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Martinez brings counseling for couples
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Taylor's counseling center offers premarital counseling to couples in addition to its regular services. (Photo by: Josie Koontz)
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The counseling center is now offering premarital counseling for three to four couples this semester due to the recent addition of a new intern.
Taylor alumnus Nate Martinez ('17) is completing a masters at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in marriage and family therapy and is conducting premarital counseling at Taylor. The necessity for Martinez to gain experience in premarital counseling and Taylor's need in this area of counseling lined up well.
"(Premarital counseling) is what I am most passionate about and hope to work with in the future," Martinez said. "I have seen the need for this type of counseling at Taylor and hope to empower these couples to have successful marriages going forward."
Three semesters of internships are required to complete the marriage and family therapy master's program at IWU. This semester is Martinez's first internship and Taylor was his first choice as he knows what the university stands for and represents.
In Martinez's counseling sessions, couples can expect talk about communication styles and conflict resolution. Martinez will specifically dive into a curriculum created by John Gottman called the "Four Horsemen."
Additionally, couples entering into these sessions are offered the chance to meet with Martinez biweekly for around 50 minutes per session.
Caroline Poland, director of the counseling center, knows each individual in a relationship carries distinctive things into a marriage such as differing personalities, communication styles, confrontation styles and lenses through which the world is viewed.
According to Poland, while there are many things each person holds in a relationship, talking about them before marriage is key.
"It's absolutely critical that we have the space to talk through those things with our future spouse before we get married as a means of setting that relationship up for success," Poland said. "Premarital counseling allows couples to slow down and engage in intentional conversation, processing, and skill building that will allow them to flourish as a married couple."
Taylor offers pre-marital counseling every year, but Poland says couples will turn to local pastors or other couples for counsel most times. So instead, the counseling center will more often focus on individuals and their mental health issues during the semester.
Dean of Students Jesse Brown is excited for this type of counseling to be on Taylor's campus as he knows many people need to take advantage of an opportunity like this. Brown said he is in full support of anything Taylor can do to prepare couples for a healthy marriage.
"I hope to see myself continue to mature as a counselor in all facets," Martinez said. "I want to continue growing my personal faith and eventually find how that will play a role in the counseling process."
Overall, Martinez is excited to counsel a new population and expand his knowledge in this area of study.
While the openings are few, the time is now to jump on pre-marital counseling at Taylor.
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Measure J and the future of [transit in] L.A.
By Joel Epstein
(This is the third of four op/eds on Measure J that Streetsblog will publish this week. Monday, Gloria Ohland of Move L.A. made the case for Measure J, yesterday the BRU made their case for a no vote. – DN)
I am writing this quickly as I pack for a return trip to the land of aggressive public transportation planning and construction. By Sunday I will be back in Shanghai, a public transit mecca, where the sheer number of residents demands a world-class rail and bus network. You know what? So does LA. And in a little more than a week we have the chance to help make that a reality. Without the centralized planning that is the hallmark of infrastructure construction in China, it is up to the voters to authorize the building of the rail and bus projects LA needs to make life in Los Angeles more livable.
He voted.
This November there are at least 2 softball questions on the ballot. The first of course is Obama for president. There are a million reasons to vote for Barack. But for my purposes I'll keep the focus narrow. If you care about life in the city there has never been a clearer choice for the White House. Obama believes in the vitality of cities. Only Mitt knows what Mitt really believes and even then it's subject to change.
The other thing you can do for yourself and your neighbors in November is to vote yes on Measure J.
Do you want a mass transit alternative to driving in perpetual gridlock on LA's freeways and along its main arteries like Wilshire and Crenshaw? Do you like the idea that our city may one day have a transit system that efficiently and cost-effectively moves the millions of us who commute daily from home to work. Measure J does that within our lifetime.
When approved, Measure J will extend for 30 years, Measure R, the existing one-half cent sales tax that was approved in 2008 and is currently set to expire in 2039. The added funds will be used to secure bonds, which will allow Metro to accelerate construction of its needed transit projects.
According to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, the projects accelerated by Measure J will speed the start of construction on seven rail and rapid transit projects. Measure J also provides an extra thirty years of continued funding for local city transportation improvements, including countywide bus and rail operations, Metrolink, and Metro Rail capital improvements.
As has been written on Streetsblog and in less august publications, Measure J isn't perfect. It glosses over the needs of walkers and biker and pays too much attention to freeways and other obsolete transportation solutions. Still, it makes more sense to take this half a loaf than to hold our breath waiting, perhaps forever, for the transformative revolution that brings us complete streets, endless greenways, perfectly conceived transit-oriented development, and 10,000 kilometers of protected bike ways.
Measure J and the expansion of public transit in Los Angeles is also critical to the region's economic development. The passage of Measure J will help ensure that Angelenos have the cost-effective and green alternative to the freeways that they need today, and deserve, to get to their jobs and schools, and the region's countless cultural attractions. Measure J will help LA become the world-class transit-oriented city it is on the road to becoming.
I voted yes on Measure J by absentee ballot. On Election Day you should too. Xie Xie.
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Beyond the Spin, Breaking Down Measure J
By Damien Newton	| Nov 5, 2012
On Monday, October 15, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was feeling good. The Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which includes the Daily News, Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press-Telegram, SGV Tribune and Pasadena Star-News, had endorsed Measure J. In front of the hundreds of transit advocates and professionals at Railvolution, a sales tax extension […]
Move L.A.: Why You Should Vote Yes on Measure J For Jobs
By Gloria Ohland	| Oct 29, 2012
…And what the New York Post and LACBC founder Ron Milam have to say about Los Angeles and public transit Los Angeles County is darn big and densely populated, a complex conglomeration of neighborhoods, multi-centered, and with complicated commute patterns. It's hard to believe policy and funding still prioritizes cars when it seems so obvious […]
Bus Riders Union: Transit Justice, Not Corporate Welfare – No on Measure J
By Eric Romann and Sunyoung Yang	| Oct 30, 2012
(This is the second of four op/eds on Measure J that Streetsblog will publish this week. Yesterday, Gloria Ohland of Move L.A. made the case for Measure J. – DN) Framing the public debate on Measure J as between a progressive vision for regional mass transit expansion versus parochialism and anti-tax conservatism conveniently obscures several […]
No 710 Coalition: No on Measure J
By Janet Dodson	| Nov 2, 2012
(This is the third of four op/eds on Measure J that Streetsblog will publish this week. Monday, Gloria Ohland of Move L.A. made the case for Measure J and Wednesday Streetsblog Board Member Joel Epstein did the same. In between, the BRU made their case for a no vote. – DN) Only in the car capital of the world could […]
Who Is Lining Up to Fight Measure M
By Damien Newton	| Sep 1, 2016
So far, most of Streetsblog L.A.'s coverage of Measure M, Metro's sales tax proposal that will be on the fall ballot, has been positive. With our eyes fixed on graphics showing the growth of our rail and rapid bus network, a robust active transportation funding program, and some flexibility in the language allocating highway funding; […]
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Butcher Babies at Think Tank in Newcastle, UK on 17-Apr-2016
It's been over two years since The Butcher Babies last played in the North East of England on a tour which saw them opening for British outfit, The Defiled.
Last year, the Butcher Babies released their sophomore album, Take It Like A Man. One of the hardest working bands in the business, the Butcher Babies' packed tour schedule most recently took them across the US with Cradle of Filth.
Tonight the band makes their way to Think Tank in Newcastle for their first headline show in the city. Today is also Heidi Shepherd's birthday; watch out this could get messy.
Opening the show are local boys Arcite, who pick up another high profile support slot following their recent show in the city with Mushroomhead. A full house is in attendance to see the Newcastle-based five-piece and their fierce brand of metalcore. Their fans mosh tirelessly at the front of the stage, and it looks like they picked up some new supporters in the process.
Sumo Cyco caught our attention at the end of last year whilst on tour with Fozzy and it's great to see them back so soon. Since the band's last show, here they've had a change of personnel with drummer Andy Joseph leaving the band.
Sumo Cyco includes several tracks from their debut album, Lost In Cyco City, including "Crowd Control" for which the band recently premiered a new video, "Fighter," and a superb cover of the Red Hot Chilli Pepper's classic, "Give It Away," which they make their own.
The Canadian quartet currently has a Pledge campaign underway to raise funds for their new album, which is due for release later this year. Tonight we get a taste of what is to come from their new album with the live debut of their ferocious new track, "Move Mountains," which the band recorded with Benji Webbe from Skinned.
Sumo Cyco delivers a high energy set which doesn't subside. Lead vocalist Skye Sweetnam is a real dynamo. Heidi Shepherd states later in the evening that you've got to work out just to watch Sumo Cyco perform, and we would agree.
During "Like A Killer," Skye makes her way through the crowd to the back of the room, and sings from atop of the bar. She crowd-surfs back to the stage.Â
The band closes their set with their ode to metal and punk rock music, "My Name Is Rock and Roll," leaving the room stunned. Bright future beckons for Sumo Cyco, we eagerly await their new album.
As the Butcher Babies take the stage, it doesn't take long for things to get hot and sweaty. Opening the show with "National Bloody Anthem," they whip the crowd into a frenzy. Heidi and Carla orchestrate the eager crowd and they obey their every command.
As the band launches into old school numbers like "Jesus Needs More Babies for His War Machine," circle pits form and crowd surfing follows but you can't leave the stage without a high-five from the band first. The Butcher Babies bring the Geordie crowd together like one big metal family.
Of course, you can't have a birthday without cake and a Happy Birthday singalong for Shepherd. Heidi gains acceptance from the Geordie faithful after she chugs a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale on stage.
Guitarist Henry Flury delivers some fierce and crunchy riffs wielding his eight-string guitar during the likes of "Monsters Ball" and the melodic "Dead Man Walking," which is a rare inclusion in the set tonight.
The band changes up the pace with "Thrown Away," which highlights the delicate side of Heidi and Carla's vocals. The band closes out their main set with "Take Me Away," which lights the blue touch paper in the room, but they aren't done yet as they return to the stage with the classic "Magnolia Blvd" from their debut album, Goliath.
The Butcher Babies save the best for last with "Axe Wound" as they sink every last ounce of energy into their performance. Heidi Shepherd descends from the stage and gets up close and personal with the crowd in the mosh pit as the band and the fans join in unison. This is a night that the Newcastle metal fraternity will not forget in a hurry; the Butcher Babies came, they saw, and they conquered.
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What about National Parks as an issue in the 2012 elections?
National Parks really are a tiny part of the federal budget. Consequently, they get overlooked, and that could be bad.
How are your Congress and Senate candidates standing on these issues?
Romney's "energy plan" calls for opening up the National Parks for oil and gas exploration and drilling, even the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania Bet that's not mentioned by anyone in the debate tonight.
Which one is your favorite unit of the National Park System? What's your favorite family story from visiting the parks? How are you going to vote in November?
Graphic from the National Parks Conservation Association:
From the National Parks Conservation Association
Park Advocate, blog from NPCA
The view from Acadia: Invest in national parks and Maine jobs (bangordailynews.com)
GOP Congressman Says Romney Would Sell National Parks (addictinginfo.org)
OBAMA: My Administration Continues To Open Millions Of Acres For Oil And Gas Exploration (businessinsider.com)
Leave a Comment »	| 2010 Elections, 2012 Campaigns, Conservation, Economics, National Parks, Outdoor Recreation	| Tagged: 2012 Campaigns, Conservation, Economics, Federal Budget, Flight 93 National Memorial, National Parks, Outdoor Recreation	| Permalink
Leaking of GOP ignorance threatens to turn into a flood
My GOP friends tried to say that Todd Akin's odd views on pregnancy and rape are a brand of stupid unique to him. 'Don't think all Republicans are that ignorant,' they said.
Hey, I worked with Republicans and in the Republican Party for years. I know a lot of bright, intelligent Republicans.
Most of them couldn't get through the door of the party these days, if they didn't already have elected or appointed posts. Many Republidans come well-acquainted with libraries, books, critical thinking and an appreciation of art and literature, and at least a rudimentary understanding of science — but alas, they and their views are being smothered by the chuckleheads in the party.
When the Akin flap broke, we were all saddened to learn that he had carried some of those odd views for several years, and that Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and the entire Texas Republican delegation in the House of Representatives joined with Akin last February to try to change the legal definition of rape to match Akin's views. How embarrassing, not just to be caught, but to have done that stuff in the first place.
"Aberration," the Republicans said.
Pennsylvania GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Tom Smith told reporters pregnancy from rape is about the same as pregnancy from an out-of-wedlock affair. Photo from Tom Smith campaign
Don't look now, but that trickle from the dam holding back the stupid swelled to a stream, and it's threatening to erode the dam and unleash all the stupid behind it.
I refer you to the odd and disgusting case of Pennsylvania Republican Tom Smith, the GOP hope to defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, reported in the New York Daily News:
Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Tom Smith sparked controversy Monday after he compared a pregnancy resulting from rape to "having a baby out-of-wedlock" – days after Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) shocked many by claiming that "legitimate rape" doesn't lead to pregnancy.
Smith tried to distance himself from Akin's comments at the Pennsylvania Press Club in Harrisburg, saying that the congressman "should have never said anything like that," the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported.
But when a reporter asked him what he would do if one of his daughters or granddaughters became pregnant as a result of rape, he said that he had "lived something similar to that with [his] own family," referring to his daughter's "out-of-wedlock" pregnancy from consensual sex.
"She chose life, and I commend her for that," Smith said. "She knew my views but fortunately for me … she chose the way I thought. Now don't get me wrong. It wasn't rape."
When pressed by another reporter, the 66-year-old reiterated the comparison of his daughter's out-of-wedlock pregnancy to becoming pregnant from rape.
"Put yourself in a father's position. Yes, it is similar," he said.
Smith, who is running against incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in November, later clarified his statements at the same event.
"No … I said I went through a situation [with a daughter]. It's very, very difficult," Smith said. "But do I condone rape? Absolutely not. But do I propose life, yes I do. I'm pro-life, period."
Steve Forbes endorses Tom Smith? The scary question is whether Forbes bothered to learn Smith's views, or did he perhaps endorse Smith knowing about Smith's odd views, and hoping Smith would push them in Washngton? Smith campaign image.
One might wonder if the real reason the GOP cut their convention short was to prevent more leaks of the truth about their candidates views and odd positions on issues. Cutbacks in news departments and the shrinking news holes in most newspapers could be partly to blame for these late-breaking stories of stupid. Generally news stories expose gross ignorance and patent stupidity in primary campaigns, and voters of the parties vote away candidates who hold extreme, bizarre, dangerous or silly views. News organizations don't have the staff to expose these things early, and they get exposed late only on a catch-as-catch-can basis.
But there is a very real danger that some people with money are pushing these candidates because of their odd views. In Texas, Tea Party courtesan Ted Cruz defeated a well-known candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination, and part of his appeal may be his odd views that the United Nations is trying to seize U.S. golf courses. Democrat Paul Sadler faces an uphill battle even in Texas where Cruz's friends in oil pipelines are seizing private farm and ranch land. Cruz claims to fight against an imaginary problem, but he lets the real problems roll right over Texans.
A wise voter without a lot of time to study in depth the views of candidates might be compelled to vote Democratic straight tickets as the safest thing to do, even with a few odd views among Democrats.
How many more? How many other odd, divorced-from-reality views have residence in the penthouses of the Republican mansion? Waiting for one more shoe to drop would be bad enough — ignorance in the GOP seems to be a centipede with dozens of shoes.
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate: Out Of Wedlock Pregnancy "Similar" To Rape (outsidethebeltway.com)
Reporters grill GOP Senate hopeful for comparing out-of-wedlock pregnancy to rape (rawstory.com)
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Tom Smith: Sex out of wedlock 'similar to' rape (dailykos.com)
The GOP War on Women Continues….Pennsylvania Edition (3chicspolitico.com)
Kathleen Parker Just Can't Take It Anymore (themoderatevoice.com)
Do You Get It? (talkingpointsmemo.com)
The GOP Had Akin Coming (thedailybeast.com)
Maureen Dowd Calls Paul Ryan The 'Fresh Face' Of The GOP's 'Taliban Creed' (mediaite.com)
The GOP reaps what it sowed (salon.com)
The Todd Akin Fiasco: When Scientific Ignorance and Religious Extremism Rule Politics (skepticalteacher.wordpress.com)
24 Comments	| 2010 Elections, 2012 Campaigns, Campaigns, Elections, Ethics, Rampant stupidity, Republican Party	| Tagged: 2012 Campaign, Bob Casey, Ethics, Paul Ryan, Paul Sadler for Texas, Rampant stupidity, Republican Party, Ted Cruz, Todd Akin, Tom Smith	| Permalink
Desperate Republicans? Recycling four-year-old PhotoShop hoaxes . . .
This is an encore post, from August of 2008. We need to recall, an issue early in the Democratic primaries was 'who would you want on the Hotline at 2:00 a.m.' Sometime before the end of the primaries, a jokester mashed up a photo of candidate Barack Obama, changed the line on the phone handpiece, and added a clock at 3:00 a.m. on the wall.
Republicans picked up on the photo, and thinking it a real photo, shipped it around during the general campaign. It was a hoax then, and it still is. I found it today on Facebook, and found people defending the hoax photo as real. Oy, it will be that kind of election as Republicans get more desperate and more crude. The encore post:
Dennis at Thinking in a Marrow Bone — not an Obama supporter, mind you — posted a conversation he had with a guy who posted a hoaxed photo of Barack Obama, purporting to show him holding a landline telephone upside down.
This is the hoax photo
The real photograph. Notice there is no clock on the wall, and the phone works properly. By the way, the suit fits, too — Obama's a very tall man, and that's what a well-fitting suit looks like on a tall man sitting in a low chair.
Dennis called him on the hoax. After a few rounds of weak defense, and then moral waffling of significant proportion, the hoaxer deleted the comments from his blog. Dennis preserved the conversation at TMB.
Moral of the story: Don't believe much of what you hear or see, without corroboration. If a claim casts aspersions on someone, and comes on the internet, check it out before granting credence. Thanks to Dennis, an honest guy, for exposing the hoax and preserving the record of it.
Hoaxers are malicious and will do almost anything to damage Obama, even if it requires bringing down the U.S. and burning the flag. No wonder George Washington wanted out of this sort of politics.
Question: What's the deal with the clock in the doctored photo? [Oh – it says "3:00 o'clock"]
Honor roll: Bloggers and others who exposed the hoax:
Phil Kulak
Glass City Jungle
Glock 21 Op/Ed
Dishonor roll, the Little List, bloggers who tried to perpetrate and perpetuate the hoax, or who got suckered themselves:
Obamablog '08 (an anti-Obama site)
Blogplatoon
Nevada Thunder
Conservative and Proud (special award: Also fell victim to the "Stalin-Marx" poll hoax, with edits)
LMO's World
FreeRepublic (of course)
Tactical Underpants
Beewulf
Sons of the South
Blue Grass, Silk Roads, and Siamese Smiles
Special Consideration:
PeoplesCube
PicBits
4 Comments	| 2010 Elections, 2012 Campaigns, Barack Obama, Campaigns, History, Hoaxes, Politics	| Tagged: Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, Campaign 2012, Desperate Republicans, Elections, Hoaxes, Photographs, PhotoShop, Politics, President Obama	| Permalink
Oh, say, can Republicans see?
Old Jules was referring to something else, a serious enough issue on its own, and not necessarily the lack of vision among Republican presidential candidates.
But it fits from time to time:
Zero Visibility, a warning sign - photo by Old Jules, perhaps
Bill Cosby once asked if anyone else had the same chill of fear he gets when the lights start to go down at the theater: Are the lights getting dim, or are you going blind?
Is there zero visibility, or are our eyes shut tightly? Can the candidates see what it takes to get us out of this olio, this olla podrida of messes, or is there too much fog, or are they just not looking? Worse, is it dark AND they are not looking?
5 Comments	| 2010 Elections, Economics, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Presidents	| Tagged: 2012 Elections, Campaign 2012, Economics, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Presidents	| Permalink
A president who knows what he's doing
Barack Obama, photo collage by Charis Tsevis, copyright 2008
Gail Collins, in the New York Times:
Good work, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Unlike your hapless predecessor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, you've had legislation shooting off to the White House like angry birds in that video game. Unemployment compensation! Gay rights! Food safety! Judicial appointments! Arms control! Health care for 9/11 responders!
But let's admit it. Nothing would have gotten done if Obama hadn't swallowed that loathsome compromise on tax cuts for the wealthy.
If he'd taken the high road, Congress would be in a holiday war. The long-term unemployed would be staggering into the new year without benefits. The rest of the world would look upon the United States as a country so dysfunctional that it can't even ratify a treaty to help keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. The people who worked at ground zero would still be uncertain about their future, and our gay and lesbian soldiers would still be living in fear.
It's depressing to think that there was no way to win that would not have involved giving away billions of dollars to people who don't need it. But it's kind of cheery to think we have a president who actually does know what he's doing.
Merry Christmas! Ho! Ho! Ho!
What a difference a few weeks makes.
9 Comments	| 2010 Elections, Politics, President Obama, U.S. Congress	| Tagged: 2010, Lame Duck Congress, Politics, President Obama	| Permalink
November 2: Remember to vote. Remember
4 Comments	| 2010 Elections, Citizenship, Economics, Elections, History, Politics	| Tagged: Citizenship, Economics, Elections, History, Politics, Vote	| Permalink
Rick Perry is the new Corrupt Bargain
The fiercely independent Democratic Blog of Collin County compiled a series of Burnt Orange Report posts that make the case that Rick Perry should be retired from the governorship, at a bare minimum.
Will voters wake up before Tuesday, and do the right thing?
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption
From the BOR:
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Texas' Dropout Crisis
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Texas Forensic Science Commission
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Ethics Complaints
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Emerging Technology Fund
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Political Appointees
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Secret Schedules
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: The $500,000 Land Deal
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Texas Youth Commission
Rick Perry's Cover-Up and Corruption: Teacher Retirement System
Rick Perry to Launch National Book Tour, Won't Commit to Full Term as Governor
Bonus points if you know off the top of your head where "corrupt bargain" plays in U.S. political history.
6 Comments	| 2010 Elections, Campaigns, Elections, History, Politics, Scandals, Texas	| Tagged: 2010 Elections, Corruption, Government, History, Politics, Rick Perry, scandal, Texas	| Permalink
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The United Nations and foreign relief agencies deserve credit for an energetic response, rapidly setting up mobile treatment centers and delivering clean water, medicine and public-service messages urging cleanliness and caution.
Aid workers have been heroic in keeping people relatively safe and healthy since the Jan. 12 earthquake. And the truth is that many of the hundreds of thousands of people who are now living in camps are in some ways better off than the millions more in Haiti's slums, because they have better access to services. That is not very comforting. And it is not sustainable.
Haitians need what their government and international donors have promised — permanent homes and sanitation, potable water and medical systems so they do not have to depend on relief.
More than 1.3 million Haitians were left homeless by the quake, and more than 1.3 million remain homeless today. Thousands of people live in semi-sturdy "transitional" shelters, but there is still no new permanent housing to speak of. Tens of thousands of displaced people squatting on private land are in danger of eviction or have already been forced to move. Only a fraction of quake rubble has been cleared.
The government of President René Préval still has not made many of the most basic decisions, including where to build new housing, and whether and how it will exercise its powers of eminent domain.
The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, headed by Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive and former President Bill Clinton, is supposed to bring coordination, efficiency and transparency to the rebuilding. It has met only three times and is still not fully staffed. At its most recent meeting on Oct. 6 — actually a conference call — the commission was still voting on changes to its bylaws.
It has approved some important projects, including a reinvention of Haiti's primary education system and a $200 million program for agricultural development. Most recently it approved a 12-bed regional hospital, lending and training programs for small and medium-sized businesses, flooding prevention in the city of Jacmel, and efforts to protect women and girls from sexual violence. These need to be accompanied by significant progress in building housing and removing rubble.
Thanks to the immense foreign intervention, some things have improved this year, like many displaced Haitians' access to clean water and medicine. That has undoubtedly helped prevent far wider sickness and death in the cholera outbreak. Unless the rebuilding begins in earnest, even that good news may prove transitory.


The Age of Reason, or the Enlightenment, occurred in the 18th century in Europe and North America and birthed a new reverence for reason and scientific knowledge -- rather than religion -- as a means of understanding the world and our place in it. Because the Age of Reason held logic and rationality in such preeminence, the era produced mostly nonfiction, including poetry that dealt with reason. People saw little value in creating worlds that were not true to life; however, literary critics argue that this period gave rise to the novel, which went on to become extremely popular in the subsequent century, and remains so today.
Many poets of the Enlightenment celebrated reason in their work, such as in Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Man," which denies divine intervention and declares the inherent goodness of nature, rather than some transcendent deity. Pope asks early in the poem, "Say first, of God above, or man below, / What can we reason, but from what we know?", placing the ultimate authority for knowledge, even knowledge of God, on human reason. Anne Finch, the Countess of Winchelsea, and American slave and poet Phillis Wheatley also invoked reason in their poetic explorations of femininity and slavery, respectively. In keeping with the Enlightenment's emphasis on rationality, Wheatley and other poets typically incorporated formal rhyme schemes and rhythms in their work, such as rhyming couplets, as well as classical styles such as elegies and prologues.
This revival of classical culture, called "neoclassicism," stemmed from the Enlightenment's fascination with reason, and manifested itself not only in poetry but also in the development of rhetoric and formal writing. Philosophers and writers became increasingly interested in Greek and Roman literature on rhetoric, logic and government, and authors such as Swift and Wheatley included many classical allusions in their writing. Writers became concerned more with clarity of speech and standardized language, as opposed to their predecessors during the Renaissance, who explored language more creatively.
Writers during this era frequently employed satire to critique excessive power or other social injustices. The concept of social justice and helping those less fortunate was developed strongly during this period when people lost confidence in divine intervention and providence. Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and Voltaire all wrote widely read satirical essays, sometimes in the form of pamphlets -- loosely put together pages typically containing political criticism or ideas -- which became a widespread genre of literature during the 1700s. Political parties paid writers such as Jonathan Swift, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and Matthew Prior to write pamphlets promoting party platforms and philosophies, disseminating many political and social ideologies this way.
In addition to the nonfiction circulating during the Age of Reason, this era also gave birth to the modern-day novel. Although debate ensues about which novel deserves credit as the first, many critics consider the English novel "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe to be it. Other early novelists include Samuel Richardson, who wrote the epistolary novels "Pamela" and "Clarissa," and Henry Fielding, who authored "Tom Jones." In typical Enlightenment fashion, many of these novels contain stock characters and the prose is unequivocal and logical; nonetheless, they include a hint of the sentimental romance and concern with class that preoccupies the 19th century novel.
Smith, Nadine. "Types of Literature in the Age of Reason." , https://penandthepad.com/types-literature-age-reason-8195425.html. Accessed 25 April 2019.


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Q: Set position of product when it sells out in Magento A client wants all products that are sold out to appear at the end of the product listings and I'm struggling to get it to work at the minute, hence the question. It's worth noting that all the categories in the system are set to only use 'Best Value' positioning for their product ordering and that this repositioning must be done automatically.
Currently I've added an observer to the 'sales_convert_quote_item_to_order_item' event which is the point where the cart items are added to the order itself (seemed like a sensible place to target).
The problem I've found is that obviously the qty available for a product is stored on the products inventory record but the products positioning is stored against the category itself (and then indexed).
I don't really want to resort to using SQL so was hoping someone here would be able to offer some sort of suggestion for a method to use.
My Observer method currently looks like this but it doesn't work because the getUsedProducts method isn't available for some reason. Here it is anyway:
$cart = Mage::getModel('checkout/cart')->getQuote();

    foreach($cart->getAllItems() as $key=>$item):
        print_r(get_class_methods($item));
        echo ">>> ".$item->getProductType();
        if($item->getProductType()):
            $item = $item->load($item->getId());
            //print_r(get_class_methods($item));
            $_productCollection = Mage::getModel('catalog/product_type_configurable')->getUsedProducts(null,$item);
            print_r($_productCollection);
            $stockLevel = 0;
            foreach($_productCollection as $product):
                $childProductData = $product->getData();
                $stockLevel+= $childProductData['stock_item']['qty'];
            endforeach;

            echo "
STOCK LEVEL: $stockLevel
";
            if($stockLevel <= 0):
                echo "ZERO";
                //return true;
            endif;
        endif;
        echo "
";
    endforeach;

I recognise that this isn't a great  way of doing this and as such would be quite intensive it there were a lot of products in the cart. But as the order isn't created at this point then I can't use that either.
Any pointers or suggestions would be gratefully received.
Thanks.

A: If I am correctly understood from the Problem:
...A client wants all products that are sold out to appear at the end of the product listings...

If listings = categories then why don't u change rendering logic? Simply extend catalog product list and override get product collection method.
What u need to achieve is that all sold out products are at the end of the list. So you can sort loaded collection of products with one of these functions.

A: You can also use Bestseller logic for listing the products.With the help of this link http://inchoo.net/ecommerce/magento/bestseller-products-in-magento/ Or http://blog.magikcommerce.com/how-to-display-best-selling-products-on-magento-store-home-page/ you will know how to get the bestseller products and then you need to call this best seller block in product list.Hope this will help you if you are still searching for the solution.

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Editing PDF files directly is usually a tricky job. Nowadays, however, there are a wide variety of tools and techniques which one can use to easily add text to these files. Let us study each of them in detail.
Unless your PDF file is written with a Times New Roman or Arial font, it is best to use a desktop PDF editor as these programs contain all the fonts available on your computer. But on the other hand, online editors usually do not possess such a wide range, which may cause problems while making changes in the text of the original document.
With the development of modern computer applications, it has become fairly easy to change or add text to a PDF file. This is especially true if you want to add annotations to blank spaces or the margins of the page. Adding text in the middle of the document's body or in documents that have columns or complicated formatting needs more care, as any changes can completely spoil the alignment of the text.
Sites such as PDFEscape, PDFZen, or desktop versions, such as PDF24 Creator and PDFEdit are among the most widely used resources for doing such work. Let us now learn how to add text to a PDF file with these tools.
Websites such as PDFEscape, PDFZen, and PDF Buddy provide free editing programs which help you to complete the process without downloading any software. Upload your PDF file to this editor by pressing the upload button.
Select the 'Text' tool and click on the area of the document where you want to add text. Now, type in whatever information you need.
You can also use the editor to erase text, add notes, and create forms. However, these editors are equipped only for simple tasks and cannot make any changes to the layout of the document.
After you have made the required changes, click on the download button to save the new PDF file to your computer. The best part of these online services is that you do not need to register or create accounts for their use, and can process your document directly. This method can be used to add text to a PDF form.
First, download a free PDF editing software such as PDF24 Creator, PDFEdit or Free PDF Editor. These programs can perform all the functions of an online editor and can also perform processes such as splitting or merging files to add text without erasing original text.
Start the PDF editor and click on the open option to load the PDF file that has to be changed.
Select the 'Text' tool and click the area where you want to add the changes. Typing in the new text is similar to operating any word processor.
Click the 'New' option. You can split the document by left clicking on the page and dragging it to the new document. This will help you to add the text without losing out on the formatting. Alternately, you can merge two documents by dragging the page of one document to the end of the other.
Macintosh computers view PDF files in 'Preview' application of the OS X operating system. The annotation tools in this application allow you to add text directly into such documents. Let us see how this is done.
In the Finder, go to the location of the PDF file. Control-click the file and choose the open with 'Preview' option.
In the tool-bar of the Preview application, select the ' Annotate option.
Click on the 'Text' tool.
Use the cursor to draw a text box, and type inside it.
Select the text. Now you can make changes to its appearance.
Set the typeface by selecting the 'Aa' option on the tool-bar. This will enable you to change the font size and style in the text.
To change the color of the text, on the option 'Text Color'.
Exit the open windows. The document will now display the new settings.
Install the iSkysoft Mac Edit Tool on your computer, turn on the program and import all the PDF files that need to be edited.
Choose the 'Tools' option and click on the text that you want to edit.
Right clicking on text will help you to change the properties of the text.
You can also use this tool to create forms on a Mac. You can also use this tool to add hyperlinks and images to the document.
Open and launch the word processor.
Click on the 'Open' option and import the PDF file.
Now click on Edit mode to make changes in the PDF file.
Convert the PDF to Other .doc formats if you need to change it into a Word or Excel file.
Save the changes and exit. Your new PDF file is now ready.
Adobe Reader does not have any facility to make changes in PDF files by default. In order to make changes to a PDF file in Adobe Reader, you need licenses to Adobe Acrobat extensions.
In Adobe Acrobat, the tools menu, highlight the 'Typewriter' option and select the 'Show Typewriter Toolbar'.
On the toolbar, click on the 'Typewriter' button. Now click in the area where you want to type the new text.
Type in all the information you need. Press Enter if you want to move onto a new line.
Now use the options on the toolbar to change the properties of the text.
Save the document and exit.
You can use the same procedure to change PDF files in Adobe Acrobat Pro as well.
It is important to note that these features are only available when the user rights are enabled on the PDF file by the author. So the above instructions should help you to make changes to the previously troublesome PDF files easily, and save you a lot of time and effort. Best of Luck!


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Start: Long Falls Dam Rd.
"There's no paper trail if you sign it after crossing the river."
Or maybe he wasn't joking!
Steve Longley, the guy who usually ferries hikers across the Kennebec River in a canoe, is in Portland this week with his mother, who had a stroke. Eric is a river guide who handles the duties when Steve isn't available.
Shortly after 2 PM Eric rowed (standing up!) the canoe across the river to transport seven northbound hikers who had collected on the far side. He could take only two at a time. Since I'd been there the longest, I got to ride over to the Caratunk side first.
One of the thru-hikers, "Skywalker," a very tall, lean young fella, really wanted to ford the river. But he had some questions first. The rest of us knew Eric would try to talk him out of it. The ferry service began in 1985 after a thru hiker drowned fording the river.
The main problem is the unpredictable release of water upstream at hydro facilities managed by an electric company. They don't release the water at the same time each day, nor in the same amount. It takes the water a while to reach the spot where the AT crosses the river.Depths can surge two to four feet quite fast, catching hikers already in the water by surprise.
The ferry service frequently sees hikers (and dogs) being swept downstream because they miscalculated the strength of the current and depth of the water.
Eric told us the water was released this morning at 11:00. At 2:15, the water had already risen to a depth of seventeen feet in the middle and it was 76 yards wide. He predicted that it was going to get another four or five feet higher by 3:00 PM and span 83 yards, reaching the spot where "Giggles" and "Patch" were sitting.
That got everyone's attention. The dude who wanted to ford the river changed his mind.
I reached the river an hour before the afternoon ferry service began (in prime hiker season, it's 9 to 11 AM and 2 to 4 PM - if you're late, too bad). After wandering around a bit and taking photos of the river and its junction with large Pierce Pond Stream, I chose a log seat, ate a Harvest Bar, and watched the river.
I knew the Kennebec flows south. But two feet away from me the water was flowing north! It was the water from the creek. You'd think there would be a whirlpool effect or something where the waters collided, but I couldn't see it. All I could see was the water next to me heading north and the river moving south.
As each of the other six hikers arrived - "Rambler," "Patches," "Linux," "Giggles," "Skywalker," then "Box o'Fun" - they noticed the weird water flow and I swear each one of them said independently something to the effect of, "I thought the river flowed south!"
Before any of the other hikers arrived I noticed activity on the other side. It was only 1:15. Hey, maybe Steve's here early! I was hoping. Then I realized it was Jim. Our phones had no signals and the river made too much noise to hear each other, so we each jokingly made wide arm motions inviting the other to our side!
Jim left and returned shortly with Cody and Tater (the AT parking lot is 3/10th of a mile away, off US 201). He was throwing sticks and stones into the river for them to chase. I could see him pointing across the river to me, and thought, You're bad. Cody can't swim across there! Jim swears he was only pointing me out to him.
I sat quietly, waiting. Jim paced back and forth on the other side. I assumed he was impatient. Turns out, the mosquitoes were eating him alive. They were all over me as soon as I got across (and signed the waiver!) and they are bad at our campground just up the road. I stopped wearing insect repellent two or three weeks ago because I wasn't seeing bugs any more. I may have to start using it again now.
After Eric scared all of us about the vagaries of the river, I put on a life preserver and got in the middle seat of the canoe so I wouldn't have to paddle. I fell this morning and my right arm is bloody and sore. I knew the current was strong and there was more wind in that location than anywhere on the trail today. Rambler got in front and paddled. Eric paddled and steered, sitting down this time, from the rear.
Cody and Tater came out in the water a little ways to greet us as we pulled to shore. Cody was perplexed. What's Mommy doing in that boat?? He was all wiggly and silly when I got out.
That was a really fun experience!
I'll probably wish I had a boat for some of the upcoming stream crossings I've heard about that are knee and thigh deep - when there hasn't even been any recent rain. That's got me nervous, with rain predicted in a couple days.
I was afraid I'd be bored today with so little elevation change and no scenic views from a tree-less summit. It's kinda like the let-down I felt after leaving the Shenandoahs - no more "real" mountains until the Whites.
But I was pleasantly surprised, especially by the last four miles. I passed three very large lakes in this 17+ miles (West Carry, East Carry, and Pierce, all called "ponds" in under-stated Maine lingo), crossed several bogs and Arnold Swamp, went through or over numerous streams of various sizes, and was ferried across one of the widest rivers on the AT.
I found another variant of the "bog bridge" - one that floated on top of the water and swayed side to side when I walked (very carefully) across. Now that was a surprise to me. I thought I was going into the water for sure. In other places the wooden logs or boards were either entirely missing (large gaps between them) or so rotted I couldn't use them. Most were serviceable, however.
The AT hugs the shores of both Carry Ponds for a mile or more. I enjoyed the lapping waves and cool breezes from both. Today was mostly overcast but it felt warm and muggy. I appreciated the cooling wind on the lakes and river.
Pierce Pond was my favorite of the three lakes. Somehow it's just prettier. There is a nice lean-to (shelter) located about twenty-five feet from shore and row boats in a nearby cove.
The Trail got pretty weird as I walked (gingerly) over this mess of rocks and logs at the outlet of Pierce Pond, the beginning of Pierce Pond Stream. It was very strange to see and hear all the water surging below me!
I quickly decided that Pierce Pond Creek is the best creek I've seen on the entire AT so far. The Trail follows it, sometimes so closely it has to be flooded when the creek is high, for the next 3.7 miles down to the Kennebec River. Although the drop in elevation is only 670 feet the stream is full of noisy cascades, chutes, rapids, and waterfalls, interspersed with quiet pools of water that barely seem to be moving.
Now how does that work?? This phenomenon has always fascinated me: almost flat, still water, and then a cascade or waterfall as the pitch decreases rapidly.
Although the Trail isn't very runnable along the stream because of all the roots it is well worth a hike if you're in the vicinity. Run over to the river from the parking lot on Hwy. 201, take the "ferry" across, and walk up the AT till you get to Pierce Pond and the shelter. Then come back. Kids would really enjoy this eight-mile hike, too.
I ran probably three miles today. I could have run more, but knew I had to kill some time waiting for the ferry so I took it easy and walked places I could have run. Some parts of the Trail were smooth and covered in pine needles. Most others were so full of rocks, roots, and muck that it was difficult to walk. Because there was so little elevation gain and loss today, however (about 4,100 feet total), my pace was a bit faster than recently, even with lots of stops and at least a mile of side trips.
Not knowing what the Trail would be like - and having a deadline to catch the ferry - we got up at 4:15 AM and I was on the Trail by 5:40. Because of the cloud cover I needed my light the first 25 minutes. I'm glad the MATC has lots of white paint; I'm grateful for all the blazes they use!
The mileage was accurate several years ago but I passed the current 2,000-mile mark on Sunday four or five miles before this road. It shows how much the Trail can change from year to year (it always seems to get longer!).
"Charlie Brown" (his real first name, but he has a different last name) was surprised to see me again today. He thought I'd be a day ahead now; he didn't know I took yesterday off. He was going southbound again, doing the car-tag thing with "Steady Eddie."
I laughed when I saw his red bandana. He gave it to me Sunday to tie on a tree so Ed would know where to turn on a dirt road for the short-cut we told them about. They were very appreciative of that, as it saved them about 40 miles of driving two times.
Charlie and Ed plan to summit about the 25th, depending on the weather. Hurricane Ophelia is the current concern.
About two miles from the end I met "Swingin' Jane" going south. We first saw each other in Virginia, I think. She had her black Lab with her then but hasn't had him since she flipped from the MA-VT line to Katahdin. She knew she couldn't make it there before the weather gets dicey so she did what many thru-hikers do - stopped on her way north, went to Katahdin, and is working her way back south to where she stopped.
We talked about twenty minutes about the Trail either direction and some of our experiences this summer. She spent last night at the same campground/ lodge where Jim moved the camper today and he saw her notes in the trail register there.
Jim also met "Chainsaw," a young thru-hiker who was picking up his mail at the post office. He's hoping to summit Katahdin the 26th.
I'm typing this inside our camper this afternoon, watching the mighty Kennebec (which is still rising) about 100 feet away. What a terrific campsite Jim found!
We have the campground to ourselves. The water is turned off now but we have electricity, acres of trees and grass, and the Kennebec within eyesight - all for the low rate of $14.50 a night. That's a steal. When Jim mentioned I was thru-hiking they gave us a 25% discount.
Guests can get free rental kayaks to use on nearby Martin Pond. We've never been kayaking before, but Jim's gonna try it in the morning after he drops me off. I have a short (12-mile) segment tomorrow, so maybe we'll go back for more when I'm done. Should be fun!
We sure are enjoying Maine.


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CHICAGO — A fire destroyed a factory in Chicago owned by Newly Weds Foods on April 2, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. The building in the 4100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue was deemed a total loss, and the fire was upgraded to a hazardous materials scene on April 2 as a precaution for the yeast and risers inside the building, according to the report, but all employees evacuated in time.
Attempts to contact Newly Weds Foods for more information were not successful. The company has 26 manufacturing facilities globally, which includes 16 in North America. The company produces food coatings, seasonings and functional ingredients for the food processing and food service industries.


We are at the end of the week and have entered a new month and we embrace it with joy. However, there are many who are hurting, mourning, wavering in their faith and some are finding it hard to believe the Lord. Faith are wavering as James, Peter, and John reminds us even Jude and Paul- this is NOT the time to rethink is it the right thing to do in following our Lord. Let us seek out those who are weak and struggling in the walk and go along side them and help them to find their way out of these rivers that is threatening to sweep them away.


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Don't say IMF, it's IMF Squared!
In the boom decade of the 2000s, corporate rebranding and renaming was all the rage. Some were successful. Others are best forgotten, like PWC's proposal to bestow the name of Monday on its consulting arm. But as the world's economic recovery gathers momentum, perhaps it is time to revive the practice.
A prime candidate is our old favourite, the International Monetary Fund. The brand has global reach, so why not intensify it to IMFSquared, or IMFF to make it clear. But a change of initial by itself doesn't get us very far in the rebranding stakes. So IMFF could stand for Intellectually Massive Flip-Flops.
The Fund is once again up to its old tricks of changing its mind completely. Having backed austerity enthusiastically, its economists are altering tack. The latest IMF World Economic Outlook claims that the impact of changes to fiscal policy has been very substantially underestimated. In short, keeping a tight grip on the public sector deficit does not work, according to the latest from the Fund. More, not less, spending is what is needed to boost the economy.
The IMF economists have serious form on this matter. In August 2008, their chief economist, Oliver Blanchard, published an MIT working paper on the state of academic macroeconomics. This is what he had to say: 'For a long while after the explosion of macroeconomics in the 1970s, the field looked like a battlefield. Over time however, largely because facts do not go away, a largely shared vision both of fluctuations and of methodology has emerged…… The state of macro is good.'
The shared vision Blanchard referred to are the superbly named, but wholly useless, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models. Mainstream economics in academia and central banks had reverted during the 1990s and 2000s to the old idea that economies have an in-built tendency to move towards equilibrium. On this basis, the Fund's Chief Economist believed that 'the state of macro is good'. In August 2008! Just a few weeks later, the collapse of Lehman Brothers shattered both these illusions.
To be fair to Blanchard, the terrifying events of the autumn of 2008 made him change his mind. By January 2009, he was writing that the crisis was caused by 'Financial institutions financing their portfolios with less and less capital, thus increasing the rate of return on that capital. What were the reasons behind it? Surely, optimism, and the underestimation of risk, was again part of it'.
So instead of a theoretical world in which rational decision makers moved effortlessly towards equilibrium, we had the reality in 2007 and 2008 of expectations about the future which were grossly optimistic, and of risks which were completely mispriced.
This sounds a pretty plausible story. But only a few months' previously, the IMF economists believed that re-embracing the vision of equilibrium had led to 'macroeconomics going through a period of great progress.' Until just now, they thought fiscal tightening did not have much impact. But now they think it is wrong. IMFF rules OK!
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Dawn Allen — February 7, 2017
House Representative Doug Collins (R) from Georgia's 9th district, sponsor of H.R. 26, the 2017 version of the REINS act. Public domain photo adapted from Wikimedia Commons.
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Why do small government advocates love the REINS act, which forces Congress to micromanage? Perhaps because it allows business to externalize more costs. The "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" Act of 2017 would require Congress to individually approve any new regulations with "an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more." Remember, Congress can't regularly agree on much of anything, including passing a budget. Assigning them the task of micromanaging every agency's regulatory interpretation is ridiculous. It seems set up to fail, but there's a reason for that. Both chambers would have only 70 days to pass the rules in question, or the rules expire. Rather than a Congress that micromanages them, "freedom" advocates are hoping for a government that doesn't govern at all.
You may not have heard of the REINS Act, but if it passes, it will affect your life anyway. A sleeper of sorts, stuffed in between more obviously outrageous legislation, H.R.26 passed through the House in January.
The "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" Act of 2017 would require Congress to individually approve any new regulations with "an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more." Ideally, Congress passes laws that set goals, then hands those laws to executive agencies that hammer out the specifics. These agencies, at least compared to Congress, are less partisan and exist further away from the congressional circus. Comprised of career bureaucrats or appointed specialists, these agencies take broad policies and determine how each will be executed. For example, specialists would interpret a law limiting emissions with far more precision and specialized knowledge than a politician.
The act would require agencies to offer up 10% of their regulations for a thumb's-up (or down) every year. Further, both chambers would have only 70 days to pass the rules in question, or the rules expire. Remember, Congress can't regularly agree on much of anything, including passing a budget. Assigning them the task of micromanaging every agency's regulatory interpretation of laws already passed by Congress is ridiculous. It seems set up to fail.
There's a reason for that. Much like other bills with idealistic-sounding names, the REINS act hides a nefarious purpose behind a virtuous façade. Ostensibly, the act is about reining in executive overreach, saving money, and making government more accountable to the people. However, looking into the act's supporters reveals backers such as the Koch brothers, the Heritage Foundation, and ALEC. They have never advocated for what conservatives call "big government," so why would they be calling for micromanagement to this degree? Perhaps they realize that a divided, busy Congress has almost no chance of ever agreeing on complicated regulatory specifics. Rather than a Congress that micromanages them, "freedom" advocates are hoping for a government that doesn't govern at all. Removing the playground chaperones leaves us to the mercy of bullies.
For his part, Trump supports the REINS act and stated his intent to sign it, should it arrive on his desk. The act supports his campaign promise (and executive order) that for every new regulation, two old regulations will be eliminated. ("So important!") The legal basis of Trump's supposed ability to toss out established laws on a whim remains unclear. However, that doesn't mean he won't try something new and disruptive.
A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump, posted by Transition 2017. He promises to kill two regulations for every new one at about the 1:30 mark.
The problem with killing regulations for their own sake is that regulations are usually there for a reason. Like fences, we should understand why they're in place before tearing them down. It would be crazy, for example, to remove two guardrails for every new guardrail placed along a dangerous freeway. Bad regulations could certainly exist, but frankly, I'd expect those to be the ones supported by the same folks who support the REINS act. Well-intentioned regulations protect us from dangers and excesses. Laws that limit corporate pollution, for example, protect clean air and water for the rest of us. Both sides of the balance sheet matter; a good reason to consider more than merely the cost.
Speaking of the balance sheet, supporters who say that the act would save money by killing expensive regulations ignore the possibility that not enacting a regulatory protection could be even more expensive in the long run. Imagine that a particular rule against dumping waste in rivers would cost $100,000,000 to implement, and therefore doesn't pass. Advocates for saving that cost by failing to implement the rule aren't counting the cost that dumping waste would accrue to the economy, such as cleaning up the dumped waste, health problems for people living downstream, cities needing alternative sources of water, farmers irrigating with toxins, etc. If those distributed costs total more than the cost of implementing the rule, we're not really saving money, are we? The question becomes not how much it costs, but whose ox is gored. Should our hypothetical polluters pay for the mess, or innocent bystanders?
The House of Representatives has passed versions of the REINS act before, but never the Senate. Right now, only a few brave Senate Democrats stand between us and an all-out assault on many of the protections we count on to keep us safe.
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Ha esordito nel mondo del cinema come aiuto regista di Eriprando Visconti nel 1962, per Una storia milanese.

Da allora collabora con svariati registi, ma l'incontro più importante è senza dubbio quello con Ermanno Olmi, che lo influenzerà a tal punto che nel 1981 gli dedicherà un documentario, Effetto Olmi, girato durante la lavorazione di Camminacammina, selezione italiana al festival di Locarno. Con Olmi sarà fra i fondatori di Ipotesi Cinema, progetto di scuola di cinema.

Il suo primo film da regista è del 1974, Vermisat. È un successo di critica, e raccoglie una messe di premi: Selezione Ufficiale al festival di Venezia 1974' e poi l'anno successivo Premio Grolla d'Oro a Saint-Vincent e Premio Speciale della Giuria, ex aequo con Prima pagina di Billy Wilder al Festival internazionale di Valladolid.

Come per il suo maestro Olmi, anche Brenta fa passare molto tempo tra un film e l'altro. In queste "pause", molte sono le collaborazioni con numerose reti televisive, non solo italiane: RAI, arte, France 2, solo per citare le principali.

Il suo successivo lungometraggio, Maicol (1988), vinse il Gran premio della giuria "Film et Jeunesse" al festival di Cannes e il premio "G. Sadoul" come miglior film straniero a Parigi.

Un'altra opera di Brenta è stata in concorso a Cannes nel 1994: Barnabo delle montagne, tratto da un racconto di Dino Buzzati. Questa pellicola ha vinto il Festival internazionale film della montagna di Trento ed il Cinemed di Montpellier, oltre a valere a Brenta il premio di Miglior Regista e il premio della Critica Internazionale al Festival de Gramado.

Assieme a Karine de Villers, è tornato dietro la macchina da presa per dirigere i documentari Calle de la Pietà (2010), sull'ultimo giorno di vita di Tiziano Vecellio, Agnus Dei (2012), Corpo a corpo (2014), sul teatro di Pippo Delbono, Gran Premio Art Film Festival di Praga e Delta Park (2016).

Dal 2020 passa sotto la produzione di Antropotopia, iniziando la collaborazione con il documentario Vanitas (premiato con lo Special Jury Prize "Averroès" al Festival International Cinéma et Philosophie de Fès) e proseguendo nel 2021 con il documentario Isole.

Ha insegnato Teorie e tecniche del linguaggio cinematografico all'Università di Padova ed a Cinecittà alla scuola di cinema romana Act Multimedia.

Filmografia

Regia
Vermisat (1975)
Effetto Olmi (1982) - documentario
Jamais de la vie! (1983) - documentario
Robinson in laguna (1985) - documentario
Maicol (1989)
Barnabo delle montagne (1994)
Calle de la Pietà - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2010)
Agnus Dei - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2012)
Corpo a corpo - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2014)
Delta Park - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2016)
Il sorriso del gatto - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2018)
Vanitas - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2020)
Isole - documentario (assieme a Karine de Villers) (2021)

Sceneggiatura
Vivere a Los Angeles, regia di Carlo Tuzii (1971)
Tutte le domeniche mattina, regia di Carlo Tuzii (1972)
Vermisat (1975)
L'uomo dei venti, regia di Carlo Tuzii (1975)
Istantanea per un delitto, regia di Mario Imperoli (1975)
Barnabo delle montagne (1994)
Segui le ombre, regia di Lucio Gaudino (2004)
Calle de la Pietà (2010)
Corpo a corpo (2014) (assieme a Karine de Villers)
Delta Park (2016) (assieme a Karine de Villers)

Direzione della fotografia
Il Napoléon di Abel Gance, regia di Francis Ford Coppola (1982)
Otto incontri con Robert Altmann, regia di Andrea Andermann (1982)
Gli ultimi, regia di Piermaria Formento (1986)
Calle de la Pietà (2010)
Agnus Dei (2012)
Corpo a corpo (2014)
Delta Park (2016)

Supervisione
Giorni di sangue ho passato a combattere (2015)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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