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The dangers of compressed gas have been outlined in a report into three accidents at a chemical manufacturing plant in West Virginia (WV) in 2010.
Failures at the DuPont Corporation’s Belle chemical manufacturing plant which included the fatal release of phosgene gas, were outlined in the report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Fire Engineering reported.
The three accidents that occurred on January 22 and 23, 2010, at the West Virginia (WV) plant – including a fatal release of deadly phosgene gas, a chemical used as a chemical weapon in World War One.
In this fatal accident an 58-year-old worker died from exposure to phosgene. The chemical leaked when a braided steel hose attached to a tank ruptured. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s final report followed extensive public consultations.
CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso said in the Fire Engineering publication report: “Our final report shows in detail how a series of preventable safety shortcomings — including failure to maintain the mechanical integrity of a critical phosgene hose — led to the accidents. That this happened at a company with DuPont’s reputation for safety should indicate the need for every chemical plant to redouble their efforts to analyze potential hazards and take steps to prevent tragedy.”
The board also released this safety video about the dangers of compressed gas.
When things go wrong in industry the results can be horrific, as seen at this chemical plant. The consequences of deadly mistakes can also be costly for the companies involved. Recently we reported on how two companies responsible for the faulty construction of an industrial oil heater at a natural gas plant in Texas (TX) were ordered to pay $85 million to survivors of a worker killed after a heater at the plant exploded.
Official investigations into fatal industrial accidents often result in violations or shortcomings being uncovered be it the death of a sanitation worker in a Norfolk, VA truck or the deaths of many miners at a West Virginia (WV) coal mine.
When gas is compressed there is a potential toxicity and asphyxiation danger even in the case of harmless gases such as nitrogen because the compression makes the gas a potential bomb, not to mention a potential legal time bomb for companies that fail to take all necessary precautions.


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How would you define a strong woman?
Perhaps you might use some of the following descriptions:
- Physically strong
- Hard to persuade
- In control
- Focused on her goals.
I used to think that being a strong woman meant being able to compete, keep up, control (i.e. hide) my emotions and show determination in working consistently towards my clearly defined goals. Never giving up. Not getting scared. Never letting people down. Not letting setbacks deter me from moving forward. Always knowing what to do. Being able to handle anything and everything.
From childhood, I slowly absorbed this definition through conversations, observations and role models. This was an important part of how I thought I would be a successful woman. It’s what the world expects from us and many of us are demonstrating our strength in this way.
In motherhood, this looks like supermum relentlessly working to make sure her children hit all the right milestones, ensuring she is the perfect mum, doing all the activities, saying yes to everything, putting everyone else first, staying silent even when she really needs help and soldiering on when she is sick, exhausted or completely fed up.
This is one type of strength but living this way all the time is untenable and unrealistic. It depletes us and requires us to suppress something that is naturally part of us.
It requires us to suppress a strength of a different kind. A feminine strength.
A strong woman also has feminine strength
The world often considers our feminine strength as weak.
The world sees weakness in things like these:
- Kindness, compassion, nurturing and leading with love.
- Crying, like when I cried on the kitchen floor recently because there was no flour left (I know you get it when I say it wasn’t really about the flour).
- Losing your temper at your children because there’s so much pressure.
- Changing your mind, for example, leaving your career to pursue a passion, or not finishing things you start.
- Admitting that things are hard and showing yourself compassion.
- Letting ourselves really feel and express our emotions, including fear, guilt, regret, sadness, and doubt.
- Resting or needing a break.
- Needing help or depending on others.
- Saying no to what is generally perceived as things successful people say yes to (like the time I opted not to take a 6-month contract overseas right after my first marriage ended and I needed the support of my friends and family).
- Forgiving people.
- Lowering your standards.
- Listening to your intuition.
- Not doing things every day, every week, or whatever consistent regular schedule is supposed to be adhered to.
- Doing less.
- Doing nothing.
- Simply being.
Have you ever considered these weak?
In the past, I would have, but I see them in a different light now. When I reflect on my own life, the things I thought would break me, didn’t. I certainly didn’t feel strong or look strong compared to the masculine version of strength, but I found a way through and I grew more from those experiences than any other.
What if the things we thought were our weaknesses were actually our strengths?
Can you see your feminine strengths?
When a woman is overcome with emotion and apologises to me for her tears, I see her strength in letting her feelings flow, facing some clearly difficult emotions, and being real and vulnerable.
When she explains how she told someone she just can’t take on anymore (even though she feels guilty about it), I admire her strength in recognising her limits and setting a boundary to protect her wellbeing, energy, and priorities.
When a woman tells me she really wants to walk away from her job because it just doesn’t light her up anymore (even though people are telling her she’s throwing away all her hard work), I see her strength in allowing herself to change direction, choose again and be true to her desires.
When she tells me she didn’t get through her to-do list because she needed a nap, I tell her she’s strong because she listened to and honoured her needs despite the world telling her she needs to earn her rest and put needs last.
What feminine strengths can you see in yourself?
A strong woman isn’t perfect
A strong woman is always learning about herself, releasing herself from expectations that don’t fit her, and staying true to herself.
She doesn’t have to have all the answers. She makes mistakes and she is growing.
A strong woman listens to her intuition. She changes direction where needed and stops doing things that are no longer serving her, even though to the outside world, it looks like she’s giving up.
Being a mother is a challenging role. We often don’t feel strong because we feel like we aren’t living up to the standards that society sets. We’re always being measured, assessed, offered unsolicited opinions, and as many women would express it, “judged”. We feel like we’re getting it wrong and not coping as well as others. This makes us feel weak.
But you keep going, don’t you?
You pick yourself up and figure out a way.
We are strong when we come back to the internal knowing that we will get through this even when our inner critic tells us otherwise and when we don’t yet know how.
We are strong when we accept that there will be hard times and that we will learn and grow through the challenges. We may not have done it the way we had hoped but we are strong when we forgive ourselves, stop comparing and judging ourselves and see that we did it the best way we could at the time. We are strong when we treat ourselves with kindness and compassion, healing what needs to be healed and giving ourselves the love and support we crave.
We are strong when we listen to our body and heart, our inner wisdom, and live in a way that is aligned with our values.
This strength is just as important as the other, worldly definition of strength. We have both. We need both.
Think about all the times you have thought you wouldn’t be able to get through and you did. You may have felt weak, but you did it.
You are stronger than you realise.

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After ten years, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler is finally treading his own path. The multi-instrumentalist (who plays bass, drums, synthesizer, and guitar) was nominated for his first Academy Award in 2014, and released his debut album, Policy, not long after in 2015 (via Merge, the same label that released Reflektor).
And it’s an ambitious album, too. Butler describes it as “in the tradition” of American musical icons of all genres, citing everyone from Smokey Robinson to Bob Dylan, the Violent Femmes, and even Ghostface Killah. As he says, it’s “music where the holy fool runs afoul of the casual world,” so there’s that.
But there is one influence on the album that’s a little more literal: Jimi Hendrix. Policy was recorded in his former living room at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Butler will be headed to the Great American Music Hall this month with The Domestics. Get full details below.
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This newsletter seeks to shine a light on articles, research, opinion, reformers, and other information related to pension reform. As we continually strive to grow and improve the publication, please feel free to send your questions, comments, and suggestions to firstname.lastname@example.org.
- Reason Foundation Offers Pension Reform Webinar
- Stanford Pension Researcher Joshua Rauh to Offer Free 8-Week Course on Retirement and Pension Finance
- San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Files California Pension Reform Initiative
- Milwaukee County Executive Calls for Study of Switching to Defined Contribution Plans
- Ocean City, NJ Passes Resolution to End Unsustainable Pensions for Lifeguards
- Stockton Decides Not to Touch Pensions in Bankruptcy; Vallejo Regrets Doing the Same
- Public Pensions Nationwide Underfunded By $4.1 Trillion, Cory Eucalitto (Editor, State Budget Solutions)
- The Revival of the Contract Clause, Sasha Volokh (Associate Professor of Law, Emory Law School for Reason Foundation)
- Re-Calibrating CalSTRS: Evaluating the California State Teachers’ Retirement System’s Funding Shortfall, Adam Tatum (California Common Sense)
Meet the Reformers
- Innovators in Action interview with former Utah State Senator Dan Liljenquist by Len Gilroy-Closing the Gap: Designing and Implementing Pension Reform in Utah
- Contact the Pension Reform Help Desk Information
Reason Foundation Offers Pension Reform Webinar
Reason Foundation is offering a webinar to discuss pension reform and, in particular, how to implement reforms. The webinar is designed to share timely information and experiences from former and current public officials who have successfully navigated the pension reform process in various places across the country.
Tuesday, October 22, at 12:30 pm PDT / 3:30 pm EDT.
The expert panel on the webinar will include:
• The Honorable Carl DeMaio – Author of the San Diego Pension Reform Initiative and member of the San Diego City Council from 2008-2012.
• The Honorable Pete Constant – San José City Councilmember whose leadership led to major pension reforms on the June 2012 ballot for the city.
• The Honorable Dan Liljenquist – Former Utah State Senator who led the state’s groundbreaking overhaul of its pension system.
• Dr. Adrian Moore – Vice President of Policy at the Reason Foundation and manager of their policy implementation efforts on various issues, including pension reform.
• Mr. Josh McGee – Vice President of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and leader of their public policy work on pension reform.
Those wishing to participate may register here.
Stanford Pension Researcher Joshua Rauh to Offer Free 8-Week Online Course on Retirement and Pension Finance
Pension expert and Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Joshua Rauh is offering an 8-week online course on retirement and pension finance. There is no cost for the course and it is open to anyone with a computer and Internet access. The course covers topics related to both personal retirement planning and public pension finance and policy.
To sign up for the course or for more information, go here.
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Files California Pension Reform Initiative
Pension reformer and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who spearheaded the successful passage of the city’s Measure B pension reforms with 69 percent of the vote in favor, has launched a statewide pension reform initiative along with four other California mayors. Reed, along with San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris, Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido-all of whom are Democrats except for Tait, who is a Republican-filed the measure, known as “The Pension Reform Act of 2014,” with the California Attorney General’s Office on October 15. The constitutional amendment would allow the state and local governments within California to reduce public employee’s pension benefits on a go-forward basis. Under the measure, all benefits earned by existing employees up until the enactment of the measure, if passed, would be protected, but future, unearned benefits could be reduced.
The measure asserts that such a reform is necessary because the California legislature has not adequately addressed the issue, and that public-sector pensions should operate under the same rules as private-sector pensions.
Speaking about the growing problem of public pension liabilities at the Hoover Institution’s California Pension Solutions Conference last week, Reed asserted, “The government can’t afford these benefits, and the employees can’t afford these benefits.”
A similar effort to curtail future, unearned pension benefits for current government employees was included in Reed’s Measure B reforms for San Jose, which are currently being tested in the courts. While many have argued that benefits for current government employees in California cannot be rolled back-even future benefits that have not yet been earned-San Jose contends that since it is a charter city, and thus has greater flexibility in determining its employee compensation levels, the changes made by the new pension law are perfectly legal.
For more on the initiative, go here.
Milwaukee County Executive Calls for Study of Switching to DC Plans
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is calling for the county to study a voluntary shift from traditional, defined-benefit (DB) pensions to 401(k)-style, defined-contribution retirement (DC) plans for public employees. The idea of switching to a DC system has received a good deal of attention in recent years in Milwaukee County. As related inthis Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article, then-County Executive (and current Wisconsin governor) Scott Walker advocated making such a transition in 2010. That year, a study estimated that transitioning to a DC plan would save between $557 million and $933 million over the long term, depending upon whether all employees or only new employees were switched over. Another study in 2012, performed by the county’s actuarial consultant, found that the county could save as much as $1 billion over a 50-year period by phasing out the existing DB plan in favor of a DC plan.
Milwaukee County has adopted some other pension reforms in recent years. It raised the retirement age for miscellaneous employees from 60 to 64, reduced the annual multiplier used to calculate benefits by 20 percent-from 2.0 percent per year of work to 1.6 percent a year, and capped a special benefit called the “backdrop,” which is paid out in a lump sum. As described in a MacIver Institute article, “The way backdrops works is that it allows a long-time employee to opt for the pension level at the point when they were first eligible to retire. Then they would get a one-time payment of all of the money they would have gotten since then plus 8.5% interest.” The benefit was never even sought by the county’s employee unions, but they are now fighting in court to maintain it. The pension benefits reduction is also currently being litigated.
Ocean City, NJ Passes Resolution to End Unsustainable Pensions for Lifeguards
By Sal Rodriguez, Reason Foundation
On September 26th, the City Council of Ocean City, New Jersey unanimously approved a resolution asking the New Jersey State Legislature to abolish the statutory requirement that seasonal lifeguards be provided pensions. City contributions to the pension system doubled between 2010 and 2013, from $50,000 to $100,000. Active lifeguards have consistently contributed a combined $50,000 to the lifeguard pension system. However, annual pension payouts to the 28 retired lifeguards, combined, amount to over $160,000. The underfunding of the pension system, and its dubious value, prompted the City Council decision.
Read the full commentary here.
Stockton Decides Not to Touch Pensions in Bankruptcy; Vallejo Regrets Doing the Same
The City of Stockton, California, which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in June of 2012, announced recently that it has a plan to exit bankruptcy. The city reached deals with its creditors to reduce and restructure its debts, but decided against trying to cut pensions for city employees. The plan also relies upon voters approving a ¾-cent sales tax increase during a special election to be held on November 5. This would raise the sales tax rate from 8.25 percent to 9.00 percent, representing a hike of about nine percent.
The City of Vallejo, California, faced a similar predicament after it filed for bankruptcy in 2008, when it chose not to fight a legal battle with the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Instead, the city was forced to endure significant cuts to its services, including public safety. Now the city is again facing the prospect of filing for bankruptcy, and some are voicing regret that it did not tackle its main problem the first time around.
“We failed bankruptcy when we did not make the cuts to our contracts,” Vallejo Vice Mayor Stephanie Gomes told the Sacramento Bee. “If you’re going to go bankrupt, do it with strong political will-rip off the Band-Aid when you can.” Vallejo’s annual pension contributions to CalPERS have risen by about one-third in just the past two years-from $10.4 million in fiscal year 2011-12 to more than $14 million this year-and they are expected to surpass $18 million in five years.
Whether Stockton-or San Bernardino, CA or Detroit or others-heed the lesson of Vallejo remains to be seen, but it must address its pension issues if it is to get back on solid financial footing once again.
For more on the municipal bankruptcies of Stockton and Vallejo, and the role that pension obligations play in those bankruptcies, see this Sacramento Bee article.
Public Pensions Nationwide Underfunded By $4.1 Trillion
By Cory Eucalitto, Editor, State Budget Solutions
State Budget Solutions (SBS) has released a comprehensive review of state-level public employee pension plans in all 50 states and their funding levels. Based on annual financial reports and actuarial valuations, the SBS examined “over 250 state-level defined benefit pension plans” with a combined $2.6 trillion in assets and evaluated their funding level based on a “fair-market valuation.” SBS determined that state-level public pension plans have a $4.1 trillion unfunded liability, nearly four times as large as the $1 trillion that pension systems officially report.
The Revival of the Contract Clause
By Sasha Volokh, Associate Professor of Law, Emory Law School for Reason Foundation
Efforts to reform public pensions have met legal challenges rooted in the “Contract Clause” of the United States Constitution. At least a dozen legal challenges have been brought in 2013 based on legal arguments invoking the legal constraints of the Contract Clause to challenge efforts to reform contractually specified retirement benefits, including pensions. Volokh discusses the nuances of litigating and legislating around the Contract Clause as it pertains to pension reform.
Read the full commentary here.
Re-calibrating CalSTRS: Evaluating the California State Teachers’ Retirement System’s Funding Shortfall
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A new study by Adam Tatum for California Common Sense finds that California’s teachers’ pension fund is in serious need of reform, and that pension obligations continue to grow at a rate of $50 million per day. By state estimates, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is currently underfunded by $71 billion. According to the California Common Sense report, the pension fund will be completely depleted by 2043 if present conditions persist. In order to reach full funding, the study estimates, CalSTRS requires $240 billion-and that is assuming that it hits its 7.5 percent average annual investment return target. If the average annual rate of return over the next 30 years ends up being just 5.1 percent, the report asserts, the amount required would jump to $580 billion. If nothing is done, the system would need to return over 10 percent a year in order to reach full funding in 30 years-not a likely scenario, to say the least.
The study argues that the primary cause of CalSTRS’s underfunding problem stems from an increase in benefits offered in 2000-its funding ratio would be over 88 percent without the benefit increase-although lagging pension fund investment performance as a result of the bursting of the financial and housing bubbles over the last decade certainly have not helped matters.
The study concludes that although additional contributions will be painful and will likely impact education spending that would otherwise be used for classroom instruction, these changes are nonetheless necessary and, in any case, will only become more painful the longer the California legislature avoids the problem.
Rectifying CalSTRS’s funding shortfall will not be an easy endeavor. Diverting $4.5 billion from schools is the equivalent of eliminating statewide spending on K-12 books and supplies – twice. It is also more than the state spends on courts and on roads, and nearly as much as the state spends on the University of California and California State University systems combined. Having waited this long, fixing CalSTRS now will be difficult and painful. But should the Legislature wait much longer, fixing CalSTRS will mean devastating our schools and services in the process. (Emphasis in original)
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In a new spotlight series by Reason Foundation’s Director of Government Reform, Len Gilroy, Innovators in Action interviews those who have successfully implemented reforms in their jurisdictions. In his most recent installment –Closing the Gap: Designing and Implementing Pension Reform in Utah – Gilroy interviewed former Utah State Senator Dan Liljenquist, the architect of a successful overhaul of the Utah pension system. Following the economic collapse in 2008, the Utah pension fund dropped from being near-fully funded to a projected 70% funding level in 2013. In light of this projection, Liljenquist proposed reforms in 2010, which sought to address the long-term problem. Notable reforms include the creation of a defined-contribution plan for new state employees and an end to the practice of “double-dipping.”
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Fortinet NGFWs act as a first line of defense by scanning and mitigating threats. When used with FortiSandbox, the appliances together are able to identify and apply advanced inspection to suspicious or high risk files and then update protections based on the full threat lifecycle of attacks uncovered. And with the new FortiMail version 5.1, Fortinet email gateways can now similarly identify suspicious or high risk files in email and pass them to FortiSandbox for advanced inspection.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the accuracy of 3D printed models in demonstrating aortic aneurysm and dissection. Three patients with type B aortic dissection in 2 cases and aortic aneurysm involving the aortic arch in 1 case were selected with high resolution CT angiographic images used for generation of patient-specific 3D printed models. Measurements of maximal diameters at different anatomical locations were performed and compared between pre-3D printing CT images, 3D printed models and post-3D printing CT images. An excellent agreement was found between these measurements with no significant differences (p = 0.96 – 0.98). The differences between these measurements were less than 0.8 mm, indicating the high accuracy of the 3D printed models for replicating the aortic structures and pathologies. 3D virtual intravascular endoscopy was successfully generated in these images showing similar intravascular changes. Patient-specific 3D printed models represent a promising technique for studying cardiovascular disease.
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Patient-specific 3D printed models of renal tumours using home-made 3D printer in comparison with commerical 3D printerLiu, D.; Sun, Zhonghua; Chaichana, T.; Ducke, W.; Fan, Z. (2018)The purpose of this study is to create three-dimensional (3D) printed models of renal tumours with use of home-made and commercially available 3D printers and compare the accuracy of 3D printed models in delineating renal ...
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Charles Barkley rips Kendrick Perkins for suggesting racial bias plays role in MVP voting
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley shot down Kendrick Perkins’ suggestion that race plays a role in NBA MVP voting when it comes to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.
Barkley spoke with Vic Lombardi, Mark Moser and Brett Cain on Denver’s Altitude Sports Radio about Perkins’ comments. The former Phoenix Suns star said he doesn’t believe Jokic was worried about what pundits were saying about him to start ESPN’s “first take.”
Perkins suggested there was a racial bias because three players since 1990 have won an MVP despite finishing outside the top 10 in points per game: Jokic in his first MVP campaign in 2020-21, Dirk Nowitzki (2006-07) and Steve Nash (2004-05, 2005-06). All three are white.
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“I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even care about the idiots talking about him on TV,” Barkley said. “If I know Joker, he probably just got out of bed. Probably had a good night’s sleep. The Nuggets, they won a tough game last night. Mike Malone probably should have given them the day off. And should have let them sleep. The day after that game. I’m pretty sure he’s not in for all this stupidity.
“You can’t tell me, because the numbers don’t mean anything. … Does he know how many voters are actually white or did he pull 80% of his a–? My point is, if only five whites have won. MVP over the last 30 years, it makes zero sense – his argument. Zero sense. Because if that were the case, we’d have a lot more white MVPs. … Wouldn’t the numbers be worse?”
He called Perkins “one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard”.
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“I always talk about the ESPN disease,” added the 1993 MVP. “A lot of these people, when they get on TV and stuff, they’re like, ‘Okay, I’m on ESPN, I have to say something provocative.’ And you know the thing about it, you’re always going to get some idiots in there, you might call some idiots to agree with that.
“That’s something that bothers me sometimes. I can promise you, I’ve never said anything on television just to get clicks. That doesn’t mean I’m right or wrong. , whatever. But I never said. Something like, ‘Well, I know people are going to react and get mad, let me say this.’
“And that’s something that bothers me too. Man, race is a very interesting subject because very few people are pure of heart. We can talk about race as long as you want as long as you’re fair and honest. Be. But slandering this man (Jokic) in this situation is just BS.
JJ Redick slams Kendrick Perkins’ suggestion NBA MVP voting is racially biased, criticizes format of ESPN show
Barkley used his career to draw comparisons. He said that when he won the MVP in 1993, he was not a better overall player than Michael Jordan but was the Suns’ best player that season while Phoenix had the best record in the NBA.
JJ Reddick appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday and pushed back strongly on Perkins’ opinion that there is racial bias in the voting.
“Stephen A. (Smith), I mean no offense to you. And I mean no offense to ‘First Take’ because I think the show is so valuable,” he prefaced. “It’s an honor to be at this desk every day. It really is. But what we’ve just seen is the problem with this show. Where we create narratives that don’t exist in reality. Which means you say Are – those White NBA (award) voters are racist, that they favor white people. You just said it.
“That’s exactly what you represent Kendrick Perkins,” Redick said as his former NBA teammate shook his head.
“I did not.” Perkins said and added, “I stated the facts.”
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Jokic averaged a double-double in his MVP seasons the past two years. The Denver star is averaging 24.4 points, 11.8 rebounds and 10 assists this season and is on track for another MVP award.
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Over the past 4 years, GHS has had free time at the end of each school day. The usage of this period has evolved numerous times, from Opportunity Block, to Social Emotional Learning, and finally to Flextime.
During an interview, Vice Principal Dana Tulotta explained that this free period was due to the school start time changes back in 2017. “School originally went until 3:15,” Tulotta stated. “That was an issue because of all the athletes that were missing too much class.”
The following year this time was changed to Opportunity Block. During this time period, students were required to stay in their last block class unless they were a senior or had GHS athletics. However, this was no longer a teaching period; it was a time for students to get work done, go on phones, or socialize with classmates. Students also had the ability to sign up for clubs through aspen by selecting which ones they wanted to attend. Opportunity Block was utilized for two years before changing again.
After COVID-19 hit, Opportunity Block changed as well. It became Social Emotional Learning, and similar to its name, was designed to help students with their mental health. “We felt strongly that students more than ever, really needed some time to just connect with their teachers and other staff members and not have such a rigid structure for the last half of their day,” said Tulotta.
This year the block has changed yet again, and is now known as Flextime. It is accompanied by an app MyFlexLearning, which students can use to sign up for different activities and communicate with teachers. When interviewed, Thomas Pereira said that he thought Flextime has been very successful. “I think the way we have Flex structured now benefits students the most because they now have a choice, an opportunity so they have some enrichment that's offered: they can do silent study in the library, they can participate in clubs, etc.” said Pereira. “Everything is electronic now, so kids have that ability to see all the variety of offerings” he said regarding the app.
Flex may seem similar to Opportunity Block, but it has its differences. “The idea is the same, however the way that it’s been structured is different,” said Pereira. “When we had opportunity block,” said Tulotta, “ I don’t believe we had scheduled extra help, I think that's the biggest change. Opportunity Block was just clubs, whereas with Flex time you have your clubs, you have library study, and you have extra help.”
Students have varying attitudes towards Flex. Nicole Orlofsky, a Junior at GHS, felt that it wasn’t a good use of time: “While Flex has its merits, I think that ultimately the disadvantages outweigh the possible benefits.” She went on to comment on the technical issues that students have encountered: “It's not confusing, but it is frustrating that you have to sign up for something by 2:15 or wait in class if you don’t.” She explained some of the teachers were strict about signing up on time: “If you don’t remember to switch or you're not able to switch before 2:15, they won’t let you leave, and there tends to be nothing to do in Flex if you're not participating in a club.”
Others think that Flex is very helpful. “I use Flex every day,” said Emma Steinman, a Freshman at GHS. “I think it's good because we can learn time management and have time to do our homework at the end of the day.” She commented on how it helped to relieve her workload: “When I do work in Flex block, I don’t have to do as much when I get home and I have a free afternoon.”
Overall, Flex block seems to be a step in the right direction. When asked how she thought Flex would change in future years, Tullatta said that it was likely that Flex would remain the same. “The feedback we’ve received so far for the past month about Flextime has been relatively positive from students and staff. I think that if it is working, why change it?”
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PROFILING AND POLICE LEGITIMACY: PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, ATTRIBUTIONS OF MOTIVE, AND ACCEPTANCE OF POLICE AUTHORITY*
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This paper reports the results of four studies that investigate racial profiling as an attribution about police motives. Each study explores, first, the types of police behavior that heighten or lessen the occurrence of profiling attributions and, second, the consequences of such attributions. Results support prior studies in finding that judgments about whether the police are profiling are associated with the level of public support for the police. The studies then extend the analysis of subjective profiling judgments by examining their antecedents. The findings support the procedural justice hypothesis that the fairness with which the police exercise their authority influences whether members of the public view the police as profiling.

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WWE’s annual Royal Rumble occasion sometimes lays the groundwork for a few of the 12 months’s greatest WrestleMania matches. Rising stars expertise breakout moments, legends of the previous shock followers with one-off returns, and feuds kick into hyperdrive on the highway to WrestleMania. Ultimately although, just one winner emerges to safe a spot in the principle occasion at WrestleMania. Everybody has their decide for who that could be, and Zelina Vega isn’t any totally different, lately showing on “WWE Die Woche” to call who she believes is the “apparent” winner for this year’s men’s Royal Rumble match.
“I imply, it is smart for it to be Santos [Escobar], would not it? That screams apparent to me,” Vega stated. “It is cool seeing folks like Rey Mysterio say that he’ll be a part of that as a result of he is any individual that I’ve admired since childhood, so it is loopy to even be witnessing that. However I’ve acquired to provide it to Santos as a result of if anyone can do it,” she continued, “and we have not actually gotten the prospect to see what he can do.” Vega famous that there are individuals who have already seen Escobar’s capabilities on show in “NXT,” however they have not but gotten the prospect to see what he can do on “Uncooked” or “SmackDown.” Nonetheless, Vega believes Escobar’s abilities can be on full show within the Royal Rumble.
Escobar made his “NXT” debut in 2020 and shortly after captured the “NXT” Cruiserweight Championship. He shaped and led Legado del Fantasma with Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, and Elektra Lopez till the group was called up to “SmackDown” in October 2022 – sans Lopez. As an alternative, Vega was paired with the faction to function their supervisor and mouthpiece. Escobar lately took half within the WWE World Cup match earlier than dropping within the finals to Ricochet.


Claire Bennet – Comic Book seller [3×19]
Although I’ve already watched the most recent episode, it wasn’t interesting enough for me to want to blog about it. Sylar and Luke scenes are getting very stale and I can’t wait until John Glover appears and faces off with Sylar. Nathan’s entire scheme is coming apart with the Hunter undermining his authority – and being plain nasty. Nathan better save Matt next week, an explosion at DC is NOT what we need on Heroes. Claire’s scenes are also quite… boring. I used to like Claire back in season 1, but her character’s gotten old and Hayden really needs to stop trying to sound so tough; her voice just does not suit it imo. D:
Asides from that, I’m still reasonably enjoying Fugitives, but some character aren’t getting enough airtime with the plot so focused on Nathan, HRG, Danko, Peter and Matt right now.
And now, to the main point of this post. Here she is, applying for a job at the comic store. Apparently she will sell “loads” of comics. XD
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What Is Affordability Index?
An affordability index is a measure of an average person’s ability to purchase a particular item, such as a house in a particular region, or to afford the general cost of living in the region.
- Affordability indexes measure a person’s ability to afford an item compared to their income or the average income for their country or region.
- One particularly well-known affordability index is the NAR composite Housing Affordability Index.
- Varying levels of income for different racial groups and other factors have been known to impact mortgage approvals.
Understanding Affordability Index
Affordability index typically compares the price of a good or the general cost of living in a region to that of other regions or to some baseline measure of personal income. The resulting number may be presented as a raw ratio or normalized to a given index number. Affordability indexes can give an idea of the standard of living or attractiveness of a given region or area.
An affordability index is most often associated with housing costs. Housing affordability indexes often compare the cost of purchasing a home in different locations. Because housing is often one of the largest expenses a family faces, a housing affordability index is seen as an overall indication of the cost of living in that area.
However, there are more detailed indexes that can be used between areas that have nearly equivalent housing affordability index readings. A cost-of-living index goes far deeper than housing, using the costs of a specified group of goods and services to allow for comparison on a city-by-city basis.
Housing affordability tends to fall during periods when real estate booms drive prices up faster than incomes do, which sometimes precipitates a market bust.
Affordability Index Example
There are a number of housing affordability indexes, but one of the most watched in the United States is the composite Housing Affordability Index. This index is published monthly by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It measures median household income relative to the income needed to purchase a median-priced house.
This index uses the value of 100 to represent the position of someone earning a population’s median income, with values above 100 indicating that an item is more likely to be affordable and values below 100 indicating that an item is less affordable. Points below 100 indicate that a median family may struggle to qualify for a mortgage on a home in the area, while a value of 100 indicates that the typical family has exactly enough income to qualify.
According to the NAR data it is clear that housing in the United States has mostly been affordable—as defined by a score of 100 or more—for a very long time. Major dips in the NAR tend to coincide with periods of overheated housing markets as home prices on the market outpace incomes, often followed by severe financial crises.
This can be seen in the period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which the real estate boom that preceded the S&L crisis took off. A second dip toward 100 came from 2005 to 2007, preceding the housing market meltdown that triggered the Great Recession. Other than during those brief periods, however, the index has been well above 100. In February 2021, the index sat at 173.1, considerably up from its 2019 reading of 159.5 and also above 2020’s score of 170.8.
Housing affordability as measured by the NAR has been better in the past decade than ever in the history of the available data. This is in part because a large dip from the 2006 to 2012 period of the Housing Price Index (HPI) and rapid growth in incomes since the Great Recession had made housing significantly more affordable.
Since 2010, median income has recovered and begun to grow again, pushing the composite Housing Affordability Index to historically high levels. Figures for 2020 median income have not yet been released, but the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may result in a setback as home prices have continued to rise.
Housing Affordability and Race
As a record of objective measures of incomes relative to mortgage approvals, NAR’s regularly published Index doesn’t take race into account. However, NAR’s 2021 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America study provides an adjustment matrix for the index, showing that housing affordability does vary depending on whether you are White, Black, Latinx, or Asian.
This is because incomes and other factors that determine the ability to repay a mortgage also vary. According to the study, the median existing home price as of December 2020 was $309,800. Using nationwide figures, only 43% of Black Americans could afford that amount, compared with 54% of Latinx people, 64% of Whites, and 71% of Asians.
Due to differences in income and financing needs, creditworthiness also varies. In 2019, 10% of Black homebuyers were denied mortgages, as opposed to 6% of Latinx buyers and only 4% of White or Asian ones. One likely explanation is that Blacks were more likely to have to finance a home purchase (81%) than Whites (76%) while having a distinctly lower median income (nearly $70,000) than Whites ($90,000), as well as a lower average net worth ($188,200 for a typical White family versus $24,100 for a Black one).
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I don't think it has anything to do with what Fox is doing. I mean they're still sucking Trump's dick 24/7 and promoting every conspiracy theory in the book so nothing has really changed.
It's that all these other shithole news sources have opened up to capitalize on American's stupidty. OAN, Newsmax, etc. They're sucking away Fox's crowds with even more batshit crazy stuff. That's why Fox has doubled down on all the conspiracy bullshit. They're trying desperately to out crazy OAN and Newsmax to keep their viewers.


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It is with a deep sense of loss that we report the passing of our friend, mentor and bookman, Brian G. Booth.
As one of the founding members of The Himes & Duniway Society, Brian's participation, leadership and
behind the scenes mentoring provided us with a steady hand that allowed this organization
to grow in providing a home for bookcollecting in Oregon.
While the Oregonian published a
comprehensive biography of Brian
, we wanted to remember Brian and his books.
This page could not hope to cover Brian's accomplishments in the literary world. At best, it will give the reader
a sense of the bradth of influence Brian had in the literary community.
This picture of Brian is from our 2012 Garden Party hosted by Brian and Gwyneth Booth at their home in Portland.
This picture shows Brian doing what he loved. We learned about
Webster "Oregon" Jones
and his collection of Books of the Northwest. We learned how woman authors
had to take the names of men to get their books published. We learned about books and bookcollecting.
Brian rooted out and highlighted Oregon authors.
One of these authors was Reed College graduate
. Brian helped organize the
at the Collins Gallery of the Multnomah County Library using many books from his
own library and many books given by Brian to the library.
An Oregon author highlighted by Brian was columnist Stewart Holbrook. Brian edited the columns of
Stewart Holbrook publishing them as Wildmen, Wobblies & Whistle Punks: Stewart Holbrook's Lowbrow Northwest. This fascinating
journey through the history of Portland and the Northwest has been published by the OSU Press
continually since its first printing in 1992. Brian was
about the book in January of 1993.
What a fabulous journey through the stories of old Portland.
Brian then took on the writings of H.L. Davis. Davis Country - H.L. Davis's Northwest collects the best writings of
H.L. Davis. Published in 2009, Brian and his coauthor Glen A. Love show Davis's vast knowledge of the lore, history
and landscape of the Pacific Northwest through Davis's own poems and essays.
Oregonian in December of 2009
Davis Country was reviewed:
"I read the first two chapters and thought I'd been there before," Booth said.
"These were characters I knew, or my dad knew."
Booth became fascinated with Davis and read everything he could by and about him. He learned that Davis began as a
poet and won a national prize and was published in The American Mercury. Its editor, H.L. Mencken, encouraged him to try
writing prose and Davis quickly became a successful short-story writer. He wrote
"Honey in the Horn" in Mexico, and it won the Pulitzer in 1936. Mencken called it
the best first novel he'd ever read. Davis wrote four other novels, including
"Winds of Morning," a Book of the Month Club selection in 1952 and a favorite of Booth's.
Brian never stopped loving Oregon, its books and its authors. In 2002, The Special Collections Department of the
Lewis and Clark College Library exhibited the writings of Alan L. Hart who was formerly known as Alberta Lucille Hart. The College turned to
Brian to put together the accompanying pamphlet
compiling Hart's college writings accompanied by an overview and timeline of
Hart's life. For more information
on this publication.
Poetry was next as in 2004 Lewis & Clark College exhibited A Century of Oregon Poetry: From the private collection
of Brian Booth.
The exhibit pamphlet
gives an insight into the broad scope of Brian's collecting.
Then there was Glen Coffield, William Everson, & Publishing at Waldport, Oregon. This exhibit was taken from the library of
Brian Booth and was featured at Lewis & Clark in 2003. More information about this exhibit
can be found here
. The pamphlet for this exhibit is here
For information on Brian's work, click on the covers above.


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Hello: The Skyliners are a white doo-wop group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The original group included the great lead vocalist Jimmy Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Wally Lester, Joe VerScharen and Jack Taylor. Jimmy was not yet 19 years old when he and the Skyliners recorded their all-time classic, SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU on Calico Records, a small record label in Pittsburgh. Since I Don’t Have You became a smash hit entering the Billboard Hot 100 on February 16, 1959, it had a 19 week stay on the chart, peaking at #12, and selling over 1 million copies.
In June of 1959 the group released their second hit record, THIS I SWEAR, another strong vocal by Jimmy Beaumont and great backing by the Skyliners took This I Swear to #26 on the Hot 100. Their third release of 59′ was IT HAPPENED TODAY, a modest hit reaching #56 on the charts.
In May of 1960 their last Top 20 hit entered the Billboard charts. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN stayed on the Hot 100 for 13 weeks, reaching #13. That would be the last of the big hit records but not the last of the Skyliners. They would become huge on oldies radio with Since I Don’t Have You turning into a super-classic song for the ages. Their 4 hit singles would be listed on the Doo-Wop Top 1000 songs of all-time. In recent years they have appeared on PBS TV specials, Doo-Wop 50 and Moments To Remember.
In 2002 The Skyliners were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame. In February of 1980 Janet Vogel died (age 37) and Joe VerScharen died in November of 2007 (age 67). The new line up is Jimmy Beaumont lead vocals, Nick Pociask, Donna Groom, Dick Muse and Mark Groom. The Skyliners are still out there singing their hits and thrilling old and new fans alike in 2010.
I was fortunate enough to see the Skyliners perform live in 1960. They were as powerful in person as on record. Maybe that’s the reason their music is still in demand today 51 years after the release of their classic, Since I Don’t Have You.
HEAR THE SKYLINERS GREAT HITS ON THE “GOLDEN ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL JUKEBOX” AND THE “DOO-WOP JUKEBOX”.
Till the next time—Joe


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The ancient Nabataean city at Petra is one of the most amazing places I have ever visited and I regret having had only one day (and a rainy day at that) in which to explore this vast and magnificent site. I highly recommend visitors consider spending an extra day or two here.
By the 4th Century BCE, Petra was becoming the center of Nabataean (an Arab people) culture. Because of its location, Petra developed into an important trading center and merchants from many cultures crossed paths within the city. Petra lay at the intersection of two major trade routes: one running north and south between Syria and the Red Sea and the other running east and west between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. The Nabataeans thus controlled the lucrative trade in Indian silks, spices, incense and African ivory and they were able to collect steep duties on these precious goods. In addition, they collected fees for protecting the caravans from bandits.
In 106 CE, the Emperor Trajan annexed Petra into the Roman Empire and made it part of the Province of Arabia. The city continued to thrive for several hundred more years. In the 4th Century CE the city began to decline as trade routes shifted and by the 8th Century Petra was all but abandoned. Many of the structures we see today served as tombs and were carved out of the sandstone cliffs.
Petra was "rediscovered" a thousand years later in 1812 by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt who disguised himself as a Moorish trader to travel through the area. In more recent times, the narrow canyon known as the "siq" and one of Petra's grandest carved monuments, known as the "Treasury," were featured in the 1989 movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery.

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The Latest On Kevin Hart’s Condition, Following Horrific Car Crash & Emergency Surgery
Kevin Hart standing in front of his car days before accident [The Blast]
ILOSM family, as we all continue to keep Kevin Hart and his 2 associated in our thoughts and prayers, we wanted to give y’all a quick update on his current condition, following his emergency surgery.
First, A Recap Of Kevin Hart’s Frightening Car Crash
In case you missed it, Kevin and two friends were involved in a terrifying car accident on Sunday, September, 1st. According to reports, cops say that his friend was driving Kevin’s blue classic vehicle, and a female passenger was in the passenger seat…Kevin was seated in the back seat. The car veered off the side of the road, plunging into a nearby ditch in Malibu Hills, CA- near Kevin’s home.
Roof of Kevin Hart’s car crushed after plunging off road into ditch, September 1, 2019 [via TMZ]Police officers at the scene also revealed that Kevin’s two associates were found pinned in their seats underneath the car’s crushed roof. The fire department had to saw the car’s roof off to get them out.
Kevin Hart’s car after crash, September 1, 2019 [TMZ]Witnesses told TMZ that Kevin was the first to get out of the car, and that a member of his security team showed up in an SUV to scoop him up and take him home “to receive medical attention.” Shortly thereafter, Kevin was taken to the hospital. Both he and the driver suffered “major back injuries,” according to his team.
Kevin Hart’s car after crash, September 1, 2019 [TMZ]The driver had to be airlifted to UCLA Medical Center. The female passenger did not need medical attention.
Kevin Hart’s Latest Condition
Here is what has just been reported by The Blast, regarding Kevin Hart’s current condition:
Sources close to Hart tell The Blast he went under the knife Sunday night, and that, “the surgery went smoothly, and he is doing ok.”
Hart’s wife, Eniko, has been by his side at the hospital and we’re told he is up and talking to family and doctors. We’re told the comedian is “feeling as good is to be expected right after surgery,” and that everyone says he is “expected to make a full recovery.”
From the looks of the aftermath, it is miraculous that anyone survived the wreck, but we are so thankful that they did. We’ll keep you all posted as more info surfaces.
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