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The Interminable Agency Clause
POSTED BY VICTORIA-STRAUSS FOR WRITER BEWARE® ON DEC 11, 2007 June 28, 2022
An "interminable agency clause" (sometimes called an "interminable rights clause" or a "perpetual agency clause") is language inserted into an author-agency agreement whereby the agency claims the right to remain the agency of record not just for the duration of any contracts it negotiates, but for the life of copyright. In other words, once the agency sells your book, it has the right to represent that book for as long as the book is in copyright (currently your life plus 70 years).
Why is this a problem? Suppose you decide to move to a new agency, as often happens. If your old agency's agreement included an interminable agency clause, you might not be able to bring with you any of the rights your old agency sold for you, even if the contracts covering those rights had long expired. Those rights, which can sometimes be profitably re-sold (especially if you score a success with a new work) are one of the things that can make you attractive to a new agent. Also, why would you want to leave your rights sitting with an agency with which you no longer see eye to eye?
Or suppose your old agency doesn't have a problem with you taking your rights elsewhere, but because of an interminable agency clause claims the right to collect commissions on any future sales of work it originally sold for you–even if it has nothing to do with those sales. Why should an agency be paid for a sale it didn't make? Obviously an agency's right to commissions should extend over the life of any contract it brokers, but once the contract ends, the benefit of the agency's work to you also ends, and so should its right to commissions.
Many professional writers' groups warn against interminable agency clauses, including the Authors Guild, SFWA, RWA, SCBWI, and Novelists Inc.. According to the Authors Guild, "the minimal prospective benefit the clause provides is far outweighed by the inconvenience it causes authors and their estates and by the responsibilities that accompany the clause." In addition to the concerns identified above, the Authors Guild points out that your agency is unlikely to be around for the life of copyright, that changes in personnel and ownership may have an impact on skill and reputability, and that interminable representation can greatly complicate not just the task of literary executors, but also of the agency, which would need to track and enforce interminable rights.
This isn't a new issue. The Authors Guild warning was issued in 2004. But the problem isn't going away. Just today, in fact, an author-agency agreement with interminable agency language came across my desk–the eighth I've seen in the past year. Clearly, authors need to be on their guard. Trouble is, the language can be subtle enough that it's easy to overlook or misunderstand. Several of the authors who sent me contracts were aware of the warnings against interminable agency language, but still failed to spot it.
Below are some examples of the different ways in which agencies frame interminable agency clauses, with the dangerous phrases bolded. All are taken from agency contracts in my possession.
** "The Agency and its right to receive commissions hereunder shall be co-extensive with the life of the copyright of the Work and any renewals thereof."
** "At time of termination of Agreement, all Work(s) sold by Agent shall remain with Agent and Agent shall remain Agent of Record in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed to by both Parties."
** "In the event that any Rights are sold, licensed, or otherwise disposed of by [agency], Licensor agrees that [agency] shall be irrevocably designated the agent for those Rights to the Work for perpetuity."
** "The Agency is entitled to the above-mentioned percentages as specified…for the legal life of the Work on agreements pertaining to the Work."
** "Author grants to agents/representatives and assigns the sole and exclusive right of selling in book form the above work in the United States of America and its Dependencies and anywhere in the world during the full terms of copyright and any renewals thereof."
** "It is understood that if rights to the Work have been sold during the term of this Agreement, Agent's interest in the Work is irrevocable…In recognition thereof, and in such case, Author hereby acknowledges and agrees that, regardless of when made or by whom, any and all contracts or agreements…regarding the Work are covered by the terms of this agreement; [and] agrees to arrange for all such contracts and agreements, regardless of when made or by whom, to name Agent as Author's agent of record."
What should you do if you encounter this kind of language? Here's what the Authors Guild recommends:
The best approach is for agents to simply drop the clause. Agents who are determined to retain a contractual right to represent an out-of-print work could adopt a clause such as the one that follows:
"On termination of this [publishing] Agreement, Agent will continue to have the right to represent the Work and collect a commission for the placement of the Work provided that (1) Agent places the Work within 6 months of the termination of this Agreement and (2) Agent sought a reversion of rights on Author's behalf within 6 months of the time the Work was out of print as defined in this Agreement."
Hmmm. I considered myself aware of this and thought I reviewed my contract carefully, but now I can't tell.
"If X sells a Project to a publisher, X will be the agent of record for the Project's income-producing duration and will irrevocably keep 15% of all the Author's inocme relevant to such a project."
It goes on to elaborate that they will not be required to return any legitimately received commissions. I connected the "irrevocably keep" to that–because it doesn't say "irrevocably RECEIVE." And I interpreted income-producing duration to mean until reversion of rights.
Obligatory disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, so what follows isn't legal advice.
Your interpretation may well be correct–this isn't intended to be an interminable agency clause. But the language is certainly ambiguous. Speaking for myself, I'd definitely want to change the clause to make it clear that the agent would be agent of record only for the duration of the publishing contract.
I see another concern as well. By giving the agent the right to keep 15% of "all the Author's income relevant to such a project," the clause might entitle the agent to unearned income. An agent should receive a commission only on sales she actually makes. If the publisher retains rights and sells them (book club rights, for instance), the agent shouldn't get 15% of your portion of that income just because she was the one who sold your book to the publisher.
Here's how I might revise this clause:
If X sells a Project to a publisher, X will be the agent of record for the duration of the publishing contract and will irrevocably keep 15% of the author's royalties deriving from the contract.
By replacing "income-producing duration" with "duration of the contract," you remove confusion about timeframes. By replacing "income" with "royalties," you limit the agent's commission to that particular sale. You might also need to add something to allow for subrights sales, but without actually seeing the contract, it's hard to say.
The Grump says:
Thanks for the info on the "fine print" in contracts. — I'd extend this to publishers as well as agents.
Legalese is always a problem. So, I have another question for you. Do you have a list of reliable literary lawyers who will review contracts independently?
Granted I'm a little spooked by the writers' strike, but it seems to me that writers of all ilks have suffered an erosion of contract rights over the years.
I don't maintain a list of intellectual property lawyers, and I'm always dubious of these kinds of lists online, unless they're sponsored by a reputable organization. I'd suggest using Findlaw.com to search for an intellectual property attorney in your area.
Also, the Overview page of Writer Beware includes a section on legal recourse that provides links to a couple of low-cost consultation services, including Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, which specializes in arts-related stuff.
Thanks so much for your input!
Here is language in Barbara Bauer's contract:
"If the relationship ends, the agent shall continue to be entitled to commissions resulting from sales originally made by her on monies received subsequent to the termination of the relationship, in accordance with the commissions provisions set forth above.
"In the event of the author's death, the author so authorizes the Barbara Bauer Literary Agency, Inc. to continue to act as agent on behalf of his estate in the promotion and sale of any work and authorizes contracts to be signed by the executor/executrix or other duly designated party with any recommended publisher."
In 2001, when I had my will redrawn up, I included a provision concerning how money would be handled if/when it resulted from sales of my book manuscripts, and made reference to the Barbara Bauer Literary Agency *or* other agent or agency as the agent involved at the time of my death. This allowed for BBLA to be considered out of the picture. At the time, Dr. Bauer wanted to see a copy of the provision and I sent it to her. All was OK for everyone involved. There was no perpetuity involved for her whether or not I died. And of course now there's not.
It pays to be careful and resolved in dealing with such provisions. By the way, it was my lawyer who added wordage to designate some other agency than BBLA.
This is a standard provision, ensuring that the agent is able to receive commissions for the life of any contract he or she brokers, even if he/she and the author have parted ways. There's something like it in nearly all author-agent agreements (I've seen a few agreements from amateur agents that don't include it, presumably because the agent wasn't knowledgeable enough to protect his/her own interests).
This is more unusual. I've seen similar clauses in some author-agent agreements, but also many that don't include a provision like this. To make it clear that, if I'd moved on to a different agency before my death, my former agency wouldn't have a claim on my estate, I might amend the opening sentence thus: "If this agreement is still in force at the time of the author's death…"
Something that many authors don't realize is that author-agent agreements are negotiable. An agent isn't going to change his or her commission structure, but s/he might be willing to be flexible on other matters.
Thanks, Victoria, for the legal resource info.
Hopefully, it will come in handy someday.
Concerning the Barbara Bauer provisions I noted above: I might have mentioned the contract was for one year and renewable every year. There was a certain period (half a month, I believe) leading to the renewal date within which one party alone could cancel the contract; if this wasn't done, it would be automatically renewed, and of course both parties knew this was happening when a new contract for the next year came to the author in the mail and the author would sign it. At other times, the contract could be canceled only if both parties agreed. As it happened, I canceled before the little period leading up to the renewal date, and Barbara Bauer agreed.
The provision regarding author's death, it seems, pretty clearly implicated the idea that, if the agent made a claim to rights to the author's work, the contract was still in force for its one-year period. But nowadays, given the contractual snares with other agents such as Victoria is talking about, perhaps a contract had better make this sort of fact explicit. But I understood it well enough when still working with Bauer.
I've made a note of that language, despite having recently declined an offer for several reasons.
The National Writers Union, which includes unpublished as well as published writers, offers a free contract review service for members. My impression is that most or all of them are lawyers.
I'm curious – is this legal-weasel wordage coming from, er, established and, um, solid, uh, AARP-guideline-following – okay, "legitimate" agencies?
Two of the clauses I quoted come from agencies with somewhat dubious credentials, but the others are taken from the contracts of established, selling agencies with names you might recognize.
The author complaint that led to the Authors Guild warning came from a client of William Morris.
Jessica Friedman says:
The Authors' Guild is probably a better source of reliable literary lawyers than Findlaw.com. (Disclaimer: I'm one of them.) I always counsel clients against interminable agency clauses, especially when the agency refuses out of hand to modify the clause. (I also love agency agreements that nowhere state that the agent is obligated to try to sell the rights in the first place.) But many clients, especially first-time authors, are so afraid to jeopardize the deal that they accept the clause anyway.
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I so understand what you are feeling. except, it's my mum. Luckily there is 7hr distance between us. When they visit they stay for a few days/week??? We put our foot down and they stay in a caravan park. Gives us time to ourselves. Remember, he is YOUR baby.
Poor spiddles and Liam. I don't like being out and about at silly season. Too many lines, no car parks and everyone is sooo rude and in a hurry.
Carmen, are you b/f. Often bf babies need more feeds due to the milk being more easily digested. All babies are different and have there own patterns, but it is nice when they sleep through.
Wow, so many posts. No more time for personals,dd needs feed.
Great to hear from you Daschlostar, sorry about the MIL, you and I have the same sort of problems when it comes to them, mine is interfering and thinks she knows everything too. All I can say is stand your ground, stick up for yourself and Yasim, and hopefully eventually your DH will se what she is really like. Arron see's the way she really is now, but he didn't for a long time, so persevere, it should get better, but it will never be smooth sailing always. Sounds like yasim is doing well which is great.
Carmen, Jessica actually feed every 3 hours during the day, she has her last bottle between 7 and 8pm and then goes to bed until 6 am. At the start the last bottle was 10pm, then she would wake at 2 and 6 am. Eventually she just dropped the 2am bottle, but I did start to hold her off by putting her dummy in for 30 mins and then eventually she went till 4 and then 6am. Have you thought about bathing Luke earlier? Maybe that would relax him enough that he would go to sleep a little earlier. Jessica also has a 3 hour sleep from about 12.30 pm till 3pm. I think babies do run their body clock but routine seems to be the key. Some babies seem to need less sleep than others. I also put Jessica into bed awake both at night and in the day, I hold her to feed her her last feed, then put her straight into bed and only go in to put her dummy in if she grizzles. Hope some of this info helps.
Grr about the Santa photo Spiddles. You still have a few weeks before school breaks up, maybe you should try again next week! I don't think we are going to get Jemma on Santas knee this year, it was a struggle last yr at 10 months, and she freaked out today cause Dorothy the dinosaur was at the new shopping centre nearby. And she likes Dorothy! Maybe Jessica and Josh can sit on the knees and Jemma can stand with Jordan. Waiting for photos is the pits isn't it?
My 2 little girls were both extra tired today and Josh played up at the supermarket, Kinder tired him out. He has to go to his school to listen to a story on Wednesday from 9-10.15, he is so excited.
Grace is one month old - my how time flies! She is growing and filling out nicely and has really cute little chubby cheeks. She is also having more awake time and I can put her down for longer periods now when she is awake and she will happily kick and look around.
I had a good weekend - it was my birthday and I spent saturday getting pampered at the beauty salon and then we went out for dinner and drinks with friends. It was so relaxing and it was just nice to have a drink and not worry about it!
Well, miracle of miracles both kids are asleep at the moment and as this is an extremely rare occurence during the day I had better go and do some housework!
i am b/f so maybe that is the difference - i am going to try and bring the routine forward by a couple of hours and see what happens.
just a short post but i wanted to let you know that dh has updated luke's website if you want to have a look.
Spiddles and Carmen your boys are growing so cute!!
OoOoO Carmen Luke is gorgeous!! Love the photo with the sunnies!!
Rose and Michelle - yup waiting in line is the pits!! So hate the silly season!!! For one not a big fan of crowds and christmas carols. Good luck with Jemma if you try again this year Michelle with Santa!!
Am busy cleaning. Having a housewarming/christmas/****tail party here on the weekend. I plan on having a cople and my frozen milk supplies are getting low. Didnt want to buy a can of formula cause when Liam was born DH mum went and bought a can of s26 before my milk came in. He had 3 feeds of it and had to throw it out. Bought some Karicare satcals (1 feed in each). Thought I better try it to make sure he would take it last night and drank 180mls. Have to start getting him use to it anyways for when I go back to work because probably wont have time to express at work and wont have enough feeds for daycare.
I also bought a cheap hammok ($6.95) and hung it from the roof in his cieling and put all his stuffed toys in it to declutter his room. It looks really good. There is a pic of it on his website.
Hope everyone is well....Gotta run!!
santa photos what fun lol. we went yesterday and lani and jay both sat on his knee and got photos it was too cute - i think santa had just started his shift so there was no waiting in line - i have an opposite problem with kids being scared of santa my ds adores him and has to see him at every opportunity - last year i am sure santa was getting quite sick of seeing him every time we went to our local shops.
news on my dh - he went to drs and he has been diagnosed with deep depression - the doc has him on medication and is seeing him weekly, he is a little embarressed by it all, but as i said to him it is great he can now recognise a problem there is no need to be embarressed and just think once he is over this hurdle he can hopefully start to enjoy things a little more - i feel for him, he does not talk and keeps all his emotions bottled up, hopefully my dr - who is fantastic will be able to get us through.
Mooshie congrats to your DH. It is a very brave thing that he is doing. Sometimes admitting we arent super people is the hardest part.
Mooshie I second the congrats to your DH, It's not an easy thing to admit things aren't ok, especially for men, the things that have happened to you guys are heart wrenching and men seem not to express emotions very well, which means they just keep carrying things around with them. Hope things turn around quickly for him now he has recognised his troubles.
Josh went to school for another orientation today and he was so hyper when he came home I had to send him to his room to cool off.
Jemma did a poo on the floor this arvo and I had to clean it up, yuck!
Arron came home at 5.30 am as they didn't go out fishing at 3am b/c his cousin had dramas at work, but he left at 11am to go fishing, won't be home till at least 10.30pm. It helped a little that he was home this morning as I didn't have to drag everyone out but I was still annoyed that he booted off at 11am. I should be cooking tea, but I am putting it off as I hate doing it. The kids will start freaking soon. I think we'll just have toasted sandwiches or spaghetti.
Better go, Jessica is laying on the floor half talkingand half crying, she needs a sleep.
Mooshie, so glad you dh is seeking help. They are so much more responsive when they acknowledge there is a problem. The road will not be easy but the result will benifit all.
Michelle, how is Jemma goimg with the toilet training?
Well dd wnet 9 hrs last night. She started fussing at 6am and was just thinking I should get up then next minute I woke at 7am and she was still asleep. She must have put herself to sleep again. I have started to offer her some boiled water in a bottle in th arvo when it is hot. She is taking around 25ml and sleeping better between feeds in this heat.
Had a shower with ds(Just 2yr) this am. I got out and he usually play with a tub of water in the basin while I dry self.(shower turned off) I turned my back and next minute I hear screaming. He had pulled his washer of the tap which in turn turned the tap on!!!!!!!!!! I wisked him out not knowing which tap was on. Thankfully it was the cold. I can laugh now but it was bad and could have been worse. Things happen sooo quick.
Wow- it's amazing what you assume will happen and if something else happens it kind of shocks you huh!
GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Just got a call from Liam's daycare. Has been booked in since May for next year and they dont think they can take him on a tuesday!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! They will get back to me tomorrow. Donno what I am gonna do if they cant do it.
Hope all are well and doing ok. Had another shower with ds. He was ok about it all. Thought I might have troubles but no. Amelia slept 9 1/2hr last night. This might become a habit. If dh did not have to go to work so early, the sleep in would be grand. Hopefully dd and ds will sleep in on Saturday and we will all get the benifit.
Ds and I have been a bit under the weather the past few day. Sore throat and a head cold. I thought he was getting conjunctivitis cause he had green sleep last night and this am. But no signs since.
Spiddles, hope they can get you a spot. If you have been booked in since May then they really have no excuse. My boss used to push our numbers(Amount of babies we would take) to the absolute max to accommodate for working mothers. We always would have the correct staffing. Since Peppercorn and ABC child care have come on the scene, I think things have become more money driven.
Pee, How is Ryley going? I'm sure you are loving every minute with him. Boy they grow so quick. Amelia will be 3 months on Saturday. She has started to hod a rattle now, looks at it and moves it deliberately.
Well, must be off now.
You were right Rose...They called again today and will get back to me next week but they think they can fit him in. I started calling around yesterday and there is another good one close to DH work. They said they couldnt fit him in on Tuesdays either (wonder what is on tuesdays???) but took my name and number. They ended up calling me back at 5 and said there is a place there if I want it for the 4 days I want. Said I will get back to them. The other place doesnt supply nappies or forumla though and am not sure on the pricing but hopefully next week it should all be arranged.
After admiring all your tickers I thought I would make one too!! They look so cute!!
Ugh on childcare!! I just went around to centres today and was put on waiting lists, the least of these being 16 months!!! So... there are no openings for at least a year in our area! We're in a bit of strife because we need at least one day a week in around 6 months so I can start working to pay off some of our bills which are getting a bit out of hand... we just need a bit more a week so one day of work a week more would be perfect... so frustrating... had to pay even to be put on one of the waiting lists!!
She's also teething again and her bottom gums are white & she keeps punching herself in the mouth which is sad to see & crying... so hopefully when that tooth comes out then she will settle down a bit...fingers crossed!
I hope you are all going well!! & your bubs are all being very good for you!
Grrr! about childcare, that's one thing I don't miss. It's annoying to be on a list so long Spiddles and then be told maybe not. And how hard for you guys Christy, it's amazing ther's nothing available. Do they have Family Day care in Qld? It is the one monitored by the council and your child is minded in someone's home? Everybody I know that uses family daycare loves it as they can really get to know the carer and it is far more flexible in hours, they also do nights etc. I think you apply through your local council, maybe you can check it out?
bad news about Matilda's sleeping Christy, maybe when the teeth settle down she will too.
Glad your DS wasn't too traumatised by the shower Rose. Jemma is going well with her toilet training. But she only remembers the potty when she has no pants on. I basically let her run around in the mornings pants less and she goes, when the nappy is on she does it in her nappy. I brought her some undies so that she can get used to taking them down and also so that she notices if she forgets the potty, so far we have had 2 pairs of wet pants, cause she has forgotton and she thought the pants would catch it. We have had 2 poohs which didn't quite make the potty in the last couple of days. I am not stressing though, she is only 21 months, so she's doing well and I won't push too much, we'll see what happens in Summer.
Jessica is so good, I think I have been so lucky 4 times in a row to get happy and settled babies. She loves the playgym, and lays under it hitting all the rattles. Jessica will be 3 months on the 2nd of Dec and I can't believe how fast time has flown.
Some bad news! My dishwasher hasn't been going for a week and a half and it is going to cost $350 to fix, we already fixed it a couple of yrs ago and that cost $250, so it is time for a new one! Such poor timing. Both of our parents are giving us money for xmas so we may put it towards the new one. In the meantime we are washing and drying dishes, which is really sad, as I am the one doing them most of the time. I hate it.
Anyway gotta go put Jessica to bed , she's scraeaming.
Daycare is sure frustrating. We do have home daycare (well in Toowoomba anyways) run by Kath ****son childcare. My Mum use to use them when I was little and had no probs. Every one is police checked and qualified etc but when I called them it seems they are closing down at new year the home daycare service and only having their own centre open (this is the one I can get Liam into if needed). Good luck Christy I know how frustating it is and how much you need money right now!!
Liam is awake watching TV with DH. He went to bed at his usual time 7 but only slept half an hour. Knew he would be up later cause we both had a nap this afternoon for 3 hours plus he had his morning one!! I so needed it.
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!! Have our party here tomorrow nite and a few have piked out. I hate it when people say we should get together and you arrange something and they are like we will be there and at the last minute have something else on. 4 now have something else on. I guess it is close to chrissy. Only have 6 definates. Less people that show means less to clean I guess.
I agree with the party thing Spiddles! It is annoying, I don't take anyones word for it unless they actually call me and say they are coming. At least they told you they're not coming, Our 30th we had 120 people but we weren't sure even the day before whether we would have only 80 or the full 120 and as it turned out almost all came and it was ucky we are over caterers as there was just enough food. Hopefully you have fun, that's the main thing, and the less cleaning up the better I say.
That's a bummer about the family day care in your area! As long as you get Liam in somewhere you feel comfortable that's all that matters.
I was not 100% happy with the first childcare centre Jordan went to and I tried it again when Josh was little too and still didn't like it much. The staff much prefer to chat under the verandah than supervise 3 yr olds on the equipment. jordan was climbing a metal a frame alone when she was 3 and fell, smashed her feed betweent he eyes and had the biggest lunp I have ever seen. No one was close enough to try and catch he as she fell either. They couldn't get her to ice it, they didn't take her to the Doctors, and they didn't ring the emergency contacts (Mum lived aroun the corner and would have picked her up). I took one look at her and raced her to the drs who said yes shes had a mild concussion- the drs was dircetly across the road from the centre by the way. The lump was so big the swelling had pushed her eyes further apart.


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Christian-funded group preaches Israel immigration gospel to Ukraine refugees
Back in the late 1960s, among the thousands of protesters at a downtown New York mass rally for Soviet Jewry, a young Yechiel Eckstein sat on the ground, chanting, "One two three four, open up the Iron Door; five six seven eight, let our people emigrate." The rabbis of his school, the Yeshiva University High School for Boys, had forbidden the students from attending, Eckstein told The Times of Israel. But already in high school, the subject of Soviet Jewry was important enough for Eckstein — today a rabbi himself and the head of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews — to go it alone.
At a flag-waving, dignitary-laden ceremony at Ben-Gurion airport on Monday afternoon, Eckstein will see 226 Ukrainian refugees arrive on his organization's first "Fellowship Aliya" flight. Alongside Eckstein, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, and Chairman of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky will welcome the new immigrants, who join over 5,000 Ukrainians who have fled the country to Israel in 2014 — a 174% increase over last year.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein with some of the 224 Ukrainian Jewish refugees arrive in Israel on his organizations's first "Fellowship Aliya" flight, December 22, 2014. (photo credit: International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein with some of the 224 Ukrainian Jewish refugees arrive in Israel on his organization's first "Fellowship Aliya" flight, December 22, 2014. (photo credit: International Fellowship of Christians and Jews)
The current widespread Ukrainian upheaval has left over 4,000 dead and some 930,000 displaced persons, mostly from regions bordering Russia. According to the Jewish Agency, there are still more than 200,000 "aliya-eligible" individuals (those who have at least one Jewish grandparent or are married to Jews) in Ukraine.
It is Eckstein's intention to bring as many of these 200,000 to Israel as possible.
During the summer, while visiting refugee camps and orphanages sponsored by the Fellowship, which commands an annual $140 million budget, Eckstein began pushing aliya to the displaced Ukrainians. He has seen, he said, an increasingly receptive audience, as refugees realize they no longer have homes or jobs to go back to.
For Eckstein, it is time to ramp up aliya efforts and evangelize the Jews there about Israel, the historical safe haven for the Jewish people.
Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky and Fellowship founder Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein at March 25, 2010 Passover seder with 200 new immigrants from Ethiopia at the Jewish Agency Absorption Center in Mevasseret Zion. (courtesy) Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky and Fellowship founder Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein at March 25, 2010 Passover seder with 200 new immigrants from Ethiopia at the Jewish Agency Absorption Center in Mevasseret Zion. (courtesy)
And the Jewish Agency is just not stepping up to the challenge, he said.
"Now you have a situation where it's not just about accommodating aliya, you need affirmative action to take advantage of the situation and strike while the iron is hot," said Eckstein on the eve of his Fellowship Aliya flight.
'We need to convince in whatever way we can that there's no such thing as a Jewish refugee as long as the State of Israel exists'
"We need to convince in whatever way we can that there's no such thing as a Jewish refugee as long as the State of Israel exists, and that there are groups of people enthusiastic to help them get there," said Eckstein.
The Jewish Agency told The Times of Israel it has five senior emissaries and "dozens" of coordinators and activists throughout the country to facilitate aliya.
"The Jewish Agency's primary activities in Ukraine center on processing thousands of immigrants to Israel and preparing them for life in their new country… In light of the current situation in eastern Ukraine, The Jewish Agency has boosted its presence in order to provide immediate assistance to Jews who wish to immigrate to Israel and to refugees forced to flee their homes, as well as to young people interested in participating in Jewish Agency programs in Israel."
A comparison between the language of the JAFI's "facilitating those who wish to immigrate" to Eckstein's "aggressive plan of action to promote aliya" shows why these two organizations aren't exactly on the same page.
During a late-night phone call from Ukraine on Sunday, Eckstein explained the need for this new initiative, and how, despite appearances, he has no plans to usurp the Jewish Agency's historic role in facilitating immigration to Israel.
He who holds the purse… Some have pooh-poohed Eckstein's Fellowship Aliya initiative as a public relations stunt catering to his Evangelical Christian base: This planeload of immigrants represents a mere 4% of this year's immigrants. They say Eckstein's donors just want to see "the huddled masses of Jews coming off the plane and kissing the ground."
A Jewish new immigrant kisses the ground after arriving Israel, 2006 (photo credit Guy Assayag /Flash90) A Jewish new immigrant kisses the ground after arriving Israel, 2006 (photo credit Guy Assayag /Flash90)
The Fellowship raises its $140 million a year in relatively small donations from a base of over a million evangelical Christians. It is not a foundation and its board is tasked with annually spending down its funds in support of the Jewish people's basic needs. Eckstein divides his budget into three areas: fighting poverty, promoting security and aliya.
In the FSU alone, the Fellowship's annual gift is $25 million for poverty and security support. Until this year, aliya funds there have been channeled through the Jewish Agency, to the tune of some $12-13 million.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (back row in blue shirt flanked by masked security guards), founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, on a visit to a Kiev school during a Ukraine fact-finding mission. (Eva Geller) Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (back row in blue shirt flanked by masked security guards), founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, on a visit to a Kiev school during a Ukraine fact-finding mission. (Eva Geller)
In the past two years, however, the Fellowship has drastically decreased its donations, in part, said Eckstein, who sits on JAFI's executive board, because the Jewish Agency's focus on aliya has changed.
"The difference between us and the Jewish Agency," said Eckstein, "is that aliya is at the core of our three mission components — at the top of it."
'We have millions that we can and wish to direct to aliya'
Another reason for cutting its financial support involves a well-covered conflict over JAFI's alleged lack of recognition and acknowledgment of the Christian nature of the Fellowship's funding.
The Fellowship's Christian Zionist donator base promotes aliya for religious reasons. These "Torah-true" Christians understand the prophecies in which Jews return to the Land of Israel as a directive and make what Eckstein calls "sacrificial" offerings to see it happen.
"We have money — we have millions that we can and wish to direct to aliya," said Eckstein.
Carrots, not rockets and missiles As incentive for aliya, the Fellowship is giving a one-time grant of $1,000 per adult and $500 for each child who comes to Israel before the end of the year. For cash-strapped Ukrainians who fled their homes this summer with only the shirts on their backs, this is real aid.
The December 22 flight quickly filled and another is planned for December 30.
Eckstein's general plan? Starting in January, every month to have "at least one plane if not two, three, four…"
"Whatever it takes to get them to Israel at a time like this we'll do. We'll find the resources — we have them," said Eckstein.
Rabbi Shlomo Gopin (left) and Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein at the Ukrainian 'displaced persons' camp for Jews. (Olivia Pitoussi) Rabbi Shlomo Gopin (left) and Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein at the Ukrainian 'displaced persons' camp for Jews. (Olivia Pitoussi)
Eckstein stressed that at this time his initiative is working in concert with the Jewish Agency and government bodies responsible for aliya.
In a statement released ahead of the flight, JAFI chairman Sharansky gave a nod to the Fellowship's mission. "The Fellowship, which has placed aliya at the top of its priorities, is acting in cooperation with the Jewish Agency to enable us to bring the immigrants to Israel in a concentrated manner," said Sharansky.
Eckstein called the Fellowship Aliya initiative a "supplement" to JAFI efforts, an added value.
"We have to keep our eyes on the ball," he said. "It's not about how big the Jewish Agency logo is compared to ours, it's the fact that we're pulling together and increasing aliya, which otherwise wouldn't happen."
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This score is a reconstruction of an oboe concerto which is unfortunately lost. However, there is a harpsichord concerto (BWV 1053) and Bach used the music in two cantatas: BWV 49 "Ich geh und suche mit verlangen" and BWV 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben".
For my reconstruction I used mostly the cantatas and double checked it to the harpsichord concerto BWV 1053. The harpsichord version has a lot more ornamentations - mostly because some idoms are impossible to play on a harpsichord (such as long notes, which are easy on an oboe). Every single note in this version is from Bachs hands.
Some musicologists claim this work actually to be an oboe d´amore concerto in D-major (opposed to F-major as in this version for oboe).


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..... Click the link for more information. , the skin and hair pigment, is also derived from this amino acid. Tyrosine residues in enzymes have frequently been shown to be associated with active sites. Modification of these residues with various chemicals often results in a change in the specificity of the enzyme toward its substrates or even in total destruction of its activity. In 1846 tyrosine was obtained as a product of the degradation of the protein casein (from cheese). It was synthesized in the laboratory in 1883, and its structure was thus determined.
[β-(para-hydroxyphenyl)alanine; oxyphenylaminopropionic acid], an amino acid. Tyrosine exists in the form of optically active D-and L-forms and the racemic DL-form. L-tyrosine is a constituent of many proteins and peptides, such as casein, fibroin, keratin, and insulin. It is readily isolated from protein hydrolysates because of its poor solubility in water. Phosphate esters of L-tyrosine are also components of proteins.
of melanins, norepinephrine, and epinephrine in humans. The iodinated derivatives of tyrosine—thyroxine and triiodothyronine—are thyroid hormones.
Tyrosine performs an important function as a precursor in the biosynthesis of alkaloids, such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. The enzymic oxidation of L-tyrosine is used to obtain the drug L-dopa. The breakdown of tyrosine in the body, in which ascorbic acid plays a role, results in the formation of fumarte and acetoacetic acids, which are incorporated into the Krebs cycle in the form of acetyl coenzyme A.
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Both isoenzyme couples possess phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase activity also.
The 18 kDa cytosolic phosphatase f rom bovine liver has phosphotyrosine phosphatase activity on the autophosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor acid.
Differential effects of diabetes on adipocyte and liver phosphotyrosine and phosphoserine phosphatase activities.
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Modulation of Interferon-g-induced Macrophage Activation by Phosphotyrosine Phosphatases Inhibition.
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Western blotting with an antibody to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) phosphotyrosine residues documented dose-dependent inhibition of EGFR phosphorylation.
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The phosphorylated EGFR was probed with monoclonal phosphotyrosine antibody and detected using ECL system.
In addition, cell-cell contacts in epithelial cells are associated with high levels of phosphotyrosine.
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Review: "Gravity" Is A Cinematic Experience Like No Other
In the age of the mega-blockbuster, films like Pacific Rim and The Avengers get by on being big, colorful spectacles that are light on intelligence but big on explosions and a sense of fun. I enjoyed both of those films, and I've oohed and ahhed at the giant battles and felt the adrenaline rush like everyone else. I have no problems with those films making tons of money and capturing the imaginations of the movie-going public. Up until last night, I thought I was satisfied with what 3D pop cinema was offering. But last night, I saw Gravity. And now, everything is a little different.
I still have a fondness for those films, and I am nowhere near disowning them. But director Alfonso Cuarón, the auteur responsible for Children of Men and the third (and best) Harry Potter film, has produced a cinematic experience that must be seen to be believed, preferably in IMAX 3D. The sweeping vistas of Earth and its surrounding space stations bring to mind images from Lawrence of Arabia or Gone With The Wind. To be honest, Gravity will feel like any other well constructed movie when viewed on your TV set at home, but in the great cathedral that is the cinema, Gravity shines as bright as the big screen epics of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. This is a Big Movie playing with Big Ideas, and it is all masterfully woven together by Cuarón's vision.
He is aided by Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, two major stars turning in fantastic work as a pair of astronauts dealing with a horrible situation. The film is essentially a twofer, Bullock and Clooney are the only human beings we see during the film's runtime, and the pair have a natural chemistry that helps elevates Gravity a few notches. As I watch more and more movies, I can't help but note that there's two types of actors: those who play their role as scripted, who execute their commands with efficiency, and then there are those who elevate, who add something to the part as written and give something more to the work. Johny Depp elevates. Robert Downey Jr elevates. And here, Clooney and Bullock elevate.
Cuarón elevates the material simply by shooting his space survival story in his now trademark style: long takes, swooping crane shots, and seamless CGI. Looking at set photos of Clooney and Bullock, I was astonished to see that even their NASA space suits were computer generated most of the time. Cuarón has always had tremendous skill in these departments, and Gravity might be his masterpiece. He knows just the right moment to push in on our hero's faces, and when to pull out and let them shrink in the vacuum of space. This is the best 3D cinematography I've seen. Period. It envelopes you, so that you are right there with Bullock and Clooney as they desperately scramble for anything to hold on to so they can get back to the big blue marble that taunts them with how close and yet far away it is.
With the 3D photography and stunning visuals, Gravity is similar to Pacific Rim or Avengers, but what sets it apart is the journey Bullock's character goes through, a journey that I wouldn't dare spoil for anyone, so I will tread lightly here. Suffice it to say, Bullock has never been more vulnerable. She is emotionally naked in ways that startle you just as her physically careening in space startles you. I'm sure she worked her ass off in the part, but she makes it seem effortless and easy, so much so that I can't imagine any other actress taking home the Best Actress statue at next year's Oscar ceremony. This is career defining work for her, a performance so brave and true that it will be remembered for many years to come.
But the best thing about Gravity is that it's a big budget film for adults. Usually it goes the bigger the budget the dumber the script, that way you can get as many people in the theater as possible and not alienate anyone. Here's a film with spectacular effects and major stars and intelligent, complex themes throughout. It's a huge, expensive risk that's practically unheard of in this day and age. This is a film you can chew on, filled with symbolism and smarts as well as thrills and catharsis. Gravity is everything movies were, and everything they're supposed to be. I simply can't imagine anyone who claims to love movies won't love Gravity.
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G-Mac's Tour Diary - Day Seven
Colleges swimmers in stitches after physio splashes out
OUR rehab physio, Steve Wright, appears to be on a one-man mission to get a daily mention in this column in unflattering terms.
But more on him later.
The lads reported to Cosumnes River College in the morning, refreshed from their day off, for the first of two training sessions.
While the fit boys worked away with the coaching staff under the blazing California sun, it was more jogging for me.
I really can't stress how warm it's been these past few days…and it's getting hotter by the day.
Temperatures seem to range from the early to mid-30s and there were a few sun burnt faces, not to mention noses, by the end of play.
But the graft is worth it. It's my understanding that training in such heat boosts your fitness levels more quickly than working in a cooler climate.
The highlight of my morning's work involved physio Steve. I was finishing off some stability exercises, which will help strengthen my calf, on a two-feet deep platform in the outdoor pool.
Around ten-15 college swimmers were waiting for us to wrap up and they seemed somewhat intrigued by the resistance band – effectively a huge rubber band – wrapped around my legs.
But it was Steve who had their complete attention moments later. As he lifted himself out of the pool, he completely lost his footing and came head over heels back into the water.
Steve is nicknamed The Bear due to his, shall we say, big-boned frame and the splash he made was biblical. I laughed so much I almost drowned!
For the evening training session, the injured lads headed back for more rehab work at the college while the rest of the squad made the short walk from our hotel to a five-storey gym for a spin class.
This made complete sense. When the weather's this warm, pitches become hard and the physios have been working around the clock to keep as many of the players on the training pitch as possible.
A spin class enables you to work just as hard physically but without putting unnecessary stress through your joints.
We had a welcome change of scenery at dinner when the gaffer and coaching staff led the squad past the State Capital Building to a steakhouse called Morton's.
The food our hotel has laid on has been top notch but after a week of eating similar meals, it was good to go out and try something different.
It was a cracking choice of venue, with the 12oz fillet steak proving very popular.


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Ethiopian minister visits BEXIMCO Industrial Park in Dhaka
May 23, 2019 - Bangladesh
An Ethiopian delegation led by state minister for trade and industry Teka Gebreyesus Entehabu recently visited the BEXIMCO Industrial Park in Dhaka to see large-scale vertical operations. The Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited, commonly known by its trade name BEXIMCO, also discussed its plans to set up a textile and apparel unit in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian minister said his country would be proud to build an industrial park similar to the BEXIMCO one and would welcome and support the company to invest in Ethiopia, according to Bangla media reports.
Syed Naved Husain, BEXIMCO's chief executive office for textiles, had visited Ethiopia in 2016 to assess the feasibility of investing in Africa and also visited the Hawassa Industrial Park. (DS)


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CHANGES IN POLARIZATION OF MYOMETRIAL CELLS PLASMA AND INTERNAL
MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES UNDER CALIXARENES ACTION AS INHIBITORS
OF PLASMA MEMBRANE Na+, K+-ATPase
G. V. Danylovych1, Yu. V. Danylovych1, O. V. Kolomiets1, S. O. Kosterin1, R. V. Rodik2,
S. O. Cherenok2, V. I. Kalchenko2, A. Ju.Сhunikhin1, V. F. Gorchev1, S. A. Karakhim1
1Palladine Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv;
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The influence of supramolecular macrocyclic compounds – calix[4]arenes C-97, C-99, C-107, which are ouabainomymetic high affinity inhibitors of Na+, K+-ATPase, on the polarization level of plasmic and mitochondrial membranes of rat uterine smooth muscle cells was investigated. The influence of these compounds on the myocytes characteristic size was studied. By using a confocal microscopy and specific for mitochondrial MitoTracker Orange CM-H2TMRos dye it was proved that the potential-sensitive fluorescent probe DiOC6(3) interacts with mitochondria. Artificial potential collapse of plasmic membrane in this case was modeled by myocytes preincubation with ouabain (1 mM). Further experiments performed using the method of flow cytometry with DiOC6(3) have shown that the compounds C-97, C-99 and C-107 at concentration 50-100 nM caused depolarization of the plasma membrane (at the level of 30% relative to control values) in conditions of artificial collapse of mitochondrial potential by myocytes preincubation in the presence of 5 mM of sodium azide. Under artificial sarcolemma depolarization by ouabain, calixarenes C-97, C-99 and C-107 at 100 nM concentrations caused a transient increase of mitochondrial membrane potential, that is 40% of the control level and lasted about 5 minutes. Calixarenes C-99 and C-107 caused a significant increase in fluorescence of myocytes in these conditions, which was confirmed by confocal microscopy too. It was proved by photon correlation spectroscopy method that the C-99 and C-107 caused an increase of characteristic size of myocytes.
Key words: calix[4]arenes, plasma membrane, mitochondria, transmembrane potential, smooth muscle, uterus, photon correlation spectroscopy.
The original article in Ukrainian is available for download in PDF format.
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CHANGES IN POLARIZATION OF MYOMETRIAL CELLS PLASMA AND INTERNAL MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES UNDER CALIXARENES ACTION AS INHIBITORS OF PLASMA MEMBRANE Na+, K+-ATPase (G.V. Danylovych, Yu.V. Danylovych, O.V. Kolomiets, S O. Kosterin, R.V. Rodik ....)


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Women, Class, Family and the State
By Varda Burstyn and Dorothy E. Smith
The articles in this book begin from a concern to understand the relation between patriarchy and capitalism and to come to grips with the dissatisfaction many women feel despite the rhetoric of sexual equality which has become commonplace.
Dorothy Smith examines the changing relation between the family and the economy in the context of the capitalist mode of production. Varda Burstyn traces the history of the sexual division of labour in pre-capitalist societies and shows how in industrial societies the state becomes the expression and enforcer of masculine domination.
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Dorothy E. Smith is a professor emerita at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria.
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Daniele Bocchiola is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He has a MS in Environmental Engineering at Politecnico and a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Part. Fulfil. at MIT, Cambridge USA.
He teaches hydrology, hydraulic soil defense, hydraulic structures, mountain hydrology and climate change at BS, MS, and PhD level.
His field of investigation covers glaciers' dynamics, avalanche risk, water resources, eco-hydrology, and the effect of climate change upon the mountains, rivers, pasture, and cropping systems. He's author of ca. 150 contributions, i.e. books, chapters, peer reviewed journals (60+), proceedings, and speeches at conferences. He's reviewers for several journals, Editor of the journals Climate, Civil Engineering Journal, The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, The Journal of Advances in Climate Change, The International Journal of Hydrology, Advances in Meteorology. He coordinates several projects in Europe, South America, Asia. He's an Associate with several scientific agencies, among others with the EVK2CNR committee of Italy, within the SHARE initiative: Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment. He has carried out several field studies in the Alps, the Andes, Caucasus, Karakorum and Himalaya. He's member of CGI, Comitato Glaciologico Italiano AGU, EGU and IGS, IGU. He's active in dissemination in the field of climate change, e.g. as a blogger of Climalteranti, and he's the coordinator of POLI-HIGH group, and the Climate-LAB of Politecnico di Milano. He is actively involved in the cooperation POLIMI-CMCC for studies on climate change.
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Longtime Pacific softball coach Brian Kolze knows his team probably cannot lean on the longball this season.
But Kolze and his players are not seeing that as a bad thing.
Pacific, which graduated sluggers Sydney Lahners and Rachel Sellers and lost hard-hitting shortstop Samantha Owen via transfer to Nebraska, is attempting to become a versatile, run-manufacturing machine.
The Tigers open their season today at the Cal State Fullerton Classic in Southern California. Pacific faces Buffalo at 10 a.m. and Northwestern at 12:30 p.m.
While Pacific finished 9-6 in West Coast Conference play last year, they were 20-27 overall and suffered through two seven-game losing streaks and one six-game skid.
"We're looking into consistency and being a different type of team because we've lost so much offense," said Kolze, who is one victory away from 750 for his career.
Indeed, Pacific hit 25 homers last spring, but 10 belonged to Lahners, seven to Owen and six to Sellers. The only returners with homers, who had one each, are junior Caitlyn Sung and sophomore Maddison Hopper.
Reed, senior Kenya Lindstrom, sophomore Bethany Hammer and freshman Myka Sutherlin will likely be mixed and matched as starters and relievers, Kolze said.
All four pitchers figure to be crucial for Pacific.
"I'm excited about the pitching, defense, and depth that we have at various positions," Kolze said.
Pacific also features two local products in freshman Carly Lucchetti (Linden High) and junior Bradi Kooyman (Elliot Christian).
Kolze said Lucchetti has a great chance of seeing consistent time in the outfield and that Kooyman thrived in fall ball: "You can just see the tip of the iceberg is about to crack.
Pacific will also rely on freshmen Jessica Mayberry, a catcher who can play outfield, shortstop Madison Kahwaty and the versatile Sutherlin.
Kolze knows that making capable pieces mesh isn't an instant coffee kind of formula.
Pacific's home opener is against Oregon State while hosting the Libby Matson tournament, which runs Jan. 22-24. WCC play begins April 6 at San Diego. The Tigers, despite their new faces, do have four seniors: Lindstrom, catcher/utility Caitlin Reynolds, outfielder Taylor Covington and infielder Samantha Young.
Covington said the Tigers have placed an offseason emphasis on getting to know one another off the field, including having team breakfasts and playing Xbox trivia games.
"A big thing this season that we're trying to do is just bond," Covington said. "When you play relaxed, you play a lot better.


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Aleksandra Barac has dedicated seven years of work experience in the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases to combatting infectious diseases to the benefit of her patients. She is actively working on two national and one international project; has received numerous awards for scientific achievements; has published about 30 scientific articles; and serves as an editor of the Journal of Infections in Developing Countries (JIDC) and reviewer for 15 scientific journals. Through her many activities, she has developed strong international networks in the field. Her research focuses primarily on the treatment and diagnosis of fungal diseases and unknown febrile conditions. Her training achievements are the result of strong motivation, hard work, innovative ideas and a desire to help patients suffering from infectious diseases.
Paola Tatarelli is a resident in Infectious Diseases at the University of Genoa. Since 2012 she continuously pursued her personal education through laboratory activities, scientific meetings, post-graduate courses and by completing a six-month hands-on training in emergency medicine. For the last three years, she's been involved in the "CASA Project", a partnership among the Italian Institute of Health, the Tigray Health Bureau of Ethiopia and Mekelle University, aimed at improving the quality of care of HIV/AIDS patients. She spent two months in Tigray providing clinical support to health workers. She became a clinical trainer and authored various training materials, including both specialist knowledge on HIV-related topics and communication tools. She periodically returns to Ethiopia to carry on a peer-to-peer educational programme that helps health workers and local patients' associations communicate with the HIV-infected and promote retention in care. Beyond the usual working activities, her commitment to infectious diseases brought her to volunteer both in Italy and abroad.


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Caroline C. Grauman-Boss has a New Position at the Spring Street International School
Caroline is in the faculty of the Spring Street International School in Friday Harbor on the San Juan Islands, Washington State. She writes, "I feel privileged to be part of such a lively and adventurous team. Last year, Spring Street's head of school asked me to create a summer program. My first e-mail messages and phone calls were to locally-based scientists to find out what it would take for them to help me build a world-class experiential marine science program. I am delighted to share that scientists and educators from the University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories, the National Parks Service, the Northwest Maritime Center, and other local scientific and stewardship organizations are truly excited to be part of the launch this summer.
"If any Trinity families or teachers are interested, please visit the program's home page at http://summer.springstreet.org. Personally, nothing would be more fun than to see Trinity students bring their special brand of intelligence and creativity here!"
Caroline C. Grauman-Boss has a New Position at the Spring Street International Summer School Program
Caroline, who worked at Trinity from 2000-2003, is program director at the Spring Street International School Summer Program, which brings local and international students to the San Juan Islands of Washington state to "engage in marine research with working scientists," "learn scientific best practices and marine stewardship," "express [their] creativity in collaboration with professional artists and composers," and connects cultures "with new friends from across the globe."
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St. Mary's basketball club was founded in the late 1950's has grown considerably over the years. We currently have 350 members. We participate in Kerry club Competitions at all grades. Its overall success can be judged from the number of players who have represented Kerry, Munster and Ireland in many competitions. Currently the club caters for players male and female from the age of 6 through to adult competitions. The under- age section is given a lot of attention by the club, realizing that the juveniles of today will be the mainstay of the game in the future. This policy has been very successful with a very high rate of continuity through the various grades being achieved. In addition to catering for the town of Castleisland, the club also draws players from Cordal, Scartaglen, Currans, Currow, Ballymacelligott, Knocknagoshel, Farranfore and Tralee.


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The California Republican Party Must Save America
May 4, 2018 By Joel B. Pollak 16 Comments
The California Republican Party will meet this weekend for its annual convention in San Diego. On the surface, the party is not in good shape.
Democrats hold all statewide offices. Pundits have — until recently — predicted that the elections for governor and for U.S. Senate would have all-Democrat finals. Former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner reportedly leads the race for his old job, yet this time he is not running as a Republican, but rather as an independent.
In addition, Democrats are targeting half of California's 14 Republican-held congressional seats in the midterm elections. These are districts where Hillary Clinton won a majority of the vote in 2016. Some of the Republican incumbents decided to retire rather than face tough fights. And the Democrats have the momentum of the so-called "Resistance" behind them, boosted by big donors and buoyed by favorable coverage in the mainstream media.
But Republicans are also seeing a surge.
The "#metoo" movement has forced several Democratic state legislators to resign due to accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior, ending the party supermajority in the State Assembly.
Moreover, the 12-cent gas tax increase Democrats passed last year has led to a backlash. One Democrat State Senator who voted for it faces a recall election, and Republicans are putting a repeal referendum on the ballot.
Even more significantly, the growing revolt against the state's "sanctuary" laws has energized conservatives over the past two months.
In March, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the state as the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging three of the state's new laws defying federal immigration authorities. That inspired over a dozen local governments, including three counties, to declare their support for the lawsuit and defiance of the state.
As a result, individual Republican candidates are seeing a boost in their poll numbers.
Republican businessman John Cox and Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) are now in a close race with former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for second place in the race for governor, behind frontrunner Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Republican James Bradley is rising in the Senate race and has a chance of qualifying for the November ballot.
If any Republican can qualify for the general election in a statewide race — still a tough task, given that Villaraigosa has millions of dollars still to spend in the governor's race, and billionaire Tom Steyer is backing State Sen. Kevin de Léon (D-Los Angeles) in the Senate race — that will boost Republican turnout in November.
That, in turn, will help the party minimize its losses. If the locals can hold enough seats, the national GOP may retain the U.S. House.
There are even a few pickup opportunities. One such is Kimberlin Brown Pelzer, a Hollywood actress running in the 36th congressional district (D+2) against Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), a clone of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (who insists she will be Speaker of the House if Democrats win in November).
In other races, the sheer number of Democrats running in the June 5th primary could transform winnable seats into all-Republican finals.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), who has done as much as anyone to bring the sanctuary state issue to the fore — including offering to pay the legal costs for the city of Fountain Valley to join the federal government's lawsuit against the state — was once consideredone of the five most vulnerable incumbents in the House. But the veteran conservative, known for his iconoclastic views on relations with Russia and legal marijuana, is feeling confident.
One reason is that so many Democrats entered the race against Rohrabacher in the 48th congressional district that they risk splitting the vote between them. Even with a well-known fellow Republican, former Assemblyman Scott Baugh, entering the race, Rohrabacher is looking stronger than ever.
There is even a chance that Rohrabacher and Baugh shut Democrats out of the general election. Democrats are now pressuring each other to quit the race.
The task for California Republicans will be to put differences aside — especially the old Trump vs. Never Trump fight — and unite for the sake of the party and the nation. Democrats need 23 seats nationwide to flip the House, bringing Pelosi to power and certain impeachment for President Trump.
If California Republicans can hold the line, they can, arguably, save the nation. The state party may have seen better days, but never a more important election.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He was named to Forward's 50 "most influential" Jews in 2017. He is the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
This article was originally published by Breitbart.com/California
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: CA GOP, Jeff Sessions, Steve Poizner, Travis Allen
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Hope springs eternal but I just looked at the "Voter Information Guide" that came in the mail yesterday. On the back cover is an application for Vote-by-Mail. It asks for your Name and Address, and that is all. Not ONE question about your proof of citizenship. And I'm sure it will be in both English and Spanish. Just keep voting for democrats you fools!
showandtell replied:
Do you want to do something meaningful about voter fraud? Mark Meuser for Secretary of State is THE candidate. A very important race. We're lucky he's running. Find out more:
http://www.markmeuser.com/
Donald J.
The California voters are so mired in the CPUSA Agenda that they will NEVER save a once great place to work and live in. There are not enough common sense conservatives in the State to pull it off. The worst thing is what works in California spreads like the disease it is throughout the rest of the Country!
California resident and the times they are a changing…Democrates are being held responsible for the Car and gas taxes Brown and his thugs just passed..NO Californians want this higher tax and this will drive turnout in Nov, all voting against DEMWITS..Vote in Nov people and drive these scumbag DEMWITS out of office…
DR R
You people who are pessimistic about Repubs taking over are tabloid readers and like gossip–What you THINK about is what you Bring about–there will be change or there will be blood!
Mr. Pickle
Message to Reeps. 1.) Sanctuary State. 2.) Illegal Aliens as Elected Officials. (Read Ca Oath of Office ) 3.) Fuel Tax & DMV crazy price increases 4.) Electric utility rates via Massive increases due to mandated renewable fuel cost 5.)Pension obligations the taxpayers WILL pay 6.) Regulations killing business. 7.) Ca folks LEAVING and taking money with them. 9.) Lousy School Performance 10.) Cite Gov Brown – "I will NOT raise taxes w/o a vote of the people." (LIAR!) Reread #10. Seems a recent POTUS stated health care costs will go down. PERIOD! Another lying Democrat……. Any questions?
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Gregory Brittain
If the fate of America depends on the CA Rep Party, we doomed.
Hcat
The California Republican Party is the vehicle of a minority ethnic group. It would be better to shut it down and take advantage of the unbridgeable tensions in the Democratic Party between Hollywood and Silicon Valley on the one hand and East LA and the Central Valley on the other. Remember Proposition 8, which won on the votes of Latinos and blacks, while losing the white vote.
The current party members seem to be nothing more than a social club.
The President has shown how using Twitter and other alternative types of media can spread the word over the old media who have a stranglehold in most of CA.
We don't lack a message, we lack a communications strategy. Most CA have no idea why things are the way they are here and have no understanding that things can change for the better. Worse, lies about what a Republican is are constantly being reinforced without a rebuttal of truth.
Until young, social media savvy, Republicans take control, the message of hope and a better California will not be heard.
All this doom and gloom before an election doesn't serve the purpose intended. Instead of encouraging people to get out and vote, it does the opposite. I'm NOT buying this crap. We are not going to lose our country.
A huge issue is voter fraud, reports of Republican ballots being destroyed, the registering of illegal aliens. How do we know if our ballots have been counted? How do we prevent illegal aliens from voting?
Check out Mark Meuser, candidate for California Secty of State, and once you do you'll rush to vote for the guy, and I'm not kidding
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http://www.electionintegrityproject.com/
Robert Wolfe
There are too many naive voters in the state of California that believe a communist government would create an instant utopia, these people along with the illegal immigrants that vote have created a difficult wall to penetrate.
I would suggest the CA Republican party can hardly save itself, let alone have any meaningful effect on the USA. We do not have any crazy left wing people in our party so we can't develop any relationships with teeming numbers of unionists and lemmings.
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In Scribble Racer there was a lack of replay value. Once you made a good highscore there was not much more to do. No reason to play the game. So I wanted some kind of progress for the player. There should be a reason to pick up the game and play it again. This led me to the new main feature, the drawings.
Basically a drawing is a new track. But it's not an endless track as you know from the original Scribble Racer, it's a track you can finish. And once you finish such a drawing-track the trace you have drawn will reveal in the outlines of a nice drawing.
Once the outlines are created you can pick some colors and paint the drawings as you want. Finally the drawings turn into decorative parts of the main tracks.
That way you will create many drawings which you can unlock from time to time and give your main tracks your individual style.
There are also new challenging quests, upgradeable gadgets and new dangerous obstacles like deadly lasers and wild sandstorms. To find out more I suggest to download the game to your Android device and simply give it a try!


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Wynne Government Proposes to Charge AODA Alliance Chair $2,325 to Answer His Freedom of Information Request on Government Plans for Keeping Its Promise to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
October 3, 2013 Editor
How Free is "Freedom of Information"?
Ontario's Wynne Government has told AODA Alliance chair David Lepofsky to pay approximately $2,325.00 if he wants an answer to his request under the Freedom of Information Act for information on the Government's plans and actions to keep its election promise to effectively enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
http://www.aoda.ca/wynne-government-proposes-to-charge-aoda-alliance-chair-2325-to-answer-his-freedom-of-information/
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