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Dr. Chase Young
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ABOUT PD
Provided by Chase Young
Most Popular Sessions
Balanced Literacy Programs
Effective Reading Interventions
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Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties
From Fluency to Comprehension
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If you would like to book me for professional development or keynote addresses, email chaseyoung@shsu, call
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Book Study and Presentation
Fluency is an important part of comprehension, but how can teachers make sure they're providing the support that all readers need? Tiered Fluency Instruction: Supporting Learners in Grades 2-5 will help teachers meet this challenge. This resource will provide fluency support for all students, including disfluent readers. Chapters are included on RTI Tiers, assessment and ways to integrate technology.
Order your books, read them, and book the "Tiered Fluency Instruction" professional development.
"Our day was very successful. We had him come on the half day staff development. In the morning, he presented a week's worth of readers theater in 2 hours in a second grade class. As he worked with the kids and did the performance, I videoed the process. Afterward, he edited the film in order to present it to the faculty in the afternoon. We opened lunch to anyone who wanted to join us and then we had our 1/2 day staff development. The teachers loved him and found him to be so motivating. He has a wonderful sense of humor, too."
- Missy Allen, Eagle Mountain ISD
More about Chase...
Chase Young, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the education doctorate in literacy in the School of Teaching and Learning at Sam Houston State University. He earned his PhD in Reading Education from the University of North Texas in 2012. Previously, he was the Silverman Endowed Chair of Literacy at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi where he was also selected as one of Corpus Christi's 40 Under 40 for his work with young readers in the community. His research primarily aims to develop reading fluency and supporting struggling readers in elementary school. In 2014, the ALER selected him as their Jerry Johns Promising Researcher. His research has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Research in Reading, Reading Psychology, Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and Literacy Research and Instruction. Along with Timothy Rasinski, he coauthored Tiered Fluency Instruction: Supporting Diverse Learners in Grades 2-5. He is currently an editor of Literacy Research and Instruction and previously served as editor of the Journal of Teacher Action Research and the Texas Journal of Literacy Education. Before entering higher education, he taught elementary school and served as a reading coach.

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But most importantly, I love having a camera in my hand and see the great value of similar minded people getting together to meet, socialise and compete both in person and online through a local camera club, or stepping up into inter-club, national and international competitions.
MyPhotoClub offers an all-encompassing web-based solution for your photography club, competition or organisation.
Version 2 of MyPhotoClub is now being released!
All types of judging accommodated.
visit The Entrance Camera Club Inc.
Local competitions – fundraising and sponsored events.
For regional, state or national bodies.


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namespace internal {
namespace compiler {

class JSInliningHeuristic final : public AdvancedReducer {
 public:
  enum Mode { kGeneralInlining, kRestrictedInlining, kStressInlining };
  JSInliningHeuristic(Editor* editor, Mode mode, Zone* local_zone,
                      OptimizedCompilationInfo* info, JSGraph* jsgraph,
                      JSHeapBroker* broker,
                      SourcePositionTable* source_positions)
      : AdvancedReducer(editor),
        mode_(mode),
        inliner_(editor, local_zone, info, jsgraph, broker, source_positions),
        candidates_(local_zone),
        seen_(local_zone),
        source_positions_(source_positions),
        jsgraph_(jsgraph),
        broker_(broker) {}

  const char* reducer_name() const override { return "JSInliningHeuristic"; }

  Reduction Reduce(Node* node) final;

  // Processes the list of candidates gathered while the reducer was running,
  // and inlines call sites that the heuristic determines to be important.
  void Finalize() final;

 private:
  // This limit currently matches what the old compiler did. We may want to
  // re-evaluate and come up with a proper limit for TurboFan.
  static const int kMaxCallPolymorphism = 4;

  struct Candidate {
    Handle<JSFunction> functions[kMaxCallPolymorphism];
    // In the case of polymorphic inlining, this tells if each of the
    // functions could be inlined.
    bool can_inline_function[kMaxCallPolymorphism];
    // Strong references to bytecode to ensure it is not flushed from SFI
    // while choosing inlining candidates.
    Handle<BytecodeArray> bytecode[kMaxCallPolymorphism];
    // TODO(2206): For now polymorphic inlining is treated orthogonally to
    // inlining based on SharedFunctionInfo. This should be unified and the
    // above array should be switched to SharedFunctionInfo instead. Currently
    // we use {num_functions == 1 && functions[0].is_null()} as an indicator.
    Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> shared_info;
    int num_functions;
    Node* node = nullptr;     // The call site at which to inline.
    CallFrequency frequency;  // Relative frequency of this call site.
    int total_size = 0;
  };

  // Comparator for candidates.
  struct CandidateCompare {
    bool operator()(const Candidate& left, const Candidate& right) const;
  };

  // Candidates are kept in a sorted set of unique candidates.
  typedef ZoneSet<Candidate, CandidateCompare> Candidates;

  // Dumps candidates to console.
  void PrintCandidates();
  Reduction InlineCandidate(Candidate const& candidate, bool small_function);
  void CreateOrReuseDispatch(Node* node, Node* callee,
                             Candidate const& candidate, Node** if_successes,
                             Node** calls, Node** inputs, int input_count);
  bool TryReuseDispatch(Node* node, Node* callee, Candidate const& candidate,
                        Node** if_successes, Node** calls, Node** inputs,
                        int input_count);
  enum StateCloneMode { kCloneState, kChangeInPlace };
  Node* DuplicateFrameStateAndRename(Node* frame_state, Node* from, Node* to,
                                     StateCloneMode mode);
  Node* DuplicateStateValuesAndRename(Node* state_values, Node* from, Node* to,
                                      StateCloneMode mode);

  CommonOperatorBuilder* common() const;
  Graph* graph() const;
  JSGraph* jsgraph() const { return jsgraph_; }
  // TODO(neis): Make heap broker a component of JSGraph?
  JSHeapBroker* broker() const { return broker_; }
  Isolate* isolate() const { return jsgraph_->isolate(); }
  SimplifiedOperatorBuilder* simplified() const;

  Mode const mode_;
  JSInliner inliner_;
  Candidates candidates_;
  ZoneSet<NodeId> seen_;
  SourcePositionTable* source_positions_;
  JSGraph* const jsgraph_;
  JSHeapBroker* const broker_;
  int cumulative_count_ = 0;
};

}  // namespace compiler
}  // namespace internal
}  // namespace v8

#endif  // V8_COMPILER_JS_INLINING_HEURISTIC_H_

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The AfriCat Foundation
Founded in 1991, The AfriCat Foundation is a family-run, non-profit organisation in central Namibia. Their mandate is to assist with the long term conservation of Namibia's large carnivores: the cheetah; the beautiful leopard; the brown hyena and of course the icon of Africa: the lion.
Wildlife and the Namibian Farmers
The Hanssen family settled here in the 1970s, and during their farming years were exposed to extreme cattle loss as cheetahs and other predators took their livestock. Hunting, trapping and shooting these predators didn't alleviate the problem in any way, so, thinking, "if you can't beat 'em..." they switched to conserving these fine animals instead.
Enter AfriCat. AfriCat provides solutions to the clash between Namibia's farmers and predators through farmer assistance, education, research and welfare. Working closely with communal and commercial livestock farmers, they introduce diverse and effective farm management techniques to protect both livestock and large predators simultaneously.
About 3,000 cheetahs - a third of the world's population lives in Namibia and their genes are considered the purest. So when your grandkids' grandkids see a cheetah in full sprint gasping in awe, chances are its continuing survival was due in no small part to the cheetahs of Namibia and the Hanssen family.
With a dwindling global population of lions, these predators have been declared a protected species in Namibia with an estimated total between 600 to 1000 in the whole country. AfriCat North, bordering on Etosha National Park has been set up to protect, research and rehabilitate lions into the global gene pool, again, their disease-free genes make the Etosha lions particularly attractive to conservationists.
AfriCat's Work
The youth education programme run by AfriCat creates a greater understanding of the importance of wildlife conservation, which is essential in the younger generations – this program to date has reached around 20,000 children. Ongoing research for the long term conservation of Namibia's predators in their natural habitat is done in close collaboration with the conservation authorities, scientists, researchers and farming communities.
AfriCat rehabilitates orphaned or injured animals at Okonjima until they can be released back into the wild. Over 1,000 predators have been saved since 1993, and 86% have been released back into the wild.
Combining Tourism and Conservation
With tourism and conservation having such a good relationship in Africa, AfriCat have embraced tourism firstly for its conservation strategy, and secondly as a business model which is sustainable. You are therefore able to visit and stay on the family farm which is AfriCat's base.
Okonjima's 22,000 hectare private nature reserve, the home of The AfriCat Foundation, is surrounded by the the Omboroko Mountains, 50km south of Otjiwarongo in central Namibia.
You can choose from a range of activities during your stay at Okonjima - leopards in the reserve are radio-tracked from AfriCat's game viewing vehicles as they roam freely and catch their own prey. Nocturnal wildlife such as porcupine, honey-badgers and caracal can be seen from a hide specifically designed for these animals, and you'll get valuable insight into AfriCat's work at the Carnivore Care Centre. You can join a Bushman Trail which is easy walking and very informative, and you can learn how traditional weapons and tools were made, and how the San people survive in the unforgiving environment. There are also self-guided walking trails, cycling trails and radio-tracking on-foot of the rehabilitated cheetah, wild dog and hyena.
Other wildlife at Okonjima includes jackal, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, aardvark, pangolin, genet, polecat, kudu, oryx, red hartebeest, gnu or blue wildebeest, eland, impala, giraffe, zebra, steenbok, duiker, warthog, baboon, rock hyrax, red rock rabbit, hare, ground squirrel, mongoose, and over 250 bird species.
Each year, AfriCat holds their Annual Big Cat Health Examination weekend, which tourists are allowed to join in on specific tours. This is a rare opportunity for remarkable up-close access to cheetahs over the two days, assisting the vets with vaccinations, health examinations, weighing, blood sampling and the administering of contraceptive implants where applicable.
Among some of the celebrities who have visited Okonjima are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Joanna Lumley, Wesley Snipes and family, Linford Christie and Ian Wright.
A visit to The AfriCat Foundation will certainly give you a fascinating and unique insight into predator and big cat conservation in Namibia.
Best Time For... Game Viewing
Best Time For... Photography
Namibia Environment
Namibia Highlights Photographic Safari
Sossusvlei, Walvis Bay, Damaraland, Etosha, Waterberg


In my early teenage I was struck with the novelty behind the idea of being irreplaceable. It was simple – make yourself such, that when you leave, it is just too difficult for them to keep functioning.
irreplaceable – and every time, I gave in efforts which to my knowledge would never be matched by any. Yes, I was determined, I was consistent and I was creative – finding a new way to make an impact, everyday.
I was everything they could probably ask for – ranging from being a clown to terminator-serious, from being being the element of joke to cracking jokes till their bellies hurt, you get the idea.
And I was expressive, honest and straightforward 🙂 Trying hard to not cause a headache. But then, I was the showman too – knowing exactly how to make their hearts beat wild.
But apparently, something was amiss.
Something was so not right. And the worst of my fears took realization – I was replaced. Like a breeze, there was someone else filling in the role that was mine.
And what did I do? Nothing. Nothing because I couldn't see it would make a difference. Nothing because when you're replaced, after baring your soul, after placing all your cards on the table – you've nothing to fight back with.
So that's how I let them damage me – by destroying a belief I grew up with.
I am tired of being replaced. I have exhausted all my little ideas of giving love. I have learnt to believe that it's not just the value you bring into someone's life that they're looking for – people, are always looking for that which you can't give them.
What you do matters not. What you couldn't gets counted.
And that is how I realized, that in this world full of people – how tough it is to be a human.


With so many tools available for Web Development its hard to find the right tools for the job. In this post I will mention some of the tools that I personally use for Web Development. Also, I will give links to some websites which can be really helpful for certain tasks like regular expressions etc. I am not affiliated with any of the tools or websites. I am just giving the list and links of these tools which I use everyday find very useful.
All these are Free / Open Source software.
Notepad++: Free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
WinMerge: An Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows.
Live HTTP Headers: A Firefox add-on to view HTTP headers of a page and while browsing.
DNS Flusher: A Firefox add-on which provides an easy way to reload changes made on Windows/Linux/MacOS hosts file.
Web Developer Toolbar: The Web Developer extension adds various web developer tools to a browser.
FireFTP: A free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar: Provides a variety of tools for quickly creating, understanding, and troubleshooting Web pages.
regex tester: Regular Expression Test Tool to test regular expression with PHP preg_match_all, preg_match and preg_replace functions.


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Amydria onagella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including California.

References

Moths described in 1905
Acrolophidae

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Because of the uniqueness of the formalwear industry we must have a no return or exchange policy. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to makes sure they review the available size charts as they are responsible for determining size. When in doubt, please go a size larger, as it is always easier to take a garment in than to let it out. If a dress is damaged or ruined during shipping contact us immediately and we will work with you to resolve the problem. Otherwise, ALL SALES ARE FINAL. If a shipment is refused by a customer at their address, there will be an automatic 30% restocking fee plus any shipping charges associated with the return. There are no refunds on shipping charges.
Can I try on dresses in the store?
Yes. Please bring a parent/guardian with you if you are under 18. We enforce this guideline in order to provide our shoppers with a enjoyable experience and to protect the gowns. While we would like you to enjoy your time here, it is very important to us that the dresses stay in mint condition! When you're ready to find that special dress, have your parent or guardian set aside some time to enjoy this fun experience. It will certainly be one you will never forget!
Yes. However, because our inventory moves so quickly, please call the store you are planning to visit. If the gown you are looking for is at another location we will call there and do a stock check. At that point you will need to either go to the other location or put down a $20 deposit to have the dress shipped to your preferred store. This deposit will be deducted from the price of your gown but is NOT-REFUNDABLE.
Are all of the gowns on the website in the store?
No. If a gown is on this website it does not mean it is at any of our stores. The website will show you all of the gowns that we can order by each of the designers that we carry.
Why are there pictures on the website of dresses that are not available?
Wear dates range tremendously for all our customers. A certain dress may not be available by your wear date but some customers order dresses a year in advance and we can still get a dress made by then so we leave any dress up that has a possibility of still coming in. If it is truly out of stock forever it will be removed from the website.
Yes, you can order over the phone. Staff at each location is trained to take an order over the phone. However, we do recommend placing the orders online. You will then receive notification via email or phone call of the status of your order.
Once your order has been placed it will be processed within 24-48 business hours. If the item you order is in stock, it will ship the next business day. If we need to order the gown from our warehouse or the manufacturer, we will notify you of the ship date. Standard shipping time is 7-10 business days if the item is at a warehouse. All shipping methods will then take place from the estimated ship date. Please make sure to indicate on your order if you need the dress by a specific date. Otherwise, please note that especially during prom season, it can take up to 12 weeks to get a dress special ordered.
If your dress is not in stock and for some reason we cannot order it directly from our warehouse or the designer, we will notify you and give you other options to choose from or you can cancel your order. Your card is only charged if we can fulfill your order.
Can I get my dress altered at Formals XO?
If you purchased your dress at Formals XO either in store or online we do offer alterations at an additional cost. Alterations generally take up to 2 weeks to the day before your event and during busy Prom Season can take up to 4 weeks. Please call ahead for an appointment. Payment for alterations is due at the time of your fitting.


GREENLAWN, NY Sunday 4/24 ..."The Imperfect Strangers".
Discussion in 'Gig Alert' started by IPLAYLOUD, Apr 18, 2016.
THIS IS GOING TO BE CRAZY AMAZING !!!
Oh Yea! Expect the unexpected from this diverse "meeting of the minds" featuring : JOHNNY COLA - GUITAR , SHECKY DAVIS - GUITAR, MIKE GUIDO - BASS, & DREW BERTRAN - DRUMS.... we'll be walking a musical tightrope, no one gets hurt . EARLY SHOW : 4:00 - 8:00 PM, $5 cover.
I have never met the other Guitarist or Drummer.
They like to book guys who have never met to watch what happens. Lots of Reverb, Tremolo, Vibrato, and Echo on this gig!
Think Jerry Garcia, Les Paul, Berry Oakley, and Gene Krupa on a gig.
4PM to 8PM. Sunday 4/24.


FOXPRO is proud to present the FoxJack 3 electronic decoy. Turn your current FOXPRO Shockwave digital game call into an all-inclusive and portable predator calling machine.
Simply replace the existing battery door with the FoxJack 3, connect the power connector from the decoy to the Shockwave digital game call and you're ready to go. The FoxJack 3 comes with a bird topper (which resembles a woodpecker) with a whisper quiet motor. Use the FoxJack 3 to add realism to give predators the visual confirmation that they are looking for. The FoxJack 3 can be controlled remotely with your FOXPRO Shockwave digital game call (FOXPRO Shockwave sold separately). The auxiliary button on your FOXPRO Shockwave remote control starts and stops the action of the FoxJack 3.


For iPad/iPhone, make sure you have the app "Podcasts" installed (or other podcast apps). Enter the podcast feed url in your Safari, it will open your app and subscribe automatically.
For Android, install the app "AntennaPod" (or other podcast apps), and enter the podcast feed url to subscribe.


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Home | News | September 2020 | We Can Help You Carry It: Trauma-informed Schools in the Lehigh Valley Nominated for Mid-Atlantic Em
We Can Help You Carry It: Trauma-informed Schools in the Lehigh Valley Nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy®
We Can Help You Carry It: Trauma-informed Schools in the Lehigh Valley
Nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy®
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and ASR Media Productions' video collaboration, We Can Help You Carry It: Trauma-Informed Schools in the Lehigh Valley, has been nominated for a 2020 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Award. The virtual nomination ceremony was broadcast August 5, 2020 on Facebook Live. This is the first project from the organization's numerous collaborative efforts to be nominated. Laura McHugh, Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications at United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley served as Associate Producer for the piece and Beth Tomlinson, Senior Director of Education at United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Co-Founder of Resilient Lehigh Valley, was a Coordinating Producer.
The emotional and hard-hitting video was nominated under the Education/Schools - Program/Feature Segment category and will compete for the Emmy® with three other entries from NBC10, Philadelphia; WQED, Pittsburgh; and Red Clay Consolidated School District, Wilmington, DE. The piece highlights Resilient Lehigh Valley's work with the Bethlehem Area School District to create district-wide trauma-informed practices that benefit both students and staff.
"This video really demonstrates the transformative impact trauma-informed practices have on our schools and ultimately our students. United Way's long-standing relationship with ASR Media has created many important pieces over the years, and this collaboration is particularly meaningful to us. We are so proud that it has been recognized for the ground-breaking work that Resilient Lehigh Valley is doing in our community," stated McHugh.
Founded in 2018, Resilient Lehigh Valley is a cross-sector, collective-impact effort dedicated to addressing trauma and creating resiliency through education. A trauma-informed education system acknowledges students' trauma and enacts practices to help alleviate the emotional effects, resulting in increased student performance, engagement, and attendance.
"At United Way, our goal is to help our students succeed. Resilient Lehigh Valley's work to promote trauma-informed schools is critical to that mission, especially in today's world,'' commented Tomilson on Resilient Lehigh Valley's success thus far. "The video was a gift for our team and the recognition reinforces the vital importance of building resilience in our community, in our students and in our educators."
The 2020 NATAS Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards will be held on September 19, 2020.


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Extracurricular activities most beneficial for those least able to afford them
By Hilary Harper on Life Matters
Download Extracurricular activities most beneficial for those least able to afford them (18.25 MB)
New research from Flinders University has found activities like organised sport, dance and drama outside of school can be beneficial for all children.
But these activities are less likely to be available to children in medium and low-income families, despite these children benefiting the most from them.
Dr Alex O'Donnell, Research Associate and expert in developmental psychology at Flinders University
Christine Lane, parent of a child who plays rugby league outside school via Playford 10, a project that reduces barriers for kids participating in extracurricular activities
Ali Elder (voice memos), Manager of Playford 10
Broadcast: Wed 20 Oct 2021, 9:06am
Producer Erica Vowles
The benefits of extracurricular activities, babies and music, and YouTube goes wild for Mark the farmer
19mins 55secs Extracurricular activities most beneficial for those least able to afford them
14mins 53secs The value of musical play for babies and toddlers
15mins 8secs More than a quarter of a million people have watched this man do his job


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Donate to the fleet
A fundraiser that will become a game-changer
Join the formation of the world's first Naval Fleet of Drones
April 23, 2022. A residential building in Odesa
Let's protect civil cities
Since February 24, the russian army has launched more than 4,500 missiles at Ukraine. 20% of them came from the sea.
Ukraine had nothing to oppose these ships, because the Ukrainian fleet lost 80% of its vessels after the occupation of Crimea in 2014.
But, on October 29, 2022, naval drones hit russian ships, was carried out exclusively by unmanned devices.
Small and fast unmanned ships 3 russian vessels were damaged, including the Admiral Makarov, flagship of the russian Black Sea Fleet. This is the first case in history where the attack was carried out exclusively by unmanned vessels.
The result of this daring operation was incredible - russia has lost its undeniable advantage on the water. The killers of Ukrainian civilians — warships armed with missiles — became targets themselves.
Today, Ukraine starts assembling the world's first Naval Fleet of Drones!
It will protect the waters of Ukrainian seas and also peaceful cities from cruise missiles launched by russian forces from their ships. It will unblock a corridor for civilian vessels that carry grain for the whole world.
Which drones will be purchased?
Multipurpose unmanned surface vehicles are a unique Ukrainian development.
Our first task is to assemble a fleet of 100 such vessels. They will defend the waters of our seas, stop russian ships carrying missiles from leaving the bay, protect merchant ships, and perform secret missions.
Drones can participate in long-range maritime reconnaissance and coastal surveillance, escorting and supporting the traditional fleet, convoying merchant ships, zoning in artillery fire, defending our bases and countering amphibious operations.
The key tactical and technical features
up to 1000 kg
Operational radius
up to 400 km
Combat load
up to 200 kg
Navigation methods
automatic GNSS, inertial, visual
up to 3 HD video streams
Crypto protection
How much does a naval drone cost?
One naval drone is worth
250,000 USD.
In addition to the drone itself, which is equipped with autopilot features, video subsystems (including night vision), backup communication modules and combat functionality, this also includes the cost of a ground-based, autonomous control station, transportation and storage system, as well as a data processing center.
For a donation of $250,000 or more, you can name an unmanned vessel.
Join the fundraiser for the world's first Naval Fleet of Drones!
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Nabbed From azekeil - Sneaky peek into the daily meanderings of Me.
Imaginative and sensitive; seeking an outlet for these qualities--especially in the company of someone equally sensitive. Interest and enthusiasm are readily aroused by the unusual or the adventurous.
An existing situation or relationship is unsatisfactory, but she feels unable to change it to bring about the sense of belonging which she needs. Unwilling to expose her vulnerability, she therefore continues to resist this state of affairs, but feels dependent on the attachment. This not only depresses her. but makes her irritable and impatient, producing considerable restlessness and the urge to get away from the situation, either actually or, at least, mentally. Ability to concentrate may suffer.
Trying to calm down and unwind after a period of over-agitation which has left her listless and devoid of energy. In need of peace and quiet; becomes irritable if this is denied him.
Feels that she cannot do much about her existing problems and difficulties and that she must make the best of things as they are. Able to achieve satisfaction from sexual activity.
Feels that things stand in her way, that circumstances are forcing her to compromise and forgo some pleasures for the time being.
Anxiety and restless dissatisfaction, either with circumstances or with unfulfilled emotional requirements, have produced tension and stress. Her attempt to escape from these consists of creating at least an outward semblance of peace by refusing to allow herself to be involved.


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Dieser Artikel behandelt tagesbezogene Nachrichten und Ereignisse im September 2007.

Tagesgeschehen

Samstag, 1. September 2007
 Berlin/Deutschland: Bundesweit tritt der Nichtraucherschutz in Bundesbehörden, auf Bahnhöfen und in Zügen in Kraft. Zudem steigt das Mindestalter für das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit und den Kauf von Tabakwaren von 16 auf 18 Jahre.
 Boise/Vereinigte Staaten: Der republikanische Senator für Idaho Larry Craig legt seine Ämter nieder. Er geriet in Bedrängnis, weil er auf einer Toilette Sex mit einem Mann hatte.
 London/Vereinigtes Königreich: Beim ersten Eurovision Dance Contest gewinnt das Team aus Finnland vor der Ukraine. Österreich wird Fünfter, Deutschland erreicht den achten Platz, die Schweiz belegt mit null Punkten den letzten Platz.

Sonntag, 2. September 2007
 Addis Abeba/Äthiopien: Nach dem Roten Kreuz wirft auch Ärzte ohne Grenzen der Regierung Äthiopiens vor, im Vorgehen gegen die bewaffneten Kämpfer der Nationalen Ogaden-Befreiungsfront humanitäre Hilfe und Handel für die Somali-Region zu blockieren.

Dienstag, 4. September 2007

 Panama-Stadt/Panama: In der Hauptstadt Panamas beginnen die Arbeiten zum Ausbau des Panamakanals. Für die Erweiterung von Fahrrinne und Schleusen sind Kosten in Höhe von mindestens 5 Milliarden US-Dollar veranschlagt.
 Sibiu/Rumänien: In Sibiu beginnt ein ökumenisches Treffen von christlichen Kirchenvertretern aus 125 Kirchen.

Mittwoch, 5. September 2007
 Dhaka/Bangladesch: Iajuddin Ahmed, der Präsident Bangladeschs, bleibt auch nach dem Ablauf seiner Amtszeit Präsident des südasiatischen Landes.
 Oberschledorn/Deutschland: Durch eine Polizeiaktion werden vermutlich schwerwiegende Anschläge verhindert. Die Terrorverdächtigen wurden festgenommen. Auf Basis der angesammelten Herstellungsmaterialien hätte ein Anschlag mit einer größeren Sprengkraft als bei den Terroranschlägen von Madrid und London durchgeführt werden können. Die Anschlagspläne waren gegen US-amerikanische Einrichtungen gerichtet.

Donnerstag, 6. September 2007
 London/Vereinigtes Königreich: Das britische Verteidigungsministerium lässt verlauten, dass in den frühen Morgenstunden vier Jets des Typs Tornado gestartet seien, um insgesamt acht russische Langstreckenbomber (Typ Bear) abzufangen, die sich britischem Luftterritorium näherten.

Freitag, 7. September 2007
 Batna/Algerien: Bei einem Bombenanschlag im Osten Algeriens sterben 14 Menschen.
 Berlin/Deutschland: Ein Polizeibeamter sendet versehentlich einen Geheimbericht an die Presse. Er enthält Informationen zur Terrorfahndung und zu einer Dienstreise des baden-württembergischen Ministerpräsidenten Günther Oettinger.
 Karlsruhe/Deutschland: Das frühere Mitglied der terroristischen Vereinigung Rote Armee Fraktion Peter-Jürgen Boock nennt in einem TV-Dokumentarfilm die Namen der Männer, die bei der Entführung und Ermordung des Präsidenten der Arbeitgebervereinigung Hanns Martin Schleyer vor 30 Jahren die Todesschüsse auf Schleyer abgaben, es handle sich um Rolf Heißler und Stefan Wisniewski.
 Rabat/Marokko: Die Parlamentswahl gewinnt die konservative Partei der Unabhängigkeit mit Spitzenkandidat Abbas al-Fassi. Auf Rang 2 der Wählergunst liegt die islamistische Partei für Gerechtigkeit und Entwicklung.
 Warschau/Polen: Nach dem Scheitern der Regierungskoalition von Jarosław Kaczyński beschließt das polnische Parlament (Sejm) seine Selbstauflösung. Die Neuwahlen sind für den 21. Oktober vorgesehen.

Samstag, 8. September 2007
 Naher Osten: Der Al-Qaida-Anführer Osama bin Laden veröffentlicht eine Videobotschaft, in der er den Irakkrieg kritisiert. Es ist das erste Al-Qaida-Video seit drei Jahren, bin Laden droht diesmal aber nicht mit einem terroristischen Attentat.

Sonntag, 9. September 2007

 Guatemala-Stadt/Guatemala: Präsidentschaftswahl in Guatemala
 Hamburg/Deutschland: Der Norddeutsche Rundfunk entlässt die TV-Moderatorin Eva Herman fristlos, die u. a. für Aussagen kritisiert wird wie jene, dass die Emanzipation Frauen "für die Mutterrolle unbrauchbar gemacht" habe.
 New York/Vereinigte Staaten: Beim Tennis-Turnier US Open 2007 gewinnt Roger Federer aus der Schweiz zum vierten Mal hintereinander das Finale im Herreneinzel.
 Rieti/Italien: Im 100-Meter-Lauf stellt Asafa Powell (JAM) einen neuen Weltrekord auf. Der Jamaikaner absolviert die Strecke in 9,74 s.
 Stuttgart/Deutschland: Der 19-jährige deutsche Turner Fabian Hambüchen holt bei der Turnweltmeisterschaft Gold am Reck.
 Sydney/Australien: In Sydney endet das 19. Treffen der Asiatisch-Pazifischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (APEC). Ein unverbindlicher Appell zum Klimaschutz wird verabschiedet.
 Venedig/Italien: Der Goldene Löwe wird an den taiwanisch-amerikanischen Regisseur Ang Lee für den Film Gefahr und Begierde verliehen.

Montag, 10. September 2007

 Shanghai/China: Die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2007 wird mit einem 11:0-Sieg der deutschen Nationalmannschaft gegen Argentinien eröffnet.

Dienstag, 11. September 2007
 Karlsruhe/Deutschland: Das Bundesverfassungsgericht entscheidet, dass die Länder kein Recht hatten, die Rundfunkabgabenerhöhung ab 2005 geringer ausfallen zu lassen, als es der Öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk vorgeschlagen hatte. Daher muss den betroffenen Rundfunkveranstaltern ab 2009 ein Ausgleich gewährt, also die Abgabenerhöhung nachträglich berücksichtigt werden. Dieses Vorgehen erfordere die Rundfunkfreiheit.

Mittwoch, 12. September 2007
 Addis Abeba/Äthiopien: Das ostafrikanische Land, das immer noch den Julianischen Kalender benutzt, feiert den Beginn des Jahres 2000. Die Menschen feiern trotz Regens, politischer Unterdrückung, hoher Inflation und hoher Arbeitslosenquote.
 Wien/Österreich: Am Vormittag verhaftet das Einsatzkommando Cobra drei Mitglieder der Globalen Islamischen Medienfront, darunter auch den Kopf der Organisation. Laut Innenminister Günther Platter bestand aber nicht die Gefahr eines Anschlags in Österreich. Die GIMF unterhält Verbindungen zur al-Qaida.

Donnerstag, 13. September 2007
 New York/Vereinigte Staaten: Nach über 22 Jahren Verhandlungen verabschiedet die UN-Generalversammlung die Erklärung der Rechte der indigenen Völker.
 Paris/Frankreich: Das World Council in Paris, das Sportgericht der Formel 1, hat seine Entscheidung in der Spionageaffäre um McLaren Mercedes gefällt: Dem Team werden in der Saison 2007 alle Punkte der Konstrukteurs WM aberkannt und es muss 100 Millionen Euro Strafe zahlen.
 Ramadi/Irak: Bei einem Anschlag stirbt der Sunniten-Führer Abdul Sattar Abu Rischa, ein Verbündeter der US-Armee.

Freitag, 14. September 2007
 Washington, D.C./Vereinigte Staaten: US-Präsident George W. Bush kündigt einen Teilabzug der Streitkräfte der Vereinigten Staaten aus dem Irak an. Wegen erfolgreicher Missionen würden weniger Soldaten gebraucht. "Je erfolgreicher wir sind, desto mehr amerikanische Soldaten können nach Hause kommen", so der Präsident.

Samstag, 15. September 2007
 Deutschland, Mosambik: Der Investitionsschutzvertrag zwischen beiden Staaten tritt in Kraft.
 Puno/Peru: Der Einschlag eines Meteoriten hinterlässt in der Nähe des Dorfs Carancas an der peruanisch-bolivianischen Grenze einen 5 m tiefen Krater von 14 m Durchmesser sowie kleine Meteoritenfragmente.

Sonntag, 16. September 2007

 Athen/Griechenland: Bei den Parlamentswahlen in Griechenland deutet sich eine Mehrheit für den regierenden konservativen Ministerpräsidenten Konstandinos Karamanlis der Partei Nea Dimokratia an.
 Berlin/Deutschland: Der Bundesminister der Verteidigung Franz Josef Jung sagt im Interview mit Focus Online, dass er im Notfall ein entführtes Passagierflugzeug abschießen würde, um die Bürger zu schützen. Jung ist sich dabei der Tatsache bewusst, dass die Piloten bei Ausführung des Befehls gegen das Strafrecht handeln würden. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht erklärte den Abschuss von Passagierflugzeugen bereits als verfassungswidrig.
 Los Angeles/Vereinigte Staaten: Bei der 59. Verleihung des Fernsehpreises Emmy wird u. a. David Chase ausgezeichnet.
 Phuket/Thailand: Eine Flugzeug vom Typ McDonnell Douglas MD-82 der Fluggesellschaft One-Two-Go rast auf dem Flug OG269 bei starkem Regen über die Landebahn des Flughafens Phuket hinaus und in einen Wald. Mindestens 89 der 123 Fluggäste sterben.

Montag, 17. September 2007
 Deutschland: Der Sprecher des Verbandes der Besatzung strahlgetriebener Kampfflugzeuge der Bundeswehr Thomas Wassmann sagt zu aktuellen politischen Gedankenspielen über Einsätze des Militärs gegen entführte Passagierflugzeuge: "Wir können zur Zeit […] nur empfehlen, in einem solchen Fall dem Befehl des Minister nicht zu folgen." Auf die Prämisse, dass das Leben Unschuldiger geschützt wird, verweist auch der Vorsitzende der Fraktion der SPD im Bundestag Peter Struck.

Dienstag, 18. September 2007
 Afrika: Im mittleren und südlichen Afrika sind 17 Länder von Überschwemmungen betroffen.
 Paris/Frankreich: Nach einer Bildungsstudie der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) ist Deutschland bei den Hochschulabsolventen auf Platz 22 der 30 wichtigsten Industrieländer zurückgefallen.

Mittwoch, 19. September 2007

 Berlin/Deutschland: Der Bundestag beschließt die Verlängerung des Afghanistan Einsatzes der Bundeswehr um ein Jahr. Im Bundestag kann nur über den gesamten Bundeswehreinsatz (mit Tornadoeinsatz) abgestimmt werden. Bei einem Sonderparteitag hatten die Grünen beschlossen in diesem Fall gegen den Einsatz zu stimmen.
 Frankfurt am Main/Deutschland: Der Außenwert der Währung Euro notiert erstmals über 1,40 US-Dollar.
 Kiel/Deutschland: Der schleswig-holsteinische Energiestaatssekretär Jost de Jage erklärt, dass das Land Schleswig-Holstein bis 2020 seinen kompletten Stromverbrauch mit Windenergie decken wolle.

Donnerstag, 20. September 2007
 Berlin/Deutschland: Die Bundesregierung spricht sich im Bundestag für die Fortsetzung des Einsatzes der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan aus. Der Minister des Auswärtigen Frank-Walter Steinmeier rechtfertigt dabei die Zusammenlegung der Mandate für die Beteiligung an "ISAF" und den Einsatz von Tornado-Flugzeugen. Bis auf die Fraktion der Linken befürworten alle Fraktionen die Verlängerung.
 Berlin/Deutschland: Der Bundestag beschließt das Zensusvorbereitungsgesetz 2011 für die Durchführung einer Volks-, Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung, die in circa vier Jahren stattfinden soll.
 Deutschland, Nigeria: Der Investitionsschutzvertrag zwischen beiden Staaten tritt in Kraft.
 Jena/Vereinigte Staaten: Mehrere tausend Menschen demonstrieren gegen Rassismus, nachdem die Polizei in Jena sechs Afroamerikaner festnahm. Auslöser war, dass sich ein afroamerikanischer Schüler unter einen Baum setzte, der ein Treffpunkt europider Schüler war. Kritiker werfen der Polizei vor, nach der folgenden gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzung absichtlich ausnahmslos afroamerikanische Schüler festgenommen zu haben.

Samstag, 22. September 2007

 Berlin/Deutschland: Auf einer Demonstration mit dem Motto "Freiheit statt Angst" demonstrieren ca.  Menschen gegen die Vorschläge zur Terrorbekämpfung, besonders gegen die Vorratsdatenspeicherung sowie die geplanten Onlinedurchsuchungen.
 Montreal/Kanada: Die UNO-Klimakonferenz beschließt, dass die Industrieländer das Treibhausgas H-FCKW ab 2020 nicht mehr verwenden, die Entwicklungsländer ab 2030 nicht mehr. H-FCKW galt erst im Vergleich zu FCKW als klimafreundlich; mittlerweile ist bekannt, dass auch H-FCKW die Ozonschicht zerstört.
 Neu-Anspach/Deutschland: Der Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso besucht auf Einladung der hessischen Landesregierung das Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel wird den Religionsführer morgen in Berlin empfangen. Um das Verhältnis zu China nicht zu belasten, ließ das Bundeskanzleramt verlauten, dass Deutschland alle "Autonomiebestrebungen in China" ablehne, auch jene der Tibeter.
 Teheran/Iran: Die Iranische Regierung stellt eine neue Langstreckenrakete vor, sie soll israelische und amerikanische Stützpunkte erreichen.

Sonntag, 23. September 2007

 Rangun/Myanmar: Die Demonstrationen in Myanmar gegen die Militärdiktatur weiten sich aus. Etwa  buddhistische Mönche zeigen ihren Beistand für die Gegner der Diktatur mit einem Marsch durch die Stadt.

Montag, 24. September 2007
 Deutschland: In Deutschland breitet sich die Blauzungenkrankheit aus. Der Schwerpunkt liegt in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
 Südafrika: Im Finale gegen Pakistan wird Indien beim Twenty20 Cricket World Cup zum ersten Mal Weltmeister.
 Vereinigte Staaten: Die erste Folge der Sitcom The Big Bang Theory wird ausgestrahlt.

Dienstag, 25. September 2007
 Brüssel/Belgien: Die EU beschließt, dass Bahnreisende Geld zurückbekommen, wenn die Bahn verspätet ist: bei einer Stunde 25 % des Preises, bei 2 Stunden 50 % des Preises. In Deutschland soll dies ab 2008 gesetzlich geregelt sein.
 Dresden/Deutschland: In Sachsen wird die Regierung von Ministerpräsident Georg Milbradt umgebildet.
 Kinshasa/DR Kongo: Die chinesische Regierung und der Kongo vereinbaren den Bau einer Straße durch den Regenwald von der Hauptstadt bis an die Landesgrenze nach Sambia. China übernimmt die Kosten des Straßenbaus und erhält hierfür Schürfrechte, insbesondere für Kupfer und Kobalt.
 Rangun/Myanmar: In die Demonstrationen in Myanmar wurden von der Regierung Soldaten eingesetzt, die Regierung Myanmars erlässt ein Versammlungsverbot.

Mittwoch, 26. September 2007
 Cần Thơ/Vietnam: Ein Teil der sich im Bau befindlichen Cần-Thơ-Brücke stürzt ein, wobei 52 Menschen ums Leben kommen.
 New York/Vereinigte Staaten: In einer Rede fordert die Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, wie zuvor ihr Vorgänger Gerhard Schröder, die Mitgliedschaft Deutschlands im Sicherheitsrat der UNO.

Donnerstag, 27. September 2007
 Cape Canaveral/Vereinigte Staaten: Um 11.34 Uhr UTC startet die US-Raumsonde Dawn erfolgreich zu ihrer Reise zum inneren Asteroidengürtel.
 Kabul/Afghanistan: Die Übergabe der deutschen Geisel Rudolf Blechschmidt aus den Händen der Terrororganisation Taliban an den afghanischen Geheimdienst scheitert im letzten Moment, da sich die Geheimdienstler nicht an das vereinbarte Prozedere halten. Blechschmidt wurde am 18. Juli entführt.
 Rangun/Myanmar: In Rangun kommt es im Rahmen der Proteste gegen die Diktatur zu einem massiven Gegenschlag von staatlicher Seite gegen die Demonstranten. Das Militär stürmt Klöster in Rangun und verhaftet buddhistische Mönche.

Samstag, 29. September 2007

 München/Deutschland: Nach 14 Jahren als Bayerischer Ministerpräsident und knapp neun Jahren an der Spitze der CSU legt Edmund Stoiber beide Ämter nieder. Die Delegierten des CSU-Parteitags wählen Erwin Huber zum neuen Parteivorsitzenden, Günther Beckstein soll am 9. Oktober 2007 das Amt des Bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten übernehmen. Die Partei gibt sich außerdem ein neues Grundsatzprogramm.
 Rangun/Myanmar: Die Regierung von Myanmar blockiert das Internet, damit weniger Informationen über staatlicherseits angewandte Gewalt ins Ausland gelangen. Nur über Mobiltelefonie gibt es noch manchmal Video- und Audio-Dokumente, die erfolgreich ins Ausland verschickt werden, obwohl die Kommunikation über das Mobilfunknetz ebenfalls fast unmöglich ist.

Sonntag, 30. September 2007

 Berlin/Deutschland: Der äthiopische Marathonläufer Haile Gebrselassie bricht beim Berlin-Marathon mit einer Zeit von 2 Stunden 4 Minuten 26 Sekunden den Weltrekord von Paul Tergat aus dem Jahr 2003.
 Kiew/Ukraine: Die vorgezogene Parlamentswahl bestätigt die Partei der Regionen, die eine enge Bindung an Russland befürwortet, als stärkste politische Kraft. Allerdings sind in der Summe die Parteien um den Blok Juliji Tymoschenko, die eine Abkehr von Russland und eine engere Bindung an die Europäische Union favorisieren, in der Mehrheit, so dass Julija Tymoschenko voraussichtlich noch einmal, nach ihrer ersten Amtszeit 2005, zur Ministerpräsidentin des Landes gewählt werden dürfte.
 Shanghai/China: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen gewinnt als amtierender Welt- und Europameister durch ein 2:0 im Finale gegen Brasilien auch den Titel bei der 5. Weltmeisterschaft.

Siehe auch
 Nekrolog September 2007 für Todesfälle in diesem Monat
 Liste von jährlich wiederkehrenden Gedenk- und Aktionstagen im September
 Kategorie für Gedenk-, Feier- oder Aktionstage im September

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What do the Common Core and Core Knowledge have in common?
See all posts March 16, 2012
With the Common Core standards now being implemented in most states, and the Common Core assessments not far behind, states and districts should be very interested in some new findings from New York City. In a nutshell, second graders who were taught using the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum significantly outperformed demographically similar students in other schools on not just a battery of reading tests, but also on science and social studies tests.
Core Knowledge founder and guru E.D. Hirsch (a member of NCTQ's advisory board) has maintained for years that reading more non-fiction is essential to student success. The CKLA provides explicit instruction in decoding (key to the elementary reading standard in our national review of teacher preparation programs) but also leverages oral comprehension skills through non-fiction read alouds, to build the background knowledge and vocabulary essential for later reading comprehension.
Interestingly, while gains were made across all starting ability levels, the most significant gains (compared to peers in other schools) were made by students who were most recently enrolled—and consequently the furthest behind. Further, those who had been in the program for all three years had the highest levels of performance across the students receiving the curriculum. And not surprisingly, gains were strongly related to fidelity of implementation.
The evaluation will continue next year, the first time these students will encounter a state test: the third grade New York State English Language Arts assessment.
Several supporters of the the city's balanced literacy program are quite dismissive, but considering that nearly every curriculum out there has an "Aligned with the Common Core" sticker slapped on it, these findings demand attention.
—Rob Rickenbrode
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I've been looking forward to today! FULL SHOWER DAY! Seems strange to blog about taking a shower but hey....I've been looking forward to this! I kept the temperature warm when I started washing my head. I normally take very hot showers. I was also a bit cautious to let the water pressure hit directly on my head....at first. I deflected the pressure with my hands. I continued to use the shampoo Dr. Vories gave me and lathered up my head pretty good. I could definitely feel the scabbing sloughing off under my fingers. I was very gentle because my head is so tender and didn't want to force the issue one bit. I think this is very important. While rinsing, I could feel the little "flecks" of scabbing running into my eyelids. I know that sounds strange but my closed eyes and eyelids collected lots of tiny residue from my head. I lathered again and gently massaged my head and rinsed again deflecting the water pressure.
About 30 minutes after the shower, my head was stinging a bit. Although I was very careful, I do believe that the scabbing under my fingers and hands was sloughing off during the event and I was actually moving the loose scabs over my head. I could definitely feel this occurring under my hands. I do believe this irritated my scalp and caused the discomfort after the shower. It was similar to massaging sand particles over my tender head and actually felt that way so please be careful. I took some ibuprofen and that seemed to be enough. I didn't need the hydrocodone. Check out the close ups! Looking pretty good!


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How Often Do Foreign-Language Films Score Screenwriting Oscar Nominations Or Wins?
Antoine is about to get married to Gisèle. His friend Julien, a confirmed bachelor, tries desperately to talk him out of it, citing his own painful experiences.
Agnès Villermosa: What a man you are!
Pvt. Adrien Dufourquet: You recognize me?
Agnès Villermosa: No, but it doesn't matter.
Pvt. Adrien Dufourquet: Calm down!
Agnès Villermosa: You look handsome.
Pvt. Adrien Dufourquet: They've sabotaged her! She doesn't know me.
Agnès Villermosa: What a nice surprise. A deserted beach, lovely music, everything I love. Thank you, sir.
Pvt. Adrien Dufourquet: Stop! You're tickling me!
Not really a spoof of Bond, but more of a smarter, quicker, hand-held adventure film, with the hand-held camera technique adding to the charm, speed and precarious feel of all the situations. Beautiful and offbeat locations are used ingeniously in Paris, Rio, and Amazon areas. It is definitely the source of "Indiana Jones" material, but this movie is much cooler. The pace is extremely fast, with a plot twist placed right where it is needed.


Archaeology of the Contemporary Past is an emerging area of research activity, involving a range of disciplines and with researchers from the higher education and heritage sectors. People's definitions vary, but for me this is a period of study that deals literally with the contemporary past, the world we have experienced and shaped through our daily lives and practices. This does not only mean the layers that we ourselves have added to the palimpsest, but the palimpsest itself. As Alfredo Gonzales Ruibal has said, the past 'percolates' - the contemporary landscape contains traces left yesterday alongside those of prehistory and everything in between.
Taken literally, the contemporary past for most of us is the period after the Second World War, the landscape we have shaped in our lives and social practices or which are recalled and remembered by our parents' generation. The 'contemporary' period cannot easily be fixed to a precise chronological bracket. Indeed, it might be best to see this as a period defined backwards, from the present day to a time when the past seems (subjectively) no longer modern. In the past this has often been the point at which living memory fades but it will be interesting to see whether the great prevalence of vivid visual and aural (and now digital) records of the period since 1950 prolongs (or even extends) that sense of proximity and engagement.
Such close proximity presents a challenge, not least to those of us more comfortable with the greater distance of the deeper past. We are studying places and things that we think we understand; that are well known to us; and that we and others have strong opinions about. But these are not reasons to exclude the contemporary past from archaeological enquiry. As others have said, archaeology allows us to challenge the 'taken-for-granteds', and to render the familiar unfamiliar. My co-authored book After Modernity covers much of this and more.


Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 422 › United States v. American Bldg. Maint. Indus.
"[n]o corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire . . . the stock or other share capital and no corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission shall acquire . . . the assets of another corporation engaged also in commerce, where in any line of commerce in any section of the country, the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly."
The Benton companies, some of whose customers engaged in interstate operations, performed all their services within California, locally recruited labor (which accounted for their major expenses) and locally purchased incidental equipment and supplies. The District Court granted appellee's motion for summary judgment, holding that there had been no § 7 violation. The Government contends that "engaged in commerce." as used in § 7. encompasses corporations like the Benton companies engaged in intrastate activities that substantially affect interstate commerce, and that, in any event, the Benton companies' activities were sufficiently interstate to come within § 7.
corporation are engaged in interstate commerce. Pp. 422 U. S. 275-283.
(a) The jurisdictional requirements of § 7 cannot be satisfied merely by showing that allegedly anticompetitive acquisitions and activities affect commerce. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving CO., 419 U. S. 186; FTC v. Bunte Bros., 312 U. S. 349. Pp. 422 U. S. 276-277.
(b) The precise "in commerce" language of § 7 is not coextensive with the reach of power under the Commerce Clause, and is thus not to be equated with § 1 of the Sherman Act, which reaches the impact of intrastate conduct on interstate commerce. Pp. 422 U. S. 277-279.
(c) When Congress reenacted § 7 in 1950 with the same "engaged in commerce" limitation, the phrase had long since become a term of art, indicating a limited assertion of federal jurisdiction, and, prior to that time, Congress had frequently distinguished between activities "in commerce" and broader activities "affecting commerce." Pp. 422 U. S. 279-281.
(d) Limiting § 7 to its plain meaning comports with the enforcement policies that the FTC and the Justice Department have consistently pursued. Pp. 422 U. S. 281-282.
2. Since the Benton companies did not participate directly in the sale, purchase, or distribution of goods or services in interstate commerce, they were not "engaged in commerce" within the meaning of § 7. And neither supplying local services to corporations engaged in interstate commerce nor using locally bought supplies manufactured outside California sufficed to satisfy § 7's "in commerce" requirement. Pp. 422 U. S. 283-286.
STEWART, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and MARSHALL, POWELL, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined, and in all but Part III of which WHITE, J., joined. WHITE, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 422 U. S. 286. DOUGLAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BRENNAN, J., joined, post, p. 422 U. S. 286. BLACKMUN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 422 U. S. 287.
The appellee, American Building Maintenance Industries, is one of the largest suppliers of janitorial services in the country, with 56 branches serving more than 500 communities in the United States and Canada. It is also the single largest supplier of janitorial services in southern California (the area comprising Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties), providing approximately 10% of the sales of such services in that area.
It is unquestioned that the appellee, American Building Maintenance Industries, was and is actively engaged in interstate commerce. But on the basis of the above facts, the District Court concluded that, at the time of the challenged acquisition and merger, neither Benton Management Corp. nor Benton Maintenance Co. was "engaged in commerce" within the meaning of § 7 of the Clayton Act. Accordingly, the District Court held that there had been no violation of that law.
The Government's appeal raises two questions: first, does the phrase "engaged in commerce," as used in § 7 of the Clayton Act, encompass corporations engaged in intrastate activities that substantially affect interstate commerce? Second, if the language of § 7 requires proof of actual engagement in the flow of interstate commerce, were the Benton companies' activities sufficient to satisfy that standard?
"appears to denote only persons or activities within the flow of interstate commerce -- the practical, economic continuity in the generation of goods and services for interstate markets and their transport and distribution to the consumer. If this is so, the jurisdictional requirements of [§ 7] cannot be satisfied merely by showing that allegedly anticompetitive acquisitions and activities affect commerce."
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co., 419 U. S. 186, 419 U. S. 195. But even more unambiguous support for this construction of the narrow "in commerce" language enacted by Congress in § 7 of the Clayton Act is to be found in an earlier decision of this Court, FTC v. Bunte Bros., 312 U. S. 349.
conditions and local standards of such far-reaching import as is involved here, ought to await a clearer mandate from Congress."
The phrase "in commerce" does not, of course, necessarily have a uniform meaning whenever used by Congress. See, e.g., Kirschbaum Co. v. Walling, 316 U. S. 517, 316 U. S. 520-521. But the Bunte Bros. construction of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act is particularly relevant to a proper interpretation of the "in commerce" language in § 7 of the Clayton Act, since both sections were enacted by the 63d Congress, and both were designed to deal with closely related aspects of the same problem -- the protection of free and fair competition in the Nation's marketplaces. See FTC v. Raladam Co., 283 U. S. 643, 283 U. S. 647-648.
Sherman Act and to arrest the creation of trusts or monopolies in their incipiency, United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 353 U. S. 586, 353 U. S. 589, and it would be anomalous, in light of this history and purpose, to hold that the Clayton Act's jurisdictional scope is more restricted than that of the Sherman Act.
It is certainly true that the Court has held that, in the Sherman Act, "Congress wanted to go to the utmost extent of its Constitutional power in restraining trust and monopoly agreements. . . ." United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn., 322 U. S. 533, 322 U. S. 558. Accordingly, the Sherman Act has been applied to local activities which, although not themselves within the flow of interstate commerce, substantially affect interstate commerce. See, e.g., Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co., 334 U. S. 219; United States v. Employing Plasterers Assn., 347 U. S. 186. But the Government's argument that § 7 should likewise be read to reach intrastate corporations affecting interstate commerce is not persuasive.
Unlike § 7, with its precise "in commerce" language, § 1 of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1, prohibits every contract, combination, or conspiracy "in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States. . . ." "The jurisdictional reach of § 1 thus is keyed directly to effects on interstate markets and the interstate flow of goods." Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co., 419 U.S. at 419 U. S. 194. No similar concern for the impact of intrastate conduct on interstate commerce is evident in § 7's "engaged in commerce" requirements.
language of § 7. Thus, although the Sherman Act proscribes every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce, whether entered into by a natural person, partnership, corporation, or other form of business organization, § 7 of the Clayton Act is explicitly limited to corporate acquisitions. Yet it surely could not be seriously argued that this "anomaly" must be ignored, and § 7 extended to reach an allegedly anticompetitive acquisition of partnership assets. [Footnote 7] There is no more justification for concluding that the equally explicit "in commerce" limitation on § 7's reach should be disregarded.
when § 7 was reenacted in 1950, the phrase "engaged in commerce" had long since become a term of art, indicating a limited assertion of federal jurisdiction. In Schechter Corp. v. United States, 295 U. S. 495, for example, the Court had drawn a sharp distinction between activities in the flow of interstate commerce and intrastate activities that affect interstate commerce. Id. at 295 U. S. 542-544. Similarly, the Court's opinion in NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U. S. 1, two years later, had emphasized that congressional authority to regulate commerce was not limited to activities actually "in commerce," but extended as well to conduct that substantially affected interstate commerce. And the Bunte Bros. decision in 1941 had stressed the distinction between unfair methods of competition "in commerce" and those that "affected commerce," in limiting the scope of the Commission's authority under the "in commerce" language of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
applied to sales and transactions "in or directly affecting interstate commerce in bituminous coal." 50 Stat. 76.
In marked contrast to the broad "affecting commerce" jurisdictional language utilized in those statutes, however, Congress retained the narrower "in commerce" formulation when it amended and reenacted § 7 of the Clayton Act in 1950. The 1950 amendments were designed in large part to "plug the loophole" that existed in § 7 as initially enacted in 1914 by expanding its coverage to include acquisitions of assets, as well as acquisition of stock. In addition, other language in § 7 was amended to make plain the full reach of the section's prohibitions. See Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U. S. 294, 370 U. S. 311-323. Yet, despite the sweeping changes made to effectuate those purposes, and despite decisions of this Court, such as Bunte Bros., that had limited the reach of the phrase "in commerce" in similar regulatory legislation, Congress preserved the requirements that both the acquiring and the acquired companies be "engage in commerce."
This congressional action cannot be disregarded, as the Government would have it, as simply a result of congressional inattention, for Congress was fully aware in enacting the 1950 amendments that both the original and the newly amended versions of § 7 were limited to corporations "engaged in commerce." See, e.g., H.R.Rep. No. 1191, 81st Cong., 1st Sess., 5-6. Rather, the decision to reenact § 7 with the same "in commerce" limitation can be rationally explained only in terms of a legislative intent, at least in 1950, not to apply the rather drastic prohibitions of § 7 of the Clayton Act to the full range of corporations potentially subject to the commerce power.
the section's remedial purpose is belied by the past enforcement policy of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice -- the two governmental agencies charged with enforcing the section's prohibitions. Clayton Act §§ 11, 15, 15 U.S.C. §§ 21(a), 25. The Federal Trade Commission has repeatedly held that § 7 applies only to an acquisition in which both the acquired and the acquiring companies are engaged directly in interstate commerce. E.g., Foremost Dairies, Inc., 60 F.T.C. 944, 1068-1069; Beatrice Foods Co., 67 F.T.C. 473, 730-731; Mississippi Rive Fuel Corp., 75 F.T.C. 813, 918. And while the Government explains that it has never taken a formal position that § 7 does not apply to intrastate firms affecting interstate commerce, it does concede that previous § 7 cases brought by the Department of Justice have invariably involved firms clearly engaged in the flow of interstate commerce. [Footnote 8] In light of this consistent enforcement practice, it is difficult to credit the argument that § 7's remedial purpose would be frustrated by construing literally § 7's twice-enacted "in commerce" requirement.
In sum, neither the legislative history nor the remedial purpose of § 7 of the Clayton Act, as amended and reenacted in 1950, supports an expansion of the scope of § 7 beyond that defined by its express language. Accordingly, we hold that the phrase "engaged in commerce," as used in § 7 of the Clayton Act, means engaged in the flow of interstate commerce, and was not intended to reach all corporations engaged in activities subject to the federal commerce power.
The Government alternatively argues that, even if § 7 applies only to corporations engaged in the flow of interstate commerce, the Benton companies' activities at the time of the acquisition and merger placed them in that flow. To support this contention, the Government relies primarily on the fact that the Benton companies performed a substantial portion of their janitorial services for enterprises which were themselves clearly engaged in selling products in interstate and international markets and in providing interstate communication facilities. [Footnote 9] But simply supplying localized services to a corporation engaged in interstate commerce does not satisfy the "in commerce" requirement of § 7.
concluded that the acquisition and merger in this case were not within the coverage of § 7 of the Clayton Act. The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
The Government appealed directly to this Court pursuant to § 2 of the Expediting Act, 32 Stat. 823, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 29. The Government's notice of appeal was filed on February 7, 1974, before the effective date of the recent amendments to the Act. See Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, Pub.L. 93-528, § 7, 88 Stat. 1710.
At the time of the acquisition and merger, Jess E. Benton, Jr., owned all the stock of J. E. Benton Management Corp., and 86% of the stock of Benton Maintenance Co. In addition to supplying janitorial services, Benton Management conducted some real estate business and provided building management services entirely within the Southern California area. Benton Maintenance was engaged exclusively in providing janitorial services. The Government has made no claim that the nonjanitorial activities of Benton Management Corp. have any bearing on the issues presented by this case.
The District Court found that the Benton companies made only 10 out-of-state telephone calls related to business activities during the 18-month period prior to the challenged acquisition and merger. The charges for those calls were $19.78. During the same period, the Benton companies sent or received only some 200 interstate letters, a number of which were either directed to or received from governmental agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.
Although many of the janitorial supplies were manufactured outside of California, the District Court found that Benton's direct interstate purchases for the 16-month period prior to the challenged acquisition and merger amounted to a total of less than $140.
"Commerce," as defined by § 1 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 12, means "trade or commerce among the several States and with foreign nations. . . ." The phrase "engaged in commerce" is not defined by the Act.
Congress recently acted to provide such a "clearer mandate," amending the Federal Trade Commission Act by replacing the phrase "in commerce" with "in or affecting commerce" in §§ 5, 6, and 12 of the Act. Magnuson-Moss Warranty -- Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, § 201, 88 Stat. 2193, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (1970 ed., Supp. IV). The amendments were specifically designed to expand the Commission's jurisdiction beyond the limits defined by Bunte Bros. and to make it coextensive with the constitutional power of Congress under the Commerce Clause. See H.R.Rep. No. 93-1107, pp. 29-31 (1974).
The Federal Trade Commission has held that such acquisitions may be challenged under § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which forbids unfair methods of competition on the part of persons and partnerships, as well as corporations. Beatrice Foods Co., 67 F.T.C. 473, 724-727. It is, of course, well established that the Commission has broad power to apply § 5 to reach transactions which violate the standards of the Clayton Act, although technically not subject to the Act's prohibitions. See, e.g., FTC v. Brown Shoe Co., 384 U. S. 316, 384 U. S. 320-321; cf. FTC v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co., 405 U. S. 233. We have no occasion in the case now before us to decide whether application of § 5 to assets acquisitions by or from noncorporate business entities constitutes an appropriate exercise of that power; nor need we consider whether the acquisition of the stock or assets of an intrastate corporation that affected interstate commerce could be challenged by the Commission under the recent jurisdictional amendments to § 5. See n 6, supra. See generally Oppenheim, Guides to Harmonizing Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act with the Sherman and Clayton Acts, 59 Mich.L.Rev. 821; Reeves, Toward a Coherent Antitrust Policy: The Role of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act in Price Discrimination Regulation, 16 B.C.Ind. & Com.L.Rev. 151, 167-171.
Despite this concession, the Government somewhat inconsistently argues that the present case does not, in fact, involve a substantial departure from the previous § 7 enforcement pattern. In the past, the Government asserts, the United States has challenged acquisitions of "essentially local businesses that affected interstate commerce." United States v. Von's Grocery Co., 384 U. S. 270, is cited as an example of such a challenge. But the District Court in that case expressly found that both of the merging grocery chains directly participated in the flow of interstate commerce, because each purchased more than 51% of its supplies from outside of California. See 233 F.Supp. 976, 978. And in United States v. County National Bank, 339 F.Supp. 85, the only other case cited by the Government to support its contention that the case now before us does not involve a departure from previous enforcement policy, the sole question was quite different from that here in issue -- whether the "Bennington area" was a "section of the country" within the meaning of § 7 of the Clayton Act.
The Benton companies derived 80% to 90% of their revenues from performance of janitorial service contracts for the Los Angeles facilities of interstate and international corporations such as Mobil Oil Corp., Rockwell International Corp., Teledyne, Inc., and Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
"Without light and heat and power, the tenants could not engage, as they do, in the production of goods for interstate commerce. The maintenance of a safe, habitable building is indispensable to that activity."
316 U.S. at 316 U. S. 524. Similarly, the Government argues, in the present case, the Benton janitorial services were so essential to the interstate operations of their customers that they, too, should be considered part of the flow of commerce.
"an employee shall be deemed to have been engaged in the production of goods [for interstate commerce] if such employee was employed in producing, manufacturing, mining, handling, transporting, or in any other manner working on such goods, or in any process or occupation necessary to the production thereof. . . ."
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, § 3(j), 52 Stat. 1061, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 203(j) (1946 ed.) (emphasis added). Congress thus expressly intended to reach not only those employees who directly participated in the production of goods for interstate markets, but also those employees outside the flow of commerce, but nonetheless necessary to it. Although Congress, in 1950, could constitutionally have extended § 7 of the Clayton Act to reach comparable activity, it chose not to do so. See supra at 422 U. S. 279-281.
The Government does not suggest that the purchase of janitorial equipment and supplies from local distributors placed the Benton companies in the flow of commerce, although it does argue that. because of those purchases, the firms had a substantial effect on interstate commerce -- an issue not relevant in light of our construction of the reach of § 7 of the Clayton Act.
The Government contends that the sale of janitorial services "necessarily" involves interstate communications, solicitations, and negotiations, and that such interstate activity should be viewed as part of the flow of interstate commerce. The merits of that argument need not be considered, however, since the record before the District Court does not support a finding that any of the Benton janitorial service contracts were obtained through interstate solicitation or negotiation.
I concur in the judgment and in Parts I and II of the Court's opinion. I do not join 422 U. S. for I doubt that the interposition of a California wholesaler or distributor between the Benton companies and out-of-state manufacturers of janitorial supplies necessarily requires that the Benton companies be found not to be "in commerce" merely because they buy directly from out-of-state suppliers only a negligible amount of their supplies. For the purposes of § 7 of the Clayton Act, a remedial statute, the regular movement of goods from out-of-state manufacturer to local wholesaler and then to retailer or institutional consumer is at least arguably sufficient to place the latter in the stream of commerce, particularly where it appears that, when the complaint was filed, cf. United States v. Penn-Olin Co., 378 U. S. 158, 378 U. S. 168 (1964), the "local" distributor from which supplies were being purchased was a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquiring company, a national concern admittedly in commerce. In this case, however, the United States makes no such contention, and appellee's motion for summary judgment was not opposed by the Government on that theory. It is therefore inappropriate to address the issue at this time, and, on this record, I concur in the judgment that the Benton companies were not in commerce.
MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, with whom MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN joins, dissenting.
(1974), decided earlier this Term, I cannot agree that the "in commerce" language of § 7 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18, was intended to give that statute a narrower jurisdictional reach than the "affecting commerce" standard which we have read into the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. On the record in this case, it is beyond question that the activities of the acquired firms have a substantial effect on interstate commerce. I would therefore reverse the summary judgment granted below and remand for further proceedings in the District Court.
I believe that the scope of the Clayton Act should be held to extend to acquisitions and sales having a substantial effect on interstate commerce. I therefore dissent. For me, the reach of § 7 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18, is as broad as that of the Sherman Act, and should not be given the narrow construction we properly have given, just this Term, to the Robinson-Patman Act. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co., 419 U. S. 186 (1974).
to Congress the intent to exercise less than its full commerce power in the Clayton Act, which has as its purpose the supplementation of the protections afforded by the Sherman Act, is both highly anomalous and, it seems to me, unwarranted. Section 7 should not be limited, as the Court limits it today, to corporations engaged in interstate commerce, but should be held to include those intrastate activities substantially affecting interstate commerce.


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The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil
Christine Bader is one of those increasingly rare business types: a social activist who loves working inside big companies. Within this seemingly incongruous subculture, the challenge is to find ways to do good while providing value for the organization. This challenge is a central theme of Bader's new book: The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil — a must-read for M.B.A. students with a twinge of desire to save the world. Executives who want to support corporate social responsibility ought to read it as well. It's an insider's view, without a public relations spin, on what it means to tread this narrow path.
Bader's description of "corporate idealists" is instructive. "We're in Asia's factory zones, working with local managers to make sure employees are paid and treated properly. We're in Africa, sitting on dirt floors with village elders to protect indigenous traditions amidst an influx of foreign oil workers. We're in Silicon Valley, collaborating with product developers to better protect user privacy. We're in London and New York, convincing our directors that protecting people and the planet is good for business. We believe that business can be a force for good, even as we struggle with our own contradictions."
Given the global perception of big business these days, especially in the aftermath of the economic meltdown of 2008, Bader sometimes sounds like a lonely voice in the wilderness. But, in fact, she is one among legions of idealists who believe they can abide in the corporate world, make a decent living and do good works. She gathers their voices, their triumphs and their frustrations in this small but insightful volume.
For Bader, now a lecturer and visiting scholar at Columbia University, the journey to corporate idealism began in 1999 when she attended a lecture by John Browne, the chief executive of British Petroleum (rebranded BP). The urbane and charismatic Browne, knighted by the Queen and the first head of a major oil company to acknowledge the reality of climate change and urge action, gave a talk that lit a fire inside Bader.
"Companies are not separate from the societies in which they work," Browne told his audience that day. "We don't make our profits and then go live somewhere else. This is our society, too…. Companies which want to keep operating successfully on a long-term basis can't isolate themselves from society." Hmmm, that sure doesn't sound like the BP we came to know and fear in the aftermath of the Deep Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
But for Bader, then just a first-year M.B.A. student at Yale, those words more than struck a chord; they changed her life. Already a social activist who'd done a stint with City Year after graduating from college, Bader suddenly saw a new career path. BP was a company that cared about the world in which it operated, and that was a company for which she wanted to work.
After Yale, Bader landed an internship with BP's London office, where the environment, inhabited by clean-cut, well-dressed and well-intentioned budding professionals, was "catnip" for her. They talked incessantly about the company's role in society and behaved in accordance with Browne's outspoken philosophy. "I fell in love with that BP," Bader writes. "And BP loved me back."
Her internship led to a corporate position, and she was immediately assigned to an ambitious project in Indonesia, followed several years later by a similar endeavor in China. Bader's first frontline experience was in Papua, Indonesia's easternmost province, in a region rich with natural resources and rife in political turmoil. In 2001, BP was initiating a plan to build a liquefied natural gas plant in a tiny village called Tanah Merah. The project, which would displace 127 households, was named Tangguh, and Bader's assignment was to address the human rights aspects of the development.
Given the complexity of the political and tribal issues in this part of the world, Bader immediately worried about the company's commitment to aligning its own interests with those of the community. But in her time in Papua, Bader came to admire that commitment and concern from Browne and BP. Even though 127 families is a relatively small number to resettle, Browne directed the team to find an alternative to forcing anyone to move. When no other method seemed feasible, he reluctantly agreed but instructed the team to use the highest international standards during the resettlement.
The Tangguh project was completed successfully, without incident and with great care for the local community, according to Bader. During her two years in Papua, Bader came to understand the realities and subtleties of corporate idealism. Unlike activists working for Greenpeace or Amnesty International, she had to find a way to push her agenda while accepting the inevitable compromises. BP is in the business of making money, first and foremost, and there are countless sensitivities in that endeavor that require a deft touch and a resilient but open mind. For example, two independent consultants wrote a 60-page report on the human rights implications of the project. Bader believed the entire study should have been made public. Instead, the company released a two-page summary. She had to live with it.
In the end, an independent advisory panel, chaired by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, concluded that: "Support for the project is strong among both Papuans and local leaders. Although some complaints exist, there is unanimous appreciation for the consultations among Papuans in which BP has engaged and for the specific tangible benefits that Tangguh has already brought to the area."
On the heels of that accomplishment, Bader moved quickly to another challenging project in China, which achieved similar results. After a short return to the London office, she embarked on an extended tenure working with John Ruggie, the United Nations secretary-general's special representative on business and human rights. This seemed like another dream job for a corporate idealist, and Bader jumped with her usual zeal.
Then, as she writes, "Big oil broke my heart." The Deepwater Horizon blowout was the perfect storm of a corporate disaster for BP. The explosion on the oil rig killed 11 workers, and the resulting spill flooded the waters of the Gulf with nonstop gushers of oil. Browne had long since left the company. Tony Hayward, his successor, managed to turn the PR nightmare that was the oil spill into an even worse scandal. BP was excoriated in the media. And even though Bader no longer worked for the company, she was devastated by its response to the crisis.
"My former employer was portrayed not as kind and caring but manipulative and murderous, more Macbeth than Romeo," Bader writes. Bader had to rethink her values and motivation. Was she naïve? Was she delusional or unrealistic? "Is our love of big business justified or misguided?" she asked herself.
To answer those questions, Bader reached out to kindred spirits at a wide variety of multinational companies to gain their insights and troll for understanding. The upside of Bader's book is that she pursues an honest and open dialogue about the mixed experiences of the would-be reformers and quiet revolutionaries who share their stories. Most remain steadfast while professing frustration with the incremental nature of their efforts. Big companies should do good because it is the right thing, not because it is good for business. But only the naïve have such expectations of the global business world. For Bader, the honeymoon is over in her love affair with the private sector. But "despite the failings of big business," she writes, "I find myself still optimistic about its ability to make a positive difference in the world."
Glenn Rifkin
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'Kick-Ass' Star Chloe Moretz Gets 'Primal' In 'Let Me In'
Director Matt Reeves says his remake of 'Let the Right One In' is 'naturalistic.'
Larry Carroll 04/14/2010
In horror-geek circles, there are few recent films as beloved as the 2008 Swedish vampire flick "Let the Right One In." Telling the tale of a bullied boy and a girl who has been 12 for roughly two centuries, the movie is tender, brutal and, to many, untouchable. So, when Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield") decided to remake it, he knew he might as well have been drawing a giant bull's-eye across his back.
"Absolutely, and I totally understand it," said the filmmaker, who is currently in post-production on "Let Me In," the American remake that stars "Kick-Ass" breakout Chloe Moretz and 13-year-old newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee. "When I was first shown the [original] film, it was way before it came out. I was so taken with it, and I had such a personal reaction. This was probably a year before it came out. [Director Tomas Alfredson] so brilliantly melded those two concepts of taking that eerie dreadful horror film and mashing it up with those feelings of coming of age. I was just blown away."
In some of his most revealing comments yet about the project, Reeves — whose version hits theaters on October 1 — explained why it's important to not be too precious about what can and cannot be remade. "I saw the movie and I said, 'I have two things to say: If you make the kids older, as [some people behind the remake] had suggested, you destroy the film; it's the preadolescent moment it captures.' The other thing I said is, 'I really don't know if you should remake this movie.'
"Then they gave me the book, and the book was so beautiful. I just had this really personal connection with it, and I couldn't get the story out of my head," he said of the source material, written by author John Ajvide Lindqvist. "I thought, this may be a crazy thing to do, but I can't resist this. So I decided to write to John, and I said, 'I'm incredibly interested in doing this, but I want you to know why.' I said the thing about this story is it resonates in such a personal way with my childhood and that feeling of growing up and that painful coming of age. And he wrote back to me and said he was a big fan of 'Cloverfield' and that he was excited about the prospect of me getting involved.
"Visually, this film is very restrained," Reeves said, addressing those who think "Let Me In" will transform the story into "Cloverfield" with vampires. "If anyone looked at the other stuff I've done, they'd see it's restrained and naturalistic. In a certain way, it's connected to 'Cloverfield,' because as shaky and crazy as that movie was, my approach was to make this as naturalistic as possible. So there's a kind of naturalism and restraint."
As for the up-and-coming Moretz, he said, "The last thing I wanted her to do was to play a vampire. We kept looking for real-world analogies. I saw these photographs by Mary Ellen Mark of this homeless family, and there was this 12-year-old girl, and the pictures were so haunting.
"I thought, 'This is the perfect analogy. Here's this 12-year-old-girl who has seen so many things a 12-year-old should never see, and yet she's still a 12-year-old,' " he said of Moretz's character. "With Chloe, we just talked about imagining what her life would be. It's not a sexy, glamorous vampire story. It's this burden she has. She really connected to it. She got into her primal side."
Reeves said he's most excited about the kids' performances, as well as that of Richard Jenkins, who plays Chloe's father. "I knew the challenge of the film would be to find kids that you really believe. I wanted to immerse the film in a classical point-of-view style style like a Polanski/Hitchcockian thing," Reeves explained, defending his vision and hoping people will keep an open mind until it comes out.
"I knew there would be a bull's-eye [on me], and that it would intensify," the filmmaker admitted. "But 'Americanization' doesn't mean a dumbing-down of the story."
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A delegation of the Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs paid a courtesy visit to the NTA on Friday, 17th March 2017, as part of a project facilitated by the Office of the President. The delegates form part of a group of experts who are expected to produce a useful and actionable report that 'brands' Namibia internationally as a gateway to Southern Africa and positions the country as the primary logistics and administrative hub of the sub-region.
Group Leader, Felix Tan said as part of the assignment, the experts were looking into various sectors of the economy, including the education sector. "Narrowing down to primary and secondary education, tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (VET), we will be conducting a project to build on the leverage of the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP). Since the VET sector forms an integral part of the HPP, we would like to learn about the NTA's processes, strategies and achievements. This will greatly help us in our research and recommendations to the President", he noted.
On his part, CEO, Jerry Beukes told the delegation that VET has been highlighted in the HPP as a key project with a high premium assigned to it, because of its potential to equip citizens with job and work-ready skills and deal with the global challenges of youth employability and unemployment.
Hon. Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi inaugurated the new NTA Board recently.


The details of the military campaigns of World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust have been recounted in countless films. Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg is a rare cinematic exploration of the messy, difficult aftermath of evaluating culpability, not only for the Nazi masterminds, but also for innumerable officials and functionaries whose complicity made the Holocaust possible.
1961, Stanley Kramer. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner.
Archival footage of Nazi atrocities; restrained references to an alleged affair.
The attorneys are perfectly matched: fiery Richard Widmark as the somewhat overzealous prosecuting attorney, arguing that those who collaborated in Nazi atrocities must be held accountable; fiercely controlled Maximilian Schell for the defense, arguing that the accused are no more guilty than other Germans and even implicating Americans like Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Added to the mix is Burt Lancaster as a dignified German judge on trial for crimes against humanity and Marlene Dietrich as a German widow determined to persuade Hayward that Germany is not a nation of monsters, and that most who cooperated with the Nazi effort had no idea about the death camps and believed they were doing the right thing. The film's moral nuance is formidable — which only makes the moral conviction of the climax more stunning.