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Florida | Blue Dragons Paddling Club
The Blue Dragons are a competitive team with a very strong social bond. The club strives to compete once a month within and outside of the state of Florida.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bigbluedragons/
California | X-Generals
X-Generals is a recreational / competitive dragon boat racing team based in Long Beach, California. Formed in October 2003 as a continuation of the former General Bank Corporate dragon boat team, thus named "X-Generals".
Our team is a divers crew made up of people from all walks of life who are looking to stay active, push their limits and be part of an incredible community.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xgeneralsdragonboat
Website: http://www.xgenerals.org/
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BC | Fairway Gorge Paddling Club
Numerous teams: Westshore Warriors, Goblin Empire, Amazing Greys, Xtreme Reach, Hornet, Dragon Flyers, Paddlers f the Fifth Moon, Snapping Dragons, and others
http://fgpaddle.com/
BC | Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club
The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club (VCKC) is a recreational paddling club based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the promotion of safe and skillful paddling on Vancouver Island and in the surrounding waters. The club has a diverse paddling community and with six paddling programs gives members a wide range of paddling opportunities. Members may participate in any Club program(s). Recreational Dragon Boat Teams and Annual 10-paddler races (Guts 'n Glory)
http://vckc.ca
Puerto Plata | Dragon Boat Dominican Republic
We would like to introduce ourselves! Dragon Boat Dominican Republic has just arrived to the city of Cabarete and we want to let the world know we are here! We have 3 20-paddler Champion dragon boats available to be used for training camps, clinics, team building, festivals and races!
Please spread the word and consider our wonderful location for your destination training/clinics and team fun.
We look forward to connecting with you soon in beautiful Cabarete!
Dragon Boat Dominican Republic
www.DragonBoatDR.com
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California | Space Dragons
The Space Dragons are a Southern California based competitive amateur Dragon Boat racing team, and we are a member team of the Southern California Dragon Boat Club (SCDBC). We are comprised of a diverse blend of fun-loving paddlers spanning all walks of life. We are unified in our enthusiasm for the sport, great workouts, intense competition, and most importantly, our love for the team and our teammates. Simply having fun and helping one another live happy and healthy lives is what we are about.
http://www.facebook.com/TeamSpaceDragons
http://www.spacedragons.org
California | AeroDragons
AeroDragons is a club devoted to the sport of dragon boat racing. We are a competitive recreational team and we are a member team of the Southern California Dragon Boat Club (SCDBC). Our members are a diverse mix of The Aerospace Corporation and Los Angeles Air Force Base/Space and Missile Systems Center employees, military personnel, families and friends. We are sponsored by the AEA (Aerospace Employees Association).
AeroDragons' purpose is to cultivate a deeper appreciation for Asian/Pacific and other cultural heritages through team building, recreation, friendship and fun.
https://www.facebook.com/AeroDragons
http://www.aerodragons.org/
North Carolina | Pleasure Island Dragon Boat Club
After holding the first of which is now an annual Dragon Boat Regatta in Carolina Beach we had enough interest from participants to develop a club. Our mission is to offer the Dragon Boating experience to individuals with a serious interest in competitive dragon boating and those who would like to join in on a fun, good core workout on a weekly basis and participate in maybe one or two local events. Currently the club numbers over 30 and we new members are joining every day. We have plans for the acquisition of a Dragon Boat and equipment and should be training within the next 30-60 days. Check out our meetup group: Pleasure Island Dragon Boat or catch us on Facebook.
Pleasure Island Dragon Boat Club
California | Killer Guppies
The Killer Guppies was formed shortly before the 1999 Long Beach Festival. Given that the original line-up was a hodge-podge of those who weren't on another team, the expectations were humble, and this was reflected in the unique name adopted by the team. Had anyone realized the team would still exist years later, perhaps the name would have been given more consideration. Or maybe not.
In 2000, the team became official with the first elected captain and matching jerseys. Along came a shiny gold medal in their division in the annual Long Beach Festival. Not bad for a team of mixed paddlers. Out-of-town tournaments began to take flight with a trip to Northern California for the SF Dragon Boat Festival.
In 2001, we refined our technique with our first dedicated head coach. KG really started to spread its wings and compete internationally for the first time, traveling to Vancouver for the biggest festival in North America: Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival. We were transitioning to become one of the top teams in California.
A Merger in the Making
The Cerritos Dragons was formed in 1996 by a group of Chinese school teachers. The team competed at the recreational level in the local Long Beach races. In 2005, the team grew more competitive and recruited from a broad region, changing their team name to California Golden Dragons. In 2006, paddlers from CGD traveled with KG to the tournaments in Vancouver and San Francisco. This was the start of a beautiful relationship. The two teams merged and retained the name; the Killer Guppies.
Ongoing Dedication
The Killer Guppies continue to compete at all levels while being fortunate to bring home hardware when hard work meets perseverance. It is a team where all paddlers are inspired by their teammates to push their limits and grow stronger. Our dedication and supportive atmosphere attracts paddlers who wish to elevate their game. We aren't recognized just for our name, but for competing with and against the best dragon boat teams out there.
https://twitter.com/KGuppiesdb
http://www.killerguppies.org/
California | Oakland Renegades
The Oakland Renegades dragon boat team was born April 1st, 2009 and is a collaborative effort by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department and a group of paddlers from the dragon boat community. Our goal is to promote the sport of dragon boat racing, become an increasingly competitive team at the many races during the year and to have as much fun as possible doing it.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oakland-Renegades-Dragonboat-Team/169414683077058
http://oaklandrenegades.org
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YouTuber BeerBiceps aka Ranveer Allahbadia completes 500K on Instagram
BeerBiceps aka Ranveer Allahbadia crossed 500k followers on his Instagram profile
Ranveer Allahbadia famously known as BeerBiceps is a Mumbaikar who reached huge success on his YouTube channel that goes by the name BeerBiceps. He just crossed 500k followers on Instagram and we are happy for him. He uploaded a picture on his Instagram while posing with a camera in his hand.
Ranveer is an Indian actor, model, and YouTuber who is one of the top social media influencers in India right now. He is known for his fitness, health and lifestyle videos on YouTube. He has 2.1 million subscribers on his BeerBiceps YouTube channel and has another channel with his own name where he has 1.2 million subscribers.
Ranveer has reached great success at this age and there is a lot more to come his way. He is very hardworking and has been consistent with his content on his social media platform along with both his channels. He has been motivating the younger audience and helping younger boys and girls with his health and fitness related tips, suggestions and ideas.
Just like his great YouTube content, his Instagram is proof that he is one of the most stylish YouTubers in India. He has a very unique and dashing sense of fashion. Just like most influencers, Ranveer too has been extremely popular among teenage Indian girls.
Ranveer is extremely talented and charming. Young teenage girls are head over heels over this YouTube star. He is very active on his Instagram and regularly posts updates on his fashionable outfits. His stylish personality shines through his Instagram profile.
Hitting 500k on Instagram is a huge milestone that this young budding artist has crossed. We at IWMBuzz wish Ranveer much love and all the success he deserves.
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Indigo Ag CEO David Perry Talks Indigo Acres, Grower Profitability, and Environmental Sustainability
by Jordan Okumura
BOSTON, MA - The Organic Grower Summit is just a day away and the conversation around sustainability and regenerative agriculture has been reaching a critical mass. Indigo Ag is one organization helping to shift agriculture's business model from vision to possibility in this arena, as it builds a system responsive to demands for high-quality and sustainably produced food and fiber through the development of microbial and digital technologies that improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health.
As we continue to rally around sustainability and regenerative ag, the company's President and CEO David Perry has been slated to take the stage as a coveted keynote speaker at the Organic Grower Summit to share the advantages and benefits of Indigo's programs and more. One topic of keen interest? Its Indigo Acres platform.
"Indigo Acres is designed to encourage and reward growers for adopting regenerative practices, and to assist farmers in scaling these practices across their operations," David tells me. "We launched the program in November of 2019 to grain growers, but hope to expand access into more specialty crops in the future."
In addition, Indigo Acres provides full season support like access to Indigo agronomists, microbial seed treatments, crop pricing tools, premium buyer contracts, and quality testing, to further growers' profitability potential.
"Growers who increase their adoption of regenerative practices should also increase their soil's ability to sequester carbon dioxide. They'll be paid for every ton of carbon dioxide captured to enrich their soil," David expresses.
When I ask him what are some of the little-known facts or misconceptions about regenerative agriculture and its impact on the bottom line, he shares that the company frequently hears that the transition to regenerative farming practices coincides with an initial dip in yield and profitability. Second, that farmers don't have a financial incentive to change their practices.
"To address the first concern, while some growers may experience an initial decrease in yield, based on hundreds of conversations and observed experiences we've had with farmers across the country, we know that some have reported a positive increase in yield in their very first growing season," David reflects. "That, matched with reductions in input costs as a result of reduced fertilizer and chemical use, leads to profitability increases."
David goes on to express how the transition to regenerative farming practices is best supported with experience.
"Growers have higher success rates when they have support in the transition, which is where we come in. Indigo provides growers with data-driven recommendations from agronomists specializing in regenerative systems. With regards to incentives, Indigo compensates growers for capturing carbon dioxide and reducing emissions, which are direct outcomes of adopting regenerative practices. At 15 dollars per ton of carbon dioxide sequestered, this represents a significant new revenue stream for growers."
So, how did Indigo Ag come to fruition and what is the vision behind the company, you may ask? In a nutshell, Indigo's mission is to harness nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet.
"We started with a series of questions: How do we feed a growing population? And how do we do it in a way that is more sustainable for the planet, healthier for consumers, and more profitable for growers?" David shares. "Inspired by insights from the human microbiome, Indigo began with the hypothesis that naturally occurring microbes living inside a plant can optimize crop health and improve productivity. These microbes became the basis for seed coatings—innovative, nature-derived products that complement a plant's natural processes to improve crop health while increasing yield in the face of external stress."
However, he tells me, microbes only get to a piece of the story.
"Indigo recognized the need for an integrated, systems-approach to agriculture that would preserve the identity and value of high-quality, sustainably grown crops from the grower to the buyer to the ultimate consumer. These observations and direct insights from growers made it clear that the system of agriculture needed to be de-commoditized," David says. "Today, Indigo is taking an integrated approach to fundamentally de-commoditize agriculture and improve outcomes for people and the planet. We have implemented over ten different business lines which span across the value chain, from our microbial seed solutions to digital platforms like our grain marketplace. This past June, we launched The Terraton Initiative, a global effort to remove one trillion tons of carbon dioxide and store it within our agricultural soils."
If each company is a piece of the larger puzzle, then each one of Indigo's business lines represents an important piece of the overall system. If implemented collectively, David adds, they will make a significant impact on the outcomes of our food and agriculture system.
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How do I get a Loudoun County library card?
Cards may be obtained by visiting any one of the library branches in person or by applying online. If you applied for a card online, please bring your driver's license or other form of identification during your first visit. You may also sign up for free Internet access at that time. Customers registering for the first time will fill out a registration form, sign a responsibility statement, and provide a photo ID and proof of current address, plus other documents that may be used to establish eligibility. You are asked to present your Library card whenever you check out Library materials.
Where may I use my Loudoun County library card?
You may use your card at any Loudoun County Public Library branch. You may check out and return materials, as well as request materials and pick them up at any branch location.
I don't live in Loudoun, but does my county/city participate in the regional reciprocal borrowing program?
If you are a resident of any one of the following jurisdictions, you are eligible to borrow items from Loudoun County Public Library: the cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, Winchester, District of Columbia; Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Clarke and Frederick Counties in Virginia; and Montgomery, Prince George, Frederick and Charles counties in Maryland; and card holders of the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg.
You still need to complete LCPL's Library card application process. You must provide identification (photo ID and proof of current address showing your residency in any one of the reciprocal jurisdictions).
What are some of the examples of acceptable documents that may be used to establish my eligibility for a Loudoun County Public Library card?
When logging into the online catalog for the first time, current patrons must enter a personal identification number (PIN) in addition to their library card number (the number listed with the barcode). The "Log In" button is in the upper right corner of the catalog home page.
Your PIN is your birthdate in MMDDYY format. For example, July 4, 1976 would be 070476. If the Library does not have your birthdate on file, your PIN has been set to 999999.
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All Library materials have a circulation period of three weeks and can be renewed up to seven times (unless another patron is waiting), with the following exceptions: 7-Day Hot Picks books (one week, no renewals) OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks (three weeks, no renewals), Freading eBooks (two weeks, one renewal).
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Yes, in person, online, or by calling the automated telephone renewal service at 703-771-5626. Please note that seven-day loan period items and items that have holds on them cannot be renewed.
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The fine is 10 cents per day, per item. The maximum fine per item is $5.00. An unpaid fine of $10 or more will block the Library card so that no more items can be checked out or renewed.
I've lost an item. What will it cost me?
You will be charged the replacement cost for items not returned. Please note that LCPL does not accept replacement copies for lost items, and only accepts cash or credit cards for the payment.
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May I obtain my library card number to access the internet or wireless service in the library?
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May I obtain my library card number remotely via phone, email inquiry or the Ask A Librarian online chat service?
You can obtain this information remotely from Library staff if your driver's license number has been added to your borrower record and you can provide this number.
May I inquire or manage my account remotely via phone, email inquiry or the Ask A Librarian online chat service?
What if I want access to the Online Databases and I cannot provide the necessary information to obtain my library card number?
Library staff will provide you with a temporary number to access this service for 24 hours.
How do I put a book on hold and have it sent to my branch?
Is the Library material you want checked out, but you'd like to be placed on a waiting list so you can check it out once it's available? Simply place a hold on an item through the Library Catalog. When you see an item you want in the catalog, click "request item", enter your Library card number, and select your preferred pickup location. When your requested item becomes available you will be notified by either phone or email. Requested items are kept for you to pickup at the branch for seven (7) days.
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May I place a request in the Library if I do not have my Library card?
Yes, staff will be happy to assist you with this service when you visit the Library or via the phone.
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Yes, parents have full access to their child's record if the child is younger than 18.
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How do I change my notification information?
To update your email and phone number, login to your account at catalog.library.loudoun.gov and click the account link a top right corner, click the Account Summary tab, and select the Contact Information link.
Please contact staff at your local branch for assistance changing your notification preferences between phone and email.
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The email you receive for notifications will be sent from Loudoun County Public Library. The subject line will be "This is a message from the Loudoun County Public Library." Please be sure that this user/address is listed as acceptable in any spam-blocking software that you or your email provider uses.
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How long will you hold items on the shelf?
The hold shelf period is seven (7) days from the time it changes to "Hold Shelf" status.
What should I do if I no longer need an item?
You can cancel holds by logging in to your account, clicking the "Account Activity" tab, and selecting the "Holds" link. You can select any holds in your queue to cancel.
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What services are available if I call the number?
When will it call me?
You will receive phone notifications if you have opted out of email notifications or if your email notifications bounced back from your mailbox.
What notifications will I receive via phone?
You will receive automated messages to inform you of any holds waiting for pickup, when items are lost, when items are coming due, and when items are overdue.
To update your email and phone number, login to your account at catalog.library.loudoun.gov and click the "Account" link a top right corner, click the Account Summary tab, and select the Contact Information link.
What if I don't see what I want in your catalog?
After Library staff determines that the item you would like is not available locally, you may obtain it through Interlibrary Loan. The fee for this service is $3.00 for each item requested, collected at the branch when you pick up your item (there is a fee of $3.00 for each item requested. The fee is payable when you pick up the item. You will be notified in advance if there are other fees charged by the lending library).
You may also consider making a purchase suggestion using the Suggest A Title service for titles not in the Library's catalog.
Please let your branch know if you lose your card so we can prevent use of the card by someone else. Please come into the branch to get a free replacement card.
How long before my card expires?
As a Loudoun County resident, your Loudoun County Library Card has no expiration date. However, cards that have been inactive (i.e. no items checked out) for five (5) years will be purged by the system. The Library also asks that you update your Library account information every two (2) years. In the meantime, if your address or phone number changes, please let Library staff know so that your account information can be kept up-to-date.
If you do not live in Loudoun or a jurisdiction that participates in reciprocal borrowing, but have a Loudoun County Library Card because you work, go to school, or own property/business in Loudoun, your Library card does expire every year. Please bring proof of eligibility (such as a work ID) to any one of the branch locations and Library staff will renew the card for you.
May I use my Loudoun County library card in other area libraries?
As a Loudoun County resident, you are eligible for library cards from any public libraries in the jurisdictions who participate in the regional reciprocal borrowing program. Please consult each individual library policy on how to obtain a library card from any one of the public libraries in the program. Please note that LCPL does not share library patron information or catalog information with any other libraries in the reciprocal program; therefore, you will have to go through the library card application process required by the other library.
The following jurisdictions participate in the regional reciprocal borrowing program: The cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, Winchester, District of Columbia; Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Clarke and Frederick Counties in Virginia; and Montgomery, Prince George, Frederick and Charles counties in Maryland; and card holders of the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg.
The Educator Card offers expanded access to Library resources to educators living and/or working in Loudoun County. This card is intended for professional use only, offers more privileges than a personal card, and should not be used in place of a personal library card.
Public and private school K-12 teachers, homeschool teachers, childcare providers, and preschool teachers who either work and/or live in Loudoun County. Please note these qualifications are different than those for obtaining a personal LCPL card.
How do I get an Educator Card?
Visit your local Library branch. You must show proof of your status as an educator: letter on school letterhead or other proof of current employment as an educator, daycare provider certification, current homeschool status certification, or similar documentation. You must also show proof that you live and/or work in Loudoun County. LCPL staff will make the final decision about the validity of documentation provided.
Educator cards are valid for one year only and will expire on October 1 each year. The card can be renewed upon expiration by presenting the same documentation provided when you first received your card.
LCPL's 7-Day Hot Picks collection and Interlibrary Loan services are excluded. Items checked out on this card should be for educational purposes. This card is intended for professional use and should not be used to check out personal use items.
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Are there any fees associated with the Educator Card?
There are no fines or fees for overdue items. However, card holders will be responsible for replacement costs of any lost or damaged items. All overdue items must be returned before other materials may be checked out.


The Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Marie-Claude Bibeau, has said that women's empowerment is crucial for development, particularly in Senegal, reports ITRealms.
She made this known during her official visit to Senegal in West Africa on Tuesday, saying that empowering women would propel them to reply on their presence in all spheres of the society.
"I am determined to ensuring that Canada's international aid resources go first and foremost toward giving women the means to contribute fully to the development of their communities," she said.
Bibeau also said Canada would spend $112.6 million to fund four development projects and initiatives in Senegal.
Minister Bibeau also announced funding for a series of other projects. For example, $70 million over five years (2015 to 2020) was allocated to the Government of Senegal to help it implement its Plan Sénégal Émergent [emerging Senegal plan], which will assist the country in achieving strong and inclusive growth.
This support, she said, includes upward of $50 million in budgetary assistance to enable the Senegalese government to enhance its public financial management and governance of key sectors, such as agriculture and nutrition.
Canada will also provide $20 million in technical assistance to help various departments manage public funds and ensure service delivery to the Senegalese population.


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Greenwich United Way Board Unanimously Appoints David Rabin as New CEO
FOR RELEASE: January 29, 2016
Contact: Jeremy Nappi, Director of Development, jnappi@unitedway-greenwich.com
Board of Directors Introduces CEO at Annual Meeting
GREENWICH, Conn., January 28th 2016 – Last night Greenwich United Way announced their new President and Chief Executive Officer, David Rabin, during the United Way's Annual Meeting at Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. United Way hired a consultant, DRG, to help find the right candidate; funds for this search were donated by a United Way supporter who asked to remain anonymous.
"David's understanding and passion for raising awareness of local needs and creating solutions with lasting results will have a measurable positive impact on the lives of those who need our help the most. The Greenwich United Way is currently poised for significant growth and success, and we are pleased and excited to welcome David as the strong and capable CEO who will lead our organization in the years to come," said Karen Keegan, Board Chair.
Rabin is originally from Clarence, NY (just outside Buffalo). Having moved to the area in 1984, his experience includes strong and successful leadership roles in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Rabin joins Greenwich United Way from Webster Bank, where he most recently worked as Vice President. The new United Way CEO brings proven expertise in fundraising, business development and operations, and client service. Rabin has a 20-year history of helping others in his "adopted hometown." He has served, or currently serves, on several local boards and organizations in town, including:
Byram Archibald Neighborhood Center
Greenwich Chamber of Commerce
At Home in Greenwich
Greenwich September 11th Memorial
Greenwich Youth Football League
In a letter to Greenwich United Way agency partners and supporters on Thursday night Board Chair, Karen Keegan wrote; "Many of the boards and organizations which David has chosen are those which help the most vulnerable in our community. From coaching youth sports to revitalizing a children's community center, David knows the importance of giving back." Rabin is married to Lauren Rabin, who was recently elected to the Greenwich Board of Education, and has two sons, Scott and Eric. Both boys were born and raised in Greenwich and went through the Greenwich Public School system.
Rabin will officially start as CEO of United Way at the end of February. In his remarks to the board on Thursday during the Annual Meeting, he expressed his commitment to the community as he explained how his experience will contribute to the organization's success.
"It is a privilege and honor to have been selected as the next CEO of the Greenwich United Way.
Working collaboratively with the board of directors, we look forward to raising the awareness and achieving the goals, mission and vision of this extremely vital organization that has served the most vulnerable of our community for the last 80 years. It takes an entire community to make a difference and we hope to unite the town of Greenwich to make a positive impact in the lives of those who need it most. When children and families are strengthened, when fostering self sufficiency is achieved, when assisting individuals in crisis is accomplished, the entire community benefits. Our challenges are clear and with the help of a united Greenwich, we will meet our goals." Rabin said.
Following the Tudor Match Grant Challenge and recent extension of that grant by a generous group of Board members, the Greenwich United Way will launch a new website and image as part of an intensive rebranding. Visit the United Way website to stay informed and for more information on United Way news (www.unitedway-greenwich.com).


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LONDON (AP) — The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said Thursday they were in exclusive discussions about forming a partnership.
The potential deal would see BT Sport, which holds the rights to Premier League and Champions League matches as well as many other top sports competitions, link up with Discovery-owned Eurosport UK in what they are calling a 50-50 venture.
A new company is hoping to be operational "later this year," BT said in a statement.
"The proposed joint venture with Discovery, Inc. would create an exciting new sports broadcasting entity for the U.K.," said Marc Allera, chief executive of BT Consumer.
Among the big sports shown on Eurosport are Grand Slam tennis events, cycling's leading races, alpine skiing and many of snooker's top tournaments. It also has rights to the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month.
A partnership between Discovery and BT Group would provide bigger competition for Comcast-owned Sky Sports, which is the leading broadcaster for the Premier League.
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Semaphore: 2017 - Commemorating 1942, The Royal Australian Navy's Darkest Year
During 2017 the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will pause to commemorate a number of important 75th anniversaries as it focuses on what was, arguably, the RAN's darkest year - 1942.
For Australia's population at that time, 1942 began with a growing sense of trepidation as war spread to the Asia-Pacific following Japan's attack on the US Navy fleet in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The war that had begun in Europe in September 1939 had become a truly global conflict.
The fast-moving events of December 1941 created genuine concern throughout Australia. Not only had the United States Navy's (USN) Pacific fleet been crippled in the attacks on Pearl Harbor, but two powerful British warships, the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse, deployed to reinforce Singapore, had both been sunk within days of their arrival in the region.
The Imperial Japanese thrust southwards continued unabated and soon Malaya, Singapore and the Dutch East Indies had fallen. Never in Australia's short, modern history had its shores been under a more immediate threat.
Those concerns soon crystallized when on 19 February 1942 the first of 64 Japanese air raids took place on the strategically important port city of Darwin. The war was by then well-and-truly on Australia's doorstep.
In 1942 industry was essential in taking the fight to the enemy with maximum use being made of shipbuilding and repair facilities throughout Australia.
In response to the dramatic change to the deteriorating strategic situation in the Asia-Pacific, new alliances were formed, notably between Australia and the US, and it was not long before units of the RAN and the USN were in action in the hotly contested wrestle for sea control in the the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea in May saw Japanese attempts to invade Port Moresby by sea thwarted in what became the first fleet action in which planes launched from aircraft carriers, engaged the opposing forces. It was also the first naval battle in history in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.
Elsewhere in Australia, industry continued to ramp up and ship-building efforts were increased to provide the Navy with the vessels it would need to take the fight to the enemy. Repair facilities were also in demand as an increasing number of damaged and war-weary ships returned to Australia for repairs and refits.
By the end of 1942 HMA Ships Perth, Yarra, Kuttabul, Canberra, Vampire, Voyager, Nestor and Armidale had all joined the growing list of RAN wartime losses in a year during which there was little to celebrate.
With the number of surviving World War II veterans rapidly diminishing, this year's 75th anniversary commemorations will be all the more poignant as the Navy pauses to acknowledge their service and remember those who made the supreme sacrifice.
This Semaphore features a time-line of key 1942 events with links to resources aimed at providing those hosting commemorative activities with readily accessible material that will assist in that endeavour - Lest We Forget.
1942 - A Time Line of Commemoration
8 January - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Whyalla (I) (Lieutenant LN Morison, RANR(S)), commissioned. She was in Sydney Harbour during the Japanese midget submarine attack of May 1942 and also endured Japanese air raids while later operating in New Guinea. Today she is the centrepiece exhibit at the Whyalla Maritime Museum, South Australia, and is one of just two Bathurst Class corvettes preserved as museum pieces.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-whyalla-i
20 January - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Deloraine (Lieutenant Commander DA Menlove, RANR(S)), assisted by her sister ships, HMA Ships Katoomba (Commander AP Cousin, RANR(S)) and Lithgow (Commander AV Knight, DSC, RANR(S)), attacked and sank the Japanese submarine I-124 north of Darwin. I-124 was the first enemy submarine sunk in Australian waters. Lieutenant Commander Menlove was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his part in the action.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-deloraine
3 February - On that day in 1942 the Australian light cruiser HMAS Hobart (I) in company with the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Tenedos rescued a total of 70 passengers and crew, including women and children, from the merchant ship Norah Moller which had been crippled by Japanese bombers while transiting the Banka Strait. Of the 57 rescued by Hobart, 28 were wounded and six died on passage to Tanjong Priok.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-hobart-i
6 February - On that day in 1942 a shell splintered Carley float life-raft containing the corpse of an unidentified Australian sailor was sighted in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The float was recovered and the sailor was buried in the Old European Cemetery overlooking the sea. It has since been determined that the float and body came from HMAS Sydney (II) which sank following a fierce engagement with the German raider HSK Kormoran in November the previous year. All of Sydney's 645 crew perished. The body has since been exhumed and was reburied in the Commonwealth War Grave cemetery at Geraldton with full Naval honours in November 2008. Efforts are continuing to try and identify the body using DNA extracted from the remains.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-sydney-ii-part-1
7 February - On that day in 1942 the Tribal Class destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I) was launched at Cockatoo Island Dockyard. Warramunga subsequently saw active service in the Pacific theatre during World War II and later during the Korean War. Two RAN ships have proudly carried this Indigenous name.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-warramunga-i
18 February - On that day in 1942 the Bathurst Class Australian Mine Sweeper (AMS) HMAS Wallaroo was launched at Poole & Steel in Sydney. The ship had only a short commission, meeting her end in the early hours of 11 June 1943 when she sank following a collision with the US liberty ship Henry Gilbert Costin. Three sailors from Wallaroo died as a result of the collision.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-wallaroo
19 February - Each year on this day the RAN pauses to remember those who lost their lives in 1942 when Japanese bombers carried out the first of some 64 air raids launched against the Northern Territory capital Darwin. Eight ships were sunk, two were beached and later refloated and many of the other 35 ships in the harbour were damaged by bomb or machine gun fire. Darwin town and the RAAF aerodrome were also heavily damaged by the raid.
27 February - On that day in 1942 Commander Frederick Norton Cook, RAN took part in a successful combined operation raid against a German enemy radio station located at Bruneval, 12 miles north of Havre, France. For his part in this daring commando raid he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross 'for daring, skill and seamanship whilst serving in HMS Tormentor as Commander of the Naval Forces. He showed the highest qualities of cool and resolute leadership combined with skill and daring in landing the beach parties and re-embarking all troops under fire, thus achieving the result which his careful organisation and training of these forces deserved'. This experienced RAN officer was later appointed as the Commanding Officer of HMAS Assault, the RAN's combined operations training school located at Port Stephens, NSW.
28 February - On that day in 1942 HMAS Perth (I) under the command of Captain HML Waller, DSO*, RAN steamed into a fierce night action against superior Japanese naval forces in what became known as the Battle of Sunda Strait. At the time of her loss, early on 1 March, Perth's ship's company totalled 681, comprising 671 naval personnel, six RAAF personnel and four civilian canteen staff. Three hundred and fifty crewmen including Captain Waller and three civilians did not survive the sinking. Those who did survive numbered 328 (324 naval, three RAAF and one civilian). Four naval personnel died ashore without having been taken prisoner. A further 106 men died in captivity (105 naval, one RAAF). Four sailors were recovered from captivity in September 1944 when they were among prisoners of war rescued after the sinking of a Japanese transport. After the end of hostilities 214 men (211 naval, two RAAF and one civilian) were repatriated to Australia.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-perth-i
4 March - Each year on this date the RAN pauses to remember those lost in HMAS Yarra (II) (Lieutenant Commander RW Rankin, RAN) in 1942. The story of Yarra's final action is one of heroism in the face of overwhelming odds against a superior enemy naval force. Of Yarra's complement of 151, 138, including her captain and all officers, were killed in the action or died subsequently in life rafts.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-yarra-ii
http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/lieutenant-commander-robert-william-rankin
9 April - On that day in 1942 HMAS Vampire (I), (Commander W.T.A. Moran, RAN) was sunk by Japanese carrier borne aircraft in waters off Ceylon. Commander Moran and eight ratings died as a result of the action which also claimed the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Vampire had previously distinguished herself as part of the famous 'Scrap Iron Flotilla'.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vampire-i
15 April 1942 - The first of eleven US S Class submarines arrived at New Farm, on the Brisbane River, in company with the tender USS Griffin under the command of Captain RW Christie, USN. By the end of the month four were on active war patrols.
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/usn-submarines-based-brisbane-during-world-war-ii
16 April - The Bathurst Class minesweeper HMAS Katoomba was launched by the Deputy Mayoress of Katoomba, Mrs H. Lloyd, in 1941. On 20 January 1942 Katoomba, along with HMA Ships Deloraine and Lithgow, and USS Edsall, were co-credited with sinking the first enemy submarine in Australian waters, the Japanese mine laying submarine I-124.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-katoomba-i
4 May - On that day in 1942 the Battle of the Coral Sea began. Over the next four days Japanese and Allied naval forces wrestled for sea control of the hotly contested Coral Sea in a fleet action fought between opposing carrier-borne aircraft. HMA Ships Australia and Hobart formed part of the Allied escort force playing an important role in preventing a Japanese landing force from transiting the Jomard Passage and landing at Port Moresby. The battle proved a strategic victory for the Allies and a major reversal for the Japanese.
http://www.navy.gov.au/about/history/feature-histories/battle-coral-sea
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii
7 May - On that day in 1942 HMA Ships Australia (II) and Hobart (I) came under aerial attack from Japanese torpedo and high level bombers in the Coral Sea. The naval force was without fighter cover but escaped damage through evasive action, shooting down three of the enemy aircraft.
16 May - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvettes HMA Ships Bunbury (I) (Lieutenant JS Bell, RANR) and Horsham (I) (Lieutenant WH Newby, RANR), were launched in Brisbane and Melbourne respectively. They were two of sixty corvettes built in Australia during World War II.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-bunbury-i
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-horsham-i
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/australian-corvettes
31 May - On the night of 31 May 1942, three Japanese Type A midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour after being transported to Australian waters by ocean-going 'mother' submarines; I-22, I-24 and I-27. The ensuing attack resulted in the loss of HMAS Kuttabul and 21 of her crew when a torpedo, intended for the American cruiser USS Chicago, struck the seabed beneath Kuttabul and exploded. All three Japanese midget submarines and their crews were lost in the attack.
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/japanese-midget-submarine-attack-sydney-harbour
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kuttabul
15 June - On that day in 1942, the N Class destroyer HMAS Nestor (Commander AS Rosenthal, RAN), was part of the covering force for a large convoy in the Mediterranean when she was straddled by two heavy bombs and crippled. The convoy was about 100 miles north of Tobruk and heading for Alexandria when it came under air attack. One bomb fell about 50 feet off Nestor's starboard side and the other two or three feet off her port side amidships where she was holed. No. 1 Boiler Room was flooded with the loss of all inside; Stoker Petty Officer JB Bulmer, RAN, Leading Stoker CB Hill, RAN, Leading Stoker M Burns, RN, and Stoker LJ Blight, RAN. The ship's Medical Officer, Surgeon Lieutenant SAC Watson, RANR, "displayed outstanding bravery in immediately entering No. 1 Boiler Room in order to rescue the crew who he knew must be either killed or seriously injured." Watson recovered the bodies of all four men and was recognised with a DSC. Nestor was taken in tow by HMS Javelin whilst still under attack by German bombers, however, with only 80 miles covered over the ensuing ten hours, and with German submarines sighted in the morning of 16 June, the decision was made to remove Nestor's company to Javelin and scuttle the Australian destroyer.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-nestor
1 July - On that day in 1942, an unmarked Japanese transport, Montevideo Maru, was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine, USS Sturgeon, whilst conveying Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees from Rabaul to Japan. It is believed that 845 POWs and 208 civilian internees (1053 in total) were lost in the attack. Two RAN coast watchers were known to be aboard Montevideo Maru when she was lost. Sub-lieutenant EHF Mitchell, RANVR, had been a coast watcher operating on the south coast of New Britain when his position was overrun by Japanese forces on 9 February 1942. Chief Yeoman of Signals S Lamont, RANR, had been a coast watcher on Anir Island, east of New Ireland before he too was captured.
6 July - On that day in 1942, the first of Australia's five Q Class destroyers HMAS Quiberon (Commander HWS Browning, OBE, RN), commissioned at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. During World War II she served in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea. She conducted three post-war tours of duty in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force before being converted into an anti-submarine frigate. Quiberon conducted several tours of duty in Asian waters as part of the Far East Strategic Reserve and exercised as part of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation before decommissioning on 26 June 1964.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-quiberon
29 July - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Broome (I) (Lieutenant Commander RA Denovan, RANVR) commissioned in Brisbane. She served for the majority of the war years in Australian and New Guinea waters conducting anti-submarine and escort duties. She decommissioned in April 1946 and was temporarily commissioned into the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Turkish Navy in August. Broome's ship's bell now hangs in the Broome RSL.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-broome-i
31 July - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Dubbo (I) (Lieutenant AG Thomas, RANR(S)) commissioned in Sydney. Dubbo spent the first two-and-half years of her seagoing career in Fremantle attached to the anti-submarine and escort group. She later served in Darwin and Port Moresby, and bombarded Japanese positions at Muschu Island, Wewak and Kairiru Island in April and May 1945 and in the Solomon Islands in June. She conducted post-war minesweeping operations before decommissioning on 7 February 1947 having steamed 104,923 nautical miles in just four years of service.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-dubbo-i
9 August - On that day in 1942, the Australian heavy cruiser, HMAS Canberra (I) (Captain FE Getting, RAN), was lost in the Battle of Savo Island. Canberra was part of the screening force for the Allied landings at Guadalcanal on 7 August. She was on night patrol near Savo Island north of Guadalcanal when, in the early hours of 9 August, she encountered a Japanese fleet comprising five heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and a destroyer. The Japanese opened fire on Canberra and she was hit by at least 24 shells within the space of two minutes, and put out of action. Of her crew of 819, 84 were killed or died later of their injuries, including Captain Getting. Three American cruisers were also sunk and many other vessels damaged. In addition to those lost in Canberra, 939 American sailors were lost, and another 654 wounded.
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/battle-savo-island-loss-hmas-canberra
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-canberra-i
13 August - On that day in 1942, MV Dorset was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea when the convoy she was part of came under enemy air attack. During the action, a young Australian naval gunner, Leading Seaman William Rutledge Anderson, RANR, coolly went round the guns repairing and rectifying minor troubles and assisting at whichever gun was most actively engaged. Dorset's Master said that he was always in the thick of the fight and his cheerful manner was an inspiration to all. Anderson was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal as well as the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for his actions.
25 August - On that day in 1942, Sub Lieutenant Hugh Thomas McDonald, RAN, was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for actions in HMS Amazon in taking convoys to and from Murmansk. During one engagement on 1 May 1942, after German destroyers had hit Amazon's forward superstructure, McDonald realised that there were casualties in the ship's wheelhouse. McDonald ran down to man the wheel taking charge of the starboard telegraph, ensuring that the ship was out of control for only a short time.
29 August - On that day in 1942, the Tribal Class destroyer HMAS Arunta (I) (Commander JC Morrow, DSO, RAN) sank the Japanese submarine RO-33 off Port Moresby using depth charges. Arunta had been in commission only five months and it was her first encounter with an enemy vessel in World War II.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-arunta-i
8 September - On that day in 1942, Lieutenant Commander Arthur Stanley Storey, RAN, was awarded his second Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in HMS Cleopatra in driving off strong enemy forces on 22 March 1942 resulting in the safe passage to Malta of an important convoy. As the Squadron Gunnery Officer and Gunnery Officer in Cleopatra, he produced an inspiring and well-directed volume of fire from an untrained ship, some of whose controls had been shot away and control ratings killed in his presence.
9 September - On that day in 1942, the 4 Australian N Class destroyers of the 7th Destroyer Flotilla, HMA Ships Napier (Lieutenant Commander AH Green, DSC, RAN), Nepal (Commander FB Morris, RAN), Nizam (Lieutenant Commander MJ Clark, DSC, RAN) and Norman (I) (Commander HM Burrell, RAN), joined an assault force at Madagascar whose Government was sympathetic to the Vichy French. The 4 destroyers participated in the initial amphibious assault at Majunga the following day and continued to provide gunfire and other support over the ensuing weeks. The Madagascan Government capitulated on 5 November 1942.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-napier
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-nepal
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-nizam
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-norman-i
13 September - This year marks the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Warrnambool (I) (Commander AJ Travis, RAN) when it struck a mine while conducting post-war minesweeping operations in the Great Barrier Reef. Four sailors were killed - Stoker RJ Garrett, Ordinary Seaman JH Hyland, Able Seaman DB Sigg and Signalman NL Lott.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-warrnambool-i
22 September - On that day in 1942, Lieutenant Commander Desmond Aubrey Menlove, RANR(S), was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for skill and resource when commanding HMAS Deloraine when the Japanese submarine I-124 was destroyed off Darwin on 21 January 1942. Other members of Deloraine's crew were also recognised for their part in this action.
21 October - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Kapunda (Lieutenant Commander DA Menlove, DSO, RANR(S)) commissioned in Sydney. Kapunda was active during the war years conducting escort, patrol and shore bombardment operations. No ships were lost while under her escort. She decommissioned on 14 January 1946 having steamed 110,177 nautical miles on war service.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kapunda-i
30 October - On that day in 1942, the Grimsby Class sloop HMAS Warrego (II) (Lieutenant Commander ADC Inglis, RN), completed a survey to establish a safe navigable passage from Milne Bay to Cape Nelson, through Goschen and Ward Hunt Straits, in preparation for the Allied landing at Buna, New Guinea. It was part of a hydrographic task in which surveying ships of the RAN would enable a series of Allied assaults right through the South West Pacific Area to final victory. Hydrographic surveying remains an important role in today's navy.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-warrego-ii
4 November - On this day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Gympie (Lieutenant Commander CWJ Patterson, RANR) commissioned in Brisbane. Gympie spent the majority of the war years in Australian and New Guinea waters on escort and anti-submarine duties. She was present at Koepang, Portuguese Timor, for the Japanese surrender before decommissioning in Brisbane on 23 May 1946 having steamed over 100,000 miles in RAN service.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-gympie-i
23 November - On that day in 1942, the improved Tribal Class destroyer HMAS Warramunga (I) (Commander EFV Dechaineux, DSC, RAN) commissioned in Sydney. Warramunga served extensively in the Pacific theatre during World War II and also undertook two tours of duty during the Korean War. She visited Asian waters twice more after the Korean War as a unit of the Far East Strategic Reserve before decommissioning on 7 December 1959.
28 November - On that day in 1942, in two separate actions, two Australian ships scored victories against Axis vessels. In the Mediterranean, HMAS Quiberon (Commander HWS Browning, OBE, RN) and her sister ship HMS Quentin sank the Italian submarine Dessie north of Bone, Algeria. Meanwhile, in the southern Indian Ocean, HMAS Adelaide (I) (Captain JCD Esdaile, OBE, ADC, RAN) intercepted the German blockade runner Ramses, flying a Norwegian ensign and identifying herself as Taiyang. Adelaide did not fall for the ruse and opened fire. Ramses' crew abandoned ship and scuttled her.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i
Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean who remained at his post firing his gun as Armidale went down. His heroic action saw many of his shipmates saved but ultimately cost him his life.
30 November - On that day in 1942, the Bathurst Class corvettes HMA Ships Armidale (I) (Lieutenant Commander DH Richards, RANR(S)) and Castlemaine (Lieutenant Commander PJ Sullivan, RANR(S)), came under air attack on three separate occasions by a total of 15 Japanese bombers whilst en route to reinforce Allied guerrilla forces on Timor. On that occasion each attack was repelled without damage or casualties. The following day Armidale was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft. HMAS Kuru (Lieutenant JA Grant, RANR(S)), which was also in the area, was also attacked by an estimated 44 aircraft in 23 separate waves but survived with minor damage. In addition to her crew of 83, Armidale carried three AIF soldiers, two Dutch officers and 61 Indonesian troops of the Netherlands East Indies Army. Forty RAN personnel, the two Dutch officers and 58 NEI soldiers were lost.
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-armidale-i
http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/seaman-edward-teddy-sheean
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-castlemaine
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kuru


The Air Berlin flight number 6197 is scheduled to depart Berlin(TXL) at 14:45 and arrive Munich(MUC) at 16:00 local time.
Current time in Berlin is 12:52, Tue 2019. Current time in Munich is 12:52, Tue, 23 Apr 2019. Time difference: 0 hours.
The flight AB6197 time is 1h 15mins which departs Berlin at 14:45 (GMT +1.0) and arrives Munich at 16:00 (GMT +1.0).


Located in the North America area of the Caldwell Zoo, the herpetarium is truly a cold-blooded adventure. There are ectotherms of all types— "fearsome" tarantulas, slithering snakes, toadily awesome frogs, amazing lizards and even some native Texas fish swimming in their 12,000 gallon pool—just to mention a few. You'll want to be sure to check out Annie the green anaconda. Back in 2009, this little girl came to us when she was 1½ years old and was about 18 inches long. When Annie is full grown she will be over 20 feet long!


I am a special educator originally from California but have been working with the special needs community on an international level for the past few years. I love working with transition and behavior intervention the most. I am setting up this blog in order to share my thoughts and ideas that I have learned these past 14 years working in special education, and the 6 years before that as a special education student.


A daily routine gives children a sense of security. This is why we ensure each day is properly structured while being flexible enough to allow time for spontaneous activities.
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Upper Colorado River Basin states can expect 'substantial releases' in reservoirs to help lower basin states, say Feds
Despite giving states more time to negotiate, federal officials said some cuts are coming
News News | Aug 16, 2022
Chris Outcalt
Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County shows the effect of a water draw down on October 29, 2021. The reservoir has lowered because water from it is being released downstream to increase the volume of water available to downstream users that rely on the Colorado River. Blue Mesa is fed by the Gunnison River, one of the Colorado River's largest tributaries. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun)
Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun
Federal officials Tuesday gave more time to Colorado and its neighboring states to agree on the massive cuts in Colorado River use needed to protect the country's two largest reservoirs, even as they announced that historic cuts were coming to parts of the Southwest.
Officials said that Lake Mead, east of Las Vegas, would operate in its first-ever "level 2a shortage condition" in 2023, triggering previously agreed upon reductions in water use in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. California does not take cuts under this shortage level.
In Arizona, the cuts amount to 592,000 acre-feet, or 21% of the state's annual apportionment. In Nevada, the cuts will be 92,000 acre-feet, or about 8%. And Mexico will take a 7% or 104,000 acre-foot hit.
Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton said during a Tuesday call with reporters that the federal government would continue to work with the seven Colorado River Basin states to find consensus on new water cuts in response to federal officials identifying the need for 2 million to 4 million acre-feet in water savings needed next year. Officials identified those cuts as necessary to protect critical infrastructure at Lake Powell and Lake Mead as well as hydropower production.
"There was little in today's announcement that was responsive to the commissioner's call for 2 to 4 million acre-feet reduction in use," said Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University. "None of the numbers that were talked about today had anything to do with the 2 to 4 million acre-foot call. Essentially, in the nicest of ways, the announcement today said we aren't there yet. I'm not going to say we failed because we can't fail. But they certainly said 'we missed the deadline and we're going to keep working at it.'"
Read the full story at The Colorado Sun.
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In this week's Faith to live by video, Richard Blake looks at what the Bible says about Jesus returning to Earth. Will it really happen? How can we be sure that in the end, love will triumph?
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Western Canadian Baseball League
#22 Jake Gehri - Profile
- Team - WESTERN Brooks Edmonton Ft.McMurray Lethbridge MedicineHat Okotoks EASTERN Melville Moose Jaw Regina Swift Current Weyburn Yorkton
Home | Scoreboard | Leaders | Stats |	Schedule | Roster | Transactions | Live Stream
Position: C
Birthday: Sep 28, 1999
Hometown: Buckley , Washington
College: Yale University
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NY Unions, AFT, Join Anti Union Supreme Court Case Fight
by Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C. | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fair-Share Dues Fight: City Unions Coalesce To Sway High Court
Mayor, State AG Key Allies In Campaign to Save Agency-Fee Rights
By DAN ROSENBLUM |
Speaking to several hundred of his members at a recent annual gathering, Ernest Logan, the president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, paused while listing recent union victories. He focused on a case being reviewed in the U.S. Supreme Court that could allow public-sector members to opt out of paying for union representation.
"Some of you here, if you didn't have to pay dues, you wouldn't," he said, as the audience laughed. "See, I know. I know you because I know human nature. And human nature says if I can get it for free, why should I pay for it?"
Cite '77 Precedent
Worried about a serious threat to unions' fiscal health, a coalition of labor groups, 21 states and the de Blasio administration filed amicus briefs this month urging the court to uphold its 1977 Abood v. Detroit Board of Education decision. It said that all workers in a particular bargaining unit must pay "fair-share" fees to cover the union costs for grievances and collective bargaining. Many argued that the arrangement allowed unions to fight for fair wages and helped to organize a relatively harmonious contract-negotiation process.
"Organizing gives workers the power to lift themselves out of poverty and build a better future," State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a Nov. 15 statement. "The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers."
Ten California Teachers, who brought the lawsuit with backing from the Center for Individual Rights, argue that being compelled to pay union dues violates their First Amendment rights. Though employees can opt out of political spending, the litigants' supporters argue that all union activities are inherently political. Numerous conservative-leaning groups and 18 states, led by Michigan, have filed legal arguments in support of overturningAbood.
Unions, many of which say the challenge is driven by business-backed interests, fear that free-riders who withhold dues will drain their resources. They argue that nothing prevents dues-payers from exercising their freedom-of-speech rights or engaging in political activities.
Ruling Next Spring
The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, as soon as January; a decision could come by the end of the term in June.
The litigation comes after last year's Harris v. Quinn ruling, which established that Illinois home-health-care workers could withhold their union dues but keep protections. Twenty-five states have adopted "right to work" rules making union membership optional.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and other cities joined to defend the union protections. But New York has the highest concentration of households with union members and city government employs 325,000 people, 93 percent of whom are unionized and pay the "agency shop fees."
"New York stands with its unions and the working- and middle-class families that unions protect," Mayor de Blasio said in a statement. "Unions have been key in the fight against inequality, and their role remains vital today when workers' rights are increasingly under attack."
Impact on Contracts?
The de Blasio administration's argument followed a similar thread offered by Mr. Schneiderman, saying that overturning Abood would disrupt its labor agreements. But the Law Department also seized on the city's history of work stoppages and strikes of the 1960s and '70s, which shaped the current labor-relations landscape.
"Those difficult decades directly informed the adoption of new collective-bargaining laws, which incorporated the same agency-shop provisions common for unionized workers in private industry," city lawyers wrote. "The city's strategy has worked. Few labor disputes now result in strikes that impair the provision of public services."
District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido said his union, the second-largest in the city, was strategically shifting how it related to members. He said it had so far conducted 14,000 interviews with workers to assess their concerns and find out how it could better serve them. Organizers now carry iPads to allow dues-payers to sign up or elect to contribute to its political fund, which Mr. Garrido wanted to boost.
"It required us to change our philosophy completely, from what I call a maintenance model to an organizing model," he said.
DC 37 Whittling Away
There were about 27,000 DC 37 agency-fee-payers in 2014, a figure that was halved by this past May. DC 37 is trying to covert another 7,500 fee-payers by March 31, 2016, and so far it has signed up more than 6,000 members.
There are also logistical challenges. Mr. Garrido said the union noticed that the city's human-resources software, designed in the 1980s, has returned thousands of members back to agency-fee-payer status. The de Blasio administration has been receptive to fixing the issue and restoring the dropped members, he said, but upgrading the software would be prohibitively expensive. "We're living with payroll systems that were built that didn't have union membership in mind because we had fair-share," he said.
DC 37 participated in a brief filed by the Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella group that represents 97 public-sector unions in the city. There are 390,000 workers and 120,000 retirees working under 144 contracts that have fair-share arrangements, according to the MLC. It argued that weakening unions would stretch the economic-inequality gap even further.
'Protects Worker Interests'
"It's important for all public-sector employees to pay their fair share of the cost for the union to collectively bargain successfully in order to protect workers and build up the middle class," MLC Chair Harry Nespoli said in a statement.
The American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO also filed amicus briefs Nov. 13.
Labor unions such as Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have rallied around Abood, as have elected officials such as City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler. "Much as we've had outreach to our members, we've had outreach to the general public and to our elected officials," said State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento.
He said nearly all state lawmakers he was in contact with, including Governor Cuomo, seemed supportive of the unions' efforts. The group has been proactively mobilizing public- and private-sector unions to prepare for a verdict and said he was certain the labor movement in the state and country would be prepared to react accordingly.
"It's the Supreme Court," he said. "There's not much that anyone can really do. You can't go lobby a Supreme Court Justice. So the best you can do in an instance like this is to prepare for it and be ready to act upon the decision."
AFT Joins Court Battle To Preserve Union Fees
By DAN ROSENBLUM |
The American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors filed a brief Nov. 13 urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to overturn a 40-year-old ruling upholding union "fair-share" fees.
The petitioners in the case, 10 California Teachers who said being forced to pay union dues violated their First Amendment rights, are seeking to overturn the Abood v. Detroit Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. Doing so would allow members to stop paying dues to the unions that represent them, spurring existential fears by unions that their budgets could grow too meager to offer adequate representation. That, in turn, could prompt even more members to withhold their fees.
Arguments will be heard over the next few months and the Justices could rule on the case as early as May.
"If the court overturns 40 years of precedent, it will be much harder for unions to do this vital work," AFT President Randi Weingarten said in a statement. "When working people can speak up together, our children are better off."
The friend-of-the-court filing in the case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, argues that while the petitioners may object to their dues being apportioned for political purposes, unions use dues on non-political issues such as implementing and studying education reforms mandated by new laws. Teacher-union grievances also seek to remedy school hazards such as leaky roofs and asbestos contamination, and unions advocate for safety programs that affect students as well as educators, they argued.
'They Benefit From Us'
"While nonmembers like petitioners may not always agree with their union, they cannot claim that they disagree with everything their union does or says, or deny that they benefit substantially from union activities that improve school safety and other working conditions, as well as the bargaining and grievance services unions are compelled by law to provide them," the filing stated.
The AFT and AAUP also looked at the 25 right-to-work states where union membership isn't compulsory and contended that it wasn't enough to encourage free-riders to become dues-payers. "Through amici's experience in right-to-work states, they have found, for example, that recruiting new members requires a much-greater focus on pursuing individualized grievances and taking a more confrontational approach with administrators," they wrote.
Additionally, the unions argue that math and reading scores are lower in the right-to-work states. They point to contracted limits on class sizes, professional development, supports for special-needs students and effective Teacher-evaluation systems.
'Also Benefits Students'
"When educators come together in a union, they are able to advocate not just for better pay and benefits, but for a higher-quality public education for their students," Ms. Weingarten said.
More than a dozen conservative and libertarian groups have encouraged the court to overturn the 1977 decision, according to SCOTUSBlog. The Cato Institute argued that requiring educators to opt-out of separate political fees was too onerous. The Attorney General of Michigan joined those from eight other states to argue that politics was inseparable from collective bargaining.
"When the party on the opposite side of the table is the government, bargaining is unavoidably about the use of public resources and about how elected officials will govern," they wrote. "Bargaining concessions affect fundamental public policy issues such as wages, merit pay, pensions, hours, benefits, and other terms of public employment, the balancing of which affects, for example, the level of public services, priorities within state and local budgets, creation of bonded indebtedness, and tax rates."
In a recent filing, the CTA argued that the court should shy away from making a "radical break" from First Amendment and federalism principles. "Overruling Abood would remove from ongoing political debate a policy matter that citizens of different states have chosen to address differently based on local circumstances," it stated.


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Sydney versus Melbourne
I've got Sydney on the back foot just with the subject line. It has to take an active position against the superior Melbourne.
You may have noticed on occasion some bantering between Victor and myself over the supposed merits of our respective cities, mine being Melbourne and his being Sydney. If you are from Melbourne or Sydney, you will understand. If you are not, like from overseas or even worse, one of the BAPH cities, maybe you don't.
This brief article explains the rivalry and its origins quite well.
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smudgeon 7:24 pm
Melbourne wins for me, even if I don't by into the rivalry - but it's all because I have more ties there these days than Sydney. I still have a lot of affection for Sydney, though - big part of my growing up. But I know Melbourne a lot better. It probably helps that I'm a step removed from both!
In Tasmania, you could substitute Melbourne v Sydney for Launceston v Hobart, Burnie v Devonport, North vs South, and so on...
Hels 8:18 pm
I, a Melbourne resident, married my then boyfriend, a Sydney sider, 41 years ago. He left Sydney in Dec 1970 and has never returned to live since, but he still gets a misty look on his face when he talks about surfing on Bondi Beach before school each day.
You can take the boy out of Sydney, but you cannot take Sydney out of the boy. He still calls a football umpire "the ref"!
James O'Brien 8:32 pm
You guys from Melbourne are always on about the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry. In Sydney, we're just thinking about New York. :) Seriously though, BAPH? How exclusionist is that, completely forgetting Canberra and Darwin.
Smudgeon, yes re Tassie. Devonport is only in the running because the Melbourne ferry pulls in there.
Hels, from the days when Bondi was a Jewish area. Forty one years. I am processing that.
James, yes, it does seem to trouble us more, not sure why, but do look up the origin of the BAPH. Your and my ABC.
Kath Lockett 4:59 am
I'm a South Aussie gal, but have moved, lived and loved in Melbourne on three different occasions in my life and suspect that there'll be at least a fourth and a fifth return. Sydney never even featured in my imaginings.
Windsmoke. 6:33 am
I couldn't imagine living anywhere else but Melbourne its the most liveable city in the world :-).
Christine 7:01 am
Who would rather drink coffee and read a book in a dark cafe somewhere? Me!
When I lived in Canberra I yearned to return to Melbourne, place of my birth. Sydney, less than 4 hours away never figured. I live in the bush, but Melbourne is not far away.
Victor 8:08 am
Funny how Melbourne is always on about how it is better than Sydney when in Sydney we never give the 'rivalry' a moment's thought. (I notice this article from Melbourne's The Age does not feature in it's sister paper, the Sydney Morning Herald.)
At the state level we get the same nonsense from Queensland which wastes hours compiling arguments why it is superior to New South Wales.
Now, what is BAPH?
Kath, I think Sydney feels very alien to people from SA, whereas Melbourne does not. Adelaide did not feel alien to me.
Windsmoke, not so much when I was younger, but now, yes Melbourne is my home.
Christine, a dark cafe, good coffee and book sounds great to me. While I do need to revisit Canberra, it did not appeal to me at all when I was there many years ago.
Victor, I did assume the piece was in both papers. Like you and James say, it is a one sided rivalry. I'm not saying a thing about QLD, lest I offend. BAPH, an old ABC term for the non Sydney/Melbourne cities, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart.
Red Nomad OZ 11:32 am
That's the problem with people from both Sydney AND Melbourne! They think it's a two horse race!!
Don't bring horses into Red or I will have to talk about the world famous Melbourne Cup.
What is a BAPH city? Please tell me it doesn't mean Beyond All Possible Hope, aka Adelaide. Now I'll go back and read the article explaining the rivalry.
Your timing is perfect. This morning (Sun) in The Age there was an article called A Bitter Tale of Two Cities.
"Where did the pernicious rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney spring from? And why, after almost two centuries, are snide, decidedly mean, remarks still being traded between the grown-up citizens of both capitals.
It's hard to identify where it started. Some say it blew up during the 26 years from 1901 to 1927, when Melbourne became the interim base of the newly federated Commonwealth.
Other historians believe it began when Melbourne experienced the financial windfall and population explosion that came with the 1850s gold rush, which, for the next 40 years, elevated it to the most populous city in Australia and one of the wealthiest on Earth."
River, did you invent that version of BAPH? As I replied to Victor, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart.
Hels, Hels, you didn't click the link. That is what inspired the post. The article was online last night. Quite amusing though. Bit sad that Sydney doesn't fear us.
Hi Andrew, I know what the origin of BAPH is, and having worked in both Canberra and Darwin, as well as Renmark and Wagga, I argue against the folly of the phrase BAPH internally also. The BAPH people also need to remember it's not just them, it's CD and lots of regionals too. James
It's still used then James, even if you don't approve. I suppose when it was coined, there were many less regional stations.
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