(CHICAGO, March 28, 2017) -- Shining a spotlight on Chicago's world-class culinary scene, Choose Chicago, in partnership with CS Magazine and the Illinois Restaurant Association, announces the return of James Beard Eats Week, taking place April 21-May 1, 2017.
James Beard Eats Week is a weeklong culinary celebration inspired by James Beard, known as the "Dean of American Cookery." More than 130 restaurants will offer an inspired menu or dish for 11 days in honor of the culinary legend. James Beard Eats Week is a prelude to the 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards Gala to be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 2017 Gala will be hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson of ABC-TV's award-winning program, Modern Family.
"People continue to come from all over the world to experience Chicago's culinary scene and hosting the James Beard Awards gives Chicago a tremendous opportunity to celebrate our leading role as a culinary destination as well as our world-renowned chefs and restaurants," said David Whitaker, Choose Chicago President & CEO. "Eats Week gives locals and visitors alike a chance to experience it first-hand."
To kick off the James Beard Eats Week, CS Magazine will join Choose Chicago, the Illinois Restaurant Association, and the James Beard Foundation to host Sneak Peek Soireé. It is the opening event of the third-annual James Beard Eats Week, during which more than 300 Chicago foodies and influencers will gather to sample James Beard-inspired dishes from 20 top restaurants, sipping paired cocktails and wine from Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and Stella Artois and enjoying a joint activation by JBF Greens and Candyality.
"We're thrilled the James Beard Awards will continue in Chicago through 2021 as will our partnership with Choose Chicago and the Illinois Restaurant Association to elevate James Beard Eats Week," said Randy Hano, Group Publisher of CS Magazine. "Our second annual Sneak Peek Soiree kick-off event will be back for foodies to celebrate Chicago's dynamic chefs in anticipation of the nation's most prestigious food industry awards."
"Eats Week is a creative extension of the James Beard Awards," said Sam Toia, President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. "Not only does the program give chefs a chance to honor the iconic James Beard through special dishes and menus, but it also provides diners with an opportunity to try something new and celebrate the Awards in a fun, exciting way at over 130 restaurants citywide."
Every restaurant taking part in James Beard Eats Week makes a $100 donation to the James Beard Foundation Scholarship Fund, which directly supports aspiring Chicago culinary students. The Fund was established in 1991 and has awarded more than $7 million in financial aid to more than 1,850 recipients nationally.
Chicago's James Beard Eats Week event comes on the heels of the James Beard Foundation announcing the establishment of a James Beard Foundation Greens chapter in Chicago. JBF Greens events are for 'foodies under 40' -food lovers between the ages of 21 and 39. Greens get to discover the newest restaurants, chefs, and culinary trends, all while enjoying great food and drinks. Greens events include walk-around tastings, multi-course dinners, wine tastings, and hands-on cooking classes and demonstrations. The initial promotion of JBF Greens Chicago will take place at Sneak Peek Soireé where attendees will be able to sign up for JBF Greens Chicago and have the chance to win a free membership.
The James Beard Foundation's mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America's food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone.
MODERN LUXURY is the preeminent luxury lifestyle publisher in the United States, with 67 titles across 19 major cities-reaching more than 6 million affluent readers. Whether it's a revealing celebrity profile, a special feature on the chicest trends in design, cutting-edge fashion spreads or an in-depth review of city hot spots, MODERN LUXURY excels in capturing the very best of metropolitan living. Here in Chicago, the birthplace of the MODERN LUXURY brand, the company has seven publications speaking to the upscale lifestyle, fashion, home and bridal categories.
Founded in 1914, the Illinois Restaurant Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, educating, and improving the restaurant industry in Illinois. The IRA owns and produces Chicago Gourmet - the annual food and wine festival held in Millennium Park that unites hundreds of restaurants, chefs and beverage experts for a weekend filled with food and drink tastings, entertainment, cooking demonstrations, book signings, interactive seminars and more. The Association is a proud host of the James Beard Foundation Awards, which will be held in Chicago through 2021 and celebrates excellence in cuisine, culinary writing, and culinary education throughout the country.


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Kip Moore Announced Fall/Winter 2016 Tour
Country star Kip Moore unveiled dates of headlining "Me and My Kind" 2016 tour. The trek starts September 30 by show in Oklahoma City's Diamond Ballroom, and wraps up December 8 by concert in Detroit's The Fillmore. Kip will make stops in Pittsburgh, PA, Saint Paul, MN, Atlanta, GA, Kansas City, MO, New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA, among other cities. Jon Pardi announced as special guest for these concerts. Up to the end of summer Moore is supporting Miranda Lambert in her tour, and will also make appearances a several festivals and fairs including "CMT Music Fest" in Kitchener, ON (7/8), and "Keloorah" festival in Brooklyn, MI (8/26). Kip's second studio album "Wild Ones" was released last year, and spawned singles "I'm to Blame", and "Running for You".
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07/08/16 - Kitchener, ON - Bingeman's ("CMT Music Fest")
07/14/16 - Southaven, MS - BankPlus Amphitheater At Snowden Grove
07/15/16 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
07/16/16 - Madison, NE - Madison County Fairgrounds ("Madison County Fair")
07/22/16 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Beach
07/23/16 - Yerington, NV - Lyon County Fairgrounds ("A Night in the Country")
07/24/16 - Park City, UT - Montage Deer Valley Resort
07/28/16 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
07/29/16 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
07/30/16 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center Omaha
08/03/16 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theatre
08/04/16 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08/05/16 - Irvine, CA - Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
08/10/16 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater ("Guitar-B-Que")
08/19/16 - Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre
08/21/16 - Bangor, ME - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
08/25/16 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
08/26/16 - Brooklyn, MI - Michigan International Speedway ("Keloorah")
08/27/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Miller Park
09/03/16 - Huron, SD - South Dakota State Fairgrounds
09/30/16 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
10/01/16 - Fort Worth, TX - Billy Bob's Texas
10/06/16 - Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Event Center
10/08/16 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater
10/13/16 - Kingston, ON - Rogers K-Rock Centre
10/20/16 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Center At UMass Lowell
10/21/16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
10/27/16 - Bemidji, MN - The Sanford Center
10/28/16 - Saint Paul, MN - Myth
11/10/16 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
11/11/16 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
11/12/16 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
11/17/16 - Cedar Rapids, IA - U.S. Cellular Center
11/18/16 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center Theater
11/19/16 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
12/01/16 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
12/03/16 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/08/16 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
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A history of industrial development in the Kaduna state of Nigeria
dc.contributor.advisor Shamase, M.Z.
dc.contributor.author Zubairu, Salihu Mustapha
dc.description A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History at the University of Zululand 2016 en_US
dc.description.abstract The study examines the historical process that laid the solid foundation for the establishment of industries in Kaduna State. The study argues and demonstrates that Kaduna possesses large markets and cheap labour occasioned by the incessant migration to the town at the early period of its establishment. Availability of raw material and its strategic location with regard to industrialization at both federal and state level led not only the establishment of industries but to the proliferation of large, small and medium industries in the state. The study also establishes that infrastructure such as adequate electricity, a good road network, and a reliable water supply have played a critical role in the survival of such industries. It is shown in the research that the industries enjoyed prosperity and development for nearly two- and-a-half decades after 1954. Industrial decline began in 1976 with the nationalization and indigenization of the industrial sector of Nigeria. By the late 1980s a number of industries had collapsed as a result of the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) which gave room for second tie foreign exchange market. This resulted to a substantial devaluation of the naira, the abolition of import licences, changes to import duties intended to reduce the protection of domestic industries and the import-dependence of manufacturing, the abolition of export duties, deflationary management policies, deregulation of the banks, and a programme of privatization for some parastatals. Production and use of locally produced basic intermediate inputs by local industries were discouraged. The profitability of local production compared to imports fell significantly because of the substantial depreciation of the exchange rate of the naira against major international currencies. The study also establishes that other factors had contributed immensely on the decline and eventual collapse of industries in Kaduna state, import of foreign goods and materials, lack of proper control of borders, and the negligent attitude of politicians with the helm of the country's affairs in their hands, production of inferior goods, corruption, and unfavourable and multiple taxation, among other things. The study also establishes that the collapse of industries in Kaduna state has created a wide economic gap which may take a long time to be filled. The effects include widespread unemployment, with hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs, particularly in the manufacturing industries such as textiles and food processing; widespread insecurity and interethnic religious crises in virtually all the nooks and crannies of Kaduna state. In fact the current security challenges that the country faces have a direct connection with the proliferation of unemployed youths. Poverty and popular hostility are increasing, which has created a huge problem the state which is finding them very difficult to contain. Finally, the study offers suggestions for the way forward. The challenges facing the power sector (shortages) must be squarely addressed, especially in the areas of energy generation, transmission, and distribution; corruption; unfavourable policies and multiple-taxation. When these are addressed, Kaduna State and Nigeria in general can be reindustrialized since they have both the human and mineral resources for such enterprise. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Tertiary Educational Trust Fund en_US
dc.publisher University of Zululand en_US
dc.subject industrial development --Kaduna State --Nigeria en_US
dc.title A history of industrial development in the Kaduna state of Nigeria en_US
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TRENTON — Lawsuits filed by five state lawmakers seeking to block Gov. Chris Christie's administration from proceeding with renovations to the Statehouse were dismissed as moot because bonds to pay for the work have already been sold.
Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson ruled Wednesday that a state Supreme Court decision from 20 years ago over pension bonds set a precedent that allows the roughly $300 million project to begin.
Lawmakers said the ruling rewards Christie for gaming the system – first by not seeking the direct approval of the Legislature, as had been done for a now-scrapped $38 million Statehouse repair, and second by upholding a bond sale completed the same afternoon the borrowing was approved by the state Economic Development Authority.
Lesniak and Wisniewski unsuccessfully sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in last week's primary, and Christie had dismissed their opposition to the project as political grandstanding. A third former Democratic candidate, Bill Brennan, watched the court hearing from the audience.
The lawmakers said they will consider appealing, though they conceded the renovations are likely to begin in the interim.
"I'm sure that Gov. Christie's going to roll up the big ball, the wrecking ball, this weekend and start," Lesniak said.
In court, Deputy Attorney General Jean Reilly said the state had not tried to escape review of the project, saying it was approved at public meetings by the State Capitol Joint Management Commission on April 25 and the EDA on May 11.
Republican Sens. Christopher "Kip" Bateman and Michael Doherty had sued along with Lesniak.
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L.A. council panel seeks to scale back potential LAPD job cuts
DCTCRS December 9, 2020 4 min read
A key committee of the Los Angeles City Council narrowly approved a proposal on Monday for scaling back the number of Police Department employees whose jobs could be targeted for elimination amid a growing financial crisis.
The council's Budget and Finance Committee took up a proposal from the city's top financial analysts to begin preparations for the layoff of as many as 1,900 employees, the vast majority of them at the LAPD.
Councilman Paul Krekorian called for his colleagues to scale back that list by nearly two-thirds, and seek to find savings elsewhere — possibly from other city agencies. Krekorian, who heads the committee, recommended taking the number of sworn officers whose positions were targeted for elimination from 951 down to 355, and the number civilian positions in the Police Department from 728 down to 273.
Krekorian's proposal passed on a 3 to 2 vote, with Councilmen Curren Price and Mike Bonin opposed.
Price argued that every city agency needed to take a 3% cut, saying the LAPD should not be provided a "different kind of standard" on balancing the budget.
Bonin favored the move to reduce the number of potential layoffs — but only if it was accomplished by making other reductions at the LAPD, and not cutting other agencies, a spokesman said.
The full council will meet Tuesday to take up the cost-cutting proposals, along with a request to drain much of the city's reserve and borrow $150 million to cover the cost of ongoing operations.
The committee's deliberations followed more than an hour of testimony from members of the public, several of whom pleaded with the committee to shield workers at the LAPD and the city's animal service department from job cuts.
Some said the city is already experiencing a spike in homicides and shooting victims. If 950 police officers are cut from the force, "we'll have anarchy," said Martin Beck, a resident of Hancock Park.
"We'll have such a dangerous city that people will take the law into their own hands, and we don't want that. We need the police to keep our city safe and secure," he said.
Other callers into Monday's virtual meeting said the cuts to the LAPD should be even deeper.
One told the committee that supporters of the police department simply want "security for themselves because they are of a certain class, a certain race."
Another said flatly that police officers "do not keep us safe."
"They're called after a crime is committed," said Gina Viola, who owns a temporary employment agency and lives in Hollywood. "They don't even prevent crimes. They can't even solve crimes without the financial assistance of the public."
City Administrative Officer Rich Llewellyn, the city's top budget analyst, had advised the council members to approve all of his budget-cutting proposals as a single package to ensure they would close a deficit projected to reach $675 million by June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
"We know each of these employees provides important service that our residents need … and we also understand that the lives of each and every employee will be turned upside down," he said.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing roughly 9,800 LAPD officers, issued a letter calling Llewellyn's proposal for the LAPD "reckless and unnecessary." The union asked council members to tap unspent coronavirus relief funding provided by the federal government earlier this year.
In a letter to the committee, union president Craig Lally said the cuts would "decimate the LAPD for at least a decade."
The threatened layoffs are viewed by many as part of an effort to pressure city employee unions to return to the bargaining table and offer concessions on pay and other expenses. The city is already pursuing an array of other strategies for closing the budget gap.
Llewellyn called for the council to tap as much as $259 million from the city's reserve funds, which are set up to help the city weather a major emergency, such as an earthquake. It also includes a proposal for borrowing $150 million — money that would be used to cover ongoing costs.
In addition to the job cuts, Llewellyn is hoping secure another $49 million in additional givebacks from the city's employee unions, possibly by increasing the number of furlough days taken by civilian city workers between January and June.
City budget analysts are also seeking to tap unspent money from the federal CARES Act, which was provided to Los Angeles and other cities to help them weather the pandemic.
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The 2018 Little Italy Festa on Taylor St.
Celebrities, lifestyle, travel	by Taylor Leddin August 17, 2018 December 10, 2018
"Leave the gun, take the cannoli"
Taylor on Taylor Street
Last night marked the start of the 2018 Little Italy Festa on Taylor Street. I'm 50 percent Italian, and was only 50 percent aware that this festival even existed. However, now that I've made a visit, I can safely say that I will be back.
Taylor Street, what was once the hub of all-things Italian in Chicago, is now a bit more varied in it's offerings. With this fest, the street shuts down and returns to its roots and feels like a (fun) scene right out of The Godfather (all cannolis, no guns). The street was filled with pizza, gelato, and meatballs as far as the eye could see. This, blended with the songs of Sinatra as well as a few renditions of Volare, made you feel like you were in the Old Country.
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Mike Marino performs on the main stage: "Make America Italian Again"
Taylor Leddin, Mike Marino, and Laura Orrico
The highlight of the evening were the comedy acts on the main stage. The Uncle Louie Variety Show performed first and taught the audience "broken English words of the day" (e.g. "asso" – yeah, you got it). Next, "New Jersey's Bad Boy", Mike Marino, performed and hilariously encouraged the audience to "Make America Italian Again".
By the end of the night, I had exhausted myself with laughter, gelato, and a piece of pizza the size of my head. And, I would happily do it again. If you're in the Chicagoland area – even if you're not Italian – check this out because I guarantee you'll enjoy it.
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Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020
National Finalists
The LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards aim to promote and recognise excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the age services industry. The awards celebrate the passion and achievements of organisations, teams and individuals in the service of older Australians. The awards also seek to increase public confidence and community involvement in aged care and services.
Awards have been judged at a state level across the five categories for 2020 with winners from each state progressing as finalists to the national awards. LASA would like to congratulate the following state winners and finalists for the National Awards.
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Organisation Award
Recognising an age services provider who has made an outstanding contribution to care and services development or provision of high level support to the aged by demonstrating leadership, innovation and excellence.
KinCare
KinCare stepped up and innovated to meet heightened consumer care needs during the NSW bushfire crisis. In one day alone, KinCare reached out to 1,203 home care recipients like John, who was living alone in a severely affected area with no water, no food and no way out.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the outreach program become firmly established at KinCare with regular welfare checks for those who may not have family support or social interaction – making a real difference in the lives of people in their care.
Communify
Committed to community engagement, Communify Queensland's aged care services identified a gap for clients who wanted to socialise in the evenings (pre-COVID). Communify started two monthly social groups that are inclusive, supportive and engaging, and have evoked incredible energy and enthusiasm from participants.
Sip and Paint is an evening of guided art facilitated by a trained art therapist, which includes a home cooked meal, wine and transport.
Culture Club, offered in partnership with the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, allows participants to attend live theatre events with dinner and transport included.
Helping Hand Age Care
SA/NT
Helping Hand has pioneered an innovative approach to building workforce capacity, by engaging students to work alongside clients and staff as both learners and contributors.
Each year, Helping Hand supports over 500 students who are undertaking certificate, bachelor or PhD studies across vocational education, allied health, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, engineering or business disciplines.
The program enriches inter-professional understanding of the needs of older people and provides a pathway for students to become future employees at Helping Hand.
ECHO demonstrates continuous improvement, innovation and clear strategic planning to improve the lives of older Australians.
ECHO has partnerships with universities in Western Australia and Tasmania to improve contemporary evidence-based practice in dementia and mental health care for older people.
Partnering is also partnering with a WA tech start-up and WA Health to trial a new in-home monitoring system, designed to improve care planning and help people live at home for longer.
By investing time and money into new approaches and technologies, ECHO hopes to make incremental contributions to a better standard of aged care.
Team Award
Recognising a team, working within the age services sector that has created an environment that encourages workplace diversity, positive workplace culture and increased staff wellbeing through development of a service or process or has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and improve the age services experience.
Shoalhaven & Eurobodalla Aged Care Centre Teams
IRT Group
IRT's Critical Incident Management Team was formed in response to the bushfire emergency situation which unfolded from December 2019.
The group met daily and liaised with government officials to provide coordinated support to seven aged care facilities – delivering food, clinical supplies, generators and diesel – despite road closures and communication difficulties.
The facilities innovated to provide diverse activities for residents, with many staff working double shifts or interrupting their leave to assist with evacuations, help secure and hose down buildings as fires approached, and reassure residents.
Let's Dig in Team
Bolton Clarke
Bolton Clarke's Let's Dig in Team has established a therapeutic horticultural program across its residential communities, with the vegetables used in the kitchen and the flowers picked by residents for their rooms.
The weekly gardening group has led to more time outdoors, increased social engagement and physical activity, and greater levels of mental wellbeing.
The program builds on extensive food innovation actions across Bolton Clarke in partnership with the Maggie Beer Foundation.
The Maintenance Team
Willochera Home
This relatively new team has developed a Sensory Garden in the home's dementia-specific Sunshine Wing where residents can smell the flowers, feed the birds and engage with living creatures.
This tactile, auditory and olfactory experience is providing an invaluable calming influence.
Residents are often seen walking in bare feet on the lawn and families have noticed they are significantly calmer and more responsive and engaged during the day due to the Sensory Garden.
Princes Court, Jacaranda Village, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE & Murray House
This collaborative team is focused on enhancing the lives of older people in North West Victoria and tackling the challenges of providing care across the region.
Partnering with Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, and funding from the Education Department, four of the facilities have now offered leadership training to over 30 staff.
The 10-month course is fostering new leaders and sharing knowledge to improve aged care across the region.
Individual Award
This award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector, has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and has delivered high quality care to the aged.
Ben Van Lierop
RSL LifeCare
Ben joined RSL LifeCare, NSW, in 2017 and was quickly promoted to Executive General Manager – People and Culture. Ben knows the best way to support residents is to develop the employees who looked after them.
He conducted an employee engagement survey and training needs analysis to establish a Strategic People and Culture Framework. He then implemented a single unified model of care across RSL LifeCare's services that supported consumer choice and dignity – the central tenets of the new Aged Care Standards.
Chezz Thompson
Diversional Therapist Chezz has been an integral part of introducing a Cycling Without Age program at at Bolton Clarke's Rowes Bay community in Townsville, QLD.
Chezz has also worked hard to develop a pet therapy program with twice weekly dog visits and a monthly visit from Guvnor the horse. Her own dog China is a key recruit after undergoing pet therapy training and has become a popular member of the community.
Helen Nowlan
Compatible Care Nursing Services
Compatible Care Nursing was started in WA eight years ago by Helen Nowlan and Trish Gloede, Following the unexpected passing of Trish in 2015, Helen and her husband have realised Trish's dream of creating a quality nursing agency that lives up to its motto of 'Working Harmoniously Together'.
They have successfully expanded the business to include a clinical team, human resources, accounts officers, consulting, placement services, community nursing and a training hub.
Julie Folan
Cooinda Aged Care Services
Julie began as an enrolled nurse with Cooinda Aged Care Services in Benalla, VIC, 22 years ago
In her current role as Executive Manager, Quality and Compliance, Julie passionately supports residents and families and is a driving force behind many community events, including the Benalla Cancer Foundation's Light the Night, street parades and Cooinda's dementia awareness event, Walk and Wake Up to Dementia
Next Gen Young Leader Award
This award recognises an innovative, bold and inclusive young leader under the age of 40 who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector and used passion, drive and initiative to improve the lives of older people.
Jamie Langdon
Benevolent Living
Jamie is relatively new to aged care and has brought a fresh approach and innovative ways to activate residents and break down barriers with the broader community.
In a first for regional QLD, Jamie secured a partnership with Plagroup QLD to host an Ageless Playgroup. Their group Young at Heart already has a waiting list of families keen to be involved.
Jamie also secured a $20,000 grant for age-appropriate trishaws and started a Cycling Without Age Chapter in partnership with the local Rockhampton cycling group. She is also collaborating with the local arts community to develop an annual arts program for residents.
Tom Gray
Xtra AgedCare
Tom goes above and beyond to provide high quality and compassionate care. He has established wax bath therapy and a walking group, to improve individuals' strength, mobility and wellbeing.
Tom has a way of personalising his treatments and rehabilitation therapies to incorporate each person's biopsychosocial needs. He often goes above and beyond to spend time with clients after a treatment or walk them to a hair appointment.
He is also involved with community events and a young allied health council to further develop allied health in Australia.
Tyla Haining
Martin Luther Homes
The youngest Personal Care Assistant in her team, Tyla has developed her own strategy to build rapport with residents and encourage them into activities and lifestyle programs.
The success of her slow, step-by-step approach has had a positive impact on the wellbeing of residents
In a short time, Tyla has become an integral member of the team, taking on additional challenges that make her an inspiration to colleagues and a role model for new staff.
Gabriela Di Perna
MercyCare
Transitioning from management consultancy to aged care, Gabriela has led MercyCare's implementation of the new Aged Care Quality Standards and proactive initiatives regarding the Aged Care Royal Commission.
Her Digital Empowerment project is an Australian-first, joint 12-month research study between MercyCare, the University of Queensland and CheckedIn Care to explore the impact of the MercyCare Connect App on mood and loneliness in older Australians.
Gabriela was also been pivotal in the development of the 'Linking Together Initiative' during COVID-19 lockdown.
Rising Star Award
This award recognises an individual with less than five years industry experience who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector, has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and has delivered high quality care to the aged.
Home Care Coordinator for RSL LifeCare in Galston and surrounding communities, Kathy always aims to understand each client's circumstances so she can provide them with a range of personalised options.
Working alongside families and Facility Managers, Kathy is a trusted advocate who goes to great lengths to connect with clients, build strong relationships and provide personalised support.
Her dedication was demonstrated most on the day she visited a client and their daughter, and the client held both their hands and said 'I love you' before peacefully passing away.
Amorette Smith
Cooinda
As the leader of a high needs care team, Amorette is a role model and mentor for other staff. On any given day, she provides care for up to 28 very frail residents, ensuring they receive the highest standard of person centred care.
Amorette has developed a kit to support people and their loved ones through the palliative care experience.
She has also developed a Resident of the Day check list, which gives every person at Coooinda a welfare check to hear how they are feeling about where they live, which is noted on their file with permission.
Hadja Sow
Hadja provides a key link between clients and staff both in the office and in the field, making sure clients are at ease and remain at the centre of everything she does.
Always looking for opportunities to improve efficiency, Hadja has innovated to introduce new working approaches into this challenging role.
Her work has directly led to a significant decrease in scheduling-related complaints and an increase in positive feedback, and has proven particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roundheads, Firearms, and the American Rifleman
Posted bymarkfirearmslawyernet February 14, 2009 Posted inHistoryTags:American Revolution, guns
Shooting Clubs.There are dozens of shooting ranges and clubs in Western Washington and all over the United States. As early as 1466, firearms culture and shooting clubs developed in Switzerland and, by the 15th Century, Schutzenfahnlein companies in Germany and the Swiss cantons boasted flags depicting crossbows and target rifles. Before long, many armies were combining pikemen with units of smoothbore musketeers. The muskets could be almost accurate at 200 hundred yards.
The combined units could break up squares of massed troops.
Advent of the Rifle. By the 1600s, weapons with grooved rifling began to show up on European battlefields.
Since that time, a rifleman culture, developed in many countries at once, culminating in the United States where civilian and military shooters have participated in competition together and shared knowledge and technology for many generations. The difference between a rifle and the earlier smooth bores is that the lead ball grips the rifling, resulting in spin that produces accuracy at ranges three times the distance of the smooth bore muskets.
During the Thirty Years War (1618-35), King Gustavus Adolphus II of Sweden was wounded by a Polish sharpshooter. The Dutch Republic soon began to export firearms, touching off an arms race that never really stopped.
See also Seige of Leyden.
Reformation Warfare. The advantage of rifles over muskets at long range soon became evident, but the necessity of forcing a large ball against tightly fouled grooves made early rifles and other firearms difficult to load quickly. The English Civil War (1642-48) was one of the first wars in which firearms were to predominate. Matchlock rifles began to appear. But the most significant impact of the English Civil War on firearms technology may have been the influence of those times on a generation that was born a hundred years later in England's American colonies.
Founding Fathers. Men like Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams were raised on concepts of law, government and liberty that were set in motion by Parliament's Roundhead militias that opposed Royalist claims to the "divine right" of kings.
American woodsmen came into contact with German and Swiss mercenaries armed with rifled firearms during the Seven Years War. By the time of the Revolutionary War, Americans demonstrated that a smaller ball fired from a long rifle was deadly at distances of 400 yards.
But see Ferguson Rifle.
New Breed of Rifleman. The new American rifleman wasn't a sporting man like the early Swiss and German shooters and he wasn't a religious fanatic like some of Cromwell's Roundheads. The new breed had learned to reject elitism under the lash of British officers during the French & Indian War and had studied tactics fighting alongside and against native American warriors.
Firearms Technology. Firearms technology and history conspired in early America to favor carrying, shooting and working with rifles and other shooting equipment. In Europe innovation shifted to huge enterprises like Krupp Arms, forever associated with progressive Germany's 20th Century concepts of national socialism. In the United States, on the other hand, individual men like John Browning, proved that individual freedom trumps big government and every weekend there are Washingtonians in competitions all over the state perfecting long range shots that are still heard around the world.
Ferguson Rifle
1776 English
Major Patrick Ferguson patented this breech loading flintlock rifle in England, 1776. Only about 200 were made. The number '2' stamped on the trigger guard distinguishes this one from the others.
Walnut, iron, brass. L 124.5 cm, L (barrel) 86.4 cm
Morristown National Historical Park, MORR 2375
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A stunning mural celebrating the renowned Retford sheep fair has been unveiled - and onlookers are smitten.
The artwork next to the Thomas Cook branch on Spa Lane has covered up a scruffy town centre wall and depicts the famous sheep fairs that used to take place on nearby Spa Common from the 19th century through to 1980.
The black and white piece took a team of painters from Retford Art Society, led by chairman Andy Massey, 100 hours to complete and the finished product was unveiled to the public on Charter Day on Bank Holiday Monday.
And the reactions of people who have seen it have been overwhelmingly positive and it has also conjured up memories of the fair for those who can remember it.
"I'm just blown away by it - it's absolutely brilliant," said Retford Civic Society's Pam Barnsdale.
"I know how much hard work went into it and it's gone beyond my expectations.
"We got Thomas Cook's permission to use the wall and we approached Retford Art Society to take the work on.
"We secured funding from Notts County Council, the rest being funded by the civic society, and it's all been very worthwhile.
"The reactions have been really positive and we had a stream of people approaching us on Charter Day to tell us how much they love it and giving us their memories of the sheep fair."
The mural shows an auctioneer, based on a photograph of the appropriately-named Bob Lamb who used to conduct the auctions in the 1970s, overseeing dozens of sheep while punters look on and bid for their favourite.
Mr Massey, along with fellow artists Sally Telfer, Jenny King and Mary Fenwick, took on the daunting task and put in some hard yards to get it over the line in time for Charter Day.
It is difficult to imagine that for over a hundred years until 1980, only a short distance from here, across the ring road on Spa Common, thousands of noisy jostling sheep would be penned ready for the Sheep Fairs.
They were held, along with the horse fair in Grove Street, in March for eight days, and another in October for four days.
The fairground with its swings, sideshows and roundabouts also took place on the Common before later moving to The Square.
At this time, the fairs attracted buskers and pavements traders, as well as pickpockets and thieves.
The inns were open early in the morning, so there would be many the worse for drink!
Now walkers can enjoy this well kept green space alongside the towpath of the Chesterfield Canal.
"It's been a bit like giving birth, although as a man I wouldn't know what that's like!" he said.
"The wall was a bit of a mess and the painting itself was quite heavy duty.
"It was an uneven and textured surface, we needed specialist paint and were working underneath a scaffold covering.
"We had to mesh four different painting styles and never got the chance to stand back to have a look at our work as we went along because of the covering.
"It took around 100 hours of painting time and we often worked on it in the early morning to avoid the rush.
"The scaffolders, CS Scaffolding, were very helpful and agreed to come down on Sunday to prepare the mural to be unveiled on Charter Day.
"The reactions of people have been wonderful."
The mural has caught the attention of shoppers in Retford with many standing and admiring the new artwork.
"It's gorgeous," said Sheila Parker, 82.
"I remember going with my dad to it on Spa Common and the artists have captured it beautifully."
And people online are enamoured too.
"A wonderful use of space and local talent. ..Well done to all involved," wrote one.
"Brilliant picture, shows farming was at the heart of Retford. Well done," said another.


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Israeli forces demolish 17 buildings in northern West Bank
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Israeli military forces have demolished 17 buildings in the Palestinian community of Khirbet Tana for the second time. This is the only the most recent chapter in a long struggle for the small agricultural community to keep their lands.
The Israeli army arrived this morning to the village in a convoy of jeeps and bulldozers and razed 17 buildings to the ground. The demolished structures included family homes, children's classrooms and shelters for the village's livestock. Several olive trees were also razed to the ground. In a statement issued by the Israeli military, the buildings were had demolished due to the fact they were "illegally constructed structures" built on a military training ground, "endangering the lives of those present".
Khirbet Tana centered around two natural springs, lying 7km east of Beit Furik in the Nablus area of the West Bank. It is currently home to approximately 35 families, some of whom reside there permanently, and some who stay only during the spring and winter seasons due to the regions' remoteness and harsh climates. Residents say that references to the villages existence date back to over 3500 years ago.
This is not the first time that this has happened. In 2005 Israeli forces demolished almost the entire village, leaving only the mosque, built over 150 years previously. Despite the majority of the dwellings having been built several hundred years ago, the military claimed they had been built without permission and thus had the right to demolish. The entire area was categorised as Area C – under full Israeli military and civilian control – in the Oslo Accords of 1994.
Residents also suffer from the ongoing threat from settlers from the nearby settlement of Mekhora, built on the lands of Khirbet Tana and Beit Furik. The settlers are ultimately those who benefit from the destruction of Khirbet Tana, as their agricultural projects continue to expand on to village land. On at least one occasion settlers have been sighted swimming in Khirbet Tana's source of drinking water, a common method employed by settlers to pollute the water of Palestinian villages.
Two months ago Israeli forces confiscated four tractors from Khirbet Tana farmers, demanding 3100 NIS for the return of each. The farmers were then summoned to appear in court in Ariel settlement to ask for the return of the machinery.
Despite these hardships the villagers remain defiant, immediately starting to clear rubble and begin the rebuilding. Plans for a demonstration in Beit Furik are also underway.
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One of my most favorite things about summer is making jelly. It reminds me of when I first met Michael and his family, because they had a garden and always put up vegetables and jelly. It is some of my favorite memories.
So obviously, I was super excited when my sweet friend Susan called yesterday to say she had figs and wanted me to help her make some.
It is hard, hot work stirring constantly for seven minutes.
Somebody is gonna be a mama for the first time in a few months.
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Fritz Thyssen is the eldest son of August Thyssen (1842 - 1926) and Hedwig Pelzer (1854 - 1940). After studying mining and metallurgy in London, Liège and Charlottenburg (Berlin), in 1897 he is appointed by his father to the mining board of the Deutscher Kaiser trade union. At the dawn of the new century Fritz Thyssen joins the supervisory boards of various group subsidiaries as his father's representative and is involved in the management of foreign subsidiaries. Up to the death of August Thyssen he develops technical improvements to the Thyssen iron and steel mill, in particular after the First World War he modernizes and rationalizes the ironworks. However, in his work he is still overshadowed by his father.
Against his father's wishes Fritz Thyssen marries Amélie Zurhelle, daughter of a factory owner from Mülheim am Rhein, in 1900. The couple's only child Anita is born in 1909.
Fritz Thyssen volunteers for service in the First World War, but is discharged in 1916/17 with a lung condition. During the Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr in 1923, as spokesman for the affected mining companies he rejects the orders of the occupying power as illegal, is promptly arrested and together with other industrialists ordered to pay a fine by a French military court. "For his services to uphold German law during the Ruhr conflict" he is made an honorary doctor of law just a few weeks later by the University of Freiburg. Fritz Thyssen nevertheless seeks reconciliation with France; in the mid 1920s he participates in the Franco-German industrial negotiations on founding the international crude steel association. On the establishment of Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG, which unlike his brother Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1875 - 1947) he and his father approve, he is elected chairman of the supervisory board as representative of the biggest private shareholder (26%) in 1926. He has no ambition to become chairman of the executive board. He plays a leading role in associations and confederations (German iron and steel industry association, imperial association of German industry, central committee of the imperial bank, etc.). Fritz Thyssen is a conservative nationalist, but not a realist. Up to 1932 he is a member of the German National People's Party (Deutschnationale Volkspartei) and is among the followers of the corporative state ideas of the economist, philosopher and sociologist Othmar Spann. Sections of the NSDAP initially support the corporative state idea, and for this reason the party requests Fritz Thyssen to set up an "Institute for Corporatism" in Düsseldorf in 1933. Soon to fall foul of national socialist economic policies, the institute is closed in the summer of 1936.
At May 1, 1933 Fritz Thyssen joins the NSDAP, to which he has already donated financial support, the amount of which is generally overestimated. The denazification trials ordered by the Allies in 1948 found that Fritz Thyssen donated around 650,000 Reichsmarks to various right-wing and conservative national political parties and groups, including the NSDAP, between 1923 and 1932. At Hitler's behest he is made a member of the Reichstag and of the Prussian council of state. After 1934 (so-called Röhm-Putsch) Fritz Thyssen increasingly distances himself from the NSDAP and its objectives, but remains a member of the party and the Reichstag. His move away from NS thinking culminates in a clean break when he fails to attend the Reichstag assembly in Berlin to approve the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, openly stating in a telegraph to Hermann Göring: "... I am against war. ..."
Busts of August Thyssen, (1923 by Georg Kolbe) and Fritz Thyssen (1965 posthumously by Gwendolyn Blume).
Fritz Thyssen flees with his family via Switzerland to France with a view to emigrating from there to Argentina, but his plans are frustrated by the German invasion of France. During this time the so-called autobiography, published under the title "I paid Hitler" in New York in 1941, is written. The publisher is the journalist Emery Reves, an American of Hungarian descent. The text is based on dictations, only the first nine chapters of which were edited by Fritz Thyssen himself. The rest, the most frequently quoted section, has been imaginatively embellished by the publisher, and is of limited value as a source of reference on Thyssen's actual movements and his role up to 1939. The very title of the book is misleading and for this reason Thyssen always contested its authenticity. The board of arbitration in the denazification trial agreed with him. Fritz Thyssen and his wife Amélie are among the first Germans to be delivered to the national socialists by the Vichy government at the end of 1940. Their assets are confiscated by the state. After spending two years confined in the secure section of a sanatorium near Berlin, they are both incarcerated first of all in the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen, in February 1945 in Buchenwald and finally in Dachau. Together with other prominent prisoners of the regime they are released by German and US soldiers as they make their way through the Alps. Fritz Thyssen is again arrested - this time as a supporter of the NSDAP - and finally has to submit to just one denazification trial. He is indicted for "minor crimes". As a punishment 15% of his German assets are to be confiscated. An arrangement is reached: In return for the quashing of the confiscation of his assets, Thyssen pays court costs of DM500,000. A free man, he emigrates with his wife in January 1950 - ten years later than originally planned. They join their daughter Anita who lives near Buenos Aires and has been married to the Hungarian Count Gabor Zichy (1910 - 1972) since 1936. The union produces two sons Federico (b. 1937) and Claudio (b. 1942) Zichy-Thyssen.
Fritz Thyssen dies of a heart attack on February 8, 1951 in Argentina. Together with his father and brother Heinrich he is buried in the family vault at Schloss Landsberg near Essen. His wife Amélie and daughter Anita are also buried there.


CoA chief Vinod Rai stated that BCCI were mulling the shift after taking into consideration the prevailing political situation in Tamil Nadu.
The Chennai Super Kings' home matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium in the Tamil Nadu capital will be moved to another venue in the wake of protests over the Cauvery water dispute.
"We are thinking on the lines of shifting the IPL matches from Chennai," BCCI's Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai was quoted as saying.
"There are four alternative venues that BCCI has kept ready. They are Visakhapatnam, Trivandrum, Pune and Rajkot. CSK can play their matches at these venues," he added.
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists of Tamil outfits such as the Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, Naam Tamizhar, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi as well as some Muslim groups blocked the arterial Anna Salai and TTK Salai, affecting traffic. They were subsequently chased away by the police before the start of Chennai's match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
During the game, at least four protestors were detained by the police for hurling a shoe at Chennai's Ravindra Jadeja during the eighth over of the Kolkata innings. The footwear missed the player, stationed at long-on, and fell near the boundary rope, near South Africans Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi.


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December 2020: There are some 19,500 municipal governments in the United States. Many small towns use the council-manager system (most counties are run this way) and those that don't, have a weak mayor-council system. Almost all large US cities have strong mayor systems. Towns with populations of 5,000 or less (varies between states) are not allowed to incorporate and are overseen by the county government.
Mayors, and the city council, are directly elected. The length of a term and the number of term limits are in the city charter, as is the day of election. Most mayoral elections take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to coincide with Federal elections, which take place then (as per the US Constitution), but not all municipalities do this.
Democrats control most large US cities
Following the November 2020 elections, almost three quarters of the largest US cities are governed by Democrat mayors. Republican mayors rule in 23 per cent of US cities, while some four per cent of mayors of large cities describe themselves as independent.
Forms of US local government
More than eighty per cent of American citizens now live in large cities, suburbs of cities, or towns. People's needs – from police to sanitation, education to fire protection, housing and public transportation – are seen to, most directly, by city governments. There are, broadly speaking, three forms of it: the mayor-council form the commission form and the city or council-manager form.
In the mayor-council form, which is the oldest of the three, there is (not surprisingly) a mayor and a council consisting of a number of members, sometimes called aldermen. The structure is patterned on that of the state and federal governments. While the mayor is elected at large, the aldermen are sometimes elected, in other cases selected from wards or districts. The mayor is head of the executive branch, presiding over council meetings, appointing chiefs of departments, perhaps with the council's approval, and is often the budgetary officer of the city. He can veto ordinances passed by the legislative branch, the council.
Two forms of mayor-council rule – the strong-mayor and the weak-mayor – have evolved, although they have the points already enumerated in common. The 'strong mayor' can appoint and remove heads of city departments few officials, in that scenario, are elected. He is the preparer of the budget, and has power of veto. Throughout the 1990s, the strong mayor-council form of city government was most popular in cities where the form of government has been decided by the state, and declined in popularity in home rule cities (already mentioned), where the citizens of the city have and exercise the right under state law to decide their form of municipal government.
Where the mayor is a significant policy maker, an administrator may be given responsibility for daily operations. The legislature, in general, adopts the budget and general policy positions, passes resolutions with legislation, and audits the government's performance.
The mayor in the other kind of mayor-council city government, the 'weak' mayor, has more limited powers of appointment, removal and veto, and the elected officials and boards are more numerous. The council's more extensive legal powers preclude his being a chief executive in any truly meaningful sense.
The commission form of city government in the United States combines, in one group of usually at least three, and often five or seven, officials, the executive and legislative dimensions. It is also, sometimes, called the Galveston Plan, after the town in Texas where it originated in 1901 (and which has since abandoned it). All members are elected, and each commissioner is responsible for at least one city department. One of them is the chairperson and may be called the mayor, but he or she has no extra powers. Historically the commission form is regarded as an important manifestation of the impulse in the direction of efficiency through employment of experts, but others have seen that tendency in a negative light – as a movement depriving those without any particular 'expertise' – the working class, in other words – of their influence.
It has also been seen as a stage in the development of the city manager or council-manager form of municipal government. Commissions whose members all have different interests but equal powers have a predictable predisposition to unresolved disagreement. Bringing in a business manager was, and has increasingly been (the commission plan has rarely been initiated since the First World War), seen as the solution. The city manager has most executive powers, including those pertaining to law enforcement and service provision. He carries out the decisions of the elected council, who decide on ordinances and policy, and he, again, produces the city budget. He is thus not elected, but hired, and has no term of office, continuing in his or her role while it meets with the requirements of the council.
Yet other forms of local government in the United States include the town meeting, the representative town meeting, the township, the borough and the village.
Town meetings are largely a phenomenon of New England states. As often as necessary, but at least once a year, a town's registered voters meet, in open session, to elect officers, debate issues and pass laws. Practical issues such as taxes, budget and building and road construction and repair are decided. The board officers are called 'selectmen', board of supervisors, town council, or something similar.
The representative town meeting is very like the town meeting system, except that, while all citizens may attend meetings and take part in the debates, the right to vote belongs only to the (large) number chosen to be representatives.
In a township, there is usually a mayor and three, four or five committee members, who are elected, and who hold all legislative powers not held by the mayor. An administrator may be appointed to discharge executive functions.
A borough's mayor and six members of council are elected, and the mayor only votes to break ties. The council is the legislature, and the mayor appoints officers. In a village, there is, usually, a board of trustees with five elected members, one of whom has mayoral powers.
Mayors of the largest American cities
City, size*
& website
(Mr, Ms)
Popl: 546,000
City website Mr. Tim Keller First: 2017; Next: 2021 Born 1977
Member of New Mexico Senate 2009-2015; Auditor of New Mexico 2015-to date
Party: Democrat
City website Ms. Austin Quinn-Davidson Acting Mayor Born 1979
In October 2020, incumbent mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigned over an 'inappropriate' texting relationship with a TV reporter. Quinn-Davidson as Chair of the Anchorage Assembly took over as mayor. She is the city's first female mayor.
City website Mr. Jeff Williams Elected: May 2015; Re-elected May 2019; Next: 2021 President of major engineering firm and planning consultancy
Party: None
City website Ms. Keisha Lance Bottoms Elected December 2017; Next 2021 Born 1970
A lawyer, who has been city councillor since 2010. Former Mayor Kasim Reed endorsed her during the election campaign. Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
Popl: 791,000;
City website Mr. Stephen Adler First: 2014 Mayor since January 2015; Re-elected 2018; Next: 2022 Born 1956
Civil rights lawyer for 35 years; Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
City website Mr. Brandon Scott First: November 2020
Next: 2024 Born 1984
Degree in political science from St Mary's College; Baltimore City councillor from 2011 to 2019
City website Mr. Marty Walsh First: 2013; Re-elected 2017; Next: 2021 Born 1967
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1997-2013
City website Ms. Vi Lyles First: 2017; Re-elected November 2019;
City Council 2013-2017
Popl: 2,696,000
City website Ms. Lori Lightfoot First: 2019
President Chicago Police Board, 2015-2018
Assistant US Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1996-2002; Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
City website Mr. Frank Jackson First: 2005
Re-elected in 2009, 2013 and 2017
Colorado Springs Colorado
City website Mr. John Suthers First: 2015; Re-elected 2019; Next: 2023 Born 1951
Attorney General of Colorado 2005-2015
City website Mr. Andrew Ginther First: 2015; re-elected November 2019;
City Council member 2007-2015, Council President 2011-2015
City website Mr. Eric Johnson First elected June 2019;
Next : 2023 Born in Dallas 1975; Degrees from Harvard and Princeton; Practised law since 2004; Member of the Texan House of Representative since 2010;
City website Mr. Michael Hancock First: 2011; Re-elected June 2019; Next: 2023 Born 1969
City website Mr. Mike Duggan First: 2013; Re-elected 2017; Next: 2021 Born 1958
President, CEO of Detroit Medical Center 2004-2010. Deputy County Executive, Wayne County 1987-2001
City website Mr. Donald Margo First: 2017
Next: 2021 Born: 1952
Texas House of Representatives 2011-2013
City website Ms. Betsy Price First: 2011
Re-elected: 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019
Tax assessor-collector for Tarrant County, 2001-2011;
Awarded title 'Mayor of Distinction' by World Mayor 2018
City website Mr. Jerry Dyer First: November 2020
Fresno Police Chief from 2001 to 2019
City website Mr. Sylvester Turner First: December 2015; Mayor since January 2016; Re-elected November 2019;
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 to 2016
City website Mr. Joe Hogsett First: 2015; Re-elected November 2019;
Secretary of State of Indiana 1989-1995; US Attorney 2010-2014
City website Mr. Lenny Curry First: 2015; Re-elected March 2019; Next: 2023 Born 1970
Accountant and business owner. Former Chairman of the Florida Republican Party
City website Mr. Quinton Lucas First: 2019; Next: 2023
Born 1984;
Studied of politics and culture of apartheid in Cape Town; Degrees from Washington and Cornell Universities;
City Council 2015-2019;
City website Mrs. Carolyn Goodman First: 2010; Re-elected June 2019;
Next: 2023
Founder, president of Meadows School. Wife of previous mayor Oscar Goodman
Party: Independent
City website Mr. Robert Garcia First: 2014; Re-elected: 2018; Next 2022 Born 1977
City Council 2009-2014; Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
City website Mr. Eric Garcetti First: 2013; re-elected 2017; Next: 2021 Born 1971. City council 2001-2012. Council President 2006 - 2012.
City website Mr. Greg Fischer First: 2010; Re-elected 2014 and 2018; Next: 2022 Born 1958
Co-invented the SerVend ice/beverage dispenser. Co-founder of bCatalyst
City website Mr. Jim Strickland First: 2015; Re-elected October 2019;
Next: 2023 Partner, Kustoff & Strickland 1998-present; City Council 2007-2015
City website Mr. John Giles First: August 2014; re-elected 2016 and 2020;
Managed own law firm for 25 years; City Council 1996 - 2000
City website Mr. Francis Suarez First: 2017
City Commissioner 2009-2017
City website Mr. Tom Barrett First: 2003; Re-elected 2020; Next: 2024 Born 1953
US Congressman 1993-2003. Wisconsin State Senate 1989-1993; Ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Wisconsin in 2010 and 2012;
Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
Party: Demo
City website Mr. Jacob Frey First: 2017 Next: 2021
City website Mr. John Cooper Elected 2019; Next 2023 Born 1956
BA from Harvard and MA fom Vanderbilt University
Lawyer; Worked for Lehman Brothers on Wall Street and later in real estate in Tennessee
New Orelans, Louisiana
City website Ms. LaToya Cantrell First: 2018
City website Mr. Bill de Blasio First: 2013; Re-elected 2017; Next: 2021 Born 1961
New York Public Advocate, 2009-2013. City Council 2001-2009.
City website Ms. Libby Schaaf First: 2014; Re-elected 2018; Next: 2022 Born 1966
City Council 2011-2014. Public Affairs Director, Port of Oakland 2006-2010;
Shortlisted for 2018 World Mayor Prize
City website Mr. David Holt First elected: February 2018;
Holds a BA and a Juris Doctor
Served on the Oklahoma State Senate from 2010 to 2018
City website Ms. Jean Stothert First: 2013; Re-elected 2017; Re-elected: 2017; Next 2021 Born: 1954
Worked 12 years in nursing;
City Council 2009-2013. Millard Board of Education 1997-2009; Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize
City website Mr. James Francis Kenney First: 2015
Mayor since January 2016; Re-elected November 2019;
City Council 1992-2015; Attracted national attention in 2017 over the introduction of a 'sugary drinks tax'. Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize.
City website Ms. Kate Kallego First: March 2019;
Next: 2023 Born 1981;
Degrees from Albuquerque Acadamy and Harvard; Phoenix city councillor from 2013 to 2018;
City website Mr. Ted Wheeler First: 2016; Re-elected 2020;
Oregon State Treasurer, 2010-2017
Chair of the County Commission of Multnomah County, 2007-2010; In 2020 after the killing of George Floyd, the mayor came under criticism for his response to the Black Lives Matter protest; He condemned the use of Federal Agents
City website Ms. Mary-Ann Baldwin First: 2019
City website Mr. Darrell Steinberg First: 2016; Re-elected 2020;
California Senate, 2006-2014
California State Assembly, 1998-2004
City Council, 1992-1998
City website Mr. Ron Nirenberg First: 2017; Re-elected 2019; Next: 2021 Born 1977
City Council 2013 to 2017; In 2019, the mayor led a charge to have a fast-food chain concession removed from San Antonio airport over the company's opposition to same-sex marriage; Longlisted for the 20/21 World Mayor Prize.
City website Mr. Todd Gloria First: 2020; Next: 2024 Born 1978
Studied political science and history at the University of San Diego; Supported LGBT causes while at university; Interim mayor from 2013 to 2014; President of San Diego City Council 2012 to 2014;
City website Ms. London Breed First elected: June 2018; Re-elected for full term November 2019:
BA from the University of California (1997), MA from the University of San Francisco (2012)
After her work for the San Francisco Redevelopment Commission, former mayor, Gavin Newson, appointed Ms Breed to the San Francisco Fire Commission.
In November 2012, Ms Breed was elected to the Board of Supervisors (city council) and was elected its President in 2015.
City website Mr. Sam Liccardo First: 2014;
Re-elected: 2018;
Studied government at Georgetown University followed by studies public policy at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School;
City website Ms.Jenny Durkan First 2017; Next 2021 Born: 1958
US Attorney, Western District of Washington 2009-2014
City website Mr. George Theron Bynum First: 2016; Re-elected 2020; Next 2024 Born 1977
Attended Villanova University; Caused controversy when, in June 2020, he allowed a Trump rally to go ahead despite Covid-19 concerns
City website Ms. Regina Romero First: 2019;
City Council: 2007-2019
City website Mr. Robert M Dyer First: 2018; Next: 2022 Professor of government at Regent University; Physical therapist for more than 40 years;
City Council 2004 to 2018
City website Ms. Muriel Bowser First: 2014;
MA in Public Policy from American University School of Public Affairs;
www.wichitagov.org Mr. Brandon Whipple First: 2019:
Doctorate in leadership studies from Franklin Pierce University;
Kansas House of Representatives 2013-2019; During the mayoral election was victim of a smear campaign orchestrated by Republican Party officials.
Party affiliation:
Democrat: 38
Republican: 12
Independent: 2
*All population figures come from the 2010 US Census.
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Paddy Power Allowed to Air Controversial Ad in United Kingdom
By: Alex Nevsky | Posted: August 3, 2012 | Updated: October 4, 2017
Paddy Power ad meets heavy criticism from the United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority.
That's right, Paddy did it again. One of the most popular online sportsbooks in United Kingdom, Paddy Power, released a new advertisement, which immediately fell under scrutiny of country's Advertising Standards Authority.
Paddy Power operates in full compliance with British gambling laws and is known for its controversial adverts often banned on television and radio. But this time around, the Advertising Standards Authority actually found in favor of the bookie.
The radio advertisement in question played around with the famous phrase "I'd give my right arm". Paddy Created a character they named Jack Cooper, who goes on to post on Paddy Power Facebook page: "I'll give you anything for a decent offer Paddy!" And the sportsbook is replying with: "We hear you Jack! Anything eh? Well, just chuck us a kidney and in return we'll give you … this beauty for the golf."
The advertisement has been heavily criticized by Kidney Wales Foundation. According to United Kingdom gambling news, the Foundation and twenty six member of public went on to submit a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.
They claimed the ad was offensive and likely to cause distress, especially to kidney dialysis patients, transplant patients and their families. The complaint was received, but not upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority, which stated that the ad should be taken in the spirit in which it came across as irreverent and light-hearted.
Well, congrats Paddy on winning this one, however this particular ad actually might take the things a bit too far. Although the main purpose of such ads is to raise awareness, they also have to be tasteful at the very least.
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