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Long Beach voters approve panic buttons…
Long Beach voters approve panic buttons measure, while similar City Council law looms at next week's meeting
Housekeeper Edna Vales shows her panic alarm issued to her by her employer at the Hilton hotel in Long Beach, Sept. 14, 2017. Measure WW, which would require hotels with more than 50 rooms to provide panic buttons to any employee who works alone, appears appears to have passed handily Tuesday night, with more than 60 percent of voters favoring the charter amendment, according to unofficial results. (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
By Chris Haire | chaire@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram
PUBLISHED: November 7, 2018 at 4:56 pm | UPDATED: November 7, 2018 at 4:59 pm
Those who have long sought protections for Long Beach hotel workers have reason to celebrate this week.
Measure WW, which requires hotels with 50 or more rooms to provide panic buttons to employees, appears to have passed handily Tuesday night, with more than 60 percent of voters favoring the charter amendment, according to unofficial results.
The measure's passage came one week before the Long Beach City Council is likely to enact its own ordinance protecting hotel workers, one that would apply to all hotels no matter the number rooms. But Measure WW goes well beyond the council ordinance – laying out employee rights and limiting how much work bosses can assign before needing to ask their employees' consent and paying overtime.
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, proponents of WW and several councilmembers suggested the ordinance was an attempt to take some of the bite out of the amendment; in fact when the council first approved the ordinance Oct. 23, in a 5-0 vote, four members of the council walked out – arguing the proposed ordinance was politically motivated.
But, according to city officials, the ordinance and the measure. do not contradict one another.
"My understanding is they can co-exist, said Deputy City Attorney Amy Webber. "If you are not in the WW category (more than 50 rooms), you still have to have panic buttons."
But, she said, only hotels with 50 or more rooms would have to abide by the employees' rights and the work limits.
Under Measure WW, hotels must:
reassign employees who feel their safety is threatened;
provide paid time off to file a police report; and
cooperate with any investigation into allegations of sexual harassment or violence.
The amendment, supporters have argued, is meant to protect one of the most vulnerable population of workers in America.
Last year, the Center for American Progress – a left-leaning though self-described nonpartisan policy institute – released an analysis, drawing on information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From 2005 to 2015, workers in the accommodations and food service industry – which includes hotels – filed about 6,000 sexual harassment claims nationwide, the most of any sector. Women, the analysis said, make up a majority of workers in accommodations and food service.
"My coworkers and I have fought hard for four years to ensure that Measure WW passes," Juana Melara, a Long Beach hotel worker, said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 7. "We look forward to safer work environments, free from abuse, where all can satisfy their work obligations without fear and with respect."
But the measure will also prohibit hotels from:
having employees clean more than 4,000 square feet in an eight hour day, unless they pay double-time for the entire shift (that limit would be prorated if a shift is fewer than eight hours); and
requiring them to work more than 10 hours in a day without written consent.
Those rules, as well as others, are why the hotel industry lined up against the measure, arguing the panic button portion of the amendment belied its true intention: to strong-arm hotels into unionizing.
The amendment, according to the City Attorney's Office's impartial analysis, wouldn't apply to hotels with collective bargaining agreements.
"We're for safety for all of our employees," said Pete Hillan, a spokesman for the Long Beach Hospitality Alliance, which supports the City Council ordinance but opposed Measure WW. "(The measure) isn't really about safety. It's about expanding special interests."
The ordinance needs one more council vote, set for Tuesday, Nov. 13, and Mayor Robert Garcia's signature before enactment. Measure WW's passage won't be official until Tuesday's election is certified, both by the Los Angeles County Registrar and the City Council.
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Chris Haire is the senior reporter for the Press-Telegram. He previously was a general assignment reporter for the Orange County Register, covering everything from spot news to human-interest features. He has been with the Register and Southern California News Group since December 2012. He graduated with honors from the Columbia University School of Journalism, with a master's degree. Chris also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and would like, one day, to get a doctorate in history. (He's kind of nerdy.) He also loves Russian literature, including Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin and Solzhenitsyn.
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To incorporate the country style charm in the house, one doesn't necessarily need to live in farfetched countryside areas to experience that feel. You can create the perfect country charm by adding some dimensions to your home. Country style is a collective style combining of vintage furniture and dull color paints with a rustic theme and much more. It is a very homey design giving utmost importance to comfort.
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This country style cottage interior has an old school touch and the use of rustic colors. It features a wood stove inside the fireplace and the color scheme is soft muted colors with a rustic finish and an excellent shelving idea. It also features a large sun themed gold frame on the wall.
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Country style Interiors that are although a traditional style but it is incorporated in most modern and contemporary homes. You could incorporate the above classic country style interior design ideas in your home to recreate a beautiful countryside feel inside your house.


Last week, I FINALLY got to go out for a run with my 306 BFF Yvonne! Since she's kind of experienced in the burger field (haha), we decided to go to a familiar place and just enjoy a good burger! I know Lick's borders the line of fast food and traditional homestyle burgers, but I still love it! It's my quick go-to fix for a good burger. Not too little, not too much... just right!
Ok, soooo I ordered their homeburger, DUH! But this time, I added cucumbers into the mix, because I have such a strong love affair with them!
Mmmmm their onion rings are HEAVEN!
I know Lick's barely makes it onto any "Top Burger" lists, but it sure does make mine! It's thick, juicy, delicious and affordable! On top of that, the service is always good, and they have a nice spread of desserts to choose from (always a plus). For a good while, I was pretty much obsessed with Lick's, frequenting its locations at least twice a week (which is plenty), and it never failed me. So to you, ol' Lick's, I give you 3.5 stilettos for always hitting the spot when needed!


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Grammy Award Winner BRAD DAVIS
Brad Davis is known for his original amazing Double-Down-Up guitar technique. Brad Davis has worked with the likes of Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Earl Scruggs, David Lee Roth, Emmy Lou Harris, Pam Tillis, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yokam, Tommy Shaw, Travis Tritt, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Steve Earl, Billy Bob Thornton, just to name a few. Brad has also appeared on Leno, Conan, The View, Good Morning America, Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel.
Brad Davis Bluegrass Highlights In 2013
2013 was year that marked a purposeful return to Brad's first love, Bluegrass Music! Brad launched 'Walk On Faith', a critically acclaimed Bluegrass Gospel project the drew attention from the Bluegrass and Gospel music genres. Here are some of the 2013 highlights:
Official Bluegrass Music Video Release of "Never Give The Devil A Ride" Concept Video:
http://youtu.be/kZxVYy30Fhs
Video Released to Social Media on Oct 22, 2013 Garnering National Press Coverage:
http://bluegrasstoday.com/never-give-the-devil-a-ride-video-from-brad-davis/
http://www.prescriptionbluegrassblog.com/2013/10/bluegrass-gospel-hit-now-video.html
"Never Give The Devil A Ride" Video Will Made Its National Television Debut Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 on Nashville Country Revival, a popular music oriented show airing on national networks such as Daystar, The Nashville Network and others. It has been aired many times since:
www.nashvillecountryrevival.com
'Walk On Faith' Album released on Airplay Direct: www.airplaydirect.com/walkonfaith
(Note: 'Walk On Faith' was in the Top 50 ADP Global Radio Chart for October 2013 among ALL genres)
Reviews of 'Walk On Faith':
http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/brad-davis-walk-faith
Radio Success: Singles From the Album, "Road To Emmaus" and "Never Give The Devil A Ride", Charted Across Multiple Genres of Music with nationwide airplay from XM Radio, Salem Music Networks and including The Legendary 650 WSM, Home of the Grand Ole Opry.
Promotional And Appearance Notes: Brad's Promotional Tour of the Album saw him appear for performance and interviews on such national platforms at TBN's primetime Praise The Lord program hosted by Jason Crabb (3rd largest television network in the world) and Front Porch Fellowship, a nationally syndicated radio show in over 200 markets, hosted by Les Butler.
Brad Davis In 2014:
Brad is poised to have a BREAKOUT Bluegrass Year in 2014. His new grass project, 'A Bluegrass Tribute To George Jones' is already garnering industry and fan attention alike. Brad is currently scheduling tour dates for 2014 in support of his new album. To schedule Brad for an appearance contact: braddavismusic@mac.com
Currently to his production credit:
Tim McGraw Tribute Record, Brad Paisley Tribute Record, Pearl Jam Tribute Record, Sam Bush – "King of my World", The Sweet Hearts of the Rodeo – "Beautiful Lies", Johnny Cash tribute album – "Kindred Spirits", the new Tommy Shaw solo record "Great Divide", Van Halen – "Strumming With The Devil," Billy Bob Thornton's Universal record "Beautiful Door," five Boxmasters Records featuring Billy Bob Thornton and the new Universal Boxmaster Record "Providence."
Film scores – "Waking up in Reno", "Daddy and Them", Willie Nelson – "King of Luck life story movie," Steven Stegal's movie "Fire Down Below."
As a songwriter his songs have been recorded by artists like Tim McGraw, Jo-El Sonnier, Tony Trischka, Billy Bob Thornton, Tommy Shaw and many others.
He is currently signed with Bluegrass Valley Records and BMG Management, and because of his amazing original "Double-Down-Up" speed picking style."

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Mandaue police cut their pay for young boy who dreams of becoming a cop
Jun 30, 2015 12:01 AM PHT
This payday, June 30, policemen of the MCPO will pass the hat for the young boy whose photo studying at a street corner went viral last week.
CEBU CITY, Philippines – When they found out 9-year-old Daniel Cabrera wanted to be a cop, policemen from the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) made a promise. This payday, June 30, policemen of the MCPO will pass the hat for the young boy whose photo studying at a street corner went viral last week.
"I asked him why he wanted to be a policeman, and he said he likes to find missing things and he loves to locate his friends who are hiding," said Supt. Julian Entoma, acting director of the MCPO.
It was the young Cabrera's nightly vigil under a streetlamp along Subangdaku St. that caught the attention of medical student Joyce Torrefranca. Torrefranca was walking past a corner McDonald's when she saw the small boy kneeling before a wooden bench, filling out answers in a schoolbook worksheet propped on the makeshift table. (READ: Kid studying on Cebu sidewalk inspires netizens)
Cabrera was taken on a tour of the headquarters Monday morning, June 29, after the police were alerted about the Rappler story.
"I let him take a seat on my chair and taught him how to salute. He was very happy," said Entoma.
The boy from Mandaue
The third grader earlier explained that there was no electricity at home. His mother, a widow, was employed at the small eatery where the family makes its home at night. Maria Christina Espinosa earned P60 a day working as a helper. She and Daniel and his younger brother Gabriel all sleep surrounded by wooden benches, with little protection from either heat or cold.
About 50 uniformed personnel, led by Entoma, have volunteered to contribute portions of their salary to aid the family. It was the same police unit who took Cabrera on his first trip to a shopping mall to buy a toy police car. Groceries were also donated to the family. (READ: Can you help this kid who studies on Cebu sidewalk?)
"I think he is a very intelligent child, by the way he talks. I was told that he is also good in Science," said the acting city police director.
Officers have been assigned to visit the boy every month, to ensure his safety and check on his studies. – Rappler.com


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Microsoft announced during this week's Build Conference that its Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), formerly known as "managed Kubernetes on Azure," will reach general availability status "in the next few weeks."
The official name change to AKS was noted by Gabe Monroy, program manager lead on containers for Microsoft Azure. He also was the former CTO of Deis, a maker of open source tools for Kubernetes, a company that Microsoft acquired last year. The name change is worth noting because Microsoft has an Azure Container Service (ACS) that also supports Kubernetes. The difference between ACS and AKS is that AKS adds automated support for upgrades and scaling capabilities, plus it has self-healing aspects, aiming to make spinning up containers on Kubernetes easier for developers.
Kubernetes itself is a container orchestration service for clusters that was originally fostered by Google. Microsoft lately has been working to make Kubernetes easier to use when hosted on its Azure datacenter infrastructure. Containers are operating system virtualization solutions, largely fostered by Docker, that aim to make it easier for applications to be hosted without conflicts.
Monroy indicated that AKS is now "part of the Kubernetes Conformance Program," a certification program run by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation that assures it can be used in different environments. He also described some new features leading up to the coming general availability milestone.
Developers and IT pros are getting some graphical user interface and integrated development (IDE) environment perks to make deployment, management and debugging of AKS easier. On the management and configuration side, the Azure Portal now has "new AKS create and browse experiences," Microsoft announced.
On the deployment side, there's now support in the Azure DevOps Project for deploying AKS. Microsoft introduced the Azure DevOps Project during last year's Connect event. It's a wizard-like means of creating continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, permitting the deployment of Azure App Services capabilities. Azure DevOps Project is accessed via the Azure Portal and is supported by Visual Studio Team Services, and it now can be used to deploy AKS, containerize apps and get telemetry information via App Insights "with a few simple clicks," Monroy explained.
Microsoft also announced this week that the Azure DevOps Project also supports creating Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Databases and Service Fabric instances, plus it supports deployments of Go and Ruby applications to Azure App Services.
On the IDE side, Microsoft launched a "private preview" of Azure Dev Spaces. It lets developers "debug multiple containers directly in Kubernetes just by hitting F5," according to the product description. It works with IDEs such as "Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code or the [Azure] command line" and permits collaboration among team members. Azure Dev Spaces makes it simple to develop when using "a complex microservices environment," according to Monroy.
Microsoft added four new features to AKS. First, it's now possible to deploy Kubernetes nodes into "custom VNets using Azure CNI [Container Networking Interface]." Next, AKS now supports "DNS [Domain Name System] endpoints for Kubernetes ingress resources," which takes away the burden of having to configure "DNS records and nameservers."
Another improvement is the ability to "orchestrate Windows containers on top of AKS," which is currently at the private preview stage. It's possible to sign up for this private preview at this page.
Lastly, Azure Monitor in the Azure Portal now supports AKS at the preview stage. It shows "telemetry, log aggregation and container health monitoring" information.
In related news, Microsoft announced this week that it has created a private preview of "a new Azure Resource Provider for HashiCorp Terraform" for Azure Resource Manager (ARM) users. It lets ARM users "leverage HashiCorp Terraform to provision third-party services directly via ARM," according to HashiCorp's announcement. The initial services supported by the preview include Kubernetes, Datadog and Cloudflare, although Microsoft plans to add additional providers closer to the general availability stage.
Among the supported scenarios, the new ARM capability will let users write an "ARM template that creates a new Kubernetes Cluster on Azure Container Service (AKS)." Next, using the Terraform provider, dependent resources such as "pods, services and secrets," can be created, according to Microsoft.


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The State Theatre To Host Memorial For Mark W. Jones
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (CelebrityAccess) — The State Theatre in New Brunswick will be hosting a memorial service in memory of former State Theatre President & CEO Mark W. Jones on Friday, August 22, 2014 at 1pm.
Jones, who served as President & CEO for over three years, passed away in May 2014 after a long battle with cancer. The service is open to the public and will include a program of remembrance, music, and support. The program is to be announced.
Jones joined the State Theatre team in 2011 after spending three years as the executive director of the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Previously, Jones served as the executive director for Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA and spent 12 years as the executive director for the Jose Limon Foundation in New York, and also worked with New York's Glimmerglass Opera and the Music-Theatre Group.
A native son of New Jersey, Jones was a graduate of Rider University in Lawrenceville. He received additional education at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, as well as the Harvard University/John F. Kennedy School of Government. – Staff Writers


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Essential fatty acids work together. For example, Omega-6 fatty acids turn on inflammatory responses in response to infection and healing while Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory and turn off the inflammatory response when it is no longer needed. (1) Too much of one over the other, and conditions may start up that are unhealthy: cancer (2,3,4), cardiovascular disease (5,6), skin problems, etc. The bad fats that make us fat come from eating too many calories, saturated fats, trans fatty acids, simple sugars, salt and not enough fiber. (5) A re-balancing of the fats and dietary intake may help us reduce our weight and improve our health in many areas.
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"Pull out your inner freak!"
"Sugar" the musical cannot compete with "Some Like It Hot," the film comedy on which it is based. Neither can the estimable "Woman of the Year" nor "Applause," that misconceived stage version of "All About Eve" nor "Shenandoah" or "Donnybrook," which started out as "The Quiet Man." Unfortunately, if you liked the Reese Witherspoon movie, "Legally Blonde," as I did, the musical won't elate you. It's just not as good.
You can see it now on stage at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, New York where it will be holding court through July 22 and you can judge for yourself how well this young lawyer romantic comedy fares on the musical stage. Its two acts closely follow the film script but so much has been lost in the transition as song after song drearily moves the plot along while good solid funny stuff has been stripped away to make room for the music. If the music was better it would help. If the lyrics were sharper instead of just so much blah-blah-blah that would also help this show along. That, of course, is the trade-off these adaptations of films often make: good solid character dialogue disappears into the song that neither enlightens, broadens or deepens the show.
In this case, I should tell you, the second act is far superior to the first act. It is tighter and dryer and the humor from the film makes a much-hoped-for comeback. Director John Saunders grabs these moments and wrings laughter and empathy out of them from a cast that does the best it can to support his urgent need for something good.
Husband and wife writing team Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin have written two or three other shows but so far this is their only real success (he had a grand success with "Bat Boy, the Musical) and it's hard to know why. They win awards for their work but if this is their best example, then the awards are without merit. The book-writer has even fewer credible credits to her name. The show, which ran a total of 625 performances in 2007-2008 was nominated for seven Tony Awards and twelve Drama Desk Awards. It must have been a slim-pickings year for new musicals and even so, it won no awards.
The cast in Chatham features Leanne Smith as Elle Woods, the Reese Witherspoon heroine and she is a dead-on clone of the film star. Smith moves and sings and pouts and plays well with others, but she is not Elle Woods. What made the character work in the film was the depth of the Valley Girl which is missing in this performance. Smith's version is not two-dimensional by any means, but the heart of Elle is not to be trifled with and this show doesn't give her much to use to expose that heart. It isn't until the end of Act One that she even seems to be alive. Again, Act Two was much, much better.
As the man she loves, Warner, Lars Lee turns in an interminably dull performance. He has so little to offer that there is no understanding Elle's need to follow and pursue this man. His east coast girlfriend, Vivienne, is played vividly by Elyse Langley, however.
The man she should pursue, Emmett, is nicely played by Patrick Heffernan. He has all the awkward charm his role requires and we can forgive him the little things he cannot help. Callahan, the big-shot lawyer, is played with appropriately smarmy manners by Rob Richardson. Brooke, the blonde on trial for murder, is well-portrayed by Kelsey Stalter who almost stops the show in Act Two with her workout number "Whipped Into Shape" which has been wonderfully choreographed by Brian Patrick Murphy and Sara Sheperd.
Definitely stopping the show, twice, with thunderous applause was Monica M. Wemitt playing the hair-dresser Paulette. In both acts she has songs that place her on the map and take her into the stratosphere. She is as funny as this second-rate script allows and as touching as she can be in her pursuit of justice and a hunky man.
Others in the cast who do well in their roles are Christina Carlucci, Jill Christine, and Laura Helm as the Greek Chorus, Lauren French as Enid and Lisa Franklin as the Judge.
If only this was a better show this company would probably do even better. Even so, they do have a nice physical production to work in, with very good sets designed by Kevin Gleason, costumes that evoke the original material designed by Travis Chinick and excellent lighting designed by Kevin Gleason. Musical Director Josh D. Smith and his crew deliver well on the mediocre music and limited instrumentation seems to suit what melody there is.
John Saunders has handled everything as smoothly and expertly as he could with this stuff but it seems a shame that when his work is this good the material should be so awful.
This show runs for three weeks at this theater and I hope the word of mouth about the really good things on the stage can carry them through to their next offering. I think it will be difficult, however, to fill houses with what "Legally Blonde" has to offer.
Legally Blonde plays at the Mac-Haydn Theatre, located on Route 203 just north of Chatham, NY through July 22. For information and tickets call the box office at 519-392-9292.


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Ryan Blaney edges out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in overtime, wins at Talladega in frantic finish
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Source: NASCAR.com
By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service
An event that began with a massive show of support for Bubba Wallace ended with one of Wallace's best friends, Ryan Blaney, celebrating in Victory Lane for the second straight race at Talladega Superspeedway.
In a frenetic overtime dash, Blaney won Monday's GEICO 500 by .007 seconds over Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as crashing cars bounced of each other and the outside wall behind the top two finishers. The victory was Blaney's first of the season, second straight at the 2.66-mile track and the fourth of his career.
It was a day that started ominously " and not because of the rain clouds that threatened to delay the race for a second straight day and in fact caused a stoppage of 57 minutes, 18 seconds after 57 laps were complete on Monday.
News that a noose had been discovered Sunday evening in the garage stall of Wallace, the NASCAR Cup Series' only Black driver, dominated national headlines and brought strong statements of condemnation from both NASCAR and team owner Richard Petty.
Drivers and their crews assembled before the race to escort Wallace and his car to the head of the grid. The lasting image of the pre-race was Wallace being embraced by a succession of his fellow competitors.
Nearly five hours later, Wallace was congratulating Blaney in Victory Lane after a scintillating conclusion that saw Blaney knocking the Toyota of Erik Jones into the outside wall as the cars approached the finish line " and still managing to beat Stenhouse to the stripe by roughly 12 inches.
'I just kind of blocked, just trying to block the best we could,' Blaney said. 'Ride the top, ride the bottom. The 20 (Jones) got to my outside, and I tried to go up there to slow him down and I'm not sure, I don't know three-wide, I hate that I hit him, but just kind of trying to beat and bang to the line and things like that.
'We just edged it out, but I'm really proud of this whole Menards/Sylvania Ford Mustang team. It's been a cool year so far, and I'm really excited to get our first win of the year at a cool place. Thank you everybody for coming That was a lot of fun.'
Ford drivers have won nine of the last 10 Talladega Cup races.
Aric Almirola slid sideways across the finish line to claim third place, with Denny Hamlin and Jones following in fourth and fifth, respectively. Chris Buescher, Alex Bowman, John Hunter Nemechek, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick completed the top 10.
Wallace, who spearheaded efforts within the sport to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR events, climbed from his car after a 14th-place finish and saluted fans who gathered at the catchfence to greet him. As the next phase of the reopening of the sport, 5,000 fans were allowed to attend the race.
'The sport is changing,' Wallace said, as he stood in front of the first grandstand. 'The deal that happened yesterday I wanted to show whoever it was that you're not going to take away my smile. I'm going to keep on going. I've been a part of this sport for a really long time
'All in all, we won today. The pre-race deal was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to witness in my life, from all the supporters, from drivers and crew members and everybody here. It's truly incredible, and I'm proud to be a part of this sport.'
Stenhouse said that the fans were chanting for Wallace before the start of the race, loud enough for the drivers to hear it on pit road.
The NASCAR Cup Series' next race weekend is a doubleheader, scheduled Saturday and Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Contributing: Staff reports
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Coleman and Weber both make great portable grills, but which is better? Compare features for the Coleman Roadtrip vs Weber Q to choose the right portable grill for your needs.
Weber is a well respected name in grills, but Coleman has been around for a long time as well. So which has the better portable grill? The Weber Q and Coleman Roadtrip are both good portable grills, but there are some clear differences between them.
The Weber Q series are tabletop grills that focus on portability, while the Coleman Roadtrip uses an attached stand that collapses into a convenient rolling suitcase type design. Weber has great diversity in the models they offer, ranging in size, shape, features like side tables, etc.
The Weber Q has a porcelain enameled grate for non stick, while the cast iron grate of the Coleman Roadtrip is nonstick as well with sufficient weathering.
Weber Q grills work with a separately sold stand, while Coleman's stand is attached to the grill, so keep this in mind when considering prices if you know you want an elevated grilling experience. Weber grills often come in more customizable colors, so if a particular color is important to you, Weber may be your better pick.
These Coleman portable grills are perfect to roll behind you like a suitcase on your next outing. They can go anywhere wheels can roll, for great propane grilling on the go. While these grills can't collapse as small as Weber grills, they do fold up neatly to fit in the average car trunk and make storage easy.
Coleman Roadtrip 285 is a great little grill for grilling anywhere you can roll it. It is one of the more powerful of the Roadrip line. Three independently adjustable burners give incredible control. At just under $230, this is a great price for an entire extra burner and more space, but you sacrifice some features compared to the smaller but similarly priced LXX.
The Coleman Roadtrip LXE has two adjustable burners and costs less than the 285 while still packing lots of great features like Instastart and PerfectFlow technology. The LXE is about the same price as the LXX but comes with a five year warranty as opposed to a three year warranty. The LXE comes in at around $200, and has all the great features of the 285 with a little less space.
Weber Q Grills are sturdy little grills that pack a lot of power in a compact package. They are perfect table top grills for your next cookout, or you can purchase the stand that works with them.
Whether you want to power your grill with propane or electricity, Weber has a great portable grill for you. These grills come in a range of fun colors to match your style.
The Weber Q1000 is the smallest and most affordable of the Q series. At under $190, this grill isn't an overwhelming investment. If you want a rough and tumble grill to throw into your trunk, this might be a good grill for you.
The Weber Q2000 has more cooking area, as well as convenient side tables, but it will cost a good bit more than the Q1000 at nearly $280. Remember that it will be more difficult to transport as well, so think carefully about whether the additional space is important to you.
The Weber Q1200 has more features than the 1000 and costs about $30 more, although it doesn't have more space. It is equipped with side tables and has more room beneath the lid and comes in a wide range of fun colors.
The Weber Q2200 has the same additional features in the larger size of the Q2000 line, and costs about $300.
The Q1400 and Q2400 are electric grills that offer great convenience without sacrificing on taste. Neither have side tables or built in thermostats. The Weber Q1400 is the smaller and more affordable of the two, at around $300, but otherwise features are similar. For the roomier Weber Q2400 you will pay about $350.


My son, Michael, wasn't thrilled about home schooling when we first started. He gave me a month before speaking up, claiming we needed a daily schedule. We should have math at the same time every day, followed by spelling, and then he wanted to go outside for recess.
I did my best to accommodate his request. After a week of using the schedule, I asked him why he was always out on the swing set during morning break, since he hadn't shown much interest in swinging before. Turns out, the neighborhood kids who went to "real" school had reported that the best part of their day was recess, when they went out to the schoolyard to swing on the swings. Mike was trying to be a "real" student.
I think a lot of parents start the home-schooling adventure with the same concerns my son had — and that I also had. We want to be taken seriously. We want others to treat our home school as a "real" school. That desire to be taken seriously can lead to a lot of angst, stress and discouragement.
Having home-schooled four children, I'm eager to pass along a few insights I wish I'd known back when I started — and which would have made the journey more pleasant for everyone involved.
I was told repeatedly that the first year would be the hardest. I didn't believe it. I was only tackling kindergarten, after all, not high school physics. Now speaking from the other side of physics, I know that figuring out how to home-school is really the toughest task of all.
The first year is about finding out what works — and what doesn't. Relax and enjoy the process. It's OK to try different resources, schedules and curricula until you find your groove, a groove that you'll probably adjust later as your kids' needs change, family circumstances shift and new options arrive.
Just in case you fear all this trial and error will mess up your kids, the good news is that kids are pretty adaptable. Learning how to adjust and flex is an important life skill. You're just giving them a head start on something they'll need in the future.
Don't pretend you have it all together. Tell your kids to expect the unexpected. Pray for your home-schooling journey. And ask your kids to pray for you.
My sons enjoyed teasing me during their freshman year of college, calling home to report on content areas that we'd not covered. I humbly said, "Thanks," and made sure their younger siblings would benefit from the feedback.
We are living in a world of rapid transformation, a world in which the skills our kids need are always changing. That's why majoring in learning how to learn is the best use of our time. Focus on raising independent learners, students who — when faced with a foreign concept — can head to the library, research online or approach their teachers to get the extra information they need to be successful.
Become a lifelong learner alongside your kids. Modeling a love for learning will be a powerful influence on your children's attitudes toward education.
I was always in a hurry with my home schooling, fueled by a nagging sense of falling behind cultural norms. But God has created an inner timetable for each of our kids. Physical, psychological and cognitive development often move forward in fits and starts, punctuated by seasons of dormancy. Kids need time to ponder, to experiment, to rest and to play — even into their teen years. That's how their brains develop; that's how they learn anything deeply.
Support this God-designed process by filling your home with books and resources that pique their curiosity, by building leisure into their schedule and by bringing a sense of playfulness to your home-schooling endeavors. And don't be afraid to extend the time allotted for foundational goals like learning to read or getting the hang of algebra. What matters most is consistency and comprehension, not the pace we you set.
Early homeschoolers didn't have many options. There were few curricula suppliers or and opportunities for co-operative activities. One challenge of home schooling today is sifting through all the choices. There are any number of reading programs you can try, conventions are held in nearly every state, co-ops offer opportunities for enrichment, and even those living remotely can find online support.
For many, the options can be intimidating. We tend to assume there is a "best" answer for every decision — not true. As long as we learn from our decisions and make the needed adjustment, our kids can benefit. It helps them become a bit bolder, and it gives them a healthy attitude toward their own missteps and mess-ups.
Early on, I hadn't anticipated the community benefits to home schooling. Now I'm grateful to the women I shared my home-schooling years with. They are still among my dearest friends, and my kids are still close with the friends they made during those years.
The best source of advice and support is will be your local home-school community. These parents know the ins and outs of complying with state regulations. They can recommend the resources that have worked best for them and can keep you abreast of all that's happening in your area. And your kids will likely enjoy home schooling more if they have their own network of support. So seize opportunities to take field trips with others, or join in some co-operative efforts such as music, Spanish or basketball.
As much as we'd like to feel like a "real" school, there's no need to recreate conventional schooling. Home schooling naturally looks more like mentoring or tutoring. You don't have to use materials created for a classroom of 25 kids. Written tests and quizzes are not the only method of evaluations. You have time for projects and performances and the kinds of activities your kids will value in the future. Get out of the house and into the world. With my kids, we did a dozen or more field trips a year. Some were preplanned and carefully built into the curriculum, but some of the best happened on a whim after discovering a notice in the news.
I now enjoy asking my adult children what they remember most from our home-schooling years. Of course, they tease me about the math program that flopped or that history lesson I skipped. But then they list the field trips, the projects, the friendships, the plays, the interesting people we met and the wonderful literature we shared together. Home schooling your kids will certainly give them a different education — but it will be a real education nonetheless.
Debra Bell, Ph.D., is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens.
This article first appeared in the August/September 2013 issue of Thriving Family magazine. If you enjoyed this article, read more like it in Focus on the Family's marriage and parenting magazine. Get it delivered to your home by subscribing for a gift of any amount.
Copyright © 2013 by Debra Bell. Used by permission.
Where do you start the home-schooling experience? How do you keep from being overwhelmed by it?


The stated objective of the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005 is to correct the injustices suffered by the country's tribal people since colonial times. This is indeed laudable and the bill needs to be tabled in the parliament. But if passed in it's present form, the tribal bill is sure to fail in its stated objective. This is because the proposed legislation remains caparisoned in the framework of existing forest laws and policies.
For example, Section 4 (2) of the tribal bill states that "The rights...under the proposed act shall be subject to cutoff date of October 25, 1980 or any other date specified by the Union government". The background note accompanying the bill -- available at the website of the Union ministry of tribal affairs (the nodal agency piloting the bill) -- elaborates: "The bill supplements the efforts of the ministry of environment and forests (moef) in regard to regularization of pre-1980 eligible encroachments and conversion of forest villages under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, by providing a legislative framework to the existing date."
There is more evidence of the tribal bill's adherence to earlier forest acts. For example, to be recognised as a forest village, a tribal habitation or an agricultural patch would have to be registered in government records. But it's well known that there are several villages that do not exist in forest department records, the census data ignores them and they have no presence in cadastral maps as well. So, the people of these villages will most certainly not fall under the purview of the new tribal bill. And then, what about people who have settled in forests as a result of agrarian duress? Will they be given rights over forests?
Any tribal land rights act should guarantee rights to a maximum number of tribals. But this seems unlikely in view of the Union ministry of tribal affairs' repeated clarifications that the proposed legislation is only a continuation of earlier forest conservation acts. But the tribal bill can still achieve its stated objective. For that to happen, there should be concerted opposition for removing the October 25, 1980 cutoff for settling all tribal claims. All tribal habitation inside forests -- whether permitted or not permitted, whether recorded or not recorded -- should be included within the purview of the bill.
The state government -- or any other regional authority mandated by the Union government -- should decide the cutoff date for vesting rights and recording tribal habitations. This will ensure that the process of settling tribal rights is sensitive to diverse regional situations. It will also guarantee that the country's federal structure is respected. And above all, this will ensure that the Union government will be cagey in masquerading its flawed 'encroachment regularisation' policy in the garb of a pro-people's bill; people's representatives will nip any such move in the bud.
The absent state Supporters of the tribal bill argue that it will take forests out of state control and place them under gram sabha s. This democratic intention is indeed praiseworthy. But then how exactly is this intention expressed in the tribal bill? It makes it presence in section 5: duties of forest-dwellers. Yes, the tribals should certainly protect the forests. But what about the state's duties towards them? The bill is totally silent on that. This absence clearly indicates the government's inclination to sacrifice tribal interests to the ravages of the free market. For example, the bill authorises forest dwellers to sell forest produce for their " bona fide " livelihood needs. But there is nothing to ensure that this provision does not strengthen the already dominant trader-contractor areas.
The state should be given a role in setting the minimum support price for forest produce. It should also give procurement support for such produce. It should also be liable to protect interests of the forest right holder if forestland is diverted for non-forest purposes. I am certainly not for state monopoly over forested areas, but the state needs to protect tribal interests in these times of the free market.
There are other fault-lines; among them is the bill's exclusive reliance on gram sabha s to secure tribal rights -- at the cost of other diverse institutions, which can fit the bill as well. When the standing committee of the Parliament meets to reconsider the bill, it should set these glitches right.


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Boris Ivchenko (; ) was a Ukrainian actor and film director. He was the son of another Ukrainian and Soviet film director, Viktor Ivchenko.

Biography
Ivchenko was born on 29 January 1941 in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR. He graduated from the Kiev State Institute of Theatrical Arts in 1966. All his life Ivchenko worked at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. He died on 28 June 1990 and is buried at the Baikove Cemetery.

Filmography

Actor
 1958 E.A. — Extraordinary Accident
 1960 Fortress on wheels
 1960 Human blood - not water
 1961 Dmytro Horytsvit
 1968 Annychka
 1979 Babylon XX

Film director
 1966 Intermission
 1968 Annychka
 1971 Olesya
 1972 The Lost Letter
 1973 When a Person Smiled
 1974 Maryna
 1976 Memory of Land
 1979 Under the Constellation Gemini
 1980 Tomorrow's Bread
 1981 Two Days in December
 1982 Starry Travel
 1983 Sudden Ejection
 1990 Stories About Ivan

External links

 Kino-Kolo. Cinema portal.

1941 births
1990 deaths
Actors from Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian film directors
Soviet film directors
Soviet male actors
Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University alumni
Burials at Baikove Cemetery

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{{Ficha de competición deportiva
|nombre           = Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín 2013
|deporte          = Tenis
|recinto          =
|ubicación        =
|fecha            = 22 – 28 de julio
|edición          = 10.ª
|individual masculino =

El Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín 2013 fue un torneo de tenis profesional que se jugó en tierra batida. Se trató de la 10.ª edición del torneo que forma parte del ATP Challenger Tour 2013 . Tuvo lugar en Medellín, Colombia entre el 22 y el 28 de julio de 2013.

Jugadores participantes del cuadro de individuales

Cabezas de serie

 1 Se ha tomado en cuenta el ranking del día 15 de julio de 2013.

Otros participantes
Los siguientes jugadores recibieron una invitación (wild card), por lo tanto ingresan directamente al cuadro principal:
  Álvaro Ochoa
  Giovanni Lapentti
  Felipe Mantilla
  Eduardo Struvay

Los siguientes jugadores ingresan al cuadro principal tras disputar el cuadro clasificatorio:
  Roberto Quiroz
  Daniel Galán
  Felipe Escobar
  Steffen Zornosa

Campeones

Individual Masculino

  Alejandro González  derrotó en la final a  Guido Andreozzi, 6–4, 6–4

Dobles Masculino

  Emilio Gómez /  Roman Borvanov derrotaron en la final a  Nicolás Barrientos /  Eduardo Struvay, 6–3, 7–6(4)

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Sitio oficial

ATP Challenger Tour 2013
Tenis en 2013
Torneos de tenis en tierra batida
Challenger de Medellín 2013


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Q: Providing a salt for encryption with 'crypt()' isn't affecting the output + questions on crypt I have this code in a PHP page which I am running multiple times. Every time I refresh the page, the salt changes (as it should), but the hash output stays the same.
$iv = mcrypt_create_iv(22);
$ro = rand(6, 9);
$salt = '$2y$'.$ro.'$'.$iv.'$';
echo $salt;
echo '<br />';
$crypt = crypt('test', $salt);
echo $crypt;

Shouldn't the random salt affect the output and make it so that every time I refresh the page the crypt result changes too?
I also have a few general questions on crypt().
Is there any way for you to use a specific hashing algorithm with this function? I would like to use the blowfish algorithm.
Is it the salt length/format that affects which algorithm it chooses?
Lastly, should the salt length for the blowfish algorithm always be 22 characters, or is that just the maximum?
By the way, if anyone is wondering (and if it matters for answering these questions and wasn't obvious), I'm planning to use something similar to store hashed passwords.
Thank you for looking!

A: The crypt() function on your system does not support the "2y" algorithm. At least Linux GLIBC 2.7 based systems only know DES, $2a$ (blowfish), $5$ (SHA-256) and $6$ (SHA-512). Therefore, the crypt() function assumed DES and only took the first two characters "$2" as salt. That of course produced always the same output.
Try SHA-512 for secure password hashes:
$salt_chars = array_merge(range('A','Z'), range('a','z'), range(0,9));
$salt = '$6$';
for($i=0; $i < 8; $i++) { $salt .= $salt_chars[array_rand($salt_chars)]; }
echo "salt=$salt\n";

$crypt = crypt('test', $salt);
echo "crypt=$crypt\n";

Regarding your second question, you can chose the algorithm by starting the salt with e.g. "$2a$" (instead the $6$ above) for blowfish. Read "man 2 crypt" for details. For some algorithms you can also encode more parameters like "rounds=4000" into the salt.
According the the crypt() manpage, the salt may be up to 16 characters following the $id$.
Longer salts will silently be truncated and produce the same output as for only the first 16 characters.
BTW, even in /etc/shadow, passwords only use 8 characters of salt with the SHA-512 algorithm. As the salt is only to make rainbow table attacks harder, this seems sufficient.

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Setting exploits? The only exploit I will say is that I have maintained psyche for routesetting. I do this every day and I love it.
Ideal setting tool quiver (tools of choice)? I'm on all Petzl gear like most of my guys. I wear the calidris big wall. I got a couple quick fixs. Petzl bolt bag just went into effect, couple ratchets, tap, die, directionals, draws, various pouches, pulleys, micro traxion, set of five ten daescents and a bog ol tool box. I carry everything I could ever need with me. If I need to pick up and set at another gym I need it all to be in one box. All of my setters have a big box of tools. I feel it is really important to get your own set up, for efficiency and professionalism – carpenters, mechanics, iron workers, any specialist has their own tools and gets dialed in on their own set up.
Setting pet peeves? Double taping holds, mixed colors of tape, sloppy/lazy work, the use of the word "reachy", and not taking setting as serious as it should be taken. It's the number one product in the gym and it should be treated as such. My list of pet peeves is endless, but im working on it.
Sandbagging or grade coddling? I understand all too well that ego plays a huge role in routesetting and the people who are climbing the routes. We as routesetters need to let go of our ego more so than the climbers. If you get shut down on a route you feel you should be able to walk up, what are you focusing on? The grade right? You don't even worry about the quality of the line. So I feel that it is our job to make sure people are getting good quality with fair grades. No one wants to be sandbagged, it doesn't feel good and climbing is very much involved with the feeling you get from it. If we sandbag you, I apologize, we don't try to. ive even took all the routesetters names off the routes. i dont want anyone going into a route with preconceived notions. i want our clients to look at the route for what it is and what the movement is like. not who set it and what the grade is.
What are your favorite grips? I really like old classics, pusher, stone age comp series. but much of the newer stuff that is coming out is fantastic. I really can set with anything and be psyched.
Who are your setting heroes? Jason Mikos had a huge influence on my setting in the beginning. so did Andy Seaver. I love what Mike Helt has done for the routesetting world in the US he was one of the first people to take this to a level of professionalism that was necessary for progress. If you know, you know. But now im really psyched on my guys. Probably because I get to see their work every day. I feel that from a retail stand point it is really good, and obviously from a comp standpoint it is too – considering their credentials. My biggest thing is being able to count on guys and not have to worry about their work. I don't want to have to tweak their stuff . I want to go over routes of course and talk about what can be made better, just as others used to do with me, but really I need competent proficient pros. I would much rather have a crew of 3 really dependable professionals than a group of 10 lazy setters who climb hard.
What inspires your lines? Movement and flow. I need my lines to feel like a walk, otherwise I am not happy with them. I know when I put holds on the wall there is a certain sequence that will be the best, and if you do this sequence, it will feel like a walk. if it doesn't, then you are doing it wrong. there is always a way to force movement, but I really like to hit the median between forced and options. I work with kids every day and I get instant feedback on the routes I set from youth that climb hard and move well. There is no better way to learn about your setting.
What makes you take your routesetting seriously? I take everything I do seriously. routesetting is something I have spent a lot of time doing and trying to perfect. I am the head setter for one of the biggest gym companies in the country. if I didn't take it seriously, how do you think that would reflect on us as a business? If I just looked at it as a job to pass the time, I would have moved on years ago.
Favorite climbing style? I prefer sport routes and boulders. You wont find me trad climbing much anymore or at all. I do love long easy climbing, but I just haven't gotten out to do it much recently.
Drill of choice? I'm old school. I go for the tendonitis inducing wrenches.
Ideal setting tool quiver (tools of choice)? Drill with 3 bits = screw bit, large Allen and small Allen.
Setting pet peeves? My biggest setting pet peeve is when people don't strip the entire route they are taking down. My other pet peeve is when someone misses the cool sequence I built into the route.
Sandbagging or grade coddling? I've given up on grading, but have been accused of sandbagging on numerous occasions.
What are your favorite grips? Anything new that I can rescue from the boulder sector.
Who are your setting heroes? Tony Yaniro is my setting hero – he held a class back in the day and stressed using footholds in a way that forced body tension.
What inspires your lines? Whenever I climb a cool line outside, it inspires me to emulate it in the gym.
What makes you take your routesetting seriously? Trying to create something that people will talk about in a positive manner makes me take your route setting seriously.
Favorite climbing style? My favorite climbing style is fluid with cross-throughs and underclings.
# of comps set for? 20 or so! Including both Youth ABS and SCS Regionals and an SCS Divisionals hosted by your very own VW!
Setting exploits? Working with the best route setting team in the country every day! Also I had the opportunity to be head routesetter for a small competition over in Spokane in 2012 and everything ran super smooth and almost perfect so I was pretty proud of that. Also getting paid to do one of my favorite things in the entire world!
Favorite tape color? White looks good on everything. Except now we color coordinate holds and that means using old mank.
Setting pet peeves? Double taping holds, having just ONE martini bolt in a bucket full of sockets, minimal amount of holds to get you up the wall, and aesthetics. The route or boulder problem definitely has to look good.
Sandbagging or grade coddling? Neither. I definitely have sandbagged a lot of routes before, but I try my best not to. Don't focus on the grade, focus on the climb.
What are your favorite grips? Teknik – Such simple shapes but so much fun to climb on and to set with. Texture is fantastic, too. I think I'm spoiled by being in a newer generation of routesetters and polyurethane holds. E-grips always seems to put out new and original shapes after being in the game for so long. You'll never go wrong with the Pusher Boss or any of the rad ETCH volume holds. Also bubblewraps, bubblewraps, and more bubblewraps.
Who are your setting heroes? The guys I set with every day! Tyson Schoene is definitely my biggest hero in all aspects of climbing: route setting, coaching, being a top athlete, etc. Bret Johnston and Ross Halverson are such a huge reminder every day to always put up something new, something different that you haven't done before. Merg, Josh, and Devo are always a blast to work with as well! I will never be able to emphasize enough about how awesome the crew is at Vertical World. Irreplaceable. Mike Helt and Molly Beard are two of the most experience routesetters in the country and I've grown up through youth competitions climbing their routes at every local event. I loved being able to finish my attempt on a route and run over to talk to them about it. Mike and Luke Bertleson taught my Level 1 USAC Clinic and the two are absolutely amazing. Anyone who has set a route that I've climbed on in a competition has my thanks – you all are the reason I'm doing this today.
What inspires your lines? I grew up in the gym and on competitions so showy movement is definitely something I am always psyched on. But you can't set competition routes in the gym every day. Fun movement and anything that puts you out of your comfort zone to make you think is a good route. Someone once told me that a route that's weird and a route that's hard are two very different things and for some reason I like that a lot. I'd rather climb a route that was something I wasn't necessarily good at and come away from it being a better climber than climbing something that was easy for me mentally but purely physically challenging. I don't know if that influences my routesetting at all but I like to think it does.
What makes you take your routesetting seriously? I take everything I do seriously! Rock climbing is my life. I grew up in the sport and had a community that gave me so much opportunity to do amazing things and now I feel like I'm giving back. Routesetting, coaching, and everything I do in the gym is, in my mind, giving back to the community and using those experiences I've had to help others. My position as a routesetter and coach is huge because I can use both those skills to better the next generation.
Favorite climbing style? I prefer bouldering and sport climbing. My favorite style is pulling you car up to the climb, getting out of the car without hiking, setting your pad or rope down, gearing up and GO! Oh wait…. What do you mean we can't drive our car into the gym? I don't want to go anymore! I particularly like pinches and pockets and am not very fond of crimps, but I know that's the opposite of what most people are strong at, so I try not to use pockets a lot specifically. I like the occasional slightly overhanging power climbs, but I probably would pick delicate-slab movements and hip turns any day!


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Thanks for asking. Sure, I'd be happy to see the resource used that way. Feel free to use additional articles as well if they seem helpful for the Leadership Framework project. Glad to hear it can be of help to Cru.
Thanks, Justin! I will definitely read some more on your site! I appreciate your generous heart and desire to resource others!


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Jewish World Review May 25, 2014 / 25 Iyar, 5774
Where's the Dream Act for Meriam Ibrahim?
JewishWorldReview.com | Meriam Ibrahim has been sentenced by a Sudanese court to hang for the crime of being a Christian and refusing to "revert" to Islam (she was turned in to the authorities by her brother, apparently). Judge Abbas Mohammed Al-Khalifa has ruled that the convicted woman, who is eight months pregnant, will be permitted to give birth to her child before he executes her. Her two-year-old son Martin is currently imprisoned with her.
I would like Meriam Ibrahim not to be hanged - for several reasons. First, I'm not in favor of hanging women for apostasy. However, I recognize that, in a post-imperial age, barbarous despots are free to terrorize their subjects, and no matter how many pouty-faced hashtags we do we can't save them all. However, there are compelling reasons why the United States Government ought to be making an effort to bring back this girl in particular.
As I've discussed here and on air, Meriam Ibrahim is the wife of a US citizen, Daniel Wani. Mr Wani lives in Manchester, New Hampshire, a couple hours south of SteynOnline corporate HQ. He has lived in the Granite State for 17 years. He has been a US citizen for almost a decade.
I don't think it's in the interests of Americans for thug states to learn they can execute the spouses of US citizens with impunity. That will not improve the security of Americans and westerners as they move around the world. As I said the other day, the spouse of a US citizen is entitled to US citizenship herself: It's essentially non-discretionary. So Mrs Wani is in effect an American-in-waiting.
However, the sclerotic, dysfunctional and utterly shameful US immigration bureaucracy takes years to process these routine spousal applications. And that is why Daniel Wani's wife was languishing in Khartoum: she was waiting for "permission" from the United States Bureau of Inertia to travel to New Hampshire and join her husband. And, while she was waiting, the Sudanese decided to kill her. From The Union Leader:
Daniel Wani, a U.S. citizen since 2005, went to Sudan last summer to arrange for his wife and child to move to New Hampshire, where the Wani brothers immigrated in 1998 after fleeing the war-torn African country...
Gabriel Wani said the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum was slow to respond to his requests until Ibrahim's arrest and trial...
What's the big deal? US diplomats in Khartoum are "slow to respond". When US diplomats in Benghazi needed someone to respond, Obama and Clinton were "slow to respond", too. "Slow to respond" can be chiseled on the tombstone of the republic. But this is what it boils down to:
The couple's toddler boy is a U.S. citizen by virtue of his father's U.S. citizenship, but Wani said U.S. Embassy officials in Khartoum have told him he must prove he is the father with a DNA test before they would try to help.
"I will have to take a DNA sample in Khartoum, then send it to the USA for testing," Wani said. "I have provided wedding documents and the baby's birth certificate, and doors were closed on his face."
Wani told Morning Star News that when he called the U.S. Embassy on April 9, a representative in Khartoum told him they did not care about the case.
"I have tried to apply for papers to travel to the USA with my wife and child, but the American Embassy in Sudan did not help me," Wani said. "My son is an American citizen living in a difficult situation in prison."
The reason Mr Wani was in Manchester and Mrs Wani and their son Martin were in Khartoum is because they were trapped in the processing hell of US immigration:
Soon after Ibrahim and Wani were wed, in December 2011, Wani applied to his government, the United States government, for a spousal visa to bring his wife to America.
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As I said, a spousal application is essentially non-discretionary: An American has the right to fall in love with a Belgian or an Uzbek or a Papuan and bring her to his home, but US immigration has gotten into the habit of dragging it out, for three years, a half-decade, and even longer if the paper-shufflers are minded to really screw you over. In this case, for poor Mrs Wani, US bureaucratic torpor has proved fatal.
So this is a tale not just of a rotten worthless Third World basket-case tyranny, but of US bureaucratic incompetence, too. The late Christopher Hitchens, who died a US citizen, summarized his dealings with American immigration thus:
There was a famous saying, I think it's by the Roman poet Terence. Nihil humanem alienurm puto - Nothing human is alien to me. The slogan of the Department of Homeland Security is nothing alien is human to them.
And so an expectant mother and her two-year old American son are chained to a wall. Britain's Daily Mail (which is now America's most-read newspaper website - because American newspapers have entirely lost their nose for news) reports:
Martin was born in Sudan and may be entitled to a US passport because Daniel in a naturalized American citizen, though the process is complicated and not certain.
"The process is complicated and not certain": There's another epitaph for the republic.
Since that boils down to "The bureaucracy makes it up as it goes along", the question is: what should they be prevailed upon to make up next? My senator, Kelly Ayotte, has called on John Kerry to grant Mrs Wani political asylum, as soon as he's finished boring college graduates into the ground with his ecopalyptic doom-mongering. But I think, given the circumstances and given US responsibility for this woman being stuck in Khartoum, we need to go beyond that. The President could pick up the phone to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and order them to confer US citizenship on Daniel Wani's wife. That takes five minutes, but, if he wants to drag his heels, the US Congress could vote to confer US citizenship, too (as it did, say, on Winston Churchill).
Right now, the entire political class is obsessed with finding a way to reward tens of millions of Undocumented-Americans who broke into America and decided to stay. Mr and Mrs Wani followed the rules - the lethargic, capricious, incomprehensible, non-functioning rules. And because they agreed to submit to the system an American citizen's wife will die in Khartoum waiting for the visa that never came.
On Saturday, President Obama issued a Tweet in observance of International Anti-Homophobia Day:
"No one should face violence or discrimination-no matter who they are or whom they love." -President Obama
Fine words, but, as is often the case with this man, utterly empty. An American citizen is about to have his life ruined because of "whom they love". Daniel Wani suffered discrimination from the US Government because he fell in love with Meriam Ibrahim. And, because of that discrimination, he now faces violence from the Sudanese Government, which presently has his entire family - his wife and unborn child, and his two-year-old son - shackled in Khartoum. After Meriam gives birth, she will be hanged, and Daniel, because he has committed the crime of being a Christian, will never see his children again.
Those children are American citizens, and this is not a Sudanese news story but an American one.
The United States bureaucracy failed Daniel Wani, grievously. Washington should make Meriam Ibrahim a US citizen. The Ambassador in Khartoum should then demand access to the family. And the US Government should make plain to its Sudanese counterparts that it expects the entire family on a plane out of there in 48 hours.
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'Bigg Boss 10' Contestant Monalisa's Fiance Speaks About Manu And Monalisa's Intimacy
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By Jayashri Jayashankar Last Updated: Nov 22, 2016 | 06:32:46 IST
With every new season of Bigg Boss, come jaw-dropping controversies (basically lots of nasty and entertaining fodder for the viewers). This season, other than Yuvraj Singh's former bhabhi, Akanksha Sharma, there are two contestants in specific who have pretty much been the talking point. If you are guessing Manu Punjabi and Monalisa, well, you are guessing it right!
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Right from the beginning of Bigg Boss 10, Manu Punjabi and Monalisa have shared that chemistry. Their immense support for each other did send out the impression of them being a couple.
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In fact, their closeness was making the other housemates uncomfortable initially, and got them talking too. Remember how Om Swami always comes up with some derogatory things to say about the alleged couple?
You will be shocked to know that both Manu Punjabi and Monalisa have fiancés waiting for them outside the Bigg Boss house. In real life, Manu Punjabi is engaged to a woman named Priya Saini.
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In an interview with TOI, this is what Priya had to say about Manu's stay in Bigg Boss house.
"He has this habit of getting into any fight or argument, even if it has got nothing to do with him. Also, he is obsessed with cleanliness. Ab yeh dekhna hai ki woh Bigg Boss house mein kaise survive karte hain."
Monalisa is set to tie the knot with Bhojpuri actor, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot, who she met on the sets of Bhojpuri film, Dulha Albela. But the update is, because of Manu and Mona's growing intimacy, Monalisa's fiancé is re-thinking the marriage plans.
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According to a report in an online daily, Monalisa's fiancé, Vikrant, was quoted as saying:
"We were supposed to get married, but now, I am confused."
Vikrant sure looks shaken, but he is also hopeful about the future of their relationship. He further added:
"I know that this is all drama. Once she is out (of the house), things will get sorted."
Talking about how his family is reacting to this news, he said:
"It's not easy for me or my family to watch this."
In fact, before Monalisa went to the Bigg Boss house, this is what Vikrant specifically advised Mona.
"Veena Malik jaisa kuch nahin karna because the public is smart and cannot be fooled."
Well, we don't know about the Bigg Boss house, but things are sure heating up outside the house.
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