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Thursday's Briefing: Woman alleges Cal football players, coaches of sexual harassment
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News you don't want to miss for Mar. 21:
1. A former Cal sports medicine intern alleges members of the football, coaches, and staff sexually harassed her on numerous occasions, ESPN reports. "I will get you fired if you do not have sex with me," the Cal student wrote on Facebook about the advances of one Cal coach. The allegations have been sent to the university's Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination.
2. President Trump is expected to sign an executive order today that was first spurred on by an incident last month at U.C. Berkeley when a conservative voter was attacked on campus, Politico reports. The order may require universities to declare support for free speech on campus in order to receive federal research grants.
3.Oakland voters approved Measure KK, a $600 million infrastructure bond measure, in 2016, but two years later the city's roads continue to be in a sorry state, Rachel Swan reports in the San Francisco Chronicle. $$
4. With the U.S. Census count just around the corner, the state and Alameda County is beginning to put time and money into making sure the state gathers an accurate count of its residents. If not, just like in 1990, according to Capitol Weekly, California could lose seats in Congress and hundreds of millions in federal funding.
5. Two Richmond police officer, including one who was named in the Celeste Guap police sexual misconduct scandal was fired for lying to investigators, while the other for having sex on duty, KQED and the East Bay Times report.
6. At a racuous Hayward City Council meeting late Tuesday night, city councilmembers decided against a controversial proposal from its city manager to limit their policy referrals to five per year for each elected official, the East Bay Citizen reports. One councilmember said the idea was unconstitutional, but not before the entire discussion got really personal.
7. Berkeley saw a 12 percent reduction in violent crime last year, Berkeleyside reports. Meanwhile, property crime also dropped by 10 percent.
8. State Sen. Nancy Skinner wants an audit of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department after reports of misconduct at its jails, KTVU reports, including a woman who gave birth in prison while unattended.
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Åberg and Bhatia Share the Lead at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
Published on Thursday, April 19, 2018
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. – Since the launch of the Junior Invitational in 2011, Sage Valley has presented a stiff test to the world's best junior golfers. The first round of the 2018 edition proved to be no different, as 54 players battled through gusty conditions.
Two separated themselves from the field on Thursday: Akshay Bhatia of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Ludvig Åberg of Sweden. Each fired a 4-under 68, three strokes ahead of the only other two players to break par: Canon Claycomb and Jacob Bridgeman (1-under 71).
LEADERBOARD: 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
Bhatia incurred a two-stroke penalty on the par-5 4th, costing him the solo lead. As a force of habit, he pulled out his range finder, which is prohibited during competition rounds at the Junior Invitational. He would ultimately post a double-bogey.
"It didn't hurt too much," said Bhatia. "I still have a lot of golf left and I'm pleased with today. I'm grateful that I'm still in this position. It's just one of those things where you can't do anything about it and just move on."
In addition to his impressive ball striking and putting, Bhatia's refocus following the penalty demonstrated strong mental toughness. He carded six birdies on Thursday, highlighted by a tap-in putt on the closing hole. After striping his drive down the center of the 18th fairway, his approach settled two feet beyond the hole.
Playing in the final group, Åberg led the field with seven birdies. It was a tale of two nines for the Texas Tech commit. He struggled to find consistency on the front en route to a 37, consisting of two birdies, one bogey, and one double-bogey. A six-foot par putt on the 9th catapulted Åberg as he made the turn. Four straight birdies from holes 10 to 13 plus an 18-hole birdie have Åberg in a comfortable position heading into the final 36 holes.
"Holing that putt [on the ninth] was really good for my confidence," said Åberg, the top-ranked junior in Sweden. "All this confidence is coming from my putter. If I'm feeling good with my putter, usually the rest of my game is working out well."
In a tie for fifth at 72 are Julian Périco (Peru), Nicolas Cassidy (U.S.), and Ricky Castillo (U.S.).
Bhatia is no stranger to seeing his name atop the leaderboard. He won the 2017 Joe Chavez Invitational and the 2017 Boys Junior PGA Championship, setting a number of records in the ladder event, including the Championship's lowest 18-hole total (61), en route to his victory at the Country Club of St. Albans (Mo.).
"I'm a stronger player than I was last year," shared Bhatia. "This is my first year here and the course is very gettable. I read the greens so well. As long as I keep it in the fairway, which I did today, I have a really good chance."
Like Bhatia, Åberg has recent experience leading and winning tournaments with three victories in 2017. In his first visit to Sage Valley, Åberg is trying to follow the footsteps of fellow Swedish golfer, Marcus Kinhult, the 2015 Junior Invitational Champion.
"I've never seen anything like this place before," said Åberg. "This is amazing. It's just a privilege to be here. I'm looking forward to the next 36 holes."
The top 15 eligible finishers at the Junior Invitational will receive points towards qualifying for the 2018 United States Junior Ryder Cup Team. The 11th edition of the Junior Ryder Cup will be contested at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, September 24-25. In addition, the top two eligible finishers earn exemptions into the 2018 Boys Junior PGA Championship, which will be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, July 31 – August 3.
The Junior Invitational at Sage Valley is widely recognized as one of the premier junior tournaments in the world. It annually attracts many of the game's top-ranked junior golfers, creating what is considered the toughest field in junior golf.

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#songoftheday ONYX: "We Don't Fucking Care" – Feat. A$AP Ferg & Sean Price
Onyx is hardcore hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. The group consists of East Coast rappers Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr and Sonny Seeza. They were one of the biggest hip-hop groups of the year back in 1993 when they had a massive hit called "Slam" from their album Bacdafucup. The song was all over radio and MTV, as MTV was still playing a great deal of music videos back then. I became a fan when they did the song "Judgment Night" with the band Biohazard on the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The whole Judgment Night soundtrack featured collaborations between rock acts and hip-hop artists and remains somewhat popular today. If you ask most people of my generation what their favorite movie soundtracks are, chances are Judgment Night would be on their lists. (That's Generation X, if you must know. We were the generation portrayed — for better or worse — in the movies Reality Bites and Singles. Although, just for the record, most of us grew up listening to heavy metal and hair bands and only got into grunge later when it finally killed off the hair band scene, which most of us were none too happy about at the time.) As the first half of the '90's went on, Onyx were in high demand and had songs on more than a few other movie soundtracks, including Clockers (1995) , Sunset Park (1996) and Dead Presidents (1995). They also won a Soul Train album of the year award for Bacdafucup. The group followed the album up with 1998's Shut 'Em Down and 2003's Bacdafucup 2. Then they apparently disbanded because nobody heard from them for years until now.
Well, let me be among the first to say "welcome" back to the guys. "We Don't Fucking Care" is a fantastic, instant classic. Produced by Snowgoons, a German underground hip hop producer duo consisting of DJ Illegal (Manuu Rückert) and Det (D. Keller), the song splits the difference between early '90's hip-hop and the hip-hop of today perfectly. To my ears, it sounds an awful lot like not only classic Onyx but vintage Cypress Hill and House of Pain and I imagine that's something they were going for because, musically, it sounds like it could have been a song on Cypress Hill's breakthrough album Black Sunday. Which is a very, very good thing. If you ask me, the stuff Onyx and Cypress Hill — and 2 Pac and House of Pain — were doing back then kicks the shit out of a lot of today's rap. I'm not going to sit here and diss any of today's artists, but back then there was generally a bigger emphasis on writing hip-hop songs with killer hooks. Today, a lot of artists turn to pop and R&B singers to perform the choruses of their songs, but none of the artists I've just named ever needed to do that. Maybe some of them did so at some point, but even if they did the fact remains that they had huge hits without doing that, which is to their credit, as it shows what talented songwriters they were. And, in the case of Onyx, what talented songwriters they still are. Hopefully, having A$AP Ferg and Sean Price on "We Don't Fucking Care" will help get today's hip-hop fans to embrace it because it's spot-on in every way possible with wise lyrics, a great rebellious attitude and superb production. Welcome back, guys, indeed. I can't wait to hear the new album.
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Reshma Singh is the Program Director of the Department of Energy's tech-to-market IMPEL program, the California Energy Commission's R2M2 Microgrids program, and previously the Presidential U.S.-India Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She brings over 10 years of experience advancing urban sustainability and cleantech innovation, and working with complex international ecosystems in the United States, India, and Singapore. Reshma's work lies at the intersection of design and technology of smart buildings and cities, with a focus on energy, data analytics and UX, and IoT sensors and controls.
Reshma holds two cleantech patents. She is the lead author of Building Innovation Guide, and is a contributor to Mutations: Harvard Project on the City and The Bay Area-Silicon Valley and India: Convergence and Alignment in the Innovation Age. She serves on the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) Smart Buildings and Power and Energy group, and is on the Advisory Council for the State Department's international TechWomen program (techwomen.org).
Reshma previously co-founded GreenExcel, an online education platform. She is a recipient of the American Association of University Women award, Harvard University's Community Service Fellowship award and has taught graduate seminars at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and at University of California, Berkeley. Apart from her professional life, she teaches dance and has co-produced an acclaimed children's musical. Reshma holds a master's degree from Harvard University, and a bachelor's degree in architecture from New Delhi, India.
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South Africa, Sagarius and Others
[Source: South African Law Reports, vol. 1, 1983, pp. 833-838; original in Afrikaans, unofficial translation.]
SAGARIUS AND OTHERS
(SOUTH WEST AFRICA DIVISION)
1982 May 24-28; June 1-2 Before Judge BETHUNE
A criminal trial. The facts appear from the reasons for judgment.
J.S. Hiemstra for the State.
B. O'Linn SC (assisted by P. Teek and A.T.E.A. Lubowski) for the accused. [...]
Judge BETHUNE: On 24 February of this year, the three accused were found guilty of participating in terrorist activities in terms of the provisions of Law 83 of 1967. [T]he evidence pointing to their guilt was overwhelming.
In brief, what the evidence comes down to is that the three accused were part of a group of 22 members of SWAPO which, in April last year, infiltrated South West African territory from Angola while in possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives. The group later split into smaller groups, but, following various contacts with the Defence Force, all of them, with the exception of the three accused, were either wiped out or driven back across the frontier. It is common knowledge that the members of the group were clad in a characteristic uniform worn by the armed wing of SWAPO, and that their contacts with the Defence Force occurred in what could be described as a war situation. The three accused were taken prisoner at a stage when they were already in the process of retreating towards the northern frontier of South West Africa. [...].
When the hearing was resumed [...]. The evidence relating to the verdict dealt with historical events before, during and after the period of German colonial administration and, in particular, with political and constitutional complications which have come into effect since the Second World War.
After the first defence witness had given his evidence, Mr Hiemstra, for the State, objected to it on the grounds of irrelevance, given that there was no evidence that the events which had been referred to influenced any of the accused in any way when they committed the crimes. I did, however, allow the defence to proceed with this evidence [...] I shall, in the accused favour, accept that the events about which the defence witnesses gave evidence probably did play a part in the state of mind of the accused when they committed the offence. The events which led to the armed conflict of SWAPO extend over many years, and their effect has been widespread. [...]
It appears, moreover, that the World Court and the authoritative organs of UNO brand South Africa's presence in SWA illegal, and that this view is subscribed to by a large part of the international community.
Even if the accused had no previous knowledge of this fact, it is highly probable that they would have been told about it by SWAPO supporters during their training outside South Africa. All three were obviously youth when they left South Africa. Considering all the circumstances, they probably regarded their actions as part of a legitimate conflict which enjoyed strong support both at home and abroad. In the evidence, reference was made to the fact that there is a tendency in international law to accord prisoner of war status to captives who have openly participated, in a characteristic uniform, in an armed conflict against a colonial, racist or foreign regime. However, Professor Dugard, who testified on this point, made it clear that such recognition rests on a contractual basis. Governments such as those of South Africa and Great Britain, which do not accept the relevant Protocol, are not bound by it. In my opinion, Professor Dugard was right in his opinion that this Court cannot simply declare that the accused must be treated as prisoners of war, but that the tendency in international law must be taken into consideration when deciding whether the death sentence must be imposed.
In this connection, I would refer you to the following passage from his testimony:
South Africa did not sign the text of the First Protocol, nor had it ratified or acceded to the 1977 Protocols. Consequently it was quite clear that South Africa is not bound by Protocol 1 and therefore, in terms of the treaty, is not obliged to confer prisoner of war status upon members of SWAPO.
Although South Africa is not bound in terms of this treaty, I suggested that there is support for the view that this position has now become part of customary international law, part of the common law of international law. In my judgment this argument is premature, in that Protocol 1 has not yet received that support to argue that it is a part of international law, binding upon States that have not ratified the convention.
Yes, I have already expressed the view that in my judgment a South African Court has no option but to exercise criminal jurisdiction over SWAPO; that a Court cannot simply direct that members of SWAPO be treated as prisoners of war. Nevertheless, it is my view, having regard to new developments in international humanitarian law as reflected in Protocol 1 of the 1977 Geneva Convention and having regard to the special status of a Namibian, that such factors should be taken into account when it comes to the imposition of a sentence and, in particular, it is my view that a Court might have regard to these developments when it comes to the question of the death penalty because the Convention on Prisoners of War of 1949 makes it clear that a prisoner of war may not be executed by the detaining power for military activities prior to his arrest unless they amounted to war crimes.
Mr O'Linn has argued that, in the light of the extent of the armed conflict, a heavy sentence would not have any deterrent effect. I cannot agree with this assertion. It may be the case that people who have already decided to participate in the armed conflict would not, perhaps, be deterred by the sentences which this Court imposes, but the provisions of the Law also apply to any other citizen of this country who may possibly consider committing an act of terrorism (as defined by the Law). Such persons would certainly, in my opinion, take heed of the penalties which this Court imposes. [...]
Mr Hiemstra has argued that it is in the interests of the community that a very heavy sentence be imposed. However, it appears from the undisputed evidence that a large part of the population of this country, as well as of the international community, would view the accused actions in a less serious light. In addition, it is probable that the accused were exploited by others for political gain. It is not unusual for people who are not themselves prepared to run the risks of armed conflict to influence young people to commit actions such as this.
All three of the accused are very young, and have no previous convictions. I accept that, after they left South Africa, they were trapped in a web of events over which they had little or no control. It seems, judging from the statement that Accused No. 3 made to the police, that he was disillusioned when he found out precisely what the promised training which he would undergo outside South Africa consisted of. After their military training began, it was certainly extremely difficult, and even life-threatening, for them to leave. This situation, which to a certain extent was of their own making, is not in itself a justification for their actions, but it is nonetheless an important factor which must be weighed when deciding their punishment. On the other hand, the accused must have foreseen that the actions (such as the laying of land mines and the damaging of railway tracks), which they and the group of infiltrators certainly did perform, could injure or kill innocent people. While I am of the opinion that this is not a case in which the death penalty must be imposed, I am satisfied that a long term of imprisonment is justified. [...]
In the light of the indications by the defence that a heavy sentence will not deter members of SWAPO, it will not serve any purpose to suspend any part of the sentence.
Accordingly, the following sentences are imposed:
Accused Nos 1 and 2: 9 years imprisonment.
Accused No. 3: 11 years imprisonment.
Under IHL, is this "war situation" an international or a non-international armed conflict? Does it matter that the accused have infiltrated from Angola? Whether the South African presence in Namibia was lawful or unlawful? Whether the South African government could be qualified as a "racist regime"? (GC I-IV, Art. 2; P I, Arts 1(4) and 96; P II, Art. 1)
Is SWAPO a national liberation movement? If so, because of the international status of Namibia? Because of recognition by the international community? Of what relevance is it whether SWAPO is deemed a national liberation movement? Must SWAPO represent the South African people to be a national liberation movement fighting against South Africa? Or is it sufficient that it represents the South West African people? Is its national liberation war here directed against the South African government as "colonial domination," "alien occupation," or "racist regime"? (P I, Art. 1(4))
If SWAPO formally declared its intention to respect and apply the Geneva Conventions and the Protocols, would they then apply to this conflict? (P I, Art. 96)
As fewer States were party to Protocol I (compared with the States party to the four Conventions), does this indicate that its Article 1(4) had little or no practical effect or value? Particularly because Israel and South Africa were not States Parties? Why?
Are none of the principles reflected in the Protocols customary law and thus binding on South Africa? Did the law of international armed conflicts under the customary law of 1982 apply to national liberation wars? Under today's customary law, taking into account that South Africa became a State party to Protocol I in 1995? How could a rule like Art. 1(4) of Protocol I become customary?
Although the Court rejects the Protocols as a reflection of customary law, what remains the significance of the Court's consideration and use of the Protocols? What do you think of Professor John Dugard's assessment of the status of the Protocols?
If the law of international armed conflicts applies, do the accused have prisoner-of-war status? Could they be sentenced, as in this judgement, if they were prisoners of war?
What impact would it have if the accused had not been wearing distinctive uniforms during their military engagement: Under the law of international armed conflict? According to the Court's approach? (P I, Arts 43-44; CIHL, Rule 106)
Is Professor Dugard correct in stating that Convention III "makes it clear that a prisoner of war may not be executed by the detaining power for military activities prior to his arrest unless they amounted to war crimes"? (GC III, Arts 85 and 100)
Under IHL, are the accused criminally responsible if they "had foreseen that the actions (such as the laying of land mines and the damaging of railway tracks), which they and the group of infiltrators certainly did perform, could injure or kill innocent people"? (P I, Arts 51, 57 and 85(3); CIHL, Rules 11-12, 15 and 17-21)
If the law of international armed conflict did not apply, was the law of non-international armed conflict necessarily applicable? Is the judgement compatible with that law?
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Centenary of the Russian Revolution (1917-2017)
This collection of essays provides an historical, plural and original analysis of the Russian Revolution to mark its first centenary. It focuses on both regional aspects – such as the impact of the Revolution in Spain and Latin America – and major events, ideas and phenomena, including the importance of World War I, the birth of the Communist International and the definition of revolution and counterrevolution. The book will mainly appeal to academic audiences, as well as non-specialized readers interested in the major issues of the contemporary world. It offers new insights into an event that contributed to the shaping of the twentieth century and that is still fundamental to understanding the world of today.
Andreu Mayayo i Artal is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research areas are social and labour movements and the Spanish transition. His publications include La veu del PSUC. Josep Solè Barberà (1913-1988) (2007) and Y el mundo cambió de base (2017).
Alberto Pellegrini is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research areas are the history of the world wars and political and diplomatic history of the 20th century. His publications include Soldiers, Bombs and Rifles (2013) and La Primera Guerra Mundial y el colapso del zarismo (2017).
Antoni Segura i Mas is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research areas are international history, Spanish contemporary history and conflict analysis. His publications include Estados Unidos, el Islam y el nuevo orden mundial (2013); Soldiers, Bombs and Rifles (2013); and Del Acuerdo Sykes-Picot al Estado Islámico (2016).
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King v. Burwell: the most surprising thing about the Supreme Court term so far
By Sarah Kliff Jun 23, 2015, 11:20am EDT
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The Supreme Court will rule this month on King v. Burwell, a case arguing that Obamacare's insurance subsidies are illegal. A decision in favor of President Obama's health-care law could solidify its place in history — but one against would throw the insurance expansion into chaos.
Up until the ruling, Vox will collect the most important news, commentary, and thoughts on what could happen — and what it means for the Affordable Care Act.
It's Friday, Friday, got to get Supreme Court decisions on Friday — The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will issue decisions this coming Thursday and Friday. The smart folks at SCOTUSBlog — arguably the only Supreme Court speculators worth listening to — are gearing up for a possible Friday ruling in King:
Odds are that SCOTUS will decide Obamacare this Friday and same-sex marriage next Monday.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 22, 2015
What to send to your friend who literally just started paying attention to King this week — this.
What to send to your friend who literally just started paying attention to King this week and really likes dogs — this.
The surprising leftward lean of this Supreme Court term — An awesome graphic from the awesome folks at the Upshot shows that while the Roberts Court leans conservative, "the current term is leaning left as it enters its final two weeks."
More from Alicia Parlapiano, Adam Liptak, and Jeremy Bowers:
The court has issued liberal decisions in 54 percent of the cases in which it had announced decisions as of June 22, according to the Supreme Court Database, using a widely accepted standard developed by political scientists. If that trend holds, the final percentage could rival the highest since the era of the notably liberal court of the 1950s and 1960s led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The closest contenders are the previous term and the one that started in 2004 and ended with the announcement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement.
As for what this means for King, you could probably read it either way. That the Roberts Court leans liberal this term could indicate more willingness to save a major health insurance expansion. Or it could be bad news, as the Court could be looking to offset this liberal lean in its highest-profile decisions.
States aren't doing much planning for a King win — Abby Goodnough reports in the New York Times:
In the vast majority of states that rely on the federal exchange, HealthCare.gov, there is little or no evidence that anyone has a plan to preserve the subsidies that help more than six million residents of those states afford their insurance premiums. Most of the affected states have Republican governors, and many, including Scott Walker of Wisconsin, Rick Scott of Florida and Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota, insist it is Congress's job to come up with a remedy if the subsidies disappear.
Health insurers, who have even less they could do to prepare, are also in a wait-and-see mode. Reed Abelson writes more about that here. And another good read from the Times on King: Michael Shear looks at how the case puts Obama's legacy on the line.
Parsing the politics of a pro-King decision — Kaiser Family Foundation's Drew Altman thinks "Republicans would feel the heat much like they did after the government shutdown."
Ryan faces flak for his King fix plan — Libertarian economist John C. Goodman critiques the House Budget chair's proposal, which would extend Obamacare subsidies in return for repealing other provisions. "In Wednesday's message to his fellow House members, Paul Ryan's position was little more than waving the white flag of surrender," Goodman writes for Forbes. "As much as I hate to admit it, the latest Republican proposal is nothing more than a smokescreen, designed to give ObamaCare two more years of life."
Goodman's piece, as well as Rep. Paul Gosar's (R-AZ) bill to prevent the extension of subsidies, point toward a growing divide between establishment Republicans, who are looking at King fixes, and the more conservative wing, who want Obamacare gone completely.
Where have we seen this Republican divide before? Oh, right.
Peter Suderman dives into why Republicans can't come up with an Obamacare replacement. Think vaporware.
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— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) June 22, 2015
This chart shows how we ended up with the King case at the Supreme Court — and where lower courts have come down on it and similar challenges. You can read more about the history of the legal challenge to Obamacare's subsidies here.
From the department of speculation: who is writing King? Another fun (er, "fun") guessing game attempting to figure out which justice is writing which opinion, looking at the caseload of opinions they've written so far. David Kendall takes a stab at it in the Wall Street Journal:
Three justices representing a range of ideological leanings haven't written opinions from the session in which the health-care case was considered: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Only one other case besides the health care matter remains pending from that session, a closely watched dispute about whether states can use independent redistricting commissions to prevent lawmakers from drawing congressional maps to maximize their partisan advantage.
Want to see dogs recreate the Supreme Court's King v. Burwell arguments? Of course you do.
That's all until next time. Well, except for this (hat tip to Vox's Dylan Matthews for suggesting this delightful pun, and stock art company Shutterstock for providing a surprisingly robust collection of drunk dogs. Also, credit to National Journal's Sam Baker, who has such an on-point pun game he came up with this idea months ago.).
King v. Burwell: Obamacare subsidies upheld by Supreme Court
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Ashwell Recycled Timber Products Limited has been fined following repeated failures to safely guard and maintain woodwork equipment used by their employees. Barkingside Magistrates' Court [...]
The national regulator for workplace health and safety has said Hull City Council failed to address the "obvious risk" of employees working on ice before a worker fell and suffered broken ribs [...]
Britain's regulator for workplace health and safety celebrated 100 years of votes for women by flying the women's Suffrage Flag over its world leading laboratory in Buxton. On Monday [...]
Steel fabricator fined after young construction worker falls from height
A North Devon-based steel fabricator has been sentenced after a young employee fell through a fragile roof whilst at work. Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard how, on 23rd August 2017, a [...]
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A haulage and waste processing business has been fined after an agency worker's hand was drawn into an in running nip on a waste sorting conveyor. Telford Magistrates Court heard how, on 27 [...]
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British Airways Avionic Engineering Limited has been fined for failing to assess the risk to workers from hand arm vibration. Cardiff Crown Court heard how people working at the company were [...]
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UPDATE 1-GM extends EV Chevrolet Bolt production halt to late January
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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it would extend a production halt at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan, which makes the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, through Jan 28.
The largest U.S. automaker in August widened its recall of the Bolt to more than 140,000 vehicles to replace battery modules and to address fire risks after a series of fires.
The suburban Detroit plant halted production in August but conducted two weeks of limited production at Orion starting Nov. 1 to help provide courtesy transportation vehicles for customers during recall repairs.
GM President Mark Reuss said in October the company was addressing the recall before resuming production of new vehicles. GM said Thursday it continued "to focus on battery module replacements."
GM disclosed in October that its battery partner, South Korea's LG Electronics, had agreed to reimburse it for the $2 billion in estimated costs and expenses associated with the Bolt recall.
GM and LG Energy Solution are building two joint-venture U.S. battery plants.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has an ongoing investigation into the battery fires. The agency noted in August that all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles had been recalled due to the risk of the high-voltage battery pack catching fire. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Richard Chang)
The Métis National Council has filed a lawsuit against its former president and the Manitoba Métis Federation alleging financial irregularities and questionable contracts. President Cassidy Caron said there was a full review of the organization following her election last year. "Almost immediately my eyes were opened to some, in my opinion, very concerning governance and financial practices and policies, or rather an apparent lack there of," Caron said in a video posted on the Métis National Cou
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Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesIt's pretty much impossible to log on to Twitter these days without seeing the word Wordle or that telltale cluster of green and yellow squares in your feed. So it should come as no surprise that spin-off versions of the online brain teaser have begun popping up, including one entirely based around Taylor Swift lyrics and references.The new version of the game is, naturally, called Taylordle, and it was created by the superfans behind the Holy Swift Podcast. "Calling all
The PM is highly unlikely to be presented with a copy of the Gray report on Friday night, the PA news agency understands, but it is due shortly.
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Album Review: Steph Cameron – Daybreak Over Jackson Street
Steph Cameron hails from Saskatoon, the same Canadian town as Joni Mitchell, she's been a busker living on the streets and her debut album was called 'Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady.' So far, so perfect. 'Daybreak Over Jackson Street' lives up to expectations, proving that honest hearted folk songs can be a powerful force for good in the world.
With her background working with disadvantaged people it's no wonder the title track is such a sympathetic portrayal of poverty. There's people behind boarded doors / there's beds and blankets on the floors / they're opening the liquor stores at daybreak over Jackson Street'. Her aim is towards the system of power and oppression, rather than the unfortunate people who end up its victims. 'the law is like an anchored ship / it's drowning people drip by drip / and it's tethered by a desperate grip / it issues justice from a whip / sending bullets fired from a clip / carried on a gangster's hip / from a politician's fingertip. As the song builds towards the end she gets louder but not angrier – she's clear headed in her condemnation of political power and how it crushes.
I also a hear country influence on this album with 'On My Mind' coming off as sounding like a female Hank Williams. The harmonica playing is top notch and reminds me that I haven't heard enough of this fine instrument on country albums this year. This song is about the dark side of life, where drugs are the only escape from the cruel reality of the city.
Richard is a story song, about a guy who never made it out of a bad place. Her music feels authentic, like these songs are written about real people she's known. Stories only she can tell of how 'years just sort of go'. Young and Living Free is also concerned with the theme of time, drenched in nostalgia for a past that feels like yesterday.
Winterwood evokes the feeling of snow days when you've been outside for hours and you're so used to the cold you're almost warm again. This song wraps around you like a scarf, comforting and familiar. California contrasts the cold with a distant sunny dream of a different life. Both songs are like fresh breaths of frosty air into your lungs.
I hear a lot of Dolly Parton on the songs 'Little Blue Bird' and 'Sing for Me', such is their simple honesty and compassionate heart. Little Blue Bird is a beautiful song about offering kindness when it's most needed. The melody is almost like a children's song, with its upbeat nursery rhyme style delivery (that's a compliment by the way, since kids see through any pretentiousness). 'Sing For Me' is a perfect dream about singing a happy song to brighten the world. Dolly would definitely approve.
The final song on the album is called 'Peace is Hard to Find' and it has a more troubling undercurrent to the music. I guess it's hard not to let things get you down, although one listen to this album certainly cheered me up. You've just got to cling to the hope that together we can wade through 'the mire and the muck' to a better future.
Steph Cameron's songs contemplate life with a sharp eye and a sweet heart. If you spend some time with 'Daybreak Over Jackson Street' you will see much beauty in the broken world of these songs.
Thanks to At The Helm Records who sent me this album in exchange for an honest review. You can purchase the album directly from their website:
http://atthehelmrecords.bigcartel.com/product/steph-cameron-daybreak-over-jackson-street
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Tennis, tenacity, and collaboration: AT&T transforms digital content delivery
"One of the core principles we live by is to look out for opportunities to improve our efficiency and productivity." – Claudia Gill, director, Digital Content Strategy & Production, AT&T
This is a story about agility. It's also a story about cutting service level agreements by more than half.
But more importantly, it's a story about the tenacity and empathy required to collaborate and move quickly, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
I sat down with Claudia Gill, director of Digital Content Strategy and Production at AT&T. This high-performing organization oversees all content strategy and production for AT&T's wireless and wireline businesses, from device launches to international programs, using Adobe Workfront day-in and day-out to:
Manage capacity and know who is working on what at any given point
Drive efficient workflows and deliver content at scale through standardization and automation
Ensure visibility for leadership
Adobe recently announced AT&T the winner of the 2021 Adobe Workfront Lion Award for Organizational Agility celebrated with the 2021 Adobe Experience Maker Awards. In our conversation, we discussed what it took to bring home this coveted trophy.
https://video.tv.adobe.com/v/338967
Moving fast, moving together
A key aspect of AT&T's success in wireless is their ability to move fast and out-innovate the competition. For Gill, speed is an essential component of AT&T's digital strategy to deliver personalized customer experiences, powered by a centralized use of Workfront.
"We can react faster to what the market is showing us," she explained. "If one of our competitors has an offer out, we can get out the door immediately after."
For example, a seven-day SLA (service level agreement) was reduced by over 50 percent, now AT&T is able to launch an offer in just three days
All marketing teams need speed to compete in today's market, but outdated tools can impede the ability to execute high quality creative. According to the 2020 In-House Creative Management Report, 77 percent of creatives said the speed at which their teams are required to work was the top challenge they faced.
Gill highlights the importance of working quickly — and smart — while still maintaining quality:
"We're not only working extremely fast, we're also working with all internal and external stakeholders, delivering hundreds of assets. Having everything in one platform with templates truly benefits us. Our speed to market is a testament of how fast we can work, and how efficient we can be with a tool that supports what we need."
Capabilities like Workfront's proofing tools ensure this cadence, centralizing feedback and approvals in one place and allowing for real-time communication between stakeholders.
As Gill describes, "it's just very consistent. It makes everything cohesive. It makes us so efficient."
https://blog.adobe.com/en/promotions/events/summit/experience-maker-awards
Empathy and expectations
The pandemic brought new levels of disruption to every working professional around the globe. That made it more important than ever to properly manage bandwidth, workloads, and expectations.
"One feature I'm passionate about is capacity planning, because it allows us to be transparent and up front with our partners about what projects we can and cannot take. When there are hard deadlines on these projects, it allows us to negotiate upfront."
Gill revealed just how important work-life balance is as she considered the impact on everyone involved. "We are nimble, we move fast," she said, "and we need to be productive and efficient. At the same time, we need to be very empathetic. We ask a lot from them, and we should be respectful of their time and lives."
Gill first learned about Workfront at an Adobe Summit event and knew there was no going back to their old system. She made the business case to leadership and oversaw the implementation of Adobe Workfront.
I asked her about the tenacity required to take on a transformation like this and learned that she recently started playing tennis a couple of years ago.
Not satisfied with "good enough," Gill has already reached level three in US Tennis Association (USTA) rankings.
Her advice for experience makers reflects this ambition:
"Be bold and take chances. You might face resistance at the beginning. People are always used to the way things are but keep pushing for new solutions and new workflows. Don't get stuck, think outside the box, and take a chance."
She points out that the beauty of Adobe Workfront is that it pivots and can change as the needs of her organization changes. Agility, in this world, is a strength — and exactly what this award celebrates.
What's ahead?
Gill is looking forward to discovering faster ways to create content. "Especially," she said, "now that we're moving to a more personalized model. The amount of content that we're going to have to produce will be endless. We need to discover ways to support that."
I'm grateful to Gill for sharing what it took behind the scenes for AT&T to win the Adobe Workfront Lion Award for Organizational Agility. Her story shows the incredible opportunity for all businesses when we connect work and experience management, empower this type of collaboration between creatives and marketing, and manage expectations across the organization.
Honoring the Movers and Shakers. Learn more about the Adobe Experience Maker Awards.
https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/06/25/shining-a-spotlight-on-the-2021-adobe-experience-maker-award-winners#gs.i59w49
https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/11/12/coca-cola-delivers-refreshing-d2c-approach-across-mexico-to-win-experience-maker-of-the-year
https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/10/19/the-american-red-cross-disaster-relief-drive-by-digital-experiences


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POPSTERS
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22 Woodlands Avenue, Todmorden, Lancs OL14 5LT. United Kingdom
In 1999, dismayed at the condition of his copy of Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, and not wanting contribute further to the increasing amount of landfill, Phil Fowler worked out a way of turning it into a discreet wall clock. He cut off most of the vinyl, leaving the lovely Beserkley label and the run out groove; this became the clock face. When he worked out how to turn record sleeves into a presentation box, Phil set on his quest to re-invigorate much cherished but sadly redundant vinyl.
Thousands of clocks later, we still love the challenge of getting people their desert island clock. So please send us your request by filling out the simple form on the home page.
Our customers include Alice Cooper, The Smiths (Johnny and Mike), The Roots, Edwin Starr, McFly, Goodbye Charlotte, Cherie Blair.
John Cooper-Clarke, Richard Hawley and Duane Eddy have Popsters clocks.
ABOUT THE CLOCKS
It's not the whole record; it's smaller than you may think; but then who wants a big slab of black plastic on their wall?
Clock diameter is 107mm (about 4.3 inch). Presentation box is 108mm x 108mm x 35mm.
Hang them on a wall, sit them on a ledge or speaker, or display in the box.
The pricing of the clock is dependent on what we paid for the vinyl record. Generally speaking, the rarer the record, the more expensive the clock will be.
We do more than recycle - we re-use. The clock face and presentation box are made from existing commodities (records). Further to this, our postal packaging is custom made from cardboard that we reclaim from local supermarkets etc. Finally we source our raw materials from as close to our Yorkshire base as possible, to cut down on unnecessary haulage.
We recognise that you are buying a product that you may be unfamiliar with, so we offer a 30 day no quibble full refund return policy.
"Just received my Manchester Popsters and just wanted to let you know that I'm absolutely thrilled with them. They are a gift for my American friends who are visiting us in Manchester next month. They are huge Stone Roses fans.They are going to love these."
Christine, Manchester
"Just wanted to let you know that I received the Genesis Clock, it looks fantastic, can't wait to surprise my boyfriend with it!"
Anouk, London
Just letting you know I have received the Supremes clock just now, & Im made up with It, as Im sure my friend will be, I will certainly recommend you & I will be buying more In the future......
Thanx again,
Trish J.
Received my coasters today, brilliant service and product so thanks!
Sue J.
We received the Who clock and many thanks. My brother in law will be so pleased with it. Also it is the perfect size for him to get it back to the States in one piece. He loves to keep his British end up over there.
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