A controversial legislative package known as the "protection of race and religion laws" will be up for debate during Burma's next parliamentary session.
RANGOON — A controversial legislative package commonly known as the "protection of race and religion laws" has been submitted to Burma's legislature and will be up for debate during the next parliamentary session in January 2015.
President's Office Director Zaw Htay, also known as Hmuu Zaw, wrote on social media on Monday that the four bills—which include new regulations on religious conversion, interfaith marriage, population control and monogamy—were tabled late last week and drafts are now viewable on the Ministry of Information website.
The bills, first proposed by the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion (known in Burmese as Ma Ba Tha), have been controversial from the outset, fielding criticism from women's rights advocates and several of Burma's ethnic and religious minorities.
Critics argue that enacting the bills would create unnecessary obstacles to religious freedom, and that the laws would undermine women's ability to make independent choices about their faith, partner and family.
A proposed Marriage Bill would require Buddhist women to seek permission from local authorities before marrying a man of another faith, while the Religious Conversion Bill creates new legal criteria for changing faiths. The conversion policy has received particular scorn from some of Burma's minority faiths, including Christians and Muslims, who have historically been subject to religious persecution by the former military regime.
But the legislation has also drawn supporters, most recently in late October, when Buddhist monk U Wirathu helped to organize a demonstration of thousands who marched through the streets of Mandalay demanding that the bills be swiftly implemented. U Wirathu is a key backer of the legislation and a central figure in the Ma Ba Tha. He is also associated with a Buddhist nationalist movement in Burma that is widely perceived anti-Muslim.
Buddhist-majority Burma has grappled with ethnic and religious tension for decades, but in recent years the issue has become a fixture of political discourse as inter-communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims broke out in several parts of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and more than 200 have died in a rash of riots beginning in mid-2012 that has overwhelmingly uprooted Muslim communities.
The Ma Ba Tha came to prominence after the conflict, premised on preserving Burma's dominant Buddhist identity. The legislation was first proposed in mid-2013.
According to Zaw Htay's statement, the Religious Conversion Bill and the Population Bill were submitted to Parliament by the Union Government on Nov. 24th, while the Interfaith Marriage Bill and the Monogamy Bill were submitted by the Union Attorney General on Nov. 26th.
While new legislation is typically published in state media for public review before parliamentary debate, only one of the proposed laws, the Religious Conversion Bill, has been published in state newspapers. The remaining three were published on the Ministry of Information website in Burmese language on Dec. 1, 2014.
This article was updated on Dec. 4 to clarify that the current version of a proposed Marriage Bill does not require non-Buddhist men to convert to Buddhism before marrying a Buddhist. The provision was part of an earlier version of the bill, proposed by the Ma Ba Tha, which has since been revised.


The IMF will turn 75 next year. Updating and reforming of some aspects of its core functions should be considered to reflect the current global monetary context. This column analyses the IMF's global reserve system, identifying three issues and suggesting two alternatives. Ultimately, greater use of the Fund's Special Drawing Rights would mitigate several problems in the current system.


Ellen's, a popular brunch restaurant in Dallas, received threats for its pro-gun regulation message at the bottom of its receipts. The restaurant had noted in its receipts that it plans to donate a portion of profits to organizations working on gun reform that were earned during the weekend's National Rifle Association convention, sparking backlash among convention attendees and internet trolls alike.
The offending message on Ellen's receipts? "A portion of this week's proceeds will be donated to organizations dedicated to implementing reasonable and effective gun regulation. Welcome to Dallas!"
Owner Joe Groves first shared the receipt Thursday on Facebook, and alleged that the convention attendees were making racist comments while eating at the restaurant, according to the Dallas Observer. "I'm making a list of the vile, racist, moronic conversations overheard from NRA attendees eating at the restaurant. They don't even speak softly," Groves wrote when he shared the receipt.
There are plans for protests all weekend outside the convention that's expected to bring some 70,000 people to downtown Dallas. "NRA Enables Domestic Terrorism" was projected on the side of the convention center.
As with any large convention or gathering, downtown restaurants and stores hope to make extra cash from the influx of potential new customers. But when the NRA shared the receipt from their official Twitter account, the restaurant waded into the culture wars around guns in a very different way.
"We've had people calling and say they're going to shoot the place up, one that implied he would be burning us down today. Ridiculous people," Groves told BuzzFeed News.
But even before the NRA's tweet, Ellen's had decided to amend the message for the sake of clarity. In a message updating its followers on Facebook, Ellen's said it shares similar goals with the NRA.
"We support the Constitution, including the 2nd Amendment, 100%. And like the NRA, we also support finding solutions to the senseless killings that happen much too frequently. We believe those two things are completely compatible," a Facebook post by Ellen's on Friday reads.
Thanks for visiting Ellen's! A portion of this week's proceeds will be donated to organizations dedicated to implementing reasonable and effective gun regulations that protect citizens' 2nd Amendment rights and also help reduce needless gun violence. Welcome to Dallas!
The NRA has not shared the updated message on the organizations social media channels.
Between the Parkland shooting, which sparked massive protests around the country, and the deadly shooting of police officers in Dallas in 2016 blocks away, Groves hoped the message on both receipts would be reasonably received. In fact, Groves told the news service that he doesn't lobby against the NRA and is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment.
He described the "reasonable and effective" message of the first receipt as a "fairly benign and centrist view". Groves told BuzzFeed News: "My view is to protect the Second Amendment but keep people from murdering children in schools."
Dozens of reviews were added to the restaurant's Yelp page in the past two days — ranging from one-star reviews upset with the pro-gun regulation message to five-star reviews by those trying to support the establishment. "I thought I went here for breakfast but instead was given a lesson in firearm politics. I go out to get away from that bs but they make sure you know that part of your payment is going to gun control. Geez. Good luck with that stance," one reviewer wrote.
Ellen's has not announce what organization will receive their donation. Groves says the past few days haven't negatively impacted their sales, with BuzzFeed News describing Saturday's brunch as "busier than normal."


Christian Siriano won't be celebrating his second wedding anniversary.
The designer and Project Runway winner's marriage to singer-songwriter Brad Walsh is over, according to a message Walsh posted on Instagram. He shared the news after receiving a press inquiry from a reporter who had heard about their secret split and planned to run a story.
"Bit more than a month ago my husband and I separated," Walsh wrote. "I was contacted by a writer for a website who somehow found out, so rather than let them break it, I'm telling you myself. It's nobody's business and I don't want to discuss, but that's what's up." He ended the post with a shrugging-man emoji.
Siriano, 32, has not yet commented. The designer and Walsh, 36, had been making appearances together all year. Their last red carpet was just over a month ago, on May 16, for the Bottomless Closet's 19th Annual Spring Luncheon.
They had been together for more than a decade, beginning in 2007. They moved in together in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood in 2010 and became engaged in 2013, buying matching bracelets to celebrate. Their dream wedding, which took place in July 2016 at their Danbury, Conn., country house, was a star-studded event, including clients Siriano has made his famous dresses for. Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock From the Sun), who got ordained via the internet for the occasion, married them in front of guests including Alicia Silverstone, Kelly Osbourne, Christina Hendricks, and Anna Chlumsky. The men exchanged vows borrowed from The Velveteen Rabbit.


On behalf of Dugan & Associates, P.C. posted in Car Accident on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
On behalf of Dugan & Associates, P.C. posted in Car Accident on Thursday, December 21, 2017.
Winter can do a lot of damage to your vehicle -- the combination of snow, ice, cold, and salt can kill batteries, chip away at paint, and cause deadly crashes. In fact, more than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 are killed on snowy, slushy, or icy pavement every winter. That's why you should always prep your car for winter.


text:
❄Snow Info
ST 2Q 2011 Ridership
Posted on August 30, 2011 by Martin H. Duke
Sound Transit's quarterly ridership report is out, now with 300% more color. Total system ridership was up 10% year on year. ST Express (led by explosive growth in Snohomish County) and Central Link were right about there; Tacoma Link was up 16%, and Sounder was flat.
Over the same period, CT was down 3%, PT down 11%, and Metro up 4%.
24 Replies to "ST 2Q 2011 Ridership"
Will in Seattle says:
Some of this could just have been all the UW passholders now swiping their Orca cards that before we just showed.
zefwagner says:
Wait, don't they use Automatic Passenger Counters?
Bruce Nourish says:
ST's Metro and Pierce buses use APCs. ST's Snohomish buses use a manual driver count. So, no, that has nothing to do with it.
300% more color. Isn't that approaching crush loading for charts?
http://bit.ly/n0SO4w
SWIFT bus total boardings were up 16.2% in July 2011 over July 2010.
SWIFT bus average weekday boardings were up 21.4% in July 2011 over July 2010.
Central Link average weekday boardings were up 6% in July 2011 over July 2010.
SWIFT bus averaged 4,053 boardings per weekday in July 2011.
[Ad-hominem]
A million thanks for posting this ionrfmtaion.
BWAHAHAHAHAAAH!!!
Guess "build it and they will come" really wasn't anything more than a trite phrase . . . .
Still LOTS of TOD apartments left at Othello Station; the prices of those will be dropping fast.
Cheesewheels says:
Well, maybe if the Rainier Valley wasn't so undesirable, it'd have a greater effect. Also, a lot of mistakes were made with that section of Link, such as at-grade alignment, and lack of transit connections. Bottom line is that that area requires a lot more work from planners and SHA.
Al Dimond says:
511 and 513 definitely had big jumps due to the opening of the Mountlake Terrace flyer stop. They grouped 510 and 512 together for this mini-report, which is interesting; 512 is new, a combination of 510 and 511 that replaces those two routes on Sunday. So the 2010 column is 7 days of 510 ridership, and the 2011 column is 6 days of 510 and one day of combined users of 510 and 511 riders. That probably accounts for at least a significant part of the 510+512 growth.
I'll really have to take a look at a more detailed report. The 511 added lots of service hours, so it's good to see the ridership payoff.
I love seeing the 512 brought back. Having connectivity within Snohomish County is cool, and enables better headway to all the locations north of Lynnwood. I rode it a couple months ago, and people were really using it for intra-county trips.
Given that Everett commuters have Sounder (if it becomes reliable), is there really a need for the 510 (instead of a 7-day, all-day, 512), once the Sounder reliability problems are solved?
I like the idea of combining the 510 and 511 to create the 512 on Sundays. I'm just wondering if it should be expanded to include other times too, such as evenings and Saturdays. The saved service hours could be used to improve the frequency, so you could have a 512 every 15 minutes, rather than a 510 and 511 each every 30 minutes. For people going to Everett, it would be a wash between time on the bus vs. time waiting. For people going to Lynnwood, it would be a huge win, as they'd get double the frequency, with no increase in travel time. Other people would benefit as well, for example, I sometimes use the 510/511/512 to go between downtown at 45th St. as an alternative to the slow and overcrowded 71/72/73.
Similarly, could the same idea happen in the south area too? The few times I've ridden 577 or 594 on a Sunday, both routes have been mostly empty. Had they been combined, ST could have saved half the service hours while providing the same level of service. Plus, if on Sundays, the 594 stopped in Federal Way, maybe the 574 could be truncated to a non-stop airport->DT Tacoma run only, or even cut altogether. Is it really worth all these extra service hours just to get from Seattle to Tacoma 5-10 minutes faster? Could the lost riders be won back through higher frequencies across the board that the saved service hours might enable?
Combining the 510 and 511 doesn't really enable doubling of the frequency. Adding the route length to the 511 to get to Everett is a substantial addition. Combining the two routes on Saturday, evenings, midday, or peak, is primarily a question of capacity. Namely, is there enough excess capacity on the existing 510 and 511 runs to be able to turn four runs of the two separate routes into two or three runs of an interlined route?
Converting a 510 into a 512 would be much less expensive, albeit increasing the travel time between Seattle and Everett. But if there is latent demand to travel between the intermediate stops (including between Lynnwood and Everett), it will improve fare recovery.
I'm not really advocating in either direction, as long as 512s become available all week.
Similar math applies to the 577 and 594. Riders trying to get between Federal Way TC and downtown Tacoma are victims of the higher demand for rides to and from downtown Seattle, since Tacoma riders are not terribly interested in adding stops, and will always chime in that the 594 is always full, even if it isn't.
Chris Hooker says:
CT and PT ridership numbers are down, are we really surpised? With all of the cuts that they doing, the munbers seem to be a little low.
CT hasn't made its big cuts yet, though the writing on the wall can't help. A big chunk of ST's "explosive growth" in Snohomish County was essentially taken directly from CT because of service changes at Mountlake Terrace. So you'd have to look at different types of routes separately to see how CT is really doing in ridership.
CT cut off Sunday service a year ago. When people are forced to buy cars to get around on Sundays, we shouldn't be surprised that they then use their cars throughout the week.
The effects of going to single car trains is showing up in the numbers.
Vehicle service hours are down 13% for Link, and total trips YTD are down by 1,002.
At the same time ridership is up 13%, which really helps out on the riders per hour, rising 22%.
With an expected ridership gain of 30,000 per day in the first couple of years when U-Link opens, or just about double what Link is currently carrying, it looks like keeping the same schedule and adding back cars for 3 car consists is about the right level of service.
When has Link ridership ever reached what Sound Transit "expected"?
Those projections for the first couple of years after U-Link opens are likely just as unrealistically high as Sound Transit's projections of Central Link's ridership in its first couple of years, which ST made a few years before Central Link opened.
ST's riderhips projections for a few years in the future have been proven to be meaningless.
Nathanael says:
Again, last I checked, ST's Central Link projections were originally made for a Central Link which was an expansion of U-Link. The standalone numbers were… not adjusted properly, from what I can tell. The U-Link numbers are much more likely to be accurate.
3-car consists may be the "right level of service" for train passengers, … except that it reduces the allowable bus throughput in the DSTT.
Again, I'm willing to put up with 10-minute all-day headway (vs. 8-minute peak headway) *if* that 10-minute headway allows for an easily-memorizable, public schedule. (That's after U-Link opens.)
It's not as if any more buses will be transfering their duplicate-head over to Link, anyway.
Mike Bjork says:
Since the train occupies an entire signaling block within the tunnel and buses cannot occupy the same block as a trai, a 1 or 4 car train will not drastically effect bus service since it all fits within the same signaling block. The only problems may be at the conflict points where the buses and trains merge together as the buses will have to wait a few seconds longer.
VeloBusDriver says:
At 498,046 boardings, the 550 boardings will be a nice addition, some day, to Link's stats. I'd love to see per boarding costs broken down by route. I suspect the 550 is well below the average boarding cost of $7.49 for ST Express, but by how much?
Word I hear is that more runs on the 550 will be coming in February, with some peak-hour routes being pushed out of the DSTT. I saw a crush-loaded 550 yesterday packed almost as tight as a can of 522.
Metro keeps asking how to get more people to ride the bus. My answer: Add more buses to the most popular routes! (Same answer for ST.)
One thing Metro glossed over in the suggestions for improving flow in the DSTT is the fact that more people will opt to take Link for intra-downtown trips, now that the buses won't be free.
Still, I think we need to keep at least one or two free north-south buses in downtown, lest we have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more on bus ticket books to sell below face value to human service agencies. According to a recent article in Real Change, the city and county each pitch in $750,000 annually toward those subsidized ticket books. My suggestion would be to make the RapidRide C, D, and E lines free downtown, providing more than adequate frequency, and enabling the free-ride options to match a brand. Until the E starts up, let the 358 be free downtown.
But I still hope ticketbooks stop being sold to the general public after the end of this year. Metro is the only agency still doing this.
I suggest buying a copy of the latest Real Change, as it has two full pages on the effects of the fare payment system on some of the homeless population.
That word about more 550 runs, BTW, comes from an email response to one of my emails as a private citizen.
Previous PostPrevious Serving South Lake Union
Next PostNext Want to Save Transit? Try Better Land Use
Seattle Transit Blog is an independent, award-winning publication covering transit and land use issues in Seattle and the Puget Sound area since 2007. About Us
Seattle For Visitors
Sign up for a weekly summary of our articles delivered via email.
Recently on Page Two
Alternate Renton-Kent-Auburn Restructure
Light Rail on the 520 Bridge?
Bus Restructure for Northgate Link
Is It Time for Systemwide All-Door Bus Boarding for Metro?
Seattle Bus Routes after Lynnwood Link
Frequent Transit Map
Your guide to frequent transit in Seattle

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Happiness, says sociologist Will Davies, is "all the rage" right now. Not actually being happy, by the way, but offering to provide happiness, or to measure it, or to study it, to legislate it, or even to exploit it.
If that sounds vaguely corporate, Davies is unlikely to disagree. The author of the new book, The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Wellbeing, is concerned that real happiness may be getting left on the side of the road choking on clouds of neuromarketing and touchy-feely excess in the pursuit of happiness.
For one thing, the focus on the positive attributes of being happy ignores the very real reasons people may be unhappy, which Davies also thinks should be taken seriously – even if it's uncomfortable for policymakers or less than lucrative for the business-minded. It's something Davies, who also wrote The Limits of Neoliberalism: Authority, Sovereignty and the Logic of Competition (published last year by SAGE), understands well from his own examination of economic psychology as a tool of governance and the politics of corporate ownership.
Davies is a senior lecturer in politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he joined the Department of Politics last year to develop a new politics, philosophy and economics degree. Before that, he worked for policy think tanks and at the University of Warwick's Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Oxford's Institute for Science Innovation & Society and its Centre for Mutual & Employee-owned Business.


text:
package com.jtbdevelopment.games.tracking;

import com.jtbdevelopment.games.players.Player;

/**
 * Date: 3/28/15 Time: 2:42 PM
 */
public class PlayerGameEligibilityResult {

  private Player player;
  private PlayerGameEligibility eligibility;

  public Player getPlayer() {
    return player;
  }

  public void setPlayer(Player player) {
    this.player = player;
  }

  public PlayerGameEligibility getEligibility() {
    return eligibility;
  }

  public void setEligibility(PlayerGameEligibility eligibility) {
    this.eligibility = eligibility;
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Delivered in partnership with The Bristol Bike Project, our bike building workshops are a great way to learn some new skills, encourage teamwork, and make a contribution to the community. We take bikes that have been donated to The Project in a poor state of repair, and your team will give them a new lease of life so that they can be provided to someone who wouldn't ordinarily be able to afford a bike, but will really benefit from one.
We have flexible space over two floors which can accommodate a variety of events, bike-based and not. They include live music, informal meetings, talks and screenings, fundraisers and parties. Take a look at the calendar on the right of the home page to see what's on.
We've now closed for good, but our Ben has set up on his own and you can find him here. He's a very, very good mechanic and wants to make your bike work absolutely as well as it can.
We're now closed for good. Sorry about that. You can read a bit about why we decided to shut here.
If you still want to know what we were up to between July 2013 and December 2017, these pages will give you some idea.
And if you'd like your bike fixed, our Ben has set up on his own and you can find him here.
Roll for the Soul is a not-for-profit café, bike workshop and event space. We celebrate and support people who do stuff with bikes, and DIY culture more generally. We're a Community Interest Company and a living wage employer (and we don't mean the made up 'national living wage'), trying to make a positive contribution to Bristol.
We offer good-quality, fairly-priced vegetarian and vegan food. Open from early morning, we serve a light breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as cakes, snacks and great locally-roasted coffee. We have a licensed bar, but anyone of any age is welcome. Click for more about the cafe.
We have a fully-equipped bike workshop upstairs, offering servicing and repairs to all types of bike. We also sell a range of parts and accessories, some of which you can find downstairs in the cafe, and offer maintenance tuition designed around what you want to learn. Click for more about the workshop.
With the cafe downstairs and a flexible space upstairs, we host live music, exhibitions, informal meetings, fundraisers and lots of other events. We try to help other non-profits and voluntary groups with cheap or free space. Part of our mission is to provide a city centre space for non-corporate, grassroots activity. Click for more about live music. Click for more about venue hire.
We stay open later sometimes for evening events, but the kitchen isn't open. We just serve hot and cold drinks and snacks.


Description GLACIER WHITE exterior and Gray interior, SV trim. Back-Up Camera, iPod/MP3 Input, Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential, Bluetooth. Warranty 5 yrs/100k Miles - Drivetrain Warranty; READ MORE!
Back-Up Camera, iPod/MP3 Input, Bluetooth, Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential MP3 Player, Third Passenger Door, Keyless Entry, Steering Wheel Controls, Electronic Stability Control. Nissan SV with GLACIER WHITE exterior and Gray interior features a V6 Cylinder Engine with 261 HP at 5600 RPM*.


text:
← Dream, prophesy, don't focus just on survival, pope tells religious
Summer gathering of Catholic leaders meant to revitalize church in U.S. →
Refugee advocates outline arguments for legal action on presidential ban
Posted on February 3, 2017 by Administrator1
People gather for a protest at San Francisco's airport after people coming in from Muslim-majority countries were blocked by the new executive memorandum by President Donald Trump. (CNS/EPA)
(Backgrounder)
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The breadth of President Donald Trump's authority to limit refugees entering the United States will be fought in federal court, and some of the legal challenges ultimately may end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Several lawsuits have been filed challenging Trump's Jan. 27 executive memorandum that suspended the entire U.S. refugee resettlement program for 120 days and banned entry of all citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries — Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia — for 90 days.
Another clause in the memorandum established religious criteria for refugees, proposing to give priority to religious minorities over others who may have equally compelling refugee claims.
In five of the earliest lawsuits, federal judges blocked the government from denying entry to anyone from the affected countries with a valid visa.
One decision came from U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. in Los Angeles, whose Feb. 1 order "enjoined and restrained" the government from enforcing the president's memorandum against 28 plaintiffs from Yemen who have been held in transit in Djibouti since the president signed the document. Similar orders have come from federal judges in Boston; Seattle; Brooklyn, New York; and Alexandria, Virginia.
The court orders are short-term in nature and were issued in anticipation of the cases being argued by both sides during the next several weeks before any potential restraining orders are issued.
A statement issued Jan. 29 from the Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection "began taking steps to comply with the orders."
More lawsuits are expected and could encompass several parts of the law that govern presidential authority over who to admit and not admit to the U.S.
Attorney Charles Wheeler, director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network's Training and Support section in Oakland, California, identified one area of the law that allows the president to suspend the entry of "any class of aliens" if it determined that their entry "would be detrimental to the interests of the United States." However, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 amended the law to prohibit any foreign-born national from being given preference because of their "race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence."
"The refugee issue is going to turn on whether (Trump's action) specifically exempting Christians says that the intention of it is in fact to favor one religion over another," Wheeler told Catholic News Service. "I think that makes (the action) much more vulnerable to equal protection challenges."
Attorney Charles Roth, director of litigation at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago, suggested that a half dozen or more areas of the law could be cited in any legal challenges to the executive action.
"One of the strong arguments is that the president's statutory authority doesn't allow him to make these sweeping rules about everyone from a particular country," said Roth, who is Catholic.
The executive memorandum is vague enough that questions remain over the status of visa applications for refugees already in the U.S. versus those still outside of the country, Roth added.
"It feels to me that the president sees being tough on refugees is the symbolism he's looking to have. This order doesn't seem to be designed to be particularly dependable as a legal matter or particularly nuanced to achieve justice and fairness," Roth said.
Despite the memorandum's vagaries, Gemma Solimene, clinical associate professor of law at Fordham University's School of Law, expects the government to defend it on national security grounds and deny that Muslims are being singled out.
Acknowledging that the law gives Trump broad discretionary powers with respect to entry into the U.S., she said she found the document "is clearly not well thought out, there isn't a lot of guidance (for carrying it out)."
"If they were clearly serious on national security, there would be other things (in it) to actually have effect on these issues," Solimene said.
She suggested that the memorandum could have justified its stance by including information about any attacks by foreign nationals from particular countries.
"The reason they made this a national security problem or under the guise of national security is because it is less challengeable. The government clearly has a lot more discretion when they say this is an issue of national security," Solimene said.
Officials at the Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA told CNS they do not plan to enter the legal fray, however.
William Canny, MRS executive director, said it is unlikely that Trump would rescind his memorandum so the agency will focus on making sure actions under the new policy address humanitarian concerns, such as family reunification whereby a child or parent is awaiting entry into the U.S.
"The majority (of cases MRS has handled) in recent years have been reunifying families. So now you have families separated (because of the memorandum) and anyone who is separated from family by distance and time … knows the pain," Canny said.
Most of the people MRS has been resettling are women and children, "who for example witness the murder of their father and who are languishing in a camp and who have family to join here in the U.S. to help them, who can't return to their country, who can't find work or schooling in the country they're in."
"That's who we take," he said.
Canny urged federal officials to keep such needs in mind and complete the vetting of refugees as quickly as possible.
Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, said her agency would avoid joining any lawsuits challenging presidential action, but would focus on making "people aware of what's happening" with refugees that "is not in line with the Gospel."
Follow Sadowski on Twitter: @DennisSadowski.


Villa Scapone is not part of our programme at the moment. But don't worry there are plenty of other options to look at.
Villa Scapone appeals directly to all the senses; the phenomenal view of the coast, the taste and aroma of the fine cuisine, and the sounds of nature. All the ingredients for an unforgettable holiday in a spectacular location await you.
The biggest challenge if you choose to holiday here, is that you won't want to leave! The hotel is in-fact blessed with an absolutely captivating sea view and a wealth of attractive facilities including a swimming pool. Villa Scapone certainly evokes a lot of cheers.
Hotel Villa Scapone sits on the right side of the coast road on the Gargano peninsula's dramatic coastline between Vieste (30 km) and Mattinata (10 km). The hotel is south facing and enjoys the sun until late afternoon (depending on the season of course). You will be mesmerized by the view which takes in the lofty chalk walls and dreamlike beaches down in Mattinatella, which is approx. 1 ½ miles away. One of the two beaches is accessible and offers beach services, parking and boat rental. There is a restaurant only approx. 2 km from the hotel (and is called San Michele) - but we reccomend that you go by car since the road has no sidewalk.
Hotel Villa Scapone is certainly best suited for couples (travelling without children) since there is a romantic atmosphere on site and this hotel prides itself on peace & quiet. It is also located on a hill with steep steps so is not suitable for young children in that sense.
The hotel exudes a certain luxury, especially in its outdoor areas. Much of the outdoor furniture is exquisitely designed and of a very high quality. The swimming pool (only open i high season) has a jacuzzi and a pool bar, a hammock and sun terraces with sun loungers. The ocean view is completely captivating! These aspects deserve 4.5 stars according to us at In-Italia but because the public areas indoors do not exude the same luxury, and some of the rooms are quite simple in decor, we have chosen to classify the hotel as a four star. Note that because the hotel is on the hillside it means that there is a steep walk of around 100 metres down to the pool from the front desk. From the pool there are 193 steps that will take you down to the beach and there is a platform from where you can jump right into the sea.
You can enjoy a drink in the bar area with panoramic views. You get the impression of sitting on a yacht from here, it's quite something. A breakfast buffet is also served here in the mornings. There is also an area inside reception with a sofa and Wi-Fi internet and a lounge with a fireplace where there is an internet point. There is also a small gym.
These standard rooms are located in the main building. They all have a terrace and garden view, but note that the terrace can vary in size. The terrace is furnished and if size permits, there will be either chairs or a hammock. All rooms have air conditioning, LCD TV (with satellite channels), a mini-bar and a bathroom with a toilet and shower. These rooms cannot accommodate extra beds.
These standard rooms are located either in the main building or in small independent houses between the main building and the swimming pool. They all have a terrace and sea view, but note that the terrace can vary in size as do the views vary. Some rooms may have views from the side or slightly limited by pine trees. The terrace is furnished and if size permits, there will be either chairs or a hammock. All rooms have air conditioning, LCD TV (with satellite channels), a mini-bar and a bathroom with a toilet and shower. Some of the rooms can accommodate two extra beds.
These superior rooms are located either in the main building or in small independent houses between the main building and the swimming pool. They all have a terrace and sea view, but note that the terrace can vary in size as do the views vary. Some rooms may have views from the side or slightly limited by pine trees. The terrace is furnished (in a better way than standard rooms) and if size permits, there will be either chairs or a hammock. These rooms have a jacuzzi (in the main building in the bathroom but the self-contained units have it on the terrace). All rooms have air conditioning, LCD TV (with satellite channels), a mini-bar and bathroom with toilet and shower / bath. Two of these rooms can accommodate one extra bed.


Even at the stage of selecting a school for a child Smapse experts advised us to take into account not only England (as we thought at first) but also Switzerland - there is a very high level of education, services and services (albeit, prices Even higher than in Great Britain ). But together with the consultant we managed to find a suitable school both in quality and price - according to reviews (including), we stopped atBrillantmont International School Lausanne . Many thanks to the patient and qualified specialists Smapse: we really were very picky, but the consultants never showed discontent, were very attentive and polite, tried to take into account all our wants and demands.
At school the child learns at GCSE : then he will go to the preparatory pre-university course and will already go to university (though not the fact that in Switzerland). I like very much that in Brillantmont International School Lausanne very carefully study languages: English and French as the rest (this is mandatory for everyone), many elective classes (Egor goes to the Italian course). Later, knowing several languages, it will be easier to settle abroad and get a higher education. Another plus is an attentive approach to children: you can always ask for additional counseling or individual lessons, teachers can help in the implementation of lessons, supportive lessons are organized after the basic training - you can come and listen to the topic again. For example, we had difficulties with biology (there are a lot of terms that are hard to remember in English, and the child was confused) - a couple of weeks of intensive studies, and understanding with the grades leveled off. Conveniently, it is not necessary to search for any tutors, nothing - the teachers themselves are interested in informing the children as much as possible.


text:
Flick Of The Finger
The Roller
Soul Love
Start Anew
British alt-rock outfit Beady Eye formed in 2009, several months after the rivalry between Oasis siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher reached a boiling point at a summer festival, resulting in Noel's departure and the band's dissolution.
That fall, Liam and three of his former Oasis bandmates -- Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Chris Sharrock -- booked studio time with producer Steve Lillywhite to begin work on a new album, with plans to release the first single under their new moniker in November 2010. Different Gear, Still Speeding followed in early 2011, marking Beady Eye's debut and earning warm reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The album was released through the band's own self-titled label in Europe and Dangerbird Records in the U.S. Beady Eye then announced they would be playing some Oasis songs during live shows, which culminated in a performance of "Wonderwall" at London's 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. Liam Gallagher and company then went back into the studio to continue work on their second album, unexpectedly hiring TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek as their producer. The resulting BE appeared in June of 2013. ~ James Christopher Monger & Daniel Clancy, Rovi
Glasgow, GB3,858 LISTENERS
Mexico City, MX3,587 LISTENERS
Dublin, IE3,109 LISTENERS
Different Gear, Still Speeding
Oasis Greatest Hits
This is: Liam Gallagher
Elementary Soundtrack
Fin de journée
Listen to Beady Eye now.
Listen to Beady Eye in full in the Spotify app


text:
HomeBlogWrongful TerminationWhat is Breach of an Employment Contract – What Should I Do Now?
What is Breach of an Employment Contract – What Should I Do Now?
Wrongful Termination |
Employees may want to seek legal advice from a San Francisco wrongful termination lawyer when an employer does not keep promises made in an employment contract
An employment contract is an agreement between an employer and employee with respect to the terms and conditions of the employee's employment.
Employers and employees make employment contracts to assure that certain terms of employment will be clear and binding. An oral agreement may be sufficient if the agreement is simply to pay a specified wage for specified work, but it is helpful to place more complex agreements in writing. A written contract helps both the employer and the employee avoid misunderstandings about the terms of employment, and helps avoid disputes whether the promises were made.
Terms of Employment Contracts
Most employment agreements provide for at-will employment, which allows the employer to terminate the employee at any time for any reason or no reason, provided that the reason for the termination decision is not unlawful.
However, in certain instances, a written employment contract, particularly for an executive or professional employee, may include terms such as:
Compensation, including any guaranteed bonuses or performance incentives
Benefits to which the employee is entitled
The amount of notice the employer or employee must give before ending the employment relationship
Reasons (such as "just cause") for which an employer can terminate the employment relationship
A dispute resolution procedure or other rights an employee might have if an employer claims that cause exists to terminate the contract
A non-disclosure provision that protects an employer's trade secrets and other confidential information
In addition, when compensation is based on commissions, California law requires the employer to give the employee a written contract. At a minimum, the contract must specify how commissions will be calculated and when they will be paid.
A breach of contract is a failure to abide by a material term on the contract. A material breach is one that affects a significant right or condition of the contract. In simpler language, when an employer breaks a significant promise that is included in a contract, the employer has breached the contract.
Examples of breach of an employment contract include:
Failing to pay compensation or benefits that are promised in the contract
Failing to reimburse expenses that the contract authorizes the employee to incur
Failing to provide resources that the contract guarantees (such as the use of laboratory equipment)Terminating employment without cause if the contract requires cause for a termination
Any other duty imposed upon an employer by a contract may lead to a breach of contract if the employer fails to fulfill that duty.
In most states, an employer can enter into a non-compete agreement with an employee, either as part of a comprehensive employment contract or as a stand-alone agreement. While state law usually limits the scope and duration of a non-compete agreement, most states allow employers and employees to make an agreement that places some restriction on the nature of similar employment an employee can accept after current employment ends.
California is an exception to the general rule. In California, a non-compete agreement is rarely enforceable. Even if a California employee signs an employment contract that limits the kind of work an employee can accept after employment ends, that agreement is probably not binding. Employees who have been asked to sign, or who have signed, a non-compete agreement in California may benefit from asking a California employment lawyer about the validity of that agreement.
What to Do After a Breach of Contract
If the breach involves a relatively minor term of the contract that an employee does not care much about, the employee can elect to ignore the breach. In some cases, an employee may decide not to disrupt a peaceful relationship with an employer by making an issue about a breach that isn't important to the employee.
When a breach is more significant, however, the employee may have several options. The employee might bring the breach to the employer's attention and ask the employer to keep the promise made in the contract. The employee might try to negotiate with the employer if the employer feels that the contract was not breached or if the promise was not fulfilled for a reason that the law arguably allows. The employee might want an experienced San Francisco employment lawyer to negotiate on the employee's behalf.
An employee can also pursue legal remedies, such as suing the employer for damages or for an order requiring the employer to keep its promise. The specific remedy that may be available will depend on the facts of the case.
If the breach also involves a violation of California law, such as wage and hour laws or prohibitions against discrimination, the employee might pursue remedies for those violations instead of, or in addition to, a breach of contract lawsuit.
Making decisions about the best way to address a breach of contract can be difficult. An experienced employment lawyer in San Francisco is well-positioned to steer executives and other employees though the complex maze of rights and remedies that are associated with a breach of contract. Employees and executives who need legal advice can contact Minnis & Smallets by calling 1-415-551-0885 or by using our online contact form.
linked in facebooktwitter
Classifications of Employment
Lawsuits against Your Employer
Leaving Your Employer
Minnis & Smallets Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers
Pregnancy and Parental Leave in the Time of COVID-19
Attorney Advice |
Employee Rights in the Time of COVID-19
Can an Employer Ask What My Disability Is?
Discrimination |
What Are My Employment Rights if I Am or Become Pregnant?
Buzzfeed Covers Discrimination Case Won by Sonya Smallets
What "Reasonable Accommodations" Can I Request From My Employer?
Salary History and Pay Scale Issues Addressed by California Bill 2282
Workplace Retaliation: What is Temporal Proximity?
Unlawful Termination |
Ex-Hallmark Channel Host Employment Lawsuit, Alleges He was Fired for Reporting Sexual Harassment
Lawsuits against Your Employer |
California Employer Pays $1.75M to Settle Pregnancy, Disability Discrimination Claim
369 Pine Street, Suite 500


text:
Sydney Anderson News
Sydney Anderson News Feeds
Latest News on Sydney Anderson
Programming Announced Opera Saratoga 2019 Summer Festival (Jun 20, 2019)
ANNIE to Open at Artisan Center Theater Next Week (Nov 10, 2017)
Ars Lyrica Houston Presents Second Artful Women Concert ITALIAN SIRENS (Oct 10, 2017)
Programming Announced Opera Saratoga 2019 Summer Festival
ANNIE to Open at Artisan Center Theater Next Week
Ars Lyrica Houston Presents Second Artful Women Concert ITALIAN SIRENS
Opera Saratoga's Artistic and General Director, Lawrence Edelson announced today updated casting and additional events to be featured as part of the company's 2019 Summer Festival, beginning May 25th, 2019 and running through July 14th, 2019. In addition to the three previously announced productions of The Daughter of the Regiment, the world premiere of Ellen West, and Hansel and Gretel, Opera Saratoga will present a new series of master classes; a community symposium on (more...)
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2017
ANNIE opens at Artisan Center Theater on Friday, November 17, 2017 and runs through Saturday, December 23, 2017. The 196 seat theater-in-the-round is located at 444 East Pipeline Road in Hurst. Performances are at 7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with 3:00pm matinees on Saturdays beginning November 25. No performance November 23. Reserved seating tickets are $24.00 for adults, $22.00 for students and seniors, and $12.00 for children 12 and under. Monday through Thursday tickets are $22.00 for adults and $10.00 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased online at ArtisanCT.com, or by calling the box office at 817-284-1200. (more...)
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017
Ars Lyrica Houston presents the second Artful Women season concert, Italian Sirens in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 6:00pm. (more...)
Ars Lyrica Houston Announces 2017-18 'Artful Women' Season
Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, announces its 2017/18 season: Artful Women: Muse, Heroine, Musician, and Patron features a wide range of musical works by, for, and about women. (more...)
Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces Nominees for 2014 Blumey Awards; Ceremony Set for 5/18
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2014
Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced the 72 nominees - six each in 12 categories - competing in the 3rd annual Blumey Awards presented by Wells Fargo on Sunday, May 18, in the Belk Theater. (more...)
The Hartt School Presents DIE FLEDERMAUS, Now thru 2/2
The Hartt School's Hartt Opera Theatre presents Johann Strauss II's frothy comic operetta, Die Fledermaus, tonight through Saturday, January 31 through February 2, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 3, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT. (more...)
The Hartt School Presents DIE FLEDERMAUS, 1/31-2/2
The Hartt School's Hartt Opera Theatre presents Johann Strauss II's frothy comic operetta, Die Fledermaus, Thursday through Saturday, January 31 through February 2, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 3, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups of 10 or more. For tickets and information, contact the University of Hartford Box Office in Lincoln Theater at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt. (more...)
The Hartt School Announces the New England Premiere of THE HOTEL CASABLANCA
The Hartt School presents the New England premiere of Thomas Pasatieri's The Hotel Casablanca Thursday, February 2, through Saturday, February 4, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Admission is free for University of Hartford students, faculty, and staff with current University ID. For tickets and information, contact the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587, or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt. (more...)
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2012
The Hartt School Presents HANSEL AND GRETEL, Closes 2/6
The Hartt School presents Hansel and Gretel which will close Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. (more...)
The Hartt School Presents HANSEL AND GRETEL 2/3-6
The Hartt School presents Hansel and Gretel Thursday, February 3, through Saturday, February 5, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Drama League 'A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY' Gala
by Linda Lenzi - Feb 5, 2009
Each year, The Drama League's one-night-only gala concert at NYC's famed Rainbow Room boasts an incredible roster of Broadway's biggest and brightest stars, performing favorite songs from Broadway seasons past and present. The musical revue is the highlight of The Drama League's annual benefit gala at Rockefeller Center's breathtaking Rainbow Room. (more...)


Pink Angel 18k Rose Gold Heart Pendant Jewelry Set is a perfect gift to her. This necklace set is custom designed and handmade with rose gold brass plated and Swarovski crystals.
♥PINK ANGEL'S HEART DESIGN WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL ♥ These glittering crystals shimmer with the slightest movement and sparkle even in the lowest light settings. This dazzling jewelry set features a heart design with a Swarovski crystal at center, wrapped by a solid 18K rose gold plated silver-tone border adorned by Swarovski zirconia, creating a vivid image of an angel's glistening heart.
♥CRYSTAL SIZE♥The size of the crystal we carefully designed. we know our customers are very concerned about the size of crystal, too big display like the fashion Jewelry. too small can't creating a vivid image of Angel's heart, 0.78*0.67 inch pendant size, Moderate size, will definitely fit your beautiful outfit.
♥READY FOR GIFTS♥ Beautiful jewelry gift box protection bringing a gorgeous presentation as a gift for her - your mother, daughter, wife, fiancée, sister, girlfriend, and bridesmaid for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, birthdays, weddings and graduations.
♥TRUE PINK ♥ Absolutely stunning pink, so bright like glazed diamonds, you will look Gorgeous with many outfits especially black and white as all we love the class style. If you really like a true pink, this is the Pink Angel Jewelry set for you.


text:
Seventy Faces of Torah Redefining Our Story Through Imagination
By Yael Werber Jul 28, 2020
Parashat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11)
This week's parashah begins with the word, "va-etchanan," meaning, "I pleaded," and Moses's plea to be allowed to enter the land of Israel. When Moses recounts that the answer is "no," that instead it will be Joshua who will lead the Israelites forward, and that Moses's job to instruct him, we can practically hear Moshe's inner despair. This is the changing of the guard in real time; the heartbreaking realization that things will not continue on as they have always been, but that they will change and transform into something new.
We, too, are at a changing of the guard; where behind us there is the life we were comfortable with, and ahead of us is what we have come to call "the new normal." I'm thinking of course of the past four months, both of how COVID-19 has changed our mindsets, and our daily life decisions, but also of George Floyd's murder and how it galvanized people to make change and shed light on the racism that has been embedded in our country's infrastructure from the very beginning. We, like the Israelites, are on the precipice of something new that we can't quite envision yet, and I believe that va'etchanan holds the key to reimagining our future in a way that will help us move forward into our new landscape with passion, rather than with fear.
As we continue through the parashah, Moses lays out the laws that Joshua and the Israelites must adhere to as they step into their new post-Moses world. He instructs that these laws will ensure Israel's good fortune. Moses begins to retell the giving of the Ten Commandments on Har Sinai (Mount Sinai), and instructs:
But take utmost care and watch yourselves scrupulously, so that you do not forget the things that you saw with your own eyes and so that they do not fade from your mind as long as you live. (Deuteronomy 4:9, JPS translation)
This begs the question of why do the Israelites need to hear this again? Shouldn't their memory of seeing a mountain ablaze with fire and hearing God's voice spoken aloud be enough? Shouldn't Har Sinai be the type of occurrence they would never (and could never) forget?
Personally, I don't think Moses is retelling the story here because the Israelites might forget. Rather, I think there is a greater purpose. Moses is setting up the Israelite narrative that goes along with the laws he is putting in place: the first time, Har Sinai was an event; this time, it is a story. Moses knows that future Israelites will begin to question the meaning of each law, and so, he provides a ready answer that can be repeated over and over: "We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt and the LORD freed us from Egypt with a mighty hand." (Deuteronomy 6:21, JPS translation) The continual retelling of the Exodus narrative makes room for future Israelites to create their own meaning by imagining themselves as part of the narrative, and reminds them that being a part of a unified story is important.
Creating a new narrative is imperative for us right now, as well, as we stand on the edge of a new normal, in need of a new way of thinking. The Israelites have, up until this point, always known a very present and imminent God—the God of Har Sinai, the God of the midbar, who provides for their every need. Moses, now, is setting them up for the God they will know in the future—a God who is more distant. He gives the Israelites the power of narrative to move themselves from what they have known and become accustomed to in the desert, to the unknown future that lies beyond the Jordan river. As the Israelites start their new life, it transforms their laws from arbitrary to meaningful, it gives them a reason to keep going. Like the Israelits, the world today needs a new story, a new narrative, a new reason to keep going.
Two months ago, I had the pleasure of attending a "web-in," entitled "Racial Capitalism and the COVID-19 Catastrophe," a panel discussion on the inequalities of COVID-19 outcomes across many social fault lines, but most explicitly race. On the panel, Ruha Benjamin, associate professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, spoke on the power of imagination, and how it can help us move from this moment in the pandemic—where many are just beginning to open their eyes to inequality—to the new—and different—world of "after." She said:
Imagination is not an ephemeral afterthought that we have the luxury to dismiss or romanticize, it's a resource. It's a battleground. Most people are forced to live inside someone else's imagination . . . where you have misery for some, and monopoly for others. For those of us that want to construct a different social reality, one that's grounded in justice and joy . . . we can each foster any of these places as a site of change and transformation.
For instance, Professor Benjamin challenged the audience to try and imagine a world without prisons, and reflected that, "simply from the fact that most people cannot imagine a world without prisons signifies that the right to imagination is something we have to defend against."
In order to move from the known to the unknown—with laws of justice and joy in place—we also must strengthen our muscles of imagination. Like Moses, we must tell ourselves—and others—a story of the new world we want to live in; we must develop the narrative so that we can create the norms, work for the vision we want, fight for the laws we want, and have them stick. Moses knew this as he was preparing to say goodbye to the Israelites, and Professor Benjamin reminded us of this more recently.
As we find ourselves on the verge and in the midst of a new normal, what we can take from Va'etchanen is the renewed importance of narrative and imagination. We get to ask ourselves: What new world do we want to dream into? What new laws and systems and structures can we put into place with the power of our visions? As we, like Moshe, are at the precipice of gazing into a new land and pleading to move forward, let's use our imagination and start crafting a new story for the new world we desire to inhabit.
Yael Werber is a fourth year rabbinical student at Hebrew College.


text:
Watch: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney urges volunteers to join ChildLine
The NSPCC-run service is marking its 30th anniversary and England capatin Wayne is leading a recruitment drive
Paul Britton
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has issued an emotional plea for more volunteers to join ChildLine and help thousands of youngsters in need of support and guidance.
The England captain delivered a moving rallying call as the helpline service marks its 30th anniversary.
Childline, which was founded by TV presenter and charity champion Dame Esther Rantzen, took its first call from a child in need in 1986.
New figures have revealed that last year, the NSPCC-run service carried out 35,244 counselling sessions with youngsters addressing solely issues surrounding low self-esteem.
The service said that the most common new dangers facing children today were cyber-bullying, grooming and self-harming.
Red Devils striker Rooney, now a father-of-three boys after the birth of his third son Kit with wife Coleen in January, became an ambassador for the NSPCC charity last year.
His appointment was revealed as it emerged four times as many girls as boys contact the 24-hour helpline.
Rooney, appealing for volunteers to pledge their time to the service and help change young lives, said: "Every 25 seconds a child contacts Childline.
Wayne Rooney became an ambassador for the NSPCC charity last year.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney named as new NSPCC ambassador
What YOU need to know to keep your children safe online
"To me childhood is all about having dreams and not being weighed down by anything too serious or by abuse and neglect. ChildLine is really important to a lot of children. It really does transform their lives."
The charity receives calls day and night and in the last 30 years, figures show it has been able to help more than 4 million children.
The NSPCC said ChildLine 'quickly became the place children turned to when no one else was listening'.
But as the service celebrates its landmark anniversary, bosses have warned that the pressures of modern life are 'creating a generation of children sadly plagued by loneliness and low self-esteem'.
A spokesman said: "Whilst the nature of calls may have changed over the 30 years, the abundance of calls and contact from children in desperate need of help never dwindles.
"When ChildLine first launched, calls largely focused on pregnancy, bullying, physical and sexual abuse, and while thousands of children are still reporting these issues, in 2014/15 we conducted 35,244 counselling sessions addressing low self-esteem alone, with the most common new dangers being cyber-bullying, grooming and self-harming.
"A child making initial contact with ChildLine can be the first step to getting their life back on track."
ChildLine has been backed by Princess Diana legendary singer Tom Jones.
Visit www.nspcc.org.uk/volunteer and www.childline.org.uk .


The Reds made a bit of history on Friday night against the Cardinals as they won in their final at-bat for the fourth consecutive game to start the season. They're the first team to do so since 1912. They are a comfortable 4-0 to start the season. The other four NL Central teams have yet to hit two wins. In fact, the Brewers are winless in their first four games.
Despite Joey Votto's best effort — he hit a pair of two-run home runs off of John Lackey — the Reds entered the bottom of the eighth tied at 4-4. With one out, Billy Hamilton drew a walk and promptly stole second base for his seventh stolen base of the season in as many tries. With first base open, Votto was intentionally walked. Hamilton then advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and Votto stole second base. Todd Frazier lifted a Jordan Walden offering to right field, bringing Hamilton in from third base for the go-ahead run. Aroldis Chapman took the mound in the top of the ninth and worked around a one-out single to earn his second save of the season.
Elsewhere in baseball: the Red Sox outlasted the Yankees in 19 innings; the Tigers finally yielded their first earned run of the season; Mark Buehrle won his 200th career game; Justin Morneau homered for his 1,500th career hit and his Rockies are a surprising 4-0 to start the season.


text:
CBUB Home | CBUB Database | CBUB Forums | Blogs | Redux
Character sourced from: Toons
Griff (Gargoyles)
CBUB Wins: 1
CBUB Losses: 0
Win Percentage: 100.00%
Added by: Boratz
About the Character
Regular Play Record
Fantasy Teams Record
Read more about Griff (Gargoyles) at: Wikipedia
Official Site: Disney
In the animated television series Gargoyles, its non-canon season titled Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles, and the spinoff comic books Gargoyles (SLG comic) and Gargoyles: Bad Guys, Gargoyles are a species of winged humanoid creatures that are the focus of the show.
Several clans of gargoyles exist worldwide, and each clan has distinct cultural and morphological characteristics. All gargoyle clans are alike in that each has a particular item, area, or concept that they strive to protect. They are fierce warriors and are incredibly powerful and resilient; their appearance and ferocity often means that humans vilify them as demons and monsters. Most of the world's gargoyle clans do not peacefully co-exist with humans.
Gargoyles are particularly notable for entering a sort of stone hibernation, called "stone sleep", during the day, during which they resemble Gothic statues. During daylight, they can quickly heal from injury and illness, and are protected from most natural threats. However, this state makes them easy targets for destruction by their enemies and humans who hate them. The character Anton Sevarius postulated that, in this hibernation, they absorb solar radiation that allows them to store energy; otherwise, he concluded, the strenuous activity of gliding would require a nutritional intake equivalent to eating three cows a day. Damage during stone sleep can be fatal to a gargoyle. If a gargoyle dies during its hibernation like it being shattered to many pieces, its body will remain stone.
Gargoyles, despite having large wings, can only fly by gliding on updrafts and on the wind. They have sharp claws that can dig into any kind of solid surface, and they can use these to climb vertical surfaces. They are also excellent swimmers.
Images with a green border may be set as the character's main profile image.
For images 200x200 or 300x300 pixels square.
No match records for this character.
Regular play Record:
A Score
B Score
Win Pteranodon 7 to 1
CBUB Home | CBUB Database | CBUB Forums | Redux


The New Potato is a warm neighborhood pub located in Houston's East End, dedicated to creating a friendly atmosphere like no other. Not only are we pet and family friendly, we also pride ourselves on creating an intimate setting where getting to know each other is our utmost priority. We provide a cozy intimate bar, a spacious outdoor garden space, plus rotating food trucks/pop-ups throughout the week. 29 craft beer taps, classic cocktails, great whiskey and much more! We'll do our best to make you any drink you fancy, provided we have the required elements to do so. We've also been known to carry certain items upon request. Hey, never hurts to ask.
Upon arrival, we only ask a few things of you.
1. TAKE A LOOK AROUND: All of the woodwork - the bar tops, tables and shelving are reclaimed wood that have been hand crafted by the proprietor himself. That's a lot of love.
2. GET COMFORTABLE: This is our home, and we'd love for it to be yours too. We only ask that you conduct yourselves like the ladies and gentlemen that we know you are.
So grab a pint and get to know your neighbors. There is plenty of family you have yet to meet!


Saint-Etienne will be looking to extend their winning run in Ligue 1 to four games when they host Olympique Lyon at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the local derby on Matchday 21. There will be fireworks when the two teams face each other in Derby du Rhone on Sunday and it remains to be seen if les Verts are going to extend their winning run in the French top flight to four games. Les Gones, on the other hand, shared the spoils with the likes of Montpellier, Reims and Toulouse in previous three league fixtures and, as a result, they dropped to fourth place in the standings. Both sides are eager to book their place in the Champions League and we predict that they are going to adopt an attack-minded approach in Sunday's football game. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score in the Derby du Rhone.
Born in Toulouse on 23 July, 1988, Cheikh M'Bengue started his youth career at FA Roques. In 1996 Toulouse scouts spotted him and he soon joined the French team. The 182-cm-tall left back made his Toulouse debut on 15 September, 2007 against Marseille, coming from the bench in the second half of the match. A week later he made his first start for les Pitchouns in a 2-0 loss to Saint Etienne. In 2013 he moved to Rennes and after spending three years at the club he joined Saint Etienne on 20 July, 2016 on a free transfer. His contract with les Verts expires on 30 June, 2019. Cheikh M'Bengue was born in Toulouse and as a result, he played for France U21 team in the past. However, seeing that his parents are of Senegalese descent, he decided to represent the Lions of Teranga at senior level. The Saint Etienne defender made his Senegal debut in June 2011.


text:
Health Workforce New Zealand Annual Report to the Minister of Health: 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) is responsible for national coordination and leadership on workforce issues, including overseeing investment in post-entry training, gathering workforce data and intelligence; and contributing to workforce regulation.
HWNZ is governed by an independent board which provides advice to the Minister of Health and the Director-General of Health.
The annual report summarises HWNZ's work in 2016/17, including an overview of expenditure and achievements. The report also includes a summary of the priorities and work programmes of the taskforces/advisory groups that support the board, covering the medical workforce, nursing, midwifery, allied health and kaiāwhina.
In 2016/17 $185 million was allocated to training and development of the health and disability workforce, including supporting medical vocational training, Nurse Entry to Practice, Midwifery First year of Practice Programme, postgraduate nurse education and the Voluntary Bonding Scheme.
Work was started on developing a future funding model to focus on training in areas of greatest need. Work also commenced on developing a national health workforce strategy and review of the Voluntary Bonding Scheme. Other work included supporting important legislative changes enabling appropriately trained health practitioners to undertake certain functions previously only undertaken by medical practitioners, and extension of prescribing powers.
Health Workforce New Zealand Annual Report to the Minister of Health: 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (docx, 383 KB)
Health Workforce New Zealand Annual Report to the Minister of Health: 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (pdf, 326 KB)
Print: 978-1-98-853935-5, Online: 978-1-98-853936-2
HP number:
Ministry of Health. 2018. Health Workforce New Zealand: Annual Report to the Minister of Health 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Wellington: Ministry of Health
Only soft copy available to download
Copyright status:
Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
Document help
Help with downloads
Page last updated: 20 March 2018


I am a recent Charter cable TV subscriber (although I have been a Charter internet subscriber for over a decade). I subscribe to HBO and Cinemax, which gives me the HBO Go and Max Go on-demand options, both which work flawlessly for me.
I also subscribe to Showtime, which gives me the Showtime Anytime on-demand option. This has been nothing but a headache so far.
Unlike the two Go apps, Showtime Anytime requires that you register before your Charter login will give you access to their premium content. This in and of itself is annoying, but what makes it far worse is that in all the places where they tell you about this registration requirement, they provide no hyperlink to aid you in figuring out where/what exactly they are asking for, and so far, I have never been able to login.
Error: The Primary Account holder for this account must register for Showtime Anytime first.
As best I can ascertain, via meager online resources and very poorly informed help from Charter support, the most important thing is that you use the Charter "HoH" (Head of Household) email address for logging into Showtime Anytime.
It is frustratingly vague about the Showtime-specific details. For example, it doesn't include any reference to the fact that you will be required to "register for Showtime Anytime", much less a link to the registration page, or other useful specifics.
Once I have successfully authenticated on the Charter site, regardless of which browser or mobile client I use, I get the same vague error message shown here, along with a screenshot from Chrome on Mavericks, and the iOS 7 app.
As far as I can tell, I've jumped through all the correct registration hoops. I created several different accounts on the annoyingly long and intrusive Showtime registration page, and finally have settled on one that is based on my Charter HoH account, but all to no avail. I still always get the annoyingly ambiguous and unhelpful message from Showtime, "The Primary Account holder for this account must register for Showtime Anytime first."
Great post. This was very descriptive. I also had the exact same issue you had. Down to the "T". I am not sure if you were able to fix it. But this is what I did and it worked for me. I went into my Charter accounts and changed my HOH email to one of my secondary emails. Then I switched the HOH email back to the original one. After that I was able to log into Showtime Anytime and it asked me to fill out my name and register my account. Hope this helps.
I'm having the same problem as well. Driving me nuts. Tried to switch the HoH to no avail though :( Hopefully someone will find a solution.
Exact same problem here. Except I have been a showtime subscriber for several years and had been using showtime anytime with no problems ever since it was first made available to charter customers and so I already had a showtime account set up. But now all of a sudden the only way to get the app to work is if you register for a brand new showtime account AS YOU LOG INTO THE APP because it does not provide the option to log in as an existing user. To me this is the key issue! I successfully logged in this morning by creating a new showtime account using my husband's email. Then when I clicked on manage devices from within the showtime anytime app it showed all of the devices that I had previously used to access showtime anytime, including my phone. it showed I was logged into both my original account and the one I created under my husband's email on the same device. Either way, in what world has there ever been a website or app that didn't offer as an option to sign in to an existing account??????!!!!!
"Zip code verification is required for login through Charter.net. This is another layer of security for Charter customers, helping ensure that email access is protected. Hackers may attempt to hijack email addresses and use them for spamming. Requiring zip code verification in addition to a password, helps keep hackers out. Charter is committed to maintaining your privacy, and this additional login credential through charter.net is just one more way to ensure its protection."
Somebody at showtimeanytime should fix their script.
I'm having the same problem and have called Charter twice now to get it resolved. The rep said tonight that the problem may be related to a new system that they've implemented that handles the authentication. No idea if that is correct. In any case, DEMAND A CREDIT from Charter for this problem. Their first response will be, "We don't provide credits for free services." Respond by reminding them that you are paying for Showtime, that access to the Showtime Anytime service is "not a free service," and that if it were, Charter would not require you to pay for Showtime in order to gain access the Showtime Anytime content. I was able to get a $10 credit for my 7+ days of frustration. The only way to get this resolved is to make Charter and Showtime share the pain that we customers are feeling.
Hi everybody, I had the exact same problem and this was how I fixed it. I logged in to showtime anytime from a browser and I went to manage devices, turns out I had reached the max (5 devices) allowed, so I deleted all my old phones and tablets. Once I did that I could now access the app from my new tablet and phone. I hope this helps.
I had same issue. I went to showtime website and registered. then went to showtimeanytime and created a new account and then went to the showtime anytime app and it worked after putting in user ID/password for charter.
Same issue, but this helped a great deal!!! Thanks so much.
On May 22, 2017 I encountered the identical problem. After an extended period of frustration I call Charter Technical Support and wound up with a most patient and helpful technician in the Internet Department. Ultimately he said he "re-synched" my apps and had me try to log in at Showtime Anytime again. Amazingly, a registration page popped up and all has worked perfectly.
February 2018 CONFIRMED FIX ... Talk to technical support (Charter/Spectrum) and ask them to Re-Sync you Apps / Re-Sync your Account. That will then allow you to register, access the various apps, and remove parental controls.


If you have a dental emergency, Dr Peter Poulos will endeavour to see you as soon as possible.
Contact our surgery as soon as possible to discuss your emergency and to make an appointment.
If the emergency involves a tooth that has been knocked out by trauma, please handle the tooth as little as possible and store it in a container of milk (not water). Bring this with you when you come to the surgery. Please do not rub or attempt to wash the tooth as this may damage it. Contact the surgery as soon as possible.
For a dental emergency – please do not delay, this will prolong treatment and may necessitate further dental treatment.


text:
Tag Archives: Niall Gibbons
58% growth in bookings for Ireland from the UAE: dnata Travel
Travel from the UAE to the island of Ireland has seen strong growth from January 1st until June 30th, according to travel statistics released by dnata Travel. Compared to the same period (H1) in 2018, UAE locals and residents have been visiting Ireland in greater numbers, drawn to its diverse landscape full of lush greenery and vast natural beauty. Over the first two quarters of the year, 58 per cent more bookings to Ireland were made through dnata Travel's platforms, and room nights booked have also increased by 72 per cent. Antonio Fellino, Vice President of Retail and eCommerce for dnata Travel UAE, commented: "Trips to Ireland with dnata Travel offer UAE travellers unique opportunities including the chance to stay in a grand castle, or a small cottage at the heart of a colourful local village, or to explore rugged, scenic landscapes that follow in the footsteps of their favourite Game of Thrones characters." Additional data indicates that sales of trips and accommodation to Ireland increased nearly two-fold during Eid Al Fitr alone, as compared to last year. This correlated to the travel provider noting that online searches for holidays to Ireland have seen a 675% augmentation in the first six months of this year. The most preferred destination for travellers from the UAE market was to Dublin, with 95 per cent of hotel bookings made through the dnata Travel platform favouring the capital city, followed by the cosmopolitan city of Cork. Visitors from the region have been found to reinforce their preference for luxury accommodation whilst abroad, as 47 per cent of hotels booked were for 5-star properties, followed by 4-star and 3-star hotels respectively. The ever-strengthening relationship between …
Emirates and Tourism Ireland launch UAE Sales mission
Tourism Ireland CEO Niall Gibbons has unveiled the Emirates Airline and Tourism Ireland Sales Mission at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai. The Sales Mission is part of Tourism Ireland's continued efforts to drive tourism from the UAE to the island of Ireland and provides unique networking opportunity for Irish suppliers and the UAE travel trade community. With six speakers, five presentations and a networking session followed by a series of one to one sessions with Irish suppliers, the mission was attended by 90 tour operators and included a key note speech from Gerald Lawless, Head of Tourism and Hospitality at Dubai Holding. Nine Irish suppliers attended the mission, including DMC's, hotels, retail outlets and attractions. The Sales Mission showcased the island of Ireland's filming locations of hit TV series Game of Thrones and blockbuster movie, Star Wars. During his visit to the UAE, Gibbons also met with Mohammed Al Rais, CEO of Al Rais Travels. Tourism Ireland and Al Rais Travel have recently joined together to bring one of the region's top bloggers, Taim Al Falasi, to tour the island of Ireland. During the Sales Mission, Al Rais Travel launched a new seven day itinerary 'Taim's Ireland Experience', allowing fans of the blogger to follow in her footsteps and experience the island of Ireland. As part of the destination's focus on innovation to attract new audiences, Tourism Ireland also invited agents and partners to view a series of Virtual Reality Films during the roadshow which brought stunning itineraries to life including The Wild Atlantic Way and Belfast City through personal VR viewers made available to attendees.


text:
Share our page
Please Help Us Reach Our Goal
This year we're taking a magical quest filled with adventure and mystery…and it's all for one incredible cause. We are reading as many books as we can until February 28 to raise funds for people living with multiple sclerosis. Money raised through MS Read-a-Thon will help fund vital support services, like 1:1 Peer Support Program. This program connects people affected by MS with someone who can support them through their experiences with MS and is important to making them feel less alone. Thank you for supporting our MS Read-a-Thon adventure!
We've read 0 books
You're amazing what a great way to raise funds for.such an important cause.
Kyla Maertz
Our fundraisers
Kathleen Brennan


text:
Bulldog Zone
Orangeburgers
Shining a light: National HIV Testing Day forum to focus on prevention education
Dionne Gleaton
National HIV Testing Day is Tuesday, June 27, and local health officials are hoping residents in The T&D Region will heed this year's message: "Test Your Way. Do It Today."
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Surveillance Report, through December 2015 the Low Country Public Health Region reported a total of 3,666 HIV/AIDS cases, with a rate of 755 cases per 100,000 people.
SCDHEC's Low Country Public Health Region includes Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun counties, along with the counties of Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and Jasper.
Orangeburg County's rate is 499 cases per 100,000; Bamberg County has a rate of 102 cases per 100,000; and Calhoun County has roughly 37 cases per 100,000.
The statistics are clear but is the message of prevention?
Pinkey Carter, board chairperson of the Minority Aids Council that serves Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun counties, said awareness is key in battling an issue that is not going away.
"The Minority AIDS Council has been around since 1988, but there were HIV issues prior to that that had to be addressed. I think there is a complacency. It's still not something that is going away, and the persons that are affected are not determined by race, gender or ethnicity," Carter said. "It's a challenge that we all face."
The MAC will be sponsoring a community forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Orangeburg. The program's topic will be "Shining a Light on HIV/AIDS in the Tri-County."
A discussion panel will include Shiheda Furse, community manager at HopeHealth, which provides outpatient treatment and care for people with HIV/AIDS living in the tri-county region; MAC member and HIV advocate Pat Kelly and the Rev. Todd A. Brown, pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Wilhemina Dixon, a Barnwell County woman whose story of resilience after both her daughter and her granddaughter were diagnosed with AIDS became the subject of a PBS documentary, will also be a panelist.
Brown said he hopes the forum will bring about change, particularly within the African-American community, where HIV/AIDS infection rates are the highest.
"The community and the faith community need to partner together to shine the light on an area of great significance that is really affecting the African-American community," he said. "As the pastor of an African-American church, I feel that this is one of the things that the Lord would definitely have me to do."
Kelly, who has AIDS, said it is important for individuals to get tested for their own health as well as the health of others.
"As a long time survivor of 32 years who has been living with this disease, knowing your status is really important. If you know your status, you can take care of yourself. If you're negative, you need to do the things to protect yourself and stay negative," Kelly said.
Brown said it's about prevention education more than anything.
"The care so many people get is great due to the advances in the care, but that's kind of what's added to the complacency. People say, 'I can take a pill and be OK,' but they really don't understand how much it does change your quality of life," he said.
The pastor added, "I think the forum provides the community an opportunity to ask questions in a safe environment as well as to get factual information surrounding HIV and prevention education. I really think that's the key."
Veronica Williams-Lingard, prevention director at Orangeburg-Calhoun-Allendale-Bamberg Community Action Inc., said her office has been working with the MAC and HoepHealth in celebrating National HIV Testing Day.
Williams-Lingard said her office no longer conducts HIV/AIDS testing because of a lack of funding, noting that individuals are typically referred to HopeHealth. HIV peer educators at the agency, however, are still being trained to conduct community workshops on the issue.
"We also have condom access points throughout the county," she said.
HopeHealth will be offering free, confidential rapid HIV testing from 5 to 9 p.m. during the community forum on June 27. The test produces results in less than a half-hour instead of the usual week or two. The testing method will be the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Tests.
Furse said the clinic will also be administering rapid testing earlier that day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its site at 1857 Joe S. Jeffords Highway in Orangeburg. Free condoms, refreshments and referrals will also be available.
"Come and join the fight to reduce new HIV infections through conversations, HIV/STD testing and reduction behaviors," Furse said.
To learn more about the community forum, contact Carter at 803-928-0436 or quietstorm421@yahoo.com. For more information on HopeHealth and its services, call 803-535-2272.
In addition, to learn more about HIV testing events and sites, call the DHEC AIDS/STD Hotline at 1-800-322-AIDS (2437) or visit scdhec.gov/health/disease/stdhiv/.
Contact the writer: dgleaton@timesanddemocrat.com or 803-533-5534. Follow "Good News with Gleaton" on Twitter @DionneTandD.
Hopehealth
New Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Minority Aids Council
Wilhemina Dixon
National Hiv Testing Day
Ocab
Veronica Williams-lingard
Todd A. Brown
Dionne Gleaton has been a staff writer with The T&D for 20 years. She has been an education reporter, regional reporter and currently writes features with an emphasis on health.
Follow Dionne Gleaton
Helping those affected by HIV/AIDS: Orangeburg native leads NYC center assisting women, children
Orangeburg native Ingrid Floyd is on a mission to offer practical, family-centered services that promote prevention and education while addres…
Discovery in Egypt leads to major archeological first
Global chips threatens laptops and smartphones
Virgin Orbit launched a rocket from a Boeing 747
© Copyright 2021 The Times and Democrat, 1010 Broughton Street Orangeburg, SC | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy


Saying goodbye to a life of glasses and contact lenses through eye surgery with Optical Express. We've transformed our patients lives for the better, here are just a few of their amazing stories.
"I would recommend anyone to go to Optical Express for this procedure.
The staff are friendly and very helpful and the Operating theatres are spotlessly clean – nothing is too much trouble for them.
"Its not cheap but its amazing and a life changer!
So wonderful to not have to find your glasses to read anything or ask your kids to read price tags when out. I had mutli focal lens replacement which will hopefully ensure I never need a cataract operation as I get older. Fewer headaches too are an added bonus.
of 99%*, it's no wonder that they chose the UK's leading eye surgery provider, Optical Express.
Our focus is always firmly on our patients and the Optical Express philosophy has always been that only the best will do. We've invested heavily to provide an exceptional experience and the best possible results for our patients.
Everyone featured in our patient stories is delighted that they made the decision to go ahead with laser eye surgery.
the full every day with visual freedom.
What do our patients think about their experience at Optical Express?
Check out the latest comments from patients who have had eye surgery.


text:
It's surprising that NASA has never sent a rover to the Moon, given all of those it has operated on Mars. The first one will be VIPER. Built to operate in the Moon's coldest regions–the craters at the lunar South Pole which never get any sunlight–VIPER will provide data on "lunar volatiles." That means gases that have condensed in these extreme cold traps. The volatiles are of great interest scientifically. But there is one volatile (at least) that is extremely important as a resource, for future human habitation and as a space propellant. That magic substance is water ice.
The Planetary Society has developed a great website explaining VIPER's mission and the science instruments it will use to gather its data:
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/viper
There is plenty of data on water ice at the lunar poles taken by orbiting satellites (and one, LCROSS, that intentionally crashed into one of the cold traps.) But today we have no "ground truth" to compare that data with. VIPER will provide the first bits of ground truth. Later, we will need to bore into the surface to see how deep the ice extends into the regolith. That will quantify the resource, and also give scientists information about the timeline over which the ice was deposited: is ice continually being captured in the cold traps? Has it been there since the beginning of the Moon?
We will need more data than VIPER alone can provide in order to make use of the lunar ice. Some schemes to retrieve it involve directly heating the regolith. How much heat is needed, and how much water will that yield? But VIPER is a fantastic first step to teach us about lunar resource utilization, as well as the science of volatiles in the coldest parts of the Moon.


Erica joined United Capital in 2014. With extensive experience in customer service, creative marketing, broadcasting and event planning, Erica brings the creative edge to this United Capital office.
Graduate of Florida Atlantic University in business management and economics, Erica applies this understanding to marketing strategies included in the nationally known weekly radio show "The Steve Pomeranz Show"
She is active in event planning and production for the arts in her community during her free time.