The Avengers was happening at a time when I was encouraging ABC-TV's parent company, ABPC, to invest a million pounds in a filmed television series. At Elstree studios the corporation had made several half-hearted sallies into TV film series like Flying Doctor and International Detective but none of them had recovered their costs. Meanwhile Lew Grade had followed up the Robin Hood filmed series he had inherited from Hannah Weinstein by making The Saint, with Roger Moore, and Danger Man, starring Patrick McGoohan.
Ten years ago , the economics of one-hour drama series was that the production cost per episode of a series on videotape like The Avengers or Callan, with two weeks in rehearsal followed by two days in the television studios, was £10,000 'above the line' plus another £10,000 for studio costs and overheads. 'Above-the-line' means the actual cash expenditure on actors, writers, sets and costumes. In television, artists' and writers' fees are based on a single performance in the United Kingdom, with additional payments for repeats and for overseas sales.
A similar script, produced in a film studio at the normal average series rate of five minutes a day, would take two weeks of full studio usage, plus the consequent cost of editing and dubbing music and sound effects. Such film costs averaged £40,000 for a one-hour episode, but this included world rights on actors' performances and writers' scripts. The ITV network would pay £20,000 for two transmissions of these films, so the producer would still need to collect another £20,000 from world sales to recover his costs. Earnings on this scale were almost impossible to achieve unless the series was sold to America, either through a network or syndicated to a few hundred individual stations. Only ATV and ABC ever succeeded in breaking into the American networks, although years later the BBC managed to get one or two of its costume play series and documentaries transmitted. Partly because of my contention that a filmed series of The Avengers would bring a year's work to Elstree studio stages the Board of ABPC finally agreed to let me spend the million pounds on twenty-six one-hour programmes in black-and-white film.
Julian Wintle was a feature film producer with a reputation for producing consistent films of quality on a commercial basis, and we had already gone through a trial run in making The Human Jungle, a series he brought to ABC. Wintle's particular skill was in the editing of film and his post-production touches could provide the gloss and glamour The Avengers demanded. I put all the elements of a successful television series at his disposal; producers, directors, script editors, writers, designers, and cast, and to all this he added his own skills, aided by his production supervisor Albert Fennell.
Wintle and I scrutinised all the rushes and the rough cuts of the first three episodes. They were depressing. The actress was not right for the part. The three episodes were not good enough. I had to make a bitter decision. At a cost of the £120,000 already spent, I had to halt production and find a replacement.
Everyone connected with The Avengers and Drama Department came up with suggestions for a new 'Emma Peel' and we made screen tests of a dozen young actresses. Many were promising, yet not sufficiently outstanding. Then Dodo Watts, our casting director, asked me to look at an actress she had cast for an Armchair Theatre comedy. The play had just been recorded but not transmitted, and we played it back on closed circuit. The actress was a member of Peter Hall's Royal Shakespeare Company and she was attractive, intelligent, combative and had a fine sense of comedy. She came to Elstree studios for a film test and (for this was vital) to play a scene opposite Pat Macnee. The chemistry worked – they were perfectly partnered. Diana Rigg was signed up on a long-term contract to play the part.
Our overseas sales were then being handled by Bob Norris, a Californian who, as a consequence of marrying an English girl, settled in Britain. Although interest had been aroused in the States, in spite of the rather fuzzy telerecordings of earlier videotaped episodes, there was no sign of a sale to any of the three major US networks. With half the filmed series completed, and half a million pounds spent, the situation began to look desperate. Norris and I flew to New York to tackle the network bosses.
It was the worst week of my television life. Every day we would set forth from the Gotham Hotel with our cans of film, our charts and statistics, and plod around Manhattan, talking to executives and screening episodes to potential buyers. Every evening we would slump back into our chairs in the hotel and hope for the telephone to ring.
Both NBC and CBS continued to show interest but we encountered the inbuilt antipathy to British accents and lack of pace which the British film industry has rarely been able to overcome. Again, we discovered, the programme buyers in top jobs at the network were cautious and unadventurous, because their livelihood depends upon successful decisions and they were judged by results at the end of every season. The "mortality-rate' of such American network executives has always been alarming.
Then I had a stroke of good fortune. I had known for many years the president of the ABC network, Leonard Goldenson, who had come into television from the film world of Paramount and on several occasions he had visited our company, ABPC, in London. An anglophile, he appreciated the quality of British production in films, theatre and television, and he was most helpful and encouraging. However, sometimes nothing can be more fatal than a boost from the boss, and a recommendation or even an instruction from the front office can be the kiss of death to a hopeful performer or producer. Luckily, Tom Moore, the ABC programme executive, had screened several episodes of The Avengers with increasing interest, and this confirmation of his own judgment proved to be timely.
By Friday morning, our last day in New York, Norris and I found ourselves with two final hurdles to overcome. The films were in black-and-white and the networks were insisting that all series should now be filmed in colour. We talked our way out of this on the thin excuse that The Avengers would have the distinction of being the last TV series sold to America in monochrome. One remaining hope had been to get the series into the network schedule during the summer months, when the regular programme series were off the air. Otherwise the only chance was that our series could be a replacement for one of the other new series which collapsed in the early months of a new season.
ABC said they might be willing to take the first thirteen programmes on this basis in black-and-white. If by some miracle the series succeeded and they wanted more, then we would have to go into colour for the second thirteen. The other difficulty was the 'unknown' girl who was starring in the series. Now that a sale was within sight flocks of ABC executives came to screenings of the episodes to inspect the product they might be handling in their respective departments. They all thought her very good, but she was completely unknown. They had never heard of her. She was not even a British star! What the series needed, they were certain, was a bright young American starlet in the part of Emma Peel.
I refused. The essence of The Avengers was its Englishness. That was the quality which basically appealed to them and I insisted it would also be a reason for winning a new audience; something totally unlike any American series. We held on, and Diana Rigg stayed in, to become a television star in the United States as well as throughout the world. Long after, Diana was besieged by all three American networks to appear in a series of her own, built around her, at her own price. Ultimately the vehicle designed for her followed a typical American pattern and could indeed have been played by an American actress, but it failed to be a series of which Diana Rigg could be proud.
Back we came to London, with thirteen episodes sold, to try to convert the remaining episodes to colour, even though we would have to go above budget. Weeks of waiting went by, until the first Nielsen Research audience ratings were telephoned to us. Then came the cable when ABC took up the options for the second thirteen and, with the series already leaping into popularity, an option for another twenty-six in colour. The Avengers developed into a cult in the United States and even today when I go to New York repeats are still running in the small hours.
A happy moment was when the contracts were signed and we announced the sale to the United States, forecasting how many millions of dollars the series was going to bring to Britain. The Evening Standard headlined this as the biggest television deal ever made with the United States. Within an hour of publication a furious Lew Grade was on the telephone to me yelling that it wasn't the biggest deal. His were always the biggest deals! In fact The Avengers ultimately earned ten million dollars overseas and revenue is still coming in.
The most pleasing aspect to me was that we had produced the series to British standards and not to American requirements. This has always been the difference in attitudes towards overseas sales between Lew Grade and myself. He has always preferred to run two business operations: his ATV franchise in the Midlands, and then his other output of programmes designed specifically for the American market. Sometimes I have jokingly reminded him that he should be concentrating on Birmingham, England, rather than Birmingham, Alabama. My policy for the two companies I started was, first, to satisfy the British audience. If in accomplishing that we could achieve international standards of quality we should be able to sell such programmes overseas. This seems to be the BBC policy, as well, and I think that our moderate success in the United States with programmes of quality has done much to maintain the high reputation of British drama and documentaries in America. Our policy has certainly been justified in the important market of Australia where British television programmes, primarily BBC and our own, have overtaken American products.
The American networks remain a difficult target and at the time of writing Sir Lew appears to have given them up, too, and instead has turned to producing feature films for the cinemas. The gamble of making television film series for the American market has become enormous. The production cost of The Avengers (and I presume The Saint too) rose from £40,000 to £60,000 per episode. Today  it would cost more than £80,000 to produce an Avengers of comparative quality. To make the required minimum series of twenty-six would cost two million pounds, a venture few would contemplate with optimism. Series like The World at War were not accepted by the American networks, mainly because there is no room in their schedules for series of twenty-six one-hour documentaries; but by slogging away around the United States, city by city, our distributors sold this series to 64 individual stations in the principal cities and earned $1,500,000. The remaining outlet is the Public Broadcasting System, to which sponsors donate programmes. Payments are low but prestige is high, and it is here that American viewers have seen and acclaimed British drama series like Upstairs, Downstairs, and Thames' Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill.


Coronation Merchant Bank Group has launched its new brand, as it aspires to become Africa's premier investment bank. Nucleus created the new brand and website for the group, which is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Coronation Merchant Bank can trace its heritage back to 1993, as a discount house – stimulating investments in the Nigerian economy, and helping to boost the money market. It secured a full merchant banking licence in 2015, and quickly added other licences to complete its product line up in order to provide world-class investment banking solutions, combined with local knowledge.
Coronation has established a strong financial performance and developed an effective network with local blue chip companies, based on trust and unparalleled service delivery. It already demonstrates industry leadership in responsible business practices.
Nucleus was commissioned to create a brand that encapsulates the bank's strengths, supports its clear values, and provides a platform to consolidate its emerging reputation within the African banking sector.
Working closely with the bank's senior management team, Nucleus consultants defined a positioning that blended global standards of talent, service excellence, innovative ideas and governance – enhanced by exceptional local knowledge. This was encapsulated in a brand promise: 'local expertise: world-class solutions'.
The brand promise was brought to life with a supporting narrative and a brand identity that features a symbolic lion. This is a widely recognised symbol of Africa, yet it also typifies courage, leadership and intelligence. These traits will support the bank in becoming a respected, well-known and trusted brand.
The brand uses elegant typography, a restrained colour palette and a logical, structured approach to design and layout. The system has been designed to differentiate branded collateral from competitors and to communicate both innovation and excellence.
The brand architecture incorporates the subsidiary companies. Nucleus has completed a comprehensive range of guidelines, including: stationery and print; signs; promotional items; pitch books; employee communications; advertising and marketing collateral. Together, these define the character of the brand, which is being implemented to a high standard across all channels.
Nucleus also designed and built the group's website. This communicates the ambition and competitive advantages of the group, and establishes a new benchmark within the Nigerian banking sector, and beyond.
Onayimi Aiwerioghene, Head of Enterprise Management at Coronation Merchant Bank, said: 'Our new brand is already signaling the arrival of a new force in the African financial services sector, and initial responses have been very positive. We are very optimistic about our business, reflected by our emergence as a leader in our local markets, whilst also offering a world-class set of products and services. In our opinion, the brand will be an important asset as we make rapid progress towards our vision'.
An emerging regional capital markets powerhouse with a 49% capital adequacy ratio, Coronation Merchant Bank Group aspires to become Africa's premier investment bank, and is already demonstrating industry leadership in responsible business practices.
The Group offers investment and corporate banking, private banking / wealth management and global markets / treasury services to its select clients. It also offers securities trading / brokerage, asset management and trustees services via its subsidiaries: Coronation Securities Limited, Coronation Asset Management Limited and Coronation Nominees and Trustee Limited, respectively. Coronation Merchant Bank has two branch offices in Abuja and Port Harcourt, and a head office in Lagos.


The Debate over whether the federal government should create jobs to ease unemployment during economic downturns dominated the stormy lame-duck session of Congress. Motivated by unemployment statistics that had reached double digits for the first time since the Great Depression, congressional Democrats and many Republicans supported a variety of jobs bills introduced during the four-week special session. They even went so far as to attempt to attach a jobs bill to the continuing resolution needed to keep the government running. President Reagan's threat to veto such a resolution, which would have led to a partial shutdown of the government, caused jobs-bill advocates to back down at least until the 98th Congress convenes in January. But even the president supported passage of a 5-cent increase in the federal gasoline tax, which was touted for its job-creating potential.
For the first 22 months of the Reagan administration, Congress generally went along with the president's opposition to "make-work" programs. But Republican losses in the mid-term congressional elections last November, which many political analysts attributed at least in part to opposition to Reagan's economic policies, seemed to light a fire under the legislators.


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In-Person Court Guidelines
All judges and court staff will comply with the Emergency Orders issued by the Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals (the "Courts"), and the directives, guidelines, and recommendations issued by the office of Court Administration (OCA), including the protocol for conducting "in-person" proceedings pursuant to the guidelines issued by OCA regarding social distancing, maximum group size, and other necessary restrictions and precautions.
Judges will use all reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.
The presiding judge of the municipal court will maintain regular communication with the local health authority and mayor. This Operating Plan will be modified as conditions and circumstances within the county so require.
Judges will begin setting non-essential "in-person" proceedings no sooner than June 1, 2020. All "in-person' proceedings shall not exceed or be contrary to the maximum group size and designated by local, state, national, and judicial directives, whichever is most restrictive.
Judge & Court Staff Health
Judges and court staff who can remotely perform the essential functions of their job will tele-work when possible.
Judge and court staff will comply with the following monitoring requirements:
All will self-monitor and report any medical concerns that are consistent with the symptoms related to COVID-19 to the appropriate health authorities.
The presiding judge of municipal court will monitor Ector County health and senior service statistics, as the information becomes available. Relevant information will thereafter be disseminated to all courts.
The presiding judge of municipal court will review and disseminate to the other courts the following information, as it is provided:
Applicable Emergency Executive Orders
Emergency Orders issued by the Texas Supreme Court or the local administrative district judge
Guidance and directives issued by OCA
Texas Department of State Health Services Minimum Standard Health Protocols for COVID-19
Judges or court staff who (a) feel feverish or have measured temperatures equal to or greater than 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit, (b) are experiencing new or increasing signs or symptoms of COVID-19 such as persistent coughing or sneezing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, or other flu like symptoms, or (c) have or are believed to have, been in known close contact with a person who is confirmed to have COVID-19, will not be permitted to enter the courthouse or any courtroom, and should seek medical advice.
Judges and court staff will be encouraged to wear face coverings.
Judges and court staff will at all times practice (a) necessary social distancing, and (b) appropriate hygiene recommendations.
Protective Measures: COVID-19 symptom signage have been posted in each court office. Hand sanitizer dispensers or products, or other appropriate disinfectants, have been placed in all the offices of each judge and court staff member. Appropriate face coverings will be available for use by court personnel. Computer Keyboards, copier keypads, cabinets, knobs, and any items that may have been touched in that person's office and staff common areas will be cleaned each day by court staff or courthouse cleaning staff. No more than three persons will be allowed at a time in a court staff or judge's office.
To maintain the lowest possible degree of occupancy in the court building during designated hours of municipal court operation, the courts will coordinate the scheduling of all "in-person" proceedings.
Persons who are over the age of 65 years, and persons with serious underlying health conditions, such as high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune systems are compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer or other conditions requiring such therapy are considered to be "vulnerable populations."
Each judge will include information on orders setting hearings, dockets notices, and other communications notifying individuals who are in "vulnerable populations" of the ability to contact the court to identify themselves as a vulnerable person and to request necessary accommodations. A notice with this information will be posted on the courts' websites and in conspicuous locations around the court building.
"Vulnerable populations" who are scheduled to appear for a court proceeding will be encouraged to wear face coverings or be advised of their option to participate or appear in the proceeding remotely, if such accommodation is possible, and if not possible, the proceeding will be reset to another date so that "in-person" attendance may occur.
Social Distancing (Court Building & Courtroom)
All persons who are permitted to enter the court building will be required to maintain adequate social distancing throughout all public common areas, hallways, and courtrooms where the public might gather.
All persons who are permitted to enter the court building, but who are not from the same household, will be required to maintain adequate social distancing of at least six feet.
To ensure social distancing, restrooms in the court building will have postings affixed to each door stating the appropriate and maximum capacity of each restroom.
The maximum number of persons permitted to be present in the gallery of each courtroom has been determined, will be posted, and will be monitored and enforced by court staff.
The maximum capacity of persons who can be present in each courtroom has been determined, will be posted, and will be monitored and enforced by court staff.
The gallery of the courtroom will be marked to identify appropriate social distancing for seating. Until contrary guidance is provided, seating will be limited to every other row.
In each courtroom, the counsel tables, witness stand, judge's bench, clerk's station and bailiff's station have been arranged to maintain social distancing of at least six feet between each space.
Hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed at the courthouse entrances, outside of each courtroom, and the bathroom doors.
Tissues will be placed near the door of each courtroom, at counsel tables, the witness stands, the clerk, and bailiff stations, on the judges' benches, in the jury rooms and in the hallways.
The Department of State Health Service's "Stop the Spread of Germs Flyer" has been posted in multiple locations of the court building.
Signage, in English and Spanish languages, identifying COVID-19 symptoms will be posted on, and by all entrances into the courthouse, and in the area of the courthouse security station.
When a person attempt to enter the courthouse, courthouse security officers will ask that person if he or she has read the posted COVID-19 signage and if the person is or has been, (a) experiencing feverish symptoms, elevated temperature, persistent coughing or sneezing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, and other COVID-19 related symptoms, or (b) known to be in close contact with any person who is confirmed to have COVID-19. Any person who answers or indicates "yes" to any of the inquiries will not be permitted to enter the courthouse or any courtroom.
When a person attempts to enter the courthouse, courthouse security will, if equipment becomes available, determine if such person has a temperature that equals or exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not permit such person to enter the courthouse or any courtroom.
Staff who are responsible for screening persons seeking entrance to the courthouse will be provided personal protective equipment, including appropriate face covering.
All persons entering the courthouse will be encouraged to wear face coverings at all times.
Persons seeking entrance to the courthouse will be encouraged to bring cloth face coverings with them. If a person does not have a cloth face covering, a disposable face covering will be provided.
The cleaning staff will clean and sanitize the common areas of the court building and surfaces in and around the courtrooms each day after court proceedings have adjourned.
Court staff will clean and sanitize affected areas of the courtrooms after every hearing has concluded. Courtroom witness microphones will be cleaned and sanitized by court staff after each witness's testimony has concluded.
The cleaning staff have been provided adequate and effective COVID-19 cleaning supplies.
The cleaning staff have been trained on proper cleaning and sanitizing techniques, and provided appropriate personal protective equipment.
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Facebook told two women their pro-Trump videos were 'unsafe'
By Avi Selk
Avi Selk
Two sisters famous for praising President Trump say Facebook has deemed their videos dangerous.
Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson are better known as "Diamond and Silk" to their hundreds of thousands of fans — one of whom is Trump. The sisters, who are black, campaigned for him in an election in which blacks overwhelmingly voted against the Republican. And the sisters continue to defend him against accusations of racism. ("Build that wall, build it tall, protect us all before this country falls," they once rapped)
Thank you Diamond and Silk! https://t.co/qdsLUy2hqD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2016
The sisters' on-camera style — Diamond (Hardaway) typically attacks Trump's critics in long rants while Silk (Richardson) chants affirmatively beside her — has brought them nearly 1.4 million followers on Facebook.
But in September, the sisters say, the social media giant began to prevent them from notifying followers of new videos and started to limit the spread of their posts. It is unclear whether the pair was affected by Facebook's various changes to its algorithm, which have affected other publishers, as well.
Diamond and Silk said they spent months trying to get an explanation from Facebook. Last week, they shared excerpts of an email that they said the company sent them on Thursday:
"The Policy team has came to the conclusion that your content and your brand has been determined unsafe to the community," it read. "This decision is final and it is not appeal-able in any way."
Diamond and Silk did not respond to a request for more details on the email.
Facebook has acknowledged sending the message, but it also said the missive was "inaccurate" — though it did not elaborate. When The Washington Post asked what "unsafe" meant and what content was problematic, spokeswoman Sarah Pollack replied with a company statement:
"We have communicated directly with Diamond And Silk about this issue. The message they received last week was inaccurate and not reflective of the way we communicate with our community and the people who run Pages on our platform. We have provided them with more information about our policies and the tools that are applicable to their Page and look forward to the opportunity to speak with them."
['Maybe someone dies': Facebook VP justified bullying, terrorism as costs of network's 'growth']
The sisters don't sound appeased by this and have turned the indignation they usually reserve for Democrats and liberals against Facebook.
"We don't belong to no gang, so how are we unsafe to the community?" Diamond said Sunday on "Fox & Friends," as Silk nodded and mm-hmmed along. "It bothers me. It's offensive. It's appalling. … Why are you censoring two women of color? … They're trying to become a dictator."
This isn't the first time that the sisters (as well as conservatives and the far right) have accused a publishing platform of discriminating against them. They claimed last year that most of their YouTube videos had been demonetized in retaliation to their support for Trump.
Wonder if @YouTube @TeamYouTube stopped the monetization of our videos because we are loyal supporters of the @POTUS ....Hummmm........... pic.twitter.com/QNgy0384hQ
— Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) August 10, 2017
But since getting the email from Facebook last week, Diamond and Silk have joined many in the United States who are calling on the government to intercede with social media giants — which have been accused, variously, of exposing users' private data, enabling propaganda campaigns and, in the sisters' case, penalizing conservative users.
"I call that dictatorship," Diamond told a Breitbart writer this week. "So, I believe that maybe the government should start looking at these here entities and maybe I don't think regulate them, but if they see you violating someone's free speech now you are in trouble."
As The Post's Elizabeth Dwoskin and Hamza Shaban reported last year, the growing chorus of right-leaning technologists and leaders emerged as tech companies began to shut down or cut off service to right-wing accounts and sites.
Events in Charlottesville and at Google, where an employee was fired for disparaging the company's diversity policies, have pushed them toward an unexpected battle cry: Tell the government to force powerful Internet companies to allow anyone to express themselves on their platforms.
Facebook has not explained what, if anything, the sisters have done to violate its terms of service or be considered "unsafe." While some critics are suspicious of Diamond and Silk's links to Trump — including a payment from his 2016 campaign for "field consulting" and a sort of photo op at his Commerce Department last year — their videos are not violent or especially incendiary.
At a congressional hearing with Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) mentioned the Trump-supporting duo as the latest target of the company's alleged suppression of conservative voices. And Diamond and Silk and their million-plus viewers also show no sign of letting up. Google searches for the pair spiked as Fox News and conservative outlets picked up on their frustration.
"Taking away their right of free speech and our right to pick and choose what we want to hear," Lynda Ford wrote Tuesday in one of thousands of angry comments on the pair's Facebook page.
'Maybe someone dies': Facebook VP justified bullying, terrorism as costs of network's 'growth'
Apple's Tim Cook: I would have avoided Facebook's privacy mess
Avi Selk Avi is a features writer for The Washington Post. He previously reported for the Dallas Morning News. Follow


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The Verdict of the International Monsanto Tribunal
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A day after the international peasant's day, the Monsanto Tribunal has taken place in The Hague. The International Monsanto Tribunal is a unique "Opinion Tribunal" convened as a civil society initiative to hold Monsanto accountable for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and ecocide. On the 15th and 16th of October 2016, five international and eminent judges heard different testimonies from victims, related to six main questions. Today they have delivered (livestreamed) in The Hague their legal opinion of the legal obligations and consequences of some of the activities of the Monsanto Company, following procedures of the International Court of Justice.
The Tribunal represents an important step to advance towards developing mechanisms to hold corporations accountable for social and environmental crimes. Organizing groups behind the Monsanto Tribunal include the Organic Consumers Association, Navdanya, IFOAM Organics International, the Biovision Foundation and Regeneration International.
The tribunal has been developing its argumentation through different sections, each dealing with relevant questions related to the violations of 1) right to a healthy environment; 2) right to food; 3) right to health; 4) right to freedom for scientific research; 5) complicity in war crimes; and 6) the rights of the Earth or the crimes of ecocide.
Right to a Healthy Environment
Based on the evidence to answer Question 1, the Tribunal concludes that Monsanto has engaged in practices which have negatively impacted the right to a healthy environment. Specifically, it stated:
The Monsanto Tribunal hearings allowed for the gathering of testimonies related to various impacts on human health (especially on farmers), soils, plants, aquatic organisms, animal health and biodiversity. These testimonies also included the impacts of spraying crop protection products (herbicides, pesticides). In addition, the information collected also shed light on the impacts on indigenous communities and peoples in many countries, and on the absence of adequate information given to those concerned.
Right to Food
The Right to Food understands food as a fundamental right for individuals and communities. In this section, the Tribunal mentioned that the hearings accounted for negative impacts on production systems and ecosystems, the appearance of invasive species and the loss of efficiency of Roundup over time. The Tribunal highlighted some farmers were sentenced to pay royalties after their fields were contaminated by Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), while others stated that the corporation is taking over the seed market, even though Monsanto's products are not as productive as promised. In response to Question 2, the Tribunal concluded that:
Monsanto has engaged in practices that have negatively impacted the right to food. Monsanto's activities affect food availability for individuals and communities and interfere with the ability of individuals and communities to feed themselves directly or to choose non-genetically modified seeds. In addition, genetically modified seeds are not always affordable for farmers and threaten biodiversity. Monsanto's activities and products cause damage to soil, water and to the environment more generally. The Tribunal concludes that food sovereignty is also affected and underlines the cases in which genetic contamination of fields forced farmers to pay royalties to Monsanto or even to abandon their non-GMO crops due to this contamination. There is indeed an infringement on the right to food because of aggressive marketing on GMOs which can force farmers to buy new seeds every year. The dominant agro-industrial model can be criticized even more strongly because other models – such as agroecology – exist that respect the right to food.
The right to health is intertwined with the rights to food, water and sanitation, and to a healthy environment. It encompasses not only physical health but also mental and social health (the latter being right to housing, access to safe water, etc). The Tribunal recalled that Monsanto has manufactured and distributed many dangerous substances, undermining on many occasions the right to health (e.g PCBs or persistent organic pollutants were exclusively commercialized by Monsanto between 1935 and 1979, despite the fact that the company knew about their deleterious health impacts). The Tribunal also gave special mention to the (somewhat contested) risks that glyphosate poses for health and mentions the lack of scientific consensus and the existing controversy about the impacts of GMOs on human health. On this latter point, it also pointed out that:
The controversy is embedded in a context of opacity on GMO studies, and even on the inability of researchers to conduct independent research.
For all this, the Tribunal concluded that Monsanto has engaged in practices that negatively impacted the right to health.
Right to freedom indispensable for scientific research
The "freedom indispensable for scientific research" closely relates to freedom of thought and expression, as well as the right to information. The Tribunal stated that:
Some of Monsanto's practices mentioned in the testimonies of agronomists and molecular biologists have resulted in court convictions for the company. Among those practices are: illegal GMO plantations; resorting to studies misrepresenting the negative impacts of Roundup by limiting the analysis to glyphosate only while the product is a combination of substances; massive campaigns aiming at discrediting the results of independent scientific studies. These strategies led, for example, to the withdrawal of a study published in an international journal and to the loss of a job for a scientist working in a governmental health agency.
This has led the Tribunal to consider that Monsanto's conduct is negatively affecting the right to freedom indispensable for scientific research.
Complicity in War Crimes
This section was dealing with the 70 million liters of Agent Orange (containing dioxin) which were sprayed on approximately 2.6 million hectares of land, between 1962 and 1973, in the context of the Vietnam war. This chemical caused great harm to the Vietnamese population. However, due to the current state of international law and the absence of specific evidence, the Tribunal could not give any definitive answer on this point. Nevertheless, it noted that if the crime of Ecocide would be added in International law, the reported facts concerning the responsibility of the harm induced by Agent Orange could fall within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Crime of Ecocide
The international community today understands that preserving the integrity of ecosystems and a healthy environment is vital for enabling society and securing a life of dignity for present and future generations. Therefore, attacks against the health and integrity of the environment are unethical human activities and subject to criminal opprobrium. Despite the patchwork of elements of criminal environmental protections established in domestic and international environmental law, as well as in international criminal law, gaps of protection remain. The Tribunal stressed that international law has yet to articulate in precise terms criminal responsibility for the crime of ecocide, whether committed in times of peace or in the context of armed conflict.
The Tribunal understands the crime of ecocide as "causing serious damage or destroying the environment, so as to significantly and durably alter the global commons or ecosystem services upon which certain human groups rely". This definition identifies the specific elements of material conduct that arise in the crime of ecocide. In addition to these elements, the crime of ecocide also involves general criminal elements, including: knowledge and intent; complicity; and corporate criminal responsibility. Regarding Monsanto's conduct in relation to ecocide, the Tribunal concludes that:
if such a crime of ecocide were recognized in international criminal law, the activities of Monsanto could possibly constitute a crime of ecocide. Several of the company's activities may fall within this infraction, such as the manufacture and supply of glyphosate-based herbicides to Colombia in the context of its plan for aerial application on coca crops, which negatively impacted the environment and the health of local populations; the large-scale use of dangerous agrochemicals in industrial agriculture; and the engineering, production, introduction and release of genetically engineered crops. Severe contamination of plant diversity, soils and waters would also fall within the qualification of ecocide. Finally, the introduction of persistent organic pollutants such as PCB into the environment causing widespread, long-lasting and severe environmental harm and affecting the right of the future generations could fall within the qualification of ecocide as well.
Last but not least, the last part of the Tribunal's argumentation was dedicated to problematising the existing and growing gap between international human rights and corporate accountability. It called for two urgent actions:
The need to assert the primacy of international human and environmental rights law over international financial institutions.
The need to hold non-state actors responsible within international human rights law. Meaning that it's time to consider multinational enterprises as subjects of law that could be sued in the case of infringement of fundamental rights.
The tribunal concluded that:
Monsanto has violated human rights to food, health, a healthy environment and the freedom indispensable for independent scientific research.
'ecocide' should be recognized as a crime in international law.
human rights and environmental laws are undermined by corporate-friendly trade and investment regulation.
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Cooke Photovisual 3.25" Refractor
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#1 Astrovelo
Astrovelo
I have owned this since the mid-1960s. Unfortunately, we are moving house (and down-sizing) and I don't think we will have room for it so I am looking for advice. Can anyone tell me what price I should expect?
The objective is in excellent condition and clear with no signs of fogging. It is number 43 and dated 1897 with a 48.7" focal length (f15). I believe that the Borthwick Institute has a record of the original sale to a Mr. Foote, though I do not have a copy.
I have some doubts whether the tube is by Cooke's especially as the 3 eyepieces' focal lengths are marked in mm. The finder is not original but is itself a nice brass antique. The rack and pinion focus is very worn and needs renovation. The tube was repainted by a restorer in Edinburgh (who also fitted the finder but whose name I've forgotten - he was quite well-known but now passed on). Unfortunately, the black paint finish has crazed but it would be a simple job to repaint it.
The tripod has a new head made of solid oak by a local craftsman to match the original which cracked (I still have that). It has not been varnished to match the legs.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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#2 mdowns
mdowns
Loc: SW,FL
Steve shared with me via pm that once folks help him with a value he intends to post it in the classifieds.
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#3 oldscope
oldscope
Loc: State of perpetual confusion
It's more likely that the tube is original and the eyepieces are later adds.
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#4 Ben Bajorek
Ben Bajorek
It's exciting to see a historic telescope, a Cooke with a Dennis Taylor Triplet lens, how many of these were produced, not many. Coming up with a price for this scope, hmm. I bought my superb 4" Cooke achromatic doublet for $3000 several years ago. It came with a bunch of original accessories and is in very good condition. I would guess your 3.5" Cooke would be valued about the same as mine. I kind of think Cooke telescopes are undervalued, it's really a very small market.
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#5 Dave Trott
Dave Trott
Loc: Colorado
Ben and Bart (oldscope) are experts in these antique scopes. Pay close attention to what they say. This appears to be a genuine antique with a renowned Taylor objective. Do not clean it, paint it or modify it. The value could be negatively affected in a substantial way.
Good luck with your sale!
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#6 Lagrange
Mariner 2
Loc: North West England
The Smithsonian Library has a number of Thomas Cooke catalogues in its collection including one from 1886 which has been digitised here as well as one from 1900 which unfortunately hasn't yet been scanned. It might be worth contacting them to see if there's any way of getting access to it or to have some pages scanned.
I had a look at the older catalog and I think it's a bit too early to feature you particular model (I think Taylor invented his triplet objective in the 1890s) although they do list a 3 1/4 inch telescope that interestingly did come with 3 eyepieces. These were referred to in terms of power rather than focal length so it seems unlikely that any original eyepieces would be labelled in mm.
The tube could be original looking at the dew shield end which is similar to one of the two Cooke telescopes I've ever seen in person.
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#7 H A Sun
H A Sun
I've sent you a personal message regarding this scope as it's of great interrest to me.
The owner can get all the information needed about this lens directly from the horse's mouth. This is Harold Dennis Taylor's book, and there is a chapter on his triplet photo-visual lenses. Free to read or download. It's a good book. Taylor was one of the world's master optician in his day.
https://babel.hathit...view=1up&seq=14
Edited by oldscope, 10 January 2022 - 09:22 PM.
Just thought I would bring up that my 4" Cooke is featured for a brief moment in a new Netflix series called "Archive 81". These two actresses in this screen grab are looking at a comet through the Cooke at some swank party back in the 1920s. Bart "Oldscope" arranged this endeavor, two of his Brashears are also featured.
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You Oughta Be In Pictures...
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#11 jcruse64
jcruse64
Loc: Paducah, KY USA
Now you gotta post this in the Classic Telescopes in TV, Hollywood and Movies thread!!! Really cool!


SOCCER: Matt Woolley must prove next season that he is good enough to play for Macclesfield Town.
That is the challenge manager David Moss has given the 20-year-old midfielder after awarding him a one-year contract. Woolley says that is capable of meeting the challenge.
Woolley, a former Henbury High School pupil, captained the reserve side to the Avon Insurance Division Two title last season.
But now Moss wants him to impose himself on the field - even if he does not do so in the dressing room.
The manager believes that Woolley can follow in the footsteps of Danny Whitaker - a quiet youngster off the field who showed his star quality on the pitch.
Woolley said: "I've got a really good chance of establishing myself next season, because we've got a smaller squad.
"I didn't get too many chances in the first team last season, but I know I'm going to do well this time."
Moss said that a more confident Woolley could make huge strides in the game.
The manager said: "Matt needs to take his reserve team form and confidence into the first team.
"He's got something to offer, but it's a make-or-break season for him. He's got to push himself into the first team. He's got the ability, but I want him to show he's got the self-belief.
"I think Matt's a bit of a worrier. He's got to get out of that habit and start relaxing.
"Danny Whitaker was the same. When I came to the club, Danny lacked confidence in himself. But his confidence came through his football.
"I want Matt to do that. I don't care if he doesn't utter a word in the dressing room, so long as he does well on the field."
Meanwhile, Moss has said he believes the club are in a better position than 12 months ago.
Moss believes that young players such as Danny Whitaker can help the Silkmen avoid a repeat of their dreadful start to last season.
The manager is convinced that his first-team squad - which now consists of 19 full-time players plus assistant boss John Askey - is stronger than the one Gil Prescott had 12 months ago.
Moss has released several players - including goalkeeper Steve Hodgson, defender Mike Bamber, and midfielders Richard Eyre, Damien Whitehead and Andy McAvoy - since taking the manager's chair last November.
He said: "From a football perspective, we are better than we were 12 months ago.
"We got two or three young players who have established themselves.
"Rickie Lambert has since moved on to brighter things, and people are now starting to look at our team in a different light.
"I will be giving the youngsters a chance next season, because that's the way we've got to go."


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Carleton Announces New Health Sciences Building
To Encourage Experiential Learning and Collaborative Research
Carleton University announced Monday that it has begun construction work on a $52-million Health Sciences Building that will include the latest technology in high-quality undergraduate teaching labs.
The new open-concept research labs will provide greater access to experiential learning opportunities for students while encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and closer interactions within departments.
The seven-storey, 120,000-square-foot building designed by Montgomery Sisam and NXL Architects will house Neuroscience and the new Health Sciences Department. Occupancy is set for August 2017.
Chris Carruthers, health-care consultant, former chief of staff at the Ottawa Hospital and vice-chair of Carleton's Board of Governors, has been leading the charge on fundraising to outfit the laboratories with essential and leading-edge technology, as well as student aid and internships for students. He notes the university has developed extensive programs that offer students everything they need to work at the interface of research and policy in the health sector.
Researchers will collaborate on topics that include infectious and chronic diseases, prenatal influences and healthy aging.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences program and the Neuroscience and Mental Health program have grown quickly over recent years. The new building will be strategically designed to accommodate future growth.
Carleton's plan for its campus involves phasing out surface parking lots to make room for grass areas and space that engages the public. The new Health Sciences Building is a step in that direction.
"The new Health Sciences Building will be a great addition to our campus as we continue to provide the best research facilities possible for our researchers and our students. The building will house lab-intensive programs which will be accommodated with large, open labs — rather than small rooms.'' Roseann O'Reilly Runte, president of Carleton University.
"Matters are urgent in health care. We need new approaches across the board and we need them today. In this building, we will be preparing the next generation to solve some of the most difficulty health challenges of our time.'' Chris Carruthers, vice-chairman of the Board of Governors.
"The new building will be ready by the time the numbers in the Health Sciences program require the new facilities. We continue to look ahead and plan for future growth across campus.'' Darryl Boyce, assistant vice-president (Facilities Management and Planning).
"It is a very flexible learning space. The Health Sciences program, just like many programs in the Faculty of Science, has labs and tutorials built into programs beginning in first year. Students work in smaller groups and they can interact and do more. In second year, they move on to even more hands-on workshops and labs.'' Susan Aitken, chair, Department of Health Sciences.
"New faculty members arriving at Carleton see this as a very exciting opportunity, as it is the most current way to design research space. They are coming out of institutions with the expectation of this kind of openness. They are excited because they have already experienced the kind of opportunity it affords.'' Malcolm Butler, dean of the Faculty of Science.
"The idea is that many researchers will be sharing those large spaces. It will make it easier for research groups to expand and contract over time. Because we are all going to be working in that same space, it will make cross-pollination between labs and researchers much easier.'' John Stead, chair of the Department of Neuroscience.
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[RV] There's this issue of kinds of mistakes we find we have made in our practice and I don't know how Denise would answer that. I would answer it that it's not exactly mistakes, it's that we have been not cynical about compromising ourselves in order to get the job, or in order to do work that is likeable to the majority or to the public, or to the journalistic press. And that, in a way, is a mistake because it has diminished the extent of our… of our client…
[RV] Base. But on the other hand, I think, I would not have done it any differently – I think it is the right way to go. And I'm being, kind of, oppressively idealistic here, but, I think, is the right way to go and, I think, you do pay the price in art for being ahead of yourself or for being not within the main fashionable approach. And it's true, that our approach has been one that is complex and contradictory, difficult to understand, not simple, not ideological but… and that has harmed us in terms of getting a lot of work and being a big practice. But I don't think I would do it differently. On the other hand there is the problem that we're maybe not as smooth and good at being salesman, but again that's the way it is.
[DSB] We… we are well defended against our own mistakes, I suspect, because we do say, 'We haven't done something we're not proud of', and we show examples of where it would have been wrong to do the things people are saying. Like people said, 'Move to New York, you get much more work if you move to New York', and we haven't. And, I think, we would have been very distracted in New York and… because there's so much going on there. This has been a place for… we can reach places we need to go very easily but we can also do our work here. That's the kind of situation where people would say, 'You could have grown to be a much bigger firm if you had been in New York'. Not sure if that was our role. Now, I'm defending against the mistake when I say it, but I also believe that.
Not so long ago, we were designing a certain building and we were designing it in a certain way and they came back from a client meeting and they said, 'If you go on this way you will be fired'. So, I stepped in very firmly and made us differentiate the façade of that building more and found good reasons that Bob could accept to do it. Because the only reasons he'll accept are different activities going on in there, and I could show him there, indeed, were different activities. And it really would make sense to put more variety on that façade and we did it. And I felt, when we were doing it, this may be my lack of self confidence because I really pushed a certain idea – this isn't the best building we could do, but it's the one the clients wants and likes and we just have to do it. We've done many others of this type and so we will do that. So, we satisfied them, they liked the building and to my… and I gave up watching on that project, and to my amazement about nine months later, we were fired anyway. And we were fired because a community group didn't like the bulk of the building, which had nothing to do with us. It was the clients' decision on the bulk and the actual shape was made by the architect… the lab architect. But nevertheless, we were fired. Why? Because that would satisfy some activist community members who wanted Venturi out as the price. So, we'd… we'd already done something that I wasn't quite sure we should have done and it didn't help us anyway. So, you see what I'm saying, there's a reason. Bob liked that building in the end well enough. I still had questions about whether it was the best we could do, but it was what they wanted.
Mostly we haven't done what we call B buildings – ones we don't show because we're not proud of, but we made money out of. And we would have been proud of this one, I think, in the end, but I had these questions and then when the client fired us he said, 'I'm very sorry, and we screwed up and you're having to take the brunt of it'. So, it's… there's lots of ironies in this thing.
Then we did make a mistake and it's a mistake I will admit to and justify. We discovered that there had been a defalcation, it's called, and it means money had been stolen from us. And we should have checked things more carefully than we did. It was after our partner left and I was struggling to get a grasp on all the functions of this place, not only the management ones I'd done before. And to run everything and getting jobs and making sure projects were well run, was the important thing, and financial record keeping was something we were working on, but we hadn't got the full grasp of it. And in that time, something happened and so it's our fault, we should have been on top of that. And then, I say, 'But how could I have done all that and also all the other?' And eventually it was caught and it was caught through the actions that I instituted bringing in another… a new bookkeeper. But it took some time to be caught and that was a mistake.
Internationally renowned architects Robert Venturi (1925-2018) and Denise Scott Brown (b.1931) have helped transform contemporary design through their innovative architecture and planning. Winners of numerous prestigious awards, their designs have championed multiculturalism, social activism, symbolism, pop culture, history and evolving technologies.
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Thomas Hughes is Mellon Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent books include Human Built World, Rescuing Prometheus and American Genesis. He is a member of the American Philosophical Society, US National Academy of Engineering, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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PeerStreet has three core technology platforms, one for investors, another for lenders and a third for underwriting loans – all under one operating system.
PeerStreet, an online marketplace for real estate-backed loans, has launched Residential for Rent loans, enabling borrowers to secure long-term financing on residential properties for rent. PeerStreet Co-Founder and CEO Brew Johnson said the company was excited about expanding its marketplace beyond bridge loans, and that the move is a natural progression as the company increases its transaction volume with institutional investors.


Yes, it's a heavy burden that's placed on CMO's and the marketing department as a whole, but there are ways to lessen the burden. Just as planets being in alignment can have a measurable impact on the earth's gravitational pull, aligning marketing technology (martech) with sales, marketing and business strategies can have a measurable impact on marketing's pull in several areas, including customer experience, revenue, productivity, growth, etc. When both people and technology are pulling their own weight, the burden of performance placed upon marketing ops teams and their leaders is significantly lessened, and more importantly, great things have been proven to happen.
What happens if you don't make alignment a priority? Studies show that it costs your organization quite a bit. For example, Aberdeen Research group found that companies with poor sales and marketing alignment typically experience a four percent decline in revenue. In addition, International Data Corporation (IDC) found that B2B companies that do not align sales and marketing teams around the right processes and technologies experience a 10 percent increase in costs due to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, etc. For most, ignoring the problem is an expensive option that produces more stress and frustration, than tackling it head-on.
Perhaps the most important benefit realized by organizations that brings sales, marketing and martech into alignment is the big impact it has on the customer experience (CX). A recent Forbes article stated that today 89 percent of companies compete primarily on the basis of CX. The article went on to declare CX is now the ultimate competitive differentiator, and companies looking to win in this arena must not only "be there" for customers, but "be consistent" in all of their communications and dealings. When your customer receives relevant messages (marketing); personalized through data insights and delivered across all channels (martech); and is able to engage with a company rep (sales) who has instant access to their history and preferences (martech, again), you've created the kind of CX that boosts KPIs such as: customer satisfaction, brand loyalty, retention, and customer lifetime values.
One of the great byproducts of an optimized CX is an increase in sales, which leads to an increase in both revenue and growth. Of course, CX optimization is just one of the variables that leads to a win in the Triple Crown of sales, revenue and growth. When you have empowered sales and marketing teams to join forces, communication improves between the two departments, and with customers. The teams can learn from one another, share goals, identify opportunities and improve efficiencies. According to research performed by Marketo, when sales and marketing teams are aligned, leads are 67 percent more likely to become clients. That's a lot of sales, revenue and growth!
Perhaps one of the more difficult benefits to accurately measure, yet one of the most instantly felt is the time and productivity recovered when sales, marketing and martech are in alignment. When everyone has a clear understanding of joint goals and processes, it is easier to identify opportunities to automate processes, streamline workflows and enhance efficiencies. A survey of marketing leaders found that the number one benefit reported by marketers who automate more tasks is "saving time." Indeed reducing and/or eliminating manual processes helps teams to be more productive and boosts morale by enabling people to focus on mission-critical tasks.
Another long-term benefit of a technology-enhanced, strategic alignment between sales and marketing is the ability to quickly identify the campaigns and channels that are driving sales. When sales teams are equipped with marketing-approved campaigns for a variety of channels, and you track their performance via martech, such as a marketing dashboard, you gain instant visibility into the campaigns and channels that resonate and the ones that need work. Moreover, you can reduce budget waste by focusing future investments on the campaigns and channels that are delivering the biggest pay-offs.


In response to this question asked in stackoverflow leave here a list of changes between versions of Delphi.
The best delphi versions are 3, 7 and 2007.
I disagree with that, personally. Don't get me wrong… 3 and 7 were solid (I stuck with 7 right up until late 2009 because of that). I don't consider 2007 to be comparable to 7 or XE/XE2, though.
Also "best" is subjective. Your criteria for what makes one version superior to another will invariably differ from others. If you want cross platform development with Delphi, the best is XE2 (obviously), if you want the latest language features, XE2, if you want to remain in the stone-age, Delphi 3. If you have a substancially large legacy project (and you're too lazy to modernize it), Delphi 7 or 2007 are the best.
D2009 might arguably better, but D2007 is best *before* introduction of unicode as default break your old code which in my case at least– heavily depend on ansi/pchar string function tricks and algorithms.


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If you're in public service and want to grow your abilities without stepping away, an online master of public administration degree is a great option for you. The following public administration degrees can be completed fully online, are incredibly affordable, and will help you become an even more effective public servant. Our ranking methodology was simple for this article. This top ten ranking features the most affordable online MPA programs according to the out-of-state tuition of each school's graduate programs. Many of these degrees can be completed in just 18 months if taken full-time. You can find out more about our sources and some answers to frequently asked questions after the ranking.
The affordable online master of public administration degree at Randall University has a government management track and a nonprofit management track. Graduates will be qualified to take on positions like city manager, budget officer, athletic director, law enforcement professional, government agency director, resource development director, and some even become politicians.
This 36-credit online master's in public administration degree is offered 100% online and is completed in just 18 months on average. Unlike many graduate programs, students can even transfer 50% of the required credits into the degree. The degree offers specializations in business and government policy, disaster management, healthcare, law and public policy, and public and nonprofit management.
Park University's 36-credit online public administration master's offers concentrations in criminal justice administration, disaster and emergency management, global governance, management information systems, project management, and public management. Students will take 18 credits of core classes including courses like public affairs concepts and theory, ethical foundations of authority and responsibility, and leadership development and organizations.
The 36-credit hour affordable online MPA program offered by Virginia International University offers concentrations in public management, information systems, and healthcare administration and public health. Graduates of this program have been employed by state, local, and federal government agencies, public agencies, non-profit corporations, and many private and publicly held organizations around the world.
The 30-credit master of public administration degree at Marywood is offered exclusively online. Students can also enroll in a dual master of public administration/master of social work degree. Students can choose between specializations in general public administration, nonprofit leadership, and homeland security and disaster management. The online admissions process is free, and there are no standardized tests required for admission.
Arkansas State offers a public management track and a non-profit management track of their master of public administration degree online. The 36-credit program can be completed in as few as 18 months and is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). Students will take courses like public financial management, public policy analysis and evaluation, and techniques of political and public administration research.
Students enrolled in the 36-credit online master of public administration degree can choose to take a concentration in human resources. Belhaven's low-cost online MPA features courses like principles of executive leadership, economics and public policy, human resources development and administration, ethics and society, organizational behavior, and research methods in public administration.
Bellevue's online MPA degree utilizes a unique approach to help students develop mastery in five major areas of public administration. Students will take a five-credit course and complete a one-credit project in each of the major subject areas, which are public administration and democracy, public finance and budgeting, leading and managing in public organizations, policy development, nonprofit organizations, and public affairs.
The online master of public administration degree offered by Anna Maria College features specializations in criminal justice, emergency management, fire and emergency services, and homeland security, in addition to the general public administration track. Graduates from the program will be qualified for jobs like fire chief, emergency services director, public works director, city planning and management, and nonprofit management.
This NASPAA-accredited online MPA degree has posted incredible job placement numbers. The 42-credit hour program features 33 credits of core courses and nine hours of electives. There are no set minors or concentrations, but students can use their elective slots to create a custom concentration for themselves.
Who should (or shouldn't) pursue an online master's in public administration?
People who should consider a master's in public administration online are those who already work in the field and want to develop an even more sophisticated understanding of the problems facing the industry and their solutions. As well, anybody who has a more general degree can use a master's in public administration to specialize. The more specialized you are, the more effective you can be in your area of service. However, generally speaking, you want to spend some time working in public service before earning your master's rather than picking one up as soon as you graduate from college. You will be able to make much better, more informed decisions about where you want to take your career once you have some experience under your belt.
Earning your master's before that point in your career, you run the risk of lacking experience to move into a higher position anyway. If you just graduated from your bachelor's program, you definitely shouldn't go straight into a master's program. No matter what degree you hold, you need a certain amount of experience to progress in most public service sectors. You don't want to go through six years of school just to sit in an entry-level job with your master's degree.
How do I pay for my online master's in public administration?
The best source of financial aid is certainly FAFSA. This is where the bulk of everybody's financial aid should be coming from. Federal education grants are essentially free money, and federally subsidized student loans have incredibly low interest and tons of great programs for paying them back, including some options that even offer loan forgiveness. After that, private grants and scholarships should be where you look. Finally, if all else fails and it's your only option, you can apply for private student loans. Private loans tend to be the worst deal and the most expensive form of funding. So make sure you exhaust other sources first.
If you work in public administration, check with your employer and also with the city where you work for public service scholarships. Aside from federal and state student loans and grants, many employers offer professional development compensation to their employees. If your organization pays for your degree, there is a pretty good chance they see it as worthwhile to invest in your advancement in the company, which means the new degree could also serve to pave the way for career advancement within your current organization.
Online learning is beyond convenient for full-time workers. Most students who earn their master's in public administration degrees online have both work and family concerns that require a higher level of flexibility from their degree. Online delivery is quickly becoming the most commonly chosen option for people looking to earn that master's. However, despite the convenience of an online master's in public administration, you should still ask yourself some questions before deciding to move forward. Are you the kind of person who can learn by watching videos? Would you be comfortable taking tests online? Can you handle not having any face-to-face interaction with your professors and fellow students? Are you highly self-motivated and disciplined? While online education is a powerful option, it's not ideal for all students. However, if you need the flexibility and are comfortable with the format and technology, online education offers unprecedented levels of flexibility.
This concludes our ranking of the top 10 most affordable online MPA degree programs.


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Q: Why doesn't Chewbacca learn to speak Galactic Basic? Due to popularity of Protocol Droids, I won't say Basic was lingua franca of the Galaxy far far away, but Basic seems to dominate the Galaxy far far away. You can find it everywhere and it seems special language because it's officially used by Imperials and Rebels and Resistance. Even the Galactic Senate used to discuss laws in Basic. You can see Basic as lingua franca in localities like Mos Eisley where different aliens talk in Basic without the help of a protocol droids (those aliens have different native languages). According to Wookieepedia:

Galactic Basic Standard (or Galactic Basic, Galactic Standard, Galaxy Standard or just Basic) was the most prevalent language in the galaxy.

Talking about Chewbacca, he fully understands Basic (because Han has never roared to him). Although his buddy Han fully understands him, he does travel a lot (unlike Ewoks) and his language can give headaches to people (not talking about us; what if Rey couldn't understand him) provided that he doesn't travel with a protocol droid.
So far if you have been laughing… Now the main part: the dialect issue. What if Chewbacca can't produce necessary sounds to speak Basic? This seems unlikely because his roar seems to contain all the necessary sounds. Take an example of the mighty Jabba the Hutt. His not being able to speak Basic should be blamed at his not being able to see the point in learning a new language (maybe, a feeling of cultural superiority which is common among old generation wealthy and powerful people) because I remember his relative (of same species) speaking Basic on Coruscant (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
Also, I remember playing a video game in which there were at least two Wookiees who were speaking fluent Basic. I don't know if the video game was canon, but has the Canon or Legends ever addressed the language issues with Wookiees or Chewbacca?
Can Wookiees not speak Basic or is this an issue of Chewbacca? If it's an issue of Chewbacca, why doesn't he learn to speak Basic?

A: It clearly states in the factbook Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know that Wookiees cannot speak Basic (e.g. English) for physiological reasons.

"Strange but true: Wookiees cannot speak Basic because of their
  strange vocal chords - but they can understand it. Barking,
  growling, moaning and roaring are typical features of the Wookiees'
  many different dialects"

As this book was published to complement the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens set of books it can be considered completely canon.

A: Ralrracheen (from Thrawn Trilogy #1, Heir to the Empire by Zahn) was the only Wookiee (or one of few) who could speak in a way Leia understood, and it is explained in a conversation between him, Leia and Chewie:

The tall Wookiee bowed his head slightly and opened his mouth. Leia
  braced herself—
[I to you, Leiaorganasolo, bring greetings,] he roared. [I to
  Rwookrrorro welcome you.]
Leia felt her jaw drop in astonishment. "Ah . . . thank you," she
  managed. "I'm—all—honored to be here."
[As we by yourr presence arre honored,] he growled politely. [I am
  Ralrracheen. You may find it easierr to call me Ralrra.]
"I'm honored to meet you," Leia nodded, still feeling a little dazed
  by it all. Apart from the odd extended growling of his final r sounds,
  Ralrra's Wookiee speech was perfectly understandable. Listening to
  him, in fact, it was as if all the static she'd always had to plow
  through had suddenly cleared away. She could feel her face warming,
  and hoped her surprise didn't show.
Apparently, it did. Beside her, Chewbacca was urf-urf-urfing quietly
  again. "Let me guess," she suggested dryly, looking up at him. "You've
  had a speech impediment all these years and never thought to mention
  it to me?"
Chewbacca laughed even louder. [Chewbacca speaks most excellently,]
  Ralrra told her. [It is I who has a speech impediment. Strangely, it
  is the kind of trouble that humans find easierr to understand.]

Wookieepedia says that

They could learn to understand other languages, like Basic, but they were physically unable to speak them

about Wookiees - but does not offer any citation for that. I suspect the above paragraph may be the basis for it, but it's hard to know.
However, that paragraph does offer a clear idea: only a speech impediment allowed Ralrra to be speaking in a way understandable to Leia, which means the regular Wookiee physiology was unable to make more-human-understandable sounds even in Shyriiwook. This would likely imply that they wouldn't be able to make similarly understandable sounds in any language, Basic included, that wasn't specifically built for their vocal apparatus.
Other EU/Legends sources discussing Shyriiwook in any level of detail don't offer any more evidence other than the base fact that Wookiees never speak other languages and other species learn Shyriiwook ("Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader", "Paradise Snare" - which shows how Han learned to understand Shyriiwook)

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Judd Apatow, with his mega reputation as the savior of comedy in the last few years, has his first misstep as a director. 'Funny People' is an odd comedy-drama that is an overlong (an Apatow trademark) and mostly depressing look at a celebrity comedian's life. Adam Sandler plays George Simmons, much like the star himself, a comedic actor with a lot crappy blockbusters on his resume who discovers he is dying from a form of lukemia. Simmons then decides to hire a struggling stand-up comedian (Seth Rogen) to work as a live-in assistant and writer for him. Midway through the film, Simmons finds out his experimental treatment on his disease has actually cured him, so he decides to seek out his former love interest (Leslie Mann), now married, and attempt to win her back.
At the point Sandler's character thinks he's going to win back his former love does 'Funny People' start to sink into a slump it can't recover from. Otherwise, the first hour or so of the film actually works to Apatow's credit. Sandler plays a disspirited, selfish character stuck in regret and despair. You don't like or sympathize with George Simmons the entire film, and that's a big problem. I didn't care about his impending death or his lost relationships. Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman and many celebrity cameos are the saving graces of the film and provide a lot of the real genuine laughs and help this near 2 1/2 hour endeavor keep on moving. Yes, 2 1/2 hours, a seriously long time to wade through a film about a main character that you don't like. Unlike Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler' who also had a screwed-up life and torn relationships, you sympathized with the character. He played a man seeking redemption, but kept taking the wrong turns. Sandler plays a character that hates everyone about as much as he hates himself, and he continually uses people for his own benefit. The final hour of the movie introduces Leslie Mann, Sandler's ex, as he travels with Seth Rogen to her suburb home. She's stuck in a relationship with a cheating husband (Eric Bana) and two daughters. She wants out and back with Sandler, but everything gets complicated, leading to a lot of long, depressing scenes that seem out of left field for the movie. The moral here, is that despite Simmons' second chance at life and outlook that he can change for the better, the man will never find happiness because he will always be himself. It's a long road to figure that out, and despite great performances from all the actors involved and some good scattered laughs, 'Funny People' is a mixed-bag that is too long and odd to recommend. It's the mistake of an immensely talented filmmaker, so hopefully with his next feature he sticks to the lighter tones of what made 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up' comedy gold.
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Welcome to the confused underbelly of Tim Burton's wild imagination, and though I wish that would make for an illustrious compliment, the large-scale director has seen his best days over a decade ago and still can't regain his footing. Lately the man has been choosing source material (Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) so […]
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Denzel Washington strays from his recent Tony Scott thrillers (Deja Vu, Pelham 123) to participate in an odd post-apocalyptic tale (yes, another one of those). While I think much of the audience interested in this film already knows what Denzel's "Eli" character is protecting as he wanders through what's left of Earth's wasteland following a […]
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Ben Affleck continues to reinvent himself quite successfully with the engaging action-thriller The Town, his second outing as director following his debut with Gone Baby Gone three years ago. Sticking with what works for him, Affleck returns to Boston-set crime dramas, and his abilities behind the camera prove that within this particular sub-genre he can […]
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