Born in 1945 on the edge of Fremont, across a gravel road from Cook's hatchery, my childhood had the character of Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers.
There were challenges. Illness dogged our family. Money went to hospitals, not bikes or horses. I stayed up nights doling out meds. I also skipped school, ducked homework and broke all the rules because I needed to "take care of my dying dad." Sometimes, it was the truth.
Winters brought sledding and hunting. Summers, we picked beans and cherries, hung cane poles off the back of a leaking row boat and built a three-story tree house. At 18, I packed up memories of a caring home, some painful experience with too-close dying, a near-perfect innocence of girls and headed for life unknown in other places.
I landed in community mental health when it was new. I can still smell "institutions" I helped close, still see "Down Syndrome Donnie" when he got a full-time job. Donnie, released from the place where I first found him shuffling down a dismal hallway wearing a straitjacket –ran through the streets hollering, "They chose me! They chose me! They chose me!" Donnie had won a spot in the community.
What brought me to the land where we now live, deep in the forest 30 miles north of Fremont, was this contradiction: I wanted isolation and, just beyond my isolation, I wanted community. The Bitely Tavern, with its world-class olive burger and falling-down back wall, is a start. But I came for more: the bonding of neighbors who have differences, but share a common need for one another.
The forest has made good on its promise. We have serenity. But this "community" thing has proven elusive. I've wondered if there's any such thing; it feels like snipe hunting.
I remembered my father, nearing death, telling me that a black family had wanted to move into the city. The home they'd planned to buy was jerked off the market. If community is in any sense "intentional inclusiveness," this isn't it. No wonder Donnie's experience had a familiar feeling.
The poster child for a degenerate life in 1950s Fremont was Hap (short for "Happy"), the town drunk. Local legend held that Hap had been a professional whistler in Hollywood, suffered a broken heart, took to drink and got off the freight train one night when it brought a load of jars to Gerber's. When Hap needed to slack his thirst, he'd swap a tune for a quarter. I heard him once, outside Reber's Men's Wear, whistling "Amazing Grace" with a sweetness that brought Baptists to tears and won him a six-pack of comfort.
I now see that Hap was no threat to Fremont's sense of community. He may, in fact, have been the only one in town who genuinely induced community. Our collective delight in keeping him drunk and whistling was our shame, not his.
But my most enduring lesson on community arrived the first weekend of heavy snow last November. I was in our post office waiting for the unshaven, elderly man – smallish, tired, wearing worn coveralls – to finish emptying his P.O. box. Irritated by his slowness, I reached over him as I heard him sigh. He'd fumbled open a bill of some kind.
I muttered something about hard times and "sometimes things work out" and fled. A mile toward home I ran into the guilt. Why hadn't I lifted the bill from his trembling hand and just paid it? Because I was too busy, and too self-important. I couldn't be bothered with a stranger whose wounds begged for a passing Samaritan.
What I learned that morning in the Bitely Post Office wasn't guilt; I've known guilt forever. What I learned, shockingly, is that I'm not going to stumble into community someday. I'm not going to inherit community, like a legacy created by others for my comfort. If I want community, I need to build it, one couple's unpaid bill at a time.
If I want it, I need to stop blaming others and create some.
Excellent article with excellent insight! Nothing builds a sense of community-even among strangers-than a few random acts of kindness. It is necessary to do the deed yourself, not expect government to do it for you. This is the most dangerous flaw and outrageous misconception of the burgeoning socialist state: you can temporarily assuage your guilt by demanding the government take on your responsibilities to your fellow man.But that does nothing for your personal sense of responsibility and ultimately your sense of guilt. It also does nothing to build the sense of community you so desperately seek. Unfortunately, as those former city-dwellers come to these rural areas (beyond home mail delivery-a great many of us live in these areas), the attitude that you personally dont have a responsibility to your neighbors comes with them. Even these rural areas have become less personally generous and more isolated as a result in the past generation or two. You have solitude in abundance-and that is all. Not a good feeling.


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Posted in News on 07 Jan 2022
13 Musical Gear Trends of 2022
Over the past year, people have embraced musical gear like never before. Some picked up an instrument for the first time, discovering a creative outlet that will last the rest of their lives. Casual players dug deeper into their instruments, contributing to the popularity of music lessons. Longtime musicians honed their craft and upgraded their setups. Drummers embraced e-kits for quiet practice at home, only to discover how much more is possible with the latest generation of electronic drums. And musicians of all kinds experienced the miracle of home recording, fueling a boom in affordable studio gear from legendary names in audio production.
As a company that specializes in gear, we're excited about this, of course—and you should be, too. More musicians and producers will lead to more innovation from manufacturers, which in turn inspires more creativity, and the cycle continues. These are boom times not just for gear, but for music itself. People are expressing themselves with new sounds and finding new audiences. Genres are going by the wayside, as titles like "guitarist" or "engineer" give way to a more fluid understanding of what's possible when creators get their hands on the right tools. We can't wait to see what happens next. But we do have some ideas.
Based on the trends we saw in 2021, and what manufacturers have been up to, we put together a list of predictions about musical gear in 2022. We don't have a crystal ball. Some trends will surprise us—they always do. But if you want a feel for what's going on, and want to know what's next, this is a great place to start.
1. High-Performance Electric Guitars Become More Affordable
2. Back in the Spotlight: Lap Steel and Resonators
3. Basses With Built-in Drive
4. Every Guitarist Wants a Bass
5. A New Phase Beyond the RAT
6. A Model for the Future of Amps
7. Everyone's a Producer
8. Dolby Atmos Takes Center Stage
9. Gather Around the Family Piano
10. DJs: Workflow, Workflow, Workflow
11. A More Personal Approach to Drums
12. Electronic Drums: Not Just for Practice
13. The World of Percussion Gets Bigger
Guitars are more popular than ever. More people are starting to play for the first time, and they need solid beginner options. At the same time, more guitarists are getting serious, too, after years of fiddling around—and they need new guitars that can stand up to the job. To meet the needs of these two groups, we predict manufacturers will find ways to bring high-end features to more affordable guitars.
Case in point: Roasted maple necks. Once a feature of only high-end guitars, "torrefied" necks have the water molecules cooked out of them, making them more stable in the face of humidity and temperature changes. Roasted maple necks are useful for all kinds of guitarists, from touring pros to beginners practicing in the garage. Thanks to accessible choices like the Sterling Jason Richardson signature and Squier's Contemporary Series, we expect to see them in the hands of more players soon.
As newer guitarists get more advanced, we're also seeing more interest in specialized models, including 7- and 8-strings, multi-scale guitars, and guitars with new and innovative features. With demand going up, manufacturers will be able to produce models in more experimental and interesting varieties, at lower price points. But don't expect to notice at first—companies often dress up the new and unusual in an older-style appearance, to ease everybody into the change.
Pictured: Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH Floyd Rose
Despite all the new and exciting developments in guitars, the classics haven't missed a beat. Many of today's best-sellers would look familiar to a player from decades ago. In 2022, guitarists will keep reaching for acoustic workhorses like the Martin D-28, Gibson J-45 and Taylor 814ce. For electrics, you know their names: Les Paul, Telecaster®, Stratocaster®—all more popular than ever. But there are plenty of other classic guitars, just as influential, that have not remained as popular in the mainstream. In 2022, we see two old-school models making a big comeback: lap steel and resonators.
Of course, the lap steel is nothing new to players of folk, bluegrass and blues. But in the Get Back documentary last year, the rest of the world saw John Lennon play a vintage Hofner 5140 Hawaiian lap steel on the track "For You Blue"—and they wanted in on the action. Lap steel has a distinctive sound you can't fake, it has history stretching back ages and it's just simply fun to play. Luckily, manufacturers are on the case, with some cool, classy options in different shapes, sizes and price ranges. Take the Recording King RG-35-SN and Rogue RLS-1, for instance.
With the resurgence of lap steel, it's not hard to imagine all that vintage love spreading to similar instruments. That could mean a big year for resonator acoustics, another old-school design with deep roots in bluegrass, country and blues. Resonators are often played in the style of lap steel, but can also play like a conventional guitar. You've definitely heard one before, even if you don't realize it. Resonators come in metal-body and wood-body types, both with the distinctive metal resonator at the center. They have an unmistakable sound and are just plain cool looking. Just take a look at the Recording King RM-997-VG Swamp Dog and Gretsch Guitars G9200 Boxcar.
Pictured: Vintage Kalamazoo Oriole Lap Steel and Vintage Gibson BR-9 Guitar Amp
One of the hottest basses of last year was the Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay, unveiled in June. This unique bass is a collaboration with respected bass effects maker Darkglass Electronics, who designed an EQ and preamp specifically for the DarkRay and built it into the bass. In addition to a Clean setting, players can flip between Alpha and Omega drive circuits for tight distortion and fuzz, respectively. Between these three modes, blend control, gain knob and two-band EQ, bassists can take real control of their sound without extra gear. The DarkRay feels novel, but it actually stretches back to an earlier time before the popularity of pedals. Forward-thinking guitars and basses of the '60s had built-in effects like these, allowing players to explore a wider range of tones with the instrument itself—no tinkering with amps or pedals required. This approach has connected with bassists all over again. Maybe it's due to space constraints, or maybe all the pedals are starting to make people's heads spin. Either way, we expect more manufacturers to jump on board while bringing their own innovations.
Pictured: Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 4-String Electric Bass Guitar
There were a lot of new bassists this year, and a whole lot of them were already guitarists. One explanation might be that more players produced music solo, covering bass duties themselves. Another explanation: Bass is simply the easiest transition to make from guitar, especially if the guitarist chooses a short-scale model, like a Fender® Mustang or Gibson SG bass, which will be easier for them to play right away.
That's not to mention Peter Jackson's Get Back documentary, which caused a late-2021 resurgence in all things Beatles. This trend will likely lead to a boom for two iconic models, both especially attractive to guitarists: the Hofner bass and the Fender Bass VI. Best known as Paul McCartney's bass of choice, the Hofner violin bass is still made in a variety of stunning configurations—with plenty of left-handed options, of course. As seen in Get Back, John and George often used the Fender Bass VI when Paul was playing another instrument. This six-string sits somewhere between guitar and bass, meaning it's great for guitarists making the transition. Thanks to the Squier® Classic Vibe Bass VI, it's an affordable option, too.
The cat's out of the bag: More guitarists will be reaching for their first bass this year. When they do, they'll have no shortage of options to ease the transition.
Pictured: Vintage VOX Wyman Bass and Vintage 1970 Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass
If you use effects pedals, you know the Pro Co RAT distortion pedal has been on a meteoric rise for the past few years. We expect the RAT resurgence to continue, and why not? Pro Co produces a broad assortment of options. Other effects makers have plenty of loving tributes, like the new Wampler Ratsbane and JHS Packrat. But if one classic distortion pedal can have a comeback, what's next? Indie music is awash with modulation these days. We think a prime candidate for the next resurgence in this area is another vintage sound: the phaser pedal. In addition to the late Eddie Van Halen, influential artists like Tame Impala's Kevin Parker still make heavy use of the phaser for expression. For modern users who want to get in on this trend early, the new MXR Deep Phase and JHS 3 Series Phaser are excellent starting points. Ditto for certified classics like the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone and the MXR Phase 90.
Pictured: MXR M267 Deep Phase
It's no secret that digital technology has made more sounds available to guitarists at a more affordable price. With plug-ins, a laptop can substitute for a studio of highly coveted gear. With multi-amp modelers, it's possible to bring hundreds of amps and cabinets to every gig, inside one pedal or combo—and they'll sound shockingly accurate. But it's not just about the sound, is it? No plug-in can replace the feel of dialing in the vibrato on the front of a Twin Reverb. No sleek multi-effects pedal can match the look of a genuine Fender tweed amp. Players still dream of owning the actual classics, and the prices remain out of reach.
Enter the Tone Master modeling amps from Fender. These amps use the unquestionable accuracy of Fender's digital modeling, but they present them in a package that looks exactly like the amp being modeled. Instead of turning a knob to choose from one of 22 amp models, guitarists can bring a real Fender Deluxe Reverb amp to the show. They can commit to a classic sound and dial in their adjustments by hand, just like they did in the '60s. It's the experience of owning a vintage amp, without the over-the-top cost, weight or issues with reliability. Digital modeling is no longer just for imitation. These are serious amps, with high build quality and impeccable pedigree. We expect other manufacturers to follow suit, in 2022 and far beyond.
Pictured: Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb
Over the last decade, the home studio went from a rare luxury to a reality for everyday players. Over the last year, it became essential. With artists spending less time in rooms together, the ability to record yourself becomes a prerequisite to collaboration. Bandmates are trading tracks over the internet. At the same time, ambitious artists are creating entire albums from their bedrooms. Thanks to the technology available, it's more possible than ever to be a one-person production team. This is true for content creators and musicians alike. We're all producers now—get used to it.
For the world of musical gear, the consequences are massive. First, as we already said, musicians are learning new instruments. To record them, they're picking up a lot more gear out of necessity—mics, interfaces, acoustic treatments, cables, etc. That means a whole new learning curve. Which mic should I use? How many inputs do I need? What DAW is best for beginners? Luckily, they don't have to do it alone—we have a library of buying guides and gear tips. Or, for producers who want a real head start, there are even private lessons in music production.
Second, as home recording becomes widespread, these new producers want more. Who can blame them? The sounds of specific consoles, tape machines and signal processors are as essential to classic recordings as the instruments themselves. If you can own an affordable guitar pedal that emulates a legendary stack of amps, shouldn't you be able to get an affordable interface that emulates a legendary console? Increasingly, that's exactly what the most iconic manufacturers are offering.
Rupert Neve's original ISA preamps, built into consoles like the one at AIR Studios, are coveted to this day. Desktop and rack versions are available from the company he founded, Focusrite, but you'll still need an interface to get recording with your computer. For a taste of that sound, though, Focusrite added an Air button to their entry-level Scarlett Gen 3 interfaces. Engaging this switch adds a crisp, shimmering clarity that's especially great for vocals. Solid State Logic and Universal Audio, each just as legendary in their own right, have met the challenge with emulations built into their own budget interfaces. The SSL 2 and 2+ include a Legacy 4K button, which is inspired by their vintage 4000-series consoles. All of the Universal Audio Volt interfaces include a Vintage button inspired by the UA 610 preamp. The "76" versions also include a compressor that mimics the famed UA 1176, with three presets for common applications. For the first time, beginners are getting a taste of the sounds that defined generations of hit records. Will it draw even more people into the tantalizing world of analog outboard gear? Or will it guide new producers toward the highly accurate plug-ins from these same brands? In both cases, the answer is yes.
Pictured: Universal Audio Volt 476
Once reserved for movie theaters and high-end studios, Dolby Atmos' immerseive audio experience is making its way to the musical mainstream. Apple Music and Amazon Music added support for the format in 2021, and as a result, we're expecting more Atmos-ready mixes in the coming years. A number of major DAWs already have support for it, eliminating a major barrier to entry. Many gaming headsets and consumer speakers are optimized for it. The learning curve is steep if you're the engineer, and you'll need some serious monitoring to mix Dolby Atmos properly. Still, we expect to see the tech move down from the big studios to the home and project market—like it always does, eventually.
9. Gather Around the Piano
Before recorded audio, the way to fill a home with music was by playing the family piano. Pianos were beautiful centerpieces that brought people together. They were also unwieldy, expensive, temperamental and in constant need of tuning. Thanks to digital advances and aesthetic improvements, the home piano is coming back, minus the drawbacks. Options like the Williams Allegro III Home Pack make it possible to own an instrument that's well-crafted, with weighted keys and organic sound, regardless of budget or space constraints. Much like the latest audio interfaces, modern pianos are using technology to connect new players to a shared past.
And here's the most exciting part: This trend is going to inspire new musicians. Countless legendary artists began by tapping the keys on their family piano. Here's hoping that comes back, as more children grow up in the presence of these beautiful instruments. There's always Guitar Center Lessons to help them along the way.
Pictured: Williams Allegro III Home Pack
DJing is all about the flow. The music should sound seamless to the audience, and that's a lot easier when the workflow is smooth. For 2022, we see DJ brands putting a renewed focus on the experience of using their gear, from planning sets to executing and recording them. On some level, the improvements are due to new technology. Advances in processing make it quicker and easier to load up audio files. Bigger touchscreens let DJs customize their view and do more at once. New features like Wi-Fi streaming promise to simplify gigging in ways we're just starting to see. But the real trend is in how manufacturers will bring these features together. Look for advanced controllers from the big manufacturers, like the Pioneer XDJ-RX3 and Numark Mixstream Pro, that focus on simplifying and advancing the workflow for a new era.
Pictured: Numark Mixstream Pro
Last year, time alone with their kits gave drummers a chance to experiment. The basic setup has gone unchanged for generations: 14″ snare, kick, a few toms and the primary triangle of cymbals. But just like producers changing up their rigs and guitarists rearranging their pedalboards, drummers are bringing individuality to their drum sets in new ways. There's been a rise in piccolo snares, for instance—an affordable way to change up a core sound of the kit with just one drum. We expect that trend to continue for 2022, and perhaps spread to other unconventional snares that stand out.
Drummers are also taking a more individual approach to cymbals. Sometimes they combine cymbals they already own into stacks or use pairs of crashes or splashes as hi-hats. Ultimately, drumming is all about hitting things to hear what they sound like. Ever played a drum with finger chimes? Grab some and give it a shot. Why not?
Pictured: Sound Percusison Labs 468 Series Snare Drum
The rise in e-kit popularity last year was staggering. More drummers turned to e-kits than ever before. With fewer gigs and rehearsal spaces, electronic drums are a great way to practice to your heart's content, without bothering family or neighbors with noise. That's a big reason for the trend, no doubt. But once drummers started using these drums, we imagine they were surprised by just how much today's e-kits are capable of. Mesh heads, once a high-end feature, are now available on beginner models. Most kits have sounds in the hundreds. Interactive practice modes are common. Tuning is intuitive and nuanced. The most advanced electronic drum modules even have mixing, recording, digital triggering and powerful connectivity. Some players might even have picked up a pack of signature sounds from a favorite drummer—increasingly common in the world of e-kits and virtual instruments. Expect the word to spread in 2022: Electronic drums are not just for practice anymore.
But at some point, don't e-kits hit the same wall as guitar plug-ins? There's just nothing like the real thing. Well, Roland led the way in that area with V-Drums Acoustic Design. These kits have the latest modules, but they're hooked up to actual full-size wood shells. Drummers can feel the resonance of the toms. They can make the floor shake when they stomp the kick. They can make an impression on stage with the full presence of a drum set. These are essential parts of playing drums. Like Fender with the Tone Master amps, Roland is bringing together the physical and the digital to make something with the best of both. And it's not just a novelty—they've committed to a full range Acoustic Design e-kits, from the compact VAD103 to the flagship VAD706. Roland expects this new philosophy to resonate with drummers, and so do we. Look for more manufacturers to embrace it with their own unique spin. Take the wood shells on the brand-new Yamaha DTX10K kits, for instance, which are handcrafted and stained in the same factory where Yamaha makes their acoustic drums.
Pictured: Roland VAD-706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Drum Kit
Percussion is the oldest breed of instrument. It's also the most accessible. The category of "world percussion" is almost too broad to describe, with applications that reach outside the realm of music. Yoga and meditation can benefit from instruments like hand pans, tongue drums and singing bowls. Since many world percussion instruments are made specifically for beginners, they're also great for schools. For instance, kalimbas are often tuned to sets of notes that already sound great together. They're affordable, played gently with the fingers and require only simple technique. World instruments like these are poised to take off in 2022, in wellness and education in addition to music, where their unique sounds can inspire new thinking.
Pictured: MEINL Sonic Energy Universal Singing Bowl
If It Sounds Good, It Is Good
In the past couple of years, there's been a change in attitude toward gear. We've seen technology make new things possible, while pushing aside long-held beliefs that no longer hold sway. Analog vs. digital, old vs. new, affordable vs. expensive—these questions are less relevant than ever these days. Manufacturers are finding new ways to explore their pasts while building the future of music. At the same time, musicians are getting more open-minded about gear. If it does what they need it to do, it's good enough, whether it's new or used. That's a trend everyone can benefit from.
With open-mindedness comes curiosity, which leads more musicians to want to know what makes their gear tick. We see that trend in musicians reading our Riffs articles and watching our demos, and also in content creators we're fans of ourselves. You can see the enthusiasm from the audience of The JHS Show on YouTube, which we highly recommend. Josh Scott of JHS Pedals explores the history of pedals and other guitar equipment, busting myths and putting questions into context. It's the kind of thinking that should apply to all gear. In 2022, we want to see more of it. Keep your mind, and ears, open.
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Where did these famous people who disappeared really end up?
The son of Golden Age actors Errol Flynn and Lili Damita, Sean Flynn tried the silver screen, but found success in photojournalism, becoming known for his coverage of the Vietnam War. During his short career, he survived parachuting into war zones and injuries from exploding grenades... but on April 6, 1970, his luck ran out. After a press conference, he and fellow journalist Dana Stone set out on motorcycles to photograph Viet Cong at a highway checkpoint, and were never seen again. The most popular theory is that he was handed over to the Khmer Rouge and executed, but to date his remains have never been found.
Best known for his children's novella The Little Prince, French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared on more than one occasion. In 1935, he crashed into the Libyan desert, inspiring the events of his cherished novella. Although he lived to fly another day, he went missing again while on a reconnaissance mission during World War II. He was last seen taking off from Corsica on July 31, 1944, in an unarmed Lockheed P-38, which he would often pilot reading and writing at the same time. Over fifty years later, his bracelet was found by a fishermen, and remnants of his aircraft were discovered on the seabed, confirming that he'd crashed into the Mediterranean.
British noble Richard Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, was almost James Bond—both on the silver screen and in living an expensive, reckless lifestyle. He drove an Aston Martin, raced power boats, and was a skilled gambler. Despite this, he actually turned down the role of 007 in the 1960s. When his marriage deteriorated in 1972, he became obsessed with regaining custody over his three children. Their nanny was later found bludgeoned to death; his wife named Lucan the assailant. He was last seen on November 8, 1974 driving away from his friend's house in a borrowed car. Some believe he fled the country; others that he committed suicide; but we'll probably never know.
When it comes to unsolved disappearances, Jimmy Hoffa is easily one of the most infamous. A popular union leader who served as President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971, Hoffa was critical in bringing the idea of unions to the mainstream. He was also linked to organized crime however, and spent several years behind bars. When tensions arose between Hoffa and two Mafia leaders after his release, Hoffa agreed to a meeting at a restaurant—but never returned. His unlocked car was found in the parking lot the next morning. While the case remains open, many suspect that Hoffa was assassinated by the mob.


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What Is the Role of an Administrator?
By Lesly Ann Cho
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Home » Legal Resources » Articles » Corporate Articles » What Is the Role of an Administrator?
Appointing an administrator is associated with processes that resolve a company's affairs when it is experiencing financial problems or is otherwise insolvent. Insolvency refers to when a company cannot pay its debts when they are due. These processes generally include:
administration;
receivership; and
This article will explain the process of appointing an administrator when a company enters into administration. It will also explain the administrator's powers to sort through company affairs.
How Administrators Are Appointed
Suppose your company is under financial distress and unable to pay its debts when they fall due. In that case, you may look into appointing an administrator to your company to assist you in working through an otherwise difficult and stressful situation.
Any administrator you appoint to your company must be a registered liquidator, and you may appoint more than one administrator. Once appointed, your company's administrator will act as your company's agent when they perform a function or exercises power as an administrator.
Provided that your company is not already under administration, an administrator can be appointed in writing. While your board of directors may appoint an administrator if they resolve that the company is or will become insolvent in the future, an administrator may also be appointed to your company by:
a liquidator of a company: if they think that the company is insolvent or is likely to become insolvent. However, the liquidator will not be able to appoint him or herself as the administrator of a company; or
a secured party of your company: being a person who is entitled to enforce a security interest in the whole, or substantially the whole, of your company's property, where such security interest has become and remains enforceable.
The Court may also appoint an administrator to your company where:
a company is already under administration, but no administrator is acting for some reason. Here, either ASIC, an officer, member or creditor of your company makes an application to the Court for such appointment; or
the Court makes inquiries and conducts certain investigations into your company's external administration.
Ending an Administrator's Appointment
Once appointed as an administrator of your company, you cannot revoke the appointment. However, the administrator's appointment may end where the administrator:
dies;
becomes prohibited from acting as an administrator of a company; or
resigns by notice in writing given to their appointer and the company. In these circumstances, the party appointed the outgoing administrator may appoint a new administrator of the company.
An administrator's appointment will also end:
once the administration of the company comes to an end;
a liquidator is appointed to the company; or
the company is wound up.
What Are an Administrator's Powers?
An administrator will take full control of your company and has powers to undertake a series of investigations to attempt to resolve its future and to see if there is a possible way to save your company or its business. For this reason, an administrator has broad powers and specific duties at law while your company is under administration. Specifically, an administrator has the following powers:
An administrator has control of your company's business, property and affairs;
It may carry on that business and manage your company's property and its affairs.
Business Termination
An administrator may terminate or dispose of all or part of your company's business, and may dispose of any of its property.
Exercising Functions
It may perform any function and exercise any power that your company or any of its officers could perform or exercise if your company was not under administration.
An administrator must investigate your company's business, property, affairs and financial circumstances. They will then form an opinion about whether it would be in the:
interest of your company's creditors for the company to execute a deed of company arrangement (DOCA). A DOCA is a binding arrangement entered between a company and its creditors after the company enters voluntary administration. This document governs how the company's affairs are to be dealt with;
creditors' interests for the administration to end; and
creditors' interest for the company to be wound up.
Convening Meetings
Administrators must convene a meeting of the company's creditors within the period prescribed under the law. During that meeting, the creditors may resolve for the:
company to execute a DOCA;
administration of the company to end; or
company to be wound up;
Other Powers
An Administrator also has power to:
remove a director of your company from office;
appoint a person as a director, whether to fill a vacancy or not;
execute documents;
bring or defend proceedings; or
do anything else in the company's name and on its behalf.
Investigations and Reports Administrators
During their investigation, an administrator may find that a past or present officer, employee or member of your company may have been guilty of an offence in relation to your company. This could include allowing the company to trade while insolvent. They might also find that a person who has taken part in the formation, promotion, administration, management or winding up of your company may have:
misapplied, retained, or may have become liable or accountable for money or property (in Australia or elsewhere) of the company; or
been guilty of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to your company;
In these circumstances, the administrator must:
lodge a report with ASIC about the matter as soon as practicable; and
give ASIC such information, and such access to and facilities for inspecting and obtaining copies of documents, as ASIC requires.
ASIC will then make a decision on whether or not any further actions should be taken against those persons, the subject of the administrator's report.
Administrators are appointed to financially distressed companies to help them find a way forward and are given broad and extensive powers to undertake their often-extensive duties. If your company is in financial distress and would like to discuss your options, including whether or not an administrator should be appointed to your business, contact LegalVision's insolvency lawyers on 1300 544 755 or fill out the form on this page.
What is an administrator?
Suppose your company is under financial distress and unable to pay its debts when they fall due. In that case, you may look into appointing an administrator to your company to assist you to work through an otherwise difficult and stressful situation. Once appointed, your company's administrator will act as your company's agent when they perform a function or exercises power as an administrator.
How are administrators appointed?
Administrators can be appointed either by your company's board of directors, through a company liquidator, or through a secured party of your company?
An administrator has a large range of powers. Some of these powers include having control over a company's affairs, choosing to terminate the company, conducting investigations into the company and conveying company meetings.
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And who is in all hearts and is what one sees.
And who kills all doubts and controls their minds.
And who by his mastery of yoga is meditated by yogis and is fully complete.
And who is forever, clean, wise, limitless and is described by Om.
And who lives in the mind concentrated by yogic practices.
And who can be sung about with devotion, attention and love.
And my salutations are due to you, Oh Lord Rama.
And who took the form of man for serving the good people .
And all the sins committed by him are erased.


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First Holy Communion is usually received in Second grade and Confirmation is usually received in the spring of Eighth grade; however, attendance at Faith Formation classes for two consecutive years is required for reception of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Baptismal certificates must be presented at registration.


Not much to report here — I need to get back on things post-vacation, like the checklist, which I've been shameful about. Sleep's been rough since I got back, and work is as bananas as I might expect after a week away.
Tonight's goal: checklist re-established and good sleep!
Tomorrow: second run of the year!
Nice to have a Monday feeling well! Back on all the things: exercised this morning, about to have breakfast and log food for the day, and generally start this week off right. I'm on vacation next week, so it's going to be a big work-week this week to prepare for that — getting on top of that as well.
Just kind of normaling through my morning – hoping I can dig myself out enough time for a short nap before work. This whole up early, back to bed thing seems to work for me, as long as I don't get Internet-distracted too much.
Right to exercise is still the winning formula — but that needs to apply to all stuff. I just spent 20 minutes messing around on the Internet. Not that I should never, or don't deserve, to mess around on the Internet, but on balance, I'd rather have had that time for sleep.
Another "maintenance day" — medium run, not great energy but I got 'er done. I've got everything more or less on track, just need to keep doing the things.
This is kind of dull. Sorry! Just keepin' on keepin' on.
Day 613: Food tracking is back on!
All right! Food tracking is back on, exercise was modest today (los gatos terribles in full effect last night), but it's good to be back in the groove. Nothing major to report.
Insomnia seems to be getting better in terms of busy brain and sleep — thank God — but heat, humidity and cats are still taking a toll on good sleep. So a bit of a late start this morning, but 20 minutes of spin just to get the blood flowing… I think I'm ready to roll into the day.
Not much to report in general! Keepin' on.
My wife's on another early shift, which means another kind-of early up; some insomnia last night but nothing critical. 6K logey run, but a 2+ hour walk yesterday, which was nice.
Not much to report otherwise! Back to work after Labour Day.


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1. create an empty hash preset to 0
2. iterate over the array and collect it into a new hash.
key is each entry in array and then value in new hash is frequency
3. create result array and then iterate the hash
set locale variable for highest frequency and set it to zero
Case 1 - iterate throught he hash IF value is < highest do nothing
Case 2 - IF value is = to highest freq push the key into result array
Case 3 - IF value is greater than highest freq number. clear result array and then push key into the result array.

Version 2 of P-code:
set variable
copy array that is passed in
sort array
create new empty hash
iterate through (copy of) array,
case 1 - if element = hash Key, add +1 to value of hash
case 2 - else: create new hash key (using element as key), set val = 1,
create new result array
iterate through hash,
check for most frequent values & push into array
case 1 -
case 2 -

=end

# 1. Initial Solution

=begin
def mode(array)
  sort_hash = Hash.new(0)

  array.each do |element|
    sort_hash[element] += 1
  end

  result = []
  highest_freq = 0
  p sort_hash
  sort_hash.each_key do |key|
    if (sort_hash[key] < highest_freq)
    elsif (sort_hash[key] == highest_freq)
      result << key
    else (sort_hash[key] > highest_freq)
      result.clear
      result << key
      highest_freq = sort_hash[key]
    end
  end

  return result

end

=end

# 3. Refactored Solution

def mode(array)
  sort_hash = Hash.new(0)

  array.each do |element|
    sort_hash[element] += 1
  end

  highest_freq = sort_hash.values.max
  result = sort_hash.select { |k, v| v == highest_freq}.keys

end

# 4. Reflection

=begin

Which data structure did you and your pair decide to implement and why?

-We created a hash out of the array (setting the key = the element and the value = its frequency), then sorted out an array of keys of the highest-frequency values from that hash.

Were you more successful breaking this problem down into implementable pseudocode than the last with a pair?

The pseudocode process is getting better each time, and I did feel like we were able to get a clear version together.

What issues/successes did you run into when translating your pseudocode to code?

There was an initial challenge in translating the case statement from the pseudocode to create the final array; the first steps of the pseudocode were much easier to implement.

What methods did you use to iterate through the content? Did you find any good ones when you were refactoring? Were they difficult to implement?

The initial iteration on the hash was does with .each_key, which required a clunky if/elseif/else conditional; our research turned up the methods .values , .keys, .max, and .select , from which we were able (after much tweaking) to craft a workable bit of code.

=end

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Mitchells & Butlers faces £140m loss on Tchenguiz tie-up
Mitchells & Butlers revealed yesterday that the potential loss from hedging its aborted £4.5bn property joint venture with Robert Tchenguiz's investment vehicle R20 had more than doubled to £140m. The Times. The Independent. The Guardian
Karim Naffah, the pub group's finance director, confirmed that the deficit at its 29 September financial year-end would be booked as an exceptional loss, which would technically all but wipe out its forecast pretax profits of about £200m.
Naffah said the group expected to be able to resurrect a property deal, whether with Tchenguiz or as an internal transaction, once the wider market improved.
'It's not unreasonable to expect the debt markets to open up again as some stage in the future,' he said.
The deal with Tchenguiz would have allowed M&B to return up to £1bn to shareholders and was to have involved the injection of 1,300 of its 2,000 outlets into the joint venture, with a rent level of £240m. R20 would have bought a 50% stake for about £250m.
Developers told to create £4bn cladding fund or face planning rejections
Housing secretary Michael Gove has threatened to reject planning applications by major developers if they fail to provide £4bn to remediate unsafe cladding.
Schroders JV gulps down 'The Brewery' for £162m
A Schroders joint venture has acquired The Brewery retail warehouse and leisure scheme in Romford, east London, for £162m.
Parliament restoration risks 'spending money without progressing', watchdog warns
A lack of clarity surrounding the restoration of the Palace of Westminster means the project risks "spending money without the programme progressing", an official government watchdog has warned.


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News Items – March 3, 2011
Posted by knortham on 3/03/11 • Categorized as News Round Up
Supreme Court to hear cases involving students' rights
Minot Daily News (blog)
Should a social worker or law enforcement officer have to get a warrant before questioning a child at school about suspected abuse? Or should they have to give a Miranda warning to a minor being interviewed at a school about suspicions he committed a crime?
Baby's Death Under Investigation In Bryson City
WHNS Greenville
BRYSON CITY, NC — The death of a Bryson City baby last month is under investigation as warrants say social workers failed to protect the child. Swain County deputies said 15-month-old Aubrey Littlejohn died at Cherokee Indian Hospital on Jan. 10.
Swain DSS investigated for cover-up in child's death
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
The social worker who handled the child's case, Craig Smith, altered his reports, fabricating a hospital visit and doctor's exam that never occurred, according to law enforcement statements. Smith claims he did so at the direction of his immediate superior, Candace Lassiter, according to a search warrant executed by the SBI at the DSS office in Bryson City.
Addiction costs state millions of dollars
Morehead News
The master clinical social worker at the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy—the public defender's office—is well known for thorough and personalized work to find treatment options for indigent clients. The DPA social worker program came about as a means to lessen the taxpayer burden of overcrowded prisons and jails, according to an agency report.
Pamela Vescera is an active member:
Barbie educates public on eating disorders
Utica Observer Dispatch
How many people locally battling eating disorders is difficult to calculate, said Pam Vescera, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in eating disorders.
Health professional moves on, leaves crucial vacancy in West
West Yellowstone News
Licensed Addiction Counselor and clinical social worker Michael Hagenlock explains how to identify an employee who may have a substance abuse problem at a drug testing information session last November. Community West Outreach hosted the info session.
La Familia was one of many mental health centers to struggle with budget cuts …
Avina, a licensed clinical social worker and a marriage and family therapist, oversaw the organization's clinical work, leaving Santos to recruit foundation support as director of community affairs.
Will young people shun government work?
You've thought about teaching or social work that helps the poor. You're also interested in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. But those interests tend to lead to careers in government.
Black community in Atlantic City struggles to find, retain leaders
Press of Atlantic City
Today, role models of that caliber are comparatively rare in black communities, said Patricia Reid-Merritt, a professor of social work and African-American studies at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Giffords and staff remember victim on his birthday
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Gabe Zimmerman used his degree in social work to help children in need. The avid runner and his fiancee had a lot of plans. On January 8, those plans came to an end when he and five others died when a gunman opened fire at Representative Gabrielle Gifford's "Congress on Your Corner" event in Tucson, Arizona.
Societal changes dividing nation; Some tolerate trends others see as harmful
Middletown Press
Mark Gaynor, a licensed clinical social worker in New Haven, says it's not surprising to find such a range of views. "Change is stressful by definition," he says.
How conducting trauma therapy changes the therapist
About the Author: May Benatar is a licensed clinical social worker in practice as a psychotherapist in the DC metro area. She has her PhD in clinical social work and has published, taught, and consulted on the topics of adult development, parenting, and the treatment of the long term effects of psychological trauma.
I Am ME: Rebecca Denslow, Charleston, SC
The Fatherhood Channel
As a licensed clinical social worker, Becky Denslow maintains an active practice in nearby Mt. Pleasant, where she introduced relationship and marriage education to the community after being personally trained by PAIRS founder Lori Gordon in 1993.
Aging Gracefully: Social workers invaluable in role as advocates …
The News-Press
Today kicks off National Social Work Month. The National Association of Social Workers focuses on calling attention to the social work profession throughout the month of March.
Financial Worries Top Psychosocial Concern of Cancer Patients
Internal Medicine News Digital Network
Highlighting shifting priorities after the recession, nearly half of all recent psychosocial consultations with patients at a leading cancer center involved financial worries, rather than adjustment issues or other pressing mental health concerns.
Tagged as: addictions, African American, child abuse, eating disorders, Gabe Zimmerman, mental health, students, therapy
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Thirteen exceptional musicians from all over Europe invite you to explore surprising facetes of traditional european folk music. Helene Blum, singer and Harald Haugaard, violinist are two of Denmark's most succesful musicians and created the Love Tree Ensemble upon an initiative from Sharing Heritage, to spread the european year of cultural heritage 2018.
Gathering melodies and old songs, the ensemble reveales common roots and revitalizes them in their own unique way, in which regional heritage and a profound european vision are merging and similarities are unmistakeable.
The same song that is known to the Scots as "Jig" (from the french "gigue") is a well known danish children's song and a tarantella in Italy. Also the eponymous piece "The Love Tree" made his way through the centuries and Europe in all different variations and is known as "Folia" in Spain and Portugal and is called "Kærlighedstræet" in Denmark. It is a simple love song and most of the lyrics are about evanescence and pride.
The Sharing Heritage Love Tree Ensemble rediscovered many of those treasures and arranges and interprets them in a timely way. Their concert programm is rich in atmosphere and accoustic patterns: touching and soulful, exuberant and elegant.
All artists are a league of their own and regarded as the bests in their discipline in their home countries and beyond. Without stylistic reservations, but with virtous and exciting lightness the are defying musical and national borders.


Do you ever cook with smoked paprika? It's one of my favorite spices, reminds me of barbecued potato chips. It's great with chicken and also perfect with chickpeas.
So for this dish, I decided to marry the two—chicken and chickpeas, all coated with smoked paprika (and some pepper and oregano), and bake them on a bed of sliced onions.
Perfect! Especially for a no-fuss midweek meal.
The chickpeas provide enough starch for the chicken, so there's no need for rice or potatoes. The dish does need a splash of green, which is ably accomplished by the addition of either chopped cilantro or parsley.
Feel free to add other spices if you have them on hand, like ground cumin, coriander, even a pinch of cinnamon.
1 Coat chicken with spices: Stir together the smoked paprika, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and ground oregano in a large bowl. Place the chicken thighs in the bowl and toss to coat completely with the spices.
You can do this several hours ahead, or right before cooking. Your choice. The longer the chicken sits in the rub, the more the flavors will permeate.
2 Preheat oven to 350°F.
3 Layer a casserole dish with sliced onions: Place the thinly sliced onions in the bottom of a casserole dish large enough to hold the chicken pieces with room in between.
Toss with about 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and spread out in an even layer at the bottom of the dish.
4 Add chickpeas, lemon, oil to chicken: Add drained chickpeas, lemon zest, lemon juice, and remaining olive oil (2 Tbsp minus 1 teaspoon) to the bowl with the chicken and spices.
Toss to coat the chicken evenly with the lemon and oil, and make sure that the chickpeas are coated with the spice mixture as well.
5 Arrange chicken and chickpeas over onion slices: Arrange chicken pieces, skin-side up, on top of the sliced onions in the casserole dish. Arrange the chickpeas between the chicken pieces.
6 Bake: Bake uncovered at 350°F for 40-45 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken thighs is at least 165°F when tested with a meat thermometer, and the top is lightly browned.
Sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro or parsley. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
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Can you use red onion in this recipe?
So quick, easy, and i had all ingredients in my pantry too! Was super delicious and i will definitely be making this again!
So quick, easy, and i had all ingredients in my pantry!
Loved this recipe! Even my 4 year old had no complaints!! Would love to know the nutritional facts!!
Hi, Olivia! So glad you liked the recipe! We don't currently calculate nutritional information on our recipes, so I'd recommend using an online nutritional calculator like this one. Thanks!
We LOVE this recipe! In fact after the first time making it, I double the recipe everytime so we have leftovers for lunches. I follow the recipe as written, but I usually have boneless skinless chicken thighs. With the recipe doubled and boneless skinlesss thighs, I bake it in a 9×13 for 35 mins then switch to broiler on high for 5 to 10 mins until the chicken thighs get a nice color on top, it also makes the chickpeas nice and toasty :). Thanks for a new favorite chicken dish!
Just made it, delicious quick and easy! Thank you very much. Typically I don't like thighs. Also, you can cook it longer if you don't like your thigh meat so juicy.
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this dish!!!! It's our fav go to. Thanks so much for sharing.
Awesome, easy to make and super tasty. My kids even ate some.
Was delicious & so easy! Will try the basil & coconut chicken curry next, thanks!
This was perfect! I did add some ground coriander and cumin as recommended and the flavour was even further elevated. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs (rolled up to keep moist) and added a bag of baby spinach. Served with rice and sliced tomatoes. This was delicious and so easy.
Oh my Gosh!!! My husband and I loved this so much. Thank you for this recipe … I used boneless skinless thighs, but otherwise followed your recipe exactly. It is delicious!! I served roasted asparagus on the side.
I used 2 Tbsp Hungarian Paprika but did everything else the same. It was a HIT!! Will definitely make this again. I'm not usually a fan of chicken thighs, I don't like the skin and additional fat, but this was good. I served it with roasted root vegetables seasoned with olive oil, cumin, sea salt and pepper.
This turned out really well, we used boneless skinless breasts and started the onions first in the oven then cooked it for only 30 minutes. Juicy, flavorful chicken, chickpeas and onions, great recipe! We all enjoyed it for dinner, and my son helped make it because it's a simple family-friendly recipe.


This is a new one. Rate the movie (out of 10, 1 being bad and 10 being great) that the user above has posted and then post a movie of your choice to be rated by the next user. Be specific on the movie that you post. Full title and release year would be preferred. If you want, you can just post an image of the movie poster if you want. If you have not seen the movie, do your best to give it a score. No double posting!
8/10 I have no words... that movie... is just, IDK MAN!


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Delta Will Be the First U.S. Airline to Install Hand Sanitizer Stations Inside Airplane Cabins
The process will be completed across their entire fleet in the coming weeks.
Cailey Rizzo
Cailey Rizzo is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure. She specializes in reporting on travel, culture, and the arts. She is currently based in Brooklyn.
Delta Air Lines will begin installing hand sanitizer stations on board their planes, in their latest effort to considers new ways to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The airline will begin the installation on Friday, a process likely to be completed within the coming weeks, Delta announced on Wednesday. As the first U.S. airline to install such a feature, passengers will find easily accessible stations with Purell hand sanitizer near the airplane's boarding door and outside the bathroom door.
"Over the past few months, our customer satisfaction scores have skyrocketed by double digits, including those for onboard lavatory cleanliness," Chief Customer Experience Officer, Bill Lentsch, said in a statement. "But that's not stopping us from going even further to make sure customers feel safe and comfortable when they travel with Delta."
Placing hand sanitizer outside the bathroom is a particularly practical location, as the door handles are a high-touch area.
Passengers will also notice extra precautions during flights that have been increasingly put in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Flight attendants are wiping down and disinfecting the onboard lavatories "frequently" during each flight, the airline said.
To limit the contact that passengers have with high-touch areas, select Delta aircraft — including the A350s, A330-900neos, 767-400s and 757-200s — have touchless features in the bathroom, including faucets, flush levers, and garbage can lids. The airline said it would continue to explore how to introduce more touchless aspects to the flight experience.
Earlier this week, the airline announced that it would continue its popular policy of blocking the middle seat onboard every flight until at least Jan. 6, 2021. Delta also doubled the number of cleaners who disinfect airplanes between flights.
Cailey Rizzo is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure, currently based in Brooklyn. When in a new city, she's usually out to discover under-the-radar art, culture, and secondhand stores. No matter her location, you can find her on Twitter, on Instagram, or at caileyrizzo.com.
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Гросс-Пойнт () — місто () в США, в окрузі Вейн штату Мічиган. Населення —  осіб (2010).

Географія
Гросс-Пойнт розташований за координатами  (42.383850, -82.904109). За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році місто мало площу 5,84 км², з яких 2,74 км² — суходіл та 3,09 км² — водойми.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у місті мешкала  особа в  домогосподарствах у складі  родини. Густота населення становила 929 осіб/км². Було 2446 помешкань (419/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 1,5 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 1,8 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 26,4 % — особи молодші 18 років, 57,5 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 16,1 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 44,7 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у місті припадало 86,7 чоловіків; на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 81,8 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство становив  долари США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 2,8 % осіб, у тому числі 2,0 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 2,0 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило  осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 31,3 %, науковці, спеціалісти, менеджери — 16,3 %, виробництво — 10,9 %, роздрібна торгівля — 9,1 %.

Персоналії
 Джулі Гарріс (1925—2013) — американська актриса театру, кіно та телебачення.

Примітки

Джерела

Міста Мічигану
Населені пункти округу Вейн (Мічиган)

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In Module 5, students consider part–whole relationships through a geometric lens. The module opens with students identifying the defining parts, or attributes, of two- and three-dimensional shapes, building on their kindergarten experiences of sorting, analyzing, comparing, and creating various two- and three-dimensional shapes and objects. Students combine shapes to create a new whole: a composite shape. They also relate geometric figures to equal parts and name the parts as halves and fourths. The module closes with students applying their understanding of halves to tell time to the hour and half hour.


November 29, 2016 Those who think the dedicated conviction of non-violent protectors can be trumped by the application of ever-more damaging force always find that they are either totally vanquished – or left standing in the ruin they have created. The coming weeks are shaping up as a repetition of this everlasting drama of moral suasion versus brutality-at-law. Perhaps politicians will step in with an acknowledgement of where justice lies. Would that there are to be no more outrageous casualties among the warriors whose chief weapon is the urgency of justice. May there be,, at long last, a merciful end of tyranny against indigenous peoples and the rightness of their view of the world. But first the news.
The next We Are Seneca Lake trial date is tentatively set for Thursday, December 8th at 9:30 am in Reading Town Court, for Defenders Marie De Mott Grady, Jodi Dean, Josh Dolan, Elisa Evett, Leah Grady-Sayvetz, and Mimi Gridley.
However, Defense Attorney Sujata Gibson has requested this be adjourned (postponed) pending outcome of the appeal of an Phil Davis' conviction Friday, November 18. Mr. Davis was sentenced to ten hours of community service and a $125 NYS surcharge. He was arrested during a peaceful protest outside the gates of the Crestwood gas storage facility in Reading with nine other individuals on December 21, 2014..
Ms. Gibson, an attorney with Schlather, Stumbar, Parks and Salk, stated after the trial that she planned to make an expedited appeal of Davis' case, and that she believes the verdict was fundamentally wrong.
"We are getting inconsistent rulings on these cases and the legal standards being applied appear to be fundamentally flawed. Since we started trying cases in the fall, the majority have resulted in acquittals, Ms. Gibson explained. "But then, in the last few weeks, we've been seeing guilty verdicts more often. There is no apparent difference between the evidence presented in the trespass trials that lead to guilt versus the ones that lead to acquittals.
"To handle this inconsistency, we elected in this case to test some of the legal issues at play. Rather than have a full trial with evidence and testimony, the Assistant District Attorney and I sat down and hashed out a few pages of "stipulated" facts to present to the Judge. Based on these facts, the Judge delivered a guilty verdict. He declined to give any guidance as to how he came to this decision.
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A short symposium of opinions on why progressives have failed to connect with white rural Americans. It is a perplexity many activists consider carefully.
Trump supporters are saying this. Progressive pundits are saying this. Talking heads across all forms of the media are saying this. Even some Democratic leaders are saying this. It doesn't matter how many people say it, it is complete [expletive deleted]. It is an intellectual/linguistic sleight of hand meant to throw attention away from the real problem. The real problem isn't east coast elites who don't understand or care about rural America. The real problem is rural America doesn't understand the causes of their own situations and fears and they have shown no interest in finding out. They don't want to know why they feel the way they do or why they are struggling because they don't want to admit it is in large part because of choices they've made and horrible things they've allowed themselves to believe.
…What I understand is that rural, Christian, white Americans are entrenched in fundamentalist belief systems; don't trust people outside their tribe; have been force-fed a diet of misinformation and lies for decades; are unwilling to understand their own situations; and truly believe whites are superior to all races. No amount of understanding is going to change these things or what they believe. No amount of niceties will get them to be introspective. No economic policy put forth by someone outside their tribe is going to be listened to no matter how beneficial it would be for them. I understand rural, Christian, white America all too well. I understand their fears are based on myths and lies. I understand they feel left behind by a world they don't understand and don't really care to. They are willing to vote against their own interest if they can be convinced it will make sure minorities are harmed more. Their Christian beliefs and morals are truly only extended to fellow white Christians. They are the problem with progress and always will be, because their belief systems are constructed against it.
2. Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don't.
In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country—a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground with the people she meets—among them a Tea Party activist whose town has been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by a drilling accident—people whose concerns are ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children.
Activists protesting the continued construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline must shut down one of their camps by Dec. 5, the Army Corps of Engineers ordered in a letter sent to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's leader.
Citing increased violence between protesters and law enforcement and the increasingly harsh winter conditions, the corps said it decided to close its land to the protesters who have been there since early April. This will shut down the Oceti Sakowin camp, which is one of the three camps located near the construction site.
Colonel Henderson, district commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, wrote that he had implored the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II to tell members of his tribe to move from the property north of the Cannonball River.
"I am asking you, as a Tribal leader, to encourage members of your Tribe, as well as any non-members who support you who are located in the encampments north of the Cannonball River on Corps' lands to immediately and peacefully move to the free speech zone south of the Cannonball River or to a more sustainable location for the winter," he wrote in the letter to the chairman.
On November 20th the police and National Guard violently attacked peaceful water protectors at Standing Rock. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, sound grenades, and sprayed them with water cannons in subfreezing conditions, hundreds of people were injured. You can read more about the what happened here.
On #NoBlackSnakeFriday, the Obama Administration issued an eviction notice to the Oceti Sakowin encampments at Standing Rock. The eviction notice came as a letter from the US Army Corps of Engineers to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, informing them that on Dec. 5th, it will "close" all lands north of the Cannonball River, where the Oceti Sakowin encampment is located.
We call on all people of conscience, from all Nations, to join the encampments and stand with us by December 5 as we put our bodies in front of the machines.
We call on allies across the world to take action EVERY DAY starting December 1.
When injustice aligns with cruelty, and heavy weaponry is involved, the results can be shameful and bloody. Witness what happened on Sunday in North Dakota, when law enforcement officers escalated their tactics against unarmed American Indians and allies who have waged months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
They drenched protesters with water cannons on a frigid night, with temperatures in the 20s. According to protesters and news accounts, the officers also fired rubber bullets, pepper spray, percussion grenades and tear gas. More than 160 people were reportedly injured, with one protester's arm damaged so badly she might lose it.
The confrontation happened at Backwater Bridge, on a highway linking the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and Bismarck, N.D. Burned-out trucks and a police barricade have made the bridge impassable. Protesters say this is a needless threat to public safety — forcing emergency vehicles to detour about 20 miles — as well as a spiteful attempt to keep them away from the pipeline construction site. The violence erupted after some of the protesters tried to remove the truck carcasses on Sunday.
"We're just not going to let people or protesters in large groups come in and threaten officers, that's not happening," said the Morton County sheriff, Kyle Kirchmeier. The Sheriff's Department's Facebook page linked to a video of the armed and armored officers, the water cannon drenching the crowd, and a rock flying overhead.
The pipeline, all but built, is meant to ship crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois. Built almost entirely on private property, the pipeline crosses ancestral lands of the Standing Rock Sioux, passing less than a mile from the tribal reservation. Tribe members fear contamination of their drinking water and damage to sacred sites. They are trying to persuade the federal government to deny permits allowing the pipeline to cross the Missouri River near their reservation.
Hundreds of veterans are preparing to join the Water Protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota early next month to peacefully protest the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
So far, more than $75,000 has been raised toward the $200,000 goal in 11 days. The money raised is "strictly" going towards "transportation and bail money," Clark Jr. tweeted.
On November 8, 2016, Beaska Niillas, chairman of the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSA) walked into a conference room in Oslo, Norway, with his wife, Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska, who had spent time in Standing Rock. Both are members of the Sámi Parliament and Beaska is a member of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature. Niillas and Beaska flew over 1,000 miles from their home in Finmark, the homelands of the Indigenous Sámi people and the most northern province of Norway located above the Artic circle.
Niillas set up a meeting with executives at DNB, Norway's largest bank, to demand that they withdraw their investment in the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL).
"It is natural that we would try to help Standing Rock. It is easy for Indigenous people around the world to recognize the struggle. We see what they are going through and we feel it. There is no them, only us," Niillas said in a Skype interview with Truthout.
In his hands was a 20-page report documenting the human rights abuses that members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their allies have experienced at the hands of the state of North Dakota and Dakota Access LLC's private security firm. Thousands have gathered to assist the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in protecting the area from the construction of the $3.7 billion project that would transport crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota to a refinery to near Chicago.
The story of how the Sámi received that report illustrates how international networks of Indigenous people are challenging the power structure behind the oppression of Indigenous people all around the world, Niillas said.
DNB, a direct investor and loan provider to the Dakota Access pipeline, loaned $120 million to the Bakken pipeline project and extended $460 million in credit lines to companies with ownership stakes, specifically Energy Transfer Partners, Sunoco Logistics, Phillips 66 and Marathon.
That report came to Niillas unexpectedly from law school graduate Michelle Cook, who had worked at the Standing Rock camp to develop a legal infrastructure to support the tribe and its allies.
At Standing Rock and Beyond, What Is to Be Done?
Near Cannon Ball, N.D. — "We love you!" yelled someone from our line, linked arm in arm.
We were facing Dakota Access Pipeline workers threatening us with baseball bats and wrenches, one of whom had only moments ago sped his large truck through our ranks. They had called us "the scum of the earth," and replied to our assurance that we were nonviolent by warning, "We're not." A helicopter had appeared and begun circling low over our heads. And from this scene, one of the men who had not yet spoken sheepishly replied, "We love you, too.
We eventually parted ways, not in peace but at least not in physical violence. We had distracted them from further construction of the project that threatened to spill oil in the Lakota water supply and headed back to our cars to take part in a march through the streets of Bismarck, N.D. But amid all the movement, that moment stayed with me.
I had come with a group of Catholic Workers for reasons anyone studying or teaching theology as I do might find obvious. The violation of basic dignity happening here defies the consistent refrain by the prophets and Jesus to do justice with an eye toward the exploited. We had been told white bodies could help by surrounding native ones, shielding them while they sought to protect their water.
The anxiety about immigrants' diluting "American culture" that helped usher Donald J. Trump to victory has caused many Americans to forget that "American culture" itself began as an intrusion from foreign lands; Lakota people at Standing Rock also have a historically well-established reason to fear this culture. The Lakota are reminding those who will listen that this land's original immigration problem was of European origin and it continues to threaten their lives and livelihood after half a millennium of a genocidal onslaught. Its most recent manifestation is this pipeline.
I have meditated on that profession of love several days ago from a grown man wielding a bat to threaten us. It called to mind a conversation with my theology students at Fordham about Henry David Thoreau's essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," in which he argues that "all machines have their friction," but that "when the friction comes to have its machine, and oppression and robbery are organized, I say, let us not have such a machine any longer." He had in mind the evils of slavery and the American government's theft of half of Mexico in the Mexican-American War, but it spoke fittingly to this older form of oppression and robbery the Lakota people still suffer, in which even those who love them will still oppose them with a weapon and disrupt their sacred grounds.
After our class argued over how we might know when these frictions came to possess the machinery of government, one student declared emphatically that if we could not already recognize that the friction had taken over, then we would never see it.
It was hard to disagree, especially the day after our encounter with the pipeline workers when the police pepper sprayed a Lakota prayer service and those of us surrounding it, arresting whom they could. What kind of machine produces violence to meet prayer, and prison in return for demanding resources to simply live? What kind of machine responds to those trying to protect their water by spraying them in subfreezing temperatures with water? Is it a machine overtaken with friction, or is the nexus of power between corporations and government that is trying to trample over the Lakota once again simply an unfortunate byproduct of an otherwise benevolent and worthy machine? How much oppression and theft is tolerable in order to keep the machine running? Where is our breaking point, at which we say that the benefits do not outweigh the human cost?
On Tuesday, Michael R. Bloomberg, the media tycoon and former mayor of New York City, said that American cities would continue to enact climate policies no matter what Mr. Trump and the federal government decided to do.
Mr. Bloomberg, a longtime advocate for action on climate change, praised Xie Zhenhua, China's climate envoy, for saying China remained committed to tackling the issue. "That's a responsible thing to do for the Chinese people and the world," he said.
Mr. Bloomberg added that if Mr. Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, then he would urge the mayors of 128 cities in the United States who see the need to fight climate change to join the agreement.
"I can't tell you what Donald Trump's administration will do — and in all fairness, they will need time to figure it out themselves. What's said on the campaign trail is one thing; actually carrying out a specific policy is another. I hope they'll recognize the importance of the issue. But I am confident that no matter what happens in Washington, no matter what regulations the next administration adopts or rescinds, no matter what laws the next Congress may pass, we will meet the pledges that the U.S. made in Paris.
"The reason is simple: Cities, businesses and citizens will continue reducing emissions, because they have concluded — just as China has — that doing so is in their own self-interest.