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Ghost Singer Tobias Forge Is 'Out Of The Closet'
Ghost frontman Tobias Forge revealed how he is fully 'out of the closet' with his identity now being known by everyone in a new interview, and he admitted that when he was younger he wanted to be 'very famous,' but learned to enjoy his period of having anonymity despite being in a famous band. Tobias Forge recently revealed if Ghost is making him 'go bankrupt.'
"Up until I was probably 30 years old, I wanted to be very famous. And I wanted to be known. After I started working with Ghost, I was definitely enjoying … . I wouldn't say anonymity. I was never anonymous. But Ghost and the visual side of Ghost was definitely overshadowing anything that I was. Over the years of being in a well-known band without being a very well-known person myself, I actually started to prefer that over being a recognized person myself. Despite having wished for that before, there are definitely two sides of being recognized. When you dream about it, you only see the upsides. It's only about the perks of fame.
Tobias Forge recently reacted to an alleged Metallica ripoff. Forge added, "I don't feel in any way or form that my so called 'coming out' was negative. It was just a weird thing having to deal with a higher level of recognition so far into your career. That was a little bit weird because it usually comes gradually.
For example, for seven years I never took photos of people. If you ever saw a photo of me, it was always a friend of mine that took a photo and I thought it would never be posted online. Or it was someone taking a photo of me without me knowing it. So all of a sudden, when I was out of the closet, you couldn't really tell people any more that you wouldn't take a photo with them. All of a sudden, you can't say no to anyone." You can read the full interview at RC Reader.
Cornloaf recently wrote on Reddit about Ghost's most intimate show ever.
"Feb 1, 2012: Ghost's first US tour and first stop in San Francisco. They played a small club in Potrero Hill neighborhood just a few blocks away from another iconic club where a cover band with some of the Green Day personnel played recently. The club capacity is 350 people and tickets were only $13 (13 Dates of Doom). They played most of Opus including the Here Comes the Sun encore. James Hetfield stood in the audio booth the whole night. People were begging for tickets outside the show and offering $100 each.
There is an interview where Special Ghoul claimed it was their smallest show ever." Tobias Forge recently reacted to horrible Ghost performances.
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June 11, 2009 News & Features » Council Watch
Council Watch
By Billy Manes
"Will Christ ever return?" That was the headline we found spread across the front of the Philadelphia Trumpet in the city's records office before this week's council confab, and it got us to thinking. Which is good, because given the fact that the mayor was due in short order at the airport to greet the arrival of the NBA Championship Finals trophy ("1-2-3, go Magic," the dais said in unison, quickly), there wouldn't be much else to take in this week. Just some fast talking, eye-rolling and going-through of the motions. Hurry!
"About the rapture. What is the city's position?"
City mouthpiece Heather Allebaugh had no comment.
Item: The city approves the application and acceptance of an award by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida JAG Countywide.
Translation: Back in 1988, 22-year-old police officer Edward Byrne was sitting in his vehicle on patrol in New York City outside the home of a cooperating witness in a drug arrest. Then he was shot in the head five times and killed by gang members. So that sucks. But in the world of silver linings — and if anybody needs one of those right now, it's the cops on the city's chopping block — Byrne's death prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to make federal funds available to improve policing conditions. This year's allotment includes the added bonus of magic Obama money, meaning the county will get a hefty check for $2.4 million. The city submitted eight projects to the Orange County Sheriff's office for things like better equipment, technology upgrades and overtime pay, and all of them were approved. The city will receive $457,832 for its efforts — money they've probably already spent.
Item: The city approves an extension of its annual agreement with Horizon Behavioral Services Inc. for an employee assistance program.
Translation: Fearing the suicidal tendencies of the growing pink-slip brigade, the city is opting to extend its five-year agreement with Horizon rather than go through the uncertainty of re-marketing for new shrinks when there is a "potential reduction in force" on its own horizon. According to its website, "Horizon's services will help resolve employee personal, wellness and professional concerns that can adversely affect workplace productivity," meaning they'll probably feed you enough pills to make you think that being fired is totally a good thing. New beginnings! Anyway, the city will spend about $50,000 — or $1.22 per employee (for now!) — on keeping the night sweats from growing into day sweats, and everybody will live happily ever after … until they lose their benefits.
Item: The city approves awards to Classic Chevrolet, Greenway Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Sun State Ford for annual agreements for original equipment manufacturer parts for automotive and light trucks.
Translation: In what could have been a hilarious disaster had initial reports in May been true — that Greenway was one of 789 Chrysler dealerships closing its doors, when in fact it was its sister company in Georgia that got the bad letter — the city is signing on for another 25 months with its favorite three troubled domestic brands. Although not a calamity outright, it does bring to light the fact that just about the only people still buying American cars are the nation's municipalities, which doesn't say much for the whole marketing thing and does make the term "bailout" somehow more bi-directional and meta. Expect your tax dollars to fund about $434,000 worth of replacement parts over the next two years. Go ahead, kick the tires. They're yours.
Item: The city elects two mayors pro tem for one-year terms, lasting from June 2009 until June 2010.
Translation: Bitch fight! Well, not really. Commissioner Phil Diamond nominated commissioner Robert Stuart (current pro tem two) for mayor pro tem one, a move seconded by commissioner Tony Ortiz. Ortiz, in turn, got the No. 2 nod from Diamond and Stuart. Commissioner Lynum muttered something about the order being wrong, when in fact she was wrong. All told, a sausage party signifying nothing.
Item: The city approves a one-hour extension of alcoholic beverage sales — from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. — for the 2009 NBA Championship Finals.
Translation: Remember back in 2003 when everybody got their knickers in a twist about the possibility of extending drinking hours for downtown bars? What about the children?!
Anyway, now citing the possibility of economic development in these tough economic times — and drunk on the blue-and-white cocktail of Magicmania — the city is having one of those 3.a.m. bisexual blackouts, and proposing that, hey, it might be a good idea to let people drink longer, especially when we're losing (blink, blink). Of course, this is just a momentary lapse of judgment on the city's part, one that probably won't make it to the water cooler in the morning; the extension to 3 a.m. of drinking hours (and 4 a.m. for bar hours) is only applicable on June 9 (which already happened) and June 11, the home games in the current championship finals. After that, it's back to the church and the ladies.
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Jeremy D. Goodwin joined St. Louis Public Radio in spring of 2018 as a reporter covering arts & culture and co-host of the Cut & Paste podcast. He came to us from Boston and the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he covered the same beat as a full-time freelancer, contributing to The Boston Globe, WBUR 90.9 FM, The New York Times, NPR and lots of places that you probably haven't heard of.
He's also worked in publicity for the theater troupe Shakespeare & Company and Berkshire Museum.For a decade he joined some fellow Phish fans on the board of The Mockingbird Foundation, a charity that has raised over $1.5 million for music education causes and collectively written three books about the band. He's also written an as-yet-unpublished novel about the physical power of language, haunted open mic nights with his experimental poetry and written and performed a comedic one-man-show that's essentially a historical lecture about an event that never happened. He makes it a habit to take a major road trip of National Parks every couple of years.
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Back in Time: July 14
1 of 7 Tony Triolo/SI
Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off Mike McCormick, becoming the eighth major leaguer to reach the milestone.
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In the 12th inning of the All-Star game, Pete Rose bowls over Ray Fosse at the plate to score the deciding run in an exciting 5-4 National League victory at Riverfront Stadium. The Indian catcher, whose career was shortened because of the collision, had entertained 'Charlie Hustle' as a dinner guest the previous night.
3 of 7 Lane Stewart/SI
Lee Trevino captures his second British Open title at Muirfield Gullane.
4 of 7 Walter Iooss Jr./SI
Billy Martin becomes the first AL manager to be ejected from two games in one day.
Defeating their historical arch rivals, the Giants become the first team to win 10,000 games as a franchise by edging the Dodgers in Los Angeles, 4-3.
6 of 7 Nick Laham/Getty Images
Josh Hamilton, who at one point went deep 13 consecutive times, hit a record-setting 28 home runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby, but fell short in the finals, losing to Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, 5-3.
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New Websites Assist Student Athletes During Recruiting Process
VirtualSportsRecruit.com announces the launch of their individual athlete websites, designed to assist student athletes during the recruiting process.
"Getting recruited by college, even high school, sports teams has become increasingly competitive and challenging for student athletes. We are offering a solution that allows athletes to stand out from the rest of the crowd and allow coaches to monitor their development over time," said Evelyn Wheeler, co-owner of VirtualSportsRecruit.com.
The athlete websites provided by VirtualSportsRecruit.com are designed to help establish a direct line of communication between coaches and athletes, and to allow coaches access to pictures, videos, even training and game schedules, of the athlete.
Athletes are also encouraged to work with a recruiting advisor, rather than a recruiting agent. An advisor will guide the athlete through the recruiting process and assist them with contacting coaches, rather than contacting schools on the athlete's behalf.
"The idea is get parents and athletes directly involved in the recruiting process," said Wheeler. "Most high school and college coaches are much more likely to open a message from an athlete reaching out to them than they are to explore what is sent to them by an agent. The added benefit is that only one athlete is featured on the site, even for multiple sports; they won't be competing with hundreds or thousands of athletes like they would on other sites."
The inspiration for VirtualSportsRecruit.com came from Wheeler's daughter, Ashlyn. When a mid-season relocation from Colorado to Arizona left Ashlyn locked out of an opportunity to play club volleyball, Wheeler was determined to find a solution. That solution eventually became VirtualSportsRecruit.com. Wheeler constructed a site for her daughter and sent the information to the same coaches who had previously denied Ashlyn a tryout. Upon moving to Arizona, Wheeler had a week's worth of tryouts scheduled for her daughter.
"It's amazing the power of allowing the coach to see an athlete in action and to watch their athletic development over time. It really helps to create a much more intimate environment and gives an athlete the best possible chance against difficult odds and cutthroat competition," stated Wheeler.
To learn more about VirtualSportsRecruit.com, visit their website at VirtualSportsRecruit.com or call (480) 656-6059.


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Cyber security emerging as a priority for banks
Cyber security emerging as a…
Fintech has become a familiar entry in the banking lexicon. Gone are the days when "finance technology" was a brand new concept, spoken of only in the pages of niche publications. Fintech is now a full-fledged phenomenon, a darling of both the tech world and the finance industry alike.
In 2015, fintech received 14.5 billion USD in venture funding globally, across 807 deals, according to KPMG. Traditional financial institutes are generally slow to implement and integrate new technology into their existing methods of operation. Digitization can be a difficult proposition at banks, where outdated legacy systems are often favoured over the time and resources required to find and implement a new system across multiple branches in various countries.
However, a growing number of banks are choosing to embrace the fintech revolution. This is unsurprising, given that fintech presents massive opportunities for banks to capitalize on their vast stores of client data, and to offer a range of new services. The advent of crypto-currencies, peer-to-peer lending and services allowing users to send money overseas at a fraction of the traditional costs has forced banks into the digital age in order to remain relevant and competitive.
Many of these banks are not only embracing digitization, but also being forward-thinking in their approach to the main challenge within digitisation: cyber security. According to Bank Director's 2016 Risk Practices Survey, a majority of bank executives and board members – over 75 percent – state that cyber security is their top risk concern. This is the second year in a row that cyber security has topped the list of risk concerns for bankers.
34 percent of respondents reported that their boards are reviewing cyber security at every board meeting – a significant increase over last year, when only 18 percent of respondents said the same. This highlights the rapid rise of cyber security on the priority lists of banks and other traditional financial institutions.
Embracing cyber security is essential for any banks that are planning to not only survive but thrive in a business environment that is increasingly being shaped by tech trends and smart. These banks take a 360-degree, full-spectrum approach to cyber security – including solutions designed to secure their supply chain, mobile services, internet access and cloud storage.
This has become especially crucial in the light of recent high profile cyber security attacks on banks, including the attack on Bangladesh Central Bank in February this year, which enabled hackers to steal 81 million USD from the bank.
Banks and major fintech companies worldwide are stepping up their investments in cyber security, as has been highlighted in a number of recent high-profile deals. Ant Financial, the fintech company responsible for running the Alipay affiliate of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, recently acquired a US cyber security firm for 70 million USD.
In the Middle East, banks are investing millions in cyber security to ward off cyber attacks and data breaches like the one that allegedly struck Qatar National Bank, in which hackers leaked 1.4 GB worth of sensitive customer data online.
At the Fintech Summit MENA on November 6th, 2016 in Dubai, representatives of leading fintech companies will be introduced to decision makers from around the Middle East. To learn more, contact:
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Six hard-working West Virginians were honored Oct. 20 for exemplary vocational rehabilitation through the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services. The annual Ability Works Awards honor one outstanding candidate from each of the agency's six districts, coinciding with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Jeremy Smart.
"Happy" is the word that best describes Jeremy Smart, a 23-year-old office aide at REM Community Options in Williamstown, WV and the Division of Rehabilitation Services State winner of the 2011 Ability Works Award.
Jeremy has cerebral palsy, which presents him with significant physical limitations. Originally from New Zealand, Jeremy moved to West Virginia with his dad when he was in junior high school, which meant a new country, a new culture, a new school system and learning to maneuver through a new social service system for him and his family.
As a student at Williamstown High School, Jeremy was referred to DRS for assistance in transitioning from high school.
Karen Empfield, Jeremy's rehabilitation counselor, worked as part of a team to help Jeremy find the services he needed to prepare for his future. Jeremy had a supportive family and with his significant physical limitations, his dad had been his primary caregiver, seeing to his daily needs.
Jeremy; his parents; the school system, including his teachers, a physical therapist and an occupational therapist; various representatives from REM Community Options and Empfield recognized that a strong support system would need to be in place for Jeremy to find a job and live independently.
Jeremy wanted to find help for his future. He wanted to get his own apartment and be on his own with a job.
Working with REM Community Options, a Community Rehabilitation provider and partner with DRS, Jeremy applied for and was awarded a waiver which opened up additional service options for him, including transportation and assistance to meet his daily personal care needs.
When discussing Jeremy's future and possible employment options, Empfield said, "Jeremy wasn't sure what he could do. He liked being around people. He liked cooking. He liked animals."
Empfield secured evaluative services through REM Community Options. Community based assessment services allowed him to experiment with different job tasks in order to determine his work interests. Life skills assessment, followed by life skills development and training have helped Jeremy expand his independent living skills.
Working with a job coach further helped Jeremy learn job tasks and skills he needed to live on his own.
With a strong foundation in place, when a job answering phones and greeting customers at REM opened up, Jeremy applied and landed the job.
Jason Lynch, area director at REM, says Jeremy is a perfect fit for the job and he gets along with his co-workers.
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As for Jeremy, he's comfortable where he is now. He likes where he works, he likes getting to know people and more than anything, he's happy.
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Amanda Staats.
When Amanda Staats graduated from high school, getting a job wasn't her top priority. But, her full-time employment doing data entry at Jackson County Development Center (JCDC), Inc. in Millwood, WV has earned the 21-year-old recognition as the 2011 Charleston District Ability Works Award winner from the Division of Rehabilitation Services.
During Amanda's senior year at Ravenswood High, the school's transitions coordinator referred her to DRS. Amanda has a learning disability and she was very unsure of what she wanted to do with her future.
When she first met Rich Ward, her rehabilitation counselor, she was nervous and didn't know what to expect. Ward and Amanda began talking about and planning for her future.
According to Ward, Amanda lacked direction. She was very shy and had little confidence in herself and her abilities. She didn't know what kind of work she wanted to pursue or what she might be able to do well.
Amanda agreed that work adjustment training from a community rehabilitation program might be beneficial in helping her research a vocational goal and develop work skills.
The referral to JCDC, Inc. started Amanda on her path to employment success. Amanda's first progress report after she started work adjustment training at JCDC, indicated that her self-confidence was growing and that she was out-performing more experienced workers.
Amanda's participation in life skills assessment and development services at JCDC further helped her overcome her shyness and grow her self-confidence. Her personal growth and excellent performance during her work adjustment training helped Amanda land a full-time job with JCDC.
Mark Crockett, production manager, uses terms like smart, bright, reliable and intelligent to describe Amanda. He also says that Amanda picked up on the work there very quickly.
"Amanda has unlimited potential," according to Ward. "I think she had some trouble getting started, just because she may have not had confidence in herself. Now she has that confidence.
"And I think she can do whatever it is she wants to do. If she wants to continue her education, or further her education, or move up in the world of work -- advance in her career -- she can do that," says Ward. "I really think she has the ability and the confidence to do that."
When asked what she likes most about working, Amanda says, "I really like making new friends and talking to people."
Amanda has made great strides since graduating from high school, when she was so unsure about her future. Now, she is most proud of working at JCDC and living on her own.
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Cindy Gunning.
Confronting death brought Cindy Gunning back to life.
The 37-year-old Elkins resident and teacher is the Division of Rehabilitation Services 2011 Clarksburg District Ability Works Award recipient.
Cindy was diagnosed with metastatic small cell anaplastic carcinoma, a form of lung cancer, in 2002. Treatment has been effective and her cancer is in remission.
Her life now is full of promise. She works as a substitute teacher for Randolph County Schools, hoping one day to be accepted as a full-time teacher. That's a hope she didn't have a few short years ago when she was diagnosed with lung cancer.
"I really thought that I was going to die," Cindy explained. "Well, a year later I was still here. I love the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption,' and there is a great quote, 'Get busy living or get busy dying.' So I decided to get busy living, and the only way that I knew to do that was to go back to school and get an education."
With financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services, Cindy went back to school at Fairmont State University to get her nursing degree.
Cindy zealously pursued her degree, excelling in her classes. But, somewhere along the way Cindy began to have a change of heart. She had an interest in education, but was afraid she had invested too much time and effort in the nursing field. Her vocational rehabilitation counselor encouraged her, recommending that the education field would be a great fit for her.
"It was Cindy's perseverance that got her through that," said Debbie Riggie, the DRS counselor who nominated her for the award. "She was so motivated and dedicated throughout the whole process."
Cindy's motivation to be something better got her to go back to school. And, it was her motivation, hard work and perseverance that enabled her to earn her bachelor's degree in education after transferring to Davis and Elkins College in Elkins.
"I had the motivation to do that, at that point," Cindy said, "because I had a daughter, I wanted to live and I wanted to be successful in my life." Cindy's first attempt at college, before her cancer diagnosis, had been unsuccessful.
"My biggest obstacle was me," she said. "I didn't think I could do it."
"I love working with kids," she said. "I want every child I teach to enjoy school."
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Stephen Sturm.
Change was always difficult for Stephen Sturm. But his willingness to change and adapt landed the 24-year-old his job as a cashier at Wal-Mart and earned him recognition as the Beckley District winner of the 2011 Ability Works Award from the Division of Rehabilitation Services.
Diagnosed with autism as a child, Stephen had unique perceptions and preoccupations that resulted in unusual behavior, making life challenging for him and his family.
Growing up, Stephen had an aptitude for and an interest in computers and technology. When he first came to DRS, his mind was set on being a computer technician. But, jobs in that field are limited in the White Sulphur Springs area, where Stephen lived with his supportive family.
Stephen came to DRS when he was in high school, not knowing what to expect. Nancy Harris, Stephen's rehabilitation counselor, wasn't sure he had the vocational maturity to succeed in such a demanding job. According to Harris, when Stephen first came to DRS, he didn't know what to expect from the world of work.
With Nancy's assistance, Stephen began working at Gateways Industries in a sheltered work environment, so that he could experience a variety of jobs. But, it was Nancy's referral to Gateways' new independent living skills assessment program where Stephen really grew and thrived. Working one-on-one with a skills trainer, Stephen made great strides toward independence and maturity. His anxiety about becoming more independent didn't stop him from growing personal competency and gaining confidence in his abilities. Stephen became more and more excited about getting a real job and he worked really hard to find one. He worked with a job developer and a DRS employment specialist, pursuing as many job leads as possible.
After applying to Wal-Mart a second time, Stephen scored his first job interview. Harris is proud of Stephen's persistence and credits Wal-Mart for taking over after Stephen's experience with DRS. "They placed him in the exact right position -- in the electronics department -- where a gadget man felt right at home," said Harris. Wal-Mart was able to capitalize on Stephen's skills that he developed through his experiences with DRS and Gateways.
Stephen works the night shift, a schedule he adjusted to very quickly. Starting as a night stocker, Stephen was fascinated by the store's computer equipment, cash registers and phone systems. He absorbs everything his supervisors tell him and acclimated well to his job and soon learned to operate the cash register.
His love and aptitude for technology is put to much use. Stephen stocks the electronics department and learns everything he can about the products so he can answer customers' questions without hesitation.
Stephen's supervisors at Wal-Mart are extremely satisfied with his work. William Basham, shift manager, lists Stephen's best qualities as being on time, being at work when he is scheduled, being a quick learner and always wanting to learn more and more. His strength as an employee is customer service. According to Basham, "he treats customers like a friend he's known all his life."
Stephen may find change difficult, but his ability to change has helped him grow into a hard-working cashier who loves his job. "The one thing I'm most proud of right now is the fact that I'm able to live on my own," said Stephen.
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Max Black.
"What's next?" That's the question that Max Black needed to answer as he approached the end of his high school career.
Max was anxious about his future. He felt he needed direction and he didn't believe his high school classes had prepared him for college.
Max has Asperger's syndrome, and was referred to the Division of Rehabilitation Services when he was attending Huntington High School.
Max lives with his grandfather and he depends on him for support and reassurance. According to Debbie Spencer, Max's rehabilitation counselor, "His grandfather has been very concerned about Max's future. He was very interested in having Max open a case with us so that he could have a job and have an income and learn to be more self-sufficient and independent."
Max did well in school, especially with his involvement with the JROTC program. Through this experience, Max was used to taking direction and following instruction.
These were skills that Spencer believed could be assets to him and a potential employer. But, Max still needed direction and guidance about possible job options. He had no real work experience. Spencer, Max and his grandfather agreed that work adjustment training, where Max could experience a variety of job tasks, would benefit Max as he tried to determine a work goal.
Max enjoyed his training experiences provided by Goodwill Industries of Huntington. Max described his experience in the recycling plant as "unique."
After his work adjustment training, Max felt he was ready for a real job. Landing the job at Walgreens in Huntington has earned Max recognition as the 2011 Huntington District Ability Works Award winner from DRS.
According to Spencer, "When he came here, his work ethic was outstanding. He had a real enthusiasm to come to work."
Alice Spague, Walgreens store manager, has positive things to say about Max. "Max is a wonderful person. He has a great personality.
"He keeps us on our toes," says Sprague. "That's his best thing. He helps unload our trucks on our two truck days and he's back there encouraging us, getting us motivated, keeping us working faster."
Twenty-year-old Max really likes his job as service clerk. His approach to being a good employee is to do the jobs they want him to do. When someone shows Max what to do, he does it, no questions asked.
Max recalls feeling insecure before he got this job. "My biggest fear was me doubting myself."
But, Max has a message for those students approaching high school graduation. "If you feel like you got a good challenge in front of you, just go for it. Don't wimp out. Just go for it."
DRS Director Deborah Lovely presents the Ability Works award to Nichole Ellifritz.
As a high school student, Nichole Ellifritz knew that she wanted to find a job after she graduated, but she was completely unaware of what she wanted to do.
Nichole has a cognitive disability and was referred to the Division of Rehabilitation Services by Keyser High School when she was a junior. Nichole's only real work experience up to this point was some babysitting and some cooking and cafeteria experience through her Pro-Start cooking class at her vocational school. She liked these experiences, but wasn't sure what kind of jobs might be available to her.
Nichole's mother was supportive of her and encouraged her to work with DRS. Nichole began discussing employment options and job skill requirements with her vocational counselor. She was sure of one thing and that was that she was not interested in a job that required reading or math on a regular basis. She liked 'hands-on' types of work and she was most comfortable with a lot of supervision and guidance.
Nichole worked with her rehabilitation counselor throughout her junior and senior years of high school. As they continually discussed job options, Nichole's interest was piqued when her counselor told her about an on-the-job training program in janitorial work at Developmental Center and Workshop in Keyser.
If she chose to participate in this program, it would likely lead to a job, if it was something she was interested in pursuing on a more permanent basis. Nichole excitedly agreed to the on-the-job training opportunity and began working with Developmental Center and Workshop not long after she graduated from high school.
The experience was a success for Nichole and her work accomplishments have earned the 21-year-old from Keyser recognition as the 2011 Martinsburg District winner of the Ability Works Award from DRS.
Victoria Brooks, Janitorial Coordinator/Rehabilitation Supervisor at Developmental Center and Workshop, says that Nichole wanted to do janitorial work when she began her training and feels she caught on very fast.
Sherry Faulk, Nichole's rehabilitation counselor believes Nichole was just looking for something that she would be good at and comfortable with when she came to DRS. "She wanted to find somewhere she'd fit in and could work forever if she wanted to," says Faulk.
"Nichole fits in with everyone," according to Brooks. "She gets along with all her peers."
Faulk speaks highly of Nichole. "She's a good worker and a good example of what rehab counselors like to do," Faulk explained. "She was interested in the process. She was always thankful for the help and she followed through on what she said she'd do and what we said we'd do and it made a good team."
Nichole likes her job at Developmental Center and Workshop. The thing she enjoys most about her job is working with people. She was happy with the training she received and is grateful to all those who helped her pursue the job opportunity.
"I work with good people," Nichole stated. "I like my job."


Western culture has changed radically in the last fifty years. Death seems less dreadful, sexuality less sacred, and humanity less dignified. Reason has yielded to passion, and science often to political bias. Philosophically and culturally, the West has slowly moved from modernism to postmodernism. It's not surprising that this shift has also radically affected the Christian church. The doctrinal confidence of the past 350 years has given way to greater levels of theological confusion. But while the new era thrives on religious pluralism, a refreshing desire has arisen among many Christians to experience and share the unchanging good news of Jesus more authentically, accurately, and passionately. This book is written to help ordinary people understand the nature of the transition that has occurred, and to inspire them to allow the gospel itself to shape life and church ministry in the midst of this great change. Each chapter ends with important questions for reflection or discussion.
Having served as a pastor in four churches with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada for most of his adult life, Dr. Ed Drewlo writes from a pastoral perspective. He has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Divinity from what is now Ambrose University in Calgary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity International University in Chicago. In 2006, he established Second Wind Ministries, a nonprofit registered charity with a view to assist pastors and others struggling with transition. Since that time, Ed has also served as a transition pastor and consultant to more than a dozen churches and ministries in Western Canada. Ed is married to Carolyn, and together they have four married children and (at the time of publication) ten grandchildren.


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Intel launches new PC chips, says U.S. supercomputer will double expected speeds
Stephen Nellis
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By Stephen Nellis
(Reuters) - Intel Corp on Wednesday introduced a new, faster family of processor chips for personal computers and said that the supercomputer it is helping the U.S. government to build will reach double previously expected speeds.
Intel is working to regain its lead in making the fastest computing chips after having lost its title to rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices and Apple Inc, both of which use outside partners to make their chips while Intel has struggled with its internal manufacturing operations. Santa Clara, California-based Intel made the announcement at an event aimed at persuading software developers to write code for its chips.
Intel showed versions of its 12th generation of Intel Core chips for PCs, known by their code name of Alder Lake. The company said the product line will eventually include 60 different chips destined for 500 models of PCs from various makers, from thin laptops to larger machines designed for gamers.
The company said it is shipping 28 versions of the chip to PC makers, with "broad availability" starting on Nov. 4.
Intel also said that Aurora, a supercomputer that Intel is building with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory for artificial intelligence work in suburban Chicago, will be twice as fast as originally planned. Intel said the computer will exceed 2 exaflops, meaning the ability to perform 2 quintillion - or 2,000,000,000,000,000,000 - calculations per second.
Intel had originally committed https://www.reuters.com/article/ctech-us-usa-intel-idCAKCN1QZ298-OCATC to deliver the $500 million computer this year with 1 exaflop of performance, but manufacturing delays forced it to postpone delivery until next year. In the meantime, Argonne officials tapped Intel's rivals https://www.reuters.com/article/nvidia-amd-idCNL1N2PV1L6 Nvidia Corp and AMD for a smaller system built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co as a test system to continue developing software technologies for the delayed machine.
(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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This is the long-awaited update to a post I made in August of last year where I explained my situation to those who were interested. As one has come to expect from my life, many things have happened since, and I felt that now is as good a time as any to bring the loyal readers of this website up to speed on my progress.
We left off with me in Birmingham, the second largest city in the United Kingdom, living with a friend, out of a suitcase, and getting by on regular short track training at 'nearby' Nottingham and Solihull. This went very well. Relieved of any position of responsibility, and attending regularly mostly out of a desire to stay sane by keeping some semblance of routine, I was able to train more consistently than I have in a long time, even though short track speed skating isn't really my thing.
Nevertheless, short track is a great workout, and the consistent training allowed me to complete the Berlin Marathon on inline skates with a significantly-improved personal best time, as well as qualify for "star class" competitions in short track speed skating. Star class is a series of races which sit below world cups, and for younger skaters function as their introduction to the international racing circuit. My stated season goal for last season was to qualify for it, but that was conceived at a time when I only skated short track once a week, and struggled to train consistently. With regular short track training, I was able to qualify much earlier in the season than I had planned, which allowed me to actually participate in one of the races. Ironically enough, it was the one in Nottingham in which I made my Star Class debut.
Meanwhile, Denmark saw fit to reject both my appeal and my application for a separate startup visa. Luckily, Germany stepped in and was able to fix me up with a shiny new visa. Not that there's anything wrong with living in Australia – my country of citizenship. But for the work I do, and the circles in which I need to mix in order to be effective in that work (both in skating and tech startups) it is important that I live in Europe.
So where, you might be asking, did I end up when all was said and done? As you may have guessed from the picture – Berlin. After all that trouble, after all the searching in all the EU countries for suitable places to live and visas that I could apply for, and after being given the runaround by Danish authorities for such a long time, I end up in a city I would happily have chosen given the choice of anywhere in the world.
The truth is that this was the easiest visa to go for. Not only did I get it, but they gave me three years, and the renewal conditions are far more reasonable than those of my original Danish visa. More than that, they let me stay during the 'wait' for my appointment at the visa office, and in typical German orderliness, gave me the visa on the same day. It is also a "freelance" visa, which allows me to work for anyone, anywhere in the world, so long as I pay German taxes on my income. So if anyone out there needs their computer fixed, some photos taken at an important event like a wedding, some help with your maths homework, or perhaps a training program written for your road to the Olympic Games, then please let me know.
Curiously this is the third time where I've visited a city, fallen in love with it, and then ended up moving there to live without any prior inkling to how it might be possible. (The first instance was New York, which I first visited in March 2006 before being accepted in May to commence study there in September. The second was Copenhagen, which I first visited in December 2009 for COP15 after which I got together with a Danish girl in October 2010, then moved to live with her in March 2011). Maybe the key to really settling down is to stop visiting new places?
On a personal level, things have also taken a good turn. I've been able to unpack my life, and decompress the stress that inevitably builds up when you put things off because you're living in exile. Slowly life is regaining the feeling of normalcy – whatever that means in my strange world. I'm able to travel freely which, for those who know me, is one of the most important things on my list of priorities. I no longer have to carefully count the days I spend in the Schengen zone, or get nervous when I have to go through passport control somewhere, which is a massive relief.
As for work, Berlin is probably the best place in the world for me to be. The Germans are culturally very privacy-aware, which makes it a good place to be involved in tech startups involving encryption and privacy software. For this and other reasons, many of the important people in the industry are based here and I get to mix with a very vibrant and active tech scene (indeed, one of the reasons I got my visa so easily was because tech people are specifically targeted). In addition, Berlin offers excellent facilites for skating sports (and the Danes come here for training camps on the ice, so my departure from Denmark won't have such a great impact on their program).
It's not all fun and games though. If I had any inkling that I would end up living in Germany when I was a teenager, I would have paid much more attention in German class at school. I may have gotten decent marks decades ago when I was in high school, but foreign language learning in English-speaking countries is a joke. As it is with any move into a foreign country, I also have to get used to the way things are done, and all the little idiosyncrasies of a city and its people. Also begins the long task of building up a social network and regular social interactions. I have, however, spent a LOT of time in Berlin over the last few years, mostly on skating trips, so much of it is already surprisingly familiar to me.
The future is uncertain, although I've now managed to build a life in Europe and settle it somewhat in Berlin. I am attending regular German lessons, and have even managed to settle into what one might describe as a 'steady' relationship which includes co-habitation – co-habitation in a lovely apartment that is large and 'complete' enough that it actually feels like a home and not temporary accommodation (which is what most of the places I've lived in since leaving Australia in 2007 have been like). A lot will ride on my ability to eventually extend my visa and obtain 'permanent' residency, but permanent settlement in Germany is on the cards. I've also been settling back into a routine which, in addition to skating around in cirlces has come to include regular ballet class, and may eventually encompass archery as well.
The political environment, and the wave of euroskepticism has concerned me though. The atrocious treatment of refugees by the Danish government made me almost glad that I would no longer be living there, but the animosity towards foreigners isn't confined to Denmark, nor Europe for that matter. As a well-educated, well-resourced person who has travelled the world stealing other people's jobs, it's difficult for me to internalise how a local population can feel so threatened by people fleeing for their lives as a direct result of another country's (probably yours) foreign policy, but history has given us ample examples of this.
Finally, I would like to thank all of the people who helped me through the recent difficult times in my life. I won't embarrass them by naming them all on the internet, but those few individuals with whom I had regular interactions while living in exile in Britain know who they are, though they perhaps might not fully realise the impact that their friendship, warmth, and kindness has had on my life. Thank you for putting up with me, making me feel welcome, and keeping me company. I am forever in your debt.
I hope to see you all again soon, and under happier circumstances.


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ALPINE SKIER
On breaking Phil Mahre's U.S. record of 27 World Cup wins at Kitzbühel, Austria, on Sunday
It's something you dream about as a kid. I know Phil. He was really an amazing skier, but he's not a fan of mine. He doesn't like my technique—he thinks it's sloppy and reckless, and he doesn't really like my lifestyle.
On leaving the U.S. ski team in May to start his Team America
I wanted to explore my athletic ability. And the [U.S.] team cut my funding [after years of his protesting various team rules]. I'd rather pay extra and do things the way I've always wanted to do them.
The advantages of being on his own
I have more flexibility. If [practice] conditions are crap in one area, I shift to a new area. When you have a team of 17 guys, that's cumbersome. And on the race side the energy just seems better. It feels like we're pushing hard. With the [U.S.] team the attitude and energy were never 100%—it was get the result, not go out and crush it. Now it's go 100%, go crazy and see what you can do.
On whether he'll ski at the 2010 Olympics after talking up his party life and not medaling in 2006
I haven't decided. The last Olympics was positive for me, but for everyone else—the country, the sport, my management team—it was incredibly negative. It was hard on my family. Nobody wants to hear that their son is a disgrace and that they should be ashamed of him. If I think the [hype] around me is too negative, I won't do it.
What the unmarried 30-year-old will be doing in 10 years
I'm interested in having a family, and I love working with kids. I have 630 acres in New Hampshire with an organic-produce farm. I'd like a camp that teaches kids about growing organic produce and forestry, and I'd mix in stuff like sports, hiking, fishing and just cruising around New Hampshire.
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Further Details / Source(s): ParkWeb Park Note: Lysterfield Park & Churchill National Park – Visitor Guide.
Getting There: Access is via Horswood Road, Lysterfield. Drive through the park gate at the west end of Horswood Road and take the first left. Drive all the way to the last carpark (closest to the dam wall) and park here (Melways Ref: 108 D3).
Comments: Start the walk by crossing over the dam wall. The lake will be obscured by bush for most of the remainder of the walk so enjoy the views from here. Continue to Casuarina Track where you'll need to watch out for the many cyclists!. The park is known for it's mountain bike riding trails and was even home to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games cross-country mountain bike competition.
Not far along Casuarina Track, there is a signed turn-off on the right to the Acacia Nature Walk. This walk was much nicer than Casuarina Track so I definitely recommend using it as an alternative. There are interesting signs along the way with info about the plant and wild-life and there were quite a few wallabies along the way.
Once back at Casuarina Track, look out for Shortcut Track (clearly signed) where you'll need to turn right. Turn right again at Lake Track for the journey back to the park gate. Be sure to take a right at Logan Park Track rather than into the Conservation Area, as I don't think the Conservation Area walk will return you to the gate. From the park gate, head for the car whichever way you prefer. I made my way over to the shore-line and walked along the banks of the lake to get back to the car.
Just did this walk today. Could find lots and lots of people near the lake. Looks like it is a very famous picnic spot. There are quite a number of other tracks as well through which we could detour and join back to the lake circuit.
Also the conservation area leads to the gate as well. It is just meant for people who are walking as the sign clearly says. If you follow the track signs, you will reach the gate.
I did spot couple of Wallabies in the Acacia nature walk and it is indeed great when compared to the Casuarina Track.
Thanks very much for the comment. As always, I really appreciate the interaction. I haven't actually been back to this one since I wrote up the blog post, but I do remember all the wallabies. Nice spot!


Luke & I have been flying hither and yon of late, most recently to Washington DC for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference, and then to New York City to visit with friends & to see Compulsion at the Public Theatre, starring Mandy Patinkin – who not only inspires me with his singing, acting and advocacy, but connects me to my late father through our many viewings of "Sunday in the Park with George" while he was wheelchair-bound due to ALS.
For those unfamiliar with ADA as it relates to access and accommodation regarding certified service dogs, all that a business or service provider or officer of the law is allowed to ask of someone is what function the accompanying assistance dog serves. We are not required to carry around any special papers and the dog does not need any special identification. Luke wears a service dog vest – blue, designating mobility assistance – and he even has a photo ID made by servicedogtags.com. I can't think of many reasons – save extreme heat or inclement weather – for someone partnered with service dog not to have their dog wear a vest or harness which identifies them readily and easily as a service dog. (I cannot even begin to imagine how much I'd be hassled without Luke wearing his vest!) The photo ID is extremely helpful to me and I'd personally never leave home without it. His photo ID is an added convenience for those folks who further doubt Luke's official capacity. Luke's likeness and the words Certified Service Dog along with with my own name spelled out on that plastic tag seem to make all the difference in the world to whether or not we get into a movie theatre, restaurant, etc. I've absolutely no doubt that without that photo ID, Jet Blue would've bumped us from our flight.
But, again, the law doesn't require a vest, a patch, or harness, and certainly not a photo ID or any kind of special papers.
So if you have a service dog, know your rights. And if you work in a capacity that encounters the public in this kind of way, please tell everyone you work with what is and is not legal and appropriate in dealing with those who have service dogs. I'll be forever in your debt, and you'll make the lives of people like me So Much Easier.
Service dogs go through rigorous training and then a very detailed certification process by a party other than the trainer – and other than the owner, in cases where someone is training her own service dog for herself, for her child or her partner's use. Once the dog is certified, the idea is that this newly-minted team of human being requiring assistance + trained and devoted service dog providing said assistance, are free to go about daily life encountering as little interference as possible. The whole point of partnering someone in need with a service dog is to gift them with independence, safety and freedom. The ability to do what could not be accomplished before, without the help of a service dog – or other people – in attendance.
Which is why it's most unfortunate that once we get out and about in the world with all this independence, freedom, comfort and level of safe-guarding against harm (from falling or seizures, etc.) that we are thwarted so often. Repeatedly. Sometimes every day. Sometimes many times a day. Sometimes so rudely that we cave under the offense and exhaustion of it all. How many times have I had an encounter so thoroughly humiliating and infuriating that I've walked away, canceled my errands or plans, and gone home? Too many to count.
Not because I'm not empowered, but because I'm already ill and tired and carrying invisible burdens when I go out of my front door. So that when I encounter yet more challenges I'm often without one last shred of gumption to fight – thoroughly depleted emotionally, spiritually, physically. There are only so many battles within each of us on any given day; what the world doesn't seem to grasp is how many battles the ill and/or disabled endure before (if/when) we leave our houses.
After I explained to the Jet Blue agent that there were no special papers and that the ADA makes clear it is illegal to require anything of that nature in order to provide access or accommodation, she accepted the information, apologized, and got me on my way. But then once I boarded the plane – and after everyone else had boarded as well – the doors were held. After almost a half an hour a different Jet Blue agent came on board demanding to see my "documentation" for Luke.
So I went through the whole thing, again, while an entire flight of crew and passengers waited for this (quite rude) woman to decide that Luke and I would be allowed to fly.
And this was just the first leg of our trip!
Once at the hotel in DC there were more issues, mostly from the coffee bar/cafe that didn't seem to understand even the concept of a service dog, and then from the hotel management who kept insisting how dog-friendly their hotel was/is rather than address the problem so that I could just go in and get my dang cappuccino once or twice a day without coming up against the same brick wall and being asked to leave.
Taxi drivers, in general, are uninformed about service dogs. Most refuse to take us, some want to charge extra. One particular gem of a guy waited till the end of the ride to Dulles and attempted to charge me double the fare.
In NYC the drivers won't even stop for me. I have to get a bellman or a stranger to flag a taxi while I stand away and act like I'm not associated with that person. Once the taxi is snagged, my helper holds the door open and beckons us, at which point the taxi driver begins to protest. There's a very small window of time in which I must convey that it's illegal for them to refuse passage to a disabled person traveling with a service dog and that his license will be revoked if he does refuse to take us.
And, as you might imagine, after one has basically threatened a taxi driver with the loss of his livelihood, albeit quite rightly and legally, it's not a very pleasant or chatty ride.
I'll stop here, because if I launch into the trouble I had with restaurants in NYC or the way that being discriminated against at the theatre meant me losing out on getting to have Mandy Patinkin sign my Compulsion Playbill, I might cry.
So, in lieu of hysterics, I give you a couple photos of Luke in Central Park. He was already a huge fan of CP, but drenched in an icy white blanket of goodness, he was downright besotted with those hills and trees and trails!


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By admin February 13, 2020 Spotlight Music
In our exclusive new music feature Origins, we give artists the chance to reveal some of the inspirations behind their newest song. Today, MAITA tells us what it was like to wrestle "A Beast".
Forgiveness may be divine, but it's also dangerous. It can make you feel like whatever transgression warranted pardoning is tucked away in the past, when really it hangs around like a scar. That lasting impact post absolution is something Kill Rock Stars artist MAITA tackles on her latest single, "A Beast".
In a press statement, MAITA calls the track "a musing on the pain that one person is capable of causing another, and the endless potential for forgiveness that exists within that space. That forgiveness always comes with a price, however: the memory of it that we carry beneath our skin, as does the abused dog that flinches when you lift a hand to pet it."
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Coming from her forthcoming debut, Best Wishes, the song rings with an anxious heartbreak that rips somewhere between Mitski and Summer Cannibals. The verses are filled with rapid reflections on the hurt caused by a past lover, bursting into a frustrated chorus as MAITA calls, "I never could forget, but I'll forgive like a dog/ Somewhere in my bones these wounds they make their homes."
"A Beast" comes with a music video that finds MAITA alone in an apartment meant for two, going stir crazy in her own lonesome fury. Watch it below.
Best Wishes is due out April 3rd, and pre-orders are going on now. In support, MAITA has an appearance set for San Francisco's Noise Pop ahead of a European tour in the spring. Get tickets to the festival here.
For more on what stirred "A Beast", MAITA has broken down the song's Origins.
Relationship Patterns:
"A Beast" was inspired by a pattern in relationships that I kept seeing around the time I wrote the song, a pattern in the relationships around me, in my own relationship, in the relationship of a random bar-goer who opened up to me at a show. Each case involved a communication barrier that resulted in one party declaring the end of the relationship without clear warning, rendering the other surprised, hurt, confused, betrayed, but above all helpless. I wanted to take that helplessness and turn it into catharsis.
My Dog, Frank:
Frank, image via artist
One of the elements I noticed in the breakdown of the aforementioned relationships was the enduring potential for forgiveness possessed by the one who is left behind. This reminded me of my dog, Frank, who every day when I leave the house believes that I am leaving him forever, and no matter how many times I do, he is ecstatic to see me again, and he forgives the fact that I abandoned him. I was thinking about dogs in general and their loyalty to owners who are sometimes less than good to them, and about how there is still a price to pay: the abused dog remembers the crime, and it will cower if you lift a hand. Similarly, we carry the emotional baggage of our histories, even if we are willing to forgive somebody and move on.
Studio Apartment:
I wrote the song in an old studio apartment, and though it was very spacious for a studio, it still had a slightly claustrophobic feeling to it, especially when I was in it alone at night. I wanted the music video to take place mostly inside a single, small apartment, to capture the loneliness and monotony that comes with waiting for somebody in a small, empty place. I've since moved out of that apartment but we managed to find a friend who lent us their spot in Portland to shoot in, and the feeling of the place was very similar.
The Electric Guitar:
I started writing songs on the acoustic guitar when I was in high school and performed mostly alone until a few years ago. I wrote this song around the point when I was moving more in the electric guitar direction, and though I did write it on an acoustic, I think I was already hearing the potential for a different kind of sound. It felt natural to put more energy behind the chorus, to release all the emotional weight into something more sonically intense than what I could manage alone. Everything came together when I brought it to the band (Matthew Zeltzer, Nevada Sowle, Cooper Trail), which really captured the two sides of what I was trying to convey –measured contemplation and fervent desperation.
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Traditional English Morris Dancing in Tidewater Virginia.
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Morris Dancing is a traditional ritual dance originating in England. Generally, Morris dances involve six dancers with bells at their knees, twirling hankies and clashing sticks in elaborate figures and choruses. The music consists of simple folk tunes traditionally performed on the pipe and tabor, fiddle, button accordion/concertina, or recorder. Dating back to the 15th century, the dance has been associated with particular holidays, such as May Day, Whitsun and Yule. Morris was performed both in the countryside and as court entertainment. While many of the tunes and dances go back hundreds of years, Morris is a living tradition, with new dances being written and performed all over the world.
In 1996, a group of local folk and contra dancers formed Flying Bark Morris. The group now consists of a variety of dancers and musicians who love to dance, play music and perform throughout the year. Our repertoire consists of dances mainly from villages in the Cotswold and Border regions of England.
To contact the Flying Bark Morris, call or email Travis at (757) 719-0356.
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Pollock Pitches A's to 7-1 Win
MARSHALL, Minn. � Chace Pollock (1-0) threw 9 impressive innings as the Marshall A's snapped a 3 game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Lamberton Long Sox.
Pollock scattered 8 hits, allowing just a single Long Sox run. Pollock faced all but one batter, as Andrew Kinney faced one batter in the 8th.
Kinney and Cody Curry each had 3 hits to pace the A's offense. Kinney and Ben Korger both had a pair of RBIs.
Trevor Anderson went 1 for 3 with a single in his final game at Legion Field.
The A's may yet play one more regular season game, a previously rained out contest with Granite City.
The A's will compete in the Section 7B playoffs August 2-11, trying earn one of two spots in the Super Sections.
Lamberton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Marshall A's 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 7 12 0
C. Curry At Bats 3
C. Pollock Innings Pitched 9.0
--Trevor Anderson, PH 3 1 1 0 0 0 .158
Cody Curry, C 3 0 3 1 1 0 .347
Chace Pollock, P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tanner Neale, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316
2B - Cody Curry (5)
SB - Ben Korger (25)
HBP - Ben Korger (4); Taylor Rignell (5)
Chace Pollock (W, 1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 1.80
Andrew Kinney 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14
HB - Chace Pollock (1)


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ESG Monitoring: Why Funds Must Practice What They Preach
Posted March 10, 2022 March 10, 2022 aspenadmin
ESG assets represent more than $40 trillion globally and expect to rise to $50 trillion by 2025, according to Bloomberg. While that number is increasing, some ESG fund tags are being removed for reasons the fund is not addressing.
Aside from stripping the ESG tag due to "light or ambiguous language," regulators are examining not only the companies represented in the fund but the fund itself in two specific areas: social and governance factors. Morningstar's ESG classification system recently identified that roughly one in five funds had been stripped due to a lack of policy guidance, greenwashing concerns, and not delivering on what and who they claim to benefit.
ESG funds have due diligence requirements beyond just adhering to what can be statistically measured or screened. As fiduciaries, they must act in the best interest of their beneficiaries. In this fiduciary role, social and corporate governance issues can impact the performance of their entire portfolio:
SOCIAL Consideration of people and relationships
Labor standards
GOVERNANCE Standards for running a company
Audit committee structure
Whistleblower schemes
The Six Principles of Responsible Investing (PRI) lays the groundwork for possible actions for incorporating ESG issues into investment practice to ensure each fund company's fiduciary responsibilities. However, funds that fail to comply with PRI within their organization erode the public's trust in their fund and tarnish the ESG movement.
"According to research last year, investors who signed onto the United Nations principles did not improve the social and environmental performance of their investments. According to the researchers, signatories "use the PRI status to attract capital without making notable changes to ESG."
When companies offer insincere commitments or overpromise transformation, they risk undermining the real work being done by others." – An ESG Reckoning is Coming, Harvard Business Review.
Often, ESG funds are asked by institutional LPs how they comply with ESG and the Six Principles for Responsible Investing. Working with an industry-specific PEO, such as AspenHR, helps ensure that ESG funds comply with social and governance factors and the Principles for Responsible Investing and maintain their ESG tag by practicing what they preach.
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Eric Holder may be the most prominent Caribbean descendant on the U.S. political scene right now but he's not the only one.
There are quite a few islandistas-by-descent who are on the political scene or the power behind the throne (as it were).
They all just happen to be hugely intelligent and educated, career-minded, successful and fabulous - in other words, the definition of islandistas, even if they are some way from home. These are no ordinary women - but would we expect less of daughters of the Caribbean?
Heading the list is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, whose maternal grandparents emigrated from the beautiful country parish of Portland in Jamaica to the United States.
Rice, who is featured in this month's Vogue (see pic above) is to put it plainly... super-bright.
A Rhodes Scholar, she attained her doctorate from Oxford University by 25 and joined President Bill Clinton's National Security Council staff when she was 28. By 32, she was the assistant secretary of state - the youngest ever of course. And now she is the second-youngest ever U.N. Ambassador.
And she has two children and a husband.
Because yes, sometimes you can have it all - prevent nuclear proliferation and raise well-adjusted children.
Another prominent politico who is an islandista by descent is San Franciso District Attorney Kamala Harris.
Harris, who was featured in fellow islandista-by-descent Gwen Ifill's book 'The Breakthrough' was born to a Jamaican father, Professor Donald Harris of Stanford University and an Indian mother, Dr. Shyamala Goapalan.
Harris' election was a lot of firsts - the first female D.A. in San Francisco, the first black D.A. in California (the state that is home to the LAPD, after all) and the first Indian-American D.A. in the United States.
"There is something to be said for being the first in terms of breaking the stereotype of who can do what. It's not because you're the first person that could do it, at all. It's just everyone's ability to imagine who should or can, do what."
She may become yet another first next year, as she's running for Attorney General of California in 2010.
Behind the scenes, but still bringing the tempo of the islands to politics is Washington D.C.'s other first lady - Michelle Cross Fenty, wife of Mayor Adrian Fenty.
Mayor Fenty himself is of Caribbean descent a good ways back - that distinctively Bajan surname is a dead giveaway and indeed his great-grandfather was a Barbadian who emigrated to Panama. People joke that he may be related to Rihanna (aka Robyn Fenty) but that surname is actually so rare in Barbados that he probably is.
However, it is his wife Michelle that has the closer Caribbean connection, born as she was in south London to Jamaican parents.
Michelle's parents - her father Charlie was a contractor and part-time reggae singer and her mother Annett was a nurse, emigrated to the United States with their three daughters in 1987.
That reggae influence still holds strong - at her husband's inaugural ball in 2007, she specially requested that the band include a ska number and some reggae!
"I had probably seen her walking the halls for some time. I asked her to be my mentor. . . . It was love at first sight."
Her legal specialty is so complex her own sister can't explain what she does for a living. "She does something that only eight lawyers in the world do," says Athena Cross, 32, a pharmaceutical representative in Brooklyn, N.Y., exaggerating a bit.
Perkins Coie managing partner John Devaney says more than eight lawyers do what Fenty does, but still, "There are just a limited number."
She is a global technology transactional attorney. Translation: Technology is patented, and different countries have different laws; "my job is to write the contracts designed so that they can build systems that can talk to each other," she said. One deal she negotiated was worth $100 million.
Lawd. See what we said? No ordinary women, these. They make us proud.
Labels: Adrian Fenty, Ambassador, District Attorney, Islandistas we love, Jamaica, Jamaican, Kamala Harris, Mayor, Michelle Cross Fenty, Politics, Susan Rice, United Nations, Washington D.C.
I love to read about islandistas doing well. It makes me so proud of my caribbean heritage. I represnt all day everyday out here in Cali. I might not have the island accent but I am quick to say that I am from the islands.