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RICHARDSON, Bill
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress
98th (1983–1985), 99th (1985–1987), 100th (1987–1989), 101st (1989–1991), 102nd (1991–1993), 103rd (1993–1995), 104th (1995–1997), 105th (1997–1999)
Bill Richardson's dual U.S.-Mexican heritage and his ability to interact in Washington's policy circles facilitated his success as a policy aide and as a Member of the U.S. House. During his 14 years in Congress, Richardson responded to constituent requests, burnished his foreign policy credentials, and raised the stature of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. He also crafted a unique role as a diplomatic troubleshooter for the William J. (Bill) Clinton administration. Of the power that comes with public service, Richardson wrote, "Politics in a democracy is a competition over ideas, and it is inevitable there will be winners and losers. Any freely elected politician who says he doesn't crave power to get the laws and programs he thinks best for his city, state, or nation is either dissembling or belongs in a different business."1
The son of William Blaine Richardson, Jr., and Maria Louisa Lopez-Collada, William Blaine Richardson III was born in Pasadena, California, on November 15, 1947. As a manager for the National City Bank of New York (a predecessor to Citibank), Richardson's father worked in a number of foreign countries before settling in Mexico City, where he met his future wife Maria, who was a secretary at the bank. Richardson recalled his father "was proud of his American son, and my mother was very proud of her Mexican son. Their pride was passed down to me, and I grew up honoring both the United States and Mexico and the language and culture of each country." Richardson and his sister, Vesta, were raised in a bilingual household; his father spoke to the children in English, and his mother addressed them in Spanish.2 Richardson attended school in Mexico City for seven years and then boarded at a private school in Concord, Massachusetts. He subsequently attended his father's alma mater, Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. Majoring in political science and French, Richardson became active in politics when he ran for the presidency of his fraternity and won. Richardson recalled that experience as "my first taste of politics.… I liked all the organizing … and I found that I was good at it. I started to appreciate that there was power that came with the office."3 After receiving his B.A. in 1970, Richardson applied to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Bedford, Massachusetts, where he participated in student government. He graduated with an M.A. in international affairs in 1971 and married his high school and college sweetheart, Barbara Flavin, in 1972. The Richardsons have no children.4
After college, Richardson moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as a staff member for Representative F. Bradford Morse of Massachusetts, a moderate Republican, from 1971 to 1973. In 1974 Richardson left to work as a congressional relations aide for the State Department. "Human-rights issues at the State Department," he recalled, "were what made me a Democrat."5 In 1976 Richardson returned to Capitol Hill to work as a staffer for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations until 1978.6
Eight years of working as a staffer convinced Richardson that aides could affect the way legislation was implemented, but he decided that type of influence "was no substitute for the power to do good things for people that comes with elected office." Richardson's itinerant early life had prevented him from building an electoral base from which to launch a political career. After speaking with the staff of Senator Joseph Montoya, Richardson decided to move to New Mexico to "work hard in Democratic politics, make a contribution, and eventually run for office.… I told one and all that my ambition was to run for the United States Congress."7
Richardson introduced himself to the New Mexico political establishment and immersed himself in state politics for two years. While establishing his political bona fides, Richardson opened a consulting firm, taught politics and government in Santa Fe, and prepared himself to run against six-term incumbent Manuel Luján, Jr., in New Mexico's First Congressional District.8 A mixture of liberal and conservative areas encompassing Albuquerque and Santa Fe—two of the state's largest cities—the district spanned the northeastern and north-central portions of New Mexico.9
Richardson announced his candidacy in September 1979 and promised to bring industry and jobs to northern New Mexico using public and private resources.10 He believed casting Lujan as a puppet of the energy industry—"an almost invisible presence in Washington" who "voted against the interests of his district"—would give him a decent chance of winning. Compensating for limited financial support from Democratic political organizers, and minimal name recognition, Richardson financed his campaign using donations from organized labor PACs and a $100,000 inheritance.11 House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill of Massachusetts and prominent officials from the James Earl (Jimmy) Carter administration eventually backed him. "I was campaigning twelve or fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, and Lujan was doing nothing," Richardson recalled. Richardson lagged in the polls one week before the election but managed to gain ground. Luján clung to his seat, with 51 percent of the vote to Richardson's 49 percent.12 Although the Democratic National Campaign Committee offered to pay for a recount, Richardson declined. "I was ecstatic," he said. "I had prepared myself to lose: All I wanted was to lose respectably so that my political prospects were not foreclosed." 13
In 1982, Richardson ran in the newly created Third District, which covered much of northwestern New Mexico and included the major cities of Farmington and Santa Fe. Its majority-Hispanic population had sent many nuevomexicano Delegates, Representatives, and Senators to Washington. The district contained numerous American Indian reservations along the Rio Grande and its tributaries, a surplus of natural resources such as oil, gas, and coal, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a top-tier research lab and the birthplace of the atomic bomb. It also drew upon a mixture of political ideologies, with conservative San Juan County and Farmington offset by liberal voters in the state capital of Santa Fe.14 Richardson described the district as "tailor-made for a Democrat and a Hispanic." He filed early to run for the seat, but met resistance from long-standing political bosses who encouraged their acolytes to run for the seat. The result was a fight for the June 1982 Democratic primary between Richardson, lieutenant governor Roberto Mondragon, district judge George Perez, and future Congressman and Senator Tom Udall.15
Behind in the early polls, Richardson reached beyond his nuevomexicano base by appealing to conservative Anglo Democrats in the district's larger cities and to Navajo voters who had backed his 1980 run.16 Richardson recalled a frenetic primary finish: "We logged hundreds of miles of travel around the new Third, shoring up the Hispanic base, reinforcing my interest in Anglo voters, telling the Navajos that I meant it when I said I'd work their interests in Washington." Richardson won by a decisive plurality of 36 percent, ahead of Mondragon (30 percent), Perez (19 percent), and Udall (13.5 percent).17
Richardson's opponent in the general election was Republican Marjorie Bell Chambers, a two-time member of the Los Alamos county council, a former president of Colorado College, and a nationally recognized expert on civil rights and education issues. Both candidates promised to bring industry and economic opportunities to the district, pressing the state for tax incentives and the federal government for job training and environmental protection. Richardson criticized the Ronald W. Reagan administration's economic policies and garnered endorsements from Speaker O'Neill and Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy of Massachusetts.18 Chambers, a lifelong New Mexican, brought up Richardson's recent move to the state and compared him to a "Ping-Pong ball, first coming up on one side of an issue and then popping up on the other side." Richardson recalled, Chambers "came at me from the start with an odd and out-of-character bias: Let's send this guy back to Mexico."19 Richardson canvassed the district—in which Democrats outnumbered Republicans nearly three to one—and won 64 percent of the vote on Election Day. In his victory speech, Richardson said he would begin working "tomorrow morning.… I promised to be a fighter, so I've got my work cut out for me," he added. In each of his six subsequent re-election campaigns, Richardson earned at least 60 percent of the vote.20
Richardson embraced a straightforward approach to his congressional career: "Err on the side of trying to do too much rather than the side of doing too little." Upon entering Congress, Richardson won seats on the Energy and Commerce and Veterans' Affairs Committees, but he quickly grew frustrated with the Veterans' Affairs assignment. He moved to the House Committee on the Interior (later Natural Resources), whose jurisdiction included Indian affairs, natural resources, and public lands. Between the Energy and Commerce and Interior Committees, Richardson could oversee some of New Mexico's most important interests. Richardson also served on the Education and Labor Committee and on two select committees, and he was the first Hispanic-American Member to serve on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He served as chairman of the Interior Committee's Subcommittee on Native American Affairs in the 103rd Congress (1993–1995).21
According to a popular political study, Richardson maintained a liberal voting record, with few exceptions. He tended to vote pro-business, especially on issues that affected his oil and gas constituencies in New Mexico. He also advocated for pro-business enterprise zones, especially between the United States and Latin American countries.22 Between his duties in Washington and his constituent casework, Richardson maintained a punishing schedule. "During my fourteen years in Congress," Richardson recalled, "I averaged at least a couple of weekends a month in my home district." Consistent with his reputation, he described his approach as "moving a thousand miles an hour, hustling on all my committees and working my staff to death."23
Early in his congressional career, Richardson scored a victory for his American Indian constituents with the passage of two bills that entrusted a portion of federal lands to the Pueblos.24 As chairman of the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs, Richardson proposed a number of bills involving health, education, and employment initiatives that became law. Richardson also shepherded to passage H.R. 4487, a bill that amended the Public Health Service Act by extending the National Health Service Corps and providing grants to states that supported rural health offices.25
Richardson took seriously his role as a Representative of Hispanic descent. He recalled that he "was not interested in becoming a professional Hispanic, but my heritage was central to my identity, and I was proud of it." Early in his first term, Richardson was elected chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). Later, he learned that Edward Roybal of California and Robert Garcia of New York, both previous chairs of the caucus, "settled on me as chairman, despite my rookie status, to avoid a divisive fight" for the seat. Richardson used his platform as chairman to feature legislation that affected Hispanic Americans and U.S. relations with Latin America. He also enhanced the CHC's influence and effectiveness by providing it with more public exposure.26
Richardson's strong interest in foreign affairs was manifest in his efforts to promote democratization and business interactions with Latin America in the 1980s. Richardson called for the United States to engage Latin American nations by providing economic aid and actively encouraging political democratization.27 He noted that "military dictatorships were being cast aside … one-party rule was getting competition at last … and new leaders were committed to free elections that were emerging everywhere." Richardson viewed these changes as "developments to be encouraged by the United States, which wasn't always subtle or skillful in its application of carrots and sticks." Taking to the House Floor, Richardson criticized parts of the Reagan administration's approach, especially as it related to El Salvador and Nicaragua.28 However, Richardson openly criticized Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the communist Sandinista Party, both in the press and to Ortega's face. Ortega "promised land reform and an inclusive government," Richardson recalled. "Instead, he ruled as head of a junta that consolidated power and ran roughshod over all opposition." When a congressional delegation led by the CHC visited Nicaragua in December 1984, Richardson and Ortega "had a verbal fight: He defended his policies and I attacked his deteriorating record on human rights."29 Richardson's position on supporting the Nicaraguan Contras changed over time. When he entered Congress, Richardson opposed the Reagan administration's efforts to undermine the Sandinista government by providing military support for the anti-communist Contras. But in his second term, Richardson criticized the Sandinista regime's human rights abuses. He eventually supported sending the Contras humanitarian aid with stipulations that the resources could not be used to buy weapons.30
Richardson served as a chief deputy whip for the House Democrats and an unofficial diplomatic envoy. As chief deputy whip in the 103rd Congress (1991–1993), Richardson helped maintain party discipline and count and round up votes to promote the agenda of House leadership. Two issues—the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the passage of the president's first budget plan—dominated that Congress, as President Clinton began his first term on an active note.31 Richardson described his role as an envoy as a "fact-finding member of the (House) Intelligence Committee or a requested negotiator or an unofficial representative of the Clinton administration. Sometimes I was all three." Increasingly, the President asked him to serve abroad, and Richardson dubbed himself the "informal undersecretary for thugs" since he worked in countries with repressive regimes, such as Burma, Haiti, Iraq, Cuba, and North Korea.32
Richardson was a strong supporter of NAFTA and had long advocated enterprise free trade zones and emphasized improving business relations between the United States and Mexico. With the economic liberalization of Mexico in the late 1980s, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari advocated for negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States to maintain Mexico's economic growth. In September 1990, President George H. W. Bush agreed to support the measure and fast-tracked the legislation per congressional approval in 1991.33 In a public letter, Richardson advised the Bush administration to "develop a long-term strategy for free trade throughout the hemisphere."34 Although this initiative began in the Bush administration, President Clinton also supported the bill's passage. "If we nix this NAFTA, there will be little or no hope of renegotiating another deal later next year or … in our lifetime," Richardson warned his colleagues.35 Richardson was one of the chief deputy whips who rounded up votes for the bill to implement NAFTA (H.R. 3450). The "complex politics of NAFTA were best demonstrated by Clinton's owing his House victory more to Republicans than to his own party," Congressional Quarterly noted. Although Majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Majority Whip David Bonior of Michigan opposed NAFTA, Richardson and other pro-NAFTA Democrats garnered Democratic support to ensure the bill's passage.36
In late 1992, Richardson had sought the nomination for Secretary of the Interior in the incoming Clinton administration, but he was passed over in favor of former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt.37 In 1997 President Clinton nominated Richardson to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. After a successful confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate, Richardson resigned from the House on February 13, 1997.38 In June 1998, President Clinton nominated Richardson to serve as Secretary of Energy. Confirmed in August 1998, Richardson served in that capacity for the remainder of President Clinton's second term.39 Richardson later worked in the private sector while preparing for a gubernatorial run in New Mexico. Elected governor in 2002, he served for two terms (2003–2011).40 In 2007 Richardson announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President in the 2008 election, but he dropped out of the race in January 2008.41 Richardson currently serves as chairman of Global Political Strategies, an international business consulting firm.42
1Bill Richardson with Michael Ruby, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2007): 120. Hereinafter referred to as Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life.
2Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 12–24.
3Ibid., 41–42. Richardson describes his experiences at Tufts on pp. 35–45.
4Ibid., 43–45, 50–51.
5Ibid., 48–59, quotation on p. 57; Report of the Clerk of the House from January 1, 1972, to June 30, 1972, 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., 1972, H. Doc 92-346: 88; U.S. Department of State Telephone Directory, various editions (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1974, 1975); U.S. Department of State, The Biographic Register (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1974): 286.
6Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 59–62; Report of the Secretary of the Senate from January 1, 1976, to September 30, 1976, Part 1, 94th Cong., 2nd sess., 1976, S. Doc. 94-279-Pt. 1: 801; Charles B. Brownson, ed., Congressional Staff Directory, 1977 (Washington, D.C.: Staff Directories, Ltd., 1977): 170; Brownson, ed. Congressional Staff Directory, 1978: 181.
8Ibid., 65–70.
9Congressional Directory, 97th Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1981): 956; Almanac of American Politics, 1980 (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1979): 566; Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 65.
10Bruce Campbell, "Richardson Says Lujan Doesn't Produce 'Clout,'" 23 October 1980, Albuquerque Journal: A8; Robert Storey, "Richardson Criticizes Lujan Campaign," 4 September 1980, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): B1; Bruce Campbell, "Determined Richardson Stays in There Pitching against Lujan," 26 October 1980, Albuquerque Journal: A1; Bruce Campbell, "Richardson, Lujan Ease Up on Barbs," 1 November 1980, Albuquerque Journal: C2.
11Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 75; Robert V. Beier, "Campaign Short of Funds But Richardson Optimistic," 5 September 1980, Albuquerque Journal: C7; Paul R. Wieck, "Lujan, Richardson Even in Spending on Campaigns," 23 October 1980, Albuquerque Journal: E1; "Lujan-Richardson Race Most Aggressive in Decade," 2 November 1980, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): B2.
12Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present." Richardson recalled that "Lujan had won by less than one percent"; see Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 77.
13Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 71–76; Steve Terrell, "Richardson Arrived in N.M. with Eye toward Congress and Beyond," 23 November 2007, The New Mexican (Santa Fe). For an analysis of the race, see Robert Storey, "Richardson Comes Oh, So Close," 5 November 1980, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1.
14Albuquerque Convention & Visitors' Bureau, "Indian Pueblos and Reservations," http://www.itsatrip.org/travel-tools/maps/pueblos/ default.aspx (accessed 30 May 2012); Congressional Directory, 98th Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1983): 1020; Politics in America, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1981): 1000; Robert Storey, "New Congressional District as Diverse as the Issues," 17 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1.
15Bill Feather, "Bingaman, Anaya, Richardson Grab Top Demo Spots," 22 March 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1. For two examples of debates during the primary, see Robert Storey, "Congressional Hopefuls Agree on Arms Sales," 13 May 1982, (Santa Fe) The New Mexican: A1; Robert Storey, "Candidates Propose Solutions to High Interest Rates," 15 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A5. In March 1982 the Democratic nominating convention had selected Richardson, Mondragon, Perez, and Udall as candidates for the primary.
16Richardson's campaign nearly derailed on two occasions. He backtracked from a statement in his official campaign biography that he was the "top" foreign policy aide to Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, insisting that he was Humphrey's principal aide on a Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee. "Richardson Backs Off on Job History," 13 April 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1. For an editorial that chastised Richardson for this statement, see "Richardson's Gaffe," 15 April 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A6. In another incident, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) confronted Richardson with questions about a series of personal loans he had made to his campaign totaling more than $170,000. Richardson denied any wrongdoing and was eventually cleared, though the charges cast a long shadow over the election. See Robert Storey, "Richardson's Campaign Loan Questioned," 25 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Denise Kessler, "New Facts Muddle Richardson Finances," 28 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Denise Kessler, "Former Candidate Seeks Explanations from Richardson," 29 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Denise Kessler, "Election Board Dismisses Complaint on Richardson," 9 June 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Denise Kessler, "FEC Clears Richardson in Probe of Campaign Finances," 4 August 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Paul R. Wieck, "Richardson Explains Mother Was behind Loan Guarantee," 13 August 1982, Albuquerque Journal: A1.
17Office of the Secretary of State, New Mexico. State of New Mexico Official Returns, 1982 General, Special, and Primary Returns (Santa Fe: n.p., 1982). Out of a total of 63,845 votes, Richardson earned 23,123, Mondragon earned 19,691, Perez earned 12,412, and Udall earned 8,619. "Richardson Formally Enters Race for Congress," 28 January 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A3; "This Weekend Is No Holiday for NM's Primary Candidates," 29 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 77–81. As one observer noted, a key difference was that Richardson's 1982 campaign was better organized. See Robert Storey, "Richardson's New Campaign Strategy Paying Off," 16 May 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1.
18Robert Storey, "Candidates Appear to See Eye-to-Eye on Most Big Issues," 18 September 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1. For Chambers's background, see Robert Storey, "Chambers: Artist of Compromise," 10 October 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Polly Summar, "Marjorie Bell Chambers: Los Alamos Politician Was a 'Powerhouse,'" 26 August 2006, Albuquerque Journal: D8; Robert Storey, "Kennedy Thrills Democrats," 27 September 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1.
19Robert Storey, "Chambers Lambasts Richardson," 11 September 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 81.
20"Lack of Party Support Disappoints Chambers," 2 November 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A4; Jon Bowman, "Richardson Coasts Past Chambers," 3 November 1982, The New Mexican (Santa Fe): A1; "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present."
21Garrison Nelson, Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1947–1992, vol. 2 (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1994): 743–744; Garrison Nelson and Charles Stewart III, eds., Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1993–2010 (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2011): 906–907; Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 82–86.
22Politics in America, 1994: 1011. For a detailed outline of the enterprise zone, see Bill Richardson, "Hispanic American Concerns," Foreign Policy 60 (Autumn 1985): 30–39, especially p. 35.
23Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 83–84, 87, 92–93. See also Politics in America, 1992: 979.
24Congressional Record, Index, 99th Cong., 2nd sess.: 2863, 2875. Richardson successfully sponsored H.R. 4090, a bill that established the Glorieta National Battlefield to commemorate a pivotal battle of the Civil War in New Mexico. See Congressional Record, Index, 101st Cong., 2nd sess.: 2644. Richardson also sponsored H.R. 40 (P.L. 100-225), a bill that established the El Malpais National Monument Park in northwestern New Mexico.
25Congressional Record, Index, 102nd Cong., 2nd sess.: 2662; Politics in America, 1994: 1012. For a detailed example of Richardson's successful sponsorship of public lands legislation, see "Congressman Bill Richardson and the 1984 Creation of the Bisti and De-Na-Zin Wilderness Areas in Northwest New Mexico," in Ferenc M. Szasz, Larger Than Life: New Mexico in the Twentieth Century (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2006): 50–66.
26Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 96–97; Jacqueline Trescott, "Rallying around Richardson," 21 September 1984, Washington Post: A1; John Dillin, "US Hispanics Want to Stop Flood of Aliens," 9 October 1985, Christian Science Monitor: 3. Richardson voiced his opposition to a constitutional amendment requiring the use of English. See Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (30 April 1985): 9970.
27Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 97; "A New Role for the Hispanic Caucus," Hispanic Review of Business, March 1985: 20–21. For an overview of Richardson's approach toward U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, see Richardson, "Hispanic American Concerns": 30–39. For a unique recommendation of providing aid and promoting democratization short of military force, see Bill Richardson, "Here's How to Get Noriega," 11 May 1989, New York Times: A29.
28See Congressional Record, House, 98th Cong., 1st sess. (27 April 1983): 9864–9865; Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (6 February 1985): 1860–1861. Richardson criticized (and voted against) the CIA's funding of the Nicaraguan Contras during the House Floor debate over H.J. Res. 239. See Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (23 April 1985): 8989–8997, 9085–9086; but supported the implementation of a peace process and humanitarian aid in H.J. Res. 247. See Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (24 April 1985): 9256–9257. Two months later, Richardson voted in favor of sending humanitarian aid (in an amendment to H.R. 2577) to the Contras because of his opposition to the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua, bipartisan coordination with Republican Members on the details of the amendment, and support for President Reagan's negotiation attempts with the Sandinista government, but the amendment did not pass. He also voted for the final passage of H.R. 2577, which passed in a 271 to 156 vote. See Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (12 June 1985): 15399–15400, 15419–15420.
29Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 98. The debate became so heated that "Arcy Torres, wife of Representative Esteban Torres … pinched my arm and asked me to cool it," Richardson recalled.
30Politics in America, 1987: 994. Richardson criticized the Ortega government on the House Floor. See Congressional Record, House, 99th Cong., 1st sess. (3 April 1985): 7442.
31Roger H. Davidson and Walter J. Oleszek, Congress and Its Members, 10th ed. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2006): 166–167; Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 106, 110–118.
32Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 121, 199. For an extensive chronicle of Richardson's diplomatic missions, see pp. 121–197. For a contemporary account, see Bill Richardson, "Diary of a Reluctant Diplomat," 15 January 1995, Washington Post: C1.
33"Congress OKs North American Trade Pact," in CQ Almanac 1993, 49th ed. (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1994): 171–179.
34Bill Richardson, "Free Trade with Mexico, Sí!", 22 March 1991, Washington Post: A25. See also Bill Richardson, "Mexico—the Answer to Bush's Domestic Troubles," 12 December 1991, Wall Street Journal: A14.
35Congressional Record, House, 103rd Cong., 1st sess. (18 October 1993): 24868; Congressional Record, House, 103rd Cong., 1st sess. (1 November 1993): 26922–26923.
36"Congress OKs North American Trade Pact," CQ Almanac1993.
37Adam Clymer, "Push for Diversity May Cause Reversal on Interior Secretary," 23 December 1992, New York Times: A1; Dan Balz, "Picking the Clinton Cabinet: The Winners, the Losers and Those Who Got Lost in the Shuffle," 9 May 1993, Washington Post: M6. Richardson writes that environmental groups' criticisms of his voting record and Vice President Al Gore's endorsement of Babbitt were deciding factors in Clinton's choice for Secretary of the Interior. See Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 106–109.
38For Richardson's experiences at the U.N., see Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 198–232; James Brooke, "Traveling Troubleshooter Is Ready to Settle Down, at the UN," 14 December 1996, New York Times: 11; Eric Pianin, "Richardson: A Daring Diplomat," 14 December 1996, Washington Post: A10; Faye Bowers, "America's Nimble New Ambassador to the UN," 13 February 1997, Christian Science Monitor: 1; Barbara Crossette, "Richardson Reflects on His U.N. Days: As U.S. Delegate, His Informality Often Startled His Colleagues," 8 September 1998, New York Times: A6.
39For Richardson's recollections as Secretary of Energy, see Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 242–280; Philip Shenon, "Chief U.N. Delegate May Get Energy Post," 9 May 1998, New York Times: A1; Neil A. Lewis, "Derring-Do at Energy: William Blaine Richardson," 19 June 1998, New York Times: A26.
40For Richardson's experiences as a gubernatorial candidate and as governor, see Richardson, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life: 281–282, 286–350; Michael Janofsky, "A Candidate Tries to Keep His Troubles behind Him," 10 April 2002, New York Times: A20; Michael Janofsky, "Resume and Message Help Ex- Clinton Official to Victory," 8 November 2002, New York Times: A26.
41Matthew Wald, "Democratic Governor of New Mexico Joins Race," 22 January 2007, New York Times: A14; Leslie Wayne, "Richardson Officially Enters '08 Democratic Presidential Race," 22 May 2007, New York Times: A18; Jodi Kantor, "Personal Touch for Richardson in Envoy Role," 21 December 2007, New York Times: A1; Leslie Wayne, "Richardson Is Expected to Drop Out of Primaries," 10 January 2008, New York Times: A25; Leslie Wayne and Dennis J. Carroll, "Seeing the Good in Everyone," 11 January 2008, New York Times: A16.
42Bill Richardson, "Biography," http://www.billrichardson.com/aboutbill/ biography (accessed 2 April 2012).
The Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive, Department of Communication
Videocassettes and Sound Tape Reels: 1984-1990, 6 commercials on 4 videocassettes and 11 commercials on 2 sound tape reels. The commercials were used during Bill Richardson's campaigns for the 1984, 1986, and 1990 U.S. congressional elections in District 3 of New Mexico, Democratic Party.
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Papers: ca. 1983-1998, amount unknown.	The papers of former Congressman Bill Richardson have not been processed and are not yet available to researchers.
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"Bill Richardson" in Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2013.
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SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT: Coach Metcalf, Red Raiders appear set for a sequel
By dskriloff on December 4, 2015 Comments
BY MARC MATURO
Metcalf at work
Optimist, thy name is Kevin Metcalf – apparently for good reason.
The veteran girls basketball coach at North Rockland High School realizes it won't be a simple task to surpass last year's sparking 17-4 record, but he envisions another solid season despite the key loss of injured junior guard Naya Rivera of Pomona.
Rivera, an all-section selection on the hardwood last year, was injured in soccer, just two weeks before the end of the season.
"That one hurts," said Metcalf. "But we have three key players back, and also four others."
Two of the key returnees – sophomore Lexi Huertas of Haverstraw and senior point guard and team captain Gabby Cajou – "will be asked to do a little more," noted Metcalf, who expects other major contributions from senior center Pam Miceus of Haverstraw and freshman guard Jaida Patrick.
Also returning are senior forwards D'Andrea Millien and Amanda Schweitzer, both of Haverstraw; junior guard Danielle Cajou, Gabby's younger sister; and sophomore forward Fran Cippolina, also of Haverstraw.
The Red Raiders, who were to open the season in Yonkers today (Dec. 3), have a big challenge on Dec. 6 in Brookville, L.I., against nationally 23rd-ranked L.I. Lutheran. This is a rematch from last season, when all that the Long Island-based powerhouse featured were five players with Division 1 futures.
"We stayed with them for three quarters; then wore down," said Coach Metcalf, recalling a worthwhile 18-point defeat.
"This (Sunday) is another great chance for our players to get exposure against a team at a high level," he said. "We'll go out as usual and play as hard as we can."
Oh, brother
North Rockland's home opener is set for Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. against Ursuline of New Rochelle, but a key matchup looms in the Red Raiders' own tournament on Dec. 28 against rival Clarkstown South HS, a team coached by Kevin's younger brother Brian.
Kevin Metcalf and athletic director Joe Casarella renamed the North Rockland tournament six years ago in honor of longtime coach, Vietnam veteran and Haverstraw native Rich Korn, who amassed some 320 victories before eventually retiring to Virginia.
Metcalf remembers losing both games to his brother two years, but gaining a measure of revenge the following year when North Rockland prevailed in both meetings.
The coach also said his parents Ernie and Chris of Stony Point will again be in attendance, and that once again they would sit on the North Rockland side for one half and the South side for the other half (which half is yet to be determined, or announced).
Metcalf defers to Brian when it comes to playing the game, laughing, "I was always the big, heavy guy, so he was the better player."
Metcalf is assisted by Steve McCready whose father, Syd, incidentally, is the assistant to famed Coach Willie Worsley at Spring Valley H.S.
North Rockland's leader is perhaps fourth-year varsity standout Gabby Cajou, who has already committed to Manhattan College in Riverdale.
An all-section choice last year, Gabby has everything a team needs.
Special player
"She's a special player, a power offensively," said Metcalf. "She is one of the quickest girls in the section, and always has a positive attitude."
Huertas started all 21 games as a freshman last season, averaging nine points a game. According to the coach, Huertas, a defensive stalwart, will be assigned to every team's best player.
Miceus, the 6-foot center, is a great rebounder and strong in the low post. Last season, she had a high game of 12 points and 10 rebounds against New Rochelle.
Schweitzer, the senior forward, is a rarity today as a three-sport athlete, also playing volleyball and softball, while Patrick, the newcomer, could prove to be something special, too.
"Patrick has a chance to be a special player," said Metcalf. "She has speed, athletic ability, grew up around the game and knows how to go after it."
In addition to L.I. Lutheran, the national power, North Rockland bowed to Albertus Magnus, Ursuline and Ossining — in the Section 1 semifinals — last season.
"Three of the four were at one time ranked No. 1 in the state in their respective size (class)," Metcalf notes. "Ossining finished 19th in the state at the end. So I have to say we had a good year."
(Ed note: this is the first in a series featuring varsity athletic teams in the county. To offer a suggestion, email marcmaturo@aol.com).
GUARINO HONORED: Albertus Magnus HS graduate Kelly Guarino of Thiells, a freshman basketball player at New Jersey Institute of Technology, was named athlete of the week for her performance in the Highlanders' 71-50 win over the College of St. Joseph's (Vt.). The 5-foot-7 guard was the only double-figure scorer for NJIT with 21 points, going 7 of 8 from 3-point range. Guarino's seven 3-pointers were two short of the program record, set in January 2011 by Rayven Johnson (Class of 2013). Guarino ranks first on the team in points with 51, averaging 10.2 per game. The Highlanders travel to Charlottesville, Va., to meet Virginia on Dec. 5, then visit LIU Brooklyn on Dec. 9, and challenge Army on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center in Newark.
GOING WEST: The Nike National Cross Country Championships are next for eighth-grade superstars Mary Hennelly of Suffern and Katelyn Tuohy of North Rockland. The twosome each clocked 18:20.2, with Hennelly taking fifth and Tuohy sixth at the Nike Cross Country New York Girls Championships at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls. The nationals will take place on Dec. 5 in Portland, Ore.
TYLER TERRIFIC: Albertus Magnus HS alum Tyler Sayre of Garnerville led the Golden Knights in scoring and rebounding as The College of Saint Rose in Albany opened the season with four victories in five games. Sayre, a 6-foot-6 junior forward who continues to improve each season, averaged 20 points and seven rebounds to spark the ball club. The Golden Knights visit Southern Connecticut State in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 5 for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off, and then travel to North Easton, Mass., to meet Stonehill College at 7 p.m.
COLLEGIATE CLIPS: The Purchase College women's basketball team dropped its first four games of the season, but Clarkstown South HS alumna Allison Haugh of New City did her part to stem the tide, with second-best averages in points (13), rebounds (5) and assists (11). The Panthers visit College of New Rochelle at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4, and then host Yeshiva University at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6. … Clarkstown South HS alum Shane Cronin of West Nyack had a 38-yard field goal in Cortlandt's 38-22 loss to unbeaten Linfield (11-0) in the NCAA Division III tournament second round at McMinnville, Ore. The Red Dragons finish the season at 9-3. Cronin led the team in scoring with 62 points on seven field goals and 41 extra-points in 45 attempts. Freshman running back Donny Davis of Nyack was the leading rusher with 572 yards, and had five touchdowns, while sophomore defensive back Matt Caputo of Stony Point made eight starts and had 43 tackles. … The St. Thomas Aquinas College men's basketball team, which won four of its first six games, is home in Sparkill for three straight games beginning on Dec. 9 against Queens at 8 p.m. The Spartans then meet Molloy at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, and LIU Post at 3 p.m. on Dec. 19. … Sophomore guard Alex Bertolino of Garnerville averaged a team second-best 10 points per game as the Thomas Aquinas College women's basketball team upended its first five opponents. The North Rockland HS alumna is tied for the team lead with 2.2 rebounds a game. The Lady Spartans host LIU Post on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m., and stay home to meet Queens on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. and Molloy at 1 p.m. on Dec. 12. … North Rockland HS alum Charles Nardone of Stony Point is a junior guard on the men's basketball team at Manhattanville College in Purchase. The Valiants host Wilkes University at 3 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Kennedy Gym, and then visit Keystone College in La Plume Pa., on Dec. 16.
SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT: Coach Metcalf, Red Raiders appear set for a sequel added by dskriloff on December 4, 2015

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This year, NOAHH has been recognizing certain volunteers who have served our community year after year, some for as many as ten years in a row. These volunteers have shown through their commitment a love of New Orleans that is the cornerstone of our city's resilience and recovery, and over the last ten years, they have built over 450 homes for hard working New Orleanians. These groups have been part of every major project NOAHH has undertaken, from the early days of Musicians' Village to the Citywide Day of Service this year. They have been part of every new program at NOAHH, from A Brush With Kindness to the new Covenant House rentals, from Attack the Block to Habitat Urban Gardens. They have spent time with partner families, staff, and other volunteers, forming bonds that last beyond the length of their visits, and they have borne witness over the last ten years to the revitalization of our city.
Crossroads Cincinnati is one of two groups from Cincinnati (the other being Give Back Beyond Cincinnati) that independently volunteer in the late summer every year. These two groups have always been reliable volunteers during our slowest months, braving the heat and humidity. Like many groups, they return around the same time every year. Every year, the Dirty Dozen returns in December, and every year, spring break brings thousands of student volunteers.
Other groups have a larger presence. Local universities Loyola, Tulane, Xavier, Dillard, and LSU all regularly have students on site, and RHINO is one of the most consistent volunteer partners NOAHH has.
Perhaps the group that has volunteered most often is the Marines. Stationed locally, they have made it a point to work in the community and give back. Their impact cannot be overstated, and though numbers alone won't suffice, it bears noting that in the last three years alone, over 640 Marines have volunteered, including several who have become core volunteers, returning month after month.
The need to give back locally has driven so many to volunteer, but after the storm, thousands came to the city from around the world to help out. For years, the damage from the storm and the resultant need for volunteers was enough to bring uncountable numbers of volunteers to the city. Eventually, however, some groups went to help after newer disasters. Some focused on efforts in their own communities. But some returned again and again, finding other reasons to volunteer beside the immediate needs of the city.
Many volunteer groups establish connections with staff, partner families, and other volunteers. Partner families work alongside volunteers on site as they earn sweat equity, a basic part of NOAHH's homeownership program. For the last 100 hours of their sweat equity, they work on their own homes, and as they progress through their hours, there is often an emotional impact of seeing the results of their work, much as there is for volunteers.
Every year, the students from Juilliard take a break from construction work to share their talents with other volunteers and partner families. This unique performance has become a highlight of each year's spring break volunteering, and it has often contributed to deeper bonds between the students and the future homeowners.
The learning opportunities on site exist for every volunteer and partner family, not just the students. Returning volunteers often find that they learn to do many different tasks, from swinging a hammer to working with power tools, from building walls to painting them.
And all of our core volunteers: Mark, Wally, Andy, Harvey, Chuck, John, Trey, Keith, Jonathan, Sam, Richmond, Thomas, Luis, Bailey, Dennis, Anthony, Natalie, Jake, Daniel, Will, Terrell, Joel, Percy, Temple, Kin, Ryan, Ann, Niki,Carmel, Tammy, Hank and Chris, and Monica.


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Turkey coup 'ringleaders' face 252 life sentences each
AFP• May 9, 2018
Turkish prosecutors demand heavy life sentences for former airforce commander Akin Ozturk and other senior military officers on trial for their role in a 2016 failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AFP Photo/ADEM ALTAN)
Ankara (AFP) - Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday demanded that former generals suspected of being the ringleaders of a failed 2016 coup be handed 252 life sentences.
The trial in Ankara is the most significant in a series being held across the country to bring to justice tens of thousands of people charged over the coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Several of the suspects on trial are accused of leading the so-called "Peace At Home Council", the name the plotters are said to have given themselves the night of the failed overthrow.
They include ex-air force commander Akin Ozturk, Mehmet Disli, the brother of senior ruling party figure Saban Disli and colonel Ali Yazici, Erdogan's former military aide.
Prosecutors called for these figures and other members of the so-called "Peace At Home Council" to be given 252 aggravated life sentences each, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
The Dogan news agency described the sentencing requests as a "record" in Turkey.
The aggravated life sentence is a life sentence with more severe detention conditions and was brought in after Turkey abolished the death penalty.
It is common in Turkey for serious criminals to be given multiple life sentences. Erdogan has at times mooted bringing in the death penalty for the coup suspects, but no concrete steps have ever been taken.
Turkey blames the July 15, 2016 coup attempt on Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a claim he strongly denies.
Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, is among several suspects named in the indictment but who are on the run.
The prosecutors also demanded that the suspects be held responsible for the bloodshed on the coup night and be given an additional 55,880 years in jail for this, Anadolu said.
The attempted coup left 249 people dead, not counting 24 coup-plotters killed on the night of the putsch.
Turkish authorities have launched a vast crackdown in the wake of the coup bid and arrested tens of thousands with alleged links to the Gulen group and Kurdish militants.


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We live and work in a world of constant distraction. How many of us begin working on a project only to have our train of thought derailed by a distraction – a phone call, social media post, or a buzz on the cell phone alerting you to a text message. It's easy to say that the power of distraction has never been higher. I was listening to a podcast featuring Kobe Bryant who, among other topics, talked about focus. Here's a man who made a living based on focus. His legendary approach transformed the Lakers and the game of basketball. He's a man of focus and of limiting his distractions. His focus was to win basketball games and championships, and he let nothing get in the way. What are your goals? What are your distractions? Kobe could have let many things get in his way after his first few championships, but he loved to win. What are the distractions that get in the way of you reaching your goals? Limit the distractions. Focus on the goal. Win.
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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
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import com.sap.cloud.lm.sl.cf.core.model.ResolvedConfigurationReference;
import com.sap.cloud.lm.sl.common.util.Tester.Expectation;
import com.sap.cloud.lm.sl.mta.handlers.v3.DescriptorParser;
import com.sap.cloud.lm.sl.mta.model.DeploymentDescriptor;

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            return new ConfigurationSubscriptionFactory().create(mtad, resolvedResources, spaceId);
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A guy I know, mid-thirties, recently told me he'd never really considered having a kid until he listened to the audiobook of Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle, which made the experience sound fun and rewarding. I marveled at this display of male simplicity. What might my life be like if I could make it to thirty-six without thinking about whether I wanted to have a child? To not be asked about it constantly, by family members, friends, acquaintances, strangers, media professionals, and medical professionals, only to be told when I answer that I am wrong, because one day my brain will be hijacked by hormones that turn me into a weepy baby coveter the likes of which I am incapable of imagining at my current sweet precious age, an age at which I will later regret not having children because of the difficulty and expense of doing so when I finally do weepily covet them? Probably not that different. Maybe it would be worse, because it would not be a life of true examination and analysis if I were not instructed to doubt myself at every opportunity. I've had to think about my relationship to existence, whether I would be a producer of it or merely a taker, since I learned where babies come from. This guy got an entire PhD in something German-related and he still needed Knausgaard to help him understand.
I'm suspicious of the notion, popular among late-to-the-party feminists, that anything a woman does under patriarchy is radical, but the claim that Heti has no political concerns is ridiculous.
Nevertheless, it's annoying. "For how long am I expected to live as though there is a second me, hiding somewhere inside? When will it finally feel safe to prioritize the me I know?" the unnamed narrator of Sheila Heti's ruminative new novel, Motherhood, asks, as she models the process of making a decision about whether to have a child to an extent that some reviewers have found tedious, and exasperating. A Canadian writer nearing forty, the narrator has a doting boyfriend, Miles, who thinks parenthood is a "scam" but will have a child with her if she's "sure." She wakes up at three in the morning, "wondering What if I've suppressed my desire for children so much that my desire is unrecognizable to me?" She analyzes her dreams and visits a $140 psychic, who tells her that her family is cursed and that she will stay with Miles forever and have two daughters; she talks to friends of all kinds of maternal persuasions, from those who tell her she should have a child to bring her boyfriend closer to those who express jealousy that she is writing books while they are taking care of babies. No single piece of advice seems to get her closer or further from settling on what is clear from the beginning, that she is not going to have a baby. Portions of the novel read like a lament for the second self who might have done so. "There is a kind of sadness at not wanting the things that give so many other people their life's meaning," she says, after considering "all those motherly feelings that the mothers speak about in such an enticing way." Several times she suggests that she's known since she was a little girl that she didn't want children, yet she can't accept this and move on. When she finally ages out of the question—she runs down the biological clock by writing this book about running down the biological clock—she is relieved, though that may be the result of the anti-depressants she's started taking to deal with her miserable PMS.
As galleys have circulated over the last few months I've had several conversations about whether this is an appropriate way to describe this book, which is original and strange. At times Heti guides the novel's variegated fragmentary structure using a technique inspired by the I Ching: she flips three coins to answer questions, two or three heads for yes, two or three tails for no. A note at the beginning advises: "In this book, all results from the flipping of coins result from the flipping of actual coins." Like her visit to the psychic, the wisdom of the coins is open to interpretation, even if it seems cut-and-dry; it's an organizing principle for the book just as having a child might be an organizing principle for life. For the privileged, those whose options are limited more by time than by money—that's who Motherhood deals with—organizing life is about setting priorities. To have a child is to fill your top spot for a few years, and one of your top three for many more after that.
This will be my stated purpose, my design or agenda, in writing this—to understand what it means, the soul of time, or to explain it to myself. Is that a good premise for this book?
Can the soul of time be involved?
Am I allowed to betray you?
Then that's definitely partly what this book will be about. Maybe I shouldn't have said that I wanted to explain it to myself but rather explain it to other people. Is that better?
To embody it rather than explain it?
I have a headache. I'm so tired. I shouldn't have taken that nap. But if I hadn't taken that nap, I would be in an even worse mood than I am right now, right?
Not that many people believe she's been writing novels. "[I]s it possible that freedom is overrated, in life as in art?" Alexandra Schwartz asks in her obtuse review of Motherhood in The New Yorker. No, but it does come with challenges, such as naysayers insisting you don't know what you're talking about. Or, in the case of Sheila Heti, whom. Of all her autofictional cohort Heti has dealt the most with the conflation of her narrator with herself, and along with this critical mistake come accusations of narcissism, the most notable being James Wood's description of How Should a Person Be? as "hideously narcissistic." Heti's note about "the flipping of actual coins" sounds a little defensive; it's meant to suggest that while the coin flipping really happened, other aspects of the book are fictional. It's almost as if she anticipated Schwartz's review, in which Schwartz refers to the narrator of Motherhood as "all but indistinguishable from Heti herself" before arguing that Heti herself is "like a child." So much like a child that her cunning use of the coins as a literary device cannot be indicative of an authorial choice—Schwartz writes, with no evidence, that they arose because Miles, the boyfriend, wouldn't "engage" with her on the question of motherhood. To Schwartz, it is the coins, and not the person who put them in her novel, who have a "lancing, irreverent personality." By contrast, Heti exhibits a kind of MoonTreasure-y spirituality: She "obey[s]" the coins and so "doesn't ask [them] whether she should have a child." Except that she does, on page 129. They say yes.
I'm suspicious of the notion, popular among late-to-the-party feminists, that anything a woman does under patriarchy is radical, but the claim that Heti has no political concerns is ridiculous. To Heti, demanding that a book follow a particular formula is not dissimilar to making the same demand of a person. Smallwood writes that "the mutual incomprehension of the childless and those with children is, as ever, depressing. There is envy on both sides, and fear, and projection," and then she enacts this same relationship, beginning with a lengthy description of her thirty-seven-hour labor, during which the muscles of her abdomen separated. Perhaps the point she's making is that the mutual incomprehension is impossible to conquer. Regardless, both she and Heti have exerted a decent amount of time and energy thinking about bourgeois motherhood, or the prospect of, when they could have been talking about resource wars.
Early in Motherhood, the narrator asks the coins if art is a living thing, and then wonders, "[Can] a woman who makes books be let off the hook by the universe for not making the living thing called babies?" The answer is yes, and the novel we hold in our hands comes to represent a replacement for a baby, "a solid and concrete thing, utterly apart from me, indeed not me at all." Of course, a more political act would have been for her to refuse to justify not having a child by writing a book as a replacement—to have instead done nothing at all with her time. But what Heti has always understood is that she, like all of us, is just one person, a novelist. It doesn't really matter what she does, or why.


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Dystrykt Jumla (nep. जुम्ला) – jeden z siedemdziesięciu pięciu dystryktów Nepalu. Leży w strefie Karnali. Dystrykt ten zajmuje powierzchnię 2531 km², w 2001 r. zamieszkiwało go 89 427 ludzi. Stolicą jest Jumla Khalanga.

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FNE at Cannes 2019: Polish Cinema in Cannes Featured
Polish Film Institute	2019-05-18
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The 72nd International Cannes Film Festival begins on May 14. Polish animations will take part in the student short film competition - Cinéfondation, and Polish productions and Polish artists will be present during many festival events.
Paweł Pawlikowski on the jury of the main competition
Paweł Pawlikowski is on the jury of the main competition of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Together with the Polish director, the films will be appraised by: Alejandro González Iñárritu (president), Elle Fanning, Maimouna N'Diaye, Kelly Reichardt, Alice Rohrwacher, Enki Bilal, Robin Campillo and Yorgos Lanthimos. The jury will award prizes on May 25 during the official closing gala of the festival.
Further information: http://en.pisf.pl/news//pawel-pawlikowski-in-the-jury-of-the-main-competition-of-72nd-iff-in-cannes.
"The little Soul" and "Roadkill" in the Cinéfondation competition
Out of more than two thousand submissions to the 22nd edition of the Cinéfondation competition, seventeen films have been qualified, of which only three are animations and two are made by Polish artists. The president of the jury in the short film competition and Cinéfondation is the French director Claire Denis. Her film "High Life" in 2016 received funding from the Polish Film Institute under the priority of minority co-productions.
"The Little Soul"
The film by Barbara Rupik is an extremely rich and artistic animation. The story begins somewhere on the banks of a river, where a dead body got stuck. Its decaying insides still envelop the soul - a miniature of the body of the deceased. The rotting organs come apart and a tiny figure forces its way through to the outside. Standing on the river bank, it says goodbye to its body and sets out on the journey to the posthumous world.
The film is produced by the Lodz Film School and is represented by the Krakow Film Foundation.
Screening: May 23, at 11.00, Buñuel Theater
Further information: http://en.pisf.pl/news//the-little-soul-by-barbara-rupik-and-roadkill-by-leszek-mozga-at-the-72nd-cannes-ff.
"Roadkill"
A film by a Polish director living in Great Britain was submitted to the Cannes festival by the UAL University in London. The animation was created entirely in Poland, where the artist spent most of his life, he also studied acting at the Film School in Łódź. "Roadkill" is a stop-motion animated thriller. In the world where deer are the dominating species. One alpha male goes for an evening car ride and has an unfortunate car accident.
Screening: May 22, at 2.30, Buñuel Theatre
More information about the film: https://roadkill.info/.
"Kanal" in the Cannes Classics section
The digitally reconstructed film by Andrzej Wajda entitled the "Kanal" was included in the program of the prestigious Cannes Classics section. Andrzej Wajda and cinematographer Jerzy Wójcik watched over the reconstruction of the film.
Production: Studio Filmowe Kadr. Distribution in France: Malavida.
Screening: May 20, at 11.00
Polish short films on Short Film Corner
During the 16th edition of the review of short films Short Film Corner in Cannes 9 Polish productions will be presented, including "My heart" ("Moje serce") by Damian Kocur, "This Is Not A Fairytale" ("Nie moja bajka") by Zuzanna Karpińska, "Couple In A Room Smoking Cigarettes" by Katarzyna Gondek, "Tsantsa" by Robin Lipo, "Song For The Wooden Heart" by David Sigirsta, "Diary Of An Unknown Soldier" ("Pamiętnik nieznanego żołnierza") by Dominika Ożarowska, "Cross'n'Carry" ("Krzyż na drogę") by Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska, and "The Return" ("Powrót") by Marcin Zbyszyński.
Overview of the SFC attracts directors, agents, producers, and film institutions from around the world each year.
More information: www.shortfilmcorner.com.
Marché du Film fim market
This year in Cannes, as part of the Marché du Film film market, accredited guests will see new Polish films and co-productions, including shown in the main competition of the International Film Festival in Berlin, Agnieszka Holland's film "Mr. Jones", awarded at Sundance "Dolce Fine Giornata" by Jacek Borcuch or "Dark, Almost Night" by Borys Lankosz.
"Mr. Jones"
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Drama - Completed 2018
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Screening: Fri May 17 09:30, 119 min, Olympia 4
"Dolce Fine Giornata"
Directed by Jacek Borcuch
Films Boutique - as Sales, All rights, World
Screening: Wed May 15 15:30, 100 min, Riviera 2
"Dark, Almost Night"
Directed by Borys Lankosz
Thriller - Production 2018
Picture Tree International GMBH - as Sales, All Rights, World
Screening: Thu May 16 10:00, 111 min, Palais C
Further information: www.marchedufilm.com.


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Theor Appl Genet. 2009 Nov;119(7):1247-54. doi: 10.1007/s00122-009-1129-8. Epub 2009 Aug 14.
Development of SSR markers for studies of diversity in the genus Fagopyrum.
Ma KH1, Kim NS, Lee GA, Lee SY, Lee JK, Yi JY, Park YJ, Kim TS, Gwag JG, Kwon SJ.
National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, 88-20, Seodun-Dong, Suwon, Gyunggi-do 441-707, Korea.
The numbers of SSR markers and their utilization have not been determined and investigated as extensively in Fagopyrum species as compared to other crop species. The current report presents 136 new SSR markers in Fagopyrum esculentum ssp. esculentum and their application to related species in the genus Fagopyrum. Of the 136 SSRs, 10 polymorphic SSR markers were utilized in a genetic diversity analysis of a common buckwheat population consisting of 41 accessions of diverse origin. The study showed observed (H(O)) and expected (H(E)) heterozygosities ranging from 0.071 to 0.924 (mean = 0.53) and from 0.073 to 0.902 (mean = 0.412), respectively. Forty-one of the 136 SSRs amplified sequences in other Fagopyrum species, including the cymosum and urophyllum groups. The phylogenetic relationships revealed using the SSRs was consistent with results obtained using other marker systems, with one exception. The sequence and diversity information obtained using these new SSRs and their cross-transferability to related Fagopyrum species will increase our understanding of genetic structures and species relationships within the Fagopyrum genus.


Andersen-Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is a rare, genetic disorder that causes episodes of muscle weakness, potentially life-threatening changes in heart rhythm, and developmental abnormalities. Disease symptoms can vary, the cause of some ATS cases remains unknown, and no specific treatment has been identified. The purpose of this multi-site study is to better characterize ATS, establish whether symptoms change over time, and determine if symptoms are related to a mutation in the KCNJ2 gene.


As the UK's largest carers' charity Carers Trust launches a new website and online community for young carers, new research has shown the shocking effect needing to care for parents or siblings has on the wellbeing of young people who care for others.
The research with over 350 unpaid young carers from carers groups around the country compares the findings with a YouGov poll of 457 non-carers* aged 8-15. When the answers of the 457 non-carers are compared to the 200 young carers who were in the 8-15 age group the carers were less happy, more worried, sadder and more confused than their peers.
When asked what sort of things they worried about, the carers group were twice as worried about money, much more worried about bullying, exams, the future generally and of course they were much more worried about their families.
The full response of 348 young carers were asked how being a young carer made them feel. Around 48% said it made them feel stressed and 44% said it made them feel tired. However 51% percent reported they were proud of being young carers and 42% that it made them happy.
The research also shows a quarter of the young carers group don't have enough people to talk to and 28% said they would like to talk to other young carers online.
For this reason Carers Trust is launching a new online community and website for this age group called Babble (www.youngcarers.net or http://babble.carers.org) which will provide friendship and support online for young carers under 18.
Babble is a space where young carers can find others in a similar position, chat to each other, share their stories and hear about each other's experiences in a safe environment. It has been shaped by talking to young carers about what they want - from easy and fun ways to share content, to community interaction and support.
Babble has been funded by a grant from the Queens Trust.
As well as the support and friendship young carers can find with each other, they will also have access to help and advice, email and chat sessions with the Carers Trust Online Support Team who are all qualified youth and community workers or professionally qualified social workers. They also act as site moderators.
Dr Moira Fraser, Interim Chief Executive of Carers Trust, says: "We know from what young people tell us that caring responsibilities can have a big impact on young carers' mental wellbeing, and this survey really brings home the scale of the issue.
"This is also the first time we've been able to compare young carers' feelings to other children and young people. It shows just how much Babble is needed to combat the risk of isolation and to make sure these young people are as happy and supported as they can be".


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Snow can be annoying, but it can also be beautiful – as you've captured in your photo.
It's a good thing it's beautiful, or most of us would be miserable!


Holiday at Teglbauernhof is simply "special"! Here you can spend the most beautiful days in the year. Romantic evenings on the edge of the fir forest at our alpine hut "Sonnhütte" or you can relax in our new Sauna after a good skiing day and you can take a renewing massage in our own praxis.


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Bobi Badarevski, Rodna Ruskovska, In Memoriam Jean Baudrillard , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 5 No. 2 (2006): Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2006) - Issue No. 11
Bobi Badarevski, Rodna Ruskovska, Multiculture, Multiculturalism, Feminism , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 5 No. 2 (2006): Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2006) - Issue No. 11
Alenka Zupančič, Rodna Ruskovska, The Act and Evil in Literature , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 1 No. 2 (2002): Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter 2002) - Issue No. 2
Stanimir Panayotov, Petar Hadjidochev, Rodna Ruskovska, The Binary Code: Notes on the Celebrating of Homosexuality , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 4 No. 1-2 (2005): Vol. 4, No. 1-2 (Summer - Winter 2005) - Issues No. 8-9
Zala Volčič, Rodna Ruskovska, French Theory and Media Studies: What Can Media Cultural Studies Learn from M. Foucault, P. Bourdieu and J.-P. Sartre? , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 5 No. 1 (2006): Vol. 5, No 1 (Winter 2006) - Issue No. 10
Silvia Petrova, Rodna Ruskovska, Contemporary Woman between Feminism and Tradition , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (2008): Vol. 7, No. 1-2 (Summer 2008 - Winter 2009) - Issues No. 15-16
James Giordano, Joan C. Engebretson, Roland Benedikter, Rodna Ruskovska, Culture, Subjectivity and the Ethics of Patient-Centered Pain Care , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (2008): Vol. 7, No. 1-2 (Summer 2008 - Winter 2009) - Issues No. 15-16
Robert Rеynolds, Rodna Ruskovska, Unremarkably Gay: Post-Gay Life in Sydney , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 6 No. 2-3 (2007): Vol. 6, No. 2-3 (Summer 2007 - Winter 2008) - Issues No. 13-14 | edited by Alexander Lambevski
Katica Kulavkova, Rodna Ruskovska, Always Unique, the Lucidity of the Oxymoron , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 3 No. 2 (2004): Vol. 3, No. 2 (Winter 2004) - Issue No. 7
David M. Halperin, Rodna Ruskovska, Small Town Boy: Neil Bartlett Learns How to Be Gay , Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture: Vol. 6 No. 2-3 (2007): Vol. 6, No. 2-3 (Summer 2007 - Winter 2008) - Issues No. 13-14 | edited by Alexander Lambevski


When life gives you raspberries you make a dessert…because simply just eating them alone isn't enough. I gotta say I have a sweet tooth.
Picked up a whole crate of freshly picked raspberries from my local fruit/veggie market and I almost ate 2 boxes before we even got home.
Paired this delectable & juicy berry jam with a soft and delicate almond base, crunchy sliced almonds, and toasted coconut.
Labeling this as the best blackberry crumble might seem like a reach, but I can assure you this will meet any of your sweet tooth needs.
Summer means fresh berries, and fresh berries mean copious amounts of freshly baked pies, cobblers, tarts, and of course crumbles.
Sweet juicy blackberries tossed in sugar, almond extract, and lemon zest. Topped with a crispy, buttery, and flaky crumble topping. This isn't like a traditional crumble topping, instead, it resembles clusters of soft scones. It will melt in your mouth. Even more, if topped with cold vanilla bean ice cream or whipped cream….
We have been picking up a lot of rhubarb lately! So I have been trying to figure out how I can get creative with it in the kitchen. A sweet & crunchy rhubarb crumble was first…now I am coming at you with a mouthwatering chewy rhubarb oatmeal raisin cookies.
Oatmeal raisin cookies have got to be my favorite type of cookie. I used to always get one with my mom when I was a kid at our local coffee shop. It was chewy, sweet, and I absolutely loved the texture of the whole oats and gooey raisins.


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How to reduce drowning risk for teens and young adults
June 27, 2018 | UCI Health
Hearts went out to U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller and his family after the drowning death of his 19-month-old daughter in a swimming pool at the home of an Orange County neighbor in early June.
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 in in California as well as the rest of the United States. The drownings most frequently occur in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.
But teens and young adults aren't far behind. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have among the highest rates of drowning nationwide, and these typically occur in natural water settings, such as oceans, lakes and rivers. Nearly 80 percent of those who die are male.
Live Well asked Paul Genser, MD, a UCI Health pediatrician, to discuss ways to tackle the high drowning rates for teens and young adults.
Understand the risks of drowning
Parents and young people, themselves, need to be aware not only of the surroundings, but also of the social, emotional and physical factors at play.
Because the executive function of the brain — the part responsible for rational thought — is not fully developed until the mid-20s, teens and young adults are at increased risk of overestimating their skill and underestimating the dangers of water situations.
Impulsiveness in young people may prevent them from being aware of dangers presented by boats, fish, water conditions such as riptides, or even fishermen, so they can avoid them.
Activities such as surfing, paddle boarding or water skiing require additional skill beyond swimming, and situational awareness.
Horseplay or peer pressure in water settings contribute to the increased chance of drowning.
Conditions such as attention-deficit disorders, autism or seizures pile on more risk of drowning.
Drowning while using alcohol or drugs
Alcohol use is involved in up to 70 percent of deaths that occur in water recreation.
Although we haven't seen studies yet on how marijuana use may contribute to drowning, we do know that it, alcohol and other drugs — even prescription drugs — affect a person's ability to focus, concentrate, make rational judgments and act appropriately in emergencies.
Just as people shouldn't drink, take drugs or use marijuana and drive, they also shouldn't do so while engaged in water sports.
How to reduce drowning risk
Swim where a lifeguard is on duty.
Hone your swimming skills — Make sure you can float, tread water and swim for at least 25 yards (100 yards in more difficult bodies of water).
Never swim alone — Even excellent swimmers can make a judgment error or be unaware of situations that can lead to death. Use the buddy system and swim with at least one other competent swimmer. Stay within sight of a lifeguard at the beach or lake.
Know the dangers — Swimming in open water requires different skills than swimming in a pool. Learn what to do if caught in a rip current, how currents affect river swimming and the effects of cold water on swimming ability. Stay away from areas with big waves or strong undertows.
Know what's beneath the surface — Don't mess around with friends or dive into water unless someone has checked the water's depth and looked for underwater hazards.
Further, Genser says you should never enter water deeper than your chest height without being able to stand on the bottom, unless you are wearing at least one fin, a certified life vest or are leashed to something that reliably floats that you can grab onto, such as a bodyboard, surfboard or paddleboard.
Precautions you can take
Wear a Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (PFD) when riding an inner tube, boating or kayaking.
Do not rely on air mattresses, inner tubes or inflatable toys as life preservers.
Observe warning signs for rip currents or other hazards.
Learn life-saving skills, including CPR, how to recognize and assist a drowning person and how to call for help by high school age.
Do not use alcohol or drugs while swimming — or while engaging in any form of water activity, such as boating.
"Swimming is a great form of exercise and a lot of fun," says Genser. "But it's important for parents to communicate with their children about the risks of drowning, to set limits for them and to supervise their activities. This can go a long way to reduce drownings."
For more information and safety guidelines, see the American Academy of Pediatrics parent page.
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Ernest Waddell (New York, 22 juli 1986) is een Amerikaans acteur.

Biografie
Waddell werd geboren in New York, maar groeide op in Bowie (Maryland). Tijdens zijn studietijd ontwikkelde hij interesse in acteren en doorliep een zomerprogramma aan de Oxford School of Drama in Wootton (Verenigd Koninkrijk), en studeerde daarna af aan de New York-universiteit in New York.

Waddell begon in 2003 met acteren in de film Season of Youth, waarna hij nog meerdere rollen speelde in films en televisieseries. Zo speelde hij in As the World Turns (2005), One Tree Hill (2006-2008) en Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004-2021).

Filmografie

Films
Uitgezonderd korte films.
 2019 Honest Cheat - als danser op feest
 2016 After Adderall - als speelster The Catan
 2016 Happy Baby - als politieagent
 2012 About Cherry – als Vaughn
 2011 Mother Country – als Clark
 2006 Kiss Me Again – als student
 2005 Rock the Paint – als protesterende student
 2004 Townies – als Brad

Televisieseries
Uitgezonderd eenmalige gastrollen.
 2022 Bosch: Legacy - als beveiliger - 2 afl.
 2003 – 2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – als Ken Randall – 11 afl.
 2009 Buppies – als Shaka – 4 afl.
 2006 – 2008 One Tree Hill – als Derek Sommers – 6 afl.
 2006 The Bedford Diaries – als Lee Hemingway – 8 afl.
 2005 As the World Turns – als Curtis Harris – 9 afl.
 2003 – 2004 The Wire – als Dante - 9 afl.

Amerikaans filmacteur
Amerikaans televisieacteur


During the last couple of years Alejandro has explored ways of translating the Vallenato accordion repertoire to the piano. The result of this exploration is the unique sound of the Alejandro Zuleta Vallenato Collective, that performs regularly at Terraza 7 (NYC). The band presents an exciting journey into this beautiful Colombian folklore; filled with beautiful songs, contagious rhythms and true to the spirit of "La Parranda". The group also gives space for creative and engaging spaces of solo and collective improvisation.
Alejo Zuleta Vallenato Collective at Terraza 7 on Saturday April 25th, 2015 at 10:30 pm.
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Thembi explains that she really feels contacted us to share her knowledge about the power of real estate with others. To hold that knowledge to herself and also deny others the advantages would be egocentric. She additionally defines that via her financial situation, she has the ability to aid others. She uses a part of her added income to donate to Africa. If Thembi did not invest in real estate, people would likely pass away.
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The first flurry of task takes place in the very first month a residential or commercial property hits the market. After a home rests on the marketplace for 6 months or so, it might come to be a stagnant listing that gets submitted in the junk cabinet of forgotten and also overlooked residential or commercial properties.
Both you and also the seller will get a report on the residence inspectors findings. If you desire to ask the seller to take care of anything on the residential or commercial property before shutting the sale, you can after that determine. Prior to the sale shuts, you will have a walk-through of your house, which gives you the opportunity to validate that any kind of agreed-upon repair services have actually been made.
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Contact: Rod Melgoza Telephone: (714) 256-2929 When: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 8:00 am Where: Marie CScottdaledars, 5455 Scottdale St., Scottdale.
In case we were able to obtain desirable funding at the time the home was bought, as well as the purchaser has sufficient deposit to return our initial cash money financial investment, a wrap around financing strategy might be possible. In this scenario, Wolfe Allies would have presumed an FHA, GA, exclusive mortgage, or agreement for deed (land agreement) for the majority of the original acquisition rate. We can after that compose a personal home mortgage or agreement for action for the brand-new equity basis over the old finance, for the purchaser. The purchaser makes payments to Wolfe Allies for a home loan on the full market price (minus down payment), and also we then make payments on the underlying loan. The underlying funding amortizes faster than the wrap around funding, producing a raising equity placement with each settlement. When the underlying car loan is paid in full, the whole regular monthly settlement from the cover funding is earnings on the equity.
Brand-new building and construction is another option to think about when getting a home. This is a preferable choice for lots of due to the fact that the house they are purchasing is new; there is no have to handle a previous house owner, and the home problem is most likely spotless. In this circumstance, the representative or customer works out directly with the contracting business that constructed the house. As component of your due diligence, make sure to do your research on the building company before associating with it.
You will additionally intend to identify the market value of the residential or commercial property. You can do this through directly researching recent equivalent sales, asking (or even spending for) a brokers cost viewpoint (BPO) from a relied on property agent and even employing an appraiser to do a drive-by evaluation. Understanding exactly what various other comparable buildings have actually cost at neighborhood auctions could aid you obtain a feel for these costs as well.
The excellent thing about real estate, when compared with other startup companies, is the financials are already available for you. You could quickly take a look at any kind of building and get the current owners proforma lease (rent and expenditures on paper under ideal conditions).
Pre-qualification is the very first indicator of just how much residence you could pay for. By checking out this, your real estate representative could make sure that you are considering houses that remain in your cost range. This conserves both you and also your realty representative time. Bear in mind that your pre-qualification might qualify you for a better car loan than you can easily afford while still having sufficient money to acquire the things you need, such as furniture. This might cause your real estate agent showing you residences that are, actually, from your array. That stated, you are not needed to share your pre-qualification with your property representative.
Typical residence examiner's seek issues. If they see that something is uncommon or incorrect beyond their home inspection, they will suggest a much more specific inspection. Below is a graph illustrating some kinds of inspections and also their ordinary price. All of these assessments are not needed following a basic house assessment as long as there does not appear to be any noticeable troubles.
It is essential to remember that less expensive isn't constantly better when it comes to residence assessments. You wish to make certain that the firm is doing a good task, so make certain you do your research prior to making a decision.
As soon as an intriguing residential property has been located a land surveyor needs to be designated to execute an evaluation of your selected property prior to the home mortgage lender will certainly offer the cash. Depending on the sort of study they will certainly inspect the structure of the structure to make certain that there are no significant troubles.
Basically, when acquiring your initial home, make sure you consider programs for first time house purchasers, both country wide and also locally. These programs could provide assistance (or a tax obligation credit rating) for those who may not have the savings usually called for to pay a large deposit on a brand-new residence.
House Purchasing Refine When you have the best mortgage lender, make sure you at least obtain a pre-approval. Pre-qualifications are only an assumption based upon what you inform the loan provider and also are no guarantee, whereas a pre-approval will offer you a much better suggestion of just how huge a loan you receive. The loan provider will really draw your credit and also get even more information regarding you. Nevertheless, you might also take it one action even more by getting an actual authorization prior to you begin house shopping. By doing this, when you're ready making a deal, it will make the sale go much quicker. Besides, your offer will certainly look extra attractive compared to various other purchasers given that your financing is ensured.


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Herb gminy Bielany wyobraża w polu błękitnym od czoła dwa krzyże kawalerskie srebrne w pas, od podstawy kruk czarny z rozpostartymi skrzydłami, trzymający w dziobie pierścionek z klejnotem srebrnym.

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Herb gminy upamiętnia licznie występujące na terenie gminy rody szlacheckie. Kruk z pierścionkiem to element herbu Ślepowron, którego używało kilka rodzin szlacheckich żyjących na obszarze gminy, w tym można rodzina Wężów oraz Rozbiccy – fundatorzy parafii w Rozbitym Kamieniu, a także pochodzący od nich Kudelscy z Kudelczyna. Dwa krzyże kawalerskie symbolizować mają ogół pozostałej miejscowej szlachty różnych herbów, których wiele miało jako jedno z godeł krzyż kawalerski, m.in. Lubicz, Krzywda, Jastrzębiec. Barwa pola herbu wywiedziona została z barwy pola herbu Ślepowron.

Herb opracowali Kamil Wójcikowski i Robert Fidura przy pomocy regionalisty Andrzeja Wąsowicza, zaś przyjęty został Uchwałą nr LIV/275/2022 Rady Gminy Bielany z dnia 9 listopada 2022 r. w sprawie ustanowienia symboli heraldycznych Gminy Bielany.

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