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Jerry Brown's Crumbling Road Show and Legislative Circus
Posted by Katy Grimes at 1:01 am on Apr 10, 2017
Democrats just passed the largest gas tax increase in California history. The deal is so bad they needed $1 Billion in payola to buy enough votes to pass it. And shamefully, only 60 percent of the gas tax collected from SB 1, authored by Democrat Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), will actually be used for road maintenance and repairs. Environmentalists got plenty of taxpayer-funded payola as well including money for more public transit, and for walking and bicycling projects.
SB 1 does nothing to relieve traffic congestion or expand highway lane capacity. If Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown are trying to force California's middle class out and small businesses, then it's working.
During a rally Wednesday on the Capitol steps, Gov. Jerry Brown strangely claimed, "This is a fee, a fee for the privilege of driving on our roads that the people pay for, and we've got to keep paying for them. Otherwise, they are not going to work for us. It's just that simple."
"Tax increases don't solve the problem," David Crane wrote in 2015. "In 2012 California voters passed a temporary tax increase known as Proposition 30 designed to generate an additional $50 billion in revenue over seven years. But as the math makes clear, all that revenue, and more, is being consumed by increases in retirement, health care and corrections spending."
A Real Solution
There were alternatives to raising taxes. AB 96 introduced by numerous Assembly Republicans, would use existing funding, "including revenues attributable to the sales and use tax on motor vehicles, revenues attributable to automobile and motor vehicle insurance policies from the insurer gross premiums tax, revenues from certain diesel fuel sales and use taxes, revenues from certain vehicle registration fees, and certain miscellaneous State Highway Account revenues," the bill language says. AB 96 would also require 40 percent of the revenues to be allocated to the Department of Transportation for maintenance of the state highway system or for purposes of the State Highway Operation and Protection Program, 40 percent of the revenues to be apportioned by the Controller to cities and counties for road purposes pursuant to a specified formula, and 20 percent to fund projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program that create measurable reductions in traffic congestion. The bill would require the California Transportation Commission to adopt performance criteria and metrics for expenditure of certain of these revenues, and would impose various requirements on cities and counties in order to receive apportionments."
That's what a legislative solution looks like.
SB 1 is just a scam perpetrated on California taxpayers.
Here's the detail of what this tax increase will cost you:
SB 1 will raise the base excise tax on gasoline by 12 cents per gallon, bringing it to 30 cents. Another variable excise tax will be set at 17 cents.
Diesel fuel and biodiesel will increase the state excise tax 20 cents per gallon from 16 cents to 36 cents a gallon. A diesel-only sales tax which is charged in addition to the state and local sales tax rates, will increase from 1.75 percent to 5.75 percent, going up four percentage points.
Electric car owners will pay a $100 annual fee, after 2020, and only on new electric vehicles.
The package also creates an annual vehicle licensing fee ranging from $25 for cars valued at under $5,000, to $175 for cars worth $60,000 or more.
Republican Senator Sells-Out
Republican Senator Anthony Cannella sold his soul to the devil with the gas tax vote Thursday, in exchange for $500 million going to his district, and whatever promises made to him personally from Gov. Jerry Brown. Cannella, demonstrating how tone deaf he is, posted on Twitter Thursday, "I think I'm going to stay off social media today."
This betrayal of low-income families, the working poor, middle class and small businesses throughout the state, shows once again just how indifferent so many in the Legislature are to the real world.
Senator Cannella's public deal "was successful in securing $400 million in funding for a commuter rail line that will connect his district to job centers, and a $100 million investment in an expressway connecting commercial and industrial areas through an integral part of Merced," his press statement said.
Sen. Jeff Stone posted a probable explanation for Cannella's betrayal, on Facebook:
All republicans stuck together on one of the highest tax increases in State of California's history… EXCEPT State Senator Anthony Cannella.
Why? He was reportedly promised a $500 million dollar train in his district to connect to the Bay Area BART system.
What does he do in addition to being a State Senator?
He is a civil engineer that owns a civil engineering firm.
Of course, the train system will need to be designed before built by some firm.
Just sayin…..
The Sausage Making Exposed
"SB 1 represents the largest gas tax increase in California history, at a time when small businesses and working families are painfully struggling to make ends meet," said Tom Scott, NFIB California State Executive Director. "This tax hits middle-class and lower-income families hardest, while California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. Although we agree there is a dire need to invest in our roads and infrastructure, in a recent survey, 90% of NFIB members said they oppose raising new taxes to do this. Over the last six years, Sacramento has received $36 billion in new tax revenues, but not a single new dollar has been invested in our roads. Governor Brown and Democratic legislative leadership need to fix their budget priorities in order to fix our roads."
Bused-in supporters at rally
Who This Tax Increase Will Hurt
"A low-wage worker today earns less than a similar worker would a generation ago," according to the California Budget & Policy Center (formerly the California Budget Project), which says it researches how state policy affects low-and middle-income Californians. "Even as the economy grows, that's not resulting in an increase of their hourly wages, and so over time the value of their wages has eroded."
California Budget & Policy Center also says their work "is grounded in the fundamental belief that government should work to improve the lives of the people it serves."
Accordingly, the CBPC offers these statistics:
Statewide, nearly 6 million people (15.3 percent), including almost 2 million children (21.2 percent), lived in poverty in 2015, based on the US Census Bureau's official poverty line, which is about $19,000 in annual income for a family of three.
In 11 counties, more than 1 in 5 people lived in poverty in 2015. This includes four counties — Fresno, Imperial, Merced, and Tulare — where more than one-quarter of all residents lived in poverty.
In 21 counties, more than 1 in 5 children lived in poverty in 2015. This includes five counties — Fresno, Madera, Merced, Tulare, and Yuba — where more than one-third of all children lived in poverty and another eight counties where between one-quarter and one-third of all children lived in poverty.
Sen. Cannella represents the residents of Fresno, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Stanislaus counties, but apparently has little concern for those living in households earning less then $19,000 annually.
Regroup and Counterattack
Now that the gas tax has been passed, Republicans have a chance to show strength and grit, and push a bill insisting on 1) a forensic accounting of the state's missing transportation and infrastructure funding, and 2) demand quarterly reports on the new transportation funding going forward. 3) Republicans can and should require an independent accounting firm perform the forensic accounting, as well as prepare the quarterly reports.
Californians should be repulsed by the lawmakers who voted for Senate Bill 1 in exchange for the inevitable cushy high paying appointment on some spurious board or commission, gifted by the Governor and Democrat leadership.
Had SB 1 been a sincere, solid transportation bill that funded road and highway repairs and maintenance without raising taxes (again), we would not have witnessed the deal-making and quid-pro-quo (something for something).
"We also cannot ignore how almost exactly one year ago, the same politics in Sacramento rushed the $15 minimum wage hike through the legislature in one week," Tom Scott with the NFIB said. "However, the 50 cent per hour pay bump minimum wage workers got with SB 3 last year will instantly be erased by the tax increases in SB 1."
A few Notable Statements From Republicans Who Did Not Vote For SB1
"California is already spending $419,000 per mile on road construction as opposed to Texas at $177,000, and California has wasted $3.5 billion on less than one mile of High Speed Rail track," said Sen. Andy Vidak (R-Hanford). "Jacking up gas taxes and registration fees will harm the working poor, unemployed, and struggling middle class families in the Central Valley and frankly it's just throwing good money after bad. This is a scam.
"Asking taxpayers to pay hundreds of dollars a year in more taxes when we've not spent one dime more on transportation from the general fund in years makes no sense," said Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Temecula). "We have plenty of money … we just need to spend it on the right priorities. If we had used the transportation money that was supposedly guaranteed under Proposition 42 on actual transportation projects, we wouldn't be have to reach, once again, into the wallets of California families to pay for the mistakes this Legislature and Governor have made by wasting taxpayer dollars on programs we can't afford," Stone said.
"I think about CEQA-driven housing prices, green energy mandates pushing our electricity rates up 50-percent above the national average, and now this bill will jack up the cost of owning and driving a car," said Sen. Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado).
Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), voted against SB 1, said his constituents were against higher taxes as proposed by a 2-1 margin.
One Assembly Democrat, Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), did not vote for SB 1. "The families I represent drive too far to jobs that pay too little," Salas said. For his honor and loyalty to his constituents, fellow Democrats kicked him in the gut. "You sold them out," Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, a Democrat from San Diego, told him, adding that other Democrats had made the brave decision to support the bill. According to Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, he is expected to side with lawmakers over his constituents.
Vomit-Worthy Statements
"Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), who negotiated the package with Brown and other Senate and Assembly leaders, said the state's roads have suffered from decades of neglect and must be addressed," the LA Times reported. "This is a courageous step for many legislators, but you can't stand on the sidelines and be a naysayer," De León said. "You can't say no, no, no, no, no, no to everything."
"Tonight we did something," Gov. Brown told reporters. "There's real money and people can afford it…It helps bring jobs. It helps bring prosperity." (emphasis mine)
The left must destroy California in order to transform her into a socialist state.
Tags: AB 96, Assemblyman Rudy Salas, budget deficit, California, California Air Resources Board, California budget, California Legislature, Debt, Democrats, economy, Government, Jerry Brown, Katy Grimes, Legislature, Pension Reform, Public Employee Unions, Republicans, SB 1, Sen. Andy Vidak, Sen. Jeff, Sen. Steve Glazer, Sen. Ted Gaines, Senator Anthony Cannella, Senator Jim Beall, tax increases
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Movies Archives - Page 8 of 8 - Operation P.U.G. Movies Archives - Page 8 of 8 - Operation P.U.G.
November! Where blockbusters and awards season collide! And this year is no different. Let's get right into it.
Even more new releases this week! They just won't stop making new movies! Why won't they stop?
Ahh, it's got that new-movie scent! Here's what's new this week.
Super busy week at the theatres! You've got absolutely no excuse now, there's something for everyone playing at a big screen near you. It's a little overwhelming, frankly.


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BNH é um pequeno bairro, no município brasileiro de Mesquita, no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Até 1999 pertencia à  Nova Iguaçu,  O Bairro Oficialmente tinha a pertencer a cidade de Belford Roxo desde 1990, a Guerra começou desde a emancipação da mesma de  Nova Iguaçu e rende polêmicas até Hoje, porém por direito  esses bairros de Rocha Sobrinho que virou distrito logo depois, junto com  Bairro Industrial e o Rio da Prata  viria pertence a recém formada  Belford Roxo, Pois a divisa entre as cidades seria pela Linha Férrea e não pela Via Dutra, porém o caso foi a Juízo Estadual e Federal, e com Nova Iguaçu Batendo o Pé com medo de perder seus impostos, porém a Cidade mais antiga da Baixada teve uma Derrota, foi decidido um acordo que o Rio da Prata ficaria com Belford Roxo que era de Direito,  porém os bairros como Bairro Industrial,  Rocha Sobrinho e BNH continuariam com Nova Iguaçu  até 1999,  com isso virou bairro deixando de ser apenas um sub-bairro dentro de Rocha Sobrinho, mas com a emancipação de Mesquita de  Nova Iguaçu virou um bairro. Porém com a aprovação da Lei Complementar N° 009 em 2009 o lugar voltou a ser bairro novamente, localizado dentro do distrito Rocha Sobrinho. Basicamente, o que importa mesmo, é que Jacutinga faz parte e está contida no/em BNH  116.

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Witchcraft Beliefs and the Erosion of Social Capital
Boris Gershman - 21 April 2016
Belief in witchcraft, broadly defined as the ability to use supernatural techniques to harm others or acquire wealth, is a deep-rooted cultural phenomenon which still represents a salient feature of daily life in many parts of the African continent and beyond. While witchcraft beliefs have long been argued to impede economic progress and disrupt social relations (Platteau 2009), systematic quantitative evidence to support such claims has been missing.
Do witchcraft beliefs erode social capital?
According to numerous ethnographic case studies, witchcraft beliefs can have a direct adverse effect on interpersonal trust and cooperation via two main channels: by fostering the fear of bewitchment and by spreading the fear of witchcraft accusations. The latter may lead to severe sanctions, from destruction of property to ostracism and even ritual killing (Miguel 2005). Evidence on the corrosive effects of witchcraft beliefs comes from fieldwork conducted in Tanzania, South Africa, Cameroon, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, and other countries, where witchcraft-related fears manifest themselves in diminished cooperation, breakdown of mutual assistance networks, avoidance of joint projects, mistrust in community members, and general decline in social interactions. The overall narrative emerging from interviews and ethnographic observations suggests that witchcraft beliefs erode social capital, thereby hindering the fragile process of African economic development.
New evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Motivated by the above case studies, in a forthcoming paper (Gershman 2016) I rigorously explore the relationship between witchcraft beliefs, trust, and other metrics of social capital. The key data on both witchcraft beliefs and trust come from a series of surveys conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life between December 2008 and April 2009 in 19 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The main outcome variable captures the responses to the standard generalized trust question: "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?" The survey module on traditional beliefs includes two questions that broadly fit the concept of witchcraft. Specifically, a person is assumed to believe in witchcraft if she claims to believe in either "witchcraft" or "that certain people can cast curses or spells that cause bad things to happen to someone" (labeled in the questionnaire as the "evil eye" belief). Figure 1 shows the distribution of trust and witchcraft beliefs across 188 African regions covered by the survey and reveals a rather obvious negative correlation between the two.
Figure 1. Trust and witchcraft beliefs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Trust Witchcraft beliefs
Since there may be factors confounding this relationship, a regression framework was set up to account for various relevant characteristics at the individual, regional, and ethnic-group levels. Furthermore, sub-national analysis allows to introduce country fixed effects that captures nation-specific factors, such as institutions, government policies and regulations, that may affect both trust and witchcraft beliefs. The negative association observed in Figure 1 turns out to be highly statistically significant and robust to the inclusion of a wide range of individual socio-demographic characteristics (such as age, education, religion, and material well-being), measures of regional geography, economic development, conflict, ethnolinguistic diversity, quality of local institutions, as well as historical ethnic-level indicators. The estimates suggest that, other things equal, a one-standard-deviation increase in the regional prevalence of witchcraft beliefs corresponds to an average decline in trust by roughly 0.1 standard deviations.
Other beliefs and other kinds of trust
One may wonder whether any kind of superstition is inherently related to mistrust. Falsification tests using the data on other beliefs available in the survey show that witchcraft and conceptually related superstitions (such as belief in the protective powers of juju) seem to be quite unique: there is no significant relationship between trust and beliefs in heaven, hell, reincarnation, angels, miracles, or evil spirits.
In order to conduct a more nuanced analysis of trust, the data on witchcraft beliefs are connected to three waves of the Afrobarometer surveys (2005-2013) containing a variety of trust questions. In that sample, witchcraft beliefs are negatively related to trust in relatives, neighbors, and other acquaintances. Similar relationship also holds for trust in local institutions, such as police, courts, and local council. This finding speaks to the broader nature of the negative association between witchcraft beliefs and community trust and is consistent with the idea that such beliefs may damage cooperation even within tight social networks (Geschiere 2013).
Witchcraft beliefs and antisocial culture
Although the empirical investigation mostly focuses on trust, it also detects a strong link between witchcraft beliefs and other elements of social capital. Specifically, people who claim to believe in witchcraft and those who reside in regions with higher prevalence of witchcraft beliefs are significantly less likely to engage in charitable giving and participate in religious group activities. Interestingly, this finding complements the well-known research on the positive role of religions with moralizing high gods in promoting cooperation and prosocial norms (Norenzayan & Shariff 2008): in sharp contrast, witchcraft beliefs are associated with antisocial attitudes. One may surmise that such outcomes represent competing "bundles" of mutually reinforcing beliefs and norms emerging in the process of cultural co-evolution (Chudek & Henrich 2011).
Evidence beyond Sub-Saharan Africa
While a large part of earlier research on witchcraft beliefs focused on Africa, the established relationship need not be confined to this continent. Using additional survey data from 23 nations beyond Sub-Saharan Africa (including those in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East), a broader country-level dataset on witchcraft beliefs was compiled. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, there is a clear negative association between witchcraft beliefs and generalized trust in a cross-section of countries, similar to that observed for African regions.
This extended dataset is then connected to the pooled data from five rounds of the European Social Survey (2004-2012) and used to examine the trust attitudes of second-generation immigrants in Europe. It turns out that Europeans whose parents were born in countries with more widespread witchcraft beliefs are generally less trusting. Thus, witchcraft beliefs may contribute to the formation of persistent antisocial culture.
Figure 2. Witchcraft beliefs and trust across countries
Figure 3. Witchcraft beliefs and trust across African regions
This study suggests that there is a strong possibly self-reinforcing negative relationship between witchcraft beliefs and social capital which may impede socioeconomic development in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. From a policy perspective, it is thus important to account for local culture when undertaking development projects, especially those that rely on communal effort and cooperation.
Chudek, Maciej & Joseph Henrich (2011), "Culture-Gene Coevolution, Norm-Psychology and the Emergence of Human Prosociality", Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(5), pp. 218-226.
Gershman, Boris (2016), "Witchcraft Beliefs and the Erosion of Social Capital: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and Beyond", Journal of Development Economics, 120, pp. 182-208.
Geschiere, Peter (2013), Witchcraft, Intimacy, and Trust: Africa in Comparison, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Miguel, Edward (2005), "Poverty and Witch Killing", Review of Economic Studies, 72(4), pp. 1153-1172.
Norenzayan, Ara & Azim F. Shariff (2008), "The Origin and Evolution of Religious Prosociality", Science, 322(5898), pp. 58-62.
Platteau, Jean-Philippe (2009), "Institutional Obstacles to African Economic Development: State, Ethnicity, and Custom", Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 71(3), pp. 669-689.
Culture, Persistence, Social capital, Superstition, Trust, Witchcraft
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Demi Lovato just explained why she feels most beautiful when she's naked
Sammy Nickalls Updated Jan 10, 2016 @ 7:44 am
Last October, we were totally inspired by Demi Lovato's absolutely beautiful, natural photoshoot with Vanity Fair that showed her as raw as can be: makeup-free, Photoshop-free, and even clothing-free.
". . .When I think of 'confident,' I think of many things, but one thing in particular is feeling comfortable in your own skin," Demi said in a video explaining the shoot. "And I thought there was something incredible about the idea — no makeup whatsoever. No clothes. And no retouching. . . I would have never thought that I would have ever gotten to a place in my life where I could feel comfortable doing that."
Now, in an interview with People, Demi is opening up about being nude — not only emotionally, but physically. "I feel the most beautiful when I'm naked," she told the publication. "Just completely stripped down, completely organic, me. That's when I feel the most confident, because that's the most natural state that I could possibly get in."
It's no secret that Demi has struggled with eating disorders in the past, and she's been incredibly open about her path to loving herself exactly how she is. And she makes that path absolute priority, because that's when she feels the most beautiful. "The key for me is self-care," she told People. "I love myself the most when I'm taking care of myself."
She also often goes makeup-less — although she does have a passion for makeup, especially her own makeup line with NYC New York Color called "Lovatics by Demi." "The best thing about creating your own makeup line is you get to create products you really want and will actually use," she said. "I know a lot about makeup, so I can tell you if the color or texture is right, but this was a new experience for me."
She uses makeup as a creative outlet. "Day to day, I don't really wear anything close to them, so I actually get excited when I get to wear a really cool, sexy outfit onstage," she told People.
But while makeup is fun, it isn't what makes her feel beautiful, ultimately. She feels beautiful naked, and one with her body. "I feel like beauty comes from within, and exudes out," she told People. "And the love that you have for yourself and the confidence that you have is what attracts other people to you."
You know, just Demi Lovato, being an amazing role model 100% of the time. Thanks, Demi, for inspiring us every single day to love the skin we're in.
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With a rise in great Korean feminist novels and subversive Korean thrillers, 2020 is set to be a very fine year for Korean books. Here are the ten best!
Will Heath
Will predominantly writes about the books of Books and Bao,…
For the past half-decade, Korean literature in translation has gone from being the exciting talking-point of the literary world to one of its dominant forces. Authors like Han Kang, Bae Suah, and Shin Kyung-sook are near enough household names in the West. And now that we've come this far, it's time to look at what incredible Korean books we can look forward to in 2020.
This year is promising to be a really solid and thrilling one for East Asian literature, and since we've already broken down the most exciting Japanese books coming in 2020, it's time now to look at the very best Korean books we should all be excited for this year!
Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah
Translated by Deborah Smith
The author/translator team of Bae Suah and Deborah Smith have already developed a status in the English-speaking world as providers of excellent Korean storytelling, and 2020's Untold Night and Day might just be the culmination of all of this.
Taking places across a single day and night, and possibly stitching itself between parallel worlds, the story follows a young former actress in Seoul as she loses her job at a theatre, searches for new work, searches for her lost German teacher, and meets with a poet who is not a poet at all.
This fever dream of a Korean novel blurs the lines of time and space to bring us a surrealist literary painting that serves to horrifically highlight the millennial crisis that is simply trying to stay alive and afloat while the world works to aggressively destroy us.
Published by Vintage on 30th Jan
b, Book, and Me by Kim Sagwa
Translated by Sunhee Jeong
b, Book, and Me is a Korean book that might just prove to be the defining coming-of-age tale of friendship and change in 2020. Following the young lives of b and Rang, childhood friends who are largely ignored at best, and bullied at worst, by the outside world. They're each other's worlds, to begin with.
Their friendship is tested and torn asunder when Reng accidentally reveals to their class all of the sorrows that define b's troubled young life. This is a fresh and raw take on the coming-of-age story by Kim Sagwa, celebrated author of the beloved novel Mina.
Published by Two Lines Press on 11th Feb
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-ju
Translated by Jamie Chang
Feminism has been a hot topic in Korea for some years now, and just like in the rest of the world it is something that splits people apart in more ways than one. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 is a Korean novel which has already been turned into a runaway hit movie in Korea, helped to stoke the fires of feminism in Korean, and is at last coming to the English speaking world through a translation by Jamie Chang.
Kim Ji-young is a millennial woman who has begun parroting the voices of women both dead and alive. When her husband sends her to a psychiatrist, she recounts a life story defined by misogyny, sexism, and patriarchal control.
Here is a novel that darkly and starkly highlights the ongoing struggles and abuses rained down on women in modern-day Korea, one that will resonate with women and men across the world for years to come. This is, quite honestly, Books and Bao's most anticipated book of the year.
Published by Scribner on 20th Feb
Umma's Table by Hong Yeon-sik
Translated by Janet Hong
For a few years now, at least one fantastic Korean graphic novel has come along and floored us with its heart and its raw energy. In 2019, we were gifted one of Books and Bao's favourite books of the whole year: Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. In 2018 we had Bad Friends by Ancco. Both of these graphic novels were translated by Janet Hong and published by Drawn and Quarterly.
In 2020 we are getting another exciting Korean graphic novel, once again translated by Janet Hong and published by Drawn and Quarterly: Umma's Table. This touching tale explores the power of the recipe, and of food as a source for bonding and family connection.
An artist who has moved to the countryside with his wife and daughter bubbles up with the guilt of abandoning his parents in a tiny Seoul apartment, and eventually endeavours to learn his mother's cooking as a way to bring three generations together.
Published by Drawn and Quarterly on 25th March
Friend by Paek Nam-nyong
Translated by Immanuel Kim
Friend is, at face value, a Korean novel that calls up similarities to the plot of the 2019 hit Hollywood film Marriage Story. It's a novel centred around a pending divorce, and which throws us back in time to the beginning of this couple's relationship, how it blossomed and then deteriorated, and the impact this deterioration had on their son.
The twist? This is a North Korean novel. Not a propagandist tale that deifies the Kim regime, but a simple story of humanity which offers a glimpse into the ordinary, everyday lives of a family living in the modern-day DPRK.
Published by Columbia University Press in April
The Law of Lines by Pyun Hye-young
Translated by Sora Kim-Russell
Pyun Hye-young is our favourite Korean author. Her debut novel in English, The Hole, was our first ever book review, and her follow-up, City of Ash and Red was one of our favourites of 2018. Both of these novels were translated flawlessly by Sora Kim-Russell. And now, in 2020, we get yet another exciting thriller from this writer/translator pair!
The Law of Lines follows two young women, both of whom have had their lives upended by loss. One has lost her home and her father to a fire that she seeks to uncover the true cause of. The other has lost her sister to suicide but believes a truer cause to be hidden somewhere. Each woman moves to uncover the truth in an exciting new thriller from one of Korea's most darkly clever and viscerally exciting authors.
Published by Arcade on 5th May
Almond by Sohn Won-pyung
Translated by Joosun Lee
Yunjae is a young man with a brain conditions which has stunted his ability to feel emotion. Though he is lonely at school, he is raised by a loving mother and grandmother who teach him how to survive socially, that is until they are, suddenly, no longer around.
Bullied at school by a new boy, Yunjae soon forms an unlikely relationship with this new bully in an attempt to grow and understand people better than he ever has before. Almond is a sweet and touching tale of the complexities of human relationships from the perspective of someone always trying his best to understand them.
Published by Harper Collins on 5th May
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun
Translated by Lizzie Buehler
Kim Ji-young Born 1982 isn't the only immensely promising feminist Korean book of 2020. The Disaster Tourist is another exciting novel set to spotlight the predatory nature of toxic masculinity in today's society. The focus of its main plot, however, is arguably even more global.
Yona, our protagonist, works for a travel company who send people on packaged vacations to places devastated by one disaster or another: dark tourism. When she is sent to investigate an island with only a sinkhole as its main hook, she is drawn into a plot to orchestrate a disaster for the sake of boosting tourism.
This is a novel about humanity's willingness to irreversibly damage the planet for the sake of profit and where that is leading us. It's an eco-minded novel for a generation of climate activism and feminism. A novel of its age.
Published by Serpent's Tail on 14th May
Seven Years of Darkness by Jeong You-jeong
Translated by Chi-young Kim
From the author of the hugely successful page-turner The Good Son comes a crime and family drama about keeping secrets and family legacies. Seven Years of Darkness begins with the violent death of a young girl and a chase between her father and two men who may have been to blame.
After one of the men is sent away for the murder, the titular seven years of darkness envelop his son, chased by the shadow of guilt and horror that was borne of his father's monstrous crime, which culminates in him receiving a package that should reveal the truth of the events seven years prior.
Published by Penguin Random House on 2nd June
Bluebeard's First Wife by Ha Seong-nan
It was only in April 2019 that we got to enjoy a beautifully dark and unsettling collection of Korean short stories from Ha Seong-nan which made it onto our list of best translated books in 2019. Flowers of Mold, translated by Janet Hong, was a wonderland of subtly twisted and chilling tales that is about to be followed up in 2020 by Bluebeard's First Wife.
This is another collection of short stories defined by paranoia, fear of the unknown, and the twisting of everyday horrors that is set to leave an even deeper and darker impression than its predecessor did. Flowers of Mold had the world paying quick attention to Ha Seong-nan's terrifying storytelling power, and Bluebeard's First Wife will ensure that we never look away.
Published by Open Letter on 16th June
Will predominantly writes about the books of Books and Bao, examining the literature of a place and how the authors have used the art of storytelling to reflect the world and the culture around them.
Will Heath 15th January 2020
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Florida Oceanographic Society's 2019 Coastal Lecture Series kicks off on January 7! This year's theme is "Our Water - Our Land - Our Future." Join us for eight exciting and thought-provoking environmental lectures featuring topics relevant to everyone living in our coastal communities. These free lectures are held at the Blake Library in Stuart from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on select Mondays from January through March.
Sea turtles are not Florida's only special turtles! Discover the surprising role that gopher tortoises - the ultimate animal landlords - play in the health of Florida's ecosystems.
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Bentley has released the fifth update to MicroStation CONNECT Edition. Like many of the previous updates, this release is primarily bug fixes with a few operational enhancements.
Perhaps the biggest change in Update 5 is in the software installation. You will notice that the download is much smaller, less than 1GB (the Update 4 download is 1.6GB). Bentley has streamlined the installation so that only the basic components are included in the download. Other options are downloaded as needed during the installation. As a result, the initial download is much quicker, but the installations on individual computers are much longer.
That's OK if you are installing MicroStation CONNECT Update 5 on only one or two computers, but what if you have to install this on 10, 20, or more computers? You will want to create a deployment image where everything you need is pre-downloaded. Once created you can then install from your deployment image.
Note: Instead of steps 1-3 you may also create a desktop shortcut to the downloaded file, then add /Layout to the end of the Target field in the shortcut properties.
4. Go through the install wizard to configure the options you would like to install as you would for a single install.
6. Once configured select the Layout button on the first page of the wizard.
After clicking on the Layout button sit back and wait, or find something else to do. It may take an hour or more to download everything and build the deployment image.


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"Нивеа" () e търговска марка продукти за грижа за тялото и лицето. Принадлежи на компанията "Байерсдорф" (Beiersdorf), Хамбург, Германия, създадена през 1882 г. "Нивеа" се продава в над 150 държави.

Историята на Nivea започва с откритието на първата емулсия вода в масло. През 1911 г. собственикът на Байерсдорф д-р Оскар Тропловиц, в сътрудничество с химика Исак Лифц и дерматолога Пол Уна, започва производството на крем за лице, базиран на емулсията. Тропловиц дава на крема името Nivea, от латинската дума nivius, която означава "снежнобял". Първата кутия за крем е изработена в характерния за тогава стил "арт нуво". Тя изобразява и тогавашния идеал за жена – крехка, деликатна, етерична. Няколко години по-късно, през 1924 г., е взето решение да се промени изцяло имиджа на Nivea и марката да се въведе отново на пазара – това се случва за първи път в историята на маркетинга. Дизайнът на кутийката за крем е революционно променен – появява се синята кутия, на която е изписано с бели букви Nivea Crème в минималистичен стил.

През 30-те години Байерсдорф започва производството на крем за бръснене, лосион за лице, шампоан, слънцезащитно масло. Фокусът е върху красотата и грижата за лицето и заниманията извън къщи.

Първият документ, който доказва присъствието на марката Nivea на българския пазар, е от 1914 г. Малко по-рано, в годините между от 1890 – 1900 г., компанията е използвала пощенски картички, с които клиенти от България са поръчвали стока директно от централата на Байерсдорф в Хамбург.

История
1882 г. – Фармацевтът Карл Паул Байерсдорф основава компанията на 28 март. Пътят към успеха за компанията започва в малката аптека "Меркур", Хамбург. Байерсдорф произвежда медицински пластири в своята лаборатория, които съдържат лекарствени вещества на базата на разработен от него патент. Датата на патентния документ е взета за дата на създаването на компанията. На базата на този патент се развива съвременната технология за производство на лепенки.

1890 г. – Фармацевтът Д-р Оскар Тропловиц придобива компанията. Модернизира производствения процес, сключва първите международни договори и значително увеличава размера на компанията.

1892 г. – С тържествена церемония е открита новата фабрика в Хамбург – Аймсбютел.

1893 г. – Първото международно споразумение е сключено с американската търговска компания Lehn & Fink за дистрибуция на продукти в САЩ.

1900 г. – Заявяване на патент за Eucerit (в буквален превод: 'разкрасяващ восък') – емулгиращо вещество. Eucerit е основата за продуктите под марката Eucerin (част от портфолиото на Байерсдорф), а по-късно е вложено и в Nivea Creme.

1906 г. – Първият клон на компанията извън континентална Европа е основан в Лондон, Англия.

1909 г. – На пазара е пуснат първият продукт за грижа за устните в тубичка – Labello. Името идва от латински и означава "красиви устни" (labeo = устни; bello = красив).

1911 г. – Д-р Оскар Тропловиц в сътрудничество с химика Д-р Исак Лифц и дерматолога Д-р Пол Уна започва производството на крем за лице. Тропловиц дава име на крема – Nivea, от латинската дума nivius, която означава "снежнобял".

Това е първият стабилен крем, базиран на емулсията вода в масло. Емулгиращото вещество Eucerit се произвежда от ланолин, който се намира във вълната на овцете. Той е в основата на Nivea Creme.

1914 г. – Компанията работи с 34 страни, като 42% от продажбите се генерират в чужбина. Клон на компанията е основан в Австрия.

1919 г. – В асортимента на Nivea е включен първият Nivea сапун.

1920 г. – Първият рекламен филм на Nivea Creme е излъчен по кината в Германия.

1921 г. – Байерсдорф основава клон в САЩ.

1922 г. – След смъртта на Д-р Троповиц и неговия бизнес партньор Ото Ханс Манкиевич, е формирано капиталово дружество на 1 юни 1922 г. Лили Якобсън става първият председател на Управителния съвет.

Същата година е разработен първият продукт за мъж – сапун за бръснене, предшественик на пяната и гела за бръснене. Заедно с Nivea Creme, който тогава се е използвал като афтършейв, той оформя първата серия за грижа за мъжа.

1925 г. – Взето е решение да се промени изцяло имиджа на Nivea и марката да се въведе отново на пазара – за първи път в историята на маркетинга. Дизайнът на кутийката за крем е революционно променен. Деликатните цветни извивки и линии върху жълт фон са заменени със синя кутия, на която е изписано с бели букви Nivea Creme в минималистичен стил.

Не само цветът и опаковката, но и цялата рекламна стратегия на марката е променена. Свободното време, спортът и природата играят централна роля с новия профил на Nivea.

1925 г. – Всички продукти на Nivea са пуснати в сини опаковки.

1929 г. – Акциите на Байерсдорф са пуснати за първи път на стоковата борса в Хамбург. Компанията разполага с 20 производствени центъра и повече от 1400 души персонал.

1933 г. – Под натиска на Националсоциалистическата пропаганда, членовете на Управителния съвет с еврейски произход се оттеглят. Лили Якобсън оглавява чуждестранните филиали на компанията, офисът е в Амстердам до 1938 г., преди да емигрира в САЩ.

Като въвежда политика на "почтената тактика" Управителният съвет на Байерсдорф, под ръководството на Карл Клаусен, успява да преведе успешно компанията през нацисткия период, въпреки еврейския произход на голям брой нейни ръководители и злонамерените кампании на конкуренцията.

Първият клон на Байерсдорф в Южна Америка е основан в Аржентина.

1935 г. – Характерните за опаковката и печатната реклама бели и сини мотиви се използват и в първите филмирани реклами на Nivea. Основна тема са хората, които активно се наслаждават на живота.

1936 г. – Nivea разработва специален сапун за деца, осигуряващ грижа за чувствителната бебешка и детска кожа. Той е предшественик на много други продукти, създадени за най-малките.

1941 г. – Преди и по време на Втората световна война за рекламата на Nivea отговаря Ели-Хюс Кнап. Тя е една от първите жени в областта на рекламата и се отдава с пълна сила и страст на марката Nivea. Тя първа изтъква позитивния ефект на синия и белия цвят на Nivea, свързвайки ги с чистия въздух и слънцето. Синият и белият цвят остават символ на качеството на Nivea и до днес. Кнап дистанцира марката от нацистката идеология, а през 1949 г. става първа дама на Германия като съпруга на Теодор Хойс – първия президент на Федерална Република Германия.

1945 г. – В края на Втората световна война голяма част от производствените бази и административни сгради в Хамбург са разрушени.

1945 г. – 1949 г. – Повечето от съдружията (най-вече в САЩ, Великобритания и Франция) приключват. Байерсдорф започва отново от нулата.

1951 г. – Байерсдорф създава първия дезодориращ сапун, който предотвратява развитието на бактерии. Хуан Грегорио Клаузен – дългогодишен ръководител на рекламната дейност на Байерсдорф – измисля името 8x4, основано на активната съставка в продукта: B32.

1958 г. – След специализирането в продукти за деца през 20-те и 30-те години Nivea разширява продуктовия асортимент в много европейски държави със серия за грижа за бебета Nivea Baby fine. Малка серия бебешки продукти с име "Babivèa" е въведена във Франция.

1959 г. – За първи път към логото на кутията на Nivea Creme се добавя думата Creme. Допълнителните разяснения за продукта – "за грижа за кожата", които се появяват през 1928, и "за спорт и у дома" през 1931, вече не са нужни, тъй като Nivea Creme е достигнал статута на световноизвестна и позната марка. Логото остава непроменено и до днес.

1963 г. – На пазара е представено млякото за тяло на Nivea. То съчетава качеството и грижата на NIVEA Creme в течна форма. Осигурявайки цялостна овлажняваща грижа за кожата, това е първият продукт от асортимента на Nivea, разработен за тяло.

1972 г. – Серията "Nivea Baby fine" е допълнена от пудра, пяна за вана, сапун, крем и памучни кърпички.

1973 г. – Представена е кампанията "Кремът на кремовете" и това затвърждава лидерството на пазара на NIVEA Creme. Независими тестове показват, че дори и при сравнение с по-скъпи специализирани кремове, качеството на Nivea не отстъпва по никакъв начин. Мащабната рекламна кампания подчертава "уникалното" качество на Nivea, съчетаващо всички аспекти на грижата за кожата в един продукт. Nivea е едновременно дневен крем, нощен крем, крем за предпазване от атмосферни влияния, овлажняващ крем, защитен крем. Поредицата реклами отбелязва голям успех за Nivea Creme. Между 1973 и 1988 г. в Европа са публикувани над 100 различни варианта на рекламата.

1974 г. – Байерсдорф разнообразява своята дейност и създава нова структура. Въвеждат се четири направления – козметика, медицински продукти, фармацевтични продукти и tesa /лепенки/.

1979 г. – В края на 70-те години на пазара се въвеждат все повече и повече почистващи продукти NIVEA. Концепцията на продуктите за баня на Nivea е, че те не само почистват кожата, но и осигуряват ценна грижа.

1980 г. – Още при първото представяне на душ гел, пяна за вана и сапун Nivea, се акцентира на нежната грижа и високото качество на Nivea.

Nivea поставя основите на нов вид продукти за грижа за мъже – балсам за след бръснене, който не дразни, а успокоява кожата. Балсамът Nivea е първият подобен продукт, който не съдържа алкохол.

1981 г. – Продуктите на Nivea, които защитават и се грижат за кожата по време и след излагане на слънце, се появяват на пазара още през 1930-те години. През 1981, слънцезащитната серия на Nivea предлага оптимална защита за различни типове кожа и при продължително излагане на слънце. Дългогодишният опит и специализираните изследвания на NIVEA гарантират безопасност и сигурност.

1982 г. – Стартира експанзията на Nivea като марка за грижа за тялото и лицето чрез многобройни видове продукти и международен фокус. Въвежда се Nivea Gesicht (лице) в Германия, Австрия и Швейцария. По-късно серията се преименува на Nivea Visage.

Лансиращата кампания през 1982 представя почистващото мляко и тоник за лице, които осигуряват нежно, но ефективно почистване. Само след година продуктите стават пазарни лидери в много страни.

1983 г. – Нов шампоан Nivea е пуснат на пазара. Той е изключително деликатен към косата, която е подложена на все по-често миене. "Това е грижата, от която се нуждае често измиваната коса" е слоганът на въвеждащата кампания. Година по-късно се лансира балсам за коса.

1986 г. – Байерсдорф развива слънцезащитни продукти Nivea. Формулите се базират на последните научни открития и най-добрата защита, гарантирана от UVA и UVB филтри.

След лансирането на мляко за тяло Nivea през 1963 г. като продукт за цялостна грижа за тялото, през 1986 г. се въвежда неговият "брат" – лосион за тяло. Тези два продукта се превръщат в основа на цяла серия нови продукти за грижа за тялото.

1991 г. – Въвежда се на пазара нова серия Nivea Deodorant. Потребителите вече имат нужда не само от ефективен и силен аромат, като през 80-те години. Новите дезодоранти на Nivea предлагат и типичната за Nivea нежна грижа.

1993 г. – Nivea представя на масовия пазар първата серия за грижа за кожата на мъжете. Тази серия отговаря на високите изисквания на мъжете, които все повече се грижат за външния си вид, и на зараждащата се тенденция за добре поддържани мъже.

Серията Nivea Bath Care се усъвършенства, като към формулите се добавят подхранващи масла и неутрално pH. Един от най-успешните продукти през следващите години става Nivea Shower Milk.

1994 г. – На пазара се появява Nivea Soft. Той е еквивалент на Nivea Creme, с по-лека консистенция, който покрива нуждите на отделни целеви групи и затова има собствен, младежки имидж.

1995 г. – Серията продукти за баня е разширена с ексфолиант, кремообразни душ гелове, детски шампоан и пяна за вана. За първи път се представя душ гел и шампоан в едно.

1996 г. – Бебешката серия на Nivea е допълнително разширена, за да осигурява пълна грижа и почистване на чувствителната бебешка кожа.

Въпреки въвеждането на първите продукти за стилизиране на косата още през 30-те години, серията стилизиращи продукти Nivea се лансира през 1996 г. Разработват се продукти, които позволяват оформянето на различни типове коса.

Появява се първият международен уебсайт на Nivea. Заедно със задължителната информация за историята на марката и продуктите, сайтът съдържа съвети за грижа и игри. По този начин www.nivea.com става един от първите уебсайтове, който обвързва по емоционален и забавен начин потребителите с ценностите на марката.

1998 г. – Изследователите на Nivea представят новост в света на козметиката – коензим Q10, който помага в борбата с бръчките. Той има структура подобна на витамин и играе важна роля в производството на енергия в клетките. Nivea Visage дневен крем с Q10 става най-продаваният продукт против бръчки в света и поставя началото на цяла серия продукти, в основата на които стои съставката Q10.

Представят се продуктите за грижа за ръцете. Те са разработени с цел да омекотяват и възстановяват красотата на раздразнената кожа.

1999 г. – Слънцезащитните спрейове Nivea Sun се въвеждат на пазара. Те са с лека, бързоабсорбираща се и водоустойчива формула. Продуктите съдържат сигурна защита срещу вредните слънчеви лъчи по австралийския стандарт, както и комплекс Витамин Е, който предпазва клетките на кожата.

2004 г. – Изграден е модерен изследователски център в Хамбург, Германия. В областта на дерматологията учените на компанията се съсредоточават върху структурата и функциите на кожата с цел да открият как с правилните продукти да подпомагат здравето и красотата ѝ.

В областта на технологиите изследванията се насочват към разработването на практични решения на основата на получените резултати от дерматологичните изследвания. Основната цел е да се структурира асортиментът на Nivea така, че той да отговаря на индивидуалните нужди на различните типове кожа.

Изследвания и строг контрол гарантират поносимостта на кожата към продуктите и тяхното високо качество. Тестват се и други важни компоненти като аромат и консистенция. Работи се и върху удобния и атрактивен дизайн на опаковките.

2006 г. – Изследователите на Байерсдорф разработват иновационна програма за борба със стареенето на кожата, която подпомага процесите на обновяване на клетките от самото им ядро. Появява се нова серия грижа за кожата – Nivea DNAge.

2007 г. – Nivea е номинирана в две категории: "Грижа за кожата" и "Грижа за красотата" в изследването на Рийдърс Дайджест Most Trusted Brands 2007. В категория "Грижа за кожата" Nivea е марката, която продължава да се ползва с най-голямо доверие в редица страни, а в категория "Грижа за красотата" печели първо място в света. Новаторската грижа против стареене на кожата DNAge от Nivea Visage, е най-успешният продукт, лансиран на пазара за всички времена в категорията "Грижа за лицето".

Обновен е уеб сайта на Nivea – марката има онлайн присъствие в 48 държави, на 28 езика. Различните уебсайтове са адаптации на международния сайт на Nivea. Информацията за продуктите е съобразена с локалния пазар и асортимента, предоставят се полезни съвети на различни теми, свързани с грижата за кожата, тялото, косата, ръцете, бебето, красотата.

2008 г. – Nivea за пореден път е най-предпочитаната марка в категория "Грижа за кожата" в потребителското изследване European Trusted Brands 2008, което се провежда от издателство Рийдърс Дайджест. Над 240 000 граждани от 16 държави с 14 национални езика участват в допитването, като определят най-популярните за тях търговски марки в 20 общи категории за всяка страна.

2009 г. – Nivea е избрана за любима марка на българите на годишен конкурс на Българската стопанска камара и Германо-българска индустриално-търговска камара. В категорията "Хигиенни продукти и козметика" марката заема челна позиция с 1384 гласа.

Външни препратки
 www.nivea.bg
 www.niveaformen.bg
 www.nivea.com

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Основани в Германия през 1882 година


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In the old part of the city we find a maze of picturesque alleys that once belonged to the city's Jewish quarter, highlighting La Synagogue, the only one in Andalusia.
Today the area is full of souvenir shops, craft shops, jewelry stores and restaurants. A walk through these alleys, houses and squares makes it go back in time and understand a little more the history of this city.
But Córdoba has much more to do in its historic center as the impressive Roman Bridge over the Guadalquivir River, from the 1st century AD and the only bridge through which the city was accessed for 20 centuries. At the end of the bridge we find the Calahorra Tower, a defensive fortress whose objective was to defend the Roman bridge. Today it contains the Al Andalus live museum as well as having good views of the city.
Traces of past civilizations are visible throughout the city: Roman temples and gates, walls, Arab baths, majestic houses and palaces such as that of Viana, convents and churches, sculptures of famous people and countless places of interest that should be visited.
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With a minor change, FRID to stand in full support of legislation requiring certified sign language interpreters in emergency broadcasts
02 Feb 2018 3:18 PM | Adam Ledo (Administrator)
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Adam Ledo
president@fridcentral.org
Eli Sierra
1stvp@fridcentral.org
Rachel Elliott
2nd Vice President
2ndvp@fridcentral.org
Megan Fogt
secretary@fridcentral.org
Terri Bugler
treasurer@fridcentral.org
Nicole Bihlmayer
Region Representative East
regionrepeast@fridcentral.org
Alecia Castro
Region Representative North
regionrepnorth@fridcentral.org
Brian Gauci
Region Representative South
regionrepsouth@fridcentral.org
Ava Rogers
Region Representative West
regionrepwest@fridcentral.org
ORLANDO, February 2, 2018--- After a string of mishaps regarding the use of sign language interpreters during televised broadcasts, the Florida Legislature is taking steps to address it.
Florida has in statute (252.35) a state comprehensive emergency management plan, which lays out requirements for the Division of Emergency Management. Currently, there are bills in both chambers of the Florida Legislature to amend this statute and require a qualified sign language interpreter be included in televised broadcasts. The Senate bill (CS/SB 1466) is currently in the Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security committee, the only committee it will see before being sent to the floor. The House Bill (HB 1109) is currently in the Appropriations Committee, the second of three committees it will go through.
In both versions of the bill, a qualified interpreter is being defined as, "a person who is certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf." Being that the Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf no longer offers any form of credentialing, the current language of the bill does raise a slight concern. We suspect that this specific language is being used because it would be consistent with the language in other existing statute. The Board of FRID has been in contact with the offices of both of the bill sponsors, Senator Farmer and Representative Stark, to clarify the bill language. The Board of FRID will also reach out to the Division of Emergency Management to open a dialogue with them and to see how we can be of assistance should this bill become law.
Once this change is incorporated into the bill language, the Board of FRID will be in full support of passing this important piece of legislation. We believe that it will help to prevent any further potentially harmful mishaps from occurring. We encourage you to contact your local legislators and ask them to support CS/SB 1466 or HB 1109.
Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (FRID)
FRID is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, which is leading a statewide effort to initiate, sponsor, promote, and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpreting and the provision of qualified interpreters for Deaf and hard of hearing Floridians.
Name: Adam Ledo
Email: President@fridcentral.org
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De Peugeot 4007 is een SUV, verkocht door het Franse automerk Peugeot. De auto is ontwikkeld in samenwerking met Mitsubishi. Peugeot ontwierp de dieselmotor en de carrosserie, Mitsubishi de benzinemotor en het interieur. De 4007 en de C-Crosser zijn de eerste auto's van een Frans merk die in Japan geproduceerd worden.

De Peugeot 4007 wordt gekenmerkt door zijn grote radiatorrooster, de welbekende opengesperde leeuwenmuil. Dat is ook een van de belangrijkste verschillen met de Citroën C-Crosser.

De Peugeot 4007 werd onthuld op de Autosalon van Genève in 2007. De Peugeot 4007 was in eerste instantie alleen beschikbaar met een 2,2-liter HDi dieselmotor met roetfilter. Deze motor levert 115 kW (156 pk) en een koppel van 380 Nm. Tegenwoordig zijn er ook andere motors beschikbaar. Door een samenwerking van Peugeot met Mitsubishi, Daimler-Chrysler en Hyundai werd de PRO 2.4-liter viercilinder benzinemotor in het voorjaar van 2010 op de markt gebracht. Deze levert 125 kW(170 pk) en 232 Nm koppel.

Er waren plannen om de productie te verhuizen naar de NedCar-fabriek in Born, maar dit werd voor onbepaalde tijd uitgesteld.

In 2012 bereikte de productie een maximum van 49.000 geproduceerde exemplaren.

Uitvoeringen
Er zijn drie uitvoeringen verschenen van de Peugeot 4007, allen met een 2,2 HDi-motor:

 SE - Het standaard model, met lichtmetalen velgen, klimaatregeling, verwarmde spiegels, en stuurbekrachtiging.
 Sport XS - De SE-uitvoering, aangevuld met leren bekleding en telefoonaansluiting.
 GT - De SE-uitvoering, aangevuld met koplampsproeiers, cd-wisselaar, verwarmde stoelen.

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00:00 GVs Bob Drummond, creche supervisor who like the other 150 males working with pre-schoolers has felt under greater professional scrutiny and suspicion as a result of publicity surrounding the trial of Civic Child Care Centre creche (Christchurch) worker Peter Ellis, who faced 24 charges relating to child abuse.
GVs Bob Drummond playing with pre-school children at Northland Community Creche.
I/V Bob Drummond re how the Civic Child Care Centre creche (Christchurch) case affected him.
GVs children and supervisors at Northland Community Creche.
GVs Bob Drummond who developed a draft policy for the creche to protect children from abuse.
I/V Bob Drummond re measures taken by creche staff to protect children and staff, such as mirrors, logging in nappy changes by staff.
I/V Rachael Thomas, creche assistant supervisor re initial resistance by some parents to Bob when he first started, but (now) trust has grown.
GVs Bob Drummond with pre-school children.
GVs Bob Drummond with pre-school children V/O parent re (Bob) was interviewed and he got the job on merit .


Annual Academic Panel Inspection was held on 06.09.2018.
Honorable Union Cabinet Minister of Tribal Welfare Sh. Jual Oram visited the Vidyalaya on 07/07/2018.
Director , NIT, Rourkela announced that , Students of KV Sundargarh are sponsored by NIT Rourkela in respect of participating INSPIRE Programme organized by NIT , Rourkela in the month of November – 2016 and the full expenditure will be incurred by NIT, Rourkela . About 20 students can stay in NIT Campus Rourkela during Autumn break and winter break specially for classes IX, X & XI, for which these students will be inspired by various faculties and the importance of science shall be interacted by various faculties .
The Director Sir also agreed to allow the Sr. Classes students of KV, Sundargarh to visit various department & Laboratories of NIT, Rourkela to acquire more knowledge and develop scientific attitude in their subjects .
Community lunch of primary section held on 02/12/2016.
44th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science,Mathematics and Environment Exhibition for children (JNNSMEE) 2016-17 held on 21-dec-2016.
Annual sport Day will be conducted in the 3rd weed of jan. and Annual day will be celebrated on 1st week of feb.
winter break of the Vidyalaya is from 24-dec-2016 to 12-jan-2017.
Special classes for class-X/xi Sc./XII Sc. are being conducted form 24-dec-2016 to 12-jan-2017 as per the time table.
One Science Project is selected for the Participation in National Level 43rd JNNSMEE 2016, Conducted by NCERT held at Banlaluru.


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Punctual to perfection
One of our tasks is to register all delays on the network. Concretely, we indicate the causes and map them out. We publish our punctuality figures monthly based on this data. But we want to capture your experience as a commuter even better. That's why we publish MobiPulse, a barometer of the morning and evening rush hours, every week.
Curious about the monthly punctuality figures and statistics for domestic passenger traffic? You can find them on our new Opendata platform.
In French and Dutch only
MobiPulse: your punctuality barometer for the morning and evening rush hours
On weekdays we publish MobiPulse, a punctuality barometer for the most important railway lines and train connections. This easy-to-read map is updated twice a day, at 11 am and 9 pm.
First and foremost MobiPulse shows the average journey time between 6 and 9 am (morning rush hour) starting from the 10 biggest train stations in Belgium (Namur, Liège, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai, Binche, Antwerp Central, Ghent St. Peter's, Kortrijk and Hasselt) and arriving at Brussels Central. For the evening rush hour (4 pm to 7 pm) we apply the same principle in the opposite direction. As a cherry on the cake we share the punctuality rate on both axes for both the morning and evening rush hours.
Mobipulse
Along with this information MobiPulse also gives you the average journey time for covering the same route by car during the same hours (in the morning from the center of these major cities to the center of Brussels and in the evening in the opposite direction). For this we use information from different real-time traffic applications. The map also contains other useful information, such as the cost and Co2 emissions for each journey. This way you get an idea of the various means of transport for commuters. Finally MobiPulse gives you the main causes of the train delays incurred on the entire Belgian railway network.
Now tell us, isn't this a helpful tool for your commute? You always have a clear overview of train traffic punctuality during the morning and evening rush hours!
How do we measure punctuality?
We register every delay that occurs on the Belgian rail network with the associated causes. But how exactly do we measure and calculate punctuality?
We record the punctuality of domestic traffic in the final station and – if the train rides through the Brussels North-South connection – in the first station of the North-South connection on their route. For a train from Ostend to Eupen that means readings in Brussels-South and in Eupen. As soon as a train is delayed by six minutes or more, we regard it as "not on time." In other words: the general punctuality figure represents the percentage of trains that were less than six minutes late at their final destination. And – whenever applicable – in the first station of the North-South connection on their route.
We also measure punctuality according to these two parameters:
The number of passengers on board the trains: for example, the delay of a full train during rush hour carries more weight than that of a partially full train during off-peak hours.
The punctuality during the entire train journey. This measurement is done at 95 strategic measurement points on the network. Was a train delayed along the way? This parameter also takes this into account, even if the train succeeds in eliminating that delay and arriving on time at its destination. So a train from Ostend to Eupen is also logged in Bruges, Ghent, Leuven and so on.
Neutralization of punctuality
As a government-owned company, we have a management contract with the federal government. According to that agreement we also release another punctuality figure. One that doesn't take into account delays due to external factors, such as vandalism and major investment works (such as the RER). Such delays are beyond our control and will not be penalized.
This neutralized punctuality figure is a kind of tool with which we and the operators can draw up our own balance sheet. Do you want to get a global picture of the general punctuality, regardless of the causes? Then be sure to view the punctuality figure without neutralization.
Who is responsible for delays?
As an independent infrastructure manager and manager of train traffic, we assign the causes of delays to various parties: Infrabel itself, a railway company or third parties.
Does a party not agree to take responsibility for a delay? Then we call in our neutral mediation service.
We also list all canceled trains. This category includes trains that have not left or that only partly covered their itinerary. And of course we always state the reason for the cancelation. Finally, every month we pour all our detailed punctuality figures and statistics into a report for all rail operators.


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Richard Reese Presented With Player of the Week Award
Richard Reese was presented with the "Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the week" Award on Wednesday by Ryan Ford's Ryan Kirkpatrick. Reese ran for 345 yards on 24 carries in a 54-41 win over Cameron Yoe.
Bellville has three running backs in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, including
Willie Zapalac, Ernie Koy and Ted Koy. But no Brahmas running back has surpassed Richard Reese's 345 yards on 24 carries in a 54-41 win over Cameron Yoe. Reese's record precedes Zapalac's, the longtime Texas Longhorns assistant coach during the Darrell Royal era, old school record of 323 yards against Caldwell in 1938. On Friday night, Reese also scored on runs of 49, 30, 26, 40, 67, and 3 yards, caught a 40-yard scoring pass and had a 39-yard kickoff return for 424 all-purpose yards. He's already receiving recruiting inquiries, which will no doubt increase in the wake of his record-setting performance in a game that featured scoring plays totaling more than 500 yards.
'The best way I can describe Richard is that he runs angry, but he can outrun you if he needs to. One of his best runs was a 3-yard carry for a first down when they had him in the backfield, and he got away. Richard was born in Bellville and was in my Little Brahma program when he was younger, so he knows about the football tradition in Bellville. It's been neat to see him grow up and play for us." – Bellville coach Grady Rowe
Player of the Week Program Overview
For its 15th Year, Ford and its dealers join together for the Annual "Built Ford
Tough Texas High School Football Player of the week" award to recognize the on- and
off-field accomplishments of the Lone Star State's gridiron heroes.
Honoring Elite Texas Student-Athletes
The "Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week" program will
recognize one high school student-athlete in six of the state's athletic classifications –
2A, 3A, 4A, SA, 6A and private schools – every week of the regular season of the 2020
Texas high school football schedule.
Each player taking the field throughout the 2020 football season will have the
opportunity to be nominated for the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player
of the Week, simply by excelling in three categories:
Individual performance on the field, including significant statistics from that week's game
• Contribution to the team's success through their individual leadership abilities
• Performance off the field of play, including academic success and community
Nominating the State's Best
Each week, coaches, athletic directors and the public are invited to nominate players for
this award. Additionally, Ford's advisory-board will identify qualified candidates, based on
the program criteria. Nominations submitted by 11:00 am Central time on the Monday
following-the game will be considered for that week's award. Once the nomination pool is
established, a weekly winner will be selected from each classification. At the conclusion of the 10+ week regular season, one student-athlete in each classification will be selected as the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Year. Honorees will be recognized at a statewide event following the championship games.
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Wynonna Earp Showrunner Emily Andras on Her Responsibility to Increase Inclusion BTS
Bridget Liszewski | June 27, 2020 | Canadian TV, TV News | No Comments
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Representation both on and off screen is so important. With the recent events and protests happening in the world at large, there's also been a huge push for inclusion and diversification in the television. Members at every rank of the TV industry have been taking a look at their role and responsibility to help make the television landscape a more diverse and inclusive one. Wynonna Earp showrunner Emily Andras is one of the most recent industry leaders to speak out about getting more Black, Indigenous and People of Colour working in TV.
Andras spoke about the topic during a panel for QFX Cloud Con, an online pop culture convention for the queer community, that was held on Saturday afternoon. It also featured Wynonna Earp cast members Katherine Barrell and Natalie Krill who joined Andras to discuss Wynonna's upcoming Season 4, premiering Sunday, July 26 at 10/9 c on SYFY and CTV Sci-Fi.
When asked about what her plans were to increase BIPOC people working behind the scenes on Wynonna Earp, Andras was told by the moderator that she could pass on the question if she didn't want to answer. "I'm a decision maker in Canadian TV. I have absolutely no right to pass on this question because I have the ability to pull people up on my team," said Andras. She went on to confirm that many conversations about diversifying Canadian TV are being had.
More specifically, Andras said she "would really like to shout out to the writers in Canadian TV." She explained that many writers are currently speaking with the Writers Guild of Canada "right now about how to improve this." She said that the lack of diversity in writing rooms and behind the scenes is "a huge problem in Canadian TV. We just aren't getting people in the pipeline, for lack of a better term, fast enough. There just aren't enough people who are BIPOC or Indigenous getting trained and getting into the system. We have to take responsibility for that."
Andras did concede that there are challenges she and many others face, but was not offering up these as an excuse. An example of one challenge is that "our numbers are limited," and for Wynonna Earp and Andras that means "my writing room is 5 people." However, she did say that she is "very conscious that if I have a choice between someone who is a Person of Colour, or queer, or Indigenous, I feel like it's my job as a showrunner to pull them up and hire them and help them."
While Andras said this is "an ongoing discussion and 100% is just simply not happening fast enough," that now more than ever, people in power positions in the industry "just can't wait around for other people to do it." Two things that can be done in her eye to help would be "to increase funding for programs for people from marginalized communities. The other thing that's really important is giving those people the support and the tools to tell their own stories. We need more Black showrunners and Queer showrunners to tell their own stories. We have to get more different stories on television."
For Andras and many others fighting for increased diversity behind the scenes, now is "a time to tell all these stories that have never been told." Andras finished her answer to the question by acknowledging that this is "an ongoing struggle," but is also one she knows she needs to help solve. "I will never ever fault someone for asking me that question because I am part of the solution. And I have to take responsibility for that."
Wynonna Earp Season 4 will premiere Sunday, July 26 at 10/9 c on SYFY and CTV Sci-Fi.
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Editor in Chief Bridget Liszewski comes from a long line of TV Junkies who fostered her love of television from a very young age. She's channeled that passion into covering both US and Canadian television shows, and is thankful everyday for the invention of the DVR. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, she loves college football and is a fan of sports in general. Bridget is always up for talking TV and you can follow her on twitter at @BridgetOnTV.


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import { isFunction } from "lodash";
import * as amqp from "amqplib";
import * as rpc from "micro-node-json-rpc";

const debug = require("debug");

const log = debug("amqp:log");
const logError = debug("amqp:error");
const logData = debug("amqp-data:log");

const protocol = "amqp";
const contentType = "application/json";

const connections = [];
const callbacks = {};

/**
 *
 * The AMQP RPC Client
 *
 * @param addr
 * @returns {Function} client function
 */
export function client(addr, queue) {
  let Q = assetQueue(addr, "", { exclusive: true });

  Q.then(function([ch, q]) {
    let replyTo = q.queue;

    log("[client] Awaiting RPC response");

    ch.assertQueue(queue, { durable: false });

    ch.consume(replyTo, function(msg) {
      let callback = callbacks[msg.properties.correlationId];

      if (callback !== undefined) {
        log("[client] Receive RPC response %s", msg.properties.correlationId);
        logData("[client] Response data %s", msg.content.toString());

        let resp = JSON.parse(msg.content.toString());

        callback(resp.error, resp.result);
        ch.ack(msg);

        delete callbacks[msg.properties.correlationId];
      }
    });
  });

  // the actual requester
  return function(req, options, callback) {
    if (isFunction(options)) {
      callback = options;
      options = {};
    }

    Q.then(function([ch, q]) {
      let replyTo = q.queue;
      let stringReq = JSON.stringify(req);

      if (req.id) callbacks[req.id] = callback;

      if (options && options.timeout) {
        timeout(req, options.timeout);
      }

      log("[client] Send RPC request %s", req.id);
      logData("[client] Request data %s", stringReq);

      ch.sendToQueue(queue, new Buffer(stringReq), {
        correlationId: req.id,
        replyTo,
        contentType
      });
    }, callback);
  };
}

/**
 * The AMQP RPC Server
 *
 * @param addr
 * @param func server function
 * @returns {{on: proxy.on, close: proxy.close}}
 */
export function server(addr, queue, func, callback) {
  let connection = createChannel(addr).then(function([conn, ch]) {
    ch.assertQueue(queue, { durable: false });
    ch.prefetch(1);

    log("[server] Awaiting RPC requests");

    ch.consume(queue, function reply(msg) {
      let req = JSON.parse(msg.content.toString());

      log("[server] Request received %s", msg.properties.correlationId);
      logData("[server] Request data %s", msg.content.toString());

      try {
        func(req, function(resp) {
          let stringResp = JSON.stringify(resp);

          log("[server] Send RPC request %s", msg.properties.correlationId);
          logData("[server] Request data %s", stringResp);

          ch.sendToQueue(msg.properties.replyTo, new Buffer(stringResp), {
            correlationId: msg.properties.correlationId,
            contentType
          });
          ch.ack(msg);
        });
      } catch (err) {
        logError("[server] Error for %s", msg.properties.correlationId);
        logError("[server] Error data", err);

        ch.sendToQueue(
          msg.properties.replyTo,
          new Buffer(JSON.stringify(rpc.error(req, err))),
          { correlationId: msg.properties.correlationId, contentType }
        );
        ch.ack(msg);
      }
    });

    // call with connection
    callback && callback(null, conn);

    return conn;
  }, callback);

  let proxy = {
    on: function(...args) {
      connection.then(conn => conn.on(...args));
    },

    close: function() {
      connection.then(conn => conn.close());
    }
  };

  return proxy;
}

/**
 * timeout handler
 * @param req
 * @param delay
 */
function timeout(req, delay) {
  setTimeout(_timeout, delay);

  function _timeout() {
    let callback = callbacks[req.id];

    if (!callback) return;

    let err = new Error("request timeout");

    err.name = "Timeout";

    callback(rpc.error(req, err).error);

    delete callbacks[req.id];
  }
}

/**
 * deleting queues is also usefull
 * @param addr
 * @param queue
 * @param options
 * @returns {Promise|*|Promise.<T>}
 */
export function deleteQueue(addr, queue, options) {
  return createChannel(addr).then(
    ([_, ch]) => ch.deleteQueue(queue, options),
    debugError
  );
}

// asset queue helper
function assetQueue(addr, queue, options) {
  return createChannel(addr).then(data => {
    let ch = data[1];

    return ch.assertQueue(queue, options).then(q => [ch, q]);
  });
}

// create channel helper
function createChannel(addr) {
  return amqp.connect(genAddr(addr)).then(conn => {
    return conn.createChannel().then(ch => {
      connections.push(conn);

      return [conn, ch];
    });
  }, debugError);
}

function genAddr(addr, proc = protocol) {
  return `${proc}://${addr}`;
}

function debugError(err) {
  logError("[error] ", err);

  return err;
}

// close all connections on exit
process.on("exit", () => connections.forEach(conn => conn.close()));

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
import {SelectionModel} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
import {TreeControl} from './tree-control';

/** Base tree control. It has basic toggle/expand/collapse operations on a single data node. */
export abstract class BaseTreeControl<T, K = T> implements TreeControl<T, K> {
  /** Gets a list of descendent data nodes of a subtree rooted at given data node recursively. */
  abstract getDescendants(dataNode: T): T[];

  /** Expands all data nodes in the tree. */
  abstract expandAll(): void;

  /** Saved data node for `expandAll` action. */
  dataNodes: T[];

  /** A selection model with multi-selection to track expansion status. */
  expansionModel: SelectionModel<K> = new SelectionModel<K>(true);

  /**
   * Returns the identifier by which a dataNode should be tracked, should its
   * reference change.
   *
   * Similar to trackBy for *ngFor
   */
  trackBy?: (dataNode: T) => K;

  /** Get depth of a given data node, return the level number. This is for flat tree node. */
  getLevel: (dataNode: T) => number;

  /**
   * Whether the data node is expandable. Returns true if expandable.
   * This is for flat tree node.
   */
  isExpandable: (dataNode: T) => boolean;

  /** Gets a stream that emits whenever the given data node's children change. */
  getChildren: (dataNode: T) => Observable<T[]> | T[] | undefined | null;

  /** Toggles one single data node's expanded/collapsed state. */
  toggle(dataNode: T): void {
    this.expansionModel.toggle(this._trackByValue(dataNode));
  }

  /** Expands one single data node. */
  expand(dataNode: T): void {
    this.expansionModel.select(this._trackByValue(dataNode));
  }

  /** Collapses one single data node. */
  collapse(dataNode: T): void {
    this.expansionModel.deselect(this._trackByValue(dataNode));
  }

  /** Whether a given data node is expanded or not. Returns true if the data node is expanded. */
  isExpanded(dataNode: T): boolean {
    return this.expansionModel.isSelected(this._trackByValue(dataNode));
  }

  /** Toggles a subtree rooted at `node` recursively. */
  toggleDescendants(dataNode: T): void {
    this.expansionModel.isSelected(this._trackByValue(dataNode))
      ? this.collapseDescendants(dataNode)
      : this.expandDescendants(dataNode);
  }

  /** Collapse all dataNodes in the tree. */
  collapseAll(): void {
    this.expansionModel.clear();
  }

  /** Expands a subtree rooted at given data node recursively. */
  expandDescendants(dataNode: T): void {
    let toBeProcessed = [dataNode];
    toBeProcessed.push(...this.getDescendants(dataNode));
    this.expansionModel.select(...toBeProcessed.map(value => this._trackByValue(value)));
  }

  /** Collapses a subtree rooted at given data node recursively. */
  collapseDescendants(dataNode: T): void {
    let toBeProcessed = [dataNode];
    toBeProcessed.push(...this.getDescendants(dataNode));
    this.expansionModel.deselect(...toBeProcessed.map(value => this._trackByValue(value)));
  }

  protected _trackByValue(value: T | K): K {
    return this.trackBy ? this.trackBy(value as T) : (value as K);
  }
}


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SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh Does Not Vote to Avoid 'Semblance of Partisanship'
By Emilie Cochran | August 14, 2018 | 12:46pm EDT
SCOTUS nominee Brett
Kavanaugh. (YouTube)
(CNSNews.com) -- Judges should be unbiased like umpires, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said in a speech to Catholic University Law School in June 2016.
Kavanaugh apparently takes that view very seriously as he does not vote in elections to, as he said, "avoid any semblance of partisanship."
In that June 22, 2016 speech, Kavanaugh explained how a good judge is like an umpire at a sporting event.
The first way is that a judge cannot act as a partisan, said Kavanaugh. Specifically, federal judges must get rid of any prior "political allegiances." He said this lack of partisanship is the "most fundamental thing" for a judge.
"When Justice John Harlan was on the Supreme Court, he reportedly chose not to vote" in elections, said Kavnaugh. "I am no Justice Harlan, I will be the first to emphasize, but after a short time as a judge, I ultimately chose to follow his lead about voting."
Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. (YouTube)
While many Supreme Court justices come from political backgrounds, such as Justice Elena Kagan and Chief Justice John Roberts, judges must "check any prior political allegiances at the door," said Kavanaugh.
The D.C.-Maryland native also said it is important for judges to keep an open mind and decide cases based on law, precedent, and facts rather than preconceived notions. He added that it is important for judges to keep learning about the law because they "are not the font of all wisdom."
It is also necessary for judges to be willing to change their mind, which some may say is weak, but Kavanaugh said it "requires strength, not weakness, to be able to say you were wrong before."
Along the same lines of strength, judges must "possess some backbone," particularly when there is a tough call to make, he said.
"As a judge, you must, when appropriate, stand up to the political branches and say some action is unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful," said Kavanaugh. "Whether it was Marbury, or Youngstown, or Brown, or Nixon, some of the greatest moments in American judicial history have been when judges stood up to the other branches, were not cowed, and enforced the law."
Kavanaugh stressed the importance of judges understanding their "proper role in the game" rather than remaking the laws based on the judge's personal policy views.
President Donald Trump and his SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (YouTube)
"At his confirmation hearing, Chief Justice Roberts memorably referred to being a modest judge," said Kavanaugh. "What does this mean? We must recognize that we do not make the policy ourselves. It is not our job to make the policy choices that belong to the political branches."
Following established rules, principles and law, as well as day-to-day consistency, are characteristics of a good umpire and a good judge, he said. Regardless of the people or organizations on each side of the argument, judges must consistently follow the same priciples and precedents, he added.
"Following established rules includes stare decisis: we follow the cases that have been decided, said the nominee. "We operate in a system built on Supreme Court precedent."
Brett Kavanaugh, currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was nominated for the Supreme Court by President Donald J. Trump on July 9. Senate confirmation hearings on Kavanaugh reportedly will begin the first week in September.
Kavanaugh, 53, is married to Ashley Estes and they have two children.


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