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Cissna Drops "Nation of Immigrants" From USCIS Mission Statement
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In October of 2017, Lee Francis Cissna was confirmed as the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under President Trump. In this lofty position, Cissna oversees all lawful immigration in the U.S. During his short tenure, Cissna has been busy tinkering with immigration as we know it, and he recently changed the agency's very mission statement.
Cissna penned an internal email on Feb. 22 detailing the USCIS' freshly minted mission statement. In the email, Cissna explains that, because USCIS employees are "passionate about upholding the rule of law and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system," he was pleased to share with them the agency's newly polished mission statement – a statement with several dramatic changes in tow.
USCIS Mission Statements
The USCIS's newly coined mission statement reads, in full:
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values."
The old mission statement read, in full:
"USCIS secures America's promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system."
Most notably, as former USCIS Director León Rodríguez points out to The Washington Post, the new statement strikes a number of words that reference securing "America's promise as a nation of immigrants" and massages in the bit about "securing the homeland." Finally, those served by the agency are no longer referred to as "customers."
USCIS Serves "American People" Not "Customers"
Cissna went on to explain his motivations for cutting the "customer" lingo, claiming that the work of the USCIS is far too important to be referenced as a business or even as a commercial endeavor. Further, using the word customer – he opines – gives the erroneous impression that applicants and petitioners for visas are those being served by the USCIS rather than those who are the agency "ultimately" serves. Namely, "the American people."
What any of this means for the future of immigration is anyone's guess. It's no secret, however, that the new administration is keen on cracking down on both illegal and legal immigration.
For instance, Trump earlier announced a pending March 2018 end-date for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program – with no resolution forthcoming at the time of writing. Further, Trump has repeatedly proposed reducing chain migration and ending the diversity visa lottery – along with a variety of other reductions in the legal paths to immigration. Trump has long heralded a border wall with Mexico.
While changing a mission statement of an agency of the federal government is hardly earth shattering, this specific instance is in keeping with an ominous trend toward far less welcoming immigration policies. Former USCIS Director Rodríguez notes the magic formula behind the USCIS is providing "the right benefit for the right person at the right time," and that's a far cry from what Cissna seems to have in mind.
Words, of course, have meaning, and that meaning can be very powerful. The overarching effects borne of the USCIS's altered mission statement, however, can only be known in the fullness of time.
Should you have any questions about how this impacts your business or employees, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at support@bridge.us.
Disclaimer: This content is not a form of legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for legal counsel. Bridge US encourages readers to discuss any and all immigration-related concerns with an attorney.
Changes to H-1B Lottery Selection Process
USCIS published a final rule changing the H-1B cap-subject selection process ("H-1B Lottery"). Find out the changes to this rule and what you can expect.
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It is widely anticipated the Trump administration will publish as many final regulations and extensions of proclamations as possible before January 20th to make longer-lasting policy changes. Learn more about AILA's predictions regarding employment-based immigration policies.
Tips for the H-1B Lottery: How to Prepare
While USCIS has yet to confirm the exact process that will follow for the 2021 H-1B Cap lottery, here are some helpful tips based on last year's system to help companies prepare for next year's process.
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IMF chief charged with 'negligence' over graft case
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine speaks to the media during a news conference at IMF headquarters, June 16, 2014 in Washington, DC/AFP
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, PARIS, August 27- IMF chief Christine Lagarde, one of the world's most powerful women, announced Wednesday she had been charged with "negligence" over a multi million euro graft case relating to her time as French finance minister.
The shock announcement came a day after she was grilled for more than 15 hours by a special court in Paris that probes ministerial misconduct, the fourth time she has been questioned in a case that has long weighed upon her position as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
"The investigating commission of the court of justice of the French Republic has decided to place me under formal investigation," she said in exclusive comments to AFP.
In France, being placed under formal investigation is the nearest equivalent to being charged, and happens when an examining magistrate has decided there is a case to be answered.
It does not, however, always lead to a trial.
Asked whether she intended to resign from the IMF, she responded: "No." But her fate now hangs on what the IMF board of directors will decide.
"I have instructed my lawyer to appeal this decision which I consider totally without merit," said Lagarde, who replaced Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF chief in 2011 after he became embroiled in a New York sex scandal involving a hotel maid.
"I return back to Washington where I will indeed brief my board," she added.
The case relates to her handling of a 400 million euro ($527 million) state payout to disgraced French tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2008, which investigating judges suspect may have been doled out in return for his support of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2007 election.
The payout to Tapie was connected to a dispute between the businessman and partly state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais over his 1993 sale of sportswear group Adidas.
Tapie claimed Credit Lyonnais had defrauded him by intentionally undervaluing Adidas at the time of the sale and that the state, as the bank's principal shareholder, should compensate him.
Lagarde referred the dispute to a three-member arbitration panel that ruled in favour of Tapie and ordered the payout, which included 45 million euros in moral damages.
– Arbitration panel a 'sham'? –
Investigating judges are seeking to determine whether the arbitration was a "sham" organised to reward Tapie for his support of Sarkozy.
The IMF chief has always denied having acted on the former president's orders. After a third grilling in March, she had said she "always acted in the interest of the country and in accordance with the law".
"After three years of procedure the only surviving allegation is that through inattention I may have failed to block the arbitration that put an end to the long standing Tapie litigation," Lagarde told AFP Wednesday.
She had until now avoided formal charges that could have forced her to quit as head of the IMF, and had instead been placed under a special witness status that forced her to come back for questioning when asked by the court.
Five people have also been charged in the case, including Stephane Richard, then Lagarde's chief of staff, now boss of telecoms giant Orange.
Questioning has in the past revolved around a signature stamp used in a letter dated from October 2007 that investigators think is crucial in determining who took the decision to resort to an arbitration panel.
Lagarde says she was unaware of the contents of the letter and has told judges it was stamped with her signature in her absence.
In France, those found guilty of "negligence" can be sanctioned by a year in prison and a 15,000 euro fine.
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Marcelo Somos-Valenzuela
Ph.D. in water resources engineering
My name is Marcelo Somos-Valenzuela, a hydrologist with a Master's and Ph.D. in Water Resources from the University of Texas at Austin. I worked as a postdoc in the Research Center for Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin and the Northeastern Climate Adaptation Center at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Also, I worked as a Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. All my postgraduate studies are related to water in different forms and environments. Since 2017, I work as an academic at the Universidad de la Frontera. I participate in undergraduate and postgraduate courses associated with water resources in the Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences.
I am interested in the impacts of changes in land cover and climate, the increase in extreme events such as floods and droughts, and the parameterization of models to improve the prediction and adaptation to global change in mountain systems.
Photo credit: Dr. Stephanie Spray
In my research, I have had the opportunity to work on many of the issues highlighted in the agreements reached in recent COPs, particularly in the study of climate change in mountain areas. I have worked extensively with local communities in remote areas of Nepal and Peru, helping them apply science to understand better the problems they face due to climate change. I have advised local communities and seen first-hand how my work has become part of a community-engaging approach to decision-making, bridging the gap between small communities and international agencies like USAID, UNDP, IDB, and central governments. I have also done large-scale hydrology work for the continental US, which has been a revolutionary change in the way the US does regional hydrology, but with a local application. A version of this work has been implemented in the operational river forecasting model of the US National Weather Service. In Chile, I have worked on different projects associated with water resources in collaboration with national research centers (UdeC, UDD, CRHIAM, RedH2O, SOCHICRI) and government institutions (MOP, INIA, CNID, MMA, to name a few). I have participated as principal investigator and co-investigator in projects on hydrology and natural disasters in mountain environments in the central region and Chilean Patagonia, and the Tibetan Plateau. In addition, I have disseminated the results of my research both in presentations for local groups (e.g., Melipeuco Chamber of Tourism), at national events (e.g., Macro-zonal meetings for Cop25), and international as a guest speaker (UC Davis, UC Berkeley, U. Alabama, AGU, among others). I also maintain collaborative ties with international centers such as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of the USA, University of Texas-San Antonio, The Ohio State University, Northeastern Climate Adaptation Center, Utrecht University, to name some of them.
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(Science and) Conservation Monday #1 (#8)
Yes, it's Monday. And yes I usually do this on Friday. Recently though, I have realized that while a ton of legislation is introduced on Friday, the text of the bills oftentimes are not available until the following Monday. This is especially problematic when a bill has some sort of innocuous name that does not explain what said bill is about. So, I've made a switch to move to Monday. This way we can be depressed by the state of our science and conservation policies all week!
I also decided to start dividing things up by topic instead of by how much I explain. This way readers can quickly browse to determine if anything is potentially of interest. Enjoy!
H.R.1589 : To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
-Details: The NLEB was recently listed as threatened under the ESA by the USFWS. Originally proposed in 2013, this is one of the longer listing decisions. There has been considerable push back from a number of groups, including many members of Congress. This bill likely acts more of a statement as the listing has already occurred.
H.R.1668 : To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for suspension of application of the Act to water releases by Federal and State agencies in river basins that are affected by drought, and for other purposes.
-Details: The text of the bill isn't out, but if I had to guess, this is to circumvent issues similar to those of the Delta Smelt, an endangered fish that made news last year because water had to be rerouted to protect the habitat of the fish; water that could have been use as drought relief.
S.855 : Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
–Details: This bill would take the authority to list and protect endangered species out of the hands of the federal government and would place it in those of the local and state governments. This would be especially helpful to states whose priorities are development versus conservation. The bill cites the shortcomings of the ESA (e.g. 1% recovery) but fails to mention that without ESA protections, extinctions rates would likely be higher.
H.R.1623 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.
-Details: Minor revision to language.
H.R.1644 : STREAM Act
-Details: The bill would essentially block the administration's efforts to restrict the mountaintop removal coal mining process. The bill is touted as an effort to reduce over regulation by the federal government.
H.R.1684 : To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other purposes.
-Details: Aims to strengthen the Oil Pollution Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act by providing more funds and imposing greater penalties upon guilty parties.
S.854 : A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes.
–Details: With the announcement of Senator Harry Reid's retirement, nuclear energy advocates are in renewed spirits (read why here). Look for more bills on nuclear energy to come.
S.859 : A bill to protect the public, communities across America, and the environment by increasing the safety of crude oil transportation by railroad, and for other purposes.
–Details: Crude oil rail accidents have been hot issue over the past year. The issue is an especially hot topic here in the U.S. as debate over the Keystone XL pipeline has focused on oil-shipment alternations (e.g. rail). In Canada, this is also a hot issue as numerous train accidents have resulted in the deaths of many individuals (excuse the inflammatory headline). Canada recently passed new rail car standards to ensure that cars can more safer transport these volatile liquids. This bill is a U.S. version that will likely face strong opposition from the rail lobby.
S.853 : Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015
–Details: Similar to S.859.
H.R.1729 : To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
–Details: The MBTA protects migratory birds from "take" (i.e. killing). This bill is meant to exempt certain Alaskan tribes from the MBTA for heritage and cultural reasons.
S.834 : Sport FishRestoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act
–Details: Extends the Act so that sport and recreation fishing areas receive habitat care and restoration.
S.867 : A bill to improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects.
–Details: I don't really get into the weeds on STEM bills, it's just good to see that there's still an interest in the area.
S.848 : Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015
S.888 : A bill to promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems, and for other purposes.


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The Dzaanh Nezoonh And Nedaats'e Koonh
by David July Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 0036 ET
David July
A vast area of wilderness leads to Alaska Range slopes and glaciers surrounding Denali, cloaked behind dense clouds, from through a starboard window aboard the Kantishna Experience tour bus.
MP 86.5 Denali Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Friday, 16 June 2017
part of the Denali National Park and Preserve album
Typical during the summer months, Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) was shrouded in dense clouds and fog layers during most of my viewing opportunities in Denali National Park and Preserve. Fortunately, there were a few exceptional moments when I did see this spectacular 20,310-foot mountain. Doing so allows one to claim membership in the so-called Thirty Percent Club, a reference to the low probability of glimpsing this elusive landmark, and I was fortunate to join multiple times.
With this uncertainty, one must make the most of any opportunities because there may not be another. I figured that my first and possibly best chances would occur during the Kantishna Experience bus tour, a twelve-hour excursion to the end of Denali Park Road and back — one hundred eighty-one miles in Blue Bird 120570, a "Type D" former school bus painted akaroa instead of neon yellow, plus another mile on foot at the far western end. Unfortunately, the weather on this day was not particularly cooperative and primarily featured thick clouds, limited visibility and, as we were out walking that last mile, pouring rain.
It was on the return voyage, about six miles east of the road's terminus in Kantishna, when another visitor excitedly informed the group of a developing viewing window. At first, only the surrounding Alaska Range topology emerged from the clouds and allowed me to capture the header photograph. After continuing another 4.6 miles east and stopping at a clearing, the massive nature of Denali finally presented itself. All of the clouds make it very difficult to determine and appreciate its size.
To illustrate, here is an image captured with the lens set to 235 millimeters. In the moment, I mistakenly thought that this large jagged versant was "the tall one" itself but is actually Mount Tatum (elevation 11,053 feet) just northeast of Denali.
With the lens at fifty-five millimeters instead, you can see how Mount Tatum blends into a craggy panorama yet is overshadowed by Denali, which tops out at nearly twice the height. The yellow rectangle represents the frame of the previous photo, while the green line shows Denali's maximum height.
Can you locate the summit? It takes a moment to spot even knowing where to look. Click-through twice to the full-size photograph to see in more detail.
One hundred and sixty minutes (nearly twenty-nine miles) later, as we were driving away from the Toklat River Contact Station, the clouds finally abated and give our group the clearest view yet. From a relatively low elevation and with obscuring terrain in between, Denali does not look nearly as massive from this location's perspective.
Following the tour, I was disappointed that I was unable to truly photograph Denali from Park Road's more famous vistas such as Stony Hill Overlook, Eielson Visitor Center and the Reflection Pond, even though we stopped at each one and I shot hundreds of frames. The tour was otherwise excellent and featured moose, brown bear, caribou and great horned owl.
What I did not know at the time was that crystal clear weather would be present twelve days later as I flew to Utqiaġvik.
"The Dzaanh Nezoonh And Nedaats'e Koonh" https://mtsutro.org?p=1281


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Collective Climate Action
Find out what climate actions are being taken in the Community of Halton! The Halton community is unique as we have declared 6 climate emergencies, including each of the 4 Municipalities and the Region of Halton. In addition, we have a student-led Climate Emergency Declaration within the Halton District School Board – the first of its kind in Canada! The Halton Climate Collective works together to build a more resilient and sustainable community. As we continue to leverage the expertise of all levels of government, the conservation authorities, community partners, and residents, we can continue to ensure that we are prepared to respond to the effects of climate change and our changing future.
Learn what the City of Burlington is doing on topics like Climate Change, Energy and more by clicking on the link below.
Check out Burlington's Climate Action Plan, the Corporate Energy and Emissions Management Plan and the Climate Change section in the Official Plan.
Consider subscribing to the Take Action Burlington blog to stay up to date on programs and initiatives and how you can reduce your impact on the environment.
Go to Get Involved Burlington to contribute your ideas and feedback on municipal issues and projects important to you.
Your neighbourhood conservation authority, Conservation Halton, works to protect, restore and manage natural resources in your watershed from lake to escarpment.
Conservation Halton's vision is to sustain a healthy watershed with clean streams, vigorous forests, abundant green space and balanced growth that results in strong livable communities.
The Halton Catholic District School Board is committed to environmental stewardship. From installing renewable energy projects at their schools, to educating students about the importance of preserving our planet, the HCDSB is ensuring a safe, sustainable future.
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The Halton District School Board is taking steps to reduce their environmental footprint and how these kinds of measures are connected to student learning.
Check out the Student-led Climate Emergency Declaration.
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The Town of Halton has taken steps to adapt and mitigate the effects of Climate Change. The Town Council is committed to taking direct action to reduce greenhouse gases and develop effective climate change initiatives.
Check out the Low-Carbon Transition Strategy established to achieve the net-zero carbon target by 2030, Corporate Energy Plan and the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Halton Hills.
Go to Let's Talk Halton Hills, to contribute your ideas and feedback on municipal issues and projects important to you!
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HEN is an incorporated non-profit organization operating in Halton Region. HEN supports and enhances the capacity for local climate action and environmental sustainability across our community.
HEN has successfully implemented several programs including Greening Sacred Spaces, Halton Green Screens, Halton Food, OakvilleReady, Food Waste and Loss, read more about HEN's programs here.
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Addressing Climate Change has become a priority in Halton. Efforts to respond to this emergency are underway, including through land-use policies in the Official Plan.
Check out Halton Region's programs for Water and Environment as well as Environmental Health. Check out the Climate Change Official Plan at the link below.
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Explore topics such as Energy, Environment, Transportation, and Planning and Education.
Check out the Corporation Energy Plan and Community Energy Plan. See how you can get involved in the link below.
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The Town of Oakville is committed to building resilience to our changing climate.
Check out the Community Energy Plan championed by Oakville's Energy Task Force, Corporate Energy Plan, and the Sustainability Plan for the Town of Oakville and learn how you can get involved by clicking the link below.
Sheridan is committed to integrating sustainability into all aspects of teaching, learning, energy, waste, and operations.
Sheridan College aims to foster an institutional culture defined by informed and responsible decision making that reflects the crucial balance between economic, social, and environmental priorities. Check out the Mission Zero Plan for Sheridan College and click the link below for more about Sheridan College's plans for sustainability.
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Through environmental education, innovative research, community engagement, and operational sustainability, Waterloo is making a difference.


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New York Post Cover Barely Notes Obama's Same-Sex-Marriage Support
By Joe Coscarelli
News stories that are bigger than President Obama's announcement yesterday that gay couples should be allowed to marry, according to the New York Post: (1) The Tan Mom being banned from salons. (2) John Travolta's alleged masseuse abuse. If you squint, you'll see down there at the bottom a headline reading "Obama Says 'I Do' to Gay Nups." It's not quite the panicked war on marriage that the Post's News Corp. sister publication Fox Nation declared, but the story is quite conspicuously relegated to little more than a footnote for the right-leaning tabloid.
To contrast, consider the covers today of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Daily News, AM New York, Newsday, and Metro, all of which found Obama's interview to be quite newsworthy and deserving of prime placement. For the Post, that's one way to stand out, but it's a trick they've used before: When New York made same-sex marriage legal last year, the Murdoch-owned daily hardly noticed at all.
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Chelsea vs Liverpool: What Lampard said about Salah ahead of EPL clash
Ifreke Inyang
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has said that his former team-mate Mohamed Salah has proven himself to be a 'superstar', after overcoming a spell at Stamford Bridge, in which some labelled him a failure.
The Blues allowed Salah to join Roma on an initial loan in 2015, having only given him a fringe role before that under then-manager Jose Mourinho.
The Egyptian's form in Serie A quickly earned him a €42million move to Liverpool to work under Jurgen Klopp.
The Egyptian scored 32 league goals in 2017/2018, breaking the Premier League record for goals in a 38-game season.
Ahead of Chelsea's match against Liverpool on Sunday, Lampard said: "It is hard because everyone has their own pathways.
"Unfortunately for Mo, it didn't work out here but it is great credit to him. He went to Italy and then came back and now he is a superstar.
"As for his path, it is hard to compare to what may have been. I had an overlap with him. The talent was obviously there. At the time, I think we had a lot of options in attacking areas. Number 10s, wingers and he didn't get as many opportunities for whatever reason but yes you could see the talent was there.
"But the player that he is now or that came back to Liverpool I think you have to say huge credit is due. You don't have to search for anything more than look at Mo himself. You have to say what professionalism and work ethic to leave a club like Chelsea is not easy.
"People then cast you aside and say you won't make it there. He went onto be the superstar he is now. It is completely credit to Mo himself."
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Brian O'Leary - November 22 - Publishing Innovation
In the United States today is Thanksgiving, a holiday that recalls when European settlers came together with the Wampanoag in Massachusetts to celebrate a successful harvest. The holiday has evolved a lot since 1621; today, it seems like just a short breath before the Christmas rush. This post won't change that, but it is a slightly longer breath.
Over the past decade or so, our family has developed a small Thanksgiving tradition around the Arlo Guthrie song, "Alice's Restaurant". In the early 1990s, we used to drive to Connecticut to spend the holiday with my sister-in-law, and we always got stuck in traffic while trying to cross the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Traveling with then-young children, we'd turn on the radio and listen to "Alice's Restaurant", which by its own tradition was played at noon on Thanksgiving by progressive rock radio stations. The first few times they heard the song, which is more than 18 minutes long, the kids groaned. "What is this?" was one memorable response.
But over the years, their reaction changed, to the point where they'd voice some of the song's more memorable lines. Listening became a holiday tradition.
My in-laws moved to Milwaukee about a decade ago, leaving us without a trip to Connecticut. We figured we'd stay home on Thanksgiving, take a break at noon and recreate the listening experience without the traffic.
Our house is nestled near the campus of Seton Hall University, and the school's radio station overpowers the bottom end of the FM band. Before streaming became commonplace, the tuner in the house couldn't get a signal for WFUV, the station that played "Alice's Restaurant" on Thanksgiving.
That first holiday, we all left the house at noon and sat in a parked car in the driveway for 18 minutes. Expecting friends, we left a note at the front door to look for us in the driveway. For the last half of the song, we had seven people singing along in a parked minivan.
The next year – 2003 – I had this somewhat impulsive idea to invite the community over to listen and sing along. Responding to attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States had invaded Iraq and was at war in two countries. Struggling somewhat to see Iraq as a just war, I'd remembered a line from the song. Trying to coax a bit more participation from the audience, Guthrie said:
"If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud."
So that year I put up a note on a local bulletin board, Maplewood Online, inviting people to come by at noon on Thanksgiving. A handful of brave souls did. To save them from being crammed into the back of the minivan, I'd bought the CD and had it ready to play.
The next year, a few more people came. At some point, we added mimosas to the menu to goose attendance, which peaked one year at about 30. Thirty people, sitting in our living room, singing loud to end war and stuff.
Wars go on, some of our making, others not. "Alice's Restaurant" itself was written 45 years ago, in protest of yet another war. It's fun to listen and sing along, but it can be hard to see how even a loud rendition is going to change a cycle of aggression and defense that dates back millenia. And yet we try.
A coincidence of calendars this year places Thanksgiving on the same day that John F. Kennedy was killed, now 49 years ago. Earlier this year, work brought me to Dallas, where I had an afternoon free to visit the Sixth Floor Museum, located on the site where Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F. Kennedy. With this assassination, conspiracies abound, and much of the tour was given over to recounting the inconsistencies of the day the president was killed.
But I found myself drawn instead to the smallness of it all. Dealey Plaza, the grassy knoll, the corner in what was once a book depository – a tragic, iconic moment in our history took place in a space that many Americans would call a side yard.
A few months later, I attended a reception at the JFK Library, near the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts. Before the event, we were invited to tour the public galleries, which tell the story of Kennedy's presidency. One of the galleries, the size of a dining room, was dedicated to the space program and Kennedy's commitment to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.
The walls in the room featured the original texts of space-themed speeches given to Congress and at Rice University, where Kennedy proclaimed "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
And at one end of the room was the Mercury capsule, Freedom 7, that had been flown by Alan Shepard, the first American in space. It fit inside a display case, and yet it carried a man into space.
This time, it struck me that most things are small, but we see them as big and use scale to distance ourselves from them. We pull back.
In the Rice speech, Kennedy invoked those Pilgrims who celebrated that first Thanksgiving:
"William Bradford, speaking in 1630 of the founding of the Plymouth Bay Colony, said that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage."
Kennedy used Bradford to help sell the idea of making a multi-year commitment to a difficult goal. That was the necessary analogy, but it sidestepped the more important point: the founders of the Plymouth Bay Colony had come to America to escape religious persecution, a "great and honorable action" that would later be afforded among the most important protections included in the U.S. Constitution.
They didn't come here to write a new Constitution, but their actions created the framework for those who did.
Mid-year, I posted that "Writing every day, I have trouble hiding my occasional despair for things publishing." That's still true, but writing every day affords me a lot of chances to sort out what's really on my mind. The topics that appeal to me reflect what I'm thinking about, consciously and less consciously.
And here's what I'm thinking about: actions, not necessarily great, but honorable; and contributing to frameworks that will outlast me.
Lately, I've been listening to a song, "See the world", by Gomez, that says in part:
And when all's been said and done
The things that are given, not won
Are the things that you earned
That's my thought for Thanksgiving this year. We can't keep taking, or (perhaps more accurately) continuing to take only teaches others to do the same in return. But it is within our power to keep giving.
We can combine our voices to sing loud. We might not end war in our lifetimes, but that doesn't make the actions less honorable or the frameworks less valid. We can choose to do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Along the way, we just might see the world.
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The mental health of populations directly and indirectly exposed to violent conflict in Indonesia
Sherly Saragih Turnip, Ole Klungsøyr, Edvard Hauff
Background: Large disasters affect people who live both near and far from the areas in which they occur. The mental health impact is expected to be similar to a ripple effect, where the risk of mental health consequences generally decreases with increasing distance from the disaster center. However, we have not been able to identify studies of the ripple effect of man-made disaster on mental health in low-income countries. Objectives. The objective was to examine the hypothesis of a ripple effect on the mental health consequences in populations exposed to man-made disasters in a developing country context, through a comparison of two different populations living in different proximities from the center of disaster in Mollucas. Methods. Cross-sectional longitudinal data were collected from 510 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in Ambon, who were directly exposed to the violence, and non-IDPs living in remote villages in Mollucas, Indonesia, who had never been directly exposed to violence in Mollucas. Data were collected during home visits and statistical comparisons were conducted by using chi square tests, t-test and logistic regression. Results: There was significantly more psychological distress "caseness" in IDPs than non-IDPs. The mental health consequences of the violent conflict in Ambon supported the ripple effect hypothesis as displacement status appears to be a strong risk factor for distress, both as a main effect and interaction effect. Significantly higher percentages of IDPs experienced traumatic events than non-IDPs in all six event types reported. Conclusions: This study indicates that the conflict had an impact on mental health and economic conditions far beyond the area where the actual violent events took place, in a diminishing pattern in line with the hypothesis of a ripple effect.
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NBCNews.com quotes Bill Haddad on the legalities of Elon Musk's tweet about taking Tesla private
On August 8, 2018, Bill Haddad was quoted in NBCNews.com regarding Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comment via Twitter about taking the company private.
According to experts, there was nothing clearly illegal about his tweet, which was seen as highly unusual. For public companies, there are strict disclosure requirements, which are regulated by the SEC. Generally, a corporation issues a press release over a variety of methods, filing a Form 8-K with the agency to make sure that all investors have equal access to information that could drive financial decisions.
Commenting on if Musk has overstepped any legal bounds so far, Mr. Haddad said, "I don't know that he's in trouble yet. His concern should be to be careful that his representations are in line [with reality]."


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A Government Spy in the Movement:
January 2, 2019 Uncategorizedharunelbinawi
From the Photo the Lady you are seeing with the Nigerian army chief Buratai was a Spy for the Nigerian regime in the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. Her name is Hajiya Rabi. She hails from Mararraban Jos, Kaduna state. She was one of the Spies planted in the Movement by government for a very long time. At some point, she was one of the closest Aides to the wife of Sheikh Zakzaky. However, she disappeared mysteriously from the Movement shortly before the #ZariaGenocide.
She was a sleeping mole planted by the regime inside the Movement. Those shameless rascals that blocked the road for the Nigerian army chief Buratai were also moles in the Movement. The Buhari regime needed an Alibi to attack the Movement, eliminate the leading lights of the Movement and destroy the Iconic Zaria Husseiniya. Their moles in the Movement gave them the Alibi by blocking the road. None of them was killed and no one charged with road blockade by the Buhari Regime. The brutal and inhuman Zaria genocide was pre-planned with set goals and objectives. It was executed using the foolish pretext of "road blockade". This underlined the thuggish nature of those that executed the Zaria genocide. When did road blockade lead to the murder of more than one thousand innocent children, women and men?
The Spy, Hajiya Rabi, got millions of Naira from them and she joined politics and contested for a seat in the House of Representatives. She lost in the party primaries after spending huge money. Now she is mostly seen in the company of the Nigerian army chief Buratai and Kaduna state Governor Elrufai.
Last year some youths called one of the members of the #FreeZakZaky campaign committee that they want to see him for an important issue. They introduced themselves but he knew no one of them but because they said the issue is important he asked them to meet him in a neutral venue. When they came they told him that they had secured enough weapons to start eliminating the murderous criminals who executed the Zaria genocide. He asked them who gave them the weapons? They were silent. He asked them who ordered them? They were silent. He told them that government agents gave them those weapons and the same people will come and arrest them, then parade them as terrorists working to kill people for the Movement. He told them that we do not kill people and that they should return those weapons to the person that gave them.
There are many Hajiya Rabis in the Movement. Members of the Islamic Movement should be very careful of these spies and moles of the enemy. They plant them to achieve certain objectives. The murderous terrorists who executed the Zaria genocide had failed and they failed woefully without realizing any of their objectives but they are presently desperate. We should be careful.
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ACP Hospitalist Weekly | Coronavirus | January 13, 2021
New research looks at drug safety in COVID-19, quarantine length in asymptomatic contacts
Use of immunosuppressive drugs and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors does not appear to adversely affect outcomes in patients with COVID-19, and a seven-day quarantine may be sufficient in asymptomatic contacts with confirmed COVID-19 exposure.
Chronic use of immunosuppressive drugs does not appear to be associated with severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients, according to a recent retrospective cohort study. Researchers examined 2,121 consecutive adults with acute inpatient admission between March 4 and Aug. 29, 2020, for confirmed or suspected COVID-19. The goal of the study was to determine whether chronic immunosuppression, defined as a current prescription for immunosuppressive drugs at the time of admission, was linked to worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. The study outcomes included mechanical ventilation, in-hospital mortality, and length of stay. Results were published Jan. 7 by Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Of the 2,121 patients, 1,967 (93%) had laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and 154 (7%) had suspected disease. Median age was 55 years. One hundred eight patients were classified as being immunosuppressed before COVID-19, mostly due to prednisone, tacrolimus, or mycophenolate mofetil therapy. Three hundred eleven patients (15%) received mechanical ventilation, the median length of stay was 5.2 days, and 1,927 patients (91%) survived to discharge. No significant difference was seen after adjustment in risk for mechanical ventilation (hazard ratio [HR], 0.79; 95% CI, 0.46 to 1.35), in-hospital mortality (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.28 to 1.55), or length of stay (HR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.92 to 1.47) in patients with immunosuppression versus those without.
"In this analysis of a large, diverse cohort of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States, we did not find differences in risk of mechanical ventilation, in-hospital mortality, or length of stay among individuals with and without chronic use of immunosuppressive medications," the authors wrote. "Our results contribute to a growing body of evidence that should provide reassurance to clinicians and patients using chronic immunosuppressive medicines."
Similarly, a study published Jan. 7 by The Lancet Respiratory Medicine found no link between renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and COVID-19 disease severity in hospitalized patients. Researchers in the multisite, multicountry REPLACE COVID trial evaluated adult patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 who were receiving a renin-angiotensin system inhibitor before admission and were randomly assigned to continue or discontinue therapy.
The study's primary outcome was a global rank score that incorporated time to death, duration of mechanical ventilation, time on renal replacement or vasopressor therapy, and multiorgan dysfunction during hospitalization. Seventy-five patients were assigned to continue renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, and 77 were assigned to discontinue them. Compared with discontinuation, continuation did not affect the global rank score. ICU care or invasive mechanical ventilation was required in 16 participants (21%) in the continuation group and 14 (18%) in the discontinuation group. Mortality rates in each group were 15% versus 13%, respectively, while 39% and 36% had at least one adverse event. Blood pressure, serum potassium level, and creatinine level did not differ during follow-up between the two groups. The researchers noted that their study was small and had other limitations but concluded that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers can be safely continued in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 unless there is a clear contraindication.
Finally, recent data from Vermont indicate that a seven-day rather than a 10-day quarantine period may be sufficient for asymptomatic persons exposed to a patient with confirmed COVID-19. A report published Jan. 8 by MMWR looked at the effectiveness of a policy instituted by the Vermont Department of Health in May 2020 allowing persons with confirmed exposure to COVID-19 to end quarantine if they had remained asymptomatic and received a negative result on a polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV-2 on or after day 7.
From May 8 to Nov. 16, 2020, the health department identified 8,798 exposed contacts of COVID-19 patients. Of these, 3,983 (45%) had sought testing within 14 days of exposure. In this group, 2,200 (55%) received testing on days 7 to 10, and of these, 977 (44.9%) had a specimen collected on day 7. In the latter group, 34 (3%) had positive results, 940 (96%) had negative results, and three (<1%) had indeterminate results. Twenty-two of the 34 contacts with positive results were symptomatic at testing, and 12 were not. One hundred fifty-four of the 940 contacts who received negative results on specimens collected on day 7 had another test within the next seven days, and of these, 152 (99%) received negative results and two (1%) received indeterminate results. Among all of the 2,200 contacts who were tested on days 7 to 10 after exposure, 87 (4%) had a positive result, and of these, 24 (28%) were asymptomatic.
The researchers concluded that no quarantined contacts who tested negative at day 7 after exposure and were retested between days 8 and 14 tested positive, indicating that shortening quarantine in asymptomatic persons with a negative test result on day 7 or later has not been shown to result in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. "In addition to reducing the duration of quarantine for exposed contacts, Vermont's policy might have provided additional benefits to the state's pandemic response by identifying some asymptomatic patients earlier in the course of their illness through enhancing statewide surveillance testing of an exposed group," they wrote. "This assessment supports Vermont's policy as being effective and offers data to support recommendations to shorten quarantine with testing such as those provided in CDC's updated quarantine guidance."
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Misting brings well-being and refreshment in train stations, airports, bus stops, metro stations, industries (wood, textile, paper).
- LIDIT misting on an RATP tram shelter
As part of an experiment carried out in partnership with the RATP, the LIDIT misting system was installed at the Parc de St Cloud stop on the T2 tramway line.
Throughout the summer, RATP users were able to enjoy an island of coolness during the hottest hours of the day. As soon as the temperature reached 25°C, the misting nozzles were triggered to propel micro-drops of pure water to cool the ambient air.
The misting thus reduced the feeling of heat and made the waiting time for users more pleasant.
The misting is based on an efficient filtration system that purifies the water and eliminates all impurities. The system is therefore safe for the user and is not a vector for the transmission of bacteria or viruses.
A 10-day survey was carried out among the users of the line to gather their impressions of the misting system in place. RATP users were in favour of the misting system installed on this street furniture. 86% of those questioned had a positive opinion of the system, emphasising its usefulness during hot weather.
9 out of 10 users said they felt the cooling effect of the misting at the tramway station. Similarly, 75% of the users report a feeling of well-being thanks to the operation of the new service.
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Co-Director of the World Development Report 2015 on Mind, Society, and Behavior and a Senior Research Economist, World Bank
Karla Hoff is Co-Director of the World Development Report 2015 on Mind, Society, and Behavior and a Senior Research Economist at the World Bank. Most of her work has been on the social determinants of behavior (for example, low trust or stigmatized identities). She has published papers in the American Economic Review that explain how inefficient neighborhoods emerge with the segregation between renters and homeowners; how stigmatised social identities impede cognitive performance and can make false stereotypes that a group is inferior appear true; and how Big Bang privatisation in Russia led to a political environment reflecting the interests of asset-strippers that impeded the demand for the rule of law.
She won an award for one of the top 50 papers in 2009 for "Exiting a Lawless State," co-authored with Joseph Stiglitz. She coedited The Economics of Rural Organization and Poverty Traps. Her work spans conceptual analysis and grassroots fieldwork. A current project is to evaluate a Theater for Development program in India. She has a PhD in economics from Princeton.
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"It's not just a physical transformation but a mental transition too" Sushant Singh Rajput On His Training For 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'
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Did you see it? DID YOU SEE IT? Allow me to smack you if you're wondering "what?"! The teaser poster of Neeraj Pandey's biopic 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' is what has got us reeling like a mad maniac. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who'll be seen portraying the role of the Indian skipper, shared the first look on Twitter yesterday. And here's what it looks like.
Pensive, yes. But the similarities between Dhoni and Rajput are uncanny! Goes without saying the PK star went through rigorous training to look like a mirror reflection of the Captain. Here's a quick look at his prep for the movie.
Till He Gets It Right
The actor had divided his workout among a number of routines right from ballet to cricket. His training continued for months, of which six weeks were documented in a video series called 'Till I get It Right'. The series contains all of the actor's workout sessions spread in between four parts.
"The first week shows a slightly heavyweight Sushant working towards losing every inch," says Praveen. "The second week has him learning ballet. We are yet to film the third and fourth weeks. The video will end with him having flat abs."
Have a look at the video and tell us if you got some fitness goals
"It's not just a physical transformation but a mental transition too," says Sushant. "I am doing things that I never thought I could do. I am also reading a lot of fitness books, watching videos and pushing the envelope every day."
"I have started viewing myself in a completely different light from the cricket-obsessed teenager, Ishaan Bhatt of Kai Po Che!" he admits.
Sushant's trainer, Praveen Nair, says that his workout regime for the biopic was a lot similar to the one he's followed for Kai Po Che!
The routine included a 2-hour cardio session in the morning, followed by cricket practice at Dadar Gymkhana and weight training in the evening. Apart from these, the actor attended ballet lessons with Fernando Aguilera and sports drills like viper, ladder, slam ball and TRX in the garden. Sushant has a parachute tied to his back during workouts to stop him from sprinting away.
*wipes off sweat*
No Six-Pack
Throughout the regime there hasn't been any mention of words like pack, washboard or ripped. So why weren't Sushant and his trainer aiming for six-packs?
Well according to Praveen, to carry off MS Dhoni, Sushant does not require a six-pack, as he is not going to take his shirt off in the movie (of course, it'd been a completely different scenario had Mr. Pandey chosen a different Indian skipper).
Rajput's trainer further explains that the Captain has a "generous butt, a bigger back, strong hamstrings and forearms". Clearly not a six-pack guy Dhoni.
Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the biopic, which is one of the most awaited ones (ever), will also have actors Kiara Advani as Dhoni's wife and debutant Disha Patani as one of Dhoni's alleged love interests in the movie. The Indian Cricket team will also be rather star-studded with names like John Abraham and Fawad Khan by the on-screen skipper's side. The movie is slated to release on September 2, 2016.
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It's Not All In Your Head: Summertime Anxiety Is Real
by Wendy Wisner
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There's a lot I love about summer. Not having to wake up at the crack of dawn to get my kids to school is definitely one of them. No homework is another. I can also get on board with a million excuses for ice cream, fireflies on a nice evening walk, and the opportunity to lie out in the sun on a warm summer afternoon and soak up some rays.
However, beyond a few niceties here and there, I pretty much hate summer. But it's not for the reasons you might think. I have an anxiety disorder, and each and every summer, my anxiety sees an uptick.
In fact, the first time I ever had a major panic attack was in the summer, and all my most epic panic attacks have happened then. There have been a few summers where I've had daily panic attacks, where I feel like I'm caught in an endless panic loop. Other summers, it's not quite as bad, but it's almost always worse than it is in, say, winter or fall (my favorite seasons).
I had assumed for many years that this was circumstantial. My panic attacks started as a teen, over the summers I would spend at my dad's house, where I dealt with mounting tension between myself, my dad, and my stepmom. Other summers that I've had major upticks in anxiety were summers where I was moving, or dealing with other life transitions.
But honestly, other summers nothing major was happening, yet there it was: fucking anxiety.
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A few friends of mine recently confessed that they had similar experiences, which set off a light bulb for me. Maybe there was something to this, and it wasn't all in my imagination – maybe summer really can cause a spike in anxiety for certain folks.
Lo and behold, I found a very interesting interview with psychologist Lindsay Henderson in Refinery 29 about this very phenomenon. Henderson says that our feelings and expectations about summer can be one factor that contributes to an overall feeling of stress and anxiety.
"The pressure to participate in everything is a real factor in our moods," Henderson remarks. "This idea of FOMO and seeing the fun other people are having on social media, that just makes all of that worse. You think, I should have had so much fun by now, because there's only so much left of summer."
That's definitely part of it for me, especially now that I'm a parent and I feel that unrelenting pressure to make summer magical for my children. I try to fight the feeling, because it's so unrealistic, but it's definitely there, lingering in the background.
But that's not the only thing that contributes to my summertime anxiety, and Henderson also had some really thought-provoking things to say about summer weather and how that can increase anxiety levels for some of us.
Whereas colder weather can make you want to basically hibernate under a pile of warm blankets or the inside of a fluffy sweater – both of which can make you feel safe and cozy inside – summer heat can do the opposite.
"The heat can really ramp up the volume so it can be unsettling and agitating to people, it makes people really cranky," Dr. Henderson says.
Oh boy, can I relate to that! Henderson also says that many of the ways the body reacts to excessive heat mirrors common anxiety symptoms.
"Symptoms like sweating, feeling faint or shaky, feeling nauseous, having heart palpitations — all these things can happen both due to heat and panic or anxiety," Dr. Henderson explained. "For someone who might have a history of struggling with panic and anxiety, if you're all of a sudden sweating because it's 95 degrees outside, those physical symptoms can trigger really intense anxiety memories and heighten your anxiety and panic in the moment.
This makes so much freaking sense, doesn't it? I know that for me, sometimes just feeling physical symptoms that resemble anxiety — even if they weren't triggered by a stressful situation — can make me feel anxious.
Yes, I get anxious just thinking about anxiety. It's super-fun to be me.
But there's more. A little more digging and I found out that there is something called Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is basically the opposite of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), where the lack of sunlight in wintertime decreases your serotonin levels and makes you depressed. In Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, the summer heat can lead to similar symptoms of depression, but also anxiety symptoms.
According to Healthline, too much sun can be as big a problem for some people as not enough sun. Excess sunlight decreases the amount of melatonin you produce, as Healthline describes it.
"Melatonin is the hormone that drives your sleep-wake cycle," they explain. "Even turning on the light in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom is enough to pause its production. Longer days mean fewer hours at your body's melatonin factory."
This, in turn, messes with your circadian rhythms, and causes symptoms like anxiety, anger, and even full-fledged rage.
Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder affects women more often than men (go figure!) and that it tends to run in families, says Healthline. Their suggestions for treatment include cranking up the A/C to stay cool, speaking to a therapist to help manage your emotions, and spending extra time in darkness.
I actually really like those suggestions. I currently see a therapist to manage my anxiety disorder, so that's taken care of. But I'm going to seriously consider the other suggestions as well.
I'm thinking the cure for my summertime anxiety is to try to recreate winter as much as possible. I'll put the A/C on high, turn out the lights, and wrap myself up in my coziest sweater and softest blanket. Maybe throw in a nice warm cup of hot cocoa. Ahhhhh… sounds perfect to me.
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Top 5 Best & Biggest Moments Of Shaun White's Career Ranked
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Shaun White is one of the most accomplished athletes on the planet. An Olympian, X Games champion, and friend of Tony Hawk's starting at the age of nine, White has had a life and career worth envying, and at 31, he may still have quite a bit left in the engine. So what have been the biggest moments of his career so far?
5. Going Pro at 17 Years Old
White has been a sponsored snowboarder from the age of seven onward, but it was his prodigious skateboarding skills during that same time that led him to be befriended and tutored by none other than Tony Hawk. By 17, White had established himself as a professional skateboarder and a burgeoning X Games veteran known as "the Flying Tomato," as he hinted at the dual-sport potential he would eventually fulfill in unparalleled fashion.
4. Winning Olympic Gold at 19 Years Old
In his first Olympic competition at the snowboard halfpipe, White nearly disqualified himself by posting an atrocious 37.7 out of 50 on his first run. With follow-up runs of 45.3 and a record-breaking 46.8, though, White took home his first gold medal, introducing himself as one of the most exciting athletes in the world and generating great moments like this:
3. Becoming the Winningest X Games Competitor Ever
Shaun White has been competing in the X Games for literally half his life, so I guess it makes some sense that he has more X Games medals than…anyone. In fact, not only has White medaled more than anyone, but he's won gold more than anyone as well, a feat he first achieved in 2003 and would continue for ten years in a row across both skateboarding and snowboarding. Oh yeah, he's also the only person to ever compete in both Summer and Winter X Games. It's just sort of a cherry on top that he's really good.
2. Inventing A Trick That Only He Can Do
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As someone who hasn't picked up a skateboard since 5th grade, let me be the first to tell you that the frontside heelflip 540 body varial looks about as difficult to do as it is to say, which is probably why White is the only person to successfully land the trick he's thankfully dubbed "The Armadillo." He's pulled the trick out most frequently while skating on the Dew Tour, often using it on the clinching run of vert competitions. Unbelievably, though, the Armadillo isn't even the most famous trick White has invented, as his double McTwist 1260 in the 2010 Winter Olympics remains one of the most clutch performances by a snowboarder ever. "The Tomahawk," as it's since been known, was the first double McTwist 1260 ever landed, a move he used to cap-off his gold medal victory lap in that year's halfpipe competition.
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1. Becoming the Winningest Olympic Snowboarder Ever
It was a long time coming for Shaun White, whose disappointing performance at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi left him frustrated and hungry to prove himself in 2018. Following the failure to medal in 2014, things didn't get much easier for White in the lead up to his redemption run, as he suffered an injury in October requiring 62 facial stitches. He'd overcome the injury in time to compete, though, and with a third gold medal win in snowboarding halfpipe, the 100th total gold medal in the United States Winter Olympic history, White cemented his Olympic legacy as the winningest snowboarder the competition has ever seen.
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Young Alum Finds Role on Script Team for House of Cards
The W Network was instrumental in putting Kate Leonard '12 on the path toward her current Netflix position, in the thick of the game-changing media series House of Cards.
Wellesley Alumnae Take to the Start-Up Road
Wellesley women are breaking new ground through building their own businesses. We talked to a handful of alumnae entrepreneurs and asked them about their journeys and the advice they'd offer other women seeking to follow their start-up model.
Alumna's Foundation and Classmates Fund New Research Opportunity
Wellesley students now have a unique chance to get hands-on medical research experience at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, backed by the Calliope Joy Foundation in partnership with the Class of 1989.
Wellesley Hosts First TEDxWellesleyCollege
A full-day event of speakers and discussion takes place at Wellesley College and online on February 22, 2014, thanks to TEDxWellesleyCollege. The conference follows the model of TED, the acclaimed forum for inspiring ideas, shared through story telling and engaging narratives.
A Look at Oscar Contenders and Other Films with Wellesley Faculty
Professors from many disciplines study and teach film in the course of their work at Wellesley. Here faculty from cinema and media studies, Africana studies, East Asian languages and cultures, French, and the writing program weigh in on films they thought worthy of notice in the last year.
The Art and Soul of Chibuzo Comes to Wellesley
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life presents The Art & Soul of Chibuzo, a performance featuring the creative music, dance, and theater ensemble of director, composer, and musician Akili Jamal Haynes. Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m. in Jewett Auditorium.
Olympic Connections at Wellesley
With National Women and Girls in Sports Day and the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia this week, we look at recent discussions by thought leaders at Wellesley on the impact of women's participation in sports—on society and on individuals. (Plus: faculty Olympians!)
Wellesley Explores New Channels for Internal Communications
Town hall-style meetings, other in-person group meetings, official announcements, and a question-and-answer blog all aim to facilitate communication of important College decisions and developments on campus.
Black History Month at Wellesley
This 1974 photo of a black studies class at Wellesley predates the national designation of February as Black History Month by two years. Styles have changed, but the honorary month and Wellesley's academic pursuits in the field are going strong. A fascinating slate of on-campus events marks Black History Month 2014.
Spring 2014 Exhibitions Open at the Davis
New Gravity, the first solo exhibition in a U.S. museum by sculptor Tony Matelli, challenges perceptions of reality, while Figment of the Past: Venetian Works on Paper from the Davis enchants visitors with a look into a different time. Both exhibitions open this week at the Davis.
The "Monuments Men" of Wellesley College
George Clooney may make an especially dashing "monuments man," but not all these experts who risked their lives to locate and save precious art in Europe during WWII were men. Myrtilla Avery, class of 1891 and art professor at Wellesley, was among the women doing this heroic work.
First U.S. Museum Solo Exhibition of Sculptor Tony Matelli Opens February 6 at the Davis
With deft manipulations of matter and gravity come profound reorientations in perspective and ways of seeing. Tony Matelli: New Gravity, the artist's first solo exhibition at a U.S museum, is on display at the Davis Museum February 6 through July 20, 2014.
2014 Distinguished Faculty Lecture: A Bush Not a Tree
In this year's Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Gordon P. Lang and Althea P. Lang '26 Professor of Biological Sciences Emily Buchholtz tackles the question of how we name and visualize life's diversity today.
International Mother Language Day 2014
The Wellesley Bangladeshi Student Association has built a replica of the Shahid Minar, a monument in Bangladesh, where this UN-recognized holiday originated, to encourage community interaction in the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center all day on February 21.
Cinema and Media Studies Professor Quoted in Esquire Magazine
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies Nicholas Knouf explains to Esquire how The Truman Show prefigured Her and a culture of digital spying.
Albright and Browner Conversation at Wellesley College on featured on The Daily Kos
In January, Madeleine Korbel Albright '59, former EPA administrator Carol Browner, and moderator Peter Thomson of PRI's The World, discussed "The Politics of Climate Change." Political Blog, The Daily Kos, wrote about the conversation.
Two Alums to Be Honored at 2014 Alumnae Achievement Awards Ceremony
The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields. The 2014 award will be presented to Eva Sommaripa '63 and C. Tracy Orleans '70 in a public ceremony on February 27, 2014.
Wellesley Launches Revamped 'W Network' on LinkedIn
Wellesley introduces the next generation of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association's LinkedIn group, now renamed the Wellesley Alumnae Network.
Wall Street Journal Publishes Letter from President Bottomly
In a letter to the editor of The Wall Street Journal, Wellesley President H. Kim Bottomly challenged an op-ed about the response to the Sleepwalker sculpture installation at Wellesley and voiced admiration for Wellesley students who spoke out.
Neuroscience Professor discusses "Art and the Brain" with BBC Radio 4
"Beauty and the brain," Associate Professor of Neuroscience Bevil Conway discussed his research and artwork with BBC Radio 4 on January 22, in a feature exploring the role of neuroscience in art appreciation.
A Valentine to Wellesley's Mail Services
For many people, Valentine's Day is the time to exchange flowers and cards with loved ones; for those in mail services at Wellesley, it is also one of the busiest times of the year.
Wellesley Alum Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Madeline Rose Weeks '11, who has studied the intersection of ecology, agriculture, economics, and culture with a focus on coffee and cocoa production, has won a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, covering the full cost of a graduate degree at University of Cambridge, U.K.
Spring 2014 Distinguished Writers Series Opens
The intimate setting of the Susan and Donald Newhouse Center for the Humanities is an ideal venue for the reading and Q&A format of its Distinguished Writers Series, which welcomes acclaimed author Deni Béchard on February 11.
Art Installation at Wellesley Inspires Thoughtful Dialogue
One sculpture in the outdoor portion of the Tony Matelli: New Gravity exhibition at the Davis has become the focus of intense conversation in person, on paper, and online—on campus and beyond.
Press Release: Wellesley College Presents The Art & Soul of Chibuzo
The Art & Soul of Chibuzo, a multimedia dance, music, spoken word and theater performance celebrates Black History Month and seeks to answer the question: "Where Does the Soul Begin?" Presented February 19, 7:00 PM in Wellesley College's Jewett Auditorium.
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beyondblue: the national depression initiative 1300 22 4636 or www.beyondblue.org.au
Information on depression, anxiety and related disorders, available treatments and where to get help.
www.youthbeyondblue.com
beyondblue's website for young people – information on depression, anxiety and how to help a friend.
Counselling, information and referral.
SANE Australia Helpline
1800 18 7263 or www.sane.org.au
Information about mental illness symptoms, treatments, where to go for support and help for carers.
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
(02) 9840 3333 or www.mmha.org.au
Mental health information for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Kids Helpline
Counselling for children and young people aged between five and 25.
MensLine Australia
Support for men and their families.
Suicide Call Back Service
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Telephone support and online resources for those at risk of suicide, their carers and those bereaved by suicide.
SuicideLine Victoria
Counselling, crisis intervention, information and referral.
Post and Antenatal Depression Association (PaNDa)
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Support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal depression, including partners and extended family.
Carers Australia
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Family carer support and counselling in each state and territory.
headspace – Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation
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Information, support and help for young people.
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Information about depression and bipolar disorder.
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Alleged video of Boeing 737 crashing near Tehran's Khomeini Airport emerges online - VIDEO
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On Wednesday morning, a Ukrainian Boeing 737 with 167 passengers on board crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran due to reported technical issues.
An alleged video of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 crash is currently circulating online. The plane reportedly crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran, with 167 to 170 people on board, according to various sources.
The footage allegedly shows the supposed aircraft crashing then bursting into flames. The authenticity of the video has not been confirmed yet.
Kiev Airport has not yet commented on the accident, but an Iranian Aviation official confirmed the crash to Sputnik, assuring that rescue teams had been sent to the site of the plane crash.
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