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996 F. 2d 1216 - Ortega v. Cosmair Inc
996 F2d 1216 Ortega v. Cosmair Inc
Ninfa A. ORTEGA, Plaintiff-Appellant,
COSMAIR, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Before MILBURN, RYAN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.
Plaintiff Ninfa Ann Ortega appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant Cosmair, Inc. ("Cosmair") on her claims of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., as well as the dismissal of her pendent state law claims. On appeal, the sole issue is whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment for Cosmair. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Cosmair manufactures and sells hair coloring products, cosmetics, and fragrances such as L'Oreal Preference hair color, Lancome and Plenitude cosmetics, and Cacharel, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren fragrances in its role as the exclusive American licensee of L'Oreal of Paris. Cosmair is divided into six operating divisions, one of which is the L'Oreal Hair Care Division. Each division has a corporate head and Human Resources representative who carry out personnel functions, including the replacement of employees who are ill.
Plaintiff Ortega was born on March 14, 1936. She was hired by Cosmair on August 20, 1973. Her employment with Cosmair was terminated on March 9, 1990, when she was 53 years of age.
The Hair Care Division is divided into geographical regions, each of which is supervised by a regional sales manager. Each region is divided into districts, which are supervised by district sales managers. The districts are divided into sales territories, which are serviced by full-time territory representatives.
Plaintiff was employed as a territory representative. During 1989 and until her last day of work on December 1, 1989, plaintiff's sales territory was located in north central Ohio. Her duties included making sales calls on retail outlets, such as K Mart and Hills Department Stores, securing orders for Cosmair products, insuring that Cosmair products were properly stocked and displayed, and completing various administrative duties.
Patrick Allsteadt has been a district sales manager in Cosmair's Hair Care Division since 1985. Allsteadt was Ortega's immediate supervisor from April 1989 until the termination of her employment. As district sales manager, Allsteadt oversaw the work of the territory representatives in each sales territory within the district to assure that they were properly servicing accounts as well as arranging for a satisfactory supply and display of Cosmair's products.
When Allsteadt became plaintiff's supervisor, he redivided the assignments of all the territory representatives who reported to him. Plaintiff was unhappy with the way that Allsteadt changed her territory because she believed that there was no way to effectively route herself within her new territory in order to call on all her customers. According to plaintiff, when she pointed out to Allsteadt that his changes were not efficient for her or the company, he replied that he wanted it that way. Plaintiff also stated that at the conclusion of this meeting, Allsteadt looked at her and told her that there was one more thing she needed to know--that when he reviewed people, he never dropped them drastically; he dropped them a little at a time.
During 1989 and 1990 Allsteadt reported to Allen Phillips, the regional sales manager. During that same period, Phillips reported to George Cornell, the Hair Care Division's National Field Sales Manager. Beginning in June 1988, Shelly Sawyer was employed as the Director of Human Resources for the Hair Care Division. Her duties included employee relations, administering Cosmair's short term disability benefits program, administering Cosmair's equal employment policies, and overseeing the application of corporate and divisional employment policies and practices. In fulfilling these duties, Sawyer worked closely with Christopher Corbett, Cosmair's Associate Corporate Counsel.
After becoming Ortega's supervisor, Allsteadt began observing deficiencies in the manner she serviced her accounts and carried out her administrative responsibilities. Specifically, Allsteadt spent two days working with Ortega on June 13 and 14, 1989. On June 16, he generated a memorandum critical of her work. He noted that plaintiff worked 17 days in April out of a possible 20 and 9 days in May out of a possible 21. Allsteadt accused plaintiff of planning her vacation but not her work. Plaintiff responded to Allsteadt in writing stating that he had implemented major changes in her sales territory and that her vacation, which had already been planned, coincided with the major territory changes. She also stated that she offered to change the times of her vacation when she learned about the territory changes and that Allsteadt refused. Moreover, although Allsteadt gave Ortega written assessments of her performance deficiencies, he also attempted to encourage her by notifying her in writing of areas of her performance which had improved. Ortega considered this as "nit-picking" and harassment. Allsteadt also contacted Phillips and Sawyer about plaintiff's job performance. In November 1989, Allsteadt completed a regular performance evaluation of Ortega's work. On November 29, 1989, he discussed this evaluation with her. Taking into account all factors, Allsteadt graded Ortega's performance as 88 out of a possible 155 points, which was on the low side of a "good" rating, the median rating. Allsteadt also wrote on the performance appraisal that "Ann's [plaintiff's] accounts are in good condition." J.A. p. 135.
Plaintiff's last day of work was December 1, 1989. On December 2, she was admitted to a hospital with a heart condition, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. Four days later, plaintiff was discharged from the hospital and her family physician, Dr. Kilonsky, told her she could return to work in 12 to 14 days. Plaintiff does not recall if she ever notified Cosmair of Dr. Kilonsky's instruction that she could return to work.
Plaintiff was also under the care of Dr. William E. Braun, a staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Braun diagnosed paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, a heart condition, which he determined was precipitated by factors including several serious stress situations and depression. Dr. Braun recommended that plaintiff follow a specific medication schedule and maintain a relatively firm activity schedule. In a letter dated January 10, 1990, and addressed "to whom it may concern," Dr. Braun stated that plaintiff was totally disabled and estimated that she could return to work full-time on April 1, 1990.
In mid-December 1989, Allsteadt tried to learn when Ortega would return to work. She told him she did not know. Sawyer also unsuccessfully tried to learn details about Ortega's condition from her. Plaintiff testified that she considered Cosmair's attempts to learn when she would return to work as "harassment."
In plaintiff's absence, Allsteadt called in other territory representatives to assist in servicing her sales territory. Nonetheless, Allsteadt also admitted during a deposition that at no time during plaintiff's absence did he or any of the other territory representatives who serviced plaintiff's stores ever inform the store managers that she was away from work due to illness. Moreover, Allsteadt and Phillips believed that using other territory representatives to service plaintiff's stores was not adequate to maintain the desired full range of regular services for customers in Ortega's territory and in the territories of those trying to cover for her. They determined that the customers in Ortega's territory required the full-time attention of a territory representative as quickly as possible, and they discussed the necessity of filling Ortega's position.
Also during plaintiff's absence, additional information came to Allsteadt's and Phillips' attention concerning her job performance. In December, Allsteadt visited some of plaintiff's accounts and found a number of out-of-stock items. In mid-December, Allsteadt received a complaint from K Mart stating that Ortega had not visited one of its stores since October. Phillips also received a complaint about Ortega from a K Mart representative. Subsequently, Phillips and Allsteadt reduced their concerns to writing in a memorandum which stated that Ortega would be put on probation when she returned to work. Thereafter, Allsteadt and Phillips conferred with Sawyer, who met with Corbett. They decided that because the written criticism of Ortega was couched in strong terms and because Cosmair was unaware of the severity of her condition, the memorandum would be sent at a time according to Sawyer's discretion.
Sawyer also informed Corbett that other territory representatives of the Hair Care Division were servicing Ortega's accounts and that her supervisors wanted guidance about the procedure for replacing her. Corbett replied that the Hair Care Division should use the same criteria for Ortega as it would for any other employee.
During Sawyer's employment as Human Resources Representative, the Hair Care Division followed a practice of holding a job open for three months in the event of an absence for medical reasons, even where there was a business necessity to fill the position more quickly. From June 1988 to March 1990, 21 Hair Care Division employees were absent for a period of more than thirty days. Sixteen of these employees returned within three months or less. Two others did not return. Two other employees were given an additional week beyond the three-month period because they gave a definite return date which was no more than one week beyond the three-month period. However, Ortega failed to return to work within the three-month period, which expired on March 2, 1990. Moreover, Ortega also failed to give a definite return date, and, in fact, the record shows that she was not medically cleared to return to work until April 1991.
However, the record also shows that Dermot Flynn, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Cosmair, testified in his deposition that there was no written corporate policy dictating how long an employee could be out sick before the employee was replaced. Flynn went on to explain stating that this is because the division general manager of each of Cosmair's six divisions, along with the Human Resources personnel for each division, decide how long a sick employee can be out before being replaced based upon business necessity. Furthermore, Cosmair's extensive policy manual contains a short term disability policy which provides employees with 26 weeks of coverage, but contains no mention of a three-month sick leave policy.
In February, Sawyer advised Corbett that because of problems in servicing Ortega's territory, it was necessary that she return to work within the three-month period or that a replacement be hired. Cosmair's usual practice, when the end of the three-month period neared, was to warn an employee by letter that unless she returned to work by the expiration of the period she would be replaced. The letter was usually sent either one or two weeks before the expiration of the period. Since the three-month period expired on March 2, 1990, Sawyer sent a letter to Ortega on February 20, 1990, informing her that if she did not return to work by Monday, March 5, 1990, she would be replaced. In the letter, she was also informed of the criticisms of her job performance and advised that if she did return by March 5, the job performance issues would have to be addressed and that she would be on probationary status. Sawyer also informed Ortega that if she were unable to return to work by March 5, she would be considered for other positions with Cosmair when she was able to return to work.
Sawyer and Ortega discussed the letter on February 21. Ortega stated that she told Sawyer she would return to work "on or about April 1," but Ortega also admits in her deposition that she did not tell Sawyer that she would "definitely" return on that date. Ortega also stated that she suggested that perhaps she could return by March 5 on a part-time basis and build up to full time. Sawyer responded that the position of territory representative was a full-time position and could not be worked part time.
Shortly thereafter, Sawyer was contacted by Ortega's lawyer. Sawyer referred the matter to Corbett. On March 1, Ortega's lawyer telephoned Corbett and informed him that it was possible that Ortega could return to work within a relatively short period of time and that she wished to contact her doctor in that regard. Corbett offered to hold the position open for an additional week, until March 12, provided that Cosmair received confirmation that Ortega would return to work by that date. On March 9, another of Ortega's attorneys notified Corbett by letter that Ortega's date of return could not be determined. The letter also expressed the opinion that Cosmair had discriminated against Ortega because of age.
Cosmair terminated Ortega's employment on March 9. On March 12, 1990, Cosmair hired Robyn Tickner, age 26, as the territory representative for the north central Ohio area previously serviced by Ortega.
On June 27, 1990, Ortega filed a charge of age and handicap discrimination with the Ohio Commission of Civil Rights. The Commission found, on March 14, 1991, no probable cause that Cosmair had discriminated against Ortega on the basis of age or handicap.
Plaintiff filed her action against Cosmair on January 22, 1991, alleging three causes of action. The first cause of action alleged that Cosmair violated the ADEA when it discharged plaintiff from her position as a territory representative on March 9, 1990. The second cause of action alleged that Cosmair failed to reasonably accommodate plaintiff's handicap in violation of the Ohio Civil Rights Act, Ohio Rev.Code § 4112.02(a), when it discharged her. The third cause of action alleged intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. On March 22, 1991, plaintiff filed an amended complaint realleging the three previous causes of action and adding a fourth cause of action for breach of contract.
Cosmair filed a motion for summary judgment on all four causes of action on January 10, 1992. Plaintiff responded to Cosmair's motion. On June 4, 1992, the district court issued an opinion and order and a judgment entry granting summary judgment in favor of Cosmair on plaintiff's claims under the ADEA. The district court also dismissed plaintiff's pendent state law claims, the second, third, and fourth causes of action, pursuant to United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966). Subsequently, on June 15, 1992, the district court issued an amended judgment entry dismissing the case in its entirety. This timely appeal followed.
Plaintiff argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment for Cosmair on her claims under the ADEA. Specifically, she asserts that the district court disregarded critical evidence which she had submitted when it granted summary judgment.
This court reviews a district court's grant of summary judgment de novo. See Faughender v. City of North Olmstead, Ohio, 927 F.2d 909, 911 (6th Cir.1991). Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c), summary judgment is proper if the record shows that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Canderm Pharmacal, Ltd. v. Elder Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 862 F.2d 597, 601 (6th Cir.1988). Since both parties in this case presented evidence pertinent to the motion for summary judgment, summary judgment is proper "where the evidence is such that it 'would require a directed verdict for the moving party.' " See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 251 (1986) (quoting Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp., 321 U.S. 620, 644 (1944)).
Accordingly, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, this court must determine "whether the evidence presents a sufficient disagreement to require submission to a jury or whether it is so one-sided that one party must prevail as a matter of law." Id. at 251-52, 255. Thus, "[t]he inquiry performed is the threshold inquiry of determining whether there is the need for trial--whether, in other words, there are any genuine factual issues that properly can be resolved only by a finder of fact because they may reasonably be resolved in favor of either party." Id. at 250.
A plaintiff who brings an ADEA claim must prove that age was a determining factor in the adverse action that the employer took against him or her. See Kraus v. Sobel Corrugated Containers, Inc., 915 F.2d 227, 229-30 (6th Cir.1990). The plaintiff bears the burden of proving a prima facie case of discrimination by a preponderance of the evidence. Id. at 229; McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973).
In order to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination, a plaintiff must prove that: (1) the plaintiff was a member of a protected class; (2) the plaintiff was subjected to an adverse employment action; (3) the plaintiff was qualified for the job previously performed; and (4) the plaintiff was replaced by a person who is not a member of a protected class. Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 252-53 (1983).
If the plaintiff is able to prove a prima facie case of discrimination, the burden shifts to the defendant to articulate a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the adverse employment action. Kraus, 915 F.2d at 230 (citing Wilkins v. Eaton Corp., 790 F.2d 515, 521 (6th Cir.1986)). In order to prevail, the plaintiff must then demonstrate that the reasons proffered by the employer were not the true reasons for the adverse employment action either by showing directly that a discriminatory reason more likely motivated the employer or by showing indirectly that the employer's proffered explanation is a mere pretext, unworthy of credence. Burdine, 450 U.S. at 256. To meet the burden of persuasion of establishing that the reason proffered by the employer for the adverse employment action was pretextual, a plaintiff in an ADEA case must produce direct, indirect or circumstantial evidence that age was a factor in the employment decision and that "but for" this factor she would not have been terminated. See Gagne v. Northwestern Nat'l Ins. Co., 881 F.2d 309, 314 (6th Cir.1989).
The district court found that plaintiff Ortega had established a prima facie case of age discrimination. In its brief on appeal, Cosmair states that it does not challenge this finding by the district court. Further, the district court found that Cosmair had met its burden of articulating a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for plaintiff's termination, namely,
a full-time employee was needed to service the plaintiff's territory; the plaintiff was unable to work on a full-time basis during the period December through March; the defendant held the plaintiff's position open for at least three months; and when it was learned that the plaintiff could not be able to return to full-time work by March 12, 1990, a new full-time employee was hired, trained, and began working the plaintiff's former territory.
J.A. pp. 52-53. The district court then gave plaintiff an opportunity to demonstrate, by competent evidence, that the reason articulated by Cosmair for her termination was a pretext for a discriminatory decision. After reviewing the evidence, the district court concluded that the evidence did not support the assertion that Cosmair's articulated business reason was pretextual, nor did it support a general inference of age discrimination. Accordingly, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Cosmair.
Plaintiff Ortega challenges the district court's finding that she had not shown that Cosmair's articulated reason for her termination was pretextual. Specifically, plaintiff asserts that in reaching its decision the district court ignored a substantial amount of critical facts, did not view the evidence and the inferences to be drawn from it in the light most favorable to her, and failed to closely scrutinize Cosmair's evidence.
Plaintiff first argues that defendant's actions in replacing her with a new employee who spent her first two weeks in training, worked one week, and then attended a national sales meeting in California was unreasonable after plaintiff offered to work part time during the month of March and then return to full-time employment on April 1, 1990. Specifically, plaintiff asserts that
a trier of fact could easily conclude that it makes more business sense to allow an experienced, seasoned employee to work part-time for three weeks, and resume full-time work thereafter, than to hire an entirely new, inexperienced employee, who needs to be trained, and is therefore available to work less hours during March than Ortega would have been available part-time.
Appellant's brief, p. 22. However, "[t]he ADEA was not intended to be a vehicle for judicial second-guessing of business decisions, nor was it intended to transform the courts into personnel managers." Healy v. New York Life Ins. Co., 860 F.2d 1209, 1216 (3rd Cir.1988), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1098 (1989) (quoting Thornbrough v. Columbus and Greenville R.R. Co., 760 F.2d 633, 647 (5th Cir.1985)). "A business decision need not be good or even wise. It simply has to be nondiscriminatory, for the only kind of business decision that the ADEA prohibits is a business decision that discriminates against the aged." Fite v. First Tennessee Production Credit Ass'n, 861 F.2d 884, 891 (6th Cir.1988) (quoting Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.2d 13, 20 (7th Cir.1987).
In this case, Cosmair submitted evidence to the effect that the position of territory representative in the Hair Care Division had always been a full-time position, not a part-time position. Thus, when Cosmair rejected plaintiff's offer to work part time during the month of March 1990, it treated her no differently than other territory representatives in the Hair Care Division. The ADEA does not require an employer to accord special treatment to employees over forty years of age; rather, it requires that an employee's age be treated in a neutral manner, neither facilitating nor hindering advancement, demotion, or discharge. Parcinski v. Outlet Co., 673 F.2d 34, 37 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1103 (1983).
Plaintiff next argues, based upon the deposition testimony of Dermot Flynn, that Cosmair had no policy relating to the replacement of employees after three months and that Cosmair only made up the policy after learning that plaintiff would be absent from work for four months. However, although Flynn testified that Cosmair had no written policy relating to the length of sick leave before an employee would be replaced, Flynn also testified that this was because each of the six divisions of Cosmair had its own policy based upon business necessity.
Shelly Sawyer testified in her deposition that the Hair Care Division followed a policy of keeping the position of an ill employee open for three months even if business necessity dictated filling the position sooner. Moreover, Cosmair also submitted evidence showing that the Hair Care Division had consistently followed such a policy since 1988. Thus, contrary to plaintiff's assertion, there is no evidence of record that Cosmair simply made up a three-month policy after it learned that plaintiff would be away from work due to her illness for at least four months. Further, even though Cosmair failed to hold plaintiff's position open for an additional month, the evidence of record shows that doing so would have resulted in according treatment to plaintiff beyond that accorded to other employees of the Hair Care Division since 1988. As stated above, the ADEA does not require that individuals over the age of forty be accorded preferential treatment. Parcinski, 673 F.2d at 37.
Plaintiff also argues that a material factual issue exists in this case as to whether Cosmair has a written policy against age discrimination. In support of her contention that Cosmair has no written policy against age discrimination, plaintiff submitted deposition testimony from individual Cosmair employees stating that Cosmair had no policy on age discrimination. In response, Shelly Saywer testified in a deposition that Cosmair has a separate written policy prohibiting age discrimination which is part of its manual for employees. Thus, it appears that some of Cosmair's employees may have been unaware that the company had a written policy prohibiting age discrimination. However, even though there may be a factual dispute in the record as to whether all of Cosmair's employees were aware that it had a written policy against age discrimination, such evidence is so abstract that even when viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, it fails to raise an inference that defendant discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of age. Moreover, such evidence does not provide a basis to disbelieve defendant's articulated nondiscriminatory reason for terminating plaintiff.
Plaintiff also asserts that the district court erred in ignoring evidence which she presented that she should not have been placed on probationary status if she returned to work. However, plaintiff did not return to work by March 12, 1990, at which time Cosmair, due to business necessity, terminated her employment and filled her position. Since plaintiff never returned to work because she had not been medically cleared to return to work, and in fact was not medically cleared to return to work until April 1991, whether or not plaintiff's work performance prior to her illness warranted her being placed on probationary status is irrelevant. Plaintiff was not terminated based upon her work performance; indeed, the evidence shows that if plaintiff had been able to return to work by March 12, 1990, Cosmair would have permitted her to do so. Thus, this evidence also provides no reason to disbelieve defendant's articulated nondiscriminatory reason for terminating plaintiff.
Finally, plaintiff asserts that if a need to replace her existed, it was created by her supervisor, Allsteadt. She asserts that Allsteadt created such a need by failing to inform the managers of the stores which she serviced that she was off from work due to illness. However, Allsteadt testified that he did not tell the store managers that she was off sick because he was unaware of the nature of plaintiff's illness or the length of time she would be away from work. Plaintiff admits that she never communicated with Allsteadt about the possible date of her return to work. Further, Allsteadt could not have created the need for a full-time territory representative to fill plaintiff's position because her position was one that historically required a full-time territory representative. Rather, when the attempt to service plaintiff's territory with territory representatives from other territories who were required as well to service their own territories proved unworkable, Cosmair did what it had always done; namely, it filled plaintiff's position with a full-time territory representative.
Accordingly, we hold that the district court properly concluded that plaintiff failed to establish that the nondiscriminatory reason articulated by Cosmair for plaintiff's termination was not pretextual. Thus, the district court properly granted summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claims under the ADEA. Moreover, because the district court properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff's claims under the ADEA, it also properly dismissed plaintiff's pendent state law claims without prejudice. See United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966).
For the reasons stated, the district court's grant of summary judgment is AFFIRMED.


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Fresh spinach, cabbage and green onion are combined with lightly sautéed sweet potato noodles and shelled edamame.
Then the whole thing is tossed (yes, we're tossing the salad) with a slightly spicy and gingery peanut dressing.
This salad is light but filling, fresh but zesty – it really includes the whole range of flavors.
Just slice your sweet potato into thin strips – I'm talking as thin as you can get em.
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FOR THE DRESSING: Combine all of the ingredients in a blender, starting with only 1/4 cup of water. Blend on high until combined, adding more water as needed.
FOR THE SWEET POTATO NOODLES: Using the spaghetti spiralizer fitting, cut the sweet potato into noodles. Place a pan on the stove over medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic and sweet potato and sauté for 3 minutes, flipping with tongs regularly. Add edamame to the pan and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until edamame is warm and sweet potatoes are tender but not mushy. Remove from the heat.
FOR THE SALAD: Combine spinach, cabbage, green onions and sweet potato noodle/edamame mixture in a large bowl. If eating all at once, add dressing and toss to combine. If you don't think you will finish the whole salad, add dressing to each serving to avoid spinach from wilting.
Do you have nutritional information on your recipes?
How long do cooked sweet potato noodles last in the fridge, 2-5 days, or less?
Yes, they will definitely last in the fridge for 3-5 days. The only thing you may notice is they will get softer over time.
I'm the same way – my spiralizer spends months tucked away and then I rediscover it and spiralize everything in sight.
What are you using to cut the sweet potato?


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MoMA presents the first comprehensive American survey of the leading contemporary artist Walid Raad (b. 1967, Lebanon), featuring his work in photography, video, sculpture, and performance from the last 25 years. Dedicated to exploring the veracity of photographic and video documents in the public realm, the role of memory and narrative within discourses of conflict, and the construction of histories of art in the Arab world, Raad's work is informed by his upbringing in Lebanon during the civil war (1975–91), and by the socioeconomic and military policies that have shaped the Middle East in the past few decades.
The exhibition focuses on two of the artist's long-term projects: The Atlas Group (1989–2004) and Scratching on things I could disavow (2007–ongoing). Under the rubric of The Atlas Group, a 15-year project exploring the contemporary history of Lebanon, Raad produced fictionalized photographs, videotapes, notebooks, and lectures that related to real events and authentic research in audio, film, and photographic archives in Lebanon and elsewhere. Raad's recent work has expanded to address the Middle East region at large. His current ongoing project, Scratching on things I could disavow, examines the recent emergence in the Arab world of new infrastructure for the visual arts—art fairs, biennials, museums, and galleries—alongside the geopolitical, economic, and military conflicts that have consumed the region. The exhibition emphasizes the importance of performance, narrative, and storytelling in Raad's oeuvre. The artist will also present his lecture-performance Walkthrough in MoMA's Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium multiple times a week throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Organized by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, with Katerina Stathopoulou, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Photography.
The exhibition is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Jill and Peter Kraus Endowed Fund for Contemporary Exhibitions, MoMA's Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art through the Annenberg Foundation, and The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Major support is provided by Oya Eczacıbaşı; A. Huda and Samia Farouki; and by Elham and Tony Salamé, Aïshti Foundation Beirut.
With generous funding from Basil and Raghida Rahim; Plurimi Foundation, Maya and Ramzy Rasamny; Rana Sadik and Samer Younis; and an anonymous donor.
Research and travel support was provided by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Education programs for this exhibition are made possible by a partnership with Volkswagen of America.


All that being said, yes, it is once again the Lenten Season. My own season of fasting and reflection began a few days earlier than Ash Wednesday. O.K., I'm an old dog with old habits and well-worn spiritual disciplines which are hard to break. A long list of needs, friends in greater need, as-of-yet unfulfilled promises and unanswered prayers, challenges facing the church and our nation. You get the picture . . . I hope. As I began my own personal season I felt moved to pull out a manuscript for a book on fasting which I began literally 20 years ago as an outline of every scriptural passage I could identify on fasting. Over the years it grew into 43 devotionals on fasting and prayer. It had sat idle on my computer for some time (I would like to say, "Aging like fine wine," but that might be over-the-top literary hyperbole!). But when I opened it up a few weeks ago and began to re-read what I had written, I sensed the Holy Spirit saying, "It's time to put this out there." Gale and I immediately set to work cleaning it up. The finished book, Not By Bread Alone: Forty Daily Devotionals On Fasting And Prayer, is now up and available on Amazon as a Kindle book. The paperback version will be available in a couple of weeks. You can download the Kindle version either to your Kindle, or (if you don't have a Kindle) to your computer and read it with your Kindle Reader (the Reader is a free download at this link). May you find the encouragement you need to embrace or continue your own personal season of fasting, repentance and reflection.
I recently had opportunity to read the book, The Scarlet And The Black, the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the man dubbed "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican." They made a movie by the same name starring Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer (great flick, and I have a copy). But the book is far more detailed. O'Flaherty is widely recognized as having saved thousands of allied soldiers, Jews and others from the Nazis in Rome and its surrounding environs during some of the darkest days of World War 2. As I read this historical account of his "exploits" and the stories of other notable people who risked their careers, their freedom, their fortunes and their lives to help him and to serve others, I found myself reflecting on Secret Church. I found myself wondering if the day might soon come when the Church of Jesus will find itself in a similar position. History always repeats itself, just never in the same way twice, thereby making it difficult to gain perspective on our own situation when it is "similar but different." I believe that Church in America and the West finds itself in a cultural situation very similar to Rome of the late 4th and early 5th Centuries. In Secret Church I describe what is only the tip of a much larger iceberg, representing the position of genuine Christianity in the context of a culture that is collapsing and plunging headlong into what I call "the Abyss," just as Roman Civilization did in the early 5th Century. Our situation is quite similar . . . only different.
O, Lord our God, Who spoke light into His freshly created universe, speak again, O God, and bring to light that which is hidden in darkness, and expose the evil which masquerades as light. Raise up the righteous, O God, and cast down the wicked. Do this, Father, for the peace of your Church and for the sake of your Son, Jesus, in Whose Name I pray. Amen.
'You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Allow me to offer you something practical by way of application here. I recently wrote an e-book entitled 30 Days And 30 Ways Of Doing Good: Your Daily Guide To Greater Kindness And Good Deeds. This e-book is a daily information/action/devotional guide written to introduce the reader to critical issues throughout our community (hunger, homelessness, human trafficking, foster care, and much more), to offer the reader practical local things to do to get more involved, and to ofer a Scriptural devotion to help us think biblically about our responsibilities to serve "the least of these." 30 Days And 30 Ways Of Doing Good is an e-book, available as a KINDLE book from Amazon.com. You can download it to your KINDLE, or download it to your computer or smart phone and read it on your computer with your KINDLE Reader or on your smart phone with the KINDLE app. Starting Monday, March 7, I am offering this e-book to you and your friends FREE for five (5) days!. That's right. FREE. No strings attached. Not only can you download it for free, you have my permission to forward this offer to your e-mail list. This free offer ends on Friday, March 11 (because KINDLE only allows for a 5-day free promotion). After that, the book will cost a whopping $0.99 (a GREAT deal)!
Why am I doing this, giving away 6 months of work for free? Simple. For the sake of the Kingdom. I believe it's time to incite and ignite a genuine Kingdom conspiracy of kindness and good deeds. It's time for believers to actively sow the seed of the Kingdom into the dark and needy places of our community. And according to Matthew 5:16, we shine our light not just with our words, but with our good deeds done in the name of Jesus. And in this Easter Season, what better way to celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord than by obeying His commands to serve "the least of these" throughout our community. You will find 30 Days And 30 Ways Of Doing Good at this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AQYLSR8/. Remember. The free offer runs for five days from Monday, March 7 until Friday, March 11.


Have you ever shared a handshake with someone whose palm felt like the back of tree? – dry, coarse and thick? Besides occupational hazards associated with jobs where hands are exposed to harsh working environment, I believe that everyone's palms could be soft to feel if we tried these very simple routines.
As earlier mentioned, certain jobs that involve hard labour tend to toughen one's palms.
Harsh chemicals in soaps, cleaning agents and cosmetics also make palms tough and coarse.
Harsh weather like extreme cold dries up the skin as well.
There are many hand lotions promising to soften one's palms and hands in general and while others live up to expectation, some do not. The most reliable ingredients from nature that can guarantee softer palms and even feet are Shea butter, cocoa butter and olive oil. I usually melt both Shea butter and cocoa butter into oils and then whip them together into cream.
The beautiful thing about Shea butter, cocoa butter and olive oil is that they make great moisturizers as such retain water in the body for longer. Just as the trio gives hair length, volume and shine, they also give the hands, feet and nails much needed moisture and lubrication to be soft, tender and shiny.
1. Ditch all antiseptic, ante bacteria and disinfectant bath soaps; as well as soaps containing alcohol. They do dehydrate the skin and cause your nails to brittle.
2. Wear hand gloves when washing dishes or using cleaning agents as they contain disinfectants and bleach.
3. Avoid alcohol based skincare or cosmetic products.
4. Wash your hands and feet with moisturizing soaps or organic soaps that contain no harsh chemicals.
5. Make your own hand and feet cream by melting either or a combination of two of Shea butter, cocoa butter or olive oil in a crock pot. If you have no crock pot, pour water into a pan, place it over heat and place a bowl containing the oils in the water. Heat the oil until hot, bring down from heat and allow to cool. With a hand cake mix, whisk the oil to allow to cool faster. You can leave it to cool until it's room temperature. Once it begins to turn to butter, whisk until it feels like ice cream then it's ready to use.
6. Each morning, apply your homemade foot and hand cream on your hands and feet, massaging gently to allow blood circulation. By night time, apply again. Wear cotton hand mittens and sock on your hands and feet for an hour before bed time to help retain moisture. If in winter, wear them over night. This will help your hands and feet to be moisturized, which will soften your hands and feet but strengthen your nails.
7. Keep a spare homemade hand and foot cream in your bag to use any time you wash your hands.
Try these simple tips and you would love shaking people's hands and showing off your feet and nails.
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Письмо №81
Письмо №81 (ML-52)
Махатма К.Х. - А.П. Синнетт
Осень, 1882
Титульных листов - 1. Страниц - 12.
Received Simla, Autumn, 1882.
There is nothing "below the surface," my faithful friend — absolutely nothing. Hume is simply furiously jealous of anyone who received, or is likely to receive any information, favours (?) attention, or anything of the sort, emanating from us. The word "jealous" is ridiculous, but correct unless we call it envious, which is still worse. He believes himself wronged, because he fails to become our sole centre of attraction; he attitudinizes before himself and feels maddened to fury in finding no one who would admire him; writes out a Hebrew passage which means in Eliphas Levi's book as I have rendered it, and failing to catch me in a new contradiction, for the purpose of which he went to the trouble of quoting it, he impresses himself with the illusion that he is "far more of an Adwaitee" than either M. or myself ever were (an easy thing to prove since we never were Adwaitees). And writes an abusive letter directed against our system and ourselves to the O.L. by way of soothing his feelings.
Are you really so generous as not to have suspected long ago the whole truth? Did I not warn you; and is it possible that you should not have perceived that he will never allow even an adept to know more or better than himself!; that his was a false humility; that he is an actor, who enacts a part for his own benefit, regardless of the pleasure or displeasure of his audience though when the latter is manifested to the slightest degree, he
Adwaitee is a believer in Advaita Vedanta, a nondualistic school of Indian thought.
turns round, concealing admirably his rage and hisses and spits internally. Every time I contradict and prove him wrong, — whether in a question of Tibetan terms, or in any other trifle, the record he keeps against me swells, and he comes out with some new accusation. It is idle, my dear brother, to be always repeating that there are, nor can there be any contradictions in what was given to you. There may be inaccuracy of expression, or incompleteness of detail; but to accuse us of blundering is really too funny. I have asked you several times to make notes and to send them to me, but neither Mr. Hume nor you have thought of doing it; and indeed, I have very little time to explore back letters, compare notes, look into your heads, etc.
I confess my ignorance, in one thing at any rate. I am perfectly at a loss to understand why the expression used by me with regard to H.P.B.'s answer to C.C.M. should have so shocked you; and why you should object to my "exercising my ingenuity"? If, perchance, you give it another meaning than I do, then we are again both at sea — faute de s'entendre. Put yourself for a moment in my place, and see whether you would not have to exercise all the ingenuity you had at your command, in a case like that between C.C.M. and H.P.B. In reality, there is no contradiction between that passage in Isis and our later teaching; to anyone, who never heard of the
faute de s'entendre means "for lack of agreement".
seven principles — constantly referred to in Isis as a trinity, without any more explanation — there certainly appeared to be as good a contradiction as could be. "You will write so and so, give so far, and no more" — she was constantly told by us, when writing her book. It was at the very beginning of a new cycle, in days when neither Christians nor Spiritualists ever thought of, let alone mentioned, more than two principles in man — body and Soul, which they called Spirit. If you had time to refer to the spiritualistic literature of that day, you would find that with the phenomenalists as with the Christians, Soul and Spirit were synonymous. It was H.P.B., who, acting under the orders of Atrya (one whom you do not know) was the first to explain in the Spiritualist the difference there was between psyche and nous, nefesh and ruach — Soul and Spirit. She had to bring the whole arsenal of proofs with her, quotations from Paul and Plato, from Plutarch and James, etc. before the Spiritualists admitted that the theosophists were right. It was then that she was ordered to write Isis — just a year after the Society had been founded. And, as there happened such a war over it, endless polemics and objections to the effect that there could not be in man two souls — we thought it was
Atrya is the name of one of the Masters belonging to the Egyptian Brotherhood.
premature to give the public more than they could possibly assimilate, and before they had digested the "two souls"; — and thus the further sub-division of the trinity into 7 principles was left unmentioned in Isis. And is it because she obeyed our orders, and wrote, purposely veiling some of her facts — that now, when we think the time has arrived to give most of, if not the whole truth — that she has to be left in the lurch? Would I, or any of us, ever leave her as a target for the Spiritualists to shoot at, and laugh at the contradictions when these were entirely apparent, and proceeded but from their own ignorance of the whole truth; a truth they would not listen to, nor will they accept it even now, except under protest and with the greatest reservations? Certainly not. And when I use the word "ingenuity" — that may be an American slang expression for all I know, and that I suspect has with the English another meaning — I meant neither "cunning" nor anything like a "dodge," but simply to show the difficulty I had to labour under, to explain the right meaning with an endless and clumsy paragraph before me, that insisted upon non-reincarnation without inserting one word in it to show that
the latter had reference but to the animal soul, not Spirit, to the astral, not the Spiritual monad.
Will you kindly explain to me at the first opportunity what you mean by referring to my expression as "an unhappy phrase"? If you asked a friend to draw for the Pioneer a cow, and that friend starting with the intention of reproducing a cow would owing to his inability in drawing sketch instead an ox or a buffalo, and the engraving would so appear — perhaps, because you were crowded with other work, and had no time to perceive the short-comings — would you not "exercise your ingenuity" and try your best to set the readers right, to prove to them that in truth a cow was meant by the artist: and confessing your friend's inability, do whatever you could, at the same time, to screen him from unmerited humiliation? Yes, you are right. H. has neither delicacy of perception and feeling, nor any real, genuine kindness of heart. He is one to sacrifice his own family, those nearest and dearest to him (if there are such for him, something I doubt) — for any whim of his own; and he would be the first to allow a hecatomb of victims if he needed one drop of blood; to insist upon the advisability of Sutee if it were the only thing that would keep him warm, help his benumbed fingers to do their work, and he diligently writing a treatise upon some philanthropic subject during that time and sing sincerely "Hosanna" to himself in his own thought. Exaggeration, you think? Not so; for you have no conception of
Sutee or suttee is the Hindu practice of a widow sacrificing herself by burning alive in her husband's funeral pyre.
the potential selfishness there is in him; of the cruel, remorseless egotism he brought back with him from his last incarnation — a selfishness and egotism which remained latent only owing to the uncongenial soil of the sphere he is in, of his social status and education — and we have. Can you believe he wrote his famous article in the Theosophist simply for the reason he gives you — to help breaking the unavoidable fall? to save the situation, and by answering Davidson and C.C.M., etc. to make the work — of answering in the future and reconciling the contradictions in the past — easier? Not at all. If, he sacrifices in it remorselessly H.P.B., and the author of the Review of the "Perfect Way", and shows the "Brothers"as inferior in intelligence to the "educated European gentlemen," and devoid of any correct notions about honesty or right and wrong — in the European sense — selfish and cold, stubborn and domineering — it is not at all because he cares one button for either of you, least of all for the Society; but simply because in view of certain possible events, that he is too highly intelligent not to have fore-shadowed in his mind — he wants to screen himself; to be the only one to come out unscarred if not immaculate in case of a crush, and to dance, if need be, the "death dance" of the Maccabreans over the prostrate body of the T.S. rather than risk one little finger of the great Simla "I am" to be sneered at. Knowing him as we do, we say that Mr. Hume is at perfect liberty to quote the "unhappy phrase" as many times a day as his breath will allow him to, if it can in any way soothe his ruffled feelings. And, it is just because Morya saw through him as plainly as I see my
his famous article in The Theosophist refers to the article "C.C.M." and "Isis Unveiled" published in The Theosophist in Sept., 1882, pp. 324-326. Click here to read the article.
Davidson refers to an ornithologist who worked for A. O. Hume as a private secretary.
the Review of the The Perfect Way was anonymously published in two installments in The Theosophist, in May and June 1882. (Sinnett was its real author; see Letter No. 63).
"death dance" of the Maccabreans refers to the Danse Macabre or Dance of Death, a medieval allegory on the universality of death.
writing before me, that he allowed the "sell" as you call it. Nay more; for the things are so prepared, that in the case the "Eclectic" has to sink, — he will be the only one to go down with it; the only one laughed at, and thus his selfishness and carefully prepared plans will prove of no avail. Believing he knew better than I did, he was kind and considerate enough to add his explanations to mine in H.P.B.'s answer to C.C.M — and with the exception of Karma — that he explained correctly enough — made a mess of the rest. And now, the first time I contradict what he says in his article, he will turn round in fury and express his disgust at what he will call my (not his) contradictions. I am sorry to have to — what will appear to you — denounce him. But I must draw your attention to the fact, that nine times out of ten, when he accuses me of having entirely misconceived his meaning — he says, what anyone has a right to regard as a deliberate falsehood. The instance of E. Levi's אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה — is a good instance. In order to prove me at fault, he had to become an Adwaitee and deny his "moral Governor and Ruler of the Universe," by throwing him overboard "for the last 20 years." This is not honest, my friend, and I do not see any help for it. For who can prove — when he says that the arguments embodied in his letters to me were not the expressions of his own personal belief and opinions, but brought forward simply to answer the probable objections of a theistic public — that it is no better than cheating? With such an intellectual acrobat, ever ready to perform the "grand trapeze" whether in reference to what he states verbally, or — puts on paper even we have to appear beaten. For the latter we care very little
אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה is the Hebrew for the phrase "I am that I am".
grand trapèze is a highly dangerous figure performed in circus where acrobats are flying from one moving trapeze to another one, with no safety net.
personally. But then he is ever ready to crow victory in his private letters, and even in print. He is willing that we should exist — he is too clever to risk at this hour being caught in a want of sagacity, since he knows through correspondents who are dead against the "Founders" of the actual existence of our Brotherhood — but, he will never submit to the recognition of such powers or knowledge in us, as would render his unasked advice and interference as ridiculous as they are useless; — and he works on that line.
I had no right to suppress the "offensive" article — as you call it, for several reasons. Having allowed our name to be connected with the T.S. and ourselves dragged into publicity, we have to suffer (the verb, a simple figure of speech if you please) — as Olcott would put it "the penalty of our greatness." We must permit the expression of every opinion whether benevolent or malevolent; to feel ourselves picked to pieces — one day; "preached" — on the following, worshipped — on the next; and — trampled down in the mud — on the fourth. Reason No. 2 — the Chohan has so ordained it. And with him this means fresh developments, unexpected results, and DANGER, I am afraid. The two names that you find heading the signatures of the 12 chelas who protest, belong to the confidential chelas of the Chohan himself. In this direction there is no more hope for Mr. Hume — consummatum est. He has overdone the thing, and, I will never have any more opportunities of pronouncing his name before our venerable chief. On the other hand, the denunciation has done good. The Chohan gave orders that the young Tyotirmoy — a lad of 14, the son of Babu Nobin
The two names in the "Protest" to Mr. Hume's article (published in The Theosophist in Sept., 1882, p. 326) are "Deva Muni" and "Paramahansa Shub-Tung". The ten other chelas, all members of the Theosophical Society, were T. Subba Row, Dharbagiri Nath, S. Ramaswamier, Guala K. Deb, Nobin K. Banerjee, T. T. Gurudas, Bhola Deva Sarma, S. T. K.....chary, Gargya Deva, and Damodar K. Mavalankar.
consummatum est is Latin for "It is finished." Jesus Christ is quoted as saying this phrase when he was dying upon the cross.
Banerjee whom you know — should be accepted as a pupil in one of our lamaseries near Chamto-Dong about 100 miles off Tchigadze, and his sister, a virgin Yogini of 18, at the female monastery of Palli. Thus, the Founders will have two witnesses in good time, and will not depend upon the caprice of Mr. Hume to kill and resurrect us at pleasure. As to proving whether we do, or do not know more of the mysteries of nature than your men of Science and your theologians do, it rests with you and those you will select to help you in the important task.
I hope, my dear friend, that you will undertake to impress upon Mr. Hume the following fact: though the work done by him for the Society would become ultimately most important, and that it might have borne the most useful fruits, yet his denunciatory article has nigh upset the labour done by him. People will now regard him more than ever a lunatic — Hindu members will blame him for years, and our chelas can never be made to look upon him but in the light of a iconoclast, a haughty intruder, incapable of any gratitude, hence — unfit to be one of them. This you must give out as your personal opinion — of course not unless it meets your own views, and may be given as the expression of your real feelings in the matter — for I, personally am ordered not to break with him until the day of the crisis comes. If he desires to retain his official position in the Eclectic, help
Tchigadze (officially Xigazê, also spelled Shigatse) is the second largest city in the Tibet.
Yogini is a female practitioner of yoga.
his denunciatory article; see note on Page 6
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Hooray! I was getting worried there for a moment, but at long last, the DS remake of Dragon Quest VI gets a release date: February 14, 2011. Officially titled Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, I stumbled on the Amazon page earlier today and my heart almost skipped a beat. So corny. But honestly, it's been forever since we've heard a peep about this game, and I figured that North America would never see it released. Glad to be wrong! I mean, even the official site hasn't been updated in years. So psyched!
I am still playing Dragon Quest IX. I am stuck on the "Dreadmaster" boss battle. Even though I have slowly warmed up to the graphics, I honestly enjoyed the DQ IV and DQ V remakes SO MUCH MORE than Dragon Quest IX. It's a disappointment. I mean, all the DQ ingredients are there, but it feels so by-the-numbers. Town, talk to NPCs, dungeon, level up, boss battle, new town, repeat. It is missing whatever that special "DQ magic" is. Perhaps the characters just aren't as charming as in previous iterations? Or maybe it is more fun as a multiplayer game? Dunno. But I am super excited for the final chapter in the Zenithia saga, and I would really like to finish Dragon Quest IX before it comes out.


Bruno Castor: There are several benefits of being an early adopter. Banks that have started early typically have close relationships with their regulators. That allows them to assess some of the parameters of FRTB: for example, by defining the list of non-modellable risk factors. Banks are really keen on starting those discussions, but of course they need to bring measurable results and impact to the table.
Secondly, starting early allows you to assess the regulation's impact and make the right decisions on the desk structure, for instance, or what can fall under the internal model approach (IMA) versus the revised standardised approach (RSA) in terms of capital charges. Basically, we see that banks seeking approval under IMA know they will have to restructure their systems even if they are not certain of the number of desks or the final definition of the text.
Bruno Castor: It is true that some banks are looking at the huge increase in the number of calculations they will have to perform and the inherent complexities of those runs, and concluding that it is all about adding hardware. But we believe there is a better way of looking at this. The scope of calculations in FRTB touches desk structure with eligibility rules, various liquidity horizons for risk factors, what is in the reduced set, what is modellable or not, and so on: it is not surprising banks are making this conclusion.
We hear some people say they will have to buy 10 times more hardware, but with our approach you do not need to. This solution also makes it easier for banks to address any rerun issues that might arise with data that hasn't been properly updated during the overnight run.
Bruno Castor: First of all, I think you have to see FRTB as one of the key milestones in a long list of regulations banks must implement. All of those regulations go in the same direction, which is an increase in the cost of trading. To gain a competitive advantage, taking into account the impact on the funding of the capital or the collateral requirements for bilateral trades, every new transaction must be computed upfront. Front-office pre-trade analysis must propose various strategies to minimise this impact to find the best trading route and better control intraday risks.
Bruno Castor: The answers will be different, of course, for IMA and RSA. On the IMA side, clearly FRTB is a game-changer within the banks' ecosystem, and so they often have to completely revisit the architecture to achieve an alignment between front office and risk in terms of methodologies, analytics, in-depth understanding of positions, representations and market data granularity. That is the heart of the full calculation chain. Therefore, you absolutely need to revisit your systems.
Bruno Castor: This convergence is really the spirit of FRTB and there are two ways to approach it. One way is to have front office and risk management on the same system. That's absolutely possible if you have an integrated platform such as Murex that can handle the full chain of operations. If you have different front-office and risk management systems, then you need to build interfaces between them in order to allow your risk management system to have an exact understanding of the front-office data. You need to represent positions and price them accurately. This is why front office and risk systems still need to be aligned, even if they are not the same.
Bruno Castor: If you have multiple platforms, there are two main ways of implementing FRTB. If we refer to the first one as 'centralised', it means you have one risk engine that generates the scenarios and performs all the calculation and the aggregation. You have one core risk system, but all positions need to be mirrored into that. The decentralised methodology is one in which the front-office systems will generate the actual calculations that will then be aggregated into a risk management system to produce the statistics.
Bruno Castor: We have done several POCs over the past years – three years ago we had a prototype, and two years ago we did real POCs with clients. We gathered some knowledge on best practices for IMA and RSA methods and, generally speaking, what we see is that if a bank chooses IMA it tends to go for a central engine to optimise and manage the increased volume of data. If you don't have a dedicated FRTB engine, you end up with something that is very hard to operate. In terms of projects, the front-office part and the integration part are critical.
Bruno Castor: What we will see in a few years is that banks will want to operate systems with a much lower TCO than in the past. No longer just a concern, it becomes a necessity. We see FRTB becoming an enabler to those transformation programmes, because it creates a convergence of methodologies between trading and risk. So it is very interesting for the banks to use FRTB as a first step in transformation programmes.
Bruno Castor: It comes down to the fact that we were ready early on. We anticipated some years ago there would be a convergence between the front office and risk management, and we decided to build an enterprise system leveraging our front-office capabilities. That, in turn, gave us a head start on the P&L attribution test, as well as some of the prediction-proven technologies such as graphics processing units.
Bruno Castor: No, you don't need a Murex front-office system to use Murex for FRTB. This is exactly why we did all those investments on the enterprise market risk platform.


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Maasai women spectators watch the Maasai Olympics in Kimana Sanctuary, southern Kenya Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The sports event, first held in 2012, consists…
Maasai women spectators watch the Maasai Olympics in Kimana Sanctuary, southern Kenya Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The sports event, first held in 2012, consists of six track-and-field events based on traditional warrior skills and was created as an alternative to lion-killing as a rite of passage. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
In Kenya, some Maasai turn from lion-killing to Olympics
by: EVELYNE MUSAMBI, Associated Press
KIMANA SANCTUARY, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's most identifiable community is abandoning hunting lions with spears for javelin throwing at a biannual event called the Maasai Olympics.
The Maasai people, renowned for their colorful garb, are predominantly herders and live near some of Kenya's most visited wildlife parks. Attacks by Maasai on wildlife has often been cited as a threat to some animal populations.
The traditional rite of passage for a young Maasai man has been to kill a lion with a spear in order to prove his masculinity, earn a warrior name and admiration among young women.
But Maasai elders like Mingati Samanya, 69, are charting a new path for the community's young warriors, also known as morans.
During his youth, Samanya killed two lions to show he was a man and that is how he received the "lion name" Mingati in the Maa language. His name at birth was Naiganya.
Samanya is now among dozens of elders who are encouraging Maasai morans to pursue an alternative way of proving their masculinity that includes participating in athletics, javelin and Maasai jump competitions during the community Olympics.
On Saturday, at the Kimana Sanctuary in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, young men and some women competed for medals and cash prizes.
"During our time, we killed lions and did not benefit with anything. Right now, when the morans throw a javelin and run, they get money. Previously, we got nothing. It was just poverty instead of providing for our family," Samanya told The Associated Press.
Vivian Nganini, who attended the Maasai Olympics while wearing a traditional wedding dress complete with colorful beaded necklaces, said girls of today prefer the modern moran.
"At least when they run, they can win some money and be able to take care of their wives and children," said the 22-year-old mother of two.
The Maasai Olympics also are part of wider conservation efforts.
"The cultural side of warriors wanting to kill lions to be renowned is solved by this event," Craig Millar with the Big Life Foundation told the AP.
The lion population in the Amboseli ecosystem which includes the Kimana Sanctuary has increased 10 times over the last 20 years, according to Millar. He attributed this to various initiatives like anti-poaching law enforcement and compensation programs to alleviate the loss of Maasai-owned livestock to predators.
But other dangers remain for wildlife. Parts of Kenya and the wider East Africa region have experienced four consecutive seasons with inadequate rainfall, with hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, zebras and other animals dying, according to a recent report by wildlife authorities.
During such prolonged dry periods, the risk of human-wildlife conflict increases, but communities living near parks are encouraged to protect and co-exist with wild animals.
"We now understand the benefits of wildlife to the country's economy and direct benefits to us, the Maasai, who live near the parks," said Baba Siton, an elder who lives near the Kimana Sanctuary. "I've often allowed the harmless wild animals to drink in water pans alongside my livestock."
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About Vision
Methodology of vision
Vision main objectives
Reports and summaries
Governance System
A system of governance based on modern and democratic foundations, which adopts the principle of the peaceful transfer of authority, providing political, economic and social rights and freedoms, free and independent media that enhances the role of the people and their contribution to development, a government that invests autonomous resources to promote integration and equity in distributing wealth; development at the local and central levels, building effective governance institutions for citizens, implementing a good system of governance that combats corruption, ensures the rule of law, transparency, accountability and active society participation, and works to create the various elements necessary to ensure social and political stability to achieve a stimulating environment for sustainable and inclusive development.
Foundations of State Building
Developing the foundations and constitutional principles to build the modern Yemeni state.
Restructuring the three institutions of the Higher Government Authority to perform their necessary role in building the modern Yemeni state.
Promoting the exercise of the principles of governance, to consolidate the values of democracy, political pluralism and the peaceful transfer of power through free and fair elections.
Consolidating principles and foundations of good governance and apply it in various central and local state institutions.
Developing the system and mechanisms of the house of representatives to enhance its legislative and watchdog role in accordance with the highest parliamentary systems/standards.
Supporting and strengthening the capacity of civil society, the private sector, and media institutions in governance.
Improving the degree of integrity, transparency and combating corruption.
Rights, Freedoms, Liberties And the Media
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Promoting political participation and to provide a democratic environment for political pluralism and party work in accordance with the Constitution, laws and national interest.
Promoting values of citizenship, culture of national loyalty, principles of human rights, the values of justice, the rule of law, equality and non-discrimination.
Enhancing the freedom of the press, opinion, expression and pluralism of the media, in line with the sound awareness, ethics and values of good society and the supreme national interest.
Conveying the injustice of Yemeni people to the world and to expose their suffering and their rights to live and to live a decent life as a result of the aggression and the unjust siege imposed on them.
Raising awareness of the principles and foundations of public and private rights and liberties in the judicial, security and administrative entities of the State so as to ensure their absorption in the formulation of government policies and plans.
Reviewing and revising national laws and harmonizing them with the charters and treaties relating to rights and freedoms in a way that does not conflict with religious and national constants.
Supporting and strengthening national mechanisms concerned, practices relating to rights and freedoms, and protection of the rights of women, children and special rights.
Enhancing the role of the official media in building the state, strengthening national identity and defending national issues according to a strategic vision of the national media.
Enhancing the role of non-formal media in the developmental, cultural and social fields, and consolidating national values, unity, brotherhood and social responsibility
Structuring legislative system, develop the institutional structures and develop the specific human capacities; provide the necessary resources for the local government system so it can manage its resources and improve its situation and raise the standard of living of local communities to achieve sustainable local development.
Implementing a modern local governance system based on administrative division that promotes competitiveness and equitable distribution of resources to achieve balanced and sustainable local development in the governorates and districts of the Republic.
Building and strengthening the central, local and society control and accountability capacities on the local government districts.
Control and Oversight System
Developing the policies and legislation of the regulatory system and enhance its independence in accordance with the principles and foundations of good governance.
Activating the performance of oversight entities and institutions, and enhance the level of integration and coordination in their work, in order to achieve the efficiency of the central and local state entities.
Developing and diversify the role of the Control and Oversight system in evaluating governmental administrative policies and procedures to ensure enhanced transparency and performance improvement.
Enhancing society control over the performance of state institutions and services through organized and clear mechanisms.
Societal Participation
Developing improved legislation and mechanisms for society participation in various fields and for various society actors, including women and youth.
Enhancing the role of the private sector in the society contribution to development.
National Vision Themes
Justice and Rule of Law
Administrative Development
Foreign Policy and National/Home Security
Comprehensive National Reconciliation and Political Settlement:
Social Restructuring
Innovation, Creativity, Knowledge and Scientific Research
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A wrinkle is a fold or crease in the skin. As we age, the supportive components of our skin such as elastic fibres, collagen fibres and hyaluronic acid, a substance that maintains the skin's texture get destroyed slowly. As a result, our skin becomes thinner, drier and less elastic and starts to sag. Wrinkles begin to develop in the areas such as the forehead and around the eyes and lips.
How does Botox act on wrinkles?
Botox injections are indicated to smoothen and eliminate forehead lines, frown lines, crow's feet and neck bands. Frown lines are wrinkles which form between the eyebrows and crow's feet wrinkles form around the eyes. Overactive facial muscles around the eyes and lower forehead may give a person an angry, tired or displeased appearance – even when they are not experiencing that emotion. This anti – wrinkle injections give you a more relaxed, yet expressive face.
What are the highlights of a Botox procedure?
The procedure may last for 10 minutes .
It is a painless procedure, though a mild stinging sensation may be felt .
Excessive sweating is known as hyperhidrosis. Botox works by preventing the release of a chemical that that signals the sweat glands to activate.
What are the steps to be followed to reduce bruising after a Botox treatment?
Avoid alcohol consumption at least 1 week before treatment .
Stop taking anti – inflammatory medicines and aspirin 2 weeks prior to treatment .
Avoid rubbing the treat area or lying down after your treatment as the injected botulinum toxin can spread to other areas nearby and paralyze nerves.
What are the contraindications for the use of Botox injections?
Previous history of reaction to the toxin .
Neurological diseases (myasthenia gravis, Eaton – Lambert syndrome, neuropathies) .
Age – below 12 years .
Infection or inflammation at the injection site.
Use of certain medications such as aminoglycoside antibiotics (may increase effect of botulinum toxin), chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (may reduce effect) and blood thinning agents, warfarin or aspirin (may result in bruising).


Another great open studio tomorrow!
Please join Pat Goslee, Mei Mei Chang and Kathryn McDonnell for a holiday art sale and party. Come by for wine, hot cider and light refreshments to celebrate the season.


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Кирн () — город в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.

Входит в состав района Бад-Кройцнах.  Население составляет 8273 человека (на 31 декабря 2010 года). Занимает площадь 16,53 км². Официальный код  —  07 1 33 052.

Персоналии
 Бильзе, Фриц Освальд — писатель.

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Elevating beta-catenin signaling converts endothelial cells in typically fenestrated central nervous system vasculature to a blood-brain barrier (BBB) phenotype and promotes a BBB gene expression program and chromatin landscape.
Unique heterochrony in the cranial segments in bichirs triggers the early formation of their external gills, and might be informative about developmental mechanisms facilitating increased breathing capacity.
Andrew L Hong et al.
Faithful models of RMC require SMARCB1 loss for survival, and genetic and small-molecule screens identify inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) as a potential therapeutic approach for SMARCB1 deficient cancers.
Live cell imaging demonstrates that the dynamics of ligand presentation influence signaling through two closely related morphogen signaling pathways in dramatically different ways.
Felix Y Zhou et al.
A new computational framework provides a flexible and general approach for single and collective biological motion characterisation and phenotyping ideally suited for high-throughput timelapse screens.
Rodrigo M Young et al.
Disruptions to eye field size have little impact on final eye size due to tissue compensatory mechanisms.
Phase separated DNA-free stored forms of RecA dissolve in response to DNA damage to make RecA available for repair and recombination reactions as part of the bacterial (Escherichia coli) SOS response.
UV-reflective dragonfly wax is shown to consist of very long-chain methyl ketones and aldehydes, and a synthetic dragonfly wax spontaneously forms light-scattering fine structures with strong UV reflection.
Defining the biological functions of long non-coding RNAs, individually or as a class, and teasing apart the role of underlying genomic sequences remains the biggest challenge for this field.
Genetic studies in the mouse provide a blueprint of the embryonic origins of neck muscles originating from cranial and somitic mesoderm, as well as associated connective tissue.


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IDAHO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2019
2019 Panels
Panels Located at
The Owyhee Lobby
Friday, October 18th: 7pm
Saturday, October 19th: 11am, 1pm and 3pm
GLACIER 45 CRAFT COCKTAILS, WOODLAND EMPIRE'S DRACULAGER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
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7pm Friday
Crit Killen and Catrine McGregor started their careers on the same film: Bladerunner. Crit designed weapons for the film and Catrine was involved with background player casting, but they met only a few years ago when they were both guests at a ComicCon. Strangely enough, they found out that they were both working as producers on the same documentary, King Cohen. During those interim years, Crit and Catrine both worked on many prominent films - in various positions. Crit designed the Beetlejuice costume and was the script doctor on dozens of studio films, including Inception. Catrine has worked on hundreds of films, TV shows and video games as a producer and casting director, for which she has received several national awards.
Filmmaker Panel
11am Saturday
Ever wondered what goes into making a movie? Have specific questions only a working filmmaker can answer? No problem. The Filmmaker Panel at the Idaho Horror Film Festival gives full access to working filmmakers with films in the Idaho Horror Film Festival. Find out how they got their ideas, what problems did they run in to during shooting, and how they got their first job. Ask away!
In this exclusive panel session, they'll share about their experiences making films and answer your questions about the process.
Marketing Your Film
1pm Saturday
What should you do with your short after it's completed?
Short films are tricky. There are many reasons to make one, but ultimately, shorts are less likely to have the mass appeal of feature-length films. So, what do you do with a short once you're ready to release it?
Do you put it immediately online? Do you submit to a festival? And if you do submit to a festival, is it for cash prizes or exposure? How do you make your short appealing to festivals? Do you look for some avenue of distribution thereafter? These are all questions you should be asking before you make any decision, including your initial decision to shoot short in the first place.
The most crucial thing you can do as a short filmmaker is to be prepared for what comes next.
Financing Your Film in the Mountain West
This panel bringing into focus how you make a film in State without incentives and how partnering with another state that does (Montana) can help you fund your project. Molly Deckart, Director of the Boise Film Foundation will discuss their fiscal sponsorship and the benefits of funding your film using this model. JD Jacoby of the Montana Film Office will explain the robust grant programs and the newly passed Media Act! Director, Andrew Garcia will talk successful funding of his projects, particularly how his film HERO became a calling card for funding future projects.


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Rawa Mazowiecka è un comune rurale polacco del distretto di Rawa, nel voivodato di Łódź.Ricopre una superficie di 163,98 km² e nel 2004 contava 8.550 abitanti.
Il capoluogo è Rawa Mazowiecka, che non fa parte del territorio ma costituisce un comune a sé.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Rawa Mazowiecka


a pair of flare jeans every time. This pair makes me feel like I'm wearing leggings. No lie. Unfortunately there's only one size left, so here's another pair (and another one here) that I like. Not to mention, I've been pairing them with these booties (they're velvet and under $100), and it's like the perfect package.
On the topic of perfect, I want to introduce you all to this Folli Follie bag. It's called the On-The-Go handbag for a reason, too. If you remember one of my previous blog posts talking about what I look for in a handbag, then you'll remember that I like bags that are structured and the right size. This one (here) holds all my essentials, is easy to carry, and not only that, but I've been loving grey handbags as of late.
Thank you to Folli Follie and Shopping Links for partnering on this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Following the success of our first event, join us for another day of souvlaki eating! Join us and The Athenian on a day long pop up souvlaki event in our shop this coming Saturday!
There'll be souvlaki, traditional Greek pastries, the best range of Greek olives in London, Greek coffee, Greek wine and beer, speciality Greek cheeses and much more! Come along! It will be our pleasure to have you with us!


We might call someone – or something – a nightmare if it is particularly difficult to deal with. It could be anything from your grumpy Aunt Mary to taking the SATs. And dealing with government agencies can be hard also. Applying for government benefits like Social Security Disability Insurance could be considered a nightmare.
So, why is it so hard to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits?
You're already dealing with disability and loss of income.
The whole reason you are filing for Social Security Disability Insurance is because you've suffered a serious condition. This is probably not an easy time in your life. Now, you have to read and understand government regulations to keep food on your table and a roof over your head.
A checklist is provided by the SSA, but it shows a very long list of information you need to provide. Scary. The application is seven pages long and not easy to fill out. That's one reason many people get someone to help with the application.
You have to provide a lot of supporting documents.
This includes: your Social Security card, original birth certificate or other proof of birth, proof of U. S. citizenship, U. S. military papers, W-2 forms or self-employment tax return, and medical records if you have them. Some documents have to be originals.
You have to wait for benefits to begin.
The decision on an SSDI application typically takes about 30 to 90 days from date of application. There are some disabilities that are processed more quickly, but the 30-90 days estimate is the norm. If denied, you can request reconsideration and go through an appeal process. However, you may wait 12 months just to get a hearing. Social Security Disability Insurance payments, if approved, begin six months after your disability started.
It May Be a Nightmare, But You Don't Have to Go It Alone.
Just like you need support after a tough nightmare, you can get support to help with your Social Security Disability Insurance application.
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See how we crafted knives for one of the country's best restaurants.
We specialise in handmade kitchen knives but also make steak knives, kiridashi bottle openers and more.
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2019 Toyota Prius Performance Review
The 2019 Toyota Prius boasts a refined hybrid powertrain and a composed demeanor on the road. Its strengths include solid handling, outstanding fuel economy, and smooth transitions between its gas and electric power sources. As long as you aren't searching for an exhilarating driving experience, you won't be disappointed by this hybrid's performance.
On the road, you'd be hard-pressed to discern any difference between the standard Prius and the new AWD-e version. They both provide acceptable acceleration and handling capabilities. They're not thrilling to drive, nor do they need to be." -- Edmunds
What really shines … is the hybrid system's overall seamlessness – both when accelerating and braking. The transition from all-electric power when starting off to when the gas engine comes on is smooth, and brake-pedal feel is linear and predictable. That's not to say that the gas engine runs quietly; you do hear a lot of engine drone in the cabin when the 1.8-liter four-cylinder is running. There's also wind noise at highway speeds." -- Cars.com
There's no sense in pretending that an enthusiast will find the overall experience anything bu[t] antiseptic, but you've got to admit that the Prius is (and has always been) good at doing what it was designed to do: Getting you there and back, day after day, year after year, while consuming as little fuel as possible. In that respect, the AWD system doesn't shake anything up." -- Autoweek
Acceleration and Power
The Prius is not particularly peppy, but it will get you up to speed smoothly, and it has enough power to merge onto the highway without concern. Standard components of its 121-horsepower setup include a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine, an electric motor, a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), and a lithium-ion battery.
As you drive, the Prius switches back and forth seamlessly between its gasoline engine and electric motors. It also has one of the highest fuel economy ratings in the class, with the base L Eco trim earning 58 mpg in the city and 53 mpg on the highway. Upper-level front-wheel-drive trims earn a slightly lower 54 mpg in the city and 50 mpg on the highway.
Prius models that have all-wheel drive feature a nickel-metal hybrid battery, which is often recommended for colder climates. These still have a respectable fuel economy rating of 52 mpg city/48 mpg highway, which only adds about $50 a year in fuel costs for the average driver.
" … it's the usual Prius experience: an efficient, affordable way to comfortably get from point A to point B. It's not a quick car by any stretch of the imagination, and that's clearly not the point. Prius customers aren't looking for speed. They're looking for efficiency, and the AWD-e still has it." -- Autoblog
There's also a satisfying burst of power off the line, which makes the new Prius feel quicker than it is. Its zero-to-60-mph time of about 10 seconds isn't going to thrill, but there's more than enough power when you need it. And the fuel economy is exceptional, which is of course the point." -- Kelley Blue Book (2018)
Acceleration is adequate. A 9.8-second 0-60 mph time is near the bottom of the segment, though the Prius has enough zip off the line to feel lively around town." -- Edmunds (2018)
Handling and Braking
The Prius is available for the first time with all-wheel drive, making it one of the few compact cars with this option. Professional reviewers testing the system say it does a good job adding grip when conditions get dicey, but by no means does it turn the Prius into an off-road vehicle. With either drivetrain, the Prius is smooth and composed, but never very exciting to drive.
"With all-wheel drive, the car mostly felt the same as any other Prius. It wasn't adding any huge, tangible change in driving behavior. What it does is subtle and demonstrates itself as lack of the negatives you'd otherwise notice: slip, instability, hesitation, understeer. That adds up to confidence. And it's confidence you can appreciate without having to sacrifice much in fuel economy." -- Autoblog
With the extra weight of the rear motor and other componentry, AWD-e cars are about 150 pounds heavier and less nimble than their FWD stablemates in normal driving conditions. Steering feel remains nothing exceptional but both versions of the Prius drive well enough and feel secure and stable for a typical day-to-day duty cycle." -- Automobile Magazine
The Prius steers with a light touch, but steering feel is nonexistent. It's also surprisingly willing to take on fast corners; it feels planted and stable, lending it some unexpected sportiness." -- Cars.com
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I may play around with the recipe some later, adding chocolate, chocolate chips, etc. It was easy, much better than doing pans of cookies for a large crowd.
We have Sunday "Providence" meals each week and finding something that can travel well gets challenging.