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The Rev. Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House, attends the 2013 National Days of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol rotunda to honor the victims of the Holocaust on April 11, 2013. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)
Topics: Spirituality | Society
Outgoing U.S. House chaplain on the traits required to do his job
Rev. Patrick Conroy says someone in his role has to be a 'counterpoint to the dominant spirit of this place'
By Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service
|  January 19, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, a lawyer and Jesuit priest, stepped down as chaplain to the House of Representatives at the beginning of this year, ending nearly 10 years of service to the People's House.
Conroy sat down for an exclusive interview with Religion News Service before he left his post, opening up about his friendships with members of Congress, the attempt by then-Speaker Paul Ryan to remove him in 2018 and how he has seen the legislature change during his tenure.
The interview was conducted in December, before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, a Presbyterian minister, would be the new chaplain — the first woman to hold the position.
Can you tell me a little about what the House chaplain does?
By rule, a House chaplain is to provide a prayer at the beginning of the legislative (session). As the chaplain I have been called upon to say a prayer at the retirement of chairpersons from a committee, or the unveiling of a portrait of a retired chairperson. The Capitol police have classes graduate three times a year and they asked for an invocation, and annually there's a memorial service for the Capitol policemen who have died on the job at the Capitol.
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There are also groups who come to Washington, D.C., such as the national firefighters (who ask for a prayer). I've done a couple of baptisms, weddings for members both here at the Capitol or elsewhere, as well as weddings and other ministries for staffers.
So I am the chaplain for the entire Capitol Hill community in a broader sense. It really is a ministry of availability, which means it's not a ministry of busy-ness.
What kinds of traits are required to do your job?
Gravitas and wisdom are needed, and that comes from nonpolitical energy, because the chaplain needs to be a counterpoint to the dominant spirit of this place. You don't want the chaplain to be a political spirit.
The spirit of this place is very political and, by nature, competitive and binary — although that's getting better. That kind of energy needs to be balanced by an energy or a spirit of peace and peacemaking, cooperation, self and mutual encouragement.
I called everybody by their first name — that was recommended to me by my predecessor — so as not to identify people by their position, which is how everybody identifies them. That's not a job requirement — that was my personal ministerial choice.
Also, this is not a ministry to be aspired to — that happens to be a Jesuit principle.
Speaking of political energy: I know you encountered controversy when then-House Speaker Paul Ryan asked you to resign in 2018. How do you look back on that now?
What I would say about that experience is that all of a sudden, the office of the chaplaincy, the dynamics of the ministry and its inherent importance, came to everyone's consciousness.
Nobody needs the chaplain until they need the chaplain — and that's the way it should be. This is not a parish. But I think some members were expecting me to behave like their local pastor who makes calls and checks in. That's not what a chaplain does — at least that's my theology. A chaplain is more available than assertive.
That misunderstanding is part of what happened two and a half years ago: Paul Ryan, I think, heard from some members — especially in his caucus, because the culture of the two parties is different when it comes to religion — that "this chaplain has not been available to us." But no member of Congress wants more people to knock on their door.
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House of Representatives, delivers an interfaith message on the steps of the Capitol in Washington for the victims of the mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando on June 13, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
I was on the floor every day during votes. I was as available every day, as much as I could be.
Now, when Ryan asked me to resign, I think he thought he had the prerogative to do that. And quite frankly, I thought he did, too.
But the practice that John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi engaged in when selecting me was to cooperate with one another in the forming of the search committee. When my nomination was made in May of 2011, it was with the agreement of party leadership. That wasn't an appointment — it was a nomination upon which the membership of the House vote. So the chaplain is the chaplain to the House of Representatives, not the Speaker's chaplain.
Then, after the fact — when members came to me and said, 'Well, (Ryan) can't do that. We elected you,' — it dawned on me that was, in fact, the case, which is why, I would offer, you never want to replace a chaplain midstream without very good cause, because it will become a political thing.
Other than that, what have been some of the most difficult things you've encountered on the job?
I wasn't here very long when, without knowing anything else to do or anywhere else to be, I would sit up on the House floor while bills are being debated. If you've ever sat in on a floor debate, you'll know they're not really debates. One side gets up and says, "This bill is doing this or doing that, and I recommend that all members vote in favour." And then the other side gets up (and says), "The weakness of this bill is that it doesn't do this. It doesn't do this. They say it does this, but it really doesn't. And I recommend against it."
They never address one another — which they're not supposed to by rule, but what they say doesn't address what was just said. They're not engaging. And I'm left as an American citizen (thinking), "Oh my God, they're not working together. They're not even communicating. They're just taking their sides and that's it."
I was feeling things I hadn't felt for a long time. When I reflected upon it and prayed upon it, I was feeling what I felt as an eight-year-old kid: when my parents were arguing past one another. The adults in the room who were supposed to fix everything and make everything work were not doing that.
For a fleeting moment, I got very anxious and very worried that I had some very difficult work to do. But I realized, "No, I don't. I'm not here to fix this." That's not the job of the chaplain.
Because of course that is how things work around here. That's the nature of this place. It's arguably designed so it's very difficult work.
That was a major insight and moment for me: 'Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change.' That's what I could not change.
Since then, the difficulty has been that I have observed good men and women — members of Congress who I know to be likable people, diligent people, competent people — not being able to agree. It's just difficult to see it.
So what helps alleviate that, do you think?
I'm working with highly stressed people whose jobs are very difficult. They're doing their jobs away from their families, and they're being attacked from all sides.
But some of the things people think are a waste of time or a waste of money really aren't. There's been pressure on members of Congress to stay home, and I understand it: You can understand why constituents don't want their members of Congress to lose touch with the home district. But there's a price to be paid, and that price is in knowledge, competence and the ability to truly do the job of a member of Congress.
Among the best things that happen are the CODELs — the congressional delegations members take to other countries. Members on those trips are on the job from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. from one meeting to the next. But they're doing that as Americans, so Republicans and Democrats on these trips are on the same team.
The trips I went on were to the Middle East, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan — places where the American presence is contentious or challenging. You have Republicans and Democrats sitting side by side and realizing, "Oh my God, we've got to work together here and present a united front because our international challenges are significant."
Those are priceless to being able to work together, to get other difficult things done. And I wish that were better known and understood by the American public.
Outgoing House chaplain the Rev. Patrick Conroy, left, speaks with incoming House chaplain Retired Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben as they walk through Statuary Hall in the Capitol on Sunday, January 3, 2021. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
So what were some of the positive things?
Those great moments of friendship and great conversations with (lawmakers like) Rep. John Dingell. Once he retired — before he retired, too, but once he retired — he and I had these wonderful conversations about once every three months just about life, about the meaning of it all, about just everything. I really felt like when he died, one of my good friends in life died — and it was an honour and a privilege for me to have befriended such a person of history. And to be asked to do his funeral — I mean, who gets to do that?
It was similar with John Lewis. My sister-in-law is a Catholic grade school teacher and has been teaching about civil rights and racial justice with her eighth graders for years. So being able to introduce her to John Lewis and have her eighth grade graduating class meet with him … it's like MasterCard: It's priceless.
I also sat with the president of the United States and the prime minister of Ireland (the Taoiseach). That happened once with Obama and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, and then with Trump twice — once with Enda Kenny and then once with Leo Varadkar. I get to go to the Irish thing every year, but three of the years I was actually at the table with the president and the Taoiseach. I got to give the prayer, because that's a House event.
Those are highlights, and a great privilege.
What has changed in Congress during your tenure as chaplain?
When I arrived, it was 2011. That was right after the Tea Party wave. As I sat on the floor of the House, I never saw a Republican cross the centre aisle to talk with Democrats, or a Democrat cross the aisle to talk with Republicans. It doesn't mean they weren't talking somewhere else, but they did not want to be publicly seen talking with someone on the other side.
I couldn't put the word cooperation in my prayers because that would have been seen as a political statement. The idea of cooperation was itself politicized — and that is no longer the case, no longer a dynamic.
This other is a shift, and this is really no small thing: With the exception of Kevin McCarthy, both parties' leadership is populated by people in their 70s. That is going to change dramatically in the next four to six years. The last election brought in a large number of distinctly different politicians — a different political generation — and they're not interested in the politics of their parents and grandparents.
That is going to be a big change. I cannot even know what that's going to look like, but it ain't going to look like what we've had.
What about those who question whether the House should have a chaplain?
The First Amendment to the Constitution includes the right to free exercise of religion. That right belongs to members of Congress when they're called away from where they would normally exercise religion in service to their country, just as do people who joined the military. That's why the government provides chaplains: It's guaranteeing exercise of a constitutional right.
The other thing is the first article of the Constitution establishes the legislature, which has the power to create its own offices. And it was the very first Congress — which wrote the First Amendment to the Constitution — that established the office of the chaplain. So clearly they didn't think that was a violation of the Constitution.
If somebody has a problem with there being a chaplain, they need to take it up with the Founders or amend the Constitution.
So how do you feel looking back on almost 10 years as House chaplain?
I feel like I've grown spiritually in this ministry.
I don't feel that in the last nine and a half years I have failed to do something that, by being who I am, (I) should have done or could have done differently.
Not that I performed perfectly. Do I wish more members would have availed my ministry if they could have? Well, maybe. I don't know that.
But for those who did: I feel like I made a difference for them.
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Review: Marama
From the collecton Arts Festivals 2016
Paul Bushnell
Marama Photo: Supplied
Poetry is the enemy of theatre.
When someone talks about a stage production being poetic, what's normally meant is that there's not much structure, momentum or development. It might drift from one scene to another, presenting beautiful moments along the way, but not add up to much in the end.
Yep, that's the problem with this dance-theatre work by Nina Nawalowalo's company The Conch.
Marama's dreamily abstract combination of movement, traditional costume, and sound leaves no doubt that we're in the Pacific but for long stretches it doesn't offer much more than a game of metaphor-spotting. "Oh, so that's a tree, now we're underwater, that's a bird," I pondered, as one sequence of movement by the cast of eight languorously succeeded another.
What's evoked is an idyll of oneness in which the natural world is identified with the women who make up the cast, drawn from Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji and Aotearoa. The rather torpid pace is eventually interrupted by the sound of chainsaws heralding the deforestation which stands for Western exploitation of the Pacific. Clearly a very bad thing.
Mmm. Doesn't that message sound a bit familiar? I'm sure I encountered it in the movie Avatar. And that's the problem here – the sense that what's being presented as profound is in fact not only obvious, but actually something of a cliché.
Well, if Marama is superficial, it does have gorgeous surfaces.
Shafts of light stab through the smoky haze which envelops the stage, and cushioned by Gareth Farr's many-layered soundtrack, what one sees is constantly diverting. At times spectacular, even. Appealing costuming and inventive use of props by a very committed cast mean that there's always something interesting to look at.
It will attract a wide audience (and one imagines a future life on the international festival circuit), and many at the opening night were in rapt attendance.
My advice? Go to look, go to listen, go to feel, but don't go to think.
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But the rising demand for Chinese artworks has also seen an increase in the number of forgeries appearing. While prices for the finest Imperial porcelain have soared, so have the ambitions of highly accomplished fakers, with many looking to take advantage of a market feverish for top quality material.
High profile auction houses have always used a variety of authentication methods to ensure their treasurers are genuine, but these methods have sometimes been seen as too invasive and new techniques have long been sought.
However, a new collaboration between auction house Bonhams and researchers at Cranfield University looks set to strike a blow in the fight against forgeries.
The project combines the use of new 'trace element analysis' with non-invasive sampling techniques, along with an extensive database of authenticated samples.
These techniques have long been associated with forensic 'scene-of-crime' evidence, but this will be the first time they have been used on ancient antiques.
This will be particularly useful in the field of Chinese art which has become one of the hottest sectors of the global art market in recent years, and nowhere more so than in the demand for fine antique porcelain.
"This is the most exciting art-authentication project I have ever seen", said Colin Sheaf, Chairman of Bonhams Asia, and the global auctioneer's senior Chinese art specialist. "For decades we have sought a forensic technology which will easily and reliably address the authenticity problems generated by 30 years of relentless faking of expensive Chinese ceramics."
The project combines cutting-edge Western technology with China's finest Imperial art in a unique and unprecedented collaboration.
Bonhams will provide a database of samples by which new samples can be measured, and Cranfield's specialist technology and team of experts will carry out the analysis which could make expensive fakes a thing of the past.
Dr Andrew Shortland, Reader in Forensic Archaeomaterials and Director of the Centre for Archaeological and Forensic Analysis at Cranfield University said, "The analysis of a wide range of art and historical objects is one of the most exciting growth areas for us. It is a pleasure to work with the experts from Bonhams on this project, and I look forward to developing robust scientific techniques to help them in their identification of copies and fakes."
A strong market will always attract unscrupulous forgers, but in recent years a combination of new authentication techniques and strict self-regulation within the industry has made it far more difficult for them to operate undiscovered.
At Paul Fraser Collectibles we have long understood that rigorous authentication is vital to ensure the stability of the market. We have utilised the experience of a dedicated team of experts to ensure that every item we sell is genuine, and have always advised investors on the importance of buying from trustworthy dealers.
This new project could signal the beginning of a revolution in antique authentication, and that can only mean great things for collectors, investors, and the long-term growth of an already thriving market.


The Wildcat wooden rollercoaster is set to go in Bristol as gates open Saturday morning for the 172nd season at Lake Compounce. There's been plenty of work to finish in the past few days. Maintenance crews have been wrapping up paint and plumbing jobs, mechanics have made the last checks on rides, and teenage summertime workers are training for their jobs.


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Lorenzo Lotto's 16th century portraits come startlingly close to photography
Martin Gayford
'Portrait of a Young Man with a Book', c.1524–6, by Lorenzo Lotto
You can, perhaps, glimpse Lorenzo Lotto himself in the National Gallery's marvellous exhibition, Lorenzo Lotto: Portraits. At the base of an altarpiece from 1541 a gaggle of paupers stretch their arms up in hopes of receiving the charity being handed out by Dominican friars above. One of these, a bearded, red-robed man, is supposed to be a self-portrait.
If that is the case, it was a characteristic place to put himself. Lotto (1480/1–1556/7) was an intensely pious man and, in later life, poverty-stricken. But the most unusual point about this picture is that for the rest of the crowd of indigents he made studies from life of genuine poor people (and noted the modelling fee he paid them in his book of accounts). Few other Italian Renaissance artists would have striven so hard for verisimilitude.
Like Caravaggio more than half a century later, Lotto seems to have been an artist who preferred to work as much as possible from life. The results he got could be startlingly close to photography. His portrait of 'Bishop Bernardo de' Rossi' (1505) (see p31) is an amazingly exact account of the fall of light across this man's soft features, delicately picking up each fold of skin, the moles along the line of his chin and the indentation at the point of his nose.
Lotto, though erratic, was at his best a truly great painter of human individuals. But he also painted portraits not just of people but of things. The untidy desk in the double portrait of 'Giovanni Agostino della Torre and his son, Niccolo' is a careful depiction of real bureaucratic clutter, down to the white inkstand spattered with drops of black.
Time and again Lotto focuses sharply on a single item such as this humble office utensil or one of the Anatolian rugs he painted so memorably that they've been given the name 'Lotto' carpets. One of these, and several other oddments including a 16th-century dress, are included here for purposes of comparison.
However, he was not simply a realist. In his work there was a strange crossover between the human and the holy, with the result that several religious paintings pop up unexpectedly in this exhibition. In the first room there is a beautiful early altarpiece from 1506 showing 'The Virgin in Glory with Saints Anthony Abbot and Louis of Toulouse'. But the Mary in this altarpiece is not the standard representation, but stolid and middle-aged with a faintly disapproving air.
Scholars argue that this is a portrait of Caterina Cornaro, a Venetian woman who became Queen of Cyprus by marriage and lived at Asolo, the little town in the Veneto for which the altarpiece was painted. At the time, this notion would have verged on the blasphemous, but it rings true. In fact, the saints, especially the elderly Anthony Abbot with his jutting, pointed beard, look like portraits, too.
The picture is fantastically naturalistic but simultaneously bizarre and awkward. The Madonna hovers inertly in midair a few feet above the ground, too heavy to rise further. It's easy to see why Lotto was overshadowed by his younger rival Titian, in whose great 'Assumption' of a decade later the Virgin sweeps heavenward with superb brio. That kind of grand composition was beyond Lotto, whose work didn't please sophisticated Venetian tastes.
Not only do his saints look like portraits, on occasion his portrait sitters pretended to be saints too. 'Friar Angelo Ferretti' (1549) is vividly characterised: intense and a little haggard. But a butcher's cleaver is embedded in his cranium and a large dagger protrudes from his chest. This was because Ferretti wanted to identify, as we say these days, as St Peter Martyr, a Dominican inquisitor assassinated in 1252.
Lotto's clients often acted out a private allegory or drama, though not necessarily a sacred one. In one of the finest, the anonymous sitter fixes us with a sad look, his right hand resting on a table top. Beneath his fingers are rose petals, and nestling among them is a beautifully painted miniature skull.
It is not hard to decode. This expensively dressed fellow with a fine beard clearly wanted to be shown brooding on love and death, and was possibly in mourning. In other cases, Lotto's symbols are more puzzling. Why, for example, is a green lizard rearing up beside more rose leaves on the desk of another melancholy young man painted between 1530 and 1532? Art historians are still wondering about that.
In 1895 Bernard Berenson claimed Lotto as the most modern of all Renaissance artists: 'His spirit is more like our own.' More than a century later, that still feels true — not just in the naturalism with which he depicted his subjects, their anxieties and melancholies, but also in the weird ways they want to present themselves.
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Originally, the ball used for rugby was a sphere that had an inner tube made out of a pig's bladder, but it would be replaced in 1870 with an egg-shaped ball with inner tubes made of rubber. The two types of rugby football each use balls that differ in size from each other. The standard or "international size" of a rugby league ball is about 27 cm in length, has a circumference of 60 cm at its widest point, and weighs from 383-440 g. A rugby union ball measures a length of 28-30 cm (11-12 in), has a circumference of 58-62 cm (23-24 in) at its widest point, and has a mass of 410-460 g (14.5-16.2 oz).
The form of football that is played in America and Canada is much different from soccer/association football, and, as noted, is actually an offshoot of Rugby football. American/Canadian Football also coined the term "pigskin," in reference to the old practice of using a pig's bladder as covering for the ball. In modern times, balls used for collegiate and professional games are made from leather, while those used for recreational games are made out of plastic or rubber. The shape of the ball used in this variation is the egg-shaped prolate spheroid type, measuring around 11 in (28 cm) in length with a circumference of 22 in (56 cm) at its center.


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More than 132,000 Vietnamese go overseas for work in 2019
The number of Vietnamese workers sending abroad is on the rise this year. — Photo zing.vn
HÀ NỘI — More than 132,800 Vietnamese workers went working overseas during the 11 months of 2019, surpassing the year's target of 120,000, according to figures from the Việt Nam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS).
In November alone, nearly 14,800 Vietnamese went to work overseas, up nearly 2.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan accounted for 96.9 per cent of Việt Nam's labour export market with 128,685 workers.
The number of workers to Japan has risen by 16.64 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Since the start of the year, South Korea has received 632 Vietnamese workers every month.
Meanwhile, the number of workers going to Southeast Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia, was only 584, down 46.72 per cent.
Labourers working in the Middle East accounted for only 1 per cent of the total.
Selecting workers to send overseas has been a focus of many businesses in recent years.
Vietnamese workers planning to work abroad need to improve their skills and foreign language proficiency to thrive, according to Nguyễn Gia Liêm, deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour.
"Many labour export companies have organised courses on vocational training and foreign languages for employees who would work overseas," Liêm told Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Review) newspaper.
The Government plans to revise the Law on Vietnamese Employees Working Overseas to promote labour exports, said Liêm.
"The law will adjust regulations on vocational and foreign language training for workers to take advantage of the current vocational training network as well as improve the skills of the Vietnamese workers," Liêm said.
A regulation on foreign language proficiency will be added to the law, he said.
It was necessary to offer policies supporting vocational and foreign language training activities to provide essential skills for those who wanted to work abroad, Liêm said.
Labour export enterprises should send more employees to work in the high-tech sectors of developed countries to help create human resources for Việt Nam when they return, Liêm added. — VNS


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Best Signature Cocktails In Seattle
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By Jeffrey Totey
Yes, there are lot of places in Seattle to get drinks, but who makes the best signature drinks? Well, again, that list is pretty large, but here are five of the best that include award-winners, sweet dessert drinks and south of the border treats:
Zig-Zag Café
www.zigzagseattle.com
The Zig-Zag Cafe's signature cocktail is The Last Word. It is said that this cocktail recipe comes from the Prohibition ear and was probably a "bathtub gin." Many years ago the Zig Zag Café came across the recipe in Ted Sauicer's cocktail manuel and made it their own with gin, lime juice green Chartreuse and maraschino liqueur. Today, Erik Hakkinen and Ricardo Hoffman and known for creating custom versions of just about every drink imaginable making a fine balance of art and science. Hakkinen, the award-winning head bartender, has been with Zig Zig since 2007. The bar is located near Pike Place Market across the street from the Seattle Aquarium.
www.robroyseattle.com
The Rob Roy's signature cocktail is the Sharpie Mustache. Chris Elford created this drink at Manhattan's Amor y Amargo, and it followed him to Seattle. Said best drank in stemware so that the beverage doesn't warm up to your touch, the Sharpie Mustache contains Rittenhouse 100 rye, gin, Meletti, Bonal, tiki bitters, orange oil. Rob Roy describes itself as "a classic cocktail lounge in the Belltown neighborhood" and serves "local eats" though the dishes are better known as gourmet food. Chris and his wife Anu love what they do and feature this quote on their website: "I feel sorry for the people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
Damn The Weather
116 1st Ave. S.
www.damntheweather.com
Damn the Weather's signature cocktail is the Agricultural Punch. Located in Pioneer Square, Damn the Weather is straight to the point. If you want to talk to them, you'll need to send an email, because their phone number is not listed on their website which also states that seating is "first come, first serve." Simple as that. Their beverages come in three categories: Tall-Fizzy, Short-Fresh and Boozy-Evocative. Their signature beverage, Agricultural Punch, is a mix of rhum agricole, raw sugar cane juice and lime. Bryn Lumsden hand cranks raw stalks of sugar cane and is said to be his version of a rum and Coke.
Related: Best Craft Coffee Spots in Seattle
928 12th Ave.
www.canonseattle.com
Canon's signature drink is the Milk n' Cookies. Like Damn the Weather, Canon doesn't offer its phone number to just anyone and while it boasts of having "the western hemisphere's largest spirit collection at 3,500 labels and counting," Canon can hold 48 people at a time. In fact, they actually discourage groups bigger than four from entering their premises stating that larger groups would have more fun elsewhere. However, they are completely open to renting out the entire place for private events if needed. Their signature cocktail, Milk n' Cookies features cognac, single-malt scotch, chocolate and milk served with a comic book, a couple of housemade fernet oreo cookies and sometimes with a "note from mom" just for fun. Own Jamie Boudreau blames the drink on the fact that he wasn't allowed much sugar as a kid.
Canlis
2576 Aurora Ave. N.
www.canlis.com
Canlis's signature cocktail is the Helekulani Cocktail. Canlis is not a restaurant to attend if you don't plan on dressing up. Most the tables located next to windows require men to wear jackets or a sport coat. "Specifically, we ask that shorts, hats, athletic apparel, and casual attire like worn or faded denim or casual t-shirts not be worn," states the restaurant. But just because you're dressed up doesn't mean that you can't have fun. James MacWilliams does. He's been tending bar there since his 21st birthday. His Halekulani Cocktail features a delightful mix of bourbon, lemon, orange, pineapple, grenadine and angostura bitters. "I believe there is a place for magic and wonder left in the world, and so sometimes, properly crafted cocktails should be more than the sum of their parts. They can become sublime and poetic, fostering discourse and contemplation…and always refreshment," he says.
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Brown v. Napoli et al, No. 6:2008cv06477 - Document 12 (W.D.N.Y. 2009)
Court Description: ORDER granting defendants' 5 Motion to Dismiss, and dismissing the complaint. ***CLERK TO FOLLOW UP. Signed by Hon. David G. Larimer on 9/18/09. (EMA)
Brown v. Napoli et al Doc. 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _______________________________________________ CARLTON BROWN, Plaintiff, DECISION AND ORDER 08-CV-6477L v. SUPERINTENDENT D. F. NAPOLI, sued in his individual capacity, DEPT. OF SECURITY COLVIN, sued in his individual capacity, CAPTAIN H. HETRICK, sued in his individual capacity, SERGEANT CALA, sued in his individual capacity, CORRECTION OFFICER J. COLINS, sued in his individual capacity, Defendants. ________________________________________________ Plaintiff, Carlton Brown, appearing pro se, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services ("DOCS"), alleges that defendants, who at all relevant times were employed by DOCS, violated his constitutional rights in 2008, while plaintiff was confined at Southport Correctional Facility. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that defendants failed to protect him from certain other inmates, after plaintiff had informed defendants about some problems that plaintiff was having with those inmates, Dockets.Justia.com and that one of the defendants, Correction Officer Collins, labeled plaintiff a "snitch." Plaintiff does not allege that he has been subjected to any physical harm as a result of defendants' actions, but seeks money damages for "personal humiliation and mental anguish ... ." Complaint ¶ 27. Defendants have moved to dismiss most of plaintiff's claims pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the following reasons, the motion is granted. DISCUSSION I. Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Defendants contend that the complaint should be dismissed because of plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies as required by the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). The PLRA provides in part that "[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under section 1983 of this title, or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted." Id. There are three stages to the DOCS grievance process. First, a grievance is filed with the Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee. Next, the inmate may appeal an adverse decision to the prison superintendent. Finally, the inmate may appeal the superintendent's decision to the Central Office Review Committee. Brownell v. Krom, 446 F.3d 305, 309 (2d Cir. 2006). It is only upon exhaustion of all three of these levels of review that a prisoner seeking relief may proceed in federal court. Neal v. Goord, 267 F.3d 116, 121 (2d Cir. 2001), overruled on other grounds by Porter v. -2- Nussle, 534 U.S. 516 (2002); Campos v. Correction Officer Smith, 418 F.Supp.2d 277, 278 (W.D.N.Y. 2006). In the case at bar, the complaint states that plaintiff did not file a grievance concerning the subject matter of this lawsuit, due to plaintiff's "[f]ear for [his] personal safety and retaliation by correctional staff." Complaint at 3. Plaintiff alleges that instead of filing a formal grievance, he wrote three letters to the superintendent of Southport and one letter to the deputy superintendent of security. Id. Plaintiff has not, however, alleged any facts to support his claimed fear of retaliation. In the absence of such allegations, plaintiff's mere allegation of a generalized fear of retaliation is insufficient to excuse his failure to file a grievance concerning these matters. See Boyd v. Corrections Corp. Of America, 380 F.3d 989, 997-98 (6th Cir. 2004) (plaintiff's nonspecific allegations of fear did not excuse his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies), cert. denied, 544 U.S. 920 (2005); Bogard v. Bernal, Civ. No. 08-1157, 2009 WL 2634483, at *3 (E.D.Cal. Aug. 25, 2009) (dismissing complaint where plaintiff "failed to rebut Defendants' showing that he failed to properly exhaust his administrative grievances with respect any of the claims found in his Complaint. Plaintiff speaks of an overall fear of retaliation if he were to file an administrative grievance but provides no specific examples of an actual threat to his physical safety if he were to file such a grievance"); Garcia v. Baca, No. CV 06-4837, 2008 WL 5119156, at *5 (C.D.Cal. Dec. 2, 2008) ("the exhaustion requirement applies to all claims and something more than a generalized fear of retaliation is required before the Court will overlook the failure to even attempt to utilize the grievance process prior to filing suit"); Taylor v. Banks, No. 107CV00007; 2007 WL 1791233 at *1 -3- (E.D. Ark. June 13, 2007) (dismissing complaint of plaintiff who argued that he could not exhaust his administrative remedies because of fears of retaliation); Harrison v. Stallone, No. 9:06-CV-902, 2007 WL 2789473, at *6 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 24, 2007) ("If every plaintiff bringing a retaliation claim could have the exhaustion requirement excused by alleging a fear of further retaliation, it would create a general exception to exhaustion for retaliation claims"); cf. Hemphill v. New York, 380 F.3d 680, 688 (2d Cir.2004) (remanding to district court to consider whether ordinary grievance procedures were not available to plaintiff based on plaintiff's allegations that correction officer had told plaintiff that plaintiff had "better drop it" and had threatened to "make [plaintiff's] life a living hell" if plaintiff sought medical attention for the injuries he had suffered at the hands of the defendant).1 II. Failure to Satisfy Personal-Injury Requirement Ordinarily, the proper remedy where a prisoner has failed to satisfy the exhaustion requirement is to dismiss the complaint without prejudice, to give the inmate a chance to exhaust his administrative remedies and then refile his complaint. See, e.g., Chisholm v. New York City Dep't of Correction, No. 08CIV.8795, 2009 WL 2033085, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2009). That course 1 In his response to defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. #10), plaintiff states that "[i]t has been [his] experience in greving [sic] Facility gaurds [sic], retaliation by other gaurds in one form or another [sic]." Id. ¶ 6. Since this is a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court may not consider any evidence not contained within the complaint itself unless the Court converts the motion to a motion for summary judgment, see Friedl v. City of New York, 210 F.3d 79, 83 (2d Cir. 2000). I therefore do not consider this assertion by plaintiff in his response to the motion, though I do note that it adds nothing to the allegations in the complaint itself, and does not suggest any factual issues that might warrant converting the motion to a Rule 56 summary judgment motion. -4- of action, however, is best suited to cases in which the complaint as presented suffers from a "temporary, curable procedural flaw ... ." Toomer v. County of Nassau, No. 07-CV-01495, 2009 WL 1269946, at *9 (E.D.N.Y. May 5, 2009) (quoting Berry v. Kerik, 366 F.3d 85, 87 (2d Cir. 2004)). In the case at bar, plaintiff's failure to exhaust may be curable (though I express no opinion in that regard), but to allow plaintiff to cure that flaw would be an exercise in futility, since the complaint also suffers from another, fundamental defect. As stated, plaintiff does not allege any physical injury as a result of the claimed constitutional violations. Instead, he alleges, and seeks damages for, psychological injuries only. In that regard, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e) provides that "[n]o federal civil action may be brought by a prisoner confined to a jail, prison, or other correctional facility, for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury." That provision bars recovery of compensatory damages for mental and emotional injuries, absent physical injury, in § 1983 actions. See Thompson v. Carter, 284 F.3d 411, 416 (2d Cir. 2002) ("we conclude that Section 1997e(e) applies to all federal civil actions including claims alleging constitutional violations"); accord Geiger v. Jowers, 404 F.3d 371, 374-75 (5th Cir. 2005); Royal v. Kautzky, 375 F.3d 720, 723 (8th Cir. 2004), cert. denied, 544 U.S. 1061 (2005); Searles v. Van Bebber, 251 F.3d 869, 876 (10th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 536 U.S. 904 (2002); Allah v. Al-Hafeez, 226 F.3d 247, 250 (3d Cir. 2000); Davis v. District of Columbia, 158 F.3d 1342, 1349 (D.C.Cir. 1998). Since plaintiff does not allege that he has suffered any physical injury as a result of defendants' actions, his claims must be dismissed, regardless of whether he has exhausted his administrative remedies. See Nash v. -5- McGinnis, 585 F.Supp.2d 455, 464 (W.D.N.Y. 2008); Dolberry v. Levine, 567 F.Supp.2d 413, 418 (W.D.N.Y. 2008).2 CONCLUSION Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. #5) is granted, and the complaint is dismissed. IT IS SO ORDERED. _______________________________________ DAVID G. LARIMER United States District Judge Dated: Rochester, New York September 18, 2009. 2 My conclusion that the complaint must be dismissed for failure to exhaust and for failure to allege any physical injury renders it unnecessary for the Court to address defendants' alternative argument that plaintiff has failed to allege sufficient personal involvement on the part of some of the defendants. -6-


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Rajasthan, the largest state of the country has developed a lot in the past 3 years under the leadership of the chief minister Rajasthan. CM Vasundhara Raje claimed that Rajasthan government has spent Rs 10,600 crore on construction of roads. Now the NHAI, National Highways Authority of India has awarded a project in Rajasthan worth Rs 895 crore to Larsen & Toubro.
"The NHAI has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of 4-laning of Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur section in Rajasthan under phase IV of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP) to Larsen & Toubro," NHAI said in a statement.
Rajasthan government now has a project of 111 km section which connects the eastern part of the state – Ajmer and Jaipur to the western Rajasthan and border area (Jodhpur-Jaisalmer-Barmer). The project will cost Rs 895 crore.
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Abstract. In this forum paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land-related discipline, has important links to several of the SDGs, which are demonstrated through the functions of soils and the ecosystem services that are linked to those functions (see graphical abstract in the Supplement). We explore and discuss how soil scientists can rise to the challenge both internally, in terms of our procedures and practices, and externally, in terms of our relations with colleague scientists in other disciplines, diverse groups of stakeholders and the policy arena. To meet these goals we recommend the following steps to be taken by the soil science community as a whole: (i) embrace the UN SDGs, as they provide a platform that allows soil science to demonstrate its relevance for realizing a sustainable society by 2030; (ii) show the specific value of soil science: research should explicitly show how using modern soil information can improve the results of inter- and transdisciplinary studies on SDGs related to food security, water scarcity, climate change, biodiversity loss and health threats; (iii) take leadership in overarching system analysis of ecosystems, as soils and soil scientists have an integrated nature and this places soil scientists in a unique position; (iii) raise awareness of soil organic matter as a key attribute of soils to illustrate its importance for soil functions and ecosystem services; (iv) improve the transfer of knowledge through knowledge brokers with a soil background; (v) start at the basis: educational programmes are needed at all levels, starting in primary schools, and emphasizing practical, down-to-earth examples; (vi) facilitate communication with the policy arena by framing research in terms that resonate with politicians in terms of the policy cycle or by considering drivers, pressures and responses affecting impacts of land use change; and finally (vii) all this is only possible if researchers, with soil scientists in the front lines, look over the hedge towards other disciplines, to the world at large and to the policy arena, reaching over to listen first, as a basis for genuine collaboration.
How to cite: Keesstra, S. D., Bouma, J., Wallinga, J., Tittonell, P., Smith, P., Cerdà, A., Montanarella, L., Quinton, J. N., Pachepsky, Y., van der Putten, W. H., Bardgett, R. D., Moolenaar, S., Mol, G., Jansen, B., and Fresco, L. O.: The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SOIL, 2, 111-128, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-111-2016, 2016.
Soil science, as a land-related discipline, has links to several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals which are demonstrated through the functions of soils and related ecosystem services. We discuss how soil scientists can rise to the challenge both internally and externally in terms of our relations with colleagues in other disciplines, diverse groups of stakeholders and the policy arena. To meet these goals we recommend the set of steps to be taken by the soil science community as a whole.


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Outagamie County, WI
Tammy Baldwin
In 2020, Outagamie County, WI had a population of 187k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $68,441. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Outagamie County, WI grew from 185,700 to 186,829, a 0.608% increase and its median household income grew from $65,572 to $68,441, a 4.38% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Outagamie County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.43%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.16%), White (Hispanic) (2.09%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.5%).
None of the households in Outagamie County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.3% of the residents in Outagamie County, WI are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Outagamie County, WI are Fox Valley Technical College (3,637 degrees awarded in 2020), Lawrence University (394 degrees), and House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals (489131) (34 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Outagamie County, WI was $176,900, and the homeownership rate was 71.3%.
Most people in Outagamie County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Outagamie County, WI was 2 cars per household.
Outagamie County, WI borders Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, and Winnebago County, WI.
Outagamie County, WI is home to a population of 187k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2020, 3.66% of Outagamie County, WI residents were born outside of the country (6.84k people).
In 2020, there were 25.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (163k people) in Outagamie County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.41k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.03k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2020, 98.3% of Outagamie County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Outagamie County, WI was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Outagamie County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Outagamie County, WI
4.43% of the people in Outagamie County, WI are hispanic (8.27k people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Outagamie County, WI as a share of the total population.
The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.
In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 83,497 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 23,435 and China with 16,997.
As of 2020, 3.66% of Outagamie County, WI residents (6.84k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Outagamie County, WI was 3.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Outagamie County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Outagamie County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.18 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Outagamie County, WI employs 101k people. The largest industries in Outagamie County, WI are Manufacturing (22,202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,056 people), and Retail Trade (11,036 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($82,266), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,502), and Manufacturing ($54,344).
Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is 0.445, which is lower than than the national average.
From 2019 to 2020, employment in Outagamie County, WI grew at a rate of 0.434%, from 100k employees to 101k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Outagamie County, WI, are Production Occupations (11,686 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,100 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (9,696 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Outagamie County, WI.
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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Outagamie County, WI, are Manufacturing (22,202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,056 people), and Retail Trade (11,036 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Outagamie County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Outagamie County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,915), Public Administration ($59,043), and Manufacturing ($58,796).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($44,359), Construction ($42,778), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,342).
As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Wisconsin to other states, or from other states to Wisconsin.
Other foodstuffs
In 2020, the top outbound Wisconsin product (by dollars) was Other foodstuffs with $42.6B, followed by Mixed freight ($37.6B) and Machinery ($37.1B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Wisconsin products.
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2020 Value in Wisconsin
Projected 2050 Value in Wisconsin
In 2020, total outbound Wisconsin trade was $365B. This is expected to increase 68.3% to $615B by 2050.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Wisconsin trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Wisconsin to other states, or from other states to Wisconsin.
In 2020, the top outbound Wisconsin domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $36.6B, followed by Minnesota with $18.2B and Michigan and $17.7B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Wisconsin shares with each state (excluding itself).
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Outagamie County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 54% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).
Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Outagamie County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
US Senators from Wisconsin
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Senator from Wisconsin3
Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.
The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
US Representatives from Wisconsin
Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.
In 2020, universities in Outagamie County, WI awarded 4,095 degrees. The student population of Outagamie County, WI in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 6,858 male students and 6,388 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Outagamie County, WI are White (3,142 and 78.5%), followed by Unknown (385 and 9.63%), Asian (169 and 4.23%), and Hispanic or Latino (163 and 4.08%).
The largest universities in Outagamie County, WI by number of degrees awarded are Fox Valley Technical College (3,637 and 88.8%), Lawrence University (394 and 9.62%), and House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals (489131) (34 and 0.83%).
The most popular majors in Outagamie County, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (489 and 11.9%), Welding Technology (203 and 4.96%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (171 and 4.18%).
The median tuition cost in Outagamie County, WI for private four year colleges is $50,658.
University Baccalaureate CollegesAll
In 2020 in Outagamie County, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 13,246 (51.8% men and 48.2% women).
Universities Baccalaureate CollegesAll
In 2020 there were 13,246 students enrolled in Outagamie County, WI, 51.8% men and 48.2% women.
1 to 2 Year Postsecondary CertificateAssociates Degree2 to 4 Year Postsecondary CertificateBachelors Degree
Criminal Justice - Police Science
In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Outagamie County, WI was General Business Administration & Management with 89 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Outagamie County, WI according to their major.
Fox Valley Technical College
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals (489131)
In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fox Valley Technical College with 3,637 degrees awarded.
In 2020, 2,135 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Outagamie County, WI, which is 1.09 times more than the 1,960 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,142 degrees mean that there were 8.16 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 385 degrees awarded.
Public, 2-year ($510) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.39M), Some college (1.04M), and Bachelors Degree (875k).
The median property value in Outagamie County, WI was $176,900 in 2020, which is 0.77 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $169,400 to $176,900, a 4.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Outagamie County, WI is 71.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.
People in Outagamie County, WI have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Outagamie County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Outagamie County, WI is $68,441. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Outagamie County, WI was Census Tract 125.03 with a value of $142,274, followed by Census Tract 126.02 and Census Tract 133, with respective values of $102,679 and $93,033.
In 2021, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator declined 0.946%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Outagamie County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Outagamie County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2020, 71.3% of the housing units in Outagamie County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Outagamie County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
Census Tract 133
In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Outagamie County, WI was Census Tract 125.03 with a value of $142,274, followed by Census Tract 126.02 and Census Tract 133, with respective values of $102,679 and $93,033.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Outagamie County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
In 2020, the median household income of the 74.6k households in Outagamie County, WI grew to $68,441 from the previous year's value of $65,572.
The following chart displays the households in Outagamie County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Outagamie County, WI is from Wisconsin.
2020 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
In 2020, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.51% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2020, 84.2% of workers in Outagamie County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.21%) and those who worked at home (5.76%).
Using averages, employees in Outagamie County, WI have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Outagamie County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Outagamie County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Outagamie County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Outagamie County, WI have 2 cars.
7.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Outagamie County, WI (13.1k out of 183k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Outagamie County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.
In 2021, 9.3% of the children was living in poverty in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator declined 1.8%.
In 2021, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 153 in Outagamie County, WI. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator grew 7.06 per 100,000 population.
95.4% of the population of Outagamie County, WI has health coverage, with 62.2% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.778% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in Wisconsin was $8,702 in 2014. This is a 6.26% increase from the previous year ($8,189).
Primary care physicians in Outagamie County, WI see 1157 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.47% decrease from the previous year (1224 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1174 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 458 patients per year.
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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Outagamie County, WI
Primary care physicians in Outagamie County, WI see an average of 1,157 patients per year. This represents a 5.47% decrease from the previous year (1,224 patients).
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Between 2017 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in Outagamie County, WI declined by 11.6% from 5.2% to 4.6%.
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In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.7% in Outagamie County, WI.
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Hear 2 New Vampire Weekend Songs And A Conversation With Ezra Koenig
By Bob Boilen,
Adelaide Sandstrom
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend
Editor's note: This page has been updated to include more of the conversation between Bob Boilen and Ezra Koenig.
Ezra Koenig spends a lot of his time thinking about, well, time. For the past 10 years, Koenig has fronted Vampire Weekend, a punchy indie-rock band that's gained a reputation and a loyal following for its sardonic, playful wit. Today that group is releasing its first new music in years. The two songs, "Harmony Hall" and "2021," come from an album to be released this spring that's called Father of the Bride, as Koenig revealed when I spoke with him yesterday afternoon.
It's been almost six years since Vampire Weekend's last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and in that time, Koenig has taken on a list of projects that includes (but isn't limited to) hosting Time Crisis, his biweekly radio show on Apple's Beats 1 radio; writing and producing an animated series for Netflix; penning an original tune for last year's Peter Rabbit film adaptation; and becoming a father. (Koenig and actress Rashida Jones welcomed son Isaiah last summer.)
In our conversation, Ezra Koenig talked about the changes in his life and his band, and the way his preoccupation with the concept of time snuck into the recording process. "I guess when you take six years between albums, time can be on your mind a little bit," he says. You can hear traces of that perspective in both of the new songs. "It's never totally been a conscious thing. It's just such a classic thing to write songs about. ... [Time is] the biggest regret. Yeah. It's a mystery. It's the unit of life."
Koenig says he made the 18 songs that will appear on Father of the Bride the way most Vampire Weekend songs have always been made: starting with a couple of people sitting in front of a computer and later fleshed out with live instruments and ornamentation.
He says "2021" was based on a sample of synths drawn from a song by the Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono. "He made this music to be played in MUJI stores in Japan in the '80s. So this music was composed to be kind of ambient tone-setting music for your shopping experience." The song needed something else, he says, so he and producer Ariel Rechtshaid, his main collaborator on the album, recorded Jenny Lewis singing the word "boy" and then pitched it to fit in with the rest of the song.
The basis of "Harmony Hall" is Rechtshaid and Koenig playing together, but it also includes contributions from other well-known musicians. "We have some great people. Greg Leisz, who's kind of a legendary dude, plays guitar and a little bit of pedal steel," Koenig says. A tiny bit of guitar you hear as the song is ending is played by Dave Longstreth from Dirty Projectors. Rostam Batmanglij, who co-founded Vampire Weekend and produced its first three albums but split from the band in 2016, also contributed to the new album, including production work on parts of "Harmony Hall."
Koenig says that the music on the new album meant that when Vampire Weekend tours for the new record, they'll need to expand their live band to seven musicians. "We just knew we could not pull it off with four people. And also it kind of seemed more fun to get more people on stage," he says. "We did a lot of touring with just four guys on stage and there's something about having seven people and a little more equipment that makes revisiting the old stuff more fun. It makes interpreting the new stuff more fun."


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The Fainting Couch: Gilded Cages on "Mad Men"
Not all prisons have bars.
This week's episode of Mad Men ("Seven Twenty Three"), written by Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner and directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer, proved that power is an arbitrary construct and that we can fool ourselves into believing that we have control over our lives when in actuality, we're victims of causality and subject to the whims of others.
Don Draper believes himself to have power over Bertram Cooper and Roger Sterling so long as he doesn't sign a contract. Without his signature on a piece of paper, he's free to throw tantrums and retain some semblance of authority over his two partners. After all, he can walk at any time. He's not married to the company or to Cooper and Sterling. One false move and he can take his considerable talents elsewhere. Which is the very definition of power, no?
Except that Don Draper has been backed into a corner. The deal with Connie Hilton should have been cause for celebration but it's brought Don nothing but aggravation and exasperation. First from the partners and Hilton's lawyers, who want Don locked into Sterling Cooper for three years... and then from protege Peggy Olson who asks to be placed on the Hilton assignment and gets an earful from a wrathful Don.
Don's never been one to keep it in his pants, sexually or professionally speaking. Just as he's attracted to the notion of bedding Sally's latent hippie teacher Miss Farrell, so to force him to sign away his freedom is like asking the world to stop spinning. Despite his protestations, some things never change.
But while Don believes he can stonewall Cooper and Sterling and make the contract issue just magically go away, he doesn't anticipate two things. For one, I don't think Don ever expected Roger to turn to Betty for assistance in getting Don to sign the contract. I thought that this was such a breach of confidence and propriety, especially given the tenuous nature of Roger and Don's relationship at the moment and the fact that we shouldn't forget that Roger once hit on Betty in her home. It was beyond the pale, really. Is it Betty's anger towards Don that seals the deal in the end? Hardly. As Betty says, Don will do whatever Don wants to do, regardless of the consequences. (Look at the way he casually swigs from his glass while driving and picks up a couple, only to be attacked and robbed by them. Again: power is mirage.)
And that's typically the case but this time there's a sword of Damocles dangling over Don's head in the form of Bert Cooper. In a fantastic payoff to a dangling plot thread from Season One, Cooper reminds Don that he knows the truth about his identity, dropping a hint about his assumption of Don Draper's life and stating that it really wouldn't be him signing that contract anyway. Checkmate, Don.
I'm glad that Pete's reveal about Don came back into the story at such a crucial moment for Don. And it is an utterly crucial moment, with the title of the episode reflecting the date that Don signs away his freedom to Sterling Cooper.
It may also be the date of Don's undoing. In his castigation of hungry Peggy Olson, he propels her quite literally into the arms of Don's enemy, Duck. While Peggy wasn't initially open to Duck's overtures (even going so far as to attempt to return his gift of an Hermes scarf), Don's rage towards her proves that she needs to plan for her own future, for her own freedom from Sterling Cooper. The question, however, is whether Duck wants Peggy for herself--for her mind and her body--or whether she is merely an instrument to be used against Don in Duck's ongoing vendetta.
I knew that it was Duck that Peggy was in bed with in the opening minutes of the episode and wish that we hadn't gotten those non-linear glimpses of Don, Peggy, and Betty at the start of the episode. The reveal of the two of them in bed together would have been shocking enough without us waiting for it at every turn. I'm extremely concerned about Peggy's future. There's been no real sign that Duck intends to honor his offers of success (he turns down her request for a copy chief position) and their dalliance further clouds the issue. Or could it be that with that very moment, Peggy has gained the upper hand? That remains to be seen.
Likewise, Betty is drawn back into the orbit of Henry Francis, an adviser to the governor whom she turns to for... Well, the cover story is that she is speaking on behalf of the Junior League and opposing a water tank on the site of the reservoir but really she's addicted to the sense of frisson that she experiences from stepping outside of her role as wife and mother, relishing the sensation of being an attractive conquest to a powerful man.
Despite the encroaching women's movement on America, Betty is drawn backwards in time to an even more restrictive time, to the Victorian era, where women were so physically and socially strained that, feeling overwhelmed, they often had to lie down on fainting couches. It's Henry who recounts the purpose of the fainting couch but it's Betty who purchases it and puts in right in front of the hearth, which her designer described as the "soul of the home." If that's true, then what should we make of Betty's decision to include a symbol of male domination and feminine control in the very heart of her familial home? Is it a subversive gesture or an independent one, reinforcing her desire to step outside the bonds of marriage? Hmmm...
Next week on Mad Men ("Souvenir"), Don takes Betty on a business trip; Pete helps a neighbor in his building.
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Bella Spruce said…
I agree that having the "tease" of Don passed out on the floor, Peggy in bed, and Betty lying on the fainting couch kind of undermined the rest of the episode. Those images were exciting at first but it didn't take long to figure out how each of them got to that moment so I felt like I spent most of the episode just waiting for obvious conclusions.
I did, however, love the scene between Peggy and Pete about the gifts from Duck. I love how awkward and yet familiar their conversations now are. It's fascinating! I also loved the storyline of Betty and her fainting couch, as well as Cooper's use of Don's secret to get him to sign the contract. Great payoff!
So, a lot of great moments but, overall, not my favorite episode.
ewench said…
Thanks for the review. That WAS an awesome plot thread payoff with Bert referencing Don's past, I had almost forgotten he knew about it.
Was Don in such a rage when Peggy asked him about the Hilton account mostly because he was frustrated at the contract issue and took it out on her?
I am thinking Duck's motivation for his romantic move on Peggy is simply another tool to draw her in and not a sincere interest in her that way at all.
I have had warning bells ringing since Duck contacted Peggy as well and yes his vagueness about possibly being copy chief just made them clang more loudly.
It really makes me sad how hard underpaid Peggy has to fight for every scrap of respect and responsiblity – I am in my mid 40's and had echos of those attitudes in some of my first jobs but nothing so brutally blatant - it's truly a reminder of how grateful women need to be for how things are now.
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By Michele Wallace, Jamilah Lemieux (Foreword by)
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Originally published in 1978, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman caused a storm of controversy. Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power, demonstrating the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a foreword that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has—and, crucially, has not—changed over the last four decades, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman continues to be deeply relevant to current feminist debates and black theory today.
Michele Wallace is Professor of English at CUNY's Graduate Center and City College. She was Editor-at-Large for Essence magazine and a columnist for the Village Voice.
"A landmark black feminist text ... Deserves rereading."
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"Serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism ... Wallace's fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away."
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