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A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers
Steven L. Bernstein, Polly Bijur, Nina Cooperman, Saba Jearld, Julia H. Arnsten, Alyson Moadel, E. John Gallagher
Objectives: The objective was to determine the efficacy of an emergency department (ED)-based smoking cessation intervention. Methods: This study was a randomized trial conducted from January 2006 to September 2007 at an urban ED that treats 90,000 adults per year. Discharged adults who smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day were randomized to 1) usual care, receiving a smoking cessation brochure; or 2) enhanced care, receiving the brochure, a motivational interview (MI), nicotine patches, and a phone call at 3 days. Interventions were performed by a peer educator trained in tobacco treatment. Blinded follow-up was performed at 3 months. Results: A total of 338 subjects were enrolled, mean (±SD) age was 40.2 (±12.0) years, 51.8% were female, and 56.5% were either self-pay or Medicaid. Demographic and clinical variables were comparable between groups. Enhanced and usual care arms showed similar cessation rates at 3 months (14.7% vs. 13.2%, respectively). The proportion of subjects making a quit attempt (69.2% vs. 66.5%) and decrease in daily cigarette use (five vs. one; all p > 0.05) were also similar. In logistic modeling, factors associated with quitting included any tobacco-related International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9), code for the ED visit (odds ratio [OR] = 3.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.61 to 7.26) or subject belief that the ED visit was tobacco-related (OR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.17 to 5.21). Conversely, subjects who reported having a preexisting tobacco-related illness were less likely to quit (OR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.10 to 0.50). Conclusions: The primary endpoint was negative, reflecting a higher-than-expected quit rate in the control group. Subjects whose ED visit was tobacco-related, based either on physician diagnosis or subject perception, were more than twice as likely to quit. These data suggest that even low-intensity screening and referral may prompt substantial numbers of ED smokers to quit or attempt to quit.
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Bernstein, S. L., Bijur, P., Cooperman, N., Jearld, S., Arnsten, J. H., Moadel, A., & John Gallagher, E. (2011). A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(6), 575-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01097.x
A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers. / Bernstein, Steven L.; Bijur, Polly; Cooperman, Nina; Jearld, Saba; Arnsten, Julia H.; Moadel, Alyson; John Gallagher, E.
In: Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 6, 06.2011, p. 575-583.
Bernstein, SL, Bijur, P, Cooperman, N, Jearld, S, Arnsten, JH, Moadel, A & John Gallagher, E 2011, 'A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers', Academic Emergency Medicine, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 575-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01097.x
Bernstein SL, Bijur P, Cooperman N, Jearld S, Arnsten JH, Moadel A et al. A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011 Jun;18(6):575-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01097.x
Bernstein, Steven L. ; Bijur, Polly ; Cooperman, Nina ; Jearld, Saba ; Arnsten, Julia H. ; Moadel, Alyson ; John Gallagher, E. / A randomized trial of a multicomponent cessation strategy for emergency department smokers. In: Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011 ; Vol. 18, No. 6. pp. 575-583.
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Gulnara Karimova's antics have long been an embarrassment, now the Twitter-loving businesswoman faces corruption charges
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A vicious feud playing out within Uzbekistan's ruling family took a new twist on Monday , when prosecutors announced that the clan's most flamboyant member faces charges of involvement in mafia-style corruption.
The news cements the precipitous downfall of Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbekistan's ageing autocrat Islam Karimov. Until recently she was a businesswoman, a designer with her own line of jewellery, a diplomat representing her country at the UN, and an aspiring pop star courting international celebrities.
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Karimova's social media antics so enraged her dictatorial father, who has ruled Uzbekistan with an iron fist for more than two decades, that he cut off contact with his daughter.
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They will be broadcast on ITV on Sunday 8 April from 22:20, and worldwide at the same time on the Olivier Awards Facebook page.
Magic Radio will broadcast the entire show live on Sunday 8 April, hosted by Alice Arnold and Ruthie Henshall, with build-up on air from 18:00.
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The 50th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be commemorated with past stars returning including Jason Donovan and Linzi Hateley, Lee Mead and Preeya Kalidas, and Joe McElderry and Danielle Hope.
John McCrea and the cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Sheila Atim and the cast of Girl From The North Country, Lesley Joseph and the cast of Young Frankenstein, Tracie Bennett from Follies and the cast of 42nd Street.
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American legend Chita Rivera will perform the West Side Story number "Somewhere" to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the production debuting in London. She will be accompanied by Andy Karl (Groundhog Day Olivier Award winner), Adam J Bernard (Dreamgirls Olivier Award winner) and the Arts Educational Schools London Choir
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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL : Michael Jibson (Hamilton)/ Ross Noble (Young Frankenstein )/ Jason Pennycooke (Hamilton)/ Cleve September (Hamilton)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- If this was the end of an era, the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers didn't go down without a fight.
Kristen Hayes hit a driving layup with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift the nationally ranked Transylvania Pioneers to a 63-61 victory over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the championship game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The 20th-ranked Transylvania squad advances to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 25-2 record and its 20th consecutive win. Rose-Hulman drops to 20-7 and heads to the NCAA Division III Tournament bubble, and will hope to receive an at-large bid when the NCAA bracket is released on Monday in a 2:30 p.m. selection show.
Abby Bromenschenkel led the Fightin' Engineers with 21 points, six steals, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Ally Bromenschenkel added 15 points and 12 rebounds with two blocked shots. Debie Gedeon contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists. All three double-figure scorers played the entire 40 minutes.
Both Bromenschenkel sisters were also named to the all-HCAC Tournament Team following the championship game.
Taylor Graham pitched in with nine points and seven rebounds for Rose-Hulman. Kayla Gerken and Jenna Queary added two points each for Rose-Hulman. Each point of the HCAC championship game scored by Rose-Hulman was scored by a senior.
Transylvania answered with a balanced scoring attack to counter the strong Engineer performance. Celia Kine scored 16 points, Zenoviah Walker added 13, Ashton Woodard scored 12, and Hayes tallied 10 points for the winners. Rose-Hulman outrebounded the Pioneers 41-22 in the game, but Transylvania relied on 17-of-21 from the free throw line to earn the narrow victory.
The game was an absolute classic, with the margin staying within one possession for the last 16:37 of the game. Gedeon scored on a three-pointer and Ally Bromenschenkel scored a layup to turn a 36-31 deficit into a 36-36 tie and give the impression this would be a tight finish.
The score remained tied at 42-42 after the third quarter, setting the stage for a winner-take-all final 10 minutes. Gedeon put Rose-Hulman in front 57-55 on a score with 3:33 left, before Woodard tied the score at 57-57 on two free throws with 1:55 left. Abby Bromenschenkel gave Rose-Hulman the lead again with a driving layup at the 1:41 mark, and Walker answered with a pair of free throws to tie the score again with 1:11 left.
Ally Bromenschenkel hit a 17-foot jumper with 50 seconds left to put the Engineers back on top 61-59. Hayes answered with a driving layup at the 35-second mark to force another tie at 61-61. Abby Bromenschenkel missed a well guarded jumper on the next possession, and Transylvania grabbed the loose rebound on the floor and called timeout with four seconds left to advance the ball into the frontcourt.
Inbounding in front of the Transylvania bench, Hayes passed the ball to Boyle then cut to the basket. Boyle saw Hayes, who drove to the goal and scored on a well defended layup with 0.4 seconds remaining. After advancing the ball following a timeout, Rose-Hulman attempted a lob pass under the basket that was defended by Transylvania to secure the Pioneer victory.
If the record book is complete on the Rose-Hulman women's basketball senior class of six, what a chapter they have written. The overall record in the last four seasons is 90-19, for a program that won 157 games in 21 years prior to their arrival. The class achieved the first three regular season HCAC championships in program history; won the first two HCAC Tournament championships in program history; and made the team's first two appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. In addition, the graduating class set an HCAC record with a 38-game winning streak against league foes from January 2017 through January 2019. The senior class also achieved four 20-win seasons in their era, increasing the program's all-time total to five 20-win seasons.
Rose-Hulman entered the HCAC Tournament ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region rankings. Typically, teams ranked in the top six in the final regional rankings have the strongest chance to earn at-large bids into the tournament field. Still, this Rose-Hulman group achieved against the odds of program history throughout their careers and will hope for one more chance from the NCAA selection committee on Monday.


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Supreme Court Weighs in on Trump's Travel Ban
Global Research, June 28, 2017
Region: Middle East & North Africa, USA
Theme: Law and Justice, Poverty & Social Inequality
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On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to review lower court injunctions against Trump's travel ban in October.
US District and Appeals Courts blocked them temporarily. Countries affected include Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, banning travel to the US for 90 days, imposing a 120-day ban on refugees.
Iraq was removed from the initial order because of its involvement in the battle for Mosul, America's phony war on ISIS, the scourge it supports.
In a unanimous per curiam opinion, High Court justices partly lifted an injunction preventing Trump's travel ban from taking effect.
The administration cannot enforce the ban against anyone with "a credible claim of a bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in America, the Supreme Court opinion stated.
It can against all others in the targeted countries, Muslim majority ones, their people victimized by US imperialism, four of the six raped by US aggression, the other two threatened by Washington.
None of the six or their citizens pose any threat to US national security. In contrast, Trump's ban targets people on the basis of their religious beliefs in nations ravaged by US aggression and/or opposed to its imperial agenda – no other legitimate reasons.
A justifiable travel ban would prohibit US government officials from traveling to these countries because of the enormous threat they pose – not the other way around as Trump's travel ban ordered, partly supported by the nation's highest court, complicit with administration "religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination" as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
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Its chief Judge Roger Gregory added:
"Congress granted the President broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute."
"It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the President wields it through an executive edict that stands to cause irreparable harm to individuals across this nation."
Law Professor Emeritus Marjorie Cohn argued against Trump's travel ban, saying:
It "violates the Establishment Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution."
"It also violates the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); both are treaties the United States has ratified, making them part of US law under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause."
"The EO violates the Immigration and Nationality Act as well." High Court justices ignored all of the above, their ruling politically motivated, rule of law principles ignored.
The Supreme Court consolidated cases from the US Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, Trump v. Hawaii and Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project.
Justices will hear arguments for and against the travel ban when they reconvene in October. ACLU and National Immigration Law Center lawyers will contest the ban. Administration attorneys led by Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall will support it.
Trump said his revised ban will take effect in 72 hours following partial approval by the High Court.
Claiming it's to protect national security is fabricated nonsense. It continues post-9/11 Islamophobic rage, used as a pretext to wage naked aggression against one Muslim-majority nation after another – raping and destroying them, the highest of high crimes.
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CalPERS' premium increases slow with overhaul
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, long considered a bellwether for healthcare trends, announced an average premium increase of 9.9% for 2005, its smallest increase in three years. The slowdown is a result of the pension fund's hardball tactics -- a controversial decision to drop 38 higher-cost hospitals from its statewide HMO network and a move to regional pricing. According to confidential documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee, many of the hospitals dropped were also rated among the highest in quality. In Sacramento, for example, four Sutter Health hospitals with the highest quality ratings on a quality-cost comparison conducted by Blue Shield of California were dropped in favor of alternatives that received lower quality scores.
CalPERS said its HMO rates will rise an average of 11.4% in 2005, compared with 18% this year and 26% in 2003. PPO rates will climb an average of 6.4%, compared with 13.2% this year and 20% in 2003. The total cost of the 1.2 million-beneficiary health program will rise 7.3% to just more than $4 billion. "This has been a hard negotiating year, but we have created fairness in our rates," Sid Abrams, chairman of CalPERS' health benefits committee, said in a news release. The pension fund has been under increasing pressure to justify its decision to limit its network because the move will require 53,000 beneficiaries to change providers or purchase more expensive insurance. -- by Laura B. Benko


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Damage has been reduced due to timely decision making and efficient management by the government, he remarked
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi. Illustration: TBS
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi MP said the economy of Bangladesh is turning around thanks to efficient tackling of Covid-19. He added that trade and commerce are active, general awareness of the government's efforts is increasing, and the situation is improving.
Tipu Munshi made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a series of meetings on "Government of Bangladesh's Incentive Package for Combating Covid-19 and Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Recovery", organised by the Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday.
The Minister said that the administration has been successfully addressing the Covid-19 situation under the leadership and overall supervision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. To keep the country's trade and commerce afloat, the government has announced 21 incentive packages worth about Tk1.22 lakh crore, including economic recovery. All these steps were pivotal in maintaining Bangladesh's rapid pace of economic growth.
Damage has been significantly mitigated due to timely decision making and efficient management by the government, he remarked.
He said the government has been able to normalize production, supply, and prices of the country's essential commodities during this unprecedented time. When required, the products were sold in the open market at affordable prices through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh. Therefore, there was no supply crisis or price increase of any product in the country, he added.
Tipu Munshi also added that after Covid-19 was detected in China, the first case in Bangladesh was identified on 8 March, which was followed by declaration of 66 days of public holiday in the country.
"The government has taken multiple steps when required. Many measures were taken to overcome the detrimental effects of Covid-19 on the economy, thanks to which it has been possible to keep the wheels of the economy running," he said.
The theme of Thursday's meeting was "Sustaining Employment and Restoring the Overall Demand and Supply of the Economy". Senior Secretary of the Finance Department, Abdur Rauf Talukder, presented the keynote address on the topic. Chief Cecretary to the Prime Minister, Ahmed Kaikaus, spoke as a special guest on the occasion.
Participating in the panel discussion were Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ito Naoki; World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, Mercy Myang Tembon; BGMEA President, Dr Rubana Haque; Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), Selim Raihan; Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Nazneen Ahmed.
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On 22 July in London, the UK government and UNICEF are hosting the first Girl Summit to mobilise political and financial commitments to end child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in a generation. Below is the commitment Girls Not Brides made at the Girl Summit.
We will expand and empower the global movement; help identify what works to end child marriage and how to measure progress; and advocate for decision-makers at the international, regional, national, and community levels to take substantive action to end child marriage and empower girls.
The Girls Not Brides partnership's 358 civil society members hail from 63 countries around the globe to end child marriage and enable girls to fulfil their potential. We recognize that ending child marriage will require further expanding the breadth, diversity, coordination and capacity of the Girls Not Brides partnership and the wider movement to end child marriage.
We commit to bringing on 100 new members a year, to educating and engaging new champions, and to building the influence and coordination of member organisations and our partners through a new series of capacity-building webinars and meetings.
As a global partnership, Girls Not Brides works to ensure that new and existing evidence – particularly on the solutions to child marriage and on insights emerging from non-traditional sources – is shared widely. Building on our work to develop a 'Theory of Change on Child Marriage', Girls Not Brides commits to launching a process to bring together experts and practitioners to identify indicators to measure progress and impact on child marriage.
Girls Not Brides will continue to advocate for major inter-governmental processes and fora, as well as governments in high-prevalence countries, to commit to taking action on child marriage. In particular, Girls Not Brides will advocate for a target on child, early and forced marriage to be included in the post-2015 development framework, and for child marriage to be addressed in global and regional intergovernmental bodies.
Lasting change has to happen on the ground and realising this on a meaningful scale requires adequate resourcing to support programmatic work. Girls Not Brides will therefore continue to advocate for an increase in long-term funding to address child marriage, from both existing and new donors, including funding from governments of high-prevalence countries.
Girls Not Brides will bring attention to actions from around the world that have the potential to advance national efforts to end child marriage. In particular, Girls Not Brides will continue to advocate for the coordination of efforts to end child marriage in high-prevalence countries, the development and implementation of nation-wide plans and the meaningful inclusion of civil society in nation-wide responses.


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So, just to be clear, these are not necessarily top road songs, but songs about cars or that use the car as a central metaphor. Cars were a huge part of my coming of age. My father had a 55 Ford Fairlane, the only new car that he ever purchased. His boys, including me, basically ran the car into the ground, doing brake stands and squealing tires down Churchill Drive in Winnipeg. Tragic. I've always had the fantasy of buying a reconditioned 55 and driving it up to my father's house with a big ribbon and bow. I picked my first love up in that car, got my driver's license in it the day I turned sixteen, went fishing in it with my brothers and fathers to Hazel Creek at the crack of dawn. I drove it to Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg for our weekend volleyball tournaments, and more times than I care to remember, she got this drunken sot home from the infamous Winnipeg "socials". I wrote a song about her, which I'll spare you, but here's the first verse.
Pink and white two-tone on a prairie road.
beers with the boys and makin' lots of noise.
But my mom made him choose.
It was her or the booze.
Topping the list, Little Deuce Coupe by the Beach Boys.
The next one is still one of my favorite workout songs, third set of squats, when I'm tempted to bail early. Written by Jerry Lee Lewis, but Brooose's version gives me the juice to finish strong.
What is it about Tracy Chapman that when she starts singing you just feel like crying? Here the car is a metaphor for freedom. In a Fast Car, the subject innocently imagines that her boyfriend's car has the power to transport them to a world free from poverty, class, and their dead-end life. Remember how the womb-like interior of a car was a place where dreams of your future gestated and sometimes even got fertilized!
In the summers my buddies and I would worked planting trees for the city of Winnipeg at Bird's Hill Park. Waso would pick us up in his father's Ford LTD at the crack of dawn, laden with sandwiches and enough Kool Aid to make it through the hot prairie day. When we hit the perimeter, it was pedal to the metal the whole way. We'd get the old beast up to 130 mph, windows down, and more often than not we could count on Radar Love being on the set list of our favorite radio station.
There is a spiritual state associated with driving a car, especially when you are still young and are inclined to let life unfold rather than over-engineer it. Life comes to you, rather than you having to make it happen. And "driving around" with no particular agenda was a big part of my growing up was a kind of zen practice. I didn't quite have the luxury of unfettered access to the car, as we had to share amongst five or six, but Dave Korven owned a very cool GTO (if I'm not mistaken). We'd pack five or six in and just start driving, with a supply of decent B.C. bud. Chuck Berry captures this adventurous spirit (but with a girl and not the boys) in No Particular Place to Go.
This week's post was written by my friend Bruce, who regularly blogs on spiritual matters. Check it out.
Next week I will be back on the keyboard with Top Five Live at the Fillmore Albums.


Caledonia Pride have produced their best form and results this season in one-off, knockout-style matches and the Edinburgh side must do it again at Oriam this Saturday following back-to-back defeats over the weekend.
Pride had two chances to clinch their place in the Women's British Basketball League play-offs, but they were unable to take either and must now beat Durham Palatinates in their final fixture to be sure of a top-eight spot.
If they do eventually miss out, they will be haunted by Saturday's 64-63 defeat by Oaklands Wolves in Hertfordshire after captain Robyn Lewis saw a three-point attempt lip out with just nine seconds left.
The visitors had led until the third quarter, paced by 19 points from US centre Tricia Oakes and 15 from Sarah Thomson, and they gamely recovered from seven points down to level at 55-55 and 63-63.
Victory over WBBL Trophy winners Leicester Riders at Oriam on Sunday would have done the job for Pride, although that was a big ask as they were physically and mentally drained by Saturday's trip down south.
A storming finish to the second quarter from Beth Mackie and Shawnisay Millar saw the home side trail Riders by a single point at half time, but the gap grew to 11 in the third quarter and they were eventually beaten 63-50.
Despite spending only half of the match on court, Oakes contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, while skipper Lewis provided eight assists.
Durham's surprise victory over Nottingham Wildcats kept their own play-off hopes alive ahead of their trip to Edinburgh this Saturday.


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The Century Foundation criticizes Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECM) in a recent report: Shining a light on a shady debt collector
INTRODUCTION: THE CENTURY FOUNDATION SHINES A DIM LIGHT ON ECMC
AND OTHER STUDENT LOAN GUARANTY AGENCIES
The Century Foundation recently issued a report criticizing the federal student-loan guaranty agencies--including Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC), which has earned a reputation as a heartless student-loan debt collector. The report explains the complicated history of the loan guarantee agencies and is well worth reading.
Collectively, these guaranty agencies hold more than $5.4 billion in unrestricted assets, most of it obtained from collecting on defaulted student loans. Four agencies--ECMC, Lumina Foundation, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, and USA Funds each hold more than a billion dollars in unrestricted funds.
According to The Century Foundation, most of this money was acquired from the agencies' student-loan debt collection activities. The Foundation did not explain the fee structure for collecting student-loan debt, but in some cases at least, the guaranty agencies slap an 18.5 percent penalty on defaulted loans--18.5 percent of the loan balance and accumulated interest.
In other words, a student who takes out a student loan of $15,000 and sees the debt grow to $20,000 due to accumulated interest, can get a $$3,700 penalty attached to the loan balance if the student defaults. Thus, a $15,000 debt can grow to $23.700 in a relatively short period of time. And this is where the guarantee agencies make a lot of money.
What do these so-called charitable agencies do with their money? The guaranty agencies spend some of their money distributing grants for purported charitable purposes, but the biggest share of these grants (25 percent) goes to "Policy Organizations." Unfortunately, the Century Foundation did not name the policy organizations that are getting the money; but my guess is that the money goes to the various think tanks and policy groups that churn out reports proclaiming that the student loan program is under control.
I wonder, for example, whether the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution got some of this money. Both organizations have been soft peddling the student loan crisis for years.
The Century Foundation did not examine the guaranty agencies' loan collection practices, but the Foundation gently suggested that the agencies should take a more compassionate approach to collecting on defaulted student loans. "Lacking the profit motive," the report observed mildly, "a guarantee agency might be more humane in its treatment of borrowers, even if it resulted in less revenue from collections."
Ya think? ECMC in particular has savagely fought bankruptcy discharge for distressed student loan debtors for years. In the Roth case, for example, ECMC opposed bankruptcy discharge for an elderly debtor with chronic health problems who was living on less than $800 a month! Indeed, there has been nothing charitable about ECMC's attacks on student-loan debtors in the bankruptcy courts.
Notably, the guarantee agencies awarded no grants to legal aid groups that could represent student-loan debtors in legal actions against fraudulent for-profit colleges. No money goes for legal aid to help student loan debtors in bankruptcy. Quite the contrary, ECMC and other loan guarantee agencies are spending millions of dollars paying attorneys to fight destitute debtors in the bankruptcy courts. ECMC hired six attorneys to fight Alexandra Costa-Conniff, who is fighting ECMC's appeal of her bankruptcy discharge before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Century Foundation leveled several specific criticisms of ECMC:
ECMC handsomely compensates its trustees and CEO. First, the Foundation reported that ECMC, a nonprofit charitable organization, pays its trustees annual compensation ranging from $76,000 to $142,000. According to the Foundation, it is highly unusual and controversial for a charitable organization to pay trustees such outrageous sums for what should be public service. And the Foundation says ECMC's CEO makes more than $1 million a year.
ECMC created a subsidiary to buy and run more than 50 campuses of the bankrupt Corinthian Colleges. The Century Foundation also raised questions about ECMC's purchase of more than 50 campuses from the bankrupt Corinthian Colleges system. ECMC, which has no experience running a college, created a nonprofit subsidiary called Zenith Education Group to operate the chain of schools.
The Century Foundation asked a reasonable questions about this transaction:
Is this the case of a charity that, in purchasing the Corinthian campuses, made a noble if misguided attempt to transform a corrupt enterprise? Or is this just a corporate board seeing if they can make a buck?
And, as TCF pointed out, the trustees for Zenith are the same people who are the trustees for ECMC. The Foundation charged that ECMC hid the fact that the Zenith trustees were being paid as ECMC trustees when it filed Zenith's application for IRS tax-exempt status. The Foundation also pointed out that the IRS apparently did no more than a cursory review of Zenith's application, approving the new organization's tax-exempt status in only six weeks (far faster, apparently, than the Tea Party groups' applications).
THE CENTURY REPORT ON LOAN GUARANTEE AGENCIES IS A GOOD START BUT GLARING QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED
The Century Foundation's report is a useful document. In particular, the report explains how the guaranty agencies were formed and how they make their money. But some glaring questions remain unanswered, including:
Exactly how much do the executive officers of the loan guaranty agencies get paid each year? The Century Foundation's report said that ECMC's CEO makes more than a million dollars a year, but we've known that for some time. Bloomberg reported in 2013 that Richard Boyle, ECMC's CEO at the time, made $1.1 million in 2010 and that the ECMC's CFO made a half million. Surely Jane Hines, ECMC's current CEO, makes more than Boyle did in 2010. How much did Dave Hawn make when he served as ECMC's CEO?
How much are other ECMC executives making now? And how much are the senior officers making at the other guaranty agencies?
Which policy foundations get paid by the guaranty agencies? If we see the list, I'll bet we'll find the guaranty agencies are funding think tanks that support the status quo in the student loan program.
How much does ECMC pay the attorneys it hires to harass destitute student-loan debtors who file for bankruptcy? The Department of Education said in 2015 that loan collectors shouldn't fight bankruptcy discharge for student loan debt when it is not cost effective to do so, but ECMC and DOE itself appear to be fighting every college-loan borrower who seeks to discharge student debt in bankruptcy. ECMC must be spending millions on lawyers, but I would like to know exactly how much.
Are the guaranty agencies paying lobbyists; and if so, how much? Corinthian Colleges filed a list of its creditors when it filed for bankruptcy awhile back, and that list showed that Corinthian had hired several Washington lobbyists to represent its interests. It would not surprise me to learn that the guaranty agencies have also hired lobbyists to protect their operations.
In short, The Century Foundation report just scratched the surface regarding the loan guaranty agencies. All we know for sure about them is that they have accumulated more than $5 billion, most of it from distressed student-loan debtors and that one of them pays its trustees unseemly amounts of money.
Let's find out more. Maybe those Senators who are so outraged by Wells Fargo could vent some of their pent-up spleen toward the loan guarantee agencies.
John Hechinger. Taxpayers Fund $454,000 Pay for Collector Chasing Student Loans. Bloomberg.com, May 15, 2013. Accessible at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/taxpayers-fund-454-000-pay-for-collector-chasing-student-loans.html
Brown, M., Haughwout, A., Lee, D., Mabutas, M., and van der Klaauw, W. (2012). Grading student loans. New York: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Accessible at: http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2012/03/grading-student-loans.html
Natalie Kitroeff. Loan Monitor Is Accused of Ruthless Tactics on Student Debt. New York Times, January 1, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/us/loan-monitor-is-accused-of-ruthless-tactics-on-student-debt.html
Roth v. Educational Credit Management Corporation, 490 B.R. 908 (9th Cir. BAP 2013).
Robert Shireman and Tariq Habash. Have Student Loan Guaranty Agencies Lost Their Way? The Century Foundation, September 29, 2016. Accessible at https://tcf.org/content/report/student-loan-guaranty-agencies-lost-way/
Posted by Richard Fossey at 12:10 PM
Labels: Dave Hawn, ECMC, Educational Credit Management Corporation, Jan Hines, Richard Boyle, Robert Shireman, Student Loan Guaranty Agencies, Tariq Habash, The Century Foundation, Zenith Education Group
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Enlarged Picture of Jampot on Foel Twr North Wales
The Jampot, as seen from Llanbedrog headland, is a fine viewpoint in itself, standing proud on Foel Twr (Tower Hill) close to the village of Mynytho on the Llyn peninsula. The jampot was an old windmill that was never a success due to crosswinds. The land on which it stands is owned by the National Trust.
Nearby Attractions Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd - Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd (132m) is a rock headland to the west of Llanbedrog on the south coast of the Llyn Peninsula, North West Wales.
Mynydd...... Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw - This dower house was built in 1856/57 for Lady Elizabeth Love Jones Parry of the Madryn Estate. The structure is a superb Victorian Gothic mansion and...... Galley Beach Bistro Llanbedrog - The Galley Beach Bistro, as its name suggests, is in a lovely location overlooking the beautiful Llanbedrog Beach on the Llyn peninsula, Gwynedd North...... Tin Man Llanbedrog - The Tin man is a statue on the headland of Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd at Llanbedrog, Gwynedd, North Wales. The Tin-Man replaces an earlier Tinman or "Ironma...... Llanbedrog Church - Llanbedrog Church is a church nestled into a small rolling hill a minutes walk from the beach. The Church was first mentioned in the 'Norwich Taxatio'...... LLanbedrog Beach - Llanbedrog beach is situated on the south coast of the Llyn peninsula, between Abersoch beach and Pwllheli beach in Gwynedd, North Wales. Lanbedrog be...... Glyn-Y-Weddw Arms - Glyn y Weddw Arms in Llanbedrog, Pwllheli offers customers a warm and friendly welcome where nothing is too much trouble. Owned by Robinson's Brew...... Llanbedrog Llyn Coastal Path Walk - Llanbedrog is a village on the Llyn Peninsula, Wales. The village lies on the edge of Cardigan Bay on the beautiful south coast of the Llyn. The walk ...... Warren Beach Abersoch - Abersoch Warren Beach lies between Abersoch harbour and Llanbedrog point. Access is available from the Warren car park, an entrance opposite the Fach ...... Ship Inn Llanbedrog - The Ship Inn has extensive dining facilities to cater for all needs. Our snug bar is inviting with our log burning stove in the winter months. We look......
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La Valtatie 26 (in svedese Riksväg 26) è una strada statale finlandese. Ha inizio a Hamina e si dirige verso nord, dove si conclude dopo 50 km nei pressi di Taavetti, nel comune di Luumäki.

Percorso
La Valtatie 26, tocca il comune di Kouvola, oltre le località di partenza e di arrivo.

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Three cars of Friulmotor committed to Rally Valleys of Carnia. The team entrusted with the Citroen DS3 R5 to Claudio De Cecco and Jean Campeis; Massimo Guerra joined by Daniele Revelant addressed the special stages for the first time at the wheel of the Peugeot 208 T16 R5; Finally, the Peugeot 208 R2 has accompanied the return to rally Matteo De Sabbata with Andrea Prizzon the notes.
De Cecco has made it clear immediately what his intentions. Seconded to perfection by the powerful Citroen DS3 R5 has in fact dominated the overall standings for the entire course of the competition, winning eight of the nine races scheduled. With an advantage of 48 seconds over the second crew (Cescutti – Giatti Ford Fiesta R5), Claudio De Cecco has obtained an absolute victory bringing the Citroen DS3 R5 in his fourth consecutive podium once again confirming performativity last arrived at home Friulmotor.
Massimo Guerra found himself immediately at ease with the Peugeot 208 T16 R5 with whom he has previously made only a brief pre-race test. After a cautious start the pilot Cividalese immediately went on the heels of De Cecco getting the 3rd fastest time on the second round and the 2nd on the third try, coming in 3rd place overall. ÂÂ Unfortunately on the fourth special trivial touched, that caused the bending of a wheel, did not allow him to continue his apprenticeship and the run to the podium on the performance Peugeot 208 T16 R5.
Excellent return to rallying for Matthew De Sabbata, for the first time on board the Peugeot 208 R2. Gradually taking confidence with the car, De Sabbata was immediately imposed in class R2B which has firmly maintained its leadership throughout the course of the competition. Good performance with regard to the overall ranking, which saw him score good times among which the 9th overall in the sixth special stage. Conducting a race constantly improving, De Sabbata closed the Carnia 14 th overall, 3rd group and 1st class.
A great weekend for Friulmotor who reiterated for the umpteenth time the reliability and the high level of competitiveness of the Citroen DS3 and Peugeot 208 R5 R5 and R2, which on this occasion did not present any 'technical problem' in proof of the work of the team professionalism.


Last year on 10th July 2017 Prof. Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai, the Chancellor of Baqai Medical University, passed away at the age of 82 years and laid to rest at Baqai Medical University Campus.
Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai belongs to an illustrious family of Delhi. His forefathers migrated from Iran to Delhi during the Mughal era. The two brothers of this family Baqaullah and Zakaullah rose to eminence in the profession of Tib-e-Unany.
The descendants of Hakeem Baqaullah are known as Baqais. Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai was only five years old when his father Hakeem Nizamuddin died. During the communal massacre which preceded the partition of India, Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai's mother migrated from Delhi to Karachi with her five sons. It was indeed a hard time for her. Having lost all she had, she had to face tremendous in taking proper care of her family. She certainly did a commendable job ensuring that each of her sons got higher education with her small earning by dress-making and sewing for APWA. The brave lady breathed her last in 1992. Dr. Baqai had to face a real difficult time to continue his education and also maintaining the family doing odd jobs.
Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai was born on 22nd May, 1935 in Delhi and did his MBBS in 1958 from Dow Medical College, Karachi. He got a chance to start his career in ophthalmology at Spencer Eye Hospital, but being interested in surgery and finding "eye", a small field for him, he moved to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and got a chance to be attached with a renowned teacher of surgery Prof. Col. Saeed Ahmed who strengthened his roots of Surgery and got him sent to England for fellowship in Surgery which he got in 1965. Of course, it was an earning and learning process. He obtained his FRCS from Edinburgh and FICS in 1965. He was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) in 1993. He served the Pakistan Navy from 1965 to 1969 as Surgeon Commander and at Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi during the war in 1971.
He was elected Secretary of Pakistan Chapter of International College of Surgeons in 1965 and later the President of the Chapter in 1993. He hosted the Asia Pacific Congress of ICS in 1985. He was the Secretary and also the President of Society of Surgeons of Pakistan. He was the Convener of the International Conference of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan held in December, 1993. He had widely travelled, attended a large number of medical conferences and presented papers. He had number of papers to his credit and he was also Chairman of Baqai Foundation and Chairman, Department of Surgery of Baqai Medical College.
In 1969 he established Baqai Hospital at Nazimabad and in 1987 he founded Baqai Medical Complex which now consists of Baqai Medical College, Baqai Dental College, Baqai Institute of Health Sciences, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Institute of Hematology, Baqai Institute of Medical Technology, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Institute of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Medicine and College of Nursing. Dr. Fareeduddin Baqai was the pioneer to introduce the Community Oriented Medical Education (COME) in Pakistan. His achievements may rightly be considered a gift of Allah.


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from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from caffe2.python import core, workspace
from caffe2.python.task import Cluster, Task, TaskGroup, WorkspaceType

class CompiledRunnable(object):
    """ Wrapper for compiled runnable returned from session.compile() """
    def __init__(self, obj, session_class):
        self.obj = obj
        self.session_class = session_class

class Session(object):
    """
    Allows to run Nets, ExecutionSteps, Plans, Tasks and TaskGroups.
    A session can potentially run in multiple nodes concurrently.

    Example:
        from core import Net
        from caffe2.python.task import Task, TaskGroup, WorkspaceType

        net = Net('test1')
        net.Add([net.Const(1), net.Const(2)])

        net2 = net.Clone()
        step = core.execution_step('step1', [net2])

        with TaskGroup(WorkspaceType.GLOBAL) as init_tg:
            with Node('node1'):
                n1setup = net.Net('n1setup')
                n1msg = n1setup.Const('Hello from node 1.')
                Task(step=n1setup)

        with TaskGroup() as private_tg:
            with Node('node1'):
                n1 = net.Net('n1')
                n1.Print(n1msg, 0)
                Task(step=n1)
            with Node('node2'):
                n2 = net.Net('n2')
                n2.Print(n2.Const('Hello from node 2.'), 0)
                Task(step=n2)

        session = LocalSession()
        session.run(net)
        session.run(step)
        session.run(init_tg)
        session.run(private_tg)

    Global Workspace:
        At the beggining of the session, a global workspace is created and kept
        alive for the duration of the session.

    Private Workspace:
        Tasks can be run either directly on the global workspace, or they can
        instantiate a private child workspace that is released after each run.

    Blob visibility:
        Tasks running in different nodes in parallel will always run under
        different workspaces, so it must be assumed that they won't be able to
        access each other's blobs. Tasks running on the same node will follow
        Workspace hierarchy rules: tasks running on separate private workspaces
        will only be able to share blobs defined on a common parent Workspace.
    """

    _compiled_cache = {}

    def __init__(self):
        self._open = True

    def is_open(self):
        return self._open

    @classmethod
    def compile(cls, runnable, workspace_type=None, setup_net_list=None):
        if isinstance(runnable, CompiledRunnable):
            assert cls == runnable.session_class, (
                'Runnable was compiled for different session type. ' +
                'Need: %s, got: %s' % (
                    cls.__name__, runnable.session_class.__name__))
            return runnable

        if runnable in cls._compiled_cache:
            return cls._compiled_cache[runnable]

        if isinstance(runnable, TaskGroup):
            if workspace_type:
                if runnable.workspace_type():
                    assert runnable.workspace_type() == workspace_type, \
                        "Require {} but already have {}".format(
                            workspace_type, runnable.workspace_type())
                else:
                    runnable._workspace_type = workspace_type
            tg = runnable
        else:
            if workspace_type is None:
                workspace_type = WorkspaceType.GLOBAL
            tg = TaskGroup(workspace_type=workspace_type)
            if isinstance(runnable, Task):
                tg.add(runnable)
            elif isinstance(runnable, core.ExecutionStep):
                tg.add(Task(step=runnable))
            elif isinstance(runnable, core.Plan):
                # ExecutionSteps in Plan() object is supposed to run sequentially, while
                # tasks in TaskGroup run in parallel. So if we have multiple
                # ExecutionSteps in Plan() object, we choose to have a root
                # ExecutionStep to wrap all ExecutionSteps.
                assert len(runnable.Steps()) > 0
                if len(runnable.Steps()) == 1:
                    tg.add(Task(step=runnable.Steps()[0]))
                else:
                    # Task takes a list of ExecutionSteps and automatically wrap into
                    # a root ExecutionStep
                    tg.add(Task(step=runnable.Steps()))
            else:
                step = core.execution_step('runnable', runnable)
                tg.add(Task(step=step))
        compiled = CompiledRunnable(
            cls._compile_task_group(tg, setup_net_list), session_class=cls)
        cls._compiled_cache[runnable] = compiled
        return compiled

    def run(self, runnable, workspace_type=None, setup_net_list=None):
        """Run the given runnable.

        Args:
            runnable: Object recognized by the Session. Currently, we support
                TaskGroup, Task, Plan, ExecutionStep, and Net.
            workspace_type: A string defined in the WorkspaceType object.
            setup_net_list: A list of Net objects or a list of NetDef protos.
                So far this is only used by the DistributedSession, in which we
                need to pass a list of special nets to setup the master.
        """
        assert self.is_open(), 'Session is closed.'
        self._run_compiled(self.compile(runnable, workspace_type,
                                        setup_net_list).obj)

    def close(self):
        if self.is_open():
            self._do_close()
            self._open = False

    def fetch_output(self, output):
        raise NotImplementedError()

    def _run_compiled(self, task_group):
        raise NotImplementedError()

    @classmethod
    def _compile_task_group(cls, task_group, setup_net_list=None):
        return task_group

    def _do_close(self):
        pass

    def __enter__(self):
        assert self._open, 'Session already closed.'
        return self

    def __exit__(self, ex_type, value, traceback):
        if ex_type is None:
            self.close()

class LocalSession(Session):
    """
    Session that runs in a single node.
    Tasks are all remapped to run in parallel in the 'local' node.

    Currently, LocalSession runs all parallel tasks in the same workspace,
    but this behavior may change in the future. Only tasks pointing to the
    same logical node are guaranteed to always run in the same workspace.
    """
    def __init__(self, ws=None):
        Session.__init__(self)
        self._ws = ws or workspace.C.Workspace.current

    @classmethod
    def _compile_task_group(cls, task_group, setup_net_list=None):
        with Cluster():
            task = task_group.to_task()
        plan = core.Plan('task_group_plan')
        plan.AddStep(task.get_step())
        return (plan, task.output_list(), task.workspace_type)

    def _run_compiled(self, compiled):
        plan, output_list, workspace_type = compiled

        # make sure the output blobs belong to the parent workspace
        outputs = []
        for name in output_list.names():
            self._ws.create_blob(str(name))
            outputs.append(core.BlobReference(str(name)))
        output_list.set_values(outputs, _fetch_func=self._fetch_output)
        task_ws = (
            workspace.C.Workspace(self._ws)
            if workspace_type == WorkspaceType.PRIVATE else self._ws)
        with workspace.WorkspaceGuard(task_ws):
            task_ws.run(plan)

    def _fetch_output(self, output):
        return self._ws.blobs[str(output)].fetch()

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The Chula Vista Public Library has an archive of the Star-News, a local paper based in the South Bay area of San Diego County. The microfilm collection begins in 1930 and stretches to 2008. The library has physical copies of the newspaper from 1931 to 2008, and again from 2011 to today. Chula Vista History in Pictures is the library's digitized collection of engaging images depicting our local history.


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Rent to Own Homes in Garner
With a population of about 28,000, Garner is a small city located in central North Carolina. Historically a farming town in the antebellum south, Garner would undergo many political, economic, and social changes to become what it is today: a thriving town known for its citizen-led volunteerism and burgeoning business, cultural, and artistic reputation. In fact, most notably, in 2013 Garner... Read More
With a population of about 28,000, Garner is a small city located in central North Carolina. Historically a farming town in the antebellum south, Garner would undergo many political, economic, and social changes to become what it is today: a thriving town known for its citizen-led volunteerism and burgeoning business, cultural, and artistic reputation. In fact, most notably, in 2013 Garner was named one of 10 All-America Cities by the National Civic League, a prestigious award touted as the "Nobel Prize for civic accomplishment." Both economically and culturally, Garner is growing, making it one of the most desirable places to live in the Greater Raleigh, North Carolina area.
Buying a Home in Garner, NC
Garner is uniquely and conveniently located in what is known as the "Research Triangle," a region in North Carolina home to three major universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Picture an inverted triangle; Garner is located near the bottom). With a plethora of shopping centers, museums, festivals, art shows and many other cultural exhibitions, being located in the Research Triangle area at a price lower than the surrounding suburbs certainly makes Garner an attractive residential option.
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Garner has many homeowners; around 70 percent of residents own their homes, most of which are single family. Garner's median home value of $174,800 is slightly higher than North Carolina State average of $157,300. What's more, outpacing the state average of 3.4 %, home values in Garner are expected to rise 3.8%. However, with a median home price of $226,000 across the state, aspiring Garner residents can expect to pay a little more. The median home price in Garner is $244,000, still significantly less than the $280,000 Raleigh average.
Popular Neighborhoods in Garner, NC
One of the safest, most family-friendly neighborhoods in Garner is Juniper. The median real estate price here is $225,686 with an average rental price of $960—lower than almost half of the rent prices in the entire state. Most of the properties are newer, built between 1970 and 1999, with many of them built between 2000 and the present. The public-school system is particularly strong too, as noted by heavy parental involvement and the overall educational attainment level of Garner residents. Most of the residents in Juniper have families with school-age children, making for a fun, vibrant, and sociable living experience.
Garner's downtown area has experienced economic and cultural revitalization. Its downtown area continues to attract many businesses—most of them small and family-owned. Sports, recreation and the arts are also a major attraction downtown. In keeping with its community and collaborative spirit, Garner's residents now enjoy and participate in Garner Baseball Inc, the Polar Ice House, and Garner Dog Park. Trick-or-Eat Food Truck Rodeo, a holiday favorite in the fall season, is also enjoyed by Garner residents and visitors alike.
Buying vs. Rent to Own Homes in Garner
Aspiring first-time homeowners and dream house seekers alike can rest in the knowledge that their homeownership goals can be met sooner than later. Traditional financing methods such as securing a mortgage need not be a hassle. With a rent-to-own option aspiring homeowners can first secure the home of their choosing by, first, renting the home and keeping up with payments, and second, getting their finances in order (by, for example, improving their credit score, paying down debt, and saving for a down payment).
From Town Hall to its diverse residents, the spirit in Garner is one of togetherness, volunteerism, and excellence. Garner residents famously stopped a highway proposal that would have split the town in half, wiping out over 2,000 homes and displacing many residents. When Wake County disclosed that it would close Garner's only library, its residents likewise rallied together from far and wide to successfully stop the plan. What it lacks in sheer population numbers, Garner makes up with a very strong sense of community and hometown pride. It is no wonder community leaders are making investments in infrastructure, housing, and recreation centers. This town is on the rise—and fast.
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S W O O N D: light! color! spring!
As we tiptoed through the legion of vari-hued tulips in Central Park over the weekend, I thought of these wondrously vibrant images by photographer Sølve Sundsbø. We had just taken in the Met's Bonnard exhibit for the third and final time (it closed Sunday); there, too, I was rejuvenated by the luminous yellow, turquoise, vermillion and fuschia palette.
This Sundsbø-Bonnard color connection is a thing of beauty in itself.
Amazing colours - and yes, so spring-like!
Gorgeous. The woman in the top image is exactly like a giant orchid.
The photographs are amazing, what verve and movement!
These beautiful images lift my heart and my spirit celebrates the arrival of spring. Whenever I need a visual and/or spiritual pick-me-up I visit your wonderful thoughtful blog.
Ahhh! Genius. I love it too.
Oh, how utterly lovely. Thanks so much for this, Diana — and lucky you, seeing the Bonnard show! It must have been wonderful.
So colorful, lively, and cheerful. I love the mix.
Thank you so very much. Until about 10 years ago, many of us caught hell from "serious" art critics when we'd buy a Bonnard book, pay a special visit to some paintings in permanent collections, even bring him up. These critics had declared Bonnard out of favor. One trustee at the Phillips said that he was "embarrassed" by Bonnard. So many years ago that I can't remember how that came up in conversation but I nearly spat. (I did not but he his burnt forever in my mind as a jackass). Last 5 years or so, all falling over themselves to "redeem" Bonnard. Like he needed them. Sorry to be a pill but I'm just so glad that the tide has turned. I hope forever.
This post was EYE HEAVEN! So beautiful bold and bright! GREAT post!
These photos are so so so pretty...and I love Sonia Rykiel, too!
Amazing is right and your tulips in Central park sound lovely. I miss NY.


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Jerry Ginter
TCA HIGHWAY ANGEL HELPS MOTORIST SUFFERING A STROKE
Jerry Ginter, a professional truck driver for CFI, based in Joplin, Missouri, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for helping a man who suffered a stroke while driving.
On August 24, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., Ginter was driving eastbound on Interstate 70, outside of Denver, Colorado. As he approached a stretch of construction on the highway, he noticed a seemingly distressed suburban coming towards him in the eastbound lane. Ginter put on his flashers to warn the drivers behind him. Just then, the suburban stopped in the middle of the highway. A woman exited the passenger side of the vehicle, ran to Ginter's truck, and explained that the driver had had a stroke.
Out of the corner of his eye, Ginter saw the suburban begin to move again, heading straight towards his tractor-trailer. He knew he had to take action—Ginter jumped from his truck and ran to the suburban. Inside the car he saw the driver unconscious with his foot on the accelerator. Ginter opened the driver's door and began running alongside the vehicle trying to shift the car into park and to remove the keys. The situation worsened when the driver regained consciousness and, still dazed, thought that Ginter was trying to harm him.
"I was trying to get the keys away to prevent him from leaving and he was trying to drive away," said Ginter. Finally, another driver was able to maneuver into the passenger side, and together they were able to stop the vehicle and remove the keys.
Ginter quickly moved the suburban and his tractor-trailer to the nearest shoulder to give an ambulance space to reach them in the construction zone. An ambulance that was on its way back to Kansas from transferring a patient to Colorado heard chatter on their radio and stopped to assist. The victim and was later treated at a local hospital.
Ginter has been driving for 17 years and has accrued more than two million accident-free miles. When asked about this incident he said, "It could have turned into a bad situation, but luckily I realized what was going on and was able to back out of the situation. It was a busy 45 minutes, but I am more than happy to have helped out."
For his willingness to help others, TCA has presented Ginter with a certificate, patch, lapel pin, and truck decals. CFI also received a certificate acknowledging Jerry Ginter as a Highway Angel.


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