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Last year, we published a collaborative, data-driven report which found that Black girls in Massachusetts schools are nearly 4 times more likely to be disciplined than their white counterparts.
Now, we've brought together a Community Advisory Board – made up of students, educators, advocates, and organizations from around the state – to conduct a new study that will explore the stories behind these statistics, dig deeper into disciplinary disparities, and amplify how we can change current discipline practices to build school environments where all students are safe and supported.
We want to hear from girls of color about their experiences with discipline in Massachusetts schools, and recruitment to participate in this community-led study is OPEN.
We encourage female-identifying students of color who have experienced suspension, expulsion, or a school-related arrest to take this brief survey to see if you qualify to be a part of this research study.
Learn More About The Study
Take The Survey Now
Girls who participate in the study will be compensated and receive $25/hour.
Please share this opportunity with your networks, and reach out to Melanie Rush, Research and Policy Associate, at melanie@massappleseed.org if you have any questions.
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December 15, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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Action Alerts, In the Spotlight, News
The Massachusetts Legislature is preparing to break for the holidays soon. But before that happens, we have an exciting opportunity to move the Young Student Exclusion Ban Act forward and eliminate harsh disciplinary policies that fuel the school-to-prison pipeline.
This bill is scheduled for a legislative hearing next week – which means we have just a few days to consolidate as much support behind it as we can. Contact your legislators and tell them: our youngest children belong in class where they are safe, supported, and available for learning.
The Young Student Exclusion Ban Act (H.3876) aims to improve educational outcomes by replacing the use of exclusionary discipline in response to minor offenses by students in pre-K through 3rd grade with effective, alternative approaches like restorative practices, mediation, and other forms of conflict resolution. As young students return to school from traumatic experiences brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to ensure they remain in the classroom where they can get back on track.
Excluding students from the classroom at an early age makes it increasingly likely they will experience expulsion or suspension in later grades, contributing to poor academic performance, failure to graduate on time, or even dropping out altogether.
And with Black and Latinx students, students with disabilities, and students who are economically disadvantaged disproportionately more likely to experience exclusionary discipline at an early age, the Young Student Exclusion Ban Act will help address long-standing inequities and opportunity gaps in education.
We need to make sure this bill has strong support heading into next week's hearing, but that can only happen with your help. Please take this one-minute action today and urge your legislators to support the Young Student Exclusion Ban Act!
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November 17, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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Just a few weeks ago, the House debated hundreds of amendments to determine how to allocate funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and surplus funds from last fiscal year. And with your help, several significant amendments were included – prioritizing BIPOC youth and youth experiencing homelessness and addressing barriers to education for low-income students.
Now it's the Senate's turn and we have another chance to fight for the inclusion of essential initiatives to ensure Massachusetts' recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is equitable, sustainable, and centered on families and youth who have been hit hardest during this devastating time.
Last Wednesday, the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) released S.2564, their own document to allocate ARPA and surplus funds. Senators had until Friday afternoon to submit amendments to that proposal, and the full Senate will be debating and voting on those amendments TOMORROW (November 10th).
This is an unprecedented opportunity to advance social justice and invest in the systemic solutions our communities deserve.
Please reach out to your Senator now and ask them to include key funding initiatives in S.2564 that support students, youth experiencing homelessness, and renters facing eviction.
Amendments We Support:
Amendment #32 "Youth Employment": Sponsored by Senator Eldridge, this amendment would allocate $50 million to support employment programs for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness, including programs that serve LGBTQ+ and questioning youth and youth of color. This investment would empower an estimated 10,000 young people with jobs and pathways to career success. Click here for more information about this amendment from our advocacy partner Breaktime.
Amendment #257 "MLAC": Sponsored by Senator DiDomenico, this amendment includes funding for the Housing and Eviction Representation program and the Right to High-Quality Education for All Students program. Use this form to urge your State Senator to support Amendment #257!
The amendment would provide $12.4 million for one year of temporary funding for the Housing and Eviction Representation program to provide housing stability and homelessness prevention to those at risk of eviction. This program would make tenants and owner occupants whose incomes are below 80% of the Area Median Income eligible for free legal representation.
The Right to High-Quality Education for All Students program would allocate $1.9 million to address barriers to fair, equitable, and high-quality education for low-income students across Massachusetts.
The amendment would also provide $3.9 million to fund two programs providing legal help and benefits to low-income and vulnerable families in medical and family settings.
Amendment #422 "Trained and Qualified School Interpreters Workforce Development": Sponsored by Senator Crighton, this amendment would allocate $4 million over 5 years to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to build a statewide system of trained and qualified school interpreters. This includes providing statewide training and assessment for 1,100 bilingual school staff to become qualified school interpreters. Click here for more information about this amendment.
Amendment #439 "School Meals": Sponsored by Senator DiDomenico, this amendment would extend universal free school breakfast and lunch at higher need school districts through the 2024-2025 school year. The amendment would also eliminate meal costs for families that qualify for reduced-price lunch in all eligible school districts where at least 40% of students are in families that already participate in food assistance programs like SNAP.
Amendment #457 "Community College Campus Hunger Pilot Program": Sponsored by Senator Lovely, this amendment would allocate at least $2.7 million to establish the Massachusetts Community College Campus Hunger Program. Applying community colleges would be able to utilize program funds to combat student hunger and food insecurity through meal cards, meal vouchers, meal plans, and other campus-designed projects.
Amendment #458 "Hunger-Free Campus Initiative": Sponsored by Senator Chandler, this amendment would allocate at least $1 million to the Department of Higher Education to create the Hunger-Free Campus Initiative. This program would distribute grants to public colleges and universities to combat student hunger through increased access to federal nutrition program benefits, to create meal swipe exchange programs, and to maximize access to on-campus or local food pantries. Program funds would also be utilized to create Hunger-Free Campus Task Forces on public college and university campuses that emphasize student participation and input to tackle food insecurity.
Time is of the essence. Please reach out to your State Senator to help us pass these amendments!
Contact your Senator TODAY and ask them to co-sponsor Amendments #32, #257, #422, #439, #457, and #458 to S.2564.
Because elected officials get a lot of emails, follow up with a phone call to ask whether the Senator will co-sponsor Amendments #32, #257, #422, #439, #457, and #458 to S.2564.
Click here to find your Senator's email and phone number.
The next 24 hours are critical so please contact your State Senator NOW.
November 9, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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On Monday, the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) released House Bill 4219, An Act relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs, a bill to allocate funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and surplus state funds from last fiscal year. Representatives had until yesterday afternoon to submit amendments to that proposal, and TOMORROW (Thursday), the full House of Representatives will be debating and voting on those amendments.
This is an unprecedented opportunity to advance social justice and right the systemic wrongs that have gone unaddressed for too long.
Please reach out to your State Representative NOW and ask them to include key funding initiatives in H.4219 that support students, youth experiencing homelessness, and renters facing eviction.
Amendment #1031 "Mass ID": Sponsored by Representative O'Day and Representative Khan, this amendment would allocate $200,000 to provide free Mass IDs to people experiencing homelessness, provide staffing resources to the Registry of Motor Vehicles to assist individuals experiencing homelessness to access Mass IDs, and track and report on the impact of the initiative. Removing barriers and easing the process for youth experiencing homelessness to obtain state ID is crucial for them to accomplish a host of everyday tasks and access services that require identification.
Amendment #594 "MLAC": Sponsored by Chairwoman Balser and Chairman Day, this amendment includes funding for the Right to Counsel in Evictions Program and the Right to High-Quality Education for All Students program.
The amendment would provide $78 million for a Housing and Eviction Representation Program to provide housing stability and homelessness prevention to those at risk of eviction. This program would make tenants and owner occupants whose incomes are below 80% of the Area Median Income eligible for free legal representation. Read our testimony in support of Right to Counsel here.
The Right to High-Quality Education for All Students program would allocate funds to address barriers to fair, equitable, and high-quality education for low-income students across Massachusetts.
Amendments #313 "Meeting the Need for 10,000 Jobs for Massachusetts Youth" and #314 "Addressing Technical Omission of Homeless Youth in Line Item 1599-2036": Sponsored by Representative Elugardo, both of these amendments support employment programs for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness.
Amendment #313 calls for an additional $10 million investment, for a total of $50 million, in youth and young adult employment. This investment would empower an estimated 10,000 young people with jobs and pathways to career success.
Amendment #314 would add language into House Bill 4219 about how youth and young adults experiencing homelessness, particularly BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals, should be a major focus group of this funding. Click here for more information about these amendments from our advocacy partner Breaktime.
Time is of the essence. Please reach out to your State Representative to help us pass these amendments!
Contact your Representative TODAY and ask them to co-sponsor amendments #313, #314, #594, and #1031 to H.4219.
Because elected officials get a lot of emails, follow-up with a phone call to ask whether your Representative will co-sponsor amendments #313, #314, #594, and #1031 to H.4219.
Click here to find your Representative's email and phone number.
The next 24 hours are critical so please contact your State Representative NOW.
October 27, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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In Massachusetts, over 90% of tenants facing eviction are unrepresented, yet 81% of landlords do have legal representation.
This inequitable distribution of power means that thousands of people – disproportionately women, families of color, and families with children – are thrown into Housing Court on their own without any form of legal representation, and are more likely to be forced out of their homes unnecessarily.
There is a common sense solution to this crisis – increase access to attorneys in Housing Court! Legislators are currently debating how to use the increase in federal funding the state has received to address the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to tell your legislators they should set aside ARPA funds for the creation of a Right to Counsel program in Housing Court.
These funding decisions are being made now and the House may debate and vote on a bill as early as this week!
READ OUR TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT
Full legal representation has been shown to make a significant impact on tenants' ability to remain in their homes. Funding a Right to Counsel program would protect the most vulnerable of our population from homelessness, and the many other debilitating effects of evictions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We need you to raise your voice! Please take this two-minute action today and urge your legislators to provide funding for a statewide Right to Counsel program.
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Day of Action: Urge Your Representatives to Support An Act to Create Access to Justice!
The Massachusetts legislative session is in full swing, and we have an unprecedented opportunity to advance civil rights for Massachusetts residents.
Join us TODAY for a Day of Action! Contact your legislators and tell them: Civil rights protections at the federal level have been systematically gutted. We need legislation to restore critical protections in Massachusetts and empower victims of disparate impact discrimination to take legal action in defense of their rights.
An Act to Create Access to Justice (S.996/H.1792) would restore civil rights protections at the state level that were previously available under federal law, make legal remedies accessible, and protect all vulnerable groups. Check out this fact sheet to learn more.
Today, our goal is to reach as many Massachusetts lawmakers as possible. We need you to raise your voice! Please take this one-minute action today and urge your legislators to co-sponsor and support An Act to Create Access to Justice.
Everyone deserves protection under the law and the ability to seek redress in court.
September 20, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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Day of Action: Urge Your Representatives to Support Language Access for All!
Exciting news: the Language Access and Inclusion Act is scheduled for a hearing before the legislature next week!
But before that happens, we need to consolidate as much support behind this bill as we can. This is an unprecedented opportunity to dismantle barriers to access, stability, and basic needs that have gone unaddressed for too long, and we can't do it without you.
Join us and the Language Access for All Coalition TODAY for a Day of Action! Contact your legislators and tell them: immigrant and limited English proficient families must have equal access to essential services and information.
The Language Access and Inclusion Act would standardize and enforce language access policies and protocols at public-facing state agencies to ensure non-English speaking residents can access the services they need. As families continue to struggle under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must protect and guarantee the right to language access across the state.
Today, our goal is to reach as many Massachusetts lawmakers as possible to ensure this bill has robust support heading into next week's hearing. We need you to raise your voice! Please take this one-minute action today and urge your legislators to co-sponsor and support the Language Access and Inclusion Act.
September 9, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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In the Spotlight, News, Press Releases
Wesley T. Gee, David A. Michel, and Michelle R. Pascucci Join Massachusetts Appleseed's Board of Directors
BOSTON, MA, August 24, 2021 – Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice welcomed Wesley T. Gee, Associate at Arent Fox LLP, David A. Michel, Partner at Sherin and Lodgen LLP, and Michelle R. Pascucci, Attorney at Donnelly, Conroy, & Gelhaar, LLP, to its Board of Directors during the organization's Annual Meeting on June 29, 2021. Massachusetts Appleseed is a nonprofit organization that advocates for systemic reform in areas such as access to justice, educational justice, and youth homelessness and is grateful to have Mr. Gee, Mr. Michel, and Ms. Pascucci, three accomplished and talented attorneys, join the Board.
Wesley T. Gee, Arent Fox LLP
Wesley Gee is an Associate in Arent Fox's Boston office and his practice focuses on advising clients on corporate matters in the sports, fashion, and entertainment industries. He has represented professional sports franchises, sports and entertainment facilities, and sponsors, including the Los Angeles Lakers, SoFi Stadium, and Amazon, and luxury designer brands such as Diane von Furstenberg and Yves Saint Laurent. A dedicated member of Arent Fox's Pro Bono Committee, Mr. Gee has guided multiple nonprofit organizations through the formation and tax-exempt status processes and routinely advises these organizations on a wide array of legal issues.
"It's an honor and privilege to join the Board of an organization that is dedicated to advancing policy initiatives to protect Massachusetts' most vulnerable citizens," said Wesley Gee. "I look forward to supporting Massachusetts Appleseed's critical work to improve access to justice for all."
David A. Michel, Sherin and Lodgen LLP
As a Partner in Sherin and Lodgen LLP's Litigation Department, David Michel represents companies in a variety of complex civil and commercial disputes, including real estate, construction and employment matters, in federal and state court and through alternative dispute resolution. Prior to joining S&L, Mr. Michel was a Staff Attorney for the Committee for Public Counsel Services' Public Defender Division and brings to the Appleseed Board a deep understanding of the need to improve and guarantee access to justice for vulnerable litigants. He demonstrated his commitment to public interest law early as submissions editor for the Boston University Public Interest Law Journal.
"I'm honored to join the Appleseed Board and have been thoroughly impressed with the work Appleseed has accomplished during Sherin and Lodgen's long history with the organization," said David Michel. "As a former Public Defender, I have seen firsthand the importance of access to justice and hope to use my experiences to help Appleseed advance their important work."
Michelle R. Pascucci, Donnelly, Conroy, & Gelhaar, LLP
Michelle Pascucci is an associate with Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP, where she represents individuals and corporations facing criminal, civil, and institutional investigations. As a former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice Fraud Section in Washington D.C., she investigated and litigated a variety of white-collar cases across the United States. While at the Department of Justice, Ms. Pascucci also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Pascucci clerked for the Honorable George A. O'Toole, Jr. for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Honorable Juan R. Torruella for the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
"I am honored to join the Massachusetts Appleseed Board of Directors," said Michelle Pascucci. "I have been so impressed by Massachusetts Appleseed's mission to promote equal rights for Massachusetts citizens and am excited to help advance and promote that mission as a member of the Board."
"We are thrilled to welcome Wesley, David, and Michelle to our Board and excited to see their broad range of skills and knowledge impact our work," said Melanie Todman, Chair of the Board. "We find ourselves at a critical point, where the promise of systemic change is possible, and the organizing power of our communities demonstrates that we can meet the immense challenges of our time head-on. I am grateful to have such extraordinary professionals join us in furthering the mission of Massachusetts Appleseed."
About Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice:
Massachusetts Appleseed's mission is to promote equal rights and opportunities for Massachusetts residents by developing and advocating for systemic solutions to social justice issues. We research the ways in which the justice system, schools, and government agencies are systematically failing our most vulnerable residents. We collaborate with community partners to ensure that recommended plans of action are practical and comprehensive. We advocate for the implementation of solutions that will create lasting change.
August 24, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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Four Centers Within the Appleseed Network File Public Comments with the U.S. Department of Education on the State of School Discipline in America
Advocacy Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Ramp Up Enforcement of Federal Civil Rights Laws in Schools Across the United States
WASHINGTON – Four member organizations of Appleseed, a network of justice centers, submitted public comments to the United States Department of Education on Thursday, July 22, concerning the national state of school discipline. By focusing on four questions posed by the Department of Education to the public, Texas Appleseed, Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, and Kansas Appleseed illustrate how school policing, gang databases, discriminatory dress codes, and classroom removals hinder millions of young people from achieving their full potential in classrooms across America.
"To remedy racial discrimination in the administration of school discipline, it necessitates more than data collection and analysis; more than investigating disproportionate representation of students of color in exclusionary discipline and law enforcement referrals; more than implementing intervention-focused discipline strategies to avoid perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline," said Dr. Vicky Luna Sullivan, Esq, a senior staff attorney for the Education Justice Project at Texas Appleseed.
"It demands confronting the root causes of the discriminatory administration of the student discipline, attacking the systemic racial discrimination that occurs by implicit bias and deficit thinking in our schools, and valiantly activating a fundamental transformation that is free of racial discrimination," she continued.
The public comments examine the detrimental impact of the "hardening" of schools, namely through increasing budget allocations to policing, security, and surveillance. The Centers also uplift some of the approaches highlighted in the 2014 Dear Colleague Letter, which clarified that a school district's federal funding is contingent upon the non-discriminatory administration of school discipline. These methods of engagement include, but are not limited to, positive behavioral strategies, restorative justice, and multi-tiered systems of support.
"The Biden Administration should use all available tools to address the rampant misuse of exclusionary discipline and school policing in our nation's schools," said Mike Fonkert, the director of the Just Campaign for Kansas Appleseed. "For instance, memos of understanding can be very helpful tools to clarify that school police officers should not be involved in routine discipline. By creating a robust model framework that can be consistently applied across the nation, the Office for Civil Rights would make progress on ending the school-to-prison pipeline, which systematically harms Black and Brown students in Kansas at higher rates than White students."
"We've seen horrendous cases occur, when local and state investments in school policing go unchecked, including sexual abuse of young people at the hands of school police officers on their school campuses. We need to make sure children can feel safe in their own schools," said Jennifer Rainville, the education policy attorney for the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
The public comments also emphasize that inadequate data collection stands as a grave hindrance to education justice campaigns across the United States.
"If we're going to push for policy change that repairs the harms of racial discrimination and the school-to-prison pipeline, especially those that impact girls of color, we need local education agencies and state education agencies to vigorously collect and report this data," said Deborah Silva, Executive Director of Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.
The comments conclude with a call for the Biden Administration to fully reinstate and strengthen the 2014 Dear Colleague Letter. Drastic action is needed to mitigate the ongoing detrimental impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the U.S. Department of Education could use several tools at its disposal to deliver long overdue equal educational opportunities to children across the nation.
"We are proud to stand with these Appleseed Centers as they continually fight to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in their states and across the country," said Benet Magnuson, the executive director of the Appleseed Network.
"These comments illustrate some key points for the Biden Administration to consider as the executive branch of the federal government maximizes its effort to end the pushout of so many children in the United States," he concluded.
About Appleseed Network
Appleseed is a network of 16 justice centers across the United States and Mexico working together to reduce poverty, combat discrimination, and advance the rule of law. Appleseed Centers unite research, organizing, policy advocacy, and impact litigation to build systemic solutions for their communities' most pressing problems.
About Kansas Appleseed
Kansas Appleseed is a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to the belief that Kansans, working together, can build a more thriving, inclusive, and just Kansas.
About Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
Massachusetts Appleseed's mission is to promote equal rights and opportunities for Massachusetts residents by developing and advocating for systemic solutions to social justice issues.
About South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
The South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center fights for low income South Carolinians to overcome social, economic, and legal injustice.
About Texas Appleseed
Texas Appleseed is a public interest justice center that works to change unjust laws and policies that prevent Texans from realizing their full potential. Our nonprofit conducts data-driven research that uncovers inequity in laws and policies and identifies solutions for lasting, concrete change.
Sarah Pacilio
spacilio@appleseednetwork.org
Angelica Maldonado
Texas Appleseed
amaldonado@texasappleseed.net
Melanie Rush
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
melanie@massappleseed.org
Christina Ostmeyer
Kansas Appleseed
costmeyer@kansasappleseed.org
Brandon Fountain
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
bfountain@scjustice.org
July 26, 2021 /0 Comments/by Maddie
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Good Apple Award, In the Spotlight, News
2021 Good Apple Reception Announcement
Following an extraordinarily difficult year and in the wake of unprecedented challenges, it's thanks to our community of support that we've been able to expand our work to end the systemic injustices and inequities harming our most vulnerable families and youth.
Now, it's time to come together and celebrate!
Please save the date for Massachusetts Appleseed's 2021 Good Apple Award Reception on October 14th. This year, we are thrilled to recognize and honor Karen Morton, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Liberty Mutual Insurance and recipient of the 2021 Good Apple Award!
Join us for this virtual celebration in the fall, and see below for details on tickets and sponsorship opportunities!
ABOUT THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE GOOD APPLE AWARD, KAREN MORTON:
Karen Morton, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Liberty Mutual Insurance and recipient of the 2021 Good Apple Award.
As the Global Chief Compliance Officer, Karen and her team are responsible for the enterprise compliance strategy and policies, compliance training, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, conflicts of interest, regulatory investigations, oversight of market conduct examinations, privacy, financial crimes and the operational risk assessment process. Karen leads a team of approximately 180 compliance professionals in 29 countries and economies around the world.
Prior to her current role, Karen was the Deputy General Counsel for the Litigation and Coverage Group at Liberty Mutual. In this role she was responsible for the management of a team of legal professionals who handled litigation brought against Liberty Mutual Group and its member companies, oversaw various regulatory investigations, provided enterprise-wide coverage advice and opinions, managed electronic discovery services in support of litigation and all third-party subpoenas for the enterprise.
During her career at Liberty Mutual, which commenced in 2006, Ms. Morton also served as Vice President and Counsel for Employment, Benefits and Executive Compensation and Corporate Real Estate.
Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Morton was an attorney with John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation. She held the position of Vice President and Counsel, responsible for the management of the Company's litigation and employment law functions. Ms. Morton previously held various legal positions in the public sector.
Ms. Morton is a member of the Board of Trustees for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, where she serves as the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and is a member of the Board for Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a non-profit agency which serves homeless and at-risk youth.
Ms. Morton received her B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. She has also received numerous awards for championing diversity and inclusion.
We will also be recognizing Enrique Colbert, General Counsel of Wayfair and recipient of the 2020 Good Apple Award, following the cancellation of last year's event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us for this virtual celebration and please contribute generously! Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened systemic injustices and sent Massachusetts families and youth spiraling further into poverty and crisis. At Massachusetts Appleseed, we've risen to meet this moment across multiple fronts – investigating inequitable access to the courts and educational opportunity, delivering know-your-rights resources and trainings, organizing to defend the legal rights of our most vulnerable communities, and more.
The annual Good Apple Award Reception provides core funding for Massachusetts Appleseed's work throughout the year, ensuring we can respond to urgent community needs and seize opportunities for action. Help us reach our $250,000 goal by sponsoring this event or making a personal donation.
Celebrate the good with us!
Sponsor Today Get Your Ticket
Please contact Madeline Poage, Development and Communications Associate, at madeline@massappleseed.org with any questions.
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Do we have enough Mormon podcasts? NO! We need MOAR! In this episode I talk with Brent Metcalfe, who is the host of the new Mormon podcast called Mormon Studies Podcast. We discuss the approach he is taking in presenting another important Mormon podcast to the world of online Mormonism, we define, albeit loosely, what Mormon Studies entails, list who some of the key figures of the past have been, and who to look for in the future for interesting and important findings and analysis in the study of all things Mormon.
I really enjoyed this podcast. I have been saying all over the online community that what we need is more scholarship. There are so many wonderfully knowledgeable people in the Mormon History Community, who have so much they can share with so many of the disaffected that I know.
The anger stage can only last so long and once people realize that now they are getting the truth from real historical sources, they will be able to move on in the direction of their choice; whatever direction that might be without feeling they have failed as a human being.
I'm really hopeful that many of my friends and family will listen to Brent's new podcast, but I just know that some of them will not see the difference between history and and something that doesn't fit the church narrative. It's important to advertize the podcast throughout the ex-Mormon, liberal Mormon and the faithful members in the pews.
Glad you enjoyed it Jean! I am super excited for Brent's podcast as well. As he says it will be Mormon Studies for everyone, which I think makes it more palatable to those who aren't as invested in esoteric details in Mormon scholarship but want to know or be introduced to what is out there.
One of the things that I am excited about is the bonus content that Brent was talking about. I think when many say there are too many Mormon podcasts, what they are really saying is that there are too many Mormon podcasts that are basically copying each other and doing the same thing. It will be fun to hear more interviews with scholars in the world of Mormon studies, but I also hope that this podcast will be able to be an avenue to explore the fascinating aspects of Mormon studies in a unique way. By what I know about Brent, I would say that is definitely possible. I am very excited for this project to take off.


Nurdle is a silly word for a product with not-so-silly effects. Nurdles are small pellets that are the first step in the process of making any plastic thing. Your plastic containers, bags, and bottles were all once nurdles.
Every nurdle is created to be melted down and turned into a product used by humans. But, that often isn't the case. Through leaks, spills, and other storage or transportation errors, nurdles end up in the environment, eventually making their way to the ocean.
So, what's the big deal? Little plastic pellets can't really cause any harm, right?
Wrong. Once in the ocean, nurdles can cause a myriad of issues. For one, many pollutants are attracted to the surface of nurdles, causing higher rates of toxicity in the water around them. Nurdles also are eaten by many organisms mistaking them for plankton or other food. Once in the ocean, nurdles don't go away. Over time, they will break up into smaller and smaller particles, but will always be out in the environment unless removed by humans.
The good news is people can do something about the problem. Reusing plastic containers or switching to alternatives (for example, using a refillable water bottle instead of disposable ones) reduces the need for new plastic products to be made. If you live near a body of water where nurdles or any plastic waste are present, you can join in on cleanup efforts or start your own cleanup of the area.


The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is seeking proposals for its Informal Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Seminar on Human Rights that promotes mutual understanding and co-operation between Europe and Asia in the area of political dialogue, particularly on human rights issues.
Provide recommendations on strengthening its stakeholder involvement, outreach and impact.
Proposals should be submitted by email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam.


What info should you keep for your rental property? Your accountant should be able to give you a specific list based on your situation, but here is a general guide.
Visits to the rental property - please record the date of each trip you make to your rental property to check on it.
If you'd like a downloadable copy, please see below.
Why keep good records? The better your records, the more expenses can be legitimately claimed, and the better the tax result is for you.


Solomons Yachting Center was thoughtfully designed to make your boating experience fun and hassle free. We selected the best in floating docks, utilizing the highest quality IPE wood available for the construction of our decks. While more expensive to install than conventional fixed piers, floating docks are recognized for being a boaters' first choice for comfort, safety and convenience.
You'll love the accessibility and comfort of our 40' finger piers. For provisioning or offloading your boat, or for a quick wash down, the utility of a long finger pier alongside makes all of your dockside tasks go smoother.
State-of-the-art power pedestals are adjacent to each slip. Power (and plenty of it!), and water are consolidated into one attractive pedestal. Accessing what you need is convenient and easy. Your slip area will be clear of clutter from multiple lines and hoses.
Park close to your slip. Loading and unloading will be quick and easy! Plenty of dock carts are available, but you are never a long walk from your car to a fast getaway on your boat.


Join us tomorrow night for our annual Program Night! The fun starts at 6:00 pm in the gym and families will then have an opportunity to have their children lead them on a tour of the school. Hope to see everyone tomorrow night!


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Arabian Horse Foundation
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New Test for Lavender Foal Syndrome Tied to Funding from Arabian Horse Foundation
Contact: Larry Kinneer
LarLV@aol.com
Aurora, CO (October 14, 2010) – The recent announcement by Cornell University of the commercial availability of a direct DNA test for Lavender Foal Syndrome is a direct result of funding from the Arabian Horse Foundation. Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS) is a lethal neurologic disorder known to affect Arabians.
"The availability of the test culminates years of research by Cornell researchers and grants totaling $4,500 from the Arabian Horse Foundation," states AHF President Larry Kinneer. "The AHF board is gratified by the progress made possible in part by our financial support and applauds the work done by Cornell researchers. We are grateful to our AHF Equine Research Advisory Panel, which is chaired by Beth Minnich.
The success of the research project and subsequent development of the test "should send a strong message to supporters of the Foundation," Kinneer adds. "When people donate to a cause they like to know if their gift is making a difference. In this case, there is no doubt. While many share in the success of the development of the test, it is those members who contributed to the Foundation who are to be praised and thanked. There was a task and challenge, and they responded."
LFS research has been limited in large part due to the lack of available affected foal samples for organized research projects and very limited funding. But, in 2008, the research landscape changed and Cornell University, in conjunction with the Arabian Horse Foundation, initiated a new study on LFS to locate the mutation responsible and develop a direct DNA test. The results from this study were published earlier this year in the April 15 issue of PLoS Genetics and a direct DNA test is now commercially available from the Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center.
Minnich says, "Having a test available for LFS will enable breeders to test their breeding stock, so they can make informed breeding decisions." As with testing for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA), the ability to identify carriers prior to making mating selections can prevent the breeding of two carriers and the production of affected foals can be reduced to zero. "The technology that has become available with the mapping of the equine genome will continue to provide tools for owners and breeders to use to help manage the health of their horses," says Minnich. "With donation support to the Arabian Horse Foundation, the Arabian horse community can be actively involved in these research efforts. The only thing limiting our potential is money."
Information on ordering the LFS test is available at: www.arabianhorses.org/education/genetic/docs/10Genetic_LFS_Test_Info.pdf
Additional information on LFS and other genetic disorders of interest to Arabian horse owners and breeders is available at: www.arabianhorses.org/education/genetic/default.asp
The Arabian Horse Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Arabian Horse Association, was re-launched at the 2007 AHA Convention. With the re-launch, the Foundation added Equine Research and Equine Rescue and Rehoming to Scholarships as different areas where people can designate their gifts. "We have seen increasing support of these two areas, and thanks to two advisory panels who make recommendations to the Foundation, we believe we have and continue to spend gift dollars wisely," Kinneer states. "The Foundation board members take seriously the responsibility they have as stewards of the financial gifts members contribute."
In the past three years, the Foundation has given out nearly $75,000 in grants and scholarships. Over 70 Arabian horse youth have benefited from scholarships in those three years, in addition to many others in previous years. In addition to Cornell University, UC Davis has received Foundation support totaling $11,000 to continue research into Cerebellar Abiotrophy. The Foundation is also involved with a new project this year at Cornell to study Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and Equine Cushing's Disease (ECD) in Arabians.
Cerebellar Abiotrophy, or CA as it is called, is a degenerative disease of the brain where the Purkinje cells in the cerebellum die, which results in a severe lack of coordination. Arabians are known to be affected by this disorder. Funding will assist researchers in locating the exact mutation involved and developing a direct DNA test for CA.
The Foundation has set aside funds for assistance in rescue and rehoming where time is of the essence. The Foundation's Rescue and Rehoming panel, chaired by Carol Darnell, assists in funding designation.
A year ago, the Foundation achieved wide-spread publicity with the announcement of a scholarship to honor deceased movie actor and Arabian horse owner Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi. "The story of the establishment of the scholarship by the Arabian Horse Foundation appeared in over 1,000 news publications throughout the United States and the rest of the world," Kinneer says. "This served to heighten the name recognition and efforts of the Foundation."
The Foundation continues to seek financial support from AHA members. Contributions can be made when renewing or becoming a member, by checking a box on the membership form. A person can also make a donation on the Foundation's web site, through PayPal, or send a check to AHA made out to the Foundation, indicating their area of designation. "Any gift is appreciated. If everyone gives a little, it all adds up," Kinneer says. For more information about the Foundation or to make a contribution, go to www.arabianhorsefoundation.org/. In addition to Kinneer, other members of the Foundation board are Lollie Ames, Nancy Harvey, Jim Cada, Frank Galovic and C.A. Butler.
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After a long five-setter against 17-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, Andy Murray has deservedly booked his place on Sunday's face-off against his old rival Novak Djokovic. In contrast to Djokovic's semi-final match up with Ferrer, which seemed like a complete walkover for the world number one, Murray had to battle his way past Federer in a match that lasted over three hours.
However Djokovic is confident that, despite Andy's tough route to the final, he will be pumped up to challenge the defending champion.
Djokovic, who is eyeing to become the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open for third consecutive time, considers his rivalry with Andy Murray as "special".
"We know each other since we were 11, 12 years old. I guess that adds something very special to our rivalry.
"As we developed, of course we improved our games, we improved as athletes, as people, and it's nice, you know, to see somebody that you grew up with doing so well," continued Djokovic.
"We push each other to the limit physically, mentally, emotionally, and that's why we have a great rivalry in this moment," concluded the 5-times grand slam champion.
Andy Murray also has a bit of history in his sight as the 25 year-old could become the first British man since Fred Perry in 1934 to win the Australian Open. If Murray was to go on and defeat the Serb and take the title, it would make him the most successful British male player in Grand Slam history.
Murray has had an outstanding 2012, by winning the Olympic gold and his first Grand Slam title in the States, and has expressed to be happy with his current form and, regardless of his position as the underdog going into the final, he's confident to play his best tennis.


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The gliding boat, or hydroplane, has been occupying considerable attention of late, mainly owing to the remarkable performance of the boat which the Count de Lambert constructed not long since and equipped with a light-weight, high-power motor. This craft succeeded in out-distancing all the racing boats of the usual build in a race held October 15 last upon the Seine near Paris, and it was this performance especially which directed the attention of the public toward the question of gliding boats, seeing that heretofore it was not generally known what could be expected from the new craft. Owing to the good results which have now been obtained by the hydroplane, there seems to be no doubt that it is quite in the line of progress, and we may expect to hear of still more remarkable performances from this class of craft in the future. The question is being actively taken up in the vicinity of Paris, and no less than three different forms of hydroplane boats have been run upon the Seine, with very encouraging results. As regards the principle which underlies all the recent forms of gliding boats, it consists in making the craft glide upon the surface of the water with scarcely any immersion of the hull. This is done by giving the boat a sufficient speed from the use of a light and powerful gasoline motor and at the same time placing a set of planes under the boat which are slightly inclined and turned upward from back to front, so that when the boat reaches a sufficient speed the action of the planes causes it to be lifted partly or almost entirely out of the water, the latter being the ideal condition. While the usual practice of the first experimenters was to use a boat of about the ordinary section and then adapt underneath it a set of separate planes whose angle was adjustable, in all the present boats the plane surfaces are formed simply by the bottom of the boat, this being constructed so that there are at least two surfaces of this kind. What is essential for the hydroplane action is to have the boat light enough to be easily lifted out of the water and at the same time to provide sufficient power to give the proper speed for bringing about the lifting action. This is now easy to accomplish in the present state of gasoline motor construction, especially since the new light-weight motors for aeronautic purposes have been brought out. In the early days of the hydroplane, inventors were handicapped, since they had only the steam engine available for the purpose, and thus a heavy weight had to be lifted, a weight which was out of all proportion to the power which the motor would give.
As far back as 1876 M. de Sanderal had the idea of a hydroplane which consisted of a simple flat-bottom boat of rectangular shape. At each of the four corners of the boat he mounted a propeller which worked horizontally in the water and was mounted on a vertical shaft. The boat also had a main propeller placed in the rear in the usual way. By giving the proper speed to the four screws at the corners, the boat could be lifted more or less out of the water so as to lessen the resistance to forward movement, and then the main propeller would cause the craft to glide on the surface of the water. he was not successful at that time in realizing this idea, since he found that the boat would require a considerable motive power, and hence that it could not be lifted by the use of a steam engine. Later on, M. Ader, of Paris, who is well known for his experimental work in different fields, took up the idea, and as late as 1895 he built a model of a gliding boat which somewhat approached the present types. In this case he used a boat which was pointed at each end and was provided with a series of separate planes. At the front of the boat there were two planes spreading out at the sides and lying under water. They could be adjusted at any desired angle from the inside of the boat. At the rear there was a single plane which formed a tail and could also be adjusted. M. Ader had also the idea of injecting compressed air underneath the surface of the three planes, so that they would work more or less upon an air cushion and in this way the resistance of the boat would be still further diminished. It seems, however, that he did not succeed in making his craft work practically, as afterward he ceased to experiment with it an appeared to have abandoned the idea. This was no doubt due to the fact that at that date the gasoline motor was not sufficiently developed to be of service for gliding boats. Count de Lambert built his first gliding boat in 1897 and tried it in England, where he worked for some time upon the question. He used the idea of a catamaran formed of two long and pointed floats and between them he placed a set of flat pieces which constituted the planes and lay below the surface of the water. The planes were adjust at the proper angle. which was found by experiment. On the craft he mounted a small steam engine of the Field type, together with its boiler, but as this have him a heavy weight for a small power he could not bring the boat up to the speed which he is now able to secure with a light gasoline motor. Nevertheless, his results were encouraging, and he found that his idea was a good one. Since the advent of the gasoline motor he has been at work upon the question and has already built a number of boats. The most recent type which he is now running upon the Seine still holds to about the same construction, using two main floats running along the whole length and joined at the top by a light platform. In the present form the planes extend clear across underneath the floats so as to cover the whole width of the craft. The planes are formed of flat surfaces and there are a number of them (five) in the length of the boat. However, the plane which forms the front end of the boat has the end somewhat curved upward. During his experiments Count de Lambert has found the best angle to give the planes and the proper length, width and spacing that they should have. The right spacing of the planes is one of the most essential points for the proper working of the boat. These are ten feet long by about four feet wide and spaced about a foot apart. Toward the front end of the craft is mounted a 50 horse-power gasoline motor which weighs only 2½ to 3 pounds per horsepower. We have already described this type of motor, which has been adopted by Santos Dumont, Capt. Ferber, and other aeronauts, which will go far toward solving the problem of the gliding boats, since for the solution of this problem a motor of high power and light weight is essential. It is to be remarked, however, that this power is needed only in starting up the boat, and bringing it up to the speed where the planes cause it to lift out of the water, for it is evident that as soon as it commences to glide upon the surface it requires much less power to run, owing to the great diminution of the resistance. This, at least, is the theory of the hydroplane, although in practice the large catamaran shown made only 25.46 miles an hour with the motor developing 50 horse-power at 1,000 R.P.M., while a smaller one of about one-half the size and one-fourth the hydroplane surface made the same speed with from 12 to 14 horse-power. The present motor is of the eight-cylinder V pattern and is rated at 50 horse-power, running at the standard speed of 1,000 revolutions per minute, at which it runs when driving the boat. The displacement of the present boat, without fuel or water, is stated by the inventor to be 1,100 kilogrammes (2,425 pounds), and with three men the displacement is brought up to 1,500 kilogrammes (3,306.9 pounds), although as many as five persons, inclusive of the mechanic, can be carried. The displacement of the smaller boat, loaded, was 1,763 pounds. From the motor the slightly-inclined propeller shaft passes to the rear. The blades of the propeller are each pivoted so that they can be turned and the pitch of the propeller altered. This is found very convenient for handling the boat. There is also a rudder which is mounted in the rear in the usual way. As to the size of the boat, the length is 7 meters (22.96 feet) and the width about 3 meters (9.84 feet). The whole is of a very light and solid build, and the top platform is made of the usual slat work.
This craft made the very remarkable performance which we mentioned above during the races which were held last fall upon the Seine at Maisons Laffitte, in the suburbs of Paris. In spite of the fact that there were entered some of the fast racing boats, the hydroplanes carried off the honors and made the record for speed over a 100-kilometer (62.1-mile) course, covering this in 2 hours, 25 minutes, which is equivalent to a speed of 25.46 miles an hour. The boat carried three persons and besides was obliged to make a number of turns, which are a decided disadvantage for this class of craft. in a straight line, Count de Lambert says he made a speed of 55 kilometers (34.174 miles) an hour upon the Seine. At present he is constructing a new hydroplane, which is even of a simpler form. it is made up simply of a series of box floats placed between two long timbers on each side. each float has the required plane surfaces on the bottom, and the assemblage of floats forms a kind of raft which has a number of gliding surfaces. It may be mentioned that Count de Lambert has been granted fundamental patents for the use of hydroplanes.
Another hydroplane boat which follows the same general principle, but which is much smaller in size is the Ricochet-Nautilus, constructed by the Bonnemaison boat-building firm of Paris. The bottom is formed of two inclined plane surfaces, one of which extends from the stern to the middle of the boat. Commencing a few inches lower down, at the middle, is the second plane, which also runs upward toward the front and forms the bow of the boat. A cross-section of the boat one-third of the way back from the bow shows that the forward plane is not quite flat, but has a slight curve. Upon the boat is mounted a three-cylinder, air-cooled, Buchet motor of 10 horse-power, from which a shaft runs to a propeller at the rear. The latter runs at the motor speed of 2,000 revolutions per minute when at full speed. The new craft has been tried upon the Seine, and is stated to run at 48 kilometers (29.825 miles) an hour. It is built to carry a single person. The oiling of the motor is carried out from the air-pressure oil tank, and the air pressure is given by a bicycle air pump. The rudder of the boat is at the front, although two rudders at the stern are generally used.
The Antoinette speed boat is built on somewhat different lines. In front it carries a flat-bottomed boat of somewhat the usual form, while in the rear is attached a float forming a tail piece which aids in attaining the gliding action. The front boat carries the motor and passengers. >From the motor a shaft runs to a propeller carried in the rear of the tail-piece. The latter at the end has a box-shaped piece whose under surface forms a plane, and the whole device gives a constant angle for the front boat in order to secure the gliding action. By using the front boat, the craft can stand bad weather and run even upon rough water, although its speed will be slower in this case. It will run on the hydroplane principle in smooth water.
The craft is built for the Levavsseur motor firm, who have mounted on it one of the light motors previously described and rated at 50 horse-power. Alone, the motor weighs 132.27 pounds, or 176.36 pounds with all accessories and ready to run. The displacement of the craft is 200 kilogrammes (440.9 pounds) counting the motor, and the total length is less than 9 meters (29.52 feet). it has already been run upon the Seine and showed a good speed. Capt. Ferber and also Santos Dumont piloted it on different occasions and were favorably impressed with its performance, stating that it had a good balance and gave almost the same sensation as an aeroplane in the air. Owing to the use of the long tail, there is but little spray at the back of the boat, seeing that this is forced to the rear. Since it has entered the field the new craft promises well and gives the gliding effect without losing its qualities of good floating and balance. Another point is the low consumption of fuel, which is claimed to be below what the ordinary craft use, while a higher speed is obtained.
In the cruiser class, the record for 15½ miles was made by the Nautilus B. V.-Jacqueline, which covered the distance in 52 minutes 36 3-5 seconds, at an average speed of about 16.84 miles an hour. This boat is noteworthy from the fact that it was driven by one of the new Bourdreaux-Verdet Duplex motors, which works on a new principle, and which we had occasion to describe in Supplement No. 1597. The Duplex motor seems to be coming to the front on account of the different merits which it possess in the way of low gasoline consumption per horse-power, and the small space it occupies. The clean way it cuts the water shows the design of hull to be a good one.


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Pro Sesto 1913 je italský fotbalový klub hrající v sezóně 2022/23 ve 3. italské fotbalové lize sídlící ve městě Sesto San Giovanni v regionu Lombardie.

Klub vznikl v roce 1913, díky úsilí některých fanoušků fotbalu v milánském vnitrozemí. Dali mu jméno Società Ginnico Sportiva Pro Sesto a prvním prezidentem se stal Iginio Trasi. Do FIGC vstoupil v roce 1914 a začal hrát regionální soutěž. První oficiální zápas se uskutečnil 17. ledna 1915 proti Nazionale Lombardia (2:1). V roce 1922 je ve finanční tísni a po sezoně 1921/22 nepokračuje v žádné soutěži. Hráči byli téměř rovnoměrně rozděleni mezi dva týmy v činnosti a to Marelli Sports Group a Breda Sports Group.

Klub byl založen znovu na začátku sezóny 1927/28 a to díky podpoře více než dvou set členů. Dali mu název Unione Sportiva Pro Sesto. Po špatné sezoně v regionální soutěži (6. místo z 8 mužstev) byl Fašistickým režimem spojem s klubem Breda a tak  mizí z lombardské fotbalové geografie. Po válce se klub znovu zrodil nový klub Unione Sportiva Pro Sesto díky sloučení Giovani Calciatori Sestesi Gruppo Sportivo Falck. Nastalo nejlepší období klubu. Hráli pět sezon po sobě ve druhé lize. V sezoně 1949/50 sestoupil do třetí ligy a poté sestoupil ještě níž. V roce 1963 se spojil s klubem AC Sestese a v sezoně 1965/66 slavil postup do čtvrté ligy, kterou hrál nepřetržitě do sezony 1978/79. V roce 2010 klub musel ohlásit bankrot. Dne 6. července se zrodil nový klub Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto a začínají hrát v regionální soutěži, kterou v první sezoně vyhrají a postoupí výše. Poté opět postupují výše a od sezony 2012/13 hrají v paté lize. V sezoně 2019/20 postupují do třetí ligy.

Nejlepším umístěním je 7. místo ve druhé lize ze sezon 1947/48 a 1948/49.

Změny názvu klubu

 1914/15 – 1922/23 – SGS Pro Sesto (Società Ginnico Sportiva Pro Sesto)
 1927/28 – 1962/63 – US Pro Sesto (Unione Sportiva Pro Sesto)
 1963/64 – 2009/10 – AC Pro Sesto (Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto)
 2010/11 – 2011/12 – ASD Nuova Pro Sesto (Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto)
 2012/13 – 2019/20 – SSD Pro Sesto (Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Sesto)
 2020/21 – Pro Sesto 1913 (Pro Sesto 1913)

Získané trofeje

Vyhrané domácí soutěže

 4. italská liga ( 3x )
 1986/87, 2004/05, 2019/20

Kronika Pro Sesto 1913

Účast v ligách

Fotbalisté

Známí hráči v klubu

 Cristian Brocchi – (1995–1997) reprezentant
 Stefano Eranio – (2001–2003) reprezentant
 Matjaž Florijančič – (2001/02) reprezentant
 Filippo Galli – (2002–2004) reprezentant  medailista z ME U21 1984

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Profil na transfermarkt.de

Italské fotbalové kluby
Fotbalové kluby založené v roce 1913

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A judge has increased the penalty the Municipality of Anchorage will pay two former Anchorage police officers, who alleged racial discrimination at the Anchorage Police Department and won with a jury verdict this spring.
Alvin Kennedy and Eliezer Feliciano are two former drug detectives who had 20 years on the force. A jury found that they had been treated unfairly by the Anchorage Police Department and awarded them a total of more than $2 million in May.
The judge in the case also recently tacked on what are called "enhanced attorneys' fees" of another roughly half-million dollars and noted that Anchorage property owners would pay for the total award and the city's long, drawn-out legal defense through their taxes.
Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner also described the city's tactics as Nixonian and said Anchorage police bungled a separate case — the criminal investigation of the Alaska National Guard — in a failed attempt to fight the lawsuit's allegations.
The racial discrimination allegations by Kennedy and Feliciano came in 2009, starting with complaints and then the lawsuit over what they called a hostile work environment.
Kennedy is African-American. Feliciano is Hispanic.
Their attorney, Ken Legacki said they were good at their jobs.
"Al Kennedy and Eli Feliciano were two very experienced and well respected undercover drug cops, two of the best cops the city of Anchorage ever had," Legacki said in a phone interview.
Legacki — and later Judge Pfiffner — said the police department tried and failed with frivolous internal investigations of the two men to get rid of them.
"They had people in the department, basically, trying to create a false narrative," Legacki said.
The police department and municipal attorneys also spent many hours and taxpayer dollars to go after Feliciano and Kennedy and to fight them in two separate trials.
The first trial ended in a hung jury. The second trial ended May 22 with the verdict in favor of the two ex-cops.
With interest, the jury award for lost wages and mental anguish is more than $1 million for each man.
In his amended judgment issued July 5, Pfiffner, an Alaska judge since 2010, described the litigation as the most complex and longest-running he'd ever seen.
This was Pfiffner's reasoning when he added more than $200,000 in attorneys' fees to the total award for Kennedy and Feliciano.
Pfiffner wrote he hoped municipality had also learned its lesson but that it was unfortunate the taxpayers of Anchorage would have to foot the bill.
Falsey said the city has agreed to pay the penalty and will not appeal.
Legacki said the municipality offered to settle for less than $100,000, a tiny fraction of what the jury ended up awarding and nothing compared to the anguish the police department caused his clients by ruining their careers.
But it might not end there.
A big issue with this case that Legacki and Judge Pfiffner point to is a connection to the Anchorage police investigation of sexual assault and drug dealing allegations at the Alaska National Guard.
A police lieutenant who was a star witness for the city in the Kennedy-Feliciano civil suit was also overseeing the criminal investigation of the National Guard.
Citing an internal report by an independent investigator, Pffiner wrote in the amended judgement that the police lieutenant gave the names of people who had lodged the allegations to the head of the National Guard.
According to the report, investigative leads dried up in the case, and nobody was ever charged or prosecuted.
Pfiffner wrote that the police department purposely stalled its investigation of the lieutenant's misconduct so he could testify against Kennedy and Feliciano in the first trial and still look credible.
By the time of the second trial though, the lieutenant had been fired over the misconduct. He is also currently suing the city and police department.
Falsey, the municipal attorney, did not respond to a request for comment about this issue. Anchorage police also turned down a request for an interview.


Time is at a premium. Small business owners and plan administrators often lack a dedicated human resources staff. They generally can't wait a week to obtain quotes from various insurance companies, and they don't have time to chase after new staff for benefit enrollment forms, and they don't have extra time required to keep answering questions about coverage.
As a broker—in the States, I'd be called an agent, but I'm north of the border, in Ontario—I could have wrung my hands and lamented the challenges these factors bring me and my team. That would have been the easy way out. But that would not have served me, my employees, or my clients very well.
Instead, I leveraged my automation experience and knowledge of customer needs to put together something called BlankitHealth, the first multi-carrier quoting engine for employee benefits and health coverage in Canada. It's slated to launch later this year, following live demos for insurers. Much of what went into developing the engine came from my experience as an independent broker who is all in on using automation to boost our firm's efficiency and enhance customer experience.
By design, the product drives an entirely paperless process; the master application and all enrollment forms will be completed online and signed digitally. This boosts efficiency for our team and our clients. The speed of placing coverage will depend on how quickly staff members complete the forms. The engine will integrate with BambooHR, a cloud-based HR platform, and will feature leveraged artificial intelligence in the form of a chatbot, which will answer questions plan members text about coverage.
Initially, four different insurance companies will offer quotes on BlankitHealth; we expect that number to increase in the future; benefit plans will be bound online. The platform asks 12 questions to help users choose dental, life, and health coverage, and then provides quotes from insurers. The paperless onboarding process uses the FormHero platform to complete PDFs, ensuring that all fields are completed and none are skipped over or completed incorrectly.
Artificial intelligence comes into play in the creation of the PDF. The platform asks the questions that appear on the enrollment form and, based on the answers, knows which of the subsequent questions to ask and which to skip. For example, if someone opts for single coverage, it's smart enough to know not to ask about a spouse/partner or kids.
Why not turn to established insurtech providers or market disrupters?
While other companies say they are "disrupting" the benefits space, they do not fully address the different pain points faced by small businesses, especially when it comes to day-to-day plan administration and onboarding of new employees. Moreover, many are looking to challenge and, to the best of their ability, do away with the independent agent and broker distribution channel.
[B]rokerages (or agencies) with technology challenges may do well to not wait for others to develop a solution. Why? It may never come. And if it does, it may not be everything they'd hoped for.
Our new platform will support the channel and will address administrative issues by populating the forms for employees, incorporating chatbots, sending reminders, offering plan- and client-specific FAQs, and communicating with cloud-based HR platforms to encourage data sharing, which will eliminate or reduce double data entry. "Date hired," "date terminated," "salary," and "personal data" are just a few of the numerous fields that will sync between BlankitHealth and BambooHR.
We built BlankitHealth from scratch, with an in-house back-end developer using various tools available on the Internet. This enabled my firm to shape the product based on our knowledge of the market and our customers' needs and pain points. We were able to outsource to a front-end developer, at a lower cost, the task of making the pages attractive, intuitive, and user-friendly.
Right now, we plan to roll out BlankitHealth and stay in Canada, first in Ontario, and then expand to British Columbia and Quebec. We'll have to build different prices into the system based on each province.
Why build your own solution?
The rate of technology change drove the need to act quickly. I have learned from building the platform that brokerages (or agencies) with technology challenges may do well not to wait for others to develop a solution. Why? It may never come. And if it does, it may not be everything they'd hoped for. Use your agency/broker management system as the backbone of your business, but don't hesitate to explore your own complementary product.
Outline the costs ahead of time, so they don't get out of control.
Take advantage of word-of-mouth through tech companies you know and third-party websites that connect to developers.
Hold face-to-face meetings to stay on top of program development.
Prioritize different stages of the project.
It's also helpful to understand what skills are useful in creating your own system. Project management, time management, and budget skills all are important. It pays to outline the vision ahead of time and scope out the plan of what workflows to include, among other factors, before hiring a developer.
Take advantage of the free Asana project management platform, which facilitates communication between developers, gives each phase its own page, and can send email notifications to help you stay on track. The platform is great in that it allows you to stay on top of individual tasks.
Finally, it's important to be patient and be aware that some tasks take longer than others, especially while juggling your other broker/agent obligations. Years down the road, when my career is winding down, I don't want to look back and say, "I wish I had tried." I decided the time was right to get this new platform rolled out.
Chris Gory is president of Toronto-based Insurance Portfolio Financial Services and a member and past president of the Applied Client Network board of directors. His firm was featured in the July 2016 issue of Rough Notes magazine.


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The US Treasury is running a new campaign against Al-Qaeda in Turkey
The United States imposed sanctions on 16th_Sept 2021on five al Qaeda supporters working out of Turkey to provide financial services and travel help to the militant group, The US Treasury Department confirmed.
The five are a mix of Turkish and Egyptian nationals who Treasury said provided various forms of support to senior members of the organization that carried out the 9/11 attacks and other plots against the U.S. Treasury's designation of the men freezes any assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction and shuts them out of much of the global financial system. It is part of a long-running campaign against the support network for al-Qaeda.
Three Turkish nationals, Cebrail Guzel, Soner Gurleyen, and Nurettin Muslihan, were accused of having helped facilitate Al-Qaeda's network across Turkey and into neighbouring Syria. The Erdoğan government stopped the criminal investigation -Turkish al-Qaeda member Musa Abu Jafar who moved to Syria's Idlib province . Musa Abu Jafar is a Salafist cleric who has worked in various countries from Pakistan to Egypt. He was the target of a Turkish prosecutor in Istanbul who was investigating al-Qaeda networks in Turkey in 2011 as part of case file No. 2011/2221. He was in Pakistan and embedded with al-Qaeda cells there,
Under pressure from 9/11 victims and their families, President Joe Biden on Sept. 3 directed the Justice Department and other federal agencies to declassify some documents from the FBI's investigation into the terrorist attacks. The partially redacted 16-page document released by the FBI on the 20th anniversary of the attacks detailed contacts between the hijackers and several Saudi officials.The US Treasury's decision to impose sanctions on members of Al-Qaeda in Turkey came in the wake of US President Biden's announcement that the September 11 investigations had been revealed after twenty years.
Financing Terror
There is no doubt that terrorists and terrorist organizations rely on money to carry out terrorist acts. Money for terrorists comes from a wide variety of sources. The ability to prevent and detect money-laundering is a highly effective means of identifying criminals and terrorists and the underlying activity from which money is derived. The application of intelligence and investigative techniques can be one way of detecting and disrupting the activities of terrorists and terrorist organizations.
The Anti-Money Laundering Global Task Force (GTF-AML) works with anti-money laundering experts, and organizations such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Interpol, the Egmont Group, and Transparency International. The GTF-AML has developed a complementary approach to combating money laundering, in particular the laundering of corrupt money, and promotes the use of practical tools and techniques to limit or arrest such activity.
The UK anti-money laundering legislation is dictated by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds 2017. The UK is a member of FATF and, accordingly, the UK anti-money laundering legislation meets FATF's global standards. Similarly, while the UK left the EU on January 31, 2020, it is committed to transposing the AML/CFT standards set out in EU's 5th and 6th anti-money laundering directives (AMLD).
It is likely, that the names on the US Treasury list are related to the events of September 11, i.e. Funding and give logistical support to Al-Qaeda. However, it seems that this decision is useless, because Erdogan's government was known for not supporting the policies of law enforcement, combating terrorist financing or combating terrorism. The Erdogan government had been involved in smuggling some al-Qaeda members after the US Treasury had put pressure on Erdogan's government, i.e. smuggling Musa Abu Jaafar in 2020
This could spoil the value of the US Treasury's decision to combat money laundering and the financing of extremist organizations. More, members of AL-Qaeda and extremist groups are well aware of international laws, and know how to get away.
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