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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officials have named the man who was shot by police this weekend.
He has been identified as 37-year old Ivan Deida of Indianapolis.
Police were called to a home on North Hamilton Avenue early Sunday morning after neighbors reported seeing a man trying to break into a duplex. Police say shots and screams were heard from inside the house. A victim, believed to be Deida’s ex-girlfriend, was shot in the face. She was later listed in stable condition.
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- New home sales jumped 17.5% in November from October.
- Pending home sales were up 0.2% in November from the month before.
- U.S. crude closed at $60.42 a barrel; Brent finished the week at $66.87.
Happy New Year – and, if you own stocks, happy last year as well, as the market’s major indexes roared to their best finish since 2013.
How good a year was it? Well, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 28.1% and reached a new high a record 71 times. The index also rose for nine months in a row, its longest such streak since 1959. The S&P 500 wasn’t far behind, gaining 21.8%, and, for the first time, it was up for every month of the year. The Nasdaq outpaced the other two indexes, soaring 29.7% and briefly passed the 7,000-point mark during the day late in the year. And it wasn’t just a banner year for American stocks, as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 41.2% India’s Sensex 29.5%, and Japan’s Nikkei 21.2%, while London’s FTSE rose 11.9% and closed out 2017 at a new high.
The stock market’s stellar performance was even more impressive because so few prognosticators and pundits saw it coming. When 2017 began, there was widespread uncertainty about what President Donald Trump, elected but not yet in office, would do. As it happened, his first major legislative victory did not come until the last week of 2017, when the Republicans passed a pro-business tax overhaul, without a single Democrat in either chamber voting for the bill. And, beyond the often rancorous atmosphere in Washington, there were the devastating hurricanes and the war of words between the United States and North Korea for investors to consider. But the stock market remained buoyant as corporate profits strengthened, as consumer confidence hit new highs, as the unemployment rate steadily declined, as the Federal Reserve continued to roll back its accommodative policies with no ill effects, and as economic growth exceeded 3% in the second and third quarters.
Meanwhile, largely thanks to low inflation, U.S. Treasurys traded within a very narrow range last year – the 10-year ended 2016 at 2.445% and closed out 2017 at 2.406%. According to FactSet, the 10-year posted its narrowest annual trading range in a decade. And the dollar struggled in 2017, dropping 10% against a basket of global currencies, according to the ICE U.S. Dollar Index, its worst performance since 2003 and the first year it’s been down since 2012.
Before going home for the holidays, Congress deferred one battle until the new year: funding the federal government for fiscal 2018. The Republicans and Democrats agreed to a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. However, the extension only goes to Jan. 19, after which the two sides will need to work together to keep the government running.
Oil closed the year on a high note, with American crude finishing 2017 above $60 a barrel for the first time since mid-June 2015. Overall, U.S. crude rose 12% for the year, while Brent crude jumped 18%. The price was given a boost by reduced stockpiles, rising global demand, and the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC oil producers such as Russia to implement production cuts. And, in a related story, the U.S. is on track to displace Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading crude oil producer this year, thanks in part to OPEC’s oil cuts having been extended through 2018.
The “13th” month
Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of gross domestic product growth, and, according to some surveys, there was a surge in post-Christmas shopping this year which some retailers have dubbed the “13th month.” According to Shoppertrak, for instance, the day after Christmas was the fourth biggest shopping day of 2017, and a Deloitte survey showed that 40% of Americans planned to shop either online or in stores after Christmas this year compared to just 5% as recently as five years ago.
Around the eurozone
Despite a strong year for the eurozone’s economy, the region ended the year on a down note when separatists won a majority in Catalonia’s parliament. This came after the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy interceded in an earlier referendum by which the region hoped to secede, arrested leaders of the separatist movement, and held elections in the hope that Catalonians against seceding would prevail. Carles Puigdemont, former separatist leader who is in exile in Brussels, said of the election results, “Rajoy and his allies have received a slap in the face from Catalans.”
In other news, the Census Department reported that new home sales were up 17.5% in November from the month before, the fastest pace for all of 2017, though sales were still constrained by low inventory. Sales were up 26.5% from a year earlier. The National Association of Realtors said that pending home sales increased 0.2% in November from October and were up 0.8% from November 2016. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index improved 6.2% from a year earlier in October, compared to a 6.1% year-over-year advance in September. Seasonally adjusted prices were up in all 20 cities tracked by the index. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to 122.1 in December from the previous reading of 128.6 in November, which was a 17-year high. And first-time jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 23 were unchanged from the week before at 245,000; the four-week moving average rose 1,750 to 237,750.
A look ahead
This week’s updates will include the latest on construction spending, the trade balance, factory orders, orders for durable and capital goods, vehicle sales, and the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Indexes. The Fed will also release the minutes of its December meeting, at which it raised its benchmark rate, and the Labor Department will announce the jobless rate for December, forecast to remain unchanged from the month before at 4.1%.

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11 Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened—the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. 15 If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.
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§ The Gemara returns to the topic of the source for resurrection in the Torah. Rabbi Tavi says that Rabbi Yoshiya says: What is the meaning of that which is written: “There are three that are never satisfied…the grave, and the barren womb, and earth that does not receive sufficient water” (Proverbs 30:15–16)? And what does a grave have to do with a womb? Rather, they are juxtaposed to say to you: Just as a womb takes in and gives forth, so too a grave takes in and also gives forth, with the resurrection of the dead. And are these matters not inferred a fortiori: If with regard to a womb, into which one introduces the embryo in secret, one removes the baby from it accompanied by the loud sounds of the woman crying out during childbirth, then with regard to the grave, into which one introduces the corpse with sounds of wailing and mourning the dead, is it not right that one removes from it the resurrected dead accompanied by the loud sounds of the resurrected multitudes? From here there is a response to those who say: There is no resurrection of the dead derived from the Torah.
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"... It will be useful to preface our consideration of the texts given in section II with a brief distinction between two basic ideas of resurrection inJewish tradition, which we may call unitary and dualistic. The simplest and doubtless the earliest Jewish notion of resurrection was that the dead would return from the place of the dead to life on earth. It presupposed the existence of the dead as shades in Sheol and imagined these shades returning from Sheol to real life. Because ancient Israelite thought made nb sharp distinctions between Sheol and the grave or between the dead person in Sheol and the body in the grave, such distinctions did not belong to the original notion of resurrection. The dead person was conceived as returning from Sheol and of course resuming a fully corporal existence, but this did not necessarily mean that the shade from Sheol was reunited with his or her corpse, resuscitated from the grave. Since death was not conceived as the separation of the person from her body, but as the death of the bodily person, so resurrection was not the reunion of person and body, but the resurrection of the bodily person ..."
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Melt the butter in a heavy 4 quart pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until the mushrooms are tender, the juices evaporate and the mushrooms are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the porcini mushrooms and rice and cook, stirring often for another minute. Add the wine; cook until the liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of hot broth; simmer over medium-low heat until the liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook until the rice is just tender and the mixture is creamy, adding more broth by cupfuls and stirring often, about 28 minutes total. Stir in the Parmesan cheese and peas and serve.
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Jerry Falwell, Jr., the now-former Liberty University president and chancellor resigned Monday after news broke of a “fatal attraction” sex scandal involving his wife and the couple’s former pool-boy-turned-business-partner, only to later insist he had not resigned, and then tendered his resignation once again. By midnight he was done.
Except on Tuesday the son of the Moral Majority co-founder said he believes there’s more for him.
“I see a role in other areas,” Falwell, Jr. told Virginia’s News & Advance reporter Richard Chumney. “I don’t know what it is yet but I’m not done. This happened for a reason.”
At 12:31 PM Tuesday Chumney said that Falwell “just confirmed to me he has submitted his resignation to Liberty’s board,” and “says he’s completely moving on from Liberty.”
The 58-year old likely had little choice, after Liberty University’s Board of Trustees issued a between resignations statement saying Falwell’s association with the large Christian conservative school would not be in its best interests.
Falwell, to the consternation and angst of many, then quoted the late, great civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“It’s a relief,” he said. “The quote that keeps going through my mind this morning is Martin Luther Ling Jr: ‘free at last, free at last, thank God almighty I’m free at last.”
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Falwell Out: Reports
Jerry Falwell, Jr. has submitted his resignation to the Board of Trustees of Liberty University, according to multiple sources. The resignation comes just hours after a Reuters investigation revealed the couple’s pool boy says he had an intimate relationship with both Falwells.
“Becki and I developed an intimate relationship and Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room,” Giancarlo Granda, known as the “pool boy,” told Reuters in an interview.
BREAKING: Three sources affiliated with the @LibertyU board of trustees and administration tell me that Jerry Falwell Jr has just submitted his resignation. Developing…
— Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) August 24, 2020
🚨BREAKING: Jerry Falwell, Jr. has submitted his resignation to Liberty University. #VaPolitics
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Falwell now says he is not resigning, even after Liberty University confirmed he was stepping down:
‘Falwell Should Step Down’: GOP Leader Calls for Liberty University to Find a New President After ‘Appalling’ Behavior
The vice-chair of the House Republican Caucus called for Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. to step down.
“Jerry Falwell Jr’s ongoing behavior is appalling,” Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) posted on Twitter.
“As a Music Faculty Advisory Board Member and former instructor [at Liberty University], I’m convinced Falwell should step down,” Walker said.
“None of us are perfect, but students, faculty, alumni and [the Liberty University choir] deserve better,” he explained.
Walker was a baptist pastor prior to his political career.
Falwell, Jr. has been in a scandal ofter posting — and then deleting — a picture of him holding a woman who is not his wife on a yacht — with both of the pants unbuttoned.
Jerry Falwell Jr’s ongoing behavior is appalling.
As a Music Faculty Advisory Board Member and former instructor @LibertyU, I’m convinced Falwell should step down.
None of us are perfect, but students, faculty, alumni and @LUPraise deserve better.
— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) August 6, 2020
Trump Jr Ripped for ‘Hypocrisy’ and ‘Stupidity’ as Group Releases New #ByeDonJr Ad
The leader of the free world’s namesake son has become a 2020 campaign issue.
On Monday evening, the group “Meidas Touch” released an online video blasting Donald Trump, Jr. for the hypocrisy in his attacks against former Vice President Joe Biden.
“Enough hypocrisy, stupidity, and nepotism,” the group said while announcing the new video.
They included the hashtag #ByeDonJr.
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Recent events, including hurricanes in the Northeast along with other disasters both near and far, have led me to explore what the needs in our community are and how we deal with them. The search led to exploration identifying who comprises our community. In my eyes, our community comprises all people who live in Honesdale, towns nearby, or are traveling through. That’s a pretty large community. Identifying needs can be more complex, as we tend to first confuse a want with a need and then question the validity of a need that may differ from our own. Through this journey, I came to reaffirm for myself that I love Honesdale, the people in it and the people that pass through, and I take to heart all our needs.
Feeding the needs of a community requires one to step back and to look around impartially. This essay’s title line, “Feeding the needs of our community,” may lead to visions of an absent meal, but our needs are much greater than simply food. There’s the need for fellowship, friendship and the bonds that grow from respect and trust. There’s the need of understanding that family doesn’t have to stem from a blood relation, but that we are all brothers and sisters in God’s world. There’s the need of acceptance and feeling welcome at any time, and the need to stumble, err and be forgiven. We weren’t put on this floating blue ball to be solitary. God intended for us to reach out to one another, as scary as that may be at times, and to love one another. Feeding needs requires removal of the word “I” and emphasis on “you,” “he,” “she” and “they,” and opening our eyes to see things from another viewpoint.
I’m thrilled to see on a daily basis how the Honesdale community cares for its brothers and sisters. We offer many places for spiritual growth. We encourage community activities and we actually stop when someone is in the crosswalk to allow them safe passage across the street. When a family is in need, you’ll readily see a fund drive appear and the community gather to give, and it’s not only the monetary donation that matters. It’s the phone calls, cards and prayers that really count at times when we wonder what’s going on in our lives. There is no better place to live in a community spirit.
We are blessed in that free Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day dinners are available to everyone, with turkey and all the trimmings. Thanksgiving Together is a non-profit group working together with Grace Episcopal Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church to organize these meals, supported by the generosity of our local businesses and individuals through donations of their time, talents and treasures. Thanks to all of these efforts, we have been able to succeed in this event for many decades. The free meal is served at noon and all are welcome. In addition, throughout the year a hot meal and warm companionship can be found every Saturday, with lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 also at no charge, at either of these churches.
In current times, with many people not working and with natural and manmade disasters leaving people homeless or without the ability to provide for themselves, it’s time for each of us to put aside our own needs and look to what our neighbor needs. God didn’t put us together for us not to be together. God put us here to love one another as He loves us. My holiday wish for everyone is to love one another, care for one another and tend to the needs of others, whatever they may be.
[Laura Brownell is the administrator of the Thanksgiving Together Food Program, a non-profit organization serving hot meals not only at Thanksgiving, but also every Saturday throughout the year at Grace Episcopal Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Honesdale, PA.]

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Alcohol permit denied for eatery in building that serves homeless
In a victory for skid row advocates, the city has rejected beer and wine sales at a restaurant on the ground floor of an apartment complex that houses recovering alcoholics and drug addicts.
The Skid Row Housing Trust, which runs the 106-unit New Genesis Apartments at 5th and Main streets, had argued the permit was crucial to the financial health of the complex.
The apartments are rented to artists and low-income people as well as the homeless, who receive counseling and substance abuse treatment on the site. The units opened in 2012 in a rapidly changing part of downtown that now includes boutiques and bistros amid shelters and mental health providers.
Associate Zoning Administrator Maya Zaitzevsky ruled Thursday that the beer and wine permit “would be detrimental to the welfare of the New Genesis residents that suffer from alcohol addiction.”
Zaitzevsky said the decision could be reversed if the gourmet meatball restaurant, previously a food truck called Great Balls on Tires, wins the support of “affected” residents. The decision may also be appealed.
Skid Row Housing Trust officials were not immediately available for comment.
General Jeff Page, a skid row representative on the downtown neighborhood council, called it a victory for residents.
“You didn’t hear from the missions and the social service providers who are supposed to be acting in our best interests,” he said. “This legitimizes the skid row resident’s voice.”
Kevin Michael Key of United Coalition East, a skid row community group, said the decision was a “call for more diversity of uses” as downtown evolves into a high-end dining and entertainment district.
“What would be the problem with a Homeboy or Homegirl Cafe, or a Chinese buffet?” Key asked. “I like that downtown has a mixture of residents and a mixture of incomes.”
In denying the permit, Zaitzevsky cited high crime rates, particularly for drug sales and use, and an “undue concentration” of liquor licenses on or near skid row.
The housing trust’s request for a full liquor license was turned down a year ago.
Housing Trust officials, supported by business and city leaders including Councilman Jose Huizar, had argued the restaurant operator, Clint Peralta, was an innovator offering affordable cuisine. They said they preferred not to open a chain restaurant, and believed the glass-walled eatery’s well-lighted exterior would keep the building safer at night.
They also said the “vast majority” of New Genesis residents favored the proposal.
Key, however, said he found it an “irony” that some people argued allowing beer and wine on-site would not challenge formerly homeless alcoholics’ sobriety because they “were not the restaurant’s target audience.”
Opponents also argued that other affordable housing projects with establishments that serve alcohol did not receive millions of dollars in government funds to provide supportive housing for homeless people.
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The German speciality viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres was awarded gold in the CSR rating by EcoVadis, scoring among the top 3 % of all companies evaluated.
The rating was well above average in all four individual areas (environment, labour and human rights, ethics, sustainable procurement), but Kelheim Fibres achieved absolute top scores in the environment area in particular.
“We create plant-based specialty fibres that enable healthy lifestyles while helping to preserve our environment for future generations,” said Craig Barker, CEO at Kelheim Fibres. “Environmentally friendly production and our overall environmental, social and ethical performance is the measure of how seriously we take our own aspirations.”
“We don’t want to rest on our gold medal: As always, when we face an assessment like EcoVadis, we welcome any suggestions for improvement – constantly improving is a core element of our strategy for the future” Barker continued.
In addition to the excellent EcoVadis rating, Kelheim Fibres is also the first viscose fibre producer worldwide with a certified EMAS environmental management system and ranked highly in the Canadian NGO Canopy’s “Hot Button Report” for sustainable wood and pulp sourcing.
Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis has grown to become the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, creating a global network of more than 75000 rated companies.
Kelheim Fibres GmbH is the world’s leading manufacturer of viscose speciality fibres.
Innovative products, flexible technologies and an exceptional focus on sustainability form the foundation of the company’s success.
Our speciality fibres are used in most diverse applications from fashion, hygiene and medical products to nonwovens and speciality papers.
All our fibres are made from 100% wood pulp from PEFCTM or FSC© certified sources. They are fully biodegradable and offer an environmentally sound alternative to petroleum-based materials in a broad range of different end products – while maintaining or even enhancing the functional performance of the product.
The production takes place exclusively in Germany and complies with the strict German environmental legislation. Our closed-loop philosophy and an energy-efficient way to operate our plants help to save valuable resources. Kelheim Fibres is the first viscose manufacturer worldwide with an EMAS-validated environmental management system.


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Room in the Center of Rome
Floor No.2(with elevator)
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|주소||viale dei quattro venti, 00152 roma, 이탈리아|
|Response time||A few hours|
The strategic position, in front of Quattro venti station ( 2 min to San Peter's square and Trastevere, 5 minutes to Metro a\b) and 500 meters to tram 8 stop, allow to reach in a few minutes the most central parts of the city and the of italian excellence cookery center Eataly.
Rooms are big, lightfull with private restroom and tv.
Grazie tante al proprietario che e stato gentilissimo e la camera era molto confortevole,ampie, luminoso, grazie.
Hemos estado muy a gusto, la habitación es muy grande con una cama muy cómoda y un baño impecable. Alessandro ha sido muy atento, ha sabido indicarnos y recomendarnos sitios muy buenos tanto para visitar como para comer.Nos recomendó visitar el Gianicolo, un parque con preciosas vistas cerca de la casa que no aparecía en las guías. Estuvo pendiente de nuestras necesidades y nos ayudó mucho. Muchas gracias por todo Alessandro
La habitación es muy cómoda y grande. El departamento está muy bien ubicado y es muy bonito. Todo está muy limpio y ordenado. El desayuno es increíble, además uno lo puede tomar a cualquier hora. Es un alojamiento que permite manejarse con mucha libertad. Alessandro es muy hospitalario y agradable. Es una persona tranquila con la cual es muy sencillo organizarse, además proporciona todas las facilidades e información que uno necesita. Realmente la relación precio calidad es muy buena. Nos quedamos super contentos!!!Muchas gracias Alessandro por todo!!!!
We arrived late at night and Alessandro still greeted us at the door. He was very friendly and gave us a map of Rome and an overview of the public transportation options around the apartment. We were positively surprised by the room as we had not expected much for this price. The en suite bathroom was definitely a plus. The room was very clean and neat. The little details (like adapters) were what made this room very nice. Breakfast: Orange juice, tea, coffee, toast, little chocolate croissants etc. Totally sufficient! Again, the breakfast table was very neatly arranged.
Alessandro was always happy to help whenever we had a question. It was all pleasantly uncomplicated, which we appreciated a lot.
So if you are looking for an affordable place to stay but still want some quality, we can definitely recommend this place. If we come back to Rome, we will stay at Alessandro's again for sure!
Was a very nice Vacation in alessandros room. Maybe we'll come again.
Very nice area, quiet but still close to just about everything. Friendly and generous accomodation in Alessandros good care. Clean and nice room!
We had a wonderful time in Rom and thanks to Alessandro for his apartment and his support. We really loved to got this nice room not far from vatican and central city of Rom. The local public transport was very next to our room and we used them often. We were happy that we select this lodging by using WIMDU.
Alessandro is a great host. We found the accomodations to be great value for money. Our room was quiet and spacious and the bed is very comfortable. The private bathroom was nicely set up. We got good recommendations from Alessandro and he was open to helping us with special small difficulties.
We tended to run out of hot water too quickly when in the shower, but we didn't say anything about it.The location by the train station (and 6 minute walk to a tram stop) made getting around easy. A good find!
A very good bedroom! Very clean and very near from the train and tramp station that connects you to all Rome. The attention of the owner Alessandro it deserves nothing but praise..abundant and delicious breakfast Totally recommended!
We had a very pleasant stay here. Nice and comfy room with own bathroom and a nice large bed, everything was clean. Alessandro was very kind and helpful. Cosy kitchen where you can eat your breakfast. Trainstation nearby which can take you to trastevere in only 2 minutes. Would definitely recommend this place if you want to have a comfortable stay for a good price.
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|Occupation Control Ordinance||
Notes for the meeting with Administrator
1. Indian Penetration is not a single isolated problem.
|Record of Proceedings at the June Quarterly Meeting of the Executive Committee||
The President indicated that apologies for unavoidable absence had been tendered on behalf of Newcastle, Glencore, Stanger and Westville......
|Minutes of Special Committee. re. Indian Affairs||
In briefly reviewing the conclusions tentatively reached by the Committee at its previous meeting the Chairman mentioned that standing Counsel had been invited to be present with to guiding...
|Notes taken at Special Committee and Indian Affairs meeting||
The Chairman explained to Standing Counsel that as a result of a meeting of the Special Committee held the previous day....
|Secretarial Circular - Draft Ordinance to replace the Pegging||
The first item for discussion on the Agenda at next Friday's meeting of the Executive is the Draft....
|Urgency Report of the General Purpose Committee||
That the recommendation of the Finance Committee contained in Section 1 of the Report be and it is hereby adopted.......
|Draft Occupation Control Ordinance||
That the necessary steps be taken to secure if possible that representatives of the Durban City Council are given a hearing by Natal Provincial Council..
|Second Session of the Tenth Council. Administrators speech on the Draft Occupation Control Ordinance||
As I stated yesterday, it is my intention at a later stage to move that this Draft Ordinance should be referred....
|Pamphlet on the Indian Question||
The Secretary has sent me a copy of the above pamphlet and advises that these were being distributed....
|Report on the passing of the proposed Occupation Draft Ordinance||
Mr Mitchell. May I commence this evening by particularly thanking the organizers of this meeting...
|The Occupation Control Ordinance - The Petition||
Your Petitioners are the elected representatives in the sphere of the local government of the City of Durban....
|Durban Corporation - Draft Occupation Control Ordinance||
The first question submitted is whether, in view of Section 86 of the Provincial Council the South Africa Act it would be.....
|General Purpose Committee - Draft Occupation Control Ordinance||
That an urgent request be made for a deputation from the Durban City Council to be accorded...
|Draft Ordinance to replace to Pegging Act||
Further to my telegram of 30th ultimo on the above subject addressed to his Hon the Administrator and his telegraphic reply.....
|Minutes of the The City Council of The City of Durban||
Minutes of the The City Council of The City of Durban
|Memorandum upon the Draft Ordinance to replace the Pegging Act submitted by the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee||
Memorandum upon the Draft Ordinance to replace the Pegging Act submitted by the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee..
The General principle of the Draft Ordinance is in the opinion of the Sub Committee ....
|Proposed Ordinance to replace the Pegging Act||
Proposed Ordinance to replace the Pegging Act
|Meeting of the Durban General Council of the Dominion Party||
At a Meeting of the Durban General Council of the Dominion Party held in Durban on Friday afternoon last the following resolution was passed.....
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Report of General Purpose Committee, Meeting Held 25th April 1944.
1. Natal Indian Commission
The City at its meeting on the 11th April 1944 arising out of the report..
|Minutes of the Council meeting||
Minutes of the Council meeting
That Councilor W. Wanless be granted leave of the absence from this meeting of the City Council

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Senate leaders, worried that Massachusetts is lagging in science and technology, will unveil plans today for a $50 million life sciences program.
A key component of the initiative is a $35 million investment in a proposed facility at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for nanotechnology and biotechnology, where university researchers and private companies would work toward commercializing and manufacturing various technologies.
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Argentina is trying to rebuild its air force by resuming negotiations with Israel to acquire 12–14 Kfir Block 60 fighters in 2017. These are capable — if antiquated — fighters originally dating to the 1970s. But the Block 60 includes several upgrades including a modern Elta 2032 AESA radar.
At the same time, Britain currently has no operational carriers, or at least proper ones. The lone British flattop, HMS Ocean, only carries helicopters. Britain has two supercarriers on the way, but it won’t be until 2020 until the first one, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is operational.
Few of the Royal Navy’s F-35B Joint Strike Fighters will be ready by 2020. And it won’t be until 2023 before Queen Elizabeth has enough of the carrier-launched fighters for two squadrons — a total of 24 aircraft — which would seriously complicate another Argentine invasion.
Why would Argentina want Israeli fighter planes? To defend its air space, of course. But also, perhaps one day, to challenge Britain for control of the Falklands, which Argentina invaded then lost during the 1982 war.
That gives Argentina three years to retake the Falkland Islands, or possibly a few more years after that, because of the time Britain needs to prepare Queen Elizabeth’s fighter squadrons.
Another invasion is extremely unlikely to happen. Britain’s military has faded since the war, but the Argentine armed forces have deteriorated even faster. Buenos Aires is simply not in the condition to retake the islands even with Kfir fighters.
Argentina lost dozens of planes — roughly one-third of its air force — during the Falklands War and it never recovered. Today, Buenos Aires’ air force is one of the most ancient in Latin America, and more than three decades of airframes being left to decay and an economic meltdown in the 1990s further depleted the air arm’s ability to replenish itself.
Not that Argentina would invade if it could. Mauricio Macri, who has been Argentina’s president since 2015, has sought to mend relations with the United Kingdom after years of the more nationalist and hard-line Kirchners.
Argentina continues to claim the Falklands as its territory and this hasn’t changed under Macri, who stands for reelection in 2019. But a military confrontation is even more unlikely, not that it was likely or politically feasible a few years ago.
The Argentine military’s fighter jets, vintage Super Etendards and subsonic Skyhawks, are grounded in entirety. Buenos Aires withdrew the last of its Mirage III fighter jets from service in 2015.
“I know the state has ignored you for years, abandoned you, and that’s created problems in terms of budget, equipment and infrastructure,” Macri told the military during an event in May 2016.
That leaves Argentina’s air defense responsibilities to no more than 30 Pucara ground attack planes, and a limited number of Tucano and Pampa multi-role trainers. But to stand a chance of fighting a war, Buenos Aires would need dozens of high-performance jets and well-trained pilots to fly them.
While Britain keeps only two-to-four Eurofighter Typhoons at RAF Mount Pleasant to defend the Falklands, supported by ground-based anti-aircraft missile launchers, the United Kingdom retains more than 100 Typhoons and 76 multi-role Tornado jets.
This doesn’t even touch on the decline of Argentina’s army, which has shortages of weapons and a serious problem with guns, ammunition and anti-tank missiles being pilfered and sold to the black market.
Were Argentina to somehow rebuild its air force, or neutralize Britain’s Falklands air base from the ground, Britain would depend on the upcoming Queen Elizabeth-class carriers to provide air cover for an amphibious counter-invasion — just as it did with the carriers HMS Hermes and Invincible in 1982.
Yet Argentine “power-projection capability is extremely limited,” the International Institute of Strategic Studies noted in a 2016 report.
That would hardly change with a dozen Kfirs. The fighters’ unrefueled combat radius means they could only stay over the Falklands for a few minutes, and Argentina’s two tankers, both modified Hercules transports, are inadequate.
There’s also no guarantee Israel will provide the weapons Argentine Kfirs would need — such as sea-skimming Gabriel III anti-ship missiles — to threaten British vessels. Israel would also need approval from the United States to sell the Kfir, because the jet uses the U.S.-made J-79 engine. But that’s not impossible, and America has sold Argentina weapons in the past.
So even if Argentina could buy the fighters, it’d be far below where it was 35 years ago, when the Fuerza Aerea Argentina possessed dozens of fighter jets and a considerably larger navy held back because of British submarines — which still pose a lethal threat. And by the time the fighters are ready and pilots get up to speed, Britain’s carriers and their fighter squadrons will be entering service.
On top of everything else, Britain’s modest Falklands defense force is better equipped than the tiny garrison present in 1982 — and the archipelago has the military infrastructure including an airbase Britain could reinforce … given enough advance warning.
By the way, Argentina’s transport ships are in no condition to transport enough troops to the Falklands to even approach the 1982 numbers.
Argentina could conceivably still attack British warships. In February 2016, the navy test fired upgraded Exocet anti-ship missiles off Bahia Blanca, blowing up a decommissioned oil tanker. A better strategy for Argentina would perhaps take a cue from China, which harasses its rivals in the South China Sea — building a long-term presence that is costly and difficult to reverse.
But taking and holding the islands — and posing a bare minimum threat to British ships — are two very different missions.
This first appeared in WarIsBoring here.
Image Credit: Wikicommons.


Most Southern California homeowners tell us they aren’t sure whether or not to replace or repair their air conditioner. Maybe it’s making a strange noise, vibrating too much, leaking refrigerant, or your utility bills have gone up. All you know is that something’s not quite right!
But what does that mean? A new system or a simple repair? The last thing you want in the middle of summer is to make a panicked decision about your AC system. Here is what you need to know about air conditioner repair and replacement before plunking down any money.
How long do you plan to live in your current home? A well-maintained and regularly tuned-up air conditioner can last many years. But if you plan to move in the next few years, replacing an older unit may not be a sound investment unless it’s absolutely necessary. The condition of your A/C may play into the sale price or negotiations of your home.
How old is your AC unit? If it’s only two or five years old, you may see more benefit to repairing the system instead of replacing it. In most cases, AC units that are older than ten years are outdated and inefficient.
You may be losing money month after month with an old and inadequate air conditioner. Repair may not be the best route in this case.
How high are your energy bills? If your air conditioner is older and runs continuously but still doesn’t cool your home sufficiently, you will have unnecessarily high utility bills. An air conditioner replacement is the most effective way to solve energy considerations and could save you several hundred dollars on your yearly utility bills.
Does your current AC meet your needs? Is it too noisy? Does it vibrate and cause home life disruptions? Is it in a bad location in your home?
When You Should Repair
Much like a car repair, when you take it to the shop to fix one thing, they often find a whole host of other things that must also be repaired. Now, instead of a $500 quick fix, you’re $3,500 in and still don’t have a car to drive until it’s fixed.
Air conditioner maintenance can sometimes work the same. You drop the cash to repair it, and every new clink or vibration is a new worry about potential problems.
Consider all the previously mentioned concerns, age, if you’re moving, and how efficient the machine is before committing to a repair. If it’s going to cost you more than $5,000, we recommend air conditioner replacement for the best use of funds.
When You Should Replace
Replacing your AC system offers several solutions that repairs simply may not solve. A more efficient system that cools your home better and faster, making your home more comfortable. Your monthly bills go down, and you’re able to conserve money and use energy more responsibly.
With air conditioner replacement, you can get a long-term warranty that will cover parts and potentially labor. A new AC system will be more aesthetically pleasing, with no rust or wear and tear, and it will run quietly and smoothly.
Replacement Rule of Thumb
Anytime the cost of repair is over $5,000, it’s time to start over with a newer, more efficient system. No more recurring and costly repairs, just a new system that works like it’s supposed to!
Schedule a tune-up today to see what repairs you may be facing, and which option is best for your Los Angeles home!


DETROIT — State Rep. Leslie Love (D-Detroit) is hosting her 11th Annual “Biking with the Rep.” event on Saturday, July 20, at 9 a.m. at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Road in Detroit. Participation is free, but Love asks riders to RSVP with her office by calling (855) LOVE-010. Registration is also required on-site at 8:30 a.m. Riders must use a helmet.
“I’m proud to be part of a growing tradition that brings people together in and around the community to promote healthy outdoor activity,” Love said. “I was a member of the Bicycle Safety Workgroup that helped pass the safety law requiring drivers to keep a distance of at least three feet from bicyclists when passing. When we talk about taking steps to improve our lives and protect our environment, no action is too small. I encourage my friends and neighbors to join this ride, get to know your community and help us continue this tradition.”
Biking is an activity that offers health benefits to the rider and economic and environmental benefits to the community. An hour of bicycling can burn up to 500 or more calories and contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Bicycling to destinations instead of driving a car also keeps pollutants from entering the air.


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As PR stunts go, this is the biggest one I have seen lately. Who would have known the name Samantha Brick last week? Not I for one. Inspired to write the “I’m so Beautiful” article because she is obviously so beautifully modest, this Jezebel took to the stage i.e. the Daily Mail not to snub women but to get everyone talking about her.
Who cares if she’s beautiful or not? Whether there is a sisterhood? Or whether we are all stabbing each other in the back? This stunt paid off. She set herself up. In one single article she’s managed to publish herself, get 50,000 Facebook hits in a day, and millions talking about her online.
Ok she’s not winning the popularity vote but I doubt this was a concern when she took to telling the World that she’s the envy of everyone. I’m a part-time writer and housewife she declared on Primetime, and more importantly, I’m sitting right where I want to be on ITV’s sofa. Like she would have been invited if she hadn’t caused an uproar?
We’ve seen it all before. Celebrity Big Brother, I’m in a Jungle, I’m a Big Fat Gypsy, I, I, I, me, me, me. Sam, Sam, Sam. Sam is a talking point this week, perhaps not next week or is she?
She’s deplorable, yes. But she’s raised her profile and is probably signing the book deal right now, You and Hello no doubt fighting for the next outlandish statement from this media charlatan.
Does she have a point? I don’t think that is the point. She’s said the unthinkable and it’s got us all writing and talking about her. And that’s it. Celebrities do it all the time, talk about themselves and their wee worlds until something better, younger and prettier comes along, and I’m afraid for Samantha too, there will be always be someone who’s willing to sink a little lower than the depths she’s reached. This is one crown that’s full of thorns….


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Clearly, this is a title that is not aimed at the "standard" Marvel superhero comic book reader. This issue features a handful of models, some of which are undoubtedly familiar to the aforementioned "standard" reader and some of the characters are slightly more obscure. The concept behind "Models, Inc." starts off as a behind-the-scenes type of peek into the daily events of the fashion models of the Marvel Universe. Those models are: Toni Turner, Jill Jerold, Chili Storm, Patsy Walker, and Millicent Collins (aka Millie the Model).
Paul Tobin's story covers the events of a single day in the lives of these models as they start the day off with a photo shoot and an attempted robbery then finish with a concert appearance. The book feels very "Betty & Veronica" to me, but Tobin tries to keep the Marvel Universe reader engaged by dropping in references to Marvel heroes as well as a cameo connecting a famous Marvel hero with one of the models. The book seems innocuous enough until the end, when a mystery pops up. Surely some of the names dropped will pop up in future issues, but Tobin seems determined to leave the spotlight on the models.
Villagrasa's art is innocuous as well, presenting these characters in a style that can only be deemed "safe". His models are all very distinct, which is great, considering these characters do not hide behind spandex or masks to establish their identities. The fashions on the figures seem to be overly emphasized, though, sometimes making the figures themselves seem like little more than mannequins in this story. I remain hopeful that the figures will loosen up a little as the story ramps up in the next issue.
Tobin does take some chances with this title, such as the choice to share details of Chili Storm's dating resume and the presence of the paparazzi. These choices take the title away from being all ages friendly and make it a title that truly seems adrift, unsure of its stead in the world of comics.
This issue also features a story focusing on the dedication of the Janet Van Dyne Memorial Wing of the New York Fashion Museum. The event finds fashion maven Tim Gunn on hand to impart his opinions of the deceased heroine's outfits. Set in the Marvel Universe quite a bit more prominently than the main story in this comic, this eight-page backup gives Gunn a chance to try on a power suit cut from a whole new cloth. While the backup story itself seems a bit of a throwaway, it gives Marvel another chance to draw "mainstream" attention to new comic racks.
This title seems like it has been a long time coming, but the end result is lackluster. While I appreciate Marvel's effort to publish books that are different, I don't find this story different enough to make it memorable.

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Universal to Develop Sci-Fi Thriller Movie With 'Fast Five' Director Producing
After gaining success through "Fast Five" and its previous "The Fast and The Furious" film series, Justin Lin is back with a new movie. This time, he will once again team up with Universal Pictures to develop an untitled sci-fi/thriller project, in which he will serve as the producer along with Scott Stuber.
Bobby Glickert, who was a P.A. in "Transformers" and "Iron Man" as well as Lin's former assistant in "Fast and Furious", wrote the outline for the forthcoming film. He will also serve as the helmer and the producer. In the meantime, Universal is still on the hunt for a screenwriter.
Although details are being kept under wraps, Lin has spoken to Heat Vision, "Taking a step back, as a viewer, the tone and the gritty approach to the sci-fi genre taken here is something that hasn't been seen in a while." A source also opened up to the site, saying that the flick will be in the vein of Michael Mann's "Heat" and the "Bourne" movies.
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Neal Katyal, who served under President Barack Obama as acting Solicitor General of the United States, praised President Donald Trump’s selection of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court formerly held by Justice Antonin Scalia.
Katyal was Deputy Solicitor General under Obama, and served as acting Solicitor General for roughly a year in 2010 and 2011, representing the Obama administration before the Supreme Court. He is now a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Hogan Lovells, and said in a statement:
Judge Gorsuch is one of the most thoughtful and brilliant judges to have served our nation over the last century. As a judge, he has always put aside his personal views to serve the rule of law. To boot, as those of us who have worked with him can attest, he is a wonderfully decent and humane person. I strongly support his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Others shared Katyal’s sentiments. Heritage Action CEO Michael A. Needham praised Gorsuch, saying that President Trump had fulfilled his election promise by selecting him:
Judge Neil Gorsuch is a nominee ‘very much in the mold’ of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. President Trump deserves credit for fulfilling his campaign pledge by nominating an individual who will, based on his record, interpret the text of the Constitution rather than create unwritten rights supposedly hidden between the lines. The usurpations of the rule of law, substituting for the will of the people as embodied in democratically enacted legislation rights nowhere to be found in our Constitution itself, only serves to divide our nation. Judge Gorsuch is an outstanding choice, and now the Senate must prepare to carry out its “Advise and Consent” role as it has for the past 227 years.
Democrats were slower to respond, as they attempted to absorb the choice of a judge widely praised for his intellect and experience.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) had not reacted to the choice, half an hour after it was made. Neither had Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL).
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He was named one of the “most influential” people in news media in 2016. His new book, How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.


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the ever wonderful musician Ringo Starr (b.1940) photographed (1965) by American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004).
I know everything there is to know about Ringo Starr. Don't touch me.
Ringo Starr. You're argument is invalid.
Stuff I Love
60 Things You Probably DID know about The Beatles, because a bunch of them are pretty common knowledge, with a few random tidbits thrown in.
#RingoStarr #TheBeatles #FabFour More
The Beatles in color: Unseen photos – CNN Photos - CNN.com Blogs Ringo at home. 1967. (Henry Grossman)
When They Were Fab
Ringo Starr's pretty blue eyes!
Ringo Starr playing the drums during a 1964 concert at Washington Coliseum George is her fav but I thought Ringo needed some credit. Like he is almost never up front
My Four Favourite Boys


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Granola is one of our favourite breakfast foods, but we'll admit that sometimes the store-bought fruit and nut variety can get a little boring. We've rounded up five delicious recipes that will liven up your mornings.
Yup, you may question this one but, I’m telling you, it’s quite good. Boiled Beef with Apple Horseradish (this may be the secret) and potatoes, excellent! This is one meal you may have to ask for (Tafelspitz mit Apfelkren) and although it seems unusual or possibly bland, it is very tasty. Although recipes may vary, …
Christstollen mit Früchten - hefefrei, glutenfrei, eifrei


Extended office hours considered
SHAWNEE The Pottawatomie County treasurer, clerk and assessor may extend their hours beginning in March to allow taxpayers more time before and after work to take care of business.
The Pottawatomie County commissioners voted Tuesday to leave it to county officials to determine their hours of operation beyond the traditional 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. courthouse schedule.
County Treasurer Michele Pecore proposed opening the offices at 7:30 a.m. and closing at 5:30 p.m. She said those hours would benefit the public and allow employees the option of a four-day work week with a day off during the week for family business.
Employees would continue to work 40 hour weeks, she said. The offices are staffed almost entirely with women, she said, and many of them have to use vacation and sick days to care for sick children or aging relatives.
"If you look at my calendar there almost isn't a day blacked out where someone doesn't need a day off for a doctor's appointment or because a child is out of school, Pecore said. "Vacation days should be for people to rejuvenate so they can come back to work fresh.
She said a number of courthouse employees live outside of Shawnee and could save money on gasoline by not having to drive to the courthouse five days a week. Some also might save money on child care, she said.
County Clerk Nancy Bryce said they would like to implement the plan on a trial basis beginning March 6.
Bryce said county officials also would try to take a day off during the week, schedule permitting.
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by Geiff Gehman ’80
A Nobel Prize winner. A new police chief. Former residents of a low-income housing complex. Public officials in a capitalist/Communist city. Hundreds of academics and practitioners worldwide, committed to healthier relationships among national, regional, and local governments.
All these individuals were united in 2010 by the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government. It was another busy year for a rare small-college brain trust that works with government officials nationally and internationally, recruits local municipal managers, and trains students in the frustrating, rewarding work of public works.
The Meyner Center opened in 1994 with funds from the late Robert B. Meyner ’30, who served as New Jersey’s governor from 1954 to 1962, and his late wife, Helen Stevenson Meyner, who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979. At its center is founding director John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, a prominent authority on federalism, intergovernmental relations, and state and local governments. During his 16 years on College Hill, he’s made the Meyner Center an international forum on federalist approaches to ethnolinguistic accommodation, economic development, human rights, government innovation, and civic compromises.
In January, Kincaid returned to the People’s Republic of China, which he first visited in 1973. He was the only active college professor in a nine-member delegation sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. He surveyed phenomenal growth in Shenzhen, a booming metropolis of shipping, high-tech industry, and foreign investments. Over the past three decades, the population of this former fishing village has rocketed to more than eight million. Traffic jams caused by bicycles have been replaced by the congestion that comes with 1,000 new cars registered every day. Designated China’s first special economic zone, the city is now a capital of capitalism.
Kincaid met with city officials there. He also spoke about U.S. federalism along with the U.S. ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah, at a symposium in Sanya, Hainan, China’s Waikiki. The event was hosted by the Counselors’ Office, a body consisting of retired senior officials who advise the Premier’s State Council.
Last year, Kincaid also brought the world to his courses on American government, state and local government, and federalism. International guests discussed local government in Japan, the high court in Australia, and federal features of the European Union. The most distinguished guest was Elinor Ostrom, co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and a longtime colleague of Kincaid’s. In a visit co-sponsored by the Policy Studies Program, the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, and the Mellon Foundation, Ostrom discussed her specialty — the governance of “common pool” resources, such as forests, fisheries, oil fields, grazing lands, and irrigation systems — with small groups of students and faculty from several disciplines. Her public lecture in Colton Chapel drew more than 500 people.
Ostrom impressed Charles Prutzman ’11, who assists Kincaid with research and is the master architect of the Meyner Center’s developing web site. The government and law/psychology major was captivated by the Nobel winner’s ambition, vision, and decency. “It’s an honor to be with someone so esteemed, so accessible, and so kind,” he says. “It’s inspiring. It makes you want to reach that level of esteem.”
Prutzman kept the web site humming with reports of the center director’s travels. In March, Kincaid attended a Tijuana symposium on strengthening security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Some Mexican municipalities, he indicates, forbad police officers to take guns home. The restriction makes cops even more powerless against drug lords with superior weapons and forces. These kingpins function as unofficial government officials, using their phenomenal profits to fund roads, schools, and other public projects too expensive for cash-starved municipalities.
Kincaid proposes bolstering Mexican police forces with better pay and better training. He also suggests extending policing powers for municipalities and improving cooperation between Mexico’s states and their localities. Binational cooperation might be improved by adapting successful models from the Canada-U.S. border, such as integrated border enforcement and security task forces and the Shiprider Program, in which American and Canadian officials ride on each other’s boats on the border’s waterways. Greater geographic latitude gives authorities of both countries greater legal latitude when, for example, they pursue alleged drug dealers speedboating across Lake Ontario.
The Meyner Center works as well with state officials and with national organizations of state and local officials in the United States. Kincaid writes the state-federal relations chapter for the annual Book of the States issued by the Council of State Governments. The center also is advising the Pennsylvania Local Government Commission on its study of the fiscal impact of state mandates on local governments.
In June, the Meyner Center hosted its eighth annual forum on local government. It was keynoted by Michael Nutter, the dynamic mayor of Philadelphia, who discussed how his city has developed innovative programs in education and public safety while combating severe poverty and severe budget cuts. More than 100 municipal leaders also shared other strategies, such as how to decrease utility bills through green designs and increase income through cell-phone towers.
The forum marked a whirlwind year for David Woglom ’78, the center’s associate director for public service. He came to the center in 2007 after 20 years of managing Quakertown, Pa., where he supervised more than 100 employees, a $20 million-plus budget, and borough-owned water, sewage, and power services. At the Meyner Center, he’s used his political and psychological skills to aid municipalities, especially those that are understaffed and underfunded but eager to improve governance and administration.
Last year, Woglom helped Pen Argyl, Pa., in Northampton County, hire a police chief. He smoothly coordinated everything from following state regulations to meeting deadlines, reports borough manager Robin Zmoda. “Dave kept us on track and in focus,” she says. “He took a huge burden off us. He’s very easy to get along with while being businesslike, and that’s a hard line to walk. Plus, he’s got a wonderful, dry sense of humor.”
South Whitehall Township, in Lehigh County, recruited Woglom to recruit a manager. Woglom was asked to fill a big hole in a hurry. South Whitehall’s previous manager had retired suddenly after 22 years. The township’s five commissioners had never recruited a manager. There were no legitimate successors within the township. And there was no budget for a search.
Woglom supplied superior one-stop services, says South Whitehall commissioner Howard Ellsworth, who knew Woglom from attending Meyner Center events. According to Ellsworth, Woglom provided excellent advice on advertising the opening and excellent questions for candidates. Assisted by Woglom, South Whitehall hired a manager in under three months, pretty much a municipal miracle.
For three years, Woglom has been part of ongoing efforts to stabilize and revitalize Easton, Lafayette’s closest municipal partner. In 2007, he undertook a comprehensive study of the city’s operations, which included reviewing the implementation status of recommendations for improving operations that had been set forth the previous year by consultants under the auspices of Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention Program. (EIP is aimed at preventing struggling municipalities from declaring bankruptcy.) His work helped Easton stave off remediation under the state’s Financially Distressed Municipalities Act.
In 2009, Woglom helped Easton hire a city administrator for its new form of government, in which the mayor doubles as president of city council. He also has facilitated retreats that helped the mayor, business administrator, and members of city council enhance communications and pinpoint areas for improvement.
“Dave is a good listener and a good facilitator,” says Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. “He has a way of allowing employees to trust him. If they say something out of line, they know it won’t get back to management. It’s the way to get the real truth, not something that’s antiseptic.”
Under an agreement negotiated by Kincaid, the Meyner Center is currently providing an in-depth four-year evaluation of the redevelopment of a public housing complex in South Easton. Funded by a $20 million federal HOPE VI grant, the Housing Authority of Easton demolished the 250 dwelling units in the increasingly derelict and dangerous Delaware Terrace/Annex neighborhood, necessitating relocation of residents in the summer and fall of 2008. Since then, 96 rental units, including family housing and “senior cottages,” have been built in the redeveloped complex, called Neston Heights. Plans also call for construction of 48 low-income homes to be offered for sale.
In addition to Kincaid and Woglom, the Meyner Center’s project team includes Jamila Bookwala, associate professor of psychology, who specializes in social relationships, stress, and health during the middle and late adulthood years; Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy, who specializes in econometrics, public finance, and public policy; David Shulman, associate professor of anthropology and sociology, who specializes in quantitative and qualitative research methodology and organizational analysis; and now also James DeVault, associate professor of economics, who specializes in environmental economics.
Under their direction, Lafayette students interviewed nearly 100 former Delaware Terrace residents; some heads of household were reached only after dozens of phone calls. Molly Lieber ’09 discovered a community that had been divided by drugs and violence but united by roomy buildings and friendly neighbors. Lauren Buisson ’10 discovered concerns about the slow construction of Neston Heights and about residency requirements that weren’t tough enough.
This summer, Lafayette students will interview the first residents of Neston Heights. The evaluation team will use the information to determine whether residents achieve federal objectives for self-sufficiency. “The goal is to make sure that the new residents are good residents,” says Panto.
The Delaware/Neston project fulfills many missions. It widens the Lafayette-Easton partnership. It strengthens Lafayette’s dedication to community outreach, service learning, and global citizenship. It provides students with a host of practical and philosophical benefits. Lieber expects that interviewing strangers about quality-of-life issues will help her immeasurably in her master’s program in social work and public health.
Neston/Delaware dovetails with Woglom’s other duties. He plays a key role in an association of municipalities that administer their own electricity-distribution systems and provides advice and administrative services to a new Northampton County agency, consisting of 38 municipalities and 8 school districts, created to collect earned-income taxes in the county. On campus, he helps Career Services conduct mock job interviews with Lafayette students and serves on the Committee on Community-Based Learning and Research. Woglom enjoys helping undergraduates learn how to interview for the right jobs; he really enjoys helping municipalities find good leaders.
Kincaid is a leading academic ambassador for the Global Dialogue on Federalism, a multi-year, multi-million dollar project originally proposed by the Meyner Center. A network of 3,000-plus members, it is sponsored by the Forum of Federations and the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies. Kincaid has lectured on federalism from Australia to India, from Ukraine to Egypt. At Lafayette, he helped launch a summer institute for young federalism scholars; in Iraq he helped launch a multi-institutional center for federal studies. From 1981 to 2006, he edited Publius, the world’s leading journal devoted to federalism. He is senior editor of the Global Dialogue book series, which has generated seven volumes to date.
In September, Kincaid was in Philadelphia for an international conference on federalism and the global financial crisis that drew scholars from around the world. Research was presented on Argentina, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. The conference was organized and hosted by the Meyner Center and the Center for State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, Camden. In 2009, Kincaid wrote an analytic introduction to the first translation of The Federalist into the Catalan language, which had been banned in Spain during the fascist Franco regime. Last June, he lectured at two international forums in Spain.
Kincaid concluded his own whirlwind year by serving as a rapporteur during a December conference in Ethiopia, hosted by its prime minister. More than 600 participants, including heads of state and other representatives from most African countries, discussed strengths and weaknesses of federalism as a mode of governance for diverse societies.
“Ethiopia is a fascinating new federation of nations, nationalities, and peoples,” Kincaid says, explaining that the federal system was established following the 1991 overthrow of the brutal Marxist-Leninist regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam. It contains nine ethnolinguistically based states, two self-governing city administrations, 83 official languages, and one federal working language.
“If it works, Ethiopia’s federalism could be a model for the many African countries having comparable diversity,” Kincaid says. “But the true test of the model’s value will come when opposition parties can win elections against the monopolistic Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front and the country can hold together when opposition parties control some of the states. A genuine federal democracy would be a huge achievement in Africa.”
Prutzman and Jason Pang ’10 are two of Kincaid’s EXCEL Scholars. Last year, they learned about American debates over decentralizing education and health care while analyzing references to federalism in documents from the George W. Bush presidency. While reviewing chapters submitted to the Kincaid-edited series of federalism books, they discovered the tricky politics of editing the English of non-English academics.
Kincaid is “a brilliant teacher and organizer,” says Pang, a government and law/philosophy graduate who is studying law at UCLA. “He taught me so much about structuring points of view and tackling issues from all angles.”
“It’s a privilege to be around his perspective,” says Prutzman of Kincaid. “He has 100 projects going at once, all of them immensely important to the field. I really admire his pride, and his enjoyment, in the quality of his work. He’s proof that if you pursue something with passion, you can become truly influential in whatever endeavor you end up in.”
Last year, the Meyner Center even influenced the Lafayette administration, arguably its most surprising client. In February, Woglom completed an eight-month administrative study and overtime analysis of Plant Operations, a department of 100-plus employees who maintain everything from heating to mowing, planting to tenting. “We needed to improve our customer service,” says Mitchell Wein, vice president for finance and administration. “We needed to answer the question: ‘How are we doing?’”
A year later, Woglom’s study is changing the college climate. Students, teachers, and administrators are now told they can save money by meeting in a room with chairs rather than hiring Plant Ops to place chairs in an empty room. There’s an easier phone number to call if a hallway needs cleaning or a tree needs trimming. The College’s biggest division is becoming a better system of government.


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• Puri predicted that India would eventually lead the green hydrogen revolution
• The target of 20% ethanol blend has been pushed forward from 2030 to 2025
• He said, and he believes it will be met
India, more than any other country in the world, is committed to green energy, according to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Green hydrogen, biofuel blending, and biofuel exploration and production from alternative sources, he said, are all being prioritized.
Green hydrogen revolution
Puri predicted that India would eventually lead the green hydrogen revolution. The target of 20% ethanol blend has been pushed forward from 2030 to 2025, he said, and he believes it will be met.
Puri, who is also the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, said that when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, India responded quickly and effectively, with one of the most important decisions being to accelerate vaccine development and manufacturing on a war footing.
“Whatever vaccine manufacturing capacity India had previously was almost completely dismantled during the 2004-2014 period,” Puri said, emphasising that one of the most important factors is the availability of vaccines.
The minister stated that he does not want to appear political in this matter.”While we’ve seen pandemics before, this Covid-19 pandemic was more reminiscent of Spanish Flu in terms of the amount of devastation it caused around the world,” he said.
Puri also discussed various transformational changes that occurred after 2014 during the Narendra Modi government during a session on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 here.
Industry body CII and Indiaspora hosted a breakfast session on “Unleashing the Power of the Indian Diaspora for Philanthropy, Entrepreneurship, and Social Impact.”


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Since my craft supplies are in the process of being moved to a new location and I haven’t really been able to share any new tutorials, y’all will just have to put up with my random ramblings. Today I decided to share a story that any crafter will hopefully appreciate, especially if you love (or hate) glitter!
In case you missed my post on my craft space including pics of my glitter drawer, the bottom line is that I have a slight (and by slight I mean really big) obsession with glitter. I love how it sparkles, I love the colors it comes in, and I just love looking at it!
Since I like to live with the mentality so eloquently described in the above picture, when designing the look of my new bedroom I knew glitter would definitely be involved. In the past I had seen a few places where glitter was magically adhered to the ceiling and I knew I wanted that in my room! When we moved five years ago I had wanted it but could not seem to find any answers on how to do it, so I sadly went without. My ceiling remained bare and bland. This time around, however, I was determined to make it happen! I mean come on—is a glitter filled ceiling really too much to ask?
This time the glitter gods smiled upon me. What luck! I found this glitter gun on Ebay for $15 (brief pause to reflect on the point that I now own a glitter gun !) and the instructions seemed simple enough—pour glitter into gun, paint ceiling, spray on glitter while still wet.
Now that I had the tools, all we had to do was execute. Cliffpro and I devised a plan that seemed foolproof enough: he would use the roller to paint sections of the ceiling and I would follow around spraying the glitter before the paint dried. No problemo, right? Well it did work, but I pretty much ended up looking like this:
Ok so maybe I didn’t look exactly like that, but it is no exaggeration to say that the glitter got EVERYWHERE. There was more glitter on the floor than the ceiling by the time we were done! There was glitter in my hair, stuck to my arms, on my face, and even in my eye! I’m pretty sure I even ate some…by accident..I think…
We trailed it through the house while trying to get cleaned up, and I even found some in my shoe three days later! Thankfully it was the chunky kind of ceiling glitter, so the majority of it vacuumed up easily enough. We are, however, still finding remnants. I’m ok with it though.
I will post some before and after pics of the whole room once it’s finished, but all in all the ceiling looks pretty good in my opinion! It is noticeable while still being subtle, and the chandelier (that is on a dimmer switch) makes it sparkle so perfectly. As an added bonus, my brother, who literally treats glitter like herpes, is afraid to come in for fear glitter will just pour down on him. That would have come in handy when I was younger….
So you can call it tacky or you can call it messy or you can call it impractical, but my glitter ceiling makes me happy. Period. I also got to fulfill a lifelong dream of being caught in a rain-storm of glitter. It was pretty fantastic to say the least.
So that’s it folks. But remember, when in doubt, always add:

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