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Media information on the ITA Beijing 2022 anti-doping program
The ITA Beijing 2022 Press Conference on the anti-doping program for the Olympic Winter Games will take place on 2 February, 4 pm (Beijing time) / 9 am CET. Please register here
The International Testing Agency (ITA) is leading an independent anti-doping program for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In order to facilitate any questions that you as a journalist might have regarding the clean sport efforts we are leading for the Games, we have created the FAQ below based on the questions that media representatives have been inquiring about in the past months.
We kindly ask you to first consult the FAQ before contacting us directly, you will find the ITA media contact on the bottom of this page.
Who is the ITA and why is it managing the Olympic anti-doping program?
The ITA is an international organisation constituted as a not-for-profit foundation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Its mission is to manage anti-doping programs, independent from sporting or political powers and any real or perceived conflicts of interest, for International Federations (IFs), Major Event Organisers (MEOs) and all other anti-doping organisations requesting support.
We are a fair, transparent and intelligence-led organisation that has the welfare of athletes, the integrity of events and the reputation of sporting bodies at its heart. We gather together subject experts with significant experience in the field to help support the best sporting experience in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code and its connected International Standards.
The ITA began its operations in July 2018 as the result of a desire for a united approach to keeping sport clean.
In accordance with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s anti-doping regulations applicable for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC has handed over its entire anti-doping program to the ITA in order for it to be managed independently by dedicated experts that carry their know-how from one edition of the Games to another. The ITA is not only responsible for handling the pre-Games and Games-time anti-doping programs for all editions of the Olympic Games, but also leads re-analysis and long-term storage projects for the IOC.
In 2021, the ITA has successfully delivered the anti-doping program for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
What is the ITA's strategy for the Beijing 2022 anti-doping program?
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The ITA's anti-doping program for Beijing 2022 is divided into the following stages:
Pre-Games
The ITA Beijing 2022 pre-Games Expert Group consisting of a pool of 7 independent experts began working on an extensive risk assessment on a large population of athletes that were likely to qualify for Beijing 2022 from all 15 disciplines in 2021. It considered data such as participating countries, risks and history of doping as well as testing statistics in these countries, the physiological profile of the sport, individual data of the athletes, intelligence received, and other relevant factors. The outcome of this large-scale evaluation were over 5'400 recommendations that the expert group issued to concerned National and Regional Anti-Doping Organisations and International Olympic Winter Federations all over the world with one objective: protecting the integrity of the Olympic Games by promoting a level-playing field and closing potential testing gaps for athletes carrying a certain elevated risk level in the crucial period ahead of the Games.
You can find more information on the ITA's pre-Games testing program here.
Extended Testing Authority ahead of the Games
The IOC and the ITA have secured an extended testing jurisdiction for the IOC allowing the ITA to conduct additional testing to take place two months ahead of Beijing 2022. This extended jurisdiction will support worldwide testing efforts through doping controls implemented directly by the ITA.
Games-time anti-doping activities
The ITA will continue its intelligence-led pre-Games work on-site in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou on the basis of the abovementioned risk assessment, implementing mostly targeted both Out- and In-Competition testing throughout the event, and plans on collecting approximately 2'900 samples. The ultimate number of collected samples will be determined by various factors on the ground. All doping controls are targeted and unannounced.
Long-term storage and re-analysis
All samples collected during Games-time will be stored for up to ten years and can be re-analysed if indicated or through the systematic re-analysis programs that have been implemented for all editions of the Olympic Games. In addition, the ITA has set up a Centralised Long-Term Storage Facility where organisations participating in the Beijing 2022 pre-Games program can store samples that were collected in the lead-up to the Games for free. Please read more about this project here.
How are the anti-doping operations for Beijing 2022 organised?
In order to deliver a robust anti-doping program for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the ITA is collaborating with various organisations. Here is a summary of the roles and responsibilities of each one of them:
The International Testing Agency (ITA)
The ITA is the organisation independently leading the anti-doping program for Beijing 2022. It defines the testing strategy and oversees all anti-doping operations for the event.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
The IOC as the Major Event Organiser for the Olympic Games is the Signatory under the World Anti-Doping Code. The ITA is managing the anti-doping program for Beijing 2022 on behalf of the IOC.
The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee (BOCOG)
BOCOG is the operational partner of the ITA on the ground. It is responsible for the management of the anti-doping workforce: Doping Control Officers (DCOs), Blood Control Officers (BCOs), Chaperones, drivers, etc. and the set-up of the anti-doping infrastructure (e.g., Doping Control Stations) and operations on-site.
The Beijing Anti-Doping Laboratory
The WADA-accredited Beijing Anti-Doping Laboratory will analyse the samples collected during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The ITA can also decide to send samples to other WADA-accredited laboratories, e.g., for the implementation of further specific analysis or due to other logistical reasons during the period of the Games.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
WADA, as the global anti-doping regulator, will send a team of independent observers to oversee the anti-doping operations for Beijing 2022 and ensure that the ITA's program complies with the World Anti-Doping Code and its connected International Standards.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD)
The CAS ADD is in charge of adjudicating cases referred by the ITA in case of violations of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules. Please find below more information on the legal process in case any rule violations occur.
The ITA is also collaborating with the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA), whose DCOs and BCOs will make up a majority of the doping control personnel.
How many samples will you collect during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022?
The ITA plans on collecting approximately 2'900 urine and blood samples during the Games-time period.
Where will the collected samples be analysed?
The WADA-accredited Beijing Anti-Doping Laboratory will analyse the samples collected during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The ITA can also decide to send samples to other WADA-accredited laboratories, e.g., for the implementation of further specific analysis or due to other logistical reasons during the period of the Games. The ITA will furthermore continue to carry out on IOC's behalf tests on Beijing 2022 participants before their arrival in and following their departure from China. These samples will also be analysed in other WADA-accredited laboratories.
Will you be using any new methods for sample collection or analysis?
The ITA will be collecting samples using the Dried Blood Spot (DBS) method for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. This method only uses a drop of blood collected from a finger that is then placed onto a collection device creating blood spots on the paper it contains. You can find details on the DBS sample collection procedure here. You can find more general information on the DBS method here.
Which type of sample is collected during the Winter Games depends on the type of analysis that the ITA's risk assessment recommends being performed for an individual athlete.
In addition to the standard analysis for prohibited substances or methods, selected samples will also be analysed for gene doping (again following the recommendations stemming from ITA's risk assessment).
What happens to the collected samples after the Games?
Samples collected during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 from all participating delegations under the management of the ITA and the Testing Authority of the IOC will be repatriated to the ITA's Centralised Long-Term Storage Facility (CLTSF) after the event for storage and potential future re-analysis, as was the case for previous editions of the Games.
When it comes to samples collected during the pre-Games phase, the respective National/Regional Anti-Doping Agencies and International Olympic Winter Sports Federations retain the authority over them. The ITA, with the support of the IOC, has developed a dedicated long-term storage program including the set-up and operations of the CLTSF and the development of the necessary logistics to offer the repatriation and storage to any interested organisation. Whereas participation in this pre-Games long-term storage program is not compulsory, it is strongly encouraged by the ITA, the IOC and WADA.
How big is the ITA delegation on-site in China?
The ITA will be present with about 17 staff on-site representing all necessary functions to operate the Beijing 2022 anti-doping program. A second team will support the anti-doping operations remotely from the ITA's headquarters in Lausanne.
What happens if an anti-doping rule violation occurs?
The ITA (on behalf of the IOC) is responsible for the results management and subsequent prosecution of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) committed by any athlete, athlete support personnel or other person entered to participate in the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, under the jurisdiction of the IOC and as per the IOC Anti-Doping Rules.
Accordingly, any ADRV (eg. presence/ use of a prohibited substance tampering, refusing sample collection etc.) will be duly processed by the ITA legal affairs department and brought before the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) as applicable.
The ITA will publish all anti-doping rule violations following the decision and publication by CAS ADD on this page.
The Anti-Doping Rules for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 can be found here.
The Arbitration Rules applicable to the CAS Anti-Doping Division can be found here.
Who selects the anti-doping personnel and where do they come from?
The Doping Control Personnel and volunteers acting as Chaperones are under the responsibility of the Organising Committee for Beijing 2022, with whom we work closely regarding the implementation of the ITA-designed anti-doping program.
A majority of the Doping Control Officers (DCOs – including Blood Control Officers (BCOs) with a medical background) that were selected and trained for their mission in China, are from the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA), the other part is international DCOs.
All Chinese and international DCOs have graduated from the ITA's International Doping Control Officer (IDCO) Training & Certification program.
The Chaperones, all Chinese volunteers, have also received specific training to prepare them for their mission during the Winter Games.
How big is the anti-doping workforce for Beijing 2022?
The anti-doping personnel implementing ITA's Beijing 2022 anti-doping program consists of close to 600 Doping Control Officers (DCOs), Doping Control Station Managers, team coordinators and Chaperones.
Will you have a testing focus on certain sports or countries?
The foundations of the testing program Beijing 2022 are based upon a physiological/pharmacological risk assessment carried out by the ITA across all sports/disciplines. The risk assessment also takes into account data such as participating countries, risks and history of doping in these countries, testing statistics in these countries as well as intelligence received, and other factors. This risk assessment is a very fine-tuned instrument that the ITA has developed and serves as an indicator to target high-risk sports and countries that we will indeed focus our attention on.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected testing ahead of the Games?
At the current moment, the anti-doping system is not majorly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the important few months leading up to the Winter Games, even though some competitions might be cancelled or postponed due to the spread of the Omicron variant. The ITA is monitoring the situation carefully through its pre-Games program and can support worldwide testing efforts through the direct implementation of doping controls through the IOC's extended testing jurisdiction two months ahead of the Winter Games.
While testing is important, the anti-doping community is using other tools that are available to it in the period leading up to the Games, namely the Athlete Biological Passport, long-term sample storage, intelligence and investigations and, of course, prevention and education that is intended to prevent doping from ever happening in the first place.
Will the COVID-19 pandemic affect testing during the Games?
The doping controls will be conducted in full respect of the appropriate safety and hygiene measures as described in the relevant IOC playbook and in strict compliance with all regulations enacted by the Chinese health authorities to protect both athletes and the anti-doping workforce. All doping controls (in- and out-of-competition) will remain unannounced and the ITA plans to implement the original test distribution plan as far as circumstances allow.
Following the successful delivery of the anti-doping program for Tokyo 2020, the ITA already has experience in implementing clean sport measures under the challenging circumstances of the pandemic and the connected restrictions.
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Landmark Center stands as a lasting legacy in city he loved.
Larry Cohen, the only person in St. Paul's history to serve as mayor, chairman of the Ramsey County Board and chief judge of the Ramsey County District Court, died Sunday after a brief battle with cancer.
Cohen, 83, died at his home in St. Paul at 4:40 a.m. with his wife, his five children and his stepson at his bedside. His terminal lung cancer was diagnosed three weeks ago, but he told no one but his wife and children until after the wedding of his nephew's daughter a week and a half ago, said his nephew and godson, Alan Margoles.
"When he went to the wedding, he was in a wheelchair and in great pain," Margoles said. "But nobody figured it out at all. He just put on a chipper face because he didn't want to cast a pall on the wedding."
Retired District Judge Kathleen Gearin served on the bench with Cohen from 1988 to 2002 and remembers him as a joyful person who passed along that passion for his life and work.
"Everybody in the courthouse knew him and loved him,'' Gearin said. "He just constantly would look at the best in people."
Despite his upbeat demeanor, Gearin said, Cohen was not a pushover on sentencing defendants. "But he never demeaned the people he was sentencing," she added. He focused on the actions that put a person in prison, rather than deciding that they were "rotten human beings."
Gearin said Cohen loved St. Paul and would coin "Larry-isms" including one he was often credited with: "What's the difference between Minneapolis and St. Paul? You don't find Minneapolis in the Bible."
Cohen was a St. Paul native, the son of a jeweler and a homemaker. He graduated from Central High School, where he played the lead role in many plays and musicals. He earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Minnesota. At the U, he was head of the Young Democrats and active in the NAACP, his nephew said.
On graduating, he entered private practice, where Cohen continued his lifelong struggle for civil rights, Margoles said.
"When the Wounded Knee trials came here in the 1970s, Larry got all the parties together — the defense attorneys, the prosecutors, the police and members of AIM [the American Indian Movement], and he said, 'I want everybody to have their First Amendment rights vindicated, I want all the protests validated and able to take place,' but he didn't want any violence," Margoles said. "And there was no violence."
Because of his work, members of AIM held a naming ceremony for Cohen's newborn son — who already had a strong name, David Solomon Wang Cohen. The boy became David Solomon Wang Charging Buffalo Cohen, his nephew said.
As a judge, Cohen set up a certification program for court interpreters after concluding that newer immigrant groups weren't being properly served. He also set up a program called Hmong circles of peace to help resolve disputes.
Cohen's first foray into elective office came when he was voted onto the Ramsey County Board. He ran for mayor in 1971 and served two terms, until 1976. When he took office, the mayor had just one vote on the City Council and ran no departments. The mayor didn't make the city's budget and had little planning capacity. Then a new charter was adopted, and Cohen saw that the mayor's powers were greatly expanded.
Margoles said his uncle started the city's paramedic program and the concept of team policing and formed the Citizens Information and Complaint Service. He had a weekly "open door" policy, in which anyone could come and talk to him, his nephew said.
He also led a drive for the city to buy the old federal courthouse on Rice Park and had it refurbished. It is now the Landmark Center.
After his terms as mayor, Cohen returned to private practice. He had a general practice, working for everyone from corporate clients to criminal defense. For a time in the 1980s, he represented Marine Sgt. Clayton Lonetree of St. Paul in an espionage case.
In addition to his public service, Cohen served on "a million" boards, including the Jewish Community Center, the Urban League, the advisory board for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and, early on, the Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association, a militant antipollution group. He served on numerous city and state boards and was an adjunct professor at the St. Thomas College of Law.
Margoles said then-Gov. Rudy Perpich wanted to appoint Cohen to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Cohen declined, his nephew said, because "he wanted to have contact with the people."
Cohen was a district judge from 1988 to 2002, then a senior judge. He never suffered from what lawyers call "Black Robe Disease," Margoles said. "Larry didn't think of himself as better than anybody," he said.
Family was always vitally important to him, Margoles added. His sister, June Margoles, was always co-chair or chairwoman of his campaigns. He was the "fun uncle," Margoles said — the one who would tickle you and swing you in a circle by an arm and a leg.
Civic leaders have a plan to erect a statue of Cohen at the Ramsey County Courthouse, Margoles said. "There aren't enough heroes around … and Larry was one," he said. "He was a hero for everybody."
Cohen is survived by his wife, Kathi; children Sam, Chuck, Amy, Scott and David; stepchildren Ryan Hawn and Janel Golden; two grandchildren, and four stepgrandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Temple of Aaron, 616 Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul. Shiva will be held there on Tuesday and Wednesday.


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Central Texas bursts with breathtaking views and spectacular hiking trails. Escape into these serene settings and soak up the natural beauty. Sometimes, it pays to get off the beaten path. These are eight under-appreciated state parks near Austin that you're sure to love.
A peaceful patch of nature sits just 35 miles east of Austin. Bastrop State Park will thrill any outdoor enthusiast. Fish in Lake Mina and stay overnight in the historic cabin. The epic pine trees at will truly enchant you. Visit Bastrop State Park at 100 Park Road 1A.
The shimmering Blanco River is calling you. Your tense muscles will relax as you camp under the stars in this gorgeous setting. Visit Blanco State Park at 101 Park Road 23.
Smithville is a town that seems lost in time, so it's no wonder that Buescher State Park is so peaceful. You'll feel a million miles away from it all at this relaxing oasis. Buescher State Park is located at 100 Park Road 1E.
Venture down to Burnet, Texas for some picturesque exploring! You'll love hiking the 3.3 mile Pecan Flats trail at Inks Lake State Park. You can't beat these hill country views. This state park can be found at 3630 Park Road 4 West.
Longhorn Cavern State Park, located in Burnet, is perfect for a day trip. These mystical caverns are surrounded in folklore and legends, and it's easy to see why. Explore through the depths of the caves and take in the wondrous surroundings. The cavern is just a stone's throw away from Inks Lake State Park at 6211 Park Road 4 S..
Barbecue isn't the only thing this small town has to offer! Lockhart State Park is full of hike and bike trails that are perfect for all skill levels. You can even play nine holes of golf in the breathtaking natural beauty. Lockhart State Park is located at 2012 State Park Road.
Austin isn't the only place with bats! Old Tunnel State Park in Fredericksburg also has a massive bat colony, and guests can see these little mammals between May and October. Even when it isn't bat season, there's still plenty of exciting places to explore. The half mile hike is perfect for a leisurely stroll, and the grounds are full of wildlife. See for yourself at 10619 Old San Antonio Road.
Palmetto State Park in Gonzales comes alive at night. Surrounded by dwarf palmetto trees and glistening water, this state park brings a taste of the tropics to Central Texas. Here, you can canoe the San Marcos River, hike through tropical landscapes, and spend the night in a cozy cabin. You'll feel like you've entered another world at Palmetto State Park, located at 78 Park Road 11 South.
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A German opera in a cosmopolitan spirit, that is Gaspare Spontini's opera "Agnes von Hohenstaufen" premiered in 1827 in Berlin. Now the Theater Erfurt is taking on this spectacular work.
1 June 2018 will be a very special date for opera lovers. At the Erfurt Theatre an opera will be performed which is one of the most exciting works of the 19th century in terms of cultural history and musicology. This is coupled at the same time with the claim which accompanied the work back then, that it might be one of the most difficult and complex pieces in the history of opera. In short, that may be so: Agnes von Hohenstaufen as a kind of Prussian national opera, written by a French composer with an Italian name, is a curious but exciting case. Gaspare Spontini, the composer of this opera, threatened to burst the bounds of the genre and at the same time pointed to the future with his musico-dramatic solutions.
Born in Maiolati, Italy in 1774, Spontini was engaged by the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III in 1820 as Generalmusikdirektor in Berlin. He was a personality whose name was famous throughout Europe, above all for the two grand operas he had composed in Napoleonic Paris. La Vestale and Fernand Cortez had achieved international fame rapidly after their premières in 1807 and 1809. For Berlin he revised his Parisian works, but also composed new pieces for the Hofoper. Though this was not possible to the extent envisaged in his contract, by 1825 he had presented three works in Lalla Rûkh, Nurmahal and Alcidor. As a conductor and orchestral director of the Berlin court ensemble, he became famous for the artistic and high-quality performances of his own works, operas by Gluck and Mozart and some works by Beethoven. Agnes von Hohenstaufen, which was premièred in its first version in 1827 and performed in later versions in 1829 and 1837, occupied him almost until the end of his period in Berlin. Around 1840 disputes about him intensified which led to his dismissal from service in 1841. He moved via Paris finally to his native Italy, where he died in Maiolati in 1851.
With his magnum opus Agnes von Hohenstaufen, Spontini composed a German opera in a cosmopolitan spirit. In the opera, set in the Middle Ages in locations on the Rhine, the conflict between the Welfs and Staufens is at the centre, associated with the places and time according to historical tradition. Like Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots of 1836, the plot constructs its own historicity. That is to say, it adapts the handed-down tradition to current conditions, since they had to be suitable for opera and politically correct. The absorption and the engagement with the past, laden with significance, in a theatrical i.e. visually-musically and sensual performance, was an important idea in the conception of this history opera from the very beginning. The libretto, by various different authors, clearly places the plot in the year 1194. And the locations where the opera takes place advance to become like protagonists in the drama: the Rhine with its mountains, the city of Mainz with its medieval churches as exterior locations and the interior views of the castle and monastery church.
1st Act: The German knights and princes are preparing for a military campaign against Sicily. Emperor Henry VI von Hohenstaufen renews the imperial ban against the son of Henry the Lion, his arch enemy.
Henry the Younger finds himself a prisoner of the French. He is the beloved of the Emperor's daughter Agnes von Hohenstaufen. Her mother Irmengard begs for mercy for him. But the Emperor wants to give Agnes to the French King as a wife. Henry, who has escaped, approaches the court in disguise and learns from his friend Philip von Hohenstaufen of the marriage contract. Philip arranges a meeting for Agnes and Henry. At the preparations for court festivities to which the Princes are invited in honour of the French ambassador, a warning is received about an attack on Henry the Lion's troops. The feast begins with an announcement by Henry VI that Agnes is to marry the French King. It culminates in a general dance, in which both the rivals for Agnes also take part: Henry, masked, and Philip August incognito as his own ambassador. Henry is unmasked and only just escapes the death sentence.
2nd Act: The conflict between Henry, now captured, and Philip August is to be settled in a duel. Henry flees. In order to find comfort in prayer, Agnes has made her way into a monastery church where she soon finds Henry. Irmengard initiates a secret wedding conducted by the Archbishop of Mainz. Philip August with his men follow Henry. At the same time people stream into the church to take shelter from a storm. An open fight threatens to break out between the two opposing groups, but which the Archbishop ultimately prevents.
3rd Act: Henry and Agnes push through to flee. However, they are caught, and Henry is to engage in a duel with Philip August from which he emerges victorious. In order to avoid death, Philip August now disguises himself as the French King. Irmengard reports that Agnes is already married to Henry. The Emperor's rage stirs up the Prince's opposition, so that an open altercation threatens. But an unknown black knight prevents this. It is Henry the Lion, whose troops are already camped at the Rhine and who have already deprived the Emperor of his power base. Henry the Lion and Henry the Younger do not insist on victory, but offer the Emperor the hand of friendship.
Prussian artists of the first rank were involved in the première of Agnes in 1827: the music was by the Generalmusikdirektor, Karl Friedrich Schinkel created the set designs and Carl Graf von Brühl the costume designs. With this history opera, the theatre became a kind of educational institution identified with the idea of nationhood. With Agnes von Hohenstaufen, colourful historical tableaux were created which, in the extended time-scale of the musical and theatrical version, claim immediacy for themselves, and reveal themselves as the vehicle for living history.
With Spontini the visual is composed into the music. The image functions as a musical unity, and as a stage set gives Spontini the framework for the composition. Of course Agnes von Hohenstaufen is a through-composed opera, for which Spontini abandoned the principle of the number opera in some parts, placing the scene at the centre as the decisive musico-dramatic unity, something which Wagner was able to take up.
Spontini's music is characterized by a new monumentality, on the one hand relating to the formal and on the other to the tonal. The composer enhances the status of the recitative, and reduces the value of the aria as the solo form. The extension of the form corresponds with the refinement of the diversity of colours which follow the ideal of the blended sound.
Even in Spontini's and Schinkel's time Agnes von Hohenstaufen was performed just 19 times. Now, finally, the wait is over: the first performance since 1840 of the German-language original version, using the new edition of 2001 by Jens Wildgruber, will be given in Erfurt. The first performance on 1 June will be accompanied by a conference on Spontini.


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<?php

/**
 *	\file       htdocs/core/class/html.formfile.class.php
 *  \ingroup    core
 *	\brief      File of class to offer components to list and upload files
 *	\version	$Id: html.formfile.class.php,v 1.17.2.1 2011/03/06 23:45:47 eldy Exp $
 */

/**
 *	\class      FormFile
 *	\brief      Class to offer components to list and upload files
 */
class FormFile
{
	var $db;
	var $error;

	/**
	 *		Constructor
	 *		@param     DB      handler d'acces base de donnee
	 */
	function FormFile($DB)
	{
		$this->db = $DB;

		return 1;
	}

	/**
	 *    	Show form to upload a new file
	 *    	@param      url				Url
	 *    	@param      title			Title zone (Title or '' or 'none')
	 *    	@param      addcancel		1=Add 'Cancel' button
	 *		@param		sectionid		If upload must be done inside a particular ECM section
	 * 		@param		perm			Value of permission to allow upload
	 *      @param      size            Length of input file area
	 * 		@return		int				<0 ij KO, >0 if OK
	 */
	function form_attach_new_file($url, $title='', $addcancel=0, $sectionid=0, $perm=1, $size=60)
	{
		global $conf,$langs;

		$maxlength=$size;

		print "\n\n\n";

		if (empty($title)) $title=$langs->trans("AttachANewFile");
		if ($title != 'none') print_titre($title);

		print '<form name="userfile" action="'.$url.'" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">';
		print '<input type="hidden" name="section" value="'.$sectionid.'">';
		print '<input type="hidden" name="token" value="'.$_SESSION['newtoken'].'">';

		print '
';
		print '
';

		$max=$conf->global->MAIN_UPLOAD_DOC;		// En Kb
		$maxphp=@ini_get('upload_max_filesize');	// En inconnu
		if (preg_match('/m$/i',$maxphp)) $maxphp=$maxphp*1024;
		if (preg_match('/k$/i',$maxphp)) $maxphp=$maxphp;
		// Now $max and $maxphp are in Kb
		if ($maxphp > 0) $max=min($max,$maxphp);

		if ($max > 0)
		{
			print '<input type="hidden" name="max_file_size" value="'.($max*1024).'">';
		}
		print '<input class="flat" type="file" name="userfile" size="'.$maxlength.'"';
		print (empty($conf->global->MAIN_UPLOAD_DOC) || empty($perm)?' disabled="true"':'');
		print '>';
		print '   ';
		print '<input type="submit" class="button" name="sendit" value="'.$langs->trans("Upload").'"';
		print (empty($conf->global->MAIN_UPLOAD_DOC) || empty($perm)?' disabled="true"':'');
		print '>';

		if ($addcancel)
		{
			print '   ';
			print '<input type="submit" class="button" name="cancel" value="'.$langs->trans("Cancel").'">';
		}

		if (! empty($conf->global->MAIN_UPLOAD_DOC))
		{
			if ($perm)
			{
				print ' ('.$langs->trans("MaxSize").': '.$max.' '.$langs->trans("Kb");
				print ' '.info_admin($langs->trans("ThisLimitIsDefinedInSetup",$max,$maxphp),1);
				print ')';
			}
		}
		else
		{
			print ' ('.$langs->trans("UploadDisabled").')';
		}
		print "
";
		print "
";

		print '</form>';
		if (empty($sectionid)) print '
';

		print "\n\n\n";

		return 1;
	}

	/**
	 *      Show the box with list of available documents for object
	 *      @param      modulepart          propal, facture, facture_fourn, ...
	 *      @param      filename            Sub dir to scan (Example: '0/1/10', 'FA/DD/MM/YY/9999'). Use '' if filedir already complete)
	 *      @param      filedir             Dir to scan
	 *      @param      urlsource           Url of origin page (for return)
	 *      @param      genallowed          Generation is allowed (1/0 or array of formats)
	 *      @param      delallowed          Remove is allowed (1/0)
	 *      @param      modelselected       Model to preselect by default
	 *      @param      allowgenifempty		Show warning if no model activated
	 *      @param      forcenomultilang	Do not show language option (even if MAIN_MULTILANGS defined)
	 *      @param      iconPDF             Show only PDF icon with link (1/0)
	 * 		@param		maxfilenamelength	Max length for filename shown
	 * 		@param		noform				Do not output html form tags
	 * 		@param		param				More param on http links
	 * 		@param		title				Title to show on top of form
	 * 		@param		buttonlabel			Label on submit button
	 * 		@param		codelang			Default language code to use on lang combo box if multilang is enabled
	 * 		@return		int					<0 if KO, number of shown files if OK
	 */
	function show_documents($modulepart,$filename,$filedir,$urlsource,$genallowed,$delallowed=0,$modelselected='',$allowgenifempty=1,$forcenomultilang=0,$iconPDF=0,$maxfilenamelength=28,$noform=0,$param='',$title='',$buttonlabel='',$codelang='')
	{
		// filedir = conf->...dir_ouput."/".get_exdir(id)
		include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/lib/files.lib.php');

		global $langs,$bc,$conf;
		$var=true;

		if ($iconPDF == 1)
		{
			$genallowed = '';
			$delallowed = 0;
			$modelselected = '';
			$forcenomultilang=0;
		}

		//$filename = dol_sanitizeFileName($filename);    //Must be sanitized before calling show_documents
		$headershown=0;
		$showempty=0;
		$i=0;

		print "\n".''."\n";
		//print 'filedir='.$filedir;

		// Affiche en-tete tableau
		if ($genallowed)
		{
			$modellist=array();
			if ($modulepart == 'company')
			{
				$showempty=1;
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/societe/modules_societe.class.php');
					$model=new ModeleThirdPartyDoc();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'propal')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/propale/modules_propale.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFPropales();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'commande')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/commande/modules_commande.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFCommandes();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'expedition')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/expedition/pdf/ModelePdfExpedition.class.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFExpedition();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'livraison')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/livraison/modules_livraison.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFDeliveryOrder();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'ficheinter')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/fichinter/modules_fichinter.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFFicheinter();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'facture')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/facture/modules_facture.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFFactures();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'project')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/project/modules_project.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFProjects();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'export')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/export/modules_export.php');
					$model=new ModeleExports();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'commande_fournisseur')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/supplier_order/modules_commandefournisseur.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFSuppliersOrders();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'facture_fournisseur')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/supplier_invoice/modules_facturefournisseur.php');
					$model=new ModelePDFSuppliersInvoices();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'remisecheque')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/cheque/pdf/modules_chequereceipts.php');
					$model=new ModeleChequeReceipts();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			elseif ($modulepart == 'donation')
			{
				if (is_array($genallowed)) $modellist=$genallowed;
				else
				{
					include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/includes/modules/dons/modules_don.php');
					$model=new ModeleDon();
					$modellist=$model->liste_modeles($this->db);
				}
			}
			else if ($modulepart == 'unpaid')
			{
				$modellist='';
			}
			else
			{
				dol_print_error($this->db,'Bad value for modulepart');
				return -1;
			}

			$headershown=1;

			$html = new Form($db);
			$buttonlabeltoshow=$buttonlabel;
			if (empty($buttonlabel)) $buttonlabel=$langs->trans('Generate');

			if (empty($noform)) print '<form action="'.$urlsource.(empty($conf->global->MAIN_JUMP_TAG)?'':'#builddoc').'" method="post">';
			print '<input type="hidden" name="action" value="builddoc">';
			print '<input type="hidden" name="token" value="'.$_SESSION['newtoken'].'">';

			print_titre($langs->trans("Documents"));
			print '
';

			print '
';

			// Model
			if (! empty($modellist))
			{
				print '';
				print $langs->trans('Model').' ';
				print $html->selectarray('model',$modellist,$modelselected,$showempty,0,0);
				print '	';
			}
			else
			{
				print '';
				print $langs->trans("Files");
				print '	';
			}

			// Language code (if multilang)
			print '';
			if (($allowgenifempty || (is_array($modellist) && sizeof($modellist) > 0)) && $conf->global->MAIN_MULTILANGS && ! $forcenomultilang)
			{
				include_once(DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/html.formadmin.class.php');
				$formadmin=new FormAdmin($this->db);
				$defaultlang=$codelang?$codelang:$langs->getDefaultLang();
				print $formadmin->select_language($defaultlang);
			}
			else
			{
				print ' ';
			}
			print '	';

			// Button
			print '';
			print '<input class="button" ';
			//print ((is_array($modellist) && sizeof($modellist))?'':' disabled="true"') // Always allow button "Generate" (even if no model activated)
			print ' type="submit" value="'.$buttonlabel.'"';
			if (! $allowgenifempty && ! is_array($modellist) && empty($modellist)) print ' disabled="true"';
			print '>';
			if ($allowgenifempty && ! is_array($modellist) && empty($modellist) && $modulepart != 'unpaid')
			{
				$langs->load("errors");
				print ' '.img_warning($langs->trans("WarningNoDocumentModelActivated"));
			}
			print '	';

			print '
';
		}

		// Get list of files
		$png = '';
		$filter = '';
		if ($iconPDF==1)
		{
			$png = '\.png$';
			$filter = $filename.'.pdf';
		}
		$file_list=dol_dir_list($filedir,'files',0,$filter,'\.meta$'.($png?'|'.$png:''),'date',SORT_DESC);

		// Affiche en-tete tableau si non deja affiche
		if (sizeof($file_list) && ! $headershown && !$iconPDF)
		{
			$headershown=1;
			$titletoshow=$langs->trans("Documents");
			if (! empty($title)) $titletoshow=$title;
			print_titre($titletoshow);
			print '
';
		}

		// Loop on each file found
		foreach($file_list as $i => $file)
		{
			$var=!$var;

			// Define relative path for download link (depends on module)
			$relativepath=$file["name"];								// Cas general
			if ($filename) $relativepath=$filename."/".$file["name"];	// Cas propal, facture...
			// Autre cas
			if ($modulepart == 'donation')   { $relativepath = get_exdir($filename,2).$file["name"]; }
			if ($modulepart == 'export')     { $relativepath = $file["name"]; }

			if (!$iconPDF) print "
";

			// Show file name with link to download
			if (!$iconPDF) print '';
			print '';
			if (!$iconPDF)
			{
				print img_mime($file["name"],$langs->trans("File").': '.$file["name"]).' '.dol_trunc($file["name"],$maxfilenamelength);
			}
			else
			{
				print img_pdf($file["name"],2);
			}
			print '';
			if (!$iconPDF) print '	';
			// Affiche taille fichier
			if (!$iconPDF) print ''.dol_print_size(dol_filesize($filedir."/".$file["name"])).'	';
			// Affiche date fichier
			if (!$iconPDF) print ''.dol_print_date(dol_filemtime($filedir."/".$file["name"]),'dayhour').'	';

			if ($delallowed)
			{
				print ''.img_delete().'	';
			}

			if (!$iconPDF) print '
';

			$i++;
		}

		if ($headershown)
		{
			// Affiche pied du tableau
			print "
\n";
			if ($genallowed)
			{
				if (empty($noform)) print '</form>'."\n";
			}
		}
		print ''."\n";
		return ($i?$i:$headershown);
	}

	/**
	 *      Show list of documents in a directory
	 *      @param      filearray			Array of files loaded by dol_dir_list function
	 * 		@param		object				Object on which document is linked to
	 * 		@param		modulepart			Value for modulepart used by download wrapper
	 * 		@param		param				Parameters on sort links
	 * 		@param		forcedownload		Force to open dialog box "Save As" when clicking on file
	 * 		@param		relativepath		Relative path of docs (autodefined if not provided)
	 * 		@param		permtodelete		Permission to delete
	 * 		@param		useinecm			Change output for use in ecm module
	 * 		@param		textifempty			Text to show if filearray is empty
	 * 		@return		int					<0 if KO, nb of files shown if OK
	 */
	function list_of_documents($filearray,$object,$modulepart,$param,$forcedownload=0,$relativepath='',$permtodelete=1,$useinecm=0,$textifempty='',$maxlength=0)
	{
		global $user, $conf, $langs;
		global $bc;
		global $sortfield, $sortorder;

		// Affiche liste des documents existant
		if (empty($useinecm)) print_titre($langs->trans("AttachedFiles"));
		else { $bc[true]=''; $bc[false]=''; };
		$url=$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];
		print '
';
		print '
';
		print_liste_field_titre($langs->trans("Documents2"),$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"],"name","",$param,'align="left"',$sortfield,$sortorder);
		print_liste_field_titre($langs->trans("Size"),$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"],"size","",$param,'align="right"',$sortfield,$sortorder);
		print_liste_field_titre($langs->trans("Date"),$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"],"date","",$param,'align="center"',$sortfield,$sortorder);
		print_liste_field_titre('','','');
		print '
';

		$var=true;
		foreach($filearray as $key => $file)
		{
			if (!is_dir($dir.$file['name'])
			&& $file['name'] != '.'
			&& $file['name'] != '..'
			&& $file['name'] != 'CVS'
			&& ! preg_match('/\.meta$/i',$file['name']))
			{
				// Define relative path used to store the file
				if (! $relativepath) $relativepath=dol_sanitizeFileName($object->ref).'/';

				$var=!$var;
				print "
";
				//print "XX".$file['name'];	//$file['name'] must be utf8
				print '';
				print img_mime($file['name'],$file['name'].' ('.dol_print_size($file['size'],0,0).')').' ';
				print dol_trunc($file['name'],$maxlength,'middle');
				print '';
				print "	\n";
				print ''.dol_print_size($file['size'],1,1).'	';
				print ''.dol_print_date($file['date'],"dayhour").'	';
				print '';
				if (! empty($useinecm))  print ''.img_view().'   ';
				if ($permtodelete) print 'id.'&section='.$_REQUEST["section"].'&action=delete&urlfile='.urlencode($file['name']).'">'.img_delete().'';
				else print ' ';
				print "
\n";
			}
		}
		if (sizeof($filearray) == 0)
		{
			print '
';
			if (empty($textifempty)) print $langs->trans("NoFileFound");
			else print $textifempty;
			print '
';
		}
		print "
";
		// Fin de zone

	}

}

?>

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FROM BOSTON: I-495 South to 95 South to 195 East. 195E over Braga Bridge (no toll). Take exit for 24 South. 24S over Sakonnet River Bridge. Continue on 114 South into Newport, onto Broadway and then to Thames Street.
OR: I-95 South to Route 24 South (short stretch on 195 West back onto 24S for Newport exit). 24S over Sakonnet River Bridge (see above).
ONCE IN NEWPORT: America's Cup Avenue or Broadway to Thames Street. Take Thames Street south to Carroll Avenue. Bear left at St. Augustin's Church. Stay on Carroll Avenue past the park. Turn right at stop sign (tennis courts on right) onto Ruggles Avenue. Hawthorne House is #71 Ruggles and set back from street . . . there is a very large boulder in the front garden.


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Links and Handouts
SNATS Summit Presenters
Teacher Award
Hotel/Local Attractions
Regional Auditions
2023 Semi-Finals/Finals
2023 Audition Structure
Categories and Repertoire
Judging and Rubrics
Past CWR Auditions
SNATS
Poster Paper Presenters
National Competitions
NATSAA
Music Theater
2023 CWR Regional Conference and Auditions
This award will be given each year to a teacher, usually in the hosting district. To nominate a teacher, both a colleague and a student must participate in a survey. The colleague survey is below. Once the teacher nomination has been received, the committee chair will send the student survey to the nominee to distribute among his/her students or former students. Nominations are due by November 15th, 2022.
The nominated teacher will then submit the following:
Teaching and Performing Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Head shot and Bio (to be posted on our website and included in the finals program)
The CWR Cabinet will review the nominees and select a winner. The winner will be notified and receive their award at the end of the competition finals.
Teachers, to nominate a colleague or former teacher, please follow this link where you will answer the following questions:
Name of Teacher
Current NATS Chapter of Nominee
Email address of Nominee
Phone number of Nominee
This teacher inspires me because....
Some of the best things I learned from this teacher are...
We look forward to honoring the wonderful work our NATS teachers do!
2023 Teacher of the Year: Dr. Alfonse Anderson
2022 Teacher of the Year: John Glenn Paton
Congratulations to John!
John's students submitted pages of praise. Here are some excerpts...
"You can be respected, very accomplished and still be a good person, that was simply by the way he addressed you, the manner in which he spoke and the kindness of his tone without being condescending."
"I have never met a voice teacher most knowledgeable, kind, caring and generous. I am forever grateful for John's teaching and I feel I am a more knowledgeable artist and teacher because of his teachings."
"The vocal training I received from John was both solid and expansive, and I owe him endless thanks for all that his tutelage has added to my work to this day."
Wendy K. Pylko, who nominated John, said, "This teacher inspires me because...
His incredible body of research and published vocal music . He is also a wonderful, compassionate human being.
Many of us and our students have benefited greatly over the years from his scholarly research published by Alfred in his many volumes of edited songs and arias."
2021 Teacher of the Year: J. Arden Hopkin
Congratulations to Arden!
Arden's students submitted pages of praise. Here are some excerpts...
Ruth Ellis, who nominated Arden (but didn't participate in the voting) had this to say about him, "Arden is such a giving soul. He charges incredibly reasonable rates because teaching voice isn't about making money for him in his "retirement" years. He also volunteers hours and hours running the voice studio at the Scera, a local arts non-profit.
I appreciate that Arden empathetically shares his own vocal journey. It builds a sense of trust and that we are in this together and not that he had it all figured out from the beginning, which no one does but sometimes people pretend they do. I appreciate that he gives me full permission to experiment, disagree, and choose for myself.
Arden has worked to be a peacemaker and a builder of communities. He chooses to step away from the fray and to actively see the good in people. Truly admirable (because I have seen some of the frays). "
"He genuinely loves his students even more than he loves music. He is patient with my progress and wants to help me reach my potential. He has a way of using all my senses, my anatomy, my body and my life experiences to teach me to sing."
"I consider Arden and his mentoring and teaching to be one of the greatest gifts in my teaching and singing career. His non-judgmental style, wry sense of humor, and supportive but honest assessments changed my singing and teaching paradigm."
"Arden Hopkin is quite remarkable. He has dedicated his life to teaching and learning. Arden is constantly looking for new ways to approach teaching, to reach a student, to create a different studio paradigm, or provide a new opportunity for the students. "
2020 Outstanding Teacher: Wendy Hillhouse
Congratulations to Wendy!
David Dehner, who nominated Wendy, had this to say about her, "I am honored to nominate Wendy Hillhouse. Wendy has had a substantial career as a professional vocalist. As a voice teacher she has taught in the San Francisco conservatory, Stanford University and her own voice studio. She brings her expertise to the NATS organization as a leader. She has served on the SFBAC NATS board and at the Western division level. She continues to serve and assist in all activities. As well as being a fantastic performer, a leader in the Nats organization, she is also a wonderful voice teacher with significant results. Her students have received many accolades with NATS and they demonstrate healthy technique taught by a expert voice teacher."
Wendy's students submitted pages of praise. Here are some excerpts...
"Like any great teacher, she has a thorough knowledge of breath
movement, posture, diction, emotionality, and style. What makes her
an extraordinary teacher, though, is that she applies this breadth of
knowledge with her philosophy of singing as a form of personal
expression such that her students are both comfortable and
passionate. She has an intensely positive attitude that rubs off not just on her students, but on all those around her. For all these reasons,
being in her studio, both as her student and singing with fellow
students, has been without a doubt my favorite experience at Stanford."
"Wendy realizes a singer's full potential and beyond. She loves finding
what makes a singer unique and develops the voice with an attention
to her students as individuals."
"Wendy continually goes above and beyond for her students and works
with them on technique & musical pieces in a way that is purely
enjoyable and personalized. Outside of teaching she is involved in
many artistic endeavors including her own musical research, and she
works to engage the greater community and administration in the arts
and advocacy of musical programming. She has a wholistic
understanding of what the music and arts communities need at
Stanford and what students actually want. As such, she works to bridge
the gaps between artistic communities. I am so grateful for my time with her."
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existence in the spiritual world.
the soul to live unfettered in the spiritual body on the spiritual plane.
bandaged and a cable tow is wound three times around his body.
symbolizing the astral body, though largely discarded, still clings to the candidate.
triples the bond between soul and ego.
the Ancient Masons, spiritual realms may be contacted.
the astral plane, and on the spiritual plane.
the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God, who gave it.
astral body to the astral plane.
a symbol of creative power.
physical and the spiritual return to the spiritual.
necessary for one who before death expects to travel on spiritual planes.
eyes, signifying here that he perceives clearly the things of the spiritual plane.
airy sign it symbolizes unselfish love and spiritual union.
that the ego has come into full control of the physical form of man.
experiences of life that build the temple of man.
burial, and resurrection of the Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.
most earthly of the three, the mundane angles where the rays of sun and moon meet.
truly builds them into a fitting temple.
said to be at refreshment.
symbolizing the divine soul of man, is represented by the moon.
representing the three visible angles–Midheaven, Descendant andAscendant–carried out the crime.
perfect man, represents the Man of the zodiac, Aquarius.
Numbers. The letter A corresponds to the planet Mercury, and to the attribute of will.
to the zodiacal sign Aries, signifying transition through death to birth in a new life.
the villains try to obtain, refers to the most spiritual union thus symbolized.
take place. And this constitutes the Master's Word as applied to the spiritual plane.
rites of love are violated.
unions, as well as of strife–gives the Master a blow across the breast with a square.
indicates the desire for more knowledge.
she has begun to decrease in light, or decompose.
odors to the spiritual senses.
cassia, always being green, symbolizes immortality. It thus promises resurrection.
feet, east and west symbolize the boundary between the spiritual and physical planes.
manhood, or adeptship, is reached.
dictates of the senses. This significance of the number six was given in chapter 4.
life to the symbol of the creative principle signified by its wood.
Aquarius, and the moon immediately passes into Pisces.
antagonism are able to form no efficient plans because of lack of co-operation.
Twelve Fellow Craft Masons, the twelve zodiacal signs, are sent to hunt for Hiram.
reach it must, in addition to the twelve, move also through this sign.
improving the condition of the world.
a plea for immortality. The Master then directs that the body be raised by the E.A.
grip, Boaz; but the skin cleaves from the flesh and it cannot be thus raised.
as a substitute for the lost Master's Word.
natural counterparts, soul of soul, heart of hearts.
other, in which position alone the Master's word may be given.
moon passes from its last quarter to reach new moon, which is its union with the sun.
is, the union of two 5's, or the five points of fellowship.
building up a better world.
research, because these are ruled by the sign Pisces.
in regard to material attainment, for this too is ruled by the sign Capricorn.
endeavors, ruled by Gemini, the ambitions, ruled by Leo, of the other.
these being ruled by Taurus.
the limitations imposed upon purely physical existence.
death on the astral plane.
none the less surely. Immortality is not static, but depends on eternal progression.
and opportunity also are present, before the second death dissolves the astral form.
velocities still higher than the astral, the real spiritual plane.
velocities that astral substance cannot reach.
path who impress him from the inner plane.
great effort exalted love and tender affection.
only as the result of pronounced effort to assist others.
to help the people he contacts.
initiated at midnight of the day of the first full moon after the sun enters Capricorn.
high magic. This phase of the matter is explained in detail in Award Manuscript 13.


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School Funding Court Decisions
School Funding Inequity
The basic reason why the educational funding systems in the vast majority of states have been highly inequitable is that throughout the United States school funding relies to a substantial degree on local property taxes. This means that children who live in districts with low wealth and low property values—as most low income and most minority students do—will have substantially less money available to meet their educational needs. In recent times, in most parts of our country, children with the greatest needs have had the fewest resources devoted to them. Rectifying such funding inequities and ensuring that all schools have an adequate level of funding have been the primary concerns of the many state courts that have enforced student rights to a sound basic education.
History of School Funding Court Decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged in 1973 that substantial inequities existed in Texas's education finance system, but it declined to remedy the situation because education is not a "fundamental interest" under the U.S. constitution (San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1). Since that time, plaintiffs challenging state school finance decisions have brought their claims in the state courts, and such litigations have been filed in 45 of the 50 states.
"Equity" and "Adequacy" Cases, What's the Difference?
In the early years, most school funding cases sought equal per student funding based on equal protection clauses in state constitutions ("equity cases"). Defendant states won about two-thirds of these cases. Since the late '80's, most plaintiffs have based their claims largely on provisions in state constitutions that guarantee all students an "adequate," a "thorough and efficient" or a "sound basic" education. Many plaintiffs defined "adequacy" by invoking the academic content and graduation standards that most states began adopting at that time.
Since 1989, plaintiffs have won almost 60% of these "adequacy" cases. The vast majority of cases that defendant states have won since 1989 have not been based on a review of the evidence on whether current funding systems are adequate or equitable. Rather, these decisions have been based on separation of powers considerations, holding that it is not appropriate for the courts to review legislative decisions on school funding. In the states where plaintiffs have prevailed, the courts have held that judicial review of such legislative decisions is appropriate and necessary.
For a detailed history and analysis of the school funding litigations, see Michael A. Rebell, Courts and Kids: Pursuing Educational Equity Through the State Courts (University of Chicago Press, 2009), and 2017 supplement.


This past weekend marked the halfway point of the regular season for the inaugural Major League Rugby campaign.
The North American rugby community shared a cautious optimism when news broke of MLR's birth in 2017 with PRO rugby's misguided foray into professional rugby just two years prior still fresh in the mind.
However, the sweeping success of the first five rounds of the competition has allowed players and fans alike to shed a sigh of relief. Although not without its flaws, Major League Rugby has established a solid foundation and is opening the door for endless possibilities to grow the game in a way that was hard to envision before its existence.
First and foremost, it has become evidently clear that Major League Rugby has put considerable effort into promoting and professionalizing their brand. The television deal signed with CBS Sports as well as ESPN+ was an immediate boost to the league's credibility and increase their exposure to casual viewers by being associated with such popular networks. These broadcasts have reportedly averaged close to 75,000 weekly domestic viewers. Add to this the fact that each respective team has their home games televised by local networks and that international viewers can watch every match through Facebook, Major League Rugby has made their product as accessible as possible for a brand new league.
In the new landscape of digital content, Major League Rugby has accepted the necessity of active social media engagement. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram has caused the sports news cycle to be a hyper competitive industry that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is simply not enough to spark interest during weekend matches. Major League Rugby is following in the footsteps of a professional league that has best adjusted to social media trends in the United States, the NBA.
Major League Rugby has worked in a similar fashion to generate fan interest. From posting 'Top 10 Tries of the Week', to individual franchises quickly retweeting footage of thunderous hits or scintillating passages of play, Major League Rugby is actively pushing their content to the forefront of users' news feeds. The league's regular awards for player, team, and first XV of the week on Facebook and Twitter are also a welcome addition. Major League Rugby must continue to shine the light upon individual players and respective teams, as they will ultimately drive popularity of the league and place fans into the seats.
Another solid indication of the league's commitment to the digital sphere is their presence within the subculture of 'superfans' that frequent Reddit. The r/MLR subreddit is primarily composed of North American rugby fanatics, people with close connections to franchises, and rugby fans across the world that have heard rumblings of the MLR. The webpage of a few thousand users has become a hub for inside scoops and rumours on new player signings, potential franchise expansions, and general discussion about the weekend matchups. As Major League Rugby's Reddit platform strengthens, they will draw in new interest globally and facilitate fans becoming even more devoutly dedicated to players, teams, and the league as a whole.
While PRO Rugby's heavily centralized structure led to its demise, Major League Rugby's willingness to devolve power to their respective franchises has been a catalyst for their early success. From a financial standpoint, there is clearly more stability with a collaboration of independent clubs rather than a single individual controlling all finances and leading the entire operation. If one team stumbles, the league does not fall with it. During the PRO Rugby season, teams felt like carbon copies of one another just wearing slightly tweaked jerseys.
In the case of the MLR, however, the local ownership groups of the seven Major League Rugby franchises have brought a unique identity to each team. It is refreshing to see each team build different personas - swaths of San Diego fans were cloaked in suits of armour preparing for battle, the Seattle Seawolves emulating the blue and green strip of their American Football neighbours, the Seahawks, or Utah's nickname as the 'Warriors' acknowledging the strong Polynesian community within the city.
Every franchise has recognized that they need to become instrumental parts of the community in order to improve the growth of their supporters. Viewer interest must extend beyond the league as a whole and toward a specific team in order to create a truly dedicated fanbase.
As a fledgling league, franchises must prioritize fan feedback in order to tailor their product and services as best as possible. Local support is the backbone for every team's existence. San Diego and Seattle's swift public response to fan's comments about ways to improve the gameday experience is the epitome of adaptability – there is an acknowledgement that kinks will inevitably need to be ironed out; however, the quickest way to achieve this is by collaborating and listening to the people that consume the product and invest money into cheering for the team. Rather than dictate proceedings, Major League Rugby is instead embracing its decentralized, grassroots structure in order to evolve and build the most stable future possible.
From an on-field perspective, one of the most notable takeaways has been the surprising level of parity amongst teams. At the halfway point of the season, only five of the fourteen matches played have had a margin of victory in the double digits. Numerous affairs have gone down to the final whistle, creating a buzz that the playoff encounters will also be must-watch television.
On the flip side, this very lack of depth within some teams has allowed their top tier stars to shine even more brightly. Teams are quickly being identified by their star's abilities – Utah's fearsome runners in the midfield with the human wrecking ball Paul Lasike and Tongan international Fetu'u Vainikolo, the Seawolves' vaunted front row that has bullied each forward pack at scrum time, Austin Elite's Hanco Germishuys being the most destructive force in the United States, or the silver fox, Taylor Howden, pulling the strings for New Orleans as one of the craftiest players in the league. For Major League Rugby to grow, the league must continue to promote these domestic stars while also bringing in recognizable names from overseas, similar to the Major League Soccer (MLS) model. The arrival of players, such as ex-England international Ben Foden to New York's 2019 expansion team, draws outside interest and adds a level of international credibility.
Major League Rugby has created a far more intimate relationship between fans and American rugby. In years past, many casual viewers' knowledge of players would only begin the moment they donned an Eagles' jersey - now fans will keenly anticipate how young household names in Major League Rugby, like Vili Toluta'u or Anthony Salaber, may adapt to the step up to international competition.
This increased exposure of domestic players drives conversation similar to more established rugby playing countries like England and New Zealand where international squad announcements are massive events. These are the types of conversations that build rugby knowledge and fandom in North America.
Major League Rugby must continue to take risks. The solid foundation the competition has immediately built should allow for more flexibility in their future pursuits.
It seems that they are keenly aware of the fact as they plan to expand the league toward the east coast, adding New York into the fold (and hopefully for Canadian fans, the Ontario Arrows).
With collaboration among franchises and fan feedback, Major League Rugby needs to remain creative – launching an All-Star game, or even an All-Star weekend, could be a wildly popular endeavour. Producing an end of year awards show that includes fan voting is another method to stay active and engaging at season's end. Every move that is made must have an eye on building the game, drawing more new eyeballs, and ultimately increasing revenue.
Nevertheless, these are the exact questions a new professional league hopes to be responding to after their first five weeks of league play.


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A Fisheries Bill introduced in Parliament today (25 Oct) means the UK will operate as an independent coastal state, controlling who fishes in its waters.
The Environment Secretary has launched a Bill creating the power that the UK needs to operate as an independent coastal state after leaving the EU.
The Bill is being introduced into Parliament today (25 October 2018), and for the first time since 1973, the UK will be able to control who may fish in our waters and on what terms. It will also give the UK the power to implement new deals negotiated with the EU and with other coastal states and manage fisheries more effectively and sustainably in future.
The legislation delivers on the UK government's commitment to sustainable fishing and marine conservation as set out in the 25-year Environment Plan by:
Controlling access – automatic EU rights to fish in UK water will end. In the future, the UK will negotiate and decide on the terms of foreign vessels fishing in UK waters
Setting fishing opportunities – by proposing powers to ensure that the UK can set its own fishing quota and days at sea, which it will negotiate as an independent coastal State. As now, the UK government will consult the Devolved Administrations.
Protecting the marine environment – by ensuring fisheries management decisions are taken strategically for the benefit of the whole marine environment. The Bill extends powers to the Marine Management Organisation and the Devolved Administrations to protect our seas.
The government does not currently know the outcome of the UK's negotiations with the EU on a future economic partnership, but the UK has been clear that market access for fisheries products is separate to the question of fishing opportunities and access to waters. The Bill will give us the powers to implement the result of those negotiations.
The new legislation also proposes ways in which the UK government and the Devolved Administrations will work together to adopt common approaches to fisheries management in certain areas – including preserving UK vessels' right to fish across the four zones of UK waters and creating a consistent approach to managing access of foreign vessels.
Michael Gove, Environment Secretary said: "This new Fisheries Bill will allow us to create a sustainable, profitable fishing industry for all of the UK. It will regenerate coastal communities, take back control of our waters and, through better conservation measures, allow our precious marine environment to thrive.
"The Common Fisheries Policy has damaged the UK's fishing industry and our precious fish stocks. The Bill will deliver a sustainable fishing industry, with healthy seas and a fair deal for UK fishermen."
The Bill also provides powers to reform fisheries rules. To ensure legal continuity, the EU (Withdrawal) Act transferred Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) rules into UK law. This Bill allows government to amend fisheries legislation to respond to scientific advice and innovation quickly – something the CFP failed to do – and to meet our international obligations.
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Workforce problems have an impact on almost every aspect of prevention
and treatment across all sectors of the diverse behavioral health field. - National Action Plan on the Behavioral Health Workforce, 2007.
Workforce development is designed to improve the behavioral health of individuals, families and communities by ensuring that there is a workforce of appropriate size, composition, and competency to address mental health and substance use related needs in a specific geographic area or the nation at large. There has been a longstanding consensus in the United States about the critical need to strengthen the behavioral health workforce. The Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTCs) are committed to playing a key role in addressing that need.
Workforce Framework
There are many workforce challenges in behavioral health and a myriad of strategies and tactics for strengthening the workforce. At times, the complexity is overwhelming to those provider organizations or policymakers that are engaged in workforce planning and intervention. The 2007 SAMHSA-funded national Action Plan on behavioral health workforce development identified a framework for organizing planning and action that focused on: (1) broadening the composition of the workforce, (2) strengthening the traditional workforce, and (3) creating structures to support the workforce. View this workforce framework.
In June 2019, the MHTTC Network Coordinating Office and Michael Hoge, Ph.D. from the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce facilitated a webinar, Workforce Challenges and Solutions in Mental Health, in which major workforce challenges were briefly reviewed and an array of strategies for finding, keeping and building a more competent workforce were presented. Innovative practices from across the country were also highlighted.The recording for this webinar can be accessed here. The slide deck for this webinar, as well as the webinar recording transcription, are available for download in the MHTTC Products and Resources catalog.
In addition, there are a variety of websites and major reports that serve as resources for behavioral health workforce development. View the resource list.
Characteristics of the Workforce
Behavioral health has, perhaps, the most diverse workforce among all health care fields with respect to the types of providers. Click here for more information.
Recruitment & Retention
Workforce recruitment and retention have long been identified as significant challenges in the behavioral health field. While these are simple terms, the issues are quite complex. Click here for more information.
Peer Support Workforce
The provision of support by and between individuals with a history of mental illness has a long tradition. What was once largely an informal process has evolved and expanded over the last few decades into a more formal peer support workforce. Click here for more information.
At the foundation of workforce training are the competencies that define the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to function effectively in the field of mental health. Click here for more information.
Click here to recommend adding a specific workforce resource to the Resources list.
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In the next few months, there will be special sections on the following:
Rural & Underserved Areas
Workforce Infrastructure


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