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Positive results for On Track to Success program
CTV Windsor Published Monday, May 27, 2019 11:42AM EDT Last Updated Monday, May 27, 2019 5:06PM EDT
The 'On Track to Success' program for the United Way of Windsor-Essex is showing positive results.
The program currently supports 125 students in Windsor and Leamington who come from low-income families and 50 students will graduate this year. The program provides mentoring and tutoring to students and helps break the financial barrier so they can attend post-secondary school.
Dr. Rajeeva Sinha of the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor says the average final mark for all courses for 'On Track' students after four years in the program was 70 per cent where non-program students finished with a grade of 64.
The stats also reveal 'On Track' students had fewer absent days – at 6.5 days compared to 12 a year for other students.
"The On Track to Success program equips the students with the assets they need to take charge of their own future," says Sinha.
United Way CEO Lorraine Goddard says more than 90 percent of the students will graduate on time and attend a post-secondary program this fall.
"We know that if we upstream our support and we start to work with kids even younger that by the time they're going into high school, guess what? They're probably not going to need as much support. They're going to be better positioned to be successful," says Goddard.
The graduates from the 'On Track to Success' program each receive $4000 toward their post-secondary education. If the student attends the University of Windsor, the school matches the grant. St. Clair College also offers an entrance award of $750 and $500 per year.
For access to a full summary report on the research for the 'On Track' program, visit weareunited.com/OnTracktoSuccessResults.
The next step in Dr. Sinha's research will be to determine the impact that the program has on enrollment rates, credit accumulation and post-secondary program retention rates compared to similar attendees who did not receive program support.
It costs the United Way up to $6500 per year to have each student enrolled in the program.
The 'On Track to Success' program is supported through individual and corporate donations from the community.
On Track to Success program media event in Windsor, Ont., on May 24, 2019. (Angelo Aversa / CTV Windsor)
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First, demographic change coupled with our constitutional provisions ensures that the current tyranny of the minority, which rules over the majority, will expand. There is little that can be done to stop it. Currently, the majority of the Senate, which is our upper House and the most powerful of the two legislative Houses, is elected by a slight minority. By 2040, demographers predict that a meagre one-third of Americans will elect two-thirds of this powerful institution. This is because Americans are fleeing to coastal states where jobs are and are likely to remain.
Equally, young persons who bristle at xenophobia, homophobia, misogyny and other bigotry that are common in their rural and peri-rural hometowns are flocking to America's more cosmopolitan locales. Those left behind in the 'red states' are the most regressive Americans, most of whom vote Republican.
While many democracies with a bicameral legislature provide for equal representation of the federating units in the upper House, these have little power. In the United States, the Senate holds the most significant powers to appoint justices to the Supreme Court and federal judiciary as well as to confirm Cabinet picks.
The anti-Democrat Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, abused his power in the last term of the Barack Obama administration to prevent any of the president's judicial appointments from coming to a vote. Consequently, Trump has had the opportunity to appoint more than 100 judicial officials who have been vetted by the noxious Federalist Society to ensure that the nominees oppose a woman's right to choose, support pro-business interests, and back the tycoon's autocratic tendencies. Appallingly, McConnell declared that no judicial confirmations shall be made by a president unless his (sorry, ladies) party also controls the Senate.
Second, the same demographic future also ensures the dominance of the Republican Party in the selection of the president. The United States is not a direct democracy, but an indirect democracy through the system of the electoral college, which was devised to appease slave states after the Civil War. The number of electoral college votes for each state is equal to the number of congressional representatives. Astonishingly, most states award all the electoral votes to the winning presidential candidate: Only Maine and Nebraska have a variation of 'proportional representation'. This system of 'winner takes all' helps explain why presidents like Trump lose the popular vote but become commander-in-chief by winning the electoral college.
Third, the House of Representatives is the only body where some modicum of competition remains in principle. In practice, these races are not competitive. In 2016, only 20 percent of the congressional races were competitive. This is due to gerrymandering, selective sorting of residents into ideologically coherent neighbourhoods and myriad outright racist efforts by the Republican Party to prevent people of colour from voting.
Fourth is the courts. Many Americans who are disgusted by the tyranny of this regime offer the Panglossian platitudes that our "courts will protect us". The Supreme Court has been remade by Trump. Most observers expect this Republican court to overturn the Roe versus Wade ruling, which protects a woman's right to choose, eviscerate hard-earned protections for LGBTQI community, rubber-stamp Trump's abuse of power and further erode protections for American consumers and natural resources. Our courts will not protect the freedom of that majority of Americans who are not white cis males.
Fifth, the United States lacks an independent election commission or any dedicated body that can evaluate malfeasance in a race, declare results null and void, and order a do-ever. This job falls to the courts and requires aggrieved parties to muster financial resources and file suit — America's anemic Federal Election Commission only monitors campaign finances.
To make all of these structural outrages all the more discomfiting, the 'red states' labour under the delusion that the 'blue states' live off them — nothing is further from the truth. Blue states are the economic engines of the United States: They literally subsidise the red state residents. They are so rich they can literally import their arugula. The red states have human development indicators that are more on par with developing nations than our developed peers.
America's most economically productive Americans are the majority; yet we are ruled by a regressive minority. There are no easy remedies to resuscitate America's choking democracy. The demographic shifts will not be halted because the people go where the opportunities are. Surely, a shift of power between the two Houses of the Congress would restore some modicum of democracy as would eliminating the anachronistic electoral college.
But why would the Republicans ever consider actual democratic reforms when the current tyranny secures their interests — perhaps in perpetuity? If the Republicans won't desist from gerrymandering and robbing people of colour of their franchise, this treasonous party will surely resist constitutional change to rebalance power.
Another welcome innovation would be introducing term limits to Supreme Court justices' tenures instead of the current system of lifetime appointments. Both parties will likely resist this change because they view such life-time appointments as part of a president's legacy.
Without serious constitutional reforms, America has no hope of becoming a democracy. Americans cannot expect this to change with 'get out the vote' initiatives. What is needed is massive civil disobedience until these changes are enacted. If Americans are unwilling to mobilise to secure these changes, they deserve this tyranny, which will continue to masquerade as democracy.
The writer has authored the books Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War (OUP, 2014) and In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (forthcoming 2018).


Aquarium management and upkeep is essential to a thriving aquaponics system. Bottom feeders are the cleanup crew of your tank, they eat whatever is left at the bottom of the aquarium, from fish food to algae. There are many viable options for your tank; let's take a look at which will suit yours best!
The Bristlenose Catfish (Ancistrus cirrhosus) are small tropical fish that range from three to four inches in size. Coloration varies from browns to blacks with yellow to albino. Many aquarists with 15-30 gallon tanks chose to use this fish as their primary bottom feeder because they are very good at cleaning the sides of the tank as well as the bottom. These amazing fish live up to twelve years, making the $5-$9 investment well worth the purchase of your new underwater vacuum!
There are many Suckermouth Catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus) that are sold under the name "pleco." The most common pleco sold in fish stores are tropical and are well suited for aquariums over 75 gallons. These these hungry fish grow up to 1-2 feet in length and can become aggressive in too small of an aquarium.
Clown planque (Panaqolus maccus) is a three-to-five inch fish with a typical dark brown base and yellow or tan ringlets along their bodies. Just like the Bristlenose Catfish, they have a life expectancy of up to twelve years. These fish are usually around $5 and available for purchase online (though, you should check your local pet stores and aquarium stores for availability first). These fish can also be fed supplemental spirulina or algae wafers if you notice a decrease in size/health.
Typically, aquarium snails live for up to one year, are amazing at algae eating and can asexually reproduce. There are many types of snail that can be used in your aquarium–let's focus on the three most common in pet stores.
The Pond Snail (Lymnaea sp.) is usually ¾ of an inch to 1 ¼ of an inch in diameter and live for the relatively short period of one year. These snails do eat plants in your tank as well as algae. Pond snails also reproduce asexually and very quickly. These snails can overpopulate and eventually clog filters so we do not recommended them for aquaponics.
Nerite Snails (Neritina natalensis) are short lived much like the Pond snail at a similar lifespan of one year, however they do offer many more benefits to your tank. The Nerite snail feeds on algae alone and will not eat your plants inside the aquarium. Nerite snails can only reproduce in brackish water (water with more salinity than freshwater, but not quite as much as seawater) so you won't have to worry about overpopulating your freshwater aquarium. These snails get to up to one inch in diameter and range between $3-$5.
Apple snails (Ampullariidae sp.) are snails that typically reach 1-2 inches in diameter. These freshwater snails cannot asexually reproduce, so overpopulation will not happen in your aquarium. Like all bottom feeders, the ivory snail will eat algae grown in your aquarium, and they will not eat your aquatic plants. However, these snails will need supplemental feedings. Bottom feeder tablets run for about $3-$4, or you could blanch cucumbers, green beans, lettuce or carrots. The snails themselves are around $3 each and with a beautiful shell, are worth the investment.
Overall, there are many options for your cleanup crew. These fish and snails are easy to take care of and do a great job munching on your algae buildup. Adding bottom feeders to your tank will benefit your aquaponics system and help make your aquarium look great!


India's hope of getting a medal was finally realized thanks to Sakshi Malik bronze at Rio. It wasn't a piece of cake after being down 0-5, but she still managed to clinch it in the final seconds of the match to make it a 8-5 victory. Sakshi proved that 'Aakhri chand second hi toh haar aur jeet ka faisla karte hai'. Watch her story as she stars in this week Friday Faking release: Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.


A pilot on Sichuan Airlines 3U8633 made an emergency landing in southwest China after a broken cockpit window sucked his co-pilot halfway out of the aircraft. Astonished citizens hailed the pilot was hailed a hero Tuesday.
Liu Chuanjian braved the intense cold and blasting wind to land the plane in about 20 minutes. The pilot had to slow the flight from its original speed of about 500-560 mph. All 128 people aboard the Airbus A319 survived the ordeal.
The plane was bound for Lhasa in Tibet from the southwestern city of Chongqing when the cockpit window shattered at about 32,000 feet.
The flight was diverted to the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province.
The most popular chat forum on the incident was titled, "My Hero Captain."
The safety director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China said at a press conference Tuesday that the plane "shed its right windshield" as it was flying over Chengdu.


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UFC brings tournament in Moscow on November 9
Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that UFC promotion will hold its regular tournament on November 9 in Moscow.
"We also announce that the next event in Russia will be on November 9 in Moscow. There will be a lot of interesting fights, a lot of Russian athletes. And we know that we have to develop UFC in Russia. Now there is a large flow of new talented Russian athletes, who, as we have seen, take on great prominence on the world stage..." said Dmitriev.
Earlier, the press reported that the next UFC event in Russia will be held in August in Sochi. It was also reported that at this tournament Ramazan Emeev will fight Claudio Silva.
Andrew Karlov | June 7, 2019, 2:15 p.m.

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Q: How to save content of a page call into a file in jsp/java? In jsp/java how can you call a page that outputs a xml file as a result and save its result (xml type) into a xml file on server. Both files (the file that produces the xml and the file that we want to save/overwrite) live on the same server.
Basically I want to update my test.xml every now and then by calling generate.jsp that outputs a xml type result.
Thank you.

A: *

*Register a filter that adds a wrapper to your response. That is, it returns to the chain a new HttpServletResponse objects, extending the original HttpServletResponse, and returning your custom OutputStream and PrintWriter instead of the original ones.

*Your OutputStream and PrintWriter calls the original OutputStream and PrintWriter, but also write to a your file (using a new FileOutputStream)

A: If the request is idempotent, then just use java.net.URL to get an InputStream of the JSP output. E.g.
InputStream input = new URL("http://example.com/context/page.jsp").openStream();

If the request is not idempotent, then you need to replace the PrintWriter of the response with a custom implementation which copies the output into some buffer/builder. I've posted a code example here before: Capture generated dynamic content at server side
Once having the output, just write it to disk the usual java.io way, assuming that JSP's are already in XHTML format.

A: Why don't you use a real template engine like FreeMarker? That would be easier.

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The definition of a "must-have" is something that's an essential possession.
And in recruiting, there are very few must-haves.
But because there are so many nice-to-haves that appear to be must-haves, it's easy to confuse the necessary with the optional.
So, to help you hone-in on what's truly important, here are the five must-haves of a successful recruiting program.
A hook is what gets agents to agree to meet with you.
It's a compelling benefit statement that piques prospects' curiosity and causes them to want to learn more about your company.
If you struggle to get appointments with productive agents, the lack of one or more compelling hooks is the likely cause.
It's the hook that gets you appointments, but it's the offer that gets you joins.
And there's a difference between an offer and a value proposition/USP (unique selling proposition).
A value proposition is important, but it's also static. It's your general statement of how you're different from your competition.
An offer is the unique proposal you make to each individual agent you meet with.
If you go into your recruiting appointments with the goal of sharing everything you offer, you'll struggle to hire agents.
But, if you go into your appointments with the goal of creating irresistible offers specific to the agents' individual needs, you'll find much greater success.
There's no such thing as a true 100% company.
Every brokerage must make money, so the only questions are what they charge and how they charge it.
And since there's room in every market for a variety of business models, you don't need to be the cheapest brokerage in your market to recruit.
But, you do need to have competitive commission plans as compared to your direct competitors.
If another brokerage offers a similar set of service as yours but has more favorable pricing or terms, you'll lose agents to that brokerage.
The biggest reason agents don't switch companies - even when it's in their best interest - is fear.
Fear they'll make less money.
Fear of what their broker, peers, or clients will think.
Fear their new brokerage won't deliver on its promises.
And that's why the most important must-have is trust.
If you can inspire agents to trust they'll be better off with your company, they'll join.
But if you can't inspire that trust, you'll have no shot at hiring them (no matter how good your hook, offer, and commission plans).
It pains me to watch brokers invest time, energy, and money in hiring agents only to have those agents leave a month or two later.
And when that happens, the culprit is almost always a negative onboarding process.
You can't undo your first impression with a recruit.
So do everything possible to create a positive onboarding experience for new hires.
At a minimum, introduce them around the office. Walk them through your services, policies, and procedures.
And check-in with them often.
A positive onboarding experience isn't just crucial for retention, it's also one of the best ways to get referrals sent your way.
P.S. – Trust is far-and-away the most important must-have. But, the hook is what most brokerages lack.
If you can create a hook that motivates agents to meet with you, you'll have plenty of opportunity to improve the other must-haves.


Hi everyone! Today we have a guest post by the lovely Eva Stephen from Shop4Furniture.net. She shares some fabulous home design trends with us that are popular for Spring 2013. Read her post below and then tell us which trend is your favorite in the comment section below!
It's time to wake up from the deep winter's sleep and prepare your home for the joyful new season. I assume you've already heard about the hot new home décor trends for this year, right? It's time to evaluate everything you've heard and read recently about what is trendy and apply some of these tricks to your own home.
Color-blocking is big this season and it simply means matching seemingly unmatchable colors.
If you're feeling brave enough, you can go ahead and try refurbishing your chairs and sofas using some hot vibrant colour, like pink, then match it with orange curtains. In order to do that successfully, you need a few more details in these tones – an orange vase, pink photo frames – and modern furniture that you can buy online on shop4furniture.net or any other store that has a great selection of furniture styles.
If you are not too big on color eccentricity, you can use the very popular green shade for walls or furniture.
Emerald was voted the color of the year, so you cannot go wrong using that color, but any shade of green or peaceful, pastel, natural colors is acceptable this seasons – or so the home décor gurus claim.
For some reasons feathers rule the home décor arena. You can use any feather detail in your bedroom or living room: a feather-printed pillow or bed spread, feathers in curious vases, feather sculptures next to walls or feather art on walls.
If it seems like the feather is part of an animal, even better. The Find has great and beautiful peacock printed pillows, just have a look.
Bold animal-print is not only popular in clothes fashion, but it also works magically as furniture or wall pattern. Any kind of animal print anywhere will open up your home and make it exciting. You might be at risk of overdoing it and creating tasteless scenery inside your home, so you should probably use animal print in small doses.
Eco movements around the world are reminding us it's finally time to heal our planet and revisit nature. That might be one of the reasons people are using big windows, lots of plants and flowery designs when remodeling and decorating. Not so long ago flowery wall paper was perceived as old-fashioned and tacky, only to be rediscovered in 2013.
If you have a small apartment, the best way to make it appear bigger is with lots of windows, lots of light and bright walls. If you don't have enough windows, you might even want to consider breaking some walls and adding new sources of natural light.
It is becoming more popular to create furniture and home decorations out of used items. Repurposing and recycling are fun activities for the whole family and they can usually save you a lot of money, plus they are in accord with the before mentioned eco movements.
With our hectic work schedules and stress that accumulates during those long busy hours, people resort to creative stress-relievers, which results in wonderfully imaginative works of home decoration.
It's nice enough that spring is just around the corner; now imagine the added joy of returning from work to a beautifully redecorated and trendy home.
Thanks for the great post, Eva! I have to say I personally LOVE the color-blocking trend in both home design and fashion. The feather trend is also one I'd like to incorporate into my home decor, perhaps with a pillow like the one Eva featured or some feather art I've been stalking on Etsy... Which trend would you like to incorporate into your space?


I'm staying with Mary Ann tonite & we went to the church to practice & I met Dale & Damon Pagliai. Dale is cute, I think. We also rode home with them. We're reading letters. Oh, boy! I got to talk to Dale P. at the church tonite. I really like him. He drove the car going home. He doesn't go with anybody. Goody.
She's met a new boy, already decided he's cute, and has talked to him enough to know that he doesn't already have a girlfriend! My father's name is Dale Pagliai. I'll pause here and let the momentousness of this occasion sink in . . .
Wow, this is very cool, indeed! I would love to have details of when my parents first met.
Truly momentus! At least it is a positive first impression.
That is amazing that you can read about when your parents met. Too sweet.


The app will contain all the information for the Annual Meeting, including packet materials, presentations, and surveys. It is recommended to download the app on an iPad or laptop and bring them to the meeting so information may be viewed on a larger screen.
After downloading, open the AttendeeHub and search for "USPLTA 2019"
You will be prompted to enter a password. The password is "usplta2019"
After installation, open the AttendeeHub and search for "USPLTA 2019"
Once you have downloaded the event app, you will need to verify your account if you would like to personalize your experience!
Enter this verification code and will be all set!
Click "Log in for more features"
Enter this verification code and you will be all set!


YouTube is surrendering to Netflix and Prime Video in the paid-streaming race. According to reports from Bloomberg, YouTube will be moving away from paid premium content, and will be canceling two original shows in the process: "Origin" and "Overthinking with Kat & June." YouTube Premium's most popular show, "Cobra Kai," will still return for its second season in late April, and the show's creators are still in negotiations for a third season on YouTube.
YouTube has not made an official statement yet on when paid content will be removed, so we can't give an exact date on when the change will take place.
The decision appears to have been made due to the high cost of competing with the big dogs in the market like Netflix. YouTube was able to compete for a while as "Cobra Kai" was the most-streamed show the week it was released, but YouTube has failed to consistently match those same numbers with other shows. YouTube Premium stopped reporting its subscriber numbers after the first year, when it had 2 million.
Formerly known as YouTube Red, YouTube Premium not only allowed access to original content, but also gave viewers an ad-free viewing experience and the ability to listen to videos without keeping the app open. YouTube is now working on a "shift to free" where all content on the site will be free for every viewer.
YouTube Premium will continue to exist with its other features, including ad-free and offline viewing. The change also suggests more focus on music, likely with a greater spotlight on emerging artists.


As we soldier on in this journey with Eli's anger, I took some wise advice from a friend and started keeping track of his good days and bad days. Guys, I'm so excited.
It turns out Eli has three good days and then one bad day. Over and over and over. It's like a break through, without actually being a break through. I know when it's coming!!!
I didn't tell Eli at first about the discovery, because he tends to have the attitude that this is all happening TO him and he has no control over it. I was afraid that this information would only add to this idea.
Here's where it's getting tricky. A couple weeks ago, on a really bad day, Eli lost all electronics. His idea to earn them back was 4 good days for video games, 5 good days for television, 6 good days for the computer. I wasn't going to be that harsh, but sure. Then I learned about his rhythm! So he hasn't earned anything back because of that darned fourth day. I decided to tell him, because he was feeling like he would never earn electronics back. "Your fourth day IS harder. I have a chart to prove it." But he's not doomed to a bad fourth day, we just have to work harder.
So that brings us to yesterday. Yesterday was the fourth day. I didn't alert him, I just knew. And he was picking fights ALL DAY. I worked and worked and worked to keep it under control and redirect and remind and not engage. Then at bedtime, I told him that he did it. He made it through the fourth day. That boy jumped up and hugged me the biggest hug. Now he knows he can do it, and we will continue pressing on through these "fourth days" until they fade into the rest. These are the first tears of joy I've shed for this boy in months. I will not give up on this boy. And today God has given me fresh wind in my sails.


"I have this outfit but im not sure if it's good"
hi. hard to say with this selfie, maybe another one would help. i would probably trade the pants for something more neutral which matches the shoes.
Here's a tip, don't wear a printed shirt as well as a printed bottom. it's better to have only one of the two printed while the other is plain, so it doesn't clash.
find a royal blue or deep blue top without print on it. something form fitting. you'll enjoy that with those pants.


We get it – you're a driven business owner who wants to propel your company toward success, fast.
And to do that, you need scalable technology that supports your business growth and helps you provide better IT service than ever.
So, let's talk one of latest improvements in ConnectWise Automate 11, formerly LabTech, that helps you accomplish those things: the new patch manager. Along the way, we'll go over the features well as how it can benefit your business!
Easier to use than ever!
We've made the process of setting up, executing, and automating best practice systems patching ridiculously simple.
When you use ConnectWise Automate 11, you'll see a graphical dashboard populated with patching information, and you can use that dashboard to quickly apply filters. That way, you can sort through information fast and find exactly what you need!
As a technology solution provider (TSP), it's your job to establish a baseline for mitigating malware, exploits, and other threats. That way, you can keep your clients' systems in top shape.
Our patch compliance feature helps with that by applying the latest operating system and application/security updates and patches in a timely manner.
With that much automation at your fingertips, you'll be able to work more productively and solve client issues faster than ever!
Let's face it – if you can't constantly maintain your clients' 3rd party applications, you'll find your technicians handling more virus/malware tickets. Not only does that create a bigger workload for your technicians – it makes your clients question your ability to take care of their systems.
To prevent that situation from happening, use the patch manager in ConnectWise Automate 11 to automate the approval of 3rd party patches and deploy the updates in a "best practice" manner using staged deployment.
That way, you'll be able to close vulnerabilities in 3rd party applications (like Adobe Reader, Java, and QuickTime) and keep your clients happy!
Ask any of your technicians, and they'll probably express a bit of frustration about the patching process because they have no easy way to test patches before installing them. That means they risk bringing an entire system down if a bad patch is deployed.
And that risk is one they must take on a daily basis.
Using the native staged deployment in ConnectWise Automate 11, your technicians can test environments before rolling them out. That way, they mitigate the risk and cut down on headaches caused by having to fix a system that has gone down due to a bad patch or update!
As you can see, ConnectWise Automate 11 is about more than awesome features – it's about doing more with less and driving operational efficiency so your technicians can support more endpoints without more stress.
With ConnectWise Automate 11, you'll be able to improve your technicians' quality of life and your bottom line. In other words, you'll have happier employees and a more profitable business!
ConnectWise Automate 11 allows you to support more endpoints — without the added stress!


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SMU PRESS TO CLOSE JUNE 1, 2010!
Here is a letter from poet Miriam Levine about the announcement that SMU PRESS is to close June 1, 2010:
The decision to destroy SMU Press is shocking and discredits the university. Since 1936 the press has distinguished the school, publishing books of lasting value, and more recently fiction that future generations will read long after the cheering fans at football games in the twenty-first century are dead.
Few editors give manuscripts the careful, intelligent, fearless editing my manuscript received under Kathryn Lang's sensitive, scouring and polishing hands. And few publishers produce such beautiful books.
The word "culture" comes from a word meaning cultivation, tillage of the soil. In cultivation of the soil and the arts, the tools must go deep. SMU Press went deep and produced rich results.
Surely everything cannot be about money! Four hundred thousand dollars, the operating budget of the press, is an insignificant sum compared to the university's other expenditures. Surely there are other ways to save money. Up here in the north we turn down the thermostat and put on sweaters. What would be the equivalent action in Texas? The university must do the right thing and keep the press open.
All the best from Miriam Levine
Letter from the editor of SMU PRESS:
Dear friend of SMU Press:
Last Thursday Keith Gregory, director; George Ann Ratchford, production and marketing manager; and I, acquisitions and developmental editor, were summoned to a meeting with the SMU Provost, at which we were told that the operations of the SMU Press would be closed down on June 1, 2010. We had no hint or prior warning that this was coming. We have fifteen stranded new projects under contract and 130 other titles in print, effectively unsupported if this should come to pass.
Would you please e-mail me a statement in support of the Press ASAP (today, if possible, for us to take to our editorial board meeting—and later this week, if not)??
Kathryn Lang
klang@smu.edu
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The Endicott Review: Volume 27, Issue 1 Spring 2010
The Endicott Review
Volume 27, Issue 1 Spring 2010
Endicott College
Beverly Ma 01915
REVIEW BY IRENE KORONAS
The Endicott Review spring issue is teeming with compositions in verse and otherwise emerging phrases. A sacred space crammed with creativity, as opposed to the other sacred space, sparsely arranged. I for one, live in an apartment stacked with books in almost all the rooms, and most of the time I know where every book lives in any particular pile. Don't expect one poem to a page, expect the reality of most writers, an accumulation of words hidden within the already limited space:
"…They come in
carnivorous clusters
hungry for yielding flesh
they infiltrate
the safety
of a sequestered nest…"
Readers will find short stories and poems that relate the immediacy of an intimate occurrence, an identification to an action or the written being part of any given particular. The voices in this magazine redden truth:
"I hear the wind
push his broad shoulder
against the window.
He's looking to pick a fight,
and I have half a mind
to give him one.
I'm in the mood to rumble,
like the air over the ocean
on a night like this.
I'm in the mood to
tear or be torn
by an adversary
proportionate to my hostility.
I'm in the mood to fight,
and so,
it would seem,
is the wind.
Perfect."
Every writing petal, sings the experiences of the writer, whether student
or seasoned poet:
"1. Hold the banana up to your ear to get out of unruly conversations.
2. Peel the banana for an edible hat.
3. Cut out the seeds to make stick-on-freckles.
4. Mush the fruit like human organs.
5. Feel the skin - it is like the chin of a whale.
6. See the yellow. You are holding the sun."
I'm taking this journal with me when I travel to visit my son in Florida. The journal is my invitation to read in short spurts, and the collection offers me a chance to concentrate on new writing, on each writer who offers their song and I'll learn their tune so I can hum along with its message or lack there of, or their burst of spoken flowering on the page; a bouquet fit for anyone who likes to read:
"I'm against the rules, structure, norms, notions, stereotypes.
How on earth could you be yourself - with a world of such profound persuasion
How could you truly express emotions without being judged or marked as different by all
Break rules and boundaries and finally feel a sense of freedom
Be someone who does not discriminate and project hatred
I'm against it all.
We should all run around naked."
Irene Koronas
Poetry Editor:
Wilderness House Literary Review
Labels: Issue 1 Spring 2010 Doug Holder Irene Koronas, The Endicott Review Volume 27
Poet Jade Sylvan: A Railing Romantic
Jade Sylvan is a writer and performer living in Boston. At times she comes across as an angry young bard railing against the world, and at other times an idealistic romantic---pardon the pun, but "unjaded." Her first full-length collection of poetry, The Spark Singer, was published in 2009 by Spuyten Duyvil Press. Her first novel, Backstage at The Caribou, was published in 2009 by Ray Ontko & Co. She has performed across the country, appearing as the featured performer at The Cantab Lounge (Boston), The Green Mill (Chicago), and The Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York City), among others. She has also lectured and facilitated writing workshops, most recently at Indiana University and The University of Cincinnati. In 2010, she began working as an Editor and Mentor for Books of Hope, a nonprofit that seeks to empower urban youth through writing, book production, performance, and social entrepreneurship. She is currently at work on a second novel, an album of songs, and more poetry. You can find her at www.jadesylvan.com. I talked with Sylvan on my Somerville Community Access TV show: "Poet to Poet: Writer to Writer."
Doug Holder: You come from the Midwest. Why did you decide to move to Boston as opposed to New York or L.A.?
Jade Sylvan: One of my best friends was moving here... his name is Caleb Cole. ( Cole is a 2009 Artadia Award winner) He is doing very well. So I knew someone here. I knew it was a literary town. I knew it was a very smart city. So I thought I would fit in here. New York just seems too big. I was coming from a small college town. I was raised in Indianapolis a much smaller city. I wanted a more college town feel, in terms of concentration of writers, places to read, places to meet good writers. You really can't beat Boston. It has been awesome to me. I love it here--it is wonderful.
DH: I have followed your blog "The Broken Watch" for awhile now. You seemed a lot angrier a few years ago then now.
JS: Well- I mean--I am getting older. I'm 27, I was 23 when I started the blog. I feel now--that I am on the right path. I feel that I started to accomplish some things. I don't feel as lost or hopeless. It is hard for a young writer. It is hard for one to establish his or her self anywhere and feel like your voice is being heard.
All I ever wanted was to do my art and get it out there. I grew up doing my art very privately, and it was a long time before I ever got to the point that I felt comfortable showing it. Even through college, until I moved to Somerville really--I wouldn't tell anyone that I wrote. It was very internal. And I wasn't happy like that. I had a lot problems so I found what really motivates me is to keep producing, and finding avenues to get out into the world.
DH: Tell us about your new collection "Spark Singer." How did you find a publisher?
JS: I actually had an agent for my novel "Backstage at the Caribou" for a year and a half. She introduced me to the Spuyten Duyvil Press in Brooklyn.
DH: You seem to rail against what you see as mediocrity, pretense--and you seem to constantly count the ticking clock of time.
JS: Yes. Very insightful. I know my father is like this. He is a law professor. He has always been obsessed with time, with doing the most he can. My brother and I were brought up to really, really value life. We were raised to follow our dreams and passions. I am always trying to do the best and most I can with any given moment.
DH: In your new collection you have a poem "A-Train" where you are vomiting in front of a cardigan clad, rather proper young couple. You seem to be taking a studied swipe of this conventional duo, and envision them remembering you in their comfortable suburban home,
over cocktails perhaps. Do you think you could wind up like them--I mean ensconced in a suburban home years from now--remembering fondly your youthful salad days?
JS: I think I could happy with my version of that. Talk to me 5 or 6 years from now. We all have the capabilities of living dozen of lives. It's not the lifestyle I criticize. It's the inauthentic expression of the lifestyle. It's the idea that people go along with things because that's what the convention is, rather than a reason I deem worthy. ( Laugh)
DH: Despite your hard edged and at times cutting work--there is definitely the romantic in you.
JD: I feel that anybody who has the ability to get angry and upset about the world as I do has to be a romantic. I think if you weren't a romantic--if you didn't value life--you wouldn't have a reason to get upset.
DH: Define yourself as a poet?
JD: Well, I hang out with a lot of Slam poets. I read at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge more than any other place. My closest friends are in that scene. I take that in with my performances. I am not a Slam poet however. I am trying to do something new.
DH: Do you think the poetry scene has been ghettoized into different camps?
JD: Definitely. Back in Indiana I didn't like the Slam--I thought it was silly. I didn't like the MFA crowd. I thought it was dry and terrible. It seemed that poetry was in two camps. It seemed if you were not in one camp, you had no outlet. Neither one was interesting to me. So I just decided to make up my own rules.
DH: Have you felt alienated by the "Academy" poets?
JD: I am not really concerned about it. At times I will read to a Slam audience and they won't get my work because it is not conversational, and I use a lot of big words. I steal from all over the place. I take from everyone from Tony Hoagland to Allen Ginsberg.
DH: What advice would you have for poets just starting out?
JD; Read for people--find a place for that. Make friends with other writers who will challenge you. Read as much as you can. Read things you don't like. Work, Work, Work, DO IT NOW.
A-Train
by Jade Sylvan
for Maxwell Kessler
Head between my knees in black lace
green bra belt buckle eyeliner
on the A train uptown
to sleep on a boxspring tonight,
my companions off to sodomy clubs
no use to me. I just want some screaming sleep.
My lips drip acidic puke
of evian grey goose and cheeseburger
into a plastic bag leftover
from a blueberry bagel.
Across sit tittering man and woman,
red patent heels and cardigans
and straight brown bangs and
tasteful glasses and creased pants.
They are new acquaintances
subway coincidences, and on this
near empty car they have to watch
this tattooed medusa spew into a plastic bag.
Watch the makeup trail off her summer sweat
as her eyes water. Watch her try to wipe the snot.
Worse, near hellish, is her high hysteric
laughter, even as she vomits and cries,
her wild desperate mirth with the awareness of this horror.
Not what anyone wants to see before the first date.
They whisper eye-avert.
How alike they are,
they who are not this,
so different together
from this hungry purger,
painted and spangled
on this midnight banshee train.
And they, safe outside this nightmare
exchange names, numbers, a promise to text
all just below the rumble of existential moan.
It is so good to be a human, they are thinking,
and to know what you are supposed to do.
You give the guy your phone number,
cut your bangs, cross your legs
smell of fabric softener and shampoo,
thank your own personal star face that you are not
that puking snotting laughing creature
disguised so poorly as young woman.
If we're going to call it something,
let's call this my gift.
My shivering purblind with substance
and bleeding vision of bodies corroded formless,
this fragile dissection of both compass and clock.
I will do the work for you. The smoky breath
caught in these ribs is insurance
for your calm and grinning life.
Take it. It's much too precious for me to hang on to.
These types of things tend to get away from me
in bars, beds, taxis, trains, whirlpools, volcanoes, novas, and time.
Tonight I lost my last twenty-dollar bill.
Finding it will let someone believe in fate.
Your hair will keep growing
and you will marry in October.
You will have career paths and children and grow slowly fat
and your faces will wrinkle, eventually,
and for years over wine drinking you will remember
how you met, began speaking because of the thick discomfort
of that hideous vomiting girl on the subway,
so romantic, you will laugh, and kiss with tongues
even after all these years.
Such good lifetimes you are about to live.
Let this life of separate shapes and colors
and words that mean what the dictionary says
be my happy gift to you,
all you pretty people with your clean mouths.
I am glad to do it. I know it will be safe with you.
Your chests make better homes.
I never could teach it how to hold m
Labels: Poet Jade Sylvan: A Railing Romantic
Poems by Ben Mazer
Ben Mazer
The Pen & Anvil Press
2010 $!3.95
Some of the poems in POEMS remind me of the l=a=n=g=u=a=g=e poet Charles Bernstein's work, which has transpired in the last thirty years. "Language poetry was more like a set of elective affinities shared among a group of poets…" Ben Mazer uses the best influences from free verse and experimental play, to give his poems the 'jump off the page' readers often long for:
"The closed world adumbrates the snow.
Midnight deciphers pillows at the window.
Though it was several months ago,
in dead of winter, nothing knows or shows
where the requested intimacy goes.
The silent isolated frames
of meditation have dispersed the names.
The couches crouch in feeble poses,
incognizant of roses."
This collection of poetry lands squarely on its feet, balanced like an Olympic athlete Mazer knows his craft and feels agile enough to do somersaults. In his poem, EVEN AS WE SPEAK, the words are capitalized for eleven pages, quick sentences catapulting across the pages. The reader sees the end results of what has been a long training, practicing with words so that words can say what they imply. Page after page we meet ourselves through those words, often questioning how we might relate, "The evening hour's to and fro, time's thick repercussions bloom (the hour of the small meeting)"
Each word in each poem conjures an emotion, an experience, an action. the poems wake us from our deep slumbering reality. Mazer bothers us with his intelligence. He expects an understanding from his audience:
"IT IS THE SEA'S HIGH POSTING OF NUMBERS OVER THE
CRITIQUED CONTEST OF THE IDENTITY, WHERE THE
SHADOW OF SHADOWS GATHERS. WHERE THE PINES
ARE EQUIVALENT TO ARRIVAL, OR WHAT IS TOLD IN
SUNLIGHT FALLS, WHERE IT IS SPOKEN, TO BE TOLD
AGAIN OR FOLD INTO MEMORY. GRETEL ON THE
DOORSTEP, THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE, THE OTHER
REALITY ENTERED BY MIRRORS. SHE ENTERED THE
ROOM. THE WORLD TURNS. NUMBERS ARE POSTED OVER
THE OCEAN."
I take each summersault with him, every twist in mid air, every flip:
this is the subject of my poetry
The prodigal
Eliot is sympathetic
What is he to me?
POEMS is all and more. I am looking forward to meeting the first poet laureate of Somerville, nominated by Doug Holder, Ibbetson Street Press.
All those in favor. Congratulation Ben Mazer.
Poetry Editor
Labels: POEMS by Ben Mazer Irene Koronas Doug Holder
The Somerville News: Poet Ben Mazer Declared Poet Laureate of Somerville
*** This will appear in the Lyrical Somerville this Wed. May 5, 2010:
Lyrical Somerville edited by Doug Holder
BEN MAZER DECLARED POET LAUREATE OF DAVIS SQUARE!
You might have seen Mazer around. He is a man somewhere in his 40s with an enviable crop of curly hair, has an intense stare, and seems to be always working on something on his laptop. "Must be a writer you think." You got that straight...he is. Mazer has been a fixture on the literary scene for awhile and a denizen of the Diesel Cafe in Davis Square.
Now since the city has never acted on my requests for a Poet Laureate program, I, Doug Holder have declared Ben Mazer as the Poet Laureate of Davis Square. And Mazer has accepted the honor. His budget will be zero, and his office will be his usual chair in the Diesel. But we have made history...the first Poet Laureate in Somerville.
Here is Dr. Mazer's bio:
A denizen of the Cambridge area all my life, I lived in Davis Square from February 2004 through January 2010, six years during which I completed a doctoral dissertation for the Editorial Institute at Boston University, edited Selected Poems of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (Harvard University Press, 2010) and Everything Preserved: Poems 1955-2005 by Landis Everson (Graywolf Press, 2006, first winner of the Emily Dickinson Award from the Poetry Foundation), and wrote two full length collections of poetry, both of which have just been published, Poems (The Pen & Anvil Press) and January 2008 (Dark Sky Books). When in Davis, I am always to be found at the Diesel, where I have heard myself referred to by other locals as the unofficial poet laureate of Davis Square.
Before Us
i. m. Frank Parker
Lowell winning the Pulitzer in 1947...
Pushing ecstatic through the darkening crowd...
the newspapers not yet lifted, fish and corn
wrapped by the flashing grocer, millennial...
weighed in two scales by his hurt, flashing eyes...
a seething margin, bustling with friends
and lovers, trinket-shaking sky, to die...
how can they tell us what they didn't know?
Logical types the century pressed white...
rounding the corner of each first familiar
tombstone or commemorative stone
cut in the image of the training sailor...
homecoming, whether on the edge of home.
Writing is fighting in the Christ-whale's eyes.
Orient Heights
Orient heights the sole star blessed
motion against motion movement against movement
to the one house buried in the rest
no one sees me but an old man
I've come to use drunk in his playroom
sole star blessed and a blank page
divided between the world as we know it
the world as we saw it and a blank page
and all the rest Orient heights
Labels: BEN MAZER DECLARED POET LAUREATE OF DAVIS SQUARE
Review of VEINS by Larry Johnson
Review of VEINS by Larry Johnson, David Robert Books, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2009, 109 pages
By Barbara Bialick
VEINS is Larry Johnson's first poetry book, but he's been writing and publishing since the 1960s. An academic through and through, he sends historical figures into his poems in the form of dramatic monologues in iambic pentameter or other forms of free verse. He's nice enough to provide notes on some of his characters—which include, for example, Weldon Kees, American poet, Julius Caesar, and linguist-adventurer Richard Francis Burton. If you like deciphering historical poetry from AD 406 to the present, this may be the book for you. Even after showing off his good vocabulary and poetic craft, he also manages to include some painful emotional experiences, such as his love for a married woman, and some thoughts about suicides.
He sums up his own work in the poem "Hangover in Memory of James Wright":
"My best friend/once said that most poems have/an ordered group of images and a patchwork of philosophy/tacked on. My Coke gets flatter. Let them find/philosophy here…"
While I'm still not sure what the theme of veins, in vane, and vain is all about, I did find the word "vein" popping up here and there in various poems such as in "Death of the Bat-Poet": "though he can still/feel the moon's fire pare the wind to voices, swirl in the lean mist, or sting upward/through veins of grass…bright swishing shapes!"
In "Morte d'Oscar" he writes, "my gaze is lost in veins of the leaded lampshade--/is it Mary's chrysolite eyes I seek in the glow/or the brown-toned gardenia of the moon?"
The author presents his photo on the back of the book standing at Keats' grave in Rome, 1997. He was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1945, grew up in Jackson. He got his BA at Mississippi College and received his MA and MFA at the University of Arkansas.
He's taught at Alma College, the University of New Orleans, North Carolina State University and Louisburg College. He's also given a reading at the Library of Congress.
He writes his own wish for a legacy in the final poem in the collection, "When I Die".
"When I die let multitudes read my pages/let someone say my words were buffed chalcedony
Labels: Review of VEINS by Larry Johnson Barbara Bialick Doug Holder
The Endicott Review: Volume 27, Issue 1 Spring 201...
The Somerville News: Poet Ben Mazer Declared Poet ...


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Stamps featuring the Chan-Cu Association
The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a pair of stamps to commemorate the 100 years of Chan-Cu Association.
Denomination and Quantity: P7.00 —– 50,000 in sheets of 20
(2 designs) 70,000 in sheets of 8
Date of Issue: August 28, 2006
Last Day of Sale: August 27, 2007 (as stock allows)
Sheet Composition: 20 (4×5) plus column of labels in center & 8 (4×2)
Size of Stamps: 30mmx40mm
Printing Process: Litho-Offset ( 4 colors)
Project Proponent: Chan-Cu Association of the Philippines Inc.
Project Coordinators: Henry 0
Chan Huan Tha
Francis Khu
Richard Alien Baron
Graphic and Layout Artist Designs (Stamps): One features Chan-Tze, born in 505 B.C., the most honored scholar ancestor of the Chan-Cu Family. The other one shows the Chan-Cu Centennial logo for the centennial celebration in November 2006.
Design (First Day Cover): The Chan-Cu Association of the Philippines Inc. principal house which houses the Chan-Cu Association office, conference room, social activities hall, and family ancestors temple, was inaugurated in 1978 and is located at Rizal Avenue, Sta Cruz, Manila; Edifices of the Northern Luzon chapter at San Fernando, La Union and the Bicol chapter at Legaspi City.
In November 1906, a group of Chan-Cu immigrants in the Philippines organized the Chan-Cu Family Association. The name has been changed a number of times; today, it is registered as the CHAN-CU ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. Read more.
Stamps and Official First Day Covers will be available starting August 28, 2006 at the Philatelic Service, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila and all Regional Offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation.
Stamps featuring the National University
Stamps featuring the Fiesta Islands Revalued
Stamps featuring the First 4 Philippine Stamps Issued


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Tag: immigration and customs enforcement
year-end wrap-up: updates on 2013 posts
Natan Blanc: After petitions and demonstrations, Natan Blanc was released in June, after spending six months in jail for refusing to be inducted into the Israel Defense Forces.
Food Not Bombs: Although state health officials in New Mexico threatened in June to seek a court order to stop Food Not Bombs from serving free meals without a permit, Keith McHenry reports that "the state never returned and the meals continue without incident."
Uriel Alberto: After beginning a hunger strike in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Charlotte on July 4, to protest his deportation, Uriel Alberto was approved within two weeks for a one-year stay of removal.
California Prisoner Hunger Strike: Following legislators' announcement that they would hold joint public hearings on the conditions in California prisons that led to another prisoner hunger strike in July, hunger strikers suspended the strike in September, 60 days after it began.
Washington Ballot Initiative: The GE labeling initiative in Washington, which would have required retail food products and seed stocks that had been genetically engineered to be labeled, was defeated by a small margin in November. Corporations spent $22 million, more than in any prior campaign in the state's history, to defeat the initiative. Monsanto was the largest single contributor. According to a Grist blog post by Nathanael Johnson, the money made a difference, just like it did in a similar attempt to pass a labeling bill in California last year:
In each case the labeling bills started out with big leads. In each case those leads shrank as the food industry and agribusiness paid for massive amounts of advertising. The moral of the story seems to be that money really can change the outcome of elections.
Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff: On November 6, Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff had their second pretrial conference. Lang accepted a plea deal and was released. Olliff attempted to accept a plea deal, but the judge rejected it; so he remains in Woodford County Jail. He was in court again today in front of a different judge.
Jeremy Hammond: On November 15, anarchist hacker Jeremy Hammond was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In response to the sentence, WikiLeaks released all of the remaining Stratfor files.
Reverend Billy and Nehemiah Luckett: At a court hearing on December 9, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office reduced the charges against Reverend Billy and Nehemiah Luckett, dropping the more serious charges and reducing the remaining offenses to misdemeanor criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, and unlawful assembly.
Kimberly Rivera: On December 12, Iraq war resister Kimberly Rivera was released early for good behavior and performing extra work. She had been scheduled for release in early January 2014.
Jerry Koch: On December 20, attorneys for Jerry Koch filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge John Keenan to release the 24-year-old philosophy student, because Koch has shown he has no intention of cooperating with the grand jury to which he's been subpoenaed.
Pussy Riot: On December 23, the two women from Pussy Riot nearing the end of their two-year prison terms were released under a new amnesty law. The law was also expected to bring about the release of many people arrested after an anti-government demonstration in May, and close the cases of the 28 Greenpeace activists and 2 journalists arrested in the Arctic Sea in September while occupying an oil rig to call attention to the threat of oil drilling and climate change. According to a December 19 New York Times editorial,
In pardoning these prisoners, Mr. Putin gave no indication that they may have been wrongfully tried and imprisoned, nor that more people will not be treated similarly in the future.
protesters temporarily block deportation bus from leaving downtown san francisco
Yesterday more than 100 protesters, many of whom were undocumented immigrants, surrounded an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bus carrying shackled detainees and deportees. Approximately 20 of the protesters blocked the bus despite threats from federal immigration officials that they could face felony charges. According to Rebecca Bowe's San Francisco Bay Guardian article,
At one point, ICE officials told the activists that the protesters could be charged with felony false imprisonment if they did not get up and move. But in the end, federal officers merely escorted them away from the bus and released them on the sidewalk around the corner.
No one was arrested. Due to the Sanctuary Ordinance, which prohibits San Francisco employees from helping ICE with immigration investigations or arrests (unless such help is required by a warrant or by law), no one was handed over to federal agents either. The protesters promised to block more deportation buses in the future.
civil disobedient begins hunger strike, as pelican bay hunger strike resumes tomorrow
Uriel Alberto was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1987 and came to the U.S. at age 7. Approximately one year ago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rejected his request to stay in the U.S. following his February 2012 arrest for disrupting a meeting of the North Carolina House Select Committee on the State's Role in Immigration Policy. After ICE ordered Alberto to present himself to immigration authorities by July 17 of this year, he began a hunger strike last week in front of the ICE office in Charlotte to protest his deportation.
Another hunger strike, in California, will restart tomorrow. Due to broken promises and cruel conditions, prisoners will resume a July 2011 hunger strike that started in Pelican Bay's isolation unit and spread to prisons across the state. According to a San Francisco Bay Guardian article,
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) counted 6,000 prisoners throughout the state who refused food over several weeks in July 2011. During a follow-up strike that September, the number of prisoners missing meals swelled to 12,000, according to the federal receiver who was appointed by the courts to oversee reforms in the system. At least one inmate starved to death.
At Guantánamo Bay, where a group of detainees began a hunger strike in February and more than 100 detainees are refusing food, the U.S. government says it will continue to force-feed 45 of the hunger strikers during the holy month of Ramadan. Observant Muslims fast daily from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, which begins tomorrow. The Obama administration allegedly does not force-feed observant Muslims between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan, but lawyers for the detainees have criticized the government for failing to guarantee that no such force-feeding will occur.
immigrant activist who infiltrated detention center to be released
Approximately two weeks ago, Claudia Muñoz infiltrated the Calhoun County Jail, a detention facility in Michigan. Muñoz, who entered the U.S. at age 16, is an undocumented National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) organizer. She intentionally had herself detained to expose abuses and identify people who should be released according to President Obama's immigration policies. In her words:
I used to be afraid … but I'm not anymore. I know there's going to be people on the outside who have my back, and who have done this before, and they have given me the power as a community to be unafraid. And I will go in there and I will find every single person that's in my situation that's not supposed to be there in the first place.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said late yesterday that Muñoz would be released, like Viridiana Martinez and other NIYA organizers who infiltrated the Broward Transitional Center in Florida last year. Muñoz already proved, however, that the Michigan ICE office is ignoring federal directives. For example, they've failed to release other detainees with low-priority cases.
immigrant activist who infiltrated detention center is released after identifying people who should be free
On July 20, Viridiana Martinez successfully infiltrated Broward Transitional Center, a detention facility in Florida, to identify people who should be released according to President Obama's immigration policies. Martinez, who entered the U.S. at age 15, is among 7 undocumented National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) organizers who intentionally put themselves in deportation proceedings to infiltrate the Broward facility. Despite their wish to remain in custody until all low-priority detainees are freed, Martinez was apparently released on Friday.
NIYA found that undocumented youth who come into contact with the legal system are no safer now than they were before Obama's new policy, though that policy did not require full implementation until August 15. NIYA also identified more than 100 people who should be released for a variety of reasons. Although Martinez was recently expelled, NIYA renewed its challenge to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and GEO Group, Inc., which owns the facility:
NIYA will no longer allow GEO Group or other private prison corporations to profit off of shattered families and broken lives. We will continue to organize inside their jails until the president lives up to his promises.
new white house immigration policy does not protect civil disobedient with a prior conviction
President Obama announced three weeks ago that his administration would stop deporting some undocumented immigrants who were under 16 when they came to the U.S. The memorandum setting forth the policy, however, includes several criteria that "should be satisfied before an individual is considered" for a two-year reprieve from deportation. Most important for activists is the criterion that the immigrant
has not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise poses [no] threat to national security or public safety.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used that provision earlier this week to reject Uriel Alberto's request to stay in the U.S. following his arrest for civil disobedience. Alberto, who was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. at age 7, landed in jail on February 29 after disrupting a meeting of the North Carolina House Select Committee on the State's Role in Immigration Policy. His immigration attorney suspects that ICE declined his request to stay in the U.S. based a prior 'significant' misdemeanor offense of registering a 0.04 percent blood alcohol content when he was under 21. North Carolina's limit is 0.08 percent.
Alberto is a member of El Cambio, an immigrant rights organization. His son is a U.S. citizen. While Obama's new immigration policy is a step in the right direction, the broad criterion above counteracts any guarantee of meaningful change for undocumented immigrants with prior convictions, or who allegedly pose a threat to national security (e.g., due to their political activities).


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The Devizes Food and Drink Festival organisers are always looking for people to host our "Come Dine With Us" dinners, one of the most enjoyable events of the Festival calendar.
If you agree to be a host, 6* complete strangers will come to your home for an Evening Meal you have produced for them. Your food can be as grand or as simple as you wish but you are expected to work within a (generous) budget. Guests bring their own drinks.
It's up to you whether you join the guests for each course but they will want you to spend plenty of time with them.
Unlike the TV programme you don't need to provide belly dancers or other entertainment and you won't be scored. What matters is that everyone has a good time.
In return you get to meet new friends and show them your hosting skills and home. You'll also have the warm glow of participating in Devizes premier Food Event and contributing to our very special community.
Hosts receive a voucher for a half-price ticket at the celebrated Food Festival Cocktail Evening held at the Town Hall, Devizes during the Food Festival.
The Event Organiser will advise you of the budget for each guest.
You will need to supply a copy of your menu to the organiser shortly before the event to help in allocating guests to hosts.
*Please tell the Event Organiser if you are able to host guests with special dietary requirements or can accommodate more than six.
You will be told which guests have been allocated to you a couple of days before the event.
You will be able to claim the costs of the meal (not exceeding the allowed budget) from the Festival Treasurer. Your claim will need to be supported by receipts so hang on to them! (You can provide a written list for smaller items purchased from market traders or taken from your own larder). Please include a copy of the menu you provided. Don't forget to include you name and contact details in case of queries. Claims are usually paid within a week by cheque or by bank transfer if you prefer (please supply account details).


As a creative think tank Stellenbosch has a number of bespoke book clubs and similar groups looking for spaces with the perfect ambience for discussion and debate.
Look for a regular location – Once you've found the right spot, stick with it as it will make planning easy.
Look for a venue that makes you feel special – As with Oude Werf hotel, you want a place that will go out of its way to accommodate you.
Keep it affordable – look for deals, or chat to the manager about creating one for your group.
Tell them any special requests upfront – don't be afraid to ask for a round table or for couches or chairs to be arranged to your specifications.
Start at the bar – Catch up with a drink before sitting down for the serious conversations.
For bespoke meeting spaces for small groups such as book clubs, kitchen teas or baby showers, Oude Werf is the ideal location. Plush, contemporary and intimate, you are guaranteed star treatment.


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Raytheon Retirement Plan Changes and Benefit Payouts ERISA Class Action
This class action concerns retirement benefits, bringing suit against Raytheon Company, the Raytheon Bargaining Retirement Plan, and the plan's administrator. The complaint alleges that these defendants changed rules for the plan without notice to the participants and did not pay out the full benefits that plan members who had a temporary separation from the company were entitled to receive. The law governing such retirement plans is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
The plaintiff in this case, Timmieo Curry, worked for Hughes Aircraft and its successor Raytheon for thirty-three years, from 1985 to 1996, then again from April 1998 until his retirement in July 1, 2020. He began participating in the Hughes Bargaining Retirement Plan around January 1991.
At the time of his separation, the complaint claims, he was paid $8,517.70 which supposedly represented his contributions to the plan with interest.
When Raytheon acquired Hughes in 1997, the complaint says, it spun off part of the plan as the Raytheon Bargaining Plan.
The complaint alleges, "Upon information and belief, the terms of the Plan in effect when Mr. Curry left employment in 1996 and the terms of the 1997 Hughes Plan in effect when Mr. Curry returned to employment in April 1998 both allowed Mr. Curry to restore the benefits he had earned that were attributable to his own contributions by paying back the $8,517.70 he had received with interest." However, the defendants claim that when he returned to work in 1998, he should have been put into a non-contributory part of the plan, which had lesser benefits.
Curry contends that the plan was amended at an unknown date, to be applied retroactively, and that he was never given notice about being in the non-contributory part of the plan. He remained in the same bargaining unit job until 2008, when he began working as a salaried Raytheon electrical engineer and began participating in the Raytheon Salaried Pension Plan.
However, after his retirement, Curry was not paid the monthly benefits he expected, via a five-year Temporary Modified Cash Refund Annuity Option, but a lower monthly annuity amount.
The complaint alleges, "Defendants applied an offset to Mr. Curry's benefits allegedly based on his withdrawn contributions despite informing Mr. Curry that he was not permitted to repay the withdrawn contributions…" The complaint claims they are not permitted to do this.
Two classes have been defined for this action:
Class 1 is all vested participants under the contributory part of the plan and, if deceased, their surviving spouses or beneficiaries, who, following a voluntary separation from service before retirement, were rehired and unilaterally assigned to the non-contributory part of the plan on rehire.
Class 2 is all vested participants under the contributory part of the plan and, if deceased, their surviving spouses or beneficiaries, who had a separation from service before retirement, whether voluntary or involuntary, who withdrew their contributions upon separation form service before retirement, and following their rehiring, did not repay their contributions to the plan.
Topic: Employment
Raytheon Retirement Plan Changes and Benefit Payouts ERISA Complaint
Tags: ERISA Violations, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Retirement Plan Changes, Retirement Plans


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Focus on Private Sector: Time to clear the air
Copyright: Eric Miller / Panos
Urban air pollution from industry and transport kills millions
Firms can help reduce this burden by cutting energy use or using green energy
They should also consider wider impacts — from sub-contractors, for example
By: Maha Rafi Atal
A public health emergency is causing 3.3 million premature deaths a year — more than malaria and HIV combined. But the culprit isn't a disease pandemic: it's the toxic air polluting the world's major cities. In India's capital Delhi, the situation is so desperate that the authorities recently trialled a scheme in which drivers could only use their cars on alternate days.
Delhi is the world's most polluted city, with levels of fine particulates a staggering ten times greater than the WHO's recommended limit, and India is home to 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities.
But this isn't just an Indian problem. In 2014, the WHO estimated that half the world's urban population live where air pollution is more than 2.5 times the recommended limit. [1]
When it releases updated air pollution data for 2,000 global cities next month, it will reveal that a bleak picture has got even worse. The impacts are severe: not only does pollution damage the environment and contribute to climate change, it also increases the incidence of respiratory diseases such as asthma, and causes strokes and heart attacks.
As for solutions, academic research and media coverage largely focus on government action. Indeed, the inclusion of air quality standards in the new Sustainable Development Goals will hopefully encourage countries and local authorities to develop new policies.
But the onus isn't just on governments: the private sector must also act to cut emissions. Industrial growth is a major driver of the crisis, particularly in rapidly industrialising countries across the global South. This is where most of the world's urban population growth is taking place, with young people relocating from villages to cities in search of work.
Multinationals now commonly accept they have an obligation to minimise their environmental damage, by reporting on emissions and taking steps to reduce energy use or green their energy supply.
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But these efforts are usually confined to factory operations and office buildings that come under a firm's direct control. It's time multinationals went further, and took greater responsibility for their subcontracting — the firms who transport their goods and equipment, for example. Businesses should include estimates of the environmental impact of these activities in company sustainability reports and offer financial incentives to contractors who use clean fuels.
Similarly, companies that transport staff to and from work could provide clean-energy vehicles or, where clean public transit is available, offer incentives to those employees who elect to use it.
Finally, companies could relocate operations from over-polluted urban areas to rural ones where people are in need of employment.
The combination of emissions from expanding factories and the transport pollution generated by population growth has made developing megacities notorious. In Delhi, industrial pollution and transport combine with underlying geography — a landlocked megacity with poor ventilation — to produce lingering smog. [2,3] In Beijing, pollution is driven largely by industrial coal burning, while in Latin American cities such as Mexico City and Santiago, transport is the major culprit. [4]
Since companies congregate in urban areas to take advantage of existing transport and power infrastructure, as well as the availability of skilled labour, relocation would require substantial public investment in rural infrastructure and education of rural workers.
But given that the huge health bill will carry on rising if we continue to fail to act, it's an investment well worth making — and we urgently need to show companies and governments data that demonstrates just how costly inaction will be.
Maha Rafi Atal is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, where she is researching the political effects of multinational firms acting as public service providers in the developing world. She was previously a journalist, including at Forbes, where she covered the intersection of business, development and international affairs. You can contact her on mra42@cam.ac.uk or follow her on Twitter: @MahaRafiAtal
[1] Elissa H. Wilker and others Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter, residential proximity to major roads and measures of brain structure (Stroke, April 2015)
[2] S. A. Rizwan and others Air pollution in Delhi: its magnitude and effects on health (Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2013)
[3] Prashant Kumar and others New directions: Air pollution challenges for developing megacities like Delhi (Atmospheric Environment, December 2015)
[4] Luis A. Cifuentes and others Urban air quality and human health in Latin America and the Caribbean (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 2005)
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In order to keep lines of communication open, President Wiewel will host monthly office hours for faculty, staff, and students. This time can be used to ask questions, bring light to an issue you feel affects the college, or share good news about your research, programs or departments. The day of the week and location will change each month to make the president's office hours more accessible across all three campuses. Please note that these office hours are not intended to circumvent the normal decision making channels for routine matters.
The April President's office hours will be on Thursday, April 19 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Please check in at Rogers Hall, Room 217. To pre-register for a 10-minute time slot, please email Moira Domann at domann@lclark.edu by 5 p.m. on April 18.


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Second stage of Innovate East ready to launch
Three of the country's leading water companies are joining forces once again for the second part of their Innovate East 2021 event series set to take place next week.
Essex & Suffolk Water, Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water are coming together to continue to develop innovative ways to tackle carbon reduction and climate change.
Innovative thinkers from the worlds of business, technology and engineering, along with groups of industry professionals, SMEs and supply chain partners will virtually come together again on the 9th and 10th June to focus on the themes of hydrogen, technology and nature-based solutions.
They will build on the ideas generated and progress made during the first event in March and take the crucial next steps to catapult them from ideas to real life.
The Hydrogen sprint will focus on supporting a move to an electric and hydrogen powered fleet within the water industry. The specific focus on fleet came about after the work carried out in March led to identifying it as a fantastic opportunity to explore further.
The Technology sprint will decide which of the ideas generated in March should be further developed to help the industry best use tech to achieve net zero carbon goals. A pivotal part in the sprint process.
The Nature-based sprint will look at understanding more about nature-based solutions and how to build greater public understanding and confidence in them.
Angela MacOscar, Head of Innovation at Essex & Suffolk Water, said: "We had a superb event in March and I'm very much looking forward to the next part.
"We've laid some great foundations and we just want to keep building."
Shaunna Berendsen, Head of Innovation Engagement at Anglian Water, said: "Whether or not you were a part of the first event, your opinions and perspectives really matter to us.
"We want to develop solutions for the sector, not just our three utilities, so please come along and be part of the net carbon zero journey."
Pete Stevens, Manager of Carbon Neutrality at Yorkshire Water, added: "The event is a great space for different organisations to focus on a key solution to help us meet our net zero public interest commitment.
"The second event in the series will help us continue to focus on three areas vital to our net zero journey."
Anyone who is interested in the topics is welcome to take part in Innovate East 2021, and the team behind the event is looking for brilliant minds which cross sectors to work with them to unearth some truly transformational ideas.
You can find out more via the website or you can sign up directly here.


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Nestled within Yakima Valley's wine country, this house presents itself with stunning views of Cowiche and Scenic Canyon. From what was intended to be an outdoor patio, although breathtaking, the owners and their family were unable to enjoy this space to its full potential due to the massive amount of wind that would pass through it at certain times throughout the year. 2112 Design knowing the needs and wishes of the family went all hands on deck to plan a solution that was both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Retractable glass doors worked a dual purpose of protecting its users on a windy day, while allowing the view to be enjoyed. When not needed, these doors can be fully opened up to incorporate an extra pergola and seating area. Flanked by concrete planters that will fill up with colors and charm during the Spring/Summer added interest and privacy to the space. Not forgetting the entertainment that the owners were so keen on being able to have, we equipped the outdoor hang out with a barbecue, fireplace and TV, allowing yearlong barbecuing with outdoor/indoor fun!


How to delete a selected DataGridViewRow and update a connected database table?
I have a DataGridView control on a Windows Forms application (written with C#).
What I need is: when a user selects a DataGridViewRow, and then clicks on a 'Delete' button, the row should be deleted and next, the database needs to be updated using table adapters.
Furthermore, this only deletes one row. I would like it where the user can select multiple rows.
Removes rows which indexes are in selected cells. So, select any cells, and their corresponding rows will be removed.
This solution can be delete a row (not selected, clicked row!) via "e" param.
Well, this is how I usually delete checked rows by the user from a DataGridView, if you are associating it with a DataTable from a Dataset (ex: DataGridView1.DataSource = Dataset1.Tables["x"]), then once you will make any updates (delete, insert,update) in the Dataset, it will automatically happen in your DataGridView.
//we will use index of selected row in database.
you will have to use checkboxes or some other mechanism to allow users to select multiple rows and then you can browse the rows for ones with the checkbox checked and then remove those rows.
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When your cruise ship docks in Newcastle, see the best of coastal New South Wales in a day on this private shore excursion. Visit the Australian Wildlife and Reptile Park—home to native species including kangaroos and wallabies—explore the seaside town of Gosford, and discover top natural attractions including Norah Head and Soldiers Beach. With all entry fees and transportation included, see what makes this corner of Australia special.


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ONE pair of nuno zori, Japanese handmade house slippers. Please choose a pair of zori from the drop down menu. We have different colours and sizes. These zori are made in Japan by a sweet old lady who is an expert zori maker. As you can see, they are really beautiful and made with great care and particularly in the smaller details. They can be gently hand washed when they become soiled.
These slippers are like shoes insomuch as they need wearing in for a few days.
Brand new without tags as handmade. Please check photos for item description and condition. Thanks.


Sunday, we were blessed to have a life group from Blackhawk Church choose the WPD to do a community service project with! Blue sky and relatively warm weather ruled the day (along with donuts and bagels). Both young and old chipped in with weed pulling, mulching and pruning, and as the old adage says, "Many hands make work light". We were able to accomplish in one day, what would have taken a couple of people all summer. The grounds at the West District now look great!! We very much appreciate the Blackhawk group for giving up their personal time on a Sunday to help us out and make us a presentable community neighbor.
The below photo only captured about half the group that showed up on Sunday.


Super League America, a professional U.S. rugby organization, is establishing its national headquarters in Jacksonville in conjunction with an expansion to the Southeast.
The league chose the Southeast because of the opportunities for development, the talent from the colleges and rugby clubs and the strong grass roots movement in the area, said Steve Gormley of Jacksonville who was appointed president of Super League America earlier this month.
Gormley is also marketing director at Lincoln Financial Advisor's in Jacksonville, which does financial, estate and benefits planning.
Super League America tapped Gormley and Jacksonville because of his previous marketing work with the Jacksonville Jaguars professional football team and Orlando Magic professional basketball team.
Gormley will continue in his position with Lincoln Financial, which is the sponsor of next year's rugby World Cup and sponsored the recent qualifying tournament in Orlando.
The league also has an office in Philadelphia where David Niu, the executive director, works.
Gormley is negotiating a lease in Orange Park off Wells Road and hopes to be in the league's headquarters by the first of the year. The office will staff about 10 people and will add more employees as the league grows.
Gormley said a few Jacksonville professional athletes and business executives want to begin talking about owning a rugby franchise with the league immediately.
Super League America plans to expand into 10 Southeast cities including Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, and several cities in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, Gormley said.
The Southeast expansion will create the league's second division, and after it's completed, the league plans to add two more divisions in the West.
Niu brought professional rugby to the United States about six years ago, and Super League America was created in 1997. There are six teams in the Northeast division.
They are the Glen Mills Bulls in Pennsylvania, the New York Broncos, the Boston Storm, the Philadelphia Bulldogs, the New Jersey Sharks and the Pennsylvania Raiders. Those teams combine to form an international team, the American Tomahawks, which competed in the qualifying tournament held in Orlando.
Rugby is also played professionally in Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Russia, Morocco and Japan.
Super League America, the only professional rugby league sanctioned in the United States, plans to draft collegiate athletes who do not qualify for professional teams in other sports but fit the mold of a rugby player. Rugby players typically can run for 80 minutes at a stretch and average 175 pounds.
"We hope to match up to the NFL one day" in popularity, Gormley said, but added, "It will take a long time to match them."
The rugby season runs from April to August and does not conflict with National Football League games.
Gormley said that businesses in Europe have been calling him at least three times a day, eager to know more about the league's expansion. He has also had over two dozen players call seeking a chance to move to Jacksonville and play rugby.
The European rugby marketers have wanted to enter the United States for a long time and begin selling the game and merchandise, Gormley said.
A London merchandiser and a Jacksonville merchandiser are discussing the possibility of having the league sell their merchandise on the Super League America World Wide Web site.
Niu wants to increase the visibility of the league to educate Americans about the sport. Gormley is discussing with ESPN2 the possibility of coverage of the American games.
Rugby is played with 13 players on the field who have six attempts to score. There are two 40-minute periods with a 10-minute half time. The game is played on a football size field. The players do not wear padding.
Gormley is looking at several Jacksonville college and high school fields. He does not see the league using Alltel Stadium for a Jacksonville team, although it might be a site for an international event.
The International Federation of Rugby will send developmental people, referees and others as needed to help the league's new division get started.


1. Can you please put in the Counteragent/Mixture maker NPC to ask "How many Counteragents/Mixtures would you like to create". Also the same for the Dyestuff maker.
2. Forging - NPC Forger should ask if he should forge up to the safe refine or up to what number should he forge the item.
5. Helm of Darkness - Str + 15 OR Auto cast of Wall of Fog, make it upper part ONLY.
8. Fix Basilica - It says in the description "Anyone can come in", but how come only your party mates can come in?
9. Fix Preserve - The icon at the right side doesn't get off unless you relog.
I'll ask the gm staff about this.
This is now used in official server. I'll try to change it. You may have to wait a little longer.
Apparently, these suggestions of yours are still on progress. I apologize for the inconvenience but we are really working hard on it. I will update everyone by posting in the ApheleiaRO news about the future updates.


Below, you'll find all the websites that make up the Missing Ninja Network; current and upcoming online trading card games, graphics sites, fansites, character shrines, etc. Feel free to take a look through them and enjoy! ** Please note, I'm working to get my websites back up, so if you click on a link and it's broken, that's why! Sorry for the inconvenience!
Crystal Bearer is my online trading card trade post. I'm addicted to collecting tiny cards with cute things on them! I'm on my second restart with this trade post, since I lost my previous two hosts. Ah well, fresh starts are always good once in a while! I'll be trying to rejoin everything with the name Kupo, since it's my nickname, kupo!
These are ideas for possible upcoming projects. There is no set date on when these might emerge into the world, but I'd like to get them done and running sometime in the future! Hover over the images to see what they are!