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It's been a year since 50 state Attorneys General announced that they would undertake an investigation into bank foreclosure procedures. Many of us thought government regulators were a bit late to the party at that point, but since the damage was still in full swing they could still have taken meaningful action. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened: at the one-year anniversary of the big announcement, negotiations are stalled and maybe that's just as well: the settlement that appeared to be in the works for a while would have fallen far short of addressing the actual damage done (and still being done).
While the coalition hasn't turned out to be a force for consumer protection, effective regulation or much of anything else, not every state AG was on board with the idea of a quick and painless (for the banks) settlement.
Most famously, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was uninvited to the party when coalition leader Tom Miller of Iowa declared that Schneiderman was actively undermining the group's efforts and booted him from the key group overseeing negotiations. Since the efforts of the group at that point seemed to be leaning in the direction of getting things wrapped as quickly as possible without actually gathering adequate information to understand the scope of the problem, a little undermining was just what those efforts needed.
Despite efforts to paint Schneiderman as the sole "troublemaker", other states–with varying degrees of publicity–have undertaken their own investigations. Most recently, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has been investigating various aspects of mortgage fraud and mortgage rescue fraud for some time, issued subpoeanas to Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) and National Title Clearing, Inc. (NTC) as she expanded her investigation into "robo-signing" practices.
New York and Illinois aren't standing alone, either. Back in June, North Carolina AG Roy Cooper announced that his state would pursue litigation independently if talks fell apart, and California and Massachusetts have broken ranks as well.
Businessweek offers a good summary of the failures of the effort to date, the conflicting positions of the state AGs and the status of the efforts of those who have decided to act independently.
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A foundation for everything we do
Through groundbreaking research, we can identify and better understand the issues that impact life in our region. Once we improve our understanding, we can better develop sound, long-term strategies for tackling persistent social problems. Research is what allows us to deliver results that make a real impact in our communities—and in the lives of all who live here.
Vertical Legacy: The case for revitalizing the GTA's aging rental tower communities
Decent, secure and affordable housing is a fundamental right. But in the GTA, that right is under threat due to a persistent affordable housing crisis that is deepening social and economic inequities across the region. This United Way Greater Toronto report, published in partnership with the University of Toronto's Neighborhood Change Research Partnership and the Tower Renewal Partnership, finds that aging high-rise rental towers – an important asset home to thousands and long one of the most affordable housing options in the region– are in jeopardy. Aging and deteriorating and increasingly unaffordable, purpose-built pre-1985 "legacy" rental towers pose health and safety concerns for residents. Most of these residents are low-to moderate-income and racialized households who are already struggling to pay the rent.
Building on progress made over the past decade, this report offers recommendations for all sectors: to help low-income rental tower residents make rent and access eviction protection, to encourage tower owners to maintain good repair and affordability, and to strengthen social infrastructure, services and opportunities for the people and neighbourhoods that call these towers home.
Peel Region Social Capital Study
Peel Region Social Capital Study is the first report to measure social capital in Peel, assessing pre-pandemic baseline levels. Specifically, the report assesses how much residents trust their neighbours and institutions; how extensive and satisfying their social connections are; how civically engaged they are; and how they feel about their neighbourhoods' safety and services. While the results are largely encouraging, social capital is inequitably distributed: those with lower incomes and less financial security face greater barriers to accessing social capital. The report informs how sectors can work together to overcome those disparities, mitigating crises in the worst of times, and help people thrive in the best of them. This report was conducted in partnership with the Region of Peel, Wellesley Institute, and The Community Foundation of Mississauga.
York Region Social Capital Study
York Region Social Capital Study is the first report to measure social capital in York, assessing pre-pandemic baseline levels. Specifically, the report assesses how much residents trust their neighbours and institutions; how extensive and satisfying their social connections are; how civically engaged they are; and how they feel about their neighbourhoods' safety and services. While the results are largely encouraging, social capital is inequitably distributed: those with lower incomes and less financial security face greater barriers to accessing social capital. The report informs how sectors can work together to overcome those disparities, mitigating crises in the worst of times, and helping people thrive in the best of them. The study was undertaken with support from The Regional Municipality of York, York Regional Police, and Wellesley Institute.
United Way-P&L Odette Charitable Foundation Homelessness Solutions Lab
After decades of emergency response to homelessness, there is growing recognition of the need to focus efforts beyond emergency services. The United Way – P&L Odette Charitable Foundation Homelessness Solutions Lab brought together experts on homeless-serving systems who are innovating and working on solutions—service providers, academics, government partners—to uncover and share the most impactful practices to addressing homelessness. The recommendations in this report, which include enabling Indigenous-led solutions for Indigenous homelessness, identify evidence-based practices that will support system managers and networks, funders, and service providers to make the shift from managing to ending homelessness in the GTA.
Final Report COVID-19 Interim Shelter Recovery Strategy
Advice from the Homelessness Service System
The City of Toronto's Shelter, Support & Housing Administration Division (SSHA) partnered with United Way (UWGT) to develop an interim shelter recovery strategy with a task force of key leaders in the homeless-serving sector. The task force generated the advice and recommendations in this report from the collective expertise of contributors, lessons learned from the first phase of the pandemic, and established knowledge about solutions to prevent and end homelessness. Report recommendations will guide SSHA, UWGT, community agencies and other partners in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the shelter and homelessness service system over the next 12 months. The report identifies specific short-term actions to strengthen effective shelter service delivery and minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the shelter system over the coming months, names opportunities to move toward more permanent solutions to homelessness, and includes priorities for action to address Indigenous and Black homelessness.
National Housing Collaborative
reflections and analysis of process
This report provides a history of the National Housing Collaborative. It was produced based on one-on-one interviews with participants in the Collaborative process, including both members and non-members, and review of the materials created as part of the process itself. It presents a first-hand account of the Collaborative experience and lessons learned, as understood by the people who witnessed its impact on the National Housing Strategy policy development process, and resulting policy outcomes.
United Way, through its Greater Toronto office, served as the convener and backbone organization for this initiative and supported the creation of this report.
Rebalancing the Opportunity Equation
Rebalancing the Opportunity Equation looks at income trends between 1980 – 2015, as well as the income gap between young people, immigrants, racialized groups and the rest of the population in Peel, Toronto and York regions. The findings paint a stark picture of who has access to the opportunities to succeed, and who is being left behind because of circumstances they can't control.
Young adults in the GTA are more disadvantaged today than ever before.
In the GTA, it doesn't matter how long you've been in Canada, the fact that you weren't born here means that you are earning less.
The racial divide in the GTA has reached a historic high.
The report outlines several recommendations that all sectors can act on to ensure everyone can participate in society, enable people to get ahead and make life more affordable.
Getting Left Behind
Who gained and who didn't in an improving labour market
The third report in United Way and McMaster University's PEPSO series on precarious employment examines who gained and who lost as the labour market improved between 2011 and 2017. Getting Left Behind finds that precarious employment has become imprinted on our labour market and the rising tide of economic growth did not lift all boats. When it comes to landing a secure job in a growing economy, a combination of gender, race and having a university degree determine whether or not you'll get left behind. It concludes with a call for all sectors to take action and ensure that no one gets left behind. Recommendations include expanding decent work through employment standards and ladders to opportunity, creating a floor of basic income and social supports available to precarious workers, and ensuring that background and circumstances are not a barrier to the labour market.
Better Business Outcomes Through Workforce Security
The labour market is changing, and many workers today are in non-standard jobs. These changes have impacted both workers and businesses, and all across the country there are examples of businesses thinking about how labour market changes require new approaches to their workplaces. This research shows that employers who take action to make their workforce more secure find it's good for business. Businesses that invest in the security of their workforce tend to have less turnover, lower absenteeism, and higher productivity. The good news is that many Canadian businesses are already leading the way.
Better Business Outcomes Through Workforce Security is a toolkit to help even more businesses move in the right direction. It's made up of three components:
A business case framework that shows how improving workforce security benefits business outcomes
A number of successful case studies from a diverse group of employers
An assessment tool employers can use to identify practical steps they can take for their own workforces
The report's goal is to give employers straightforward, incremental action they can take to help make their workforce more secure and strengthen their business.
The Opportunity Equation in the Greater Toronto Area
An update on neighbourhood income inequality and polarization
The Opportunity Equation in the Greater Toronto Area uses income data from the 2016 Census to provide the most up to date portrait of neighbourhood income inequality and polarization in the GTA. It shows that the gap between rich and poor has grown dramatically across our region. Across the GTA, middle-income neighbourhoods are vanishing, more neighbourhoods are low-income, and high-income neighbourhoods are getting richer. The picture is bleak in major cities throughout the country, but the gap is worst in the Toronto region. This report confirms the GTA's unfortunate status as the income inequality capital of Canada. These trends mean that where you live increasingly determines your access to opportunity. This is a real threat to our shared value that everyone should have a fair chance to build a good life.
Understanding the Numbers
Working Together to Prevent, Reduce and End Homelessness in York Region
An estimated 235,000 people across Canada are homeless. We often think of this as a downtown issue, but homelessness in suburban communities is a challenge too. In this report, United Way partnered with The Regional Municipality of York to bring together two sets of important data: information gathered during a first-ever point-in-time count of homelessness conducted by United Way, and data collected by the Region through the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS). With this robust data, we learned that homelessness in York Region impacts people from every walk of life—but some populations are at greater risk than others. The information contained in this report will help United Way continue its work with the Region, other levels of government, and other partners to eliminate homelessness in York Region in ten years.
The Precarity Penalty Executive Summary: York Region
We know that precarious employment is a serious and growing issue. Our research tells us that the realities of having an uncertain work schedule, irregular earnings and no benefits are having a negative impact on the wellbeing of residents across the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. We've now taken a closer look at the labour market in York Region and have uncovered some important findings. In our United Way and McMaster University's report, The Precarity Penalty Executive Summary: York Region, we've learned that insecure employment isn't just a downtown issue, it's widespread across York Region. This report outlines this prevalence and illustrates some interesting comparisons too, and underscores our commitment to continue working across all sectors to make real change happen.
The Black Community in Peel
Summary Findings from Four Reports
This summary written in support of the FACES of Peel (Facilitating Access, Change and Equity in Systems) collective provides a snapshot of the social exclusion and discrimination experienced by many Black residents of Peel Region. Black youth report experiencing racism as a part of their everyday lives through negative media portrayals, under-representation in the workforce, treatment at school, and service providers who are ill-equipped to serve their needs and aspirations. Through qualitative data, socio-demographic profiles of the community and its neighbourhoods, a mapping of Black residents, and an inventory of service agencies that serve the community, the reports make recommendations for the education system, police services, municipal governments, community service agencies and funders.
On Track to Opportunities
Linking Transit Development to Community Employment and Training Project
Prospects for residents in Toronto's priority neighbourhoods can be bleak. Unemployment rates are high. Access to services and supports remain a challenge. Yet, in these very same communities, major infrastructure projects, such as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, are being launched, bringing with them a demand for skilled labour.What if every time we put a shovel in the ground for infrastructure, we created new opportunities for those at risk of being left behind? That is the groundbreaking idea behind a new Community Benefits framework designed by United Way, community partners and Metrolinx. Based on two years of research and community outreach, this government-commissioned report outlines successful implementation of this bold new approach.
The Precarity Penalty
The impact of employment precarity on individuals, households and communities—and what to do about it
United Way and McMaster University's report, The Precarity Penalty, looks at the impact of rising precarious, or insecure, employment in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. Precarious employment penalizes people across all income levels through jobs that offer lower wages, limited benefits and high levels of instability making it difficult to move onto better opportunities. The research also shows that the uncertainty of precarious jobs affects the health and well-being of individuals and families. The report concludes with tangible solutions that focus on modernizing policy and programs for today's labour market. These include working together with our partners—government, private sector, labour and community groups—to enhance social and community supports, ensure that jobs are a pathway to income and employment security and build a dynamic labour market that responds to the needs of workers in precarious jobs.
The Opportunity Equation
Building opportunity in the face of growing income inequality
United Way's new report, The Opportunity Equation, looks at rising income inequality in Toronto and its impact on access to opportunity. Research shows the gap between those who are doing well financially, and those who are not, has grown faster here than in other major Canadian cities. It also finds that hard work is not seen as a guarantee for success. People feel that circumstances beyond individuals' control, like one's postal code, family income and background, have become barriers to a good future. The report highlights tangible solutions including partnerships for youth success, community benefits and tools to promote quality jobs. It also calls on multiple partners across the city—including government, private sector, labour and community groups—to work together to mitigate the impact of income inequality in Toronto.
Mapping the mental health system in Peel Region
Challenges and opportunities.
Those dealing with mental health and addictions issues in Peel Region face a scarcity of services, excessive emergency room wait times, and long wait lists for services. While the population is large and growing, funding is not keeping pace and greater ethno-cultural data is needed. Personal factors like shame and stigma around mental illness are also significant factors preventing proper care. By identifying the gaps in service by both geography and type, this report helps hospitals, shelters, the municipality and other service providers make informed decisions about how to most effectively allocate resources.
Youth Homelessness in York Region
Those dealing with mental health and addictions issues in Peel Region face a scarcity of services, Findings reveal a more integrated systems approach is needed to prevent youth from becoming homeless and to stop the flow of young people from institutional care into homelessness. Early intervention was also identified as a preventative measure. The report has a major focus on prevention and is informing United Way's role as the Community Entity of the federally funded Homelessness Partnership Strategy. emergency room wait times, and long wait lists for services. While the population is large and growing, funding is not keeping pace and greater ethno-cultural data is needed. Personal factors like shame and stigma around mental illness are also significant factors preventing proper care. By identifying the gaps in service by both geography and type, this report helps hospitals, shelters, the municipality and other service providers make informed decisions about how to most effectively allocate resources.
Closing the Prosperity Gap
Solutions for a More Liveable City Region
United Way and the Toronto Region Board of Trade's new report, "Closing the Prosperity Gap: Solutions for a More Liveable City Region", outlines key issues influencing our region's prosperity. These issues include: the widening gap in job quality; a growing gap between neighbourhoods doing well and those falling behind; and high rates of youth and newcomer unemployment and underemployment. The report also highlights some tangible ways forward including, community benefits, social enterprise and new zoning. It calls on civic leaders to work with community, business, labour and educators on solutions for this issue.
It's More Than Poverty
Employment Precarity and Household Wellbeing (PEPSO)
Released in 2013, this joint report from us and McMaster University examines changes in our local labour market. Of note, 40% of people are now working in precarious jobs (i.e., without benefits or with uncertain futures), which is negatively impacting their lives, their families and their communities. The Government of Ontario responded by investing $13 million in improved enforcement of the Employment Standards Act, and has introduced legislation to further protect precarious workers.
Poverty by Postal Code 2 – Vertical Poverty
Released in 2011, this report examines the growing number of high-poverty neighbourhoods in the city's inner suburbs—and the further concentration of poverty in high-rise rental towers in these neighbourhoods. In 2012, we launched the Tower Neighbourhood Renewal initiative, which brings together stakeholders (in four pilot sites) to test strategies for revitalizing tower communities. The City of Toronto has since reformed zoning by-laws to promote neighbourhood vibrancy and development.
"…More than roads, sewers, stores and schools."
Findings from our five-part Meeting House series
This report is a culmination of findings from United Way's 2011 Meeting House series, a five-part community dialogue that explored the need for social infrastructure in York Region. The discussions brought over 250 residents, community groups, businesses and labour partners together to explore new ways to get ahead of pressing social issues.
The Needs and Challenges of the Chinese Community in Peel Region
This 2008 report summarizes a community forum conducted by the Chinese Advisory Council which validated and expanded on findings of a literature review on the needs and challenges of the Chinese community in Peel Region. Of primary concern were employment, language barriers, support for seniors, child care, and parenting skills. Recommendations encompassed systemic responses – to better inform the community about resources and supports, and provide more culture-specific services – as well as personal steps such as learning about Canadian culture and the job market before arrival, improving language skills, and networking.
The Black Community in Peel Region
An Exploratory Study
This 2007 report summarizes the challenges impacting quality of life for many Black people in Peel Region. It outlines the diverse ethnic backgrounds, cultures, languages, and faiths represented in the community, and identifies common themes and recommendations. It also highlights some of the human services sector's gaps in service type and delivery to Black residents of Peel. Among the issues raised through the statistical analysis, literature review, interviews, and focus group discussions found within are racism, intersectional oppressions, poor educational achievement, isolated elderly individuals, limited opportunities for youth, and limited capacity and resources of Black human service organizations.
Losing Ground
The persistent growth of family poverty in Canada's largest city
Released in 2007, this report examines the growing number of low-income families in Toronto (paving the way for our 2012 report on precarious employment). A key finding about the economic vulnerability of women led to our Women Gaining Ground initiative, which focuses on the education and employment of women. This research also influenced decisions in the Government of Ontario, which introduced a 2007 Poverty Reduction Strategy, supported a committee review of the Payday Loans Act, and brought about changes to the Employment Standards Act.
Strong Neighbourhoods
Released in 2005, this report from the Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force (comprising many civic leaders) called for a long-term commitment to strengthen neighbourhoods, through coordinated investment and local resident leadership. It led to our Building Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy, launched in 2005, which outlines a three-pronged approach for revitalizing 13 priority neighbourhoods in Toronto's inner suburbs. The Government of Ontario aligned community-health-centre projects with five Community Hubs, the federal government invested in Community Hubs through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, and private-sector donors became more engaged in funding infrastructure and resident engagement.
Poverty by Postal Code
The geography of neighbourhood poverty
Released in 2004, this report examines the increase (from 1981 to 2001) in the number of high-poverty neighbourhoods in Toronto—and how the concentration of poverty is impacting vulnerable groups. Supported by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario, we came together with the City of Toronto to build an action plan for revitalizing Toronto neighbourhoods. This research and place-based strategy for improving social conditions were cited as a key influence on recommendations for improving supports for young people in our city.
A Decade of Decline
Poverty and income inequality in the city of Toronto in the 1990s
Released in 2002, this foundational report examines how—despite a period of robust economic growth in the late 1990s—the gaps between Toronto's rich and poor continue to widen. Findings have shaped a robust research agenda into issues related to poverty, marking the first time we identified investment in Toronto's inner suburbs as an emerging priority. The research informed "Enough Talk: An Action Plan for the Toronto Region," from the Toronto City Summit Alliance (now called CivicAction).

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Ottawa's Privacy Analytics Participates in HITRUST Health De-Identification Framework
March 19, 2015 by Terry Dawes
A U.S. coalition called HITRUST has created a De-Identification Framework for the healthcare industry, setting standards and controls for improving cybersecurity relating to patient health records.
A Canadian company that specializes in data anonymization for the health industry, Ottawa's Privacy Analytics, played a role in the framework's development.
De-Identification, in a nutshell, provides a way for health data to be anonymized in a way that it can't be traced back to the identity of a patient, additionally revealing personal details that, if made publicly available, might affect that person's life in negative ways.
Given the incidences of privacy breaches and identity reverse-engineering by hackers in recent years, the health industry needs to move on de-identification and the HITRUST initiative would seem to indicate that it is doing so.
The HITRUST De-Identification Network will be tied to the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF), which hospitals, insurance companys, sellers of health plans and various healthcare organizations regard as the most widely adopted and useful information security framework yet available to them.
"With this comprehensive De-ID framework tied to the CSF, we can increase the adoption of best practices for de-identification, and allow more responsible protection and sharing of health information," said Khaled El Emam, CEO, Privacy Analytics. "The framework is based on methods that are currently used in the field and have been shown to be robust and ensure high data quality."
Khaled El Emam, in a recent interview with Cantech Letter, memorably described the practice of most companies who handle data as "Mickey Mouse anonymization", suggesting that a properly executed de-identification process is the only way to effectively make use of data while protecting the privacy of consumers.
The HITRUST De-Identification initiative arrives in the wake of a high-profile data security breach involving the second biggest health insurance company in the U.S., Anthem Inc., which saw the exposure of 78.8 million patient records compromised by a hacker attack.
The Anthem hack has drawn the scrutiny of Congress, which will be likely recommending an overall strengthening of patient health information.
In 2011, a Vietnam veteran named Ray Boylston had a motorcycle accident in Washington State after suffering a diabetic shock while riding. The incident was covered briefly in the local paper. The paperwork relating to his week-long stay in hospital was added to a database of 650,000 hospitalizations at that particular hospital during the year, which was then made available for purchase.
Generally, the market for the resale of health information consists of researchers and insurance companies, but the information is there for anyone who wants to buy it. All a hacker needs is a tiny piece of information to trace the ID-trail back to a particular individual.
Aside from merely identifying a patient through a publicly available database, such information can also be used to discriminate based on residency in a "risky" area code, or through knowledge of a patient's medical history.
"If they're going to release that kind of information, they should consult with the patient," Boylston told Bloomberg Business. "That's personal information about me. It's just not right."
The solution to this problem is to anonymize patient data, rather than to make the data inaccessible, since medical advancement depends on patient information for research purposes.
"One of the challenges is insufficient standards for how to do this well," Dr. El Emam told Cantech Letter. "I think this is being recognized, and there are efforts now to develop standards. So that's a good development."
"Electronic health information is like nuclear energy," said Jim Pyles, principal of Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC in Washington, to Bloomberg. "If it's harnessed and kept under tight control, it has potential for good. But if it gets out of control, the damage is incalculable."
HITRUST will be hosting a webinar on March 24 to brief stakeholders on this development at the same time as it releases a draft of the new framework, which will be open to public comment for a 30-day period.
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Die Bündner Adelsfamilie Travers stammt aus Zuoz, Kanton Graubünden, wo ihr Stammhaus war. Sie ist urkundlich erstmals 1431 erwähnt. Am 4. April 1528 kaufte Jacob von Travers für 10.000 Florint das Schloss Ortenstein bei Tomils. Die Travers nannten sich nach diesem Kauf Travers von Ortenstein. 1530 verkaufte der Bischof das Schloss Rietberg an Anton von Travers aus Zuoz. Das Schloss Paspels wurde um das Jahr 1695 von Johann Viktor Travers von Ortenstein erbaut. Im Jahr 1697 kaufte Johann Viktor von Travers das Schloss Amberg bei Feldkirch für 8.000 Florint für seinen Sohn. Das Schloss Amberg wurde von einem Grafen Travers von Horn (wegen eines Besitzes bei Rorschach) um 1793 verkauft.

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Gemäss Bucelin stammen die Travers aus Ravenna. Als Stammvater wird der Präfekt Theodorus Traversarius benennt. Bernardus Traversarius wird als Nachkomme und Einwanderer ins Engadin erwähnt.

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Das Wappen der Travers umfasst einen schwarzen Bären auf silbernem Grund. Die Travers von Ortenstein hatten dasselbe Wappen, wobei der Bär einen Baumstamm hält.
Wahlspruch der Travers war "Nec temere, nec timide, sed fortiter et prudenter." (Nicht tollkühn, noch ängstlich, sondern tapfer und weise).

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 Bernard Travers, Einwanderer ins Engadin aus Venedig
 Johann Bartholomäus Travers, ⚭ Euphemia von Prevost (Provost).
 Nikolaus (Christoph?) Travers
 Johann Anton (Hieronymus?) Travers, ⚭ Margarita (Margarete) von Marmels.
 Guido Travers. Wanderte nach Vicenza aus.
 Johann Travers ⚭ Catharina von Planta 1408. Hatte drei Söhne (Jakob, Simeon, Peter) und zwei Töchter (Catharina und Anna).
 Catharina ⚭ Johann von Mohr
 Anna ⚭ Gaudenz Carl von Hohenbalken
 Simon Travers ⚭ Baronin Ursula von Ehrenfels. Er hatte zwei Söhne (Peter Simeon und Georg).
 Georg Travers ⚭ I. Maria von Salis. 1541/1542 Vikar im Veltlin. 1550 Podesta von Morbegno. Hauptmann auf der Fürstenburg. ⚭ II. Germana Jinval und ⚭ III. Maria Barbara Bellin (Beeli) von Belfort. Von diesen beiden hatte er drei Kinder (Johann, Anna Maria und Jacob), die keine Nachkommen hatten.
 (I) Johann Georg Travers ⚭ Maria von Salis (Tochter von Augustin)
 Margarethe (Margarita) Travers ⚭Johann Guizani (Guiccardo)
 Peter Simeon (Schimun) von Travers, erhielt 1519 den Adelsbrief zusammen mit seinem Cousin Johann. War Hauptmann zu Cleven 1525.
 Peter Travers ⚭ Maria von Montalta. Hatte 3 Söhne (Martin, Anton und Jacob).
 Jacob Travers, 1544 Hauptmann in französischen Diensten, keine Nachkommen.
 Martin Travers († 1531) ledig, starb bei der Erstürmung der Stadt Morbegno im Veltlin.
 Anton Travers (1477–1547) ⚭ Agatha Planta von Wildenberg 1521. Besitzer von Schloss Rietberg, wo er auch starb. 1501 Hauptmann im Dienst Ludwig XII, König von Frankreich. 1543 im Dienst von Franz I. Er hatte 3 Söhne (Peter, Wilhelm und Michael Anton) in zweiter Ehe mit Anastasia von Capol, Tochter des Risch von Capol. Michael Anton hatte einen Sohn namens Anton, der von 1573 bis 1645 lebte und ohne Nachkommen starb. Wilhelm war 1567 Hauptmann im Regiment von Pfeiffer in Frankreich und starb ledig. Peter war 1573/1574 Kommissar in Cläven und heiratete eine N. von Capol, mit der er drei Söhne hatte, die jung starben. Dieser Zweig der Familie starb aus.
 Jakob Travers (1417–1482) ⚭  Baronin Anna von Hewen. 1470 Oberleutnant zu Pferde im Dienst von Kaiser Friedrich. Der "Friedsame" genannt.
 Johann von Travers (1483–1563) ⚭ Anna Planta von Wildenberg , Tochter des Thomas Planta. Zuoz, Sohn des Jakob. Katholisch, ab 1552 reformiert. Studierte in u. a. Leipzig und Siebenbürgen. Landessekretär. Kanzler und Hofmeister beim Bischof Ziegler in Chur. Teilnehmer in der Schlacht bei Marignano 1515. Landeshauptmann im Veltlin 1517/1518 und 1523/1524. Erhielt 1519 zusammen mit seinem Cousin Peter Simeon von Kaiser Maximilian I. den Adelsbrief. Er war dreizehn mal Landammann und Richter des Oberengadins. Reformator im Engadin 1552. Mehrmals Gesandter zu Maximilian I., Karl V. und Ferdinand und zur Republik Venedig. Der "Alte" genannt. Er hatte drei Söhne (Jakob, Thomas und Johann) und drei Töchter (Ursula, Anna, Barbara). Ursula heiratete Friederich von Salis, Anna heiratete Thomas Rascher (Vater vom Bischof Thomas Rascher von Chur) und Barbara heiratete Peter Schuccan. Thomas starb jung.
 Jacob von Travers (1505–1555), Besitzer von Schloss Ortenstein. ⚭ Anna von Büchlen (Tochter von Victor von Büchlen, Herr zu Ortenstein) 1527. 1524 im Dienst von Franz I. 1529/1530 und 1547/48 Landeshauptmann im Veltlin. 1536 Landammann von Ortenstein. Starb 1555 durch eine Schneelawine. Seine Kinder waren Apollonia, Ehefrau von Johann Jacob von Capol und Anna, Peter à Georgis Ehefrau sowie der Sohn Johann Peter, 1530 geboren. Am 4. April 1571 wurde folgende Urkunde erstellt: "Verkauf der Hälfte von Schloß und Besitzungen von Ortenstein durch Anna Travers, geb. Büchler, und ihre Töchter an Sohn und Bruder Johann Travers von Ortenstein".
 Apollonia von Travers, Tochter des Jakob. ⚭ 1. Janett Martin (Janet Matly) im Schams ⚭ 2. 1572 mit Johann Jacob von Capol aus Brigels
 Johann Peter von Travers, Bruder von Apollonia. Lebte zeitweise auch im Münstertal. Auch sein Sohn Georg wurde später Hauptmann auf Fürstenburg. 1521 wurde Peter als Erster seiner Fam. Landammann des Oberengadins, musste aber zur Erlangung der Wahlfähigkeit erst ein kaiserl. Adelsdiplom einholen. ⚭ Barbara von Salis.
 Johann Travers (Um 1507-1579). Sohn des Johann Travers von Zuoz. Vikar im Veltlin 1565.
 Johann Travers (1530-1608) ⚭ Catharina von Salis, Tochter des August. Enkel des Humanisten Johann Travers. Der "Junge" genannt. Hatte intensiven Briefwechsel mit Bullinger. Auf Anraten seines Grossvaters studierte er im Jahr 1556/1557 in Wittenberg bei Melanchthon. Landammann des Oberengadins. Vikar im Veltlin 1565/1566 und Landeshauptmann 1577/1578. Er hatte vier Söhne (Jacob, Augustin, Johann und Johann Anton) und drei Töchter (Maria Margaretha, Anna, Ursula). Maria Margaretha war mit Rudolph Planta von Wildenberg verheiratet, Anna mit Karl von Besta und Ursula mit Thaddäus von Robustelli.
 Jacob Travers. Starb als Hauptmann ledig in Frankreich.
 Augustin Travers (Um 1560–1638) ⚭ Maria von Planta. Zuoz. Sohn des Johann. Enkel des Johann. Vikar im Veltlin 1595/1596. Landammann des Oberengadins 1601–1602. Haupt der spanischen Partei zusammen mit seinem Schwager Rudolf von Planta 1617. 1603 nach Venedig abgesandt, wo er Ritter des St. Markus Orden wurde. 1607 und 1619 Hauptmann. Er hatte zwei Nachkommen (Catharina, welche mit Johann Derin und nach seinem Tod mit Johann Lucius Guggelberg (Gonguelberg) von Moos verheiratet war; Johann, welcher 1619 in Chur starb, und welcher mit N. von Rascher eine Tochter zeugte).
 Johann Travers von Ortenstein ⚭ Baronin Lucrezia von Schauenstein-Ehrenfels 1571, Tochter von Oberst Rudolph von Schauenstein und Barbara von Marmels. Sohn von Jacob. Führte eine Kompanie im Dienste von Karl IX., König von Frankreich, bis er 1570 den Dienst quittierte. Er hatte drei Söhne (Johann Viktor, Jakob und Johann Rudolf).
 Johann Viktor Travers von Ortenstein. (1582–1649) Reformiert, ab 1607 katholisch. ⚭ Barbara von Planta-Wildenberg. Nichte des Rudolph und Pompejus von Planta.
 Jacob Travers von Ortenstein (?-1627). Leutnant in Frankreich. Starb ledig 1627 dort.
 Johann Rudolf Travers von Ortenstein (1585/1594–1642), Tomils. Reformiert, später vermutlich katholisch. Sohn des Johann. Mitbesitzer von Schloss Rietberg durch seine Heirat mit Catarina von Planta 1627, Tochter des Pompejus von Planta. Söldner in Frankreich 1614–1632. An der Verschwörung gegen den Duc de Rohan 1637 mitbeteiligt. War beim Mord an Jörg Jenatsch 1639 als sein Tischgenosse anwesend. Oberstleutenant des Regimentes von Schauenstein und später im Dienst für Philipp IV., König von Spanien. Er hatte einen Sohn namens Johann Viktor, welcher 1628 geboren wurde. 1627 wurde er vom Marquis de Coeuvres aus dem Dienst entlassen. Im Jahr 1631 ist der Verkauf des dritten Teiles am halben Schloß Rietberg durch Oberstlt. Rudolf Travers und seine Ehefrau Catharina Planta an Hptm. Rudolf Planta auf Rietberg beurkundet.
 Johann Viktor I Travers von Ortenstein (1628–1690). Rhäzüns. Sohn des Johann Rudolf. ⚭ 1639 Verena von Florin aus Rueun (Tochter des Christian von Florin und der Dorothea von Montalta). Er hatte eine Kompanie in Spanischen Diensten. Kommissar von Chiavenna/Cleven 1649–1651. Vikar im Veltlin 1669–1671. Wurde 1683 von Kaiser Leopold I in den Freiherrenstand erhoben. Er nannte sich Freiherr von Rhäzüns und Herr zu Rametz. Er hatte acht Kinder (Johann Viktor II, Rudolph, Christian, Jacob, Johann Simeon, Anna Dorothea, Catharina und Lukretia). Anna Dorothea heiratete Johann Heinrich Planta von Wildenberg. Sie starb 1723. Catharina wurde Klosterfrau im Münstertal und starb 1709. Lukretia war die Ehefrau von Graf Simon von Paravicini aus dem Veltlin. Sie starb 1719.
 Johann Viktor II Travers von Ortenstein (1646–1725). Paspels. Katholisch. Sohn des Johann Viktor. ⚭ 1670 Elisabeth von Salis-Sulzberg. Hauptmann um 1694. Freiherr von Rhäzüns. Kaufte für seinen Sohn Johann 1697 das Schloss Amberg in der Nähe von Feldkirch.
 Johann Travers von Ortenstein († 1703) Amberg.
 Veronika Travers von Ortenstein. Ihr wurde das Schloss Amberg auf Wunsch des Vaters im Jahr 1703 nach dem Tod des Bruders von Leopold I. übertragen.
 Johann Viktor III Travers von Ortenstein, (1682–1744), Paspels. Katholisch. Sohn des Johann Viktor. ⚭ Marie Marguerite l'Allemand de Châteaufort aus Landrecies (Artois). Söldner in französischen Diensten 1699. Hauptmann der Schweizergarde 1726.
 Johann Viktor IV Travers von Ortenstein, (1721–1776). Paris. Katholisch. ⚭ Maria Therese Reding von Biberegg aus Frauenfeld. 1747 Brigadegeneral, 1759 Marschall und 1762 Generalleutnant in Frankreich. 1775 von König Ludwig XVI und je des ältesten männlichen Nachkommen zum Graf erhoben. Er wurde in Frankreich wie auch Graubünden erzogen. Einer seiner Erzieher war der Baron von Roll in Solothurn. 1769 kehrte er aus Frankreich nach Horn zurück und wohnte in einem Schloss. Er nannte sich deswegen auch Graf Travers von Horn.
 Johann Viktor V Travers von Ortenstein (1788–1832). Grossneffe von Johann Nepomuk von Wolf, Regensburger Bischof. Studierte mit Johann Michael Sailer in Würzburg, dem späteren Nachfolger von Wolf. Sein Sohn hiess Johann Nepomuk.
 Rudolph Travers von Ortenstein (1648–1705). Bruder von Johann Viktor II. 1665 Hauptmann in spanischen Diensten. Domherr des Stifts von Chur.
 Christian Travers von Ortenstein (1651–1683). Bruder von Johann Viktor II. Hauptmann in kaiserlichen Diensten. Starb 1683 bei der Belagerung von Wien.
 Johann Simon Travers von Ortenstein (1657–1715). Bruder von Johann Viktor II. Als Hauptmann 1683 und 1693 als Oberstleutenant in französischen Diensten wird ihm von Ludwig XIV eine neue Kompanie übergeben. Ritter des königlichen Ordens St. Ludwig. 1704 Hauptmann der Garde.
 Jacob Travers von Ortenstein (1654–1710). Freiherr von Rhäzüns. Bruder von Johann Viktor II. Verheiratet mit Agnes Scarpatet von Unterwegen. 1693/1694 Vikar im Veltlin. Er hatte acht Kinder (Johann Georg, Johann Rudolph, Veronica Ursula, Ursula Catharina, Maria Dorothea, Maria Lucretia, Maria Agnes, Karl Gaudenz). Johann Rudolph wurde 1696 geboren und war Domherr zu Chur. Veronica Ursula war Ehefrau von Peter Anton Castel von San Nazaro, Ursula Catharina von Anton Maria Giana, Maria Lucretia von Caspar Scarpatet von Unterwegen und Maria Agnes von Graf Drosper von Paravicini. Maria Dorothea wurde Klosterfrau zu Rorschach. Karl Gaudenz, welcher 1699 geboren wurde, heiratete 1726 Maria Catharina von Cabalzar, Tochter von Johann von Cabalzar und Anna Catharina von Florin. Er führte 1734 eine Kompanie in den Diensten des Königs von Spanien. Er starb 1737 in Madrid. Er hinterliess eine Tochter namens Maria Agnes, die 1726 geboren worden war. Er wurde 1675 in Rom zum Pfalzgrafen des Lateran und zum Ritter vom Goldenen Sporn erhoben.
 Johann Georg Travers von Ortenstein (1692-?). Freiherr von Rhäzüns. Ältester Sohn von Jacob und Agnes Scarpatet. Heiratete 1715 Aemilia Hortensia von Salis, Tochter des Grafen Simon von Salis und der Maria Elisabetha von Mont. 1716 Kommissar zu Cleven. 1734 führte er eine Kompanie des Königs von Sardinien im Regiment von Tonatz. Seine Kinder waren Johann Rudolph, 1721 geboren und Leutnant in französischen Diensten, und Maria Elisabetha, im Kloster Baldona, sowie Maria Agnes, Aemilia (Emilia) Regina und Johann Victor Stanislaus, welcher 1733 geboren ist.
 Johann Andreas Travers. Er wurde 1600 als Deputierter ins Wallis gesendet. 1601/1602 war er Kommissar zu Cleven. Haupt der französischen Partei um 1617. Befehligte 1619 als Oberst 1000 Bündner Soldaten in den damaligen Kriegen. Er war mit einer N. von Salis verheiratet. Er zeugte drei Töchter (Margarethe, Ehefrau von Georg Wietzel; Maria, Ehefrau von Wolfgang von Juvalta; Perpetua, Ehefrau des Constantin von Planta) und einen Sohn namens Victor, der mit Maria von Rascher und nach deren Tod mit N. von Wietzel verheiratet war, welche ihm einen Sohn namens Johannes schenkte, der ohne Nachkommen starb.
 Johann Anton Travers ⚭ Catharina Dusch. 1625 Hauptmann der rhätischen Republik. Er hatte drei Töchter (Barbara, Catharina, Cecilia). Barbara war mit Hauptmann Jacob von Perin, Catharina mit Wolfgang Wietzel und Cecilia mit Wilhelm Schmid von Grüneck verheiratet. 1639 ist eine Bestätigung des zwischen Johann Anton Travers und Anton Planta abgeschlossenen Erbvertrages durch Erzherzogin Claudia von Oesterreich in Innsbruck beurkundet.

Grabmal
An der südlichen Schiffswand in der Pfarrkirche Maria Krönung in Tomils befindet sich das Grabmal des Johann Simon Travers v. Ortenstein (gest. 1715).

Weblinks
 Pfarrkirche Maria Krönung Tomils

Literatur
 Heinrich Ludwig Lehmann: Patriotisches Magazin von und für Bündten, als ein Beytrag zur nähern Kenntniss dieses auswärts noch so unbekanntes Landes, 1790, Bern
 Jan-Andrea Bernhard: Konsolidierung des reformierten Bekenntnisses im Reich der Stephanskrone, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2017
 Gabriel Bucelin: Germania Topo-Chrono-Stemmato-Graphica Sacra Et Profana, 1678
 Erwin Poeschel: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Graubünden, Band III, 1937
 M. Merkle: Vorarlberg aus den Papieren des in Bregenz verstorbenen Priesters Franz Joseph Weizenegger, Innsbruck, 1838
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 General Johann Viktor von Travers 1721-1776: ein Lebensbild aus der Bündnergeschichte des XVIII. Jahrhunderts, Peter Flisch, 1912
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Geschichte (Kanton Graubünden)
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As a blogger, content thieves can be one of the most infuriating things to deal with. We DIY bloggers can work HOURS on one single post–doing the actual project, taking the photos of each step, editing the photos, writing the instructions. It's hard work, and takes a tremendous time commitment.
So after all of those hours of work, a content thief comes along, swipes your post (including all of the pictures) from beginning to end, and reposts it on their blog that is usually filled with pay-per-click advertising. In a matter of minutes, they've stolen the very thing that you worked hours on, and now they're making money off of your hard work.
"Infuriating" doesn't even begin to describe it!!
1. Determine if the offender is really a content thief.
To call someone a "thief" is really quite a strong accusation, and one that you don't want to make lightly.
There are many, MANY new bloggers out there who may have the best intentions, and want to share your post with their handful of readers, and simply don't know (yet) that reposting another blogger's post in it's entirety is a big no-no.
When I happen upon one of these newbies, I make every effort to handle the situation in private, and with as much kindness as I can portray in an email. I don't want to come across as being so harsh, mean, or angry that I scare them away from blogging completely.
Newbies need to be taught, and I try to take that opportunity to pass along some helpful blogging tips, while at the same time, requesting that they remove my post and replace it with an excerpt and a link to my post.
They usually respond with something like, "Oh my gosh, I had no idea! I'm so sorry! I just loved your project so much that I wanted to share it." So everyone's a winner. They've learned something new and valuable as a new blogger, I still get my "shout-out" on their blog, and I have kept my original content safe and sound on my blog.
So there are newbies who don't know better…and then there are content thieves. With the thieves, I'm not too concerned about kindness.
More times than not, these content scrapers will not have any contact information on their blogs. They don't really WANT anyone contacting them. They simply want to steal content and repost it on their blog that generally has tons of pay-per-click advertising in an effort to make easy money off of someone else's hard work.
After you press "Search", it'll bring up the information for that domain, including a contact email and mailing address, and a phone number. You can then use that contact information, and send them a demand for removal of your copyrighted material from their website. Be sure to give them a deadline, and tell them that you will take further action if your content has not been removed by that time.
3. Contact the offender's domain registrar.
If the offending blogger or website owner has not responded within the set amount of time (or if the Better Who Is information did not show the actual website owner's information, but rather, showed some proxy information), the next step is to contact the domain registrar/website host and file a complaint with them. The registrar information can also be found on the Better Who Is listing for that domain.
You may have to provide proof that the content belongs to you, but the domain registrar/hosting company will let you know exactly what you need to do, and if they will be able to help you. They may send legal notice to the offender/content thief.
Update: You will need to send the offending website's ISP a DMCA Takedown Notice, and there are specific requirements for this notice. I happened upon this fantastic explanation of how to write a DMCA Takedown Notice.
4. If the offending blog is not on it's own domain, contact the free hosting company.
If the thief's blog is hosted in Blogger or WordPress.com, you can contact the hosting company and have the content removed.
I've never had to contact WordPress.com about a content thief, but I can tell you from personal experience that Blogger responds very quickly (within about 24 hours) to claims of copyright violation, and they will remove your content from a thief's blog with no hesitation and no questions asked as long as you provide adequate proof that the content belongs to you.
If someone has stolen your content and placed it on a blog hosted by Blogger, you can use their online form to file a complaint. Be as specific as possible, and give them all of the requested information, and your content will be removed from the thief's blog.
Unfortunately, you do have to give the URL of each and every post that the thief has stolen from you, which can be a very long and drawn out process if you're dealing with a content scraper who's using your RSS feed to fill up their blog with your posts.
I'm not sure about the specific process for WordPress.com or any other free blogging host, but I can assure you that they do have some remedy for copyright violations. You'll just have to Google and/or find the information on the host's Terms Of Service or other information pages.
5. When all else fails, send content thieves an interesting photo in place of your actual photos.
Content scrapers take everything…your entire post from beginning to end, including the URLs to the locations on your server of any of all of the photos in your blog post.
If you're on a self-hosted blog, e.g., a WordPress blog hosted on HostGator or another website host, then that means you are paying a monthly hosting fee based on the amount of traffic your blog receives. The more traffic you get, the higher the cost of website hosting will be because you use more storage space and more bandwidth.
The good news is that if you're on a self-hosted blog, and you have access to your Control Panel (which you should), you can re-route all of the requests for photos on your server to another photo that you specify. That means that when one of the thief's readers tries to read your post on the thief's blog, instead of your server sending over the photos that are specified in the blog post, your server will instead send an alternate photo.
The first thing you want to do is click the button that says "Enable" at the top, so that you enable hotlink protection.
Next, you want to list all of the websites that you've given permission to publish your posts. If you have other websites or blogs, including subdomains, you'll want to include those. Also, add things like your Feedburner feed URL, Google (so that people can still see your pics on Google Reader), and any other site where people are allowed to read your blog feed.
Then in the box that says "Redirect Request to This URL", you'll put the URL to the alternate photo that you created. Be sure that the URL ends with .jpg, or .png, or .gif, or another picture file extension. This URL must be directly to a picture, not to a webpage.
Please note that this last option will send your alternate photo to ANY website that uses photos from your server, and hasn't been specifically listed in the "Allow Access" box.
That means that if you have a blog button that is on your server, and you provide the code for other bloggers to add your button to their blogs, they will now be sent the alternate photo. You can remedy this by uploading your blog button to a place like Photobucket or Flickr, and then adding that URL into the blog button code. However, any blogger with the old code will still be sent the alternate picture until they update their code.
That also means that if you have guest posted for another blogger, and you stored the photos for the post on your own server and included those photos in your post, that blog will now be sent the alternate photo on your guest post UNLESS you add that blog to the "Allow Access" box.
Also note that this option does NOT remove your actual content from the thief's blog. However, the hope is that they will see all of the alternate photos filling up their blog, finally realize that it's not worth it to steal from you, and remove your posts from their blog.
Thanks for posting – great info for those in need. How frustrating for those that get content taken.
Question – you said somewhere in there about someone taking your "copyrighted" material. So if you start up a blog (I haven't done so yet but would like to try), how do you get your information copyrighted? I'm guessing you have to go an extra step once you start a blog. Thanks for any advice you may have time to pass on.
I don't condone stealing other peoples content AT ALL, but I do have a question. If you are just sharing or showcasing someone else's post because you like it, and you clearly are not taking any kind of credit for it, what the difference between re-posting the whole post or just a "snippet" ? If you are linking back to the original content what's the big deal? I don't get it. Just wondering?
The main reason you don't want to do that is because you're violating another blogger's copyright. Written information online has a copyright just like information in a book. If I were to take an author's book, photocopy it in it's entirety, and then pass it out to my friends and family just because I liked the book so much and wanted to be sure that all of my friends and family read it, I would be violating that author's copyright. Same with information from a website.
But also, what would be your motivation in reposting someone else's entire blog post? If you want to feature someone else's work on your blog, the purpose should be to bring attention…and TRAFFIC…to that blogger as an "atta girl" for a job well done. Posting a snippet, or better yet, posting your own words about the project, including one or two pictures, and then encouraging people to visit the site for the rest of the information is the absolute best way you can show your appreciation for another blogger's hard work and creativity.
By posting their entire post on your blog, including all of their photos, you have taken away all motivation for your readers to visit that blogger's site. Whether or not you've given a link and credit, you've already given your readers all of the information they need about the project, and they have no reason for viewing the content on the original site.
It's mostly about being a courteous blogger. If someone else's project was so amazing that you wanted to feature it on your blog, then sending them traffic would be the best and most courteous way to "thank" that blogger for sharing the project that you so enjoyed. And you can do that by giving your readers some kind of motivation to visit that blogger's blog. By reposting the post in its entirety, you completely remove any and all motivation for your readers to visit the blogger's site.
Makes sense. I don't know why I didn't think about that.
Probably because I am an info junkie, I would go back to the original post just to see if I was missing anything, whether the shared post was partial or the whole thing.
oh my goodness, that is stinkin awesome! High five! Woohoo!
Great info, Kristi! You sure know your stuff!!
I feel for you….what has happened to character/ethics? To think that anyone would need to go to such extremes to get things rectified is maddening. Thanks for the heads-up.
I'm curious as to how one would know posts had been taken. Were you alerted by readers? I'm so technologically challenged, I'd probably never figure it out if someone didn't tell me!
Awesome post, Kristi! I am so glad you went further and described what to do, should we ever need to deal with this craziness. I wrote a similar post the other day too.
There are many of us that don't have the time to open up every single post, of every single blog we enjoy.
Hmmm, not sure what has changed, but I just went back to my reader, reloaded the page and now I can see all of your images.
I'm so glad, because I love your blog.
Great tips and great solutions, Kristi! That graphic is hilarious… I'm sorry you had deal with this recently but I appreciate that you are sharing what you did.
Thanks for your advice! I just started a blog because I shared many photos on my Facebook wall about great ideas from blogs, and then my friends started asking about the photos. Someone mentioned blogging since I really didn't want to clog my Facebook. Anyway, I added you to my reading list, and was quite surprised to see the exact topic I've been wondering about! Thank you very much!
Thanks for all the info. You really did your homework! Hugs and have a great Memorial Day!
I follow Pioneer Woman, and she has somehow made it so that you can only repin one of her images. I imagine this is to keep thieves from hijacking all her pics and info. It's too bad it has to come to this. Where has integrity and imagination gone?
I am an email subscriber to your blog. I don't know how much longer I will be though if the pictures associated with your blog don't start coming with the emails again. Looking at the new logo picture you developed for those "stealing" your posts is getting old. Don't know if you are aware of this problem or not. I understand not wanting others to take your pictures and content but thought I would let you know that you are turning off your actual subscribers as well. When we don't get the pictures that go with a post, many times your post is pretty pointless. I don't want to have to come to your blog for, I like reading in my email. Thank you.
Christy, I apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, I will have to keep the pictures there until the two blogs who are stealing from me remove my posts from their blogs. I hope to get this resolved soon.
Email subscriptions are something that I offer on my blog. However, people who only read my blog via email only actually do not benefit me in any way. Readers who actually visit my site are the ones who help me pay the bills. (That's true of any blog, by the way.) Therefore, my top priority is providing the absolute best content for the people who actually visit my blog each day, as well as protecting my content from people who steal from me.
It makes me sad that you don't find my blog posts interesting enough to click a button and actually visit my site in a way that would actually benefit me and would basically "reward" me for the hours and hours that I put into my site and my projects, but that's totally your decision.
Great info! I am getting ready to launch my website and this is an awesome tidbit. From keeping credit for ones work, as well as, blogging edicat! Thank you!!!
Great info! I am getting ready to launch my website and this is an awesome tidbit of information. From keeping credit for ones work, as well as, blogging edicat! Thank you!!!
Great info! I am getting ready to launch my website and this is an awesome bit of information. From keeping credit for ones work, as well as, blogging edicat! Thank you!!!
Great info! I am getting ready to launch my website and this is an awesome tidbit of information. From keeping credit for ones work, as well as, blogging edicat!
Great info! I am getting ready to launch my website and this is an awesome tidbit of information. From keeping credit for ones work, as well as, blogging edicat.
Courtesy question: I've been wanting to share your blog with my readers. If I refer to a post (not copy it) and include one picture (with your logo and source info) to give my readers an idea of what's here. Is that cool? Would most bloggers be ok with that approach?
I want to get it right. 🙂 And, by the way, I love your blog!
I have a question related to this. I saw a pin about a pillow. I visited the blog she said o loved this pillow, the website never worked so i made it and created a tutorial.
As it turns out the website was a online store to purchase the pillow… Like etsy.
The artist contacted the blogger and asked them to remove their tutorial because they were harming their business… The business of selling a $150 throw pillow.
That doesn't sound right to me. If you credit the inspiration… Give people the chance to buy it from the source and you created something from their idea… That seems like aPB hack mot theft… But maybe im wrong.
Sorry for the typos. Silly phone autocorrect.
I was trying to read this post but all the photos are blank. Just wanted you to be aware of this! Tks for sharing all this valuable info!
Thanks for letting me know, Gina!


The Illuminati came about as a product of my interests in two not necessarily related fields. The first is text setting, or more generally, how to put words and music together. The second is music concrete, or what it has become since the advent of digital control and recording. All of the sounds on the tape are of a piano, resonating to the voice of a singer. All of the material for the vocalist is a short excerpt from the Book of Revelation. There is no attempt to render this text literally. In fact, it was chosen only after having worked with the process in the studio that the text more or less, suggested itself.


text:
Adele Looks Happier and Slimmer Than Ever Post-Divorce in New Photo
By Kiki Meola
The Spice Girls meet Adele on June 16, 2019 at Wembley Stadium. TIMMSY / BACKGRID
Adele can add fitness aficionado to her massive list of accomplishments. In a new photo, the singer looks slimmer and happier than ever following her split from her ex-husband, Simon Konecki.
Adele's Amazing Body and Style Transformation Through the Years
The Sun reported on Tuesday, June 18, that the singer lost "more than a stone" (which equals 14 pounds) with the help of a new fitness routine: taking reformer Pilates classes with her friend Ayda Field — an actress who's married to Robbie Williams. (Reps for the singer have not yet responded to Us' request for comment.)
The Grammy winner, 31, displayed her new slim figure in a photo with the Spice Girls over the weekend. In the picture, Adele wears a black top and high-waisted, silky black pants with a floral print. She stands in the middle of Geri Halliwell, Melanie "Mel B" Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm. The Spice Girls finished their Spice World UK reunion tour — sans "Posh Spice," Victoria Beckham, of course — in London on Saturday, June 15.
Celebrities' Weight Loss and Transformations: Before and After Pictures
Adele in 2017 and with the Spice Girls in 2019. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; TIMMSY / BACKGRID
Reformer Pilates is a well-known celebrity workout trend. Stars including Meghan Markle, Kate Hudson, Sofia Vergara, Naomi Campbell and plenty more include the Pilates machine in their fitness repertoire. Benefits of the exercise — usually taken with a trainer or in a class setting — include a strengthened core, the development of long, lean muscles and, of course, inches and pounds lost. Duchess Meghan once called reformer Pilates "the best thing you could do for your body."
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Adele quietly married her ex-husband, 45, in 2016. They share 6-year-old son, Angelo. A rep for the "Hello" singer announced in April 2019 that the pair had split. "They are committed to raising their son together lovingly," the rep said in a statement.
Adele and Simon Konecki attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Mazur/WireImage
In May, songwriter and frequent Adele collaborator Ryan Tedder told Us Weekly that the breakup "was very difficult. But she is in a good place, for sure."


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Rep. Frank Farry (left) joins other members of the Subcommittee on Security and Emergency Response Readiness on a tour of the Red Cross House in Philadelphia.
Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), who chairs the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee's Subcommittee on Security and Emergency Response Readiness, led other members of the subcommittee on a tour of two facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania to learn about the roles and responsibilities of the facilities in the event of an emergency and to see how prepared they are should an event occur.
In light of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, the subcommittee visited Excelon Nuclear's Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery County – one of three Pennsylvania nuclear power plants operated by the company.
Farry's subcommittee also visited The Red Cross House, located in downtown Philadelphia, which provides emergency housing for victims of disaster. The modern, 33,000 square-foot building can accommodate up to 120 people at a time.
"The Red Cross House provides shelter, medical attention and caseworkers who offer counseling and financial services for individuals and families displaced by fire, flood or other disaster," said Farry. "Depending on the nature of the emergency, victims can stay up to 21 days or until they can safely return to their homes. If they cannot return home, the Red Cross and other social service agencies assist them in finding housing and provisions.
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"These tours provide my committee with valuable insight into the measures that would be taken in an emergency and help to expose any weaknesses or deficiencies that may exist in the state's overall disaster plan," he said. Tours are also planned for the State Fire Academy in Lewistown, the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, a Marcellus Shale fracking facility in Towanda and the Pennsylvania State Police Fusion Center.


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The Jewish Children's Bureau of Chicago has been serving children, adolescents and their families for over 105 years. We are a comprehensive social service agency, offering an array of therapeutic programs, including: Services for Children with Disabilities, In-Home Services, Placement Services, Therapeutic Day School and Adoption Services.
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My post yesterday on central planning has an important implication, one which I suspect some of you, dear readers, may not like: free markets will not be advanced through the ballot box. Voting is, generally speaking, an exercise in futility. It's not just because the odds of your vote changing anything is virtually zero, for from a cost-benefit viewpoint voting is irrational. It's that, without a change in culture, no free market legislation will survive long term.
Take, for example, this article written in EconLog today by Emily Skarbek. She tells us the story of Richard Nixon's price controls in the 70's. Nixon knows the costs of price controls. Knowledge of the politician is not in question here. But he goes ahead with the scheme anyway for "pragmatic" reasons (to use his term). Nixon knew if he took a stand and refused price controls, his political career would be in danger, so he submitted to the general culture, despite his principles and knowledge of price controls. If he had refused, he may have lost the following election and the controls implemented anyway.
That is why I, along with so many of my laissez-faire brethren, focus our attention on changing the climate of ideas rather than effect ballot-box changes. Any effort at the ballot-box is doomed to fail until the general culture changes to become more freedom friendly. Liberty cannot be sustained when imposed top-down; it must be grown bottom-up.
Since the semester ended, I have had some more free time on my hands to read for pleasure, not just for work. One of the books I picked up was Don Lavoie's 1985 book Rivalry & Central Planning: The Socialist Calculation Debate Reconsidered. While I have only just started reading it, it's an interesting reexamination on the age-old central planning question. What follows are two thoughts of mine on the same matter.
My finals are, for all intents and purposes, over (I have one more tomorrow). I will be returning to a more normal posting schedule. Thank you for your patience.
Who Gives A Damn About Jobs?
Jobs tend to dominate the economic punditry: President-Elect Trump's touts about bringing jobs back from overseas (or, inversely Bernie Sander's admonishes for sending jobs overseas), this company or that company is killing jobs, etc etc etc. But all this misses the point.
Creating jobs is easy. Simply ban all labor-saving devices: washing machines, cars, computers, calculators, shovels, TVs, sound equipment. Basically anything mechanical. Ban it. If a President were to get such legislation passed, he'd have the greatest job creation record of all time. You will have tons of jobs, but lots of poverty, too.
Labor is a cost. It is an input. The goal of any cost is to minimize it with regards to the ideal level of leisure (leisure time being the opposite of labor time) and maximize one's returns. A simple example: Dr. Doofenschwirtz invents a machine that produces everything anyone could want just by pressing a button. Out of the kindness of his heart, he gives one to everyone on the planet. The proliferation of such a machine would necessarily eliminate jobs, but people would be better off because of it. This would allow people to focus on other things.
Lest I be accused of fantasizing, my above example is a simplified, and extreme, version of how trade works.
In conclusion, it is not the number of jobs that matter. That is a pointless statistic. Rather, it is how people can maximize their wealth by minimizing their labor.


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Column: Why al-Qaeda attacked Paris
Angel M. Rabasa
The bloodshed in the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was much more than a violent act of revenge against a publication that offended many Muslims. The wave of terror that began in the magazine offices on Wednesday and ended as police stormed two locations on Friday where three gunmen had taken hostages was, at the same time, a startling reminder of al-Qaeda's ambitions, capabilities and ruthlessness.
The individuals who perpetrated the attack on Charlie Hebdo appear to be associated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a group that clearly would benefit from an outrageous and shocking act on behalf of its global brand. If the attack was indeed that group's doing, it would add new luster to its reputation as one of the world's most dangerous and aggressive al-Qaeda affiliates.
Whether or not the attack was planned as a marketing device to help al-Qaeda emerge from the expanding shadow of its rival the Islamic State, it may be having that effect. Selecting a target that had long fanned the flames of outrage among Muslims worldwide, sent a message that al-Qaeda is still avenging perceived wrongs against Islam. And striking in the heart of a major European capital during the middle of a workday demonstrated anew the ever-present threat posed by al-Qaeda.
The rise of the Islamic State and the rejection of al-Qaeda's authority by its "caliph," Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has set up a fierce competition with al-Qaeda for leadership of the global jihadist movement. The Islamic State's successes — the seizure of a large part of Iraq and Syria, including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and its declaration of a "caliphate," a key goal of Islamist for over 90 years, has put al-Qaeda on the defensive. This competition has created incentives for both groups (but especially for al-Qaeda) to demonstrate their jihadi credibility through attacks against infidel countries.
For months, the Islamic State has been portrayed as the dominant jihadist enterprise, attracting supporters from around the world with its extreme violence, ceaseless threats against infidels and the promise of an Islamic caliphate for the ages. If al-Qaeda was seeking a recruiting tool to help it compete for followers, it would have to be spectacular. The Charlie Hebdo attack would certainly do.
As terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins has said, "terrorism is theater." It is not so much about the violence itself, but about delivering messages and influencing key audiences. In this case, the message was delivered with the report of Kalashnikov rifles that were heard around the world, resonating especially in far-flung Muslim communities.
These are audiences that had already reacted violently to unflattering portrayals of the Prophet Muhammad in Western media. When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published unflattering cartoons of Muhammad in 2006, riots broke out in Muslim countries and hundreds were killed. The choice of France, a country that has been at the forefront of the campaign against al-Qaeda affiliates in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world, as the target country, sends another message.
The violence brings into relief for Western publics and policymakers the uncomfortable truth that while al-Qaeda may have been degraded in the years since the 9/11 attacks, it is still a force to be reckoned with and its affiliates and other groups associated with its ideology pose a greater threat than ever.
The response must go beyond enhanced counterterrorism and security measures to include strategies to counter the terrorists' message. Only Muslims themselves have the credibility to challenge the extremist message. Western societies have important social resources such as moderate Muslim organizations and communities to reduce the risk of radicalization and violent extremism.
Winning this war of ideas should start with a coherent effort to support Muslims around the world who believe in the compatibility of Islam with democratic values. When Islam and democratic values coexist, the terrorist message fails.
Rabasa is a senior political scientist at RAND Corp.


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Simple Questions with New York Red Bulls' Felipe Martins
Who is Felipe Martins? He's a big part of New York Red Bulls' recent success, but also a family man and a Rihanna fan.
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Felipe Martins has been ever-present in the New York Red Bulls' lineup since he joined the club for the 2015 MLS season. He made 40 appearances in all competitions for RBNY in his first year with the team, and 39 in 2016: which gives him two entries in the club's all-time, all-competitions single-seasons appearances top 10. He's also twice in the club's all-time top 10 for single-season minutes played in all competitions. And he has played every minute of every competitive game RBNY has contested so far this season.
The stalwart midfielder has logged 91 career appearances for RBNY to date (89 starts), scored eight goals, chipped in 15 assists, and won the 2015 Supporters' Shield with the club.
But what really makes the 26-year-old Brazilian tick? Once A Metro tries to find out with a few simple questions.
1. Set the mood for this - what song should we be listening to while we read your answers?
Felipe: Diamonds in the sky - Rihanna, I think would be a good one.
You got it, Felipe.
2. Last film you saw - and what did you think of it?
Last movie I saw? Jeez...it was with my son. It was...(laughs, sheepishly)...I just thought it was funny. It was Minions. They went to England - and they are kind of crazy. I thought they were like me, a little bit.
3. Favorite thing to do when you're not playing soccer?
Stay with my son and my wife. We go to the park, we go to the mall, we go in the city - we try to do things that we can enjoy, the three of us.
4. You have friends coming to visit you here for the first time, what's the one thing you tell them they have to see or do (aside from watch you play, of course)?
I'm the boss. What I say in my house is the rule. It's not something that somebody can come over and they're going to think it's their house.
Not quite like that, more - is there anywhere you bring them or say they have to see?
No. I just say that everything is...we don't change times for them - the times we eat; we don't change the channel for them. They have to adapt themselves.
But is there maybe a restaurant you'd bring them to?
Nothing specifically. I think, on that I'm easy because I eat everything.
5. If you weren't a soccer player, what job do you think you'd be doing?
When I was young, I really thought that I wanted to be FBI or SWAT. But I definitely thought too that I could be a psychologist.
6. Soccer team you supported growing up?
Corinthians.
7. Player or players you admired back then?
Ronaldo. The big Ronaldo.
[Editor's note: Two-time World Cup winner, three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldo Luis Nazaria de Lima finished a trophy-laden career with Corinthians.]
He did things differently.
He sure did, Felipe.
8. Best on-field memory as a Red Bull?
The two goals against Houston.
Ours too, Felipe. March 19, 2016 at Red Bull Arena: two goals in six minutes to turn a 3-2 loss into a 4-3 win. Magic.
9. One skill that a current teammate of yours has that you wish you had? (doesn't have to be a soccer skill)
Anyone's speed in particular?
We have many. We have Kemar [Lawrence], we have Bradley [Wright-Phillips], we have Derrick [Etienne], we have Sal [Zizzo] - and I wish I could have that.
10. Aside from answering these questions, what's the worst part of your job?
Worst part of my job? I just think that sometimes you can't say what you're really thinking.
Thanks, Felipe!
Follow Felipe on Twitter @FeliMartins8. And see him for yourself in the New York Red Bulls' midfield most weekends from March to November.
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SUPERCHARGED: DJ MAG IBIZA HANGS OUT WITH CHUCKIE
Dutch dance music icon and traphall innovator, Chuckie, is set to headline legendary Ibiza party SuperMartXé this season. DJ Mag Ibiza meets him to find out why he's so pumped to play…
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Chuckie is a man always on the move. One of the original pioneers of the Dutch house movement, Chuckie (real name Clyde Sergio Narain) has made an indelible mark on dance music, creating one of the globe's most recognisable party brands with his imprint-cum-club-tour, Dirty Dutch.
It's thanks to Dirty Dutch's success that he's always on the road, taking a whopping 400 flights last year alone. He's got 175 shows on the cards for this year, including his usual residencies in Las Vegas, LA and beyond.
The one he's the most excited about is his Ibiza residency this summer — Chuckie is set to headline well-loved party SuperMartXé at Privilege throughout the season.
"Ibiza has always been a big source of inspiration for me," he tells DJ Mag when we meet. "Whenever I play on the island, I feel that I can experiment with different type of sounds." DJ Mag Ibiza chats with him to find out more...
Last time we saw you was at ADE at last year — tell us about some of the exciting things you've been up to since then?
"Hey, it's been a while, I'm doing absolutely amazing. I have to admit after all these years of touring, I must say that I finally feel that I have found the perfect balance for me to keep up with tour life.
"Finding the right balance is not the easiest thing, but I definitely found my groove now. I spend a lot of time at home but also a lot of time on making music. I really enjoy my residencies I have in Las Vegas, New York, Miami and Los Angeles, and I'm super-excited about my new summer residency in Ibiza."
"I am also sitting on a bunch of great new tracks I will release this year — expect sounds across the musical spectrum, that's for sure. I'm very excited about the new music I have because it's a very wide variety of sounds. I also just finished building another new studio — I'm gearing up for the summer season!"
You're one of the residents at long-standing party SuperMartXé at Privilege this year, what's the secret to the night's success?
"I would say that the secret to SuperMartxé's success is the fact that the production, performing artists and music come together so well. I've been to and performed at a lot of events in my life but it's very rare to see such a great synergy.
I think the entertainment is very well thought-out and obviously you can see that SuperMartXé is built with passion. I was very honoured when I was asked to be one of the resident DJs of this summer. Vamos!"
You're known to cycle through styles and genres in your sets, what can we expect music-wise from your dates at SuperMartXé?
"Oh, it's very clear to me. I only have one goal when I'm playing at SuperMartXé, and that is to keep the ladies happy. So my sets will definitely have a lot of bumping grooves and vocals.
It's really fun finding the right music for this event because I'm looking for the records that are less obvious and maybe forgotten, but when you hear them you will definitely remember them. I'm also playing records that will fit in with the entertainment, so don't be surprised if I play Madonna 'Justify My Love (Chuckie Edit)'... or something like that!"
You've played in Ibiza a lot over the years, what keeps you coming back?
"In general my track selection for Ibiza will always be more groovy, sexy and housey — that's because Ibiza has the right vibe for it. I never really play hard electro tracks when I have a gig on the island, I leave those types of tracks for other times."
And finally, tell us three things an Ibiza clubber should never leave home without?
"Dear Ibiza clubber, never leave your home without chewing gum, a full stomach and a pair of sunglasses. Especially the sunglasses, because in Ibiza we always party until whenever."
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