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Feds reverse course, will release hospital mistake data
Federal regulators are reversing course and will release data on hospital mistakes, including when foreign objects are left inside patients.
Feds reverse course, will release hospital mistake data Federal regulators are reversing course and will release data on hospital mistakes, including when foreign objects are left inside patients. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1of4JHR
Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY Published 11:21 a.m. ET Sept. 7, 2014 | Updated 7:09 p.m. ET Sept. 7, 2014
After falling violently ill and passing what appeared to be gauze after a surgery to rid him of a colostomy bag, Lenny LeClair was given a CT Scan that showed several surgical sponges that were accidentally left inside of him by his surgeon.(Photo: Grant T Morris for USA TODAY)
Federal regulators are reversing course and will resume publicly releasing data on hospital mistakes, including when foreign objects are left in patients' bodies or people get the wrong blood type.
USA TODAY reported last month that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quietly stopped publicly reporting a host of life-threatening mistakes, after denying in 2013 that it would do so.
CMS says it will make this data on eight "hospital-acquired conditions" (HACs) available on its website.
"We are working to make it available as a public-use file for researchers and others who are interested in the data," CMS spokesman Aaron Albright said in an e-mail. "It's been requested, so we will make it available."
The data were removed last summer from CMS' hospital comparison site but kept on a public spreadsheet that could be accessed by quality researchers, patient-safety advocates and consumers who could translate it.
Then, last month, it was gone altogether. It's coming back, although the data are not expected to be available until later this year, said Leah Binder, CEO of the Leapfrog Group, a non-profit organization that publishes hospital safety ratings. She expects to incorporate it in her ratings that come out in the spring.
"I commend CMS for their commitment to transparency," Binder said. "This is good news for the public."
There is growing pressure on regulators and hospitals to be more forthcoming about safety and pricing. Increased transparency was one of the three health care policy recommendations issued by the CEO group Business Roundtable last week.
Health care "is a market where it's very hard to know what you're buying," said Gary Loveman, CEO of Caesar's Entertainment and chairman of the Business Roundtable's health and retirement committee.
He recommends, for example, that people considering elective surgeries such as knee replacements get a second opinion and research the infection rates at hospitals they are considering.
Before the data were removed, the Hospital Compare website listed how often many hospital-acquired conditions occurred at thousands of acute-care hospitals in the U.S. Acute-care hospitals are those where patients stay up to 25 days for treatment of severe injuries or illnesses and/or while recovering from surgery. After the change, CMS reported the rate of occurrence for 13 conditions, including infections such as MRSA and sepsis after surgery, but it dropped other information.
The information CMS has agreed to release will not be part of Hospital Compare but will be used for other safety ratings and researchers, including Leapfrog.
Last month, CMS spokesman Aaron Albright said the agency changed what it reports to make it "more comprehensive and most relevant to consumers."
In a very small amount of surgeries, surgical supplies are accidentally left inside a patient. In those rare cases, it is usually a surgical sponge. (Photo: Evan Eile, USA TODAY file)
Hospital officials opposed the release of the additional hospital mistakes, arguing some incidents, such as foreign objects left in bodies, don't happen often enough for the information to be reliable.
USA TODAY reported in March 2013 that foreign objects may be retained after surgery twice as often as the government estimates, or up to 6,000 times a year. Sponges, which can embed in intestines, account for more than two-thirds of all incidents. For patients who survive, the complications can last a lifetime, leading some to lose parts of their intestines.
What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly
Doctors found several sponges inside Lenny LeClair months after he had abdominal surgery in 2006. He had part of his intestine removed, endured multiple surgeries and is still in pain eight years later.
"It should be public knowledge," LeClair said. "If I had had that option, God only knows what I would have found out."
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Bandeira de Franca

 Descrição da bandeira do município de Franca, conforme a lei municipal abaixo:

LEI Nº 6.944, DE 25 DE OUTUBRO DE 2007

Cria a Nova Bandeira do Município de Franca e dá outras providências.

SIDNEI FRANCO DA ROCHA, Prefeito Municipal de Franca, Estado de São Paulo, no exercício de suas atribuições legais,

FAZ SABER que a Câmara Municipal APROVOU e ele PROMULGA a seguinte LEI:

Art. 1º - Fica criada a nova BANDEIRA DO MUNICÍPIO DE FRANCA, aprovada e descrita na forma do Anexo I, que integra e incorpora a presente Lei.

Art. 2º - A regulamentação das medidas oficiais, do uso da Bandeira do Município, obedecerá às prescrições que lhe forem aplicáveis, previstas nas legislações federal e estadual, de acordo com a hierarquia vigente, que será objeto de ato do Poder Executivo, a ser providenciado no prazo máximo de 60 (sessenta) dias, a contar da publicação desta Lei.

Art. 3º - As despesas decorrentes da execução da presente Lei correm à conta de dotações orçamentárias próprias.

Art. 4º - Esta Lei entra em vigor na data de sua publicação.

Art. 5º - Revogam-se as disposições em contrário.

Prefeitura Municipal de Franca, aos 25 de Outubro de 2007.

SIDNEI FRANCO DA ROCHA
PREFEITO

ANEXO I

DESCRIÇÃO DA NOVA BANDEIRA DO MUNICIPIO DE FRANCA

I. Cores Básicas:
Azul representa o Céu que abriga Franca;
Branco representando a Paz, o Saber e a Harmonia.

II. Brasão Municipal
Colocado no centro da Bandeira, como respeitável símbolo da História do Município de Franca;

III. Parte em Degrade:
De fundo Azul claro, com listras em azul escuro, partindo por trás do Brasão Municipal, a partir de um diamante estilizado representando o brilho das pedras preciosas irradiando para o alto as glórias, a determinação e a energia que cidade cultiva no seio do teu povo.

IV. O Sapato e Basquete:
Simbolizando a força, a pujança de uma comunidade e o pioneirismo que sempre marcou a história de Franca dois ícones que sustentam a auto-estima e a capacidade de superação da comunidade: O Sapato e Basquete.

V. Na parte inferior:
Sobre o fundo azul, em letras grandes FRANCA.

"No Brasil, todos os símbolos oficiais (bandeiras, brasões, letras de hinos, etc.) que sejam definidos por lei, são de domínio público e qualquer reprodução fiel deles também se enquadra nesta categoria podendo ser usada livremente."

Franca

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Book Review: Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Downtowns & DistrictsPlacemaking News
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Jeff Speck's new book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, is worth a read for its acerbic wit, alone. The author fits a remarkable collection of data and anecdotal evidence from his long career in urban design (which included a four-year stint at the helm of the National Endowment for the Arts' design department) into a mere 260 pages while maintaining a tone that is both punchy and urgent. It's not often that I've found people who can make the discussion of parking minimums entertaining, but Speck has a way with words.
Walkable City begins with Speck's General Theory of Walkability, before proceeding on to an overview of the challenges facing our built environment today. The author's deep understanding of the topic at hand thus becomes clear early on, and by the time the book launches into its meatiest section—a detailed breakdown of the Ten Steps of Walkability—the author-reader bond is already established. Barely a fifth of the way through the book, it is hard not to already feel engaged, like a comrade-in-arms.
But this is not the next great book on American cities; Speck says so himself in the prologue, arguing that "That book is not needed. An intellectual revolution is no longer necessary." This struck me as odd, and it nagged at the back of my mind throughout what was otherwise a mostly enjoyable read. For, as Speck explains a mere paragraph after the line quoted above, "We've known for three decades how to make livable cities—after forgetting for four—yet we've somehow not been able to pull it off."
That "we've" is instructive; the book is seemingly intended for a mass audience, but I got the sense that I was part of a choir, being preached to with the church doors thrown open. While it is a very accessible book, Walkable City comes off feeling a bit more specific than it seems the author himself had hoped. There is a preoccupation with the physical cityscape that suggests the underlying assumption that the reader has some knowledge of and access to the proper channels to act on the information that's being presented. But many (or even most, if the book is intended for a mass market) won't.
Indeed, for a book about walkability, Walkable City seems much more concerned with cars and buildings than with people. "America will be finally ushered into 'the urban century' not by its few exceptions," writes Speck, in wrapping up the prologue, "but by a collective movement among its everyday cities to do once again what cities do best, which is to bring people together—on foot." Yet at the outset of the section titled The Useful Walk, he writes that "Cars are the lifeblood of the American city." Are we to understand, then, that it is a collective movement among our cars that will create more walkable cities?
Of course not. People are the lifeblood of cities, and if we're going to pull off the feat of ushering America into the urban century, we have to show those people not only why walkability is important, but how their own actions and decisions can help to create more of it. [Of note, via PPS's transportation director Gary Toth: even AASHTO included the following line in the 1984 edition of the Green Book: "…it is extremely difficult to make adequate provisions for pedestrians. Yet, this must be done, because pedestrians are the lifeblood of our urban areas…"]
"Specialists," Speck writes in no uncertain terms, "are the enemy of the city, which is by definition a general enterprise." Yet the urban designer seems not to heed his own advice. If he had, we may have seen a fifth category in the book's General Theory of Walkability; alongside The Useful Walk, The Safe Walk, The Comfortable Walk, and The Interesting Walk, perhaps a section on The Considered Walk.
If we're going to create more popular support for walkability in the US, we need people in auto-centric places to start thinking differently about the benefits of getting around on foot instead of by car: improved health, more time to spend with families, lower transportation costs, more unplanned social encounters, better sense of purpose and community. If you've lived your whole life in a landscape dominated by cars (as most Americans have), walkability may be far from the front of your mind. The idea that an intellectual revolution is no longer necessary assumes that everyone is already on the same page. They're not.
For those of us who are already advocating for more walkable urban fabric, Walkable City offers a wealth of facts and figures with which we can load our cannons. But it also serves as a reminder that we have to keep working on how we present that information to broader constituencies. We're getting there, but we're still en route.
A colorful crosswalk scene / Photo: Alex E. Proimos via Flickr
For more, check out Brendan's conversation on Walkable City with Next American City's Brady Dale, part of the #NextCityBooks online book club series.
Toward Place Governance: What If We Reinvented Civic Infrastructure Around Placemaking?
Ethan Kent
Place Governance: Placemaking Powered Localism
Place Governance through Neighborhood Planning Offices
Nate Storring
All Placemaking is Creative: How a Shared Focus on Place Builds Vibrant Destinations
Cynthia Nikitin

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To pass a road test, you must be able to turn left at complex intersections - watch the video.
Hi there smart drivers, Rick with Smart Drive Test. A reshoot of how to turn left. I had comments a comment from LeStatisticien and lydia2010tion - both commented that they couldn't see the intersection, so I've got a new camera for you today, and I've implemented a couple of editing techniques and hopefully all of this is going to be better. I'd be very interested to hear your comments about how effective this is because I've implemented the tips that both LeStatisticien and lydia2010tion both left for me on the channel there and thus the reason for reshooting the left-hand turn. I've got the camera hooked up and got my new dashcam, and we're going to go up and we're going to do that for you. Stick around, we'll be right back with that information.
Hi there smart drivers - welcome back. Rick with Smart Drive Test reshooting left-hand turns. How to do a left-hand turn and I had a comment from LeStatisticien and lydia2010tion; and one of the comments was to be able to see the hood. So the white marker is the middle of the hood on my vehicle. I stuck a piece of paper on the hood which will give you an indication of where we're turning when turning left. As well, I focused the dashcam mostly to the left so that you can see the left side of the intersection. Most of the time there isn't a great deal of information that you need on the right-hand side of the intersection, so I haven't put the focus of a camera over to the right-hand side; the focus of the camera is to the left side of the intersection and I'll go through that with you as we're making left-hand turns.
So completely into the turning lane as soon as the turning lane starts. The light is green. There's a huge truck, as you can see, we stop with the front tires on the front crosswalk line. Now the other thing I'm going to need to do is I'm going to do to do a little jig job here. So I moved out to the left and then I straightened my wheels out again. If I'm rear-ended from the rear... shoulder check - into the inside lane. Immediately put on my right hand signal. I don't want to change lanes over the railway crossing, until I come over the railway crossing, then I change lanes back to the right immediately when I make a left hand turn.
Now as I was saying there, you saw that in the video that I had to do that little jig-jog there to get... I do that little jog there so that I could see past the truck that was blocking my view. And again you want to bring the vehicle back to straight because if you are rear-ended from the rear you're not going to be driven out into the oncoming traffic. Rather you're going to be pushed straightforward. So instead of having two crashes, you're only going to have one crash from the rear. And that is one of the dangers of turning left is that you could potentially be rear-ended and pushed out into oncoming traffic, which is especially dangerous if it you have passengers in the vehicle because the vehicle is going to strike the passenger side of the vehicle.
Proceeding to go and we have a pedestrian on the left-hand side. We're going to wait for him. We have the advanced green & we have one lane between the pedestrians and ourselves. We shoulder check and we proceed. And we have our right hand signal on immediately. Shoulder checking twice; I have my signal on and I'm leaving my signal on all the way across into the other lane. I cancel my signal. And as I moving diagonally across on the lane merge, I'm also speeding up a little bit to compensate for the increased distance that I'm moving on that bit of an angle. Okay, so the traffic in my lane is braking and stopped. We're proceeding through the intersection and it is clear. I've got my left signal on. I'm shoulder checking... there's a vehicle behind me in the mirror. And this vehicle in front of me is slowing down because of the red lights. So I'm letting off the throttle a little bit. I'm just working the throttle. I kept my signal on until I was completely in the lane and again we have a painted island here and we do not--like that vehicle in front of us--we do not want to drive over that painted island.
We want to wait until this vehicle in front of us proceeds forward, especially on a road test. If you drive over that painted island you could potentially fail your road test or have major demerits which will cause you to fail your road test. Never, never never, never, never drive over a painted island for the purposes of a road test. Shoulder check into the turning lane. And again we pull up so that the front steer tires are on the front crosswalk line. That way we're committed to the intersection, but we're not in the intersection.
We're also checking for traffic coming up behind us because there isn't anybody behind us and we want to make sure that we don't get rear-ended so we're always checking that mirror. Okay, the way is clear - shoulder check and I steer into the inside the left lane. Okay I signal to the right, I shoulder check to the right, I start moving over and just before I moving into another lane I shoulder check again and I accelerate slightly. I leave my signal on all the way until I'm ibn the other lane. And I did actually shut my signal off just a touch early on that lane merge. Okay, again I've got a red light, and I'm off throttle and checking the railway crossing. The light has gone to green and I didn't have to brake because I saw the red light and I just let off the throttle and let the vehicle slow.
And I'm adjusting the space in front of my vehicle. Now you can always, always control the space in front of your vehicle. And I'll put a video up here for you - put a card up for you on controlling space in front of your vehicle for the purposes of defensive posturing. I've got my left signal on approximately one half block from the turn. Shoulder check to the left. Now on this intersection, it's a bit deceiving. There are lane markings on the inside lane there, but there isn't a left-hand lane marking on this lane. There is actually...you can see just a little bit of it there in front of me, but it is faded to the point of almost non-existence.
I live here and and I've done driver training here and I know that both lanes turn to the left. When both lanes turn to the left you always want to be in - you want to be in the outside lane for the purpose of road test. Because when you end up on the other side, you're going to end up in the right-hand lane. Traffic is proceeding, shoulder check to the left, and look in the direction that I want to go. I'm scanning the intersection and make sure nobody is coming even though we have the advanced green. We steer in the direction we want to go and accelerate. Two hands on the steering wheel. As soon as that vehicle in front of me pulled over in front of me I just let off the throttle and and re-established my buffer of space in front of my vehicle again. So that vehicle--you can see is tailgating the van in front of them--and for me I just let off the throttle and I just re-established my buffer of space in front of my vehicle once again. Shoulder checking into the left turning lane.
I'm pulling up so that I can see the tires of the vehicle in front of me making clear contact with the roadway which is right about there. Back into my starting gear. And we're stopped waiting because the light turned red. Two vehicles went through on the yellow and we're going to go on the advanced green. There's a pedestrian approaching over on the far side and I am watching that pedestrian to see whether he comes across the slip lane, which he has crossed the slip lane. Now I'm just gonna watch that pedestrian as I'm coming across. Okay I've got the right of way and I steer into the inside lane. The pedestrian's good - he's stayed on the island. I put my right signal immediately. The car behind me has moved over too, but he's allowed me space because I had my signal on.
Now I'm going to turn right here and I've got my own lane. I want to shoulder check because there's a bicycle lane there. There's nobody coming and I accelerate into my own lane and steer at the direction of travel. Signal to the left, shoulder check, check my mirror - moving to the left and I shoulder check immediately before I enter the other lane. All the way into the other lane I leave my signal on. Left signal, shoulder check, and move into the left-hand turning lane immediately. The light is green, so I'm going to pull up so the front steer tires are on the front crosswalk line. Okay, I've got a gap here. I'm watching the green, in behind the red car which is driving incredibly slowly. Left turn, steering in the direction I want to go. And Looking - I'm checking the slip lane and accelerating up to speed. Signal on - clear to go. Steering through the intersection. Looking in the path of travel - looking up.
Stopping at the stop line - just as the line disappears under the front of the vehicle - that's when you come to stop. I can't see so I'm going to move forward, stop and check the intersection. No pedestrians A truck is coming - lots of traffic to the left. Not clear... car coming from the right. The car is turning, and we proceed. Shoulder checking as we're moving through the intersection. Continuing to scan. Okay, so it's a red light so I'm not accelerating towards the red light. I'm just letting off the throttle and the light turns to green and we move through the intersection. And I scan the intersection: left, centre, right, and left again. Because that's where the traffic is first coming from. And I'm off the throttle again because the crosswalk is activated. And I stopped to recreate my buffer space in front of my vehicle. And again I stopped back so I'm not in the intersection. And I can see the tires making clear contact with the pavement. I'm scanning the intersection: left, centre, right and left again. Into the left turning lane. And I can't see, so I'm going to sneak out and do my little zigzag. And it's clear. And I'm gonna stay in this lane. in the left hand lane because I'm going to turn left again up at the next intersection.
And I'm doing about 42 kilometers an hour. Unfortunately the dashcam player--the video player--only works on Windows to show the speed. I did buy the GPS for the dashcam and I wanted to show you the speed. Unfortunately it only works on Windows and I'm a Macintosh person. Okay, the light is green and we have a gap. I'm going to pull up so the front tires are on the front crosswalk line. I've got my left signal on and I'm preparing to go. I'm meeting the gap. Shoulder check into the left-hand lane. As soon as my vehicle straightens out, I put my right signal on. Shoulder check to the right. Shoulder check again just before I cross the line. And I leave my signal on all the way into the other lane. Right into the turning lane immediately. Shoulder checking - the light is green so I'm going to put the front steer tires on the front crosswalk line.
That way I... and the light has gone yellow, traffic is stopping and I clear the intersection. You'll have to watch that on your road test, that light goes to yellow that you have to clear that intersection immediately. Okay, nobody coming on the railway crossing, nobody coming in front of me. I change gears before reaching the intersection. Shoulder check, left-hand turn. Shoulder checking, and moving immediately into the left hand lane. And you can see the overhead lane markings. Stopping...the stop line just rolls under the front of the vehicle. And I've got a pedestrian standing here on the left. You can't see the pedestrian because the pedestrian is out of the shot of the left-hand turning lane, but you'll see the pedestrian move across on the left side here.
And I have to wait until that pedestrian attains the curb on the other side of the road. So by the time the traffic clears, that pedestrians should be more or less across the road. Now on this intersection, because we've done this intersection a couple of times, we need to do the little jog because we've got a huge van on the other side. In order to be able to see and to keep the vehicle straight so that in the event that we get rear-ended, we're not going to be driven into oncoming traffic going this way. We're simply going to be driven forward. The pedestrian is going forward. I do my little zigzag so i can see here, and Ibring my wheels back to straight. And like I said, the pedestrian is going to obtain the curb before the traffic clears here. I'm also keeping an eye on the traffic light so that it doesn't go to yellow. And the traffic is clearing. I meet the gap. Shoulder check and proceed into my lane.
And again I'm only doing about 40 kilometers an hour - about 22 or 23 miles an hour for those of you in United States watching this video. Oftentimes in city traffic it's unlikely that you're going to obtain the speed limit of 30 miles an hour or 50 kilometers an hour, especially if it's busy like it is right now. It's just unlikely that you're going to be able to. So as you can see here the center is divided by a concrete median and I can't get in there. And again my point about painted islands--the same thing--treat painted islands the same. Okay, if you're on a road test--I mean I could squeezed in between those two vehicles there--but you don't want to do that for the purposes of a road test because you never want the poor ole' driving examiner to go ahhhhh! [DEEP INHALATION OF BREATH] Because they... you know - they're still sort of feeling out your driving ability. So error on the side of caution.
Now you can see this vehicle in front of me, he's right out in the intersection. There's a an 18-wheeler coming through the intersection. Now he's had to go on the red, so that's why I didn't move out there at all. Because he was sitting out there, and I saw the traffic coming from the other side. So that's the reason I didn't move out into the intersection. It is better to wait for the advanced green the left turning signal. Okay, both hands on the steering wheel, scanning for pedestrians over there. I don't see any pedestrians on this turn. So we're going to have the advanced green and we're going to go. And we've got the advanced green = driving forward, looking, shoulder checking and driving into the lane. Right rignal right away. Shoulder check again immediately before crossing the line.
Quick review of left-hand turns. As you noticed in the footage I did a couple of the intersections more than once and the reason I did that is because traffic is dynamic its ever-changing. And different vehicle configurations and the actions of drivers are going to change in the same intersection; therefore, it's important when you're doing your license and preparing for your license that you go out and practice the intersections around the licensing center. That way you're going to be comfortable, or more comfortable, with the intersections in and around the licensing center and where you're going to be doing your test.
That way you're going to be familiar with complex intersections and how to do those. Couple of points as well about left-hand turns. When you do a left-hand turns on a multi-lane highways or multi-lane road--as you saw here in the city--in a couple of different places. As soon as you make that left hand turn, immediately get back over to the right-hand lane. Because you're going to be doing the speed limit - the posted speed limit. For the purposes of your road test you're going to be traveling less than the traffic flow, so other traffic is wanting to get by you and they need to get by you in the passing lane because you're traveling less than the traffic flow. Stay over to that right-hand lane and get over there immediately. So as soon as you get around the corner and the vehicle straightens out in that left hand lane after making your left hand turn put your right hand signal on and do all of the steps for doing a correct lane merge.
And i'll put a video up here for you for the lane changing video and you can see that and figure out how to do that. As well, I haven't gone over the steps of this because there's a video on left-hand turns and the theory of left-hand turns. And again I'll put another card up here for you in the corner. Make sure you check that out as well. Last point on left-hand turns - if the way is blocked on the other side of the intersection because there's a large vehicle there, you may have to do that little jig jog.
And the reason you do the little jig jog is to to move the vehicle to the left so that you can see oncoming traffic, and see past that large obstruction. And you need to straighten your wheels out. And the reason you straighten your wheels out is in the event--the unlikely event--that you get rear-ended you're not going to be driven out into oncoming traffic. So that's the reason you do the little jig jog and get your wheels back to straight. That way if you rear-ended you're going to be driven forward and only have one crash instead of two. That's the reason for the jig jog for the purposes of your road test.
Did you find that this video allowed you a better perspective of the intersection when you were watching the video and gave you more information about making left-hand turns?
Leave a comment down in the comment section there - all that helps us out. I'm Rick with Smart Drive Test. Thanks very much for watching. If you like what you see here share, subscribe, leave a comment down in the comment section. As well, hit that thumbs up button. If you're working towards your license or a career as a bus or truck driver, make sure you check out all the videos on the channel. Stick around to the end of the video they'll be end cards here that will give you suggestions for other videos to watch.


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Second, remove the battery and sim card if you have one, while the phone is still in a turn on position. Wait for a couple minutes and put the battery and sim card back. Restart the phone and check the result.
If your phone doesn't start, remove sim card and memory card if have it.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Completes Acquisition of Scholastic's Educational Technology and Services Business for $575 Million
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BOSTON – Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) (HMH) announced today that it has completed its previously-announced acquisition of the Educational Technology and Services ("EdTech") business of Scholastic Corporation for $575 million in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments.
With this transaction, HMH adds market-leading intervention curriculum and services to its industry-leading Pre-K-12 portfolio. The addition of the EdTech group also builds on HMH's strategy to expand in other key growth areas, including educational technology, early learning, and education services.
"The closing of this acquisition is an exciting milestone for HMH, the EdTech business, and the broader education community," stated Linda K. Zecher, HMH's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our combined content portfolio, sales and services capabilities, and robust digital platforms yield a comprehensive offering that will better serve teachers, students, parents and lifelong learners. We look forward to working with this talented team to further drive our vision of fueling a learning transformation powered by technology."
Eric Shuman, HMH's Chief Financial Officer, commented, "We're excited to have completed this transaction, which deepens our strategic positioning in key growth areas. We believe that the new revenue streams and cost synergies we expect to realize from this transaction will enhance our overall financial profile. We will continue to take a prudent approach to capital allocation as we look to drive long-term growth and stockholder value."
With the close of this transaction, the EdTech group's approximate 800 employees have become part of HMH, including the division's President Margery Mayer, who joins the Company as EVP, HMH Intervention Solutions, reporting directly to CEO Linda Zecher.
"The entire EdTech team is delighted to join an organization that brings both passion and innovation to learning," added Margery Mayer, EVP, HMH Intervention Solutions. "As part of HMH, we gain a unique opportunity to serve a broader customer base and to develop new, cutting-edge products and services designed to close achievement gaps and accelerate the learning transformation."
HMH also closed today on the $800 million senior secured term loan facility with a six-year maturity, which replaces its existing $180 million term loan.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people's lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
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PRINCE XIZOR VS. DARTH VADER
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Battle Staff (Xizor)
Lightsaber (Vader)
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Point of Interest: The same exact Darth Vader figure from this set was also released on the Green Holofoil cards
Darth Vader:
Height: 2.02 Meters
Status: Commander of the Imperial Fleet
Classification: Human
Affiliation: Galactic Empire
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber
Prince Xizor:
Height: 1.9 Meters
Status: Underlord of Black Sun
Classification: Falleen
Affiliation: Black Sun
Comments: In the time between Han Solo's capture by the Empire and his delivery to Jabba the Hutt, a secret struggle for power took place within the shadows of the Empire. A clash between power hungry crimelord Prince Xizor and the dreaded Darth Vader meant certain death for Luke Skywalker. As the Rebel Alliance's only hope, a band of heroes l;ed by Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and Dash Rendar set out to rescue Solo while protecting the young Jedi from a horde of bounty hunters and assassins.
Xizor is the head of Black Sun, an intergalactic criminal empire that supports literally millions of outlaw organizations and activities. Since entering the service of the Emperor, the Dark Prince is widely considered one of the powerful individuals in the galaxy. He controls his operations with cold, deadly accuracy assuring that those who dare challenge Xizor meet with swift death, often by his own hand. His hunger for power has put him at direct odds with Lord Vader, But Xizor is afraid of no one; his hunger for power has driven him to dispatch an onslaught of assassins with orders to eliminate Luke Skywalker. Xizor plots to spoil Darth Vader's promise to deliver Skywalker to the Emperor alive -- a maneuver that would undermine Vader's reliability and secure Xizor as the Emperor's most favored ally.
Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, has instilled terror throughout the galaxy since the beginning of the Empire. His devotion to the Emperor and mastery of the dark side gives him more power than any single individual in the galaxy except for the Emperor himself. Draped completely in black and wielding the ability to take a life with a mere gesture, Darth Vader stands as the incarnation of evil. His dislike of Prince Xizor is intense and his distrust well-founded. Though Vader would gladly eliminate Xizor, Emperor Palpatine has need of Black Sun's shipping operations to speed construction of the new Death Star. Xizor had best watch his back however, as Vader's control of the dark side of the Force makes him a most formidable foe.
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Hungary's Constitution of 2011 with Amendments through 2016
Article 26. 1.Judges shall be independent and only subordinated to laws and may not be instructed in relation to their judicial activities. Judges may only be removed from office for the reasons and in a procedure defined by a cardinal Act. Judges shall not be affiliated to any political party or engage in any political activity. 2.Professional judges shall be appointed by the President of the Republic, as provided for by a cardinal Act. Only persons having reached the age of thirty years may be appointed judge. Except for the President of the Curia and the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the service relationship of judges shall terminate upon their reaching the general retirement age. 3. The President of the Curia shall be elected by the National Assembly from among the judges for nine years on the proposal of the President of the Republic. The President of the Curia shall be elected with the votes of two-thirds of the Members of the National Assembly.
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Article 25. 5.The central responsibilities of the administration of the courts shall be performed by the President of the National Office for the Judiciary. The National Council of Justice shall supervise the central administration of the courts. The National Council of Justice and other bodies of judicial self-government shall participate in the administration of the courts.
Article 29. 1.The Prosecutor General and the prosecution service shall be independent, shall contribute to the administration of justice by exclusively enforcing the State's demand for punishment as public accuser. The prosecution service shall prosecute criminal offences, take action against other unlawful acts non-compliances, as well as contribute to the prevention of unlawful acts.
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The Most Serious Workplace Injuries Cost U.S. Companies $59.9 Billion Per Year, According to 2017 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index
Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Academy of Social Insurance, according to the 2017 Liberty Mutual Insurance Workplace Safety Index.
The 10 leading causes of the most disabling work-related injuries account for $49.9 billion, or 83.4 percent of the total cost of $59.9 billion. The top three causes – which collectively represent almost half of the cost of the leading accidents – are overexertion ($13.8 billion, 23 percent), falls on same level ($10.6 billion, 17.7 percent) and falls to lower level ($5.5 billion, 9.2 percent).
The latest Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index can be seen at https://lmi.co/wsi.
"Each year, we rank the top 10 causes of the most serious, nonfatal workplace injuries by their direct costs to help companies better protect employees and the bottom-line," notes Debbie Michel, who leads the area of Liberty Mutual that provides workers compensation and other insurance coverages to mid-sized and large companies through brokers and agents.
"Workplace injuries impact both employees and employers. Injured employees face potential physical, emotional and financial harm. Employers face the direct costs of workplace injuries – medical care related to the accident and some portion of an injured employee's pay – and the indirect costs, including hiring temporary employees, lost productivity, and quality disruptions."
While the ranking of the top causes of the most serious workplace accidents remained the same in the 2017 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index as in the 2016 report, the latest index shows:
The total cost of all disabling workplace injuries fell to $59.9 billion in 2017, from $61.9 billion in 2016
The share of the top 10 causes of serious workplace accidents in the cost of all disabling workplace accidents grew in 2017 to 83.4 percent, from 82.5 percent in 2016
Falls on same level and roadway incidents continued to trend upward, and overexertion decreased substantially
"The goal of the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index is to inform the national agenda on workplace safety by highlighting the direct costs of the most serious workplace accidents," notes Dr. Ian Noy, Director, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. "Now in its 17th year, the study helps companies focus improvement efforts and resources on the most important areas."
The Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index is compiled based on information from Liberty Mutual, the BLS and the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Liberty Mutual researchers examine BLS injury data to determine which events caused employees to miss six or more days of work and then rank those events by total workers compensation costs.
About the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
For over 60 years the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety has been conducting academic, peer-reviewed research that advances the field of safety and health. The Institute aims to determine the causes of accidents and injuries, identify appropriate interventions to help reduce the incidents of injuries and minimize disability. More information on the Institute can be seen at https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/research-institute/research-institute.
Liberty Mutual Insurance helps people preserve and protect what they earn, build, own and cherish. Keeping this promise means we are there when our policyholders throughout the world need us most.
In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, Mass., today Liberty Mutual is a diversified insurer with operations in 29 countries and economies around the world. We are the fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2015 direct written premium data as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. We also rank 73rd on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2015 revenue. As of December 31, 2015, Liberty Mutual had $37.6 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
Liberty employs more than 50,000 people in over 800 offices throughout the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, accident & health, commercial automobile, general liability, property, surety, workers compensation, group disability, group life, specialty lines, reinsurance, individual life and annuity products.


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Will Taiwan Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
Brian Hioe 12/08/2021 December 2021EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions
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WITH THE 2022 Beijing Olympics mere months away, it is up in the air as to whether Taiwan will boycott the Olympics in some form. The 2022 Beijing Olympics will take place from February 4th to February 20th next year.
Questions as to a possible boycott by Taiwan were stoked by the US announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics on Tuesday. This means that, while US athletes will participate in the games, the US government will not send any diplomatic delegation or government officials to attend.
Chinese state-run media has hit back, claiming that US officials were not wanted or needed at the Olympics and that they would have brought COVID-19 into China's borders anyway. Of course, if the US attendance had in fact been superfluous, the Chinese government's reaction to the boycott would have been genuine disinterest, rather than highly visible outrage. In a similar timeframe, China has reacted strongly to not being invited to the Biden administration's "Summit for Democracy", responding by trying to tout itself as the superior democracy to the US.
The Beijing National Stadium. Photo credit: Another Believer/WikiCommons/CC
It is unlikely that the Tsai administration would pursue any course of action that would involve Taiwanese athletes not being allowed to participate in the games. Namely, this would risk domestic political blowback at a time in which the 2020 Japan Olympics, which took place this summer due to COVID-related delays, led to Taiwanese athletes winning an unprecedented amount of medals. Taiwan's strong Olympics performance proved a national morale booster at a time in which Taiwan was recovering from a COVID-19 outbreak that has affected Taiwan since May.
Similarly, a referendum on Taiwan participating as "Taiwan" rather than "Chinese Taipei" or some variant thereof was voted down in 2018, something that was promoted by the Formosa Alliance and other pan-Green groups. This occurred due to fears that Taiwanese athletes would be blocked from participating in the Olympics if this took place.
One expects the Taiwanese public would continue to react badly against actions that would lead to Taiwanese athletes not being able to participate in the 2022 Olympics, even though Taiwan is expected to have less participation in winter sports, given Taiwan's tropical climate.
More generally, If Taiwan does decide to boycott the Olympics, this can be expected to follow the US's lead. Hence Taiwan is more likely to pursue a diplomatic boycott if it does decide to boycott the Olympics, rather than not send its athletes to the Olympics.
To this extent, the question of whether other countries follow the US's lead in boycotting the Olympics will prove a litmus test for the US's ability to compel other nations to take action against China. New Zealand, for one, had already announced a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. The European parliament has passed a nonbinding resolution calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, though at least Italy–the only G-7 signatory to the Belt and Road Initiative–has announced that it will be attending.
The issue of whether to send diplomatic representatives to the Olympics is fraught for Europe. Even as Taiwan has strengthened ties with central European and western European countries and Lithuania has been targeted by China for retaliation likely to set an example for other countries, western European countries may be wary of actions that endanger trade ties with China.
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen. Photo credit: Tsai Ing-wen/Facebook
Regional powers in Asia that otherwise have tensions with China have also not yet made clear their stance on the Olympics. Most notably, Japan has not arrived at a decision about whether to boycott the Olympics. Other Asian countries, even those that already have mutual animosity with China, are wary of attempts at retaliation if they decide to carry out a boycott. Indeed, Taiwan will likely see what stance Japan and other regional powers take before charting its own course.
But, to this extent, one expects the KMT to try and make the Olympics into an issue of political contention in Taiwan. For example, when the KMT faced calls to boycott Xinjiang cotton because of allegations of the use of forced Uyghur labor earlier this year, KMT politicians largely claimed that there was not enough evidence to prove the existence of labor camps in Xinjiang. As the imprisonment of Uyghurs in what are termed "reeducation camps" is one of the rationales for the Olympics boycott, the KMT may seek to cast similar doubt on whether the boycott is justified, in line with its broader pro-unification political agenda.
Otherwise, the KMT may frame the Tsai administration as hazarding political retaliation from China for an insignificant political issue through an Olympics boycott. That being said, there have been calls from the NPP, civil society organizations such as the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, and church groups such as the Che-lam Presbyterian Church for an Olympics boycott, for a boycott. The Tsai administration will also need to answer to domestic calls from these groups as to whether to take action on the issue.
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Market To Market: Connecting To The College Market
Audrey Sellers - March 20, 2019
More people than ever are pursuing higher education. Just over a third of American adults possess a four-year college degree, the highest level ever recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau, and 12 percent have an advanced degree such as a master's or doctorate.
A decade ago, only 28 percent of Americans held a college degree. In 1940, when the Census Bureau began asking respondents about their education levels, just 4.6 percent had a four-year degree.
With billions of financial aid dollars on the table, earning a college degree isn't just appealing but also more attainable to a wider swath of students. About 85 percent of students receive some form of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The U.S. Department of Education estimates that $46 billion in grants and scholarships are awarded every year in addition to $3.3 billion in private gift aid.
Colleges and universities are wise to turn to promotional products to boost enrollment, rally school spirit and engage students, alumni, parents and fans. The education market stands at the No. 2 spot among the top industries purchasing promotional products, according to PPAI's 2017 Sales Volume Study. In 2017, promotional products sales came in at an estimated $23.3 billion, with education accounting for 9.3 percent of total sales.
Peter Luchak, president of distributor Campus Promotions, Inc. in London, Ontario, has worked with clients in the education market for more than three decades and has seen university and college campaigns grow increasingly ambitious. "Campaigns are larger and ongoing, many without a foreseeable end date," he says. "There is a huge pool of donors that have not traditionally been engaged, and the challenge now is to reach out and connect with them."
By using promotional products, degree-granting institutions can engage individuals at every stage of the educational journey, from that first campus tour to when they enter the workforce as new graduates. Keep reading to take a deeper look at the college and university market: its potential for business, the challenges it is facing and the potential and opportunities it brings promotional professionals.
Promote campus safety with the safety alarm key chain, which attaches to backpacks, purses or car keys. It's designed with a built-in LED light and an alarm that blares sound up to 225 feet when users pull the pin.
Beacon Promotions, Inc. / PPAI 113702 / www.beaconpromotions.com
Schools can plug into their student population with the Maxx charging cable set. This handy three-in-one cable set includes a convenient carabiner clip for attaching to laptop bags or backpacks.
Logomark, Inc. / PPAI 110898 / www.logomark.com
Whether for freshman orientation, fraternity or sorority gifts, or alumni pledge drives, ColorFusion towels make popular gifts that spark school pride. Colleges and universities can take advantage of edge-to-edge designs to print multicolor logos, campus maps or other school images.
Towel Specialties / PPAI 113150 / www.towelspecialties.com
Wrap up a winning promotion with the sweatshirt blanket, which is ideal for watching the game at the stadium or throwing on the bed in a dorm room. Schools can print a logo or add signatures to turn it into a sentimental keepsake.
Pro Towels / PPAI 112755 / www.protowels.com
The HotLine journal makes a useful academic giveaway at college fairs or freshman orientation. The entire front and back cover can be designed in full color to feature a school's name, logo or mascot. Customize the journal's 34 pages for an added touch.
Hotline Products / PPAI 111015 / www.hotlineproducts.com
Students can pull on the pullover hood and head to class or the game in comfortable style. Available in six colors, this lightly heathered fleece features yarn-dyed stripes on the cuffs and waist along with a pouch pocket.
J. America / PPAI 351699 / www.jamericablanks.com
It looks and feels like a traditional notebook, but the Everlast smart notebook is endlessly reusable and allows students to send their notes straight to the cloud. Pages wipe clean with a damp cloth.
Rocketbook / PPAI 737148 / www.customrocketbooks.com
Colleges and universities can hand out the Frolico hybrid ink pen for smooth writing in quick-drying, no-smear ink. A jumbo comfort grip coordinates with the pen's vivid translucent color.
Hub Pen Company / PPAI 110772 / www.hubpen.com
Schools can give students or prospective students a high-impact gift with the Bontsu seamless multifunctional headwear, which can be used as a headband, face shield, bandana, hair scrunchie or sweatband. This gaiter-style headwear features full sublimation on both sides.
Motto, Inc. / PPAI 436753 / www.mottoinc.com
Colleges and universities can give custom coins to incoming freshmen or graduating seniors for an impactful gift that instills school pride.
Osborne Coinage Co. / PPAI 112630 / www.osbornecoin.com
Younger Americans, those between the ages of 25 and 34, are the most likely to hold a four-year degree, with 37 percent possessing at least a bachelor's degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Thirty percent of those 55 and older have a four-year degree. Women are also slightly more likely than men, by about half a percentage point, to have graduated from college.
While more degree seekers are heading to colleges and universities, they're accruing massive debt in the process. Student loan debt reached record levels in 2018, topping $1.36 trillion, according to Experian. Since 2008, student loan debt has increased 129 percent nationwide, representing the second-largest credit debt for Americans, behind only mortgage loans. In 2016, the average college graduate had amassed a debt of more than $37,000.
Colleges are also facing challenges, including rising costs, diminishing state support and a growing population of students who bypass the traditional college route in favor of online degrees. As a result, enrollment is shrinking at many American colleges. Between 2011 and 2013, enrollment at U.S. colleges declined by nearly one million students. Just a few years earlier, college enrollment spiked by 54 percent. Between 1990 and 2011, the student population skyrocketed from 12 million to 18.5 million.
With fewer students, schools receive fewer tuition dollars and must innovate to make money. Some schools offer tuition discounts while other schools have even put dorms on Airbnb to make a profit over the summer months, according to NPR.
While physical campuses might be struggling, online enrollment numbers continue to rise. At least a third of students take at least one online class and one in six students take classes exclusively online, according to the NCES.
1. Tuition
Fees can range from $10,000 to $40,000 or more.
2. Room and board
Wells Fargo data reveals that room and board costs add up to $9,000 per year.
3. Textbooks and school supplies
Depending on courses, books and supplies, this can top $1,500.
Students also need to stock up on a laptop and basic dorm essentials, which can tack on several hundred or thousand dollars to their college expenses.
5. Personal expenses
Necessities such as phone service and groceries can easily add up to $2,000 a year.
Traveling to and from campus or back home for breaks adds $1,000 a year or more.
7. School and activity fees
Students typically spend around $500 in miscellaneous fees such as parking stickers and sports.
Source: CollegeChoice.net
What's Trending In The Ever-Evolving Education Market
Peter Luchak of Campus Promotions, Inc. put a new spin on a classic product that's ideal for college and university promotions. The patented Crafty Can Cooler (C3) is a high-quality neoprene beverage insulator that folds down, making it easy to hand out and even easier to stash in a pocket or purse. "We call it the C3, because you can see three logos," explains Luchak. "One on the main body, one when you roll down the rim and one when you reverse it."
We asked Luchak, who started Campus Promotions in 1982, for some insight on how the college market has evolved in the past 30-plus years. He says these are some of the market's seismic shifts:
A global focus
"Back in the day, colleges and universities were either local or national institutions. Today they are global and international in scope. Distributors need to keep this in mind. Universities are now trying to brand themselves globally, recruit the finest faculty and appeal to the most ideal students worldwide. Marketing initiatives and products must extend and be relevant to this global reach."
"When I started college in the late 1970s, no one wore logos and if they did, it did not cost extra to wear them. Now, most collegiate logos are licensed and have become a $4.65 billion wholesale business. Licensing has built new revenue streams for schools, and it is a big long-term business because a student's connection begins their first day of school and lasts a lifetime. For many, the connection to college is their connection to the best years of their lives."
Digitally integrated
"We used to rely on word of mouth, the local paper, bulletin boards and campus news to stay current. Social media changed this, as platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram made the sharing of information instantaneous. It allows us to connect entire communities (alumni, administration, students and boosters) for both the good and sometimes, the not so good. Social media is a tool that can be used to build relationships and a platform for people to share their message."
A greater need for engagement
"As a place of higher learning, campuses have been on the cutting edge of dialogue and discussion for many of the issues and challenges facing modern civilization, both on the individual level and society in general. They cover a range of topics—from mental health to gender inequality to cultural diversity—which are proportional to the vast variety of products available in the promotional product industry. Distributors can take advantage of the many opportunities to raise awareness for these issues through the many different products available to them."
Audrey Sellers is a Dallas, Texas-area writer and former associate editor of PPB.
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On 21 and 22 September 2016, Christie's will be selling the private collection of president Ronald Reagan in New York. To my surprise the collection includes an African object! This Dan statue (illustrated below) was once in the family residence of the Reagans in the White House, Washington D.C. Surely there must be a photo somewhere showing the statue there. Unfortunately the provenance of the statue remains undocumented, but I would guess it was a diplomatic gift – Reagan did meet Liberian president Samuel K. Doe in 1982, celebrating 120 years of diplomatic relations.
Dan figure (Liberia). Wood. Height: 20 in. (51 cm). Est. $ 8,000-12,000. Image courtesy of Christie's.
This female statue can be attributed to the workshop of the artist Zlan (or Sran) of Belewale (Liberia), without doubt one of the most famous Dan-Wè artists of the first half of the 20th century. The influence of his unique style was felt in Dan, Mano and Wè towns in Liberia and Ivory Coast. Zlan's career is well documented by Hans Himmelheber: he carved for many wealthy men and chiefs, teaching many pupils from both the Dan and Wè peoples. This large number of apprentices, copying the work of their master meticulously makes it hard to identify the hand of Zlan with absolute certainty. Unique among the Dan, one of the wives of Zlan is also know to have carved spoons and other objects in his style as well. Eberhard Fisher wrote extensively about Zlan in "Les Maîtres de la sculpture de Côte d'Ivoire" (Paris, 2015: pp. 128-138).
ps You can browse the complete catalogue of the Reagan sale here. There are some other amazing objects in the collection, for example "an evocative relic symbolizing one of president Reagan's greatest foreign policy achievements: a signed fragment of the Berlin wall" 🙂 More than 700 pieces of historic and personal memorabilia will go up for sale!
This entry was posted in Auctions and tagged Dan on August 26, 2016 by admin.
Wè miniature mask, Ivory Coast. Height: 12 cm (34 cm with beard). Peres Projects Collection.
After picking the name of our daughter, I was very pleased to discover there was a link with African art. Garance, except for a beautiful first name, is the name of a plant, the madder, belonging to the coffee tree family (the Rubiaceae). Madder, well characterised by its clinging leaves, has been grown for ages to produce a red dye from its roots. This dye was used to color the garance red trousers of the French infantry uniform, introduced originally in 1829 (in an attempt to boost the madder-growing industry). With the start of World War I, the high visibility of these trousers became a liability and they were discarded. To this day, some soldiers of the US and UK army still wear garance red uniforms on special ceremonial occasions.
French infantry soldiers, anno 1914.
But back to Africa. When the French conquered mainland Ivory Coast at the end of the 19th century, the indigenous population was quickly overpowered due to the superior military strength of the invading force. The brightly colored trousers of the French soldiers unsurprisingly did not fail to leave an impression on peoples such as the Dan and Wè. As this alien type of cloth became associated with power, mask wearers tried to obtain fragments of it to include in their costumes. One can sometimes find small strips of it attached to masks – or as in the example above, on a Wè miniature mask, where a small piece hangs from the left pierced ear (probably the right ear once had a similar strip). Such small masks were used to secure the consent and support of the supernatural world through the mediation of the ancestors. With these miniature masks the living strove to please their ancestors to make them positively sympathetic towards their acts. One way of pleasing them was by attaching all kinds of paraphernalia to them – each being very symbolic. Another foreign material one often can spot are glass beads – probably easier to obtain than a soldier's pants.
ps many thanks for all your kind emails; both mother and daughter are doing very well.
This entry was posted in Research and tagged Dan, We on August 31, 2015 by admin.
A friend recently gave me the above mask. It looks like a Dan mask from Ivory Coast. Unfortunately it doesn't have much provenance; my friend himself had bought it at a dealer in Paris, a certain Pierre Hermé. A striking feature are the large tube-like eyes; their rim is decorated with a whitish substance. As the oval mouth, the eyes are closed. The mask's size, 28 cm, however, is too large to make it a miniature mask. The bulbous forehead is a clear influence of the Wè, the Dan's eastern neighbors (also called Gere or Kran). The vertical scar on the overhanging forehead attributes this mask to the Southern Dan. The cheeks of the mask have several small holes – an unusual element. The nose is triangular-shaped, with vaguely indicated nostrils. The lips of the big mouth apparently were subject to ritual scrapings. The mask is partly covered with an encrusted sacrificial layer, consisting of an unidentified brownish powder.
Since the form of a Dan mask did not necessarily determined its function, it is not easy to say something about its original use. Each mask could fulfill different roles within the village; there was hardly any social activity which did not feature the involvement of a mask. It is only possible to make statements on the use of a mask when information regarding its in-situ history is available. It is important to note that the character, status and function of these masks could change during the life of their owner. Just as a person might climb the social ladder, so too could a mask ascend in rank. An entertainment mask, for example, could in time transform into a law-giving mask. Although the appearance of a mask did not change substantially throughout the years, its reputation and prestige often evolved with its age.
I don't want to hurt my friend's feelings – as we say in dutch, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth – but I think this mask is a well-executed fake; the faker used the wrong material: chocolate instead of wood !
ps after some sleuthing I was able to discover the chocolate maker's inspiration..
Update: in fact Ivory Coast is a mass producer of cacao beans, but as this short Dutch documentary shows many farmers have never even tasted chocolate..
This entry was posted in Objects and tagged Dan on February 2, 2015 by admin.
Kran figure (Liberia). Height: 52,7 cm. Image courtesy of Sotheby's.
The beautiful female figure shown above was part of the Myron Kunin collection and listed in the catalogue as Dan. A client asked me to do some research on it before considering to bid on it and I hereby gladly share my findings. Although Sotheby's mentioned none, I was able to discover a handful other figures from this workshop. Distinctive for this style is the treatment of the face and the particular position of the hands: one horizontal, one vertical – unique for this type of sculpture. Only the height of the neck, shape of the breasts and scarifications on the torso differ among the different sculptures from this workshop. Similar details, such as the rendering of the toes, among all figures, could indicate that they in fact were all the work of one single artist, but without handling the statues, it's of course not possible to come to a definitive conclusion.
My research became interesting when I discovered the above figure in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. The museum's archives hold an old picture of this female figure, taken by Frederick P. Orchard (based in Liberia) and indicating a precise geographic origin for that figure: Towai in the Kwida Section of Liberia, on the border with Ivory Coast. I was able to locate this place on a map in Schwab & Harley's Tribes of the Liberian Hinterland (which I discussed recently here) – Towai is indicated in red on the map below. Comparing it with the map from the same book concerning the different peoples living in the area, it became clear this was not Dan, but Kran territory!
The Peabody figure was also published in Tribes of the Liberian Hinterland (1947, fig. 71) with the note: "wooden figure by a Kran man", so the Kran provenance for the figures of this workshop hereby got confirmed. The Dan ('Ngere or Gio' on the above map) do lived close by of course. It's interesting to know that, among the Mano and Dan, the Kran had the reputation of being the best sculptors – so it's not unlikely Dan patrons commissioned this talented Kran artist to make figures for them.
A Kran couple. Image courtesy of Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg.
This entry was posted in Auctions, Objects, Research and tagged Dan, Kran on November 25, 2014 by admin.
Various Dan, Mano, Bassa, Toma, Kpelle (and others) miniature masks from Liberia and Ivory Coast. On loan to the Yale University Art Gallery from the James J. Ross collection. Image: BC, November 2009.
Despite the huge amount of literature about the dominant role masks play in the culture of the Dan, there are still a lot of misconceptions about the nature and function of their miniature masks. The short essay below describes the findings of Pieter-Jan Vandenhoute's fieldwork among the Dan in 1938-39 and was written by me for Refined Eye, Passionate Heart: African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection (info).
The Dan of the Ivory Coast called these little masks nyonkula or 'substitute for the ancestors'. Literally this can be translated in 'ancestral spirit' or 'wooden dish', refering to the possible stuffing of the back with magical ingredients. Because of the small measures, these masks mainly served an individual and private use. Sometimes they were called genone; literaly 'small mask' or 'child of the mask'. This reduced size only had a practical reason and the specific shape of the mask had no influence on its function. These miniature masks were kept hidden from public display. Woman and uninitiated boys were not allowed to see them. Nyonkula replicated the variety of existing Dan face masks, although the feminine mask-type with narrow eyes predominated. Sometimes these small masks replaced a larger one, notwithstanding they certainly were as powerful. Although they always coexisted, the production of small masks probably was facilitated by the colonial authorities imposed ban on the use of larger face-masks. The artistic quality of these small masks widely difered. They were considered easy to carve, so many attempted to it. As the three examples in the Sacks collection show, well-carved and well-treated nyonkula can be miniature works of art, having acquired a fine patina from being 'fed', rubbed with oil, and carried around for a long time.
The Dan used these small masks to secure the consent and support of the supernatural world through their ancestors. These ancestors were the direct representatives and mediators of the living in the supernatural world, primarily for their own relatives. With these miniature masks the living strove to please their ancestors to make them positively sympathetic towards their acts. At the core of this cult was the private sacrifice on the mask. The nyonkula were activated by 'feeding' them: imposing, rubbing or attaching all sorts of specific offerings, raw or prepared food, beverages, tobacco, palm oil, palm wine and blood of sacrificed animals. Next to the daily spitting or tossing of chewed or split kola nuts, offerings were made for a favourable outcome in all current affairs, such as hunting, trapping, discussions, etc., or to find out whether the ancestors agreed with a certain endeavor. For more important matters, such as illness, death, and voyages, the consulted native priest would determine the nature and measure of the offerings. Disease and infertility of land or women were the most common causes. During these rites the repeatedly reciting of improvised formulas explained and clarified the desired end. The gifts were donated to the mask as an intermediary, but were for the deceased ancestor. Those who possessed a nyonkula always carried it with them in the village or while travelling as a protective charm. In time, nyonkula, just by their presence, also were accredited with a repellent and protective force. After a while, the distinction between the ancestral offerings and the sacrifices for the mask itself completely vanished. Sometimes the offerings were for the intermediating ancestors, sometimes it was the wooden mask itself who was the recipient of the sacrifice. Both aims were equally worthy and it happened all too often that both causes were simultaneously honored during the same offering.
This entry was posted in Publications, Research and tagged Dan on January 2, 2014 by admin.


I've been visiting Glamis for 15 years and a lot has changed.
But a lot hasn't – still oceans of sand, still wild people driving crazy expensive toys, still finding dust in my ears and nostrils for week. But a lot has changed. There's more regulation: more sherifs, no fireworks, and speed limits near the Glamis Beach Store.
Regardless, here's a couple of pictures from the weekend. Nothing too profound here, just trying to get back into the swing of posting regularly.
The view from the top of Oldsmobile Hill.
My brother and I recently installed desert gas tanks to our dirtbikes, and they gave us another 40 miles of range. We rode down across highway 8 to the Mexican border. Hard to say exactly how many miles that trip was, maybe 100 mi (?). Offroad GPS may be the next thing on the list for us.
Brother, left. Mexico, far right.
We plan on going back out this next weekend for a quick trip. Yeehaw.


Childhood friends Cindy and David Nguyen share more than a surname ("we're not related ... or married," Cindy asserts, with a laugh). They're both vegan.
Following an off-the-cuff conversation during Vietnamese New Year celebrations this February, the pair's heritage and lifestyle will soon collide in an entirely plant-based Vietnamese eatery – Mettā Sol – on Goodwood Road. It's taking shape, quite suitably, within a natural health and wellness collective called the Good Hub.
The menu was birthed with a lot of experimentation (and to-ing and fro-ing between their parents for advice). A stint at last weekend's Vegan Festival was a good testing ground. David's confident it's possible to "maintain the traditional flavours and styles of Vietnamese cuisine" without meat.
But don't anticipate "mock meat". "I don't feel meat needs to be replaced," says Cindy. Rather, the focus is on "different flavours and textures from fruits and vegetables, and the balance between sweet and sour and salty".
Where you'd usually find meat, there'll be worthy alternatives such as tofu and mushrooms. Enoki and king oyster mushrooms will be submerged in a spiced-vegetable pho broth. Sidestepping tradition, their "banh mi" will use ciabatta instead of the customary flaky crusted roll. There'll also be cold rolls and sautéed-vegetable dumplings with house-made hoisin sauce.
Most of the menu will run daylong but for breakfast there'll be black-rice congee soaked in a mushroom-ginger broth; a "healthier spin" on Vietnamese banana cake; plus a few other sweet options. The staple Vietnamese cold-drip iced coffee will be dairy-less, of course, subbing in coconut condensed milk made in-house.
Cindy and David's foray into hospitality couldn't be further from their former careers as a graphic designer and pharmacist, respectively. Both will cook in a newly installed commercial kitchen. Though the rest of the heritage-listed space – including an original stone wall – remains largely untouched. There'll be takeaway coffee from a hole in the wall.
It'll be daytime-only to start, but plans are brewing for special dinners to show off "dishes we grew up with that you can't really find at restaurants or cafes", Cindy says.
Mettā Sol is expected to open in mid November.


African dance sensation Gato Preto is set to make their Croatian debut at INmusic festival's OTP World stage as part of the praised Europavox project.
Gato Preto is a band that moves the boundaries of African music to which the audience is accustomed to and they do it the best way, considering the critics from all around the world. Their popularity is growing every day due to impressive performances all over the world, despite the fact that no official single has been released so far. Gato Preto is a combination of electronic music, African rhythms and a culture that connects all parts of the world, from Germany via Ghana to Senegal. Singer Gata with her powerful vocals attracts the audience of various genres, and together with producer Lee Bass, she wins audiences from biggest world festivals from SXSW to the Dutch Eurosonic festival. In April this year they are planning to release the first official single, which will be also premiered to the audience of the biggest Croatian open air festival.
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From Coast to Coast, National Geographic's 'America the Beautiful' Celebrates Everything That Makes the US Home [REVIEW]
October 27, 2020 by Jathan Fink 2 Comments
The afternoon sun sets across the golden shores of California's Pacific Coast. (Photo courtesy Canva)
Over the years, I have lived on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the US, as well as in numerous states somewhere in the middle. And when I wasn't exploring the communities I lived in, I could typically be found traveling, learning about other parts of this gorgeous country, marveling at its beauty, and absorbing its history and culture. But I have also loved meeting its people and hearing their stories.
I reflect on these things often, particularly now that so many of us are rooted at home as we try to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. This has been a year which has made it all too easy to focus on the barrage of negative news that pops up on our phones and pours out of our televisions and radios. Bad news has admittedly been difficult to escape, which makes it exceedingly difficult to focus on positive things and all too easy to forget all the myriad things we have to be grateful for every day.
That's why National Geographic's newest coffee table book, America the Beautiful, couldn't have come at a more opportune time. Through both stunning photographs and fascinating stories, this gorgeous volume takes us from sea to shining sea, reminding us that we truly live in one of the most diverse, breathtaking nations on the globe.
In the foreword to this volume, Jill Lepore introduces us to Katharine Lee Bates, an English professor with an amazing wanderlust. She had traveled the world, seeing so many of its wonders, and yet it was her trip across the US in 1893 that inspired her to write a poem that many of us know by heart, even if we weren't sure who wrote it. Yes, the result was the poem "America, the Beautiful," which ultimately became an anthem that captures the courage of the nation's pioneers and the magnificent vistas of its landscape.
From there the book is divided into four chapters which cover every part of the country by region: the West and Pacific, the East and Mid-Atlantic, the South and Caribbean, and the Midwest and Central Plains. I loved perusing this book, taking my time to study the photography, remembering the places I've been, and those I still yearn to visit. I was transported to places like White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, where the sand dunes sprawl for as far as the eye can see; and to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming where the peaks climb toward heaven over the verdant hills below. I was also reminded of my childhood in Southern California, and could commiserate with actress Maya Rudolph's frequent bouts with mistaken identity.
I grew up in sunny Southern California where the avocados grow in backyards and no one seems to own a winter coat… People always think I'm a New Yorker, which is funny to me because I'm so much a Californian. I know where to get a good burrito. I've been singing all my life in a car. And I understand the space and quiet. And the light… oh the golden light.
In the second chapter about the East and Mid-Atlantic States, we aren't just taken to New York City and shown the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty (although these are included). But we are also reminded of all the small communities that are profoundly beautiful, such as the coal mining country of West Virginia where people like Coach Nick Saban were taught "the importance of hard work and attention to detail." We find ourselves on Cape Cod watching gray seals play and in Martha's Vineyard with journalist Geraldine Brooks who treasures the "direct democracy—the give-and-take of discussion with [her] fellow citizens" as they make plans for the community in the coming year.
We venture south in chapter three where manatees swim gently through Florida's waters and thoroughbred horses prance across the meadows of Kentucky's fabled bluegrass country while Boy Scouts explore the endless labyrinth called Mammoth Caverns beneath it. We remember the king of the blues, B.B. King, making sweet music on his legendary guitar Lucille in Mississippi, where journalist Robin Roberts says neighbors stop and wave to each other, and newcomers inevitably receive a Bundt cake as a welcome. "That's just what you do," she says. And under Texas' vast sky, actress Eva Longoria reminds us that the expansive state has always been diverse, "built by generations of Spanish explorers, indigenous tribes, Tejanos, and Irish. Sometimes," she says, "we forget these brave, ambitious people are what made us strong."
Finally, we explore the Midwest and Central Plains where we watch children laugh and play beneath a fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park, scale presidential faces on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, pass beneath the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, smile at Amish women at the Geauga County fairgrounds in Ohio, and marvel at the Monarch butterflies that flutter across the Iowa plains to dine on thistle plants before they continue on their journey. In Michigan, actor James Earl Jones says many think of his home state as a place filled with lakes, football games and harsh winters, but he has always seen it through a different lens.
We know Michigan is really about the people with big open hearts, like the kind teacher who taught me to stand up and speak. Michigan is a place where a young boy can find his true voice.
Throughout America the Beautiful, we find ourselves looking at unforgettable natural wonders, small town carnivals, must-see landmarks, and adorable wildlife. All of that is here in spades, laid out in National Geographic's iconic photography. But look beneath the surface, and this volume contains an even more epic view. It shows us the resilience of a nation, the heart of its communities, the generosity of its citizens, and the tender seeds of faith and hope that reside within them all. This is a book every home in the country needs right now. It is a reminder that as a nation, we have always found our strength in our diversity and our valor in our unity. At a time when we are plagued by fear and uncertainty, National Geographic has done some of its best work with this book. Examine it yourself and see if you aren't reminded that with perseverance, determination, and unflagging fidelity, life will continue. We will heal. And ultimately, we will flourish once more.
One of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, National Geographic has published more than 1,700 titles, featuring such categories as history, travel, nature, photography, space, science, health, biography, and memoir.
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