The landmark Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation case was the forerunner of nationwide integration of U.S. public schools, but until now, it's never been honored in Westminster.
"I am pretty shocked that Westminster still hasn't created a memorial for [the Mendez family]," Obed Silva, an English professor at Cypress College told the City Council on April 26.
Sylvia Mendez, who was 9 when her parents sued the Westminster School District, told council members it was time they recognized the city's civil rights history.
"There is no public place of recognition in Westminster. It is largely unknown here," said Mendez, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 by then-President Barack Obama.
Council members voted unanimously to approve Councilman Sergio Contreras' proposal to apply for state cap-and-trade funds to create a historic bike trail on Hoover Street, which passes through the elementary school site that was central to the 1946 lawsuit.
The two-mile bike trail along an unused railroad right-of-way would begin on Hoover at Bolsa Avenue, end at Garden Grove Boulevard and include educational information about the case and possibly commemorative public art. It's part of a city plan to create bike trail and green space for residents.
The city has already spent $16,000 out of its general fund cleaning up the trail and another $2.3 million in municipal lighting and park dedication funds on bike trail improvements.
"I was really surprised that the past City Council or Westminster schools did not come up with any ideas to honor the family properly," Mayor Tri Ta said. "I think this is the time, a good start."
The case began when five Mexican-American fathers challenged the practice of barring Mexican-American children from attending public schools with whites. The suit specifically cited the El Modena, Garden Grove, Westminster and Santa Ana school districts.
Mendez v. Westminster began as a state case but school districts appealed the court's decision, which required them to integrate. The districts lost on appeal to the federal courts.
It was the first time a federal court declared the practice of school segregation unjust and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended school segregation nationwide.
Following the federal decision, the state Legislature passed, and Gov. Earl Warren, a Republican, signed a bill outlawing segregation in all California schools. Warren was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1953 and, a year later, led the court's majority in the Brown v. Board of Education decision that required integration of the nation's schools.
It was a time when restaurants posted signs like "No Dogs and No Mexicans Allowed."
In the fall of 1944, Gonzalo and Felicita Mendez tried to enroll their three children at the Westminster Main Street School. But the children instead were assigned to Hoover Elementary, a school for Mexican children only, according to the National Archives website.
Four other families joined the Mendez family in suing four local school districts. During the trial, one Orange County superintendent said "Mexicans are inferior in personal hygiene, ability, and in their economic outlook" in justifying the district's segregation policy, according to the National Archives website.
"[My mother] was born on Baker Street in Placentia and restricted to go only to the Baker School where she was hit if she ever spoke Spanish," Therese Mosqueda-Ponce, a counselor at Cypress College, told the Westminster City Council last week.
Mosqueda-Ponce was one of several educators who spoke before the council who said many of her students were unaware of Mendez v. Westminster.
Silva said while the city is known for and celebrates its large Vietnamese community, it has not given the same attention to a defining moment in the city's – and the nation's — history.
Silva noted the Santa Ana School District has named an intermediate school after the Mendez family, and the Los Angeles Unified School District has dedicated a high school in Boyle Heights.
Westminster has a more recent history of discrimination against Latinos. Resident Mark Lawrence, who ran unsuccessfully for City Council in 2016, pointed to a 2011 lawsuit brought by three Latino Westminster police officers who alleged they were denied promotions because of their ethnicity. A federal jury awarded the officers a $3.5 million judgment.
Resident Lupe Fisher said the case isn't just about fighting for equality for Mexican children.
"It's way overdue, and we owe it to our children," Fisher said. "I don't mean our Latino children, our Mexican-American children … history is for everyone."
Without Mendez v. Westminster, Fisher told the City Council's three Vietnamese and one Latino members, they wouldn't be sitting where they are today.
"We have a diverse City Council. If it wasn't for this case, most of you wouldn't be here – it would be Margie and maybe Mr. Jones," Fisher said, referring to Councilwoman Margie Rice and City Attorney Richard Jones.
This story was reported by Voice of OC, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, as part of a publishing agreement with TimesOC. Contact Thy Vo at tvo@voiceofoc.org or follow her on Twitter @thyanhvo.


Blogger Andrew Olmstead has been killed in Diyala. Blackfive adds "I just found out that, yesterday, Andrew Olmsted's unit was ambushed. Andrew was killed."
WOW. The comments left at Obsidian Wings will tear your heart to pieces.
Major Olmstead specifically requested that his death not be politicized. His life will speak for itself.
hilzoy (?) noted that most commenters were respecting the Major's request - from what I read, the posters were expressing their grief.
It's the one that brings it home. Any statistical argument about the decline in deaths in Iraq will be true but beside the point.
Because we read Olmstead, we knew him, if ever so slightly. He was unique, as all of us are unique. There will never, in the wide spaces of time, ever be another Andrew Olmstead. What he did, he did.
And how we respond will define us. Not all tears are evil.
That last letter is a rough one.
I booked marked his post from beyond, I couldn't finish reading it... it really choked me up.
Farewell, he shall not be forgotten.
Thank you... seems miserably not enough.
If by "ambushed" you mean fragged by in Iraqi soldier, than I guess he got ambushed.
I shall, no matter the cause of his death, remember him for dying to protect the innocent women and children.


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Briggs Attorneys Win Corporate Law Victory
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (April 1, 2011) - Briggs and Morgan, P.A. shareholders Kevin M. Decker and Jonathan P. Schmidt recently won an important victory for their client, Washburn-McReavy, in SCI Minnesota Funeral Services, Inc. v. Washburn-McReavy Funeral Corporation, A09-935 (Minn. Mar. 30, 2011). "A deal is a deal," was confirmed by the Minnesota Supreme Court in litigation concerning the legal effect and implications of a business acquisition by way of corporate stock sale.
The specific issue addressed by the courts was whether one company obtaining 100% control of another company in a $1 million stock sale also acquired $2 million in real estate assets owned by the target company even though the target company's ownership of such assets was unknown to the particular seller and buyer representatives negotiating and executing the deal. The case arose afterthe plaintiffs/appellants sold the corporate stock of one of its subsidiaries to Briggs' client, Washburn-McReavy. Several years later, a dispute arose when the sellers realized that the extent of assets underlying the corporate stock was greater than had been understood by the business team. Apparently, the sellers' due diligence failed to identify two significant parcels of land owned by the subsidiary whose stock had been conveyed to Washburn-McReavy. The subsequent lawsuit sought to rescind and/or reform the corporate stock transaction to extract the real estate assets from the stock.
The District Court rejected the lawsuit on summary judgment, and the Court of Appeals affirmed in a split decision. The state's high court unanimously affirmed, holding that in the context of a stock sale agreement a rescission claim based on mutual mistake is not available when the claimed mistake relates to the value of the stock. The court also held that the sellers failed to demonstrate a lack of mutual assent during the formation of the stock acquisition agreement, and that they had not met their burden of proving that the parties' agreement failed to reflect their true intentions due to mutual mistake.
The result in the SCI Minnesota litigation honors the adage that "a deal is a deal." In the normal course, the risk in a stock transaction is realized by the buyer when the value received is less than anticipated due to either diminished assets or increased liabilities. The Minnesota Supreme Court's decision confirms that sellers, too, bear risk in a corporate stock transaction; specifically, underlying assets may be greater than understood. Therefore, it is incumbent upon corporate stock sellers to mind their due diligence because the courts will not intervene to make up for apparent oversights such as those at the heart ofSCI Minnesota.

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Impact Statement: Literacy is an essential skill in today's world. At Frontier College, we believe it's a fundamental right. As a volunteer tutor you will become an essential part of Frontier College - Canada's original literacy organization.
Description: In partnership with YMCA Immigrant Services, YMCA Family Language and Learning volunteers assist ELL (English Language Learner) students and newcomer families through conversation circles, homework help, and support with writing, reading, and math skills. The tutors utilize their strengths and work either one-to-one or in small groups. This is an unique program that facilitates social development and promotes education within the family.
This volunteer position is currently accepting applications for our spring session of program which runs from May 15-June 19 2019.
Training Details: Mandatory 3-hour training to be held in Waterloo from 6:00pm-9:00pm on Wed. May 8.
Time Detail: The program runs between 5:00 pm and 6:45 pm on Wednesday evenings from May 15-June 19, 2019.


With increasing innovations and cutting-edge advancements taking place in digital technologies, the threat is also growing towards cybersecurity. Since cloud computing, big data, smartphone, internet of things (IoT), machine learning, and artificial intelligence have entirely changed the face of the digital landscape; cybersecurity has also become a critical strategic priority for organizations. In the wake of newer platforms for greater connectivity, there are more challenges on the level of security, compliance and data protection. Therefore organizations and businesses need to devise ways to tackle them effectively.
These days cybercriminals are coming up with sophisticated algorithms and malicious applications to steal information, data or money. Some of them even launch attacks on governments or security agencies. Whether these are virtual bank heists or semi-open attacks from nation-states, IT security has seen a rough patch in recent years. According to a report, cybercrime damage is expected to hit $6 trillion annually by 2021, with cybersecurity spending to hit $1 trillion over the next four years. Another clear example of one of the most significant cyber attacks in recent times is Wannacry – a ransomware attack that infected computers and encrypted the contents of their hard drives. The attackers then demanded payment in Bitcoin for decrypting the contents back.
It's a grim situation to address on a war footing. Hackers often locate security loopholes and target innocent and unsuspecting people. This evolving trend of cyber threat needs smart security that is capable of identifying potential risks and enforcing the right controls. Hence it is all the more important to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information.
It is important to vital, analyze and defend against Layer 7 application-level DDoS attacks where traditional cybersecurity measures are inadequate.
Companies need to handle strategy, configuration, and implementation providing consumers the level of protection required to filter out malicious traffic.
Quick and seamless integrations should rapidly be deployed to protect websites.
Organizations' websites and applications must be scanned and proved to plug the loopholes created by vulnerabilities.
As computing power, data collection and storage capabilities have significantly increased, new frontiers of AI can be leveraged to process and analyze for understanding new trends. For cybersecurity, AI can play a meteoric role by quickly identifying new exploits and weaknesses and helping in mitigating further attacks. AI has already proved its value as an asset in IT departments as it works efficiently alongside threat researchers. Predictive analytics – a smart algorithmic system that uses AI techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data – can provide security teams the insights needed to stop threats. AI can automate complex processes for detecting attacks and react to breaches.
Machine Learning (ML), is a subset of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that utilizes technologies to enable computers to learn and adapt through experience. Today, cutting-edge advancements of Machine Learning allows machines to teach themselves how to build models for pattern recognition. Alongside Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning has also proven its mettle as a vital tool for threat detection, and it has become more sophisticated in the past couple of years. Every single day organizations face million of threats from cybercriminals, making it virtually impossible for threat hunters to analyze and categorize them all. On the other hand, when the machine investigates each danger, it also learns more and improves further. Nowadays, hackers also find new ways to infiltrate networks and systems, but the continued and enhanced standardization in machine learning offers a better place for organizations to police the operations effectively.
One of the most disruptive technologies developed in recent years, Blockchain is being considered highly suitable for data management and cybersecurity. The blockchain technology refers to a decentralized, digitized, and public ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions, which is also known as "distributed ledger technology". It can potentially enhance cybersecurity by preventing fraudulent activities via consensus mechanisms. Blockchain provides operational resilience, data encryption, transparency, and immutability. Because of distributed nature, blockchain technology provides no hackable entrance, thereby paving the way for better security as compared to various data-driven transactional structures. By using blockchain, security systems can leverage a distributed public essential infrastructure for authenticating devices and users. The design of a blockchain is in such a way that the storage location or central authority don't exist. On the network, every user has a role to play in storing some or all the blockchain. Hence, blockchain offers organizations with an additional level of reassurance that the data hasn't been tampered with and is authentic.
Due to sophisticated web and cloud threats, cybersecurity has taken center stage. Businesses and organizations need to go beyond traditional security systems and tools. Today the costs of cybercrimes are increasing exponentially, posing a potential threat to the economy and humanity. Organizations have recognized cyber-defense as an area worthy of commitments, which is why the need for using smart and innovative ways are necessary for taking preventive action against threats.
Birbahadur Singh Kathayat is the founder of Lbswebsoft, where he helps his clients to build powerful brands through content marketing, search engine optimization, website development, and web design. He is a writer and author on Socialmediaweek, Semrush, e27 and other publications.


Super Childrens Books News, Issue #001 -- Dr. Seuss - Read Across America Day!
I wanted to get this information out to you in a hurry, since the actual event is tomorrow, March 3rd.
The National Education Association (NEA)has set up a national "Read Across America" day. Educators, parents, librarians, politicians and celebrities will be actively sharing the excitement of reading with children on this special day.
This day, dedicated to bringing the world of books to children, is an annual event held on/around March 2nd, in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.
So, here are the links I want to share with you guys, so that you can participate with your favorite young friends.
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/certificates.html, this link provides you with free downloadable certificates for you to print out and give to your kids that participate in "Read Across America".
http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/events2.html, this is actually NEA's 2005 "Read Across America" site, but it's well worth the visit for all the free activity sheet printouts. I totally recommend checking this site out.
Alas, my last recommendation is to call around to any of your local bookstores and libraries to find out if they are hosting any special storytelling times or events for the annual "Read Across America".
One special note before I end this first issue of our newsletter: Thank you to Mary of Arkansas, you are my first subscriber to "Super Children's Books News". I hope your grandchildren will share in your love of Dr. Seuss books. They are lucky to have you in their lives to share with them the joys of reading.


Observations of Pluto show that its colour is slightly reddish, although much less red than Mars or Jupiter's moon Io. Thus, the surface of Pluto cannot be composed simply of pure ices, a conclusion supported by the observed variation in brightness caused by its rotation. Its average reflectivity, or albedo, is 0.55 (i.e., it returns 55 percent of the light that strikes it), compared with 0.1 for the Moon and 0.8 for Triton.
striking because, with the exception of Saturn's mysterious moon Iapetus, all the other icy bodies in the outer solar system exhibit much more uniform surfaces. Brightness maps based on observations with the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope reveal some of this heterogeneity, but only visiting spacecraft can provide the spatial resolution needed to make associations between brightness and surface composition or topography.
Pluto-Charon eclipses have allowed astronomers to estimate the masses and radii of the two bodies. From this information their densities have been calculated to fall between 1.92 and 2.06 g/cm3 (1.11 and 1.19 oz/in3) for Pluto and between 1.51 and 1.81 g/cm3 (0.87 and 1.05 oz/in3) for Charon. These values suggest that both bodies are composed of a significant fraction of materials such as silicate rock and organic compounds denser than water ice (which has a density of 1 g/cm3 [0.58 oz/in3]). It is customary to assume that Pluto, like the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn, has an inner rocky core surrounded by a thick mantle of water ice. The frozen nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane observed on its surface are expected to be in the form of a relatively thin layer, similar to the layer of water on Earth's surface. Such a model, however, requires verification by spacecraft observations.
The surface temperature of Pluto has proved very difficult to measure. Observations made in 1983 from the Earth-orbiting Infrared Astronomical Satellite suggest values in the range of 45 to 58 K (-379 to -355 °F, -228 to -215 °C), whereas measurements from Earth's surface at millimetre wavelengths imply a slightly lower range of 35 to 50 K (-397 to -370 °F, -238 to -223 °C). The temperature certainly must vary over the surface, depending on the reflectivity at a given location and the angle of the noon Sun there. The solar energy falling on Pluto is also expected to decrease by a factor of roughly three as it moves from perihelion to aphelion.


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Google's 'Great Online Shopping Festival' ends today
Written by PTI | New Delhi | Updated: Dec 14 2013, 18:31pm hrs
Great Online Shopping Festival's first editon last year witnessed over a million people visiting the site.
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Technology giant Google extended its mega event, Great Online Shopping Festival (GSOF) ends today which was extended for a day after getting a huge response from shoppers with over a million users visiting the site in the first 24 hours.
The second edition of India's Great Online Shopping Festival, which started yesterday, will now go on till Saturday instead of Friday. E-commerce firms said even the initial problems faced by the GOSF site on its launch day has not doused the enthusiasm of the online shoppers and they are witnessing growing numbers on their platforms.
"Great Online Shopping Festival is getting an overwhelming response from shoppers, despite a minor glitch we faced yesterday and to keep up the tempo and give more time to shoppers, we are extending GOSF by a day and will now run till December 14," Google India Industry Director e-commerce Nitin Bawankule said.
Great Online Shopping Festival's first edition last year witnessed over a million people visiting the site, but this time that number has already been surpassed, he added.
"The popularity can be gauged by the fact that Tata Value Homes sold 22 flats (housing units) and 3 cars have also been sold," Bawankule said.
GOSF's website faced issues on the launch day yesterday as the homepage of the website failed to redirect users to the intended pages.
"We're so sorry for the delay in the #GOSF launch. The site will be up soon and you can shop through the deals being offered until 13th Dec (sic)," Google India said in a tweet yesterday.
Despite the initials hiccups, e-commerce firms said that they are experiencing huge response from shoppers. Over 200 partners (e-commerce firms) are participating in the event. GOSF 2013 has started off with a blast on Snapdeal. We have seen 10x increase in sales as compared to last year," Snapdeal.com VP (Marketing) Sandeep Komaravelly said. Similarly, Jabong Co-founder Manu K Jain said from the first day Jabong is seeing a phenomenal increase in traffic and sales.
"Revenue has increased 4-5 times more than a usual day. Coping up with the increasing traffic our IT team is working very hard to keep the website from crashing," he added. Myntra CEO Vikas Ahuja said: "we are seeing very positive
results so far on Day 1. Our traffic has grown approximately 2 times, and revenue growth is 3.5 times, versus the preceding few days." eBay India eCommerce Evangelist Deepa Thomas said that last year the site witnessed a significant jump in first time buyers during the online shopping fest, which is eBay's key expectation this year too.
However, some of the e-commerce players said the initial problems faced by GOSF site did affect shopper's interest. ShopClues Co-Founder Sanjay Sethi said: "So far, we've got a very good response from our existing customers, but the new visitor turnout has been lower than expected. While we continue to get high traffic on our site, we're hoping it will grow beyond 40 per cent we are currently witnessing during
GOSF."
He, however added while, the number of orders was only marginally higher than average, the basket size spiked by nearly 50 per cent.
"Going by reports from last year's GOSF and our performance so far, we expect to exit GOSF 2013 with traffic and sales up by 4-5 times over our usual numbers," he said. Fashionandyou CEO Aasheesh Mediratta said their website experienced a spurt in traffic but with GOSF site down they had overall less than expected traffic. The traffic just got double against expectations of 300-400 per cent jump.
"Our Conversions and overall sales jumped as we are offering great offers like additional 25 per cent off on sales, which are already at up to 80 per cent off, hence we had 300-400 per cent jump in sales with majority of the sales coming from our registered user base/direct traffic," he said. Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal said: "We expected a much higher number of visits from GOSF's site but. Unfortunately the site was down practically for the whole day." However, consumers were actively looking for discounts and Lenskart still registered almost 30 per cent jump in the number of visits on the website, leading to 20 per cent increase in revenue," he added.
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11 Best Anime Affiliate Programs In 2023 (Top Offers)
Imagine if you could earn money from reading comic books. Actually, you can (sort of), thanks to anime affiliate programs.
A few years ago, barely anyone outside Japan had even heard of the anime niche. But things have changed. The global anime industry was worth almost $25 billion in 2021 and is expected to exceed $56 billion by 2030.
In the US, a 2020 survey found that 11% of adults have a very favorable opinion of anime movies.
Unsurprisingly, anime is most popular among younger audiences, with 27% of 18 to 29-year-olds feeling very favorable about the genre and 17% having "somewhat favorable" opinions. However, there is still a decent anime following among older Americans, with one-quarter of 45 to 54-year-olds and one in five 55 to 64-year-olds feeling at least somewhat favorable about anime. Men are more likely than women to be anime fans.
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1 Right Stuf Anime
Right Stuf Anime claims to be North America's largest anime retailer, with a huge selection of 22,000+ products.
As well as running an online business, it has an independent video publishing division specializing in bringing anime movies and other foreign live-action content to English-speaking audiences. And it also resells and distributes anime products on behalf of other suppliers.
The Right Stuff Anime affiliate program is managed through the ShareASale affiliate network. It has a 30-day cookie window and pays commissions of 2% – 8% per sale, with an estimated earning per click of $10.31. The store also boasts a solid, if unspectacular, conversion rate of 2.25%. Right Stuf says its average order value ranges from $50 – $250.
With percentage-based commissions, the earning potential is theoretically unlimited. However, Right Stuf Anime caps commissions at $100 per transaction.
All applications to the affiliate program are reviewed manually, with responses typically sent via email within 48 hours.
URL: Right Stuf Anime affiliate program
Commission rate: 2% – 8%
2 Saiyan Stuff
Saiyan Stuff is an online retailer specializing in Dragon Ball Z clothing, although it also stocks products from other anime series like Naruto, One Piece, and Demon Slayer.
The store also has a team of professional graphic designers who can create custom merchandise for picky anime fans who can't find what they're looking for. Send a sketch or picture of your desired creation, and Saiyan Stuff will add it to T-shirts, hoodies, or snapbacks.
Saiyan Stuff's in-house anime affiliate program pays a flat commission of 10% per sale. It has a payment threshold of $50, with commissions paid monthly after completion.
Affiliates can sign up and get started with this program immediately. Once they have done so, Saiyan Stuff provides banner ads on demand to help affiliates drive traffic
URL: Saiyan Stuff affiliate program
3 Entertainment Earth
Entertainment Earth sells thousands of licensed products in various niches, from cult movies and TV shows to sports teams and pop culture icons. While it's not a dedicated anime retailer, the website currently has more than 7,000 products under the theme Anima/Manga.
All products sold by Entertainment Earth carry a mint condition guarantee and come with a hassle-free 90-day return period.
The retailer's affiliate program has a sliding commission scale based on sales volume, with commissions available as cash or store credit:
Cash commission
Under $500 7% 10%
$500 to $1,999 8% 13%
$2,000 to $3,999 9% 14%
$4,000+ 10% 15%
Entertainment Earth has a threshold of just $20 for cash payments but no minimum for store credit. Commissions are paid at the beginning of each month on a NET 30 basis, meaning sales that shipped in January will be rewarded on March 1st.
URL: Entertainment Earth affiliate program
Commission rate: 7% – 10% in cash or 10% – 15% in store credit
4 SoKawaii
Let's start with a Japanese lesson. "Kawaii" is basically a combination of "cute", "tiny", and "lovable". It's a popular aesthetic in Japan, characterized by rounded forms and bold, cartoony lines.
That brings us to SoKawaii, a monthly subscription box containing five to eight cute, anime-related products. All merchandise is officially licensed, including brands like Studio Ghibli, Pokemon, Kirby, and Sailor Moon. The company ships worldwide.
SoKawaii's anime affiliate program is on the ShareASale affiliate network. It pays a flat $5 per subscription and has a 30-day cookie window, while anime affiliates also get a $100 bonus for referring 10 transactions in a 30-day period. ShareASale's figures show a 30-day EPC of $9.97 and a conversion rate of 3.41%.
The company supplies all the creatives you need to drive traffic and sales, including banners, images, and logos.
URL: SoKawaii affiliate program
Commission rate: $5 per sale
5 Tokyo Otaku Mode
Tokyo Otaku Mode (TOM) sells Japanese pop culture products in various manga and anime-related niches, including games, music, and fashion. All products are authenticated by its team of experienced buyers. The company has a substantial social media presence, with over 20 million likes on Facebook.
The Tokyo Otaku Mode affiliate program offers a 5% commission rate on all orders placed via your affiliate links, even if the customer is already a member of TOM. Commissions are paid via PayPal.
To help optimize your performance, TOM offers periodic sales reports that show how your commissions were generated.
If you're planning to join this affiliate program, bear in mind that all applications are carefully vetted. If approved, you should receive a response within 48 hours.
URL: Tokyo Otaku Mode affiliate program
Commission rate: 5%
6 CDJapan
CDJapan is an online shop selling figures of popular anime characters, plus various other anime-related products, including books, magazines, Blu-rays, and video games. It serves customers in more than 200 countries. The company is owned by Neowing Corporation, which specializes in exporting Japanese products.
Unlike the majority of other affiliate programs, CDJapan pays commissions on your own purchases. So if you buy an item via your affiliate link, you still earn a cut.
To join the CDJapan affiliate program, you must create a customer account. Once accepted, you'll earn commissions of 5% – 7% per transaction, with the rate determined by the volume of confirmed sales in the previous month. However, gift certificates and magazine subscriptions are currently non-commissionable. The program has a 30-day cookie window.
CDJapan is open to working with affiliates from any country, but be aware that communications and support are handled in English.
URL: CDJapan affiliate program
7 J-List
Under-18s look away: J-List is a retailer of adult content with a distinctly Japanese flavor, including anime, otaku, and hentai. Its products include calendars, action figures, and… ahem… lotions.
The company runs a points-based loyalty program, with every dollar earning the spender two points and each point worth $0.01. Points are valid for two years.
J-List's affiliate program pays a flat commission of 8% per sale and has a 10-day cookie window. Commissions can be paid in PayPal or store credit, but there's no hike in commission rate if you choose the latter option.
The program has a $40 threshold and pays affiliates monthly for commissions confirmed in the previous month. All commissions are subject to a 30-day verification period, giving the customer time to finalize, cancel, or return their order.
URL: J-List affiliate program
Commission rate: 8% per sale
8 Things From Another World
Similar to Entertainment Earth, Things From Another World (TFAW) is a retailer carrying a huge selection of pop culture products. It stocks 30,000+ items across various categories, including comic books, toys, statues, and graphic novels. The store sells products from hundreds of brands, from DC Direct and Dark Horse to Hasbro and Tokyopop.
TFAW's affiliate program is managed through ShareASale's affiliate network. It has a dedicated affiliate manager, a lengthy 90-day cookie window, and a generous 14% commission rate on most products. The only exceptions are:
Comics priced at <$14.99: 7% commission rate
Gift cards: Non-commissionable
As well as those standard commissions, affiliates earn a $5 bonus after driving their first sale. They also get a $25 reward for hitting $1,000 in monthly sales and an additional $50 for driving $2,000 in net monthly sales.
According to ShareASale's 30-day figures, the program has an average order value of $44.02 and an EPC of $28.11. The site also has an excellent 6.06% conversion rate.
URL: Things From Another World affiliate program
9 Anime Art Academy
Anime Art Academy sells online courses for aspiring anime artists led by professional Japanese illustrators and manga-ka.
Every course offers at least one free lecture, giving customers peace of mind that they're making the right choice before signing up. Courses can be purchased on a one-off basis or paid for via a subscription.
The Anime Art Academy affiliate program pays 20% commissions on all transactions. However, most affiliate marketers will naturally promote subscription courses, which pay recurring commissions for as long as the customer retains their subscription.
With one-off course prices starting at $325 and subscriptions priced from $35 per month, affiliates could earn a bounty payment of $65+ or ongoing monthly commissions of $7+ from a single sale.
All commissions are paid via PayPal two months after the transaction on the 5th of the month.
URL: Anime Art Academy affiliate program
Commission rate: 20%
10 Robert's Anime Corner Store
Robert's Anime Corner Store is one of America's oldest anime retailers, having served anime fans worldwide for 25 years. It sells an exhaustive range of anime products, including all North American released and licensed DVDs and Blu-rays. All DVDs and CDs are priced at 20% – 40% off retail, while cheaper deals are available on bundles and box sets.
The company ships hundreds of orders per week to customers across the world from its 14,000 sq ft distribution center in Virginia.
Before you start promoting the Robert's Anime Corner Store affiliate program, bear in mind that it only pays commissions in store credit. For every customer you refer, you'll earn a 5% cut to spend on the website.
Sounds good? Sign up by emailing the retailer with your website URL, full name, email address, street address, and phone number. All affiliates are vetted before being accepted to the program.
Once approved, you'll receive your dedicated affiliate link and get access to a catalog of banners. Links can be directed to the website's front page or to specific product pages.
URL: Robert's Anime Corner Store affiliate program
Commission rate: 5% in store credit
11 Senpai Mart
Senpai Mart aims to offer the best deals on various Japanese pop culture products, including action figures, toys, books, and collectibles. It stocks items across three collections:
Korekushon: Anime collectibles, action figures, cosplay products, and rare geek items.
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Reading's Whiteknights Campus Wins Green Flag Award
Posted 20th July 2018 at 8:52am by Richard Ward in Student, University
The University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus has been named as one of Britain's top green spaces for the eighth consecutive year.
The Green Flag Award recognises the UK's best public outdoor spaces, with winners judged on the quality of green space and the work that goes into maintaining the grounds.
The Whiteknights Campus is set within 123 hectares and includes a lake, woodlands and Harris Garden, all of which are available to students, staff and the local community.
Commenting on the award, Colin Robbins, Director of Estates and Facilities, said: "We are thrilled to receive a Green Flag Award for the eighth year in a row. The accolade reflects the consistent hard work and high standards of our maintenance and management teams, whose work is instrumental in creating the wonderful campus in which we work and study. Please join me in congratulating the teams for their award-winning efforts."
The Green Flag Award is in its 22nd year with any green space accessible to the public eligible to enter.


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Who's Who in the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal
| Updated: Aug 13, 2019, 12:11 PM IST
From US presidents and senators to a British prince, female socialite and a French modelling agent, here is a look at the famous faces caught up in the Epstein scandal.
From US presidents to UK prince
Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison from an apparent suicide as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges came after newly released testimony linked the disgraced financier to several high-profile personalities.
(Photograph:Reuters)
Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew (File photo)
Epstein, who was 66 when he died, was known to be close to Donald Trump before he was president and Bill Clinton. No allegations of sexual impropriety connected with the financier's activities have been made against them.
Trump and Clinton travelled on Epstein's private jet while Epstein was a regular guest at parties at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The English socialite
Ghislaine Maxwell, friend and former lover of Epstein, is the daughter of ex-British newspaper baron Robert Maxwell.
Giuffre said that Maxwell recruited her and other high-school-age girls to perform sexual favours for Epstein. She also took part in the abuse, Giuffre added.
Maxwell, 57, denies the allegations and has called Giuffre a liar, leading Giuffre to sue Maxwell for defamation. Maxwell's current whereabouts are unknown.
(Photograph:AFP)
The US politicians
Giuffre said she was sent to have sex with former US Senator George Mitchell, an allegation he has strenuously denied.
Mitchell, 85, was the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and one of the key architects of the deal that brought peace to Northern Ireland. He was also a special envoy to the Middle East under Barack Obama.
Bill Richardson
Giuffre said she was also sent to Bill Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico. He also vehemently denies the charges.
Neither Richardson nor Mitchell has been accused by prosecutors.
The businessmen
Leslie Wexner the billionaire boss of US fashion retailer L Brands, which owns Victoria's Secret -- was thought to be Epstein's biggest financial backer after hiring him as a financial advisor in the 1980s.
The New York Times reported that a mansion in Manhattan that Wexner owned was transferred to Epstein for $0. A source told AFP that Wexner sold his interest in the property to an entity owned by Epstein for $20 million in 1998.
Leslie Wexner
Wexner severed ties with Epstein after the latter's conviction for sex crimes with underage girls in 2008.
Wexner has said that Epstein stole vast sums of money from him.
Jean Luc Brunel
Giuffre said she was forced to have sex with French businessman Jean Luc Brunel who runs the MC2 Model Management agency.
Epstein owned an apartment near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and had been in the city just before his arrest in New York last month.
On Monday two French government ministers called for an investigation, saying the US inquiry had exposed links between the disgraced financier and France.
The celebrity lawyer
Alan Dershowitz is one of America's most famous lawyers.
He successfully helped British socialite Claus von Bulow overturn his conviction for the attempted murder of his wife and was part of OJ Simpson's legal team when he was acquitted of murder.
In 2007, Dershowitz, now 80, helped broker the plea deal that saw Epstein spend just 13 months in a county jail in Florida after admitting a single state charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Giuffre said she had performed sexual acts on Dershowitz, an allegation he has repeatedly and vehemently denied. He has accused Giuffre of being 'a complete and total liar.'


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ASCO Urges Aggressive Efforts to Increase HPV Vaccination
Source: www.medscape.com
Author: Zosia Chustecka
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have now been available for 10 years, but despite many medical professional bodies strongly recommending the vaccine, uptake in the United States remains low.
Data from a national survey show that about 36% of girls and 14% of boys have received the full schedule of HPV vaccines needed to provide protection (Vaccine. 2013;31:1673-1679).
Now the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has become involved, and in a position statement issued today the organization calls for aggressive efforts to increase uptake of the HPV vaccines to "protect young people from life-threatening cancers."
"With safe and effective vaccines readily available, no young person today should have to face the devastating diagnosis of a preventable cancer like cervical cancer. But unless we rapidly increase vaccination rates for boys and girls, many of them will," ASCO President Julie M. Vose, MD, said in a statement.
"As oncologists, we see the terrible effects of these cancers first hand, and we have to contribute to improving today's alarmingly low vaccination rates," she added.
The new policy statement is published online April 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The statement notes that HPV vaccination has been previously recommended by many US medical societies, including the American Cancer Society, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Committee, the American Dental Association, the American Head and Neck Society, the American Nurses Association, the American Pharmacists Association, the Association of Immunization Managers, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
In addition, a joint letter was sent out to all physicians urging them to give a strong recommendation from the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Immunization Action Coalition.
Now oncologists are specifically being asked by their professional body, ASCO, to join in with the push toward greater uptake of the HPV vaccines.
"ASCO believes oncologists can play a vital role in increasing the uptake of HPV vaccines," the new policy statement says. "Although most oncologists will not be direct providers of these preventive measures, this does not abrogate us from contributing to this process. Our unassailable role in the mission to lessen the burden of cancer…places us in a position of influence. We should use interactions with our patients, primary care colleagues, and health care systems to raise awareness of HPV-related cancers and the role of vaccination in preventing them."
Oncology providers have a responsibility to serve as community educators.
"Oncology providers have a responsibility to serve as community educators, disseminating evidence-based information to combat misconceptions concerning the safety and effectiveness of the HPV vaccine," it continues.
"ASCO encourages oncologists to advocate for and actively promote policy change to increase vaccination uptake," the statement concludes.
Issues With the Statement
However, there are a few issues with the statement, says a prominent researcher in the field of HPV and cervical cancer, Diane Harper MD, professor and chair of the department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky. Dr Harper, who was approached for comment, was involved in early clinical trials with both HPV vaccines (Gardasil, Merck & Co, and Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline), and has emphasized the need for ongoing screening with Pap tests to prevent cervical cancer.
This is also one of the issues she raises about the ASCO statement, which does not mention screening. "All messages about HPV vaccination must be couched in terms of continued lifetime screening for cervical cancer," Dr Harper told Medscape Medical News.
The ASCO statement highlights the potential that HPV vaccination has for preventing cancer. (Both vaccines protect against HPV types 16 and 18, and Gardasil offers additional protection against several other types). The statement notes that HPV is the cause of nearly all cervical cancer cases and that HPV genotypes 16 and 18 are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers. In the United States, HPV is responsible for 60% of oropharyngeal cancers, 90% of which are caused by HPV 16. HPV is also the cause of 91% of anal cancers, 75% of vaginal cancers, 69% of vulvar cancers, and 63% of penile cancers, again with HPV 16 as the predominant oncogenic genotype.
However, the statement also notes that "because of the long latency and the prolonged preinvasive phase after infection with HPV, many years of follow-up are needed for the ongoing trials to demonstrate a significant reduction in HPV-related cancers."
Therefore, intermediate outcomes are being used as surrogate endpoints, it continues. HPV vaccines have been shown to prevent new cancer-causing HPV genotype-specific infections and resultant diseases, such as grades 2 and 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN), vaginal, vulvar, and anal intraepithelial neoplasias (as precursor lesions to cancer).
There is "almost certainty that cancers caused by oncogenic HPV genotypes will be dramatically reduced," according to the statement.
Dr Harper told Medscape Medical News that the studies conducted to date have shown that "Cervarix has a 93% efficacy against CIN 3 regardless of HPV type; Gardasil has a 47% efficacy against CIN 3 regardless of HPV type, and Gardasil 9 is equivalent to Gardasil in the prevention of CIN 3 disease regardless of HPV type. None of these vaccines can prevent all CIN 3 or potentially all cancers."
"Hence, the most important take home point is that screening is absolutely necessary as a prevention tool for preventing cancer by early detection of disease that when found, is curable," Dr Harper emphasized.
Also, Dr Harper noted that the studies ended at prevention of CIN 2/3 disease as a clinical outcome. CIN 3 on average progresses to cancer in 20% of women within 5 years, and to 40% of women in 30 years. But, she points out, "there are no long-term follow-up studies that show that cancers will be averted."
"The modeling exercises indicate that we have to wait at least 40 years before we will have a detectable decrease in cervical cancers from vaccination, assuming that at least 70% of the population being surveyed is vaccinated," she added.
In its statement, ASCO cites the success of widespread vaccination against hepatitis B virus in reducing the incidence of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer as "an exemplary health model that supports more widespread HPV vaccination."
But Dr Harper argues that "the prevention of liver cancer was an unexpected highlight of HBV vaccination. The primary purpose was to relieve the symptoms of chronic HBV sufferers. The continual re-infection with HBV seems to allow a natural infection to act as a booster in this population, which may not be the same for HPV."
There also remains a question of how long the protection offered by HPV vaccination will last.
The ASCO statement says, "Both vaccines have a known duration of protection of at least 5 years, with ongoing study of the full duration of their effect," and it notes that "additional research is needed to evaluate duration of protection to determine if booster doses are required."
Dr Harper said, "Estimates of long-term effectiveness are based on antibody titers, yet there is no surrogate of protection defined by antibody titers."
She added: "I agree that observational studies will inform the public health authorities about when a booster will be needed and whether it is needed sooner if only 2 doses are received vs later if 3 doses are received."
Last, but not least, there is the issue of safety.
The ASCO statement notes that both Gardasil and Cervarix "reported excellent short- and long-term safety results in clinical trials. The most common adverse effects were mild and included injection site pain (approximately nine in 10 people) and swelling (approximately one in three), fever (approximately one in eight), headache, and fatigue (approximately one in two). These symptoms were transient and resolved spontaneously. The incidence of serious adverse effects was low and was similar to those who received placebo (aluminum-containing placebo or hepatitis A vaccine)."
However, worldwide there continue to be reports of adolescents who report chronic side effects and pain syndromes after being vaccinated against HPV. Some of these have been documented in the medical literature, with physicians reporting instances of previously healthy athletic girls becoming incapacitated with pain, fatigue, and autonomic dysfunction, and some remaining permanently disabled.
The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have repeatedly said that HPV vaccines have an excellent safety record and that no causal associations have been found with atypical or unusual pain syndromes or autonomic dysfunction. The European authorities have investigated two chronic syndromes reported with HPV vaccination, and have said that there is no evidence to show causation.
However, Danish researchers who were among the first to report these syndromes criticized the investigation and are conducting their own study. There have also been lawsuits filed in several countries, and a class action lawsuit is now planned in Japan against the government and the vaccine manufacturers.
In an interview with Medscape Medical News, lead author on the ASCO statement, Howard H. Bailey, MD, from the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, said that the concerns over safety should not be dismissed and should be studied further.
These issues need to be studied further, even if the authorities say that the vaccines are safe, he emphasized. These reports of girls becoming very ill, having pain syndrome and weakness, should not be diminished, he said, adding: "We can't just ignore these reports…if there is risk involved, then that needs to be sorted out better."
However, there is always a possibility that the syndromes and side effects that have been reported "have nothing to do with the vaccine," Dr Bailey commented, citing the case of now-discredited theory linking autism to the pediatric vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella.
There may be other explanations for the symptoms that are reported, or it could be that the symptoms/syndrome would have developed in the individual, anyway, but the vaccination precipitated it sooner, he suggested.
Dr Bailey noted that across the United States physicians are very sensitive to the fact that rates of pediatric vaccination have gone down because of the link that had been made to autism, subsequently shown to be false. Even though science eventually showed no link between the vaccine and autism, public confidence in the vaccine was damaged.
"When a person's life has been devastated by an illness, that is very important, but if it turns out that the illness is not related to the vaccine, and in the meantime, the concerns over safety have stopped thousands of young people from being vaccinated…."well, eventually this will mean that there are more people who die from cancer, he said.
"I would be very reluctant right now to shut down the goals of vaccination over what has been reported, because the bottom line is that we have a tremendous problem with the rising incidence of HPV related cancers including in men as well as women when it comes to oropharyngeal cancers here in the States," he added.
"The data, at least in my opinion, are so strong that HPV vaccination if it's done in a [systematic] way will reduce the incidence of these cancers…I don't want to stop whatever progress we are making when there is at best disagreement over whether these things are associated," he said, although he also added that "maybe if it was my daughter, I would feel differently."
Dr Bailey also addressed some of the other issues that had been raised about the ASCO statement, and said he agreed about the importance of screening.
"Even if vaccination does all the things we expect it to do, there is no doubt that cervical cancer screening needs to continue, and that's a pretty standard recommendation across all of the groups," he said. "We do not mean to diminish the importance of continued screening," he said, but he added that screening lies in the domain of other physicians, such as primary care and gynecology, whereas this statement was targeted specifically at oncologists. "To take a step back, we are taking the view of cancer physicians, who take care of women, who are unfortunately too often dying of cervical cancer, and…we wanted to remind people that HPV vaccination can prevent this…as well as other associated cancers," he said.
"The audience in North America has not been paying attention to this vaccination issue very much," he continued, and "we wanted to remind oncologists and the public that at the heart of the issue is cancer prevention.
"We have this relatively easy way of preventing cancers over and above the ways that we already use," he added.
"We wanted to remind people, especially in the oncology community, that there is this intervention out there that we think is highly, highly likely — if applied and used in a population format — will significantly reduce the number of women dying of cervical cancer, the number of men and women dying from oropharyngeal cancer, which is increasing in the US…and that was the main focus of the article," Dr Bailey commented.


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Long Beach rolls into underserved communities with mobile vaccine clinics
Dr. Sarah Mohtadi administers COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 21 at a drive-through site at the convention center in Long Beach. The city recently launched a mobile vaccine clinic.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
By Faith E. PinhoStaff Writer
Feb. 8, 2021 10:04 AM PT
In a first for Long Beach, the city used a mobile clinic to vaccinate 500 seniors over the weekend as part of its push to vaccinate communities especially susceptible to the coronavirus.
The first mobile clinic, run Saturday by mostly multilingual staff, served predominantly Latino seniors in Silverado Park on the Westside, home to Long Beach's ZIP Code with the fifth-highest coronavirus infections, according to city data.
"It's important to reach residents from across the city and to get vaccines into lower-income and high-risk communities," Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. "We are committed to launching these clinics for seniors and other community members who live in impacted areas."
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Vaccine recipients were chosen from people who had signed up on VaxLB, the city's vaccine waiting list portal, according to a news release. More mobile clinics are likely to come in February to other hard-hit communities, homebound people and senior living centers.
"They are excited to get vaccinated," Garcia tweeted from the clinic site Saturday. "We are going into neighborhoods that have language needs and may not have access to computers."
I'm in West Long Beach this morning with over 500 seniors who mostly speak Spanish. They are excited to get vaccinated. We are going into neighborhoods that have language needs and may not have access to computers. Our team here is multi-lingual. pic.twitter.com/3VmdFc3uMy
— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) February 6, 2021
Long Beach has administered more than 52,000 vaccines, officials said, including to healthcare workers, teachers and restaurant and grocery store employees. Most are administered at a downtown mass vaccination site at the Long Beach Convention Center, which can distribute hundreds of vaccines each day. The mayor has said that the city's goal is to distribute as many daily doses as possible, even risking running out.
"I said, 'If we run out, that's a good problem to have,'" Garcia said recently. "Don't be worried about running out. Be focused on getting as many doses out as possible."
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Faith E. Pinho is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times.


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Methodist Schism
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By the time the General Council concluded its business on Tuesday, it had sent shockwaves through the United Methodist Church. Many Methodists in various conferences had assumed that the One Church Plan, which had the backing of the majority of the Council of Bishops, would ultimately prevail. This plan would have maintained institutional unity by allowing for doctrinal and ecclesial diversity regarding same-sex marriages and the ordination of non-celibate homosexual ministers. Instead, the evangelical-international coalition of General Conference delegates held together and defeated the One Church Plan—both in the legislative session on Monday and the plenary session on Tuesday when it returned as a minority report. In its place, this coalition pushed through the Traditional Plan, which upholds the Book of Discipline's current teaching on human sexuality and attempts to strengthen its place in UMC doctrine and polity.
Painful as it was, the General Council pulled back the curtain on a schism that was already occurring within the UMC. It also demonstrated how weak the bishops have become in defining the church. Most important, with the battle lines clearly drawn, it set the stage for trench warfare at the next General Conference in 2020.
There are two distinct coalitions within the United Methodist Church, an evangelical-international coalition and a progressive-centrist coalition. In both of the major votes on Monday and Tuesday, the evangelical-international coalition held strong at 55-57 percent of the vote while the progressive-centrist coalition held 43-45 percent. These two coalitions are already functionally distinct denominations.
The intense debates also demonstrated that both coalitions desire an integral church, which binds doctrine, morality, and polity into a coherent framework that supports a clear mission. However, they have diverse interpretations of Wesley's emphasis on perfect love. Progressive-centrists see love as a mission to bring about full inclusion through social justice, while evangelical-internationals fuse it with biblical fidelity and holiness of heart. Of course, both sides would probably dispute that characterization: Progressive-centrists consider themselves faithful to the Bible in light of the experiences of LGBT persons, and the evangelical-international coalition argues that social holiness is a crucial part of the church's mission. These divisions—over the common language of the Wesleyan tradition, how to interpret Scripture, and what weight human experience should have in theological reasoning—all demonstrate the fact that two churches currently exist under one institutional roof.
By pushing hard for the One Church Plan, the bishops played into the mistrust that both coalitions have toward one another. The progressive-centrists wanted more than the One Church Plan could deliver and the evangelical-internationals thought it went too far. Will Willimon is correct that "the General Conference seems united: We don't trust bishops." The mistrust will only grow if individual bishops engage in prophetic critique against one coalition while extending pastoral care to the other. This is already happening. Immediately after the conference, the Western Jurisdiction issued a statement calling for a fully inclusive church, inviting others to join them in dialogue "as we move forward together into a future with hope." One could interpret this invitation as a move to break. At minimum, it's a clear call to join one side. This will further erode the capacity of the bishops to minster to the whole church and maintain their authority.
Although it seems momentous, the passage of the Traditional Plan was more of a symbolic gesture than a genuine change. When the Judicial Council meets in April, it will take up the question of whether the entire Traditional Plan is unconstitutional, and no one thinks it will survive fully intact. A good percentage of the plan will be struck down, which will set the stage for another battle at the next General Council in 2020. Members of organizations like the Wesleyan Covenant Association will be meeting in the coming months to formulate a plan on how to move forward.
There may be an exodus in the months ahead, but I doubt it. If the Traditional Plan gets dismembered, the bishops will most likely maintain the status quo until the 2020 General Conference. Local churches and conferences will probably wait it out a little longer. During the coming months, however, members of the UMC must ask themselves how long they will maintain this fight.
Schism is sometimes a tragic necessity. Since the battle lines have been drawn, the best course of action is to turn those temporary markers into permanent ones. All that is required is the institutional will to recognize what is already a fact: The two coalitions are two denominations trying to be born.
Dale M. Coulter is associate professor of historical theology at Regent University.
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The World of dairy calves and heifers
by Stephen Wagner
Half the battle of putting on a successful trade show often depends upon where it is held. For the 2013 Dairy Calf and Heifer Conference, the Lancaster Convention Center in Lancaster, PA proved to be ideal. In recent years has the former Watt & Shand department store been transformed into a center that is state-of-the-art in architectural splendor, a complex that retains the old exterior of the former landmark store, with an imaginative interior full of color, comfort, and comportment.
It was in a half-length football field general session ballroom where Conference Chair Lane Sollenberger explained DCHA's goals for this year. "To get people to know who we are," he said. "I think there's a perception that we are strictly an organization catering to contract heifer raisers. We are not! We realize that there are far more dairy farms raising heifers than there are contracted. We also want people to be a part of our Gold Standards. (Those are reachable targets to be successful in this business.)"
"If you want to be in this business [agriculture], you've got to understand the numbers!" So says numbers guru Gary Sipiorski, the keynote speaker at the opening general session. Sipiorski is dairy development manager for Vita Plus Corporation. "You've got to know your balance sheet, you've got to know your cash flow, and you've got to know your cost of production. It isn't going to work if you don't know that stuff." Citing the incident of a congressman visiting a dairy farm, this congressman supposedly said, "I can't believe how hard you folks work. Do you really do this five days a week?"
Strolling into Freedom Hall, where exhibitors offer their wares and sundry farm equipment, the first one that presents itself is Roto-Mix. Sales Representative Brady Moy stands at the ready to tout the values of single auger simplicity with the new VX series of single auger feed mixers. "Roto-Mix has sponsored DCHA for quite a few years," Moy said. "This year we've brought a display unit that is particular to the cow-calf operation market." This particular unit was introduced within the last month at their annual national dealer meeting in Dodge City, KS. The model on display was a prototype unit and the real deal will be ready for sale by late summer. "We came out with a new single-screw mixer in series of 300, 400, and 500 cubic feet — the VX series. This gives us a unique placement in the market with both a single screw and a twin screw mixer of that capacity size. This is primarily used in the processing of round bales, or baleage, large square bales, and so on and so forth. That is where this particular unit shines. But it also does a very fine job in the straight TMR base ration of haylage, corn silage, and grain base additives." Roto-Mix was founded in 1985. The inventor of the original feed wagon was Ben Neier who engineered the first feed mixer in 1963. "We do trade shows all over the U.S. and Canada," Moy adds, "and we also have product in 35 different countries."
What do you do if the FDA comes to your farm? This was the subject of a topic on the second day of the DCHA seminars. "New FDA regulations regarding antibiotic residue have come to the forefront," said Lane Sollenberger in introducing veterinary specialist Dr. Gregory Edwards, a Technical Service Veterinarian for Dairy at Pfizer Animal Health.
"What if the FDA came to your farm and found out that you didn't maintain adequate records when it comes to drugs?" Edwards began, "that you use drugs that potentially create a residue? In fact, they could file civil proceedings against you." Edwards then stepped back and issued the caveat that he didn't think any of the attendees would wind up in that situation, but "that's how far this could go."
Edwards disliked using the word 'drugs' in his talks, preferring instead to use 'products.' The Food and Drug Administration is the governmental agency that is responsible for human safety when it comes to food. That includes meat and milk, and that's where the FDA is on this. The other agency of note is the Food Safety Inspection Service [FSIS] which is in charge of all inspection at meat slaughter plants and enforcing regulations that are handed to them. When there is a suspected violation, they transfer that back to the FDA.
A relatively new phenomenon is called Extra Label Drug Use, which is defined this way: Using it in any way that's not on the label, whether it's a prescription drug or an over-the-counter product. If a product is going to be used in a manner different than what is on the label, it will automatically become a prescription and requires the involvement of a veterinarian. In order to implement Extra Label usage, special conditions must be met. The situation has to be life-threatening, or it has to be a burden that other available products are incapable of handling. "This whole residue thing is about human health safety," Edwards said.
Assuming that penicillin is the number one residue creator, there are minimum residue limits. "What that means," Edwards explained, "is that this is how much can be there, and it's okay. If it is over that, then that becomes a potential violation. The tolerance level on penicillin is .05 parts per million. Putting that into context, one part per million is one second in 11 1/2 days. One part per billion is one second is 31 years. And one part per trillion (which is coming soon) is one second in 31,000 years. That's not zero, but it's pretty close. How long does it take for a product to get to that level? I think it's a risk, no matter what that product is or how long you want to hold it."
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As much as I dislike the word – Moist – is the best way to describe this banana bread. It's so super scrumptious that I do believe it will be my new go-to banana bread recipe. Next time I want to try it with more peanut butter and maybe some chocolate chips. Yum!
I cannot tell you how many times we have been neglectful of our bananas, too. Seriously, once they start to turn my mom usually sticks them in the freezer in hopes we would 'do banana bread one day.' We ended out cleaning the freezer once and there were so many 'one day' bananas in there it's a wonder we got anything else in! This recipe sounds absolutely heavenly; maybe we'll finally on purpose make some banana bread!
Oh!!! Yes, I am guilty of putting them in the freezer for smoothies and then neglecting them yet again! lol Make this bread. It's super yummy!
We love banana bread. I always seem to have bananas that are a bit too ripe!
This banana bread looks super delicious…especially with the cinnamon chips! Thanks so much for the recipe.
We love banana bread at my house! I think the cinnamon chips would be so yummy in banana bread, I'll definitely have to give your recipe a try.
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Banana bread is a favorite in our house, and I love trying new recipes for it. Your version seems pretty easy to make, and it looks scrumptious. I think cinnamon chips are underrated–they give such a nice pop of sweetness and flavor. Thanks for this recipe. I'm putting it on my must-try list.