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Bosses including Thiam were cleared of having any knowledge of the botched spy operation following an internal probe which pinned the blame on Thiam's key lieutenant, former operating chief Pierre-Olivier Bouée, who quit last year after an internal investigation concluded that he issued the surveillance in order to protect the interests of the bank without the board's knowledge.
The bank insisted the initial spying case which took place last September was an unusual one-off incident. However the crisis escalated months later when it was forced to admit that another senior executive was spied on.
The drama first erupted a year ago when Credit Suisse's wealth management boss Iqbal Khan, who had recently resigned, noticed that he was being followed while going out for dinner in Zurich with his wife. The lengths gone to check-up on its star banker after he quit for arch-rival UBS, keeping watch to make sure he didn't try and lure over any clients or staff (there was never any evidence that he did), underlines just how competitive the Swiss banking market is.
In a further twist he also happened to be Thiam's neighbour and the pair had fallen out months earlier in a row over some trees. The relationship between the neighbours had soured to the point that Khan, who helped boost profits in the bank's wealth arm by 80pc, called it quits.
Soon after the Khan affair the bank's reputation was damaged even further. The bank had insisted that Khan's experience was an isolated one, but three months later it was forced to admit that its ex-human resources chief Peter Goerke was also followed by private eyes for several days.
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Last week, the NASSP Board of Directors approved a new position statement on the nationwide teacher shortage. The board also chose teacher leadership, privatization, and teacher quality as topics for future position statements. As these statements are drafted and go through the approval process, NASSP will be seeking your opinions. Keep an eye on future Advocacy Updates for information about submitting your comments and having your opinion reflected by the national organization that represents you!
More than 3,500 elementary, middle level, and high school principals from across the nation participated earlier this month in the National Principals Conference in Philadelphia. There, they had the opportunity to learn from education thought leaders, network with their peers, and attend a variety of other sessions to improve their craft. You can see highlights from the conference's attendees on Twitter at #NPC17.
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The Brothers Bloom - Blu-ray Review
'like the world of Brick this is a place where the dialogue is sharp and fast, the humour is generally cold and black and a Lamborghini can exist in the same place and time as a steamer boat'
If you're in the UK and you've taken the time to search out The Brothers Bloom then, odds are, you already knew about director Rian Johnson from his previous film, Brick. With a limited cinema run (very limited: Box Office Mojo doesn't register any takings from it) and a release date some two years behind its year of filming, it's fair to say that Johnson's follow up to his ludicrously brilliant 2005 film has seen its fair share of problems on its way to these shores.
If you're a Brick fan though, the opening twenty minutes alone will probably be worth whatever effort you went through to secure a copy (although this is now thankfully as easy as clicking on to Play or adding it to your Lovefilm). The universe Johnson crafts here is resolutely the same uber-geek, sub-societal construct as the one he crafted in the previous film. Indeed, after a couple of cameos in a club scene, there's an argument to be made that it is actually the very same universe, where characters happen to cross on their way through Johnson's aesthetic dalliances. Either way, Brothers' world, like the world of Brick, is a place where the dialogue is sharp and fast, the humour is generally cold and black and a Lamborghini can exist in the same place and time as a steamer boat. Nobody raises an eyebrow at the brother's unique sense of dress and the detached, almost mystical, narration from Ricky Jay feels entirely in-keeping.
Like Brick then, Johnson secures a believable yet unique world which is easy to fall in love with. A pity then that he can't match this with his story. Early moments of true charm as the older Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) convinces the younger Bloom (Adrien Brody) back for one last con are balanced well with the developing love interest of Penelope (Rachel Weisz) and the madcap antics of associate Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi). Further in though, Johnson expunges a bloated and convoluted narrative which wastes all of the charm it spent so long creating in the first half on meaningless interactions with meaningless characters and distinctly out-of-place set pieces.
In and amongst all the multi-layered narrative Johnson deserves praise for his well-written, strong, female leads and Weisz and Kikuchi excel with his script almost all the way through, Weisz in particular looking arguably as strong as she ever has. Unfortunately, this makes it ironic that his Brothers Bloom fare less well. Ruffalo, who seems like he can do anything when you watch The Kids Are All Right, apparently can't do the level of ebullient charm needed in his conman and he struggles to inject Stephen with even half of the energy and magnetic attraction the role claims he has. Brody is marginally better but his character's self-imposed emotional inertia isn't needed for the script to function and lends the film a rather more glum air than it deserves.
Just worth your effort but only just and it is just that: an effort, only this time without the unique rewards of the director's previous offering.
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'Johnson does seem to have borrowed some stylistic elements from the world of Wes Anderson... [but] the brothers are a lot warmer and instantly likeable than any characters from Wes Anderson's world, and he has never been able to create a female character as complex and rich as Penelope.' - Slacker Cinema, 4/5
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edgarchaput 25 November 2010 at 16:40
Hmmm, we have rather differing opinions on this one. 'Brothers Bloom' played at the 2008 Toronto International Film festival (yeah, it was that long ago...) and had a theatrical release where I live in the summer of 2009. I really loved the movie, especially the interaction between the two brothers. It ended up on my 'best of 2009' list by the end of that year.
Special props to Rinko Kikuchi, who is mesmerizing as Bang Bang. Rarely has a character who doesn't have dialogue (except for one dirty word) said so much with facial expressions.
Simon 25 November 2010 at 17:35
I saw it in cinema, and thought it was kind of awesome. Rinko Kikuchi, anyway.
Sam Turner 26 November 2010 at 13:13
edgar - I really wanted to like it but the second half in particular just lost me. Johnson treads the line between being innovatively clever and too clever for his own good and for me, in this film, he crossed over to the dark side. Glad you dug it though and I agree about Kikuchi - having a character without dialogue is an obvious challenge for any actor and she handled it brilliantly.
Simon - Again, glad you liked it! Don't think I've seen a review/comment that hasn't mentioned her yet!
The first time that I watched this movie, I thought that it was charming, but left things unexplained. If he would have included some of the deleted scenes, the story would have made more sense. Having now watched all of the deleted scenes, I think the film is brilliant.
Sam Turner 25 July 2012 at 09:17
I must admit, I've not seen the deleted scenes. I'll definitely revisit this at some point so I'll have to look them over then.
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Handmade in Northamptonshire on an exclusive dunhill last, this Derby split-toe shoe features a hand-stitched front apron and distinctive double leather sole. Made from a rich, brown, hatch-pattern French leather with a double-thickness oak-bark tanned sole, this is footwear of surpassing style and rare resilience. The leather for the sole is tanned in Devon, in tanning pits that have existed since Roman times. The process takes 12 months from start to finish – a traditional, unhurried approach that is beautifully reflected in the quality of the finished product. A constellation of smaller details signal the craft that goes into the making of each shoe: a unique dunhill nail cluster on the underside of the heel, a heat-embossed logo to the sole and a further dunhill motif on the insock. Each pair is Goodyear-welted for additional durability.


Context. We have entered an era of large spectroscopic surveys in which we can measure, through automated pipelines, the atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances for large numbers of stars. Calibrating these survey pipelines using a set of "benchmark stars" in order to evaluate the accuracy and precision of the provided parameters and abundances is of utmost importance. The recent proposed set of Gaia FGK benchmark stars has up to five metal-poor stars but no recommended stars within −2.0 < [Fe/H] < −1.0 dex. However, this metallicity regime is critical to calibrate properly.
Aims. In this paper, we aim to add candidate Gaia benchmark stars inside of this metal-poor gap. We began with a sample of 21 metal-poor stars which was reduced to 10 stars by requiring accurate photometry and parallaxes, and high-resolution archival spectra.
Methods. The procedure used to determine the stellar parameters was similar to the previous works in this series for consistency. The difference was to homogeneously determine the angular diameter and effective temperature (Teff) of all of our stars using the Infrared Flux Method utilizing multi-band photometry. The surface gravity (log g) was determined through fitting stellar evolutionary tracks. The [Fe/H] was determined using four different spectroscopic methods fixing the Teff and log g from the values determined independent of spectroscopy.
Results. We discuss, star-by-star, the quality of each parameter including how it compares to literature, how it compares to a spectroscopic run where all parameters are free, and whether Fe i ionisation-excitation balance is achieved.
Conclusions. From the 10 stars, we recommend a sample of five new metal-poor benchmark candidate stars which have consistent Teff, log g, and [Fe/H] determined through several means. These stars, which are within −1.3 < [Fe/H] < −1.0, can be used for calibration and validation purpose of stellar parameter and abundance pipelines and should be of highest priority for future interferometric studies.
Based on data obtained from the ESO Science Archive Facility under request number pdjofre132105.


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The people running the Republican Party are idiots for going gaga over Lady Gaga. That's why I have been trying to get people involved in taking over the party leadership. People this stupid should be easy to replace.
It seems that Pete Meachum, who serves as the chief of staff for Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), wanted Lady Gaga to perform on the first evening of the 2012 Republican National Convention. She turned down the invitation. The Washington Examiner reports:
"Not even a million dollars could convince Lady Gaga to perform during last summer's Republican National Convention."
For all her wacky views, she has more principles than these nutball Republicans. She stuck to her very liberal principles. These Republicans have no principles. I'm not sure what demographic they were hoping to secure with her often bizarre performances and radical social and political views.
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) reminds of an extreme version of Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone), both of whom contribute to what Daniel Patrick Moynihan has described as "defining deviancy down."
Lady Gaga's moral and political views are as extreme as her musical style, costumes, and stage presence. She wore an entire wardrobe made of raw beef to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards:
"Gaga is an outspoken activist for LGBT rights worldwide. She attributes much of her early success as a mainstream artist to her gay fans and is considered a gay icon. . . . One of her first televised performances was in May 2008 at the NewNowNext Awards, an awards show aired by the LGBT television network Logo. In June of the same year, she performed at the San Francisco Pride event. After The Fame was released, she revealed that the song 'Poker Face' was about her bisexuality. . . .
"[The homosexual magazine] The Advocate commented that she had become 'the real fierce advocate' for gays and lesbians, one that Barack Obama had promised to be. Gaga appeared at Europride, a pan-European international event dedicated to LGBT pride, held in Rome in June 2011. She criticized the intolerant state of gay rights in many European countries and described homosexuals as 'revolutionaries of love.'"
It's no wonder that millions of Republican voters decided not to vote in the 2012 election. The GOP is directionless. Conservatives can't adopt liberal values in hopes of attracting liberal voters. Why settle for liberal-lite when you can get the real stuff by voting for the Democrats.
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Pakse is the third largest city in Laos and the gateway to the southern part of the country. If you plan on going to the Bolaven Plateau, Si Phan Don (4000 Islands) or Wat Phou, you will most likely find yourself in Pakse. The town itself doesn't really have much to offer, but could be a pleasant enough place to use as a base for the area, if accommodation prices weren't so high.
The best time to visit Pakse is during the dry season from November to March, when temperatures are cooler. March to May is the hot season and the temperatures can reach 40ºC or higher. The wet season runs from May to October and the rains could cause some trouble for those looking to explore the region.
If arriving by plane, you can catch a tuk tuk or moto ride to downtown for 10,000 to 20,000 Kip, depending on your bargaining skills.
If arriving by bus, they will probably let you off directly downtown, so you can just walk to most guesthouses. If you end up at the bus station 2 km away at the market, you'll pay about a dollar for a tuk tuk to the city center.
Tuk tuks around town should not cost much. A ride to the market, for example, will be 5000 Kip.
Bicycles can be rented for 10,000 Kip per day and motorbikes generally start at 60,000 Kip.
Good luck finding budget accommodation in Pakse—for some reason prices are higher here than almost anywhere else in the country and you definitely don't get your money's worth. And somehow, everything seems to fill up quickly too.
Most places are located on the main street around the town center, with few more down various side streets. It's hard for me to even recommend a place, as none of them are worth the money. You might see the Sabaidy 2 Guesthouse listed in the Lonely Planet, but they have clearly stopped trying since being listed and have also bumped up their prices to near-ridiculous levels.
The cheapest rooms are only available if you walk around and find them after arriving, but everything seems to fill up pretty quickly. It took us a bit of searching until we found a room and we did not like the place we ended up at. If you're going to book ahead, the best value for your money is the Phi Dao Hotel. They have pretty nice rooms for $17 and they're located right downtown.
If you want something cheaper, go with Mely 2 Hotel. Single rooms are under $10 and it seems to be a bit nicer than the other really cheap places. That still doesn't mean it's great, though and it's located a ways from the center of town, too.
Pakse has a lot of variety, with most foreign restaurants on the main street and good (and much cheaper) local places along the street just to the south of there (Thanon 46). As is the case in many cities in Laos, Pakse has some good Indian food.
For a cheap lunch, try the Dauruang market (see the 'Things to do' section below).
There is very little to do in Pakse itself, but quite a lot in the surrounding areas.


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It's officially summer! Like most of us, you're probably consumed with thoughts of backyard cookouts, weekends on the water, and that much-needed vacation. But before you get too caught up in the fun of the season, we need to tackle a much more unpleasant topic...summer pests.
Jason Murton, with Accurate Inspections, LLC, says for the last year and a half, the brown marmorated stink bug has been a common nuisance in Michigan.
Murton says there really aren't pesticides available to combat stink bugs, so the best way to prevent them from hiding out in your home is to seal up gaps around windows or fix holes in screens.
Bees typically become active in the spring/summer seasons and hang around into the fall. Carpenter bees, in particular, can be a problem for Michigan homeowners. These bees are solitary insects that cause millions of dollars in damage to homes each year by tunneling into decks, porches, and other wood structures.
If you notice a large number of bees swarming around your eaves, or find perfectly round holes — typically 3/8 inch in diameter — in window trims or siding, it's best to contact the professionals. If left alone, carpenter bees may continue to use and expand the same tunnels or find new ones.
Bees, wasps, and hornets, are out in full force this time of year, but Murton says it's important to identify the type of pest you're dealing with before you move forward with extermination plans.
Murton says that as things start to dry out in the month of July, carpenter ants will begin to head towards moisture, and unfortunately, your home may be just what they're looking for.
On the exterior, move wood piles at least 30 feet away from your house, get rid of rotted stumps and logs, and remove yard waste and debris, like leaves and twigs. Keep things as dry as possibly by pointing sprinklers away from your home and making sure the ground near the foundation slopes away. Keep gutters clean so they don't overflow, and use downspout extensions to direct rainwater away.
If ants do make their way in, they will usually die or leave the area if they can't find a source of food and water, so keep your home (especially your kitchen) clean and free of clutter. Clean up crumbs and spills right away, including in your cupboards and pantry. Do not keep dishes or standing water in the sink overnight, and keep waste in a sealed trash can. Also, be sure to store food in airtight containers and don't leave pet food out overnight.
Check for moisture issues inside by looking around the base of your toilets and around bathtubs, showers, washing machines, dishwashers, and under sinks. Quickly repair any leaks and wrap pipes that produce condensation.
When it comes to fleas and ticks, there isn't much you can do as far as prevention, but these pests will typically come into your home on your pets. Make sure your furry friends get a regular bath with a flea and tick shampoo and consult your veterinarian for information on prevention. Ticks especially like warm areas, so check under your pet's legs, in the ears, between the toes, and in folds in the skin.
If you go hiking regularly or spend a lot of time outdoors, be sure to check your clothes and gear for ticks so you don't bring them inside. Around your sock line, the top of your pants, and your neckline are all good places to search.
To lessen the likelihood of summer pests in your home, prevention is key. Most experts say a good barrier treatment in spring and fall is best, but spot treatment can be done at any time. Of course, if you're concerned about an infestation, it's best to contact a professional right away.
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Although SSD and Internal hard drives are mainstream storage units that fulfilling consumer's demand, one cannot rule out the need of portable hard drives. Seagate and Western digital have occupied a huge market share in hard drives from many years, however, their drives don't have any extra perks and features. Adata, on the other hand, is offering high quality components by focusing more on quality-oriented builds. Mainly specialized in SSD, portable dash drives, memory, and accessories. Lately, I've received a portable hard drive for the review purpose. Courtesy of Adata.
Today, I am going to take a look at the Military-Grade portable drive, Adata HD710 1TB Blue (AHD710-1TU3-CBL) . It's a 2.5" external hard drive and featuring SuperSpeed USB 3.0 support (backward compatible with 2.0) maxing out to 5Gb/s, AES 256 Encryption and software backup. Adata advertising this drive with some stand out qualities such as Military-Grade Shockproof, IPX8 Waterproof, and IP6X Dustproof. Which has become the biggest points, Adata is relying on. Due to which HD710 has been appreciated heavily on many forums. This drive has a unique design but more importantly, it meets the Military-specification that claims, a true Waterproof and shock-resistant portable drive. That's said, only test will tell if these qualities are real.
HD710 series comes in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB models. In addition to this, different color schemes for those who wants to match it with their Gaming rig's theme. For the purpose, now consumer can choose from Blue, Yellow and Black colors schemes.
Let's find out what this drives got to deliver.
A usual but good looking cardboard box in throughout white color scheme. Adata surely choose the color of the box carefully. Because inside the box there is a blue drive (our sample) pleasantly showcasing. The front has a transparent plastic frame, offers the first glimpse of HD710 on spot.
The backside is pretty much dry, I mean, the usual specification and some features enlisted in multilingual and barcoded sticker at bottom contains model detail and manufacturing place.
Around the side, there are number of colorful icons designed and generally, refers to the qualities and the features this drive has got. Anyhow, it's a brief look to the box, actual features and benefits can only be determined, once you will experience it.
Unleashed the drive, HD710 Portable in Blue. Alongside, couple of accessories includes 3.0 cable (Wrap-around the drive) and a manual. ADATA is well-known for being unkind in offering extras with a product and yet I don't see any with HD710 as well.
The dashdrive HD710 is built with a plastic and rubber that has given this drive whole new look and durability. While it's a mechanical drive surfaced inside the body, the rubber design would resist the shock taken from dropping off. The texture of middle area is same as you have seen on carbon fiber-like. The design is absolutely fantastic. They made Hd710 a portable drive, not partially, but entirely. If you are planning to go out with the dash drive, you won't need to handle the cable separately; the wrap-around cable design is tension-free.
About the aesthetics, HD710 is a piece of beautiful art. Bold color blocks appeared all of it, not on front but on back side as well, looks incredibly beautiful.
The USB 3.0 connection port on the drive is advanced with a safety rubber block on it, this would keeps this drive from being getting dusty. Well, this is, undoubtedly, a smart creation of Designers.
The showcase of Adata with couple of more samples, however, in rest colors i.e Yellow and Black. Hold your horses guys, I don't mean to have additional drives. Actually, Adata is definitely not generous enough to send extra units as gifts, surely, no other would. So, if I rephrase the above, these are just the dummy samples works great for display or showcasing purpose, as I did.
This section will cover the most anticipated Military-Grade features and for that, I have conducted couple of video test. This includes Waterproof and shock-resistant test.
For synthetic testing, I will adopt the usual method as done on any other storage units, before. I will take HD Tune Pro, Crystal DiskMark and Anvil storage utility to put through this drive on a brief observation. These software or utilities have been very effective in determining the overall performance of any hard disk. Finally, I would be using USB 3.0 connection port throughout all tests.
The above benchmarks shows that, Adata HD710 is no less than any other external hard drive in the market. Maximum read speed of 111 MB/s is still good, if not the best.
For Real world testing, I am using Copying-File method. Which comprises copying large files from internal hard drive into HD710. This will enable users to know the real performance of this drive, especially when copying stuff into the portable drive. Below is the result.
In this test, I found this drive performs excellent. The 12GB file size transferred at the rate of 108 mb/s and most importantly, the speed remain constant throughout this copying process, very impressive.
Adata has done great job on the build, and for that, it's easily one of the best drives in the market. Overall, the plastic build is usual but the rugged and sporty package showed a serious craftsmanship. The exterior protection ensures the drive's being solid and the data inside the drive is safe and sound. In case, if this drive's accidently fallen from the table, don't worry, the rubber protection on exterior will keep your drive from being damaged, it's shock resistant. Also, it can survive in water if it ever get watered. So, these two features are major differentiating factor from the common external hard drives. Honestly, the practical tests conducted on this drive has served an excellent experience and that, it reflects the company's intention; being best in durable products.
The storage unit has capacity of 1 terabyte which allows users to easily store high volume of data and that gives you a lot of space to have your drive filled with large files. The Performance, on the other end, is quite satisfactory. It showed a speedy transfer rate in benchmarks. While I wouldn't say it blown everything out of the park, topping out to 108 MB/s is still standing on a brighter side. But calling it super-fast would be unwise because other external hard drives would give more or less same performance. That's said, it's the durability that I was looking for and this drive has stood out from the ones available in the market. Also, I wouldn't mind paying few extra bucks to have a completely secured drive for my data.
No any product is perfectly made, especially when it comes to tech hardware. So, there are few dislikes towards HD710 too. While it's a simple Connect-to-PC drive, it gave me an impression that connection port on the drive could get weaken if the cable plugged in with force. In regards to this, user has to be very careful when connecting cable on the drive (However, this drive being with me since a month now, and done the switching about 5-10 times, it's still as good as new). Secondly, if I be honest with you, the USB cable is fall a bit short. It's all good till laptop connectivity but drive being hanged on front panel USB port, is definitely not helpful.
Finally, the price is most influencing factor. Typically, external drives are selling at or below $60 in international market. Adata HD710 is retailing at $70 on Amazon with solid 3 years warranty. Good news is this drive is also available in Pakistan, selling at around Rs. 6500/- PKR on Pacific.pk (known as official distributor of ADATA in Pakistan) and you will get this drive with official 2 years warranty. Almost the same price as WD portable drives in local market, makes this drive much better option, especially when it's being packed with several features. Plus choosing your preferred or desired color scheme has made this drive, an absolute all-in-one package. In addition to this, 2TB capacity in HD710 is also available and retailing at Rs.10,800/- PKR ($110 US Dollar), that surfaced bigger option to folks who are looking for more capacity.
So, If you're looking for a good looking external hard drive along with bundle of features and speedy transfer rate then look no further, because Adata HD710 1TB will mostly meet those demands.


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COMMUNITY LITERATURE INITIATIVE
The 44 Poetry Class
Poetry Publishing Class
Poetry Alumni Class
The Children's Book Class
Give Words Campaign
CLI Books
Book Production Process (Poetry)
Book Production Process (Children's)
Book Production Process (Designers)
Manuscript Development Process
You'll Love the CLI Team!
Hiram Sims
Executive Director, Poetry Instructor
Born and raised in various parts of South Los Angeles, Hiram Sims is a poet, author and Creative Writing Professor teaching at The Los Angeles Film School, USC, and here with The Community Literature Initiative.  He graduated from University of Southern California and received a B.A. in English: Creative Writing and a Masters of Professional Writing in Poetry. He has published three collections of poetry, including Poems of a Young, Troubled Mind (2007), Write or Die: An Anthology of Poetry from the Urban Poet's Workshop (2008), and PHOTOETRY: Poetry and Photography from South Central (2013).
Ciara Freeman
Ciara provides administrative support to the Community Literature Initiative team. Ciara is a native Virginian who currently resides in Los Angeles and recently joined CLI's management team this summer. She received a BA in Communication Studies and Journalism from Loyola Marymount University, and is currently pursuing her master's degree in Global Public Health from New York University. She has always had a passion for the arts and community organization, and is thrilled to be supporting a nonprofit that prides itself on assisting writers with publishing efforts in the city. In her downtime, she can be found spending time with her mom exploring the beautiful beaches, restaurants, and events Los Angeles has to offer, or shooting content for her own blog at @ciarafreeman.com.
Andres Sanchez Montoya
Poetry Instructor
Andrés Sanchez was born in Nezahualcoyotl, a neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico. They migrated with their family to the United States at the age of five. They grew up in parts of Southern California and finally settled with their family in Las Vegas, NV. Growing up in a somewhat religious household and in a very conservative city, it was difficult for them to come out. By definition, Andrés was a late bloomer, but eventually came out as queer at the age of 21. As time passed, it was difficult to come to terms with their comfortability in their own skin and a year ago at the age of 36, Andrés began their journey to transition.
Healing Inbeween Crushes, Lovers, and Heartbreak is my personal coming out journey as a transgender person while simultaniously revisiting my relationships with love. This compilation of poems tell a story about coming to terms with my own gender and sexual identity while processing my experiences with romantic relationships, familial connections, religious beliefs, and how the social constructs of femininity and masculinity affected these relationships.
Camari Carter Hawkins
Social Media Marketing Manager | Poetry Instructor
Camari Carter-Hawkins is the author of Death by Comb, a body of poetry that celebrates natural hair and Write Back to You, a guided journal for writing yourself back into your life. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Organizational Management. Hawkins leads journaling workshops all across Los Angeles, where participants have affectionately dubbed her "Book Doula," thanks to her helping them write and publish their books. Hawkins is a proud advisor of the Community Literature Initiative and emeritus managing editor of World Stage Press. Hawkins is the winner of the 2018 Spoken Word, Voices Heard Women's Amateur Slam. Her works have appeared in Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity by Vagabond Press and The Best of The Poetry Salon 2013-2018 Anthology.
Tommy Domino
Tommy Domino is a spoken blues poet from Northwest Pasadena now residing in Long Beach area. He started preforming at open mics starting with the Griot Café out of Long Beach in 2003. In 2012, he joined the Still Waters Writers Collective at Vibrations in Inglewood. There his work was first published in 2013 in the poetry anthology Sounds From the Waters. In 2015, his work was published in the anthology Poets and Allies for Resistance. The same year he performed at the 50th Anniversary of the Watts Writers Workshop "Passing the Magic". In 2016, he was accepted to the Community Literature Initiative (4th module) Program at USC. In 2018, he performed at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) Spoken Word Festival. In February 2018, he release his first collection of spoken blues: Switches, Hot Wheel Tracks & Extension Cords on World Stage Press. Later that year he a Panelist/Performer at the Pasadena LitFest. He became a member of the Never Speak Poets from Long Beach, who host monthly shows in the Arts District. In 2019, he became a member of the PAFF Spoken Word planning committee member. He is an author, play writ and photographer.
AKoldPiece OfWork
Father, Educator, Writer, Poet, Spokenword Artist & Host. He is a graduate of UCLA with a B.A. in History.
This gentle giant has a special gift for creating haiku and short stories accented with his wit and humble personality. AKoldPiece has traveled as far as the motherland "Afraka" to share his artistry.
Inspired by the legacy of his father and the future for his sun, AKP, which he is called by many, continues to embrace the unknown, where he finds solace in knowing that the unknown and uncomfortable is where true growth resides.
Growing up, AKP stuttered tremendously and was uncomfortable communicating because of it. This caught the attention of his father who told him "to write down what he wanted to say" because when he was reading, his father noticed he did not stutter. In that moment, AKP became a writer.
AKP began studying the dictionary and reading every book he can get his hands on. Yet, it wasn't until his dad transitioned that he wrote his first poem entitled "A 12 Page Suicide Letter" in which he dealt with the unexpected passing of his beloved father.
Since, AKP has written a wealth of poems, short stories and Haiku. He is also a published author of the recently released book called "The Weather Report." A book of haiku and what he calls myku. He has also become a well-respected host for his ability to weave his friendly demeanor and humor into his stage time.
As a poet, AKP has featured at Black Broncos Rock for Cal Poly Pomona, The Black History Celebration at L.A. Southwest College, The Poetry Festival at Cal State Monterey Bay Flight School (formerly Natural High) of Culver City CA, Xpressions Open Mic of Long Beach CA, and Wednesday Night Snaps of Long Beach CA, Melodic Mondays of Los Angeles CA, Still Waters of Los Angeles CA, PoEx of Los Angeles, Ca, The Gathering of Los Angeles, Ca, SpeakEasy of Los Angeles, Ca. The Soundtrack of Los Angeles, Ca, Funtastic Fridays Infusion Lounge Of Los Angeles, Ca, The TakeOver inside of The JSpot Comedy Club of Los Angeles, Ca, The Extravaganza of Hollywood, Ca, Guess Lecturer for Community Literature Initiative of Los Angeles, Ca, Red Stories, S.W.A.A.M. Inglewood, Ca, Los Angeles, Ca, Poets & Allies, Pasadena, Ca Pasadena Lit fest, Pasadena, Ca Off The Self (Pop up art and live music) Los Angeles City Library, Ca, A Mic and Dim Lights, Pomona, Ca 3rd Sunday Promenade Gallery Open Mic, Pomona, Ca. He is an instructor for Engage (The Art of Active Living) that teaches poetry to elders inside of senior citizens facilities through out Los Angeles County and he teaches creative writing and chess at View Park High School.
AKP hosting credits include "Le' Boule," a poetry production in Los Angeles, S.W.A.A.M. Burn This Bridge, Poets Feed The People Speak Easy Open Mic. He has co-hosted at Poets Jazz House, World Stage Anasi Writers Workshop, Flight School Open Mic, On Higher Ground, host for Thursday Night Vibes, BLOG Lyrical Origami, the host for Frozen Vibes, currently the host For Poetry, Friends and Drinks and Co-host The Spot Open Mic.
AKP has found a unique way to be a host and poet, a special skill that is similar to an athlete excelling in two sports. In this place of stretch, we acknowledge and appreciate AKoldPiece for what he's continuing to grow into: A-Kolder-Piece of work!!!
Daniel Andrews
My name is Daniel Andrews and I am the accounting volunteer of Community Literature Initiative. As CLI continues to grow its author base, I am focused on strengthening CLI's financial & social performance. I am not sure if I have great relationship with poetry. Being an accountant, we do not get a lot of opportunities for self-expression since our work is so structured. I think that is why I understand and appreciate artistic expression and the work of CLI.
Mariah Garcia
Marketing Volunteer
My name is Mariah Garcia. I am currently an undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona working towards a Business Marketing Management degree. I spend my free time watching Netflix, traveling around California and trying new restaurants. I love trying new things to do and seeing new places! Here at CLI, I'm a marketing specialist, I help Camari create content and schedule our content. I create graphic designs for our social media pages such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. While I am involved in our social media, I also design the T-shirts for CLI and Sims Library of Poetry.
Natalie Zapoteco
Natalie serves as volunteer grant writer for the Community Literature Initiative. Prior to volunteering with CLI, she served as a health volunteer in Zambia with the Peace Corps. When she's not volunteering, she enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her family.
Kuahmel Allah
Admissions Representative
Kuahmel is a poet, musician, humorist and the admissions manager & talent scout for Community Literature Initiative. An alum of CLI, Project Blowed, Still Waters, and Spoken Literature Art Movement, he is published in three books like Peace in the Pocket, produced in CLI and on sale now.
Email: publishingclass@communitylit.org
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About Lexington, KY
The city is famous for horse breading and claims the title "horse capital of the world." Lexington lies in the Bluegrass country, is home to the University of Kentucky, and an important economic and cultural center. The county has beautiful fertile soil with plenty of limestone in its soil.
Post-its were invented in the city of Kentucky. There are about 320,000 people living in Lexington, KY. The city encompasses 285 square miles. Also, Lexington is home to America's Top 100 Beer Bars. The Lexington Public Library is home to the world's largest ceiling clock—a five-story Foucault pendulum and frieze. The clock was designed by Adalin Wichman. Wichman was an artist from Lexington. He passed away in 2013.
About every 6 years, Bobby Flay comes to check out Thoroughbreds he owns at Ashford Stud or purchases horses at Keeneland Sales. Over 2000 people attended Man O'War's funeral in 1947. The memorial dedicated to O'War is located in Kentucky Horse Park.
One of the most famous local dishes is Burgoo. Burgoo is beef based dish.
The city is home to the headquarters for the Jockey Club. The club is a nationally recognized organization. It prides itself on the integrity of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. They even approve and review the names of every registered horse.
The city has best bourboun bars in the South. In fact, the Bluegrass tavern has over 250 bourbon flavors to choose from.


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Government must cooperate on multinational tax reform - AM Agenda
Posted by Andrew Leigh 7sc on October 19, 2015
SKY AM AGENDA
SUBJECT/S: Polls; Multinational tax; China Australia Free Trade Agreement; Tax transparency; Australian Building and Construction Commission.
KIERAN GILBERT: This is AM Agenda, with me now is the Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh. Good to see you. I know you don't like talking about polls that much; you never have. But this one is pretty clear in terms of every category: in terms of the leadership attributes, the primary vote, the two-party vote, the preferred Prime Minister. It's all showing that people are quite pleased to have Mr Turnbull in the top job.
ANDREW LEIGH, SHADOW ASSISTANT TREASURER: Yes, Kieran. I don't like talking about polls mainly because it takes us away from the deeper conversations about issues and ideas that I know you care about as well. I think what this shows is that Malcolm Turnbull has been campaigning as a Labor member on the streets: he's been talking about the issues of cities; and about start-ups, which Labor has been on about for years. The problem is that when he gets to the Parliament, he still votes like a Liberal. He still votes for tax secrecy rather than tax transparency; he doesn't seem to have any proposals on multinational tax that raise any money and we're yet to see anything constructive to tackle inequality in the tax system.
GILBERT: That remains to be seen, You're right that it's very early days and you would expect though that they will come up with something fairly substantial on the tax front. Certainly on the innovation front, they're promising that by Christmas so we won't have to wait too long.
LEIGH: I certainly hope so. And look, if the next election is a battle of ideas as to who's got the better innovation plan then that's a great thing for Australia. Labor has been talking about a start-up year, which is an opportunity for 2,000 university graduates to spend a year looking to start their own firm. Not all of them will make it but what a great set of skills to have as you're leaving university.
GILBERT: Are you encouraged by the fact that a majority of people will support the China Free Trade Agreement, given Labor is now going to get on board? You had some concerns about safeguards and it seemed that the Government were not going to agree to them. You must be encouraged by the fact that a majority of people support the China Free Trade Agreement. Further to that, your colleagues Jim Chalmers and Clare O'Neil have written an interesting piece today about why Labor needs to embrace that agreement. They're arguing for the benefits and strengths it will bring to the services sector, and of that enormous market to our North.
LEIGH: Well Labor is a free trading party. We have been strong free traders for more than 40 years, since Gough Whitlam cut tariffs and opened up the relationship with China. I think Clare and Jim make a terrific point there about the importance of the services economy and backing the notion that open markets are good for prosperity. But they don't always ensure that prosperity is fairly shared. So if you're a free trader, I think you have to be a social democrat supporting the strong social institutions that makes sure everyone gets a good go.
GILBERT: It's a huge market. I know traditionally in the last couple of years, through the mining boom, it's always been about resources exports. But if you look at things like clean energy, the Chinese growth has enormous. I think they account for 40 per cent of global growth on renewables and the suggestion in some circles now is that the peak of coal consumption might have been in 2013, when the assumption used to have been that we'd see that half way through next decade. Possibly they've been so effective in embracing renewables and clean energy that we might have already seen the peak of coal consumption in China.
LEIGH: Hopefully, yes. Certainly in my electorate, we've got ANU researchers collaborating with Trina Solar in China to build better quality solar panels. You've got a Queensland firm specialising in building sports stadiums in China; you've got a range of law, architecture, and financial firms hungry to get in and work in the Chinese market. Labor's concerns over the Free Trade Agreement were always over the migration provisions, not over the free trading provisions. That's a point that Clare and Jim make clearly today.
GILBERT: Just to recap a little bit on what we were discussing before: this is the Labor case on Turnbull and the Caymans in the context of the poll. Do you think that backfired on Labor? Given the reaction that has been seen in the Fairfax polls that were done in the days immediately after Labor's attack on the Prime Minister's Cayman investments, was that misguided?
LEIGH: Well Labor's criticism came on the same day that the Coalition, in the Senate, pushed through laws which saw less tax transparency for big firms. It came at a time when Labor is pushing a $7 billion multinational tax package and the Government has a package in Parliament which, according to their own estimates, won't raise any revenue. Our argument there, Kieran, was always a policy one. That was: Australia needs to be working through the G20 and through the OECD, but also working at home to make sure that we've got fairness in the tax system.
GILBERT: So it's a policy issue, not a smear against Turnbull or an attempt to define Turnbull for those that are still trying to make up their minds about him?
LEIGH: Absolutely not.
GILBERT: It's just policy in your view?
LEIGH: Well our concern was that tax havens are a problematic part of the global tax network. Our Tax Commissioner has made that point; the OECD has made that point. For the Prime Minister, it is important to be Caesar's wife in all this, to be above any hint of reproach that his own tax affairs are in any way contributing to problematic tax practices.
GILBERT: Is that what he tried to do to avoid the conflicts of interest though? To put them offshore, at arm's length and pay full tax? He said that he's paid full tax in Australia; capital gains and income tax. Do you honestly think that he's a tax dodger?
LEIGH: Kieran, if the question is: how do I pay the most Australian tax and how do I avoid conflicts of interest, the answer is not going to be that your best option is a Cayman Islands fund. You can get an exchange traded fund on the Australian stock market and that will give you a slice of the Australian market. Or if you don't want any Australian exposure, you can get one that has a slice of the US stock market or a slice of the world stock markets. These are vanilla investments which don't carry any hint of impropriety and which don't give succour to a tax haven.
GILBERT: Right. Just finally, I want to ask you about the Australian Building and Construction Commission as well as the efforts under the Registered Organisations legislation that incorporates unions. It looks like the Government is going to have another effort to try and empower authorities in terms of the unions, particularly after the news of the merger between the CFMEU and the Maritime Union of Australia. As an economist, would you welcome a bit more rigour in monitoring building sites? Because clearly there is an ongoing problem.
LEIGH: If people have any allegations about the law being breached, then they should go to the police. For serious crime, we've got organisations like the Australian Crime Commission. Our view has been that you don't need specialist bodies looking at particular sectors. Regulation should be uniform across the economy. Union membership rates are at the lowest they've been for many decades now and one of the impacts of that is that we've seen more inequality. There's a strong link between less union coverage and higher inequality; it's not a coincidence that with the union membership rate so low, inequality is also as high as it has been in three-quarters of a century.
GILBERT: Alright we're out of time unfortunately. Andrew Leigh, thanks so much as always.
LEIGH: Thank you, Kieran.


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Editor: Our continuing commitment to diversity
Douglas Ray
Journalists have been out on the front lines covering the renewed energy for dismantling systemic racism in the United States, and it's time to bring that focus to our own newsrooms.
One important measure is diversity. At the Star-Banner, we have continuing work to do.
Our current staff of journalists includes one Black reporter and one Hispanic reporter. That means people of color represent 40% of our staff in Ocala. Jim Ross, the managing editor, is white and the only supervisor for the team.
When it comes to gender diversity, the picture right now isn't good. We don't currently have any women on staff in Ocala.
Meanwhile, non-Hispanic whites make up 66% of the population of our region in North Central Florida, Black residents 16%, and Hispanics 13%. Women slightly outnumber men, with 52% of the population — perhaps not surprising for a region with so many retirees.
Our commitment is to reflect the diversity of our community by the year 2025. Newsrooms across our company, Gannett, are making the same commitment.
We also commit to be transparent about where we are not just today, but along the path toward reaching our goal. As editor, I'll be reporting back to you from time to time about our progress. The newsroom contact page on our website will have a link to our data.
Diversity isn't just about hitting a number. It's about values and perspectives. In order for our journalism to accurately reflect the life of the communities we serve, we need people doing that work who understand these communities with authenticity.
So beyond hiring and promoting people of color, we need to make sure that our internal conversations and the conversations we are having out in the community are attune to the concerns and viewpoints that represent not just race and ethnicity but also gender identification, economic backgrounds, social and political perspectives.
Given a relatively small staff, where a single hire or promotion, or the decision by a staff member to leave for a new opportunity, can shift the balance significantly, our focus on diversity won't be a finish line we cross at some particular date. It is a persisting value we are making as an organization.
It's not a new direction for us. We have a proud history of hiring and promoting people of color, women and others from groups that historically have not been fairly represented in newsrooms in the United States, nor in other workplaces. My predecessor was a woman, as was her's.
But expressing determination isn't enough. And while I'm proud of our journalism, I'm not satisfied it is good enough.
Reflecting the diversity of our community in the composition of our staff is measurable. It's also achievable.
Sustaining that diversity will require us also to empower journalists of color, women and other historically marginalized voices to shape our work. Good journalists don't abide tokenism.
We are committing to building greater diversity and empowering it. I invite you to hold us accountable to that pledge.