, affirm the ‘A-1+’ short-term rating, and assign a negative outlook on the long-term rating,” said S&P.
Any credit rating downgrade has the potential to raise borrowing costs for the U.S. and for loans using the Treasury rate as a benchmark. Money managers restricted to AAA-rated investments (NYSE:TLT) would then have to dump their Treasuries, which would in turn disrupt global markets.
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However, Treasuries haven’t reacted much to the news of a possible downgrade, likely because Moody’s just issued a similar warning on Wednesday. Or maybe it’s that the market expects the pressure of a looming credit downgrade to force lawmakers to come to deal, and soon.
After the S&P’s announcement late Thursday, Treasury prices fell slightly, bringing 10-year yields up from 2.92% to 2.97%. The dollar also fell slightly against the euro to a session low of $1.42. But the euro still remains fairly low, and European markets remain sluggish as they await the results of stress tests for 90 Euro-zone banks, the results of which could force some banks to seek state aid.