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Jennifer Westacott, National Press Club Q & A
Event: Q & A with Jennifer Westacott, National Press Club
Topics: Workplace relations, Economy, Tax
Sabra Lane: Thank you. We'll take questions from the floor in a moment. What does it say that you've had to remind the business community today that they must pass on the gains of innovation and productivity through higher wages, through better returns, lower prices and better services?
Jennifer Westacott: I think they do. If you take Qantas, for example. It was in a very difficult position for a long time. Now that it's back making profits, it has increased its wages, its EBA is 3 per cent – 3 per cent wage rise which is higher than most EBAs, and it has also given $300 million in discretionary bonus to non-executives in the Qantas outfit, so I think by and large businesses are doing that, but I do want to say that I think it's part of our compact with society, we need to take very seriously that we will be judged on whether or not we pass on those gains.
Sabra: Our first question from the floor, Michael Rodden.
Michael: Thanks for the talk Jennifer. In a recent speech, Reserve Bank Deputy Guy Debelle said business were avoiding pay rises by offering non-monetary rewards such as gym memberships and flexible conditions. The ABS has shown inflation is down again today. What's it going to take for businesses to actually offer pay rises, particularly when a lot of the pay rises seem to be tied to the corporate tax cuts which have been scuttled? And on that note, if I can, the government seems to be focused on small business at the moment. Is that a misstep when big business is responsible for more jobs growth?
Jennifer: So, let me take the wages point first. Look, the only way wages can go up is through productivity, by companies getting better revenues that they can pass on. This idea that somehow companies can just simplistically give everyone a wage rise. If productivity doesn't improve and revenue doesn't improve, there's only a few sources you can get that wage rise from: Your customers in higher prices, your people in less workers, or your shareholders in less dividends. And that's the problem. That's my point in my speech. We must work harder on productivity, and then we must, as I think a compact with the Australian people, pass that on to people. But there is a lot of simplicity about this: Why don't business give everyone a wage rise? Well, the problem is that might find its way into less jobs, higher prices and less dividends for shareholders, who put their money at risk for a company to be successful. So on the company tax stuff – look it is bitterly disappointing that that didn't get up and I think it is a terrible mistake, a colossal mistake that the parliament has made and we will see in 10 years' time how well the Australian economy fares as country, after country after, country lowers their rate and draws in more investment. In terms of the big and small business divide, I believe this division is futile, because when you go to a regional community, people don't talk like this. They know that big companies, making big investments is what spurs on small businesses. They talk about the multiplier effect. In places like Busselton. In Townsville, where there is 20 per cent youth unemployment, nobody, when I was up there recently, argued about the need for a company tax rate because they want those big businesses back. So I think it is a mistake to just focus all of our public policy on small business because it is big business and small business working together that generates 86 per cent of Australian jobs, and 80 per cent of economic activity. And it is amazing that one of the biggest supporters of the entire business tax package was Peter Strong from the Council of Small Business, because he said the small business tax cuts would be meaningless if the big business tax cuts don't go through because we need big business investing to make our lives better, to give us the demand to increase our services. So I think it is a mistake.
Sabra: Angus Livingstone.
Angus: Angus Livingstone from AAP. Thank you very much for your speech. You mentioned that you want to see, well, that the Newstart is inadequate. You talked about you don't want to see people working harder for less. You talked about your door being open to the ACTU. It sounded a bit like a pitch to an incoming Labor government, to say "we are ready to work with you should you come in". What do you expect from a potential Labor government coming in, especially given the way the ACTU has really pushed to change IR laws, and deal with wage stagnation and inequality?
Jennifer: We've always been willing to work with both sides of politics. Our interest is good policy. We have worked with the Labor Party in the past and we will work with them again in the future. It is up to the Australian people, of course, to decide who forms government. I think that we have to be very careful about walking down the path of some of the ACTU's agenda. Because it will not solve the problems that they say it will solve, it will just create new ones. I'm very keen to sit down with them and say, "if those are the problems that you want to solve, how do we do that together"? But simply turning every single issue into a big business issue, simply by a victims and villains conflict way of managing important public debate, it will not advance the cause. If the ACTU is serious about inequality, if it's serious about the things it says it is serious about, then today they will put out a press release supporting my call for an inquiry into entrenched disadvantage. I look forward to seeing that this afternoon.
Sabra: I know that Sally McManus is a big Twitter user and I can't see she has responded just yet. Phil Coorey.
Phil: Hi Ms Westacott, Phil Coorey from the AFR, thank you for your speech. You singled out the ACTU's push for pattern bargaining, industry-wide bargaining, as an impediment towards the change, the change in the workplace. Are you happy with the current industrial relations system? Do you think that's adequately set up to manage the challenge you outlined today in the workforce?
Jennifer: Well, we had a Productivity Commission inquiry into this and it said it did need a lot of reform. Let me go through a few things we suggested and some of them were echoed in the Productivity Commission's report. The whole question of the better-off overall test which has made many enterprise agreements unworkable and has meant companies revert to the awards' system. The whole issue of rights of access was something that PC talked about, the whole flexible work arrangements for individuals was something the PC talked about. We also talked about the fact that we have 122 awards. Now, the world I'm talking about will not have those rigidities in occupational structure, so we called for a condensing of those awards. And the current system probably still has too many things in the EBA and the more things you've got, the more things you've got to negotiate as part of a complicated process, the more you will slow things down. Of course you should protect people, of course you should protect their rights but we've got to do that in a way that does not create an inability for companies to manage, in a way I've talked about today.
Sabra: Peter Jean.
Peter: Hi Ms Westacott, Peter Jean from The Advertiser. I was interested to what you said about population policy and the need to take pressure off Sydney and Melbourne. There is a very active public debate at the moment about whether more skilled migrants should be bound to particular regions for a period of time, such as South Australia, for example. Where do you stand on that issue? Do you see merit in those visa arrangements or do you think it makes life too difficult for business?
Jennifer: I think it's got merit. I think the problem is this one idea of you've got to do more. I mean the first thing is you've got to get regions to be attractive for people. Adelaide, a great example – one of the lowest rates of business investment in the country, one of the highest unemployment rates. You have to get economic activity in those regions up. If you're going to do it, what I would like to see 20 or 30 regional cities around the country which are prioritised as places we're we are going to invest, encourage businesses to relocate fast track infrastructure, so we actually create meaningful lives for people. Just having that policy without the complementary policy of a serious, serious endeavour into the way we actually plan and manage our regions, of course, making sure that's driven by local people, it will just be another thing that has sort of some effect but not enough effect. It is a good in principle, but you've got to do a lot more than simply say to people, "you've got to go to a region".
Sabra: Paul Karp.
Paul: Paul Karp from The Guardian Australia. While I'm tempted again to ask where our pay rise is, I think I would like to focus on what you said about an alternative to private business. It seems to me at this election, with the Greens offering a people's bank and people's everything else to compete with rather than replace private business, and with the major parties not talking about public ownership, but definitely more interventions in the market, I wanted to ask, with all the price gouging involved in market concentration and privatisation, why shouldn't voters prefer a more mixed market approach?
Jennifer: Well, let me tell you, a people's bank will be a taxpayers' bank, it will be funded by the taxpayers. I'm always amazed when the people talk about the public's money. It is the taxpayers' money, and these things have not worked in the past. We've had colossal failures of state-owned banks. We've had colossal failures of nationalisation of industries. We operate in a market economy. We need to make that market economy work better for people, but the idea that these things are going to be solved by government intervention, by government taking over energy markets, by government taking over banks. We've done it before, it didn't work, it won't work again.
Sabra: Michael Keating
Michael: Michael Keating from Keating Media. I will ask again what is your view on a potential Labor government's view of bigger government and their tax policy approach? Do you think that will have a contractuary effect on the economy and how will this leave workers in the long run and business confidence?
Jennifer: Let me unpack that a bit. Some parts of Labor's tax policy are quite good. We've supported their investment allowance, we thought it should be broader. We thought it should pick up other parts of the economy. Because what I've been saying today is the economy will be driven so much by human capital, by innovation. We thought it was perhaps a bit narrow and perhaps that's something they want to think about. Things like negative gearing and capital gains tax, those things are all fine to revisit, but as Ken Henry said, as we have been saying for many years, they should be a part of treatment savings discussion not just ad hoc tax change. There are many things that are external pressures on our country, things we cannot control for. We cannot control for the implications of a trade war between the US and China. We cannot control for big fluctuations in currency markets. What we can control for is to make our budgets more resilient, to make our economy more competitive. And so, I want to see both sides of politics, actually, really develop a serious plan for how we're going to grow the economy, how we are going to work with business to get people's wages up, and how we make sure we protect ourselves in the forces of change, many of which we cannot control. So it is a mixed bag, but we have worked constructively with them in the past and we will do so again.
Sabra: David Speers.
David Speers: David Speers from Sky News. Thanks for your address today. You said in one of the answers to your questions that the scrapping of the big business tax cuts was a terrible mistake, a colossal mistake. So just to your point there, what is going to grow the economy? What do both sides need to do? What is one or two things you would like to see from the government or opposition to drive some growth in the economy, simple as that?
Jennifer: Well, as I said, investment is what is one of the big failings. Non-mining business investment as a share of GDP is about the same rate it was in 1994, and just after the last recession, so if we are going to do something to really drive the economy, to drive the issues or to come to terms with the technological issues that I've talked about today, we have to do something about business investment, not just small business investment, all business investment. So, if we're not going to do tax cuts, then we should do something else. Now Labor is proposing an investment allowance as I said, parts of that are very good. We believe it could be broader to pick up those, I guess, those intangible parts of the economy. We have to do something, David, about red tape. It's interesting, when you and I were in Toowoomba a couple of weeks ago, and we started talking about red tape, people started clapping, because they know it hurts their business, it hurts their business from getting ahead. So if we are not going to do something about what I believed was the most simple, universal thing to allow growth to occur, then we have to find some targeted measures. And finally, we need to do the skills bit because this is a long game. We have to make sure Australian people are equipped for the future and that's really about getting a post-secondary system right. But we also have to make sure we do not put restrictions, unnecessary restrictions, on companies and businesses because they simply won't compete. People will say, well, "so what"? Well, so what, investment will go somewhere else and the jobs attracted with it will go somewhere else too.
Sabra: Just on your idea for a national inquiry into literacy, could you unpack that a little bit more? Are you expecting something from the Productivity Commission? Or would a parliamentary inquiry suffice, or is something else?
Jennifer: I'm not sure, Sabra, who should do that. I mean, the Productivity Commission is obviously the ideal place and they have I think led the way on some of these big social issues like NDIS incredibly well and they have been a very trusted source of advice. But my issue is we seem to spend a lot of money on literacy programs but we're not getting ahead. I think it should probably reach into what we are doing in schools around phonics, around remedial kind of action for kids who are kind of falling behind. So I would like it to be all-encompassing, but I do think when you look at those literacy levels, that we should be, as an Australian population, really quite embarrassed by that and we should do something about it. So it's something we are going to do some more work on. We have got some people working on it in the BCA. What should we do, what programs we should target, but this is one of those things that involves COAG, involves all of the states, but I think this is really urgent. Because we're serious about this future of work, we're serious about getting people into the workforce, then, my god, at least we should do something about people who have got poor literacy, poor digital capability and make sure they are able to participate in the workforce.
Sabra: Tim Shaw.
Tim: Thanks Sabra, Tim Shaw, radio 2CC in Canberra. Ms Westacott, thank you for your address. Your chief economist wrote an opinion piece in the AFR this month: "Profits are up 8.8 per cent. Wages are up 2.1 per cent." But he noted, too, that profits are more volatile than wages. Bill Shorten's facing his biggest test at the Labor Conference in Adelaide in six weeks' time. Sally McManus, Brendan O'Connor are going to be talking about those kind of comments from your organisation. Is it time for a return to the 83 Accord? Who should be at that accord? And what would your message be if the union movement and labour movement are calling for that?
Jennifer: Well, let me just go profits and wages first. I mean people have to be very careful what they wish for because during the GFC, profits fell by 8 per cent and wages rose by 3. So if people want to start tying wages to profits they want to be very careful because profits are volatile, wages tend to be more sticky. To have a compact, to have a heart-to-heart conversation, you've got to have two hearts. To have a compact, you've actually got to have people willing to come to the table and be willing to talk. Now, we haven't seen that. So I say again today, the doors are open, phones are on. There are problems that have to be fix, let's fix them in a cooperative way, but let's not name the wrong problem. This is where I think we make so many mistakes in Australian public policy. We seek to solve the wrong thing and we just create another set of complexities and problems.
Sabra: Tony Melville.
Tony: Tony Melville, Director of the National Press Club, and also Director of the Australian Industry Group, which you mentioned so I should mention as well. You talked about fourth Industrial Revolution and industry 4.0 and the internet of things, and all the various names, we'll settle on VHS or beta I guess some time soon, but the Governor of Bank of England did a speech on this this subject very recently and he suggested that there needed to be policies to cushion, to quote what he said, was the "likelihood of a period of technological unemployment, dislocation and rising inequality", from the Bank of England. Just focusing on one group in there, often the group that gets hit in these changes, and I appreciate that there is often jobs created and I know a lot of examples of that, that over 50s, 55s, what sort of policy proposals would you say to cushion that and that digital divide that comes with that?
Jennifer: I don't think I mentioned any of those terms that you talked about, because that's my point, those terms are meaningless to people. Industry 4.0 – I know we all use them. If you are a 55-year-old person worried about whether or not you can work for another 10 years, you don't relate to that term. That's the bottom line. I want us to get back to what's really happening. My second point is what is actually happening, what is the data tells us? You can only respond to things that are happening on the ground and I noted in my speech, I nominated that group of people as a group that we ought to be worried about. Two things we can do. The first is I think getting the Job Active Network to move to much more of a brokering system where you've got an exchange if you will, because I know there are lots of people hiring people, they are looking for skilled workers but it's not easy to find them. All of our services are not demand driven, i.e., I'm a business I go to a job active network and I say, "I need these sorts of skills". Here is a company that is changing, transforming, it's reducing its workforce, being able to match. And the most important thing, Tony, is the skilling agenda that I talked about today. We have to find a way for those people who are 55 to re-train and re-skill without having to go back and do an undergraduate degree. They will not be able to because they will not be able to leave work and if they leave work they will be very vulnerable to long term unemployment. So, let's take this post-secondary system seriously. Let's get the micro-credentialing, the modulling, the life-long skills account that would allow that person to sit down with their employer and say, "I need to retrain. I need to re-skill, be it digital, robotics, artificial intelligence, whatever it is, so I can stay in my job". And finally, this goes to Sabra's question, the employer's responsibility is to identify that their job is at risk and actively work with that people to manage that change.
Sabra: Jade Gailberger.
Jade: Jade Gailberger from The Advertiser newspaper. I'm interested in how you think the jobs of the future will impact on South Australia's brain drain and how local businesses retain workers as the workforce transitions?
Jennifer: Yes, it's a great question. South Australia is kind of one of the areas we talked about when talked about company tax because to get investment to South Australia, you have to get investment to Australia first and South Australia is really struggling to get that investment. So the first thing, and I think the new premier has got a reasonably good set of plans to do this, is we've got to get investment back in South Australia, and the whole defence industry, not just doing that contract, but it's about creating the ecosystem, to use the jargon. That supports that huge investment that government has put into defence industries and making sure we get the small and medium enterprises that spin off that, making sure we have got the skilled people there, that we actually harvest those skills in Australia, rather than having to bring them in at the last minute. South Australia is a classic example where lack of competitiveness, poor policies, over-regulation, have really hurt that state, and we need a serious, state-based and national focus on places like South Australia.
Sabra: Thank you very much for that question. I'm putting you a little bit on the spot here, Jennifer, but I was hoping maybe we could entice you back to the club early next year with Sally McManus to debate the future policies for industrial relations, for social inclusion and what needs to happen in the years ahead.
Jennifer: Happy to do it.
Sabra: Fantastic. Everybody, would you please join me in thanking Jennifer Westacott.
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When we think of food in our grandparents' era (and beyond) we either think of some unappealing foods that just about every kid tries to avoid – like brussels sprouts – or else we think generally of home cooking the likes of which most of us are too busy these days to accomplish. But, a look back at The Pure Food Cookbook (published through Good Housekeeping) from 1914 and the meals planned within gives a whole new impression of what folks were eating back then.
The book was created in part to sell gas ranges (which were the new fangled convenience appliance of the day) and in part to cash in on the pure food craze that was a backlash to unregulated and unsanitary food processing plants at the time. Have a look below.
Some of the menus call for fish for breakfast, either in fried fillet form or made into fish balls (like fish hush puppies). Fish was considered a perfect start to the day. One breakfast meal has boiled shad roe as the breakfast protein of choice and there's even a fish hash listed, too. Oh how times have changed.
Other items breakfast items that we rarely have for the first meal nowadays, including corn muffins, stewed apricots, cereal with figs, and rice with cheese. None of those options sounds bad at all, but today other muffins and pastries have taken center stage. The same can be said of apricots and figs which are much less likely to be seen on the breakfast table than the standby fruits of blueberries, strawberries, or even raisins. Honeyed gooseberries and pear-cranberry jam are two recipes that are included in the book, showing how pretty much any fruit was used to its full potential.
Lunch or "luncheon" was generally a much lighter meal for those not doing hard manual labor and the menus reflect a certain genteel quality to this delicate mealtime. One lunch menu only lists 3 items: scallops, rye biscuits, and hot coco. Another simple lunch menu lists creamy tomato soup, muffins with jam, and tea.
Eggs were a common lunch protein, as was fish. Novelties like rhubarb with orange and a fresh dandelion salad also appeared on lunch menus.
Unlike farmers and workers, who would historically have eaten their biggest meal at lunchtime for fuel, city and suburban folk might have had only a light midday meal (which tended to skew a bit sweet).
Some of the most interesting dishes from this book are from the dinner menus. We are used to "à la mode" meaning with ice cream. But, for one dinner they recommend beef à la mode, which certainly doesn't mean that the beef was served with ice cream! Beef à la mode was just the fancy French way of referring to pot roast!
Scalloped mutton is another intriguing dinner dish, a British casserole made with scalloped parsnips and potatoes covering chunks of lamb in a savory sauce. One of the more plain dinners from the book goes like this: Hamburg steaks, tomato soup, carrots and peas in potato cases, watercress, and rice pudding for dessert.
Fish was the anytime protein and there is one dinner which consists of baked shad, potatoes Hollandaise, cucumbers, scalloped tomatoes, and apple pie with cheese to finish out the meal.
Another surprise for 1914 was something called Hawaiian Salad. The craze for salads and molded treats increased around the turn of the century when Jello was released. Marshmallows were another favorite, and pineapple had been successfully been cultivated for commercial growing by one Jim Dole around the turn of the century. It was the perfect storm for creating salads that would be synonymous with American cuisine until the 1960s and 1970s.
Who would have thought they were around for so long? This Hawaiian Salad contains a pineapple ring filled with Roquefort (or other soft cheese) surrounded by lettuce leaves. For one dinner it is the only remotely sweet thing listed, so we must assume it was at times taken as a dessert.
Most desserts however, tended to veer towards the more traditional. Almond cake, molasses cookies, rice pudding, sherbets, and parfaits were frequently listed in the menus. While there are recipes in the book for chocolate cake, most desserts seem to revolve around spices and fruit instead of chocolate. But, there is recipe called pickled peaches which sounds quite intriguing!


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Academies at Guilford, Jefferson Earn Model Status
Two high school academies in Rockford Public Schools have earned model status from the National Career Academy Coalition. The organization notified the district in December that the Health Academy at Guilford High School and the Production Academy at Jefferson High School achieved model status – signifying that the two academies met the highest level of proficiency according to the coalition's 10 National Standards of Practice.
At Guilford, the Health Academy received model status with distinction; this accreditation reflects the academy had a perfect or near-perfect score (the academy received 128.85 points of 130 possible).
Reviewers from National Career Academy Coalition were at Guilford and Jefferson for interviews and evaluation in mid-November, the culmination of a rigorous application process. The academies were judged on national standards for best practice in preparing students for postsecondary education and careers. Those standards are in categories such as academy design, teaching and learning, governance and leadership, community involvement and sustainability. This spring, the Production Academy at East High School and the Business/Production Academy at Roosevelt Community Education Center will be evaluated for model status.
"Our school teams have worked hard to achieve model status," said Bridget French, Executive Director of College and Career Readiness. "It's exciting to see the progress that's been made, and the correlation between student achievement and academies that reach this level."
Academies succeed in improving outcomes for students when the academy model is carried out with fidelity, and achieving model status illustrates that academies are working. For example:
High graduation rates:
The 376 students in Guilford's Health Academy had a 100 percent graduation rate for school year 2018-19.
The 385 students in Jefferson's Production Academy had a 96 percent graduation rate for school year 2018-19.
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Students in Jefferson's Production Academy can receive certification from the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS); the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA); and OSHA 10, a standard job-site training in manufacturing.
Students in Guilford's Health Academy who complete the third course in the pre-med/nursing pathway sequence can graduate with a CPR certification, dual credit and a CNA license.
Both academies will be formally recognized for achieving model status in fall 2020 at the National Career Academy Coalition annual conference. The model status for each academy is in effect for four years, until November 2023.
"We're so proud of the work our teachers and staff have put into the academies," said Superintendent Ehren Jarrett. "This recognition is a powerful example of what our district can accomplish when our community, staff and students are all focused and aligned on the same objective. The recognition at Guilford and Jefferson is a step toward our goal to have all RPS 205 academies achieve model status."
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Letter was 'not a productive step' towards resolving ownership issue, mayor says
Barbara Simpson
City officials are hoping to meet with Bluewater Health within the next week over the ownership of the former Sarnia General Hospital site before it turns into a game of legal hot potato.
City council formally authorized Monday an outside law firm to investigate ownership issues surrounding the derelict Mitton Street site.
Late last month, Bluewater Health Board of Directors notified the city it would cease securing and maintaining the site at an annual cost of $400,000 effective Dec. 31.
The letter suggests the hospital has been acting as a "fair and accommodating corporate citizen" in maintaining the former hospital buildings when they actually belong to the City of Sarnia.
But the fact that notification came in a letter "was not a productive step" towards solving the situation, noted Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.
The city maintains it has never owned the hospital building.
"We've acted in good faith and we want to avoid a legal battle," he said after Monday's meeting.
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We are suckers for environment-friendly cars, but the first time we saw the Smart ForJeremy, another version of the ForTwo, our jaws dropped. The car has wings! And now our jaws dropped not in awe.
I guess that what happens when Smart taps Jeremy Scott who is well-known for his attention-grabbing line of clothes. He has designed for the likes of Katy Perry, Rihanna, , Kanye West, and Lady Gaga and yes his impossible-not-to-see lines are reflected on the Smart ForJeremy.
The Smart ForTwo is not really being marketed for its practicality nor the driving experience it offers but for the green technology it embraces. It is a very outlandish creation and the brand might just want more attention when they hired the fashion designer.
Smart, sorry but this car is just too weird for our taste.
Do you remember riding a boat in the park with those big swan wings? That is how the ForJeremy looks. This will not float through a love tunnel but is ready to cruise on the road as it takes the form of the 74-horsepower of the Smart ForTwo. It can go as fast at 78 miles an hour using a lithium ion battery pack. It has a range of 78 miles when used in an urban setting.
You might also think of the wings on the shoes of the mythological god Mercury. Before we forget, the wings that have been crafted from fiber glass do light up. Yes, just like the shoes you love when you were a kid.
Just like us, you might already be wondering why someone will put some wings to a car. Scott's design actually are dominated by wings. According to the designer, it symbolizes freedom, just like how the car tries to free the air of harmful gases.
Now, use your hands to cover the wings and you will see a normal Smart ForTwo with 5-spoke chrome rims, and other shiny elements. The shiny treatment continues to the interior of the car. Be careful and do not touch anything or your fingers might burn from all the chrome you will see.
The car, with wings, will roll out next year. On a limited run (and that is the best thing about it.


But download what's in the free section it should get you started and give you an idea of what's going on. We're also adding tutorials here in the next few days.
What's better to watch would depend on how much you already know in max, for beginners I'd go with the introduction to organic modeling, interior design or a low poly character as it gets you started and includes a few tools without being too much at once.
If you're already quite comfortable modeling I'd do the Sand Speeder because it includes so many different tools, or the Apache as it basically teaches you half of Maya in one tutorial but both these are long and quite difficult to complete for someone new to modeling. My favorite tutorial on the site is Chef Ramsay because it describes the production workflow in character modeling and takes rigging into consideration. As well it shows UV layout and texturing so you get a good overview.
Remember F1 for the Maya help files and there's also some free basics training on Autodesk's site which is good.
Ive started on the interior design one, and halve done about half of it.
Best thing to do is follow some really simple tuts at first. The content you create in the tuts may be boring, but just use them until you get at least semi-confident with the tools, then just model something that really interests you, that's the only way you're going to see it through to the end, or however far it gets. So if you're anything like Acid (god help us) then model a cool car. Plenty of guys around here to help you out with that one!
Some basic tuts to start with sure, but after that, you need to start doing what really gets you going... what got you into this stuff in the first place. It won't matter how well you know Maya and it's tools, if there's no drive... nothing's going to happen.
As for good tuts, I don't know if your local library has the "introducing Maya" books, but they were great. Each one had a great step by step tutorial on modeling a semi-complex model using the most basic tools. I think one had a train and one a catapult. But there has probably been more since then.
So if you're anything like Acid (god help us) then model a cool car.
OI! Nothing wrong with being totally awesome.
thanks, I doubt the library has any round here (most people in this town are...less....computer smart) but ive found a few good tuts around that ill definitely try now i've finished this interior one. I do want to start designing/modeling cars, so hopefully I can eventually get up to speed with that.
I've picked up on this thing with the modeling menu set and it's one of the reasons for why there's no longer anything in the free section that is done in versions below 2008 (not sure when the split came, I think it was 8) hence bye, bye cartoon dog:) I think the free tutorials on this site would be some of the first things a lot of people new to Maya see and therefore we want it to consist of shorter projects that are not overwhelming when you're new and also we want to cover all fields of Maya to give people a bit of an overview to start off with so there will be a balance of basic dynamics, modeling tips and tools, shading networks, bump and normal maps, lighting, mental ray and so on. For versions here we were thinking of doing some things in 2009 and 2010 as well as not everyone is on Maya 2011.
We did some general house cleaning and everything on the site is there because the workflow's accurate and it's useful content. For modeling some of the oldest things on this site are the Ferrari and Apache done in Maya 6 which is pointed out and they're both some of the best Maya tutorials I've ever seen. These two tutorials are not for beginners but intermediate users and at this point I think anyone can figure out the split in the modeling set and the edit polys being edit mesh which are the main changes. It's important to remember as well that tried and tested techniques remain in the industry and the actual modeling workflow does not change with version updates of Maya, version compatibility is on the other hand more important for dynamics where the menu set is completely different today than it was a few years back.
Also I second that thing with Introduction to Maya, it's a really good book to have on the side of tutorials to get a more solid foundation and good text tuts in there. Have a look for it, it's not that expensive and it's really worth it I think.


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In the Neuro/Trauma ICU, the patients were arranged like artwork. Statuesque figures projected their sculptured, angular images in a gallery of haloed subjects suspended in animation. Some were conscious, and some were elsewhere. On this particular dreary day in December, I noticed a group of family members—a mother and two daughters—walking past me, crying. Their faces were red with track marks from their tears. The youngest daughter, a teenager, had a decidedly sullen look in her eyes and clenched fists. She grimaced as I walked by her. The trio attracted pity, yet florid fear. What if whatever THAT is happens to me? A cold, icy stillness and panic settled inside my chest. Later, I learned these girls were saying goodbye to their father who had been in an accident and on ventilator support. Their mother, who had long ago divorced him, still cared for him in some way. She was here. The entire family was mourning. This was an average Tuesday in the unit.
As I walked further toward the back corner, I saw nurses joke with each other at the desk. The coffee pot was visible, whirring in a mini-kitchen behind their work area, and occasional smiles and laughter filled their faces. It was a different scene than what was inside each and every patient room, which surrounded the nursing desk. Those rooms had no smiles. They were instead filled with family and friends standing vigil. Identities had been stolen. Personalities robbed. Mothers, fathers and children had become memories of themselves trapped in a personal jail. Somewhere entombed in this museum of bodies were human beings medical teams were desperately trying to rescue. The air was full of frozen emergencies with live or die moments. No purgatory existed—there was only this very second, and a time in the future where hope lived.
Tucked in the back left corner of the ICU was my grandmother's room. It was the holiday season. In stark contrast to the rest of the bland, hospital decor, strands of tiny, colored lights saturated the walls above the rest of the hospital's laissez-faire artwork. I had taped the lights there, as well as randomly tacked some plastic garland over the pictures on the walls in such a way that would have caused cardiac arrhythmias for any interior designer. The room emanated of color and moldy, fake Christmas trees. It was perfect. The archaic, dusty, decorations I had brought from my grandmother's own boxed up collection had just enough "1980s flavor" in them to take some of the medicinal smell out of the air. The nurses I had become friendly with encouraged me not to quit my day job as a medical student at another institution. "You would never make it as a decorator," they always said as they walked by. I continued to smile wryly at them. I had spent a about a week getting to know the staff here.
On December 4, my entire world changed. I went from being part of the trauma team, a medical student on my surgery clerkship in Macon, Georgia; to being a recipient of a trauma at a different hospital in the Atlanta area. My grandmother, the woman who anyone could easily describe as a mother to me, fell down a flight of stairs and suffered a subdural hematoma and a 2.5 cm midline shift. My maternal figure who just the previous month was throwing dinner parties and calling me to talk about her day was lying in a bed with a disfiguring, horror-movie-style, blood-covered bandage around her head, endotracheal tube in place, and eyes tightly shut since she became obtunded and was whisked emergently to a life-saving craniotomy. I had rushed to her side from my trauma surgery call at another hospital with the Godspeed blessing of the surgery on-call resident. The irony didn't escape me.
The decorations and the photos of our family that I had carefully arranged in her room did more to pacify my heart than hers. Nurses and other patients' families dropped in and out as they came to see the ICU room that was decorated for Christmas. It was the only one. Her ICU room became somewhat of a spectacle. We had more family and friends in the room with my grandmother than was allowed every time we visited, which was graciously ignored by the staff. My family listened to her favorite Frank Sinatra songs in silence. Through the melodic choruses, the room was transformed to a time from long ago. A pained look swept across my grandfather's face as I played "their" song, "Always" by Frank Sinatra. The verses toppled out of laptop computer into our ears with the words impacting each of our breaths. "Days may not be fair, always, that's when I'll be there, always. Not for just an hour, not just a day, not for just one year, but always." My grandparents had danced to this song at my own wedding while all my guests toasted in tribute to their sixty-plus years together. We were torturing ourselves. And worse, we knew it.
My family left the decorations and absurdly-hung garland up until my grandmother was moved out of the ICU to a different hospital—a long-term acute care center. I came and went from her bedside that holiday season as often as I could essentially living in my scrubs coming off calls and moving from being the medical student to the family member—switching on and off like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I passed old and new families in various states of emotional disarray who had discovered, like I did, that their life never actually had any grey areas in it to begin with—only black and white. The end points of life were terribly cut and dry after all. We all knew what we wanted and what really mattered. I couldn't alter anyone's hopes and dreams including my own that Christmas. However, I'd like to think I did the only thing anyone could actually do—play a little music, be a tad bit of ridiculous, offer a hint of determination, and celebrate hope with a few tiny, colored lights.
My 86-yr-old grandmother transitioned from the Neuro/Trauma ICU to a long-term acute care hospital. We were told she would never wean from her ventilator and survive breathing on her own. Through aggressive patient advocacy, a firm commitment to restoring her life, and the grace of God, she recovered. She transitioned to a nursing home then an assisted living home and finally, to her permanent home with my grandfather at my aunt and uncle's house. My childhood home where I grew up was sold. The sadness of saying goodbye to the life they had and all my childhood memories was abated by the miraculous recovery of my grandmother who today is free from all tubes or breathing assistance, walks with a walker, and is cognitively recovered well enough to laugh, love, remember and encourage all of us. Her neurosurgeon pronounced her a miracle and said she was the first case he's seen in his over 20 years of practice that had merely just survived such a severe injury. This October 2013, she and my grandfather celebrated 70 years of marriage.
Allison L. Overmon; Tiny Colored Lights. Anesthesiology 2014;121(2):418-420. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000179.


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Flexible Rogowski Coils
Flexible Rogowski coils are useful for measuring electric current in large or awkwardly-shaped conductors, where space round the conductor is restricted or where a lightweight transducer is needed which can be suspended on the conductor.
Flexible coils are generally more convenient to use than rigid coils but are less accurate. (1% compared with 0.1% for a rigid coil). They are better than rigid coils for high-frequency measurements. The coils are wound on a flexible former. Two sizes are commonly used: 'Standard' coils use a 7mm diameter former, 'thin' coils are wound on a 3.2mm former. The overall cross-section of the coil depends on whether it is screened and the thickness of the insulation.
Aligning the ends:
The coils are fitted by wrapping them round the conductor to be measured and bringing the ends together. In practice it is very difficult to align the ends without having a gap in the winding. The effect of a gap is to make the coil sensitive to interference from adjacent conductors or other sources of magnetic fields. More information on gaps in windings.
Various methods are used to ensure that the ends are aligned accurately. Coils with screw-together or push- together ends incorporate an additional winding to compensate for the gap and minimise interference from external magnetic fields. Coils with overlapping ends are easier to build but the rejection of stray magnetic fields in some situations is not so good. See Testing Coils.
Push-together ends are the standard locating method. They are useful for coils that have to be fitted and removed repeatedly. The diameter of the free end is reasonably small and can be threaded through confined spaces. The ends should be pushed together firmly enough until they 'click'.
Push-together ends are used with 1000 Series Coils.
Screw-together Ends are better for permanent or semi-permanent installations
Screw-together ends are used with 1000 Series Coils.
Overlapping Ends are easier to make but for some situations they are more prone to pick-up from stray magnetic fields. With thin cross-section coils the pick-up effect is not as bad as for standard section coils.
Overlapping ends are used with 4000 series coils.
Thin Coils:
For conductors with limited space around them coils can be wound with a thinner cross section than those shown above. With a very thin winding most of the cross section of the coil is insulation and there is not much point in making the winding any thinner. Also thin coils have a low output and are less suitable for measuring low currents.
Flexible coils come in lengths ranging from about 250mm to several metres. They can be manuactured either with or without an electrostatic screen. If the coil is long enough it can be wrapped several times round the conductor to increase the output. The output is proportional to the number of wraps.
Electrical connection to the coil is at one end only. The other end is 'free' and can be threaded round awkwardly-shaped conductors or conductors in confined spaces. Flexible coils do not have to fit tightly round the conductor and their output is not excessively sensitive to position in relation to the conductor. They must, however, encircle the conductor completely.
A typical mutual inductance for a flexible coil is 200 - 300nH. Depending on the integrator these coils can be used to measure currents from less than 1A to more than 1MA and at frequencies of up to several hundred kHz. Special low output windings can measure higher frequencies.
Coils are individually calibrated to give a mutual inductance value. For coils of the same design the individual mutual inductance values can vary by a few percent between coils.
Alternatively coils can be made interchangeable. In this case the coil is 'loaded' with a series resistor to compensate for the variation in mutual inductance. An integrator used with interchangeable coils has to be designed appropriately.
Temperature Effects:
(i) Coils are affected by temperature due to the change in resistance of the winding. For an increase in temperature the output of a coil/integrator combination decreases. The temperature coefficient depends on the length of the coil and the input impedance of the integrator and can vary over a range from -0.003%/°C to -0.17%/°C.
(ii) Coils are also affected by thermal expansion of the silicone rubber former material. The effect of thermal expansion is complex and the output of the coil can either increase or decrease depending on its design. As a general rule, coils wound with thin wire (0.1mm) have an output that increases with increasing temperature and coils wound with thicker wire (>0.2mm) have an output that decreases with increasing temperature. If coils are heated at too high a temperature the output of the coil can be permanently affected.
More Information on Temperature Effects
An electrostatic screen is sometimes useful to reduce noise with very low current measurements or for minimising capacitive pick-up with high-frequency measurements.
Outer Finishes:
Polyester braid provides maximum flexibility and a generally attractive finish, but less good electrical insulation. The normal covering is polyolefin sleeving which gives better insulation but a less flexible coil. Conform Sleeve can be used on longer coils. It is a glass fibre / silicone rubber composite with excellent electrical properties..
Special Windings:
For large, fast current pulses we can use a special winding to reduce the coil output voltage to an acceptable level. This also gives a better high-frequency response.
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Mental health expert Jennifer Burke has joined a new team at the top of outsourced small and medium-sized business adviser The Health & Safety (The H&S) Dept.
Jennifer has worked in mental health for more than a decade, first in family support then personal coaching and cadet training. She is now a qualified health and safety adviser.
She arrives at The H&S Dept as an advisor alongside Luke Perry, who recently joined to take over its management as head of health and safety.
Set up by Bristol-based parent company, outsourced human resources firm The HR Dept in 2018, The H&S Dept has since enjoyed sustained growth, with its client base trebling over the past two years.
Jennifer and Luke's appointments reflect a growing need for health and safety advice and support by small and mid-sized firms, particularly in the field of mental health.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures last month show that stress, depression and anxiety now account for just over half (51%) of all recorded work-related illnesses.
Jennifer said: "In 2017 the government commissioned a review into how mental health in the workplaces was affecting employers and employees.
"They discovered there was a significant cost to employers through absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover, and that poor mental health was costing employers.
"And also with the duty of care around stress in the workplace, which is a legal requirement, there needed to be a better focus on how we manage that and how we reduce it occurring.
"Combined with various social, political and economic factors, it's become among the hottest of topics."
She said business owners were seeing the value of it and were starting to believe in its importance.
"That's crucial because in the worst cases there are certain industries experiencing increasingly high suicide rates, particularly for single males in their 40s," she added.
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Jennifer added: "The course also advocates a positive mental health culture in the workplace and suggests ways an organisation can improve.
"It covers some of the biological elements of stress and also looks in detail at the signs and symptoms of various mental conditions, at level three.
"Generally we want to help to raise awareness of mental health, reduce stigma and open up conversations, then equip people to handle cases of mental health in the immediate instance."
While focusing on Bristol and North Somerset, The H&S Dept is part of The HR Dept's franchise network and will continue to provide custodian support to the majority of its 75 human resources experts around the UK and Ireland.
Luke predicts significant interest from around the UK. "There's a role for every business owner to play a part in the wellbeing of their staff," he said.
"Especially in the current climate, with working habits changing and significant financial pressure, it makes sense in so many ways to make sure staff are looking out for each other.
"We're excited to bring this offering to our current and future clients. We'd encourage business owners in every sector to consider how training can help maintain a positive-minded workforce."
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Do I get any discount from buying my tickets online?
Will tickets be posted out after I have purchased them?
No, we use a paperless system, so you will receive an email confirming your purchase. This email or your PayPal statement can be used on the festival gate as your 'ticket', which will be exchanged for a wristband.
Do I have to buy a ticket for my child(ren)?
It depends on the age of your child! Children 16 years and younger are FREE so you don't need to purchase a ticket for them. HOWEVER 1) Children must be accompanied to the festival by a paying adult. 2) If you are planning to bring a child, who will need their own seat in the auditorium, we would be really grateful if you could send a quick email to info@crossoverfest.com to let us know, so we can keep track of the amount of seats available in the auditorium.
Why can I only buy a weekend ticket?
Day and Evening tickets may become available in 2019 but we need to prioritise weekend ticket sales first, since there are limited seats in the auditorium. Allowing someone to come for one night potentially prevents another person coming for the whole weekend. If there are seats remaining, we will put them on sale closer to the event.
Do I have to buy a separate camping ticket to my weekend festival ticket?
No! Camping is included in the price of a weekend ticket.
Why the ticket price increase compared to last year's festival?
The festival has moved dates to a bank holiday weekend, so there is an extra day's worth of events taking place, which we need to pay for. There are also additional costs for an extra day including; hire of venue, equipment, toilets, etc. We still feel it's an excellent price, since it includes the festival AND camping!
There is a problem with my transaction. What can I do?
Please send an email to info@crossoverfest.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can with a solution. If you've bought too many tickets, you will be fully refunded.
Refunds will be considered if you are unable to attend the festival due to circumstances outside of your control.
Can I bring my tent/trailer tent/caravan/motorhome?
Yes! "Camping" includes all of the accommodation above. If you have a very large vehicle, we would strongly encourage you to contact the festival via info@crossoverfest.com to let us know the size of it, so we can try to allocate an appropriate space. Not all areas on the festival site are suitable for vehicles over 26 feet.
Can I reserve a camping space for a friend/family member?
Yes, you (not the festival) can mark out a space for that person, as long as they have already bought a ticket online and you know the space they'll need on site, so you don't take up more space than is necessary.
Is there a quiet area I can pitch in?
Yes. The stewards will guide you to the quiet zone- This area prohibits noise after 9pm.
Is it easy to walk/drive round the site?
Yes. It's not massively big, so it's easy to walk around. There are paths to get from one area to the next but please bring a torch for walking around at night time, as there are only lights on the pathways. When driving, there is a one way system in operation, so make sure you don't try to turn around or reverse, or even go all the way round or you'll end up queueing at the start again!
Are there any electrical hook-ups for vehicles?
No, sorry. This is wild camping!
Is there a drinking water point?
Yes, there is a drinking water point located centrally in the festival site. There is also non drinking water available too. Please read the signs carefully so you don't mix the two up!
Yes. There are portaloos dotted around the festival site and during the day there are indoor toilets within the Clonter Opera Theatre building (indoor and outdoor toilets include disabled toilets).
Is there an elsan point?
Yes, there will be an elsan point for all chemical waste.
Are there going to be showers this year?
Yes there are showers. There will be a shower block. Don't forget to bring a towel!
Are there facilities for washing dishes etc.?
No. The festival site is not a designated campsite, so you'll need to bring your own washing up bowl, kettle and gas hob! Wild Camping!
Is there anywhere to store valuables?
No, unfortunately not. Please don't leave your valuables unattended- lock them in your car wherever possible.
I am disabled so need to camp near to the main building and toilet- is this possible?
Yes. We have a designated disabled camping area opposite the theatre entrance, which has disabled portaloos right next to it. However, you will need to book this with the festival organisers, so please send a message to info@crossoverfest.com to arrange a space.
Friday at 10am – We will not open the gates before this, so please don't arrive any earlier.
I'm coming a long way, can I arrive on the Thursday?
No, sorry, this is not possible. Our team will be busy setting up the festival site during this time.
When do I have to be off site?
Monday at 3pm- Our team will need to tidy up the site after this time, so please make sure you've packed up all of your equipment and are off site by then.
Please see the 'location' page on our website for full details.
Is there any accommodation nearby if I don't want to camp?
Yes! The limit on the number of dogs allowed on site has been lifted, so you can now bring your poochy pal along with you, as long as they are well behaved. However, dogs must be kept on a lead at all times, must be cleaned up after and are not permitted in any of the buildings.
Can I pay for tickets and other goods by card?
You'll need cash to pay for tickets, food, CDs, and most items on the stalls once at the festival site.
Yes, but only on the campsite. Any alcohol taken into the auditorium must be in a plastic glass. Bottles, cans or glasses are not permitted.
Is there food/drink available on site?
Yes, we have food and drink stalls available, including 'indoor dining' for your breakfasts, lunches and main meals. There are other stalls including food outlets, ice cream, sweets and coffee/cakes. There are vegetarian options and some limited vegan options. There are 2 bars- one serving real ales and one serving wines, spirits etc.
Can I have a fire/BBQ?
The communal campfire has been organised for all to enjoy, so please don't have any others fires on the site. Disposable BBQs are permitted so long as they are off the ground, and do not mark the grass. There are fire extinguishers inside the venue and fire buckets located at various points outside.
Is there anywhere to play music after the concert has ended?
Yes, the Carmen room will be left open, as will the marquee (attached to the main building). There is also a small outside marquee to session in to. However, if the noise travels too much, the stewards may ask you to move indoors to the Carmen room. Also, only acoustic instruments are permitted- no amplifiers or sound systems.
Yes. Kids can listen to the music, get involved in the 'kids' workshop and performance and soak up the festival atmosphere alongside their parents. If they need more entertainment, there will also be an amazing balloon modeller there on the Sunday and a small kids' corner (teepee tent) with little activities such as colouring, reading, hula hoop, swing ball etc.
I'm new to this whole bluegrass festival thing- what can I expect?
Bluegrass festivals are generally very welcoming places and suitable for all ages. There is a really nice atmosphere and everyone is very welcoming. A lot of people there will bring instruments with them, even if not performing on stage, and will 'session' inside and outside throughout the day. Throughout the day there are concerts, workshops, dance displays and jam sessions going on and everybody is welcome to join in. Bluegrass and Old Time music instruments usually consist of banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, double bass, autoharp and vocals but sometimes at this festival harmonicas and ukuleles can be seen. We encourage people to join in with sessions and workshops but would appreciate it if instruments were kept to the standard line-up, as this festival isn't planning venturing into the folk/pop world.
Where can I find the timetable of events for the weekend?
This will be published closer to the time through the website and also via the Crossover Festival App, which can be downloaded through the Play Store if you have an android device.
Can I perform at the festival even if I'm not booked to play?
Yes. There are open mic slots available during the weekend. You'll need to sign up on Saturday morning. First come first served. Also, you can perform in the jam sessions that take place throughout the weekend.
Can I take pictures and video the acts on stage?
Yes, there are first aiders and first responders, who can be contacted on walkie talkie. A steward will be able to contact a first aider quickly.
No smoking is permitted anywhere in the building or small marquee. Smoking is also prohibited outside all building entrances and in the vicinity of stalls and catering areas. Please smoke responsibly and be considerate of other patrons.
There sure are! Workshops and times will be announced closer to the festival.
Times to be announced on our facebook page. All workshops are subject to change.


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APIA groups petition White House to stop ICE raids
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SEARAC Executive Director Quyen Dinh speaking in front of the White House.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 2, 2016) — The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC), National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) on Tuesday joined immigrant and refugee advocates, families, and community members in front of the White House to deliver a petition with more than 130,000 signatures to condemn raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and to urge the administration to provide Central American children and families who came seeking protection from life-threatening violence in their home countries with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
SEARAC Executive Director Quyen Dinh also presented the White House with a solidarity letter signed by over 70 AAPI organizations and allies throughout the country including California, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Virginia. A petition with over 400 individual AAPI community member signatures organized by 18 Million Rising was also presented as part of the delivery.
"ICE's decision to target asylum-seeking children and families is a terrible mistake that only instills fear in ALL our communities. SEARAC, NAKASEC, NQAPIA, SAALT, and many in the AAPI community stand in solidarity with the Central American families,"Dinh said. "Like these refugees, many of our own families arrived to this country fleeing violence and poverty, including my parents, who were among the 1.3 million Southeast Asian refugees resettled into the U.S. following the Vietnam War. We urge the Administration to halt inhumane enforcement policies targeting immigrant and refugee families seeking protection within our borders."
NAKASEC Executive Director Dae Joong Yoon, KRCC Executive Director Inhe Choi, and KRC Interim Executive Director Jenny Seon released the following statement denouncing the ICE raids:
"We are appalled that while over 5 million immigrant students and parents fight for the implementation of the DAPA and expanded DACA programs, the Obama administration decides to move forward on widely condemned raids targeting another group of vulnerable children and families. Many communities are victims of war and poverty, so protecting refugees and asylum seekers is a key priority for all of us, including the Korean American community and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Looking at our shared history, we are all refugees and immigrants. These Central American children and parents are a part of our family. America is and we are better than this."
Representatives from SEARAC, NAKASEC, NQAPIA, and SAALT in front of the White House.
Sasha W., Organizing Director for NQAPIA: National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, added: "President Obama has become the 'deporter-in-chief,' deporting more immigrants than his predecessors. Like the so-called 'Secure Communities' program, and the new Priority Enforcement Program, creating a culture of fear does not lead to safety. As queer API immigrants, these raids make us feel less safe and less American. Immigrants and refugees are part of our homes, our families, and our daily lives. We stand against rhetoric and policies that criminalize Syrian refugees, Central American refugees, and all those migrating to escape violence. The only crime here is deporting Central American refugees over the holiday weekend. President Obama needs to stop deporting immigrants, families, and children, and focus instead on pushing for DACA+ and DAPA in the courts and stopping profiling in immigration enforcement."
SAALT Director of National Policy and Advocacy Lakshmi Sridaran, said: "It is a dangerous and disturbing trend to deport and refuse refugees and asylum seekers who are fleeing violence. Our immigration priorities should be focused on implementing the expanded DACA and DAPA programs and passing common-sense immigration reform legislation, not on enforcement measures that criminalize children and families. We know that the conditions of the ICE family residential centers where many of these families will be sent are often deplorable. All immigrants deserve to be treated with fairness and dignity and raids over a holiday weekend are unacceptable."
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Hawaii Deferred Compensation Fund wants fixed-income manager
Hawaii Deferred Compensation Fund, Honolulu, is searching for an active core fixed-income manager, said Cynthia Akiyoshi, personnel management specialist for benefits administration in Hawaii's Department of Human Resources Development.
The search is being conducted due to personnel changes at existing core fixed-income manager Pacific Investment Management Co. PIMCO is invited to rebid; it has not been determined whether the firm will be replaced, Ms. Akiyoshi said.
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Jack Bassam Barakat (Líbano, Oriente Próximo, 18 de junio de 1988), más conocido como Jack Barakat, es un músico libanés-estadounidense, conocido por ser el guitarrista de la banda pop punk, All Time Low.

Primeros años
Barakat nació el 18 de junio de 1988 en la república de Líbano, Oriente Próximo, hijo de Joyce y Bassam Barakat. Tiene una hermana llamada May y un hermano llamado Joe. Posee ascendencia libanesa y griega. Su familia emigró a Baltimore, Maryland, Estados Unidos, cuando Barakat era niño. Barakat padece de anemia.

Durante la escuela secundaria, Barakat formó una banda con su amigo, el bajista Mark Shilling. Posteriormente se les unió el baterista Yanni Giannaros, y Barakat convenció a su amigo Alex Gaskarth de tocar la guitarra y cantar en la banda. El nombre de la banda era NeverReck. Después de un tiempo, Giannaros fue reemplazado por Rian Dawson, quien previamente había estado en la banda de Gaskarth. Meses después, Shilling fue expulsado de la banda, y luego de varios bajistas temporales conocieron a Zack Merrick, quien pasó a ser miembro oficial. La banda fue renombrada como All Time Low.

Carrera

En 2004, All Time Low firmó un contrato discográfico con Emerald Moon Records, una discográfica independiente de Baltimore y lanzaron su primer EP, The Three Words to Remember In Dealing With the End. Al año siguiente, y bajo la misma discográfica, lanzaron su álbum debut, The Party Scene. En 2006, firmaron con Hopeless Records y con el sello lanzaron el EP Put Up or Shut Up, y los álbumes So Wrong, It's Right y Nothing Personal en 2007 y 2009 respectivamente. Ambos álbumes se convirtieron en éxitos comerciales importantes, lo que les hizo saltar a la fama y tener la posibilidad de tocar en numerosos festivales, como en el Warped Tour. En 2011, la banda cambió de discográfica y firmó con Interscope Records, discográfica bajo la cual lanzaron a la venta Dirty Work, álbum que estuvo orientado más hacia el lado pop. A principios de 2012 volvieron a firmar con Hopeless, para lanzar su quinto álbum de estudio, Don't Panic, el cual se caracteriza por un sonido más similar al So Wrong, It's Right y está más elaborado musicalmente que su antecesor.

A finales de 2014, All Time Low comenzó la grabación de un nuevo álbum con el productor John Feldmann. El título fue anunciado como Future Hearts, lanzando el primer sencillo «Something's Gotta Give» del mismo en enero de 2015. A su vez, se anunció un tour en la primavera del mismo año con Tonight Alive, Issues y State Champs, así como el primer concierto de la banda en el Wembley Arena, el cual será grabado para editar su segundo CD/DVD. El segundo sencillo, «Kids in the Dark», fue lanzado en marzo de 2015, coincidiendo con la presentación de la banda en el festival australiano Soundwave.

El álbum debutó en el puesto número 2 de las listas de Billboard, con 75,000 copias vendidas en su primera semana, siendo ésta la mejor posición alcanzada por la banda en dicho conteo. También debutó en el puesto número en el Reino Unido, con 20,000 copias vendidas.

Discografía

 2005: The Party Scene
 2007: So Wrong, It's Right
 2009: Nothing Personal
 2011: Dirty Work
 2012: Don't Panic
 2015: Future Hearts
 2017: Last Young Renegade 2020: Wake Up, Sunshine''

Referencias

Guitarristas de Estados Unidos

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