After the government incorrectly paid out thousands of dollars in EI payments, a jobless man was told he had to pay the money back, plus thousands more in taxes.
When a government blunder put more than $14,000 worth of employment insurance payments into Zbigniew Kazmierczak's chequing account, he knew he'd have to give the money back but never imagined he'd also be on the hook for thousands of dollars more in income tax.
That extra tax bill wasn't a miscalculation, it's part of a standard policy. Service Canada says it's required to collect income tax on EI payments — even those issued in error.
The Burlington, Ont., man's situation is an example of bureaucratic rules that "defy common sense" and put the burden of fixing government mistakes on Canadians, says Aaron Wudrick from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
In certain circumstances, EI recipients can apply to get the money back, but Kazmierczak said that option was not offered to him until Go Public contacted Service Canada.
"Where an overpayment has been made in an error by the government, a tax reversal can be performed, on a case-by-case basis to address the error," a Service Canada spokesperson said.
Kazmierczak lost his IT job in 2017 when the company downsized. He applied for employment insurance and was told he wasn't eligible for benefits until 2019 because he received a severance package from his former employer.
In May, Service Canada paid anyway, depositing a total of $14,756 into Kazmierczak's bank account. Three days later, he was informed of the mistake and told by the Canada Revenue Agency he should return the money plus an extra $2,077 in taxes.
Service Canada "admitted that there was no fault on my account, yet I had to give back to the government over $2,000. That's not right," he said.
Kazmierczak was told by both Service Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency when a payment mistake is made, the receiver is on the hook for the incorrect payment plus taxes, Service Canada said in response to emailed questions.
Kazmierczak paid the money to avoid penalties, then filed two appeals to try and get it back. Both appeals — a request for reconsideration and one through the Social Security Tribunal of Canada — were denied.
"Basically, their whole position is they do everything according to the procedures. What kind of procedure is that if I didn't get a penny from EI and they ask me for $2,000 more in return, I mean that's unbelievable."
After Go Public contacted Service Canada, it reversed its decision and returned the $2,077 to Kazmierczak, blaming an "administrative error" for the initial deposit.
Service Canada says it was able to refund the money through a "tax reversal" available to Kazmierczak only because his EI payment mistake happened — and was discovered — within the same calendar year.
In an email to Go Public, Service Canada spokesperson Amélie Maisonneuve said the tax reversal option was "overlooked" and "should have been considered" while Kazmierczak was trying to resolve his issue directly with the two government agencies.
"The Department is reviewing its practices and guidance related to this type of issue to avoid the repetition of this type of situation," she wrote.
Maisonneuve also said Service Canada charges the income tax on incorrect pay outs because it has to comply with provisions in the Income Tax Act.
The government incorrectly either paid out or underpaid $239.5 million worth of EI benefits in 2016-2017.
Taxpayers advocate Aaron Wudrick says Kazmierczak's case is a clear example of how government agencies need to "double down and do better in providing services to Canadians."
For a lot of Canadians, he says, issues go unresolved for far too long and the onus is often on them to fix government mistakes.
"The issue here is there was a mistake made by Service Canada and it should be on Service Canada to fix that mistake. It should not be on a totally innocent party that has nothing to do with the fact Service Canada screwed up," he said.
During his fight to be reimbursed for the extra tax charges, Kazmierczak spent a lot of time on the phone with call centre agents. Access to agents is a common problem for Canadians dealing with government departments, including Service Canada and the CRA.
According to its own service standards, Service Canada aims to answer EI calls by an agent within 10 minutes, 80 per cent of the time. In 2017-2018, that standard was met 73.2 per cent of the time.
Most CRA service standards for 2018-2019 aren't available yet. They were either modified or implemented last April after a federal government initiative to improve services.
Business and tax lawyer David Rotfleisch wants to see those results. He says the CRA is one of the most difficult agencies to deal with, and that he often sees clients frustrated when they get conflicting answers from different government agents.
"[It's] an ongoing issue. People are audited incorrectly [for example], and fighting the tax man is very difficult," he said.
Kazmierczak doesn't believe his situation would have been resolved if he hadn't contacted Go Public. Even after the refund was deposited into his account, he got a letter from the Social Security Tribunal of Canada telling him his final appeal was denied and he would have to pay the taxes. He ignored that letter.


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The Parsons revival in German sociology
Jeffrey C. Alexander
Sociological Theory 2:394-412 (1984)
Philosophy of Sociology, Misc in Philosophy of Social Science
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False Connections: Systems and Action Theories in Neofunctionalism and in Jürgen Habermas.Thomas Schwinn - 1998 - Sociological Theory 16 (1):75-95.
The End of Luhmann's Social Systems Theory.Gerhard Wagner - 1997 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences 27 (4):387-409.
The Making of Parsons's The American University.Raf Vanderstraeten - 2015 - Minerva 53 (4):307-325.
The Antinomies of Neofunctionalism: A Critical Essay on Jeffrey Alexander.Hans Joas - 1988 - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 31 (4):471 – 494.
Talcott Parsons and the Phenomenological Tradition in Sociology: An Unresolved Debate. [REVIEW]Bennetta Jules-Rosette - 1980 - Human Studies 3 (1):311 - 330.
Parsons' "Structure" in American Sociology.Jeffrey C. Alexander - 1988 - Sociological Theory 6 (1):96-102.
Reviving the Sociology of Science.Philip Kitcher - 2000 - Philosophy of Science 67 (3):44.
The Alienated Mind: The Sociology of Knowledge in Germany, 1918-1933.David Frisby - 1992 - Routledge.
Book Review : Theoretical Logic in Sociology, Volume 4: The Modern Reconstruction of Classical Thought: Talcott Parsons. By Jeffrey C. Alexander. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Pp. XXV + 530. $39.50. [REVIEW]Stephen P. Turner - 1985 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences 15 (4):513-522.
Rational Natural Law and German Sociology: Hobbes, Locke and Tönnies.Niall Bond - 2011 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 19 (6):1175 - 1200.
A Philosophical History of German Sociology.Frédéric Vandenberghe - 2008 - Routledge.
Book Review:Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 1: Positivism, Presuppositions, and Current Controversies. Jeffrey Alexander; Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 2: The Antinomies of Classical Thought: Marx and Durkheim. Jeffrey Alexander ; Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 3: The Classical Attempt at Theoretical Synthesis: Max Weber. Jeffrey Alexander; Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 4: The Modern Reconstruction of Classical Thought: Talcott Parsons. Jeffrey Alexander. [REVIEW]Karol Sołtan - 1985 - Ethics 95 (4):951-.


10 FAB Ways Your Bridesmaids Can Coordinate Their Outfits!
Dear brides-to-be, being the bride's bestie or sister is no easy task. They have a lot of work on their plate and you definitely want them to stand out in the crowd on your wedding day. And honestly, don't you want your gorgeous bridal brigade to look different from the rest. Maybe even wear coordinated outfits! Here are 10 ideas for bridesmaid outfits that we're sure you'll love.
1. Twining is so fun!
Image: PhotographicK The first and the most obvious option is to get exact matching coloured outfits for all of them. While size and fit might be an issue with lehengas and salwar suits, sarees make your job easier. Pick a colour or style that'll go with a basic gold/silver blouse that the girls can get themselves.
2. Different styles for the win!
Image: Cupcake Productions Pick a common colour but let the girls take a call on the type and style of outfit. From lehengas to crop tops, gowns and palazzos… Let there be tonnes of variety. It's best to get all these outfits stitched from the same designer to avoid different shades and varied embroidery styles.
3. For the girls who love jewellery!
Image: Morvi Images How gorgeous does the bride look in floral jewellery?! And her friend is wearing florals too! If you too are planning on wearing flower jewellery at your mehendi, get different varieties of it for your besties. We swear, it looks super cute!
4. Same same but different!
Image: Shared by the bride, Richa We love how the outfits of the mother and sister come from the same colour family as that of the bride. All three outfits are a beautiful shade of pink with golden sequins. While the bride has sequins all over, the mom and sister have toned down their outfits a bit.
5. Perk up that blouse!
Image: Fotowalle on Instagram Get all your besties a neutral coloured saree and ask them to go all out with the blouse. Does this not look like a totally fun image with all the ladies in cream coloured sarees and blouses in different colours, prints and styles?!
Image: Nishant Suri Photography Two vibrant colours, similar outfits with prints and embroidery to match… Now that's how you can brighten up your mehendi function! Let there be more than just one colour but keep the work on the outfit same. You could even choose an interesting print for all the girls to sport.
Image: Fotowalle The easiest thing to do? Get all your girlies pretty little floral wreaths as hair accessories. Not only will it make them stand out in the crowd but it sure will look extremely pretty too!
Image: Morvi Images Stunning right?! A gorgeous bride in a red lehenga and all her bridesmaid wearing sarees in the same colour. Imagine how spectacular the bridal entry would look with all the pretty girls and the bride walking down in stunning red outfits.
9. Jazz up the dupatta!
Image: Two Fireflies One Camera All the bridesmaids wearing pretty red and blue dupattas just like the bride's… Something we all could do, right?! It's fun, it's cute and it sure will make all your besties feel super special.
Image: Shared by the bride, Richa Awww… Such pretty sisters! And their stunning coordinated gowns in two different pastel colours is giving us all the fashion and sister goals right now! Super pretty these two! You can try this with your sister and best friends too.


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Lego Advent calendars go fast!
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It's probably really sacrilegious, but my kids adore these Lego Advent calendars. There are 24 little goodies in the typical Advent calendar packaging, but instead of chocolates, kids (or adults?) get little Lego characters, or tiny city objects to put together. I personally like the City series best, since the objects actually have something to do with the season, like little Christmas trees or Santas. Another calendar has pirates, but has nothing to do with the holiday. Do not expect to see any Nativity scenes among the Legos.
I learned the hard way that the supply of these dries up in late November, but so be advised. We just get one for about $35, and the kids get to have a fight every morning about whose turn it is and who opened it last time. And isn't a lot childish bickering what the season is all about? And isn't it great to kick it off every morning around the breakfast table?
Lego Kingdoms is also for this year.
N.B. I have never received any compensation or sample product from Lego. I just have a six year old son who has let them become his world.


We don't always have time to take planned out portraits, so when whenever there's a chance, it's important to grab it. We were just wrapping a day of portraits and a night out when I realized Mike hadn't been a part of the original shoot. We threw up the pure white and had some fun. Here's some from our five minute portrait shoot.


Why do we have leg veins?
The job of our leg veins is to drain blood back from our legs to the heart. The heart pumps blood out into the arteries to provide oxygen and nutrition to the body before the veins drain the blood back to the heart to create a circle of blood flow. The circle of blood flow is called our circulation with the arteries taking blood away from the heart and the veins taking blood back towards the heart.
There are 2 main vein systems in our legs, the surface (superficial) vein system which collects blood, and the deep vein system that drains blood back towards our heart. Blood flow in veins should be inwards, from the surface to the deep, then upwards from the extremities to the heart. To direct blood flow inwards and upwards there are a number of valves inside the main veins that work like trapdoors that open to let blood flow upwards but shut to prevent blood flowing back down the leg.
Leg veins vary significantly in their size and colour. Very small veins on the surface of the skin are often termed spider veins because the fine interconnecting little veins can resemble a spider web pattern. The smallest spider veins are red in colour and medically we term these tiny blood vessels telangiectasia. Slightly larger spider veins are blue to purple in colour and medically we term these venulectasia. Spider veins can be isolated or can form a cluster in which case it is known as a venular flare.
Varicose Veins are much larger blue veins that are graded from Grade 1 to Grade 4 depending on how large they are and whether they bulge above the surface level of the skin (with Grade 4 being the largest). The superficial Varicose Veins that feed into areas of spider veins are called Reticular Varicose Veins and to treat spider veins these feeder veins usually also need to be treated for the best results.
Varicose Veins that bulge above the surface of the skin usually come from 2 main vein drainage systems in the leg, one on the inside of your leg which is called the Great Saphenous Vein System and the other on the back of the knee called the Short Saphenous Vein System. Vein drainage should be from these surface vein systems inwards to the deep veins. Varicose veins develop in these superficial vein systems when the valves inside these main veins become faulty. If the valves inside these surface veins become stretched and faulty it results in blood pushing back to the surface of the skin and causes the veins to bulge.
Figure A shows a normal vein with a properly working valve; there is normal blood flow. In Figure B, the varicose vein has a faulty valve, there is abnormal blood flow, the walls of the vein are thin and stretched. The image in the middle shows where in a leg the varicose vein might appear.
When the backward pressure from the deep veins to the surface veins increases, this back pressure, which is called Venous Reflux, can compromise the flow of blood from the arteries into the legs. When this back pressure becomes excessive it can result in swelling and damage to the skin (called Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). The skin changes from CVI in the lower leg can range from dryness through to brown staining, excema (Varicose Excema) and in severe cases ulcer formation (Varicose Ulcer).
What causes Varicose Veins and SpiderVeins?
Genetic factors play a large role in determining the likelihood of developing Varicose Veins and Spider Veins. It is very common for patients presenting with Varicose Veins or Spider Veins to have a family history of leg vein problems. The genetic tendency can be inherited from either the maternal or paternal side and there is a much higher chance that a person will develop Varicose Veins or Spider Veins if both parents have Varicose Veins or Spider Veins. The tendency to develop Varicose Veins or Spider Veins sometimes seems to skip a generation, and if parents don't have Varicose Veins or Spider Veins, there is often a strong history of Varicose Veins or Spider Veins in the grandparents.
Varicose Veins and Spider Veins can occur at any age, and whilst Spider Veins and even Varicose Veins can be a problem for some teenagers, the typical onset of Varicose Veins and Spider Veins is between 18-36 years of age with a peak incidence by 50-60 years of age. Around 50% of adults develop Varicose Veins or Spider Veins at some time in their life and once Varicose Veins or Spider Veins occur they have a strong tendency to continue to worsen as a person ages.
Varicose Veins and Spider Veins are much more common in women than men. Pregnancy is a particular time that Varicose Veins can worsen in women. It may be that Varicose Veins appear for the first time during a pregnancy, or if a woman has pre-existing Varicose Veins before pregnancy, then they worsen during the pregnancy particularly in the last trimester. Multiple pregnancies are an even bigger risk factor for Varicose Veins, and typically with each successive pregnancy the Varicose Veins worsen more during each pregnancy and also recover less after each delivery. Pregnancy is a particular time of stress on the leg vein system because of factors such as weight gain, increased blood volume and pressure from the baby in the Uterus on veins in the abdomen trying to get blood back to the heart. Another factor is the hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy to allow the body to stretch to accommodate the developing baby, also predispose to leg veins and their valves stretching and becoming faulty.
Whilst men suffer from unwanted leg veins less frequently than women, if men present with unwanted leg veins, they are much more likely to be Varicose Veins and less likely to be Spider Veins. This is partly because men are less likely to be troubled by the appearance of Spider Veins because of hairy legs that can obscure unsightly spider veins, but the incidence of Spider Veins in men also seems much lower than in women, presumably because of hormonal factors. Studies on Spider Veins to try and detect hormone receptors in the vein wall have not been able to establish a causal relationship, however anecdotal evidence suggests hormonal factors are important in the development of Spider Veins as women often associate the appearance and/or aggravation of Spider Veins with being on the Oral Contraceptive pill.
There appears to be an increased risk of developing Varicose Veins in people working in occupations that involve prolonged standing. This includes occupations such as hairdressers, theatre nurses, surgeons and production line workers. Obesity has an association with Varicose Veins and Spider Veins but it doesn't appear to be a direct cause and effect relationship as thin people can have Varicose Veins and Spider Veins and overweight people can have none.
If you inherit the genetic tendency to Varicose Veins and Spider Veins then you almost certainly will develop them to some degree. However, whilst there is no proven method of preventing Varicose Veins and Spider Veins from ever developing, there are certain things that can slow the rate of progression and their severity.
Doing all the right lifestyle choices such as regular exercise, not being overweight and avoiding standing stationary for prolonged periods of time may help slow the rate of progression. Conversely doing all the wrong lifestyle choices will hasten the rate of development of Varicose Veins and Spider Veins. There is no evidence that cigarette smoking is associated with the incidence or severity of either Varicose Veins or Spider Veins, however in terms of the circulation smoking is certainly associated with arterial blood vessel damage and problems such as peripheral vascular disease, heart attack and stroke.
Support stockings can help slow the rate of progression of Varicose Veins and Spider Veins if they are used at times of increased risk. If someone has a tendency to Varicose Veins or Spider Veins during pregnancy or in occupations or activities that involve long periods of standing, then the use of support stockings may help prevent Varicose Veins or Spider Veins deteriorating as quickly. Certainly support stockings can help alleviate symptoms such as aching, heaviness, tiredness and swelling associated with Varicose Veins.
One special circumstance where support stockings may help prevent the development of Varicose Veins is after a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Following a DVT, which is essentially a blockage to a deep vein, usually in the calf, blood can be pushed into the surface veins causing what are called secondary varicose veins. The use of support stockings after a DVT may help prevent these types of Varicose Veins but more importantly will help minimise the chance of developing chronic circulation problems (called the Post Thrombotic Syndrome).
In terms of nutritional supplements, whilst there are supplements such as Horse Chestnut that can sometimes help alleviate some of the symptoms from leg veins, there are no supplements that have been scientifically proven to maintain 'vein wall health' and prevent Varicose Veins and Spider Veins despite marketing claims.
There are essentially only 3 methods to treat unwanted leg veins: Surgery, Injections and Heat. The choice of which treatment method is most appropriate for an individual will depend on various factors such as the size of the veins, position on the leg and whether there are any underlying deep vein issues. When deciding on the best treatment option it is important to balance up which treatment will give the best long term results against possible risks and costs associated with more invasive procedures. It also always needs to be borne in mind that whether you treat leg veins or not, if you have a tendency to get Varicose Veins or Spider Veins in the first instance, then you will still have a tendency to develop more in the future. In treating Varicose Veins and Spider Veins we are trying to control the problem rather than being able to cure them permanently.
Surgery has become increasingly regarded as the treatment of last choice for Varicose Veins. Unlike 10-20 years ago when surgery was commonplace, in current practice surgery is really only considered in the most severe of leg vein cases such as Varicose Veins associated with skin ulcers. The reason so little surgical treatment of leg veins is performed nowadays is because of the development of very effective non-surgical treatments with fewer complications, and also studies demonstrating quite high recurrence rates of further Varicose Veins developing after surgery.
Sclerotherapy is the name used to describe injection based leg vein treatments. Sclerotherapy can be used to inject Spider Veins or Varicose Veins on the surface of the skin in which case we call it Surface Sclerotherapy.
Sclerotherapy can also be used to target deeper Varicose Veins below the surface of the skin. To accurately target these deeper veins an ultrasound needs to be used to visualise structures below the surface and then accurately guide the injection, hence we call this Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy (UGS).
Heat can also be a very effective method of sealing off and destroying Varicose Veins and Spider Veins. Heat or thermal energy can be generated by 2 main devices viz Lasers or Radiofrequency machines, and can be used to treat both surface veins and deep veins.
When thermal energy from a laser is used to target surface veins it is called Surface Laser treatment and when the heat comes from a Radiofrequency machine it is called Surface Radiofrequency treatment.
To deliver heat energy below the surface of the skin it requires a small tube, called a catheter, to be inserted through a tiny skin incision and an ultrasound is needed to visualise and guide the treatment of these deeper veins. The term Endovenous means 'inside the vein' and all Ultrasound Guided treatments are often referred to as endovenous to distinguish them from surface vein treatments.
The use of a radiofrequency machine to generate the heat necessary to treat deeper Varicose Veins through a catheter can be termed Ultrasound Guided Radiofrequency. As there is only one major manufacturer of radiofrequency machines for treating deeper veins the procedure is commonly referred to as VENEFIT which is the name the procedure has been given by the manufacturer. The catheter used in the VENEFIT procedure has been called Closure Fast which is a marketing name to highlight the speed of the procedure.
When using a laser to treat deeper veins it can be generally called Ultrasound Guided Laser however the procedure is commonly referred to as EVLT (EndoVenous Laser Treatment) although strictly speaking this is a term that has been registered by DIOMED who are the manufacturer of the first laser kit used for this procedure. There are now many different makes and models of lasers and laser fibres used to perform this procedure and so terms like EndoVenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) and Endovenous Laser Therapy (ELT) have become more frequently used as general terms to describe this procedure.
A Leg Vein Consultation is the first step in having the nature and severity of any leg vein disorder assessed and a management plan established.
Whilst many patients are referred to our clinic by their GP a referral is not necessary to be able to claim back a Medicare rebate for a Leg Vein Consultation.
A Leg Vein Consultation is conducted by one of our experienced medical practitioners who specialise in the assessment and management of leg vein disorders (called a phlebologist).
A history will be taken focusing on your personal history of vein symptoms and past vein treatments, family history, other medical conditions, current medications and allergies.
A clinical examination will be undertaken of your leg from the groin to the feet, so having a pair of shorts to put on can be helpful.
An Ultrasound examination with a Doppler Ultrasound will be performed to check for any problems in the deep veins particularly screening the groin and back of the knee which are the main vein drainage areas. The Ultrasound Scan involves ultrasound gel on the skin and some squeezing of the leg but is not uncomfortable.
Following the clinical and Ultrasound assessment the nature of your leg vein problem will be explained and treatment options discussed. Depending on the findings of the Leg Vein Consultation it may be appropriate to refer for a more detailed Mapping Scan.
A patient can be referred for a Mapping Scan direct from their GP or by one of our leg vein doctors following a leg vein consultation.
A Mapping Scan is a much more detailed examination of the deeper leg veins with an advanced ultrasound called a Duplex Ultrasound. The Duplex Ultrasound uses colour flow scanning technology to more accurately identify the site and degree of any problems with underlying deeper veins.
As with all ultrasounds it requires ultrasound gel to be applied to the skin and particularly focuses on the main leg vein drainage areas including the groin, the back of the knee and other main connecting veins. The Mapping Scan requires the patient to stand for some of the examination and is not painful.
The Melbourne Leg Vein Centre is a Government accredited Medical Imaging Service and the Mapping scan is performed by a specialist Vascular Surgeon who is also the doctor who performs our Ultrasound Guided treatments. This enables the Mapping Scan results to be discussed at the time of the scan rather than requiring a further review appointment. It also means if an Ultrasound Guided procedure is indicated then the doctor performing the Ultrasound scan is the same doctor using the Ultrasound information to perform the Ultrasound guided treatment.
As the mapping scan is performed by a vascular surgeon at an accredited Imaging service a referral from your GP or from one of our leg vein doctors is required for a Medicare rebate to be claimed.


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Great play at the Nationals Schools Lacrosse Championships
Following the big disappointment that the 2nds, 3rds, U15B and U13A National Schools Championships were all postponed, the 1sts were keen to get the tournament underway and play their part for the school.
The weather we woke up to on Saturday morning was far from favourable (although forecast), and after initially hearing there was a delayed start to the tournament, England Lacrosse called the whole day's play off. We made good use of the day with some competitive bowling, lots of food and the odd NEA coursework and prepared for Sunday's play. It was decided that teams would play in Divisions from the start and fortunately, based on last year's play, we were put in the Championship Division for the top 16 schools.
Our round robin pool was tough, including our two Challenge Cup opponents. However, we made an excellent start, beating St Helen & St Katharine's 5-0 and then Moreton Hall 4-2. We played with confidence and composure in all areas of the pitch. Berkhamsted rattled us momentarily with their quick ball movement and clinical shooting, and we chased the game and failed to gain control, losing 2-5.
Our first round of the last 16 knockout was against St Swithun's and we felt confident (arguably too confident having beaten them all season) as we headed into the play-offs. They got a very good start, were quick to double any possession we had and prevented us moving the ball and playing our game. There were moments of hope when we equalised, but they pushed us hard and things were not going our way as they scored the crucial winner in the final minutes. Bitterly disappointed and feelings of déjà vu left us very flat as we knew what could have/should have been....Looking ahead to Marlborough's Invitational Tournament in three weeks' time lifted spirits and we reflected on all the highlights of the day.
St Helen & St Katharine's Won 5-0 E. Ella (5)
v Moreton Hall Won 4-2 Daisy (2) Hebe, Rose
v Berkhamsted Lost 2-5 Polly (2)
v St Swithun's Lost 2-3 Rose, Elizabeth
U15As
The U15s came in fired up to play hard and go all the way in the Tournament. The weather seemed to be on our side as we started warming up, ready for our first match against St Paul's.
Aware that they are usually a strong lacrosse school, we were not sure what to expect from the game but went in tough from the start none the less. It was a good game giving us a strong win going into our next game.
We faced Bedford next and managed to get a few extra goals for our goal difference. Our next game was against Guildford High, who are another strong lacrosse school. They had great stickwork and seemed well drilled in their attacking end which gave us our first loss of the day. Our remaining matches were against Abbot's Hill and St Alban's, which gave us two good wins.
Our performance in the morning meant that we finished 2nd in our division and were therefore through to the final 16 in the country. This meant that we had to play Queen Anne's, who we had played multiple times before (and lost). Unfortunately, I think we let our heads get ahead of ourselves and we couldn't catch up with their goals in the end.
This was a great performance from the whole team and promising, ahead of South West Schools in a few weeks time.
v St Paul's Won 5-4
v Bedford Won 4-1
v Guildford High Lost 1-4
v Abbot's Hill Won 7-0
v St Alban's Won 6-1
v Queen Anne's Lost 1-3
The U14 Team started the day with a hard-fought match against Bedford, with the whole squad playing their part. This was a good boost to moral and put everyone in a positive frame of mind, ready for the match against Downe House which we knew was going to be difficult. We started this game at full speed, scoring two excellent goals, but let Downe House come back at us. The team kept on battling but came out with a loss by one goal. The team picked themselves up and played the rest of the group matches in the way they wanted - not losing another match in their section. They came second in the section to Downe House and went through to the Championship last 16. It was a fantastic morning's play - well done to all the players.
In the afternoon, they then had the knock out's coming up, with the first round against Moreton Hall. This was a hard game against an excellent team and unfortunately we did not progress further.
SMC v Bedford won 4-1
SMC v Downe House lost 3-2
SMC v Claremont drew 4-4
SMC v CLC won 4-3
SMC v The Royal School won 5-0
Last 16 Championship play-offs
SMC v Moreton Hall lost 7-1
Overall, we can take great satisfaction that all three teams qualified for the top 16 schools. It's now just making that next step to break into the top 8 that seems to be eluding us.
May I take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful parents, (including alumnae parents this year!) for your continued support. Not only for cheering us on all day and sharing our glorious goals, as well as our nail-biting and anxious moments, but for generously providing the most delicious, nutritious and warming sustenance for girls and staff so that we were at our best and able to perform throughout the day. With the South West Schools and Marlborough Invitational in three weeks, there is everything still to play for! Mrs Heidi Marvin, Director of Sport


Medallia, a provider of customer experience management solutions, has launched the Medallia for Digital Partner Program to bring together the voice of the customer with analytics data to help companies better understand digital customer behavior.
"Every brand today employs data analytics to better understand the customer journey, but this data is statistical in nature and only tells part of the story. Voice of customer data is the missing link to truly understanding customers and users," said Ori Soen, chief marketing officer and general manager of Medallia for Digital, in a statement. "The partner program will help companies integrate Medallia for Digital with their digital technology stack to embed the pulse of the customer in the organization, drive action, and win on customer experience."
Medallia has already established an initial set of partners, including SiteTuners, AnalyticsPros, Conversion Rate Experts, and webalytics, who can now integrate and deliver Medallia for Digital insights to their customers. The partner program will help companies integrate Medallia for Digital with their digital technology stack, including Adobe Analytics in Adobe Experience Cloud, which counts Medallia as an official member of the Adobe Exchange partner program, and most recently, Google Analytics, which accredited Medallia for Digital as an official Google Analytics Technology Partner.
"By focusing on analytics data alone, many companies are only getting half the story. With Medallia for Digital, we can offer our clients a complete picture of the customer journey, with both analytics data and actual customer feedback from digital touchpoints which gives our clients an edge, enabling them to model and instrument every touchpoint, systematically measuring and evaluating the experience in order to improve every experience and ultimately grow revenue," said Holger Tempel, CEO of webalytics, in a statement.
The Avtex-Medallia partnership combines consulting with customer data to help organizations improve customer experiences.


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Connecting the Countryside via E-Commerce: Evidence from China
Victor Couture, Benjamin Faber, Yizhen Gu & Lizhi Liu
Issue Date March 2018
Revision Date April 2020
This paper estimates the impact of the first nation-wide e-commerce expansion program on rural households. To do so, we combine a randomized control trial with new survey and administrative microdata. In contrast to existing case studies, we find little evidence for income gains to rural producers and workers. Instead, the gains are driven by a reduction in cost of living for a minority of rural households who tend to be younger, richer and in more remote markets. These effects are mainly due to overcoming logistical barriers to e-commerce, rather than to additional investments to adapt e-commerce to the rural population.
We are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CEGA, the Clausen Center, the Haas School of Business, the Weiss Family Fund and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2020A1515011163) for providing funding for this study. We have benefited from outstanding research assistance by Hero Ashman, Allison Green, Wenwei Peng, Jose Vasquez-Carvajal and Yi Wei. We are grateful to Lijun Sun, Wei Wang, Wei Zheng and Fang Ye for their tireless support during the implementation of this project. We also thank Hongbing Gao, Zhenzhong Sheng, Liang Chen, Wentao Zhang and Zhengwei Jiang for providing us access to and assistance with the transaction database. This research was approved by the Berkeley Office for the Protection of Human Subjects under IRB Protocol No 2015-09-7944 and the research design was pre-registered under RCT ID AEARCTR-0001582. All views expressed and errors are our own. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Attitudes to Data Centre Standards: Survey Results published
Thursday11Jul 2019
A recent survey of attitudes to standards among data centre suppliers and customers revealed some surprising views.
Early this year we circulated a survey by Keysource to our data centre group members. This explored attitudes to standards and accreditations within the UK data centre market, including suppliers and customers. From the results it is clear that standards are playing an increasingly important role, but that there is too much complexity in the landscape. This leads to confusion on every level – distinguishing what is and what is not a standard, identifying when and where standards should be applied, differentiating accreditation from certification and understanding which standards are accompanied by a formal audit process and which are not.
At techUK we strongly support the adoption of bespoke industry standards and are pleased to see increasing reference to them in policy. However, we need to be vigilant – policy makers need to be referencing the right standards in the right contexts and we need to do more to demystify the standards landscape. We are already updating our existing Data Centre Standards Map and our briefing on Performance Metrics for Tiny Tots, but we plan to add a narrative to the former document to explain how standards have evolved, the relationships between them and the basic hierarchy of standards organisations.
Emma Fryer
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | DATA CENTRES
Survey Report (pdf)


Double bill of documentaries about rock legend John Lennon. 'Imagine' (1988) pieces together the life and musical career of Lennon from his tough childhood in Liverpool to his post-Beatles solo success. Exclusive interviews, archive news footage and performance clips flesh out the story. 'Gimme Some Truth' (2000) goes behind-the-scenes of the 1971 'Imagine' album. Lennon and wife Yoko Ono are shown at work and at play, recording tracks with the likes of Lennon's former Beatles colleague George Harrison.


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Cocktails inspired by inspirational women: The Zadie Smith
Celebrating incredible women? Cheers to that! Free The Tipple by Jennifer Croll is filled with cocktails inspired by iconic women. This Friday, we're sipping on The Zadie Smith. Here's how to make it for yourself...
Illustrations by Kelly Shami
The Zadie Smith
1 sugar cube
2 shots bourbon
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
½ shot crème de cacao
½ shot absinthe
Garnish: lemon peel
Put a sugar cube in a mixing glass with enough water to soften it and crush with a spoon. Add bourbon, bitters, crème de cacao, and ice, and stir until chilled.
Take a teacup and pour in absinthe. Turn the glass until the absinthe has coated it on all sides, and then pour out the excess. Strain the bourbon mixture into the teacup and garnish
Some writers take years to make it (and most never do), but Zadie Smith has been a sensation ever since she published her first book, White Teeth, at age 24. Her broad, sweeping novels cleverly and deftly examine race, class, cultural identity, and celebrity, and their beautifully-crafted sentences and engrossing plots have made her a giant of contemporary literature.
As a half-Jamaican, half-English woman who grew up in northwest London, Zadie has long been both a symbol for and an interpreter of multicultural Britain. White Teeth explored that very theme through the tale of three culturally diverse families whose lives intersect in England's capital. Her subsequent novels considered topics ranging from the nature of beauty to female friendship, with liberal doses of pop culture; Swing Time, for example, included a Kylie Minogue-inspired singer.
Zadie is also a style inspiration and role model for creative, ambitious women. With her chunky glasses, patterned tops, and turbans, she's made the pages of Vogue, while her ability to consistently deliver gorgeous prose, year after year, has made her the envy of writers everywhere. Her cocktail is inspired by tradition, but isn't too beholden to it. A chocolatey spin on a Sazerac, it's served in a teacup — like a proper English cuppa.
This is an extract from Free The Tipple, published by Prestel. Check out the book for more tasty cocktails inspired by kickass women, including MIA, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams, Beyoncé, and so many more...
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The YouTube TV logo is seen Feb. 28, 2017, at the YouTube Space LA in Los Angeles. YouTube TV has emerged as the favorite to land the NFL's "Sunday Ticket"…
The YouTube TV logo is seen Feb. 28, 2017, at the YouTube Space LA in Los Angeles. YouTube TV has emerged as the favorite to land the NFL's "Sunday Ticket" package of out-of-market games, but the sides have not finalized a deal, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, 2022. A deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss financial matters and the contract is still being negotiated. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
YouTube TV front-runner for NFL 'Sunday Ticket', sources say
YouTube TV has emerged as the favorite to land the NFL's "Sunday Ticket" package of out-of-market games, but the sides have not finalized a deal, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday evening.
A deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss financial matters and the contract is still being negotiated.
The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that YouTube TV, owned by Google, was the front-runner for the package that allows fans to watch any Sunday afternoon game.
Idaho investigators return to site of stabbings in Moscow
"Sunday Ticket" has been on DirecTV since 1994. The satellite provider has paid $1.5 billion per year on an eight-year contract that expires at the end of this season.
Viewers pay around $300 a season for "Sunday Ticket," which averages 2 million subscribers. As of August, DirecTV had a total of 13.9 million subscribers.
It would be the second time in less than two years that the NFL has partnered with a streaming service to air games. The league's 11-year contract with Amazon Prime Video for Thursday night games started this season.
Michelle Obama on how she convinced Malia, Sasha to not get inked
Besides Amazon, Apple and ESPN were believed to be contenders for "Sunday Ticket."
Google said in June that YouTube TV, which was launched in 2017, had surpassed 5 million accounts and was the biggest internet-based pay TV service in the U.S. That number includes users on free promotional trials.
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Argosy University, Online Programs graduate Christy Gillham has taken her passion for education at Argosy University and turned it into a career, guiding other students towards their education as an admissions representative for the university.
With her bachelor's degree under her belt, Gillham is now moving forward, pursuing her bachelor's degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Public Management and Analysis at California State University, East Bay. She is an active community volunteer, spending her time contributing towards charitable organizations such as habitat for Humanity the Northern California Boxer Rescue and Children's Hospital.


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The Wall is a 1998 made for TV anthology film that first aired on Showtime on May 24, 1998.

Overview
The film told three separate stories based on items left at the Vietnam Memorial.

Cast

The Pencil Holder
Edward James Olmos

The Badge
Savion Glover
Ruby Dee

The Player
Frank Whaley
Michael DeLorenzo

References

External links

1998 television films
1998 films
Showtime (TV network) films
1990s English-language films
American anthology films
American television films
Films directed by Joseph Sargent
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Trysten Routledge
Trysten Routledge finished third at the 2017 National Championships in skeet, qualifying for his first career national team
Elizabeth Longley
Elizabeth Longley posted her career-best individual result at the 2018 Continental American Championships, placing seventh in trap
Christopher Baldwin
Christopher Baldwin set Canadian record in 10m air rifle en route to winning his third national title in 2018
Matthew Van Haaren
Matthew Van Haaren won three straight gold medals in junior trap at the Canadian Championships from 2016 to 2018
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The Roaring Girl is a rip-roaring Jacobean comedy co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker and first published in 1611. The play is a fictionalized dramatization of the life of Mary Frith, known as "Moll Cutpurse", a woman who had gained a reputation as a virago in the early 17th century. (The term "roaring girl" was adapted from the slang term "roaring boy", which was applied to a young man who caroused publicly, brawled, and committed petty crimes.) The play combines the exploits of the cross-dressed Moll with the amorous adventures of a trio of merchants' wives, and the forbidden romance between Sebastian Wengrave and Mary Fitzallard.


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The man who was primarily responsible for the great run that the Colorado Rockies had in the 2007 MLB Baseball season has been traded to the Oakland A's. Matt Holliday, the Big Daddy of the Rockies Baseball team and unarguably the most popular man on the team is now headed to Oakland. The Oakland A's got Matt Holiday in exchange for pitcher Greg Smith, reliever Huston Street and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. There is also word that the Oakland A's might just put Holliday again on the trading block and get some other players from other teams in exchange.
Matt Holliday is 29 years old and an outfielder. He was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2007 season of the National League (NL). His batting average stood him third in the National League in the just concluded 2008 season. The Rockies had a wild season in 2007, but in 2008 they failed to reach the finish line for playoffs.


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Philip Craig may refer to:

Philip R. Craig (1923–2007), American mystery writer

See also
Craig (surname)
James Philip Craig (born 1943), Scottish footballer also known as Jim Craig
Paul Philip Craig (born 1951), English legal scholar and academic
Philip Craig Russell (born 1951), American comic book writer, artist and illustrator


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AZUSA, Calif., April 20, 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), the payload integrator for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the nation's next-generation missile warning system, has delivered the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO) payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) for integration into the spacecraft and final system-level testing.
The payload will be installed on the GEO-2 spacecraft, which will fly in geostationary orbit around the Earth. The U.S. Air Force SBIRS program is designed to provide early warning of missile launches and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace awareness.
"This delivery marks another successful milestone in bringing the SBIRS constellation closer to fulfillment," said Joseph J. Ensor, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Space and ISR Systems Division. "Getting the GEO sensors on orbit, and operating together with the two HEO sensors that are now delivering superb data to the user community, will greatly enhance the quality of information available to theater commanders and others."
The GEO-2 payload consists of both a scanning sensor and a staring sensor, along with other key spacecraft subsystems and electronics including a pointing and control assembly (PCA). The scanning sensor is designed for continuous observation and surveillance of traditional intercontinental ballistic missile threats, and will have performance similar to the highly elliptical orbit (HEO) sensors already on orbit. The staring sensor is designed to detect very low signature, short-burn-duration theater missiles and other transient events of interest. Together, the sensors contain nearly one million detector elements in their two focal planes.
The PCA is a major subsystem of the GEO-2 payload developed by Lockheed Martin. It uses highly agile, precisely pointed mirrors to allow the spacecraft's optical telescopes to scan and stare at designated areas, enabling operators to modify the areas of surveillance according to national priorities.
This key program milestone closely follows an extensive thermal vacuum testing program conducted by Northrop Grumman earlier this year which demonstrated all four SBIRS mission areas: missile warning; theater missile warning and defense; technical intelligence; and battlespace awareness. The GEO-2 payload was exercised over the full range of backgrounds, including severe infrared clutter conditions that the payload might see when observing Earth, and multiple point sources representing targets in flight. Full interconnected and cross-strapped redundancies were tested through six thermal cycles, from on-orbit cold to on-orbit hot. Throughout the testing, the demonstrated excellent performance.
"Delivery of this sophisticated payload is a major milestone for the team and another critical step forward in our objective to deploy the SBIRS constellation for the warfighter," said Jeff Smith, Lockheed Martin's SBIRS vice president and program manager. "We look forward to the successful integration of the payload into the GEO-2 space vehicle and the broader SBIRS System, providing end-to-end mission success for our customer."
During the integration and test phase, Lockheed Martin will demonstrate and test all interfaces, command structures, control and function of the combined payload and spacecraft. The GEO-2 satellite is scheduled for launch in 2011.
Lockheed Martin's current SBIRS contract includes the two HEO payloads now on-orbit, two GEO satellites, as well as ground-based assets to receive and process the infrared data. The program is in the process of adding additional GEO spacecraft and HEO payloads to the planned constellation.
The SBIRS team is led by the Space Based Infrared Systems Wing at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., is the SBIRS prime contractor, with Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector, Azusa, Calif., as the payload integrator. Air Force Space Command operates the SBIRS system.


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The Government have asked schools to focus on 'Narrowing the Gap' between a certain group of children, and their peers. This is usually based on their eligibility for free school meals, although other circumstances are also considered.
However, it is not ring-fenced to those children and can be spent in any way that the school sees fit, so long as the school is able to demonstrate that the specific needs of the FSM pupils have been addressed and how this additional - and specific - funding is being used for this purpose.
School leaders and governing bodies need to ensure that their school is tracking the progress of pupils in receipt of free school meals (FSM) to demonstrate how the school is using the Pupil Premium. It is for the school to determine how best to use the funding .
From September 2012 school leaders and governing bodies need to ensure that their school is publishing information to parents about how all Pupil Premium funding has been used and what the impact has been on learning, attainment and pupil wellbeing and/or pastoral care.
All schools need to ensure that they are able to give a full account of the use of Pupil Premium funding, allocated to the school on the basis of those pupils who are in receipt of free school meals. From 2012 national school performance tables include information about the progress of pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium and, from September 2012, all schools were required to publish information to parents about:
how pupil premium funding has been used; and
what impact it has had on pupil progress.
How has it been used at Blakeney Primary School?
All children at Blakeney Primary School are given equal access to the school-based curriculum and opportunities to take part in a wide range of after-school clubs. Each and every opportunity is designed to develop children's love for learning, self-esteem, particular gifts or talents and reach their full potential.
For the Academic Year 2017/2018, we have been allocated £22020 as Pupil Premium money, which has been allocated to a specific 'pot' within the school budget, so that we can see how that money is used, and ensure that it is only used for the purpose of supporting our FSM children.
The main ways in which are using the allocation of Pupil Premium can be summarised:
The Pupil Premium has been used to provide additional educational support to improve the progress and to raise the standard of achievement for these pupils.
The funding has been used to narrow and close the gap between the achievement of these pupils and their peers.
As far as its powers allow, the school has used the additional funding to address any underlying inequalities between children eligible for Pupil Premium and others.
We have ensured that the additional funding has reached the pupils who need it most and that it has made a significant impact on their education and lives.
We have part funded a member of staff to work within the Federation who specialises in identifying academic strengths and weaknesses for the children who cause us concern. As well as being a SENDCo, this non classroom based teacher is qualified in the diagnosis of Learning Difficulties eg Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder, Working Memory, to a higher and accredited level.
This staff member liaises with the team around the child, and meets with parents to help engage them in strategies to support their children's progress.
This teacher is also responsible for holding extra meetings with parents called 'Structured Conversations' in which parents are actively engaged in the setting of SMART targets (Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Relevant - Timely).
Specialist Intervention Teaching Assistants 1:1 Tuition / Small Group
Identified children across the school are given the opportunity to work daily on specialised 1:1 programs to accelerate learning and address any specific difficulties. These include Dancing Bears (phonics), Rapid Reading, Reading for Meaning, Rapid Maths.
Small Group Tuition:
Small group work tuition has been delivered through a combination of teacher and teaching assistant. This approach enables a class of children to have more adults to support their learning and so gives each child more individual time with a trained member of staff. The teacher is also then able to provide specific challenge and support on those children in greatest need; though not at the expense of the rest of the children in the class. Interventions include Quest, Sandwell Maths, Springboard Maths.
Some of our youngsters are affected by issues beyond their control. These may include problems within the family such as relationships breaking down or bereavement to name just two. This often has an impact on a child's ability to concentrate and learn. They may have issues which they feel unable to discuss either at home or with their class teacher.
We employ several a variety of people to work on a 1:1 basis with these vulnerable children using a range of non -academic strategies. This member of staff also liaises with family, when appropriate. Often this request originates from a family member
These sessions are extremely well received by children. We often notice a difference in the children's emotional well being, behaviour and motivation
How is the impact of Pupil Premium evaluated at Blakeney Primary School?
We will continue to monitor the progress of the pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium through analysis of their teacher assessments each term. This will inform decisions about interventions and future provision.
In addition, information from lesson observations, children's books and pupil and parent feedback will form key parts of the evaluation process
How can parents and carers contribute to the success of the Pupil Premium scheme?
If your child is eligible for free school meals, it is worth registering them even if they're not going to have the school lunch. It will have a direct impact on the funding and will maximize the support we can provide.
Parental support and involvement is a key factor in raising standards. If you would like help or advice with supporting your child, please contact Mr Stevenson
Your child may be entitled to Free School Meals, if you are entitled to receive any of the following:
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Headteacher: Brett Stevenson
High Street, Blakeney, Gloucestershire. GL15 4EB. Tel: 01594 510270
e-Mail: admin@blakeney.gloucs.sch.uk
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Research Fellow at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Jose is a Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. His current research uses Bloomberg New Energy Finance data to understand how public finance mobilizes private funds into the deployment of renewable energies. More broadly, he is interested in how economic agents make decisions in different institutional settings, and how methods developed to analyze complex systems can contribute to understanding such decisions. His research interest includes Microeconomics, Complexity Economics, Political Economy, Behavioral Economics, and Econometrics.
His PhD dissertation focused on analyzing problems in political economy, focusing on bargaining and unemployment. He investigated how agents with bounded rationality engage in bilateral bargaining, and how their decisions cause unused productive capacity.
Before joining IIPP Jose taught at the New School's Eugene Lang College, and at Fordham University. He has experience teaching Microeconomics, Statistics, and Mathematics for Economists. He is also a Research Associate at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
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America's next president should learn from Israel on dealing with disaster
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As Americans prepare to elect a new president, they must do so recognizing that whomever they choose will have to navigate the country through disaster.
Every president must face crises, without knowing in advance what those crises will be. In seeking for guidance on how to confront this difficult situation, the next president can take lessons from Israel when it comes to dealing with disasters.
One thing Israel has in spades in resilience, the ability to bounce back after taking a blow. Americans can tick off the major domestic terror attacks the country has faced on one hand: 9/11, Oklahoma City, the Boston Marathon bombing, San Bernardino. Israel, in contrast, has suffered through far too many terror attacks to count. Furthermore, these attacks have been from a multitude of types: suicide bombings, bus attacks, missile launches, hijackings, attacks on Olympic athletes, assassinations, and many more. But Israel has shown a remarkable resilience in the face of these attacks. After a terror attack, the authorities respond, clean-up crews spring into action, and storeowners—sooner, rather than later—reopen shuttered establishments.
This kind of resiliency does not emerge accidentally. Israel puts both resources and effort into its resiliency project. According to Meir Elran, director of Israel's Homeland Security Program, resilience among the civilian population requires preparation, information dissemination, and leadership, especially at the local level.
It also helps to have a relatively wealthy population with a high percentage of veterans from universal military service. After Israel's 2014 war with Hamas, Elran noted that the Israeli populace maintained the necessary emergency routines while also returning to normal behavior immediately after disruptive events. During Operation Protective Edge, as the Israelis called it, there were eleven ceasefires when people went back and forth. Eighty percent of the people in the affected areas left when hostilities began, but 95 percent of them returned to their homes within two days after the last ceasefire took force.
Israel's civilian reaction to the Gaza War demonstrates at least three key lessons in resilience.
First, resilience is not a given; it can and should be built and enhanced continuously in advance. In addition, civilian resilience is more complex and challenging than infrastructure resilience. It should be handled in accordance with the relevant threats and specific circumstances. Third, and perhaps most importantly, strong societal resilience is a primary leverage for countering terror and attenuating its intended impact.
The preparation and thought Israel puts into resilience means that the kind of citywide shutdowns that took place in Boston after the marathon bombings would be unthinkable in Israel.
Attacks take place, and far too often, but the citizens move on.
The American president must lead by example and make sure that even if the US is attacked, life goes on, and that terror cannot defeat the will to live, and to fight.
Cyber-attacks are another reality of modern life – and of disaster preparedness.
A massive cyber-attack on America's power grid or transportation network could have devastating consequences nationwide.
Here again, Israel can provide a model. Israel regularly experiences attempted cyber disruptions during flare-ups in conflicts with terror groups like Hamas. During 2014's Operation Protective Edge, Palestinian hackers, with an assist from Iran, attempted what Israel characterized as "a major attack" on Israeli operations. That attack, which aimed to disable Israeli websites, failed, as did a 2016 attack on Israel's power grid, but Israeli security forces now recognize that cyber defense is a standard part of modern warfare. The Israeli Defense Forces even have a division specifically dedicated to cyber defense. According to the unnamed head of that division, in this latest war, "for the first time, there was an organized cyber defense effort alongside combat operations in the field. This was a new reality." The Israeli official expected the cyber struggle to intensify over time. "I won't be surprised if, next time, we meet [terrorists] in the cyber dimension," he warned.
Because of the intensity of these threats, Israel is a global leader in cybersecurity efforts. This leadership is in both the private and the military sector, as there is a great deal of migration between elite military units and cutting-edge technology firms. As a result, according to Dudu Mimran, CTO of the Cyber Security Research Center at Ben-Gurion University, "Israel is one of the few countries positioned to become a worldwide cyber leader. In the world of cyber (where there is a) high threat level, such leadership is much needed."
Going forward, the United States must be prepared to provide this kind of leadership as well.
From radical Islamic groups— such as Islamic State—penetrating social media as a means of inspiring and recruiting jihadi fighters, to Chinese and Russian hackers accessing government records, the US must be able to have the resources and capabilities to combat both cyber and conventional threats, and be resilient in response to successful attacks. If a small, powerful country like Israel can learn these lessons, the US should be able to follow suit. America's next president must make sure that the nation is ready for anything, and Israel can provide a model for such preparation.


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Maszewo – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie płockim, w gminie Stara Biała. Leży nad Wisłą.

Maszewo było królewszczyzną. Ostatnim posesorem tej miejscowości w okresie I Rzeczypospolitej był Jan Ostaszewski herbu Ostoja, który otrzymał Maszewo w dzierżawę emfiteutyczną decyzją sejmu w 1775 roku.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa płockiego.

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Past event reports and photos
Sandwich almost goes Italian. 30th Aug 2020.
30th August 2020 admin Latest news, Main events, Members Articles, Show reports, Uncategorised 0
Last year at "Sandwich Goes Italian" the event was literally "rammed!" with events, Italian vehicles of every description, Italian food stalls, wine, Italian restaurants, fantastic weather, displays and all manner of things Italian. A completely fantastic event matched only by the number of people attending, which put the heart in the mouth in the narrow street AROCKES display every time a pushchair weaved its way through our display area of modern and classic Alfas. We need not have worried as people were just fantastic. You can find last year's report at:
https://www.arockes.or.uk/sandwich-goes-italian-25th-aug-2019/
This year we were in the middle of a pandemic and that meant the organisers had to scale back the event to comply with the risk assessment approved by the council. That combined with someone hacking the Facebook, Sandwich Community events page and announcing that the event was cancelled did not help either. Lastly the weather, ever unhelpful, gave the event a north wind and very reduced temperatures for a normal August. I was wearing a coat and was still cold. Despite everything working against the organisers, this was a lovely event and as always we were made very welcome by the people of Sandwich.
Sandwich is a lovely town that has a population of about 50,000 and is around half way between Ramsgate and Deal. It is about as far East and South of the UK that you can go before getting your feet wet in what is essentially the confluence of the North Sea and the English Channel.
Your first view of Sandwich as you enter the town across the bridge that represents what used to be the seafront.
Attending members were yours truly in the S4 Spider, the always smiling and cycle fit John Hufton in the present model Giulia accompanied by his sister Christine Claridge, Graham Duplock in his 1750 attention grabbing GTV, Colin Campbell in his S4 Spider, Robert Hatcher and Isabel Cosgrove in an amazing Berlina 1750 (more of that later) Pierre Coussey and his family in the ever rarer 147 Ducati Course, Amada and Dave Norman (our Chair person) in the Zoe yellow Spider, Chris Hedley in the Giulia Sprint GT Step Front, Alex Gonos in his MiTo, Dionisis Gonos in the GTV, John Court in his 166 that seemed to change colour all by itself and last but especially not least Paul Proctor and Carol in the Giulietta.
Those keen club members amongst you and especially those that own a Giulietta will remember Paul Proctor as the Giulietta register before Duncan Langford took up the reigns and his contribution to the register is well documented in AROC archives. He is possibly one of the few people that appreciate what goes into organising events and being responsible for maintaining club cohesion around registers. Registers are really unsung heroes and really we should herald their efforts more – after all AROC is really greater for the effort put in by the sum of its parts!
John Hufton is a keen section member and I think we are going to hear a lot more from him in the future. He always has a smile and is always there to support events. He bought his Giulia just as the Pandemic descended in March 2020 and has literally been "gagging" to get to shows and events ever since but sadly prevented by necessary emergency legislation. Literally he has attended everything it was legal to attend this year with the rest of the AROCKES membership at the four events at the literal end of the events season.
John Hufton discussing the current Giulia with Robert Hatcher.
Graham Duplock had quite obviously put in a lot of preparation for the show with his 1750 GTV and this impressed the Mayor of Sandwich Paul Graeme and his partner Sue to award a coveted first prize and trophy for the best presented Alfa in the display. I could probably say the same for Graham's COVID-19 isolation beard as well!
Colin Campbell's S4 Spider was impressive and the colour combination really suited the vehicle. We had quite a conversation on all things S4 as did the Mayor who was equally interested. Pierre Coussey is also one of our main attendees on many events whenever he can and he attended with his ever patient partner Astrid and his son Philip Coussey in his wife's daily, a 147 Ducati corse (quite a rare beast). I rather have the feeling that when this vehicle gets to a certain mileage it will become a family classic to be cherished rather than being a daily. "Q" tips around the badges would have ensured that this would have been a show winner. Not that we were at all jealous in any way shape or form (In fact, yes we were – a lot!)
John Court's 166.
Our Chair person in the guise of Dave Norman and his wife Amanda were there in the Zoe yellow Spider and it is always an attention grabber as you just can't miss it!
You do not often meet Chris Hedley but I get the distinct feeling that Chris knows an awful lot about a rather special and almost un-affordable Alfa. To most of us mortals that is the step front Giulietta Sprint GT. I don't know much about step fronts and many may argue that I don't really know much about anything but I get the impression that to make the engine bay bigger the bonnet had to be raised for a bigger engine … I really must speak to Chris at some stage and get to know about this vehicle.
Dionisis Gonos' GTV
Alex Gonos was there in his MiTo and I saw him and Philip Coussey discussing their MiTos and some new lighting arrangement and wiring clusters, LED's and stuff – I left them to it as I have just left my MiTo, "stock." Their enthusiasm for the MiTo is shared by most of the other members of the register that now numbers over 3,000 on it's Facebook page. Alex is at University and he is doing very well. The Mayor was also interested in such an interesting little car and its modifications. We will always welcome the young to the club because they are the future and there will be no legacy without them.
John Third chose his GTV6 to exhibit and this is a really nice example of the GTV series. It's quite an unusual car but is well loved by those that appreciate its racing prowess … and it sounds good too!
I have really left the best till last and this comes in the form of a really special car and was presented by Isabel Cosgrove and Robert Hatcher in the form of the 1750 Berlina. This was Isabel's uncle's car and was purchased by him new. He stopped driving it in his 80's and is totally original. The only addition being a re-spray. The cills needed a bit of attention and have been restored and it has been garaged for most of its life having only completed 48,000 miles. It was later treated as a trips and treats car by Anabel's uncle who was a medical doctor and identified it as something special having treated it as an everyday car during his medical rounds. There are still AROC members that remember this car and the registration number that makes it even more memorable. An AROC member Duncan McGill contacted our face book page a few days ago having seen the photo here and remembers servicing the Berlina and remembers Dr A P Davidson bringing it to the Coldharbour Lane garage in London and was able to fit a piece of the jigsaw into the puzzle and history of the car for Isabel.
Isabel Cosgrove and Robert Hatcher.
As you may expect there is more to this story than meets the eye. Pointed in the right direction by Isabel I had a look in the AROC archive (resource only available to AROC members) but the 1990 issue No 3 that this vehicle appeared in has not yet been discovered and Isabel may have the only remaining copy that has survived. She did scan in and send me the part of that magazine covering the Berlina and I will urge her to contact Guy Swarbick at editor@aroc-uk.com to see if this edition can be uploaded to the archive as it is of historical importance.
Anyway this is the section in the 1990 magazine (issue No3) that covers National Alfa day in which the Berlina features and was a show winner. Some of the more senior members here may well remember some of the people featured. Especially, those in the photo taken by Michael Lindsay of our Kent and East Sussex Section. I will have to investigate if our archives go back that far and try to identify people.
Well life is certainly full of surprises. We have discovered possibly the only remaining copy of the AROC magazine 1990 issue 3 and a bit like the discovery of only one of six copies of the Magna Carta also found at Sandwich. Not only that and even more surprising I won second place next to Isabel Cosgrove and Robert Hatcher's Berlina's third place. Personally I feel it should have been the other way round. But as always beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you will have to blame the Mayor for that.
Thanks as always to The Sandwich Mayoral couple Paul and Sue Graeme and of course to the ever lovely organiser Annemarie Huigen who again provided our goody bags, the prizes and hot food that was really important on what should have been one of the hottest days of the year but had in fact been recorded as one of the coldest August bank holidays on record. Annemarie Huigen is also rumoured to have the other Ducatti Corse in the county apart from Pierre Coussey. If you include these and Isabel Cosgrove's 1990 AROC magazine it makes them even rarer than the Magna-Carta.
Mayoral Couple – Paul & Sue Graeme.
Annemarie Huigen.
So what have we got left this year. Members will go to all sorts and bits an pieces. But personally I'm waiting for The Grand Old Timer Rally on the 31st August, Bonnets and Wings on the 6th of September and Southern Alfa Day on Saturday the 19th September.
Lets hope the weather is a bit more pleasant and not setting any more records!
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I want more for Drew Brees and his sons than just what they can earn. And Jesus offers more.
"Nothing's given, everything's earned. God has equipped us for great works," he told a post-game reporter, who nodded as well, apparently not noticing the internal conflict in what the quarterback had just said.
When asked about it two days later on the Today show, Brees said, "That's honestly what I whisper in their ear every night before they go to bed."; Again, the hosts agreed.
In some ways, we all agree. Life isn't a series of participation trophies. Hard work and dedication pay off. We resonate with that—which might be part of our problem, too. Wired to perform, to achieve, to grow, to earn, we like the phrase "nothing given, everything earned" whispered in our ears. I love this thinking, and I'm guessing you do, too. But it's a grace killer in my life.
My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our personal relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace. If we've performed well—whatever "well" is, in our opinion—then we expect God to bless us. If we haven't done so well, our expectations are reduced accordingly. In this sense, we live by works rather than grace. We are saved by grace, but we are living by the "sweat" of our own performance.
I'll be honest, I dig everything about Drew Brees. And it feels kind of crummy knocking a guy for taking an individual accomplishment and turning it into such a humble father-son moment. Honestly, I don't even 100 percent disagree with his comments.
One more reflection on all this: It really convicts me to realize that I'm so guilty of hero worship. Not the kid version where they look up to players and idolize them. Mine is more adult and more selfish. I was a consumer on Monday night, and I wanted everything to be perfect—the touchdown, the record, the teammate celebration, the hug from the coach, the pretty wife, the family moment, and Drew Brees saying the perfect words during his perfect moment. I wanted my football and my Jesus, too. When Drew wasn't dude perfect, I judged him for it. Shame on me.
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For more than two years, young unaccompanied Eritreans have escaped conscription to reach Ethiopia's Mai-Aini refugee camp to begin a migrant journey full of risks.
For many years Europe has welcomed refugees from Eritrea - a nation that has acquired a reputation among western powers as a totalitarian state - a hermit nation on the Horn of Africa.
But even after yet another United Nations charge of human right violations by Eritrea's leaders, a high government official in the nation's capital, Asmara, says a few European countries may be rethinking their blanket amnesties.
There may be several reasons why European Union immigration officials are re-assessing blanket asylum approvals for Eritreans. They may want to stop or reduce further Eritrean entries and to stop other migrants who falsely claim Eritrean nationality to receive asylum.
Or, EU officials may think Eritrea is shedding some of its domestic policies, policies they believe lead to past abuse human rights abuse.
The UN refugee agency says youth conscription intensified last year, but the political advisor to President Isaias Afewerki says the E-U is sending officials to Eritrea to see if their justification for that asylum policy is based on facts on the ground.
Why are EU immigration officials visiting Asmara?
"Several European countries sent their immigration departments to come and look at the situation for themselves sin Eritrea," Yemane Gebreab told the Voice of America recently. "The British have been here, the Danes have been here, and the Norwegians have been here several times, the Dutch have been here, the Swedes are here right now, and officials from Switzerland have been here.
"So, key European countries have sent their people to look at the situation on the ground," Yemane says. "And I think that they have come to the realization that what is being said about Eritrea is not true, that there is no political persecution in this country, that national service is not indefinite, that it does not constitute slave labor.
"Those who are traveling to Europe are traveling there essentially for economic reasons," Yemane argues.
Are they all really Eritreans?
Economic refugees from other African countries lie about their nationality to get fast-track approval of asylum. Yemane says many Ethiopian migrants falsely claim Eritrean citizenship to gain automatic asylum.
But the Ethiopian government has its own refugee problems to solve. Security officials in Addis Ababa have arrested 200 Ethiopians on charges of smuggling. They asked INTERPOL – the International Criminal Police Organization - to help extradite 80 more for prosecution in Ethiopian courts.
Yemane says some migrants bound for European asylum are imposters. "People in this neighborhood - Ethiopians, Sudanese, Somalis and others have claimed they are Eritrean to expedite their asylum procedures.
The Eritrean government's view of its own recent history is that of a small country forced to become a war economy when they fought a two-year border war with Ethiopia. The war cost an estimated 100,000 lives and justified national service for anyone 18 or older. Some refugees report that service lasted for many years and became the instrument of punishment for critics of the state. Some have also charged that those who serve their country become forced labor in Eritrean gold mines operated by foreign firms.
However, Yemane says current government policy requires that the 17 mining companies operating in Eritrea cannot hire an Eritrean unless he or she has a document proving they have been released from national service.
Besides, Yemane says, national service is not just a standing army.
An African affairs researcher who recently traveled to Asmara spoke with Mr. Isaias and others in the Asmara government. She described a "charm offensive" of officials looking to rid themselves of their old image.
Yemane says post-war Eritrea will be different.
"War and its pain are restrictions on the society and the economy because they, in a sense, take a priority at that time," Yemane says. "Now, that phase is coming to an end. We are entering a new phase of growth and we believe that in the next three to five years the Eritrean economy will see a significant transformation.
For the sake of economic development, the Eritrean government now considers whether to give up its war economy and the longtime practice of jailing its dissenters and its journalists. Meanwhile, the leaders of the European Union struggle with the summer's massive flow of migrants and whether to still welcome future Eritreans who claim political asylum.
Part 3 of a series on the risks of the dangerous trail to Europe, why Eritreans are leaving home and whether policies in Europe and Eritrea are changing.
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