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Meet the Man Who May be the Bronx's Biggest Birdwatcher
By Amy Yensi The Bronx
PUBLISHED 11:36 PM ET Sep. 06, 2019 PUBLISHED September 6, 2019 @11:36 PM
David Barrett loves birds. He can name their species —
"Oh, this is great! We've got a great blue heron."
"Okay, so those little birds are house sparrows."
— and he knows what each sounds like.
"And I heard American Goldfinch early as we were coming in," Barrett said.
It was simply a fluke, his affinity for feathery fowl. It started out when he went for walks and runs in Central Park, near his Upper East Side home. The trail got boring after a while and he needed something to do along the way.
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"I quickly learned that there are upwards of 200 birds — species that is — that can be observed in Central Park over the course of the year," Barrett said. "That was amazing to me."
So amazing, he started posting videos and photos of birds on social media to share bird-sighting information.
His Twitter handle has attracted more than 20,000 followers, proving so popular that he launched @BronxBirdAlert and similar pages for Brooklyn and Queens too.
Long a symbol of urban America, the Bronx would hardly seem like a bastion of birdwatching beyond gazing at pigeons. But it is.
"The Bronx has tremendous variety of habitats, and that's what makes it so great for birding," Barrett said. "You have forested land, you have salt marshes for shore birds."
The Bronx boasts two of the city's largest public parks, Pelham Bay and Van Cortlandt Park, and the borough is surrounded on three sides by water, the Hudson and Harlem Rivers and Long Island Sound.
"There are rare birds that prefer to be in the grass. There are birds that almost exclusively prefer to show up on beaches or birds that want to show up in mud. By the way, the Bronx gets also these birds," Barrett said.
Barrett is a computer scientist who once worked on Wall Street and helped to launch hedge funds. Now, he spends his days analyzing wind speed and how that affects bird migration patterns. He is precise about his passion and encourages everyone to open their eyes and take a closer look.
He says he hopes his Twitter pages will encourage others to care of the environment and appreciate the birds, including in the Bronx.
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Started in 1996, the Expo was designed to promote sustainable use of our beautiful native timbers through the work of local & regional wood artisans. The Expo is now recognised as one of the best wood shows in Australia. Come to Maleny for three days of clean country family fun at the beautiful showgrounds. View the amazing range of lovingly crafted timber products, & meet and talk to the craftsmen and women who've created them. Work by furniture-makers and toy-makers, musical instrument-makers and box-makers, whittlers, carvers & everything in-between.
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My William Karlsson Problem
I have a decision to make.
It's a small one in the grand scheme of things, but I can't stop thinking about it.
Here's my dilemma: What should I do with William Karlsson?
Yes, I'm talking about the Vegas Golden Knights center, and yes, I'm referring to my fantasy keeper hockey team. But I'm also talking about perhaps the most obvious candidate for regression in the history of the National Hockey League.
I scooped "Wild Bill" as one of my two free agent pickups last season, and the guy almost won me my league, which would have amounted to my first championship. The 25-year-old broke out to the tune of 43 goals and 35 assists in 82 games, marking an otherworldly bump from his previous levels of production at the NHL level.
Consider the following: In 184 career games prior to last season, Karlsson had recorded 18 goals and 32 assists, good for a point per game average of 0.27. In 2017-18, he catapulted to 0.95 points per game, tied with star centers Aleksander Barkov and Tyler Seguin in total points.
William Karlsson (+53) of the @GoldenKnights had the highest point differential from 2016-17, finishing with 43-35—78 after posting 6-19—25 with the @BlueJacketsNHL last season.
His 37-goal improvement matched the third-largest year-to-year boost in NHL history. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/3fLOYUTNzP
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 9, 2018
But the caveat to end all caveats is his 43 goals came on 184 shots, good for a 23.4 percent success rate. That was matched by Colorado rookie forward Alexander Kerfoot, who scored 19 goals on 81 shots for an identical shooting percentage. To call that unsustainable is a massive understatement considering the league average generally falls between 10 and 11 percent, per Dimitri Filipovic of Sportsnet.
Now I've openly admitted in the past that advanced stats aren't my forte, but I know some basics that could help to put this in context. For starters, Karlsson boasted a 53.31 Corsi For percentage during 5 on 5 play last season, meaning he was on the ice for more shot attempts for than against over the course of the season. Encouraging.
And although he only recorded 184 shots, he did attempt 321, meaning he was indeed firing the puck towards the net with some regularity. A few more of those hit or aren't blocked, and his outburst doesn't seem so outrageous. Additionally, his 222 attempts in 5 on 5 play were on par with other start centers such as a Evgeni Malkin and Claude Giroux. All this from the great Corsica Hockey, by the way.
It's also encouraging to note his playoff performance, which might give a better indication of where he'll rank in the future. Predictably, his production leveled off a bit at seven goals and eight assists in 20 games, and he recorded 50 shots on goal, meaning his shooting percentage dropped back to a more normal 14 percent. None of this is really a bad thing, though.
As Scott Maran over at Dobber noted halfway through Vegas' run to the Cup Final, "What's really great though is that in just a few playoff games, Karlsson is probably showing his baseline for next season. And it's still fantastic. There's no chance he shoots over 20% again, but right now he's at four goals in nine games with a 13.3% shooting percentage. That comes out to a 36-goal pace over a full regular season, which is much more realistic for Karlsson next season. His increased shot rate also bodes well as it would have been near impossible for Karlsson to keep scoring at such a prolific pace without upping his shots on net."
Look, regression is inevitable with this guy. He's not going to score 43 goals on 184 shots, as that kind of success is almost as rare as an expansion team killing it in the inaugural season. But there's signs that he won't fall off the face of the earth and post nothing numbers like he did in Columbus and briefly in Anaheim.
Karlsson has been given a real shot as a number one center by Gerard Gallant in Vegas, and – to his credit – he made good on it during his first go round.
And it wasn't as if he was a one-dimensional player, either. He did impress enough at both ends of the ice to finish sixth in Selke Trophy voting , although a Vegas writer voted for him over Patrice Bergeron, so take that with a grain of salt.
On his list of 300 keeper skaters, Dobber has Karlsson listed at 38. On my squad, that's behind only Nikita Kucherov, Johnny Gaudreau, Brad Marchand, Taylor Hall, Patrick Kane and David Pastrnak. When you have 15 keepers, I can't justify keeping the likes of Cam Atkinson or Jeff Skinner over him, and have to assess the merits of Mark Stone and Matt Duchene playing on a garbage Ottawa team.
I know nobody cares about my fantasy team, that's for sure. But in the bigger picture, Karlsson seems like someone to at least hang a hat on, just maybe not your favorite one. Maybe the beat-up snapback you use to play softball in and not the authentic, fitted Blue Jays lid with the white front.
Interestingly, he remains a restricted free agent, so the kind of money and term afforded to him by the Golden Knights will speak volumes about how much they have in his ability to come close to replicating his success with the club to date.
In short, "Wild Bill" is sure to be tamed a bit, I think, but he'll be better than ok. I hoping so, at least.
Thank you for reading my rushed attempt to keep my hockey writing rust at bay.
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Section 1 - Introduction
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Section 5 - Roles and Responsibilities
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(1) The University of Newcastle (University) is a diverse community which reflects the personal, intellectual, social, and spiritual dimensions of life. In this context, the University offers students and staff the opportunity to seek the assistance of Chaplains from a range of faith communities.
(2) This procedure outlines the steps required to appoint Chaplains, and the responsibilities of Chaplains.
(3) For the purposes of this procedure, a Chaplain is a person who has been recognised by their denomination to provide personal, intellectual, social, and spiritual guidance.
(4) The provisions of this document relate to the appointment and work of University Chaplains.
(5) This Procedure should be read in conjunction with the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service Policy.
(6) Chaplaincy roles will not be advertised. Suitable applicants may be identified if:
an Expression of Interest is called by the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing because a need has been identified by the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service Coordinator, the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience and Academic Registrar or the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice President; and/or
the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service, the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing, the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience and Academic Registrar or the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice President is approached by religious denomination and/or faith community who wishes to nominate a member of that denomination or faith community for a Chaplaincy appointment.
(7) A nomination must comprise:
a curriculum vitae outlining the individual's relevant background, experience, and tertiary qualifications;
letter of support/endorsement from an authorised representative from the governing body of the individual's faith community establishing the nominee as a member in good standing, with relevant experience and competency to fulfill the role of Chaplain;
a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) number; and
a current Police Check.
(8) The required documentation is to be provided by the nominee to the Coordinator, University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service who will convene a sub-committee consistent with the Gender Inclusive Membership of University Committees Policy comprised of the Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator and two (2) other members of the Chaplaincy Service Committee to initially interview the nominee.
(9) Following the interview, the sub-committee will make a recommendation to the full University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service Committee (CSC) for endorsement. The Coordinator, University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service will then progress this endorsement to the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing who will then make a recommendation to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice President for consideration and determination of the appointment.
(10) The initial appointment will be from the date of commencement to the end of the calendar year for appointments commencing between January and June. For those commencing between July and December, the initial appointment will be until the end of the following calendar year.
(11) At the conclusion of the initial appointment period there shall be a review by the Coordinator, University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service, the Deputy Coordinator, University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service and the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing. This review will determine the appropriateness of a subsequent two-year appointment and the availability of ongoing two-year extensions on review.
(12) A Chaplain appointment may be terminated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice President on advice from the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing and Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience and Academic Registrar.
(13) The role of Chaplains will differ according to the particular traditions and customs of each religious body.
(14) Chaplains are expected to be:
relate their faith to the special needs of the University environment;
exercise initiative in establishing relationships with the members of the University community; and
serve with other University Chaplains on a team that is inclusive and incorporates diverse faith communities;
attend a minimum of eight monthly Chaplaincy team meetings during the calendar year;
attend relevant professional development training each calendar year as required by the faith community and/or attend courses and programs offered by the University;
be present in the University's Chaplaincy Service for a minimum of 3 hours per week; and
be available for specific University functions and activities where appropriate, including commencement functions, graduation ceremonies and institutional committees.
(15) There shall be a University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service Committee (CSC) comprised of all Chaplains officially recognised by the University. Each year the CSC will elect a Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator.
(16) The Coordinator of the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service will :
coordinate the administrative work of the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service;
foster a spirit of equity, diversity and inclusiveness;
regularly liaise with and report to the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing; and
convene and Chair the CSC.
(17) The University shall provide an appropriate office and meeting space that will be shared amongst all faiths represented by the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service.
(18) The Coordinator of the University of Newcastle Chaplaincy Service will report monthly to the Associate Director, Student Wellbeing and provide a formal report on an annual basis to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice President via the Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience and Academic Registrar.
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Our summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 29 January 2023. The Times "Life-changing, aeonic. Oh my God. All I wanted was more." Giles Coren's first visit to "big-deal US import" tinned-seafood specialist Saltie Girl was definitely not one that fitted his £50-a-head or under budget. […]
Our summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 22 January 2023. The Guardian "One of London's most notable new openings, a place to take the food obsessive in your life." Grace Dent reviewed Restaurant St Barts, a "spacious, Scandi-esque spot overlooking the church of St Bartholomew […]
Our summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about this week. The Observer "The joyful rebirth of chef Henry Harris's restaurant Racine." Jay Rayner is one of the first of the critics to review Bouchon Racine; even before going, as a "huge, dribbling admirer of all the people involved and all […]
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This week's Review of the Reviews is the last one for 2022 – we'll be back in the New Year with a two-week round-up. Here's what the nation's restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 18 December… it seems to be very Mayfair-focused; maybe our regular critics were treating themselves for Christmas. […]
Our weekly summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 11 December 2022. ***** The Times "I'm so thrilled with it that I've just booked a table for 20 for the Times Comment Christmas dinner." Giles Coren wasn't reviewing Bouchon Racine, he just wanted to pop in […]
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Our weekly summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 4 December 2022. We are heading into 'best meal of the year round-up' territory; Grace Dent in The Guardian has been the first to crack and mention Christmas this week, but we'll have to wait a bit […]
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Our weekly summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 27 November 2022. ***** The Evening Standard Jimi Famurewa visited Straker's in Notting Hill to see if lockdown Tik Tok sensation Thomas Straker could bring the magic IRL. "What is absolutely not in doubt is that the […]
Our weekly summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 20 November 2022. ***** The Guardian Grace Dent awarded her "2022 Pudding of the Year award" to the "very charming" The Dog & Gun in Skelton for their "dark chocolate millefeuille" that "featured a thick Valrhona ganache between […]
Our weekly summary of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 13 November 2022. ***** The Evening Standard "A hugely appealing endeavour." Jimi Famurewa reviewed St John Marylebone, the "loveably irreverent" recent addition to the St John family (and their "first proper opening in seven years"). "Original founders […]
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Case Study: How Claudette on the Keys Got Published
By Joanne Culley
The story I'd been working on had gone through multiple evolutions, from a strictly factual account, to a blend of fact and fiction, until it had reached the point where I was calling it a novel. The story was loosely based on the lives of my grandparents, a two-piano four-hands team who performed onstage and on radio during the 1930s. While daydreaming, my mind would occasionally wander ahead to what I would do if I ever finished it? How would I go about getting it out into the world? My mind was vague on that point, so I put it out of my head and continued writing.
I had been on the Authors Publish email list for a while, and always enjoyed their articles and tips about submitting to literary journals. When I learned they were offering a Manuscript Publishing for Novelists course in the fall of 2019, I signed up.
I appreciated the convenience of working on the course at home (little did I realize how prevalent that would become) and how Emily Harstone took us step by step through the stages of getting a manuscript ready for publication. The course covered polishing the first twenty pages, writing a hook and a query letter, researching agents and publishers, and more, with weekly homework. She stressed the need to follow the agents' and publishers' guidelines exactly so as not to be disqualified right off the bat. I liked that we could read and comment on fellow students' work as that helped me look at my own writing with new eyes.
Once I finished the course, I put the notes in a binder on my shelf for future reference, and continued revising my manuscript.
In February 2020, I travelled to London, England to explore the city so that I could add veracity to my characters' movements, along with doing research at the British Library. I'd write up my notes in the evenings back at the hotel while listening to the BBC news. COVID cases were increasing by the day and I was worried that by the end of the week the airports might close. I did get home safely, but two weeks later the province declared a state of emergency. When my work writing for magazines declined due to the drop in advertising revenue, and I faced free time at home, I decided to buckle down and finally finish the book, which I did, a few months later.
In June 2020 I pulled out my notes from the Manuscript Publishing course and got busy. I set a goal for myself of querying three to five agents and/or publishers per week. Each submission took at least an hour, sometimes more. Some asked for a synopsis, some just a paragraph description of the book, while others wanted the whole manuscript. Some requested that the material be sent by email as attachments, others wanted hard copies to be mailed. As per Emily's advice, I followed each requirement to the letter. Then the rejections started flowing in. I was impressed with the eloquent, encouraging words I received and the suggestions to go elsewhere. I tried not to dwell on them, but the one that said I didn't write like Michael Ondaatje seemed to sting the most, even though I had no delusions that I wrote like him at all.
Eight months later, at the end of February 2021, I tallied up the numbers – I'd submitted to 47 Canadian, American and British agents along with 16 publishers that didn't require an agent, for a total of 63 submissions. I'd received 26 rejections, and the remainder said it could take up to six months for them to respond, or if I hadn't heard from them within a certain period, to assume rejection. I was losing my motivation and my submissions dwindled down to one a week. I wondered if I should give up altogether.
Then on March 10, 2021, Tina Crossfield of Crossfield Publishing in St. Mary's, Ontario, sent me an email saying that she was very drawn to my story and writing style, and that she was prepared to offer me a contract, as she believed in the importance of the book! I re-read the email several times, then started to cry. All that work had finally paid off.
Claudette on the Keys was launched on September 24, 2021 to much media attention in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. I am still pinching myself and thankful that the email about the Manuscript Publishing for Novelists course landed in my inbox two years ago.
Bio: Joanne Culley's novel Claudette on the Keys is available from Chapters-Indigo and www.crossfieldpublishing.com. For more information, please visit www.joanneculley.com, or like her book page at facebook.com/ClaudetteOnTheKeysNOVEL.
Editor's Note: This article mentions the course Manuscript Publishing for Novelists, however it is important to note that a lot of the content in that course is also available for free, minus personal feedback, in eBook form here. Also if you identify as BIPOC, Emily Harstone offers scholarships which you can apply for here.
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For some background of the M-ATV program, look here.
Here is Panda Hobby's first subject, the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV). Rather than being a simple reissue, Panda Hobby has provided a different version, replacing the manned turret with the Common Remote-Operated Weapons System (CROWS). The kit is molded tan styrene and presented on 12 parts trees plus separate cab and hood, two trees of clear parts, three frets of photo-etched details, and five rubber tires.
While it would have been nice to have mission electonics included in the kit, I remember from the full-scale program that there were over 20 different mission electronics configurations defined for this vehicle and that would have caused some interesting stir among knowledgable modelers given that there would have been a very good chance that the version they wanted was not included in the box. There are some aftermarket options for mission electronics though one of the better options is located in the EU and insists on charging non-EU shoppers with EU (VAT) taxes - no thanks.
This is still a nice kit and with the addition of CROWS, it provides some interesting variations over the original release. Grab one and have some fun!
My sincere thanks to Panda-Hobby for this review sample!


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HomeWorld NewsSA ruling party ANC is broke, selling assets to pay employees
SA ruling party ANC is broke, selling assets to pay employees
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SOWETO, JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA - 2018/04/11: African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) members seen singing during Winnie Mandela's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Winnie Mandela, the ex wife of Nelson Mandela passed away in Johannesburg on April 2nd, 2018 after a long illness at the age of 81, the funeral has been celebrated to keep non-racial South Africa dream in people's mind. (Photo by Bongani Siziba/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Johannesburg – The financially embattled ANC has vowed to dispose of some of its assets to settle its pay disputes with its staff members who have not been paid for over three months.
The party has also indicated that it would use the funds gathered after they lodged their crowdfunding campaign in the past weeks to also help alleviate the plight of the workers who have been engaged in countless protests outside Luthuli House and other provincial headquarters to demand their unpaid salaries.
The ANC made the commitment to address the unpaid issues when it addressed their striking workers outside Luthuli House on Sunday.
The workers had been involved in strike action since August 26 after the party failed to settle their salaries for July and last month.
At the time, staff representative Mvusi Mdala said all provincial and national employees of the ANC had been affected by these non-payment of salaries which prompted them to down tools.
"This is due to the hardline attitude taken by management to continually disregard concerns raised by staff members during a nationwide picket held in June this year.
Mdala was adamant that the ANC management had made numerous undertakings, both verbally and in writing, to settle the pay dispute by the end of last month but that failed.
Due to the surge in their plight, the staff members made a plea to the top leadership of the ANC to intervene and deal with the matter on an urgent basis.
The staff members also demanded that all employees who have been working for the ANC in Luthuli and the provincial headquarters for over 18 months be given permanent employment.
They also pleaded with the ANC to ensure "all contributions owed to the provident fund and UIF must also be paid immediately. The employer (ANC) must in writing commit to the demands above but also must indicate that their commitment is binding and as such an award that can be enforced through labour relations act processes".
ANC media relations officer Dakota Legoete addressed the staff members and told them the ANC's top leadership had agreed with their representative last Tuesday night to finally settle the dispute.
Legoete also emphasised that the party was considering selling some of their assets to help deal with the pay dispute including paying third parties.
After the meeting, the workers vowed to wait for the outcome of Monday night's meeting.


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"Lagebericht (Mitte Dezmber 36)" - 1 page, December 1936
File — Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Helmut Hirsch Collection (11-MWalB02140)
Death Sentence and Citizenship Documents and Correspondence, 1935-1937
From the Series:
Contains documents pertaining to Helmut Hirsch's death sentence and documents relating to Hirsch's attempt to gain recognition as an American citizen.
Kampfgemeinschaft Revolutionärer Nationalsozialisten (Issuing body, Organization)
Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
From the Collection: 5.00 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversized roll of sketches, 1 film reel other_unmapped
This report from the Schwarze Front discusses the radicalization of what they termed "Hiltersystem". The letter states the highest leaders in the NSDP pushed their influence on Hitler. For example, Görings swayed to force Hitler to adopt his economic plan. By the end of the memo, there is a call for action - "the Hitler system is supposed to be deprived of even the slightest pretext for the imminent "explosion" by clearly "getting out of the way" of real or supposed explosives." The last paragraph, although brief, states that the times indicate the need for action. "These measures are by no means a sign of calm, but on the contrary an indication of the extremely high risk of explosion, the point in time of which is becoming more and more critical to spring 1937, and the direction of which is increasingly open towards the Moldau = Danube region." This memo provides insight into the events leading up to Hirsch arrest and eventual imprisonment, as well the issues discussed in the resistance movement.
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946 Subject Source: Lcnaf
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
National socialism--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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"Lagebericht (Mitte Dezmber 36)" - 1 page, December 1936, Folder 10, Folder: 10. Helmut Hirsch Collection, 11-MWalB02140. Brandeis University.
"Lagebericht (Mitte Dezmber 36)" - 1 page, December 1936, Folder 10, Folder: 10. Helmut Hirsch Collection, 11-MWalB02140. Brandeis University. https://findingaids.brandeis.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/39826 Accessed February 01, 2023.
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USA's two-time FIVB Age Group World Champion Summer Ross is one of 29 athletes (15 men and 14) women who have earned final four finishes in the special FIVB Age Group World Championships competing in Brazil this week at the FIVB Fortaleza Open.
Fortaleza, Brazil, April 28, 2016 - Led by one member of each gender's top-seeded teams, nearly 30 athletes competing in this week's FIVB Fortaleza Open in Brazil have earned their spots in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by way of the FIVB proving grounds known as the FIVB Age Group World Championships.
Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) sanctions and produces four FIVB Age Group World Championships for U-23, U-21, U-19 and U-17. Out of these celebrations of the best young beach volleyball players in the world come many of today's stars on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
The FIVB has scheduled two age group world championships this Olympic year. The FIVB U-21 World Championships will be held in Lucerne, Switzerland on May 11-16 and the FIVB U-19 World Championships will be held in Larnaka, Cyprus on July 26-31.
The FIVB Fortaleza Open is a double-gender event with 31 main draw teams for men and 28 for women. For the men, a qualification tournament on Tuesday was held to determine the final spot in the main draw followed by two days of round robin pool play. The top three teams in the eight pools (24 total teams) advanced from pool play to the single-elimination knockout rounds. Women began their pool play on Thursday and conclude on Friday. Also on Friday, women will play their first two elimination rounds.
One of the teams entered in the Lucerne champions are Brazilians playing with different partners here in Fortaleza. Both just 17 years old, Eduarda Lisboa will reunite with Ana Patricia Ramos, the pair that won the gold medal at the inaugural Beijing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. In Fortaleza, Eduarda is playing with Elize Maia, the duo that won the gold medal at this year's FIVB Maceio Open in Brazil. Ana Patricia is teamed in Fortaleza with Carolina Horta.
The competitions were designed to develop young athletes as well as give them platforms to help reach the pinnacle of the sport on the FIVB World Tour. For some, like Brazil's Pedro Salgado and Brazil's Barbara Seixas, the age group world championships have not only helped lead to prominent places on the FIVB World Tour, but for both of them also to spots for their teams in the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seixas and her teammate Agatha Bednarczuk also won the 2015 FIVB World Championships held at four dynamic venues in the Netherlands last June and early July. Pedro's Olympic teammate is Evandro Goncalves.
Of the 59 two-person tandems competing in Fortaleza this week, 15 men and 14 women (29 total) have had at least one final four finish in a FIVB Age-Group World Championship. Included in that group are six men who have won eight gold medals and 11 women who have won 17 gold medals.
Brazil's Pedro leads all the men in Fortaleza with six final four finishes in FIVB Age Group World Championships, including three gold medals, one silver, one bronze and one fourth place finish. Brazil's Barbara leads the women in Fortaleza with five final four finishes in these very special developmental tournaments, including three gold medals and two silver medals.
Brazil's Pedro's three gold medals were won in the 2002 FIVB U-19 World Championships in Xylokastro, Greece (with Ian Borges) and the other two in 2003 FIVB U-21 World Championships in Saint Quay Portrieux, France (with Pedro Cunha) and again in 2006 in Myslowice, Poland (with Bruno Oscar Schmidt).
Brazil's Barbara earned her three gold medals starting at the 2005 FIVB U-19 World Championships in Saint Quay Portriex, France and the other two in the 2006 FIVB U-21 World Championships in Myslowice, Poland (with Carolina Aragao) and again in 2007 in Modena, Italy (with Liliane Maestrini).
Eduardo/Elize are playing in just their eighty FIVB World Tour event in Fortaleza. In their first seven events, they won one gold medal, one silver medal, one bronze medal and one fifth place finish. In addition to winning gold at this year's FIVB Maceio Open, they were also won the silver medal in October at the FIVB Puerto Vallarta Open which is part of this season's FIVB World Tour.
Several of the athletes competing in Fortaleza had plenty to commend regarding their participation in FIVB Age-Group World Championships.
"I think that these FIVB Age Group World Championships are crucial for the development of the sport. Every year we have new generation of young talents and that is increasing the level of the beach volleyball. I've got really motivated to become a professional beach volleyball player after I ran into someaAge group championships. In Brazil's age group Championship Vitor Felipe and I conquered the national title, and afterwards we were wearing the national colors in the Junior World Cup and we get a silver medal. That time I realized that I should be a professional player".
"The FIVB age groups championships were essential to my career. When you are young and still just an amateur player these competitions teach you how to be under that kind of pressure, to represent your country abroad, to get to know team from different parts of the world. It also encourage young players to become professionals. The generation that grew up with me has many good players that got medals at the age group championships and are now among the top players on the FIVB World Tour."


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Another issue of Action Comics is finally upon us brought to us by the superstar creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Steve Epting. Leviathan are really starting to reign the destruction down upon the DC Universe. But just who will they target next? Before we find out lets checkout the covers for this issue.
Steve Epting perhaps best known for his work on Captain America, which received critical acclaim took real inspiration from the international thriller and espionage genre. This genre and the artwork normally associated with this type of storytelling goes hand in hand with Steve Epting's style specifically his covers, none more so than for this very issue. Jimmy being surrounded at gun point by various individuals representing their chosen organisation, whilst standing on Superman's crest really reminds me of a James Bond title sequence. I love this approach considering so far this story arc is all about secrets, mystery and shadowy agencies, all common tropes in the spy genre.
The variant cover for this issue takes us out of the spy genre and straight into the modern-day comic book cinematic blockbuster, as Superman takes flight in space. The likeness of this Superman depicted on the cover is definitely inspired by Henry Cavill. Arguably one of the most popular and beloved actors to take on the Man of Steel. This fantastic cover is created by Jeff Dekal. I'm a huge fan of Henry Cavill and a huge advocate of the actor to perform the role once again. If this kind of representation is all we get for now, then I need to see MORE!
Action Comics #1008 starts up with a very intriguing opening page. The page is completely taken up by a small segment of what appears to be a pin board filled with photos, documentation and post it notes filled with 'DC Comics Easter Eggs'. From the Checkmate and Kobra Cult insignia, to lists of names indelibly etched into the annals of DC Comics lore. To me this clearly belongs to the group known as Leviathan and is part of their research and investigation into their chosen targets. This group appears to be highly organised and very well prepared. The information that really caught my eye on this page was the list that appears to be chronicling DC Comics biggest and most well-known and destructive events. This is very intriguing as this indicates that Leviathan must have a working knowledge of what came before Flashpoint, or indeed memory of the continuity prior to The New 52 era. 'The Infinite Crisis', 'The Convergence' and 'The Flashpoint Crisis' are just some of what features on this list. This of course is all speculation but is very exciting stuff none-the-less. I'm already very intrigued and invested in this shadowy group.
Like the last issue, the pace of this issue is lightning quick. We find ourselves at The D.E.O (Department of Extranormal Operations) headquarters where Director Bones is meeting Adam Strange about potential employment, however they are abruptly halted by the appearance of a shadowy figure with silhouette very similar to that of Doomsday. What soon follows can only be best described as complete and utter devastation, like that seen in the last issue when Kobra's headquarters was destroyed to be coined a coincidence. The destruction depicted within these pages is vast and panoramic. I adore the use of 'Kirby Krackle' when depicting the ensuing explosion. The blue hue enveloping the explosion gives it a real alien feel that only adds to the mystery behind these attacks. 'Kirby Krackle' is an artistic method created by Jack Kirby to interpret energy in its many forms. 'Kirby Krackle' is an integral part of Jack Kirby' Fourth World. Could it be the New Gods of New Genesis or Apocalypse be behind Leviathan?
The story moves swiftly on to a clandestine encounter between Amanda Waller currently MIA and General Sam Lane. After briefly discussing the events currently occurring in regard to the obliteration of Kobra, the D.E.O and the attempt on her own life, Amanda Waller admits to the sobering realisation that this is indeed a coordinated strike. However the pair soon discover that they have been set up. This sequence of events ends on a real cliffhanger. I absolutely adored this exchange between these two characters who have both seen way too much and have given up everything in the service of their country. Both characters really are cut from the same cloth and both have had to one way or another sever ties with those they hold dearest. Amanda Waller stays on brand throughout this encounter but its Sam Lane who I believe has made the biggest breakthrough regarding his feelings, which tie into his last encounter with Lois. The man's honesty and ability to admit he may be wrong regarding certain ways of thinking in his life is truly palpable.
As we are left wondering about the fates of Sam Lane and Amanda Waller, we are transported back to Metropolis as Superman escorts Lois back to the Daily planet for her triumphant return. This whole sequence of events is played out in very muted fashion considering the shroud of mystery she left in. However, I'm sure Lois will have questions to answer certainly from Perry White in future issues. I did really enjoy Lois's words of encouragement towards Robinson Goode. Very on brand for the character and I'm very excited to see where this dynamic leads them. Of course, the real reason behind Lois return to the planet is Jimmy Olsen. Jimmy is clearly shook up and suffering from shock after his ordeal and narrow escape from the now destroyed Kobra cult headquarters. His chipper disposition in the face of such harrowing odds is quintessential Jimmy Olsen. The dialogue between himself and Lois and later toward Clark is totally heartwarming. You can feel there is a real friendship here, a real love and trust between these characters. I loved the fact that Jimmy was hiding under Lois desk, and that Lois and Clark both joined him on the floor no questions asked. This was such an understated yet tender moment that encapsulates what kind of people Lois and Clark are. As the conversation continues Clark begins to create a link between what he experienced when rescuing Amanda Waller, and what Jimmy encountered at Kobra HQ – all thanks to Jimmy' recollections.
As the issue comes to a close the reader finally discovers the fate of Sam Lane and Amanda Waller while Clark starts to truly understand the severity of what he and his allies face. As I said before, Action Comics #1008 is fast paced and a very quick read. Like the previous issue Superman is hardly featured, and for me it actually works, as Bendis really is laying a strong foundation for Leviathan and their impact on the DC Universe. Steve Epting's artwork in this issue is superb especially when it comes to destruction. However the quiet tender scenes depicting Jimmy, Lois and Clark were simply gorgeous. Lois's body positioning alongside Jimmy while under her desk gave off a very maternal feel. I felt that Bendis really got to the emotional core of our characters in this issue and delivered some quintessential moments specifically from Lois. Sam Lane had some really nice moments in this issue too and maybe, just maybe has really changed for the better in regard to Lois and her family. Without a doubt, Leviathan are a very dangerous organisation. I feel Bendis really has allowed this group to breath and cause some serious damage. Raising the stakes really is the way to go for me, and I have to say I'm totally invested.
This issue is another very strong build. Leviathan are a highly dangerous motivated group and I can't wait to see what they do next.
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Critical Development for CDP Responders in 2018 & 19: CDP Introduces Additional Alignment With FSB Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Recommendations
Posted on August 9, 2018 by Hank Boerner
By Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist, G&A Institute
Corporate ESG Data, Data, Data – it's now everywhere and being digested, analyzed and applied to corporate equity analytics and portfolio decision-making.
Whether your public company participates in the annual round of organizing responses to the ever-more comprehensive queries from leading ESG / sustainability / CR rating agencies or not, there is a public ESG profile of your company that investors (asset owners, managers and analysts) are examining and applying to their work.
If you don't tell the story of your firm's progress in its sustainability journey, someone else will (and is). And if you have not embarked on the journey yet…and there is not much to disclose and report on…you are building the wrong kind of moat for the company. That is, one that will ever-widen and impair access to capital and affect the cost of capital. And over time, perhaps put the company's issues on the divestiture list for key investors.
This sounds a bit dramatic, but what is happening in the capital markets these days can be well described as a dramatic shift in focus and actions, with corporate ESG strategies, actions, programs, achievements, and disclosure becoming of paramount importance to a growing body of institutional and retail investors.
Consider these important developments:
The influential Barron's editors, reaching hundreds of thousands of investors every week, beginning in Fall 2017 made coverage of corporate sustainability and sustainable investing a mainstay of the magazine's editorial content.
Morningstar, the premier ranker of mutual fund performance, added sustainability to the analysis of funds and ETFs with guidance from Sustainalytics, one of the major ESG rating firms (and Morningstar made a significant investment in the firm).
SustainableInvest, headed by Henry Shilling, former leader on sustainability matters for Moody's Investor Service, noted that in 2Q 2018 as the proxy season was ending, 2018 voting was notable for the high level of "E" and "S" proposals, some achieving majority votes in shareholder voting at such firms as Anadarko Petroleum, Kinder Morgan and Range Resources. Assets in 1,025 sustainable funds analyzed added $14 billion during 2Q and ended in June at US$286 billion; more than $1 billion was new net cash inflows, demonstrating investor interest in the products.
Significant: according to the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulations, two-thirds of investor-submitted proxy resolutions focused on having the company follow through on the 2-degrees scenario (testing) were withdrawn and company boards and managements agreed to the demand for climate risk reporting.
The FSB TCFD Impact on Corporate Sector and Financial Services Sector
The Financial Stability Board, an organization founded by the central bankers and financial leaders of the G-20 nations, created a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD") to develop climate-related financial disclosures for adoption by financial services sector firms and by publicly-traded companies in general.
The 32-member Task Force, headed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced financial recommendations for companies and investors in June 2017.
The essence of the recommendations:
Corporate boards and managements should focus on the risks and opportunities present and in the future taking into account a global temperature risk of 2-degrees Centigrade (3.5-F), and in the future, 4-C and even 6-C global temperature rises.
The risks (presented are not just to the affected companies but to the financial sector institutions investing in the company, institutions lending funds to the company, carriers insuring the company, etc.).
The risks and opportunities related to climate change should be thoroughly analyzed using the scenario testing that the company uses (an example would be projecting future pricing, regulations, technologies, and "what ifs" for an oil and gas industry company).
The company should consider in doing the scenario testing and analyzing outcomes the firm's corporate governance policies and practices; strategies for the long-term; risk management policies and resources; establishing targets; and, putting metrics in place for measuring and managing climate risk. Then, the next step is disclosing this to investors and other stakeholders.
Key Player: CDP and its Wealth of Corporate, Institutional and Public Sector Data
The CDP – formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project – was founded almost two decades ago (2000) as a United Kingdom-based not-for-profit charity at the urging of the investment community, to gather corporate "carbon" data.
Timing: soon after the start of meetings of the "Conference of the Parties" (or "COP"), organized by the United Nations as the Climate Change Conferences. (The "UNFCCC".)
In the mid-1990s, the Kyoto Protocol emerged that legally-bound nations to their pledge to reduce Greenhouse Emissions (GHGs). The U.S.A. did not sign on to the global protocol during the tenure of President George W. Bush, and the agreement reached in Paris at the COP meeting in 2015 was finally agreed to by President Barack Obama.
And then began the process of withdrawal under President Donald Trump. The U.S.A. is now the prominent holdout (among the community of 197 nations signed on) in the global effort to address global warming before the danger point is passed. In Paris, the COP agreed that the threshold was 2-degrees Centigrade.
Today, a growing universe of investors and many other stakeholders are increasingly focused on the role of carbon emissions in the framing of questions about what to do as scientists charted the warming of Earth's climate.
And so — ESG / environmental data is critical to the mission of determining "what to do" and then implementing measures to address climate change challenges.
The Critical Role of CDP
CDP over almost two decades since its founding has become the premier repository of corporate data related to climate change – with more than 6,000 companies' data collected and shared in organized ways with the investment community. (That includes the ESG data of half of the world's public companies by market cap.)
The CDP emissions data focused has broadened over 16 years to now include water, supply chain, forestry (for corporates) and environmental data from more than 500 cities and some 100 states and regions available to investors.
Key user base:
650-plus institutional investors with US$87 trillion in Assets Under Management.
Corporate Supply Chain members (such as Wal-Mart Stores) that collect data from their suppliers through CDP—a universe of 115 companies with over $3.3 trillion in combined purchasing power.
When the TCFD recommendations were being developed, CDP announced a firm commitment to align with the task force recommendations.
Following their release of the Task Force recommendations in July 2017, CDP held public consultations on a draft version of the TCFD-aligned framework. The current 2018 Climate Change questionnaire that corporations received from CDP is fully aligned with the TCFD recommendations on climate-related disclosures related to governance, risk management, strategy, and metrics and targets.
The TCFD recommendations are already aligned with the majority of CDP's longstanding approach to climate change disclosure, including most of the recommendations for climate-related governance, strategy, risk management as well as metrics and target disclosure.
However, this year CDP has modified some questions and added new ones — the most impactful being on climate-related scenario analysis to ensure complete alignment.
Some modifications include:
The Governance section now asks for more information about oversight of climate change issues and why a company doesn't have board-level oversight (if applicable). CDP also requests information about the main individual below the board level with the highest responsibility — and how frequently they report up to the board.
Next, in the risks and opportunities section, CDP now asks for the climate-related risk & opportunity identification, and assessment process.
As in past years, questions are posed in the Business Strategy module to allow companies to disclose whether they have acted upon integrating climate-related issues into their strategy, financial planning, and businesses.
CDP has also added a question for high impact sectors on their low carbon transition plans, so data users can gauge and further understand the sustainable and strategic foresight that these companies aim to achieve.
CDP also added a new question on scenario analysis, explaining that scenario analysis is a strategic planning tool to help an organization understand how it might perform in different future states.
A core aim of the TCFD recommendations is for companies to improve their understanding of future risks and develop suitable resilience strategies.
Finally, the TCFD recommendations highlighted five (5) sectors as the most important. In 2018, CDP rolled out sector-specific questions for the four non-financial sectors that the TCFD highlighted (they are energy, transport, materials, and agriculture).
TCFD also highlighted the financial sector – looking forward, in 2019, CDP is planning to release a financial sector-specific climate change questionnaire.
The TCFD resources for investors and corporate managers are embodied in three documents – (1) the Main Report; (2) an Implementation Annex; (3) the Technical Supplement for Scenario Analysis. These are available at: www.fsb-tcfd.org
G&A Institute Perspectives:
Our team has been assisting corporate managers in organizing the response to the CDP annual survey and we've tracked over the years the steady expansion of information requested of companies.
Our advice to companies not reporting yet: get started! The CDP staff members are very cooperative in assisting new corporate reporters in understanding what data are being sought (and why) and providing answers to questions.
CDP's founding CEO Paul Simpson cautions: "Big companies: get better at telling those who hold the purse strings how climate risks could affect your bottom line."
And so, our mission at G&A includes helping corporate issuers tell a better sustainability and ESG story, including the story told in the data sets communicated to 650-plus institutional investors by CDP!
CDP data is everywhere, we advise clients, including for example being part of the volumes of ESG data sets that Bloomberg LP shares on its terminals (through the terminal ESG Dashboard).
On the supply chain side, we point out that more than US$3 trillion is the collective spend of companies now addressing their supply chain sustainability factors and environmental impacts (customers see suppliers as part of their own CDP footprint). Corporate leaders in this effort include Apple, Honda and Microsoft, CDP points out.
CDP's Technical Notes on the TCFD are available at: https://b8f65cb373b1b7b15feb-c70d8ead6ced550b4d987d7c03fcdd1d.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/cms/guidance_docs/pdfs/000/001/429/original/CDP-TCFD-technical-note.pdf?1512736184
The "A" List of CDP naming the world's business leaders on environmental performance (160 firms) is at: https://www.cdp.net/en/scores-2017
The CDP USA Report 2017, focused on key findings on Governance, ESG and the Role of the Board of Directors is available at: https://b8f65cb373b1b7b15feb-c70d8ead6ced550b4d987d7c03fcdd1d.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/cms/reports/documents/000/002/891/original/CDP-US-Report-2017.pdf?1512733010
There's an excellent interview with CDP CEO/Founder Paul Simpson at: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/disruptors-paul-simpson-atypical-activist-who-woke-c-suites-climate-risk
You can check out Henry Shilling's SustainableInvest.com at: https://www.sustainableinvest.com/second-quarter-2018-sustainable-funds-investing-review/
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They Are Beginning Now – the Long-Awaited Corporate Disclosures on Ratio of CEO Ratio – CEO Pay-to-Median-of-Workforce Pay
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Hank Boerner
by Hank Boerner – Chairman & Chief Strategist, G&A Institute
The big-deal and long-waited corporate announcements / disclosures are beginning in 1Q 2018.
Way back when…after the 2008 financial crisis when the Dodd-Frank capital markets reform legislation was passed (in 2010)…one of the requirements was that public companies must develop a ratio and disclose this publicly: how much does the CEO earn, and what that is that compared to the median compensation of the employee workforce? (Half below/half above is the median level to be arrived in an analysis for public filing.)
This is the Ratio, CEO Pay-to-Median-Worker-Pay disclosures.
The Securities & Exchange Commission finally issued its guidance on all of this in September 2017 (companies and their trade associations had steadily pushed back on the 2010 disclosure mandate and the SEC struggled with the "how-to" rulemaking / or more "gentle" guidance, causing delays in applying the law).
So – today the CEO-Employee Pay Ratio is upon us – and the first important disclosures are coming out now – including the first filing for a S&P 100 firm.
Bloomberg Markets News reports that Honeywell International Inc's filing shows that CEO Pay is 333 Times More Than Median Workers. CEO Darius Adamczyk's pay package was $16.5 million in 2017; the median employee pay (for the company's 130,000 workers) is $50,296.
The Honeywell CEO package for 2017 is 60% more than for the prior year (when he moved into the job).
Earlier this month Teva Pharmaceutical Industries disclosed a pay ratio of 302-to-1 ($19.4 million for the CEO, median worker $64,081).
The AFL-CIO projected a 347-to-1 ratio (CEO: $13.1 MM; workers, $37,000).
When the SEC guidance was firmed up in 2017, some market observers said this was a "local newspaper headline" and not something that serious investors would pay attention to.
The Los Angeles Times – both a regional newspaper and one with national reach and influence – now features this headline: "The First Official Report on CEO-Worker Pay Ratios Shows and Enormous 333-1 Gap at Honeywell"
LAT's Pulitzer Prize-winning financial commentator Michael Hiltzik used words like "…obscene…raw figures…economic inequality…the 1%…telling…massively embarrassing.."
Sam Pizzigati, the prominent author and social commentator at the Washington DC think tank Economic Policy Institute, was quoted in the LA Times article:
"This is a confirmation of research done up to now," Sam Pizzigati, a fellow at EPI, says of the Honeywell data. He expects some corporations to show much larger discrepancies. That could show up especially in the retail sector, where median earnings are likely to be well below the $50,000 level of Honeywell's heavily professional workforce.
Walmart, for instance, says its average hourly pay for full-time workers was to reach $13.38, following a company-wide wage increase in 2016. That's about $27,800. Its CEO, C. Douglas McMillon, was paid $22.4 million last year. That would create a ratio of about 805-to-1 based on hourly wages alone.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek writer Anders Melin published a piece in January – "Why Companies Fear Disclosing CEO-to-Workers Pay" — noting:
"U.S. companies must soon begin disclosing what many would rather keep secret: The ratio between the CEO's compensation and the paycheck of the company's median worker. The mandate was included in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act to shed light on the growing income gap between executives and workers. Opponents say it's only meant to embarrass executives and won't be useful to investors. One critic called it an example of bigotry against the successful."
And: The disclosures will provide a first-ever glimpse into how thousands of U.S. companies compensate their workers, plus a more accurate sense than ever before of the CEO-to-worker pay gap.
A year ago, Alex Edmans writing in The Harvard Business Review said "…the numbers are striking…the idea is that a high pay ratio is unfair…I strongly believe that executive pay should be reformed…[but] the pay ratio is a misleading statistic because CEOs and workers operate in very different markets…"
His commentary is at:
https://hbr.org/2017/02/why-we-need-to-stop-obsessing-over-ceo-pay-ratios
(He is a professor of finance at London Business School.)
Our new "G&A Institute's To the Point!" management brief platform has background on the CEO-Worker Pay Ratio, published for guidance in September 2017 as the SEC published its guidance:
IT'S H-E-R-E NOW: SEC Guidance on CEO-Employee Pay Rule Clarified in Interpretive Guidance. Your Company Should Be Prepared for First Quarter 2018 Disclosures and Beyond!
The information is at:
https://ga-institute.com/to-the-point/its-h-e-r-e-now-sec-guidance-on-ceo-employee-pay-rule-clarified-in-interpretive-guidance-your-company-should-be-prepared-for-first-quarter-2018-disclosures-and-beyond/
I have a chapter in my book ("Trends Converging!") about the pay rule (Chapter 9) – the entire book is available for you with my compliments at:
https://www.ga-institute.com/research-reports/trends-converging-a-2016-look-ahead-of-the-curve.html
We'll continue to bring you news of the CEO-Worker Pay Ratio corporate disclosures in 1Q 2018– company announcements and the public response to same.
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Will We See Mandated Corporate Reporting on ESG / Sustainability Issues in the USA?
Posted on May 13, 2016 by Hank Boerner
by Hank Boerner – Chairman – G&A Institute
Maybe…U.S. Companies Will Be Required…or Strongly Advised… to Disclose ESG Data & Related Business Information
Big changes in mandated US corporate disclosure and reporting on ESG factors may be just over the horizon — perhaps later this year? Or perhaps not…
Sustainable & responsible investing advocates have long called for greater disclosure on environmental and social issues that affect corporate financial performance (near and long-term). Their sustained campaigning may soon result in dramatic changes in the information investors and stakeholders will have available from mandated corporate filings.
We are in countdown mode — in mid-April the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency that regulates many parts of the capital market operations and especially corporate disclosure and reporting for investors issued a Concept Release with a call for public comments.
Among the issues In focus are potential adjustments, expansions and updating of mandated corporate financial reporting. One of these involves corporate ESG disclosure. The issue of "materiality" is weaved throughout the release.
Among the many considerations put forth by SEC: expanding corporate disclosure requirements for corporate financial and business information to include ESG factors, and to further define "materiality." Especially the materiality of ESG factors.
The comment period is open for you to weigh in with your opinion on corporate ESG disclosure and reporting rules — or at least strong SEC guidance on the matter.
SEC has been conducting a "Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative," which includes looking at corporate disclosure and reporting requirements, as well as the forms of presentation and methods of delivery of corporate information made available to investors. (Such as corporate web site content, which most feel needs to be updated as to SEC guidance.)
The umbrella regulatory framework — "Regulation S-K" — has been the dominant approach for corporate reporting since 1977 has been the principal repository (in SEC lingo) for filing corporate financial and business information (such as the familiar 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.).
Investors Want More Corporate ESG Information
For a number of years now, investment community players have urged SEC to look at mandating or offering strong guidance to public company managements to expand disclosure and reporting to substantially address what some opponents conveniently call "non-financial," or "intangible" information. An expanding base of investors feel just the opposite — ESG information is quite tangible and has definite financial implications and results for the investor. The key question is but how to do this?
Reforming and Updating Reg S-K
In December 2013 when the JOBS Act ("Jumpstart Our Business Startups") was passed by Congress, SEC was charged with issuing a report [to Congress] on the state of corporate disclosure rules. The goal of the initiative is to improve corporate disclosure and shareholders' access to that information.
The Spring 2016 Concept Release is part of that effort. The SEC wants to "comprehensively review" and "facilitate" timely, material disclosure by registrants and improve distribution of that information to investors. Initially, the focus is on Reg S-K requirements. Future efforts will focus on disclosure related to disclosure of compensation and governance information in proxy statements.
Asset managers utilizing ESG analytics and portfolio management tools cheered the SEC move. In the very long Concept Release – Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K, at 341 pages — there is an important section devoted to "public policy and sustainability" topics. (Pages 204-215).
ESG / Sustainability in Focus For Review and Action
In the Concept Release SEC states: In seeking public input on sustainability and public policy disclosures (such as related to climate change) we recognize that some registrants (public companies) have not considered this information material.
Some observers continue to share this view.
The Concept Release poses these questions as part of the consideration of balancing those views with those of proponents of greater disclosure including ESG information:
• Are there specific public policy issues important to informed voting and investment decisions?
• If the SEC adopted rules for sustainability and public policy disclosure, how could the rules result in meaningful disclosures (for investors)?
• Would line items about sustainability or public policy issues cause registrations to disclose information that is not material to investors?
• There is already sustainability and ESG information available outside of Commission (S-K) filings — why do some companies publish sustainability, citizenship, CSR reports…and is the information sufficient to address investor needs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these types of reports (such as being available on corporate web sites)?
• What challenges would corporate reporters face if ESG / sustaianbility / public policy reporting were mandated — what would the additional costs be? (Federal rule making agencies must balance cost-benefit.)
• Third party organizations — such as GRI and SASB for U.S. company reporting — offer frameworks for this type of reporting. If ESG reporting is mandated, should existing standards or frameworks be considered? Which standards?
The Commission has received numerous comments about the inadequacy of current disclosure regarding climate change matters. And so the Concept Release asks: Are existing disclosure requirements adequate to elicit the information that would permit investors to evaluate material climate change risk? Why — or why not? What additional disclosure requirements– or SEC guidance — would be appropriate?
Influential Voices Added to the Debate
The subject of expanded disclosure of corporate ESG, sustainability, responsibility, citizenship, and related information has a number of voices weighing in. Among those organizations contributing information and commentary to the SEC are these: GRI; SASB; Ceres; IEHN; ICCR; PRI; CFA Institute; PWC; E&Y; ISS; IIRC; BlackRock Institute; Bloomberg; World Federation of Exchanges; US SIF.
The overwhelming view on record now with SEC is that investor consideration of ESG matters is important and that change is needed in the existing corporate reporting and disclosure requirements. You can add your voice to the debate.
For Your Action:
I urge your reading of the Concept Release, particularly the pages 204 through 215, to get a better understanding of what is being considered, especially as proposed by proponents; and, I encourage you to weigh in during the open public comment period with your views.
You can help to ensure the SEC commissioners, staff and related stakeholders understand the issues involved in expanding corporate disclosure on ESG matters and how to change the rules — or offer strong SEC guidance. Let the SEC know that ESG information is needed to help investors better understand the risks and opportunities inherent in the ESG profiles of companies they do or might invest in.
SEC rules or strong guidance on ESG disclosure would be a huge step forward in advancing sustainability and ESG consideration by mainstream capital market players.
Information sources:
link to the Concept Release text: https://www.sec.gov/rules/concept/2016/33-10064.pdf
Use the SEC comment form for your response: http://www.sec.gov/rules/concept.shtml
You can email the SEC: rule-comment@sec.gov
Important: the file number is S7-06-16 (the closing date for comments).
The SEC release was on 13 April 2016; this means the comment period is open for 90 days, to mid-July.
Helpful Background For You
Back in 1975 as the public focus on environmental matters continued to increase (all kinds of federal "E" laws were being passed, such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act), stakeholders asked SEC to address the disclosure aspects of corporate environmental matters.
The initial proposal was deemed to have exceeded the commission's statutory authority.
In 1974 the ERISA legislation had been passed by Congress, and pension funds, foundations and other fiduciaries were dramatically changing the makeup of the investor community, dwarfing the influence of one once-dominant individual investor. After ERISA and the easing of "prudent man" guidelines for fiduciaries, institutional investors rapidly expanded their asset holdings to include many more corporate equities.
And the institutions were increasingly focused on the "E," "S" and :"G" aspects of corporate operations — and the real or potential influence of ESG performance on the financials. Over time, asset owners began to view the company's ESG factors as a proxy for (effective or not) management.
While the 1975 draft requirements for companies to expand "E" and "S" information was eventually shelved by SEC, over the years there was a steady series of advances in accounting rules that did address especially "E" and some "S" matters.
FAS 5 issued by FASB in March 1975 addressed the "Accounting for Contingency" costs of corporate environmental liability FASB Interpretation FIN 14 regarding FAS 5 a year later (September 1976) addressed interpretations of "reasonable estimations of losses." SEC Staff Bulletins helped to move the needle in the direction of what sustainable & responsible investors were demanding. Passage of Sarbanes-Oxley statutes in July 2002 with emphasis on greater transparency moved the needle some more.
But there was always a lag in the regulatory structure that enables SEC to keep up with the changes in investment expectations that public companies would be more forthcoming with ESG data and other information. And there was of course organized corporate opposition.
(SEC must derive its authority from landmark 1933 and 1934 legislation, expansions and updates in 1940, 2002, 2010 legislation, and so on. Rules must reflect what is intended in the statutes passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. And opponents of proposals can leverage what is/is not in the laws to push back on SEC proposals.)
There is an informative CFO magazine article on the subject of corporate environmental disclosure, published September 9, 2004, after the Enron collapse, two years after Sarbanes-Oxley became the law of the land, and 15+ years after the SEC focused on environmental disclosure enhancements. Author Marie Leone set out to answer the question, "are companies being forthright about their environmental liabilities?" Check out "The Greening of GAAP" at: http://ww2.cfo.com/accounting-tax/2004/09/the-greening-of-gaap/
And we add this important aspect to corporate ESG disclosure: Beginning in 1990 and in the years that followed, the G1 through G4 frameworks provided to corporate reporters by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) helped to address the investor-side demand for more ESG information and the corporate side challenge of providing material information related to their ESG strategies, programs, actions and achievements.
The G&A Institute team sees the significant progress made by public companies in the volume of data and narratives related to corporate ESG performance and achievements in the 1,500 and more reports that we analyze each year as the exclusive data partner for The GRI in the United States, United Kingdom, and The Republic of Ireland.
We have come a very long way since the 1970s and the SEC Concept Release provides a very comprehensive foundation for dialogue and action — soon!
Please remember to take action and leave your comments here:
http://www.sec.gov/rules/concept.shtml
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Mark Donovan in action at the Vuelta.
Modest Mark Donovan is enjoying well earned chill time after ending a memorable first professional season in the saddle on a real high at the Vuelta a Espana.
Although lockdown brought disruption during 2020 after 21-year-old Mark had penned a three-year deal with Team Sunweb, it also later paved the way for opportunity.
The former Keswick School student, from Penruddock, was handed a Grand Tour debut in Spain as Europe's three prestigious races — which also include the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia — were shoe-horned into the closing stages of the competitive campaign.
That allowed Team Sunweb to call up younger riders, including Mark, for the headline events. And he seized his chance, clocking up two top five Vuelta stage finishes — fourth on stage 11 and fifth on the penultimate day.
"It was really nice to have that opportunity at the end of the season," said Mark, who is currently based in Girona, northern Spain.
"During (the Vuelta) you don't really think about how big it is, you're just flat out racing.
"But when you take a step back you realise actually it's quite a big deal. A first Grand Tour is a big step in your career. And it was cool, realising 'I'm doing this now'. I didn't really know what to expect coming into it.
"It's some of the hardest racing in the world, three weeks of flat-out races, so the expectations were lower. I didn't want to get carried away going into it, but I still wanted to give it everything and see how I could do on the biggest stage.
"I guess the two highlights were the two top fives I got on the two big mountain days. I was really happy. I didn't really know what to expect coming into it, didn't want to put any pressure on myself.
"I knew I was going pretty well during some of the races leading up to it. I was hoping to at least kind of be involved in some of the races, but I definitely got more out of it than I thought I possibly could. I definitely can't be disappointed with how I rode. I got everything out of it that I could."
On reflection, the experience had been "great", he told the Herald.
"It's probably the first time a lot of people have heard my name, the first big race that I've done and to be up there it was real nice; people watching it on TV, supporting, people back home in Cumbria, and then the team was really happy with how it went, with the whole team as well," he said.
"We're a young team and expectations were lower, but the team put a lot of support behind us and we felt like we did a real good job. They were really happy with how we rode for such an inexperienced team."
Sporty while studying at Keswick School, Mark initially took part in cross-country and fell running, before heel problems meant he switched his attention to biking aged 14 or 15, competing in cyclocross events, first regionally and then nationally as a member of Penrith-based Beacon Wheelers.
A move to under-19 level brought a transition into road racing which, he said he hadn't really enjoyed much when he was a bit younger.
It proved a shrewd move. He joined Team Wiggins — a development outfit created by Sir Bradley Wiggins — and memorably passed through Cumbria during stage four of last year's Tour of Britain before joining Team Sunweb.
But, after a tough first pre-season, the COVID pandemic struck. It left him locked down in Andorra and cast doubt over a debut 2020 professional cycling campaign.
"I managed to do one race in France in early March. I had a full season's worth of races all lined up, ready to go, and then everything got cancelled," he said.
"It was pretty disappointing. You put all the work in, and suddenly you've got no chance to do anything. We weren't sure if races were going to start again."
He returned to action at the Criterium du Dauphine and then came his memorable Grand Tour bow.
"I got loads of nice messages. People from school were watching, old friends, people from my old club, Beacon Wheelers, they were happy to see that I was up there," he said.
"I've always felt like I wanted to be a professional cyclist. I never really knew whether it would happen or not, but once the ball got rolling it all seems to have happened so fast, it's crazy really. It doesn't feel that long ago that I was racing grass track around Frenchfield (in Penrith)!"
After a short period "chilling" at home, Mark will step up exercise in the coming weeks and then return to cycling.
"I'm just spending a lot of time on the sofa. You come back from a three-week race and you don't have much energy so just sitting on the sofa watching TV is about all you feel like doing," he said.
"By mid-December it will be back into the regime and cracking on, thinking about next year. It's funny. It feels like you've only just finished this year and already you're thinking it's not too long now until next year starts.
"It'll be great to keep it going, keep the ball rolling. I finished off on a nice high this year. Hopefully I can get a good winter's training in and races can kick off again in February/March time and we can have a somewhat normal season
"We'll just see how it goes; just try and keep the momentum going."
Mark is the son of Pete and Annie Donovan, and has a brother, Finn.
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School Superintendent Apologizes for Pandemic Fund Stipends
The district received nearly $850,000 in federal funds at the start of the pandemic
Published December 12, 2021 • Updated on December 15, 2021 at 2:31 pm
A Vermont school superintendent is apologizing to his school board for authorizing $2,000 payments to all district employees with unused pandemic relief money.
Members of the St. Johnsbury School board say they're OK with the payments, but felt they should have been informed. The payments were approved by the Vermont Agency of Education.
The Caledonian Record reports Superintendent Brian Ricca said he made a mistake by not informing the board of the payments from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund and he is sorry.
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"I did not follow a process that was inclusive of the board and that was my mistake. I thought to inform the board, but forgot to do it…It was my mistake and one that I will not make again…I am sorry," he said in a statement he read to the board and public last week.
The district received nearly $850,000 in federal funds at the start of the pandemic. More than half the money was spent on emergency purchases such as masks, thermometers, thermo-scanners, cleaning equipment, Chromebooks for students, laptops for adults, software and pay for substitute teachers since March 2020.
Ricca said the decision to pay the stipends was an effort to retain employees and improve morale.
"Schools are struggling to fill open positions and failing to meet their commitment to students because of the absence of staff," he said. "I wanted to find a way to materially improve morale, keep employees and use ESSER funds in a way that was lawful."
Editor's note (Dec. 15, 2021, 2:31 p.m.): An earlier version of this article included an image of an unrelated institution.
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Canadian green packaging manufacturer Cascades has announced plans to invest up to $750000 in its Cascades Enviropac HPM plant located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. The company will add new equipment by the end of 2012 and beginning 2013 to renovate the plant and optimize its overall efficiency.
The investment will increase Cascades' industrial product offering such as Technicomb protective packaging systems, Flexicomb flexible protective packaging and ThermaFresh recyclable therma-insulator containers for fresh food conservation. Made of honeycomb paperboard and fiber composites which are recyclable, the products serve as alternatives to traditional packaging.
Cascades said the investment will also strengthen the company's market shares in the Central and Midwest Regions and allow the company to retain jobs in the plant and its offices.
Cascades Specialty Products Group Industrial Packaging sector general manager Simon Gosselin commenting on the development said: "These investments are directly in line with Cascades' key strategic axes to further support the operations, with the ultimate goal of assuring the commercial success of our innovative, eco-designed products."


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Study: LA, California cities 'overrun' by rat infestations
Santa Anita season ends after 30 horse deaths, trainer ban
By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Santa Anita's troubled racing season has come to a close after the deaths of 30 horses at the Southern California track.
The deaths rattled the industry and led to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer being banned when four of his horses were among the casualties.
There were no incidents during morning training hours or in the 10 races Sunday.
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About 20 protesters briefly toted signs outside an entrance to the track, calling attention to the deaths and condemning the sport.
Hollendorfer had two horses entered to run closing day, but they, along with two others Saturday, were scratched by track stewards on the recommendation of a special panel convened to review horses' medical, training and racing history.
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Legalized pot in California means a new kind of business and West Hollywood on Tuesday approved the first cannabis cafe in the U.S.
But a nearby synagogue doesn't want it across the street from their congregation. The Rabbi is worried about cannabis clouds drifting into their congregation.
The new cannabis cafe will open at the corner of La Brea Avenue and Lexington Avenue in the fall.
SANTA ANA (CNS) - The Orange County Board of Supervisors today approved a settlement of two federal lawsuits stemming from attempts to clear the Santa Ana riverbed of a homeless encampment.
The agreement will allow the county to enforce nuisance laws on county property by creating two zones -- one in which transients can be arrested immediately and another that requires that law enforcement first do outreach and try to move the transients into shelters, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do said.
The restricted areas allowing for immediate arrest include John Wayne Airport, flood control channels and high-risk wilderness areas, Do said. In other areas, officials will send social workers to engage with transients, but if they refuse services, they could be taken to jail, he said.
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