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The Best Kitchen Remodeling Contractors in Berkeley
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Berkeley is ranked by Livability as #6 in the 100 best places to live, thanks to a rich and diverse environment that offers great shopping, art. museums, and food. Homes in this city carry median home values within the $1 million price bracket. Several buildings in Berkeley were designed by architect Bernard Maybeck, who settled there in the 1890s before accepting a teaching position in the engineering department at UC-Berkeley. Maybeck also designed a number of residences through the college town, including his own residence north of campus.
The kitchen remodelers on this list not only have the reputation for designing and building creative and beautiful kitchens; they also shine through the awards they have received, the publicity they have achieved, and the prestigious organizations with which they are affiliated.
If you are thinking about remodeling a kitchen, we recommend checking each builder's license with the local licensing board, speaking to past clients, and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes from at least 3 contractors. Getting multiple bids is the best way to ensure you get a fair price and that bids include the complete scope of work.
13) Oliver Builders
2806 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
With over 20 years of experience, Oliver Builders has a combination of excellent craftsmanship, precise time management, and clear communication. Oliver Builders was founded by Severin Oliver, a Bay Area native with a passion for construction. Specializing in stair building and finish carpentry, he has the ability to see both the full picture and the small details of a project.
Oliver Builders specializes in residential construction; building anything from extensive second story additions to fine woodwork and custom staircases. Usually, the firm's projects exhibit the contemporary, modern, craftsman, and even the grand Tudor styles. Oliver Builders has A+ accreditation from the BBB and is a member of Build it Green. Furthermore, it is EPA Lead safe certified. Though all of the firm's work is memorable and beautiful, one of its most notable projects is a farmhouse-style kitchen remodel that leans more on contemporary designs.
12) Berkeley Craftsmen
2530 Tenth St. Suite #2, Berkeley, CA 94710
Originally an ironworks company dating back to the early 1900s, Berkeley Craftsmen was bought by Ken Butler in 1943. Over the next four decades, the company grew, leaving its mark on many buildings in the Bay area, before Butler retired in 1985, giving his grandsons Mark and Michael Butler the company.
In 1995, the firm began remodeling homes, offices, and retail stores. With this partnership, the brothers combined their unique talents with carpentry and their creative problem-solving skills. Possessing different perspectives, the brothers successfully created a thoughtful and professional approach to construction.
Berkeley Craftsmen is a member of Build it Green and Green Business, focusing on re-using and recycling supplies and building materials by supporting strong recycling markets and by paying attention to ways of reducing materials for the landfills. By increasing the use and availability of environmentally-preferable products, the firm is able to eliminate or reduce toxins that threaten the health of the team and its clients.
11) Swan Building
86 Hillcrest Rd., Berkeley CA 94705
Opening in 1987, Swan Building has remained a small "hands-on" company that works on residential projects in the Berkeley and Oakland areas. These projects range from new home construction to kitchen and bath remodels and home additions. The firm is a Certified Green Building Professional, Lead safe EPA certified, and an Advanced CGBP Green home and remodeling professional.
Swan Building was founded by Stephen Swan who attended Art College in Bristol and Manchester, studying Fine Art and Design. In 1982, he moved from London to Berkeley with the intention of continuing his education in fine art. Soon, his career shifted to construction work and he began as an apprentice to his father and to many skilled craftsmen involved in the upkeep of their family's old and rundown Georgian Townhouse. After five years of working in the building trade, he founded Swan Building. One of Swan Building's most notable works is a modern kitchen remodel featuring a light color palette of whites and silvers.
10) Dream Maker Bath and Kitchen
1117 Bont Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Fred Chapman decided to become a franchise owner with Dream Maker Bath and Kitchen in 2005, following years of interest in the building and construction industry, and experience building underground tunnels in his father's business. Independently owned, the company is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and has an A+ accreditation with the BBB. Dream Maker Bath and Kitchen was included in Remodeling Magazine's top 550 and won the Chrysalis Award for Excellence.
One of the company's most notable projects is a kitchen remodel in the transitional style, that boasts brick sidings and wooden and brick flooring that highlight the room's somewhat rustic feel.
9) Integrity Remodeling, Inc.
PO BOX 3508, Oakland 94609
Since 2001, Integrity Remodeling, Inc. has possessed a reputation for consistently delivering large and small projects within budget and on schedule. Integrity's quality work has been featured in magazines such as Sunset Magazine and The Rockridge Kitchen Tour, in which one of its projects was featured as a Premier Kitchen. In addition, the firm also won the 2012 City of Piedmont Design Awards. Though Integrity has many eye-catching projects, its work on 49 Wildwood Gardens in Oakland is of its most memorable. Built with Kensington architect firm Sherman Architecture, the kitchen sports a classy modern style highlighted by white walls with gold and silver features.
The firm's founder Eli Israel grew up on the East Coast where he experienced all facets of the construction industry. At the University of Rhode Island, he studied landscape architecture with an emphasis on community planning. Today, his work is inspired by classic architecture and the colonial details of New England buildings.
8) Design Set Match
825 Page St. Suite #203, Berkeley, CA 94710
Design Set Match was established in 2010 by Alisa Hoffman. As President Designer, she is also active in several trade associations and participates in additional courses to maintain her certification status. She is a certified Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer (AKBD), a member of the National Kitchen Bath Association (NKBA), and is a Universal Design Certified Professional (UDCP), and a Certified Living in Place Professional (CLIPP). In 2018, she also became the President of the San Francisco chapter of NARI.
The firm itself also has memberships with the Marin Builders Association (MBA), the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), the NARI San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, the North Bay NARI, and the Association for Women and Architecture + Design. In addition to the firm's numerous affiliations, it is also an award-winning firm that has received awards from NARI and also boasts a Chrysalis award for Detached Outbuilding in 2012. Its most recent recognition was the 2017 Regional Contractor of the Year award. In 2014, the firm was featured in Kitchen and Bath Design News magazine, in which Alisa Hoffman gave her opinions about living large in small spaces. One of the firm's most interesting projects is the El Cerrito modern eclectic kitchen, in which the kitchen was brightly lit with a light color palette painted over its fixtures.
7) Cerami Builders, Inc.
557 Santa Clara Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707
Established in 1985, Cerami Builders, Inc. has over 30 years of building experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm was founded by Paul Cerami, a licensed general contractor who comes from a long line of tradesmen. Starting as a carpenter studying all aspects of home building, he soon recognized his passion for construction. This passion was the driving force that helped the firm win the 2007, 2008, and 2012 NARI awards. Caerami was also featured in publications including In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats, Broadband Home Magazine, and Fine Home Building Houses.
The firm's remodels usually exhibit the modern, contemporary, and mission revival styles. One of its most notable projects is a remodel of a home built by historic architect Bernard Maybeck. This project involved removing a substandard addition and reconfiguring the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Its kitchen was designed with dark marble countertops that greatly highlighted the redwood wrapping the room.
6) Altera Design and Remodeling
1079 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Since 1986, Altera Design and Remodeling has been remodeling kitchens and bathrooms throughout Contra Costa and Alameda counties. With over 30 years of experience, Altera Design and Remodeling has an A+ accreditation with the BBB. It is also a member of NARI and the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) and boasts a Diamond Certification, the highest rating for quality and expertise. A certified kitchen, bath, and interior designer, founder Jim Vivrette has more than 30 years of remodeling experience. Known for his vision and creativity, Vivrette is an award-winning designer who has transformed thousands of homes.
Altera Design and remodeling has numerous awards from 2011 through 2017. Its most recent award was from the NKBA, which awarded Altera first and third place for a medium sized kitchen. In the same year, the company also won NARI's National Contractor of the Year award as the regional winner for kitchens and baths. A notable project that highlights the firm's craftsmanship is its kitchen remodel for a home in Walnut Creek. Built in 1926, the kitchen was updated to include the homeowners' Mexican heritage. The new kitchen exhibited bright, vibrant colors and textures, and colorful hand-painted tiles. Stained glass panels on the two built-in refrigerators and wall cabinets were also custom made to match the tiles.
5) Custom Kitchens by John Wilkins, Inc.
6624 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609
A premier design/build home remodeling company, Custom Kitchens by John Wilkins, Inc. specializes in kitchen and bathroom designs as well as whole home remodeling. Since 1950, this firm has possessed a long-standing reputation for its high standards that result in unique designs, fine quality craftsmanship, and excellent customer service. Throughout the years, the firm has kept its reputation as a premier leader in home remodeling and has been featured in magazines like Better Homes and Gardens, Oakland Magazine, Sunset, and Architectural Digest. In addition to features in numerous magazines, it also has countless awards for its kitchen and bath remodels. Its most recent award was the 2016 NARI Remmies award for a residential bath priced over $100k, and also won the 2014 NARI regional Gold award for a residential kitchen priced over $150k.
A member of the NKBA and NARI, Custom Kitchens' early designs included the first dishwashers, garbage disposals, microwaves, and built-in refrigerators on the market. Soon after, he pioneered the open floor plan, removing walls to unify kitchens and family rooms.
4) Alward Construction Company, Inc.
1035 Carleton St., Berkeley, CA 94710-2638
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Alward Construction Company, Inc. has a distinguished reputation among the area's architects and is recognized as one of the best home remodeling and renovation contractors around. Since Keith Alward established it 35 years ago in 1979, the firm has seen more than 50% of the firm's clients, including architects, coming back to them with a new project at hand. Today, Alward is a nationally recognized company known for making high-end homes that show off the firm's craftsmanship, cost control, attention to detail, and client customer service.
In 1995, Alward joined NARI. Soon after, it started winning awards, until it had a collection of 22 awards from projects in the Bay Area. These awards included 12 regional Contractor of The Year awards, eight national Contractor of the Year awards, seven Chrysalis awards, two Professional Remodeler awards, and one Qualified Remodeler award. One of the firm's Chrysalis awards is a National Award for a kitchen remodel priced $75k to $100k. Named the Samorjai, this kitchen was designed by architect Howard Lasseter.
To top off all these awards, Remodeling Magazine also selected the company as one of the top 50 remodeling contractors in the country. Qualified Remodeler Magazine meanwhile included it in the top 500 remodeling contractors in the nation. Alward has also been featured in The New York Times and on HGTV.
3) McCutcheon Construction, Inc.
1280 Sixth St., Berkeley, CA 94710
Established in 1980, McCutcheon Construction, Inc.'s business grew as a result of personal recommendations from past clients. Since its establishment, the company has been known to create fine homes and remodels that set a high standard for homebuilders throughout the Bay Area. In 2017, the San Francisco Bay Area named the company as the National Contractor of the Year for a kitchen priced over $150k, and in 2018, it won the same award for building an entire house priced over $1m. In addition to these prestigious awards, the firm was also featured in the 2014 issues of Berkeley Times and Remodeling Magazine, which named McCutcheon Construction the #1 Full-Service Remodeler in the SF Bay Area. In 2015, it was also featured in Luxe Magazine, in which it was named the Leading Homebuilder in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in Professional Remodeler Magazine, in which it was named the leader in the Sustainable Design and Construction category in the Western Region.
In addition to holding a personal commitment to its clients and the community, McCutcheon Construction also focuses on "Healthy Building", whereby the processes, design features, and selected materials protect the health of the clients and their families. In addition to healthy building, the firm also implements green and healthy practices in every phase of design and construction as a certified Green Building Professional. Due to this, the company collaborates with clients, architects, and designers to create strong spaces that are beautiful, energy efficient, and sensitive to the environment.
2) HDR Remodeling
2952 Sacramento St., Berkeley, CA 94702
Established more than 30 years ago as a handyman company called Honey Do Repair, the company grew into a full-service remodeling and construction firm. In 1988, HDR Remodeling was founded by Philip Anderson, who graduated from John Caroll University and worked for IBM, Procter and Gamble, and Clorox before establishing HDR Remodeling. Today, its beautiful, high-quality homes can be seen in Berkeley, Alameda, Oakland, Piedmont, and the Greater East Bay area.
In 2012 the firm was featured in The Mercury News, in which the magazine discussed the rising number of remodeling projects and mentioned the firm. Thanks to its team's work, the company has collected various awards from 2008 to 2018. In 2017 and 2018, the firm won NARI's Bay Area Remodeling Awards for kitchen remodels. In 2016, it was included in Remodeling Magazine's 550. The Golden Gate Business Association also included it in the Top 50 LGBT-owned businesses in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
Among the firm's many beautiful projects is a kitchen remodel in Berkeley that won the 2016 Remmies award. The homeowners had lived in the house for 15 years but disliked the choppy layout. The remodel involved removing the wall between the kitchen and the living room to enlarge the kitchen. The room also featured windows that allowed natural light to peek into the room and unique pop of design with the backsplash set behind the stove and range hood. This remodels resulted in an upgraded kitchen with extra storage and an in-kitchen dining and study area that is adult and kid-friendly.
1) Jetton Construction
1117-A Virginia St., Berkeley, CA 94702
Established in 1976, Jetton Construction specializes in projects of all sizes; from small kitchen remodels to vintage barn restorations, water towers, and even a 250-foot suspension bridge. Its founder, Bill Jetton, is a part of the Bay Area Construction Brigade and joined the construction of housing and a hydroelectric system for a coffee and dairy collective in Nicaragua. After completing more than 400 projects, the firm possesses extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of all aspects of construction.
Jetton Construction's work has been featured in industry publications including Elle Decor, New York Times Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, and Fine Homebuilding. It was recently included in the 2017 issue of AIA East Bay Home Tours, in which its Summit House was featured. This house was designed by the architect homeowner who was inspired by an experience in Scandinavia and Japan.
Jetton has been the recipient of multiple awards, such as the 2015 Excellent Modern Update Award given by the City of Piedmont for its Littlewood Drive Project. The firm is a member of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA) and supports many community organizations, such as the Earth Island Institute, Habitat for Humanity, and Berkeley Community Fund. With a reputation for consistently producing outstanding and diverse projects, the firm works with many notable architects such as Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, John Hudson Thomas, and William Wurster.
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The EU referendum in Northern Ireland: Good Europeans or sectarian politics as usual?
Despite the potential for a more pro-European electorate, attitudes to the EU have been subsumed into the Catholic-Protestant divide like most other political divisions in the province, argues James Dennison. Whereas pro-Europeanism can be predicted in Great Britain by age, wealth and education, in Northern Ireland religious identification is the only statistically significant predictor of voting to leave or remain. This evidence adds weight to increased academic consensus in recent years that attitudes to the EU are formed along identity lines, rather than economic interest.
One of the least explored yet potentially more consequential aspects of the UK's upcoming referendum on European Union membership is the prospective result in Northern Ireland. Most attempts to gauge the likely result of the referendum overall, such as ongoing polling by YouGov, survey only residents of Great Britain, leaving us relatively in the dark when it comes to Northern Irish attitudes to the vote. Moreover, there are intuitively two partially conflicting hypotheses about how residents of Northern Ireland will vote in the contest, each supporting conflicting theories about how attitudes to the EU are formed across Europe.
On the one hand, we might expect the Northern Irish to be considerably more pro-European than their compatriots in Great Britain. First, as the only part of the United Kingdom to share a land border with another EU member state, the often cited positive effect of British geographical isolation on Euroscepticism should not apply to the province. Second, the EU has arguably played a substantial role in diminishing sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland via a 'considerable raft' of spending under successive programmes and its institutionalised role in the Good Friday Agreement. Third, the considerable cross-border interaction with the far more pro-European Republic of Ireland as well as the four in ten residents who identify with Catholicism, which has been argued to have a positive effect on sympathy to European integration in Europe generally, both have the potential to make the Northern Irish Britain's Good Europeans.
On the other hand, we might expect the cleavage in attitudes to Europe to be subsumed into the primary dimension of political conflict in Northern Ireland – the nationalist-unionist spectrum closely aligning to the two major religious communities. In this case, there would be a relatively even split between Catholic, nationalist 'remain' and Protestant, unionist 'leave' voters. This seems plausible on both sides of the spectrum. Amongst unionists, over the last twenty years the centre-right Ulster Unionist Party have lost ground to the more explicitly Eurosceptic Democratic Unionist Party, whose previous leader denounced the EU as a 'Catholic Club'. The largest nationalist party, Sinn Féin, has moved from advocating, successively over the last fifteen years, withdrawal from the European Union before 1998, to 'critical engagement', to the adoption of the single currency in Northern Ireland, to its current policy of a United Ireland in Europe. There is therefore reason to believe that the EU referendum in Northern Ireland could be a sectarian vote along the lines of other elections in the province – producing a similar result in percentage terms to the rest of the UK. I use data from the 2015 Northern Ireland General Election Survey and the 2015 British Election Study to consider these possibilities.
First, how does Northern Ireland compare to Great Britain? When excluding those voters who say they will not vote or don't know how they will vote, we can see in Figure 1 that there is no major difference in prospective voting between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. However, it is worth noting that 'Don't Knows' made up 25% of those surveyed in Northern Ireland, compared to just 16.4% in Great Britain, suggesting that the population of Northern Ireland – though split similarly to GB at the time of the election – is far more undecided. Regardless, the idea that a European land border, high EU spending and a different socio-demographic makeup has made Northern Ireland significantly more pro-European than the rest of the UK is discredited by these two data sets. [i]
How much of the divide on Europe in Northern Ireland can be explained by religious loyalties? These survey results would suggest a lot. Nearly three times as many Catholics prefer that the UK stay in the EU rather than exit it, whereas Protestants, who are more divided on the issue, prefer that Britain leave at a ratio of 4:3. The 20% of the population who identify neither as Protestant nor Catholic are somewhere in the middle with 42% in favour of staying in and 26% in favour of leaving. It appears that a majority of one of the sides of the sectarian divide will be disappointed by the referendum result.
The communal divide on Europe follows that of Northern Irish party politics generally, though not in the simple linear terms one might expect. As shown in Figure 3, two things stand out. First, more voters of the centre-right Ulster Unionist Party prefer to remain in the European Union than to leave it – only DUP voters are in the main Eurosceptic. Second, as is often the case in European politics, voters of the more moderate nationalist party, the SDLP, are more pro-European than the hard-left Sinn Féin.
Similarly, if there were a simple linear relationship between religious denomination and attitudes to Europe then we might expect that greater religiosity would increase the effect of one's religion on their attitude to the EU, i.e. the more religious a Protestant is, the more Eurosceptic they are, with the reverse for Catholics. However, as shown in Figure 4, there seems to be the same fairly weak relationship for both groups, with greater church-going associated with more positive attitudes to the EU. It would seem that though religious denomination in Northern Ireland affects attitudes to Europe it does so not via actual religiosity – Protestants who go to church more are actually less Eurosceptic – but via some other causal mechanism, perhaps along self-identity terms.
How do the effects of these specifically Northern Irish factors of religious communal identity hold up once split along the lines of the classic determinants of attitudes to the EU? Repeatedly across EU member states, but particularly in Great Britain, pro-Europeans have been shown to be younger, wealthier and more educated. Various academics have theorised that these factors either produce a more globalisation-friendly identity, making the individual favour European integration for reasons of self-image, or that they put the individual in a superior position to compete in the European labour market, making them favour the EU's goal of dismantling of national economic protections. Regardless, we should expect age, income and education to strongly affect attitudes to the EU in Northern Ireland. Amazingly, as shown in Figure 5, the effects of these three variables are fairly inconsequential when compared to religious identification. Indeed, majorities of young, rich, well-educated Protestants are anti-EU, while older, poorer Catholics without university degrees remain pro-EU.
Indeed, when variables indicating religious denomination, religiosity, age, income and education are used in a multinomial logit model[ii], the only statistically significant predictor on voting to leave or remain is religious denomination.[iii][iv]
Overall, the best determinant of voting in the EU referendum in Northern Ireland will be one's religious community. These results may matter because, though Northern Ireland makes up just 3% of the UK's electorate, polls increasingly indicate that the result will be close and, judging by European elections, turnout is likely to be higher in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain. Furthermore, if the UK were to vote to leave the EU, the ramifications, in terms of cross-border activity, European funding and social stability, are likely to be felt hardest on that side of the Irish Sea. The religious community divide in Northern Ireland adds weight to increased academic consensus in recent years that attitudes to the EU are formed along identity, rather than economic interest, cleavages. However, these identity cleavages are weakly predictable, if at all, by the variables of age, education and income, which tend to be strong predictors of EU attitudes in other member states. It would seem that, despite having some of the fundamentals to be a country of Good Europeans, sectarianism is as primary to attitudes to the EU as it is to every other political cleavage in the province. The EU referendum is likely, therefore, to leave one side of Northern Ireland's religious divide disappointed.
Note: This article was originally published on our sister site, Brexit Vote. It gives the views of the author, and not the position of British Politics and Policy blog, nor of the LSE.
James Dennison is a PhD candidate at the European University Institute, Florence. His research interests include political participation, European politics and longitudinal methods. He is currently a Research Assistant for the UK in a Changing Europe initiative and teaches research methods at the University of Sheffield.
[i] Since this blog was first written, other polls have suggested a hardening of Eurosceptic opinion in Great Britain with the reverse in Northern Ireland.
[ii] I forgo 2015 party choice because of the high correlation between this variable and religious denomination for the four largest parties as shown below in bold.
Religious breakdown of party voters in the 2015 UK General Election in Northern Ireland (source: 2015 Northern Ireland General Election Survey)
Catholic Protestant Other/None Total
DUP 1.2 90.4 8.4 100
Sinn Féin 91.1 2.1 6.8 100
UUP 1.1 86.7 12.2 100
SDLP 84.2 4.5 11.3 100
Alliance 31.1 40 28.9 100
Other 25.6 49.8 24.6 100
[iii] Though higher age, education and Catholicism all reduce ambivalence/indifference about the EU, as shown in the second model, below.
[iv] Determinants of attitudes to the EU in Northern Ireland: Multinomial logit model
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To clarify one point I could have written clearer, I am not referring to intellectual or theological pain. More like intellectual and theological brokenness, so to speak. It would probably be better if I had said intellectual and theological "restoration." Or reconciliation. It is all part of the process of God reconciling is to him, in my opinion. All part of ultimate healing. That ultimate healing is much deeper than emotions, and involves many parts of us other than feelings.
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Am I asking too much? At face value, perhaps it will seem a bit overwhelming. I truly believe that as you read these words you can become a breakthrough leader.
If leaders inspire an organizational culture that gives back, remains green, and is creative, supportive, equitable, and fair, I genuinely believe that those sensibilities and perspectives will carry over in everything we do. If the organization is teeming with leaders who think and act this way, their churches, schools, and their dinner tables each night are likely equally fortified with this amazing sensibility. By sharing this breakthrough mindset, mothers and fathers can become better partners in raising children who likewise strive to break through obstacles — for themselves and for their future. Hopefully this breakthrough mindset brightly impacts the community, maximizing volunteer efforts wherein our neighbors aren't defined by their political affiliation, but instead by the fact that we all need to pull together if the next-level of living is the aspiration.
Am I asking too much? At face value, perhaps it will seem a bit overwhelming. I truly believe that as you read these words you can become a breakthrough leader. Your influence can have an impact on the production of those you work with and can create a culture that is more breakthrough oriented. Your influence can also help to create an army of breakthrough artists who inspire and motivate everyone around them. If it feels like I'm asking too much, I understand. Human beings live in groups that are considered tribal. We tend to survive and prosper when we work together. Furthermore, those tribes are defined by the actions we take and the sensibilities we bring. Agrarian tribes find land and grow food, while hunting tribes have a different objective. Because we tend to work together, your evolution as a breakthrough leader will shape those around you and will inspire innovation-rich culture that will impact everyone. If you're feeling overwhelmed by what it means to be a breakthrough leader, I understand. But I also don't relent; I challenge you today to breakthrough, to be the best leader you can be and to share that breakthrough mindset with everyone you meet.
Allyson Mallah is the CEO of Everest Edge Enterprises, LLC, a global management-consulting firm, with one focus — to disrupt the status quo and develop an edge for the organizations they serve. Allyson brings over a decade of successful, high performance leadership coaching experience serving a wide variety of clients including the C-Suite, senior leaders, and high potential emerging leaders. She is an ACC-ICF Certified Coach, a graduate of State University of New York and has a track record of professional success, serving as VP for a management-consulting firm for several years and leading business development in highly profitable Fortune 500 companies. Allyson also has an impressive "trek" record in recent years, aggressively challenging herself to continuously explore the world, trekking the Himalayan mountain region, Torres Del Paine in Chile, and the Amazon. A growth-oriented writer and blogger, Allyson has been published in Oxygen's Women's Fitness, Max Muscle Sports and Fitness, The Village Health Clubs & Spas, Green Living Magazine, and Scottsdale Health. Find her at e3aligns.com, on Facebook, Twitter or email amallah@e3aligns.com.


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Sona Jobarteh, a conversation with Gambian Korafola
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Born to one of the five principal Kora playing families from West Africa, Sona Jobarteh is the first woman to emerge into prominence on the instrument. She has studied the Kora since the age of three, and gave her first performance at London's Jazz Café at four. Sona Jobarteh made her debut as a film composer in 2009. She invented a new instrument called the Nkoni, a cross between the Kora and the Donso Ngoni, for use in many compositions to capture unique sound. She talks about the Kora, life and the role of artist in society. More on Sona @ sonajobarteh.com.
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Dubul' ibhunu, also known as Shoot the Boer, is a controversial South African song. The intended meaning of the song as well as who it is supposed to refer to is disputed. Critics of the song state that is calls for and celebrates violence against a particular minority group in South Africa whilst supporters of the song state that it is a liberation song that articulates legitimate and non-violent expression of protest that constitutes an important part of South Africa's history. Depending on the interpretation the song might refer to institutional structures such as the National Party dominated apartheid era government of South Africa or any system of white supremacy and racial oppression; or to specific groups of people such as members of the South African Police Force and Army during apartheid, Boer people, Afrikaners, white farmers, or white South Africans generally. It is similar to, although not to be confused with, the controversial slogan "One Settler, One Bullet".
The song originates in the struggle against apartheid when it was first sung to protest the Afrikaans dominated apartheid government of South Africa.
In post-apartheid South Africa the song has been most notably sung by then African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema and then South African President Jacob Zuma. Critics of the song such as AfriForum and TAU-SA state the song encourages and can be partly blamed for the problem of violent attacks on South African farms. The word "boer" means "farmer" in Afrikaans and has a connotation of white farmers generally in South Africa it is also sometimes used as a pejorative term to refer to a white Afrikaans person.
In 2011 the South Gauteng High Court ruled that the song was discriminatory, harmful, undermined dignity of Afrikaners and thereby constituted hate speech. The court ruled that Julius Malema, who was brought before the court for previously singing the song at a rally, was not allowed to sing it in the future. Following the ruling Malema changed the wording of the song to "Kiss the Boer" and sang that instead. The following year the African National Congress stated that they would not sing the song any more.
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^ Msila, Vuyisile (20 September 2011). "Mini and the song: The place of protest song in history" (PDF). www.sahistory.org.za. UNISA. p. 13. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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^ "Hate speech charge laid against Jacob Zuma". News24. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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On the hunt for mushrooms at UBC
Chicken of the woods, fairy ring, rosy gomphidius, bear's head tooth — B.C. mushroom varieties are as colourful as their names, and many of them can be found right here on campus.
On a Tuesday several weeks ago, about 80 people filled the Van Dusen Botanical Garden. They were walking around tables covered in mushrooms. Most of the mushrooms were carefully placed on paper napkins, so people could come up to the tables and pick them up to inspect them. Some even smelled them.
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Western Front showcases 40 years of experimental art
In 1973, a group of eight artists bought a building in Mount Pleasant that once belonged to a secretive fraternity known as the "Knights of Pythia." Their idea was to create a place where artists could live and create art. This resulted in the creation of Western Front, one of the oldest artist-run art spaces in Canada.
"Western Front sort of originated as a relationship between art and life that was quite fluid," said Sarah Todd, curator of the media arts program at the Front.
Ten Thousand Suns extracts art from the earth
In red letters on a white background, Rebecca Belmore's installation at Satellite Gallery reads: "Somewhere between a town a mine and a reserve is a line."
Is there really a line, though?
Ten Thousand Suns, a new exhibit at Satellite, explores this question through sculpture, audio, video and performance. The exhibition is a collaboration between artists from B.C., the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Argentina, Iran and Mexico.
2013 Vancouver Fringe Fest reviews: The Last Show You'll Ever See
"At the last trumpet the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." — Corinthians 15:52
Meet Sara Liane Foster, a trombonist playing a concert that will be interrupted, several times, by the Apocalypse.
The first thing you will learn upon meeting Sara is that there are many versions of how the world could end, her favourite being the one described by Norse mythology. Funny and very well-researched, this show will have you pondering the role of the Valkyries while humming some Wagner.
2013 Vancouver Fringe Festival reviews: In the Boudoir
Straight from Brooklyn, Summer Shapiro's one-woman show is a mess — but in a good way.
Possibly the only show at the Fringe to have the words "gunshots" and "funny" in its schedule description, In the Boudoir is a physical comedy act with a lot of heart and, yes, maybe a gun or two. After all, the love life of a young female clown is no laughing matter, except for the audience who watches it.
Meanwhile cultivates connection to nature at Fringe fest
Meanwhile is one of only a few outdoor shows at this year's Fringe Festival. It also happens to be the first "one audience member at a time" show to have ever been staged at the festival.
That's a mouthful, so let's break it down: one audience member at a time means that only one person sees the show per performance.
Jessica Nelson, a UBC theatre alumni, is the writer and director of Meanwhile. She describes the show as an intimate experience that will allow the audience member to reconnect with nature.
Wreck Beach Day unravels clothes and prejudice
The stairway leading down to Wreck Beach has 473 steps, and although it might look like another trail from Marine Drive, those steps are all that lie between you and Canada's first and largest clothing-optional beach.
This particular Sunday morning, the last one in August, Judy Williams is already at the top of the stairs at 9 a.m.


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Лу́ций Кани́ний Галл (; умер во второй половине октября 44 года до н. э., Рим, Римская республика) — римский политический деятель из плебейского рода Каниниев, народный трибун 56 года до н. э.

Биография
Луций принадлежал к плебейскому роду Каниниев. В 59 году до н. э. он в числе трёх обвинителей привлёк к суду Гая Антония Гибриду, обвинив его в причастности к заговору Катилины и в ограблении провинции Македония, и добился его осуждения. Тем не менее, позже Луций Каниний женился на дочери Гая Антония — Антонии Гибриде Старшей.

В 58 году до н. э. Каниний принял участие в миссии Марка Порция Катона на Кипр, целью которой было заставить местного царя отречься в пользу Рима. После самоубийства царя Каниний охранял его казну и доказал свою честность. Он был избран народным трибуном на 56 год. Предложение об отправке Гнея Помпея «Великого», а не проконсула Лентула Спинтера, в Египет для восстановления на престоле Птолемея XII, согласно Плутарху, было внесено именно Канинием (согласно Цицерону — Публием Рутилием Лупом). Впрочем, каких-либо последствий эта инициатива не возымела из-за препираний с председательствующим в сенате действующим консулом Гнеем Корнелием Лентулом Марцеллином.

По истечении срока трибуната (сентябрь 55 года до н. э.) Каниний был привлечён к суду неким Марком Колонием по неизвестному обвинению; его защитником был сам Марк Туллий Цицерон. Однако, Каниний был осуждён и ему пришлось уехать в Грецию. В 51 году он встретился в Афинах с Цицероном, ехавшим в Киликию. При Гае Юлии Цезаре он был реабилитирован и смог вернуться в Италию.

Благодаря переписке Цицерона известно, что Луций Каниний Галл скончался не позднее 25 октября 44 года до н. э; его смерть лично для оратора стала большой утратой. Имущество Галла после его смерти, по-видимому, было конфисковано консулом текущего года Марком Антонием.

Семья
От первого брака с неизвестной у Луция Каниния был сын того же имени, консул 37 года до н. э. Вторым браком Каниний был женат на Антонии Гибриде Старшей.

Примечания

Литература
 Münzer F. Caninius 3 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). — 1899. — Bd. III, 2. — Sp. 1477.
 Münzer F. Canas 3 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. — 1903. — Bd. S, I. — Sp. 273.

Канинии
Родившиеся в I веке до н. э.
Военачальники Древнего Рима
Квесторы
Народные трибуны

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Brigitte Ratzer was trained as a Chemical Engineer at Technische Universität Wien (TUW) and made her PhD in Social Science Studies. Longstanding lecturer and researcher in the fields of Social Studies of Knowledge and Feminist Research in Science and Technology. Since 2005 Head of Office for Gendercompetence, TUW. Here Brigitte Ratzer is currently engaged in building up a network for transferring feminist and gender knowledge to engineering research groups and to the curricula.


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ELIZABETH CLIFFORD
Date of Birth: October 15, 1953
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Grenoble Olympic Games - Youngest Canadian skier ever
Youngest world championship giant slalom winner ever
Inducted into the Canadian Olympic Sports Hall of Fame
Overall Can-Am Team title
Silver medal, World Cup downhill
Inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame
Elizabeth Clifford was born to ski. Her father, John Clifford, was a Canadian ski champion; her uncle, Harvey Clifford, was a member of the men's alpine Olympic team in 1948; and, her mother earned a degree in physical education. Elizabeth lived at the base of Camp Fortune in Quebec, home to the Ottawa Ski Club, where her father built and operated the ski lifts, literally popularizing the sport across the Ottawa region. Between 1968 and 1975 Clifford Whitehall won eight national slalom and giant slalom titles. She was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete in the Olympics when she raced at the 1968 Games in Grenoble, at age 14. Two years later she became the youngest person ever to win the World Championships when she was victorious at Val Gardena, Italy, in the giant slalom. The next year she finished second in the World Cup slalom. Clifford Whitehall was often compared to Canadian ski champion Nancy Greene, and it seemed her career was headed in the same winning direction. Sadly, Clifford Whitehall was beset with a series of tragic events immediately following her Val Gardena victory. Her younger brother, Stephen, was killed in a car accident. She was second overall in the World Cup slalom in 1971, but in 1972 she broke both her heels in the World Cup downhill, preventing her from competing in the Sapporo Olympics. That same year, her fiancé became paralyzed after a skiing accident. Throughout this period, she had a tumultuous and argumentative relationship with her coaches and other teammates and earning the nickname "enfant terrible" of the international ski circuit. These accumulated tragedies and harrowing personal events led her to withdraw from downhill events in 1972. She said at the time it was for good. However, she returned to the slopes for "the love of skiing" with a collaborative and winning perspective in 1973, winning the women's Can-Am team trophy. During the 1974 season, as an esteemed teammate, she won silver and bronze for Canada in World Cup downhill events, an achievement of which she's said she's most proud given the twists and turns in the journey to that summit. Two years later, she retired for good at the young age of 23.


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In 1984, popular music spanned many genres. Tina Turner and Madonna ruled the pop airwaves. With perfection, Prince blended R&B and rock with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy." And thanks to MTV, RATT (with the help of Milton Berle) ushered in the beginning of hair metal with "Round and Round." Countless teenagers watched the videos dreaming of a career in music. For many of those who followed their dreams, music brought happiness.
Danville-native, Mark Davidson was 13, and three things drew him to music, "girls, MTV, and the desire to be cool." He knew he wanted to learn to play. "My dad took me to the Ringgold Flea Market. We purchased my first guitar, amp, and a book on how to play. To this day, it was the worst guitar I have ever owned, but it made me so happy," Davidson says. He had no formal training and wasn't in the school band. "I taught myself to 'play by ear' learning from watching other musicians." Soon after getting a feel for the guitar, he joined a few garage bands. It began a lifelong love of playing music for Davidson. "I can't imagine a life outside of being a musician. I will be playing until my fingers won't let me play anymore." He started out as a guitar player, but today Davidson considers himself a singer and song writer. "My love is the guitar, but I also play the banjo, bass, and piano. I perform, record, and produce all of my own music."
Through the span of his career, Davidson has tackled many genres of music. He cites Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey, Skid Row, Alice N' Chains, and Eddie Van Halen as major influences. "Van Halen's 5150 is one of my favorite records. Eddie's guitar work and solos are tremendous," Davidson says. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gimmie Back My Bullets is another favorite. "There were three guitar players. You can't be a guitar lover and not like this album."
Davidson got a taste of the live experience at age 16 after joining the band Borderline which played primarily country and southern rock. "My first show was at the Festival in the Park in Danville. Most of the musicians were over 30-years old." Even though he was much younger, Davidson didn't have any problem keeping up with their playing experience. His age did pose one problem. "Because I was still in high school, they had to sneak me into bars and clubs to play," Davison adds.
Two years later, Davidson began to evolve as a musician and started writing original songs. When he was 21, Davidson joined Mister Meanor, a hard rock/heavy metal band. "I was really able to show off my guitar skills playing with Mister Meanor." Not long after Nirvana changed the landscape of heavy music with "Smells like Teen Spirit" grunge became popular. "In 1994, I started playing with No Excuses, an alternative/grunge band. This is when I began experimenting with recording music," Davidson says.
In 2000, Davidson joined the Pizazz Band. "I'm fortunate enough to say I am still with them today. Pizazz is a band for everyone. We play music from every genre. It is not just about the music, we are performers." When he joined the band, Davidson came out from behind the guitar to sing more songs. "The music we play is intended to get people out of their seats and on the floor to dance. If you're tired of dancing, you are sure to enjoy watching the show," Davidson adds.
These days, Davidson records and produces his own music along with some other local artists. His latest single "Is It Love?" is available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Davidson has other songs to listen to on ReverbNation. (Search markdavidson8). He stays busy playing local gigs at The Warehouse, Frank's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Kickback Jack's, and the Main Street Cafe in South Boston. To catch Davidson with the Pizazz Band check out the Pizazz Band.
For anyone aspiring to get into the music business, Davidson says, "Don't give up when it's tough. It may sound a bit cliché, but it is true. I'm living proof you can make a career playing music. You don't have to be famous have a career in music. Many people dream of becoming famous. For me, it was never about becoming famous. I love performing and making music. I'm fortunate enough to make a living doing what I love."
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Artemis UK Select I
This is one of our rated funds. They're the ones our experts believe will do well for investors over the longer term. Top of the class!
UK equity fund focusing on growth stocks the manager believes to be undervalued.
685.51p
Prices as at 20 January 2022, fund commentary last updated 28 September 2021
The fund targets capital growth from investment in UK equities and to outperform the FTSE All-Share Index. Lead manager Ed Legget buys companies he believes will grow cash flow and earnings over time but are currently undervalued by the market. This includes technology firm Oxford Instruments, which is starting to commercialise its intellectual property in areas such as electric vehicle charging. Legget and his co-manager Ambrose Faulks have met numerous management teams up and down the country, building up extensive knowledge of UK businesses and industry sectors. They combine this first-hand information with top-down analysis of economic indicators to build their portfolio. Once acquired, the average holding time is between 2 to 3 years.
Sector UK All Companies
Structure UNIT TRUST
Launched September, 2010
Size £1,347m
Charging basis Income
Dividends paid 28 Feb
The team has two main pillars in its investment process. They carry out fundamental analysis of the companies and sectors they invest in alongside a top-down view on the short- and medium-term market direction. In addition, they use their own judgement in terms of what factors are already priced into a stock and carefully monitor market reaction to a company's news flow. The managers only invest in companies where they truly understand the business model, and which have management teams with good track records. They see a strong link between successful management teams and business performance. They also seek recommendations from third party and sell-side analysts and the broader team at Artemis and can take a more active approach reacting to events such as the pandemic. The fund typically has 40 to 50 long positions and 3 to 10 short positions. It has a maximum size of 5% for long holdings and 2.5% for shorts. The managers invest a minimum of 85% in companies that are part of the FTSE 350 index and up to 15% in small cap, AIM listed or other UK quoted securities. They do not buy companies in overseas stock markets. Exposure to a single sector is capped at 30%.
This is a suitable option for investors seeking large/mid cap UK equity exposure. The managers have excellent track records, a wealth of expertise investing in the UK market and benefit from a strong support team at Artemis. The fund has consistently performed well over their tenure, though returns can be volatile. Although it is often thought of as being a 'value' fund, most holdings have strong growth potential. The managers take a very straightforward approach seeking stocks they believe will grow earnings and subsequently valuation. Getting out and about to see the management teams of many of these businesses is an advantage. It gives Legget, who has full decision-making responsibility, and Ambrose a competitive advantage over peers focusing on a smaller part of the market or relying on third party research.
Edward Legget
Ed Legget joined Artemis in December 2015 to manage the Artemis UK Select Fund. He graduated in manufacturing engineering from Cambridge in 2002 and obtained the CFA charter in 2005. He began his career in asset management at Standard Life Investments in 2002. There he managed several UK equity funds, including the SLI UK Equity Unconstrained Fund. Ambrose Faulks graduated from Oxford in 2005 and began his career in the research department at Odey Asset Management. He moved to Artemis in 2013.
Edward Legget has 14.5 years experience of managing mutual funds in this sector. Over this period the average monthly return relative to the benchmark index has been +0.51%. During the worst period of relative performance (from May 2007 - October 2008) there was a decline of 28% relative to the index. The worst absolute loss has been 53%. Statistically, we estimate the probability that this fund manager is adding value, rather than being lucky, is 98%.
Absolute -53.00% (May 2007 - February 2009)
Relative -28.00% (May 2007 - October 2008)
Data accurate as at 29 October 2021
5.1784%3 i Group Plc Ord
4.8048% Barclays
3.791% Oxford Instruments
3.6889% British American Tobacco
3.2553% Tesco
3.0484% Royal Dutch Shell Plc
2.9496% Prudential Plc
2.9054% Bp
2.8828% Intermediate Capital Group
2.8443% Entain Plc
Source: Trustnet
Sector breakdown
Travel 14.00%
Banks 8.00%
Retailers - General 7.00%
Oil & Gas 6.00%
Household Goods 6.00%
Life Insurance 5.00%
General Industrials 5.00%
Mineral Extraction 4.00%
Building & Construction 4.00%
40-50 long positions, 3-10 short positions.
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Do not underestimate the power of traditional media. If used correctly, the impact it generates can be extremely viral. Honda recently curated this very cool animation which documents their long heritage of innovation. With almost six decades worth of history to cast, the automotive brand calls upon a huge pool of recognised animators to whip out a truly awesome animation comprising copious amount of illustrations. This video project, "Paper", is the work of 3,000 hand-drawn illustrations being stitched together by stop-motion. It documents the long heritage of Honda by bringing the audience through a journey of their technology and products from the beginning to now. Very captivating.
Most designers would know that Antalis is a paper material maker, and one which most of us is familiar with their paper quality and texture. I personally use a lot of their materials during my proposals and have always have them as one of the priorities in my arsenal of paper samples. Antalis just developed a set of design stationary and I thought I should feature them. I spotted this gem on Behance and it was fabulous. Have a look people. Its nice.


An innovative cancer treatment made of luminescent chemotherapy-filled beads injected into tumors through the wrist is now available for patients with inoperable and difficult-to-treat liver cancer. The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) has become the first in the country to offer the minimally invasive treatment using the M1 LUMI™ Bead loaded with doxorubicin, a chemotherapy agent.
The M1 LUMI™ beads were designed with technology that allows for real time tracking of the bead's location during embolization procedure. During the procedure, interventional radiologists use a catheter to thread the beads into the blood vessels that lead to the tumor. Doctors can see where the beads are placed and confirm its placement will block the blood flow feeding the tumor, causing it to shrink over time. The device was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2015. Mount Sinai participated in comprehensive clinical evaluation of the LUMI™ Beads.
"This is a game-changing tool," said Edward Kim, MD, Director of Interventional Oncology and Associate Professor of Radiology and Surgery in the Division of Interventional Radiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital. "In the past, we had no way to verify where the beads were placed in the blood vessels or whether they remained in the intended location over time. Now we can see the location, and adjust if a portion of the tumor has been missed while the patient is on the table without repeating the procedure. This is what we call precision targeting of tumors."
Liver cancer is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers, with few useful surgical or therapeutic options. It is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, accounting for nearly 746,000 deaths each year. Mount Sinai's Liver Cancer Program is a pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer. The Program is on the forefront of the most advanced surgical techniques; interventional treatment protocols; and surveillance programs for patients at risk for developing liver cancer.
"This new tool exemplifies precision medicine and is a new standard of care in cancer treatment. This is a very exciting time in cancer research and treatment," Dr. Kim said.
Video of Dr. Edward Kim performing this cancer procedure can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/p3YhamjV-yU.


What a morning at the The Philadelphia Flower Show! Andrea Wand and Nicole Sardella did a fabulous job verbally describing a series of luscious displays for Associated Services for the Blind. This year was extra special as we were able to add an ASL interpreted tour thanks to Hands UP Productions.
This year we had the opportunity to have a touch component offered by four exhibitors. The Groups were invited to walk on the lush grass of a romantic patio in Holland from Irwin Landscaping, Inc. Laurel-Brook Gardens introduced us to their prized cow cutouts, and let the group feel stalks of wheat they grow on their pasture. We loved walking through the interactive "Scene from a Postcard" from the Mercer County Community College exhibitors. The groups had a sweet smelling finish stopping by Waldorf Orchid's exhibit as multiple strands of orchids were passed around to smell and feel their bright waxy pedals.
Many thanks to PHS: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for allowing us the opportunity to enjoy the show.


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TWO NEW POLICE RECRUITS CONTINUE TO BOOST THE BLUE LINE AT MOREE
THE Moree-based Barwon Local Area Command will welcome another two new probationary constables to the Moree Police Station following last Friday's attestation parade of Class of 332, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced today.
The latest allocation of recruits brings to 13 the total number of probationary constables allocated from the Police Academy to Moree Police Station in the past 12 months – a substantial boost to the blue line and boots on the ground in the community.
The last two probationary constables were allocated in August this year.
Mr Marshall congratulated the new recruits on graduating from the Goulburn Police Academy and thanked them for their commitment to preventing and disrupting crime.
"I would like to welcome our newest officers to the region and extend our gratitude to them for devoting their careers to such an honourable cause," Mr Marshall said.
"I know the qualifications our officers have completed at the Police Academy, together with the on-the-job training they will undertake at the Moree Police Station will ensure they are more than adequately prepared to step into this important role.
"Policing can be an extremely challenging profession and our officers encounter the best and the worst of humanity in the line of duty, so I'm very pleased that our community will benefit from the enthusiasm of these officers starting their career on the beat."
Mr Marshall said the NSW Government had undertaken to boost frontline police numbers across the State through the re-engineering process.
"The men and women who attested last Friday will bring the number of individuals who have become sworn NSW Police officers since 2011 to 4,362," Mr Marshall said.
Class 332 includes 199 recruits who have attested as Probationary Constables. These new recruits will commence on-the-job training today and will continue distance education before graduating with an Associate Diploma in Policing Practice.
The NSW Government is committed to boosting the authorised strength of the NSW Police Force to 16,795 over this term of government.
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Escape!, Part One
When you're Prisoner Number 2 in the Idaho system, maybe you just try harder. Could that explain Moroni Hicks' persistence in escaping?
Hicks' low number—coveted by criminals everywhere—is a little misleading. He was an early prisoner, but many others weren't assigned a number in the first years of the prison. The Idaho Territorial Prison had been accepting guests since 1864. Hicks checked in in 1880, convicted of second-degree murder.
Moroni Hicks was the third of eight children born to George Armstrong and Elizabeth Temperance Jolley Hicks in Spanish Fork, Utah in 1859. We know little about the murder for which they convicted him, except that the victim was a man named Johnson in Sandhole, which was an early name for Hamer.
Booking photos for Hicks got lost when his prison file was being examined by the attorney general's office to determine his eligibility for parole. One poor photo of him from later years exists (below). We know he was a large man, but his description varied depending on who was telling the story. When they booked him into the territorial prison, they described Hicks as six feet three and one-fourth inches with a light complexion, grey eyes, and light brown hair. In a later account, he was six-six with red whiskers.
Hicks made his first escape on September 3, 1880, not long after his incarceration. He and five other convicts were picking apples in the Robert Wilson orchard when they rushed their guard and the orchard owner, overpowering them. Five of the prisoners chopped off their shackles, stole some guns, including two shotguns, and a cartridge belt.
The orchard was near the prison. C.W. Newman, a prison guard, heard Mrs. Wilson screaming. He mounted his horse and rode over to investigate. When he got near the house, one of the convicts shot him in the face. As he fell and turned, someone shot him in the back.
Other prison guards had dashed into town to tell of the escape. In minutes a posse formed, including several soldiers from Fort Boise. When the posse arrived at the orchard, they met a fusillade from the house where the Wilsons were now held hostage.
A cavalry corporal took a bullet to his body. Another soldier gave covering fire for his downed comrade and hit convict William Reese. He would die the next day and the corporal would recover. One of the convicts who had failed to cut his chains off and gave up.
That left four men desperate to escape. They were Moroni Hicks and John Wilson, both doing time for manslaughter, and William Mays and W.H. Overholt (or Overholtz) who were in for life for mail robbery.
Somehow, the four convicts slipped away through the orchard to the Boise River. They swam across and found some horses to steal. Wilson took off on his own for Oregon, while the other three headed east.
The next day word of the escapees came back to Boise from travelers on the Overland road. The men had held up six hunters and ranchers at a ranch 40 miles northeast of Boise. That netted them new horses, some mules, blankets, boots, and other provisions. Convict Mays became especially enamored with a new hat he was able to steal. As far as he knew his old one was back in the Boise orchard with a bullet hole through the crown.
The escapees terrorized several people along their route. Meanwhile, U.S. Marshall E.S. Chase was offering a reward for their capture, $1,000, dead or alive.
On their way east the escaped prisoners raided the Glenn home in Glenn's Ferry, walking off with canned oysters and salmon.
Further east they were spotted by J.W. White at the mouth of Malad Gorge. A brief shootout with White had no apparent effect on anyone. White wrote to Deputy U.S. Marshal Orlando "Rube" Robbins, head of the pursuing posse, that "I am inclined to think we shall have to kill Mays and Overholtz." He thought Prisoner Number Two, Moroni Hicks, was more interested in escape than a gun fight.
Hard up for food, the escapees had killed an ox a few days before, a piece of which White had seen, describing the meat as "black as my hat."
What followed was a hunt through the rocky bottom of Malad Gorge, with occasional gunfire. The fugitives had claimed a cave for their own protection. The posse was sure they had them surrounded and that it would all be over at daybreak. Dawn came and what they found was the escapees had sneaked out during the night.
A night or two later their hunger proved to be the fugitives' undoing. Marshals spotted a guttering little fire inside a ranch corral not far from the gorge. Cold and hungry the men had dug up some potatoes which they were attempting to roast.
Captured with no further resistance, the men were returned to Boise to face new charges. But this would not be the last taste of freedom for Moroni Hicks.
To be continued tomorrow.
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IE University has announced the appointment of Susana Malcorra as the new Dean of IE School of Global & Public Affairs. Susana Malcorra has held positions of the highest responsibility in the private sector and in the institutional sphere. Among them, she has been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Counselor to the President of the Republic of Argentina, as well as Chief of staff to UN Secretary-General. Susana Malcorra replaces Manuel Muñiz, who has recently been appointed Secretary of State at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Susana Malcorra trained as an electrical engineer and has 25 years of experience in the private sector in companies such as IBM and Telecom Argentina, where she became CEO. In 2004 she was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. In 2008, the UN Secretary General appointed her as Deputy Secretary General with responsibility for the logistics, human resources, finance and communication of the UN Peacekeeping, overseeing an organization of more than 20,000 people and with a budget of 8 billion dollars. Four years later, in 2012, Susana Malcorra was appointed Chief of Staff to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Her work within the United Nations include coordinating the missions to eliminate chemicalweapons in Syria and to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
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U.S blasted by the coldest storm in decades – New York hit hard!
Nor'easter (extreme winter storm) has blasted north-eastern United States as snow and blizzard has affected 20 states. A state of emergency is in place in New York and New Jersey after a winter storm blanketed parts of the north-east of the US and Canada with up to 61 cm of snow.
The storm is said to produce coldest air in two decades since the wind chill would be below -50, exposed flesh can freeze in as little as five minutes.
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Vegan Thanksgiving Potluck at College: If We Can Do It, You Can, Too!
With the holiday season approaching, many of us understandably feel apprehensive about the impending stuffed turkeys, pork roasts, and everything-doused-in-butter dishes that appear on our families' tables. It is the first year I am navigating these holidays as a vegan, so my friends in Vegetarian Club hosted a veg-friendly Thanksgiving potluck to ensure that we all got a meal we could truly be grateful for. The idea was to counter many of the animal-product heavy dinners hosted by our families and share some easy vegan dishes we could make to contribute to the Thanksgiving dinner table. It was a great success!
To provide a bit more context, I am a student at Penn State University, where there is a lovely Vegetarian Club on campus. We have dinner potlucks at least once a month that serve as opportunities to chat about being vegan or vegetarian in college. Conversation topics range from navigating the dining halls to sharing recipes and scouting out awesome grocery store deals. These dinner potlucks are well attended and everyone looks forward to them, in no small part due to some of the incredible cooks we have in the club! By sharing the details of our Thanksgiving potluck with you, we hope that you'll feel empowered to make a change at your dinner table this year. If we can do it, you can too!
Our potluck had about twenty people in attendance. Dishes ranged from store-bought Oreos to homemade stuffing using mom's special recipe. We didn't miss anything in between; we had vegan turkey roast, vegan gravy, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberry sauce, loaves of bread, hummus, apple crisp, apple cider, three different pies, green bean casserole, and macaroni and "cheese". I am always so impressed by the dishes that members manage to put together with limited budgets, equipment, and time. Two girls brought a "dorm pie" that consisted of a store-bought piecrust stuffed to the brim with thin apple slices, oats, and raisins. We popped it in my oven when they arrived and it was a great contribution to the dessert table (I even used leftovers the next day on top of a smoothie)! It was so simple, yet so tasty and effective.
Knowing that several of the members in Vegetarian Club decided to go vegan in college, I was curious to see if anyone was able to convince their families to have a vegan Thanksgiving back home. It turns out, one did: our club president. When I asked her whether it was challenging to make the switch, she said, "Not really. My dad is already vegetarian and my family is very health conscious. We live in California where eating and shopping vegan is very easy. The only challenge was convincing my extended family." Unfortunately, she seemed to be the exception; no one else had a vegan Thanksgiving to look forward to. "This is it. I bring my own food," one girl said.
Despite the lack of support at home, the inspiration felt by members was tangible. People unanimously agreed that seeing so many vegan dishes made by their peers helped them feel more confident about preparing their own to contribute to the Thanksgiving dinner table at home.
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"I don't know if I could've done that Tofurky, though…it looked complicated," lamented the girl next to her.
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Such camaraderie exemplifies the importance of having a community to fall back on for support and encouragement. To conclude, I asked the group if they anticipated encountering any hostility at the dinner table because of the way they choose to eat. Six members all chimed in at once, with various affirmations.
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"I'll definitely get some stares," another added.
In short, if you are vegan, vegetarian, or have a loved one that prefers not to eat animal products, consider preparing veg-friendly dishes to share this Thanksgiving. It's a time to celebrate inclusivity and compassion towards others (including animals!). The food is so delicious that no one will even notice that it's vegan…our potluck is proof!
Alana Fiero is a Media Studies student at Penn State University who enjoys cooking and writing in her spare time.


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