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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Review
On April 21, 2019 By Ash E. BaileyIn Horror Film, Occult, Sci-fi
One of the things I enjoyed most about being a carefree pre-pubescent was the unbridled joy of sneaking downstairs at midnight to watch a movie my parents had forbidden me from seeing. The immense feeling of accomplishment I experienced every time I managed to successful navigate past that one creaky step – or push the TV set's lamentable spring loaded on button – is something I doubt I'll ever top.
It's an experience you can never regain: I'm a grown man now, if I want to ignore my better judgement and stay up till 4am to watch Gremlins,I'll bloody well do it: even if I risk turning up to work looking like I had spent the evening with Pinhead. One of the earliest examples of this secret pleasure, was seeing Halloween III: Season of the Witch for the first time – showing my age here – back in the early Nineties.
The film encapsulated everything that I enjoyed about the beautiful mysteriousness of the night. I distinctly remember the cinematography exuding a certain surreal and almost dreamlike vibe. To this day, Halloween III is the first film that comes to mind when I'm asked what I consider to be the quintessential Eighties horror flick.
I've probably seen Halloween III half a dozen or so times since that first viewing. One thing that has always surprised me about the film is that it's considered the black sheep of its rather extensive family. People really seem to hate it. I mean, it's not even objectively the worst one – practically every other entry in the series, beyond the original, could hold that distinction.
I think that, in part, Halloween III can be considered a victim of the series' own success: the original intention was for a Creep Show style anthology horror series, united under the Halloween banner. But the two 'Michael Myers' movies were so financially and critically successful, that the films, and their iconic antagonist, became associated with the genre it had modernised.
Released in 1982 – the year of the Commodore 64 – Halloween III was wildly different from its predecessors (and subsequent sequels); with director Tommy Lee Wallace deciding to go down the sinister corporate conspiracy route. And with the Eighties being the decade of hollow narcissistic culture, big business and corporate excess, he certainly had enough fodder for his thinly veiled social critique.
Despite whatever had been intended for the future of the Halloween series, the response to H3's negative reception was a shift back to the slasher genre, and pumping the Michael Myers saga for even more sequels (a practice that was well entrenched in that particular genre by 1988).
Don't get me wrong, Halloween III is by no means a 'good' movie (in the traditional sense at least): plenty of the criticism aimed at the movie and its quality is perfectly legitimate, but we'll get back to that later.
The plot is a fairly standard affair: we follow Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) as he investigates a mysterious murder at the hospital where he works, eventually uncovering a bread crumb trail that leads to a corporate conspiracy led by megalomaniacal entrepreneur Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy). Dan, along with the victim's daughter Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), travels to a small town in California to uncover the secrets of the Silver Shamrock Novelties factory and its mysterious suited inhabitants. As usual, the bodies slowly begin to pile up like Dexter Morgan's suddenly in charge of the local prison's parole board.
Part of Halloween III's appeal is how it's essentially a smorgasbord of everything that was great about horror from that era. The whole affair has an incredibly seedy vibe, and, as mentioned previously, reminds me of a time when I would sneakily stay up till 2am – on a school night no less – to watch the films I would never normally be allowed to watch. The special effects are somewhat ropey – but they're still enjoyable, in a way which reminds me of the 1973 Westworld film.
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth managed to compose an excellent raw, electronic soundtrack that fits the film perfectly and sounds like the noises Optimus Prime makes when watching The Lake House. The majority of the plot takes place at night, which along with the shoddy FX and dirty synthetic tones, helps to create an atmosphere that's fairly unique to this film. It's rather startling when a jerkily moving android pops up on screen to synthesized wails.
Even the characters themselves are seedy: our protagonist Dr. Challis is a sleazy womanizer and alcoholic, who initially seems more concerned with bedding Stacy Nelkin than stopping Cochran. He's the type of doctor who'd treat your alignments just so he and his fists could put you back in hospital. As for Cochran, well, his motivations are never explicitly explored: we only learn of his creepy obsession with ancient rituals, and misopedist desire to sacrifice children.
It's all left intentionally vague, dropping only mere hints to witchcraft, Stonehenge, and paganism, but it works. One particularly disturbing moment comes when Cochran states: "The last great one took place three thousand years ago, when the hills ran red… with the blood of animals and children," it leaves a lot unanswered questions, especially how Cochran is able to talk about an ancient happening as though he was there.
The violence is pretty tame in comparison to the previous Halloween movies, taking a more off-screen approach. In most instances we see the execution and aftermath, but the most brutal parts of the act are cut off, as is the case with the 'drill kill' and the woman who is blinded by lasers. H3 does, however, feature one of my favourite on-screen deaths, though some context is needed to fully appreciate it.
Cochran's entire plan is reliant on the children wearing the masks his company produces, at the exact time the company's mysterious advert is playing; it's for this reason the annoying little jingle plays throughout the movie. The advert somehow spawns a plethora of deadly snakes and insects INSIDE the unwitting victim, who then slowly decays whilst the critters escape and kill anyone in the nearby vicinity. I was honestly blown away the first time I saw that scene, it's so brutally creative and rather unsettling; it's also fairly graphic for a movie that actively avoids explicit violence.
This was director Tommy Lee Wallace's first time in the director's chair, and though he went on to direct cult classics Fright Night 2 and IT, he's never made another movie that's had quite the same grungy ethos. As stated earlier, it's not a perfect movie: it comes across as though Wallace never really decided whether he wanted it to be a supernatural horror, or a techno-paranoia tale; so rather bizarrely, it combines elements of the two.
It's practically a pastiche of Wallace's favourite movies and directors. The societal fear regarding corporations and technology is reminiscent of classics like Soylent Green, Logan's Run, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers; whilst the more surrealist elements are in line with the work of Dario Argento and David Cronberg.
If Halloween III ever had an original idea in its brain, it'd think it needed a lobotomy. The whole corporate conspiracy to destroy/enslave mankind had already been done to death in the Seventies – as had the social critique. I imagine by the early eighties, Halloween III would have seemed hackneyed and derivative; but using the benefit of hindsight, we are able filter out the good from the bad, and Halloween III comes across as one of the better examples of social conscious 'mad scientist' fiction.
It's hard to say whether it would have benefited more from not being a 'Halloween film': it had an oversaturated market going against it, so I doubt being its own standalone film would have made much difference; it's only recently started to find appreciation.
So to conclude, H3 isn't exactly what I would call a fantastic film: it pretty much squandered its premise by never quite deciding whether it hated children, capitalism or Irish people more. Mr Wallace's criticisms aren't exactly as 'biting' as they probably seemed in his mind. Especially not when he's wrestling the weightier ideas with your standard Eighties B-movie shlock. But it's a definite must see for fans of films like Phantasm and Scanners.
Rewatching it for this review hasn't altered my opinion in the slightest, I was never under the illusion that Halloween III was The Shining, but it's still a guilty pleasure. The film's bold coda, long burnt into the dark recesses of my mind, is incredibly bleak.
H3 is a movie that tried to do something a little different during a period of studios focusing on slasher flicks. But fans of horror franchises are like fans of bands – they demand more of what they've already had several times over. Hope Halloween H20 was worth it.
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Stair is a programming concept for development environments and stands for standardised transformation after individual rules. It provides a programming language Clare (coding language after rule environment), which is capable of learning (by adding rules and meta-rules) and can activate (self-) optimisation algorithms that adapt themselves to the individual circumstances within a narrow time frame and are sufficiently complex, as a reasonable behaviour of the running time and an acceptable effort suggests.
Its rule-based individual notation can be, within the feasible scope, freely chosen and is recorded in (per programming language used) exchangeable modules, which are pooled in a rule environment. It can be, as far as possible, comfortably transformed into any other feasible notation (also into a general standard), after individually selected rules, in order to share it with others. Coding suggestions can be easily selected in the IDE.
By appropriate selecting its modules, it can be kept lean. The use of sample code of the target programming language, which can be, for example, received via the internet, enables also realising code, for that (yet) no favourable rules exist. Since source code is used, the string operations insert, delete and replace are sufficient as basic operations. Modularisation and text editing can also be automated in the target programming language.
Discussion: Stair is interesting if source code is to be converted (on a large scale) at pace into other programming languages. It would seem the thing to do, if these have advanced concepts to maintain the own notation for different programming languages. This avoids a migration and permits to optimise code, or to prove its correctness with further tools.

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Blue Bar at The Berkeley, London
This jewel box-like bar, decked out in signature, lavender-tinged Lutyens blue, oozes an exuberant glamour. Serving an international jet-set crowd, drinks are organized by flavor profile, and the ones that incorporate champagne are the best place to start.
The Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, England SW1X 7RL, United Kingdom
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Playboy princelings and perfect martinis
One percenter wonderland
Glamorously jetlagged
Champagne-heavy
Formal, but reliable
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First impression?
Yep, it's blue—Lutyens blue, to be precise. The lavender-tinged hue was the signature of Edwardian Edwin Lutyens, often known as the architect of the British Empire; he also was one of the original designers behind this Knightsbridge hotel. This is no minimalist hideaway, though: the jewel box-like bar oozes an exuberant glamour. If the original room is too busy or stuffy, ask for a table in the conservatory extension, which was added in 2016. It's just as blue, but far airier.
Cool. So who's there?
Anyone drinking here is fighting off their jetlag: it's a meeting point for wealthy internationalists, from St. Petersburg to Shanghai, who've made Knightsbridge their second homes.
How are the drinks?
It's a twee touch, for sure: drinks here are color-coded, not per their appearance but as a guide to their flavor profiles. Yellow cocktails, for example, are effervescent (in other words, counting champagne among their ingredients), while blue drinks are crisp, like the White Duke, with cachaça and gin. There's an appealing assortment of booze-free mocktails, too—a rarity at bars like these.
Worth ordering something to eat, too?
Think of the menu here as upgraded late-night munchies: the grilled cheese features brie and truffle shavings, the sliders are Aberdeen Angus, and the skewers are venison, with pine-scented cauliflower.
Did the staff do you right?
The room underwent a recent refit, largely aimed at dismantling the original bar and rebuilding it to make service easier for the staff. It's made a big difference in their speed and overall attitude, which is now far more cordial—albeit suitably stiff upper-lipped.
Wrap it up: what are we coming here for?
If you want to practice your Mandarin, or meet a mandarin of the British establishment, this is your dream drinking den.
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"If you're looking for a heart-rending story about geese, read this book!"
My name is Lisa Amato and I live in Wilmington, North Carolina. This year, we had geese nest beside our store, J C Penneys. We all took care of them till she hatched her five eggs. We named the male James Cash and the female Penny. They made The Star News twice (we have The Star news report below).
We all fell in love with them. And we continue to care for them and visit them often. Our store manager Tom Saffarn walked them to a pond down from our store to make sure they got there safely.
A mother goose sits on her nest in a planter at the J.C. Penney store at Wilmington's Independence Mall.
Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 12:20 p.m.
To most people, Independence Mall is where you go to get clothing and other must-haves for the family.
But to a pair of Canada geese, the Port City shopping mecca is the perfect place to start a family.
The duo decided to nest in a 2-foot-tall planter box next to J.C. Penney on the west side of the mall.
"Our workers started seeing them hanging around about two weeks ago," store sales manager Melissa Jones said. "Then they started building a nest, which caught us all by surprise."
The first egg was laid on Sunday, with more expected. Folks are hoping to have fluffy yellow goslings walking around in about a month.
"Our employees are having a ball with them," Jones said. "We've adopted them as our mascots."
Andy Wood, education director for Audubon North Carolina, said it's not unusual to see nonmigratory Canada geese nesting in perplexing places.
"These geese are acclimated to people, very much like the pigeons you see in the city," he said. "They're comfortable in an urban setting."
Wood said the mother goose probably chose the planter because it's elevated and provides protection from predators and flooding.
"And the geese will be fine," he added. "They chose that place knowing where they can get food and water from."
Jones said that's likely a retention pond at the southern end of the mall's parking lot.
Still, the store's employees have put out food and water bowls for the expecting parents.
And yellow "caution" tape rings the planter to make people aware of the geese's presence and keep spectators a safe distance away.
"This isn't a dog or a pet cat," Wood said. "This is a wild animal and should be treated as such."
Jones said word about the geese is slowly getting around the store, although customers are still coming in a little perplexed by what they're seeing outside, with some wondering if the geese are fakes.
"We're just having a good time and watching and waiting and hopefully will have something to celebrate in a few weeks," she said.


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There's nothing worse than a GORGEOUS funnel page that is completely unoptimized for mobile. Remember that over 50% of traffic is now mobile, so we should all be thinking about MOBILE first, desktop second. So to that end, I'd like to give you a few tips on how to style your pages.
…and here's the mobile version.
It's not horrible right? But it's clear that this design was not designed for mobile first, but rather second. So there are a few ways you can deal with this!
The first thing you can do is simply hide the image element (in this case, the feather). Just click on it and choose the DESKTOP only icon in the settings. Then a red box will display so you can easily identify all the elements that are categorized this way.
It's looking better now, but we still need to reduce the font size a bit. This way it doesn't have that "blown up" look. In order to adjust the mobile fonts, click on the element, and choose the "mobile font size" option. This way it'll remain the original font size for desktop, but revert to the smaller size on devices.
So that's one way to optimize something like a two-column list for mobile. The second way is by DUPLICATION of the entire section.
To do this, you'll want to work with the GREEN sections. So I would take the ENTIRE purple area with the two column sections and I would set that green section to display DESKTOP only.
When you set green sections to Desktop Only, you won't even see the section at all on mobile. Once that's finished, create an ENTIRE new green section and set it to mobile only, and design it for mobile. In this case, the image list element works best. Now it looks designed for that space.
Just remember that when your power editor is set to desktop only, you won't see any mobile elements, and vice versa. It takes a bit to get used to, but then it's a cinch.
This is really important. When you create a background in a green section and you set it to 100% fill width, that will NOT work on mobile all the time. Oftentimes you design text overlaid on a background image and it looks great on desktop, but when all that text gets vertically stacked, the background image won't be tall enough and the text will run off the image and go onto white space.
The best way to deal with is to either set the background image to Full Center (Parallax) or if you can't, set the entire green section with the background image to Desktop Only and recreate a mobile only section. On this sales page, you can see how this looks great on Desktop…..
…but the image and background had to be modified to make it work on mobile. We had to switch the angle of her face and add a white overlay on the text so it remained readable. This is an example of making two completely different versions of the green section because simple hide/show elements wouldn't work!
If you buy any funnels from the marketplace, don't forget that the designer may have some MOBILE ONLY designs that you won't see until you click on the mobile button at the top of the page.
Design for ONE style first, and then go back and optimize for mobile when you're done. Your brain will thank you.
Save all images at the size they need to be on the page, rather than adjusting the width and height in the Power Editor. It'll make the mobile experience better.
Don't make crazy designs on desktop unless you're willing to recreate virtually every part for mobile.
Don't build an entire page inside a green section. The more green sections you use, the more flexibility you have when it comes time to optimizing for mobile.
If you keep the page design simple, all you'll need to do at the end is adjust all the fonts for mobile – no re-creating sections.
If you keep all the background designs somewhat patterned (meaning resizing the image doesn't cut off important parts of the image) and set them to full center parallax, you'll have a lot less work to do!
If you're still unsure, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've Uncovered A 'New Secret Funnel Strategy'That Almost Nobody Knows About. Find out about it here.
Thank you. That's really informative. One thing I would like to add is the margin/padding of the first section. that often looks weird on mobile. I use different sections on mobile and desktop to fix this.
I have really enjoyed your shared nice piece of content with us.
You Say we make website separately for mobile and desktop this is not right thing. Now day's responsive template and website built which is run on every device , such as we Use Boot strap to built responsive website.
Thanks for this information. Okay, time to put this good information to use.


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Dies ist eine Übersicht über die Autorenbeteiligungen und Musikproduktionen des deutschen Musikers Lukas Loules, der unter anderem auch unter seinem Geburtsnamen Lukas Hilbert aktiv ist. Zu berücksichtigen ist, dass Hitmedleys, Remixe, Liveaufnahmen oder Neuaufnahmen des gleichen Interpreten nicht aufgeführt werden. Ebenso werden aus Gründen der besseren Übersicht lediglich nennenswerte Coverversionen aufgeführt. Tätigkeiten als Komponist und/oder Liedtexter sind in der folgenden Tabelle unter der Spalte "Autor" zusammengefasst worden. Für eine Übersicht aller Charterfolge siehe Lukas Loules/Diskografie.

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FAQ49: What is "Demeaning" or "Humiliating"?
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"Demeaning" and "Humiliating" and such are only in the perception of the patient. While to be guarded against, like covering someone up in ER after you have cut their clothes off, sometimes there is nothing to be done and the patient just has to adapt for a bit -- as in a colonoscopy.
As we grow we all have to change our perceptions -- as patients, professionals, and, most especially, as people.
Remember how stupid and "Humiliating" it was to use your Electrolarynx in public for the first few times? -- and now you don't think twice? -- novel experiences are often perceived as 'Humiliating' by an individual, however, that view is seldom seen by others in the same light. A person trailing an O2 cylinder and wearing a cannula may have felt odd at first -- but after a bit they adapt.
That is what makes us human -- we have learned to adapt. And that includes emotionally and spiritually as well even through we more generally think of more common cultural ways (building, clothing, tables, chairs, etc.).
It is all how YOU look at things. Jewel Hoffman once made the remark that people see you as you see your Self. (I don't know if she would have separated and capitalized the 's' in 'self', but I do it with good reason.) When you become comfortable with 'you' -- so will other people -- tubes or no tubes. Most people are exceptionally accepting and forgiving if we give them a chance.
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Play a potential guitar before you buy it and strum it, and see if you like the sound!
So be sure you like the sound of a guitar, even if you don't know much about playing and are new to the whole thing! Give it a bash and see if you dig it. Beware being told what to like!
We'll be doing all this and more in the coming lessons!
To see the bend in the neck, press down the thickest string in fret 1 (fretting hand) and then press down the string where the neck meets the body with the other hand (thumb) and then use your index finger to press down around 7th fret.
It shouldn't be very far away from the neck - a good amount is 10,000th's of an inch (0.010") - which is the same thickness as a thin E String - so Charlie suggests using a bit of old E String stuck to a bit of card as a gauge!
Check the treble side too!
Don't panic if it's not even!


Forget jumbo jets, this is real flying! Step back in time and into a genuine 1930s Tiger Moth for a flying experience from the past you will never forget. Zip-up your flight jacket, lower your goggles.
We may not be able to get you a trip to the moon (yet), but a Tiger Moth flight is as close to an out-of-this-world gift as you'll ever get for sheer nostalgia and fun.
Once you have donned the gear and taken in the beauty of the craft, your pilot offers you a short history of the plane before taking you airborne to experience the real thrill of a Tiger Moth joy flight. And that can mean only one thing - flying as low as 500 feet above sea-level for truly amazing and breathtaking views.
The Tiger Moth is a 1930s fixed-wing open cockpit biplane designed by British aviation pioneer Geoffrey de Havilland. The plane is interesting because, like other biplanes, it has no electrical system, thus the propeller has to be activated by hand - one of the endearing characteristics of this unique aircraft.


What is aeration? Why is it so important?
Aeration is probably the most misunderstood and overlooked step in lawn care. But, aeration is very important when trying to restore a lawn back to health for the simple reasons that it improves drainage and reduces puddle formation.
Here is a brief explanation of the benefits: Lawn Aeration softens hard soil by allowing water to penetrate into the ground rather than just run off of the surface. As your roots grow deeper, you won't need to water as often which can cut down your water bill. Aeration also allows your lawn to stay greener in the summer and winter because clay soil expands when the weather gets warm (or cold) causing the soil to become compacted Aeration is also recommended before fertilizing and power seeding because it allows the seed and fertilizer to penetrate the soil fully resulting in a fuller, greener, and healthier lawn. Jungle Jim's Lawn Service recommends aerating your lawns every 1-3 years. If you have hills, pets, or active outdoor children you may even need to aerate twice a year.


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Mauranger is the northernmost district of Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The district is centered on the Maurangsfjorden on the western side of the vast Folgefonna glacier.  Mauranger consists of the villages of Sundal, Austrepollen, Nordrepollen, and Gjetingsdalen. The scenery is characterised by its closeness to Folgefonna, several valleys, and precipitous mountainsides.  The main industries in Mauranger are tourism, agriculture, fish farming and power production.

The Mauranger area was historically isolated by the mountains, glaciers, and the fjord, with the only access by boat, and more recently one small road running along the coastline. Then in 2001, the Folgefonna Tunnel opened, connecting Mauranger to the neighboring town of Odda on the eastern side of the Folgefonna glacier.  This has made Mauranger more accessible, and it has led to an increase in tourism.  Mauranger was made even more accessible in 2012 with the opening of the Jondal Tunnel connecting it with the village of Jondal to the northwest.  Now, Mauranger is located on a main transportation route through Sunnhordland.

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Gideon Polya, "Easter Message – Stand up for Humanity", MWC News, 17 April 2006.
NINETY YEARS AGO the Irish rebelled against the British in the Easter Rising. The rebellion was short-lived and Irish insurgents and leaders were caught and hanged by the British. Notable among these was SIR ROGER CASEMENT, a noble humanitarian who – like E. Morel – had "blown the whistle" on Belgian atrocities in the Congo (where some 10 million had died as a result of appalling Belgian rubber-collection atrocities).
The Easter Rebellion was "unsuccessful" at the time but 6 years later Ireland became independent. Similarly, hanging Sir Roger Casement did not stifle his spirit. The humanitarianism of Sir Roger Casement lives on and periodically decent people everywhere are profoundly moved by courageous individuals who stand up for humanity – true heroes such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Raoul Wallenberg, Hugh Thompson, Dr Rafil Dhafir and, most recently, Australian medical doctor, Dr Malcolm Kendall-Smith.
DR MALCOLM KENDALL-SMITH is an Australian hero and humanitarian. An Australian doctor in the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Dr Kendall-Smith has been decorated for previous tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. However Dr Kendall-Smith has now been jailed for refusing to participate further in the illegal Iraq War. He argued that the UK-US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and "on a par with Nazi Germany". The post-invasion under-5 infant mortality and excess mortality in Occupied Iraq now total 0.4 million and 0.5 million, respectively (see MWC News ). International legal experts have indicated that the UK-US-led invasion of Iraq was indeed illegal but the military panel thought otherwise and sentenced Dr Kendall-Smith to 8 months jail and dismissed him from the RAF (see: here and here ).
DR RAFIL DHAFIR, an Iraqi American medical doctor and specialist oncologist, was sentenced in 2005 to 22 years imprisonment as a result of sending food and medical supplies to Iraq during the Sanctions period. It can be readily estimated from the latest UN infant mortality figures that the Iraqi under-5 infant mortality under Sanctions totalled 1.2 million in the period 1990-2003 and have totalled 0.4 million post-invasion. Dr Dhafir is the only Honorary Member of the distinguished Brussells Tribunal humanitarian organization
HUGH THOMPSON was a US helicopter pilot who heroically intervened to save Vietnamese civilians from being massacred by US soldiers at My Lai, Vietnam, on 16 March 1968. He subsequently reported the My Lai massacre - this eventually lead to public exposure of the atrocity by Seymour Hersh and the conviction of Lieutenant William Calley for the massacre of 500 unarmed civilians. This decorated war hero (Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross and Soldier's Medal) died of cancer in January 2006 (see: here ).
RAOUL WALLENBERG was a Swedish diplomat who heroically helped save the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi genocide in 1944. He disappeared after the Soviet Red Army liberated Budapest and is believed to have died in the Soviet Gulag system in Siberia. A bust of Raoul Wallenberg at a very busy intersection in Melbourne, Australia, is a continuing reminder to everyone of our duty to stand up for humanity (see: here ).
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER was a German Protestant pastor and theologian who stood up to the Nazis. He helped Jews escape to Switzerland and eventually became involved in the Abwehr (Military Intelligence Office) plot to remove Hitler. He was incarcerated in a concentration camp and eventually hung on 9 April 1945, one month before the end of the Second World War in Europe (see: here and here ).
Both Dr Dhafir and Dr Kendall-Smith are still alive. They are both medical doctors who have been imprisoned in Western democracies (the US and the UK, respectively) for standing up against horrendous abuse of humanity by the Anglo-American Coalition in Iraq. The Nazi analogy adduced by Dr Kendall-Smith in his defence is germane. The Nazis killed 1.5 million Jewish children during World War 2. So far, the post-1990 Iraqi infant mortality totals 1.6 million and the post-2003 infant mortality totals 0.4 million - 90% of these deaths have been AVOIDABLE and have occurred through the non-provision by the Occupying Coalition of the life-preserving requisites demanded by the Geneva Conventions. The under-5 infant mortality in Iraq (post-1990) and Afghanistan (post-2001) have been 1.6 million and 1.4 million, respectively, and now total 3.0 million (see MWC News for the latest UN and UNICEF mortality figures ). How many infants have to be murdered before the world cries "enough is enough"?
Decent people around the world should be inspired by these examples. Decent people living in INTERNALLY decent democratic societies with freedom of speech (such as those of the war criminal Coalition countries) are obliged to stand up for humanity - they will not be imprisoned, tortured or killed for simply stating the obvious, that "thou shall not kill" and that mass killing of "enemy infants" is utterly repugnant and unforgivably beyond the Pale. Silence kills and silence is complicity – in the face of horrendous abuses of humanity we are obliged to INFORM everyone and to AVOID (where possible) any personal or business dealings with those responsible.


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Katten believes that written advocacy is a distinct subset of litigation. It covers not only compelling appellate briefs, but also the development and presentation of persuasive arguments before trial courts and administrative agencies.
The attorneys of Katten's Appeals and Critical Motions group have honed the skills necessary to present forceful and convincing arguments on dispositive issues — skills that they first developed as law clerks to federal and state appellate judges, as members of the Department of Justice, or through repeat appearances before appellate courts across the country. And although we are appellate advocates first and foremost, we regularly work with members of Katten's other litigation subspecialties at trial, and even before a case is initiated.
Always prepared for appeal
When Katten handles a matter from its inception, the Appeals and Critical Motions team frequently gets involved at the pretrial stage to help develop arguments and strategies, and to convince prosecutors and regulators about legal infirmities in the enforcement actions that they are contemplating. Once a case is initiated, we fully integrate with the trial team — not simply to preserve issues for appeal, but to help craft the best possible arguments at the trial stage. At the appellate stage, members of the group continue teaming with members of Katten's other litigation subspecialties, tapping into a wealth of subject matter knowledge, and we are separately called upon to take over high-stakes appeals from other law firms or provide strategic advice behind the scenes.
Hundreds of appeals
We have briefed and argued several hundred appeals in federal and state appellate courts and in the US Supreme Court, covering a range of legal subjects and industries — many highly technical, and all of great consequence to our clients. Our advocacy has spanned areas such as environmental and workplace safety, securities and financial services, health care, intellectual property (patent, copyright and trademark), real estate, media, consumer class action, and white collar criminal defense.
Represented 76 New York-area hospitals in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a case that, while upholding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) adoption of new Metropolitan Statistical Areas, held unlawful a determination by CMS to phase in a congressionally mandated Occupations Mix Adjustment. The victory was worth $180 million to our clients. Bellevue Hosp. Center v. Leavitt, 443 F.3d 163 (2d Cir. 2006).
Represented biopharmaceutical company Amarin in an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The company had been pursuing FDA approval to market its signature drug for a new indication. A group of plaintiffs filed a putative class action under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, alleging that Amarin misled investors about the prospects of FDA approval. The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs' complaint.
Successfully represented major health care system and university before the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in multiple lawsuits alleging fraud and retaliation under the False Claims Act and discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Members of the Appellate and Critical Motions group secured the dismissal of all claims from the District Court after proving that the plaintiff had engaged in litigation-related misconduct. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the sanction of dismissal in a unanimous, precedential opinion. Rangarajan v. Johns Hopkins Univ., 917 F.3d 218 (4th Cir. 2019), aff'g, 262 F. Supp. 3d 259 (D. Md. 2017).
Represented Microsoft Corporation in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a reverse trademark infringement case in which Kinbook LLC alleged that Microsoft's trademarks "Kinect" and "KIN" were confusingly similar to Kinbook's "Kinbox" and "Munchkinbox" trademarks. In a victory for our client, the Third Circuit affirmed the district court's holding that no reasonable jury could find a likelihood of confusion between the parties' marks.
Represented NBCUniversal and the producers of the series Heroes in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case filed by Jazan Wild, the graphic novel writer of Carnival of Souls, alleging a federal claim for copyright infringement and various state law claims. The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of our clients, affirming the district court's dismissal, with prejudice, of the copyright claim for lack of substantial similarity. Wild v. NBCUniversal, 513 F. App'x 640 (9th Cir. 2013).
Represented an American media conglomerate in the California Court of Appeal in a case granting a rarely issued peremptory writ of mandate directing the trial court to grant summary judgment for our clients. The opinion creates important new precedent in the entertainment industry on the statute of limitations that applies to idea submission claims. The court ruled that plaintiffs' claims accrued and the statute of limitations began to run no later than the date the television series in question was first released to the public and that neither the discovery rule nor the continuous accrual doctrine could extend the accrual date past the initial telecast of the first episode of the series. This is the first-known published opinion applying the statute of limitations on idea submission claims to episodic television.
Represented Relativity Media and the creators and producers of the horror film The Unborn in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case filed by screenwriter Daniel Segal, alleging a federal claim for copyright infringement and a state law claim for breach of implied contract. The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of our clients, affirming the district court's dismissal, with prejudice, of the copyright claim for lack of substantial similarity. The Ninth Circuit also affirmed the district court's denial of leave to amend to replead the claim for breach of implied contract. Segal v. Rogue Pictures, 544 F. App'x 769 (9th Cir. 2013).
Represented appellant Apotex on appeal of a district court decision relating to the blockbuster drug Plavix. The court reversed an award of more than $100 million in prejudgment interest against our client under a settlement agreement. Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex Inc., 659 F.3d 1171 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
Represented defendant-appellant Apotex, Inc. in appeal of a district court decision relating to the manufacture of a generic modafinil-based drug used to treat sleeping disorders. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court, holding that the patent Apotex challenged was invalid and unenforceable based on inequitable conduct. Apotex v. Cephalon, 500 F. App'x 959 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (per curiam).
Represented multinational electronics manufacturer in defense of patent infringement claims. The two patents at issue covered the scalable display of Internet content on mobile devices. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board held all of the asserted patent claims unpatentable, and the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decision in favor of our client. Softview LLC v. Kyocera Corp., Nos. 14-1599, 14-1600 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2015).
Commercial/Real estate
Represented The Retail Property Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of Simon Property Group, Inc., in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the Labor Management Relations Act does not preempt traditional state-law property claims for trespass and private nuisance asserted against a labor union that was arguably engaged in a secondary boycott at the time. The Ninth Circuit agreed in an important, precedential opinion that overturned an adverse decision by the district court. Retail Property Trust v. United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am., 768 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2014).
Represented owner of a shopping mall in Rockville, Maryland, in a case regarding client's ongoing efforts to redevelop the mall into a major mixed-use, town-center-style development. An anchor tenant of the mall sought to enjoin further redevelopment of the mall under a reciprocal easement agreement. In a published decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of the anchor tenant's request for injunctive relief, holding that the proposed injunction would have required the district court to either supervise the restoration of the mall or freeze the mall's ongoing redevelopment efforts, both of which the court of appeals deemed infeasible. Lord & Taylor, LLC V. White Flint, L.P., 780 F.3d 211 (4th Cir. 2015).
Consumer class action
Represented Title Lenders in the Supreme Court of Missouri. We obtained a unanimous decision for our client, holding that the presence of a class action waiver is not, in itself, grounds for finding that an arbitration agreement is "unconscionable" under state law that is otherwise governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Robinson v. Title Lenders, Inc., 364 S.W.3d 505 (Mo. 2012).
Represented taxpayers in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and US Supreme Court in a case where we obtained a ruling in favor of our clients on the issue of whether an understatement of income resulting from an overstatement of tax basis for sold property can qualify as an omission from gross income giving rise to an extended six-year (as opposed to three-year) period for tax assessment. The victory against the IRS was a multimillion-dollar win for our clients and was projected to have as much as a billion-dollar impact in tax cases across the country. Grapevine Imports, Ltd. v. United States, 636 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2011), vacated and remanded by 132 S. Ct. 2099 (2012).
Represented transgender ironworker pro bono in an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against his union and two of its officials. In a precedential opinion reinstating the client's lawsuit, the Second Circuit recognized for the first time that allegations of transgender discrimination are sufficient to state a claim for breach of a labor union's duty of fair representation, an implied cause of action under the National Labor Relations Act. The Second Circuit also ordered the district court to reconsider the client's claims of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, holding that the failure to exhaust administrative remedies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission did not mandate dismissal, and recognizing that the client's failure to exhaust might be excused on one or more equitable grounds. The Second Circuit lauded Katten's work during the argument and noted in its opinion that the client was "ably represented" on appeal. Fowlkes v. Ironworkers Local 40, 790 F.3d 378 (2d Cir. 2015).
Represented, as pro bono co-counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU and Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., plaintiff transgender prison inmates in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a facial challenge to a Wisconsin statute prohibiting the use of public funds for hormone therapy or sexual reassignment surgery for inmates of Wisconsin prisons, without regard to medical need as determined by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' physicians. The Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the district court in holding that the statute, on its face, violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Fields v. Smith, 653 F.3d 550 (7th Cir. 2011).
Represented indigent criminal defendant pro bono. In a unanimous, published decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the government must raise at sentencing all predicate offenses that serve as a basis for a career-offender enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines. If the government fails to do so, it may not rely on a substitute predicate in a collateral proceeding or at resentencing. The decision extends United States v. Hodge, 902 F.3d 420 (4th Cir. 2018), which had reached the same result for statutory mandatory minimums under the Armed Career Criminal Act. United States v. Winbush, --- F.3d --- (4th Cir. 2019).
Represented corporate client charged with felony violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Members of the Appeals and Critical Motions practice obtained the dismissal of all felony counts of the indictment on the basis that the federal government had failed to promulgate regulations that imposed liability on contractors for failing to comply with substantive regulations enacted under the Act. United States v. Wood Group Prod. Servs. Network, Inc., No. 15-cr-197, 2016 WL 1458925 (E.D. La. Apr. 14, 2016), appeal dismissed, No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.).
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Thoughts after returning from a rally to protest New York State's threatened closing of Long Island College Hospital.
One of Whitman's great supporters was American naturalist John Burroughs. Burroughs' nephew Chauncey B. Deyo (called "Channy B." by his uncle) grew to know and admire the older poet. Deyo was studying medicine at Long Island College Hospital when he tragically died at the age of 23. Both Burroughs and Whitman were thrown into despair.
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Collaborating with the instructor to plan and develop some class activities.
Availability to attend classes MW 2:30-3:45, as well as a TA planning meeting on Mondays at 10am.
Monitoring and supporting undergraduate TAs, responding to questions about grading, attendance, etc.
Helping to create and maintain moodle page, activities, assignments.
Leading portions of lectures, and leading occasional class sessions if the instructor is unable.
Creating tests from the material covered.
Grading tests and assignments (in collaboration with instructor).
Please send an application, short cover letter and resume by Wed, May1st to Jya Plavin.
The Graduate Assistant will work closely with the Chief Undergraduate Advisor (CUA) in providing a successful academic advising program for Public Health Sciences (PHS). The Assistant will work closely with the undergraduate Public Health Peer Advisors.
Click here for a full list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Three Teaching Assistantship positions are available for the Fall 2019 semester to support the undergraduate course PUBHLTH 129: Health Care for All: Myths and Realities. The course meets the General Education requirement for Social and Behavioral Science and also carries the Diversity (DU) designation. This course has an enrollment of 180+ students and four graduate and 6-7 undergraduate course assistants. A topical description of the course can be found on the other side of this announcement.
Teaching assistants will be primarily responsible for grading written exams and papers; assisting in lectures as appropriate; helping to facilitate discussion in the lecture, and having regularly scheduled office hours. Proficiency in both written and verbal English is required. The time commitment is 10 hours per week. The course is scheduled for Tues-Thurs 4:00-5:15PM. TAs must be available to attend the lectures during that time period.
All interested students are encouraged to apply. Please download and complete the attached form and return it to Gloria Seaman. This application and related materials are also posted on the School's website. If you complete the application on the web, you may email it to gjseaman@schoolumass.umass.edu.
The Massachusetts State Department of Public Health (MDPH) is still accepting applications for vacancies within the Local Health Internship Program for Summer 2019. The Local Health Internship Program matches graduate students with local health departments for a summer practicum experience, allowing the student to work on a variety of public health activities at the local level, while at the same time providing additional access to mentorship and networking opportunities within MDPH. The summer internship session runs from May 22, 2019- August 14, 2019.
While the preliminary student application deadline has passed and the majority of our summer projects have been matched, the following locations remain unfilled at this time. Please see that attachment for descriptions of each location and projects proposed. MDPH is looking to fill these vacancies on a rolling basis - interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
More information and application instructions are located here. Vacancies will be filled when an acceptable candidate is identified, so please apply via email to Hillary Johnson immediately.
Community Solutions (CS) is seeking a summer intern to support our Inspiring Places team's work in North Hartford, CT. Community Solutions is a national non-profit organization that helps communities end homelessness, both by improving local housing efforts and by working in communities of concentrated poverty to change the conditions that make people vulnerable to future homelessness. The intern will work full time, 40 hours per week, starting in early June through mid August.
Research best practices for Shared Office and Food Business Incubator.
Assist with marketing and promoting our Swift Shared Office and Food Business Incubator.
Assist with construction management of Swift factory.
Interested applicants may refer here for more information on the internship and to apply.
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MS AHC) is looking for college students pursuing health-related fields to mentor youth as they map and research community assets in underserved neighborhoods throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. The data collected is used to produce an interactive online map that links youth, families, and health providers to the services they need the most (mapscorps.org).
Field Coordinators will provide leadership and monitor data collection in the field, facilitate youth development workshops, and support youth in creating community health research projects. Stipend provided is $1,440.00.
To apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to reginald.warren@mountsinai.org.
This is an unpaid internship that is designed to be an educational opportunity with a focus on training, developing new skills and gaining a deeper understanding of concepts through hands-on experience. This internship may be completed for college course credit. If desired, the intern will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our Academic, Business, Data, Development, and Human Resources offices as well.
Supporting the schools' health/wellness programs and systems.
Identifying and communicating the health needs of our students.
Updating and maintaining health records.
Conducting research as requested by department.
Interested applicants may refer here for qualifications and application.
Each year in September, the Parent Ed Workgroup creates a "Parent Guide" insert that is published as a supplement to the Greenfield Recorder and the Athol Daily News. The parent guide includes features on local families, articles on parenting challenges, and lists of resources for local families. We are looking for undergraduate AND graduate interns to coordinate our annual Parent Guide in the Greenfield Recorder.
work with the Greenfield Recorder on formatting the final guide.
The Communities That Care Coalition has been working to improve the health and well-being of young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin for the last 16 years. Our substance abuse prevention efforts have met with tremendous success – youth substance use rates have dropped steadily, we've been written up in the Stanford Social Innovation Review multiple times, received national awards, and spoken at the White House. Our friendly, multi-agency Parent Education Workgroup has been doing this for many years and can provide plenty of guidance to a motivated self-starter. We have had graduate and undergraduate interns work on this project in the past, and it was a successful arrangement for everyone involved.
Please contact Kat Allen at kallen@frcog.org with any questions you have, or if you are interested.
The mission of MDPH is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth. We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health.
The intern will have an opportunity to engage MDPH staff, and staff at schools and programs of public health in Massachusetts. The work will include a survey of current academic partnerships efforts within MDPH to develop a directory of existing partnerships, points of contact.
Please refer here for qualifications, responsibilities, and application.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a leading national philanthropic force helping communities create the conditions children need to thrive, is seeking nominations and applications for Program Officers to strengthen the foundation's work in Food Systems, Health Equity, and Maternal and Child Health. In recent years, the foundation has sharpened its focus on improving conditions for vulnerable children, concentrating on three key factors of success and their intersections: education and learning; food, health and well-being; and family economic security.
Reporting to the Director of Food, Health & Well-Being (FHWB), the Program Officers will provide leadership and oversight for execution of programs and policy that strive for positive systemic change within communities to ensure educated, healthy kids and secure families nationally, focusing on the integration of these areas with efforts to transform public health systems to more effectively address racial equity, community engagement and social determinants of health.
Interested applicants may refer here for more information on the position.
To Apply: Applications including a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume (in Word format), and where you learned of the position should be sent to: WKKF-POFHWB@nonprofitprofessionals.com. In order to expedite the internal sorting and reviewing process, please type your name (Last, First) as the only contents in the subject line of your e-mail.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) is charged with assuring conditions in which people can be healthy. The mission of Columbus Public Health is to protect health and improve lives in our community. It is the responsibility of Columbus Public Health to assure that the Columbus community is protected from disease and other public health threats, and everyone is empowered to live healthier, safer lives. CPH is the leader for identifying public health priorities and mobilizing resources and community partnerships to address them.
VISTA members will play a vital role in expanding access to care for CPH clients and the broader Columbus community. VISTA resources will work to expand the Access to Care program, leading to an increase in the number of Columbus residents who are being referred for medical services. This program will play a direct role in overseeing the implementation of an electronic referral system to improve education, understanding and healthcare navigation for Columbus' most vulnerable communities. This position will also be responsible for overseeing the work of the Columbus Health Literacy Committee, conducting recruitment of new organizations, providing training and education on health literacy, and evaluating the work of the committee as a whole. This role will be responsible for data collection, presentation development, facilitation of meetings, training and networking.
View full job description and application here.
Do you want to make a difference in the health of your community? Are you intrigued by the idea of working independently to form relationships within your community to help patients solve often complex social and health issues? Do you have a commitment to working with at‐risk populations? Are you a team player, willing to work with a diverse group?
This is a part‐time position to work with patients to develop action plans and overcome barriers to better manage their own health. You'll be responsible for increasing patients' access to health care and community resources. Our Community Health Worker is active in health center provider teams; documents patient's progress; works at health centers and in the community including home visits.
Qualifications include 3+ years of health/social services experience and/or post‐high school education in a related field. Must have a verifiable good driving record and reliable transportation. Must be computer literate and knowledge of Hilltown culture and resources required. Residents of Hilltowns of W. MA.
Refer here for more information.
To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to: HR Coordinator, Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc. 58 Old North Road, Worthington, MA 01098 OR email brida@hchcweb.org.
Innovation Network is a national research and evaluation consulting firm. We are dedicated to making evaluation accessible to nonprofits and foundations. We believe in the power of data and storytelling to inform decisions, strengthen results, and create lasting change. We have established practice areas in advocacy and social movements, health and health equity, immigration, democracy and civic engagement, leadership development, and social justice.
The Associate will be part of the Innovation Network evaluation consulting team, working closely with other members of the team and carrying out duties in a variety of areas including evaluation planning, data collection, analysis, development of charts and graphs, writing, presentations, project management, background/desk research, and other support. We seek evaluators who share our commitment for social justice and are creative problem-solvers. Our team is highly collaborative; you will work in project teams of three to five people. You will be expected to multi-task and manage your own workload to effectively contribute to approximately four to six projects at any given time.
This position affords the opportunity to become immersed in the social sector, learning about its history, funder-grantee dynamics, key players, and emerging issues. Our work is also rooted in the evaluation community and will provide insight to evaluation theory and cutting-edge evaluation practice, such as in the areas of advocacy and social movements evaluation. You will also be exposed to a consulting approach and may develop consulting experience such as project management, client relationship development, and new business development. Working with Innovation Network will put you in a position to simultaneously develop your professional skills and make a difference!
View full job description, responsibilities, qualifications, and application here.
To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Stephanie Darby, Operations Manager, at sdarby@innonet.org. In your cover letter, we encourage you to provide a detailed description of your research and evaluation experience, the types of programs or initiatives that you have worked on, and with reference to specific issues areas you are interested in.
The Public Health Institute (PHI) is seeking a Public Relations and Outreach Specialist. The Public Health Institute (PHI) is a large non-profit public health organization conducting a broad range of public health research, training, and technical assistance programs in California, throughout the nation, and around the world. The work of PHI and its 200+ program routinely breaks new ground in public health research, policy and practice, and is regularly covered in top-tier print, broadcast and radio networks across the country and around the world.
PHI seeks a dynamic, creative and connected PR/Media specialist to grow this work. You are a superb writer and editor, with existing relationships in the media world, an understanding of how to frame tricky topics and a demonstrated ability to translate academic/medical/public health-speak into dynamic, compelling and actionable messages. Your expertise, insight and timing will help place stories that will drive practice change, craft op-eds that will move legislators to support important policies, and ensure that the innovative and effective work of PHI's leadership and programs gets out into the world so it can truly make a difference. You use your design and video skills to strengthen the messaging and impact of your press and media work. You are able to proactively understand and integrate language, messaging and a work approach that contributes to a richer understanding of racial and social justice issues and their connection to health.
The specialist is responsible for: maintaining and developing PHI's press and media outreach; promoting the work and brand of PHI and its programs; and writing and placing articles and opinion pieces that enhance PHI's media presence and reflect organizational priorities and messages. This position will lead outreach work that can include identifying new dissemination networks, conferences and audiences. They will also provide general writing and editing support in a small communications department that requires a shared approach to work and a willingness to take on whatever task is at hand.
Please refer here for more information on the position and to apply.
Occidental College is seeking a full-time Coordinator/Teaching Faculty member for its innovative, and community focused program in Public Health. The Public Health program is an interdisciplinary minor jointly administered by a steering committee of faculty in the departments of Urban and Environmental Policy, Biology, and Kinesiology. The Public Health minor at Oxy is one of the first in a liberal arts college and is a popular minor among students from a broad range of disciplines. Many students in the minor enter Public Health related jobs or pursue graduate degrees in the field of Public Health. In addition to the minor curriculum, the Public Health program oversees community-linked internships with direct service organizations and community health clinics in Los Angeles.
The Public Health Program Coordinator/Teaching Faculty is responsible for administering the Public Health minor in collaboration with the steering committee, managing Public Health internships, and teaching 5 course equivalents per year. Courses will include Introduction to Public Health, Epidemiology, and the Public Health Practicum, a community-based course. The successful candidate will be able to leverage existing strengths of the program within an urban liberal arts college and provide advising for students from diverse backgrounds who want to enter public health related fields. The ideal candidate will also be able to develop and grow mutually beneficial partnerships with public health service organizations in Los Angeles.
View full job description and requirements here.
To Apply: Please submit the following items in one single pdf in the order listed to publichealthsearch@oxy.edu.
Have strong writing skills — and can perform writing assignments with little supervision.
Are an effective verbal communicator, both in-person and by telephone.
Have the ability to work on multiple time-sensitive projects with ease.
Thrive in a fast-paced, flexible work environment.
Please refer here for responsibilities of the position.
We are looking for a Program Manager to take over leadership of all of our program activities. Responsibilities would include conducting outreach to invite medical students to found new chapters, walking founders through the process of starting a chapter, continuing to develop curricula to teach medical students about effective civic engagement, connecting chapter presidents at the various schools to create synergistic collaboration, helping organize our annual national medical community voter registration campaign (currently in partnership with the American Medical Student Association www.medoutthevote.org), supporting chapters when they need guidance on how to create effective programming, working on engaging alumni to continue their post-graduate civic engagement, and expanding our presence at health professional schools across the country.
We are a small startup. We are first and foremost looking for someone who is excited and passionate about the mission of the organization. We want someone who understands the value of civic engagement, understands the potential power that the medical community has if they are able to use that power effectively in the civic arena, and is excited about the chance to help train this community to use that power effectively. This individual must have an entrepreneurial spirit, must exhibit leadership skills, have strong communication skills, have a strong work ethic in order to hold themselves accountable for the work that needs to be done, and have a passion for civic engagement. We would like someone who has experience working in the political arena or civic engagement, managing up and/or working in the non-profit sector, and developing and/or implementing curricula, along with a wicked sense of humor.
Please refer here for more information on the position.
To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to aaron.shapiro@citizenphysicians.org with "Program Manager Application" in the subject line. The cover letter should highlight relevant experience and explain your reasoning for applying for the position.
The Research Assistant I (RAI) works with the research study investigators to coordinate subject recruitment, clinical data and sample collection, study related communications, and IRB submissions for designated projects. The RAI is responsible for evaluating and tracking the recruitment process including outcomes, expenditures, and reporting to investigators on outcomes related to study progress. The assistant must conduct all study related activities according to HIPAA and IRB guidelines.
Additional responsibilities include working in close contact with gastroenterologists, research staff, clinical staff, Partners' Institutional Review Board (IRB), and fiscal/legal groups within and outside of Partners, as necessary. Excellent communication (oral and written), phone, and computer skills are necessary. Working independently and under general supervision from the study investigators, provides support to clinical research studies. May be responsible for the following activities: developing and implementing strategies for improving study logistics and execution, recommending changes to protocols, and completing administrative duties.
This position includes significant patient contact.
View full job description and to apply here.
CommunicateHealth is a mission-based consulting company that helps public and private sector organizations simplify health information. We design healthcare services, personal health tools, public health and emergency communications, and innovative interactive media. We employ a talented team of plain language writers, designers, developers, researchers, and usability specialists dedicated to creating health information and services that are attractive and easy to use. Check out the several different positions that are available at CommunicateHealth, Inc.
Interested applicants may refer here for more information.
Through a collaboration with Bois d'Arc Farm ("BDA Farm"), Horseshoe Farm is pleased to offer a new paid gap year (13 month) Farming, Health, and Nutrition Fellowship. The competitive Fellowship is a unique opportunity to gain hands on experience on a working organic farm and to translate this work directly to Horseshoe Farm's cutting-edge community health programs in Greensboro, Alabama.
Two accepted Fellows will spend approximately half of their time working and learning with BDA Farm (planting and harvesting, helping with farming operations, and doing outreach work to farmers markets and partner restaurants in the region).
To apply: Completed applications (which can be downloaded here) can be emailed to fellows@projecthsf.org.


A Coventry freight forwarding firm is doubling in size and is moving into a historic Coventry landmark building.
Retail Transport Services is set to move into Hawkins, the office element of The Co-Operative scheme in Corporation Street, as it looks to drive the business forward.
The company, which works with suppliers and hauliers to transport freight by sea, air and road, has outgrown its current office at Kings Chambers and will move into an office double the size to accommodate its future growth plans.
Coventry-based agents, Shortland Penn + Moore acted on behalf of EDG Property, with Retail Transport Services signing a new 10 year lease.
The Hawkins office scheme let off-plan within days of going on the market, and Retail Transport Services will join businesses including Field Overell Solicitors, Fragrances and a new restaurant which is due to be announced shortly.
Dave Hughes, managing director of Retail Transport Services said: "We are delighted to sign the lease for our new office at Hawkins and look forward to moving in at the beginning of March.
"We found that the Hawkins development was a perfect match for our business. The setting and the quality of the development reflects the work that we do here and the offices are being refurbished to a very high standard.
"We are at capacity in our current office after increasing our workforce earlier this year, but our new office is double in size and will allow us to expand.
"It demonstrates our continued success at driving Retail Transport Services forward. Due to the complexities and uncertainty of Brexit we have been working harder and smarter to ensure that we are offering the very best services to our clients.
The Co-Operative will also be showcased at the largest international development and investment show in March. EDG Property are part of the Coventry and Warwickshire MIPIM Partnership which promotes the area at the three-day show in March.
Neil Edginton, managing director of EDG Property, said: "We are delighted to welcome Retail Transport Services to Hawkins, the first phase of The Co-Operative development.
"They are a very well-established business with international connections and we are confident the firm will continue its success in its new city centre home.


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Augustus and the Search for the Next "Gamer's Bingo"
Paolo Mori's Augustus was nominated for this year's Spiel de Jahres, and rightly so. I found it a clever and satisfying evolution of classic Bingo. In fact, it's often called Roman Bingo or Gamer's Bingo around my local gaming circles. Neither label has quite been intoned in derogatory manner, but I get the feeling it's sort of a dubious honor.
You hear that term, "Gamer's ____," applied to any game that has a mass market central mechanic at the core of otherwise more modern gameplay. You might describe dice games like Alien Frontiers or Roll Through the Ages as "Gamer's Yahtzee" for example. These "Gamer's" versions of classic games are chimeric beasts, with the heart of a mainstream game and the body of gamer's game.
Here are a few common tips for making a "Gamer's ____" game, in terms of Roman cliches for your entertainment. (Are you not entertained?)
All Roads Lead to Bingo.
Take an existing mainstream game (ideally one in the public domain) and apply a typically hobby-oriented theme. The challenge is finding the theme that complements the emergent properties of the core game. In Augustus, Roman conspirators (bingo players) are seeking clues (bingo calls) in order to effectively execute their conspiracies (bingo cards). Yeah, it's a very thin theme, but it doesn't contradict the gameplay. Bingo lends itself well to ratcheting tension, multiplayer groups, and a satisfying climax when you can yell "Bingo!" or "Ave Caesar!"
Bingo as the Romans Bingo.
Your game may be clearly based on a pre-existing classic game, but the theme is what drives all the other secondary and tertiary mechanics. For example, the cards in Augustus represent either a military campaign or a senator's influence. Each card requires a certain combination of Roman-themed bingo symbols to complete. Once complete, each is worth points and each has a unique effect that can cascade into other effects. It's easy to write a fiction around these outcomes, too. "I finally got that last legionnaire, which won the favor of this Senator, who in turn supported my campaign in Britannia."
Veni, Vidi, Bingo.
Keep the game compact. You want to be in and out within 45 minutes, including any setup/breakdown time. Longer than 45 minutes or bigger than a chess board starts going outside the bounds of a casual play experience. Augustus lasts about 30 minutes and all the components can fit in the velvet bag that comes in the rather oversized box.
Naturally this has me thinking about what the next "Gamer's ____" will be and how successful it might be in the game market. Will a gamer theme turn off anyone interested in the original inspiration? Will the original inspiration face profound disinterest among gamers? Are good production values and marketing enough get a first play? Is the game satisfying enough for its target audience to keep them coming back?
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ODOT will close northbound span of I-5 Bridge for 9 days next year
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on October 21st, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Get ready for 2-way traffic on the I-5 Bridge sidewalk.
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
How worried is the Oregon Department of Transportation about an upcoming closure of the Interstate Bridge? They've announced it nearly one year in advance.
Last week ODOT made notice of a nine-day closure to the northbound span of the Interstate 5 Bridge between Oregon and Washington. The full closure will be from September 12th to 20th. It will give crews a chance to repair a damaged section and replace old parts in one of the towers of the 102-year old span.
"The closure is expected to create significant traffic snarls and delays," says ODOT. That's because the bridge carries about 300,000 car and truck users every day. During the closure, bridge users will share the southbound span. Yes that means two-way traffic on the bridge deck and on the sidewalk. Here are more details:
During the closure, the southbound span will remain open to traffic in both directions. Northbound and southbound travelers will share the three lanes and the sidewalk on the southbound bridge. Movable concrete barriers will provide two lanes of traffic in the busiest direction. During the morning commute, two southbound lanes and one northbound lane will open for traffic. At midday, crews will move the concrete barriers to provide two northbound lanes and one southbound lane for the evening commute.
(Screenshots from ODOT video at InterstateBridge.org.)
In a video on the project website, ODOT says if the amount of car and truck drivers remains constant, people can expect up to 16 hours of congestion a day and backups that extend for four miles on either side of the Columbia River. It's also likely that spillover traffic will clog the I-205 Bridge and local streets like Lombard (Hwy 30) and Columbia.
This closure should be an interesting test of how willing (or unwilling) people are to change their travel behaviors — especially given that talks of a new I-5 bridge replacement project are already heating up.
To avoid carmaggedon ODOT is encouraging people to plan ahead by working from home, carpooling or taking transit. Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) ODOT doesn't even mention bicycling in their announcement or on their website. Bicycling across this bridge isn't ideal, but it's certainly possible and it's something hundreds of people do every day. It's a shame that ODOT has so little respect and awareness for cycling that they don't even present it as a feasible mobility option.
As for cycling conditions, the existing sidewalk is already so narrow that some people are afraid to use it. One small silver lining is that the southbound sidewalk is a tad wider than the northbound one. Even so, with two-way bicycling traffic ODOT will need to invest in signage and education to prevent collisions. ODOT closed the northbound sidewalk for 10 days back in 2013, so they should have ample experience with this issue.
Do you ride the I-5 Bridge? What will you do during this closure?
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Chainstays
As a daily rider on the I-5 bridge, 2-way traffic on the sidewalk is not unusual given the confusion connections on both side of the bridge. I'll plan to bike on the south bound side on the morning commute, yielding to folks going south and try to be patient…it will be better than being in a car.
Yes it will stay a 2-way bikeway until ODoT makes it oneway…even thought this is technically a joint WA & OR owned facility. WSDoT generally defers to ODoT for this facility based on a likely "ancient" "joint" operations agreement. (We at the CoV tried to coordinate it as a one-way facility in the flow of MV traffic, but the ODoT of ~2007 was not interested in this change even though it has benefits during peak hour…and not being blinded by on-coming car headlights at night.)
Actually this work is going to affect the region much longer than the "planned" 2 week bike ned closure…more like 4 weeks. The web page says "Lane closures on the Interstate Bridge and I-5 will begin late August 2020 and continue into late September 2020 in addition to the full closure of the northbound bridge". So it would behouve regional commute drivers to switch to cycling across the bridge once any lane closures start in August…if they cannot take 4 weeks off from work.
The last time the Trunnion work closed the I-5 Bridge was in the 90s (1996?) for the younger bridge unit. (This new work will be on bridge hardware that is twice as old as the last time they worked to do a similar repair.) The plan back then even included scheduling Amtrak Cascades trains as a local commuter service. (I hope they can do this again but doubt there is any extra track capacity now.) They got lucky in the 90s as the work went quickly (on the "young" ~50 year old bridge) and a lot of folks went on vacation…too bad this upcoming work cannot happen when school is all out…thus the vacation option would be more effective.
It is going to be interesting how this interim "zipper" style contra flow lane will work without inducing even greater carmageddon…I guess ODoT will do a stationary "bridge lift" and stop all traffic 2x per day just to move the barriers.
I had a sad but funny discussion with ODoT staff about a I-5 Bridge closure in the early 2000s as to what they "recommended" cyclists do for their un announced full bike path closures (one side was closed for the painting and then they decided without notice to do work on the other "open" side)…they told me to use I-205 as my alternative route for cycling. LOL.
As a long time Vancouver resident, I hope the engineers find something that causes them to say "This thing is a death trap and we're never opening it back up." I fear a never-ending dither over a replacement bridge–the hands of the powers that be need to be forced.
Mike Quigley
Nightmare. ODOT wants a new bridge. This is intended to guarantee one.
Oh, stop it. Do you really think this is a conspiracy on the part of ODOT?
What item with moving parts that is 90 years old and is left outside in the rain doesn't require periodic maintenance and replacement of parts?
Have you ever had to replace the chain on your bike even though you lube it regularly?
Are you still riding a 90 year old "safety bicycle" and driving the Model T passed down from your grandfather?
It's a conspiracy when they time the shutdown to coincide with a public vote on the matter.
What public vote?
CRC opinion survey for Clark County residents; public comment period opens September 21st !
matchupancakes
It would be safer for all modes to provide jersey barrier protection on the bridge deck for micromobility while keeping cars within the other two lanes bidirectional.
PS – Jonathan; great photo!
Raktajino
I wrote the program and was told that CTran and TriMet are discussing how to increase service and reliability to make busing more appealing. I don't remember my suggestions exactly, but definitely there needs to be more service and with extended hours to increase the ability of people to flex their hours. Hopefully they can cooperate for once?
Roberta Robles
This image is like two middle fingers up for the public 1) one for no bike lanes and 2) for no Bus Lane. Bi di-rectional bus lanes with service to the C-Vine. I'm told the majority opposition to this is people who work for the Port of Portland who live in Vancouver. They can't fathom riding the bus. So.. we will see how climate action ready the Port of Portland really is, can their people ride a bus? Then everybody can. Who wouldn't want a BRT station at Peterson Airfield? Beautiful view! Never forget the Russian's crash landed their and that is historic preservation. You can't trump that.
Maybe during the closure we could get a pedestrian and bike-only water taxi from Vancouver to downtown PDX!
There's precedent–before the Interstate bridge opened in @1913, there was a ferry!
delete last comment sorry. not helpful.
It would be really great if we had some sort of mass transit into Vancouver during this work. Oh well…
The picture caption says "get ready for 2 way traffic on the I-5 bridge sidewalk". From my experience this has ALWAYS been the case on the downriver (wide) side.
In fact I (and the people I ride with)use this side coming or going and meet bikes and pedestrians both ways. Obviously you have to be careful and I yield ROW when appropriate or I perceive a dangerous situation.
I just hope any new bridge has somewhat wider bike lanes on BOTH sides.
Odds are the Washington administrators will shut down the new bridge, once the trunion is fixed, deciding it will be good for another 50 years.
Ted Buehler
Todd or others —
I read about this at the time, the last time they did it in the 1990s.
Didn't they do a massive Transportation Demand Management outreach, and there was no congestion at all?
Seems that this success story from the past could be used to pitch a "we can do this" spin on the upcoming closure, rather than a "doom and gloom" spin.
One of the big reasons the traffic situation was not horrendous when they did the previous shutdown is that lots of people who commute across the bridge simply took vacations that time. I expect that's why they are announcing the closure almost a year in advance so people can make similar plans.
I'm not usually this tinfoil hatted but the timing is curious.
Also completely disingenuous, bordering on contempt to suggest commuters use transit as a solution to this. How is that an improvement to sitting in your car if you are stuck in the very same traffic with no priority?
They should close the bridge to all but transit which would run 24/7 at 5 min headways from a dedicated route from downtown Portland, expo ctr, Hayden island and a couple of huge park and ride lots in Clark Co. Express shuttles from Vancouver to downtown. Yes it is expensive but so are tens of thousands of people stuck in traffic for 9 days. It would be great training wheels for people to imagine commuting beyond SOV. A demonstration of the future and solution to the current dilemma facing the region going forward.
Two lanes for transit and the third for a barrier protected super lane for bikes and Peds. Haul some temporary planters and lighting up on the bridge and install benches and attractive interpretive signage and colorful banners about local history and ecology along the way and make it something fun and interesting to explore. Partner with the scooter companies to create a special zone encompassing Hayden Island and downtown Vancouver.
It's time to stop worrying about what car-centric people think and just show them it works if we really believe it is possible.
nomination for comment of the week
Peter W
I get that ODOT needs to stage their equipment in the closed lanes or whatever, but would it be possible to keep the sidewalks/bikeways open on both sides? ODOT should think creatively here.
Note this from the announcement:
> In addition, four ramps in the project area will close for traffic control and to ensure a safe work zone.
I'd be very curious about a) what closing those ramps does for smoothing out traffic flow, and b) if it has any impact on crashes / fender benders / safety.
I suspect ODOT knows this helps for both (which is why they're doing it) – and keep in mind this part of the suggestion for an alternative to the massive CRC option.
Three of the ramp closures are on the northbound side. (Marine Drive, Hayden Island, & I5 to SR14) The 4th is the South Bound on ramp from SR14/downtown Vancouver which merges on right at the bridge.
Resopmok
How about one lane for truck and auto traffic each direction and one lane for transit that switches directions as needed to get busses across. Busses can pick up in downtown Vancouver and drop at popular Portland-side stops and/or max stations. It would be a preview of what BRT could be like and still provide the opportunity to get people to work in a timely way (I'm assuming that's the important function, not fun and shopping trips which cross the Columbia).
Ah never mind. Yay cars!
Where are all the vacant parking spaces in downtown Vancouver that you'd use for this event?
There are over 50,000 Washington residents who work in Oregon. Maybe half use I-5 and half use I-205. You might need as many as 10,000 extra parking spaces to get half the I-5 motorists into buses.
Moveable concrete barriers? So that the gridlocked traffic can safely stay in their lanes? It's a miracle that in some places lane-switching happens daily with nothing more than changing signs. It takes a special kind of cynicism to justify the cost of installing and moving those barriers every day, while steadfastly seeking to avoid any sort of protection for vulnerable road users system-wide.
They do the barrier move in free-flowing traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge every day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzAGqOfDANM
Lenny Anderson
I was working on Swan Island at the time of the last such closure, October, 1997. To their credit the DOT's pulled out the TDM (Transportation Demand Management) stops that time…HOV lanes on both I-5 and I-205, free C-Tran van if you signed up 10 riders, free C-Tran bus if you signed up 30, extra Amtrak commuter rail run, etc. Of the 30 plus employees from Clark county at Boise Cascade R&D, 10 were in a van, a few worked from home, several more formed carpools, others took special C-Tran buses. And overall it was a big non-event congestion-wise. Sadly the DOTs and others quickly forget these lessons in TDM. And here we are!
Yeah I remember '97 too. "Trunnion Trama" chyrons on KATU and wall-to-wall coverage of the impending doom.
Like most snowfall in Portland: non-event. Mostly due to the huge publicity and transit campaign.
We ought to really consider how 1 sided the traffic is on both the I-5 and I-205 bridges. If any future upgrades or replacement of either occurs it should be paid for largely by Washington as they are the main user, it makes little sense for Oregon to contribute significant resources to subsidize sprawl out into rural parts of Washington. At the same time the idea of building fewer lanes for motor vehicles and having some of them switch direction at midday to maximize their utility seems like a good one and Washington should think about it if they decide they want to invest in a bridge. #nocrc
I suppose it would be okay then if all those Washington Residents that pay Oregon Income Tax be exempt from paying that tax? This sounds like the argument Clackamas County used so they could avoid helping with the costs of the Sellwood Bridge.
Really? The taxes we pay already for – ostensibly – road upkeep mean that little to you?
Andrew Kreps
I'm curious what "people can expect up to 16 hours of congestion a day" really means. Does that mean traffic will be going slower than the speed limit for two-thirds of the day? Or is it going to take 16 hours to get across the bridge? Don't we already have at least 8 hours of "congestion" every day?
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