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Ain't No Trust: "How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bureaucrats Fail Low-Income Mothers and Why It Matters"
Judith Levine
This book explores issues of trust and distrust among low-income women in the United States—at work, around childcare, in their relationships, and with caseworkers—and presents richly detailed evidence from in-depth interviews about our welfare system and why it's failing the very people it is designed to help. By comparing low-income mothers' experiences before and after welfare reform, the author probes women's struggles to gain or keep jobs while they simultaneously care for their children, often as single mothers. By offering a new way to understand how structural factors impact the daily ... More
This book explores issues of trust and distrust among low-income women in the United States—at work, around childcare, in their relationships, and with caseworkers—and presents richly detailed evidence from in-depth interviews about our welfare system and why it's failing the very people it is designed to help. By comparing low-income mothers' experiences before and after welfare reform, the author probes women's struggles to gain or keep jobs while they simultaneously care for their children, often as single mothers. By offering a new way to understand how structural factors impact the daily experiences of poor women, the book highlights the pervasiveness of distrust in their lives, uncovering its hidden sources and documenting its most corrosive and paralyzing effects. The author's critique and conclusions hold powerful implications for scholars and policymakers alike.
Keywords: trust, distrust, low-income women, United States, work, childcare, welfare system, welfare reform, poor women, relationships
Published to California Scholarship Online: September 2016 DOI:10.1525/california/9780520274716.001.0001
Judith Levine, author
One Welfare Reform and the Enduring Structural Roots of Distrust
Two "The Way They Treat You Is Inhumane"
Three "I Couldn't Put Up with It No More"
Four "I Don't Trust People to Watch My Kids"
Five "You Can't Put Your Trust in Men"
Six "I Trust My Mother and No One Else"
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July 19, 2016 by Yeti Team
Kayla Reidy is one of the many success stories coming out of the Youth Employment Training Initiative (YETI).
Kayla is currently employed as a full-time administrative trainee in the Small Business Victoria team, part of the Department of Economic Development, Jobs Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) – State Government of Victoria.
Having successfully completed her Certificate III in Business, Kayla is now studying a Certificate IV in Business, her second traineeship. In her time at DEDJTR, Kayla has moved through different teams in her department that have each brought challenges and new knowledge to learn. Kayla comments "I need to maintain a flexible and responsive approach when managing my workload, and have become accustomed to completing tasks on my own, but also knowing when to ask for assistance. I maintain a high level of communication to ensure my colleagues are aware of my workload and priorities and feel confident I am able to overcome any challenges that arise."
Kayla has also been an effective ambassador for her peers and community. Kayla was an Industry Guest Speaker for the Skilling Australia Foundation, which supports disadvantaged and unemployed young women aged 16-24 into employment. Kayla's talk about her journey in life and career was very relative and inspiring to the group. Many of the participants listening to Kayla are now in full-time employment with YETI and agreed her talk was a highlight.
Participating in the Youth Employment Scheme (YES), an initiative of the Victorian State Government has provided her with paid employment, two nationally recognised qualifications and a platform to build a secure, long term career. "The YES program has given over 2,000 individuals a career start since 2000, with many securing on-going employment upon completion of their traineeship. Some are now managing teams and employing their own trainee. I found on-the-job training very beneficial to my development and the off-the-job training component worked well as I was able to learn many new systems and undertake specific training in Oracle and Writing Briefs."
For her dedication, commitment and approach, Kayla has been shortlisted for the Victorian Trainee of The Year award at the 2016 Victorian Training Awards, being held on Friday August 26.
Kayla comments: "I hope with my participation in the community and promotion of my success in pursuing a traineeship, it will show other young people the possibilities a traineeship can provide to not just them personally, but it can lead to a very successful and lasting career".
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July 27th - Fairgrounds!
The tents, my friend, are blowing in the wind. The tents are blowing in the wind.
It's a horse track!
And grandstands the other way. I found a little announcer's tower to climb for the perspective.
I love the ominous clouds. True to form, it started drizzling. Ominously.
One more of the grandstands.
In the house! A nailgun and worklight are fine tools for a house with no lights and no trim.
Landscaping outside.
A bike shop! The last for a week or two.
Sunset back at the rodeo.
A little different from Newton, MA, no?
In yesterdays post, I promised more cool pictures of the fairground. Here they are!
When Helen and I woke up this morning, we were surprised to find high winds making life difficult for those in tents. Overnight lows notwithstanding, we all headed out around 9 to work on a build site for a while. They had a little interior work - cutting trim and wiring - that I helped out with. Most of the group was in the front yard landscaping. (I didn't envy them: it was cold and wet.)
We stopped by a bike shop on the way back from the build site and picked up patch kits. The southwestern part of Oregon and northwestern California are desert, so it'll be a while before we hit civilization again.
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July 26th - Sweepity doo dah
Sleeping out under the stars. Always nice, especially with a warm sleeping bag. Irrigated lawn notwithstanding, we are in a desert.
Second stop of the day: on their date ride, Erin and Robin had simultaneous flats.
We made it to Idaho! Rachel took a sassy picture and captioned it "Idaho? No. Youdaho."
Inference suggests that Idaho tourists enjoy hauling off vending machines. They all live in cages here.
Erin's tires did not treat her well today. I think we found her changing flats five or six times on the ride.
Idaho: land of sagebrush and tumbleweed.
This was my least favorite sign of the entire trip. We didn't actually hit any bad winds, but the sign was actually frightening.
This was our lunch spot. A sign on the gas station (the vinyl lettering had long peeled) read "The Middle of Nowhere"
Our host for the next two nights is a small fairgrounds. They have a horse track, some big bleachers, and other empty amenities.
Tomorrow, I took a bunch of pictures of the grounds. Fun shoot; the empty arena has a desolate vibe to it.
Rachel and I swept today (we were in back with the spare tire and medkit). In the morning, that meant we had to stop every few miles - someone had to take off a jacket that made more sense in the morning cold, some had flats. The state line was at mile 7, if I recall, and became our fourth stop. Fortunately, people started moving faster after the line; aside from Erin having continuing tire trouble, we didn't see much more till lunch. Robin and Alex both wound up in the van today; Robin's blood sugar was misbehaving, and Alex was just plain tuckered.
It was a good day. Especially because every time we pulled over, Rachel started singing, then hollering "today is gonna be a good day."
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July 25th - Rockets!
Helen and I slept out under the stars and got a nice view of the dawn.
Here's the Athletic Complex on all its glory. We were expecting a bit more.
Getting ready to head out: inflate tires, clean chain, fill up water, and hit the road!
Orbital rocketry had a manufacturing and testing facility in the middle of nowhere, Utah. Milage signs called out "Orbital ATL" like a city.
The golden spike, the last sound to be driven in the first transcontinental Railroad, is off in the background, 8 miles distant.
Further down the road Orbital maintained a rocket garden of various boosters and engines they designed. The big one in the foreground if the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster.
Everything was very white, and each engine had a little placard describing it.
A combine out mowing in its field. A surprising amount of this country is very intensively farmed.
I-84 is just about the only road between Salt Lake and Boise. Fortunately, it's not too busy in the middle of nowhere.
One lane was closed for a while for repaving and construction. Through sheer luck, the shoulder was untouched and there wasn't a single piece of equipment on the road. Extra wide buffer!
I told Helen "it's a tee tree!" She looked annoyed.
Setting up tents for the night in a city park in Snowville. There weren't any campgrounds, so we stayed on the town green.
We've been planning a Christmas in July thing for a while. Everyone drew names from a hat and found a $10 gift. I bought one of the teams pranksters perfume and nail polish. I don't think he appreciated it so much.
Sunset in Snowville (it's a guys name, not a description)
The ride today took us from the small town of Brigham City to the smaller town of Snowville. Around here, we only pass towns every 20-50 miles, so anywhere we can stop is a good place. We rode about 60 miles, mostly on a quiet section of I-84W, the same road I take to get from home to school.
Asking the way we passed a Orbital facility where they built and tested rockets. It's odd, to say the least, to see an office building designed for a hundred people 40 miles from anywhere. Out in front, they built a rocket garden of engines Orbital had some part in building. Their centerpiece was the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster, which was around 100' tall and 12' or so in diameter. It is huge.
Later in the day, we pulled into I-84 (it's just about the only paved road between here and Boise) for a spell. The interstate wasn't too busy, and had a wide shoulder. For a few miles, resurfacing work forced all traffic into the right lane, so we had a12' buffer from traffic.
In Snowville, we set up in a small city park, for want of anywhere to camp. It was a little weird.
Read more about July 25th - Rockets!
July 24th - Bike Trails!
We had to ferry all of our bags back upstairs in the elevator, then outside.
The bike path wound alongside a highway and power lines for a while. Those notwithstanding, we were in the middle of a field of wild grasses.
There was a little road construction right in front of the bike path. I had to carry my bike over some stacked pipes and stuff.
The mountains have been opening up some. They formed the shores of Lake Bonneville, which formed Shoshone falls as it drained.
Walmart compresses their cardboard boxes for recycling. It looks cool so I took a photo.
Sunset in Brigham City.
The leaders said we were staying in a sports complex. We were all a little surprised when that turned out to mean two soccer fields and a picnic shelter.
It's been a while some we were on dedicated bike trail for any length. Back in Aspen, I think. Today's ride covered a lot of trail on - I think - the same trail line as the trail into Carbondale: the Rio Grande Railroad. In a few spots, we actually passed old rail segments, exposed when the paved path turned to meet a road. As usual, the rail trail was very flat and covered some pleasant suburban scenery. It's been a little funny: this trip covers a lot of wilderness and occasionally routes through cities, but we rarely encounter suburbs. The cities just kinda peter out into farmland.
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July 23rd - Salt Lake City!
Sunrise! People should watch sunrises more often.
We stayed here. It was a seventh day Adventist Church - new for us.
Our bikes lived in the meeting hall, and we stayed in smaller rooms, divided by gender.
Cornfields and mountains. Cropland and wilderness.
We're still in a wide river valley.
Still in the land of the double trucks. I'm not used to these things.
Salt Lake City's church had an elevator to get downstairs. It was rated for a ton a half. I think our bags weigh less than that.
Mail drop means food. And food.
We ride Salt Lake day before Pioneer Day, which is a queer little state holiday. Pioneer day looks an awful lot like the 4th of July; they have fireworks, a parade, and tons of events. And everything is closed.
A bunch of people out on the sidewalk overnight in preparation for the parade tomorrow.
The ride into Salt Lake was nice, but unremarkable. Pleasantly easy, if anything.
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July 22nd - Building Fences
We rode to the build site in the morning. In a large group, we make quite an impression.
Yep. That house in the background is a Habitat house. Probably the nicest one I've seen so far.
Here's the fence, all laid out. We had to dig each fencepost down 24" into rocky soil. For one hole, I used a hose to make mud and loosen up a rock.
Digging fenceposts, by hand. Takes a while.
Guess what we did today?
The homeowners even bought us popsicles. Ice is the best.
Literally. In the past three years, Bike & Build has rehabilitated this house from the ground up. Around five years ago, a developer bought the land around the house with plans to demolish the block for an apartment complex. Fortunately, the building was on a historic register and the developer was blocked from demolishing the building. They elected to sell the house to Habitat and develop the remainder of the block. In the past three years, Habitat has completely rehabilitated the house, replacing windows, removing lead, and the interior. Bike & Build helped start the rehab two years ago, and we finished it.
With a fence for the yard.
The owners have already moved in, so we chatted with the wife. Her children helped a little bit with digging fenceposts.
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July 21st - Provo
Sunrise at the campground. A perfectly uneventful night. Neither to cold nor too windy.
My camera can stitch panoramas automatically. It's great for wide angle shots.
Not a good sign. (I've been waiting 3 weeks to make that joke)
Just a little gas station in Duchense where we all stopped to refill waters.
I love the middle of nowhere.
That's the lake we camped next to, 1000 feet down. I told you there was climbing.
This ranches brand is a heart!
Here's the rest of the ranch. It wasn't much to look at, but photographed well.
This little dirt road ran off on the right side of the highway.
The second half the day was almost entirely within these canyon walls.
We followed the Provo river into (where else) Provo
I'm not sure if this canyon has a name, but it was fun to ride down.
We left Starvation campground today for a very tiring 100 miles to Provo. The ride was very pretty, but also climbed up first 40 miles. Alex (leader) warned of a climb, but thought the peak was early in the day. Unknowingly climbing all morning was a smidgeon demoralizing.
But it was pretty. After the peak, we descended about 10 miles down a narrow mountain valley. After a final highway stretch around a lake, we jumped onto bike trail for the remaining milage and passed a tall waterfall.
Provo itself is nestled in a floodplain between two mountain ranges - wherever you look, cliffs tower overhead.
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July 20th - Starvation Campground
These road cuts reminded me of a scene of of Pixar's Cars. I love the sedimentary lines on the dunes.
... I forget what this concrete slab had to do with anything, but like how the place looks.
We pulled over on this dirt road for a snack. The big thing in the right is an irrigator, up close and personal.
This welding company built themselves a shed out of big containers. Helen, the resident expert in cargo containers, thought it would be cheaper than the equivalent conventional construction.
I'm not too seeing them in the northeast, but these double-trailer trucks are common out here. Especially for hauling gasoline, milk, and gravel.
It's been a while since I saw a Kohl's.
We camped out in Duchense at the end of a 4 mile gravel road. Starvation Campground was the name. Promising.
Today's ride brought us from Vernal to Duchense, something like 65 miles. We've been going back into a quiet part of the country, so the ride was mostly empty space. Valleys usually has small towns and farmland; hills were barren.
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July 19th - Tenth State!
Sunrise in Meeker. I live how our trailer looks now.
If memory serves, we'd pulled off at a small campground and lake and I shot a photo of the van as it passed. Turned out nicely, I think.
Also on the lake. These are the sandy hills I was describing.
Not much to say here, but it's pretty.
Lacking civilization, the van stopped for lunch at a little pullout. Lacking civilization, the pullout was right need to one man's personal junkyard.
Utah has mesas. I'm a little ambivilant about this photo.
You can't see the mesa as well here, but it's a much nicer photo. Enjoy.
Utah looks like the floor because it is. Previously subsea oil is plentiful.
Not much grows here, save shrub grasses.
Welcome to Utah! (Evan take note, in in this photo)
We chalk everything. Sometimes.
If you ever want to go hang gliding, here it is, 30 miles from nowhere.
Just a pretty farm field. The valleys are irrigated and grow well, the hills are barren.
I have no idea of what's on this truck.
I biked to Utah. Weird.
Bike & Build lists the route from Meeker, CO to Vernal, UT as 109 miles. I think that's what the cue sheet said, too.
In Dinosaur, just before the state line, a liquor store crowed "last chance to buy real beer!" I think Utah has a 4% maximum rule.
The ride was barren, but pretty. As we entered Utah, the terrain changed from rocky metamorphic mountains into something like petrified sand dunes, slow rolling sandy perks with only a hint of shrubbery growing on them.
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July 18th - Smile in the Sky
One last look at our quadruple bedroom in Carbondale. The house, as you may have read was huge: 20,000 square feet and 8 million dollars.
We ask meet up in the community center parking lot within RVR. It was also extravagant, but less so the house.
My group stopped for a while at this gas station. I liked the view.
We put on movie during lunch and pretended to be normal people, instead of lunatics who spend 8 hours a day riding bicycles.
Another roadside stop, in the boondocks.
Zoey took a nap while Helen stretched and I took photos (what else would I do?)
Just some clouds.
Helen's mom said this thing is called a circumzenithal arc.
Finally, here's a traffic stop a few miles out from Meeker.
As I warned before, swathes of the country don't really have internet access. The past few days (before August 8th, I mean) have been a lot of camping and long days. I'll tell you about it when I get there. But for now, back to Colorado!
We headed out of Carbondale today, bound for points west (Meeker, CO). The morning was fairly uneventful, but lunch was definitely an event. Two Bike & Build alumni invited us over to their house in Rifle; since Zoe Goldberg had a birthday, we had a cake, too!
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– The humanitarian community in South Sudan appeals for US$1.5 billion to reach 5.7 million people with life-saving assistance.
– Fifteen thousand children remain separated from their families or missing, five years after conflict first broke out in South Sudan.
– The violence in Yei and surrounding areas continues to cause civilians to flee their homes.
– South Sudan joined the rest of the world to mark the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
On 13 December, the humanitarian community in South Sudan launched an appeal of US$1.5 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 5.7 million people affected by conflict, hunger and displacement across the country. Humanitarians have reported that while the intensity of the conflict has reduced recently, people will continue to experience the impacts through 2019. Hunger, malnutrition and the safety of civilians continue to escalate.
Speaking at the Humanitarian Response Plan launch, Alain Noudehou, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, said: Protecting women and girls is central to the response plan in 2019. Sexual violence continues to be a major problem in South Sudan. We must keep protection at the centre of everything we do. The compelling need for all organizations to act together to prevent and respond to gender-based violence is critical. People who committed these crimes should also be held accountable.
During the launch, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hon. Hussein Mar Nyuot called on security forces to remove all illegal roadblocks and checkpoints across the country to allow safe passage of humanitarian convoys. Now there is peace, we don't need the checkpoints. There is no more fear, said Mar. Mar pointed out that the directive is a Government policy announced by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, stressing that it must be respected.
In December 2018, aid agencies have reported thirty-seven humanitarian access incidents, of which nearly half (46 per cent) involved violence against personnel and assets.
Ten incidents were significant in severity, involving ongoing bureaucratic impediments in the Sobat area, and conflict in Yei and Lainya that forced the suspension of humanitarian activities.
One hundred and eighty-three aid organizations, including 105 local non-governmental organizations, 67 international NGOs and 11 UN organizations aim to implement 396 projects under the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan.
Despite challenges, such as access to people in need, the humanitarian operation in South Sudan continues to reach millions with aid. More than 5 million people have been assisted with food, health, water and sanitation, education, livelihoods, nutrition as well as critical protection services.


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Scribble Book: Self Portrait
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The idea of a book without words had resonance for Chuck Close. As a child, his severe dyslexia stood in the way of reading, making images all the more important. He remembers a visual encyclopedia from his early years and the feeling of being overtaken by the intensity of its pictures. The idea also resonated with his ongoing interest in revealing the process of his work, which he accomplishes largely through visual presentation, using very few words, if any.
Scribble Book is a self-portrait that emerges step-by-step out of the printing process, one plate and one color at a time. The viewer follows a series of nine individual plate proofs (volume 1) along with a corresponding series of nine progressive proofs (volume 2). By comparing the plate proofs against the progressives, the viewer may ascertain not only the effect as one color is added to another to create the final nine-color portrait, but also the compositional decisions and careful modifications made by the artist at each stage of the project.
A similar work was made with twelve plates and included in the exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2004. It was an immediate success. However, Close became fully aware of the effectiveness of the work only by means of an error: two of the prints were hung out of sequence, a circumstance that evaded the notice of both Close and the museum staff. It was not long before representatives of the museum received letters from two visitors who had noticed the error. "And just imagine," Close relates, "if two people took the time to write letters, how many more must have figured it out and not bothered to write in!" Careful viewing was all that was needed, and the work inspired just that.
Scribble Book is presented in this Little Steidl edition as two accordion-fold books. The first shows the series of plate proofs, and the second the series of progressive proofs, culminating with a 9-color self-portrait. For those seeking a more detailed understanding of the process, these books are accompanied by a separate text in which the artist gives a personal account of his drawing process as recorded through printmaking.
Artist book / original print work for the offset-lithographic medium
Trade edition: two hand-bound, accordion-fold books with board covers and one stitched booklet housed in a printed board slipcase
Page format 29.2 x 34.3 cm (11.5 x 13.5 in.)
Dimensions of each unfolded accordion: 280.6 x 34.3 cm (110.5 x 13.5 in.)
Accordions are each 9 pages, each with 9 color plates
Text booklet 29.2 x 34.3 cm (11.5 x 13.5 in.); 8 pages; text in English
Paper: Hahnemühle Natural Line Velin 170g, an acid-free, naturally sized, alkaline buffered paper that meets the highest permanency standards under ANSI Z 39.48-1992, DIN ISO 9706, and DIN 6738.
Boards: acid-free Köhlerbox Special from Albert Köhler, Gegenbach
Printing: this original work for the offset-lithographic medium was printed with 9 inks on Steidl's Roland 700 press.
Concept and work: Chuck Close
Project development: Nina Holland and Jerry Sohn/Little Steidl
Book design: Chuck Close, Nina Holland, and Gerhard Steidl
Artist's text: Chuck Close; recorded and edited by Nina Holland
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Tobey Maguire's SPIDER-MAN Screen Test Was A Lot Darker Than You'd Expect
by Derrick Rossignol
Jul 7 2017 • 1:30 PM
Spider-Man: Homecoming is approximately the four millionth live-action Spider-Man movie of the past twenty years. The three main instances — Tobey Maguire's version in 2002's Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (which we loved, our review) — each bring something different to the role, though, which is why each iteration has fans who proclaim it to be the best one.
Maguire's performance often made fun of for the goofy faces he made and the oh-so-weird "cool Peter Parker" scene from Spider-Man 3, but it turns out that early on in production, it's possible the movies were going to be a lot darker than they ended up being. Homecoming is in theaters today, which reminded The Hollywood Reporter of an early screen test for Spider-Man that have been on YouTube for a few years now, and it teases a very different kind of movie.
For one, Maguire is pretty darn ripped in this minute-long scene: From behind, as several YouTube commenters pointed out, he looks a lot like Bruce Lee, and not the nerdy high school kid that Peter Parker is supposed to be. What's also weird is that the no-name bad guys in the scene decided to say the F-word for some reason, which definitely steps outside of the movie's eventual PG-13 rating.
So Maguire's Spider-Man franchise went from this to having a scene where he combs his hair "stylishly" and snaps his fingers and random women on the street. It's definitely bizarre to see Maguire's Spider-Man take on this tone, so let us know what you think about it in the comments below.
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End of the Nathaniel Hackett experiment just one step in eliminating the bigger problem
The Denver Broncos parted ways with their first-year head coach, but this is a mess that will require a much bigger broom and one that will take a while to clean
By Nick Burch@MileHighNB Dec 26, 2022, 2:06pm MST
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Every week when the Denver Broncos put up a dud of a performance, losing in the ugliest of fashions, head coach Nathaniel Hackett would walk up to the post-game press conference podium and regurgitate the same, tired line:
Now on Dec. 26, it officially ends with him.
General manager George Paton, with the support of the Walton-Penner ownership group, decided after a 51-14 bludgeoning at the hands of a four-win Los Angeles Rams team, enough was enough.
It was a move anyone with a working pair of eyes (or maybe even not fully working) could see coming a mile away, but seeing it come to fruition in an official capacity signals that much-needed change is coming to Broncos Country.
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— Danny O'Neil (@dannyoneil) December 26, 2022
Unfortunately, while the hope that a new staff will finally get the team back to the winning ways, fans had become so accustomed to the years prior to 2016, the reality is that the team is still facing a steep uphill battle to return to those days.
The team is still financially handcuffed to Russell Wilson for a gargantuan sum of money, and seven straight years of missing the playoffs has infected the franchise with a culture of losing.
When the team decided to move on from Vic Fangio and bring in the tag team of Nathaniel Hackett and Russell Wilson, it was supposed to signal an end to the culture of losing that had grown with each passing season and deliver a return to a fun brand of offensive football.
Gone would be the conservative, defensive-minded coaches like Vic Fangio and Vance Joseph and journeymen-type, short-term QBs like Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater, and Joe Flacco, and in their place would be an offensive wizard and a future Hall-of-Fame QB with a Super Bowl win and nine Pro Bowls on his resume.
That was what was supposed to happen.
Instead, not only did the duo fail to eliminate the culture of losing, they turned it into a full-blown, rock-bottom level of epic proportions. Not since "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" ("You're...letting them...kill...Martha...") has there been as much excitement and hype about the potential of a product only to become a colossal bomb of a disappointment.
Hell, that may not even be an apt analogy, as this Broncos team made BvS look like "Avengers: End Game."
There was no doubt that Hackett needed to go. He was woefully unprepared to be a head coach. He had to hire a game management expert. He had zero to do with the defensive planning. He ultimately had to surrender many play-calling duties to Klint Kubiak. Insert Office Space "What would you say...ya *do*...here?" meme.
Unfortunately, he is just a pawn in this game of chess, and this move doesn't move the team as close to "checkmate" as fans would like to believe.
The good news is that the new ownership group is filthy, stinking rich and will have no problem throwing a ridiculous amount of money at the most attractive coaching candidate.
Obviously Sean Payton is a top dog. My understanding right now is Payton has a high affinity for the Chargers & Cowboys, w/t Cardinals being a consideration too, if jobs become available. When Denver calls, I expect him to listen, though he historically prefers strong link to GM.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) December 26, 2022
Yet, the group still has to abide by the restraints of the NFL cap space, and $245 million was just invested in a QB who looked no better than any of the aforementioned journeymen type of QBs the team has seen in recent years. He arguably (or not) looked worse.
Is there a home run type of coach out there who would be willing to take on such a burden? Would a guy like Sean Payton really want to pair himself with Wilson and the GM who made the deal? It doesn't help that the team has limited draft capital to work with in addition to little wiggle room for free agency.
In a perfect world, Paton could return the fleecing Seattle gave him with the Wilson deal and convince another team to take on a large chunk Wilson's contract, but given the several national games for all to see this year, it's unlikely any team will see the tape of Wilson and believe he'd be an upgrade over any potential other option.
The team could eat his salary and take a chance in the draft, but given the aforementioned limited amount of assets to work with, it's tough to believe the team could move up to a position to get a franchise-level QB.
While this is a move that needed to be made, the grim reality of the Broncos' situation is they are still far away from the position they thought the team would be in entering the 2022 season.
The good news is that it is difficult to envision a worse season coming up than the rock-bottom catastrophe that was 2022, but the team is not in position to perform a complete 180.
It is encouraging to see that ownership and the front office is committed enough to change to part ways with a first-year coach before his first season even ends, but this will be no easy task for anyone involved.
The best that fans can hope for is Paton's draft acumen continues this April, that the new staff is a complete upgrade, and that someone in the staff can get whatever Russell Wilson has in the tank out of him for his remaining days with the Broncos.
It is far from the hope and excitement the previous offseason produced, but at this point, it's all that can be realistically offered.
News & Updates from the Denver Broncos 2023 head coaching search
Report: Broncos name Jerry Rosburg the interim Head Coach


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Memorial Day has always held a special place in our hearts here at Big Brothers Big Sisters. Why? It's the official start of summer! And with all the great activities that go on all around the shore it's not too hard to find an event going on wherever you are! Here are some of our favorites! Be sure to drop some of yours in the comments!
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Emergency updates
US Dems introduce new impeachment evidence
Democrats in the US House of Representatives say they will include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate.
Senior Democrats said they would include phone records and other documents provided by Florida businessman Lev Parnas when they make their case that Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Parnas was an associate of Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who says Parnas helped him investigate Biden. The Ukraine-born Parnas has pleaded not guilty to federal campaign-finance violations in a separate criminal case.
The late inclusion of Parnas' records, which were only made available to investigators in the last few days, suggested Democrats were trying to further substantiate their case before it heads to the Senate for trial.
Trump became only the third US president to be impeached when the House last month approved charges that he abused the powers of his office and obstructed Congress in its investigation into his conduct.
The House will vote on Wednesday to send the impeachment charges to the Senate, kicking off a trial that could last through early February. It will also name the House lawmakers who will prosecute the case against Trump.
The Senate is expected to acquit Trump, as none of its 53 Republicans have voiced support for ousting him, a step that would require a two-thirds majority in the 100-member Senate.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had delayed sending the impeachment charges to the Senate in an unsuccessful effort to get Republicans who control the chamber to agree to include new witness testimony that could be damaging to the Republican president.
Republicans mocked Pelosi for the delay, saying it undercut her argument that Congress needed to impeach Trump because he was inviting foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election.
Democrats said the delay allowed new evidence to emerge through government records requests -- and now, the material provided by Parnas.
Democrats said Parnas' phone included a screenshot of a previously undisclosed May 10, 2019, letter from Giuliani to then President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine.
"In my capacity as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent, I request a meeting with you," Giuliani wrote.
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Q: Howto configure solr with db-data-config.xml to index documents from multiple sources I'm trying to index multiple databases into one solr index. I've been reading the solr wiki on multiple data sources and trying to fiddle with different kind of settings but I'm not able to get the desired result.
My configuration looks like this:
<dataConfig>
  <!-- Has 10000 items -->
  <dataSource name="ds1" driver="org.h2.Driver" url="jdbc:h2:file:/path/to/first" />
  <!-- Has ~7000 items -->
  <dataSource name="ds2" driver="org.h2.Driver" url="jdbc:h2:file:/path/to/second" />

  <document name="myDocName">
    <entity name="firstEntity" rootEntity="true"
            dataSource="ds1" query="SELECT * FROM BLAH"
            transformer="my.Transformer" threads="4">
      ... <!-- field configuration here -->
    </entity>

    <entity name="secondEntity" rootEntity="true"
            dataSource="ds2" query="SELECT * FROM BLAH"
            transformer="my.Transformer" threads="4">
      ... <!-- field configuration here -->
    </entity>
  </document>
</dataConfig>

Now, we're currently working with testdata so I do know how many records there are in each database, the first one contains ~7000 and the second 10000. When I start the indexing I get an info message that there are ~17000 adds:
INFO: {deleteByQuery=*:*,add=[5, 1, 2, 6, 7, 4, 8, 3, ... (17069 adds)],commit=} 0

However, when I run the * : * query in the web interface I only get 10000 results (which is exactly the number of items in the largest db. This seems to suggest that 7096 documents have to entities in there while the remaining only one.
I tried to have to documents elements in the configuration file but this resulted that only one got imported (probably because the have the same name, i.e. document name="myDocName" was configured identically for the two document elements).
At this point I'm stuck and don't know how to properly configure this. The only thing I can additionally think of is that I have to index both databases separately but the workflow for this is not fully clear to me either. Any help would be appreciated.
Update 1: I tried giving both entities different names (something which is required according to the documentation anyhow) but this results in the following behavior. First documents are added from the first db, next the first N existing documents are overwritten with documents from the second db, where N is the number of records in the second db. Obviously this is not what I want, I want N additional documents. Adding a second document element in the configuration doesn't seem to work either.
Update 2: According to comments in this bug report: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-895, root entities in the document tag should result in new documents for these entities. This is not what is happening for me. Setting rootEntity="true" on each entity tag explicitly doesn't change anything as well. Result is still that after import I only have 10000 documents in stead of the expected 17000.

A: I suppose you have unique keys conflicts. Do you have the same IDs across two different databases? Try changing queries to
 - ds1 - "SELECT "ds1" || id AS id, field1, field2 FROM table1"
 - ds2 - "SELECT "ds2" || id AS id, field1, field2 FROM table2"

I would remove multithreaded option (threads="4"), there's no really significant performance improvement over single threaded case and it's not really stable (it was removed in 4.0 release).

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Joel D. Kaufman
Email: joelk@uw.edu
Office: 302, Roosevelt One Building
Expertise: Clean Air, Sustainable Communities, Environmental Health, Occupational Medicine, Pollution, Wildfires
MD, MPH
Dr. Kaufman is a physician-epidemiologist, board-certified in internal medicine and occupational medicine. He has been a full-time faculty member at the UW since 1997, currently holding appointments in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, and Medicine (General Internal Medicine), and Epidemiology. He also serves as the Director of the UW Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment at DEOHS.
In 2019, Dr Kaufman was named editor-in-chief of Environmental Health Perspectives, a leading environmental health journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Kaufman's work integrates epidemiology, exposure sciences, toxicology and clinical medicine. His current research activities are primarily focused on environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease. He is the principal investigator of a major epidemiological prospective cohort study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution, or "MESA Air"). He directs the UW Northlake Controlled Exposure Facility, a facility customized for experimental inhalation toxicology studies on health effects of combustion products, including diesel exhaust.
Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
MD, University of Michigan
MPH, University of Washington
BA, University of Michigan
Dr. Kaufman is a physician-epidemiologist, board-certified in internal medicine and occupational medicine. He has been a full-time faculty member at the UW since 1997, currently holding appointments in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, and Medicine (General Internal Medicine), and Epidemiology.
His current research activities are primarily focused on environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease. He is the principal investigator of a major epidemiological prospective cohort study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution, or "MESA Air"). He is also principal investigator of an NIH-funded Specialized Center for Research at the University of Washington on Cardiovascular Disease and Traffic-Related Air Pollution. He directs the UW Northlake Controlled Exposure Facility, a facility customized for experimental inhalation toxicology studies on health effects of combustion products including diesel exhaust.
Dr. Kaufman's research integrates the disciplines of epidemiology, exposure sciences, toxicology, and clinical medicine.
Environmental and occupational epidemiology. Health effects of diesel exhaust exposures. Environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Occupational asthma. Traffic-related air pollution and environmental health.
Available to mentor new Master's and PhD students in autumn 2022. Contact me for more information
DEOHS Students Mentored
Environmental Health Assessment Program and Climate and Health Program partnership evaluation
Gabrielle Felder | MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) | 2020 | View
Ambient Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
Shilpa Gowda | MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) | 2016 | View
Is There a Golden Hour in Combat Casualty Evacuation? Joint Theater Trauma Registry 2003 through 2011
Scott Robinson | MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) | 2014 | View
Contribution of the In-Vehicle Microenvironment to Individual Ambient Source-Derived NO2 Exposure Concentration
Tyler Nicholas | MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH) | 2014 | View
Characterizing Dietary Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides, Incorporating Organic Food Consumption, for Use in Epidemiological Research
Cynthia Curl | PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY) | 2014 | View
Spatial Modeling of Diesel Exhaust Markers in South Seattle
Jill Schulte | MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) | 2013 | View
See more student research supported by this faculty member. (Use the filters to sort by faculty member name.)
Interests: Environmental and occupational epidemiology. Health effects of ambient air pollution and traffic-related air pollution exposures. Environmental factors in chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases. Occupational asthma.
The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air). The MESA Air project has followed more than 6,000 participants since 2000 to understand the predictors of cardiovascular diseases. MESA Air has added state-of-the-art characterization of air pollutant exposures in this population and is studying the relationship between these exposures and the development of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
Air Pollution, the Social Environment and Alzheimer's Disease: Risk and Resilience. This study examines more than 3,000 older adults living in diverse regions of the US who participated in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory study, a clinical trial that rigorously evaluated for development of Alzheimer's disease). We are characterizing the environmental and social environments of these individuals to understand risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
Air Pollutants and Cardiovascular Risk: Investigating Thresholds with Pooled Cohorts and Electronic Health Records. This project examines the relationship between air pollution and heart disease at the lower concentrations now experienced in the United States. Our group is leading a collaboration with investigators across the US to study this relationship in established epidemiological cohorts that total 1 million participants and electronic health records from a major health maintenance organization.
SPIROMICS: Air Pollution Study. This multisite, prospective cohort study is evaluating the impact of air pollutants on progression and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Dr. Kaufman co-leads this project with Professor Nadia Hansel of Johns Hopkins University. This project adds air pollution exposure monitoring and modeling to an NHLBI cohort study--the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS).
Dr. Kaufman also directs a specialized inhalation toxicology facility addressing the health effects of traffic-derived air pollutants such as diesel exhaust.
The Association between Long-Term Air Pollution and Urinary Catecholamines: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Ozone and Progression of Subclinical Arterial Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution.
The cross-sectional and longitudinal association between air pollution and salivary cortisol: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
See publications list
Epidemiologic study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease
Dr. Kaufman directs a major epidemiological study of air pollution, atherosclerosis and clinical cardiovascular disease. The project involves state-of-the-art assessment of cardiovascular disease in a multi-ethnic population, combined with sophisticated air pollution measurements and modeling. See MESA Air Pollution.
Effects of diesel exhaust on asthma and endothelial function
Dr. Kaufman directs an inhalation toxicology facility addressing health effects of diesel exhaust in human subjects. See Diesel Exhaust Controlled Exposure Laboratory.
Cardiovascular Disease and Traffic-Related Air Pollution
Dr. Kaufman is the principal investigator of an NIH-funded Specialized Center for Research at the University of Washington on Cardiovascular Disease and Traffic-Related Air Pollution. The Center integrates basic science, clinical research, and epidemiologic research on this subject in order to better understand environmental health effects and create opportunities to translate findings into practical benefits.
As pandemic cut air pollution, heart attacks declined
November 8, 2021 | HealthDay | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
The journal Environmental Health Perspectives aims to expand influence
November 1, 2021 | NIEHS Environmental Factor | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
October 27, 2021 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Judit Marsillach, Christopher D. Simpson, Elaine M. Faustman, Joel D. Kaufman, Clement Furlong, Lucio G. Costa, Tania M Busch Isaksen, Esther Min, Emily Hovis, Julianne Meisner, Terrance J. Kavanagh, Michael G. Yost | View
Climate change, heat waves affect heart health, experts say. Here's why that puts people of color at higher risk.
September 25, 2021 | USA Today | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
Wildfire smoke claims more than 33,000 lives each year, new study finds
September 9, 2021 | Grist | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
Wildfire smoke exposure linked to preterm births, study says
August 27, 2021 | Seattle Times | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
Hotter weather is linked to increases in COPD exacerbations
September 3, 2021 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View
Tracking air pollution from space
September 2, 2021 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman, Lianne Sheppard, Edmund Y. W. Seto, Timothy V. Larson | View
Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
August 5, 2021 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Lianne Sheppard, Joel D. Kaufman | View
Air pollution and dementia study
August 4, 2021 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Lianne Sheppard, Timothy V. Larson, Joel D. Kaufman | View
See publications on Pubmed
MD (University of Michigan), MPH (University of Washington)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
MESA AIR
NIEHS DISCOVER Center on Cardiovascular Disease and Traffic-Related Air Pollution
Controlled Exposure Laboratory
UW Center for Clean Air Research
Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics, and Environment (EDGE)
Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Research and Implications
Teaching Interests
joelk@uw.edu
4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 302


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package org.apache.giraph.aggregators.matrix.dense;

import org.apache.giraph.aggregators.matrix.dense.LongDenseVector;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import org.apache.giraph.utils.WritableUtils;
import org.junit.Test;

public class TestLongDenseMatrix {

  @Test
  public void testVectorSingleton() {
    LongDenseVector vec1 = new LongDenseVector(10);
    vec1.set(0, 1);
    vec1.set(6, 14);

    LongDenseVector vec2 = new LongDenseVector();
    vec2.setSingleton(6, 10);
    vec1.add(vec2);
    assertEquals(24, vec1.get(6));

    vec2.setSingleton(15, 15);
    vec1.add(vec2);
    assertEquals(15, vec1.get(15));
  }

  @Test
  public void testVectorAdd() {
    // The default value should be 0
    LongDenseVector vec1 = new LongDenseVector(10);
    assertEquals(0, vec1.get(0));

    // Basic get/set
    vec1.set(0, 1);
    vec1.set(6, 14);
    assertEquals(1, vec1.get(0));
    assertEquals(0, vec1.get(4));
    assertEquals(14, vec1.get(6));
    assertEquals(0, vec1.get(15));

    // Add another vector
    LongDenseVector vec2 = new LongDenseVector(20);
    vec2.set(0, 5);
    vec2.set(5, 17);

    vec1.add(vec2);
    assertEquals(6, vec1.get(0));
    assertEquals(17, vec1.get(5));
    assertEquals(14, vec1.get(6));
    assertEquals(0, vec1.get(15));
  }

  @Test
  public void testVectorSerialize() throws Exception {
    int size = 100;

    // Serialize from
    LongDenseVector from = new LongDenseVector(size);
    from.set(0, 100);
    from.set(10, 50);
    from.set(12, 10);
    byte[] data = WritableUtils.writeToByteArray(from, from);

    // De-serialize to
    LongDenseVector to1 = new LongDenseVector();
    LongDenseVector to2 = new LongDenseVector();
    WritableUtils.readFieldsFromByteArray(data, to1, to2);

    // The vectors should be equal
    for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
      assertEquals(from.get(i), to1.get(i));
      assertEquals(from.get(i), to2.get(i));
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testVectorSerializeSingleton() throws Exception {
    LongDenseVector from = new LongDenseVector();
    from.setSingleton(3, 10);

    byte[] data = WritableUtils.writeToByteArray(from, from);

    LongDenseVector to1 = new LongDenseVector();
    LongDenseVector to2 = new LongDenseVector();
    WritableUtils.readFieldsFromByteArray(data, to1, to2);

    assertEquals(from.getSingletonIndex(), to1.getSingletonIndex());
    assertEquals(from.getSingletonIndex(), to2.getSingletonIndex());
    assertEquals(from.getSingletonValue(), to2.getSingletonValue());
    assertEquals(from.getSingletonValue(), to2.getSingletonValue());
  }
}

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Land Use & Environmental Litigation
Massachusetts Land Court Dismisses Attempt to Halt Subdivision Development:
In an effort to halt a proposed 20 lot subdivision, a neighbor filed a three-count complaint seeking to annul the Seekonk Planning Board's approval of our client's plans. The case was tried and sent back (remanded) to the Planning Board for clarification of some minor questions. (See December 21, 2006 decision of Judge Piper, 2006 WL 3740615). Following the Board's further review and approval, the Land Court in Boston entered judgment denying and dismissing the neighbor's complaint. In doing so, the court declared that the road from which the subdivision is to be built is a public way, that our client's incorporation of a small strip of land he owns in the subdivision access area did not "overburden" the complaining neighbor's easement rights in that same area, and that the neighbor did not prove that the Planning Board failed to give proper consideration to the adequacy of the access roadway in making its decision. Sweet v. Town of Seekonk Planning Board, et al, Misc. No. 286204 (GHP).
Judge Orders Extraordinary Relief, Blasting Town for "Crazy Quilt of Unwritten Rules and Practices":
Our client wanted to construct an affordable housing project in Johnston, Rhode Island, but certain Town officials didn't want to see that happen. So they contended that the application was incomplete and that our client didn't appear for a hearing in any event. But the only evidence they could produce that they supposedly gave "notice" was a "post-it" notice from their own file. And Judge Fortunato of the Superior Court looked over the application and said he could not conceive of a more thorough plan than our client submitted. He found that these officials created a "perfect storm of abuse of discretion" and ruled that they must issue the permits for the project So he granted a Writ of Mandamus (something exceedingly rare in a case like this). The case has been appealed but we are hopeful that this well-reasoned decision of Judge Fortunato will be upheld. The Providence Journal has printed several interesting articles on this one. Charda Properties, LLC v. Town of Johnston.
Nominal Settlement When True Cause of "Contamination" Determined:
In proceedings related to an action in a Rhode Island Superior Court, John Reilly and his experts (a hydrogeologist and a biologist) were able to demonstrate that the cause of perceived surface water "contamination" was more likely cause by an algae bloom than petroleum hydrocarbons. This resulted in a very nominal settlement and dismissal of an action brought by landowners against our client which operated a nearby gasoline station that had evidence of soil contamination when its underground storage tanks were removed.
U.S. Court in Boston Rejects Extensive Adverse Possession Claims and Quiets Title to Land Owned By Our Client:
In June, 1968, the defendants purchased a home at the end of a roadway in a rural area of the Town of Seekonk, Massachusetts. Since they had no neighbors, they freely passed over many acres of unfenced land around their property for years. Our client purchased much of the adjoining acerage and eventually made plans to begin developing it (against the wishes of defendants). In an effort to stop development, defendants asserted that they had obtained the property through "adverse possession" (i.e., that they had exercised quiet, uninterrupted, open, continuous, notorious possession of about 12 acres) for more than the minimum time (20 years) in Massachusetts. We filed suit to have the court declare that these claims (with the minor exception of a very small area within a horse corral) were false, contrived, improper, and that our client was the true owner. Defendants counterclaimed, requiring us to obtain and utilize historical aerial photography and the testimony of several witnesses at trial. Following lengthy hearings, United States District Judge Douglas Woodlock ruled in our client's favor, affirming that our client held proper title to all but the small fenced in area in the defendant's horse corral. Tapalian v. Sweet, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, C.A. number 99 CV 10888 DPW.
Confidential Yet Negligible Settlement For Our Client In Mixed Contaminant Case:
In a heavily-contested Massachusetts environmental action our client's gasoline station had emitted a petroleum contaminant plume that mixed with chlorinated solvent contamination from an upgradient dry cleaning establishment. The co-mingled contaminants entered the goundwater and endangered downgradient residential drinking water wells. Our client's quick and efficient response included bringing public water to the most affected neighborhood and all but one residence accepted that new supply. The remaining homeowners refused to accept public water and sought a large settlement, eventually suing several defendants. After years of detailed factual and scientific discovery, the matter was resolved at mediation with each of the defendants contributing equally to a confidential yet negligible settlement and the plaintiffs accepting the public water supply after all.
U.S. Court in Springfield Rejects Environmental Claims of Purchaser of Contaminated Property:
The plaintiff purchased real estate that had previously been a gasoline station. In 1997 he planned to sell the real estate and engaged an engineering company to perform an environmental assessment pursuant to chapter 21E of the Massachusetts General Laws. During the investigation, plaintiff became aware that portions of the property showed elevated concentrations of contaminants, requiring reports to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ("MADEP"). He brought a multi-count complaint against our client which had sublet the site to independent dealers for about 15 years. Another oil company that had subsequently been involved in about 4 years similar business dealings at the site was also sued, but had apparently gone bankrupt and ceased to exist before this case began. After much discovery of historical records, we were able to successfully demonstrate that there was no proof that our client had ever caused a release of petroleum hydrocarbons, when the contamination occurred, that our client breached any contractual or legal duties during its involvement with the site, or that our client had violated or would be potentially liable under any of the chapter 21E criteria. Judge Ponser of the United States District Court of Massachusetts (Western Division) agreed and granted summary judgment, dismissing all of plaintiff's claims. There was no appeal from his well-reasoned decision. Buynicki v. Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), No. 01-30007-MAP.


Website Re-design & Integration into WordPress multi-site, including new reservation system integration & all customer touch points.
Design process and integration across (3) website properties that matches customer branding and blends the user experience between main website and reservation system across each site.
Ability to manage content across all website from a single admin system - including ability to designate roles that only edit a single site or all three.
Ability to roll out future website and manage them under this same console.
Integration of security plugins and monitoring.
Integration of core product templates (tours), variants (add-ons) for all products.
Integration of all content pages and pages that support the buying process, policies, etc.
Preservation of URL structures and SEO for old site to new. Proper 301 redirects for all urls indexed by Google that cannot be copied. Standardization of content in proper SEO hierarchy. Post-launch monitoring and detection of SEO issues across all sites.
Integration of Zozi features into site as outlined by Developer Guide - including assistance with back-end features such as Quickbooks integration and tour package management.
Creation of admin-friendly processes and tools for self-managing as many aspects of day to day operations without the need of a developer and designer (where appropriate). We will work with you to create content areas that do not need complicated graphical work to make changes. In short, we want to help code ourselves out of a job.
Total mobile responsive framework – we will ensure a consistent experience across tablets/mobile and browser devices.
Page / Product SEO, TITLE and meta data for customization on all pages.
All customer touch points for communication, order follow-up emails and other contact points.
Assist with additional tasks not identified as requested on an hourly basis after site is deployed, set-up and ready for products to be copied/imported by client.
Current bid assumes using existing content - but with better message crafting and visual design. Any new content may require additional work - however, we always will discuss this when you send us new content that doesn′t fit the original scope.
Terms: 33% deposit to start. Progress billing on Net 15.
Client should allow for up to 20% extra in final budget for things you may need additional help with or were unknown at the beginning of the project. This is not required, but a realistic expectation as you work through your project. The current budget reflects the client doing as much of the tour content/product work as possible (if rewrite) or our moving existing tour/product content over to new Zozi system.
Timeline – Sites like this average around 120 days of design & development time - with content changes often being the portion of the project that can take the most time if you are writing/editing new content. We can use existing content and but a better "polish" on it to help speed the project up.
* - any third-party stock photos may require a one-time license fee, typically $5 - $7 per photo credit – client may choose photos or provide existing images as needed.
The following is a description of our methodology for developing projects and executing the services we sell to our clients as well as the communication channels used to ensure clear, effective communication at every level.
Creation of Work Plan & Clarification of Project Goals by FDG Web staff.
To understand the business case and needs behind the individual specifications listed, we must return to our clients a work plan. The work plan is not merely a reiteration of the specifications, rather it is the mapping of the proposed solutions and how they will meet the clients goals for each phase of development.
The Software Framework, System, Software or other solution(s) implemented to meet the client′s particular needs.
The modifications & custom programming to be made in order to meet the client′s needs.
The step-by-step work flow for each custom, "non-housekeeping" function included in the solution(s).
The determination of the project area(s) and what version controls will exist.
The areas that are considered to be "Discovery" by either the client or FDG (or both) and the work flow for guiding everyone through the Discovery Phase for features, process and functionality.
The "content plan" which details what assets will be provided, who is responsible for integration of content and in what format it is to be received in. The content plan may have several different processes based on the client′s needs and the functionality of the website.
Who the project manager and staff responsible for the work plan are and their contact information.
Where the project will exists in our Project Management system and how easy it is for the client to interact with it from their browser or mobile device.
What the testing plan will be and why we use the "Exploratory Testing Method" as opposed to manual scripted testing approach.
An outline of the expected times in which meetings or presentation of deliverable will occur and what decision-trees may need to exist. It is important to make sure that the client understands when a critical decision point is going to be reached for an individual function, feature or development milestone.
The Work Plan helps outline these things in a more natural language.
Upon submission to the client, the client will sign off on the plan or suggest revisions. The sign-off can occur as a unilateral agreement via email or fax, but just not phone.
Depending on the overall schedule and specifications, we will have a creative cycle that includes the creation of one or more flat mock-ups (JPG/PDF) that acts as an initial wireframe for the design process.
Upon completion of this process, we will have a viable wireframe and walk through of all primary pages and features of the website and the client will sign-off on the concept and design framework. The sign-off can again occur as a unilateral agreement from the stakeholders via email or fax, but just not phone.
Development occurs concurrently in most cases, with the design team working on the HTML/CSS templates for all pages, views, modules and features of the website – while the development team begins building the database schema, framework and installation(s) that occur prior to design integration.
Each team as a Lead and that lead is the main point of contact for the work being performed. The Lead or the Project Manager may be in contact with the client directly, however it is the PM′s responsibility to manage and organize all contacts so there is no confusing on who is responsible for what tasks.
Leads may talk directly to the client in order to get information and direction. All communications via email get logged into the Project Management System. If a phone call results in a decision or action(s) to be taken – the Lead is responsible for recapping or summarizing what was decided and posting it to the Project management System.
This is an easy to take step that allows a summary of what was discussed to be quickly verified with the client.
Complete testing of deliverable(s) across all target browsers.
Complete testing of all alternate content across all target devices.
Load & stress tests for all target hardware.
Client has a release checklist and who to contact with edits, changes, updates or bug fixes upon release.
Client understands what information they should try to ask for from users who report problems or bugs in the system.
Release is ready when the client has signed-off on the deliverable(s) and functionality as demonstrated. Release adheres to its own schedule depending on the needs of the client.
In the case where a project is migrating to a new server, and will involve a DNS switch – we must ensure that the client and their staff understand what that will entail and how best to handle any trouble typically associated with DNS propagation. In the case where an internal DNS switch is made, the client will advise us as to what systems will be impacted and to what degree.
Regardless if it is a new site, replacing an older site or a hybrid … both the client and FDG Web will agree upon a release schedule and when the system should not be used until the release is complete.
In the case of ecommerce deployments we will typically have a synch of customer and order data prior to the release – then synch again after the release is completed.
In the case where a website, intranet or application can been build on an existing domain, we will synch any production data (if applicable) backup the BETA build, backup production again and roll the BETA into the root of the website.
As soon as the new site/project is live, we will rebuild the Google XML site map, verify and resubmit it again to get the site indexed correctly.
Mod_Rewrite for friendly urls is functioning correctly.
All forms submit and connect to their mail servers.
All robots.txt, exclusion files or other items designed to hide the website has been removed where applicable.
All 300/301 redirects have been put in place to redirect traffic from non-functioning urls to their new equivalents.
A catch-all redirect is put in place for all other 404 errors, etc.
All debuggers used have been switched to IP-only so no errors are displayed to users.
All other items identified in the project′s launch list, as developed internally on http://launchlist.net/ are tested again.
troubleshooting that may be required.
The project manager may begin to receive change requests or bug fixes from client. Requests may also begin to come into Leads depending on the area of responsibility and who is making the request.
All bugs are logged and tested.
All updates are made in a timely manner.
All requests which appear to be feature-requests are logged and discussed with the Project Manager who can formulate a business case or explanation to the client. Many clients will just forward user feedback directly to FDG Web staff .. which is valuable in the case of bugs, user issues, etc, however, suggestions or features to be added should first be presented to the client prior to engaging any further development.
Users should not be modifying the clients specification upon release is the issue we would be trying to filter out of post-release troubleshooting.
Post-release we will have refreshed the BETA area and all development, bug fixes or additions are added here prior to promoting it to production.
Post-release we will have scheduled a time to discuss with the client any post-release issues or unfinished features, or third-party integration that may still need to be implemented Maintenance shall be performed according to the schedule outlined prior to release.
Post-release evaluation shall be organized and executed in conjunction with the clients desires by the FDG Web project manager. While we have formal surveys we can submit to the client, often the client doesn′t want any extra homework or obligations at this phase. In this situation we will discuss the satisfaction of the project with the client in-person or over the phone and publish the notes internally for additional feedback and/or action.
"DDP YOGA has been using FDG for years and for good reason. Their professionalism and skill is unmatched. No matter what challenge we′ve thrown at them they always come through. I couldn′t recommend them more."
"FDG Web was fantastic in taking our vision and making it into a website. We could not be more pleased of the work that they did for us and look forward to our next project together."
"FDG Web exceeded our expectations when they upgraded our website from Joomla to WordPress. Their technical programmers are savvy with the latest technologies and easy to work with. Thanks to FDG Web we were able to get our new website hosted in only a few months."
"I have worked with Tom′s team on many separate occasions through the years and have never hesitated to recommend FDG Web to others. He is personable, knowledgeable, professional and a consummate entrepreneur. He runs his business in an honest and straightforward manner that is both refreshing and inspiring."


Using the power of music, Greenheart band from US send powerful messages of sustainable living through solar-powered musical instruments.
Greenheart band has a unique idea of sharing music in an environmentally friendly manner. They use only the solar-powered musical instruments. They believe that to spread the love of music with electric instruments would be like harming the nature. The band performs various songs written by them to create awareness among the people to indulge in a type of music that does not hurt the environment.
Recently, Greenheart band performed at a Vedant International school to spread awareness about the sustainable lifestyle. Sustainable living activist Padmashree Janak Palta McGilligan arranged their shows in Indore. The band encouraged people present there to plant trees and save the environment audience and also encouraged to sing along and come along for the conservation of biodiversity with music!
James Dean Conklin led the band. Team members included songwriter, singer, guitarist Fred Gillen Jr; songwriter and singer Brooke Campbell, photographer and architect Jim Metzger.
The five-piece band from Lancaster uses photovoltaic panels to convert voltage off ambient light, which requires a set of rechargeable batteries to get them going. The band gave a small demonstration on renewable energy-systems and plastic recycling.
They performed at various schools in Indore like Daly College, Emerald Heights School among others. The concerts aimed at entertaining and motivating people towards planting trees as responsible citizens.
Addressing the gathering at a concert, Conklin said, "Our aim is simply to bring the music to you in a way that it does not hurt the environment." He explained that solar-powered instruments could be quickly built by using solar plates.


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Katherine Jackson & the Jackson Family Values: A Billion Dollars Worth Of Mess
by Denene Millner — Jul 26, 2012
The fight over Michael Jackson's children and estate has turned into a messy mess of an affair, with accusations of mama kidnapping, auntie slap boxing, brothers turning against sisters and cousins "rescuing" cousins, culminating with Katherine Jackson losing custody of Paris, Prince and Blanket, the children the King Of Pop willed her to take care of when he died.
Word is Katherine, no doubt shook by Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff's order that Tito's son, TJ Jackson, get temporary custody of Michael's children, is back at her Calabasas estate after disappearing for an almost two week-long "visit" at daughter Rebbie's Arizona home, where she's been hanging with Janet, Jermaine and Randy—playing Uno and, according to her children, following her doctor's orders to "rest." Katherine is vowing through attorneys that she'll fight to get the kids back into her care.
That any of us know this many details into the Jackson family's affairs is, while super awesome and juicy and the realest Reality TV show on television right now, beyond disturbing. Frankly, nobody needs to witness an 82-year-old grandmother, an heir to her son, Michael's, fortune, being pulled in 20 different directions by family members who are not heirs to the pop star's billion dollar estate. Nobody needs, either, to watch plastic TV news interviews that offer up platitudes and denials aplenty, but little explanation for the drama unfolding on TMZ and every other gossip column, blog and TV show on the planet. And we especially don't need to be watching a 14-year-old disrespect her grown aunt—laying her hands physically on and cursing at Janet Jackson—or taking to Twitter to air out grown folk family business.
On the latter point: why is that child still on Twitter? Can someone explain to me why this little girl still has a phone? A computer? Access to social media? Do you know how many different ways Bettye Millner would have gone clean up the side of my head if I stood out in the middle of the world (the equivalent of the amplification of a celebrity Tweet) and engaged in a word tantrum about and against my elders? If I inserted my little girl knowledge and naiveté into complicated, deeply personal family affairs, and then physically lashed out at my aunties and uncles? I'm no advocate of physical discipline, but I am the daughter of an African American mom from the South, and I have not one iota of a shadow of a doubt that Bettye Millner would have taken the same tact at Gladys Knight suggested yesterday when she told The Talk how she'd handle Paris:
See, I'm from the south and [we] was raised in that southern way. You have to understand Paris is what, 14? How old is Janet? Who's the one who tries to direct the other one here? And I would think that it's a good thing she let's Paris know who she is. She is a Jackson, she shouldn't be putting the business out there like that. Cause people read into whatever they want to read into, that's how they get the drama. So, she's just trying to protect her, in a way. But if she [Paris] called me that, she wouldn't have any teeth…You respect your elders.
Make no mistake about it: this whole Jackson family debacle is about family. And money. And control. And money. And love. And mo' money. And positioning. Access. Relationships. Honoring Michael Jackson's true last wishes. And, make no mistake about it, money. A billion dollars will make you do some thangs.
Poor Michael must be up behind the Pearly Gates, crying out. Prayers up that Katherine Jackson gets a hold of her children and grandchildren, that Paris gets some respect and social media etiquette—particularly as it pertains to her family—and that whatever it is that's bugging Janet, Jermaine, Rebbie and Randy gets resolved quickly, sans the Negro theater and escalating tensions. None of this, after all, is fitting into the narrative of what Michael was all about: the love. Get it together, y'all.
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Paris is at the age where she is "smellin" herself—and all she's smellin' is funk–They need to buckle down on this girl or all hell is gonna break loose in the household–When i was growin' up with parents from the south myself, I learned at an early age to respect your elders cuz back then the elders could kick yo' A&& for your parents—people nowadays are too easy on their kids–BUCKLE DOWN AND BEAT DAT A&&&!!!!
That little girl made my blood pressure rise. I wanted to snatch a knot in her behind. I am willing to bet she talks back to her grandmother all the time. and probably hasn't received discipline since her father died. I feel so bad for Ms. Katherine; she's too old for this.
You forgot to mention Marlon, Titto and Jackie. Marlon was on television crying as if aliens captured their mother and has been tweeting alongside the 14 year old.
They all need a good tongue lashing and I hope Ms. Katherine puts them in their place.
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When you own your own business, you are responsible for every aspect of your operations. From manning the phone lines and fielding customer service calls to emptying the trash cans and paying the employees, everything that happens falls squarely on your shoulders.
That does not mean, however, that you have to do it all on your own. Chances are you are not a tax expert, so you hire an accountant to keep you on the right side of the IRS. You probably also hire an outside professional to help you with other things as well, easing your burden and helping you focus on what is really most important.
More and more small business owners are recognizing the value of outsourcing their back-office operations, and nowhere is that value more apparent than in the world of IT. If your small business is still managing its own servers and handling its own technology, you might want to rethink that decision. Here are 10 reasons small business owners should outsource their IT operations.
Greater security | Small business security has never been more critical, and outsourcing your IT operations can help you keep your data more secure.
Better access management | A professional IT organization can streamline access for your employees, limiting access to what each worker needs.
Faster response time | It can be hard to tackle network problems when so much else is going on. Outsourcing your IT operations can speed response time when something goes wrong and allow your employees to get back to work.
Lower expenses | Outsourcing your IT operations allows you to ditch those expensive servers and network equipment. That can mean lower expenses for your business – and more cash in your pocket.
Predictable costs | When you manage your own IT operations, it can be hard to predict your monthly costs. Managed IT services are far more predictable, making budgeting easier.
More reliable updates | It can be hard for a non-IT expert to know which patches are critical and which ones can wait. Leaving these vital upgrades in the hands of an IT outsourcing firms will mean more reliable updates and a more secure infrastructure.
Reduced risk of a data breach | Outsourced IT firms know what to look for and how to spot a potential data breach. That knowledge can make data theft far less likely, giving you one less thing to worry about.
Lets you focus on your core business | Every minute you spend managing your network is one minute you spend actually running your business. Outsourcing your IT operations allows you to focus on the core of your business, so you can better serve your customers.
Less stress | Managing your IT infrastructure can be stressful, and you do not need that added worry. Outsourcing your IT operations removes a major source of stress, so you can relax and actually enjoy running your business.
Greater portability | When your IT services are managed remotely, you can pick up and move whenever you need more space. No more moving servers or worrying about the integrity of your data during the transition.
Small business owners face many challenges, but managing their IT infrastructure should not be one of them. There are myriad reasons for small business owners to outsource their IT operations, starting with the 10 benefits listed above.