It's been several years since I've posted a WITB. I'd say something like you have no idea how long it took me to put together this perfect bag for me blah blah blah but then I'd remember what forum I'm on!
Top down I'm playing the F9 with a Speeder Evo 661. Tested several shafts and will continue to test but love this setup at 45". My SS is around 100.
Fairways are some of my favorites ever. Time won't change fairway woods in my opinion. Mine are Nike VR-S 15* and 19* with the Matrix Xcon 6 cherry red. For those who know these shafts they are tip steady and smooth as anything.
My utility is the Srixon U65 - it's a 23* 4 iron with KBS Tour like my irons. I tried to love the hybrids but ended up with Utility irons as my scoring choice. Never could figure out the hybrid hybrid.
Irons are the Srixon 765/565 combo as you can see with KBS FLT 120s. Longer than played that is this minimally offset. Confidence builders, and great to look at.
Wedges are jet black SM7s. These need no intro. I have AMT S300s in these.
Putter wise (and this is the strentgth of my game) I have the Ping Craz-E Scottsdale for like the 6th season but cannot wait to give the Wilson Staff milled Infinite Loop a shot. It is perfect to my eye; prefer a bend or double bend for my straight arc stroke.
How do you like the KBS FLT shafts? I love KBS Tours but could use some long iron help.
NIce bag, love the "steal your face" head cover. How do you like the F9 and what did it replace?
I like them better than the KBS Tours. I'm carrying the ball further in direct comparison to an S300. I can hit anything high but I find that there's tons a truth that these help elevate long irons. As to whether they help knock-down short irons, I'm not a believer. Still am very much liking them.
Thanks! Took me forever to find a GD cover.
The F9 replaced a Ping G 9* with stock Alta 65 shaft in stiff. I've had half a dozen range sessions and am still messing around with shafts but I am (a) straighter and (b) longer with the F9. It's pleasing to my eye, sits dead square and the sound is sweet. I had an Amp Cell and Bio Cell in years' past and remember why I am such a big Cobra fan with the big stick.
I'm with you on the hybrids don't like the look and never new how far or what direction it was going, tried 2 of them the second one was only in the bag for about 48 hours, went with old V-Steel Taylormades 4 and 7 woods with steel shafts.
You hear it all the time and I find it true - once you find a fairway wood that you love, it's best to stick with it. Time isn't changing them much (just look at your V-Steel example).


Retired Adm. LeRoy Collins Jr., a former U.S. Senate candidate and current director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by an SUV while riding his bicycle, police said. He was 75.
Collins, the son of a former Florida governor, was hit while riding in a crosswalk near downtown Tampa at about 6 a.m., police said. The 27-year-old driver was making a left turn and apparently didn't see Collins.
No charges have been filed, but the investigation is continuing.
"It's quite a shock to all of us," said Steve Murray, a Collins friend and communications director for the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"We're deeply saddened. He was such a strong advocate for Florida's more than 1.6 million veterans, able to reach out to everyone from a four-star admiral to a homeless veteran and make each feel welcome and wanted."
The Tallahassee-born Collins ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, but lost in the Republican primary to Katherine Harris. Gov. Charlie Crist appointed him executive director of the veterans' affairs department in 2007.
On Thursday, Crist called him a "consummate gentleman and outstanding role model."
"Admiral Collins has been a loyal and constant advocate for quality health care and economic support for Florida's veterans, as well as a lifelong Floridian dedicated to improving the quality of life of all in our state," the governor said in a statement.
According to his biography on the department's website, Collins received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956 and served in various capacities before transferring to the Navy Reserve in 1966.
As a reservist, he commanded a coastal minesweeper and various submarine units. His last role was as commander of the Navy liaison unit at U.S. Readiness Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. He retired as a two-star rear admiral in 1990.
Settling in Tampa, he became involved in various business and corporate ventures. Murray said the lanky Collins was a physical fitness buff who loved exercising and being outdoors.
Collins' father, Thomas LeRoy Collins Sr., was Florida governor from 1955 to 1961.
Murray said Collins' survivors include his wife, Jane, two daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren.


Awareness and practice of mothers at barangay Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet regarding family planning methods.
This study aimed to determine the awareness and practices of mothers at barangay Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet. Specifically, it looked into the significant differences on the awareness of the mothers according to age and educational attainment as well as the significant differences on the frequency of practicing of the mothers according to age and educational attainment. The study utilized descriptive research with the questionnaire as the main data gathering tool. Respondents of the study were 59 mothers in barangay Shilan. Findings showed that (1) the mother at barangay Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet are much aware on the various family planning methods. Significant differences were noted on the level of awareness of mothers according to age and educational attainment; (2) the mothers at barangay Shilan never practiced any of the various family planning methods according to age and educational attainment. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that the mothers in barangay Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet are familiar about family planning methods; and mothers never practiced the various family planning methods.
This study determined the awareness and extent of practice of mothers on the family planning methods at barangay Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet.
1.1. Differences on the level of awareness of the mothers on the various family planning methods according to age and educational attainment.
2.1. Differences on the frequency of practicing of the mothers on the family planning methods according to age and educational attainment.


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Q: Output undefined I am trying to make a way to register to different classes, where you're supposed to enter your name, email and a dropdownbox with the class. The info is supposed to go into a .dat file where all the participants are registered, but somehow get them as undefined.

        <input id = "name" type="text" placeholder="Name"></input>
        <input id = "mail" type="text" placeholder="Email"></input>
        <form action="proxy.php" method="get">
            <select id="class">
                <option value="812" id="it">SuperIT</option>
                <option value="614" id="mh">MH</option>
            </select>
        </form>
        <button id="save" onclick="save()">Sign up</button>
        paamelding.dat         // to view the .dat file

Running it trough a proxy that looks like this;
<?php

$name = $_GET["name"];
$mail = $_GET["mail"];
$class = $_GET["select"];

$read = fopen("paameldinger.dat", "a");

$line = $class . "¤" . $name . "¤" . $mail . "\n";

fwrite($read,$line);

fclose($read);

?>

The output ends up looking like this:
¤undefined¤undefined
¤undefined¤undefined

EDIT; kind of transferred the code to english, as I am stupid enough to write code in norwegian, so might be some norwegian words mixed up in the code, sorry about that!

A: You are using variables before defining them and of course they are all undefined. Change your code like below:
var class = document.getElementById("class").value;
var name = document.getElementById("name").value;
var mail = document.getElementById("mail").value;

var url = "proxy.php?class=" + class + "&name=" + name + "&mail=" + mail;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Romanians are voting in a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu.
Traian Basescu has already been suspended by parliament in a series of moves that have caused alarm among Romania's EU partners because of the speed of the process.
The government accuses Traian Basescu of exceeding his authority and of meddling in government affairs.
Traian Basescu denies the accusations and has urged a boycott of Sunday's referendum.
Under a new Romanian law backed by Traian Basescu's Liberal Democrat Party (PDL), more than half of the electorate will have to vote to make the result valid.
The referendum is one of the fiercest political clashes in Romania since the return of democracy in 1990.
The result is hard to predict but will have long-term repercussions for Romania's political and economic stability.
The row has paralyzed political decision-making in Romania at a time when it is finalizing agreements on an IMF-backed aid package.
Traian Basescu's popularity has slumped since he backed tough austerity measures demanded by Romania's international lenders and also because he backed corrupted members of PDL.
According to the latest polls, about 65% of the electorate wants to remove Traian Basescu. However, analysts say the government will struggle to achieve the required turnout.
Traian Basescu had initially urged Romanians to come to referendum and vote "no" to what he called "a coup", but later asked his supporters to boycott the vote altogether, a stance also adopted by the new opposition (PDL). However, Traian Basescu will vote today even he urged people to boycott the referendum.
If he is impeached, a presidential election must be held within three months.
Earlier this month, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy voiced "deep concerns" about the political crisis in Romania "with regard to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary".


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ESPN Moves Craig to Network PD; Ups Hurley to WEPN, New York PD. Sports programmer Justin Craig is promoted from PD of WEPN, New York to senior director, programming and operations for the ESPN
Radio network. The sports giant says that Craig will be responsible for all aspects of ESPN Radio programming and production, including oversight of "Mike & Mike," "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz," "Russillo & Kanell," and nighttime and weekend programming. Craig is now based at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol and reports to David Roberts, vice president, ESPN Network Content. With Craig's move to Bristol, WEPN APD Ryan Hurley is elevated to program director. Jonathan Winthrop, who has previously served as a producer at WEPN, adds APD duties and continues to produce the Stephen A. Smith show.
TALKERS Personality Profile: KSCO, Santa Cruz Owner, Michael Zwerling. One of the most colorful owner/operators of a local radio broadcasting company, Michael Zwerling, is the subject of an audio personality profile posted today (3/20) on Talkers.com. Since 1991, Zwerling (known to his friends and colleagues as "MZ") has owned heritage news/talk 10k flamethrower KSCO-AM 1080. The station puts out a giant signal covering the
Monterey Bay area as well as huge swath of Northern California territory. KSCO first went on the air in 1947. Zwerling has subsequently gained a national reputation for his unique ownership and management style that has turned KSCO into a dynamic combination of mostly locally produced content punctuated by carefully selected national programming. Under Zwerling's guidance, KSCO is financially fueled by a potent combination of traditional advertising sales and the generation of non-traditional revenue. In the hour-and-a-half interview conducted by TALKERS founder Michael Harrison, Zwerling discusses what it has been like operating a conservatively oriented station (featuring Rush Limbaugh) in a predominantly liberal market. He talks about his early, quirky days in broadcasting, the nuts-and-bolts of local radio station ownership in the modern era, the pros and cons of carrying Limbaugh over the years, his late mother and locally beloved broadcaster, Kay Zwerling, and his remarkably lucrative relationship with the multi-level marketing health products company, Youngevity. To listen to this candid dialogue with the man described by Michael Harrison as one of the most interesting and eccentric owners in radio today, please click here.
'The Big Talker' Returns to Wilmington, NC. Talk show host Chad Adams is reviving "The Big Talker" on WFBT-FM, Wilmington, North Carolina (licensed to Carolina Beach) under an LMA from Carolina Christian
Radio. His Red Wolf Broadcasting will operate the station and his regionally syndicated talk show – also heard in Charlotte and Greensboro – will be heard from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. It will follow the local "Mornings With Pam and John" program with husband-and-wife team John and Pam Dismukes. Other shows to air on the station include: Radio America's Dana Loesch, the Dave Ramsey show, SRN's Mike Gallagher, and Premiere Networks' Sean Hannity and the overnight "Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory. Originally, "The Big Talker" was heard on WNTB-FM and WUDE-FM. WFBT-FM's frequency is 106.7. It was formerly WMYT and was put on the air by Curtis Wright's and George Bell's Talk Media TV in 2013.
TALKERS News Notes. The morning drive show at Cumulus Media's news/talk WGOW-FM, Chattanooga – hosted by Jeff Styles, Jim Reynolds and Bill Lockhart – expands by an hour to air from 6:00 am to 10:00 am, eliminating the Reynolds-hosted hour, "The Nth Degree." At the same time, Styles – who had also been hosting the 10:00 am to 12:00 noon program, "Fred The Show," gives up that program to new host Brad Giese…..WGN, Chicago launched a new weekend program on Saturday (3/18). The two-hour show "On the Road with Dane Neal" airs from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. WGN says that this program is more than just a car show, "Neal will explore the relationship of people and their cars. Topics will include motorsports, day trips, cruise nights, technology in the car and more." His first guests were Food Network's Guy Fieri, Expedia's Sarah Gavin, and NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick. Neal comments, "I'm excited to be able to take a radio road trip with listeners each week. We'll share great stories about racing, innovation in driving and the great car culture of Chicago."
Rising Country Music Star Pens and Records Inspirational Patriot Song for Both Music and Talk Radio. Singer/songwriter Dede Wedekind is a rising star in country music circles (Indie Music Channel's 2016 Best New Female Artist, plus a number of other music industry honors) and she is now attracting the attention of talk radio hosts doing interviews about her new soul-stirring, patriotic release titled "America United." The song
was originally written by Wedekind and her husband in a flash of inspiration coming from the pulpit while attending church on a Sunday in 2012. Garnering attention across her fan base for years, the couple then tweaked the song in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, resulting in another IMEA Award for the independent artist. She tells CCM Magazine, "To me, everyone who hears 'America United' seems to like and relate to the overwhelming message of this song—which is the necessity of uniting all Americans once again. This song isn't about a particular political party, being conservative or liberal, or even being Democrat or Republican—it's about making America a great nation once again. 'One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.'" Wedekind continues, "In the original version written in 2012, it features President Ronald Reagan's message of making America great quoting the line, 'Once again, make America Great. When President Donald Trump decided to run last year, my husband Larry and I had already decided to update 'America United' to make it a better song with a more concise message and better production. We then decided to also incorporate Trump's slogan, which, again was completely based on Reagan's original message. We repeated the slogan in the chorus of the 2016 version, since it was already a part of the original song, and more importantly felt strongly that God had given it to President Reagan, and now again to President Trump." To listen to and download Dede Wedekind's "America United" and obtain contact information to book an interview with her, please click here.
Trump's Obama Wiretapping Accusations, Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings, GOP Health Care Bill, U.S.-Germany Relations, North Korea Missile Program, Rock Legend Chuck Berry Dies, and March Madness Among Top News/Talk Stories Over the Weekend. President Donald Trump's accusation that former President Barack Obama ordered wiretaps of Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign; Supreme Court judge nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings begin today; speculation about the fate of the GOP health care bill; President Trump's belief that Germany owes the U.S. money for its NATO membership and his meeting last week with Angela Merkel; North Korea's nuclear missile program and its threats to hit American targets; rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies at age 90; and the action during the first weekend of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.
Stephanie Miller Announces 'Sexy Liberal Resistance Tour' 2017. Progressive radio talk show host and comedienne Stephanie Miller is announcing the 2017 version of her Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour – this year titled the "Sexy Liberal Resistance Tour 2017." On this tour will be Miller, John Fugelsang and Frangela. A press statement from Miller reads, "Touring for several years as the Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour, the election forced us to rethink early retirement and return to the stage for a multiple-city tour. We face Washington and laugh out loud at the tragic comedy of politics, to throw our finest, most scathing satire at the feet of our not-so-elected politicians. To fight on with comedy…to offer the real fake news…to offer true alternative facts." The tour does 10 dates this year beginning in Madison on April 22 and ending in Maui, Hawaii on December 23. Cities include Phoenix, Albuquerque, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
SRN's Tradup Promoting Brantley Rescue Documentary. Next Thursday night (3/30) is the one-night-only
Fathom national movie theater screening of the film Facing Darkness. The film was the result of a trip to the Ebola virus "hot Zone" in Liberia last summer during which Salem Radio Network VP/news & talk programming Tom Tradup (pictured at right) accompanied a film crew from non-profit charity Samaritan's Purse to chronicle the successful, high-tech rescue of Dr. Kent Brantley during the deadly 2014 outbreak. Tradup, who is actively promoting the film via social media, says, "The courage of the Samairtan's Purse team (including Dr. Brantley) who risked their own lives as the Ebola outbreak claimed thousands of lives all around them, is a truly inspirational story that is the centerpiece of a stunning documentary."
TALKERS magazine Publishes the 2017 Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk. On Monday, March 13, we published the fifth annual TALKERS Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk – formally known as the 100 Most Important Sports Talk Radio Hosts in America. This annual list is compiled and ranked by the editors of TALKERS magazine – with input from industry leaders. As with our publication's "sister list," the 100 Most Important Talk Radio Hosts in America, the criteria are a number of hard factors – including ratings and revenue – as well as such soft factors as talent, recognition, impact, service and more. Executive editor Kevin Casey states, "This annual ranking of the most important sports talk radio hosts is one of the most difficult – but enjoyable – projects we undertake at TALKERS. The reason for that is the partially subjective nature of the criteria combined with the enormous number of talented and successful sports talk hosts working in America. Paring that pool of talent down to 100 is no easy task!" Casey also notes that TALKERS will be publishing the 2017 Heavy Hundred of News/Talk Radio in April. See the 2017 Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk here.
Music Radio News and Career Moves. Beginning this Friday (3/24), Entercom Austin is shifting its urban adult contemporary contemporary outlet to a new frequency as it changes translator K242CC from the 96.3 frequency to 95.9. Appropriately, the station's
new brand is "95.9FM RnB." Entercom Austin VP/market manager Stephanie Callihan states, "We are looking forward to welcoming all of our loyal listeners at our new home on the dial. We continue to be committed to providing the unparalleled radio experience that our fans have come to expect from us and will keep delivering for our fans at our new frequency."…..Bonneville's country KYGO, Denver welcomes Guy David aboard as the new co-host of the morning drive show with current AM personality Tracy Dixon. David heads to Denver from his current position at RBH Enterprises-owned country WFON-FM, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin "107.1 The Bull."…..Wesley Miller returns to his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio to program adult contemporary WMXY "MIX 98.9" and CHR WAKZ for iHeartMedia. Miller was most recently with Forever Media's WGYY, Meadville, Pennsylvania "Froggy 100.3" hosting the morning show and serving as program director…..CBS RADIO country outlet WDSY, Pittsburgh "Y108" is hosting its annual Wine & Boots Bash to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday, April 13 at The Twentieth Century Club in Oakland. The event will feature Warner Music Nashville country singer and songwriter Michael Ray. CBS RADIO Pittsburgh VP of programming Mark Anderson says, "Michael Ray was a part of Y108's 'Eight Man Jam' concert two years ago. Michael's career is on fire as he just achieved his second #1 hit single and we are thrilled to have him perform at Y108's Wine and Boots Bash on April 13." Ray broke into music as a contestant on The CW's "The Next: Fame Is At Your Doorstep." He co-wrote the 2015 Big & Rich hit "Run Away With You" and made his solo artist debut that same year with the #1 hit "Kiss You In The Morning." He scored his second #1 hit just this week with his song, "Think A Little Less."
Josh Turner Plays Stage 17 LIVE. The brand-new Cumulus Media New York performance space Stage 17 LIVE hosted country star Josh Turner on March 15. WNSH "NASH FM 94.7" air personality Jesse Addy spoke with Turner on the air the same day Turner spent his morning hosting the fourth hour of NBC TV's "Today Show." Pictured here are (from l-r): Jesse Addy, Josh Turner; WNSH program director John Foxx, and WNSH APD Mike Alan.
Former WGN and KMOX Exec Tom Langmyer to Consult Journal's WTMJ, Milwaukee. The Business Journal of Milwaukee reports that former WGN, Chicago vice president and general manager Tom Langmyer has
been hired to consult Journal Broadcast Group's news/talk WTMJ, Milwaukee as it transitions from programmer Joe Scialfa, who has left the post. WTMJ EVP Steve Wexler tells the publication, "I can confirm that we have made a change and are recruiting for a new program director. Tom Langmyer is working with us during the transition to help recruit a new program director and work with our staff." Langmyer worked his way up from program director to general manager of KMOX, St.Louis. After years in that post he moved to Tribune's WGN, Chicago where he served as VP/GM until last October.
Todd Schnitt and Bubba the Love Sponge Settle in Mediation. After a jury found Bubba the Love Sponge (Todd Clem) not guilty of defamation in the case brought against him by former crosstown rival Todd Schnitt, Schnitt got a new lawyer and prepared to take Bubba back to court claiming misconduct on the part of Bubba's attorneys as a result of the DUI and misappropriated briefcase of his former lawyer, Phillip Campbell. But, after a 12-hour mediation session
before mediator Jim Murman, the sides have agreed to end their spat – sort of. According to TampaBayOnline, Bubba has agreed to leave Schnitt's wife and children out of any future radio attacks, incurring a $5,000 fine per mention if he fails to keep his word. Schnitt himself is fair game. Bubba had intended to go after Schnitt to recoup his nearly $1 million in legal fees from the first trial but will withdraw that bid. Bubba is heard in morning drive on WHTP, Tampa and was a rival of Schnitt's when Schnitt – as MJ Kelli – held down mornings on WFLA-FM. Now, Schnitt does only the PM drive show on news/talk WFLA-AM in the market. But there is still some acrimony and possible legal action – between Phillip Campbell and Schnitt. After Schnitt fired Campbell, the latter went to court seeking about $1 million in legal fees from Schnitt. But Schnitt's new lawyer, Wil Florin, tells TampaBayOnline that Schnitt should not have to pay the money and that Campbell should have to refund almost $1 million previously paid because Campbell assured the Schnitt's, after a 2008 DUI, that it would not happen again.
NBC Sport Radio Network Names Newy Scruggs Midday Host. As the NBC Sports Radio and Dial Global 24/7 sports talk radio format is prepared for its round-the-clock debut on April 1, the network
announces that KXAS-TV, Dallas sports director and former KRLD-FM, Dallas personality Newy Scruggs will host the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm daypart with his program, "Voices of the Game with Newy Scruggs." The theme of the show is Scruggs will be joined each day by a major renowned and recognizable sports
"voice" during the entire second hour of the show. Personalities will include Chipper Jones, Adrian Wojnarowski, Stan Van Gundy, Bobby Valentine and Chris Mannix. Jones will begin baseball season in this hourly role on Tuesdays and then move into a weekly major contributor role as NBC Sports Radio's MLB senior analyst once baseball season is fully underway. Mannix, Valentine and Van Gundy are already part of the NBC Sports Radio roster and are expanding their roles. Dial Global EVP and general manager Chris Corcoran states, "Hands down, 'Voices of the Game' is going to be special. Not only is Newy one of the smartest and most reputable personalities around, but our unmatched and incredible daily guest hosts are going to deliver such a unique and informative show for affiliates, listeners and advertisers."
News/Talk Format Back to Place as Leading Format in February PPMs. With Arbitron's February PPM data set to be released after 5:00 pm today (3/18), some of the conclusions we can draw are that the news/talk format is coming back from its usual holiday lull and – across all 48 PPM markets, not any market in particular – the format is back to its spot as the leading format. Industry pros who've been watching the performance of stations by format over the years are aware that formats in general can be said to be affected by seasonal factors. The biggest and most obvious is how AC stations are buoyed by the public's affection for Christmas music during the holiday period. News/talk has historically – going back to the days prior to the PPM as well – performed well in the fall and spring periods and dipped a bit in the winter and summer periods. Obviously, baseball tends to help news/talk stations avoid the summer drop. With the recent uptick of concern about news/talk's future – being aired in both the consumer and trade press – no doubt market managers and corporations will be eager to see how their individual news/talk stations performed in the PPM markets during the February period.
KXTG-AM, Portland's John Canzano Re-Ups with Alpha Broadcasting. Midday sports talk personality John Canzano, host of "The Bald-Faced Truth" signs a multi-year extension with Alpha Broadcasting's "750 The Game." He currently airs in the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm slot. Canzano is a popular sports media figure in the market serving as lead columnist for The Oregonian and as a regular commentator on KGW-TV. He is also the co-founder of the Bald Faced Truth Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit that helps children participate in music, art, sports and other co-curricular activities. Alpha Broadcasting director of programming Scott Mahalick states, "John's deep connection to the community through his Bald Faced Truth Foundation is just one of many reasons we are proud to have him on board with Portland's premiere sports radio '750 The Game.'"
Sabo Says Radio Stations Are Becoming More and More Like TV Stations. In a provocative article posted today in TALKERS (3/18), noted radio consultant Walter Sabo points out that the radio station of the not-too-distant future will appear similar in many ways to the television station of today. As a matter of fact, this is a trend that is already becoming quite apparent. To read Sabo's column – which also includes insights into the danger of radio's economic dependency on retail, the importance of bringing back research, and (for music programmers) the pitfalls of letting labels tell you when the songs they promote are at the peak of their hit potency – click here.
Chad Adams to Exit Wilmington, North Carolina Talk Duo. Hometown Wilmington Media general manager Beau Gunn announces morning drive personality Chad Adams will leave his position as morning host on March 29. Adams is heard on WLTT, Bolivia, North Carolina and WNTB, Topsail Beach – stations branded "The Big Talker." Gunn states, "Chad has served the community and our company with hard work and dedication for the past three years. We are sad to see him go and wish him the best in all of his new endeavors." In addition to hosting the morning show, he has appeared as a regular featured commentator on local cable news channel News 14 Carolina's 'Capitol Tonight' and as a guest political analyst on WWAY-TV.
Americom Las Vegas Shutters Progressive Talk KJFK, Reno. After eight years as a progressive talk outlet, Americom Las Vegas announces it has been losing money on the station for some time – "thousands of dollars a month" – and its hand is being forced. The station says on its website, "Since we launched the station with an appearance by Al Franken in 2005, when nearly 500 people joined us at the Atlantis for now-Senator Franken's appearance just days after we hit the air, we've known a passionate audience has been with us all along. Unfortunately, this station was never able to generate the revenue necessary to sustain, and we simply cannot absorb the financial loss any longer." The station will continue to make some shows available online for now.
"Brent Seltzer, Still at Large" Syndicated Short-Form Series Picked Up by XM. The quick-witted, two-minute commentary series hosted by legendary Southern California-based news personality Brent Seltzer is now heard daily on XM Satellite Radio talk channels 165, 166 and 168 in all dayparts. Premiere Networks brokered the deal and describes the series as 'funny, informative, creative and well-produced'. The series, designed to air on both talk and music formats, is heard on KSRO, Santa Rosa, CA and is one of the most popular features on PodJockey.com.
Odds & Sods. Talk about being in the right place at the right time, pictured here is WNDB, Daytona Beach talk show host Marc Bernier (right) interviewing Florida State Senate President Don Gaetz during his annual "Legislative Listening Tour" from the Capitol in Tallahassee on the very day Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll resigned amidst a federal probe of internet cafes statewide…..Hubbard Broadcasting's WTOP, Washington this week begins a special series called "Spy In The Sky" – an exclusive multimedia series that takes an in-depth look at the use of drones worldwide. A federal appeals court has ruled that the CIA must provide a more detailed response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, seeking records about drone attacks. This decision from a three-
judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is part of an ongoing national debate about the use of drones. "Spy In The Sky" is a 10-part series that's airing on WTOP this week. Each report is also available on WTOP.com accompanied by exclusive photos and video. In the piece, WTOP focuses on the use of drones both abroad and at home and how policy makers, police, and civil rights advocates are shaping their future…..In sunny Arizona, "Rosie on the House," the home improvement talk show that has reached out to Arizona homeowners for almost 25 years, has added another radio station affiliate KGVY, Green Valley, south of Tucson. The show was founded by Rosie Romero and his son Romey in 1988 and is heard on KTAR-FM, Phoenix; KNST, Tucson and several others across the state. It's syndicated by the Skyview Network.
KNX, Los Angeles Director of News Programming Andy Ludlum Honored. CBS Radio's Andy Ludlum was honored at the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2013 awards banquet on March 14. The KNX director of news programming is pictured here (right) alongside KNX news anchor and longtime friend Bill Polish (left) who presented the award to Ludlum. SPJ/LA presents the Distinguished Journalist awards to members of the profession who demonstrate good news judgment, a strong sense of ethics and a passion for getting the story right. Honorees are journalists who have achieved a record of accomplishments over the course of several years.
TALKERS | November 16, 2011
It's a Jungle Out There. Tight money, a stressed-out population and aging listeners are creating burgeoning sales opportunities for talk media in financial services, crime control, medical and health services industries. Even as traditionally strong radio advertising categories such as restaurants, retailers and auto dealers are becoming a tougher sell than they used to be, smart and aggressive sales departments are re-evaluating their sales targets. Although the mantra in talk is "lower the demos" – the truth is the older folks have a significant percentage of the money and they are the ones listening to talk radio. Rather than apologize for this handy little fact, perhaps talk account executives should be trumpeting it loudly. Read more here.
Phil Boyce Out at TRN. After a three-year stint as president of programming at Talk Radio Network, Phil Boyce has announced his departure effective immediately. Boyce released the following statement to TRN employees: "I want to wish every member of the TRN family best wishes. I have enjoyed my three years getting to know and work with all of you. This is a great team and I know more success is forthcoming. Wherever I go you will always be in my heart and I am sure we will stay in touch." Boyce joined TRN in November of 2008 after a 14-year run programming WABC in New York where he also served as VP of newstalk programming for Citadel and ABC Radio. In that capacity he established himself as a major national news/talk radio programming force playing a significant role in the careers of a number of top talents including Sean Hannity and Mark Levin. Prior to that Boyce programmed WJR in Detroit. Boyce tells TALKERS, "I hope to announce my future adventure shortly. In the meantime I want to spend a little time on that 'secret island' Jack Swanson recommended to me." The island to which Boyce refers is the geographical euphemism to which the former KGO, San Francisco operations manager joked he was headed upon recently departing his long-held position at that heritage station. Boyce can be reached at philboyce1022@gmail.com.
Jake Russell to Head Up Davis Media's Wilmington, North Carolina Cluster. Tom Davis' Davis Media, LLC is the buyer for Sea-Comm Media's Wilmington, North Carolina cluster of four stations: news/talk simulcast WNTB-FM/WLTT-FM plus three music FM outlets. Davis brings aboard former Take on the Day, LLC exec Jake Russell to become what he calls "our local owner-operator" for the cluster. Davis also owns two music FMs in Williamsburg, Virginia and has built a strong internet presence he cross-promotes with the radio stations combining for a media company philosophy that he calls "Hometown Driver." Davis says the Williamsburg operation has been very successful and he believes the Wilmington stations will be the perfect radio cluster to drive his local media company model. The FM news/talk simulcast features local morning drive host Chad Adams plus syndicated Dial Global hosts Neal Boortz and Clark Howard, Premiere Networks' Sean Hannity, Cumulus Media's Mark Levin, and Talk Radio Network's Rusty Humphries. Davis Media begins operating the stations under an LMA prior to closing.
Neil Larrimore Exits KMBZ, Kansas City. Program director Neil Larrimore leaves his position at Entercom's news/talk KMBZ, Kansas City – a job he's held for the past eight years. Prior to joining KMBZ, Larrimore served as APD at Cox Media's WHIO, Dayton.
Las Vegas Talk Host Alan Stock to Debut TV Show. KDWN, Las Vegas mid-morning talk host Alan Stock tells TALKERS he'll begin a daily interview program on local cable channel Vegas TV (channel 14) beginning January 17. More details to come as the program gets closer to launch but Stock compliments employer Beasley Broadcasting for allowing him to work in another medium that will help him to build on and promote his daily radio program at KDWN.
2012 Presidential Race, 'OWS' Eviction, Obama Australian Trip, Iran Nukes Among Top News/Talk Stories Yestereday (11/15). The GOP candidates for president in 2012, the case of the eviction of the 'Occupy Wall Street' protestors, President Obama's trip to Australia and his plan to expand the U.S. military presence there, and Iran's nuclear weapon ambitions were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
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The Scooter Blenny viewed from above has a distinct diamond-shaped with the horizontal pectoral fins located at its widest point. It is brown and tan with a striped or spotted pattern- males are usually more colorful and have a large sail-like dorsal fin that is bright orange at the base.
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by Leandre Grecia | Sep 17, 2020
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More details about the government's upcoming 'net service contracting scheme' under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan II) have surfaced, and it appears that things will soon start to look up for our country's mass transport system.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that this new scheme will be implemented by October 2020. Check out the official post below:
This net service contracting scheme entails that the government subsidizes public transport operations and pay PUV operators and drivers based on vehicle-kilometers traveled, among other "specific performance indicators." Currently, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is still finalizing these performance indicators as well as the technology system to be used to monitor and analyze drivers' performance.
The funds for this scheme will come from the allocated budget under the aforementioned Bayanihan II Law. Through this, the agency hopes that fair compensation among transport workers can be ensured.
Of course, there are standards that need to be met in order for PUV operators and drivers to qualify. The vehicles must be certified roadworthy by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and must not have been involved in any road crash incident in the last two years.
"The new arrangement of service contracts among public transportation will no longer just depend on the number of passengers being carried. We are ensuring that our drivers will be fully compensated for their services, despite the imposed load limitations," said Martin Delgra III, chairman of the LTFRB in the official DOTr release.
He added: "To ensure fairness as well, we will be employing a third-party monitoring entity to evaluate the total vehicle-kilometers operated, the reliability of their services, driver and vehicle quality and customer satisfaction."
PUVs must still also operate at 50% passenger capacity throughout the ongoing pandemic. But as of this writing, it's still uncertain what the operating capacities of all modes of public transportation will be, because we've yet to hear about the government's decision on the reduction of social distancing requirements on PUVs.
How exactly this new scheme will play out is something we'll find out soon enough. While we wait for further updates, tell us what you think about this new scheme in the comments.
For more of our stories on the ongoing crisis, click here. For the latest news and updates on COVID-19, check out reportr.world/covid-19.
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Meet the Board and Staff
Bruce Snyder, Jr
Bruce Snyder, Jr., MBA is an IU graduate with a B.S. in Public Affairs. In 1992, he attained his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in finance, graduating with high honors. He was inducted into the Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration.
Bruce currently serves as Vice President of the Friends of Hamilton County Parks. He has written numerous articles on financial planning for the Indianapolis Star. He is a member of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce.
Bruce is a Registered Representative thru First Heartland Capital, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC, and an Investment Advisor Representative thru First Heartland Consultants, Inc. He has been on the FHCP board since 2006.
Ryan Fuhrmann
Ryan grew up in the Midwest and moved to Carmel in 2007. He has an undergraduate degree in business from U Wisconsin and did his graduate work at the U Texas, Austin, School of Business. Since graduate school, he has worked in the finance and investment field. In 2007, Ryan started Fuhrmann Capital, where he manages money for individuals. Locally, he is involved in investing and venture cap/entrepreneurship and enjoys spending time at the Speak Easy Office where local entrepreneurs tend to gather.
Ryan has an 8 year old daughter and 6 year old son as well as 2 dogs, 2 turtles and 1 cat. He has fond memories of spending time out of doors as a child, swimming, fishing and catching monarch butterflies in rural Kansas and the suburbs of Milwaukee. He is active in the community, serving as treasurer on the Porche Club , treasurer of the International School PTO, the board of Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County, and the Eiteljorg Museum Board of Advisors. Ryan has been on the FHCP board since 2016.
Matt grew up in Hendersonville, TN and later moved to the Indianapolis area in 2011. He has lived in Carmel since 2017. He has an undergraduate degree in accounting from Belmont University. Matt was a four-year student athlete at Belmont where he played baseball. Since graduating Matt has 10+ years in the banking/finance industry and has worked for Old National Bank for seven years.
Matt lives in Carmel with his wife, Jennifer, two girls (Blakey, 3 and Reese 1), and two dogs. Matt enjoys numerous sports and sporting activities including: golf, concerts, riding bikes, and ice hockey.
Thomas E. McLean
Thomas E. McLean, the national sales and marketing manager for Cardinal Publishers Group in Indianapolis , has worked for Barnes & Noble -Carmel as their community relations manager, the US Olympic Committee, US Speedskating, USA Track & Field, The Jesse Owens Foundation, Monmouth University and The Boys and Girls Club in executive positions, where he has raised, managed and generated millions of dollars of support, events and programming.
Thomas grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the prestigious prep school, Blair Academy where he excelled in several sports, volunteer and leadership programs. He serves as his alumni Class Rep. He was recruited to attend Bucknell University by legendary basketball coach Jimmy Valvano and served as co-captain during Coach V's tenure. He competed in track and field collegiately and internationally and is the university's only NCAA Division I Champion in any sport. His senior year, he attended the Bucknell University London Semester Program.
In 2008 Thomas was selected by the US Olympic Committee to attend the inaugural Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management-Olympic Sport Leadership Certificate Program. He has also served on USOC branding and marketing committees.
Thomas enjoys reading, marketing innovations, parenting, nature activism and beekeeping.
Todd Irwin
Todd Irwin is co-founder and CEO of BlueSky Technology Partners, Inc., an eCommerce consulting firm with global headquarters in Noblesville, IN. Under Mr. Irwin's leadership BlueSky has built a trusted consultancy with global service delivery in the United States, Canada and India. BlueSky is well known for implementing market leading multi-channel commerce platforms and for optimizing key performance metrics with world-class digital marketing methods under the BlueSky Digital business unit. BlueSky has developed enterprise b2c and b2b solutions for numerous well known brands in the retail, manufacturing (consumer product goods), distribution, financial services and life sciences industry segments. BlueSky annually receives awards for being "a great place to work" and has supported numerous charities and philanthropic activities within the company's BlueSky Cares initiative.
Mr. Irwin lives in Westfield, IN, with his wife, Chris, and two boys, Pete and Will. Mr. Irwin has spent numerous years coaching youth sports in Westfield and he's an avid outdoorsman that loves to spend time fishing and golfing.
Angela Krahulik
Angela's experience includes insurance coverage litigation, business disputes, and environmental contribution and recovery actions, working with clients to control and transfer risk. Angela handles a variety of issues related to the motorsports industry and has represented the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR for over a decade. She has tried cases in Indiana and federal courts. Angela also provides alcoholic beverage permitting services.
Angela serves on the Indianapolis Bar Foundation's Board of Directors and as Secretary to the Board of Directors of Second Helpings, Inc. She is a member of the Indiana Legal Foundation's Legal Advisory Committee.
Angela earned her BA from Indiana University in 1997 and her juris doctor, summa cum laude, from the IU School of Law in 2001. Angela joined Ice Miller in August 2001.
B Christopher Stice
Chris Stice has been with the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department since 1995 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. In 2020, he was appointed as HCPR Director. During his tenure with the county he has worked to advance the field of parks and recreation thru his servant. He served on the Board of Regents of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute receiving the Richard Lawson Award for Outstanding Service.
Chris has overseen the development and management of over 1600 acres of parks including nature centers, sports complexes, gardens, archaeological sites, over 800 programs/events annually and networked multiple cities and towns with multiuse trails throughout Hamilton County.
He is the husband of Heather Sun Stice and is the father of 3 children, Sierra Sol Stice (15), Canyon Tyme Stice (13) and Clover Vega Stice (9).
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Laurie Dyer
Owner of T&T Sales and Promotions, Inc.in Noblesville, IN
Laurie and her brother Scott own a highly regarded and well-respected promotional company. They are known for partnering with school districts, athletic organizations, and the business community in order to produce the highest quality and most competitively priced apparel and promotional items available. They are members of the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce and Noblesville Educational Foundation. They have supported Hamilton County Parks for years.
T&T Sales and Promotions was named Small Business of the Year in 2013.
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Coxhall Gardens: The Guild Co-President
Jennifer De Leonardis
As an art director, I love a challenge; design layout and event branding are my wheelhouse. As an outdoor lover, landscape provides that same challenge. Nature is the client, and my goal is to leave a minimal footprint with maximum impact while making improvements along the way for all to enjoy.
Working in the creative field for over 25 years presents similar goals and challenges; create inviting spaces with event branding while using new and existing elements within a client's budget. Navigating these parameters takes finesse, patience and creativity … qualities that allow me to meet and exceed expectations while growing relationships.
Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with the NCAA on multiple events including the Men's Final Four®, the Women's Final Four®, the Women's College World Series® and the NCAA® Convention. USA Swimming, IUPUI, the Big Ten and the Indiana Pacers have also been also impacted through the creative work our team at Section 127 delivers. I am proud to be on a team of talented creatives whose work enhances the city and brings events to the national level.
Growing up in a military family set into motion an affinity for travel. Making my way to Indiana took its course from Florida, to Virginia, to the Republic of Panama, to North Carolina. Utah and Idaho completed the journey, and for the last 13 years, I gladly call Hamilton County home, where my husband and I raise our daughters, bees and butterflies.


Since the project isn't moving forward, the Rialto won't be relocating its operations to the Corbett Warehouse on Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street for two years during the hotel construction process. The Corbett Warehouse is owned by Stiteler, who says he'll be turning his focus to that parcel next while reconsider what can be done with the property surrounding the parcel.
Taking alternative and metallic influences and allowing them to boil into an unexpressed inner storm, Seether search for a "Remedy" for their ills at the Pima County Fair. Details here.
Drawing from Sufi trance, African beats, Indian ragas and Aboriginal motifs, Baraka Moon deliver pulsing, spiritually charged music for dancing. At Solar Culture.
Co-founder of Animal Collective, experimental popper Avey Tare herds the Cows on Hourglass Pond into 191 Toole. Ambient experimentalists Paradot provide underpinning.
Lenguas Largas, Human Kitten and Hey Bucko! perform at a fundraising event for SPW.
"No man grows till he tests his might against what his eyes can't see." Gifted with a barrel chested voice like that of a manic street preacher—perhaps a result of the gospel choirs he sang with as a youngster—folk singer-songwriter Shawn James examines The Dark & The Light at 191 Toole. Psychedelic rockers Fever Feel provide support.
Layers of improvisational guitars and tribal hard-bop drumming coalesce this modern jazz duo's telepathic kinship and fuels inspired performances. Identical twin brothers, The Mattson 2, shimmer and shake at 191 Toole.
Expect the unexpected. DJs Carl Hanni & Steven Ramshur indulge the muse by spinning everything from Afro-beat to classic honky-tonk.


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Me too! I love coming up with names. I've been obsessed with calling something Death Ray ever since I read that Tesla story about him having a death ray plan that the government took after he died. Also, I have to start using "over-rotation" in conversation.


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As a Native CDFI, you are in a unique situation. You work with individuals every day that are underrepresented in our government's policy process. You have an intimate knowledge of how to best help these individuals. You know what policies are harmful to the communities you serve and are qualified to make policy recommendations that would benefit these communities. You can create solutions and positively impact your Native community and our Native nations through a multitude of advocacy efforts.
How to Engage in Public Policy
There are a variety of ways Native CDFIs can impact public policy, but no single method is better than another. It might be necessary to use a number of strategies, or a single action might be sufficient. Most Native CDFIs are 501(c)(3) organizations (non-profits); this poses some restrictions on the type of policy and advocacy activities in which you partake. The most typical engagement strategies used by non-profits to impact public policy include:
Lobbying involves directly communicating with legislators or voters in order to influence legislation; grassroots lobbying means communicating with the public to encourage them to make their voices heard on a particular piece of legislation or issue. Lobbying is not limited to politically driven groups. Except for private foundations, all 501(c)(3) organizations can lobby, although there are legal limitations on lobbying and it's funding.
Voter engagement can lead to short-term policy adoption in the case of ballot initiatives, and long-term agenda setting, as policy will likely reflect voters and the issues they care about. Non-profits can engage in a number of nonpartisan activities such as registering and educating voters, and getting out the vote.
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Grassroots mobilizing is a powerful strategy used to raise the profile of the issue among community members and policy makers. Grassroots activities might include writing letters, making phone calls, contacting policy-makers, and demonstrating. Grassroots organizing around policy issues doesn't need to address specific legislation in order to influence agenda setting or policy-adoption.
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Policy research and analysis can enhance the reputations of foundations and public charities as credible, reliable policy activists. Non-profits may provide nonpartisan analysis and research to legislators and other decision makers, and to the public.
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History Mystery SOLVED: Ernest J. Sweetland's Fascinating Life
I have a "History Mystery": Ernest J. Sweetland
What little i've read about Ernest J. Sweetland sounds like material for an article, book or even a movie.
Does anyone know about this man described as a "basement hobbyist who became a top-flight inventor" and died at age 70 in San Francisco in 1950?
Among his 30 "successful inventions"– one of which was "sleep therapy"– was the Sweetland Cast Warmer, used in hospitals.
He invented the cast warmer after a car accident in which he injured his arm requiring a cast. It took four days for the plaster to dry out. And the experience prompted him to invest in a cast warmer which dried out casts in just four hours, not four days.
His best known invention was the Purolator, once used in cars.
June, I am Ernest J. Sweetland's great grand daughter. There is a book about him by Dale Z. Kirby called, "Ernest John Sweetland and his Fifty Years of Invention". It tell's about his poor childhood, with a drinking cobbler dad, making a camera and other things out of the junk yard as a child, his teen years, education, Nevada Mines, winning over the Irish nurse,making sugar filters in Hawaiia, the amazing 25,000 sq ft home he built for his 7 children in Piedmont Ca, the law suit he won against General Motors in 1938 for his Purolater oil filter, he also played the violin and painted as well as worked secretly for the government during the war. That's a quick overview of a very interesting life. How did you know of him?? Brenda Smith ~ Calif.


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Prayer, Peace & Song to Start the Day
OK, this is San Francisco: love and peace reign. But it's also Thanksgiving: gratitude and community. Celebrations of love, peace, gratitude and community are taking place not just on the left coast but across the country, as we begin to exhale after a bitterly troubled few months. Exhalation in community can be a great way to start the day.
"Hope," said one speaker at the recent Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast, "is right there where it's always been, between faith and love." There was plenty of all three. Some 385 early-risers were gathered for the event, sponsored by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and billed as "The Soul of the City: Faith and Social Justice in San Francisco."
Marsha Attie
It all began with the sounding of a Buddhist Ceremonial In Kin Bell – a successful attempt to bring a little quietude into the amiable masses – followed by Pacifica Institute's Fatih Ferdi Ates' recitation of the Muslim Call to Prayer, in a voice that certainly reaches to the heavens. Brahma Kumaris Sr. Sukanya Belsare read the interfaith statement of the sponsoring SFIC, which is read at all board meetings and events and says, in effect, "Whatever your faith or faith tradition, it's okay. We're here to learn, and understand."
Led by Cantor Marsha Attie of Congregation Emanu-El, the crowd then launched into a rousing rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
Throughout the two-hour scrambled-eggs-&-mixed-fruit breakfast there were songs, honors, laughs and commentaries. Not to mention prayers in virtually every known faith tradition. A few highlights are encapsulated below:
SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas: "The interfaith community will always stand for human rights, social justice and equality for all."
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (to a standing ovation): "San Francisco will remain a sanctuary city."
Kat Taylor & Tom Steyer
Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of California, introducing event honorees Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer to the audience and audience to the honorees (loosely paraphrased): "Bringing the mind effectively into the heart to do good works can result in reverence, compassion, forgiveness and courage." Andrus then did a warm-up exercise, reciting a litany of actions such as feeding the hungry, protecting the oppressed and helping the poor, to an enthusiastic audience response of "We're Still In!"
Honoree Tom Steyer, Founder and President, NextGen Climate (and major donor to progressive political causes – San Francisco is still San Francisco): "Troubled times give everyone a chance to lead a meaningful life. (A) challenge is to embrace our full humanity. The. U.S. didn't start with full humanity for everyone." Steyer then deferred to the co-honoree, his wife Kat Taylor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Beneficial State Bank and a ferocious advocate for changing the food and banking systems for good through business models and philanthropy.
Honoree Taylor: "You knew I would sing" – launching into the Christian hymn standard "Here I Am, Lord," with several hundred of the guests joining in.
Presented a proclamation by SFIC Board Chair G. L. Hodge – who said he relished the opportunity, since the recipient was famous for issuing proclamations himself, termed-out California State Senator Mark Leno: "I recognize this frame, from something I sent earlier. But I always say, 'Reuse, Recycle, Re-elect.'"
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, after leading the crowd in reciting "The Prayer of St. Francis": "Ministering to God's creation is an act of worship. We must affirm the dignity and worth of every person, and we all have to be instruments of God's peace."
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On politics, money and the death penalty
The death penalty – telecommunications money – Donald Sterling – corruption – shifting politics – even abortion access – it was all in a day's conversation for the popular Week to Week political roundtable at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club today. But audience members, at social gatherings before and after, spoke of how the lively discussion – fueled in part by some pointed questions from the audience – indicates the widespread nature of citizen concerns in the information age.
"You can keep up with the basics of everything through social media," said one thirty-something woman in a chic business suit, "but that makes you want events like this to dig a little deeper." An older woman in the same small group added, "Well, I still read newspapers. And online magazines. But having a chance to hear real, live journalists discuss what they're writing about is important."
The program featured Debra J. Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle columnist and "Token Conservative" blogger; author and former columnist Joan Ryan, Media Consultant for the San Francisco Giants; and Carla Marinucci, Senior Political Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Roundtable host is John Zipperer, Vice President of Media and Editorial for the Commonwealth Club.
Discussion of embattled, racist L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling quickly led to talk of what crimes and misadventures do or do not affect aspiring politicians. "Neel Kashkari is in fifth place behind a registered sex offender (Glenn Champ) who's in third place," Saunders commented; and Marinucci added that California Senate candidate Mary Hayashi denied having shoplifted $2,500 worth of goods from Neiman Marcus in 2011 despite having been convicted of the crime. All of which leaves open the question of whether people in public positions are, in fact, judged by what they do (Marinucci invited everyone to watch the video of Hayashi's meeting with the Chronicle editorial board) or, as Saunders pointed out about the Sterling case, what they say.
On money and politics, the panelists were in agreement that telecommunication dollars killed the kill switch bill CA State Senator Mark Leno now plans to reintroduce. The bill would mandate software on smartphones that would enable owners to lock their devices remotely once they are lost or stolen. With smartphone theft rampant and law enforcement strongly backing the bill it might seem a win-win… except that, as Marinucci pointed out, replacement of phones and tablets is a $30 billion business for the wireless industry and no small business for replacement insurance companies.
There was less agreement on the death penalty, and the recent botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett, convicted of a horrendous crime in 1999. Saunders, who favors keeping the death penalty in California, suggested that some of the talk about individual cases and issues is not unlike abortion opponents using legal means to achieve extra-legal ends, as in passing state laws which effectively deny constitutional abortion rights. The panel did not take on that issue.
But Ryan, who strongly opposes the death penalty, stood her ground. She pointed out that the problem with securing proper drugs is that countries which could supply them have long since abandoned the death penalty and are incredulous that we still have it. "Do I mourn him (Lockett)? Not at all. But we have the ability to lock him up forever. I am against the death penalty because we are diminished by it."
Zipperer wound up the event with the traditional Week to Week news quiz on current events ranging from local to international. In this audience, nobody answered wrong.
My daughter, having survived intact when her truck was totaled on Christmas Eve, mourned the absence of her pit/Great Pyrenees puppy, who took off when the truck flipped. Apple the dog apparently decided things might be calmer in the wilds of suburban Atlanta. (Flo the very old part-Lab, opted to stay put; a two-dog loss might have been too much for Mom.)
Apple's disappearance was the bad news. Here's the good news: the outpouring of support, in the form of e-mails, Facebook postings and offers from childhood friends who hadn't been seen in years to go search local pounds was overwhelming. It gets REALLY hard to stay forlorn in the face of love and support from friends, family and people you never heard of who are offering comfort and help.
At Nancy Pelosi's annual January gathering there was another kind of support in evidence — and for me another reminder of the value of lasting friendship. I got a quick hug from my favorite star Democrat, California senator Mark Leno, who is often talked about as a potential successor to Pelosi. He gets my vote: Mark Leno is smart, level-headed, perceptive and impeccably ethical. (We could do with more politicians who've had rabbinical training.) He is also still graciously loyal to his life partner Doug Jackson, who died of AIDS decades ago in the early years of that grim time. Doug was the son of old friends of mine in Decatur, Georgia, so my affection for the good senator goes far beyond politics.
The bad news is that wars and sadness are everywhere. (Though Pelosi listed her priorities: jobs, safety — read: gun control, immigration reform and overturn Citizens United; that would spread joy.) The good news is that friendships are more powerful than all of the above. And if you hang onto them you can nearly always get a hug when you need one.
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Cell phone radiation danger: true or false?
Head-zaps, otherwise known as cell phone radiation levels, messing with your brain? Nobody knows. What we do know is that cell phones emit radiation, just as radio and TV stations do at somewhat higher levels. What we also know is that nobody cares much. The back-and-forth going on between legislators and cell phone industry lobbyists suggests that a few people do care… but it's a long road from caring to understanding to any kind of meaningful action.
In California, where local and state efforts to increase information made available to consumers have met with mixed results, an explanation in the Letters section of today's San Francisco Chronicle offers some interesting perspectives. To understand them, it helps to know about the city's Sutro Tower (above), a looming structure completed in 1973 and now furnishing transmissions for 11 TV stations, 4 FM radio stations and about 20 wireless communication services.
Local electrical engineer Bill Choisser has this to say:
The power of radio waves falls off as the square of the distance. This means one watt an inch from your head (typical for a cell phone) has the same effect as 1 million watts 1,000 inches from your head. The strongest TV signals on Sutro Tower run i million watts. A thousand inches is about 83 feet. Whether putting your head 83 feet from Sutro Tower every time you talk on the phone bothers you, is up to you.
San Francisco's board of supervisor's voted last week to require disclosure of the measure of cell phone radiation next to sales displays, something unlikely to make the tiniest bit of difference to sellers, buyers or anyone else. The FCC has a similar requirement likely to make even less difference.
CNET's Christina Jewett, on her California Watch blog, summed up some of the action at the state level, where Sen. Mark Leno's bill to make radiation level information more accessible recently died. Leno emphasizes, in a statement on his website that there's no definitive evidence that cell phone radiation causes cancer or other illnesses. Supporters argue that there are potential health effects dangerous enough to warrant making more information available, Jewett explains, while opponents termed the whole business expensive and unnecessary.
When the bill was a going concern, it did little to slow the never-ending party that lobbyists for AT&T Inc., one of its chief opponents, tend to host at Arco Arena. The firm spent about $535,000 on lobbying during the first quarter of this year. From Kings games to Disney Stars on Ice to a Valentine's Super Love Jam, legislative staffers continued to enjoy the hospitality. (Details below).
Whether the lobbying effort led to the bill's demise may never be known. But the debate at least is bringing out more information on the issue, one that regulators and scientists pledge to keep watching.
Given the number of Americans walking around (or sitting, or standing in place) with cell phones plastered to their ears, I for one am happy that somebody is watching… and that Bill Choisser is explaining.
State hangs up on expansion of San Francisco phone law | California Watch.
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Is your cell phone frying your brain?
OK, if you think it's all just a lot of hysterical hooey about cell phones & radiation, you can click on to another page. But this op ed piece by public health expert Joel Moskowitz (with Diana McDonnell and Gene Kazinets) in the San Francisco Chronicle got my attention. Moskowitz is the Director of U.C. Berkeley's Center for Family and Community Health.
A huge, 30-year study called COSMOS has been launched in Europe to determine whether cell phones cause cancer and other health problems. Meanwhile, policymakers in Sacramento are considering legislation to ensure people know how much radiation their cell phones emit. The wireless industry vigorously opposes such legislation. It argues that its phones comply with regulations, and there is no consensus about risks so people don't need to know this. Our research review published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found alarming results to the contrary.
We reviewed 23 case-control studies that examined tumor risk due to cell phone use. Although as a whole the data varied, among the 10 higher quality studies, we found a harmful association between phone use and tumor risk. The lower quality studies, which failed to meet scientific best practices, were primarily industry funded.
The 13 studies that investigated cell phone use for 10 or more years found a significant harmful association with tumor risk, especially for brain tumors, giving us ample reason for concern about long-term use.
Do federal regulations adequately protect the public? The 1996 Federal Communications Commission regulations are based upon the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), a measure of heat generated by six minutes of cell phone exposure in an artificial model that represents a 200-pound man's brain. Although every cell phone model has a SAR, the industry doesn't make it easy to find it. Moreover, children, and adults who weigh less than 200 pounds, are exposed to more radiation than our government deems "safe."
So just for fun, I got out the 107-page User Guide that came with my cell phone. Full disclosure: my cell phone is turned off unless I'm out walking or traveling; it takes pictures but it doesn't do apps. Still, those 107 pages say it can do all the fancy Stuff.
On page 81 I found the SAR data. Even if I wanted to decipher the very small print, there is no way any of it would be meaningful to a lay reader. It does say that "Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government."
I do try to trust the U.S. Government. But since they once sent my then-Marine husband double-timing out of a foxhole toward an A-bomb blast with a radiation tag hung around his neck in the '50s, it would appear we have long been open to experimentation about radiation damage. (He survived. The animals positioned closer to the blast site did not. No one will ever be certain how much damage was sustained by those Marines wearing radiation tags… but then, who knew we'd keep right on storing bombs and fighting senseless wars anyway?)
Another what-can-you-believe? comes from CNN's medical guru Sanjay Gupta in this line from a two-year-old commentary on potential cell phone radiation damage still up on his blog:
Over the last year, I have reviewed nearly a hundred studies on this topic, including the 19 large epidemiological studies. I urge you to do the same and read carefully to see what you think. Here is an example from a Swedish paper showing no increased risk of a brain tumor, known as acoustic neuroma. (see study) As you read the paper, you will find they defined a "regular" cell phone user as someone who uses a cell phone once per week during six months or more.
Once a week? Hello? Even in Sweden, even a decade ago, did anyone with a cell phone not use it at least once an hour? This very old study did have a timeless conclusion: "Our findings do not indicate an increased risk of acoustic neuroma related to short-term mobile phone use after a short latency period. However, our data suggest an increased risk of acoustic neuroma associated with mobile phone use of at least 10 years' duration."
Moskowitz argues that it's time to revamp FCC regulations, pointing out that it is not just heat transfer but also variations in frequencies emitted that could cause damage.
Most of us know something about potential damage lurking in our Stuff. But we tend to be slow learners, and our regulatory agencies tend to be even slower. Having just lost a greatly loved sister, a long-time smoker, to pulmonary failure, Moskowitz' concluding paragraphs hit home:
We should address this issue proactively even if we do not fully understand its magnitude. Our government has faced similar public health threats in the past. In 1965, although there was no scientific consensus about the harmful effects of cigarettes, Congress required a precautionary warning label on cigarette packages: "Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health." More specific warnings were not required until 1984: "Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy."
Should we have waited 19 years until absolutely certain before we informed the public about these risks?
Although more research on cell phone radiation is needed, we cannot afford to wait. There are 285 million cell phones in use in this country, and two-thirds of children over the age of seven use them. Manufacturers bury the SAR within their owner's manuals, along with safety instructions to keep your phone up to an inch away from your body.
Nine nations have issued precautionary warnings. It is time for our government to require health warnings and publicize simple steps to reduce the health risks of cell phone use.
Government must inform us of cell phone risk.
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Medical marijuana benefits proven
Surprise. Medical marijuana really helps. What millions of us have known ever since friends with AIDS proved it more than a decade ago is now affirmed. San Francisco Chronicle writers Victoria Colliver and Wyatt Buchanan broke the news today:
The first U.S. clinical trials in more than 20 years on the medical efficacy of marijuana found that pot helps relieve pain and muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis and certain neurological conditions, according to a report released Wednesday by a UC research center.
Dr. Igor Grant, a UC San Diego psychiatrist who directs the center, called the report "good evidence" that marijuana would be an effective front-line treatment for neuropathy, a condition that can cause tingling, numbness and pain.
The results of five state-funded scientific clinical trials came 14 years after California voters passed a law approving marijuana for medical use and more than 10 years after the state Legislature passed a law that created the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at UC San Diego, which conducted the studies.
California's Proposition 215, passed in 1996, allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation to grow and possess marijuana for personal medical use. It is one of 14 state laws legalizing medical marijuana. But the federal government still says pot is illegal and without medical benefit. Perhaps that may now change.
"This is the first step in approaching the (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), which has invested absolutely nothing in providing scientific data to resolve the debate," said state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who noted that marijuana showed benefits throughout the AIDS epidemic in helping people afflicted with neuropathy and other ailments.
Dale Gieringer, a Berkeley resident who is executive director of the California branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, agreed.
"This is finally the evidence that shows that the (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) stance that marijuana does not have medical use is just wrong," he said. "It's time for the Obama administration to act."
The bad news is that funding for research that could further confirm the potential medical benefits of marijuana may soon run out.
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research has approved 15 clinical studies, five of which were completed and reported Wednesday, and two are in progress. While researchers said more studies are needed, the future of the center is in doubt.
The center has spent all but $400,000 of the $8.9 million in research funding it started with in 1999. Leno said the state doesn't have the money to continue funding it.
"It may be close to the end of its life unless there's foundation money to continue the work," Leno said.
If we could just combine the savings that could accrue from getting the feds out of the pot-prosecution business and the taxes that would accrue from legalization of medicinal use, a lot of that work could continue. And a lot of suffering could be alleviated.
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Gay judge for Prop 8 trial: open secret, non-issue
The biggest open secret in the same-sex marriage trial underway in San Francisco has been the general knowledge that presiding Judge Vaughn Walker is himself gay. It became less secret and more open today, thanks to a piece in the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle by columnists Phil Matier and Andrew Ross.
Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, has never taken pains to disguise – or advertise – his orientation.
They also don't believe it will influence how he rules on the case he's now hearing – whether Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure approved by state voters to ban same-sex marriage, unconstitutionally discriminates against gays and lesbians.
Gay rights supporters, as well as many on the other side of this case, say they would not expect the sexual orientation of the unpredictable jurist to become an issue. Walker was, in fact, loudly condemned by the LGBT community for representing the U.S. Olympic Committee in their successful suit to keep the San Francisco Gay Games from using the 'Olympics' name when he was a private attorney.
"There is nothing about Walker as a judge to indicate that his sexual orientation, other than being an interesting factor, will in any way bias his view," said Kate Kendell, head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is supporting the lawsuit to overturn Prop. 8.
Matier and Ross quoted a federal judge friend of Walker who said Walker had some concern that people might conclude he wants to conceal his sexuality, but that it is part of his private life and irrelevant to any decision-making. The friend, who asked not to be identified "because of the sensitive nature of the Prop. 8 trial" further commented,
As evidence, she cites the judge's conservative – albeit libertarian – reputation, and says, "There wasn't anyone who thought (overturning Prop.8) was a cakewalk given his sexual orientation."
State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who has sponsored two bills to authorize same-sex marriage that were vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said that as far as he's concerned, Walker's background is a nonissue. "It seems curious to me," he said, that when the state Supreme Court heard a challenge to Prop. 8, the justices' sexual orientation "was never discussed."
Leno added, "I have great respect for Judge Walker, professionally and personally."
Is it newsworthy?" he said of Walker's orientation, and laughed. "Yes."He said it was hard to ignore the irony that "in the beginning, when (Walker) sought to be a judge, a major obstacle he had to overcome was the perception that he was anti-gay."
In short, the friend said, Walker's background is relevant in the same way people would want to know that a judge hearing a discrimination case involving Latinos was Latino or a Jewish judge was ruling in a case involving the Anti-Defamation League.
There has been some talk around town that if the judge rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional and the case goes as expected to the Supreme Court, Prop. 8 supporters will indeed raise the issue of Walker's sexual orientation; and this was noted by the columnists.
Not so, said Andy Pugno, general counsel for the group that sponsored the Prop. 8 campaign."We are not going to say anything about that," Pugno said.
He was quick to assert, however, that Prop. 8 backers haven't gotten a fair shake from Walker in court. He cited both the judge's order for the campaign to turn over thousands of pages of internal memos to the other side and Walker's decision to allow the trial to be broadcast – both of which were overturned by higher courts.
"In many ways, the sponsors of Prop. 8 have been put at significant disadvantage throughout the case," Pugno said. "Regardless of the reason for it."
Who's getting the breaks and advantages in the case, now being considered by the judge, is a matter of who's doing the analysis.
Judge being gay a nonissue during Prop. 8 trial.
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Single-payer healthcare in California: Not Dead Yet
"Is there any hope for health care on the national level," he was asked? "No."
But Don Bechler, Chair of the California activist group Single Payer Now, was on northern California's KZYX yesterday affirming that there is still hope for health care "if we get the insurance companies out." California voters have twice passed single-payer health plans, both times seeing them vetoed by Governor Scwarzenegger. State Senator Mark Leno has a universal-coverage bill in the current legislature to try once more. It's a bill anybody would love — unless you're a body working in the insurance business.
As to the national battle, Bechler says HR 676 (sometimes known as the John Conyers bill) is the best current hope. "We haven't really given up." Strategies? "Talk to your congressmen, ask them to co-author HR 676. There are 87 co-sponsors so far. It's health care for everyone, dental coverage, long-term care." What's not to love?
Bechler contends that Massachusetts voters who put Scott Brown did not do so out of anti-health care sentiments as has been speculated in media reports. "That's the corporate media doing their corporate spin for their corporate buddies in the insurance industry." Lest there be any doubt, Bechler is not much more enthusiastic about the media than about the insurance business.
As to the threat of filibuster of the current bill, which is at least more likely to pass than HR 676, Bechler suggests the Republican bluff be called. "Put it on the floor. Let the Republicans get up and talk for two months."
Such a prospect is mind-numbing all by itself. But the national outrage might keep everyone awake.


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Alumni updates — fall/winter 2021
News and updates from the college's alumni
Joanna Buckles, bachelor's in clinical and community dietetics '82, received the Gilchrist County (Florida) Chamber of Commerce J. Min Ayers Lifetime Achievement Award. She was recognized for her community impact and leadership of Ayers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Trenton.
Matthew Hall, M.D., master's in public health '16, received the 2021 Heroes of Military Medicine Award from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. A lieutenant commander (doctor), he is the preventive medicine action officer at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, or BUMED, and also serves as a public health emergency officer for BUMED and Naval Installations Command.
Alyse Hausman, doctorate in physical therapy '21, received the American Physical Therapy Association's Mary McMillan Scholarship Award, which recognizes students who exhibit superior scholastic ability and potential for future professional contribution.
Michael D. Justiss, doctorate in rehabilitation science '05, is the chair of the department of occupational therapy at Jacksonville University and the founding director of the university's recently-accredited Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. The program graduated their inaugural cohort in May 2021.
Vicki Osborne, doctorate in epidemiology '18, has been named an associate editor for the journal Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. She is a principal research fellow at the Drug Safety Research Unit in Southampton, UK.
Joseph Sentef, M.D., master's in public health '12, and Michael von Fricken, master's in public health '11 and doctorate in public health '14, were both inducted into Beta Upsilon, the UF chapter of the public health honor society Delta Omega. Sentef is the chief medical officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Administration. Von Fricken is an assistant professor of epidemiology in the department of global and community health at George Mason University.
Dania Lopez Ramirez, bachelor's in communication disorders '91, was appointed to the Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Governor Ron DeSantis. A licensed speech-language pathologist, she is the owner and director of the Miami Center for Speech-Language Pathology.
Heather Simpson, master's in occupational therapy '09, along with UF Health colleagues Dr. Irene Malaty and Dr. Ashley Rawls, have been awarded a Parkinson's Foundation grant to fund Parkinson's disease outreach to the African American community in Alachua County.
You made a difference 2021
These donors made a difference for the College of Public Health and Health Professions in 2020-2021


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Ratas and Netanyahu in Vilnius, 24 August 2018. Source: valitsus.ee
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Centre) said at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Baltic counterparts that the European Union needs "peace and stability" in its neighbouring regions, and seeks to contribute to the peace process in the Middle East.
Netanyahu and Ratas as well as Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis and Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met in Vilnius on Friday to discuss relations between the European Union and Israel, the security situation in the Middle East and the Baltic Sea region, and Russia's activities near the EU. "The activities of Russia in Syria are worrying, and we are following these developments very closely," Ratas was quoted in a government press release.
The prime ministers had a longer discussion on how to fight terrorism, but also on co-operation in the field of cybersecurity as well as how to deal with disinformation. "Terrorism is global, it endangers us all, and we have to fight it together. It is clear that no country is completely protected against attacks. Therefore, Estonia contributes to Operation Barkhane in Mali, and the Estonian Defence Forces are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan," the prime minister added.
Estonia and Israel both belong to the Digital 7, a network of leading digital governments. According to Ratas, the contribution of Israel to the security of digital identity and digital signatures will help simplify communication between Estonia and Israel. "Hopefully this will soon enable us to mutually recognise each other's digitally signed documents," Ratas said.
Ratas stated at the meeting that the head of government of Israel is always welcome in Estonia. So far, no prime minister of Israel ever visited Estonia, though President Shimon Peres visited Estonia in 2007 to attend the opening of Tallinn's synagogue.
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