Staying fit and healthy has many significant advantages. Nonetheless, having top fitness levels does not come easily. You have to work hard and be consistent. Working out regularly goes a long way toward helping you maintain your body weight and keeping cardio diseases at bay. For one to get that fit body, almost all the foods we eat count.
Most people tend to go to the gym to exercise and train. However, you might find it tricky to enroll in a gym membership either due to financial constraints or time. But, this should not prevent you from working out and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You can purchase a few versatile gym tools that will help you set up your home gym.
If you are a fan of squats, then you should likely invest in these new leggings. In simpler terms, these are top-quality leggings with built-in resistance bands. So, any time you stretch out, you experience added resistance. The idea behind these leggings is to turn daily movements into physical activity of some kind. This, in turn, helps you build muscle and improve your overall fitness levels.
Ideally, resistance bands are the cheapest and easiest gym equipment to use. Other than that, they come in various resistance levels and different sizes to help you do an interesting total-body workout. They are great for beginners, and you can blend them into your training routines effortlessly. In turn, they will make simple exercises like squats and sit-ups more challenging and effective.
Like resistance bands, medicine balls are not only cheap but straightforward to use. They are the right equipment if you are just getting started with working out. You can use a medicine ball in your sit-ups or lunges to help make them more challenging and effective. Even though you can use other things in its place, you will probably feel more inspired and legit when using a tool meant for its purpose.
Even though it is considered a little bit expensive, this tool is still worth the investment. It is flexible, meaning it occupies a small space. Additionally, it is easy to operate. You can switch between weights with the turn of a dial. Supplements such as roids españa can also be of great assistance.
This tool was invented by a US Navy SEAL to meet his training needs while on military tours. The TRX machine is versatile and portable training equipment that helps you do fantastic body-weight exercises. Due to its suspended build, your range of motion is flawless. It boosts flexibility and range of motion while reducing injury risks. Additionally, it comes with a handy cheat book of different exercises to help you tailor your workout routine.
The roller is a fan favorite. The primary reason behind this is that it is easy to use. The wheel is fitted with an internal spring to help add resistance to your movements. It is an excellent and exciting workout tool that exercises your back and abdominal muscles.


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Angelle Desiree LaBeaud
Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsArthropod-borne viruses are emerging and re-emerging infections that are spreading throughout the world. Our laboratory investigates the epidemiology of arboviral infections, focusing on the burden of disease and the long-term complications on human health. In particular, Dr. LaBeaud investigates dengue, chikungunya, and Rift Valley fever viruses in Kenya, where outbreaks cause fever, arthritis, retinitis, encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fever. Our main research questions focus on the risk factors for arboviral infections, the development of diagnostic tests that can be administered in the field to quickly determine what kind of arboviral infection a person has, and the genetic and immunologic investigation of why different people respond differently to the same infection. Our long-term goals are to contribute to a deeper understanding of arboviral infections and their long-term health consequences and to optimize control strategies to prevent these emerging infections. Our laboratory also investigates the effects of antenatal and postnatal parasitic infections on vaccine responses, growth, and development of Kenyan children.
My lab at Stanford supports the field work that is ongoing in Kenya, but we also have several projects that are based locally. We strive to improve diagnostics of arboviral infections and are using Luminex technology to build a new screening assay. We also have created a Luminex based platform to assess vaccine responses against multiple pathogens.
dlabeaud@stanford.edu
Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am a clinical scientist (PhD epidemiology), endocrinologist, and CMO at VAPA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center. My group does pattern and prediction mapping along the life-course of interventions/outcomes and how healthcare system can positively impact health longitudinally. We use novel molecular epi, 'big' data like EHRs using multiple designs/methods/technologies. These interests cut across multiple complex chronic diseases and lifespan.
https://med.stanford.edu/jleelab.html
Jennifer.S.Lee@stanford.edu
Mary Leonard
Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy multidisciplinary research program is focused on (1) the detrimental effects of glucocorticoids, sarcopenia and inflammation on bone development in pediatric diseases, (2) the long-term effects of childhood cancer on bone and muscle quality, (3) the assessment of renal osteodystrophy using novel micro-imaging techniques, (4) the effects of vitamin D deficiency on physical function and cardiovascular disease, and (5) the evaluation of biomechanical interventions as anabolic bone therapies.
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Please see the events page for full details of the workshop or race. A copy of the race rules can be found on the events page which provides full details of the race including our terms and conditions of entry.
Further workshop or race updates will be issued nearer to the date of the event.


If you develop Domino web sites and make use of profile documents, you may have already run into this issue. But this tip is good to revisit, and will be helpful to those who haven't used profile documents in Domino web sites yet.
The HTTP engine in Domino caches pages to speed up the serving of web pages. This includes profile documents. Profile documents are normally used to store application settings of some sort or another, like choices for a keyword field. So data in a profile document is cached by the HTTP engine.
Generally, profile documents are updated with the Notes client. So, you go into your Notes client, update some choices for your web keyword field, and then go back to your browswer and reload the page. But the old values are in there. This is because the HTTP engine doesn't know that the profile document has changed and is still using the old information. Add to this the fact that Internet Explorer (the browser of choice for most people that visit the Breaking Par web site at least) also does its own caching of information, and you can run into a "cache loop".
What you want to do is tell the HTTP engine that the profile document has been updated. This can be done through an agent that you run on the browser. The agent should get a handle to the profile document and then save it. That's all the agent needs to do. When you run the agent in the web browser, the HTTP engine is running the agent, so the HTTP engine should be able to recognize that the profile has changed and that its cache needs to be rebuilt.
Most of the time, when developing a browser application, we at Breaking Par Consulting will not use true profile documents. We will have a hidden view with documents in it. These documents are the settings documents, and we perform lookups against the settings documents. When these documents are updated in the Notes client, the HTTP task recognizes the changes and the cache is refreshed. The moral of the story is to be careful when using true profile documents in a browser application.


BioScreener advanced software for Bioscreen C MBR is efficient, easy to use, and enhances system capabilities for optimum performance. It can report measurements from up to 200 wells, measuring at up to three different wavelengths in one test run.
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Kummattikali or Kummatti Kali is the famous colorful mask-dance of Kerala, prevalent in Thrissur District, Palakkad District and parts of South Malabar. During the festival of Onam, Kummattikali performers move from house to house collecting small gifts and entertaining people. Kummatti dances are rampant in the Thrissur district during Onam. Pristine or original form of Kummattikali can be seen in the Bhadrakali temple in Palakkad district. Kerala

Costumes

The costumes are a most interesting fact of Kummattikali. The dancers don a heavily painted colourful wooden mask depicting faces of Krishna, Narada, Kiratha, Darika, or hunters. These masks are usually made out of saprophyte, jack fruit tree, Alstonia scholaris, Hog Plum tree or the Coral tree.

The dancers wear skirts woven out of plaited grass. Some cover their whole body with bunches of grass for a more bushy appearance. The semblance is made more joyful with the 'talla' attached externally to the mask giving the appearance of a toothless open mouth. Dancers also hold and manipulate long sticks of residuary agricultural produce called 'Kummattikali': it is from this that the dance derives its name. Their dance is related to Shaiva myth. 'Thamma' (an old woman) walks in front with the help of a stick. Thamma is symbolic of mother of every being and everything.

Kummatti dancers are a sight to watch as they move around from house to house collecting jaggery, rice, or small amounts of cash. Onlookers, specially children take great delight in their performance.

Performance

The rhythm for the dance movements is provided by vibrating the string of a bow like instrument called an Onavillu. Areca nut wood is used to make the bow and the strings are beaten with a narrow bamboo stick.

The themes of Kummattikali are mostly taken from the stories of Ramayana, Darika Vadham, the story of Shiva and folk tales like Manjan Nayare Pattu.

It may be noted that folk art of Kerala can be classified into two broad categories - ritualistic and non-ritualistic. Ritualistic can be further divided into - Devotional, performed to please a particular god and goddess and Magical Art Forms. Theyyam, Thirra, Poothamthira, Kannyar Kali, Kummattikali, etc. are some of devotional art forms.

In popular culture

In the 2020 Malayalam action film Ayyappanum Koshiyum, the character Ayyappan's past as a vigilante assassin disguised as a Kummatti performer is a central plot point. Ayyappan's mastery of Kalari martial arts skills enabled him to kill 13 assassins in Kummatti disguise sent by evil landlords to eliminate worker's union members.

References

Dances of Kerala
Arts of Kerala

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The Gallente Militia launched an all out offensive on the Caldari Militia stronghold of Aivonen in Black Rise region last week and over the weekend the fighting was fierce as both sides jockeyed for control of complexes to drive the Contested Value up or down.
The result has been one of the fiercest battles in recent memory.
That red circle is Aivonen.
Despite intense resistance and determined leadership from CalMil in general and Templis CALSF in particular, the contested level continues day over day to inch up.
The next few days will be the most important. Can the Gallente forces continue to keep up the pressure? Can CalMil turn the momentum around?
Immense shoutouts to all pilots in both militias who are making this a memorable battle we'll talk about for years to come. The Siege of Aivonen... how will it end?
Will be curious to see what happens tonight. Many of Templis' best pilots were at Eve Vegas.


All sectors do not perform well at the same time. So is the stocks within. So understanding the concept of sector rotation is among one of the most important factors for your success. Success with your stock market investing. Now let us understand why sector rotation as a concept is important to know for every stock market investor.
Why do we invest money? The answer is straight forward. To reap returns and witness appreciation in our money. However, to get maximum benefits, you need to follow a particular strategy. A particular strategy so that you do your investment at the right time and into the right assets. Everyone is aware of the benefits of equity investing. If done in a disciplined manner, and over a long term, it has immense potential to offer remarkable returns.
While it is important to be consistent with equity investment, it is equally important to have an effective strategy in place. The strategy has to be in harmony with the natural movement of the economy and stocks. Of course your financial objectives too. Another crucial factor that plays an important role in choosing an investment strategy is your risk appetite. The approach towards stock selection must be such that you are able to enjoy high returns at minimal risk. "Sector rotation" is one such smart investment strategy.
What is sector rotation and how does it work?
Sector rotation is an investment strategy that involves shifting your money investments from one sector to another. Any investor adopts this in order to get market-beating returns, on the basis of its performance at each economic cycle.
The theory of sector rotation has been further popularised by Sam Stovall, in his two well-known works- 'Sector Investing' and 'Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing'.
Firstly, let us understand what a "sector" is?
Sector refers to a bunch of stock of companies operating on similar lines on business. Some examples of sectors are Technology, Energy & Utilities, Banking, Telecom etc. The performance of these sectors depends on the economy.
Furthermore, they are greatly affected by the economic cycles of expansion, peak, contraction, recession and trough. It is a fact that certain stocks earn more profit in a particular cycle than the others. Similarly, certain stocks become less attractive in other cycles.
What is the relationship between the stock market cycle and economic cycle?
Sector rotation strategy is a top-down approach. The philosophy behind sector rotation strategy is that you can earn profits by keeping a tab on the economic cycles. You can also choose to buy or sell stocks based on their performance in each cycle. Let us try to understand the economic cycle in details. As because it is a pivotal factor behind the sector rotation strategy.
1. Expansion: Expansion is a phase where the business activities increase and operate in full momentum. As a result, the Gross Domestic Product also expands at this stage.
2. Peak: Peak is the highest point of the economic cycle when the business activities have reached its ultimate limit. This is the phase between the end of the expansion and the beginning of the contraction cycle.
3. Contraction: The Contraction phase of the economic cycle follows the peak and marks the onset of the business activity decline. The overall economy also starts indicating a downward trend.
4. Recession: The recession in a business cycle is a contraction phase that depicts a general slowdown in the activities intensifies. The macroeconomic indicators like GDP, investment spending, capital expenditure and per capita income reduces and negative indicators such as joblessness, inflation and bankruptcy is on a rise.
5. Trough: Trough marks the end of a recession and the transition phase into expansion. In short, it is the turning point in the economic cycle after the end of a downward spiral of activity.
The stock market, just like the economy, also go through a cycle which consists of four phases. The stock market cycle occurs ahead of the economic cycle because investors anticipate economic impact beforehand. The entire stock market cycle goes lasts somewhere from a week to few years.
1. Accumulation phase: This phase happens when the market has bottomed and entrepreneurs and value investors see a lot of sense in buying stocks. They feel that the worst is behind them and it is a good phase to accumulate stocks. The market is still subdued and most of the stocks are sold at discounted values. This encourages early movers and investors to buy more of them in the hope of price rise in future.
2. Mark-up phase: This phase is a roller-coaster ride. It is the next stage of the accumulation phase and the markets gain some stability. The prices are at a high and also touch similar lows. At a major number of traders enter the market, the valuations rise. There are higher highs and higher lows. There are more buyers than sellers in the market at this stage.
3. Distribution phase: The stock market cannot be on a high forever, there will be some form of correction after a prolonged positive phase. This is the Distribution phase when the buying activity of the Mark-up phase slows down. There is a considerable number of sellers who enter the market and arrest the upward momentum. The price moves sideways and the buyers and sellers push each other to gain ground.
4. Mark-down phase: This the final phase of the stock market cycle, where sentiment turns slightly negative and there is increased selling activity. Markdown phase also marks the onset of the downtrend in stocks. The stocks cannot hold on to their low valuations and begin their downwards journey. Eventually, the stock prices hit a bottom. This is also the phase before the next accumulation stage.
Broadly speaking, the stock market runs from bulls phase to bear phase and vice-versa. In bull phase market sentiments are positive and every stock performs well. Inversely in bear phase sentiments are poor and stocks performances are in bad shape.
What is the basis of classification of the stock market into sectors?
The stock market classifies stocks in myriad ways. One such way is to group them according to their nature of the business. Companies from the same kind of industries have been grouped together for better understanding and comparison.
1. Healthcare: This includes stocks of pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturers and leading hospitals listed on the exchange.
2. BFSI: The Banking and Financial Services sector includes stocks of banks, financial institutions and NBFCs.
3. Technology: The stocks of computer hardware manufacturing companies or those involved in the Information Technology business are a part of the Technology sector.
4. FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) are some of the products that consumables and sold at a lower per unit cost. As a result, the sales cycle of these products is very short. Non-durable packaged food, cosmetics, toiletries, household care, beverages, etc. are part of the FMCG sector.
Both NSE and BSE have their own sector classifications. You can select stocks for your portfolio from these NSE sector lists and BSE sector lists.
Why sector rotation matters to a stock market investors?
Sector rotation matters to stock market investors because certain sectors perform well in a particular stage of the business cycle, while others do not. If you can assess the possible performance of each sector during each phase of the market cycle, it will be easy to select the stocks. Once that phase of the economic cycle is over, you can shift the invested money to another sector that is suitable for the next market cycle.
One way of grouping the sectors further is based on their behaviour in each of the market cycle phases. The sector which moves in accordance with the cycle is known as the cyclical sectors and the one that is not impacted by market cycle is known as a defensive sector.
Let us try to understand this more closely.
A. What are the defensive sectors?
Sectors such as utility, consumer non-durables especially food or the healthcare segment are from the defensive sector. They are unperturbed by any downturn in the economic cycle. For example, even if there is a recession, people couldn't stop using utility services like electricity or water, going for health check-ups, consuming medicines or eating food.
These stocks, as their name suggests, defends or protects the portfolio in falling market conditions.
However, there is a catch to this also. Defensive sectors are also not capable of gaining if the market conditions improve. Taking the same example, if the market conditions improve, people will not start using more utility services, eating more food than they can or seeking extra health care. These are the things which people will undertake only as much as they need it.
B. What are the cyclic sectors?
Now, let us look at the cyclical sector. Energy & gas, banking, real estate or capital goods are considered to belong to the cyclical sector. The performance of these sectors is directly related to the economic cycle. If there is a downturn in the market, the banking sector is most impacted.
The movement of global crude oil prices and US Fed interest rate has a direct bearing on the energy sector. There are situations where the overall economic condition of a nation is not favourable. In such instances, the investment sentiment dampens and less of construction work goes on.
Consumers and industries, both, will like to stay away from major purchase decisions. As a result of which the real estate and capital goods sector suffers.
On the flipside, when the recessionary phase is over the economic activity increases. Additionally, the stocks from the cyclical sector tend to witness a good performance. Hence, even though the cyclical sector is impacted because of the volatilities in the stock market, it has immense upside potential as well.
There will be an increased economic activity which will result in increased consumption, more production, more construction and infrastructural development. These factors propel sectors like banking, real estate, capital goods and energy to greater highs.
The sector rotation theory suggests that even at the slightest hint of a favourable economic data, cyclical stocks such as auto, energy, housing, etc. start witnessing increased activity and mark the beginning of the accumulation phase of the stock market cycle.
The anticipation of positive economic data leads to a decline in bond prices which in turn paves way for rising yields. As result, there is a rise in commodity prices which pulls the cyclical sector towards the upward trajectory. The defensive sector takes a back seat during these times.
How sector rotation investment strategy benefits retail investors in India?
The sector rotation strategy has been around for 150 years, however, it has become increasingly popular in recent times. This strategy is a perfect combination of longer-term investing and active management style.
It takes cues from the economic cycles by choosing to invest in sectors that benefit during that particular cycle and avoiding the ones that don't.
Sector rotation as strategy is immensely beneficial for long term wealth building because it focusses on broader economic sectors rather than just individual asset classes such as stocks, commodities or bonds.
The best part about the sector rotation strategy is that it enables investors to anticipate the next phase and derive advantage by being an early mover. As investors, you should buy stocks from the sector that is foreseen to perform well in the next economic cycle.
Risk mitigation is a crucial aspect of portfolio management. For effective, risk management, it is essential to have a diversified portfolio. You achieve the best of diversification when you distribute your investment across sectors.
In this way, you share your risk throughout. This is of immense relevance today as investors must park their money in asset classes where they can maximise returns at minimal risk exposure.
Sector rotation strategy has its own benefits. However, there are certain grey areas as well.
The challenge in sector rotation is to select the sectors correctly as well as predict the direction of economic cycles correctly. Another point to understand is that the expectation of a particular sector performing well at a point of economic cycle fructifies in the long-run only.
There are no short-term gains possible here. At the same time, this is also true that a sector has to go through many phases to realise its true potential. While we expect the sector to outperform in the long run, there will also be brief bouts of underperformance as well.
As an investor, you need to be steady during those times. The focus on larger picture and consistency will enable you to ignore these phases and stay resolute. This is a normal phenomenon in equity investing and the market will even out these factors in the long-run.
If you are willing to select stocks on the basis of performing sectors, you need to keep track of them. The easy way to keep track is to scan news. Sector news will help you keep updated on what next type of queries. It will help you keep ahead of any sector rotation on the edge.


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Quincy High School Concert Band Turns 100
The Quincy High School Concert Band is shown in this 1920 photo taken at the west entrance of the 1892 Quincy High School building at 12th and Maine. | Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
By MELISSA DEVERGER
Posted: Jul. 21, 2019 12:10 am Updated: Jul. 21, 2019 12:50 am
In March 1920, Paul Morrison, a Quincy Senior High School teacher, created the first Quincy Senior High Band with more than 30 students participating. Morrison posted a notice on March 1, 1920, asking for interested students to join. Rehearsals began immediately for various positions, with the first general rehearsal on March 18, 1920. The band's first performance was March 31 at the Lions Club, with the band also playing the next day at a school assembly.
The band started appearing at more school events to entertain Quincy residents and visitors. At a May 6, 1920, school program, the band entertained with songs such as "America," "Illinois" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Because of the success of these performances, more students joined the band, and a second band was formed. The second band made such rapid progress that most members were able to play along with the first band in the Public School Field Day on May 21, 1920.
While this was the beginning of the student bands' 100-year history at Quincy High, their success was the culmination of a long history of music as part of the curriculum at Quincy Senior High. These early educators who valued musical education laid the foundation for the band's formation in March 1920.
Philip C. (P.C.) Hayden started Dec. 2, 1888, as a music teacher at a salary of $85 per month. Music had already been a vibrant part of the community for many years, and the school board saw the benefits of teaching music to students. Hayden was a member of the community and known for his musical abilities, offering his services to teach women and men voice culture and instruction as early as Feb. 5, 1884.
Hayden was born in Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 20, 1854. He studied at the University of New York, graduating in 1877. After that, he attended the Oberlin, Ohio, Conservatory of Music for four years before moving to Quincy about 1881.
On Oct. 16, 1886, Hayden married Quincy native Mary Neely Ralston. She was born Oct. 16, 1859, to Dr. Joseph N. Ralston, a prominent area physician.
In July 1889, Hayden was listed in the board of education report as a music teacher with a salary of $860, placing him among the more highly paid teachers at Quincy schools. In July 1890, the board of education listed Hayden's salary as music supervisor at $900. In 1892, he was hired to teach music in the Keokuk, Iowa, public schools for $600 for two days of work a week. He would continue to teach music in the Quincy schools, saying he could give the proper attention to pupils in both schools to see them advance.
Hayden saw the importance of showcasing his work with students and highlighting their progress. On May 26, 1893, he directed the High School Musical Union as the students performed George F. Root's cantata "David, the Shepherd Boy" for a packed audience at the school. It was reported the concert was a huge success, and the audience was delighted by the excellent performances and solos from the students. Funds from the event benefited the high school piano fund.
Hayden's influence was not limited to the area. In July 1898, Hayden was photographed in Washington, D.C., attending the National Education Association conference, as president of the music department.
On July 11, 1900, members of the board of education held a secret meeting where it was decided to reduce expenses by cutting the salaries of more highly paid teachers, dropping the music program, and terminating the employment of Hayden and the physical education teacher. Hayden decided at that time to move to Keokuk to direct the music program in public schools. He established the magazine School Music sometime after 1900, going on to edit the publication for at least another 20 years. He also was credited with founding the first annual meeting of the Music Supervisors National conference.
On May 11, 1925, Hayden was in a car accident, from which he never recovered. He died the next day, May 12, at age 70. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
When the board of education dropped the music program in 1900 because of lack of funds, there also was a serious local debate about the reduction in teacher salaries, which was adopted at this time. Many members of the community fought to reinstate the higher salaries. This debate continued over the next few years as a new school board was appointed and the budget was allocated for teacher salaries. It would take three years for the music program to be brought back to Quincy with the appointment of Verna C. Blyth, from Omaha, Neb., in 1903 as music supervisor with a salary of $700. Blyth worked with students during the school year on music education, culminating with a school performance featuring students from all grades. The audience was pleased with the progress of the students and remarked that the younger grades sang especially well.
On Jun 18, 1904, Blyth was again appointed as music supervisor, this time with a salary of $900. This would be her last year as a teacher in Quincy. She resigned July 6, 1904, to accept a job teaching music in Los Angeles, for a salary of $1,400.
After much deliberation, the board offered Elizabeth (Mary) Pratt of Chicago the job of music supervisor on Aug. 3, 1905, for a salary of $850. In 1909 and 1910, Pratt is listed as music supervisor with a salary of $1,000. She resigned at the end of the school year, and Elizabeth Beckwith, previously a seventh-grade teacher at Madison School, accepted the position of supervisor of music for a salary of $900.
Melissa DeVerger is a librarian at Quincy Public Library and a Quincy native with an interest in history.
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"Bids on New School Are All Too High." The Quincy Daily Whig, Aug. 24, 1913, p. 8.
"Board of Education." The Quincy Daily Whig, Dec. 2, 1888, p. 9.
"Board of Education." The Quincy Daily Whig, March 2, 1890, p. 1.
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"Board Repays Mr. Riordian." The Quincy Daily Whig, July 6, 1905, p. 8.
"Brevities." The Quincy Daily Whig, July 19, 1898, p. 4.
"City News." The Quincy Daily Journal, Feb. 5, 1884, p. 4.
"Committee Not Paid." The Quincy Daily Herald, Sept. 4, 1894, p. 8.
"Decide on Teachers." The Quincy Daily Herald, May 5, 1910, p. 10.
"Decided to Cut Teacher's Pay." The Quincy Daily Whig, July 12, 1900, p. 5.
"F. Maud Harding, Teacher for Over 40 Years, is Dead." The Quincy Herald-Whig, Oct. 6, 1955, p. 14.
"Factions Over Questions of Renaming Washington School Before Board." The Quincy Daily Journal, Oct. 11, 1922, p. 2.
Frances Maud Harding. U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-current. Digital images. http://ancestry.com.
"Had a Long Session." The Quincy Daily Journal, Aug. 6, 1903, p. 5.
"Hayden Stopped His Horse." The Quincy Daily Whig, Dec. 11, 1898, p. 2.
"Hold Last Rites for Miss Emma Beckwith." The Quincy Daily Herald, Aug. 12, 1921, p. 14.
Landrum, Carl. "QHS Band at 1930 National Contest." The Quincy Herald-Whig, Aug. 31, 1969, p. 3C.
-----. "Early High School Orchestras." The Quincy Herald-Whig, Nov. 9, 1969, p. 3C.
Landrum, Carl and Shirley Landrum. "History of Music in Quincy and Adams County." First Bankers Trust, Quincy, IL, 2010.
"Maxwell Demands More Pay." The Quincy Daily Herald, July 5, 1912, p. 5.
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"Miss Beckwith Dies; Was Principal of Washington School." The Quincy Daily Herald, Aug. 8, 1921, p. 10.
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Si è anche candidata senza successo per la nomination democratica come procuratore generale del Massachusetts nelle elezioni per il procuratore generale del Massachusetts del 2022.

Biografia

Primi anni di vita e istruzione
Shannon Liss-Riordan è cresciuta a Houston, in Texas. Si è laureata con un bachelor's degree presso l'Harvard College nel 1990, dopodiché andò a lavorare per la leader del movimento femminista, Bella Abzug. Attivista durante i primi anni '90 e del movimento femminista, cofondò la Third Wave Direct Action Coalition con la scrittrice Rebecca Walker per "mobilitare le giovani donne". È stata coordinatrice di un seminario all'Hunter College nel 1992, al quale parteciparono l'avvocato Anita Hill e altre leader femministe.

Mentre studiava ancora al primo anno alla Harvard Law School, nel 1994 organizzò un'asta che conteneva una copia della Costituzione firmata dal giudice Ruth Bader Ginsburg e una copia della decisione Roe contro Wade firmata dal giudice Harry Blackmun e altri elementi. Scrisse anche una colonna sul giornale della scuola di legge. Nel 1996 si laureò alla Harvard Law School.

Carriera
Dopo la scuola di legge lavorò per due anni per il giudice Nancy F. Atlas del tribunale distrettuale degli Stati Uniti per il distretto meridionale del Texas. Nel 1998 entrò a far parte dello studio legale del lavoro di Boston, Pyle Rome Lichten & Ehrenberg, di cui è diventata partner nel 2002, occupandosi di diritti del lavoro, del primo emendamento e altri casi di lavoro. Nel 2009 cofondò lo studio Lichten & Liss-Riordan, dove fu riconosciuta come uno dei principali avvocati della nazione a tutela dei diritti dei lavoratori.

All'inizio della sua carriera vinse due processi per discriminazione sulla disabilità presso un tribunale federale, nel 2002 contro il dipartimento di polizia di Boston per conto di una recluta di polizia con problemi di udito e più tardi quell'anno per un meccanico di una compagnia aerea sordo a cui era stato negato un lavoro da United Airlines. Nel 2002 vinse una causa del primo emendamento che reintegrava una recluta della Polizia di Stato che era stata squalificata perché proprietaria di due librerie per adulti. A partire dal 2001 avviò una serie di oltre 40 casi in cui i camerieri sfidavano i loro datori di lavoro per aver preso una parte delle loro mance. Questa serie di casi sviluppò una legge del Massachusetts del 1952, precedentemente inutilizzata, che proteggeva i dipendenti con mance e portò a verdetti contro l'Hilltop Steakhouse, il ristorante Federalist e altri insediamenti tra cui il Four Seasons Hotel, il Weston Golf Club, la Northeastern University, il Palm, Ruth's Chris e Starbucks. Citò in seguito in giudizio istituzioni in altri stati ed ottenne vittorie e insediamenti a New York, Florida, Hawaii e California. Nel 2006 vinse una causa per discriminazione collettiva contro lo stato del Massachusetts, dove il tribunale aveva che un test di capacità cognitiva del servizio civile discriminava i candidati di minoranza. Un giudice federale ordinò ai vigili del fuoco di tutto il Massachusetts di offrire lavoro a circa 50 candidati vigili del fuoco di minoranza. Nel 2008 intentò una serie di cause di facchini contro l'American Airlines, United Airlines e US Airways, sostenendo di aver trattenuto una tariffa per il bagaglio di $ 2 che i passeggeri ritenevano fosse una mancia per i lavoratori.  Nel caso contro l'American Airlines, una giuria si pronunciò a favore dei facchini e scoprì che American aveva violato la legge sulle mance del Massachusetts. Dopo il processo le compagnie aeree ritirarono l'accusa a livello nazionale. I casi hanno ricevuto un'ampia copertura dal Boston Globe, incluso un editoriale "Kicked at the Curb", e fecero guadagnare a Liss-Riordan il soprannome di "Mazza Shannon".

Nel 2005 iniziò a citare in giudizio molte aziende per aver classificato erroneamente i propri lavoratori come appaltatori indipendenti. Citò in giudizio FedEx, alla fine vincendo per i conducenti in Massachusetts e ottenendo accordi multimilionari. Ha sfidato l'industria delle pulizie per aver classificato erroneamente i lavoratori per lo più immigrati come affiliati, ottenendo vittorie contro aziende tra cui Coverall e Jani-King. La Corte giudiziaria suprema del Massachusetts ha stabilito che queste società hanno abusato del modello di franchising per "vendere lavori a bassa retribuzione", una pratica che hanno poi interrotto in Massachusetts. La Liss-Riordan ha continuato a sfidarli in altri stati, inclusa la California, dove ha vinto sentenze secondo cui Jan-Pro classificava erroneamente gli affiliati e doveva rimborsarli per le spese. La Liss-Riordan ha anche citato in giudizio molti strip club per aver classificato erroneamente i ballerini e aver preso parte delle loro mance. Ha diretto più di una dozzina di azioni legali collettive, che hanno portato a contenziosi che hanno travolto il paese. Alcuni spogliarellisti, tra cui Stormy Daniels, portavoce della catena Deja Vu, hanno sostenuto che un cambiamento nello stato lavorativo avredbbe danneggiato i ballerini, ma il Boston Globe elogiò il contenzioso in un editoriale, scrivendo "L'avvocato Shannon Liss-Riordan, specialista in diritto del lavoro, ora può aggiungere le spogliarelliste all'elenco di facchini, baristi, camerieri e altri lavoratori che hanno cercato il suo consiglio e hanno ricevuto giustizia. Nel 2010 la Liss-Riordan citò in giudizio Upper Crust, una catena di pizzerie dell'area di Boston, per aver chiesto ai suoi lavoratori brasiliani di rimborsare le somme che il loro datore di lavoro era stato condannato a pagare loro a seguito di un'indagine sugli straordinari da parte del Dipartimento del lavoro degli Stati Uniti. Quel caso portò alla certificazione di un'azione collettiva e alla fine la società ha presentato istanza di fallimento. La  Liss-Riordan ha quindi acquistato la sede di Upper Crust ad Harvard Square all'asta fallimentare con suo marito. Hanno ribattezzato il negozio "The Just Crust", che hanno gestito per diversi anni come pizzeria a misura di lavoratore. La senatrice Elizabeth Warren ha partecipato all'inaugurazione.

A partire dal 2013 intentò causa contro una serie di società tecnologiche nella "gig economy", tra cui Lyft, Uber e Amazon. Altre cause furono intentate contro GrubHub, Doordash, Square, Inc., Caviar, PostMates, Shyp, Washio, Handy, Homejoy e InstaCart. Questi casi riguardavano la questione se le aziende classificassero impropriamente i loro lavoratori come appaltatori indipendenti. La Liss-Riordan è molto nota per aver condotto un caso di azione collettiva per conto dei conducenti del Massachusetts e della California contro la società di condivisione di corse Uber, depositata nel 2013 e nota come O'Connor v. Uber. Il caso sosteneva che i conducenti della Uber erano erroneamente classificati come appaltatori indipendenti, il che permetteva all'azienda di "risparmiare in modo massiccio spostando molti costi di gestione di un'impresa sui lavoratori, traendo profitto sulle spalle dei lavoratori stessi". Per quel caso ed altri simili, lei è oggetto di contenzioso contro altre compagnie di concerti. Nel 2015 il Wall Street Journal l'ha definita "una delle figure più influenti e controverse della Silicon Valley". Politico l'ha inclusa nel 2016 nel "Politico 50" che è l'elenco delle persone che stanno "trasformando la politica americana". Nel 2016 il San Francisco Magazine affermò che "Liss-Riordan ha raggiunto una sorta di celebrità mai vista nel mondo legale da quando Ralph Nader ha citato in giudizio la General Motors".

Nel 2016 sostenne un controverso accordo contro Uber stimato in un totale di 100 milioni di dollari. Nove diversi avvocati concorrenti che rappresentavano i conducenti si opposero all'accordo e circa trenta conducenti su 385.000 presentarono obiezioni all'accordo o cercarono di rimuovere la Liss-Riordan come leader delle azioni legali collettive. Lei difese l'accordo basandosi sui rischi che il caso avrebbe potuto non vincere davanti a una giuria e che la corte d'appello poteva ribaltare la certificazione dell'azione collettiva che aveva vinto per gli autisti presso il tribunale distrettuale, sulla base della sua sconfitta della clausola compromissoria di Uber. Chiese anche di ridurre la parcella della sua azienda di 10 milioni nel tentativo di salvare l'accordo. La corte tuttavia respinse l'accordo e, diversi mesi dopo, come aveva avvertito Liss-Riordan, la corte d'appello annullò la sua vittoria. Nel 2019 raggiunse un accordo finale per 20 milioni, coprendo una classe molto più piccola. Difese la sua scelta di risolvere il caso per ottenere indietro i soldi per gli autisti, dopo che alcuni loro erano insoddisfatti di essere ancora classificati come appaltatori indipendenti.

Dopo che le società di contratti a breve termine nel 2020 approvarono la "Proposizione 22", un'iniziativa elettorale della California per la quale spesero $200 milioni per dichiarare i lavoratori a breve termine come appaltatori indipendenti, la Liss-Riordan cofondò "Massachusetts is Not For Sale", (Il Massachusetts non è in vendita), un'organizzazione che si opponeva a che Uber e Lyft premessero per emanare una misura simile in Massachusetts. Nel 2022 la Liss-Riordan fece parte dello sforzo che riuscì presso la Corte giudiziaria suprema per impedire che il provvedimento comparisse nel ballottaggio del Massachusetts.

Nel 2018 la Liss-Riordan ha intentato un'azione collettiva per discriminazione in base all'età contro IBM, sostenendo che la società stava lavorando per "costruire una forza lavoro più giovane" licenziando migliaia di lavoratori più anziani. Tramite il contenzioso lei scoprì documenti che mostravano alti dirigenti che si riferivano ai lavoratori più anziani come "dino-bambini" e tramavano come renderli una "specie estinta", come fu riportato dal New York Times.

Carriera politica

2020 U.S. Senate campaign
Il 20 maggio 2019 la Liss-Riordan annunciò di essere candidata al Senato degli Stati Uniti per il Massachusetts come democratica nelle elezioni del 2020. Disse al giornalista Jim Braude di essere stata ispirata dalla vittoria della rappresentante Ayanna Pressley contro un membro del Congresso in carica. Ha riferito di aver raccolto 1,1 milioni entro la scadenza della Commissione elettorale federale del 30 giugno 2019, che comprendeva un prestito personale di 1 milione della Liss-Riordan e 145.481 dollari in contributi individuali. Il 17 gennaio 2020 si è ritirata dalla competizione.

2022 Attorney General campaign
Nel 2021 è stato riferito che Liss-Riordan stava prendendo in considerazione una candidatura come Procuratore Generale del Massachusetts. Il 25 gennaio, cinque giorni dopo che Maura Healey, in carica, aveva annunciato che avrebbe lasciato il seggio per candidarsi alla carica di governatore, la Liss-Riordan lanciò la sua campagna come procuratore generale. Fu approvata dal Massachusetts AFL-CIO, oltre a più di 50 altri sindacati, tra cui la Massachusetts Teachers Association, la Massachusetts Nurses Association e i Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts. Fu anche approvata da oltre 80 funzionari eletti, tra cui la senatrice statunitense per il Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren e il sindaco di Boston Michelle Wu. La Liss-Riordan perse alle primarie contro il candidato Andrea Campbell.

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NCAA Rejects Integrity Fee Concept In Laying Out Sports Betting Requests To Indiana Lawmakers
by Eric Ramsey
Written By Eric Ramsey on October 24, 2018
Once again, Indiana is acting as the testing ground for a sports body's effort to influence sports betting legislation.
Months after the NBA and MLB debuted their proposed framework there, the NCAA is following suit, but rejecting the so-called integrity fee concept.
The governing body of college sports submitted testimony during a sports betting hearing conducted last week:
The previous submission Rodenberg references is a brief statement in reply to the PASPA decision. This testimony, then, represents the association's first public efforts to shape sports betting laws at the state level.
It could be the right place to start too. NCAA headquarters are located less than a mile from the statehouse in Indianapolis.
NCAA lays out 'Core Regulatory Standards'
At less than two pages long, the NCAA testimony is comparatively brief. It gets straight to the point after that intro, outlining a legislative to-do list in four sections:
Eliminate the illegal sports betting marketplace
Implementation of core regulatory standards and consumer protections
Targeted advertising & addiction resources
Limitations on who can engage in sports betting
Official data
Provide resources to protect fans & penalize bad actors
Operator licensure and auditing
Maintain public confidence in amateur & professional sports
Risky bet types
NCAA lines up with NFL
Lawmakers are already familiar with most of this list. The NCAA's outline mirrors the framework being shopped around by pro leagues, though it more closely resembles the NFL model.
All parties agree on the need to address the illegal market, and to protect bettors and the integrity of the games. Coaches and athletes should be restricted, of course, as should anyone excluded from gambling. Young folks are out too.
There are unanimous requests from leagues for control over allowable bet types, as well as the mandated use of official league data. The NCAA has a data partnership with Genius Sports, and it would very much prefer sportsbooks pay for usage.
While not in complete lockstep with the pros, these efforts carry the same broad tone. You can read the full testimony here.
Did they forget something?
Notably, the integrity fee does not make an appearance in the NCAA's written testimony. In fact, the NCAA explicitly rejects the integrity fee concept in an adopted resolution:
WHEREAS some have advocated that NCAA members financially benefit from new state laws, including integrity fees levied on sports wagering revenues, the NCAA chooses to focus its attention on education, the protection of student-athletes and staff, and a standard approach to game integrity through consistent national guidelines.
Starting in Indiana early this year, the NBA/MLB alliance has asked for a percentage of all wagers to increase monitoring and enforcement efforts. What was initially another pillar of league lobbying, however, has since been pushed aside in favor of other requests.
The pro leagues are now focused on receiving compensation for data and/or a straight-up royalty for allowing bets on the games they provide. It's more of a pivot in terminology, as lawmakers have been near-unanimous in rejecting the notion of an integrity fee.
Why might the NCAA skip the fee?
The NCAA's omission is especially noteworthy as it may have more leverage to ask for money than its professional counterparts. Protecting student-athletes rather than pros could resonate with legislators. And unpaid amateurs could be more susceptible to betting-related corruption.
That said, the NCAA has good reasons for skipping over this fee.
Primarily, much of the public already sees the refusal to pay student-athletes as a sign of organizational greed. One would expect some outrage if betting funneled big money to the NCAA while student-athletes struggle to pay for books.
The association is likely to seek compensation for the use of its data, but its testimony includes no direct mention of any fees or royalties.
NCAA beefing up integrity program
Taking a pass on the integrity fee is even more noteworthy considering the tangible steps the NCAA is taking to combat potential issues. While the pro leagues are talking about strengthening integrity tools, the colleges are doing something about it.
In September, the NCAA said it would enhance its monitoring of the global sports betting market. The announcement came about a month after the board established a task force to "explore how best to protect game integrity, monitor betting activity, manage sports data and expand educational efforts."
According to Championships executive Joni Comstock, the efforts focus on six areas:
Integrity services
Information/data management
NCAA legislation and policy
As it formed that new group in August, the NCAA Board of Governors also adopted a sports betting resolution:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by unanimous vote that the Board of Governors reaffirm its support to maintain current NCAA legislation that prohibits NCAA student-athletes, member institutions' athletics staff and non-athletics staff with athletics responsibilities, and conference office staff from participating in sports wagering activities. Further, the Board directs the divisional governance bodies to examine existing legislation related to sports wagering and explore whether additional legislation is appropriate recognizing a change in environment that includes legalized sports wagering, but that also safeguards fair competition and ethical practices expected in intercollegiate athletics programs and benefits nearly 500,000 student-athletes.
It looks like the task force and its subsequent legislative efforts are the first tangible results of that August meeting.
Individual data requests beginning to appear
The NCAA's proposed framework does include one new and notable request:
Sports wagering operators are prohibited from obtaining or using the protected health information of amateur or professional athletes without the consent of the individual.
Although official data has been a pillar of league proposals for many months, the conversation has recently grown more granular. Lawmakers are now being asked to give individual athletes the discretion to disclose their health for betting purposes. The NCAA in particular could harbor concerns related to HIPAA and FERPA laws.
Injury reporting and the availability of information are key talking points amid the expansion of sports betting. Some are taking that idea even farther.
Two days prior, a representative from the National Basketball Players Association made another ear-catching request at an Illinois sports betting hearing. Clarence Nesbitt asked lawmakers to craft laws that "clarify that players own their own performance and biometric data."
There is also a tiny morsel of new logic included in the section regarding betting restrictions. The NCAA argues that certain types of wagers "pose a significant risk to the safety of participants" in addition to the oft-cited integrity concerns.
Eric Ramsey
Eric is a reporter and writer covering regulated US gambling, sports betting, and DFS. He comes from a poker background, formerly on staff at PokerNews and the World Poker Tour.
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Public Works offered at PTC
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer
Editor's note: Pinellas Technical Education Center recently changed their name to Pinellas Technical College.
ST. PETERSBURG — Land maintenance, water systems, traffic operations—these are a few of many essential components that come together to keep a city functioning as it should. At the St. Pete campus of Pinellas Technical College (PTC), 901 34th St. S., St. Petersburg, the Public Works program offers training for careers that are vital to a city's infrastructure.
Students learn about theory and operation of a variety of fields, which can include wastewater systems, water distribution systems and plant operations. Instructor Ray Gorman says the program serves as an introduction to Public Works and offers an excellent overview of the various career paths.
"We're broken down to about 14 different career fields," he explained. "The students are getting an overview of each of those fields so they get a better idea of which one they want to go into as a career source."
Gorman is one of two full-time instructors and he says there are usually anywhere from 10 to 12 part-time instructors for this program. It is comprised of 450 course hours and takes about 13 or 14 weeks to complete, according to Gorman.
"It's not just about letting them know what does solid waste do, what does traffic operations do, what street maintenance does," Gorman stressed, "but we're also injecting industry certification so that when they leave the program, they're ready to work."
Students not only obtain skills through the rigors of hands-on training in such areas as storm water systems and park maintenance, but procure a Class B commercial driver's license permit and put their skills to use in an internship.
"We'll interview the students in the first week or so," Gorman said, "and they'll select their career fields. They could be working in solid waste, at a waste water treatment plant, they could go into parks and landscaping, street operations—there are many different fields."
Gorman added that the students go on field trips where they see different operations first hand, putting the theory that they have learned into practice.
"We'll visit the waste energy plant, we'll do street operations," he said. "They'll talk about a project and then they'll actually go out and participate and help in patching up a road or whatever the case may be."
Though certain valuable skills are taught on campus, Gorman said, such as threading a pipe, the majority of the hands-on experience comes during the 195 in-the-field hours the students amass during their internships.
"They'll go out and work in the city of St. Petersburg, or they'll be in Seminole or Pinellas Park or anywhere in the county," he said.
Though students do learn some technical skills, the program is geared more toward career exploration that can help people decide which area of Public Works they'd like to pursue.
"The people who furnish the internships get to test drive the student to see if this is a good future employee," Gorman stated, "and the student in a sense gets to test drive the career, to see if it's something they really like."
Even if students come to PTC to seek help getting into a certain field and ultimately realize that particular one is not for them, they will still have the credentials, Gorman said. He added though the program may adopt some portion of online work for "soft skills" like resume writing, it is important for the students to get "face time" with professionals.
"Nothing replaces the face to face that they get," Gorman asserted, "because the instructors that come in here and volunteer their time to talk about these different career paths are foremen, supervisors and directors. These are the people they may meet one day when they're interviewing for future employment. So it's a great opportunity to network and feel their way out through what is Public Works."
Instructors do spend time in assisting students with valuable skills in seeking work, including resume writing, filling out applications and how to handle themselves during interviews. Gorman says that there is also an apprenticeship program for those who are already hired, to advance their careers.
"We do a lot of continuing education," he emphasized, "so we're not just there when they start their careers with this Public Works program, but we're there throughout their careers. They keep coming back to us and we look at this as a long-term relationship; a partnership."
A St. Pete resident, Gorman has been an instructor at PTC since 2005 and has even taught in the army as an instructor for Patriot missiles. He says the importance of a strong work ethic is what he and his fellow instructors strive to impart to their students.
"I can train someone how to work on traffic signals and how to connect pipes together," he said. "But we really try to instill in our students that the most valuable thing is a good work ethic. That's what employers want."
If you're interested in exploring this career path, please visit myptec.org or call 727-893-2500. Financial aid is available. See ad below.
To reach Frank Drouzas, email fdrouzas@theweeklychallenger.com
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Mirra Bank is an award-winning director who works in both film and theater. Her Last Dance, on a stormy collaboration between the audacious modern dance company, Pilobolus, and legendary author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, was short-listed for an Academy Award in 2002, and won numerous awards on the festival circuit. Her Nobody's Girls, about minority women in the Old West, was a primetime PBS special. Bank's independent feature, Enormous Changes, starring Ellen Barkin and Kevin Bacon, premiered at Sundance and went on to a critically praised theatrical release. Bank's television work appears on PBS and The Sundance Channel; she has been honored with awards and production support from, among others, CPB, PBS, NEA, NEH, NYSCA, NYFA, AFI Film Institute & the NFJC. Bank is a member of the Actors Studio, and has co-run the Playwrights & Directors Unit there with Academy Award winning actress, Estelle Parsons. She is currently directing A Way Home about the passion for American baseball in a remote and troubled corner of India.


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GIVING THE PAST PRESENCE
Umpqua River Lighthouse
Winchester Bay, Oregon – Lighting the way for more than a century
Built in 1939, the US Coast Guard station at Winchester Bay is home to the museum of the Umpqua River Lighthouse.
The Umpqua River Lighthouse at Winchester Bay towers over the beach where the Umpqua River empties into the Pacific Ocean. The 65-foot lighthouse was constructed in 1890 after the first Umpqua River Lighthouse, built in 1857, next to the river mouth, collapsed in a storm. The Umpqua River Lighthouse features a two-ton First Order Fresnel lens constructed from 616 glass prisms handcrafted in France.
Tours of the lighthouse are given daily year-round, 9 am to 6 pm by friendly docents from the Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum. Inside the museum you'll find hundreds of documents, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the story of the Umpqua River Lighthouse from its early existence as a Lifesaving Station to the U.S. Coast Guard station that sits on the same site today.
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park is immediately next to the Lighthouse and located less than a mile from the famous Salmon Harbor on Winchester Bay. The campground and developed day use areas are centered around beautiful Lake Marie. Access to this small freshwater lake is provided for angling and non-motorized boating. There is also a small sandy beach set aside for swimming or relaxing. Extensive camping areas and rental yurts are also available.
One of the principal rivers of the Oregon Coast, the Umpqua River is known for salmon, sturgeon, bass and shad. From its source high up in the Cascade Mountains, the Umpqua River forges through an expansive network of ridges and canyons, where numerous waterfalls can be seen. Continuing on down into Roseburg and the Umpqua Valley, the river then cuts through Oregon's Coast Range and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Winchester Bay. Overlooking the Umpqua River bar, the red and white beams of the Umpqua River Lighthouse today still guide mariners safely into port. Across from the lighthouse, facing the Pacific Ocean is a Gray Whale 'spy hopper' station, compete with maps, charts and binoculars to spot migrating whales.
Visit the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for more information about whale watching.
A foggy morning at the Lighthouse Museum
The truly unique ruby and white Lighthouse beams
The Umpqua River Lighthouse complex circa 1910
616 prism Fresnel lens overlooking the Oregon Dunes
Lifesaving Station at Winchester
Bay 1888
Coastal history exhibit in historic Coast Guard facility
On October 1, 1913 the Glenesslin was sighted under full sail on a calm sea and in perfect visibility, standing in dangerously close to the Oregon coast. With no apparent effort to change course, the vessel crashed head-on into the rocks at the base of Mt. Neah-Kah-Nie.
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Italian mafia killing in Slovakia - What Visegrad Group doing to deal with mafia ?
Is there any common Visegrad`s respond to mafia?
Jan Kuciak was killed just before publishing a report about ties between politicians and organized crime, a fellow reporter said. Kuciak is the second anti-corruption journalist murdered in the EU in the past six months.
Rumour has it that secrtet deals between different individuals and the ruling party in Slovakia are not that uncommon. It takes two to tango, Crow.
But where is Visegrad in it? Any prepared plans for dealing with mafia?
Looks like you misunderstand Visegrad.
When Slovakia was newly independent it caused a real problem. Transnational security agencies had to stop inviting them to cooperation meetings; their public servants were quite simply too untrustworthy and would sell any confidential information they had to the highest bidder.
I would rather tell, I don`t know or I don`t have information. But, what I know Visegrad deal with security of countries members. So, I wanted to learn does Visegrad have some plans in case of mafia threat.
their public servants were quite simply too untrustworthy and would sell any confidential information they had to the highest bidder.
Please, don`t be naive. Highest bidder for country that is NATO/EU member is USA/Germany, even no matter public opinion. Nothings happens outside of this pattern if tend to be survivable.
More likely Russia, the enemy to the east, rather than either NATO or our EU, the friends to the west.
Let me try to follow your analogy. Do you now suggests that journalist worked for Russia and that he died because of that?
Slovakia's Interior Minister said the FBI and Britain's Scotland Yard and other foreign agencies are helping Slovak authorities investigate the killings of Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova at their home on Sunday.


Re: A third litter this year..
That is strange Dennis. Why she would kill one litter at that age. For her to have 3 litters in one year must be proof of Global Warming. LOL She must think ya'll are in Florida where Mishi had 4 litters one year.


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Requirements & Guidance/
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Implementing the Regional Discard Policy Frequently Asked Questions
Category: Regional Depository Libraries
Do I, as a regional coordinator, need to notify the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) that I am discarding the titles on the Eligible for Discard List?
Can anyone from a regional depository library submit a request to discard depository materials?
Can any tangible format (paper, microfiche, CD, etc.) of a title be discarded in accordance with the Regional Discard policy implementation?
How many Preservation Stewards have to be identified for a title before the title is eligible to be discarded?
How will GPO and other libraries know where the four maintained copies will be located?
When can a title be physically discarded by a regional depository library?
I just saw an announcement that the Public Papers of the President is eligible for discard by regional depository libraries. Do I have to discard these from by depository collection?
Is there a binding agreement for Preservation Stewards?
What happens if there are four geographically dispersed preservation copies of a title and a library no longer wishes to remain a Preservation Steward? Will regionals still be able to discard the title?
Might GPO consider approving a discard request if there are not four Preservation Stewards?
Does material on the superseded list need approval from the Superintendent of Documents before a regional library can discard?
Does the Regional Discard Policy have any effect on the discard procedures of selectives?
Is there a requirement that regionals tell their selectives they intend to discard materials? Or can the decision be a unilateral one?
How should, and how long must, a regional offer the title to their selectives and other libraries before they can discard?
If a regional depository library discards a tangible item, are they required to update their catalog with the digital record?
Where can I find out more information about the regional discard policy, the process, and ask questions?
Yes, regional depository libraries must submit a request to discard a title to the Superintendent of Documents. Please follow the instructions for submitting a request to discard, which are on the submission form. Materials cannot be discarded until you receive authorization from the Superintendent of Documents.
No, the request to discard must be submitted by the regional depository coordinator, the same person who is identified in the Federal Depository Library Directory. If the person in the directory is no longer the depository coordinator, please login to the directory and update your library's entry with the current coordinator, or acting coordinator. If you are having trouble logging into the FDLD to make these updates, contact GPO at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Yes, a request to discard may be submitted for any tangible format of an eligible title. Regional depository libraries may not discard the title until approval from the Superintendent of Documents is received.
To be in accordance with the Joint Committee on Printing's (JCP) direction, there must be a minimum of four geographically dispersed Preservation Stewards before a title becomes eligible for regional discard. As the JCP suggested, GPO is using the U.S. Census Regions map to determine the geographic dispersion of the Preservation Stewards. This map has four defined regions: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. GPO will ensure that at least four Preservation Stewards are in place (with a signed Memorandum of Agreement – MOA) before a title becomes eligible for discard.
Preservation Steward holdings will be accessible in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). An example can be seen in the CGP record for the Public Papers of the Presidents. Click "All Items" to see the summary holdings for the Preservation Stewards as well as item records for each volume being preserved.
Regional depository libraries may physically discard a title only when the library has received an approval notice from the Superintendent of Documents that states it may discard the title. Also, the regional depository library must first offer the title to the selectives in the region they serve and then to other depository libraries nationwide. As part of the approval process, GPO may ask the regional depository library to send their discarded copy to a preservation steward if it is in better condition than the one currently being maintained.
NOTE: Regional depository materials must remain accessible to the public until the library receives authorization to discard from the Superintendent of Documents.
No, there is nothing in the Superintendent of Documents policy that requires regional depository libraries to discard depository materials. The choice to retain or discard materials is the library's to make. All depository libraries should strive to retain materials and formats that best meet the needs of their users.
Yes. GPO developed a template for a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that the library will enter into with GPO that, among other things, delineates obligations of Preservation Stewards.
If a Preservation Steward determines that it can no longer serve in that capacity, GPO will try to locate another Preservation Steward for that material in the same geographic region. If the number of Preservation Stewards drops below four for a particular title, the title will cease to be eligible for discard until there are again four geographically dispersed Preservation Stewards for the title.
If there are not four geographically dispersed Preservation Stewards for a title, no, GPO will not approve any regional discard request for it. Giving such approval would be contrary to the stipulation that the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) added to the Superintendent of Documents policy that authorizes regional depositories to discard.
No, the materials listed on the superseded list have already been approved for discard and do not require notification to the Superintendent of Documents. The Regionals and other depository libraries may continue to use the Superseded List as guidance for determining whether titles meet supersession criteria. Regional depository libraries are reminded that they may be part of past agreements among regional depository library staff to retain superseded material (marked with an 'R' in the Superseded List). GPO does not require such participation; it may be a factor in your decision to withdraw depository materials from your collection, however.
Regionals stipulate the discard process for the selectives they serve. Unless you have heard otherwise from your regional, you can assume the process and procedures for selectives discarding materials have not changed in your region. The regional will inform you if there are any changes.
There is a requirement that regionals offer the materials they wish to discard to the selective depository libraries they serve and then to other depository libraries nationwide. GPO has always encouraged regionals to communicate and work with their selectives. Because this has implications for selectives' collection management decisions, GPO strongly urges regionals to communicate and discuss their discard intentions and decisions with selectives. Open communication and collaboration is certainly a best practice and regional depository libraries are encouraged to follow this guidance.
Regional depository libraries set the discard procedures for the area they serve, and they can determine the length of time materials are offered, and through what mechanism. However, in accordance with the discard policy, regionals must also offer their discards to other depository libraries nationwide. GPO is requiring regionals to use FDLP eXchange for their nationwide offers.
If a regional library discards a tangible item, therefore removing the tangible record from their catalog, they must replace the record in their catalog with the digital record. Regionals must continue to provide access to their regional FDLP collection. GPO is exploring ways to provide regional depository libraries with bibliographic records for digital titles.
There is a Regional Discard Policy page on FDLP.gov where you can find a link to the policy, requirements for discarding, the discard process, and the Regional Discard Request Form (which includes instructions).


Young, pretty, headstrong and intelligent, Lady Teazle is the young wife of Sir Peter Teazle. Although she was raised in the countryside, she has quickly adopted city manners, learning how the gossip mill operates from a group of high-society gossips led by Lady Sneerwell. She and Sir Peter argue all the time, often over how much money he allows her, as Lady Teazle wishes to spend huge sums on flowers, carriages, and other luxuries. Lady Teazle is considering taking Joseph Surface on as a "lover" (primarily for fashion's sake), but has not yet decided whether she wants to keep their relationship platonic.
The timeline below shows where the character Lady Teazle appears in The School for Scandal. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Levine, Yael. "The School for Scandal Characters: Lady Teazle." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Jun 2017. Web. 21 Apr 2019.
Levine, Yael. "The School for Scandal Characters: Lady Teazle." LitCharts LLC, June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-school-for-scandal/characters/lady-teazle.


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Today, we present the flip side of a disc heard last week on the blog featuring the series "Home Town Sketches". This rare program was syndicated circa 1936 and sponsored by Fels-Naptha laundry soap.
"Home Town Sketches" was heard four times each week and took a light-hearted look at life in the small town of Centerville. The plots centered around the owner of the radio station, his family and friends. Program 50 in the series takes the form of a "broadcast" from Lem Weatherby's station FELS, where he gives us news about Captain Alberry and Anna Watts wedding, a commercial for a local furniture dealer and mortician, and a poem for a sick shut-in.
It would be interesting to hear a run of consecutive episodes of the program to see how they handled telling the story with this unusual format that went between being a kind of traditional serial like "Vic and Sade" or "Lum and Abner" and a parody of small town radio.
The show was transferred from an original Radio Recorders transcription disc, pressed on blue Vinylite by Columbia, matrix number RR-1544.
Well, here's an odd little syndicated show I can't find much information on.
"Home Town Sketches" seems to be a light-hearted serial, along the lines of "Easy Aces" or "Vic and Sade", that looks at characters in a small town called Centerville. It was sponsored by Fels-Naptha laundry soap (which is, believe it or not, still available today) and was broadcast four days a week. I've seen the program listed in some newspaper logs in 1936; it may have only been syndicated regionally, perhaps on the West Coast.
The main characters on the show operate a radio station - an example I'll post next week actually takes the form of a "broadcast within a broadcast". In this show, Anna Q. Watts and Captain Albert return from their honeymoon in Hollywood and Catalina.
The show was transferred from an original Radio Recorders transcription disc, pressed on blue Vinylite probably by Columbia, matrix number RR-1543. Apologies for the scratches on the disc, but the years haven't been kind to this unique transcription.
Next week, the other side of the disc with program 50 in the series.


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Yamada Nagamasa : biography
Yamada Nagamasa was born in Numazu in 1590. He is said to have been a palanquin bearer of the lord of Numazu. He became involved in Japanese trade activities with South-East Asia during the period of the Red seal ships and settled in the kingdom of Ayutthaya (modern-day Thailand) from around 1612.
Japanese settlement in southeast Asia
Yamada Nagamasa lived in the Japanese quarters of Ayutthaya, home to another 1,500 Japanese inhabitants (some estimates run as high as 7,000). The community was called "Ban Yipun" in Thai, and was headed by a Japanese chief nominated by Thai authorities. It seems to have been a combination of traders, Christian converts who had fled their home country following the persecutions of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and unemployed former samurai who had been on the losing side at the battle of Sekigahara:
The Christian community seems to have been in the hundreds, as described by Padre Antônio Francisco Cardim, who recounted having administered sacrament to around 400 Japanese Christians in 1627 in the Thai capital of Ayuthaya ("a 400 japoes christaos").Ishii Yoneo, "Multicultural Japan" Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-00362-8
The colony was active in trade, particularly in the export of deer-hide to Japan in exchange for Japanese silver and Japanese handicrafts (swords, lacquered boxes, high-quality papers). They were noted by the Dutch for challenging the trade monopoly of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The colony also had an important military role in Thailand. Yamada Nagamasa is alleged to have carried on the business of a corsair or pirate from the period of 1620, attacking and plundering Dutch ships in and around Batavia (present day Jakarta). Stories of Yamada burying his treasure on the East Coast of Australia persist but it is highly unlikely that Yamada would have ventured along the east coast of Australia and, in particular, Magnetic Island off Townsville, as there were no trade routes in this region and the only ships to venture to this region were the ones blown off course during the summer storms. This is speculative, however: Yamada would have passed thousands of islands in the Torres Straits and Coral sea and these would have provided safe keeping for any treasure and avoided a very long recovery voyage in the future.
Military involvement and lordship
The army of Yamada Nagamasa in Thailand. The Japanese colony was highly valued for its military expertise, and was organized under a "Department of Japanese Volunteers" (Krom Asa Yipun) by the Thai king.
In the space of fifteen years, Yamada Nagamasa rose from the low Thai nobility rank of Khun to the senior of Ok-ya, his title becoming Ok-ya Senaphimuk (Thai : ออกญาเสนาภิมุข). He became the head of the Japanese colony, and in this position supported the military campaigns of the Thai king Songtham, at the head of a Japanese army flying the Japanese flag. He fought successfully, and was finally nominated Lord of The World (modern Nakhon Si Thammarat), in the southern peninsula in 1630, accompanied by 300 samurai.
Travels between Siam and Japan
Yamada Nagasama's fighting ship, 17th century painting After more than twelve years in Siam, Yamada Nagamasa went to Japan in 1624 onboard one of his ships, where he sold a cargo of Siamese deer hide in Nagasaki. He stayed in Japan for three years, trying to obtain a Red Seal permit, but finally left in 1627, with the simple status of a foreign ship.
In 1626, Nagamasa offered a painting of one of his fighting ships to a temple of his hometown in Shizuoka. That painting was lost in a fire, but a copy of it remains to this day. It portrays a ship with Western-style rigging, 18 cannons, and sailors in samurai gear. He returned to Siam in 1627.
In 1628, one of his ships transporting rice from Ayutthaya to Malacca was arrested by a Dutch warship blockading the city. The ship was released once the identity of the owner became clear, since the Dutch knew that Yamada was held in great respect by the King of Siam, and they did not wish to enter into a diplomatic conflict. Yamada was also valued by the Dutch as a supplier of deer hide, and they invited him to trade more with Batavia (Accounts of the castle of Batavia, March 1, 1628).
In 1629, Yamada Nagamasa visited Japan with an embassy from the Thai king Songtham.
He soon travelled back to Siam, but became involved in a succession war following the death of the King Songtham. He was wounded in combat in 1630, and then apparently poisoned through his wound, which led to his death.
End of relations between Siam and Japan
Following Yamada's death in 1630, the new ruler and usurper king of Siam Prasat Thong (1630–1655) sent an army of 4000 soldiers to destroy the Japanese settlement in Ayutthaya, but many Japanese managed to flee to Cambodia. A few years later in 1633, returnees from Indochina were able to re-establish the Japanese settlement in Ayutthaya (300-400 Japanese).
From 1634, the Shogun, informed of these troubles and what he perceived as attacks on his authority, refused to issue further Red Seal ship permits for Siam.
Desirous to renew trade however, the king of Siam sent a trading ship and an embassy to Japan in 1636, but the embassies were rejected by the Shogun, thus putting an end to direct relations between Japan and Siam. Japan was concomitantly closing itself to the world at that time, a period known as Sakoku. The Dutch took over the lucrative Siam-Japan trade from that time on.
Nagamasa now rests in his hometown in the area of Otani. The remnants of the Japanese quarters in Ayutthuya are still visible to visitors, as well as a statue of Yamada in Siamese military uniform.
Film adaptations of Yamada's life
The Gaijin (山田長政 王者の剣) – 1959
Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya – 2010
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