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Video: Machinists against the machine - Bangladeshi garment workers' struggles
A 15 minute video; a workforce, 85% female, paid some of the lowest wages in the world; expressing some of the highest levels of class struggle in the world at present. Trade unions have very little influence or restraint on these struggles - they are self-organised by workers on the job. When strikes turn riotous, they often spread into the wider working class community.
Part 1 illustrates aspects of slum life, factory work and the massive 2006 workers' revolt.
Part 2 shows the extent of recent clashes in the garment sector...
Videos here;
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdiWWo_008M
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFJYlyG8-Y
Red Marriott
Feb 1 2010 13:55
Bangladeshi garment workers
Caiman del Barrio
Thanks...very interesting and inspiring, will forward.
This was interesting. But where are the communists?
What? That's a pretty vague question. You mean politically-identified communists? AFAIK there are only tiny trotskyist and stalinist groups in Bangladesh who have little connection with workers and no influence on garment workers' struggles. But these workers' struggles have more 'communist' tendencies and potential, IMO, than the antics of most self-proclaimed 'communists'.
AFAIK there are only tiny trotskyist and stalinist groups in Bangladesh who have little connection with workers and no influence on garment workers' struggles.
Well I don't consider them communists. There seems to me to be a lot of potential, and that a political party uniting all the garment workers with each other and other workers could be an effective force.
But these workers' struggles have more 'communist' tendencies and potential, IMO, than the antics of most self-proclaimed 'communists'.
I agree but I'm not interested in any Trotskyist or Stalinist group, but how these workers are actually organized. Don't you think such potential is wasted if not united behind an effective force which has clear demands to put forth? Burning factories is one thing, demanding higher wages is another as is calls for increased union presence, but I think its another stage altogether when workers begin forming their own organisations - e.g some sort of mass assembly - to put forth their demands or to seek their goals. From the video it seems that they were organized on the level of striking workers alerting other workers in nearby factories who would join, which would be v. effective if it was just several factories. But when 50,000 workers are involved new forms of organization are required to be effective, simply owing to the size, don't you think?
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Hmm, that's a rather different question from "but where are the communists" isn't it? On the one hand, you seem to be saying "if only there was a group of self-identified communists with a good theoretical understanding of communism to propagandise the masses" and on the other "if only the workers had organised themselves into a mass meeting or communist party to articulate their demands".
Of course, both are interesting questions, but to equate the two smacks of Leninism to be honest - bringing a communist understanding of how to fight to the struggling workers through an external group of communist militants.
EDIT: Jesus fuck I just realised I called someone a Leninist over the internet.
I'm an anarchist.
On the one hand, you seem to be saying "if only there was a group of self-identified communists with a good theoretical understanding of communism to propagandise the masses"
Well, I don't think like some Trotskyists that the struggle for revolution is a struggle for the (correct) leadership, and that if only we had the correct leaders or party then our goal could be reached. But I also see organisation as a weapon.
and on the other "if only the workers had organised themselves into a mass meeting or communist party to articulate their demands".
I would support this.
I don't think I advocated this, but nor do I think there is anything wrong with militants bringing a communist viewpoint to struggling workers when they are not part of those struggling workers (i.e. they are external). In fact, I think the fundamental aim of communists should be to unite all workers across trade and location. I don't think I have to be a Bangladeshi garment worker to point out that neither the unions nor the parliament is a step forward, which seems to be already understood by the most militant sections of these workers. If that makes me a Leninist, I'm not really concerned? IMO these sorts of situations typically organically create organizations, sometimes councils, I was asking whether there was any existence of them.
Illien wrote:
Sorry, but the above does not equate to this;
IMO these sorts of situations typically organically create organizations, sometimes councils, I was asking whether there was any existence of them.
If you don't want to be accused of Leninism I suggest you express yourself more clearly. You seem to go from seeing the need for external communist influence to the need for workers self-organisation.
Don't you think such potential is wasted if not united behind an effective force which has clear demands to put forth? Burning factories is one thing, demanding higher wages is another as is calls for increased union presence, but I think its another stage altogether when workers begin forming their own organisations - e.g some sort of mass assembly - to put forth their demands or to seek their goals.
??Workers regularly put forth very "clear demands", they're not stupid enough to risk death from bullets for no reason. You seem to think making demands is impossible without a formal 'official' organisation - trade unionists and Leninists think the same.
From the video it seems that they were organized on the level of striking workers alerting other workers in nearby factories who would join, which would be v. effective if it was just several factories. But when 50,000 workers are involved new forms of organization are required to be effective, simply owing to the size, don't you think?
You are equating the emergence of certain organisational forms with increased radicality - 'if there were mass assemblies'.... which can be true, but assemblies, workers councils can have conservative content and/or be set up or become dominated as manipulative instruments by 'communist' parties. Or just express the conservative limits of the working class.
I don't know enough, unfortunately, about how garment workers organise on the ground. But the existing unions have admitted they have very little influence at all. We can assume there must be some form of collective decision making on courses of action - these struggles have been going on for decades - whether it sometimes conforms to our notions of assembly or not I don't have a clue. I agree that struggles need to develop their form and content - but am wary of projecting onto them simple prescriptions based on very different cultural and historical experience.
There's the National Garment Workers Federation, although Ret has been critical of them in previous discussions and they only represent about 23,000 out of two million garment workers. I don't know what kind of view they take of the riots and the burning of factories - or whether these were completely independent of the unions.
Solfed article from 1996
And on youtube
Interview with NGWF president Shahida Sarkar
The NGWF and Primark
Interview with an NGWF member
thanks for this. Very interesting. I read the solfed article from 1996 but will give the others a look.
But the NGWF is not communist - either in self-identity or stated goals. They seem to be the most grass roots union, closest to garment workers. But even they admit they have little influence over actual workers' struggles;
Dozens of trade unions in the readymade garment (RMG) sector are hardly in any position to resolve recurrent labour unrests, as they have no control over workers at factory level due to inactivity of most workers' unions, observed trade union leaders.
According to some leaders, at present there are more than 28 registered trade unions and more than 13 unregistered trade unions in the RMG sector.
Of the 200 registered workers' union units at factory level, only 15 or so are active, the trade union leaders claimed.
As a result, the central trade union leaders do not have any proper means of intervention in the wake of any labour unrest, although the leaders are meant to play a major role in resolving labour unrest.
During the recent incidents of unrest, garment workers attacked many factories, but the trade union leaders could not communicate with the workers due to the absence of active workers' union units.
"We know we have a lot of responsibilities in the wake of any unrest in the industrial sector. But, sometimes we feel helpless as we have no control over the workers," said Amirul Haque Amin, secretary general of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF). (Daily Star, Sep 14 08)
http://libcom.org/news/bangladesh-militarized-factory-visions-devouring-demons-capital-15092008
They seem to function more like an NGO; providing legal training and advice, lobbying governments for legal improvements etc.
And the relations with the IWW were afaik over a decade ago, consisting of a visit and some correspondence for a year or so. This led to them being mistakenly described by some as an anarcho-syndicalist union. As I understand, they never joined the IWW, IWA or similar.
I believe they made an application to join the IWA, but this was refused as they were not anarchosyndicalists
I don't think they applied to join in the end - although I may be wrong about this. Presumably there's still some kind of contact with both the IWW and the IWA - the photo in my previous post is from this year, as is this.
How much you can read into it is another question - most likely giving support to FAU is a case of showing solidarity to people who have supported the NGWF in the past. I'm sure they wouldn't call themselves anarcho-syndicalists. I'd guess that the more active members would call themselves Communists of some kind - although again I could be wrong about this.
this probably isn't the right place for this discussion - but that "photo" looks photo shopped to me...
JH's 1st pic comes from this article about the Martin Luther King commemoration day organised at the NGWF HQ in Dhaka; http://www.iww.org/en/node/4931
There's some horribly liberal stuff from the IWW in there;
Members of the Pittsburgh Anti Sweatshop Community Alliance worked with Erik Davis of the Twin Cities IWW and asked the US Ambassador to Bangladesh to open the doors to the Embassy and host this MLK Day celebration. Both Pennsylvania Senators, Specter and Casey, confirmed that they had made formal requests of the Embassy to do so. We are grateful that they did so.
The end result was an Embassy representative attending the MLK Day celebration at the National Garment Workers Federation offices. We are building a Civil Rights Bridge from Pittsburgh to the floor of the global sweatshop and we will need the help of our Senator again in the future.
They have both demonstrated a concern for Human Rights and a willingness to work with the Pittsburgh Anti Sweatshop Community Alliance on specific initiatives such as these.
The program was held on 20 January 2010 at the NGWF offices in Dhaka. Thanks to the hard work of [IWW]FWs in the US, the night's participants also included the Human Rights officer at the US Embassy in Dhaka, David Arulanantham, who attended and gave remarks on behalf of the US government supporting the program.
So realpolitik kicks the IWW's 'the working class and the employing class have nothing in common' well and truly out the window.
the stories of his [MLK] struggles and his use of non-violent direct action were also an inspiration to workers and many parallels between King's work and the ongoing struggle here were clearly present and felt by everyone in the room.
So advocating pacifist tactics rather than the militant struggles the garment workers actually often use.
After the program, Amin, Mr. Arulanantham, and my self[IWW rep] met with the Bangladesh Undersecretary of Labor in Amin's office. There was a good discussion of some of the problems with labor law enforcement and repression in Bangladesh. We also discussed having another meeting with Mr. Arulanantham in the future, which he was completely open to.
So now the IWW is functioning as an NGO lobbyist of Bangladeshi and US government officials. Nothing remotely radical in any of this.
it definitely built a stronger alliance between IWW and the NGWF.
I.e., crude reformism is unashamedly necessary for recruitment drives?
Some of the things the NGOs do for them may even be of some benefit to garment workers, and the IWW has independently organised benefits for NGWF - but I can't see what the class-collaborationist NGO tactics have to do with the supposed revolutionary aims of the IWW.
well you can either be "for all workers" or you can have revolutionary principles, but you can't do both. but that's another thread.
But the IWW could still give support to garment workers without replicating/interacting with NGO-type tactics.
Yes it could, but it rejects the idea of political membership criteria, and is internally democratic, so it's no surprise they come out with less-than-revolutionary statements.
In the UK at least you only need to confirm you're a worker and will "study" the aims/constitution, not even agree with them, which leaves the preamble as a bit of a historical relic.
OK, I see what you're getting at now.
Steven wrote:
Why would garment workers want to photoshop a banner rather than make one?
But to make a banner like that seems a massive waste of effort - as 99.9% of garment workers won't read English or know what the issue is about. I very much doubt it would be used for more than that photo.
That sounds quite possible.
There's another IWW article here which at least has more to say about the NGWF than the IWW.
http://sisyphuspeak.blogspot.com/2007/07/bangladesh-national-garment-workers.html
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November 03, 2022 at 07:30 AM EDT
Raises Revenue and EBITDA Guidance for Full Year 2022
Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) ("Thryv" or the "Company"), the leading small business software platform, announced that it grew its SaaS revenue 26% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022 and has raised revenue guidance for full year 2022.
"We are pleased to report a strong third quarter as we continue to make tremendous progress on our strategic priorities," said Joe Walsh, Chairman and CEO. "Our SaaS revenue growth, up 26% year-over-year, was ahead of our SaaS guidance targets. Subscribers and ARPU both grew at double digits year-over-year. These strides reflect our investment in our product and client success team."
As a result of a strong third quarter exceeding guidance, Thryv is increasing guidance for full year 2022 SaaS revenue and Marketing Services revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.
"We are transforming the small business sector one business at a time, supporting entrepreneurs as they move their operations to the cloud. We focus on our clients' engagement and usage which drives their loyalty and spend and allows us to deliver on our objectives," Walsh continued. "In support of our goal of international expansion, we recently announced the opening of our regional HQ in Toronto, the hiring of our Canadian sales team and key partnerships with GetinTheLoop and the Canadian Franchise Association. Marie Caron, our international president, is succeeding in making a difference and assisting our clients as we expand across the globe."
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Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
Total SaaS1 revenue was $56.6 million, a 26.1% increase year-over-year
Total Marketing Services2 revenue was $224.0 million, an 11.2% decrease year-over-year
Consolidated total revenue was $280.7 million, a decrease of 5.6% year-over-year
Consolidated net income was $13.3 million
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA3 was $65.4 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.3%
Total SaaS4 Adjusted EBITDA loss was $2.2 million
Total Marketing Services5 Adjusted EBITDA was $67.6 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 30.2%
Consolidated Gross Profit was $175.6 million, a decrease of 9.1% year-over-year
Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit6 was $185.6 million
SaaS Gross Profit was $34.4 million, representing a Gross Profit Margin of 60.8%
SaaS Adjusted Gross Profit7 was $35.9 million, representing an Adjusted Gross Profit Margin of 63.5%
SaaS Metrics
SaaS monthly Average Revenue per Unit ("ARPU")8 increased to $377 for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $340 in the third quarter of 2021
Total SaaS clients increased 13% year-over-year to 51 thousand for the third quarter of 2022
Seasoned Net Dollar Retention9 was 92% at end of the third quarter of 2022
SaaS monthly active users10 increased 19% year-over-year to 37 thousand active users for the third quarter of 2022
ThryvPay annualized total payment volume of approximately $160 million for the third quarter of 2022
Based on information available as of November 3, 2022, Thryv is raising guidance11 for the full year 2022 as indicated below:
For the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company expects:
Total SaaS revenue in a range of $57.0 to $58.0 million
Total SaaS Adjusted EBITDA loss11 in a range of $3.4 to $4.4 million
Total Marketing Services revenue in a range of $199.0 to $209.0 million
For the full year 2022, the Company expects:
Total SaaS revenue in a range of $214.0 to $215.0 million
Total SaaS Adjusted EBITDA loss12 in a range of $14.5 to $15.5 million
Total Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA13 in a range of $338.0 to $341.0 million
1 Total SaaS revenue in the U.S. and International segments was $55.4 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
2 Total Marketing Services revenue in the U.S. and International segments was $197.2 million and $26.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
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5 Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA in the U.S. and International segments was $61.8 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Total Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Supplemental Financial Information" below for more information.
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Tag: housing crisis
Membership Meeting to Discuss Eviction Moratorium
By Berkeley Tenants Union Posted on January 27, 2021 Posted in Issues
The next meeting will be Saturday, February 13 at 5:00 PM on the Zoom platform, online. Members will be sent an email about the meeting. Agenda items will be sent out soon, but the major topic of this meeting will be the status of the local eviction moratorium.
To become a member, contact Berkeley Tenants Union by email. Dues are on a sliding scale and can be paid in a number of different ways. Members are eligible for our monthly counseling sessions as well as a strong say about what issues the organization chooses for action. Ask to see the BTU by-laws for more information.
Be sure that you are on the mailing list too.
Also, please share this Facebook link to our meeting, or a link to this post – let's build our numbers and bring more power to the people!
https://fb.me/e/3KLr3BzA5
Berkeley Tenants Are Organizing!
"The current city moratorium has "weak" penalties for property owners who institute late fees, lock out tenants or threaten renters, according to (a Berkeley Tenants Union leader) Lewis. He said crucial parts of the measure, such as amendments to include renters' rights on eviction notices, were removed Nov. 17. If the stricter moratorium passes, it will not take effect until February 2021 due to restrictions in a statewide moratorium that prevents property owners from taking tenants to court, according to Lewis."
https://www.dailycal.org/2020/12/08/berkeley-city-council-votes-on-measure-to-strengthen-eviction-moratorium/
Berkeley Landlords Are Organizing Too!
"There are multiple Eviction Moratoriums in effect during this pandemic. Berkeley's Eviction Moratorium currently prohibits any type of eviction during the local state of emergency and dictates how rent not paid during the pandemic is to be handled. The state's Eviction Moratorium (AB 3088 effective Sept 1 to Jan 31) is currently being modified at the legislature. We expect the moratorium will be extended through June of 2021, as well as continue to defer the 25% payment of rent until then. BPOA is working to provide guidance as to how the state's extension will interact with our local Eviction Moratorium."
https://www.bpoa.org/
City of Berkeley's COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Factsheet
https://berkeleytenants.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Covid-19-Tenant-Factsheet_4-07-2020-1.pdf
Rent Board Info on Local Protections
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Can_t_Pay_Rent_Due_to_COVID-19_.aspx
Apartment Owners' Thoughts on the Moratorium
https://caanet.org/kb/berkeley-eviction-moratorium-caa-summary/
Your Rights Under the State Law
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/consumer-law-economic-justice/projects/consumer-protection-guides-covid-19/issue-i-tenants-rights-covid-19/
Weak Federal Protections Extended by Biden
"At President Biden's direction, the eviction moratorium from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been extended to March 31. But tens of millions of people owing back rent may be forced out of their homes even with the extension. After months of wrangling, Congress allocated $25 billion in rental assistance."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/eviction-crisis-moratorium.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
July 2020 Summary of Local Law
https://patch.com/california/berkeley/berkeley-eviction-protections-renters-struggling-due-coronavirus-1
The East Bay Community Law Center is working with City of Berkeley leaders to establish a housing policy called the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. Learn more about TOPA here:
Save Our State: Yes on 10
By Katherine Harr Posted on October 16, 2018 Posted in Actions, Issues
Yes on Prop 10
Repeal Costa-Hawkins
Prop 10 is the most important ballot measure renters in California have voted on in decades!
If y'all want to save what is left of Berkeley, or San Francisco, or Oakland or even LA, y'all better get out there and do something for Yes on 10!
Yes on 10
https://voteyesonprop10.org/
Learn to Talk About Prop 10
http://www.tenantstogether.org/campaigns/repeal-costa-hawkins-rental-housing-act
PROP 10 is about LOCAL CONTROL
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article218278780.html
Comprehensive Research Report from UC Berkeley
https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/opening-door-rent-control
The Community Power Slate sponsors a Yes on 10 forum:
SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 – 3 PM
2939 Ellis Street at Ashby
Community Power Slate
Elect a Pro-Tenant Rent Board in Berkeley
For over a quarter century, Berkeley progressives have come together to choose a consensus slate for the Rent Board. This spring, the Berkeley Tenant Convention chose local leaders John Selawsky (formerly on the School Board) and Paola Laverde, currently the Rent Board's Vice Chair and an outspoken advocate for Yes on Prop 10. Also on the Community Power Slate for Berkeley Rent Board are James Chang, UCB junior Soli Alpert, and Maria Poblet, a founder of Causa Justa Oakland.
The landlords are running an opposition slate, so pay attention when voting!
https://www.facebook.com/CommunityPowerSlate/
MORE ELECTION NEWS
Berkeley City Council
BTU endorsed Kate Harrison (District 4: Downtown) and Igor Tregub (District 1: Fourth Street, North Berkeley BART). Igor used to be on the Rent Board and has always been a solid advocate for tenants. Kate is the wisest leader in Berkeley, with a lot of behind the scenes experience in San Francisco's crazier days. She has done amazing work for affordable housing on the City Council in her very short term.
Both of these leaders are reasonable people with good hearts who look at facts when making decisions.
Send them money!
https://www.igortregub.com/
BTU also endorsed Rigel Robinson, a newcomer whose website mentions nothing about renters in the housing policy statement. He is currently External Affairs Vice President of the ASUC and will fill the district with the most renters, taking the place of longtime tenant leader Kriss Worthington, who has endorsed Robinson.
"Rigel believes we need to build more housing, for all students, right next to campus, right now. As a City Councilmember, he'll push for zoning requirements that allow for taller, denser buildings around campus — while fighting for more units that are affordable."
https://rigelrobinson.com/
Finally, BTU endorsed Mary Kay Lacey for District 8. Lacey will fight for renters in the district which has been represented by Lori Droste, who repeatedly voted to eliminate rent controlled units through demolitions and conversions to Air BnB. Lacey became known for her work on the Task Force to Save Alta Bates hospital.
"Protect against displacement by building targeted affordable housing for students, working families and those facing eviction… I am also fully committed to the Pathways Project and a 'housing first' solution to our homelessness crisis."
https://lacey2018.com/issues/
BTU-Endorsed Candidates:
State Assembly: Jovanka Beckles
Rent Board: Soli Alpert, James Chang, Paola Laverde, Maria Poblet, John Selawsky (Community Power Slate)
Council District 1: Igor Tregub
Council District 4: Kate Harrison
Council District 7: Rigel Robisnon
Council District 8: Mary Kay Lacey
BTU-Endorsed Housing Measures:
Prop 10 (Costa-Hawkins Repeal): YES!
Measure O (Affordable Housing Bond): Yes
Measure P (Transfer Tax for Homeless Services): Yes
Measure Q (Rent Board Amendments): No Endorsement
Prop 1 (Affordable Housing Bond): Yes
Prop 2 (Homeless Prevention Bond): Yes
Prop 5 (Property Tax Break): No
Now, The Good News
At their 10th anniversary celebration, the statewide renters group Tenants Together chose to honor Berkeley's own Julia Cato, who has worked hard with several groups – including BTU – to make sure the voices of seniors and tenants are heard by the folks who represent us.
Tenants Together also has a counselor training coming up. I don't think anyone does counseling for BTU since I left, so someone really should try to get the program up and running again! Tenants could use a peer advocate to help them navigate the bureaucracies that govern, even if California does get some better laws this election day!
More Worried About Trump than Lakireddy?
Get Involved on the National Level!
The Right to the City Alliance / Homes For All held their second national Renter Power Assembly this summer, with over 100 tenant groups coming together from all over the United States. Start by joining their mailing list to give renters a unified voice on national housing policy!
"If the housing crisis has been slow to register at the level of national politics, it's not for lack of momentum at the grassroots. There is no major city in the United States today without a multitude of tenants' rights groups, and "gentrification" has, in the span of a decade, crossed from left-wing academic journals into everyday language. From coast to coast, a loosely organized, intersectional, and bottom-up movement is coalescing around housing justice—the idea that housing is inextricable from a range of other issues like racial justice, poverty, the environment, immigration, and the rights of the formerly incarcerated."
https://righttothecity.org/
LEARN MORE SUNDAY:
KEEP UP WITH BTU ON FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/berkeleytenants/
ELECT RENTERS
SAVE CALIFORNIA
https://www.facebook.com/yesonprop10/
Rent Control for All!
By Katherine Harr Posted on July 28, 2018 Posted in Actions
Tuesday the City Council will vote on a proposed ballot measure updating the rent laws to prepare Berkeley for a world without Costa-Hawkins. One of the major changes is that buildings build after 1980 could be rent controlled! Right now, the state law Costa-Hawkins says that cannot happen. The Berkeley City Council will be discussing how old a building should be before rent increases are limited. They seem to favor setting this period to be between 12-15 years. Maybe you would like all buildings under rent control NOW?
BTU member Paola Laverde sent in the information below:
Berkeley Renters We Need You!
The Rent Is Too Damn High!
126 hours at minimum wage will pay for a one bedroom in Berkeley. Source: http://tinyurl.com/yd6y6a96
Come out to Tuesday's City Council meeting and make sure your voice is heard as the City Council debates whether to expand rent control.
We need you there to ensure that the City Council does not cave in to developers who want to delay new rent control for 20 YEARS OR MORE!
Where: Council Chambers: 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
When: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 6 P. M.
What: The Council will be debating how long rent control should be delayed on newly constructed rental units. The proposal before them is 12 to 15 years. However, property owners and developers are screaming that nothing less than 20 to 30 years is acceptable.
If tenants do not raise their voices loudly, the City Council may cave in to property owners and developers, leaving renters to suffer as already unaffordable rents sky rocket even higher.
The decision reached by the Council on Tuesday night may be put on the November 6, 2018, ballot for Berkeley voters to decide. It will only go into effect if Proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act, is approved by California voters.
Now is the time to take a stand against big money and the rental housing industry that is responsible for the affordability crisis impacting Berkeley.
Berkeley Ordinance Amendments
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2018/07_Jul/City_Council__07-31-2018_-_Special_Meeting_Agenda.aspx
see Item #6
California Prop 10 Would Allow Berkeley to Expand Coverage
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=10&year=2018
The Statewide Movement
https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/07/rent-control-is-gaining-steam-in-california/565856/
Measure U1: Renters Deserve A Share
By Berkeley Tenants Union Posted on July 6, 2017 Posted in Actions
Measure U1 Allocations To Be Discussed Tuesday July 11
BTU Needs You to Push for Rental Assistance!
The City Council is beginning to discuss how to spend money from the 2016 landlord tax, Measure U1.
You may have seen emails from our allies asking you to comment on Measure U1 funding for particular affordable housing projects, but we want you to remind the Council that a portion of Measure U1 funding is also designated for homelessness prevention. It was always the intention of the authors of the 2016 ballot measure that some money go to reinstate Berkeley's rental assistance program and boost the number of low-income renters that can defend themselves against Berkeley's many bogus eviction attempts.
BTU is calling for you to contact the City Council to ask that renters get their fair share from the new tax on high rents generated by Measure U1 – because rent control is Berkeley's most effective affordable housing program! With about 20% of Berkeley below the poverty level, keeping folks in their rent controlled units is certainly homelessness prevention! The market rent for a new tenant in an older, rent-controlled two bedroom is already $2,600 and "affordable housing units" in developments like The Avalon (by Aquatic Park) rent for $1,445 for a studio – how is that affordable?
Please Email the Council something like this right away!
TO: council@cityofberkeley.info
CC: clerk@cityofberkeley.info
Re: Items 37a and 37b; Items 38a and 38b (July 11)
Rent control is Berkeley's most effective affordable housing program. BTU calls for more local anti-displacement funding, especially more funding for eviction defense and rental assistance (the "Housing Retention Program.") Berkeley Tenants Union believes that the portion of funding raised by Measure U1 that should be designated, per the measure, for "homelessness prevention" should be spent on programs which stabilize the housing of low-income renters and thereby preserve economic and social diversity. BTU does not support a delay in committing this funding during a housing emergency. Please prioritize more help for low-income tenants struggling to stay in Berkeley!
Also on the Agenda: Soft Story Update Item 43
Soft story means buildings that will kill everyone by collapsing in an earthquake. They were required to retrofit and have been told since 2006 that this would be required. They get really cheap city loans, too! But 24 have not complied and – thanks to pressure from BTU and vocal advocates like Igor Tregub – they are now being fined by the Building Department.
"This report also provides an update on the status of mandatory seismic retrofits required by Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 19.39 for buildings with a soft, weak or open front ("Soft Story") condition and five or more dwelling units. Soft Story building owners had a December 31, 2016 deadline to apply for building permits for seismic retrofits. Of the 86 buildings remaining on the Soft Story inventory, 62 buildings containing 617 dwelling units have now applied for or been issued permits. The Building and Safety Division issued warning letters of administrative citation on March 28, 2017 to owners who had not applied for a building permit and the first citations were issued to ten building owners on May 30."
Tenant Activist Elisa Cooper
Berkeley has lost another important voice for housing. Elisa Cooper, who took on a major role representing Friends of Adeline on the 2016 Tenant Convention Planning Committee, was also a strong advocate for people with disabilities and those who have the very least in our community. She strongly opposed BTU charging dues and her voice will be missed when that issue comes up again this fall.
Rent Board Election: Campaign Finance Complaint
At the July 20th Fair Campaign Practices Commission (FCPC) meeting, the Commission will hear a complaint registered against the Berkeley Rental Housing Coalition for failing to properly record campaign finances. This is not the first time this has occurred. Because of the blatant repeat offences committed by this organization, the Berkeley Tenants Union feels strongly that in order for the Berkeley Election Reform Act to have any teeth, the maximum penalty should be imposed.
Please support BTU's letter by emailing: FCPC@CityofBerkeley.info
BTU letter for FCPC
Victory on Affordable Housing Fee
"Officials voted Tuesday night, with eight in favor and Councilwoman Lori Droste abstaining, to increase a fee linked to affordable units from $34,000 to $37,000. Council also changed the formula for how the fee is calculated so it's based on the total project rather than just the market-rate units, as it was previously."
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/06/30/despite-concerns-lack-data-berkeley-council-votes-increase-developer-fee/
Problems Continue at City Council
"The major problem, one which has been the major problem in the approximately forty years since I've been watching the Berkeley City Council on and off, is that the only reliable way to get the attention of even the best-intentioned city council is to have as many concerned citizens as possible show up in the flesh to make their case in what's become one or two minute sound-bytes."
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-06-16/article/45818?headline=Berkeley-councilmembers-need-to-become-better-listeners–Becky-O-Malley
Solution? Comment Online to Council on Item 25, Berkeley Way Project
"Comments about the plan can be posted online by registered users of Berkeley Considers, with or without their name at www.cityofberkeley.info/considers. However, users are asked confidentially for their name and home address upon registration, to distinguish which statements are from local residents, according to a news release from the city."
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/07/05/input-sought-on-3-million-berkeley-affordable-housing-project-allocation/
Is Berkeley Way Project Too Big?
"The two-building project, set to take the place of the public parking lot at Berkeley Way and Henry Street, is slated to include 89 affordable apartments in one building and, in the other, 53 studios of permanent supportive housing, 32 shelter beds, 12 transitional units for veterans, and a first-floor services center with a community kitchen. City leaders have long described the $90 million project, a collaboration with the Berkeley Food & Housing Project (BFHP) and Bridge Housing, as "visionary" in scope."
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/06/15/with-council-all-in-on-berkeley-way-homeless-housing-trust-fund-at-zero/
Another Way to Reach the City Council
Our good friends at Berkeley Citizens Action are holding a town hall with (most of) the progressives we elected this fall! The meeting is Sunday July 16 at 3 PM at South Berkeley Senior Center – go tell them we need more funding for rental assistance and access to just cause eviction protections! Arreguin, Worthington and Davila are all renters!
"Confirmed: Mayor Jesse Arreguín. Councilmembers: Kate Harrison, Kriss Worthington, Ben Bartlett, Sophie Hahn, waiting confirmation from councilmember Cheryl Davila." according to BCA
Housing Fee: Rent Control and the Housing Crisis
" A very serious problem confronting the City Council is the limits of what a city can do since rent control was abolished by the California legislature in 1995. Unquestionably, decontrol mainly accounts for the incredibly high rents. Even if we accept the US Census underestimated count of the poor in Berkeley, which is over 24,000 –that's too many individuals and families who can be accommodated by the relatively few available below market rate units. A Berkeley City Council member pointed out that the projects which have already been approved will meet only 3 percent of the goal for low income housing."
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-06-30/article/45843?headline=The-affordable-housing-crisis-how-Berkeley-should-deal-with-it–Harry-Brill-
Housing Fee: Was It Really a Victory?
"On the same night of San Francisco's OMI victory, Berkeley retreated to its failed anti-housing past. The Berkeley City Council ignored the pleas of housing experts such as Karen Chapple of the UC Berkeley Urban Displacement Project, environmental groups such as the Greenbelt Alliance along with ample public testimony and voted 8-0-1 to impose new housing development fees based on 2015 rather than 2017 cost data. Why would the City Council raise fees based on a 2015 feasibility study? Anyone familiar with rising construction costs since 2015 knows that such data is outdated."
http://www.beyondchron.org/sf-advances-berkeley-retreats/
Berkeley Rent Control History Rewrite
When the landlords took over the Rent Board, they hired this guy!
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/27/my-word-alamedas-just-cause-evictions-law-should-be-quashed/
More About Elisa Cooper
"What I will remember most about Elisa was her stating at numerous council meetings how the property transfer tax had been increased by 0.5% in 1990 for the purpose of providing a steady revenue stream for affordable housing – but then the revenue was diverted to the General Fund during the Great Recession – and never restored."
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/07/05/opinion-elisa-cooper-taught-history-affordable-housing-shortage/
Demolition on Tenth Street Remanded
http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-06-23/article/45827?headline=SQUEAKY-WHEEL-The-Form-of-Infill–Toni-Mester
BTU History
The Berkeley Tenants Union was the subject of a recent research paper.
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Berkeley_Tenants_Union_in_the_1970s
Tenants Win Berkeley Elections!
By berkeleytenants Posted on November 16, 2016 Posted in Issues
BPOA spent $1 Million – and lost!
Like progressives all over America, Berkeley voters are sad, angry and frightened about the national election results. However, we have a lot to celebrate at home, and can look forward to once again leading these United States in progressive, humane, and innovative solutions, particularly to the problem of ensuring safe and affordable homes for all.
The big landlords who control about 50% of all rental housing in Berkeley spent about a million dollars to defeat the affordable housing tax Measure U1, and promote their deceptive Measure DD. That is well over $15 per voter! Yet Berkeley voters reaffirmed affordable housing as a core Berkeley value with 75% voting for U1 and 71% voting against DD. This tax on large landlords is expected to generate $4 million annually in new revenue for affordable housing and homelessness prevention programs!!
East Palo Alto also passed a similar landlord tax, and it is hoped this will be a model to take back profits being drained out of our communities and use them to build homes.
Additionally, Berkeley supported stronger protections for families being evicted for owners to move in. Measure AA, which passed with an astounding 73% of the vote, was put on the ballot at the request of the Rent Board.
ProRenter candidates also got strong support from Berkeley. Renter Cheryl Davila beat incumbent Darryl Moore in District 2 despite generous spending by the Association of Realtors for Moore. BTU Members Ben Bartlett and Sophie Hahn were also elected to the City Council, and BTU Member Jesse Arreguin was elected as Mayor!
Perhaps the best news of all for tenants is that landlord incumbent Judy Hunt was voted off the Rent Board, with the "CALI Slate" chosen at the 2016 Tenant Convention easily defeating Hunt's tiny team.
Elsewhere in the Bay Area, California gained its first new rent control in decades, and even in places like Alameda, where the tenant measure was defeated, renters did gain new protections on November 8.
Soon the new City Council will move forward on core BTU issues like Short Term Rentals and mitigations for Demolition of Rent Controlled Units. BTU will work to guide our new leaders, who we hope will be more responsive to what everyday folks need in order to keep Berkeley a place we can all call home.
ProTenant Slate Wins Rent Board, Removes Landlord Incumbent
"The 2016 Berkeley Tenant Convention, hosted by a coalition of Berkeley political groups and attended by nearly 400 Berkeley residents, selected the four CALI Slate members from nine potential candidates."
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/11/09/cali-slate-sweeps-open-seats-berkeley-rent-board/
Victories for Affordable Housing, Tenants Rights
"Berkeley citizens voted to pass Measure U1 on Tuesday with 74.06 percent…Berkeley voters passed Measure AA on Tuesday with 72.29 percent of the vote as of press time, which will place more regulations on owner move-in evictions."
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/11/09/city-measures-t1-u1-v1-w1-x1-y1-z1-aa-pass-measures-bb-cc-dd-fail/
Landslide for Landlord Tax
"Berkeley voters approved a landlord tax that will raise millions for affordable housing.
The measure, U1, passed with about 74 percent of the vote. A competing measure, which landlord groups placed on the ballot in an effort to undermine U1, was crushed, with 71 percent voters rejecting it…
Proponents of U1 filed a state Fair Political Practices Commission complaint against the Berkeley Property Owners Association, alleging they broke the law by using anonymous LLCs to finance their opposition campaign and make it appear that a large group of landlords were opposing the measure, when in fact it was just a handful. The FPPC hasn't ruled on the complaint yet."
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2016/11/09/berkeley-landlord-tax-easily-passes
Berkeley Gets Activist Renter as Mayor
"Arreguin said, "I am a renter. I'm like many people in Berkeley, I'm trapped in this housing crisis."
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/11/11/berkeleys-first-latino-mayor-elect-is-also-its-youngest-ever/
Progressives Take Three of Four Council Seats
"Sophie Hahn handily won the District 5 council seat being vacated by Capitelli, defeating another candidate with real estate industry backing, Stephen Murphy, 61.9 percent to 38.1 percent. Hahn is a member of the Zoning Adjustments Board. Capitelli endorsed Murphy, his appointee to the Planning Commission and the panel's current chairman.
Berkeley for several years has been the scene of a major debate over skyrocketing rents and the shortage of affordable housing, with a six-person council majority backing many controversial development-related issues."
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/11/09/berkeley-voters-elect-arreguin-mayor/
Not Everybody Got Rent Control
"Voters in Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Richmond supported some form of rent stabilization or eviction protection legislation while only Burlingame and San Mateo favored a "no" decision."
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Alameda-County-Voters-OK-Rent-Control-Housing-Measures-400516081.html
Details on Rent Control Votes
"Measure L in Richmond, which would enact limits on rent increases and landlord evictions, was victorious with 64 percent of the votes cast. In Oakland, with all 279 precincts reporting, 74 percent of voters supported Measure JJ, which requires landlords to get permission from the rent board before increasing rents above the consumer price index and expands eviction protections. In Mountain View, Measure V, which was placed on the ballot by voters, had a slim victory with 53 percent, while W, the council-backed measure fell short with 49 percent.
In Alameda, ground zero for the battle for rent control, Measure M1, the strict tenant rent control measure sponsored by tenants groups, only garnered 34 percent of the vote, well shy of the necessary simple majority. Instead, 56 percent of voters approved L1, a competing, council-backed initiative that did not cap rent increases. Instead landlords must go to mediation in order to increase rents above 5 percent. And in San Mateo County, Measure R in Burlingame mustered just 31 percent of voters, while Measure Q in San Mateo got 38 percent."
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/11/03/bay-area-rent-control-measures/
Oakland Gets What Berkeley Has: Details on Renters Upgrade
https://oaklandnorth.net/2016/10/28/oakland-residents-to-vote-on-rent-control-initiative-this-november/
Mountain View Gets Eviction Protections Too
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2016/11/15/fearing-evictions-city-backs-immediate-tenant-protections
Record Spending and Fair Political Practices Complaint
"The political action committee for the Berkeley Property Owners Association has steered more than $892,540 in donations to defeat Measure U1 and promote Measure DD, two competing measures that would raise the business tax on rental units… Most of the donors to the "Committee for Real Affordable Housing – Yes on Measure DD, No on Measure U1, Sponsored by the Berkeley Property Owners' Association," have not made contributions in their own names. They have used the LLC they created to run various apartment complexes. UC Berkeley's Progressive Student Alliance filed a complaint about this practice with the Fair Political Practices Commission, which is investigating the situation."
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/11/07/fight-involving-measure-dd-and-measure-u1-is-costliest-in-election/
Student Editorial Contrasts Berkeley Wins with National Loss
"Moreover, Berkeley voters proved largely immune to false and misleading campaigns, easily selecting measure U1 over DD, increasing landlord taxes for Berkeley's wealthiest landlords while still protecting both tenants and small landlords."
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/11/15/trump-will-not-halt-berkeleys-fight-justice/
National: Senator Boxer Leads Charge to Make Popular Vote Count
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Senator-Boxer-to-Introduce-Bill-to-Eliminate-Electoral-College–401314945.html
No-Fault Eviction Relocation Funds
By Katherine Harr Posted on October 24, 2016 Posted in Issues
It's a funny thing law makers have to deal with: the people! Anything approved by the voters can only be changed by the voters. We out-rank the City Council, the Rent Board, even the state legislature. However, this also ties the hands of elected officials.
That is why Measure AA on the November 8th ballot in Berkeley is a much-needed fix. In November 2000, voters approved relocation funds and eviction protections for elderly and disabled tenants when Berkeley experienced the first big wave of owner-move-in evictions (OMI). But now the only way to update the 16-year-old relocation amounts is to go to the ballot box with Measure AA.
The City Council just raised the relocation funds for tenants thrown out for the other common no-fault eviction, the Ellis Act. Eviction restrictions and relocation funds for the Ellis Act were not decided by the voters, so City Council was permitted to update Ellis relocation assistance following a request by the Rent Board.
Rent Board Ellis Report
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Level_3_-_General/INFO_Ellis%20Report%20to%20Committee_5-4-16.pdf
City Council Item
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2016/10_Oct/Documents/2016-10-18_Item_03_Ordinance_7507.aspx
Berkeley Measure AA
"Measure AA is endorsed by many different groups, because it supports education, preserves diversity, and by slowing displacement it also helps the environment."
http://www.berkeleymeasureaa.org/
Election Complaint Against Measure DD
A UC student association filed a complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission regarding campaign law violations by the landlord group "Committee for Real Affordable Housing Yes on Measure DD, No on Measure U1, Sponsored By Berkeley Property Owners Association."
According to the press release, the list of violations "…includes multiple advertisements and literature that does not include the mandatory disclosure requirements. In one case, a mailed document was sent without proper disclosure, and was deceptively designed to look like an official government document."
pressreleasereaffordablehousingproponentsslambiglandlordsoncampaignviolations
Is this a campaign violation?
More on Suspected Campaign Violations
"Stefan Elgstrand, secretary of the Berkeley Tenants Union, said the Berkeley Tenants Union supported the FPPC filing. 'We want to make sure that these groups that do these deceptive mailings are held accountable,' Elgstrand said."
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/10/23/campus-group-files-complaint-measure-dd-campaign-alleged-violations/
More on Measure U1 and Measure DD
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-10-14/article/45005?headline=Measures-U1-and-DD-br-What-s-the-difference—Rob-Wrenn


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Mike WiLL Made It "23" (ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J) (video)
Mike WiLL Made It and his "23" pals Miley Cyrus, Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa flex but the finest of Air Jordan's and modified Bulls gear in the weirdo, high school-set video for the purp-swiggin' pop-rap single.
Following Mike WiLL's commandeering of the principal's office to blare the bouncy cut through the school P.A., we find Miley, wrapped up in red and black jersey-knit diapers, smoking and grinding in the girls room. Khalifa does his best to figure out the chemical makeup of a sweet pair of kicks, and strip club savant Juicy J just looks too phenomenally pervy in his chainmail hoodie to be hanging around with teens. You can rest assured, the video also includes butt-wagging pep rallies, inexplicably gold-trimmed b-ball nets, and Miley sticking out that infamous tongue.
Strap on some J's and give it a stream down below.
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H̲, ou H trait souscrit ou H souligné, est un graphème utilisé dans l'écriture de l'oneida. Il s'agit de la lettre H diacritée d'un trait souscrit ; trait qui peut s'associer à celui que peut comporter la lettre précédente ou suivante comme si elles étaient soulignées d'un seul trait. Il n'est pas à confondre avec le H̱, H macron souscrit.

Utilisation
En oneida, le H souligné est utilisé dans les syllabes murmurées soulignées en fin de mots.

Représentations informatiques
 Unicode (commandes C0 et latin de base, diacritiques) :

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Voir aussi
 Écriture latine
 H (lettre)
 Soulignement
 Trait souscrit

Lettre H diacritée
Lettre latine comportant un trait souscrit

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One day after hatching at the Decorah North eagles' nest, an eaglet has died. DN10 hatched on Monday at the Decorah's North nest.
Raptor Resource Project said in their Facebook post, "We have no idea what the cause may have been, nor do we want to speculate."
One eaglet remains at the North nest.
Raptor Resource Project announced the death of the eaglet on Tuesday and added, "While we are mourning this loss for the North family, the sadness is tempered seeing how healthy, strong, vibrant, active, and vocal DN9 is, and hope the remainder of the season is a blessed one for them raising just one eaglet."
For complete details go to: https://www.facebook.com/RaptorResourceProject/.


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Verizon Buying AOL for $4.4b
by Kristofer Brozio • May 12, 2015
So Verizon just announced it's buying AOL for 4.4 billion dollars. I'm a Verizon customer for cable, phone and internet and I have to wonder what this means to me? I can't stand AOL, I really hope they don't force us to use AOL services in one form or another.. Whatever, full PR below for you..
Taking another significant step in building digital and video platforms to drive future growth, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) for $50 per share — an estimated total value of approximately $4.4 billion.
Verizon's acquisition further drives its LTE wireless video and OTT (over-the-top video) strategy. The agreement will also support and connect to Verizon's IoT (Internet of Things) platforms, creating a growth platform from wireless to IoT for consumers and businesses.
AOL is a leader in the digital content and advertising platforms space, and the combination of Verizon and AOL creates a scaled, mobile-first platform offering directly targeted at what eMarketer estimates is a nearly $600 billion global advertising industry. AOL's key assets include its subscription business; its premium portfolio of global content brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Engadget, MAKERS and AOL.com, as well as its millennial-focused OTT, Emmy-nominated original video content; and its programmatic advertising platforms.
Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO, said: "Verizon's vision is to provide customers with a premium digital experience based on a global multiscreen network platform. This acquisition supports our strategy to provide a cross-screen connection for consumers, creators and advertisers to deliver that premium customer experience."
He added, "AOL has once again become a digital trailblazer, and we are excited at the prospect of charting a new course together in the digitally connected world. At Verizon, we've been strategically investing in emerging technology, including Verizon Digital Media Services and OTT, that taps into the market shift to digital content and advertising. AOL's advertising model aligns with this approach, and the advertising platform provides a key tool for us to develop future revenue streams."
Tim Armstrong, AOL chairman and CEO, will continue to lead AOL operations after closing.
Armstrong said, "Verizon is a leader in mobile and OTT connected platforms, and the combination of Verizon and AOL creates a unique and scaled mobile and OTT media platform for creators, consumers and advertisers. The visions of Verizon and AOL are shared; the companies have existing successful partnerships, and we are excited to work with the team at Verizon to create the next generation of media through mobile and video."
The transaction will take the form of a tender offer followed by a merger, with AOL becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon upon completion.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions and is expected to close this summer.
Verizon expects to fund the transaction from cash on hand and commercial paper. The company also continues to expect to return to pre-Vodafone transaction credit ratings in the 2018-2019 timeframe.
Transaction advisers for Verizon were LionTree Advisors; Guggenheim Partners; and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. AOL advisers were Allen & Company LLC and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
http://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-acquire-aol
Tags: AOL Merger Verizon
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Anonymous Comments
Published: Mon 25 January 2016
Revised: Sat 02 April 2016
Category: personal notes
Tags: self reflection social experiments
Anonymouse comments about some of my social network contacts.
A contact on one of my social networks tried an experiment, and I decided to try it to. I posted something like this:
For everyone who "likes" this post in the next 24 hours, I'll make an anonymous comment about you.
My contacts could opt in, effectively asking me to make some sort of comment about them, posted publicly but without their name attached. Everyone who "liked" the post knows that I wrote a comment about them, but they don't know which comment is theirs. Everyone can also see the list of other people who "liked" the initial post, so they know who the other comments might be about. But I am the only person who knew for sure which comment belonged to which person. (I've forgotten many of them now).
It was a fascinating exercise for me. I was able to reflect on the people in my life, both what they're doing with their lives and what they mean for my life. Because the people around me play a large role in determining how I'm able to create my own identity, these comments are probably more about me and how I view the world than about the people I'm writing about.
If there's a simple "take-away," it's that I didn't have to try to avoid saying negative things. Positive things are what came to mind first.
Thus I present you with the comments. Each paragraph below is about a single person I know.
You are the definition of "well-adjusted human." It's not everybody who finds a place in society, fills their role perfectly, and remains both interesting and dedicated. I respect that a lot.
You're among the most fundamentally creative and curious people I've met. You've knowingly chosen a difficult career path so that you can fill your life with things society says are supposed to be frivolous, which takes a lot of strength. You and I both know society is wrong.
I used to think I was invisible to you, then we did that one thing together and it became obvious that I wasn't. I respect your recent decision to face the unknown and change things up, so I hope everything goes well!
You're one of a handful of people who got caught up in a rather negative period of my life, and I wish I had been more capable of expressing my gratitude for the ways you helped me grow while we worked on that thing together. I know you weren't having the easiest time either, so I'm very happy to see you're still chugging along.
You live, quite literally, in a very different socio-cultural world than me. There are many reasons we'll probably never end up in a situation where we become close friends, but I'm really glad that people like you exist in the world.
Do you remember that time I did something stupid, and I said "oh yeah, sorry," but then I did it again basically right away? That still pops up in my mind sometimes. And then I think "man, they're always so positive and enthusiastic!"
It was a big step out of your comfort zone that brought you to the same place as me. Now I see that doing such a thing is totally within your character. You're on a lifelong quest of learning and adventure, and I'm excited to see what you'll discover!
Some people stay dedicated to their task most people would have given up. A handful of people stick with their task long after that, so that everyone calls their dedication as "insanity." That's you. What "everyone" is missing is that, if someone is going to succeed at your task, they have to be insane to start with. I hope you make it soon!
For someone who supposedly doesn't care very much about anything, you've sure found a way to be really good at some of them. Your unassuming character adds to the charm---a characterization you would scoff at.
I remember we spent quite some time together quite a while ago. Then you totally disappeared from my world, then suddenly reappeared. It's nice to see photos of your adventures, and it seems like you've found a positive environment, so I'm glad for that.
I get a weird feeling that my mere existence annoys you in a way you may not have consciously realized. Either way, I like the fact that you've seen and done some real stuff, and now you're seeing and doing some totally different real stuff. It's a nice balance.
Have we literally only met once in person? Your enthusiasm was infectious, and every time I see you I think "yeah, go That Person!"
You're a little weird, and I think it's great. It seems like you always find a way to make inane things just exciting enough that you don't want to poke your eyes out. I wish you made a bigger deal about that, because our society could use to be more fun.
I don't know much about you, but your practicality has always struck me. There's really something to be said for people sure enough of themselves that they can keep moving through big life changes with hardly a complaint.
You have a habit of popping up in weird places. I must admit I have totally failed to keep up with you in any consistent way, but whenever I see you, it's a the centre of something interesting.
You've become a fixture in my daily routine. Your struggle is my struggle. I do appreciate the way you live in extremes of emotions and giving-a-shit. It's inspiring, believe it or not.
You were a very different person when we met, and I already thought you were interesting. You're very different now, and way more interesting! I somehow doubt we'll ever end up in the same circle again, but the way you talk about the things you care about is a clear sign that you're having a tremendous positive impact on your community.
I remember when we met, I thought you were a bit of a poser. Over time, I came to see the situation was the opposite: you were, and have continued to be, quintessentially yourself. It's everyone else around you who just can't deal with it. This sounds like some dumb FB meme, but it's actually true I think.
In a sense, you seem like the epitome of contradiction! Always fun, always dedicated. I hope that thing you started recently(ish) is going as well as you hoped, because I know there were some reservations. Either way, you're on track for something great!
I saw you once recently, and I didn't say anything because I didn't know whether you would recognize me. The thing I remember most about you is that characteristic blend of sass and skill. How enviable!
You're another person who was affected by my own bad times. By the time I realized my mistake, it was already too late and I didn't know what to do. But it's quite clear that you've found your place in the world, and you're living it up in the best way possible. Your life is filled with joy, and I'm glad you found that place!
When I think of how I could make the word "virtuous" into an onomatopoeia, it sounds like your name. You approach everything with such, well, with such aplomb, and you seem like one of the most experienced people I know; it's always a little surprising to remember our age difference. I wish we could live in the same city forever, but that's just not how life works.
We've been on each other's peripheries for many many years. I always thought you were a hard worker and persistent, and I'm glad for the times we did creative things together.
Sometimes I wonder how we became friends at all, because I don't think I was very nice to you at first. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you stuck with it. We've both faced our share of trials over the past years, and even though we haven't lived in the same city for a while, you're always there at the right moment. When everything falls apart, you help me run out of the way. When I'm ready to give up, you hit me with a stick and push me back out the door. You've worked hard to get where you are, and I'm proud for your accomplishments.
Where you are now, it's totally not where I thought you would be. You're highly characteristic, and I haven't always agreed with you, but I've always been glad that you were there. And now you're spreading your inspiration somewhere else, and it seems to be super effective---how exciting!
When we worked on that thing, I was a little hesitant, and I didn't think you had the acumen to do a terrific job. How wrong I was! Shame on me for doubting. You've become a role model in how to do things like that.
We met in a different life, and we were both very different people. Now, you're doing something I could never imagine for myself, and that's both frightening and impressive. Keep at it!
Every time I feel like I know who you are, some other new dimension comes out. For someone who's so deeply connected to so many aspects of our society, you don't seem to wear the burden too much. Like you've mastered social consciousness without sacrificing your happiness? I don't think even you know where you're heading, but I hope I get to join you in that world because it will be an awesome place.
You've been on my periphery for so long, and I've only recently started to notice what you have to offer the world. I wish I were a little cooler so that I knew how to talk to you without The Academic Perspective.
You've also been on my periphery for a long time. It seems like you've really made a place for yourself in this world, and you're happy there, living things out, making it exciting in your own way. I'm glad you haven't lost your creative flare either, which is one of the keys to a balanced life!
What a fascinating world you must live in. The contradictions that make up your very existence, presented alongside the certainty without comment. You're a role model for many people and many reasons, and self-aware in a way that makes me totally confident in your continued success.
I really respect how you blend your two main interests in life. It gives you an evenness, or maybe a measure of realism, that I aspire to. You have an adventure coming next year, and I'm eager to see how it will turn out!
You are the hardest-to-read person I've ever met. I have a tremendous amount of respect for who you are, what you do, and how you do it, and I trust you more than almost anyone. But after as long as I've known you, sometimes I seriously wonder whether you merely tolerate me out of politeness. I wish I were brave enough to ask.
We don't know each other very well, but whenever your name comes up, it's because you're going somewhere cool and doing something exciting. Yours is a difficult career path, but it looks like you're having so much fun along the way. I'm cheering for you!
It was through terror that we first bonded, but now that stuff is done, and we've both moved onto and through some other stuff, and we're still friends. Not many people see where they want to go, then walk through fire, find out they're actually headed somewhere else, then turn and take on the spikes, find out that path is wrong too, then decide that ultimately the best way to get there is by falling off the cliff... then survive the cliff, and get up and keep walking. Your persistence is truly awe-inspiring, as is your commitment to doing things in a way that works for you, rather than getting kicked down the hill. You've never failed to impress me somehow.
Tireless, persistent attention to deal. That's how things get done, and that's how you do them. It's always difficult to ask people to commit to your cause, and I appreciate the balance you strike between annoying people juuuust enough that they remember, but not enough to actually get annoyed. A dangerous game and you play it well!
It's a bit of a mystery to me, how someone like you exists. You really aren't taking the easiest path through life: partly that's just what life gave you, but partly it's your own choice. What can I say about someone who starts at the back, chooses all the most difficult things, and still ends up doing them better than the people starting at the front? You've done a host of great things already, and everything's coming up in your favour. I'm really excited for you!


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A Igreja de São Francisco de Assis, é uma construída em estilo rococó, que constitui uma etapa posterior, na evolução do barroco mineiro.

Histórico
Sua construção teve início em 1763, com projeto arquitetônico, risco da portada e elementos ornamentais como púlpitos, retábulo-mor, lavabo e teto da capela-mor da lavra de Antônio Francisco Lisboa, o Aleijadinho, e pinturas de Manuel da Costa Ataíde. Os dois artistas, nascidos respectivamente em Vila Rica (hoje Ouro Preto), e Vila do Carmo (hoje Mariana) são considerados os dois mais importantes nomes da arte colonial brasileira. À época que a igreja foi construída, Mariana vivia o ápice da sua história, por isso a magnitude da construção em diversos sentidos (tamanho, detalhamento, peças de ouro). A construção é um marco religioso, social, artístico da cidade e do estado.

Está localizada na Praça Minas Gerais, e nela onde encontra-se o túmulo do pintor Manoel da Costa Ataíde.

Galeria

Ligações externas
 Página oficial da Igreja de São Francisco em Mariana

Igrejas de Mariana
Sao Francisco de Assis (Mariana)
Patrimônio tombado pelo IPHAN


The size of the school allowed Lexie enormous opportunities to lead groups, clubs, Student Council and ministry out reaches. This was huge!
The second reason, and probably most important, we take CHRISTIAN out of our name when we use BGCA. Hopefully this speaks for itself, but when Christ is the center of our learning, teaching, athletics, school policy and everything thing else that we do, what better reminder then to say it out loud to all we encounter.
Thank you for accepting my challenge and helping to keep CHRIST in BG CHRISTIAN. On a related note, there will be a jar in the office to put your dollar when it slips out (just kidding).


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A PEX or Copper repipe is the process where the outdated water lines in a house or a building are upgraded with brand new ones. All water line fittings, stop valves and supply lines are swapped. this typically ends up in much better water pressure and more suitable water quality.
Should I Repipe the house in Cupetino?
There are many reasons why you might need to upgrade the water lines of your house.
Galvanized water pipes are located in homes built during the 80's. A galvanized pipe is an iron pipe which is coated with zinc to be protected from corrosion. Regretably the zinc coating slowly and gradually wears away over time revealing the iron material, accompanied by corrosion build-up.
Lower Water Pressure – The key reason why could possibly be the limitation in the water flow as a consequence of rust and corrosion buildup within the galvanized pipe.
Rust Colored Water – Oxidation usually finds it's way into the water fixtures. This indicates a highly developed stage of rust in your water lines.
Leaking Water Pipes – Leaks are caused by corrosion of the galvanized iron pipes. Concealed leaks can develop in the walls, in the attic and under the residence, creating the chances of serious damage to the home.
This sort of plastic water line was commonly used from the middle of the 70's to mid 90's. It had been thought of as the next great plumbing advance for piping and fixtures. Polybutylene piping systems turned out to be installed in millions of homes before it was discovered to be highly flawed. Practically 60% of all family homes constructed in this period of time is still equipped with this kind of of pipe in the home.
Polybutylene water pipes have an extremely small lifespan, considering that compounds in regular city-provided water causes it to solidify and turn into brittle. The fittings normally break open first, and then the water pipe itself.
Polybutylene plumbing systems consist of flexible plastic pipe, grey when for indoor use and black or blue outside. Various fittings are manufactured with both metal and plastic. Insert fittings are then used to join up pieces of polybutylene pipe.
Unusually significant monthly water charges.
Better peace of mind since your piping system is protected.
When you hire a plumbing technician or other organization to perform the job, it's likely going to cost you more in the long term if you consider that you are going to have to hire a drywall repair business to patch over the numerous entry points. When you hire a repipe company that features a master patcher on staff such as Repipe Specialists, you'll never be required to invest additional money or valuable time getting your household back to original condition. From start to finish, the PEX and Copper repiping operation normally takes only two or three days.


I couldn't get all the content in I wanted in time for the Jam Cut-off so I'll be adding it in later.
There's an entire wing that's just 3 empty rooms, and there's a hidden area that's supposed to lead to a hidden ending that's not done either.
I'll update this when it's done.
You can also stand on top of him.
Double-tap down. I know I didn't make that clear in game.